Kevin Evans was born in 2140 the heir to the Interstellar Trading
Corporation fortune. It rapidly became apparent that he was
something of a prodigy and he went on to become the youngest person to
achieve a Ph.D. from Cambridge University in Xeno Biology. His thesis
concentrated on comparative genetics showing the remarkable similarity
between the DNA/RNA processes of all the known sentient species.
While at university, he was influenced by the Pangaeanist philosophy of
universal brotherhood and the virtues of inter-species recreation as a
means to achieve greater understanding. However, the Galaxy was a violent
plance and he grew tired of the constant politicking and arguments that
occurred between Governments. He vowed after graduation to work to
achieve a harmonius Galaxy in which all species would "Party together"
and to that end spent much of the next 10 years working in secret in a
private lab.
Despite extraordinary security, rumours of his work leaked out and when a
research technician confirmed the stories under questioning, his
laboratory was raided with the Terran authorities. It turned out that
Dr. Evans was on the brink of achieving a remarkable breakthrough whereby
a genetic modification could be inserted into the DNA of any species that
would express itself though an alteration in brain chemistry. The ultimate
effect was to mellow the war-like nature of races and cause them to look
instead for various peaceful means for pleasure. The authorities
believed that Dr. Evans intended to spread this DNA fragment using an
infectious virus to spread it through the Galaxy. However, when they
failed to produce any evidence of this in court the subsequent case
against Kevin Evans collapsed. The publicity surrounding the case split
public opinion sharply and, when the tabloids revealed that the DNA
fragments in question were derived from felines, he became universally
known as Kevin the Kitten.
Once freed from the court case Kevin was prevented from returning to his
research following a United Planets ruling outlawing it. It was then that
he broke his vow regarding politics and, using his new found fame founded
a political party, vowing to take the people of Earth into a peaceful
future....