Nathan Dayspring was born as a weapon to use against Apocalypse, and has been fighting in wars most of his life. A powerful telepath and telekinetic, Nathan was so powerful that his powers manifested at a young age.
After his mother died trying to sacrifice him, Nathan was infected by Apocalypse with the Techno-Organic Virus, that was set to kill him, until his father sent him into the future for treatment. After being raised as the Askani'son, the one destined to kill Apocalypse, in the Clan Askani religion, Nathan became a hardened warrior and brilliant tactician. After founding the Clan Chosen and loosing the war, Nathan began to travel through time. Nathan eventually returned some fifteen years older than his father, calling himself Nato Orion.
With immense powers often on the fritz, Nato sought to better the future of mankind, for he had seen the result of not doing so first-hand.