Ben was born 7 years before E-Day and was the son off Graham "Catch" Gander and an unkown mother. He was in a town square when the Locust first apperead. A sink hole opened near him, pulling three of his friends down and leaving Ben standing there with his sister, Kelly. Ben and Kelly ran home, accompanied by the screams of the dying and the bullet sounds from the just arriving COG forces. Ben and Kelly arrived at an empty house as their father was out fighting. They were found by a fleeing neighbour and taken to safety.