Corduroy

Corduroy Allen is the leading character in the Back's Against the Wall album and one of the personalities of Gilligan Finch. He was born in Blackpool, England in the early 60s.

Family
Corduroy is the son of Fitzgerald Allen and an unknown mother. As a child, Corduroy grew up in one-room apartment in the slums of Blackpool with his drunkard father.

Schooling
During his school years, Corduroy didn't have any friends and was often bullied about his looks and quiet personality. Kids often asked Corduroy about the black eyes and swelling of his face. Lying about being maltreated, Corduroy often told stories about all the wacky things he did in his spare time which led him to a life of injuries.

Adult life
Segregated from society, Corduroy lived most of his life in Lonely Beach, an island not far from his hometown, Blackpool. Contrasting to his adolescent years, he befriended an optimistic eight year old named Lauren whom in his later years, he eventually married.

Corduroy's domestic relationship with his father
After his mother's passing in 1963, his father's alcohol dependence grew beyond him and lead to the chronic abuse of Corduroy and sparked several mental issues such as anxiety, depression and misanthropy. Until his mid 30s, his father constantly fed him the lie that his mother died giving birth to him and constantly reminded it to him. After going through his father's attic, Corduroy stumbled upon an old photograph of his mother holding him as a baby. Feeling infuriated and betrayed, he approached his father and eventually murdered him in cold blood.

Death
As a senior, Corduroy lived in a suburban neighborhood with his wife, unnamed son and Yorkshire terrier Max. Shortly after his son was born, his wife passed away from breast cancer. As a teenager, his soon moved out and left him and Max alone. With age, Corduroy eventually fell sick and with no one to look after him, was sent to hospital and Max was sent to live with his son. One day, after visiting the hospital, Max crawled behind his son's car and was ran over and killed. Upon hearing the news of his pet and best friend, Corduroy died of a heart attack that same day.