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"Men like me don't start the wars. We just die in them. We've always died in them, and we always will. We don't expect any praise for it, no parades. No one knows our names."

- Nate

Alpha-98, also known as A-98 and better known as Nate, was an Alpha-class Advanced Recon Commando captain in the Grand Army of the Republic. He fought in the Battle of Geonosis, where he was promoted to the rank of captain after saving five members of his squad from a droideka. Later, in the Battle of Altair 9, a broca nearly tore his hip off.

Nate led a commando group on Ord Cestus, under the command of Jedi Generals Obi-Wan Kenobi and Kit Fisto. Their mission was to disable a droid factory that was producing JK-13 security droids. The group trained new recruits for the Desert Wind rebel group, and helped them conduct guerrilla attacks. During this time Nate developed a relationship with Sheeka Tull, a former girlfriend of Republic. As a result of Sheeka's influence, he took the name Jangotat, which meant "Jango's brother" in the Concord Dawn dialect, and he gained a new sense of perspective and morality.

Obi-Wan and Kit eventually went on a sabotage mission to the droid factory in an attempt to defuse the conflict on Ord Cestus and consequently avert a crippling orbital strike. During the attack Jangotat's squad was commanded to stay put until they were given further orders. While they were away, Jangotat realized where the Five Families were hiding, and saw an opportunity to end the hostilities. It was a moment of internal conflict, but Jangotat obeyed the spirit of his orders, not the letter, and managed to outfight his squad mates and left to eliminate the Five Families. He managed to infiltrate their facility, but couldn't break through a blast door. An encounter with one of the JK-13s allowed him to discover the model's weakness&mdash;they were not capable of attacking with lethal intent. Jangotat recorded this information along with a farewell message before calling down an orbital strike on his own position, therefore avoiding the massive blanket bombardment that had been planned. His sacrifice saved millions of innocent civilians and embodied the spirit of what it meant to be an ARC. After his death, it was revealed that Sheeka was carrying his child.

Appearances

 * The Cestus Deception
 * Labyrinth of Evil

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