Oh, Michael has a total tragic back-story! For starters, he has a new face and is dead as far as the rest of the world is concerned. His partner was shot down beside him (pre-series), he was a Green Beret and was in Vietnam as a spy or intelligence or something like that. The angst potential is endless... hence his partner is a car, not a human :)

(There is guy/car slash for this fandom.)