𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝘽𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙗𝙤𝙣𝙚

Due to trauma and the forced suppression of his powers, Credence developed an Obscurus, a dark and extremely destructive parasitic force. Children who develop this (called Obscurials) rarely survive beyond the age of 10. However, Credence's immense magical strength allowed him to reach adulthood, making him a being of unprecedented destructive power in the wizarding world.

Childhood: He was born in England around 1900. As a baby, his aunt put him on a ship bound for the United States. During the voyage, a young woman named Leta Lestrange secretly switched him with her own newborn brother, Corvus Lestrange V, because the baby wouldn't stop crying. The ship sank, Corvus drowned, and Credence survived, growing up under a false identity.

Adoption: He was adopted in New York by Mary Lou Barebone, the stern leader of the New Salem Philanthropic Society (a radical anti-magic group). She renamed him Credence and subjected him to constant physical and psychological abuse to suppress his magical nature.