Stan Nova is the son of Gregoriy Novoteny and Allison Wilcox. He is the sole surviving member of his family, his elder brother Ivan having been killed while working as a police officer. His full first name is Stanislaus. The first official document to bear his alias is his medical degree. His certification is in physiology, with a focus in experimental research. He is fluent in Russian, a fact unknown to anyone but his wife, Laura. He prefers company to being alone, but takes great pleasure in jogging by himself, and has since he was at university. He has published several medical texts, using the proceeds to start Nova Labs.