Only very few people know that Gramps has fought in several wars and even fewer know for which side or where he fought. Rumor has it that he lost both his brothers at a young age to the Scarlet Fever and that this sent him on a path to help those who fell ill. He got other brothers during the war where he saved many lives as a field medic but ultimately ended up in Heartsville, quite lonely, nonetheless. Whether it is the loss of his brother or the horrors of the war that gave Gramps his grim and outspoken look on the world is unknown. People bear over with it because they deep down know his heart is pure.