X-wing drone

X-wing drone
Production information
Line	X-wing
Class	Drone
Technical specifications
Engine unit(s)	Equipped
Crew	None
Usage
Role(s)	Starfighter combat training
Affiliation	First Order First Order starfighter corps

"Whoever destroys the most drones will become squad leader."

―Lieutenant Galek

X-wing drones were training drones used by the TIE pilots of the First Order for live-fire training exercises. Sometime after the evacuation of D'Qar, Lieutenant Galek deployed her cadets against a flight of drones, in which all of the target X-wing starfighters were destroyed.

Characteristics

X-wing drones were red and black-colored drones based on the appearance of the X-wing starfighters.

Role

"Pilots, this will be a live-fire exercise. There are no stun blasts in battle."

―Lieutenant Galek

The drones were used as target practice for TIE pilots of the First Order.

History

"But I downed the most drones and helped a fellow pilot."
"No, you risked the entire mission by breaking off the attack. Your job was to destroy the enemy, […]"

―Cadet Tamara Ryvora and Lieutenant Galek

Lieutenant Galek of the First Order deployed several drones for a training exercise.

Not long after the evacuation of D'Qar, Lieutenant Galek, a First Order flight instructor, deployed several X-wing drones for a live-fire training exercise for her pilot cadets.

Behind the scenes

"The First Order X-wing drones are a new design for Star Wars, made for this episode. They're pared-down replicas that the First Order TIE pilots use for practice."

―Amy Beth Christenson

X-wing drones were created and designed for "Live Fire," the third episode of the second season of the Star Wars Resistance animated series that first aired on October 20, 2019. The drones were later identified by name in the episode's accompanying StarWars.com episode guide, as well as in the Bucket's List and "Bucket's List Extra" behind-the-scenes looks for "Live Fire."

Appearances

• Star Wars Resistance – "Live Fire" (First appearance)

Sources

• Live Fire Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link) (First identified as X-wing drone, simultaneous with Bucket's List: "Live Fire" - Star Wars Resistance on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (backup link) and Bucket's List Extra: 7 Fun Facts from "Live Fire" – Star Wars Resistance on StarWars.com (backup link))
• Bucket's List: "Live Fire" - Star Wars Resistance on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (backup link)
• Bucket's List Extra: 7 Fun Facts from "Live Fire" – Star Wars Resistance on StarWars.com (backup link)