Sypher was born in Mount Kisco, New York to Harry Wylie Sypher and Martha Berry. In this episode, she was freed by Optimatus along with Sypher, Mastermind and Massive. Jacob Hale Sypher was born near Millerstown, Pennsylvania and attended local schools. She and Sypher were knocked out with a blast of power from Optimatus. Sypher viewed art history and criticism as the same thing. Sypher left Louisiana, moving to Washington, DC, to practice law. In 1874 Sypher lost his election bid to Effingham Lawrence, a Democrat. After the war, Sypher moved to northern Louisiana where he bought a plantation. Throughout his life, Sypher wrote on the history of art and literature, sometimes combining both.