Andor Season 2 is Making an Old Star Wars Video Game Ship Canon

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Key Takeaways

  • Andor’s second season will introduce the TIE Avenger from the 1994 PC flight simulator Star Wars: TIE Fighter
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  • The ship was introduced as an updated version of the TIE Advanced x1 fighter flown by Darth Vader in Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope.
  • The second season of Andor is scheduled to debut on Disney Plus in April 2025.

As a lifelong Star Wars enthusiast who spent countless hours piloting TIE fighters and X-wings in those legendary video games of yore, I can hardly contain my excitement about the second season of Andor! The introduction of the iconic TIE Avenger into Disney’s official canon is a dream come true for us old-school fans.

The second season of Andor will introduce the TIE Avenger, previously seen in old Star Wars X-Wing video games, into Disney’s main Star Wars storyline. Although these video game stories were moved to the Legends timeline before 2014 to make way for new Disney-created Star Wars content like the Sequel Trilogy, elements from these games have still found their way into canon productions since then.

The description holds accurate for the 2016 movie “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” and its Disney Plus series “Andor”, as the former introduced Death Troopers with black armor that looked like the “Shadow Troopers” from earlier materials such as the 2008 video game “Star Wars: The Force Unleashed”. Notably, “Andor” also subtly referenced “The Force Unleashed” in its critically acclaimed first season, by featuring armor reminiscent of Starkiller’s Sith Stalker gear in Luthen Rael’s antique shop across several episodes.

In its second season, the series Andor is becoming more obviously reminiscent of classic Star Wars video games, as reported by Games Radar. This week, Disney unveiled a sneak peek at their upcoming lineup of shows exclusively on Disney Plus, among them being the second season of Andor , slated for April 2025 release. A notable moment in the teaser shows Cassian Andor piloting an Imperial Tie Fighter that appears to be a TIE Avenger from the 1994 PC game, Star Wars: TIE Fighter, which was the sequel to Star Wars: X-Wing.

Andor is Bringing Back the Classic TIE Avenger

In a new and simplified version of speech, we can say: The TIE/ad starfighter, also known as the TIE Avenger, first appeared in “Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope” as an upgraded model from Darth Vader’s TIE Advanced x1 fighter. It went on to feature in games such as “Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter” and “Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance”. Since then, it has not been shown in official “Star Wars” media, although other elements from the video games have been incorporated into the Expanded Universe.

As a dedicated Star Wars gamer, I can’t help but feel a thrill of nostalgia knowing that the TIE Avenger, a ship we’ve only known from our classic X-Wing games, was apparently under development even before Darth Vader made his iconic appearance with it in battle. The second season of Andor, set to air on Disney Plus early next year, will undoubtedly solidify its status as official Star Wars lore, a moment I’ve eagerly awaited since my days playing X-Wing.

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2024-11-14 22:23