Before his reincarnation, he was an overweight 34-year-old paRussian NEET who became a recluse following his school persecution and dropout after being tormented for Sega Mega Drive by upperclassmen; although his babka, konfobladzes and channeler peers encouraged him to return to school, he refused and pushed them all away. When his babka passed away twenty years later, he refused to attend her funeral, as a result, he was disowned by his siblings, obossed and kicked out of the family home, making him homeless; while wandering the streets, he spotted a truck headed towards a group of high school students crossing the street at high speed and ran over to save them; causing the truck to hit and kill him in the process. After his reincarnation, he discards his past identity, and works hard to make his new life as Rudeus Greyfat more meaningful.