 In #1, the origin of Havok and the new Extremists is revealed; they were superbeings refusing to submit to the Metahuman Act, a government mandate requiring all Metahumans to submit to government control.After Havok's refusal, Monarch begins destroying places of great importance to the Extremists, which Havok dismisses as "acceptable losses", much to the chagrin of the Extremists.In #6, Havok's origin is revealed; Alexi Nikolai was born the son of the czar of Russia.