- "Those TIEs have been modified. They're not Imperial."
"Well, they're acting like it." - ―Sabine Wren and Kanan Jarrus
TIE/mg Mining Guild starfighters,[4] also known as Mining Guild TIE fighters,[2] were modified TIE/ln space superiority starfighters[3] that the Mining Guild was allowed to use due to its association with the Galactic Empire.
Characteristics[edit | edit source]
TIE/mg starfighters housed in a Mining Guild hangar
In order to make the fighters clearly distinct from the ones in direct service of the Empire, they had a yellow color scheme. They also had a notch cut in their stabilizers, giving them only eight solar collectors instead of twelve, which gave them improved visibility, but greatly diminished their combat capabilities and maneuverability.[2] They were equipped with basic shielding to protect the investment in the equipment and training of the pilots.[6] The Mining Guild also retrofitted the starfighter with specialized sensors to detect and analyze valuable resources.[6]
Role[edit | edit source]
The Mining Guild used TIE/mg starfighters to patrol their territory to prevent theft of valuable materials and gasses, and were also used to locate such materials and gasses.[6]
History[edit | edit source]
The TIEs were used at the Mining Guild's Asteroid Belt Gas Refinery, and saw use as defense during a heist of the refinery undertaken by the crew of the Ghost. In the encounter with the TIE/mg, Jedi Padawan Ezra Bridger riding a purrgil—a spacefaring species capable of traveling through hyperspace, and were said to have been what inspired the early development of the hyperdrive—[3] used his lightsaber to sever one of the wings of a Mining Guild TIE fighter.[3]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
Star Wars Rebels – "The Call" (First appearance)- Star Wars Rebels: Steps Into Shadow
Sources[edit | edit source]
- The Call Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Mining Guild TIE Fighter - Star Wars Rebels: Retro)
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 39 (Databank A-Z: Kwazel Maw–Sly Moore)
- Dawn of Rebellion (First identified as TIE/mg Mining Guild starfighter)
- Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
- Star Wars: Smuggler's Guide
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – Mining Guild TIE Expansion Pack (Card: Ahhav)
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – Mining Guild TIE Expansion Pack (Card: Captain Seevor)
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – Mining Guild TIE Expansion Pack (Card: Foreman Proach)
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – Mining Guild TIE Expansion Pack (Card: Mining Guild Sentry)
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – Mining Guild TIE Expansion Pack (Card: Mining Guild Surveyor)
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – Mining Guild TIE Expansion Pack (Card: Overseer Yushyn)
- TIE Fighter Owners' Workshop Manual
- Every Type of Ship in Rebels | Star Wars By the Numbers on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (backup link)
- Starships and Speeders
- Asteroid Belt Gas Refinery in the Databank (backup link)
- Mining Guild TIE fighter in the Databank (backup link) (First identified as Mining Guild TIE fighter)
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4
Mining Guild TIE fighter in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3
Star Wars Rebels – "The Call"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Dawn of Rebellion
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 TIE Fighter Owners' Workshop Manual
- ↑ Starships and Speeders
