Commander Nathan "Enforcer" Yates

Commander Nathan Yates has led quite a checkered career in the Imperial Navy, and the story
of how he picked up the "Enforcer" moniker and callsign is still legendary within Naval circles.

He was born on Corellia to techs who worked in Corellia's spaceports as maintenance workers
who repaired every kind of damage to ships, from accidental to battle damage caused by deals
gone bad -- no questions asked.

As a result, their services were in high demand on Corellia, so they ended up being quite
prosperous.

Unfortunately, their 'no questions asked' policy doomed them. They repaired the ship of
the Bloodkurst Clan's leader. Unbeknownst to them, the Bloodkurst Clan was locked
in a fierce turf war with the Pilak Clan.

Pirates don't like people who help their rivals.

Yates was just returning from a date when he arrived to find his family's house aflame,
his family brutally murdered by the Pilak Clan. They had left their unmistakable logo, a
woon'tak's heart lying on the sidewalk outside the Yates home.

Before that moment, Nathan Yates hadn't even thought about joining the Imperial Navy.
To him, Imperial service was for retards and sadists who enjoyed inflicting pain. At that moment,
he swore to bring the pirates to justice.

The Corellian authorities weren't that helpful, as Yates later discovered, because the pirates
were paying them off.

So, he decided to do the unthinkable -- join the Imperial Navy, in the hopes that he'd get
a shot at the pirates.

He chose the Starfighter corps because in fighters, he wouldn't have to rely much on others,
and because it made him feel like an underdog, as he liked seeing the odds get beat.
(Except for Endor, of course!)

The young, indecisive youth that Yates was quickly dissappeared, to be replaced by a warrior who
enjoyed the thrill of battle and believed in winning by any means necessary, even if it meant
following dishonorable orders.

If it meant strafing a city to get the other side to surrender, he'd do it if it ensures his comrades
survive and the fighting stops.

Yates had quite a successful career in the Imperial Navy, and is still known as one of the best
aces in the Imperial Navy. He enjoyed several notable victories against Rebels and Pirates.

However, he nearly destroyed his career and lost his life to settle his personal vendetta against
the Pilak Clan.

When he learned the whereabouts of the Pilak Clan, he went AWOL.

He infiltrated the Clan, and then efficiently and ruthlessly took each member
down in a variety of ways -- poison, bombs, a spacing, and a starship crash.

In each case, he made it look like an accident.

When he returned to the Empire after dispatching the last member of the Pilak Clan,
he was arrested and put on trial. In his testimony, he gave nothing but the truth, and stated
he was prepared for the worst.

Vice-Admiral Sheppard was at the trial, and liked what he heard. He needed someone like
Yates serving him. The tribunal was still prepared to throw the book at him, but the Vice-Admiral
met with the tribunal and pulled some strings, and got Yates off, due to "extraordinary actions",
and had him placed under his command.

Sheppard then immediately promoted Yates on-the-spot to Commander and gave him the job of
CAG (Commander Air Group) of the ISD Revenger's starfighter complement.

In return for saving his career, and possibly his life, Commander Yates had nothing but absolute
loyalty to Sheppard, and became his "Enforcer" and problem-solver. He currently commands
Imperial Storm Commando Detachment #1 - "The Cleaners", in addition to his regular duties as
CAG.

If ANYONE tries to usurp the Admiral's authority, or Sheppard wants them to have 'an accident',
Yates takes care of it.

Usually, this has three main stages.

First: There is an ambush and a beatdown. This is a warning.

Second: Another beatdown, one that's severe enough to put them into a hospital.

Third: This time, they're disposed of.

He also comes along with Sheppard on missions where the Admiral has to get
his hands dirty, and when he gets the chance on these missions, likes to go and raise havok
on the enemies.


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