Orin is the titular protagonist of the animated movie, Starchaser: The Legend of Orin. A young miner and the seeker and wielder of an unknown mysterious weapon, Orin once became involved in an quest to save his people from the tyranny of Zygon, alongside with the former smuggler Dagg Dibrimi, the Fembot Silica, the artificially intelligent spacecraft Arthur, and the noble girl Aviana, eventually destroying the cyborg warlord.
Orin also appears in the events of Heroes vs. Villains as one of the Galactic Federation's enforcers, joining forces with Dagg, Buzz Lightyear, and many others to thwart the machinations of Zygon and his superior, Emperor Zurg, whom he continuously clashed with him in an attempt to restore balace in the galaxy and bring Zurg to justice.