Neg

"My son Tomo is being held by Captain Neg. For several months, Neg has forced Tomo to work endlessly."

- Tomo's mother

Neg was a male captain who was active in 32 BBY. He lived in his house on Mos Espa, Tatooine, where he kept a deadly beast. During the Invasion of Naboo, he had captured an Ithorian boy named Tomo, whom he had forced to work without limits for months. However, while the Captain was hunting Banthas on the Dune Sea, Tomo's mother met the Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn. She begged him to free her son, and the Jedi agreed to help. Jinn infiltrated Neg's house, killed his beast when it tried to attack the Jedi, and freed Tomo from captivity.

Captain
"The captain lives right up these stairs."

- Tomo's mother

A male individual Captain Neg lived in the city of Mos Espa on the planet Tatooine. He resided in his house, which was guarded by a model Dz5 security door with a mean attitude. The building also housed a red-plated protocol droid, as well as several thugs armed with blaster pistol. In addition, Neg owned a furry, violent beast, which he kept in a cage located in the backyard of his house. In 32 BBY, Neg captured the young Ithorian boy Tomo, whom Neg forced to labor for the captain, making false promises that one day he would free the boy.

A visit by a Jedi
"Where is Captain Neg?''" "''He's hunting banthas in the Dune Sea and won't be back for a week."

- Qui-Gon Jinn and Tomo

Many months later, during the time of the Invasion of Naboo, Neg went to the Dune Sea to hunt banthas, and had Tomo placed inside a cage next to his beast. Meanwhile, Tomo's mother, who was desperate to save her son, placed himself near Neg's house, and started to look for an individual who could help her.

The individual arrived in the form of Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn, who was looking for a T-14 hyperdrive generator on the planet. When the Jedi walked past the Ithorian mother, she sensed that the Force was strong with Jinn, and begged his assistance. The Ithorian explained her problem to the Jedi Master, who agreed to talk with Neg. Jinn then went to talk with Neg's security door and requested an audience with Neg, but he was rejected from entering by the door, who told that Neg would not want to speak with Jinn. However, Jinn managed to find another way to the house, where some of Neg's thugs tried to shoot him. The Jedi slew the thugs, and entered the house's backyard. At the exact moment, Neg's beast broke free, and attacked Jinn, who was forced to kill it. He then opened Tomo's cage, and asked where Neg himself was. Tomo told him that the captain would not be back for a week, and the pair left the house. Tomo was reunited with his mother, and Jinn continued his own mission to find the hyperdrive generator.

Personality and traits
"He always promises to free Tomo, but I know that he never will."

- Tomo's mother, on Neg

Captain Neg was not above capturing a young boy to work for him. The captain often promised that Tomo would one day be free, but Tomo's mother had a reason to believe that Neg was lying, and would keep Tomo in captivity indefinitely. Neg also longed to hunt bantha's, and was ready to take time in hunting them.

Behind the scenes
Neg was only mentioned in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace video game. In the game's, after Jinn, who is controlled by the player, rescues Tomo, the Ithorian's mother will reward the Jedi with a repulse booster, which is needed to complete the level by trading it for another item. However, a simpler way to obtain the booster is that Jinn murders Tomo's mother and takes it, leaving Tomo behind. Due to this, whether the rescue mission on Neg's house canonically took place is ambiguous. This article assumes 100% game completion with no "dark side" options.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace video game

Notes and references
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