Taym Dren-garen

Taym Dren-garen was one of Jabba Desilijic Tiure's henchmen.

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A native of the^[1] planet^[4] Tatooine,^[1] the Human sharpshooter Taym Dren-garen was a henchman of the^[3] Hutt crime lord^[5] Jabba Desilijic Tiure. Dren-garen's job was to deal directly with Tusken Raiders, nomads^[3] indigenous to Tatooine.^[4] Fueling the Tusken Raider's tempers with lies about local settlers, Dren-garen kept them well supplied^[3] with weapons.^[1] He kept local authorities distracted from Jabba's operations by promoting skirmishes between the Tuskens and the settlers.^[3]

He was present at Jabba's Palace when Twi'lek dancer Oola was thrown in the Rancor's pit.^[6]

During the planned execution of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Chewbacca over the Great Pit of Carkoon, Skywalker equipped himself with a lightsaber previously hidden in the Astromech droid R2-D2. He began fighting his way through several of Jabba's henchmen, in an attempt to free his friends and himself from Jabba's control.^[6]

After already witnessing several of his fellow henchmen fall by Skywalker's lightsaber, Dren-garen found the opportunity to disable the attacker. As Klaatu retreated into the main hold, Dren-garen erupted from a top-mounted hatch at the front of the deck from behind Skywalker, catching him completely unawares. Dren-garen shot Skywalker's right hand, at the moment Skywalker raised his green-bladed saber above his head. Skywalker struck out at Taym with his lightsaber, slashing him across his weapon-holding hand. With a howl of pain, Taym Dren-garen fell backwards through the hatch into the depths of the Khetanna.^[6]