Unidentified Gran (Rimmer's Rest)

"You will never leave here. Nar Shaddaa shall be your grave."

- The Gran threatening Kyle Katarn

A male Gran mercenary operated out of the moon Nar Shaddaa sometime after the Battle of Endor. At some point in his life, he had a dangerous encounter with Rebel agent Kyle Katarn. Around 5 ABY, he was hired by the droid information broker 8t88 to serve as backup during a meeting with Katarn at the Rimmer's Rest cantina, where 8t88 was going to divulge information regarding the death of Katarn's father. Once the droid double-crossed Katarn though, 8t88 left the Gran and another thug to kill off Katarn. However, they were unable to prevent him from escaping and Katarn ended up killing many of 8t88's thugs while he chased the droid to a landing platform elsewhere.

Biography
"Remember me? It took three months for that blaster burn to heal.''" "''Can't say that I do, but the streets are filled with trash&mdash;and it's hard to tell one piece from another."

- The Gran exchanges words with Katarn pertaining to an old wound

A Gran male worked as a mercenary out of the moon Nar Shaddaa sometime after the Battle of Endor. At some point during his career, he encountered Rebel agent Kyle Katarn, and after a shootout the Gran sustained a blaster injury. The injury took three months to heal, giving the Gran plenty of time to build up a grudge against Katarn. Around 5 ABY, a Dark Jedi named Jerec began his search for the lost Valley of the Jedi, and along the way found the employment of a droid information broker named 8t88. 88 went to Nar Shaddaa in search of Kyle Katarn in order to divulge information about the death of Katarn's father, Morgan Katarn, who was murdered by Jerec. 88 planned to double-cross Katarn however, searching for the employment of the bounty hunter Boba Fett to serve as a bodyguard during the confrontation. Fett declined, forcing 88 to find cheaper backup, including the Gran mercenary, and a number of other thugs and bounty hunters.



Arriving at Katarn's table at the Rimmer's Rest cantina, 88 informed Katarn that Jerec had been responsible for Morgan's death, noting that Jerec had plans for the birth of a new Empire that Kyle didn't factor into. While late to the confrontation, the Gran and another Rodian thug moved in around Katarn as 88 offered Katarn one last chance: describe what a small datadisc from Morgan's home on Sulon contained or die at the hands of the thugs. Katarn didn't comply however and 88 left while ordering his thugs to kill Katarn. The Gran positioned himself in front of Katarn, asking him first if Katarn remembered him at all, as opposed to immediately blasting him. The former agent showed no recognition. The exchange granted Katarn enough time however to hurl the Rodian thug behind him over his shoulder and grab the thug's DH-17 blaster pistol to point it at the Gran's face. The Gran was briefly disarmed during the process, and Katarn slipped away, mockingly adding that they should go out for lunch sometime.

Katarn continued to chase 88 through the streets of Nar Shaddaa, eventually cornering him on a landing platform and shooting off one of his arms. With the help of more hired guns 88 managed to escape aboard an Imperial Lambda-Class shuttle, though when the thugs tried to board with him they were shot by stormtroopers.

Personality and traits
The Gran was not above holding a grudge, and appeared to carry one against Kyle Katarn ever since obtaining a long lasting injury from Katarn during some prior event. The Gran also appeared to be both cocky and somewhat eager during his confrontation with Katarn, wishing to know if Katarn remembered him at all from the previous engagement, though Katarn didn't recognize the mercenary at all, claiming that the Gran was just a piece of street trash like numerous others Katarn had dealt with. However, the exchange gave Katarn enough time to disarm the Gran and another Rodian thug before slipping away, leaving the Gran to his own seething anger. The Gran taunted Katarn one last time, but only ended up receiving a mocking reply.

The Gran had salmon colored skin and purple eyes, that at the time of his confrontation at the bar were notably bloodshot. He was described as having a voice that sounded like a gravel crusher.

Equipment
The Gran carried an E-11 blaster rifle as his primary weapon during his confrontation with Kyle Katarn. The Gran also wore dark blue fatigues around his torso and wore black pants with brown boots.

Behind the scenes
This Gran first appeared in Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II, and is one of three characters seen in the live action cutscenes who are not given names within the game and who do not act as members of the main cast (the other two characters being an actor dressed as a Grave Tusken, and another character later identified as Duno Dree). Out of the three extras this Gran is the only one to have lines. The two lines that are spoken though are then used as taunts for all other Gran enemies in the game, who speak one of the two lines upon sighting the player character. Due to the costume's mask, the Gran's mouth doesn't move when he speaks.

One of the lines translates to a phrase containing Nar Shaddaa, and interestingly this phrase can still be heard by some Gran on Sulon despite them no longer being on Nar Shaddaa. The Gran in-game also reuses a line from Star Wars: Dark Forces which translates to "You'll never leave here".

Also, while in many sources Gran have black eyes, this Gran, along with all Gran in Dark Forces II and its expansion, Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith, has purple eyes.

Between the video game and the novella Rebel Agent, the confrontation in the bar is somewhat different. While a Grave Tusken acts as the second thug during the game that ends up being flipped onto a table, the novella changes this thug to a Rodian. Also, the weapon Kyle uses against the Gran is also different in the translation. In the game Kyle grabs a DH-17 from the Grave Tusken behind him, but in the novella Kyle uses the Force to grab his Bryar pistol, even though the name of Kyle's weapon is never stated, and the original art for the novella had the Bryar replaced with a DH-17 anyways. Some dialogue is also switched around out of order. Also in the game, after the cutscene's closure, the Gran makes a run for it and the player may choose to shoot and kill the Gran or evade his attacks and escape. In the novella, Kyle disarms the thugs and simply leaves, though a page break is inserted soon after perhaps leaving some ambiguity over the Gran's fate. This article however assumes the canon of Rebel Agent.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
 * Dark Forces: Rebel Agent