It doesn't have the TIE Silencer's redesigned cockpit, which I don't find iconic enough to replace the calassic "eyeball" shape, but if you look closely, you'll see that there are several extra windows behind the large frontal canopy in order to improve spatial awareness for the pilot and to let them see what's above, below, and to the side of their ship.I hope, possibly in vain, for the following.įO Bomber-for the love of god, just have it playable and efficient. Of course the fighter has the First Order markers - the standard white solar arrays plues the tire-shaped energy cells in the struts, the red stripe, and the antennae of the heavy special forces TIE fighter.
This way, audiences can also see which way is "up" on the fighter and I think it lends an extra suggestion of heavy firepower to the ion cannons. The top wings are different and based on the V-Wing's heat radiators. I think the different wing shape, which to me looks "pointier" and more dangerous, should be obvious. A hyperdrive and a light repair droid give this fighter the ability top operate far away from friendly forces.Ĭomment: I was thinking what the First Order would do differently when redesigning the Defender, a classic. Its maneuverability, firepower, protection, and modern jammers and scanners give the TIE Defender 2 the ability to take on much bigger ships or hold its own against multiple enemy fighters. This tractor beam can hold enemy fighters in place during a dogfight, giving the TIE Defender 2 more time to finish them off. The result is a heavily shielded yet very nimble starfighter with four laser cannons, two ion cannons, two warhead launchers, as well as a powerful tractor beam projector under the cockpit. The First Order, in its efforts to emulate the Galactic Empire, could not pass over the most powerful starfighter of the Galactic Civil War, the original TIE Defender, and so - parallel to the development of the TIE Silencer - set out to construct its own Defender, retaining the original's basic three-strut structure but completely redesigning its shape.
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