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'''Samuel Ostergaard''' was a [[Commodore]] within the [[Concord Navy|Taurian Concordat Navy]].<ref name=BTVG /> <ref name=HA:TACp56>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'', pp. 56-57, "Scenarios: Rampart Company - Scenario 4"</ref>
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'''Samuel Ostergaard''' was a Commodore within the [[Taurian Concordat Navy]].<ref name=BTVG>"BattleTech Video Game"</ref>
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
Commodore Samuel Ostergaard took part in the civil war between the [[Aurigan Directorate]] and the forces of the [[Arano Restoration]], leading a [[Taurian Concordat]] expeditionary force to fight on the side of the Directorate. Noted as largely fighting in the conflict for family reasons and inspiring passionate loyalty among those who followed him, Ostergaard would ultimately die during the defeat of the Directorate with those survivors who served under his command being exiled and unable to return to the Concordat.<ref name=HA:TACp56/>
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During the civil war between the [[Aurigan Directorate]] and the forces of the [[Arano Restoration]] Samuel Ostergaard's son was killed. Samuel's son was serving as the captain of the Concordat [[DropShip]] [[Newgrange (Individual Union-class DropShip)|''Newgrange'']] at the time of his death, and the Restoration forces hired a small mercenary force to destroy or capture the ''Newgrange'' after receiving information that indicated that the Directorate was receiving weapons and armaments shipments from the Taurian Concordat, smuggled or transported aboard the ''Newgrange''. Despite calls from [[Kamea Arano]] to surrender, Samuel's son refused to hand over control of his DropShip, leading to his death when the Restoration mercenaries destroyed a refueling station next to the grounded ''Newgrange'', resulting in an explosion that engulfed and crippled or destroyed the ''Newgrange''.<ref name=BTVG/>
 
 
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Samuel Ostergaard's reason for fighting in the civil war was the death of his [[Samuel Ostergaard II|son]]. Samuel's son was serving as the captain of the Concordat [[DropShip]] [[Newgrange (Individual Union-class DropShip)|''Newgrange'']] at the time of his death, and the Restoration forces hired a small mercenary force to destroy or capture the ''Newgrange'' after receiving information that indicated that the Directorate was receiving weapons and armaments shipments from the Taurian Concordat, smuggled or transported aboard the ''Newgrange''. Despite calls from [[Kamea Arano]] to surrender, Samuel's son refused to hand over control of his DropShip, leading to his death when the Restoration mercenaries destroyed a refueling station next to the grounded ''Newgrange'', resulting in an explosion that engulfed and crippled or destroyed the ''Newgrange''.<ref name=BTVG />
 
  
===A Father's Revenge===
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==A Father's Revenge==
{{quote|'''Go ahead and run--you won't go far. I volunteered for this shit assignment so I could have the pleasure of hunting you down. And when I catch you, I will make you pay for the death of [[Samuel Ostergaard II|my son]].'''}}
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{{quote|Go ahead and run--you won't go far. I volunteered for this shit assignment so I could have the pleasure of hunting you down. And when I catch you, I will make you pay for the death of [[Arms Dealer|my son]].}}
--Samuel Ostergaard to Kamea Arano upon fleeing from [[Castle Nautilus]] on Artru.<ref name=BTVG />
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--Samuel Ostergaard to Kamea Arano upon fleeing [[Artu]].
  
 
[[File:Arms_Dealer_Captain.png|left|thumb|135px|The death of Samuel's son would motivate him to fight against the Arano Restoration.]]
 
[[File:Arms_Dealer_Captain.png|left|thumb|135px|The death of Samuel's son would motivate him to fight against the Arano Restoration.]]
Samuel swore revenge on Kamea Arano and the mercenaries responsible for his son's death, agitating for continued or increased Taurian support for the Aurigan Directorate; Samuel led a [[battalion]] of [[Taurian Defense Force]] [[BattleMech]]s to [[Artru]] after learning that Lady Arano and the mercenaries responsible for his son's death were engaged in covertly recovering a recently-rediscovered [[Star League Defense Force]] cache in a hidden Star League Defense Force base on Artru known as [[Castle Nautilus]]. In the resulting ambush Samuel's forces killed the majority of the Restoration personnel on Artru, and nearly managed to kill Lady Arano herself. The mercenaries retained by Lady Arano destroyed the Star League cache within Castle Nautilus with explosives as Lady Arano led a lance of recovered Star League Defense Force BattleMechs through the Taurian attack to the waiting ''[[Delfinas|ARS Delfinas]]'', a [[Leopard]]-Class [[DropShip]]; while Samuel was able to destroy the ''Delfinas'', she was able to remain free long enough for her supporting mercenary forces to evacuate her using their transport vessel. During the course of the battle Samuel confirmed that his son had been unable to surrender the ''Newgrange'' because he was acting under orders, presumably from the [[Taurian Defense Force]] or Taurian government.<ref name=BTVG />
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Samuel swore revenge on Kamea Arano and the mercenaries responsible for his son's death, agitating for continued or increased Taurian support for the Aurigan Directorate; Samuel led a [[battalion]] of [[Taurian Defense Force]] [[BattleMech]]s to [[Artru]] after learning that Lady Arano and the mercenaries responsible for his son's death were engaged in covertly recovering a recently-rediscovered [[Star League Defense Force]] cache in a hidden Star League Defense Force base on Artru known as [[Castle Nautilus]]. In the resulting ambush Samuel's forces killed the majority of the Restoration personnel on Artru, and nearly managed to kill Lady Arano herself. The mercenaries retained by Lady Arano destroyed the Star League cache within Castle Nautilus with explosives as Lady Arano led a lance of recovered Star League Defense Force BattleMechs through the Taurian attack to the waiting ''[[Delfinas|ARS Delfinas]]'', a [[Leopard]]-Class [[DropShip]]; while Samuel was able to destroy the ''Delfinas'', she was able to remain free long enough for her supporting mercenary forces to evacuate her using their transport vessel. During the course of the battle Samuel confirmed that his son had been unable to surrender the ''Newgrange'' because he was acting under orders, presumably from the [[Taurian Defense Force]] or Taurian government.<ref name=BTVG/>
 
 
===Death===
 
On Coromodir, Ostergaard revealed that he is no longer with the Taurian Concordat Navy and his actions are his own. Grief-stricken, Samuel threatens the mercenaries that he is sending his dropship and remaining forces to destroy them. However, thanks to Farah sending the [[Locura]] virus to the ''Iberia'', his ship was stricken with a host of catastrophic malfunctions. This final act would cause the ''Iberia'' to crash on the surface killing him instantly, along with the Directorate and Restoration forces on planet. With Ostergaard's death and the peace made between them and the Taurian Concordat, the mercenaries and Lady Arano could now focus on liberating the Aurigan Coalition once more.
 
 
 
==Quotes==
 
{{quote|''"Attention, forces of the [[Arano Restoration]]! I am Commodore Samuel Ostergaard of the Concordat Navy. You are surrounded by a battalion of the Taurians' most decorated Mechwarriors. On behalf of our allies in the Aurigan Directorate, I demand your immediate and unconditional surrender. But I know you won't stand down Lady Arano. You're The Sword of Restoration - you have a reputation to uphold. And that's good. I wouldn't have it any other way."''}}
 
--Samuel Ostergaard introducing himself to Kamea Arano and the Arano Restoration.<ref name=BTVG>BattleTech (Video Game)</ref>
 
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==Notes==
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==Death==
*Samuel Ostergaard's voice was portrayed by actor [[Elias Toufexis]].
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On Coromadir, Ostergaard revealed that he is no longer with the Taurian Concordat Navy and his actions are his own. Grief-strickened, Samuel threatens the mercenaries that he is sending his dropship and remaining forces to destroy them. However, thanks to Farah sending the [[Locura]] virus to the ''Iberia'', Samuel would experience malfunctions while on board the dropship. This final act would cause the Iberia crash on the surface killing him instantly, along with the Directorate and Restoration forces on planet. With Ostergaard's death and the peace made between them and the Taurian Concordat, the mercenaries and Lady Arano could now focus on liberating the Aurigan Coalition once more.
  
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[BattleTech (Video Game)|BattleTech]]'' (Video Game)
 
* ''[[BattleTech (Video Game)|BattleTech]]'' (Video Game)
* ''[[House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)]]''
 
  
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