He had his own son, Resistance member Kyle Bates, beaten by right-hand man Mr. In the end, Nathan's thirst for power gets the better of him.ĭuring his bid for power, Nathan decided to get rid of the Resistance in the city. This proposal was mainly accepted negatively among the people, including Juliet Parrish, but Nathan explained that he was merely buying time until another toxin could be discovered. Diana was forced to deal with him, and Los Angeles was set up as an Open City, where humans and Visitors could both walk unarmed. She wanted to kill him, but had to change her plans, when Nathan told her about a secret store of Red Dust toxin that he would release into the atmosphere should he be harmed. Later Nathan would have to barter with Diana, when she began a sudden attack on Los Angeles. However, Diana managed to escape, after which Tyler left Bates and rejoined the Resistance.
It is possible that she was chosen for this role not only because she was a prominent scientist and a well known freedom fighter, but also because Nathan held an undisguised attraction for this woman.Īfter the first Visitors demise and prior to Diana's trial, Nathan contacted Ham Tyler and hired him to fake Diana's death and bring her to him. Juliet Parrish became the chief scientific researcher in his company. Nathan Bates was the owner of Science Frontiers, the company that was contracted to discover the secrets of the L.A.
Nathan Bates is the owner of Science Frontiers and the father of Kyle Bates.