The TIE Fighter and its variants are one of the many prominent battle ships seen in the Star Wars universe. Some of its variants include the TIE Avenger and Defender. Accordingly, fans have become curious about all the TIE Fighter variants that exist in the epic sci-fi space opera franchise.
Here are all the TIE Fighter variants, explored.
List of all TIE variants in Star Wars canon, including Avenger and Defender
Here are all the known TIE Fighter variants:
- TIE/In Starfighter – The primary TIE Fighter model. It is seen in all films.
- TIE/sa Bomber – Housed a second pod between the Starfighter’s wings — to carry payload of heavy ordnance, seen in The Empire Strikes Back.
- TIE/ca “Punisher” – Housed four extra pods between the starfighter wings. First appeared in the video game, Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds.
- TIE/sh Shuttle – Like the TIE/sa Bomber, it had an extra pod between the wings. It first appeared in The Empire Strikes Back.
- TIE/RP Reaper Attack Lander – Used to transport Elite Imperial soldiers during battle. It first appeared in Rogue One.
- TIE/Advanced v1 – The Grand Inquisitor used this TIE fighter in Star Wars Rebels.
- TIE/Advanced x1 – This was Darth Vader‘s personal starfighter.
- TIE/in Interceptor – A TIE fighter model used during the Battle of Endor in Return of the Jedi.
- TIE Avenger – A prominent TIE starfighter seen in several projects like Andor.
- TIE/d Defender Multi-Role Starfighter – Primarily associated with Grand Admiral Thrawn and seen in projects like Ahsoka.
- TIE/sk x1 Striker Superiority Starfighter – Seen in Battle of Scarif in Rogue One and Battle of Jakku in The Force Awakens.
- TIE/ph “Phantom” Multi-Role Stealth Starfighter – First appeared in the video game Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire.
- TIE/ag “Aggressor” Starfighter – The video game Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed, featured this TIE fighter variant.
- TIE Crawler – The book Choose Your Destiny: A Luke & Leia Adventure featured this battle tank.
- TIE/mg Mining Guild Starfighter – First appeared in Star Wars: Rebels.
- Outland TIE Fighter – Moff Gideon used this model in The Mandalorian.
- TIE Auto-Fighters – Appeared in the Star Wars Adventures Annual 2019 comic book.
- TIE/fo Space Superiority fighter – Finn and Poe Dameron used this TIE fighter in The Force Awakens.
- TIE/se Bomber – First appeared in the Star Wars: Allegiance comic book Issue #1.
- TIE/es Echelon Assault Shuttle – Seen in Disneyland’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.
- TIE/vn “Silencer” – Kylo Ren‘s personal starfighter, seen in The Last Jedi.
- TIE/wi “Whisper” – Used by Kylo Ren in The Rise of Skywalker.
- TIE/dg “Dagger” – Used by Palpatine‘s Final Order in The Rise of Skywalker.
