Chuck's dad named him that after the action hero. Not Charles, just Chuck. His Dad had a lot of guns and flags and racist jokes. Chuck hadn't seen his dad in several years after his mom got full parental rights and his dad got a stayaway order. Chuck's mom moved him from Indiana after the divorce and they lived with his grandparents. His Grampa Jim was a funny old guy and he bought Chuck comic books and took him fishing and to ball games. His grandma was sweet and liked to make beef tongue with lima beans on Sundays. Chuck hated lima beans but the tongue was good. He especially liked making tongue sandwiches with lots of mayo.