Tyson Jeremiah Ellington was born on July 30, 2525 in the coastal city of Port Vernon, Gutharna on the colony of Endymion. He grew up in the luxurious Felton area with his parents, a brother and three sisters. Upon graduating high school, he followed in the footsteps of his father, who was a Major in the Port Vernon Police Department and enrolled in the Endymion Police Academy. He graduated and spent a few years on the force as a beat cop.