He knows nothing of his past ... and dosn't really care. Taking the name Alex Hayden, the man now called Agent X literally stumbled into the life of receptionist Sandi Brandenberg, who took him in because of his resemblance to an old friend and her fondness for hard-luck cases.

Appearing to have been grienously wounded, with the letter "X" carved into both his skull and face, Hayden arrived as a blank slate. As far as he knew, he had come into existence only moments before he found Sandi. While Hayden recalled nothing of his previous life, he did know one thing: With burning conviction, he wanted to become the world's best mercenary.

Sandi took compassion on Hayden and appealed to her boyfriend - the Taskmaster, a world-renowned mercenary - to train him. Taskmaster believed Hayden was merely an old colleague (Deadpool) pretending to be stricken with amnesia, but his theory was refuted when Hayden denied under great duress approaching torture that he knew anything about his past.

The Taskmaster's training worked in ways neither Hayden nor his teacher had expected. The instruction awakened some inate ability, and Hayden's skills grew exponentially with experience - even more so during times of stress. Taskmaster grows increasingly jealous of Sandi's attachment to a man he considered a castoff , so watch out Alex!

Together, Hayden and Branfenberg formed Agency X, a no-questions-asked mercenary service. Armed with any number of weapons, but sepecially proficient with handguns, a non-stop mouth and a bizzare sense of humor, Agent X seeks to make a name for himself as a soldier-for-hire.