Starfighter combat

and starfighters engaging in combat. — Republic and Separatist starfighters engaging in combat.

"Blast! This is why I hate flying!"

―Obi-Wan Kenobi, being chased by Jango Fett's Slave I^[1]

Starfighter combat,^[2] also known as dogfighting^[3] or starfighting,^[4] referred to combat engagements fought by starfighters in space or a planet's atmosphere.

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Appearances[]

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Star Wars: Starfighter Missions
The High Republic: Light of the Jedi (and audiobook)
Darth Maul (2017) 1
Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
The Phantom Menace Read-Along Storybook and CD
Star Wars Journeys: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars Journeys: Beginnings
Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
Attack of the Clones Read-Along Storybook and CD
Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Supply Lines"
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Shadow of Malevolence"
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Destroy Malevolence"
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Downfall of a Droid"
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Storm Over Ryloth"
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Liberty on Ryloth"
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Holocron Heist"
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Landing at Point Rain"
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "ARC Troopers"
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Nightsisters"
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Citadel Rescue"
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Darkness on Umbara" (In flashback(s))
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Escape from Kadavo"
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Bound for Rescue"
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Sabotage"
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Unknown"
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Bad Batch" (In flashback(s))
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Unfinished Business"
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Old Friends Not Forgotten"
Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
Revenge of the Sith Read-Along Storybook and CD
Kanan 3
Kanan 5
Lost Stars (and audiobook)
Star Wars Rebels — "Fire Across the Galaxy"
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
Star Wars Rebels — "Wings of the Master"
Star Wars Rebels: Steps Into Shadow
Star Wars Rebels — "The Antilles Extraction"
Star Wars Rebels — "The Last Battle"
Star Wars Rebels — "Zero Hour"
Star Wars Rebels — "In the Name of the Rebellion"
Star Wars Rebels — "Rebel Assault"
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story novelization (and audiobook)
Star Wars: Rogue One: A Junior Novel (and audiobook)
Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy (and audiobook)
A New Hope Read-Along Storybook and CD
Star Wars (2015) 54
"Amara Kel's Rules for TIE Pilot Survival (Probably)" — From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back (and audiobook) (In flashback(s))
Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (and audiobook)
Shattered Empire 1
"A Race for Answers" — Star Wars Adventures (2017) 23
Shattered Empire 3
Star Wars: Squadrons
Shadow Fall: An Alphabet Squadron Novel (and audiobook)
Aftermath: Life Debt (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
"Blade Squadron: Kuat" — Star Wars Insider 168 (reprinted in Star Wars Insider: The Fiction Collection Volume 1) (Mentioned only)
Victory's Price: An Alphabet Squadron Novel (and audiobook)
Aftermath: Empire's End (and audiobook)
Before the Awakening (and audiobook)
Star Wars Resistance — "The Recruit"
"The Recruit - Part 1" — Star Wars Resistance Animation 1 (In flashback(s))
Star Wars Resistance — "The Triple Dark"
"The Triple Dark" — Star Wars Resistance Animation 3
Star Wars Resistance — "The Core Problem"
Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel (and audiobook)
The Force Awakens Little Golden Book
The Force Awakens Read-Along Storybook and CD
The Force Awakens Adaptation 4
Chaos at the Castle
The Force Awakens Adaptation 5
The Fight in the Forest
The Force Awakens Adaptation 6
Star Wars Resistance — "No Escape: Part 2"
Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
Star Wars Resistance — "A Quick Salvage Run"
Star Wars Resistance — "Live Fire"
Star Wars Galactic Pals — "Ortolan" (Appears through imagination)
Star Wars Resistance — "Rendezvous Point"
Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker

Non-canon appearances[]

Star Wars: Battle Pod
LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales — "Exit from Endor" (In flashback(s))
LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales — "Crisis on Coruscant" (In flashback(s))
Disney Infinity 3.0
LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales — "Mission to Mos Eisley" (In flashback(s))
LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales — "Gambit on Geonosis" (In flashback(s))
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens DK Reader
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "A Hero Discovered"
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Zander's Joyride"
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Return of the Kyber Saber"
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens picture book

Sources[]

Star Wars: Card Trader Set: Base Series 1 (First identified as starfighting)

Star Wars: Card Trader Set: Base Series 1, Card: Naboo Pilot - Galactic Republic
Star Wars: Card Trader Set: Base Series 1, Card: Uncle Owen - Moisture Farmer

Star Wars: Ships of the Galaxy (First identified as Starfighter combat)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens: New Adventures
Star Wars: Finn's Mission
Star Wars: The Adventures of BB-8
Star Wars: A-wing Deluxe Book and 3D Wood Model
Star Wars Bust Collection: Darth Vader Behind the Cameras: How the Death Star Was Created

Star Wars: Build Your Own X-Wing 1

Star Wars: Destiny — Across the Galaxy Card: Dogfight (backup link) (First identified as dogfight)
TIE Fighter Owners' Workshop Manual
Rise of the Separatists
"Imperial Troops" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
"Republic, Rebel, and Resistance Starfighters" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
"The Battle of Hoth and the Second Death Star" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
Anakin Skywalker in the Databank (backup link)
B-wing Fighter in the Databank (backup link)
Jarek Yeager in the Databank (backup link)

Non-canon sources[]

Strap in Starfighter, Star Wars is Taking Over in Fortnite: GALACTIC BATTLE! on Fortnite's official website (backup link)

Notes and references[]

↑ Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
↑ Star Wars: Ships of the Galaxy
↑ Star Wars: Destiny — Across the Galaxy Card: Dogfight (backup link)
↑ Star Wars: Card Trader Set: Base Series 1, Card: Uncle Owen - Moisture Farmer

In other languages

[Episode_2-1] Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones

[Galaxy-2] Star Wars: Ships of the Galaxy

[Dog-3] Star Wars: Destiny — Across the Galaxy Card: Dogfight (backup link)

[Owen-4] Star Wars: Card Trader Set: Base Series 1, Card: Uncle Owen - Moisture Farmer

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