Imperial Ace

The "Imperial Ace" was a TIE pilot in the Imperial Navy during the Galactic Civil War. The Ace participated in the Battle of Mygeeto in 3 ABY, playing a vital part in the Galactic Empire's victory over the Rebel Alliance forces located on Mygeeto and gaining the attention of Darth Vader.

Preparing for battle
Little is known of the Ace's early career but, by 3 ABY, he had already become an Ace TIE pilot in the Imperial Navy. After the discovery of a Rebel base on the Outer Rim planet Mygeeto, Darth Vader led a Star Destroyer fleet on an invasion of the planet. In order to ensure that the operation went smoothly, Vader transferred elite pilots from throughout the Empire to his flagship, the Super Star Destroyer Executor, including the Ace.

When the fleet reached Mygeeto, Admiral Firmus Piett, commander of the Executor, ordered the Ace's squadron to conduct a reconnaissance mission in orbit of the planet. The Ace's scouting mission soon ran into Rebel starfighters but the Imperials' TIE/ln starfighters proved a match for the Rebel A-wings and X-wings. After eliminating the opposition, the Imperials returned to the Executor where analysis of the Ace's reconnaissance data revealed to Admiral Piett that the Rebels were aware of the Imperial fleet's presence.

Rebel counterattack
Piett expected the Rebel fleet to mount a counterattack and, upon discovery of Rebel scouts in the nearby Mygeeto asteroid field, dispatched the Ace to prevent them from learning more of the Imperial strength. Maneuvering through the asteroid field in a TIE/In starfighter, the Ace prevented the escape of numerous X-wings and Y-wings carrying information on the Imperial fleet before returning to the Executor.

As expected, the Rebel fleet soon arrived and engaged the Imperial forces and Piett gave orders for the Ace to join in the defense of the armada. Flying a TIE/D Defender, the Ace played a vital role in the battle, fighting through the numerous fighters and using his concussion missiles to assist in the destruction of several enemy CR90 corvettes, EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigates and GR-75 medium transports. The Ace's performance in the battle led Piett to personally recommend him to Darth Vader.

Ground assault
Imperial ground forces had were preparing to land on the planet's surface and the Dark Lord of the Sith gave the Ace a special assignment to provide aerial support for the operation. In a TIE/sa bomber, the Ace negotiated the planet's canyons and engaged enemy ground forces, including T-47 airspeeders, before making proton bomb runs on the Rebel's spaceport and ion cannons. The Ace's success left Vader confident that the Rebels would soon surrender.

While Vader personally commanded the All Terrain Scout Transport attack on the Rebel headquarters, he supplied the Ace with his personal TIE Advanced x1 for another special mission&mdash;to destroy the Rebel base's main power generator before the ground forces moved in. Returning to the surface, the Ace fought through enemy Y-wings and used his concussion missiles to eliminate the power generator. With the generator destroyed, the Imperial ground forces quickly overwhelmed the remaining Rebel forces.

After the battle, the Ace was highly decorated for his role in the Imperial victory. Darth Vader also sensed that the pilot demonstrated some potential with the dark side of the Force. Though it is unclear whether the Ace ever pursued this ability, the Dark Lord of the Sith continued to follow his career closely.

Behind the scenes
Imperial Ace was the player character in the game Star Wars: Imperial Ace. The character only appears in the flight suit of a TIE pilot and, as such, the character's appearance and gender are unknown. For editorial purposes, this article assumes the character is male. The character's name is also not identified in the game.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Imperial Ace