Tocho's parents were 17 and 18 when he was born on the Hopi reservation in NE Arizona. In a stroke of luck and randomness, they turned into casino magnates by the time he was in high school, and bussed him to a private school in Flagstaff to get him more opportunities. This only alienated him from the other Hopi kids on the reservation. Friends at the new school were also few and far between, as he was seen as an outsider due to the color of his skin and the thought that he was from dirty money. This taught him to brawl, and gain thick skin. Academics were not a priority, but his  saviour was there: baseball. As a star outfielder, Tocho was picked up by the Diamondbacks farm team right out of HS, and played a few years of minor league ball. He seemed to peak there in his athletic career, and had no desire to work in a casino. His dreams of being a major leaguer crushed, he found weed and alcohol before his father cut him off for being a slacker. Heading out on his own in the car his parents bought him, he went east to find out who he might become.

His only skills being bartending and picking up women (in his own mind), he registered at CU and has found a job at the local dive bar, Murphy's.