Raj Patel

## Background

### History

Rani Singh was born to Indian immigrants in National City. Following her high school graduation, she took a gap year to visit her extended family in India. What was supposed to be a year spent diving into her family's culture turned into a permanent move after she met Vijay Singh. The two married shortly after Rani graduated from the University of Mumbai then welcomed their three children over the next few years.

After nearly two decades of marriage, Vijay Singh was killed during an archaeological dig in Mumbai after most of the city was destroyed by an intrinsic blast. Following her husband's death, Rani took her three children & moved back to her hometown to recieve help from her parents.

Being surrounded by so many government officials piqued an interest in the Singh children. The eldest Randu went into public administration. The middle Davit entered into the local police force. The youngest & only daughter Mona moved to the east coast to get her degree at Ivy University.

While getting her doctorate, Mona met pre-med student named Ravi Patel. The two fell in love, with the romance turning into a long distance relatiosnhip with Ravi moved back to India after his graduation to start his medical career. After Mona graduated a few years later, she decided to make the move herself & Ravi used his family's connections to get her well paying job in the biochemistry field.

### 1995 - 2014: Raj Patel

Just a year after moving, the two welcomed a son named Raj then a daughter Tina a few years later. Raj's life was mostly uneventuful growing up. He & his sister spent most of his time with their paternal grandmother as both of their parents were quite busy with their respective careers.

When Raj was sixteen, he & Tina moved with their mother to the states after his Uncle Randu used his connections with the UN to get her a job in ARGUS' Research Division. The long distance did not work well for Ravi & Mona the second time around, leading to a divorce when Raj was in his second year of college. The custody battle was not a pretty one to say the least. In the end, his sister Tina returned to India & Raj remained with his mother.

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### 2014 - Present: Raj Patel

During the custody battle & the months to follow, his father & grandmother encouraged him to move back to India to be with his family but Raj was adamant about staying in the states. Not only did he not want to leave his mother, he wanted to become a professional filmmaker & felt that Capital City was the place for that. Conversations became very tense between the three, with his grandmother even trying to bribe him with an early inheritance. Nonetheless, Raj resisted all temptation & went on to graduate with stellar grades. Though he originally made plans to return to the west coast be with his mother, she surprised him by moving to Capital City to allow him to follow his passion.

Though he has not had his big break yet, Raj has still made some waves in the porn industry for his filmmaking skills.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** Unknown
* **Strength:** Unknown
* **Speed:** Unknown
* **Occult:** Unknown
* **Weapons:** Unknown
* **Range:** Unknown
* **Strategy:** Unknown
* **Combat:** Unknown
* **TOTAL:** Unknown

## Trivia

* His family is heavily involved in government organization. His mother is a research scientist in ARGUS' Research Division. His uncle Randu is the UN Ambassador for India. His other uncle Davit is the Central City Police Department's Chief of Police. His cousin Ajeet is a member of Stormwatch, an UN sanctioned organization of superheroes & soldiers.

## Notes

* Raj & Tina Patel are characters from the Archie Comics & its related media.