As a young Gungan, Rugor Nass was one of the most powerful soldiers in the Gungan military. Once he grew too old to continue military life, he became a politician, eventually working his way up to the Boss or Governor of Otoh Gunga. He was famous for expanding the city-state by adding the sector known as City Bigspace, which was a popular addition to the city. When Queen Amidala of the Naboo colonists asked for assistance in a war against the Trade Federation, who had blockaded the planet. Discovering that the colonists were not as egotistic as he had believed, Rugor dispatched the Gungan army to help. After helping win the Battle of Naboo, Nass decided to try and intigrate the Gungan army with the rest of the galaxy through such actions of getting a Gungan as part of the Republic senate and starting the first Gungan space program to colonize one of Naboo's moons.