Proton’s parents, Andrea and Anthony ‘Tony’ Milas, had their son young. The two met when they were living in Goldenrod, but moved back to Azalea so that Andrea’s grandfather, Kurt, could kelp raise his grandson when Andrea grew sickly during her pregnancy. Though it was a hard and dangerous one, Andrea kept her child and gave birth to a healthy baby boy, which they named Lance. Soon after, Tony went back to his job as a Rocket agent, frequently returning home to be with his wife and son. The pressures of being a Rocket agent got the better of him, however. Tony had a violent temper, and though he rarely struck his son, Proton grew up afraid of his father. Still, Proton also adored his father, and aspired to be just like him until his teenage years.
Andrea was a stay at home mom all of Proton’s childhood and made sure he was well taken care of. She was a wonderful cook and, even now, with a good chunk of his memories missing, Proton still is fond of certain smells. He’s not sure why, but the smell of sizzling bacon or a baking apple pie bring forth warm, happy emotions in him.
Proton learnt a lot from his grandfather, though he doesn’t currently remember where he learnt them from. His fondness for knives came from him, mostly, and Proton can carve intricate figures out of wood.