Mikhail Dimitri Orlov grew up in the town of Zelenograd, Russia, less than an hour outside of Moscow. Growing up, he had a lot of pride for his country. His parents taught him the Russian culture. During his childhood years, he became extremely interested in helicopters and dreamed of one day flying in one. On his 18th birthday, his parents surprised him with a ride over Moscow in a helicopter. When he turned 20, he began training to become a helicopter pilot in the civilian world. Only a few weeks after his training had completed, he got into a fight with another man at a bar, which caused damages to his eyes. Due to this, he was not able to be a pilot anymore. He decided to join the military and slowly worked his way up to the position of a Senior Sergeant. Soon he found himself part of 1st Guards Tank Army, staging at the border of Finland. The day after the aerosolized mist was spread across the world, his unit was ordered to Finland and he did as hew as told. They easily went town to town, securing vital infrastructure. Months went by until he was ordered into Nyheim, again following orders.