Fell swoop formation

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"Squadron Five, execute fell swoop formation!"
―Teso Broosh, to Squadron Five[2]

The fell swoop formation was a flight maneuver used by TIE fighter pilots of the Galactic Empire. Around 3 ABY,[1] the elite pilots of the 204th Imperial Fighter Wing used the formation when Squadron Five were ambushed by the thought-to-be-disabled Star Destroyer Celerity in the Kudo system.[2]

Sometime during the Galactic Civil War, Titan Squadron notably used this formation during an engagement against the New Republic's Vanguard Squadron.[3]

Behind the scenes

The fell swoop formation was first mentioned in the comic TIE Fighter 2,[2] published on May 15, 2019.[4] The name made another appearance by a player controlled character's computer-generated voice in the multiplayer portion of the 2020 video game Star Wars: Squadrons.[3]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 TIE Fighter 1
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 TIE Fighter 2
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: Squadrons
  4. ↑ Marvel-TemplateLogo Star Wars: Tie Fighter (2019) #2 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)