- "Ok. Well, this is awful."
"What? It's some of my best work." - ―Garazeb Orrelios and Sabine Wren
The rebels TIE fighter, nicknamed "Sabine's masterpiece," was an Imperial TIE/ln space superiority starfighter, piloted by Baron of the Empire Valen Rudor, that was stolen by Ezra Bridger and Garazeb Orrelios, two members of a rebel cell on the Outer Rim planet Lothal. The two rebels used the fighter to attack an Imperial Troop Transport that was carrying Imperial prisoners, who the rebels were able to liberate.[11] The two rebels lied to their leaders, Hera Syndulla and Kanan Jarrus, by saying that they purposefully crashed the fighter, but in reality they hid it elsewhere on Lothal. Sabine Wren, an artist on the crew, was told about it and painted the fighter, and she considered it some of her best work. The fighter was later used as part of a mission to rescue Jarrus from Imperial captivity.[4]
History[]
- "Hey, Kanan. Sorry I'm late. I was with Sabine."
- ―Ezra Bridger to Kanan Jarrus, after coming back from working on the Rebels TIE fighter
While on a simple supply run, this TIE Fighter was under the care of TIE pilot Baron Valen Rudor, until it was hijacked by Zeb and Ezra when they were on the run from stormtroopers. Flying blind with fruit juice covering the ship's visor, they flew away from the town of Kothal and across the open fields of Lothal. When Ezra and Zeb told Kanan about the TIE, he told them to get rid of it as stealing a TIE could attract unwanted attention and the Empire could be tracking it.[11]
After dismantling the locator beacon, Ezra and Zeb flew all the way to the Rebel rendezvous point when they spotted trouble at a farm owned by Morad Sumar, a friend of Ezra's parents. They used the TIE to rescue the farmers and help them escape from the Imperials. They later continued on their way to regroup with the Rebels. Zeb and Ezra claimed that they crashed the TIE Fighter they stole on purpose[11] but in fact they hid it in a secret place where Sabine got hold of it and decorated it in graffiti artwork and Rebel colors.[4]
The TIE Fighter was used in the Rebels' mission to rescue Kanan, who was being held prisoner aboard Tarkin's Star Destroyer, the Sovereign, in orbit over Mustafar. They remotely piloted the TIE Fighter aboard the ship and once inside, released an electromagnetic pulse that rendered the Sovereign powerless. As the ship began to blow up, Hera, Zeb, and Sabine used the starfighter to escape while Ezra and Kanan used the Inquisitor's TIE Advanced and regrouped with the transport ship they stole and escaped to hyperspace with a fleet of other rebels.[4]
At some point,[12] Fulcrum agent[4] Ahsoka Tano piloted the fighter in an atmosphere.[12] At some point after he joined the rebellion, Captain Rex piloted the TIE fighter in space combat near a white astronomical object.[13]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Rebels webcomic
- Star Wars Rebels — "Fighter Flight" (First appearance)
- TIE Fighter Trouble
- Star Wars Rebels — "Path of the Jedi" (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars Rebels: Battle to the End (First identified as "Sabine's masterpiece")
- Star Wars Rebels — "Fire Across the Galaxy"
- Star Wars: Squadrons (DLC)
Sources[]
- "Fighter Flight" Episode Guide | Star Wars Rebels on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Path of the Jedi" Episode Guide | Star Wars Rebels on StarWars.com (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
- "Fire Across the Galaxy" Episode Guide | Star Wars Rebels on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 23 (Starship Fact File: Star Destroyer Deployment) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game — Sabine's TIE Fighter Expansion Pack
- Dawn of Rebellion (First identified as Sabine's TIE fighter)
- Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 63 (Helmets: Sabine Wren)
- Star Wars: Build Your Own X-Wing 8 (Starfighter Aces: Hera Syndulla – Rebel Cell Leader)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 75 (Highlights of the Saga: Joining Phoenix Squadron) (Picture only)
- Faithful Friends | Star Wars: List It! on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Inside Ahsoka: 12 Easter Eggs from Sabine Wren's Lothal Lookout on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars Rebels on Facebook: Rebels TIE fighter Facebook Post (March 5, 2015): "It's some of Sabine's best work." (screenshot)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 Star Wars Rebels — "Fire Across the Galaxy"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 TIE fighter in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels: Head to Head
- ↑ Servants of the Empire: Edge of the Galaxy
- ↑ Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: TIE Fighter - Blueprints)
- ↑ Star Wars Battlefront
- ↑ Aftermath
- ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 11.11 Star Wars Rebels — "Fighter Flight"
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game — Sabine's TIE Fighter Expansion Pack (Card: Ahsoka Tano)
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition — Rebel Alliance Conversion Kit (Card: Captain Rex)
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels — "Path of the Jedi"
External links[]
- Star Wars Rebels on Facebook: Rebels TIE fighter Facebook Post (March 5, 2015): "It's some of Sabine's best work." (backup link) (First identified as rebels TIE fighter)