Hypo is a young man living in a small New England town. He enjoys riding his bike and knitting. He can frequently be found eating a TV dinner and crying. While Hypo loves attempting to make new friends (the key word here is attempting) he is not only horrifically awkward but also prone to violent outbursts. Sometimes such violence is warranted given the sorry state of the world, though. He carries a baseball bat with nails driven through the end, always has cigarettes on him, and always carries the fabric scissors that belonged to his mother.

Hypo was born to middle class parents in Maine. His mother died giving birth to him, and his father (a raging alcoholic) bestowed Hypo with the bizarre, misspelled name he despises so much. His father died in an accident when Hypo was 20. He bought a shitty apartment with the money his parents left him and has lived a quiet, uneventful life ever since.