Richie Marcus was said to be a bully to Doctor Borous during his time as a student at American High. It seems Dr. Borous carried his hatred of Richie into adulthood, seeing as the terminals stating his grades in X-8 say "Richie 'Ball-Lover' Marcus" and every grade is an F-, except for science, which is F--. Also, during the basic level X-8 Data Retrieval Test, when the player character gets close to the coach's office Borous says, "Down at the end of the hall is BALL storage. For jocks who like BALLS, like RICHIE MARCUS. Do you hear me Betsy? RICHIE likes BALLS."