TIE Fighter 4

TIE Fighter 4
Attribution information
Writer	Jody Houser
Penciller	Rogê Antônio Ig Guara
Letterer	Joe Caramagna
Colorist	Arif Prianto Jean-François Beaulieu
Cover artist	Tommy Lee Edwards
Editor	Mark Paniccia
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Publication date	July 17, 2019
Pages	23
UPC	759606093977
Chronological information
Timeline	Between 3 ABY and 4 ABY
Series	Star Wars: TIE Fighter
Issue number	4
Preceded by	TIE Fighter 3
Followed by	TIE Fighter 5

TIE Fighter 4 is the fourth issue of the canon comic book miniseries Star Wars: TIE Fighter. It was written by Jody Houser, illustrated by Rogê Antônio and Ig Guara, and published on July 17, 2019 by Marvel Comics.

Publisher's summary

A NEW MISSION! A betrayal from one of their own. Is the squadron even ready to fly again after so many losses? And who are these new pilots who think they're good enough to join the ranks of SHADOW WING?

Plot summary

"THE SHADOW FALLS" PART 4 OF 5 Squadron Five, tasked with restoring a Star Destroyer to Imperial control, was taken prisoner by Admiral Gratloe. Orchestrating an escape, the squad attempted to seize the ship before prospective Rebel buyers arrived. However, as battle ensued between Imperial and Rebel forces, Squadron Five gained control of the ship…but not before losing Lyttan and Zin to enemy fire!

Media

Editions

• UPC 759606093977; July 17, 2019; Marvel Comics
  • 00411; Cover A; Tommy Lee Edwards
  • 00421; Cover B; Leonard Kirk, Guru-eFX

Cover gallery

Cover A

Cover A, cover art

Cover B

Appearances

By type 

Characters	Creatures	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Jeela Brebtin Teso Broosh Lyttan Dree (Indirect mention only) Gratloe (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Zin Graw (In flashback(s)) Ganem Kahi Ganem Kahi's father (First mentioned) (In flashback(s)) Ganem Kahi's grandmother (First appearance) (In flashback(s)) Yurib Nakan Shakara Nuress Bansu Ro (First appearance) Darth Sidious (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Rac Syrmo (First appearance)

Droid models

Astromech droid (Cover only)

Events

Clone Wars (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Imperial Era Galactic Civil War (Mentioned only) Mission to the Kudo system (Indirect mention only)

Locations

Colonies Carida system Carida Carida Academy Ryleel Base (First appearance) Core Worlds (In flashback(s)) Corusca sector (In flashback(s)) Coruscant subsector (In flashback(s)) Coruscant system (In flashback(s)) Coruscant (In flashback(s)) Galactic City (In flashback(s)) Imperial Palace (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Kudo system (Mentioned only)

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic (Mentioned only) Alliance Military (Mentioned only) Rebel Alliance Navy (Cover only) Rebel Alliance Starfighter Corps (Cover only) Bansu Ro's family (First appearance) Cadet Flight instructor Galactic Empire Galactic Emperor (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Imperial Academy Imperial cadet Imperial Military 85th (First mentioned) Imperial Army Stormtrooper Corps Stormtrooper Imperial Navy Imperial Starfighter Corps 204th Imperial Fighter Wing Squadron Five TIE fighter pilot Imperial Special Forces Imperial Officer Corps Imperial officer Imperial Security Bureau (Mentioned only) Imperial Senate (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s)) Galactic Republic (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Republic pilot (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Republic Senate (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Jedi Order (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s)) Officer Admiral (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Colonel Flight Officer Second Lieutenant Commander Senior Lieutenant Palpatine family (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s)) Pilot Spy (Mentioned only) Squad leader

Sentient species

Human Lothalite

Vehicles and vessels

Starship Bomber (Mentioned only) Capital ship Star Destroyer Imperial-class Star Destroyer Celerity (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Imperial I-class Star Destroyer Pursuer Carrier Cruiser Quasar Fire-class cruiser-carrier Rebel recruitment base (First mentioned) Shuttle Abecederian line Lambda-class T-4a shuttle Starfighter A-wing starfighter (Cover only) RZ-1 A-wing interceptor (Cover only) B-wing starfighter (Cover only) A/SF-01 B-wing starfighter (Cover only) BTL Y-wing starfighter (Cover only) BTL-A4 Y-wing assault starfighter/bomber (Cover only) TIE line TIE/IN interceptor TIE/ln space superiority starfighter TIE/sa bomber (Indirect mention only)

Weapons and technology

Armor Helmet Flight helmet Stormtrooper armor Blaster Blaster pistol Blaster rifle E-11 blaster rifle Datapad Droid (Mentioned only)

Miscellanea

Capital (In flashback(s)) City (In flashback(s)) Clothing Imperial military uniforms Rank insignia plaque Cult (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Death (Mentioned only) Fighter wing Foodstuff (In flashback(s)) Fork (In flashback(s)) Hangar Heart (In flashback(s)) Hologram Hyperspace Imperial crest Language Galactic Basic Standard Laser Military rank Order 66 (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s)) Parent (Mentioned only) Prisoner (Mentioned only) Realspace Rebel Alliance starbird Skylane (In flashback(s)) Skyscraper (In flashback(s)) Special forces Squadron Time Standard day Standard hour Standard year Toast (In flashback(s))

Collections

• Star Wars: TIE Fighter TPB

Bibliography

• Alphabet Squadron with Alexander Freed on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)

External links

•  Star Wars: Tie Fighter (2019) #4 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
•  Star Wars: Tie Fighter (2019) #4 (Variant) on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

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