Vance Astrovik was born in Saugerties, New York. Vance's latent mutant telekinesis powers were activated when he encountered his future self, Major Victory of the Guardians of the Galaxy. Major Astro had traveled back in time, and across realities, in an attempt to prevent Vance from becoming an astronaut and ending up in cryogenic suspension for a thousand years. Instead, the Major accidentally triggered Vance's powers early and created an alternate timeline.
