DS-29-4

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DS-29-4 was the call sign of a TIE pilot who served in the Imperial Navy by[1] 0 BBY. In that year, the Battle of Yavin occurred,[2] during which Alliance to Restore the Republic starfighters attempted to destroy the Galactic Empire's DS-1 Orbital Battle Station.[3] DS-29-4 was among the TIE pilots who participated in the battle,[1] which saw numerous Imperial TIE/LN starfighters trying to defend the battle station from the Alliance starfighters. Ultimately, the Battle of Yavin ended with an Imperial defeat when the Rebel starfighters destroyed the space station.[3]

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The A New Hope TIE fighter which was identified by the Battle of Yavin set of the Star Wars Trading Card Game as DS-29-4, though previously it was identified as DS-61-9 in the A New Hope expansion set

The A New Hope TIE fighter which was identified by the Battle of Yavin set of the Star Wars Trading Card Game as DS-29-4, though previously it was identified as DS-61-9 in the A New Hope expansion set

DS-29-4's name was coined in 2003 for a card in the Battle of Yavin expansion set of the Star Wars Trading Card Game. While the card attaches the DS-29-4 name to a TIE/LN starfighter,[4] 2008's The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia would later identify DS-29-4 as the pilot.[1] This article assumes that the latter source is correct.

A further discrepancy exists surrounding the exact identity of DS-29-4. The card used by the Star Wars Trading Card Game to represent DS-29-4[4] is a screenshot from the 1977 original trilogy film Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope of a TIE/LN starfighter destroyed by Rebel pilot Luke Skywalker.[3] However, 2002's A New Hope expansion set previously used an image of the same starfighter to represent DS-61-9, another name designated as the starfighter,[5] before The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia also designated that as the pilot's call sign.[6] This article treats both DS-61-9 and DS-29-4 as separate TIE pilots and avoids linking either of the pilots to the fighter shown in A New Hope.

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. I, p. 212 ("DS-29-4")
  2. ↑ The New Essential Chronology
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars Trading Card Game — Battle of Yavin Card: TIE Fighter DS-29-4 (backup link)
  5. ↑ Star Wars Trading Card Game — A New Hope Card: TIE Fighter DS-61-9 (backup link)
  6. ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. I, p. 212 ("DS-61-9")
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