Gounter lived by his wits. Heck, he had to ‘cause he was deaf and uglier than a bovine with hemorrhoids walkin’ backwards. By the time the Alliance had finished their bombin’ raids, there weren’t much left of his home planet of Athens. Gounter had taken shelter in the mechanics pit through the worst of it at the hover repair shop where he worked.

Those that remained lived off what they could find, and those like Gounter actually tried to perk things up a bit by cobbling together street racers and running make shift events through the wreckage. Those in the mix became fast friends, and when the Alliance military started setting up outposts, the “Hyenas” (as the called themselves) took to hit and run raidin’ parties for food and supplies.

The Alliance weren’t too happy about all this, so they took it pretty serious. Now Gounter may not have been the best driver, but he sure was a wiz with all that’s mechanical. So while he may have tagged a stationary structure here and there, his craft was tough and fast. He outran the law longer than any of the other Hyenas, but eventually they caught up to him.

Lucky for Gounter, just as he was to be caught, he stumbled upon the crew of the Betty performing licensed salvage on Athens. His vehicle long ditched, he made his way towards the crew. When the law turned the corner and found him, they questioned his intentions. See the Alliance had never caught a glimpse of good ole Gounter up close and personal, so when Captain Amadeus Mozart stepped up and swore Gounter was a part of his crew, the Alliance had no choice but to believe him.

Mad Art knew who the Hyenas were, and he had seen the reports goin’ over the Cortex about how there was one left who was given the feds some trouble. So after the Alliance left the scene, the Cap looked Gounter square in his ugly eyes and told him he better work as hard and as fast for him, or he’d turn his ugly ass in.

Well Gunter would’ve heard all that if he’d actually been watchin’ the Cap’s face, but he couldn’t take his eyes off the Betty. He’d seen one of these Hog-Nosed class freighters before, but this one had obviously been tinkered with. It was still ugly as hell, but it was special and that suited him just fine. So he just turned to the Cap and said, “I work for you,” and walked on the ship.