In his origin story, as presented in "Showcase" #80, Terrence's [sic—the spelling varied, but it was spelled with an e in the first story] father tries to hide his ancestry from him, but eventually went into a locked room, showing his son the history of his ancestors, many of whom were executed for practicing magic, such as Daniel, who was killed by the ancient Romans for diagramming the solar system, and Rebecca, who was executed during the Salem witch trials, when she was actually developing anesthesia.