Unidentified Gran (Rimmer's Rest)

"Nar Shaddaa shall be your grave."

- The Gran threatening Kyle Katarn

This Unidentified Gran was a male gran who worked as a mercenary operating out of Nar Shaddaa. Around 5 ABY, shortly after the Battle of Endor, he was hired by the droid information broker 8t88 to serve as backup during a meeting with former rebel agent Kyle 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 his hired thugs to kill off Katarn. Katarn however killed all of 8t88's thugs and chased the droid to a landing platform elsewhere.

Biography
"You will never leave here."

- The Gran threatens Kyle Katarn

This Gran male worked as a mercenary out of Nar Shaddaa sometime after the Battle of Endor. 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 former rebel agent Kyle Katarn in order to divulge information about death of Katarn's father, Morgan Katarn, and then betray him later as Katarn could prove to be an eventual thorn seeing that 88's employer was also responsible for Morgan's death. 88 first contacted the bounty hunter Boba Fett to serve as a bodyguard during the confrontation, but Fett declined forcing 88 to find cheaper backup, including a human male named Grentho, 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, then stating that Jerec had plans for the birth of a new Empire. The Gran and another thug moved in around Katarn as 88 offered Katarn one last chance: describe what a small datadisc from Morgan's home on Sulon contained. Katarn didn't comply however and 88 left and ordered his thugs to kill Katarn. The Gran positioned himself in front of Katarn, deciding to threaten him first. This however grants Katarn enough time to hurl the thug behind him over his shoulder and onto the the table, grab the thug's DH-17 blaster pistol, and point it at the Gran's face. The Gran tried to escape but was killed by Katarn a bit later.

Katarn continued to chase 88 through Nar Shaddaa, eventually cornering him on a landing platform and shooting one of his arms off. 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, perhaps indicating the Gran mercenary's future had he stuck with 88.

Personality and traits
The Gran perhaps appeared as somewhat cocky or naive, deciding that he could taunt Katarn before killing him, stating that Katarn will never leave Nar Shaddaa alive. This instead however gave Katarn enough time to turn the tables by beating a second thug and stealing his weapon to use it against the Gran.

Unlike many members of the Gran family this Gran had purple eyes, whereas the most common eye color is black.

Behind the scenes
This Gran first appeared in Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II, and is one of two characters seen in the live action cutscenes who do not have names and who are not the main cast (the other being a human dressed as a Grave Tusken). Out of the two 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 mask the Gran's mouth doesn't move when he speaks.

The Gran in-game also reuse some sounds from Star Wars: Dark Forces. 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.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II