Adam was born on Caldari Prime to a Gallente father and a Civire mother. Growing up on streets of Arcurio, Adam considered himself the meanest and toughest kid on his block, eventually joining his neighborhood combat gang. Despite being a fairly typical worthless punk, Adam became the gang's leader. When the Federation Navy wiped out the last one of his gangoons, Smasher joined Caldari State War Academy. He spent the next six years in the Caldari Navy, where he learned many different skills and became a 108kg strong man. However, he was discharged for insubordination.

After returning to his hometown, Adam took up the life of a mercenary, specializing in nasty and destructive gigs. Over the following years, he considered it to be his stomping ground, accepting all kinds of dangerous jobs, from extractions or harassment to assassination and demolition. It was a good life for him, as his lack of squeamishness and sadistic thoroughness brought in enough jobs to keep him in guns, gear, drugs, and brutal one-night stands.