Quitlove Bio

For my class last month I had to craft a bio for my protagonist and my antagonist. I surprised myself when I realized that I had created the perfect villain months ago while working on my film degree. I just tweaked Quitlove's history a bit and made him younger. Here's what I wrote for Quitlove's bio:


Most people see Alexander Quitlove and don’t think of him as anything more than the face of a money grubbing corporation. But that just isn’t true. Alexander Quitlove went from being the billionaire heir to a successful light store to the President’s own “go-to” guy for private security. But how did he get here? The roots of Quitlove’s story reaches back to the story of Neon City itself.

Most people may not know that the roots of Neon City reach back to the California Gold Rush in 1850. Then it was known as Shimmering Pointe and it was primarily used as a train stop for people passing through looking to make their fortunes. Some people couldn’t afford to move on and they stuck around. The small train stop grew to a small town in no time.

Then in 1898, a discovery was made that would change the course of the town forever: neon. In 1910, neon lights started to hit the market and a young man by the name of Phineas Quitlove jumped on the bandwagon. He quickly made his company the frontrunner in neon sales and he based his headquarters out of Shimmering Pointe. During the Great Depression, Quitlove found himself in the only lucrative business Shimmering Point had. His wealth and income helped moved the town through the hard times and as a show of respect and honor, they renamed the town “Neon City”.

After his passing, the company passed from generation to generation. In the late 50’s the company went to Neville. Neville never lost sight of his grandfather’s neon business but it never suited Neville. He began utilizing facilities for weapons manufacturing. He quickly became one of the leading suppliers of weapons to the United States military.

Neville stepped down from Sinecorp in 1985. Passing the reigns to his son Alexander. Alex was the first of the Quitlove family to really anticipate the pressures of running a company. From an early age, the thought of being in charge of his family’s legacy sent chills of excitement down his spine. He worked hard in high school and he graduated with honors. From there he went on to get a master degree in business. After he got his degree he used his assets to help secure some work with some of the biggest names on the Fortune 500 list. He got many pointers from those that many consider the best of the best in the business world. Alexander would not settle for a weapons contract and some blinking lights. His vision was for a far grander scheme. He would turn his family’s legacy into an empire.

Alexander refocused the Sinecorp research department (lead by famous physicist Doctor Richard Crest) to search for new “anythings”. He assembled a kind of brain trust and gave them an outline stated that anything goes. No idea was too ridiculous, no idea would be thrown out. He wanted everything from paint, to chewing gum, water guns, to galvanized nails. He paid the top thinkers in the world, to think and find out what the public wanted, before they even knew they wanted it.

His anticipatory committee was responsible for many many things, most of those things you all have in your homes now. You may not know it but Sinecorp is one of the leading suppliers of baby powder and washcloths in the United States alone. They broke records last year with toiletry exports to Canada and they are currently in negotiations with China concerning a new beauty product that not only removes wrinkles, and may make scars disappear for good. Because of the patents they’ve acquired over the course of the last 30 years, Alexander Quitlove took a government weapons supplier and turned it into one of the biggest corporations to explode out of the 1980’s.

It hasn’t been all rainbows and ponies for Alexander Quitlove though. After a very public falling out between himself and Dr. Crest, Quitlove had to re-focus his efforts a bit. It appeared that Dr. Crest may have come up with quite a bit of the patents himself and he felt that he wasn’t getting the recognition he was owed. After a lawsuit was settled out of court, Dr. Crest and his wife went on to work in the private sector. Five years ago while on vacation, Dr. Crest and his wife died in a car accident. They left behind a daughter named Jessica who is serving her country now in the United States Army.

After the debacle with Dr. Crest, Quitlove started a personal security force. They worked like Sinecorp’s own personal police force and it’s nothing unheard of in the corporate world. The only difference was that Quitlove’s police force seemed to be more dedicated, more intense. There were rumblings concerning an unconfirmed attempt at a robbery in one of Sinecorp’s warehouses. His security force was rumored to have swept in with military precision and not only non-lethally take out the would be robbers, but they repaired all the damage, swept up, and turned the lights off on their way out.

It’s unsure if this event may or may not have been the catalyst but two years ago, the President of the United States did something unheard of. He relieved his normal Marine Corps guard of duty and hired Sinecorp’s private security to watch over him full time. This caused quite a bit of controversy as I’m sure most of our readers will be well aware. Regardless of how we feel about it, that’s the way things are now.

Alexander Quitlove is not just another face on a company. He’s not another figurehead for capitalism. Quitlove is a calculating genius. He’s been trained by the best minds to be one of the most savvy businessmen of our time. He’s stepped out of his father’s shadow and into his father’s shoes. He’s become the man his family always wished he could be. And he’s the model for every business owner out there. He may have made himself the most powerful man in the nation. And there’s nothing we can do to stop him now.