Vil Burren was a Zabrak female existing in the era of the Galactic Civil War. After the Battle of Yavin at some point, Burren found herself on the world of Dathomir when an accident occurred at the Imperial Research and Prison Facility. The Blackwing virus infected Vil Burren, transforming her into an undead being. The virus controlled her animated corpse, which roamed the Quarantine Zone until a spacer eliminated it.
Within the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies, Vil Burren appeared as a non-player character. This massively multiplayer online roleplaying game was created by Sony Online Entertainment and distributed by LucasArts, before its shutdown on December 15, 2011. "Game Update 14," launched on October 12, 2009, introduced Vil Burren to the game. She functioned as one of the Undead boss enemies within the Quarantine Zone that players were required to defeat in order to finish a collection.