Jet grew up in LaMarche Manor, a separated estate from where his mother Ursula grew up. His grandfather, the vain Baron Alberto, had insisted that Ursula and Barry live separated from the main part of the family as Barry was not a LaMarche. Though Ursula has assured Jet that once she becomes Baroness, they will inhert the main house. He doesn't remember much of his early childhood, that or he's blocked most of it out.
For most of his life, Barry was never really home. He was always working as a Frontier Brain or traveling around the world for new experiences. Jet never really thought twice about it until he was about eight years old and realized that most people's fathers weren't gone for eight months out of the year. He remembers bringing it up often to his mother, but Ursula wouldn't really give him an answer, which irritated him. Parents were supposed to know everything, parents were supposed to be around. He was supposed to be able to see his dad whenever he wanted. He didn't really understand why it was so hard for them to meet simple expectations.
But that was also when he realized just how much of a jerk his father was. The only times Barry could really be bothered to be home were far between and unexpected. And he never really stayed longer than two weeks before leaving again. When Jet was younger, and stupid, he'd always loved to hear about his father's adventures and was happy to receive the simple, cheap souvenirs from whatever far off region he'd been in. He'd also liked meeting Barry's friends, who very curiously, only came around when his mother was working on one of her movies or shows.
And even though Barry wasn't home often, Jet still enjoyed his time with his mother. No matter what, she always made time for him. Like when every night before bed when they went though a skin routine together, or when she dyed his hair whatever color he wanted for the week. And she would always bring him to her contests or on trips to see her friends, his uncle Sonny and aunt Dawn. That was how Jet met his best friend Spinner, and the love of his life Davina.
As Jet got older, he began to notice the cracks throughout his life and they created an unsettling anger within him. When Jet was nearly twelve, he left on his journey to meet up with Spinner and discover who he was outside of his parents influence. But even after a few years of being on the road, he Fears: he's actually gotten worse.
Jet has always been very big for his age, being born at a whopping 14 pounds and measuring 28 inches. In kindergarten, he towers a good six inches above the rest of his peers and when he hit puberty at 11, already measuring at 5'11, it had seemed that Jet grew a full eight inches overnight. For now, it seems that Jet's growth has slowed, but he has begrudingly began to notice that every time he sees his father, the gap between them closes.
Growing up, Barry was so invasive, transgressive and narcissistic about his double life to the point that Jet is so emotionally traumatized by Barry's actions and rejection of him. Jet was forced to detach himself completely from Barry in order to emotionally survive to the point that he's completely frozen. Barry's treatment of his family has destroyed Jet's ability to form genuine interpersonal connections both platonically and romantically in a way that quite literally makes Jet psychopathic. While Ursula did her best to shield Jet from Barry's worst, he suffered regardless. Barry's double life also leads to Jet being extremely homophobic to the point where he can't even get too close to Spinner, his best friend, without feeling weirded out. This also leads Jet to be extremely aggressive and violent towards other boys and young men his age (when provoked) and unnecessarily cruel to girls and young women- seeing them more as tokens rather than people.
When Jet began puberty, his whole body ached for weeks due to his seemly uncontrollable growth spurts. When Jet was 11, he grew about 8-9 inches above his already tall stature of 5'11. These spurts often left Jet uncoordinated and awkward, and he required the use of a walking cane for a good six months.
Uncle
Father
Stepfather
Younger Brother
Younger Brother
Paternal Grandfather
Paternal Grandmother
Maternal Grandfather
Maternal Grandmother
Barristan Bennett
Richard Bennett, né Barnes
Ian Bennett
Kaarin Bennett
Tobias Stane
Ronan Stane
(Stepfather, Through Ursula)
(Stepbrother, Through Tobias)