Taym Dren-garen | |
Continuity: | Star Wars |
Notability: | Antagonist |
Type: | Henchman |
Gender: | Male |
Race: | Human |
Location: | Tatooine |
Status: | Deceased |
Died: | 4 ABY |
First: | Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) |
Taym Dren-garen is a fictional human featured in the Star Wars multimedia franchise. Played by an unidentified stunt performer, he had a very minor role in the 1983 film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.
Biography[]
Taym Dren-garen was a human henchman employed by Jabba the Hutt. During the Skirmish at Carkoon, he came up from below deck on Jabba's sail barge and fired at Luke Skywalker, shooting him in his cybernetic hand. Luke retaliated, striking him down with his lightsaber.
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Taym Dren-garen was created by franchise developer George Lucas, director Richard Marquand and writer Lawrence Kasdan.
- In the Star Wars: Return of the Jedi four-issue comic book adaptation of the film by Marvel Comics, as well as Marvel Super Special #27, Taym Dren-garen is represented as a brown-skinned reptilian alien.