History
Salty Gruner was among a group of convicts sent to Lost Island Prison. Upon arrival, Salty and the others noticed that there was minimal security in the prison building itself. They discovered that this was because there was believed to be no point for anyone to attempt to escape, the surrounding waters of the island were shark infested and the jungle was said to be home to a mythical Ape Man creature. Gruner decided to use local superstition of the Ape Man to help facilitate his own escape and ran into the jungle under the cover of nightfall, believing that no one would follow him for fear of running into the monster. Once in the jungle, however, Gruner realized that the legends were true as he came face to face with the giant ape himself.
The ape related the story of his affliction to Gruner. Apparently years ago he had been a normal man who upset a local witch doctor. In retribution, the witch doctor cursed the man, transforming him into a large giant ape creature. The only way that the curse could be lifted was for him to transfer it to another person, an incredibly hard task in the uninhabited jungles of the Lost Island. His long lasting curse, however, finally came to an end when he found Salty.
Salty fainted from fear, only to recover some time later thinking that he had dreamed the entire encounter. He soon discovered, however, that the curse had been transferred to him, and he was now destined to live in the jungle until he could find someone else to pass the curse to.[1]