Wherever the Empire or First Order spread their nefarious reaches across the galaxy, you can be sure of one thing: TIE Fighters, lots and lots of TIE Fighters. The name, of course, is an acronym for "twin ion engines."
Kylo Ren (also known as Ben Solo) had the good fortune to be the son of Han Solo and the nephew of Luke Skywalker. Not only was Kylo strong with the Force, he also inherited his father and uncle’s excellent piloting skills. After joining up with the First Order, Ren served as a test pilot for an all-new type of starfighter, the TIE silencer.
Looking to previous TIE iterations for inspiration, the silencer (aka the “TIE vendetta space superiority fighter” or simply the “TIE/vn”) does have deflector shields and a hyperdrive. It also excels in the categories of “energy conversion, power storage, and experimental stealth gear.” Kylo’s feedback after the prototype test flight proved invaluable to the technicians at Raith’s company, which had, after so many years, evolved into Sienar-Jaemus Fleet Systems…
The Star Wars: TIE Fighter: Owners’ Workshop Manual goes on sale Tuesday, May 28. You can pre-order a copy right here. Deflector shields and hyperdrive sold separately.





















