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- "Turns out, TIE fighters have an ejector seat after all."
- ―Norra Wexley, to her team
An ejector seat was a seat designed to forcibly eject the occupant clear of a starship during an in-flight emergency.[6]
History[edit | edit source]
A pilot ejecting from a Z-95 Headhunter.
During the Siege of Mandalore between the Galactic Republic and Maul's Shadow Collective, the Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry gunships of the 501st Legion were equipped with ejector seats.[10] Z-95 Headhunters were also equipped with ejector seats.[11] During the Rebellion on Akiva, the New Republic starfighter pilot Norra Wexley discovered that the Galactic Empire's TIE fighters did indeed carry ejector seats. She was able to eject to safety after her stolen TIE was hit by turbolaser fire.[6] The TIE/sf space superiority fighters used by the First Order were equipped with such seats. Those included an explosive launcher mechanism, and emergency rations beneath the seat.[3]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Obi-Wan and Anakin 1
- Obi-Wan and Anakin 2
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Bounty Hunters" (First appearance)- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Old Friends Not Forgotten"
- Choose Your Destiny: A Han & Chewie Adventure
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First mentioned)
- "Desert Son"—From a Certain Point of View (Indirect mention only)
- Battlefront II: Inferno Squad (Mentioned only)
- Doctor Aphra: An Audiobook Original
- Darth Vader 15
- Doctor Aphra 29
- "Amara Kel's Rules for TIE Pilot Survival (Probably)"—From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back
- Bounty Hunters 8 (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
- Alphabet Squadron
- Aftermath
- Shadow Fall (Indirect mention only)
- Victory's Price
- Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel
- Star Wars Resistance – "The Platform Classic"
- Poe Dameron 26 (In flashback(s))
- Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire (Mentioned only)
Sources[edit | edit source]
- Star Wars: Star Pilot
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
- Rey's Survival Guide
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 6 (Helmets: TIE Fighter Pilot)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 31 (Helmets: Poe Dameron; Weapons & Uniforms: The Resistance)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 43 (Highlights of the Saga: Breakout)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 71 (Helmets: General Merrick)
- TIE Fighter Owners' Workshop Manual
- Rebel Starfighters Owners' Workshop Manual
- Star Wars: Destiny – Covert Missions (Card: Eject)
- Derek "Hobbie" Klivian in the Databank (backup link)
- Jedi T-6 Shuttle in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑
Jedi T-6 Shuttle in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Darth Vader 15
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Bounty Hunters"
- ↑ Obi-Wan and Anakin 1
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Aftermath
- ↑ Derek "Hobbie" Klivian in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Battlefront II: Inferno Squad
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Old Friends Not Forgotten"
- ↑ Star Wars: Destiny – Covert Missions (Card: Eject)
