Paradigm's miserable existence begins at DUPA Genetics, a company that sells prodigy children to the wealthy and powerful — people who would rather not pass their fortunes to their own disappointing biological offspring. Something went wrong as Paradigm was grown, leaving him hideously mutated. To protect its image, DUPA dumped the grotesque infant in an abandoned, post-Neo-Soviet town and left him to fend for himself.
Rather than be crushed by this, Paradigm turned to music for comfort, dreaming of becoming the greatest electronic artist the world has ever known. But his past won't stay buried, and he'll reluctantly have to take up the mantle of the world's savior — when all he really wants is to finish his latest EP.
Along the way he crosses paths with a parade of bizarre characters, among them a psychopathic superhero, an evil sloth, a secretary knight, and a glam-metal cult leader pug.