Predator-class fighter

Predator-class starfighter The Predator-class fighter was a starfighter produced by Sienar Fleet Systems and used by the New Galactic Empire as of 130 ABY.

Characteristics
Considered a successor to the older TIE/In starfighter, the Predator-class fighter was still highly maneuverable and heavily armed, but unlike most previous TIEs, it was also equipped with hyperdrives and a deflector shield generated through the craft's blade-shaped wings. As with the earlier Chiss Clawcraft, these wings could adjust to a variety of positions, aiding the starfighter's maneuverability. They folded back fully for docking mode.



Predator-class fighters with classic TIE-style cockpits were flown by squadron leaders. Other pilots flew fighters with horizontal slats across the front of the central fuselage.

History
Sienar Predator-class fighters were used in the Sith attack on the Jedi Praxeum on Ossus.

Imperial Knights Antares Draco and Ganner Krieg would later take two of these to Vendaxa to save Princess Marasiah Fel from the Sith.

Behind the scenes
The Predator-class fighter was designed by Sean Cooke, a designer/illustrator handpicked by Dark Horse Comics editor Randy Stradley for the job of designing Legacy-era Imperial spacecraft. In an interview for Star Wars Insider 89, Cooke spoke on his redesign of the cockpit, which has caused some to question if some Predator-class fighters were in fact pilotless fighters. He said: "I wanted to make sure it didn't look so much like the classic TIE fighter, so I redesigned the front cockpit screen, taking that kind of octagonal design and putting more vertical lines through that to simulate jaws or even prison bar cells, giving it this angry look." This shows that the bar-cockpit Predator-class fighters are manned fighters like almost all other Imperial fighters.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Legacy 1: Broken, Part 1
 * Star Wars Legacy 6: Broken, Part 5
 * Star Wars Legacy 7: Broken, Part 6