TIE Fighter 4

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?

Opening crawl

"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!

Plot summary

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Editions

UPC 759606093977; July 17, 2019; Marvel Comics^[1]
- 00411; Cover A; Tommy Lee Edwards
- 00421; Cover B; Leonard Kirk, Guru-eFX

Cover gallery

Collected in

Star Wars: TIE Fighter trade paperback

Appearances

By type

Characters	Organisms	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 heavy assault 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 fighter series
    - 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 medium blaster rifle
Datapad
Droid (Mentioned only)

Miscellanea

Capital (In flashback(s))
City (In flashback(s))
Clothing
- Flight suit
  - TIE pilot flight suit
- 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))

Sources

The Star Wars Show: Alphabet Squadron with Alexander Freed on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)

Notes and references

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Star Wars: Tie Fighter (2019) #4 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ Star Wars: Timelines

External links

In other languages

[Marvel-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Star Wars: Tie Fighter (2019) #4 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Timelines-2] Star Wars: Timelines

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