Despite the Empire's long held resistance to the TIE Defender, they would continue to be used by the Imperial Remnant until at least the end of the Yuuzhan Vong War, with the starfighters stationed on many Imperial capital ships including Grand Admiral Gilad Pellaeon's flagship, the Right to Rule. [13] Star Wars: TIE Fighter identifies the ship as the "TIE Defender" while TIE is established as an acronym for " Twin Ion Engine" in several sources, including The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels.

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The TIE Defender was one of the fastest starfighters in use during the Galactic Civil War. [4] Although it was based on the standard twin ion engine design, it was upgraded to the entirely new [15] P-sz9.7 twin ion engine, which was rated at 230 KTU [1] and allowed it a maximum acceleration of 4,220 G [7] or 21 MGLT/ s and a top speed of 144 MGLT [8] or 1,680 km/h in an atmosphere—almost 40 percent faster than a standard TIE Fighter. [7] With tractor beam recharge power redirected to the engines, the top speed could be increased to 180 MGLT. [8] In addition to the main thrusters located in the aft section, [15] the Defender's triple wing design allowed for three arrays of maneuvering jets [6]—which gave it a maneuverability rating of 110 DPF [8]—and it featured an advanced F-s5x flight avionics system to process the pilot's instructions. When combined, these systems made the ship not only faster, but more agile than any other starfighter in Imperial service [6] and capable of matching the fastest starfighters in the Alliance Fleet. [17] Not a chance of getting a break from Zaarin's incessant TIE Defenders!" ―Imperial briefing officer — Listen ( file info) [36]Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 67 ( Starship & Vehicle Directory: The TIE/ad avenger) The Empire's loss at the Battle of Yavin forced it to reconsider its tactics in fighting the Rebellion. Several new weapons projects were initiated as a result, among them the TIE Defender. [17] Such was the importance of the TIE Defender that the top secret development project was conducted under the supervision of top naval commanders, [6] including Grand Admiral Demetrius Zaarin, [2] then head of research and development for starfighter technology, [11] and the project would see several prototype stages before its completion shortly before the Battle of Endor [2] in 4 ABY. [29] Info about this bright red crazy fighter can be found here: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Emperor%27s_Royal_Guard_TIE/In_starfighter This is my attempt at a lego model of the modified TIE Interceptors used by the Emperor's Royal Guard, it is based on the updated lego TIE models of PaulWiseOne, who has made the regular TIE interceptor and TIE Advanced x1 models updating their designs to bring them up to the same standard as the TIE Fighter 9492. I would love to see a fleet of different TIEs displayed alongside the rebel's X wing, Y wing, B wing, and A wing.

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Although the Empire had prevented TIE Defender technology from spreading further, Zaarin still possessed a number of the starfighters and continued to use them in his campaign against Thrawn's forces. The Missile Boat proved an effective foil to Zaarin's TIE Defenders and enabled the Empire to greatly diminish his supply of the fighters. By the time that Thrawn finally trapped Zaarin in the Unknown Regions, only a handful of the starfighters remained in the rogue Imperial's control. [36] Other Imperial use [ ] Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 3 ( Action Stations: Facing the Empire's massed fighters) And last but certainly not least, Krispijin's Assault Gunboat and Missile Boat, which fit perfectly with the growing imperial fleet! After escaping a trap set by Zaarin's Immobilizer 418 cruiser Harpago—destroying the ship with the help of the Nebulon-B2 frigate Osprey—they arrived at Coruscant to find the Emperor's Star Destroyer, the Majestic, badly damaged and the Emperor being taken to Zaarin's flagship, the Star Destroyer Glory. The TIE Defenders disabled the Emperor's shuttle and protected it while the Emperor was rescued by loyal forces. [2] The minifigures included are a Stormtrooper with a blaster pistol, and a TIE Pilot with a newly redesigned helmet.Defenders remained in limited use under the Imperial Remnant, deployed in small numbers to the best pilots, rather than to whole squadrons. Shortly after the end of the Adumari Civil War, the Empire launched an assault on New Republic forces in orbit of Adumar. Among the Imperial fighters were four TIE Defenders in the service of the 181st Imperial Fighter Wing under Turr Phennir, deployed in two pairs. These fighters acquitted themselves well and destroyed or disabled many New Republic starfighters. The Imperial forces were ultimately defeated and at least one of the TIE Defenders was destroyed in combat with members of Rogue Squadron, with Phennir's damaged and forced to withdraw. [45] Yuuzhan Vong War and later use [ ] Star Wars projects thread by fractalsponge on www.scifi-meshes.com ( April 9, 2012) (archived from the original on March 17, 2016) Following the Battle of Hoth, Emperor Palpatine charged Grand Admiral Zaarin with the continuing development of the TIE series. Zaarin had all ongoing projects transferred to the XQ6 Platform Research in the Parmel system, including the TIE Defender and TIE Avenger, an evolution of Darth Vader's TIE Advanced x1 which Zaarin saw as merely a step towards completion of the TIE Defender. Both projects relied heavily upon the development of a hyperdrive which could be mass produced and which would be small enough to fit inside the fuselage of a TIE fighter. When that proved problematic to Zaarin's team, the Grand Admiral managed to acquire the technology from the Habeen through a combination of diplomacy and military action against their rivals, the Nharwaak. [31] By the time that the TIE Avenger, modified by Zaarin to use the Habeen hyperdrive technology, entered service, the TIE Defender project had reached the final prototype stage [2] and the Empire was planning to roll the finished product out as a replacement for the Assault Gunboat. [35] These are still out there. Not many, but even one is more than I'd like to face if I don't have to." ―Wedge Antilles [43]

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Now, some good news for you! You have been selected to receive advanced combat training in the new TIE Defender. Report to the Combat Chamber..." ―Imperial briefing officer [2] After Zaarin's failed coup against Emperor Palpatine, the renegade admiral attempted to gain control of the TIE Defender technology to give his forces a technological advantage over the Empire. The advanced starfighter also attracted the attention of other factions, including the Rebel Alliance and pirate groups. Imperial forces under the command of Grand Admiral Thrawn were ultimately able to prevent the spread of the technology and the starfighter played a major role in Thrawn's successful campaign against Zaarin.Inventory includes all the parts required for both the Ship and the Stand, you do not need to own any sets before attempting to build this MOC The ship's defenses were provided by a pair of forward and rear projecting Novaldex deflector shield generators—another advantage over standard TIE models. [6] The shields were designed to recharge more rapidly than in previous Imperial fighters [2] and were nearly as powerful as those found on capital ships, [25] with a total rating of 100 SBD. [1] The fighters were not equipped with particle shields, relying on the reinforced titanium hull to absorb impacts from matter. [25] Its hull and wings were the strongest of any TIE series starfighter [17] and were rated at 14 RU. [8] Systems [ ] This garish red Interceptor has never been produced by Lego, it is a very distinctive looking expanded universe TIE. Unlike the vanilla Interceptors, these variants had a hyperdrive and defense shields. I have also done a revamped TIE Avenger and Defender to go along with the other updated TIEs. This set could be found at Toys-R-Us stores in the US beginning in December, one month before the official world-wide release date.