Star Wars: Eta-2 Actis Jedi Interceptor | Ship Breakdown

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[@KingofPotatoPeople]

The prequels take a lot of flak but the battle of Coruscant was really what I imagined the clone wars to look like when I was a kid. Great opening.

[@BalrogUdun]

KingofPotatoPeople the prequels despite their flaws were at least different for a different age in Star Wars. In Disney Star Wars I think they are terrified of having to create a different world in Star Wars by going to the past or something in the future so they are perpetually stuck in the same rut of Star Wars era.

[@miked2543]

Agreed, that opening scene is great. I especially love the "buzz droid" sequence.

[@Artoodeto33]

I just wish they used the sequence they used in the novel for the battle over coruscant, it was much longer and showed more of what could be done with those crafts.

[@mitwhitgaming7722]

I always think of this ship as the predecessor to the TIE fighter rather than the V-Wing. The TIE is basically a stripped down version of this.

[@weldonwin]

Which is ironic, since even the basic TIE-L/N is about three times the size of this fighter

[@mitwhitgaming7722]

@@weldonwin Less weapons, more bulk. Like the video mentioned, the ETA-2 has basically no sensors and minimal life support because it was designed for a Jedi pilot.

[@ГлебЧерепанов-з3ч]

It is especially apparent on Yoda's smaller version, I think.

[@lEGOBOT2565]

the TIE is a mix of the Actis and the V Wing

[@sparrowlt]

@@weldonwin the Eta-2 , like its predecesor are hand made expensive and hard to produce custom fighters.. while the TIE Fighter was designed to be easy to mass produce and simple to operate..and it has at least the same firepower and speed

[@guibin]

Aesthetically speaking, this is my favorite fighter.

[@miked2543]

Same

[@CmdrShepard95]

Same! I don’t know what it is about it, but it’s my favorite looking starfighter in Star Wars

[@BozheTsaryaKhrani]

I like the Delta 7b Aetherstrike better

[@hydrogened4376]

Mine is the delta 7

[@soldier1stclass640]

Same,love the desgin and the ship itself

[@the7observer]

no deflector shields tiny rock: I'll ruin this man career

[@joshbull623]

There was a "heavy" variant that had shields, it simply didn't come standard equipped but was interfaceable if you wanted them. I imagine when getting shot down in one hit with shields up is the norm in star wars, prioritizing speed over shields is preferred.

[@blueberry1vom1t]

Jedi: I sense a d- WOAH (Force pushes small rock) okay i'm installing shields fuck this hit. I cannot believe I almost died to a rock.

[@andrewmontgomery5621]

Anakin Skywalker:"This is where the fun begins."

[@Arashmickey]

Buzz Droids!

[@Daimon-X]

Obi-Wan: "Blast.This is why I hate flying."

[@Corvus__]

R-2, hit the buzz droid center eye!

[@TomLuTon]

One thing I really appreciated about the prequel trilogy was the designing of ships that looked like they would 'evolve' into the ships of the original trilogy. When I first saw the Eta-2 in the theatre, I thought 'there's where the TIEs came from'

[@math3000]

The same thing with the Venator

[@DarthWall275]

In the case of the TIE series, "devolve" would be more appropriate.

[@davidlewis5312]

honestly the craft designs in the prequels are some of the best in all of Star Wars. Both asethically and functionally.

[@goergebobicles1351]

​@@davidlewis5312to the point that some criticize the prequels for having more balanced designs than the OT, not understanding that things like the AT-AT are designed for their ability to be tall and menacing while putting down civil unrest, rather than the ability to combat an actual large scale funded droid army on multiple different fronts and types of engagements like the AT-TE was able to do.

[@codyerickson3550]

@@goergebobicles1351The differences in the Empire’s combat doctrine and the Grand Army of the Republic’s can best be summarized by this Stargate quote: “This (AT-AT) is a weapon of terror. It is meant to *intimidate* the enemy. This (AT-TE) is a weapon of war. It is meant to *kill* the enemy.”

[@starsilverinfinity]

This starfighter is my second favorite of the CW era - nothing can step on the ARC-170 for me

[@OrDuneStudios]

A varient with one less crew the sacrifice of the rear gun in exhange for bigger bosters and more shields

[@georgeowain]

Fun fact, in regards to where the astromech droid is stationed on the Fighter. The effects and props team actually cheated by only including the droids head, as it’s whole body was actually visible beneath the wing section and just looked awkward.

[@ГлебЧерепанов-з3ч]

Hey, Daniel, you may jaust be the only person who can answer this question: in Clone Wars, somewhere in the Clovis ark, we see Anakin's room in the temple and a starfighter model that looks like a wierd cross between Actis and Delta fighters that he has there. Is there any info about it at all? I never heard about any missing link between the two, so maybe it's based on a concept art for Actis? I highly suspect that it is just a throwaway model done for that one episode, but I figured if there is something to know about it, you would be the one to ask.

[@forwarduntodawn1000]

Do you now where abouts I'm would like to see this too

[@Janoha17]

There was an Eta-2 Prototype that had that shape in one of the comics.

[@mariusmglestue1234]

From what I’ve heard, the Actis class interceptor was based off a Hasbro design for an alternate version of the Delta class starfighter. Maybe that could be it?

[@patchmoulton5438]

I dont recall that episode but was it a blue Delta with two oversized engines slung under the front of the ship?

[@tylergonzales8946]

That was Anakin’s custom Delta 7 Edit: more info here kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZ68qYB9lL2igNk

[@cloudcleaver23]

No mention of the astromech socket space-constraint cheating?

[@sothatsdevintart2562]

Any game of Space CTF in Battlefront 2 (2005) is determined by wether the pilot knows how OP the ETA-2 Actis truly is, a difficult target to hit due to it’s small size, as well as it’s high speed and maneuverability.

[@Jarvis466]

One of my absolute favorite starfighters it is sleek yet can deliver a massive blow

[@Arlae_Nova]

I love that this thing looks like an x-wing and a tie fighter, as to signify that they both come from similar designs

[@FreeThePorgs]

Jedi: we have light and fast fighters that with the force let us overcome its shortcomings, we rock!!! Empire: lets to that but with no jedi and normal humans. Imperial pilots: WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU????!!!! REALLY????

[@tripleb5197]

Empire: Did I mention you'll be looked up to? Imperial pilots: Son of a bitch, I'm in!

[@GreenDragonReviews]

lol right, the Tarkin Doctrine was literally the worst military decision ever, i mean besides the new republic deciding to demilitarize in the sequels. I mean can you imagine how fucked the rebels would of been if the Empire kept closer to the lesson learned in clone wars. Keeping clones instead of regular people, keeping many of the starships and vehicles from clone wars like the Venator which would of been a great support ship instead of worthless quezar and frigate ships the empire used. Also if they would of made more practical weapons of war and not weapons of terror like the death star. Like if Thrawns dream of the tie defender replacing the the regular tie. They would not loose great pilots to shitty starships shortcomings. The empire was its own worst enemy, i mean the shear amount of material, money, and lives wasted with the first death star destroyed should been reason enough not to repeat it by making another death star.

[@davidlewis5312]

fun fact, you pretty much get a promotion every combat mission you survive. Soontir Fel was so good he got a Barony out of it. And his son was so good, he became Emperor. The Empire's TIE program might have been the most progressive meritocracy system in all SCI FI!

[@williamjanak2013]

One of the best looking Fighters of the War I feel. And its so easy to drop those Ion Cannons for Shields. Would have loved to see more of them.

[@CmdrShepard95]

This is my favorite starfighter from Star Wars. I just love the way it looks!

[@TritonsGuard]

One of my favorite ships. I'd say that this is one of the best ships for dogfighting as on top of everything listed in the video, it also has probably the best field of view of any starfighter in the galaxy. The pilot can see directly in front, side to side, above and even a little below without moving the ship. It only lacks rear visibility which pretty much every fighter in Star Wars does as well.

[@ANEbk9]

I wish the FO designs had taken more inspiration from these instead of just repainted TIEs. It would make sense for Kuat to make the fighters as well as the cruisers, seeing as Kuat had such a vested interest in an imperial government coming back to power.

[@martinjrgensen8234]

Jon Taylor the ST has been extremely lazy when it comes to ship design

[@luckysix1015]

Martin Jørgensen the ST is mixed but I wouldn’t say “Extremely lazy” the only lazy designs, are the Tie/fo, Tie/sf, that new Y-wing. The rest of the FO and resistance ships are clearly different from their OT counterparts.

[@ANEbk9]

@@luckysix1015 it's the counterparts thing that gets me. The PT had more ships which filled the same roles and were built by the same companies, but werent just earlier models. I would have liked to have seen more of that in the ST.

[@luckysix1015]

Jon Taylor while I do agree that I would like to see more new in the ST. Star Wars is an lived in universe, and what do we do in our lived in world, take things that worked and make better versions of them. Just look at our cars, VW Golf, Porsche 911, Ford F-150, etc. they have all be revised and upgraded over the decades, so why would something as great as an X-wing not get the same treatment.

[@davidlewis5312]

@@luckysix1015 I don't find the A-wing to be any better than those you mentioned. And most of Leia's fleet in TLJ with maybe the exception of the radius looks like OT ships that had crap kitbashed onto them. Ditto for the Sith Star Destroyers in TROTS. I do like the resurgence class and I dig the T-70. And while new, the Starfortress will remain one of the stupidest ideas for a space combat craft ever devised for Star Wars. I would be rather given a vac-suit, a bandolier of proton grenades, and told to float myself towards the fight than crew one of those death traps.

[@all1nerd377]

Hope we see Obi Wan's Interceptor in the series! Perhaps a retrofitted one to disguise its Jedi design.

[@RaikenXion]

I luv the actis design, you can clearly see a evolution from the previous, Jedi Starfighter and where the eventual Imperial Tie Fighters that would come later.

[@adyne7887]

Nice Video. Can you cover more Homeworld vessels. My suggestion: the Hiigaran Battlecruiser.

[@RegisTraiter]

Eta-2 Starfighter: It's (slightly) better protection than just wearing pants in space.

[@wargodsix]

I love this fighter my fave next to tie advanced

[@redMrCrayon]

Fav starfighter in starwars

[@BlueLaserStudios]

My favourite ship in all of Star Wars. Great Breakdown!!

[@sagesheahan6732]

Favorite. Star Wars. Fighter. Ever.

[@GlidingZephyr]

The Starfighter also known as: "Well, we now officially have a Jedi problem. Any brilliant ideas?"

[@Straswa]

Amazing vid Spacedock! The Eta-2 Actis Jedi Intereptor is a really cool ship design.

[@richardsnyder5463]

Miss the ten min videos spacedoc but always still solid info probably my fav craft to date.

[@JustTooDamnHonest]

The Eta-2 Jedi Interceptor is by far my favorite fighter during the PT era of Star Wars and I would take the PT over the ST any day of the week.

[@CrypticStudiosYT]

This is my fav starfighter the design is just so cool

[@AdamG1983]

When I first saw these fighters in ROTS, I loved that Anakin was basically already flying a TIE Fighter

[@reginaldshort8486]

I think Kuat overcharged the Republic for this fighter. It was mostly engines and weapons without armor, hyperdrive a powerful generator or advanced sensors. It cost 300k new while the TIE cost $60k.

[@dragontemplar4561]

Now if the Tie fighters had the cockpit design of the ETA II (I don't know why Sienar didn't improve upon It) would significantly improve Pilot sightlines and couple that with the Dagger wing of the Tie Striker. Tie fighters would probably be less like flying coffins.

[@DERTHIX]

Best looking ships in Star-Wars

[@LightSightTCR]

Love this design and transition to The Empire

[@hansmerker5611]

Consider this: what if someone combined the best qualities of this ship with the First Order special forces fighter.

[@henrybenson1501]

my favorite Starfighter

[@Corvus__]

Eta-2 Actis vs Delta-7!

[@spencersanderford7518]

Hey are you guys considering doing a video covering the Mantis from the Jedi: Fallen Order?

[@Redwaltz4]

I would have lengthened the fighter by about half a meter and mounted two more engines, a moderate internal hyperdrive, and a small number of concussion missiles.

[@Livewire1119]

Isn't that an A-wing? I remember an EU fighter that was like a love child of the A-wing and Eta.

[@jai-one2691]

I really want to see the VT-49 Decimator

[@rohanhalle580]

Last time I was this early the Jedi Order was still loyal to the Senate.

[@merafirewing6591]

Event Horizon starship, please. Spacedock.

[@Oculas2003]

I really liked this model

[@skyalert32]

You should do a ship breakdown of spaceball 1

[@daverage4729]

Wafer thin armor, no shields and sometimes the weapons were too much for the power plant causing them to shut down. You'd want to be a jedi if you were flying this. At least it was pretty. ;)

[@Chace957]

My favorite of the Jedi starfighters

[@augurseer]

Yay. Love this ship. Always have.

[@tinyveil]

finally, you reviewed it!

[@Zerosoldier99]

Can you do Cade Skywalker's ship the Mynock please?

[@Daimon-X]

One of the best light space fighters ever deign in SW universe. I want one, make it two XD

[@Darwingreen5]

considering how long we use combat vehicles, it blows my mind how quickly the star-wars universe dumps fighters.

[@CybershamanX]

(0:53) I think it doesn't look like it has enough room for an astromech droid. Maybe just barely. It's hard to tell from the schematics.

[@timm.8327]

Any chance you could do some spotlights on the ships from Space: Above and Beyond? It'd also be an awesome show to add to your Battle Analysis series.

[@nickvinsable3798]

Seriously enjoy the SWG version & such. Actually, which Pilot Sim is the Best & Why?

[@actsapologist1991]

Thank you for knowing the difference between "geosynchronous" and "geostationary"

[@UncleMikeDrop]

I just wish the Azure Angel was canon.

[@docsamuelcompton2030]

I just watched the Mandalorian, and noticed a ship in the 3rd episode. It's the scene where Mando just landed and walked into town with baby Yoda. Right at the entrance into town, the ship in question almost looked like a realistic version of the hero ship in the Lego Star Wars Freemaker Adventures. Any thoughts?

[@katsumiskytower8714]

gotta do the xgp15a-2 from outlaw star!

[@yukin1990]

Hey Daniel, did you know Starkiller Base was Ilum??

[@MonkeyJedi99]

The coolest fighter in Star Wars Galaxies...

[@justinkong9954]

2:14 What hostile fighters? , where and when such a thing ever happen in any series?

[@pellaeon1877]

It happened often in the Clone Wars TV show.

[@Royal-xr7gt]

What’s the song that plays from 0:16 to 0:24 , I found it a long time ago but it's the Mandolorian Bloackade theme from SWTOR it's like 5:26 minutes long

[@IronHead42]

Did anyone ever address the disappearing astromech body issue...?

[@frankharr9466]

What if a TIE IS a droid? I wish they weren't solar pannels, but what else could they be?

[@subatomicseal7789]

Yo can we get the Kushan heavy cruiser from Homeworld, or the Kol Battleship from Sins of a Solar Empire?

[@davidlewis5312]

They finally put this, my favorite Clone Wars fighter, in X-wing... And the bastards at Fantasy Flight sculpted it with the bloody hyperspace ring on it. WHY?

[@etazeta674]

How is it that the TIE fighters predecessor is ridiculously better.

[@subatomicseal7789]

To be fair, I think a lot of the Eta 2's effectiveness came from the fact that it was piloted by jedi, who commonly used lightly-armored, faster craft, as their force powers gave them improved reaction time. If you stuck a normal Republic or Imperial pilot into one of these, I think it'd be about as useful as a TIE fighter, but more expensive.

[@weldonwin]

@@subatomicseal7789 In short, the Eta-2 is better because of Jedi Cheat Codes

[@etazeta674]

@@subatomicseal7789 well, I feel stupid. REALLY should have thought about that sooner. Thanks guys

[@subatomicseal7789]

@@etazeta674 Nothin to feel stupid about! Another compelling argument would be "The Empire's fuckin stupid, man"

[@sparrowlt]

@@subatomicseal7789 Different conveived and manufactured craft with different requisites.. the Eta-2 is an elite fighter...the best of the best specially crafted for the Jedi.. while the TIEs are mass produced fighters designed to be easy to make and operate

[@davidmackenzie9899]

Are you going to do the ship from the fallen order I think the design is super interesting

[@TheActiveAssault]

Weight in space...?

[@sinistavoicez]

Vader used an ETA-3.

[@duaneclarence8758]

These fighters would have been better for the Empire than the TIE Fighters they used.

[@aland7236]

How could I commission a video for a specific vehicle?

[@RHR199X]

I imagine Jedi using TIE fighters if they never got purged

[@sparrowlt]

It would be smaller and much more complex versions of the TIEs (like the Advanced X1 or the V1) as the Jedi used special custom made creaft handmade for them..not mass produced models

[@Methos19878]

Which Game?

[@ReconmissionFFWR]

"...They are most frequently employed as insertion craft for long range jedi assignments..." yet they don't have a hyperdrive. Idk about you but to me that seems like a design flaw or atleast a misuse of the equipment.

[@dionesvaldez088]

Kuat Systems ETA-2

[@Brahmdagh]

Have got no BVR capability. Therefore are impractical.

[@Taijan1]

Geez is wish lucasarts made a second Jedi Starfighter game that featured this starfighter. Such a missed opportunity.

[@stockhuman]

The R2 physically cannot fit in that wing. Change my mind.

[@mr.e8192]

I got anxiety from watching the flipped opening shot of episode 3.

[@Xozkov]

Bruh same

[@TheDarthChief]

1st

[@gintarasberzis152]

😉🙃👍👋

[@Daehawk]

Dont like it. Never saw a single jedi ship I liked. The way that jedi left its ring while moving simply means they are stuck there as the ring crashes into the planet.

[@shanoncg]

Why would the ring crash into a planet? They would dump it outside of mass lock.

[@hafor2846]

Dude what? He leaves it in space? Why would he dump it on the planet?!

[@patchmoulton5438]

@@hafor2846 Momentum in space is conserved so if you detach from the ring while moving towards a planet, the ring will eventually crash. The same would happen if the fighter didnt set up proper orbit anyways. But this is star wars, a galaxy where space isnt a real vacuum and laws of momentum dont apply

[@sparrowlt]

@@patchmoulton5438 It would crash after months if not years at that speed.. incidentally we used to make a running joke about the ring continuing moving forward and "following" the fighter down the planet by inertia and ultimatelly crashing into Obi Wans he exists his fighter

[@patchmoulton5438]

@@sparrowlt Maybe that was Papa Plaps first plan. Get the Jedi to leave their hyperspace rings everywhere and wait for them to crash. But then he got impatient

[@sparks5124]

what do you think of the Mandalorian and its space toilet

[@geonet3965]

As a fan of modern sci-fi, and as someone who has watched all Star Wars films, I can say that this is one of the coolest looking Star Wars ships in existence

[@phantomninja01]

The Jedi should have known not to trust Palpatine the second he gave a ship with no navigation, shields, or hyperdrive to use.

[@moblinmajorgeneral]

They had used the Delta 7 For decades prior. They had no reason to be suspicious.

[@deadshot4245]

The minute dooku said that the senates controlled by the sith. That’s when they should’ve really honed in and knew to pay attention

[@mayuthecop]

If you guys want to see my scale model of this ship, more exactly, Obi Wan's ship, check out my model on my instagram :) instagram.com/p/B0TRWuUIFTj/?hl=ro ALSO, for the ARC-170 fighter instagram.com/p/BtYWR3RBJdV/?hl=ro

[@awesomehpt8938]

This is where the fun begins!

[@marckrieger3277]

I really dislike the eta, a x-wing is so much more versitale compared to these things.

[@Markis5150]

The root of the Empire's tie fighter right here folks. You can it most everywhere on this ship. The cockpit and window design, the side panels, the twin blaster cannons, the trade off of shielding and lack of a hyper space generator for much better light weight design maneuverability and all out speed speed. This is the template,the blueprint for the Imperial Navy's flashship fighter,the iconic tie fighter. Such a beautiful ship.

[@Olaf_98]

Damn, I’m 23 seconds late

[@AngelSamael]

I do like the sequel trilogy but it would be twice as good if it had the same creativity with ship designs that the first 6 movies had. The only good new designs that have been given the spotlight are the Resurgent Star Destroyer, the Tie Silencer and the Upsilon Shuttle.

[@Gabriel87100]

Still better than the TIE

[@Borthax]

Do Spaceball 1. Attempt 1

[@demi-femme4821]

I think the idea of the Jedi flying a super minimalist fighter is great. Like, no fanciness, the Jedi don't need shields and armour. They're better off in the fastest, most maneuverable ship you can give them.

[@therealmiodio8247]

Toward the end you mentioned that Darth Vader used this interceptor well after the clone wars That would be a great LEGO set: Darth Vader’s Sith Interceptor 😳

[@janmelantu7490]

You know, I don’t buy the “most of the avionics were removed for weight savings”. Avionics aren’t particularly heavy, AI can run off of mid-range hardware these days. They’d save, what, a Kilogram?