So I've heard it said that the First Order lost a future general when Finn defected, which got me thinking. Obviously stormtroopers can rise through the ranks to at least some extent, earning names and identities (see: Phasma). What if Hux was a stormtrooper who took that practice to the next level?

+ The Resistance feels really weird knowing Hux went through the same torture and brainwashing Finn did
++ Canon Hux has issues. Stormtrooper Hux has Issues that deserve that goddamn capital letter
+++ A lot of those Issues are the same ones Finn is commonly depicted as dealing with after he joins the Resistance