Caelin Kinotsuki: Caldari survivor. Callsign "Crazy Kinux"

I’ve never been deep into the roleplaying side of EVE Online—not like the pilots who fully live their New Eden personas every time they log in. (Is that still a thing?) But I’ve always liked giving my characters at least a bit of background. The old RPG player in me still enjoys a good story.

With my current character, Crazy Kinux, there was a chance to do something that actually tied the “Crazy” and the “Kinux” together. I played around with a few ideas, and the version below is what I settled on.

Curious what you think. Do you roleplay at all in EVE?

Caelin "Crazy Kinux" Kinotsuki

Caelin Kinotsuki, aka Crazy Kinux or CK for his inner circle, grew up near the refineries of Haajinen, in a family that had worked for Kaalakiota’s Extraction Division (KKeD) for generations. Mining was the expected path, and he took it without hesitation. Though certainly far from the glamorous military career some would hope for, the work was steady, the crews were close, and for a Caldari, it felt like contributing directly to the strength of the State.

For years, Caelin lived the standard extractor’s routine—long shifts, quiet camaraderie, and the simple satisfaction of meeting quotas. 

That ended the day his crew was caught in a Gallente ambush.

They were operating in a contested border system, running a routine extraction. Nothing unusual. But with tensions high between the State and the Federation, a Gallente strike group jumped in and misidentified the wing as a Caldari recon element. They attacked immediately. 

Caelin survived only because his pod was thrown clear during the first pass. He drifted for hours before a State patrol recovered him.

Everyone else in his crew was gone.

The Federation dismissed the incident as an unfortunate mistake, another “border clash” to file away.
Caelin didn’t see it that way. He’d lost friends he’d worked beside for years; people simply doing their jobs. The lack of accountability hardened something in him.

When he recovered, he quietly shifted his path. He finished his contract with Kaalakiota but moved into combat training, ship command, and small-unit tactics. He never spoke publicly about why; he just kept moving toward a role where he could act instead of being caught unprepared again.

His nickname, Kinux, started as shorthand for his surname, “Kinotsuki,” and the "Crazy" stuck once he began flying more aggressive, high-risk fits—still disciplined, still Caldari, but driven by an edge most pilots didn’t fully understand.

To others, Caelin is just another Caldari pilot who left mining behind. 

But to him, every undock is a reminder of the crew he lost and the vow he made afterward:

Never again.

So, what do you think? Tacky? Not for you? Or did you like the backstory?