I think I just figured out Nathan Drake's TRUE origins.....(Spoilers!!!)

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Well for all that played U3, we were introduced to many clues into Drake's past. We know he was an urchin thief by his pre-teens, possibly a runaway of some sort. We know that Drake is apparently not his real last name, bringing confusion about his claim to be a Francis Drake descendant. The game leaves this wide open for speculation about how Drake came to be who he is.

Well I think I stumbled across an interesting find...

I was just playing Uncharted:Golden Abyss on my Crushing playthrough and just happen to zone in on a small piece of dialogue. Chase, the girl, makes a side remark about the fact Drake is so damn good at climbing and scaling things. She says "Must have been raised in a Circus, I swear...." Thats when it dawned on me. What if he really was? Lets examine that possibility....

-Drake has made it very clear, at the end of the 2nd game and into the 3rd, that he is terrified off Clowns. This isn't all that unique seeing as many people are put off by their pale faces and creepy smiles. Yet he seems to have a strong pschological fear of them. Could this be from a childhood trauma dealing with them from his stint with the Circus?

-It would definitely explain his profound skill in acrobatic climbing and the like, not to mention his uncanny ability to evade iminant danger. It would almost seem magical if we  were not watching him do it in front of us. We have seen him scale huge structures, walk across wire thin beams, and swing from rope to rope like he is fucking Tarzan. All skills innate in any Trapeze Artist. What if he is a child of a Trapeze family? Think Robin(Batman) and the Flying Graysons. Seeing as "Carnies" are always traveling, their families usually do too. By default they also become integrated in acts for a profession because what else could they do?

-Carnies are also seen as modern day gypsies/theives. Drake shows exceptional sleight of hand in the begining of U3. A skill any Circus worker would know. This might seem a bit typecasting but for the sake of generalities we will go with it.

-It would also explain his disposition to become someone else. When you have a screwed up childhood sometime you just want to assume a different identity and start over. Maybe he liked to read about the crazy adventurers in history, seeing as if he traveled with a Circus he would of had to be home schooled. He may want to escape his reality so he actually runs away and takes on that persona.

I think this is entirely plausible withing the Uncharted Universe. Thoughts and ideas on this?