Nat Brackenridge (TV Series)

Natalie "Nat" Brackenridge is a survivor of the outbreak in GWR's What Remains. They are a Ranger of The Coalition of Pittsford and Fairport.
== Pre-Apocalypse==
=== Worcester, Massachusetts ===
In "The Key", Nat mentions that their father, Tom Brackenridge, was a Sergeant with the Worcester police department. Nat also mentions witnessing being in the 5th grade in 2015, witnessing their science teacher turning, and subsequently eating the schools principal.
== Post-Apocalypse ==
=== Location Unknown ===
In "The Third Door" Nat recalls their life living on an abandoned farmstead where they found their horse, Whitney.
=== Monroe County, New York ===
At some point, Nat's father, Tom joined The Coalition of Pittsford and Fairpoint and became a Ranger. Tom Brackenridge was tortured and killed by Carl Miller.
=== Season 1 ===
===="The Key"====
Nat, who was just assigned to Outpost 2-15 from their previous position in Fairport, was quickly given their first assignment. They headed to Monroe along with Max and Corey, and convinced the population to ambush the Miller Gang during a supply raid. During this raid, Nat formed a close working relationship with Max Stone, wishing the Monroe Rangers luck on their mission. 
During the raid, the CPF fell back, but Nat later returned to Max to provide back-up. After Max's fight with Jeremiah, Nat arrived to extract her from the area.
Nat was injured in an attempt to kill the Trullans at the mine; however, they carried several Monroe citizens out of the fire. After the Mine Incident, Nat stayed at the watchtower to heal up, going on an expedition to escort the reinforcements back to the base. 
Meanwhile, Nat and their unit learned of a plot to assassinate Liliana Marat, orchestrated by Crystal Chen, the New Minister of Monroe. Unit 2-15 gave Marat refuge at their outpost, while Don Jones gave them access to what appeared to be encrypted transmissions incriminating not only Chen but also Henry Patton, of being agents for a mysterious community known as Brighton. 
==== "The Third Door" ====
Nat participated in the assault on the Miller Compound, wounding and killing 3 members of the Miller Gang, as well as landing a shot into Carl Miller's chest, which the later shrugged off. Nat participated in killing the monster that Rufus Miller transformed into after his death, later terming it "Hentai Rape McGee" 
News of a pact between the Millers and Monroe causes Nat to become livid. During a conversation between both Nat and Max Stone, now taking refuge at outpost 2-15, Nat discusses their kill list, and how in includes both every surviving Miller known to Nat (Carl and Jeremiah) as well as every member of Brighton for assisting the Millers, specifically, Patton and Chen. Stone convinces Nat to spare Patton and leave Chen to him. Nat agrees, however, promises that if he doesn't kill Chen they will. 
Nat later arrested Stone, on the orders of the OSI, expressing displeasure in doing so, thinking that Brighton might somehow be involved. Nat was purposefully not present when the OSI showed up, and only learned about Stone's death after the fact. Outraged, Nat added Francis Hood, to their kill list, and took possession of Stone's "Big Iron" intending to keep their promise. 
===="Rebirth"====
Nat joined the rest of the outpost in their return to the Miller outpost to retrieve the body of Rufus Miller. Unhappy, but following orders, they took point in the operation, until eventually coming upon a room containing Trinidad, and The Baby (Later nicknamed "Damien"). Nat ignored them, mostly taunting Trinidad for being a bad parent for the state the baby was in, searching the room for records the Millers left behind. Nat and Reed got into an argument over shooting what Nat believed to be a helpless infant, causing Reed to point her gun at Nat, before Max went to interact with the baby, causing it to latch onto her, only to be stopped by Trinidad. Afterwards the group was forced to confront The Morgh. During the fight, Nat became covered in acid, being covered in severe burns and losing sight in their left eye. The group left with what they needed, before hearing bombs go off in Pittsford. 
=== Season 2 ===
===="Questionable Ethics"====
Nat agreed to go to the RFO after almost backing out last minute, mostly due to not having any family left. Nat started using their bow more often, which their training in archery became very clear as they make good work of the approaching hordes outside Pittsford's gates. While attempting to return power to the subway station, the group forgot to turn the sprinklers back on. When the tram crashed, smoke began to fill the subway station. In a panic, Nat rushed back to turn off the sprinklers. While they succeeded, they ended up passing out. Max rushed to Nat's aid, following them in, and managed to pulled them out before the horde got to them. However, in the process she took a bite to her arm. After being chased out of the station by a monster known as "The Ogre", Nat panicked in the sewer tunnels, and ended up assisting in chopping Max's arm off, and getting her to the RFO hospital. 
At the hospital, Nat found Francis Hood in the a room near Max's, grieving over his dying wife. Nat stood outside for awhile, planning on shooting him dead right there, but was talked down by Ranger General Noelle Lange, grieving her dying father across the hall, pointing out that Hood was a father himself, and asking Nat not to put Hood's children through what Lange is currently going through, and by extension what Nat went through at the hands of Carl Miller. Resolving to be better, Nat crossed Hood's name off their list, content to let him wallow in his own sorrow. 
===="Oppressor"====
Nat joined several rangers in an operation to rescue Larue Monroe, and several other CPF Rangers from the sewers. During the assault, Nat encountered several members of the Dollfaces Gang, fighting for the ICLF, and torturing Dwayne Clancy. Nat ended up killing one and getting the rest to surrender, rescuing Clancy and trying their best to talk him down from killing the Dollfaces they've taken into custody. Max revealed that she was close friends with the leader of the Dollfaces, Barbie Doll. Disagreeing with the plan, but still following orders Nat complied, and tried to get Clancy to comply. They do, and Nat hangs back during Max's conversation with Baby Daddy. They returned to the RFO, afterwards, sans Larue Monroe. Nat mentioned that while they didn't agree with Max's idea, they will follow her to the end. 
===="The Long Dark: Part I"====
Nat and Max had a falling out leading Nat to temporarily take charge while Max was in rehab. They proceeded to attempt to keep the team together. Nat was absent in most of the episode, largely due to them chasing leads associated with Crystal Chen's whereabouts, and Brighton Operations in Pittsford and the Rochester Area. During a raid to recover a High Value Target, Nat was restrained and lost Stone's Big Iron. Nat began a relationship with former Junior Ranger Oswald Green during his time staying at Outpost 2-15. 
==== "The Long Dark: Part II" ====
Nat appeared in this episode.
===="In the Mouth of Madness"====
Nat appeared in this episode.
===="The Beyond"====
Nat appeared in this episode.
===="Epsilon Station"====
Nat appeared in this episode.
===="Paradigm Shift"====
Nat appeared in this episode.
===="The Glass Castle"====
At New Karnada, Nat volunteered to join King on his mission to Pittsford, but was talked out of it by Rutherford, ending up opting to stay to get civilians out of the ship. During the ensuing firefight between the ICLF and CPF Forces, Nat ended up downing two Rangers. However, 2-15 was backed into a corner. Noticing nobody had a plan to buy time to get out, Nat opted to surrender themselves to buy time for 2-15 to escape. This resulted in Nat getting captured by and then summarily executed by Francis Hood, with a single bullet to their head, using Max Stone's revolver. 
=== Season 3 ===
==== "Decisions, Decisions" ====
Nat will appear in this episode in a flashback.
== Personality ==
Nat can be described as an impulsive hot-head, with a tendency to cause shouting matches between people they don't agree with, but also to disobey orders if they don't respect the giver, or think they're stupid. Nat is also shown to be extremely vindictive against anyone who wrongs them. 
Nat's saving grace however, is their sympathy towards those who have lost, which drives them to continue doing what they do. Nat is capable of Mercy, as shown in Oppressor, where Nat demands that a Dollhead surrender, rather than die at their hand, then also defends them from Clancy, who wants to execute them then and there. This mercy does not extend to the Millers, as Nat admits they full intended on leaving killing Trinidad then and there, before her intervention saved Max. 
Nat can be an excessive potty mouth at times, terming things vulgar nicknames (such as Hentai Rape McGee), and sometimes makes vulgar threats in combat. Nat uses the words "fuck" "shit" and "cunt" nearly constantly.
Nat's saving grace however, is their loyalty, towards those they feel deserving of it. As espoused in an argument with Michelle Reed, Nat says they only follow Max's orders because they want to, and that she is deserving of it. This is further developed when Max lost her arm for Nat. Despite also being an impulsive hothead, Nat dislikes Michelle because of their demands to follow orders because of "chain in command." Nat points out that demanding people follow you isn't a good trait in a leader.
This sense of loyalty, is likely what led up to Nat's sacrifice at the end of The Glass Castle. 
== Killed Victims ==
This list shows the victims they have killed in What Remains.
* Numerous counts of zombies and possibly unnamed people.
* Five unnamed members of the Miller Gang. (Caused)
* Three Members of Trenholm Clans. (Caused)
* One Unnamed Dollface (Caused)
* Multiple Abominations (Caused)
* Robbie B. Badd (Human, Alongside Francis King)
== Trivia ==
* Nat is a smoker, and exclusively smokes Salem brand cigarettes. 
* Nat does not use their full name often. In fact, they've only used it once throughout the series, in the fight with Carl Miller. See below. 
* Nat seems to have a decent knowledge of popular culture. 
** Before Nat shoots Carl Miller, they announced "My name is Natalie Providence Brackenridge, you killed my father, prepare to fucking die.", they were likely referencing Inigo Montoya's line from the 1987 movie, The Princess Bride. 
** Nat refers to The Baby as "Damien" after the fight, likely referring to the 1976 movie, The Omen.
* Nat is canonically Asexual, and mentions several times that they do not experience Sexual Attraction. However, Nat does experience Romantic Attraction, considering their relationship with Oswald Green. 
*Nat is Non-Binary and uses They/Them Pronouns. However, other characters mostly refer to them using She/Her pronouns. The people who do, however, refer to Nat correctly are Miranda Ward, Larue Monroe and Oswald Green. 
*Nat also has used the alias "Nathan" in the past. 
== Quotes ==
"I'm not gonna beat 'round the bush. We got fucked like a mormon on her wedding night." 
- Nat to Anne "Recorder" Laurent 
"I'm guessing fighting these... things.. is just another Tuesday."
-Nat to themself following the fight with Robbie B. Badd.
== Appearances ==
=== Season 1 ===
Nat stands about 5'7" and has an athletic figure. They have about mid length blond hair, down their back. They have a tattoo of roses growing around a knife on their Right Arm, though this is usually hidden by their jacket. Nat usually has a gun holstered at all times. Prior to Rebirth, this was an M1911. After Rebirth, it is the revolver that once belonged to Max Stone. 
=== Season 2 ===
Additionally, Nat now wears an eyepatch over their left eye, and is covered in burn scars, though they do their best to hide it. Their hair is much shorter now, due to Nat attempting to hide the hair loss due to their injures at the hands of The Morgh. 
=== Side Quests ===
* The Pathfinder I
* The Prodigy II
* Broken Things
* The Black Sheep II
* Priority: HVT
== References ==
https://gatewayroleplay.org/threads/nat-brackenridge.1096/
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