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Catalogue entryDevaronianThe New Republic

Burg

The muscle, and a demonstration that muscle is not enough.

Species
Devaronian
Homeworld
Not established
Affiliation
Independent — mercenary
First appearance
The Mandalorian, "Chapter 6: The Prisoner" (2019)
Continuity
Canon
Role
Heavy
Portrayed by
Clancy Brown
Crew
Ranzar Malk’s prison-ship job

Burg is a Devaronian mercenary played by Clancy Brown, part of Ranzar Malk's crew in The Mandalorian. He is the heavy: physically the largest person in every room he enters, contemptuous of Mandalorian armour, and openly interested in finding out what is under the helmet.

The episode uses him to establish the show's combat grammar — that Din Djarin wins fights through equipment, positioning and patience rather than strength, and that the biggest man in the corridor is usually the first one dealt with.

Catalogue entry. This figure has a verified record here rather than a full write-up — the encyclopedia labels its own depth instead of padding it.