When Aaron Lesley and Howard Craven met in school they were both the subject of ridicule and jest from the other children in school. Aaron because of his asocial tendensies, and Howard because of his size and shyness. Somehow they felt pulled to each other and nobody ever understood why. Aaron claimed that Howard was dependent upon him, but Howard never said admitted that he was. The truth is that he was afraid of his "friend", but still felt himself pulled to the bully. They became more and more reclusive, even by their standards, and eventually they started to change. Later it is believed that they both emitted pheromones that affected each other and activated their metahuman genes. Forming a team with the name Wolfpack, Aaron, now known as Dire Wolf, and Howard as Lychantrope became metavillains with Dire Wolf as the leader, and Lychantrope as the intimidated follower.