EVERY SINGLE TIE Fighter Type/Variant Explained!

[@RedFiveStarWars]

Which TIE Fighter Variant is your favorite? Become a channel member: kzbin.info/door/eEBqe56GnEy2e6CRZe8hWwjoin

[@marshalllatta2073]

My favorite tie fighter variants the are classic tie fighter tie intercepter tie bomber tie defender tie striker tie phantom and tie reaper

[@Nathan74357]

Vader’s Tie Fighter And Tie Defender + Tie Interceptor And Other Advanced Tie Fighters.

[@Foxpack57]

Tie defender

[@CommanderOfTDS]

Tie Bizzaro looking like a blown up Tie Fighter with -1 wing and +1 cockpit

[@Christmas_Joe]

TIE Interceptor

[@knightmare5097]

The one TIE Poe and Finn flew was a special forces TIE fighter, meant for the best of the First Order’s pilots. The regular First Order TIE had no turret, but did still have deflector shields.

[@spoork9443]

No the TIE/SF had a turret and hyperdrive but the TIE/fo only has shields and no hyperdrive or turret

[@knightmare5097]

@@spoork9443 You’re right. My mistake

[@sanneoi6323]

Yea

[@helicopter7997]

it had life support?

[@Nerobyrne]

I love how this even makes sense, because with advances in technology, it's conceivable that energy shields might be cheaper and smaller, so that they could now be mounted on the TIE fighters. Like how things like parking assist and GPS routing used to be extremely expensive and rather clunky, and now they're in basically every car.

[@StarJar1996]

The hardest part with all these "All blanks explained" videos is that, there has been SO MUCH Star Wars lore over the years, that it hits a point where so many of these feel redundant, and its hard to believe the empire would actually need this many different variations of the same ship.

[@alephkasai9384]

The F-15 has like 10 different variants all of which look largely similar and their differences tend to be incremental upgrades rather than completely different frames like what we see with the TIE.

[@AB-bg7os]

I like to think that every defense contractor for the galaxy wants a piece of the Empire's military budget, so the Imperials have like 3000 projects being funded at the same time

[@enermaxstephens1051]

And many of them are simply fan art

[@JamesTrifolium]

Good thing we have an entire alternate universe which basically acts as a giant composter.

[@vadersfist1775]

@@AB-bg7os i was kinda interested in that now and did some digging in Star Wars lore. The TIE designs are all from one company, Sienar Fleet Systems. So it‘s always the same contractor. There were of course others but they didn‘t built starfighters for the Empire like Kuat Drive Yards and the Corellian Engineering Corporation. There was also Incom, they were the ones that created the X-Wing design and many Clone Starfighters like the Arc-170. The Empire however didn’t need their designs anymore and imperialised Incom to make use of their production lines for TIE fighters and to regulate the market of fighter craft. Many of their former engineers went on to the Rebel Alliance after that. Other than them most companies were small local planetary companies like the one producing the Naboo-1. Knowing that I would say you could explain all the designs with some of them being more experimental and rarely used by the Empire. They probably scrapped them, as the standard TIE fighter or Interceptor could do the same job. Probably made production cheaper and simpler

[@Doofing_Cookies]

The ship that Poe Dameron stole was actually called the TIE SF or “special forces”. The rear gunner and the red flash of colour are the main differences

[@lordkilwik9116]

Yes, the normal first order tie was just a bit upgraded normal one.

[@armorbat6331]

Don't forget the Heavy tie bombers

[@jamesdoyle1857]

And the TIE TC and FC

[@VestedUTuber]

And all the Chiss variants.

[@templarunite]

The heavy tie WHAT!?

[@User-b9q2z]

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[@comicsansisagoodfont2634]

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[@TURPEG]

The TIE Baron could be based on The Red Baron, a WW1 german fighter pilot who had 80 kills, who flew a red 3 winged plane

[@darthpaul99]

Yes, even the character who flew it was a guy who wore red stormtrooper armor.

[@ir4zs]

​@darthpaul99 fun fact: the red Stormtrooper armor means that they're a Sith Trooper, a special kind of stormtrooper. Look it up, it's a really interesting topic.

[@lukasz.adamski]

Tie Defender is my love. I remember it from an add-on to Tie Fighter. The feeling of power when piloting it is just crazy.

[@victorvance2573]

Same for me but i think it was already in the base game.

[@sasha3856]

@@victorvance2573 what game are you guys talking about?

[@TheKalZul]

@@sasha3856 1995s Tie Fighter flight sim. A very fun game. Personally I was more of missile boat sort of guy.

[@Altonahk]

I have always hated it. Like, it is objectively the best, but it's such a Mary Sue of a ship. Instead of the specialisation vs generalist paradigm, we get the ship that's better at everything than everybody. It feels like it was made up by a kid trying to one up his friends.

[@JFDSmit-rm6tw]

​@@TheKalZulI was divided between the missile boat (though sure it was Assault Gunboat in the version I played) and the Defender.

[@inductivegrunt94]

Really like the classic Ties like the Fighter Bomber and Interceptor. Some of the special ones like the Scout, Oppressor, Sentinel, Avenger, Phantom and Defender are also ones I really like. The ground based Ties were a weird bunch though. But the Lancet is hilarious with the design and proton beam weapon.

[@yaxlndxiii1290]

Yeah, I remember Empire at War (the game the Lancet and the Mauler came from as far as I'm aware) and they were... interesting to use. The Lancet was useless basically, but the Mauler was a very good anti-infantry unit, don't know why it had a self destruct option tho

[@sambrown6426]

@@yaxlndxiii1290 I'm pretty sure you could also use the Mauler to run over your enemies, which was always hilarious, and could be very effective under the right circumstances. I haven't played the game in a long time though, so don't quote me on that.

[@yaxlndxiii1290]

@@sambrown6426 yeah you can, I was using that against a friend a couple days ago

[@sambrown6426]

@@yaxlndxiii1290 I didn't realize that game had multiplayer. I really need to find my copy of that game again; it was so much fun.

[@yaxlndxiii1290]

Disc version doesn't anymore, but the steam version does. If you ever get it, hot me up and we'll play

[@Guderian2]

You forgot a few though. Tie Ground target, Tie Fire control, Tie Heavy Bomber, Tie Light Duty, Tie Stealth, Tie/rc Unidentified TIE varian (i call TIE Terror), the Imperial Troop Transport TIE Version (not the ground vehicle), technically speaking the Emperors Royal Guard TIE Fighter are also their own thing, since you included the Mining guild tie, you could have also included the Nsiss Clawcraft and the Gand starfighter.

[@X02AceStar]

My new favorite TIE Fighter is the raptor. it is quite literally a ball with 4 solar panels in the "X" configuration. It may not be practical, but it is very goofy looking.

[@WildmanTrading]

It wouldn't really impractical. It would be really annoying to deal with due to it's size, it likely still has the same armament as a normal TIE, and it would be more maneuverable to due various mass related reasons.

[@anwenlokier2292]

In my school vr game Goalius TIE tan form is considered a TIE veriont which is in the game (a form he uses for space combat and traveling to different locations of Ultra Space)

[@VestedUTuber]

A bit of info on the TIE Hunter, it was actually designed specifically to be an answer to the X-Wing Also, the second image you showed for the TIE Bizarro is a fan-made build in Space Engineers.

[@Torsk1007]

One thing you missed was that the first order had the TIE/fo similar to the imperial ones but with deflector shields but the one Poe and Finn flew was a First Order special forces tie fighter aka TIE/sf which had deflector shields along with a hyperdrive and rear turret and you can tell the difference because the sf has the red markings on the side of the cockpit

[@thechitownclown8972]

"It's Doritos like wings" That's all I needed to hear

[@pacboy7673]

Tie Tanks: *Exists* Me: Wait... wah? Tie Boat: *Also Exists* Me: Wah?! The other weird TIEs: *Exist As Well* Me: WAH?!

[@LTBudd]

@@pacboy7673 Legends are non-cannon however. Some people assume that Legends is cannon, it's not. Only if Legends is put in a show or movie, does it become cannon. Although there are cannon books and games, but those would be post-Disney aquisition. Prior to that, the George Lucas rule was that only the movies were cannon. This is because Splinter of the Mind's Eye was originally going to be cannon if Star Wars failed, and thus serve as the sequel, but due to its success that story arch was almost entirely forgotten. However, how Vader lost his limbs was used in Revenge of the Sith. Because of this, nothing outside of the movies was to be considered canonical. Not even the Holiday Special! The Droids and Ewok Adventures are also non-canonical as are the Ewok movies. This came down by Lucas himself. Prior to 1998 and the release of the prequels, the expanded universe felt like it was part of the canonical universe, but that's in large part because there was nothing else adding to it. Not until Episode 1. It would be better if this series split the videos into cannon and non-cannon, but it does a poor job of that. (Two sections, not two videos.)

[@medaeusstygius7872]

So if you're gonna include Legends exclusive ships, you should include the Legends history on the others. i.e. the TIE Defender was originally created by Grand Admiral Zaarin in the TIE Fighter: Defender of the Empire game series. It was meant to be his advantage over the Emperor's loyalists during his coup attempt. He would be defeated by Admiral Thrawn who was then promoted to Grand Admiral to replace Zaarin. The only other ship that could defeat the TIE Defender was the Cygna Missile Boat. Rebels actually portrays the TIE Defender like its another TIE Fighter but with a lot more fire power and speed. The real TIE Defender was so much of a threat that even the Empire limited its production after Zaarin's coup attempt. Quad Ion Canons, Quad Laser Cannons, Dual Missile Load and can carry up to Heavy Bombs. Hyperdrive. Regenerative Shields. Life Support. It could still fight even if it lost a wing. It was pretty much the answer to the rebellion's A-wing. Badass ship and I do hope we see more of it in Ahsoka s2. Its first appearance outside of the video game and in canon, is not Rebels. Its actually in Return of the Jedi Remaster. You have to look for it during the space battle and its very brief. It was added as a nod to the video game since it was such a popular game at the time.

[@NeovanGoth]

There also seem to have been different designs of the Defender in Legends. The one from TIE Fighter (my no. 1 favorite TIE of all times) has a longer fuselage and is more reminiscent of the Avenger, while the one shown in this video is shorter and looks more like an Interceptor with an additional wing.

[@TakaAmun]

Pick my favourite? That's tough... 🤔 Ever since playing Star Wars TIE Fighter back in '94, I have always loved the concept of the Defender. Love how the lore was expanded on in recent series. The sheer cool look of the V38 TIE Phantom caught my attention in the late '90's, though I never played the source game, and it seems to have sadly been left by the wayside. I'd like to see the current "Rights Holder" revisit this, perhaps Retcon origin story, but bring it back into play somehow, make it canon. So little info on, or stats for it 🤷 The First Order TIE Whisper seems like a beefed up TIE Interceptor: fast, heavily armed, has a hyperdrive, and a stealth-like edge with it's sensor confusing tech. Still, the TIE Baron comes across as more ideal than the Whisper, and a natural evolution of the Interceptor: shielded, variety of weapons, also a bit smaller than the Whisper - and smaller is harder to hit 😉

[@CarterLane1300]

I love the features of the defender and the design of the interceptor. And call me crazy, but I actually like the tie Baron.

[@bionicvulcan]

My favorite tie varient is definitely the phantom it has far better visibility than most tie fighters, is one of the few ships with cloaking capabilities, and it's just a beautiful ship imo.

[@WildmanTrading]

My brain will always 9mage one just appearing out of nowhere and unleashing a few dozen missiles on a unsuspecting rebel ship.

[@marshalllatta2073]

I love tie fighters so much they are so cool and classic sound design they make are music to My ears 😊

[@26th_Primarch]

My personal favorite TIE is the TIE Hunter. You miss the TIE Clutch, the TIE Blur, the TIE Electronic Warfare variant, and the TIE Intercepter's Royal Guard variant.

[@GZiz84]

Interceptor is mine but that Hunter comes a close second. Especially when the wings are folded

[@26th_Primarch]

@@GZiz84 Hunter has a hyperdrive, shields, twin ion cannons, a munitions launcher tube normally mounting proton torpedoes on top of the normal TIE laser cannons.

[@joshjonson2368]

He also missed the hidden and very spicy variant called TIE ambatukum

[@NeovanGoth]

As a veteran of the X-Wing series I of course love the Avanger and Defender (long version), my very favorite fighters to fly. Also love the sleek design of the Phantom.

[@benhornstein1688]

I mean, in Empire at War the TIE Defender is absolutely busted.

[@jarrodm9299]

The Tie Interceptor, Tie Defender and Tie Advanced X-1 are my favorite Imperial Starfighters.

[@kitfo18]

I love stuff like this. Almost makes me want to do a while video series going over each Tie fighter itself. That might actually be a idea. Great video over all and perfect amount of time and info noted for each ship!

[@JackCannon-w9w]

10:49 if the lasers were removed, I could see this being a pet of some kind lol

[@YourLocalSWfan]

Great video like always RedFive,keep it up!

[@GJAustin-s4j]

Royal Guard TIE Interceptor. Amazing looks and colour.

[@joshuaaxford516]

Good coverage of all the TIE's, but you did miss a couple I can think of from Legends. There was the TIE Heavy Bomber and the TIE Terror.

[@G0atedDigbarrrr]

The tie silencer and tie intercepter are my favourites

[@Nerobyrne]

I love the design element of the TIE Striker. It's wings are horizontal because it's designed to operate in an environment where the sunlight is coming mostly from the top. I also really love that when Lukas first designed this vehicle, the ion engine was actually already in use in space-only aircraft, and it WAS solar powered. It's like he was trying to come up with something which could develop from already existing tech.

[@Nothing_here_but_trans]

I never expected to find a TIE fighter worse than the tie Hunter, when the s-foils are not in attack position you literally can't fire the guns because the power required for the guns cannot be fired, the power stored for the ship it's not enough to fire the cannons so you have to only rely on the solar panel wings

[@GZiz84]

Interceptor for me. Loved them since R.O.T.J

[@LTBudd]

There are two variants of the original Tie fighter. The one originally seen in the first two movies, and then the one produced as a toy, which was then modeled for ROTJ. The toy used, I believe, was a die-cast model (the Kenner version) of the Tie Fighter, which featured wider and shorter panels versus the narrower and taller panels shown in the original movie. In addition, they were white versus dark grey, included a hyperdrive and they had three cannons. So, yeah. There are two versions. The standard Tie Fighter and the Tie Fighter/Vigilant, which was less common.

[@Gzilla313]

So if I understand this right: X-Wing = TIE Fighter Y-Wing = TIE Bomber Air Speeder = TIE Striker A-Wing = TIE Interceptor B-Wing = TIE Defender U-Wing = TIE Shuttle E-Wing = First Order TIE Fighter

[@RukhOfThe187th]

The TIE Hunter and TIE/D (Rogue Squadron 64) are my favorites

[@Averageviewer153]

8:26 is that a clip from space engineers?😂

[@joshhendley4437]

My favourite TIE Fighter Models are: TIE Dagger 12:40 TIE Interceptor 4:10 TIE Silencer 12:09 TIE Advanced X1 5:40 First Order TIE Fighter 11:43 Imperial TIE Fighter 0:36

[@Penthast]

You are missing the TIE scout. Its the one they created to retcon how Ben Solo was able to go from the Death Star 2 remains to Exegol in The Rise of Skywalker. Basically a regular TIE that can jump to hyperspace.

[@TerrenceChilds-xz3xu]

The first order Thai fighting was great kylo Ren really flew that thing

[@koopatroopa7968]

“…as he wished to counter the growing rebel threat.” **sad Grysk noises**

[@Darth-maul1]

10:15 that is a reversed version of the TIE FIGHTER that’s cursed

[@invidatauro8922]

I don't know why, but the tie predator is my absolute favorite ship in star wars.

[@jspurr332]

Awesome video! I don’t know if it would count for this list, but it one of the X-Wing books they describe a TIE ugly that is the tie fighter cockpit with Y-wing nacelles.

[@WillLauzon]

TIE Avenger or TIE Advanced x1. I love the Defender, but the TIE Advanced was the closest thing to an X Wing the Empire ever fielded. As a TIE Fighter PC fan, I love flying this craft whenever they let you.

[@NeovanGoth]

TIE/ad 😎

[@LegoMax-ei9xw]

I would pilot the tie interceptor because they are fast as hell and look cool also lovely video

[@nateschale189]

Even better than having a basically boring normal sounding car. Having a car that sounds like a TIE fighter

[@LorolinAstori]

Royal Guard Interceptor. Missed that one. I became an ace in that ship

[@omarbaba9892]

Your thumbnail styles are the best

[@smashycars7]

I have both the Lego TIE Interceptor and Bomber at home, should i get more lego TIES?

[@Green_Sentinel_3]

I'd fly the TIE Phantom. Looks sick & stealthing tech ia always cool.

[@darthgbc363]

You forgot Dark Helmet's Business Tie. LOL

[@lifeispurehell]

The tie interceptor has always been my favourite tie

[@walkingcarpet420]

The TIE Interceptor will always be my favorite!

[@Aurik-Kal-Durin]

The TIE Hunter is the most underrated TIE variant of all time, and the ship the First Order should have used as its primary starfighter.

[@markwhiteside7618]

Having played tie-fighter and x-wing vs tie-fighter games back in the day I have a soft spot for the trusty tie defender. This MF was deadly and fun to fly and saved my life more times during missions than I can remember. If the project wasn't cancelled and they were produced in larger numbers the battle of endor would've ended far differently and in the empires favor

[@jasonbourneistreadstone]

Once you can handle the TIE Interceptor, the Tie Defender feels like luxury. It's almost as fast and has such a well-rounded feel.

[@Casey093]

Yeah, if they had produced a few dozen ISDs and plenty of Tie Defenders instead of 2 death stars, the rebellion would not have stood a chance.

[@markwhiteside7618]

@@Casey093 tbh they needed the second death star to bait the rebellion in, if the empire fleet had numerous squadrons of tie defenders and a few interdictor class ISD's the rebellion fleet would've been toast. The interdictors would've prevented the rebel fleet from escaping using their gravity Wells and the tie defenders either using ion cannons disabling smaller escorts and outclassed most rebel fighters

[@RDY736]

I think the tie baron is also a reference to the red baron a famous german pilot from ww1

[@darrk_matter]

Kylo’s Silencer is my overall fav, followed by the Interceptor and lastly the Defender.

[@shoune28]

I love the design of the TIE reaper

[@rjdeseijn]

Interesting to see all these TIE variants. I admit I only know the ones shown in the movies and the games. There's only one imperial fighter bomber that kind of remains a mystery, which is the Assault Gunboat. Not a TIE, I know, but still..

[@lukerayners6729]

The Tie Interceptor and Tie Brute are my top two favorites. The First Oder also had there own version of the Tie Brute

[@MegaManDBZX]

Since I enjoy living (usually), I think I’ll take either the Defender of one of the Advance models.

[@leximatic]

What? A TIE-tank and a TIE-boat? I'm sure you missed something out, like the TIE-locomotive, the TIE-copter, the TIE-excavator and the TIE-washingmachine. Gimme a break. A TIE-break.

[@caselleknoxiv589]

*Tie laughing*

[@JoaquinNaranjo-jx4qg]

I love the tie striker and the advanced x1

[@captainmadoli4498]

I love your videos but I have one suggestion that is to make distinctions between canon and non-canon. Other than that I absolutely love your stuff man keep it up!

[@korhol2065]

I know this is all in space without any gravity but the look of the tie bomber made made it look like it should be lopsided when flying

[@DismayingHades6]

another funny thing about Darth Vader's Tie Advanced X1 is its said to have better targeting computers, but vader always calls upon the dark side to actually aim instead of using it, even said and did this in a comic book, i just think its goofy because why not give that computer so someone without force abilities lmao, but ig vader needs aim assist on sometimes like cruise control in a car lmao

[@Christmas_Joe]

I REALLY love TIE Interceptor

[@elitedragoon6484]

Tie interceptors, fun fact. Grand admiral thrawn made them have shields later to make them more like x wings in durability but still keep the deadly speed. Also my favorite is Tie Phantom.

[@Operator_sadness]

The tie fighter that Finn was in was not the normal fighter. There was another version, SF fighter I think it’s called

[@compactracerboi4735]

TIE Fighters may look advanced.... but they have an aerodynamics to that of a brick on earth.

[@jimmyc2223]

Just realized TIE fighters are basically the AK equivalent of Star Wars fighters😂

[@Finalzero0000]

Give me the TIE Hunter and the TIE Silencer any day. The TIE Hunter was basically an insanely fast X-Wing. It has more weapons such as ion cannons and proton torpedoes as well. It also comes with shields and a hyperdrive. The TIE Silencer is basically the performance car of the canon Star Wars universe. It runs peak starfighter flight performance while still staying cool. It would be a tough bet to get any starfighters better than these two in the Star Wars Universe.

[@CocoHutzpah]

Empire at War taught me that the TIE Defender wins wars.

[@overpar2036]

The one with two pods and one wing💀

[@Razorwind01]

No love for the 'Uglies'? The Tie-Wing was a variant that was essensially a TIE cockpit with Y-Wing engine pods bolted to it. A cheap fighter knocked up by pirate clans that was so shoddy they were also known as 'Die-wings'.

[@westafoni]

The TIE Interceptor is the best TIE 💯

[@TheKsenia666]

I love the tie mauler

[@stevenkimdmd]

If all TIE's are that loud every pilot would be suffering from hearing loss and therefore difficulty with communication...

[@Aussie6490_gaming]

The TIE Reaper just looks mwah 🤌🏼

[@ry7hym]

i could only imagine the panic and confusion of rebel pilots who just encountered such a new and advanced type of TIE fighter. all the tactics that they used to use for normal fighters wouldnt work as effectively as before

[@Arvyn992]

For me the First Order's Tie/Fighter is about 15 or 25% larger compared to the Imperial Tie/Fighter

[@DAO234]

scimitar assault bomber is just plain good for no reasons

[@rodolfohernandez3303]

The iconic engine sound of the TIE FIghters i've always related to the howling of Wolves. Note: Glad to see you included all the TIE Fighters from X-Wing Alliance's Mission Ensnare Imperial Prototypes.

[@BMRPRODZ]

Kylo REN’s tie had a menacing look to it tho

[@wonderland3801]

2:15-2:33 what series? Andor maybe?

[@maxwaller734]

*¡the tie 👔 fighter is a twin ion engine!* - 1:44 am Pacific DayLight Savings Time on Saturday, 1 June 2024 leap year - Max Rafael Waller as Max Waller

[@TheFirstCurse1]

Even though I hate the sequel trilogy, my favorite TIE is by far the TIE Dagger. It's so beautiful looking.

[@strigon012]

I like to think most of TIE fighter names are cat names given by TIE fighter pilots

[@EjBorbe]

TIE Fighter (Imperial) TIE Bomber Vader's TIE Fighter TIE Interceptor TIE Dagger TIE Defender TIE Silencer TIE Baron Mining Guild TIE Fighter TIE Fighter (First Order) & TIE Bomber (First Order) are my favourite TIE Fighters

[@suchitasingh4984]

My favourite is the tie interceptor and whisper

[@benji7888]

i’m so glad all of the legends ships aren’t canon anymore

[@sakotaatokary1335]

Ngl, I think the Lancet Aerial Artillery looks pretty awesome

[@WolfeSaber]

It is also basically every fans wish to make their own TIE varient.

[@michaelsegerstrom4493]

How did you miss the BEST TIE variant, tha Chiss Claw Craft???

[@dafoex]

TIE, of course, stands for Twin Ion Engine, which is funny because real ion engines have approximately the same thrust as an asthmatic dormouse blowing from the back of the vessel.

[@dafoex]

They exist because, despite being incredibly under-powered compared to conventional rocket motors, they are highly efficient. They are often used on space probes and satellites that have a long mission duration where they'll need to make a number of course changing burns. Funny letter man, Elon Musk uses them on Starlink to sometimes prevent collisions with other satellites.

[@jordellfreshbreeze7133]

There are two different first order tie fighters… the basic tie fighter…. And then the Tie Special forces which was a two seater with a turret

[@theshades5702]

Think you missed the TIE Interdictor and the TIE Atmospheric

[@whanngabrylsanoy721]

Question,what model of tie fighter did Finn and Poe used? Because it seems like a two seater tie fighter that has a movable turret and can only be shot by the passenger

[@tenletters5889]

I wish the first order moved on to a fighter that looked more like the tie defender to convey that they had actually advanced over the previous decades

[@AdderTude]

That would require creativity. JJ Abrams preferred banking on pure nostalgia.

[@flap.d.jack247]

I mean, they didn't really advance. The whole point of the First Order was that they weren't as large as the Empire, in fact it was just former imperial groups merging together