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[–] bloopernova@programming.dev 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I always wanted to see a TIE Defender rebuilt by the B-Wing builders. Like, the new Republic gets the Defender plans, and builds their own version.

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] Klanky@sopuli.xyz 7 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Is that from Lost in Space movie from the 90s?

[–] AGD4@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Oh yea! Such a badass and tragically short scene. Almost out of place for that film.

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Yes. I always thought it looked like the Cooler B-Wing.

[–] AGD4@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Very Cool!

Weren't these featured in I, Jedi?

Or one of the Wraith Squadron books?

I vaguelly recall reading an Expanded Universe novel featuring those craft any how. Written by Michael A. Stackpole with Kieran Halcyon as a leading character.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

I know of at least a few EU works that various uglies showed up. TIEs were widespread surplus that were low cost to modify after the Empire fell, and a lot of them ended up in use by criminals and planetary defense forces.

[–] sagrotan@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Is it a "Twing" or a "Xie"?

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Wookipedia calls this particular layout a “TYE-Wing” but I think that’s just putting an official sounding name on a hodgepodge ship build.