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Tyler Kelly was born to Dana Ann Kelly in 2363 at Antista Medical Center in the Utopia Planitia Colony, Mars. His mother worked at a supply plant manufacturing parts for the Federation shipyards located there. Kelly's father (and consequently his precise genetic heritage) are unknown, but he is presumed to be full Terran. Kelly's mother worked hard to support the two, often working long hours and leaving him at home with little supervision when he was not at school. Left to his own devices Kelly spent roughtly equal time studying and causing trouble around the residential sector of the colony. He maintained good grades all through grade school, despite developing something of a reputation for his open disdain for social norms.

Kelly was accepted into Starfleet Academy in the Fall of 2381, despite his numerous disciplinary notations his academic achievements proved sufficient. Kelly adapted quite well to Academy life and managed to avoid major complications. Though some of his professors claim that he sometimes "Purposely tested their limits." Despite this, no one could argue with his academic results, his propensity for calculated risk had become his trademark and he managed to graduate in the upper-percentages of his class with a true double-major in Engineering and Advanced Tactical Theory in only 6 years.

Tyler's personality is considered very divisive by those who know him. Rarely shying away from speaking his mind, he's often the one who isn't afraid to tell people what they may not want to hear. This tends to elicit very binary reactions from those he interacts with; the either appreciate his brevity or think him rude for his lack of sensitivity. As a result of this he often has trouble making friends, while not socially awkward, Kelly does tend prefer solitude over a crowd if he has a choice. Romantically, Tyler has been involved in a few relationships, though because of the strain his career puts on them, they have all eventually fizzled out. As a result he tries to avoid serious relationships and had developed something of a reputation at his previous postings for the late night traffic passing through his quarters.  

When Kelly received the standard Starfleet Psychological Evaluation during the exit phase at the Academy, there was some controversy surrounding the results. Two out of the three counselors that examined him cleared him for duty with only some small notations on his tendency for risky behavior. The third declared him unfit for duty due to what she referred to as Sociopathic tendencies. The disagreeing counselor argued that Kelly was cold and calculating individual with little to no empathy for others. She proposed that Kelly was emotionally stunted and depended on his intelligence to simulate the appropriate emotional response to a given situation. Fortunately for Kelly, with the majority of counselors finding him fit for duty the report was presumed to be anomalous.