- "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