Vaigon Shinn was a male Nikto chief mugger who operated on Tatooine during the Galactic Civil War. In 1 ABY, Shinn and his band of muggers was responsible for stealing ID cards from people in Mos Eisley. Mayor Mikdanyell Guh'rantt's combat expert Peawp R'dawc tasked a spacer to eliminate Vaigon Shinn in his hideout. A short time later, Sleash, a thug who used to do business with Vaigon Shinn, went into hiding in Vaigon Shinn's Hideout after the crime boss Faeto placed a death mark on his partner Untas.
Vaigon Shinn was a non-player character in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts, prior to its closure on December 15, 2011. Vaigon Shinn was added to the game as part of the "Legacy Quest" with the release of the "Publish 25," a.k.a. the "New Game Enhancements," on November 15, 2005.