Axel/History

History
Over the years, Axel always had trouble fitting in for his unnatural size. He was always happy to have friends or just anyone to talk to. He never had any goals in life until he discovered he had a talent for construction. Since then, he's always wanted to make an artificial island that would help endangered species thrive.

ChildHood
Axel was born from a pair of farmers. When he was born, he was unnaturally large at the height of 2'4" (72.12 cm). He was thought to be a mutant and when he was old enough to walk, he was out to work. He did the heavy lifting that his father couldn't. When it was time to go to school, he needed to sit outside cause the room was too small for him. All the kids avoided him out of fear. No one talked to him. The only time he was spoken to was at home. By age 8, he was the size of a full grown man with the height of 5'8". By this time, his father had passed on. Leaving him the plans for something grand. An all mechanical island. Axel approached this as a challenge and faced it head on. He started by gathering materials for the island and studying to find what metals would be able to float. He made several miniature prototypes, and all failed. None could float on water. By age 13, he gave up on his dream and decided to travel the world as a mechanic.

Youth
At age 14, Axel had traveled to three islands and fixed all of their machine problems. Even though he's been solving entire islands problems, he was barely getting by. So tried even harder. Nothing seemed to help. For 4 years, Axel had scrapped the bottom of the barrel. At this time, he was 7'8". He was mistaken for an older guy and thus he was paid more. He never bothered to correct people and made a living. By now, his name had traveled all across the West Blue as it's greatest mechanic. He hauled in business by the dozens. After one long day, Axel went to rest. The blueprint for the mechanical island sat on his shelf. He stood there watching it until he decided to open it once more. It all seemed so much clearer to him. He knew how to build it.

Adulthood
At age 23 Axel packed up all his things and sailed to the Grand Line, where he could find the precious metal needed to build his island. Whenever he was low on money he would stop at the nearest island and work to the bone to get back on his feet. It took him years to make it to Jaya, where he met the Gear Pirates and joined as their shipwright.