TIE Pilots were a group of Imperial starfighter pilots, who piloted the Empire's most recognizable symbols of power, the TIE Fighters. Distinguished by their black jumpsuits and reinforced helmets, the pilots formed the elite of the Imperial Navy.
Description[]
Duties[]
The priority of all Imperial forces was victory at all costs, even if the costs were suicide. TIE Pilots regarded themselves expendable and were trained to regard their ships as the most expressive instrument of the Galactic Empire. As a result, TIE Pilots were loyal and willing to die for the Emperor. Their primary missions were to attack enemy forces and protect space around Imperial installations and warships. TIE Pilots rarely performed physical ground duties and spent much of their time in a TIE cockpit on patrol.
Equipment[]
TIE pilots were equipped with black uniforms composed of energy-shielded fabrics, a black flight helmet, positive gravity pressure boots, and a life support chest piece with breather tubes connected to the helmet to provide necessary gases. Functioning as vacuum G-suits, these uniforms were necessary because TIE based fighters lacked life-support. The helmets also featured ship-linked communication systems on the sides, and were highly reinforced.
The helmet design was reminiscent of stormtrooper armor, with a few notable distinctions. The shell was bulkier, possibly due to reinforced padding or internal pilot-to-ship communications equipment. Additional modifications enabled the pilot to survive in the cockpit's vacuum. Breather tubes extended from the helmet to the front of the chest plate, where controls for the suit's portable life support system were located. Because the odds of surviving a crash were slim, TIE pilots were rarely equipped with emergency rations or supplies.
Notable TIE Pilots[]
- Valen Rudor
- Wedge Antilles (formerly)
- Sabine Wren (Rebel spy; formerly)
- Derek Klivian (formerly)
- Rake (formerly, deceased)
- Vult Skerris (deceased)
- Goran
- LS-21
Appearances[]
Shorts[]
Season One[]
- "Spark of Rebellion" (First appearance)
- "Fighter Flight"
- "Out of Darkness"
- "Empire Day"
- "Gathering Forces"
- "Idiot's Array"
- "Call to Action"
- "Rebel Resolve"
- "Fire Across the Galaxy"
Season Two[]
- "The Siege of Lothal"
- "Wings of the Master"
- "Legacy"
- "Legends of the Lasat"
- "Homecoming"
- "The Forgotten Droid"
