Before he ever donned his bird outfit, Raptor was your typical white-collar tax consultant. It wasn't until he got into falconry that birds of prey became his life, leaving the finance world behind. Raptor turned to hunting and poaching, using and breeding his winged predators to produce and outfit larger and stronger birds of prey. After targetting minks on a Cobra-owned ranch, he was apprehended by Destro and later was brought into the fold. While his world revolved around making predatory birds to attack G.I. Joe, he still knew it was all about the money.