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Manufactured by Sienar Fleet Systems,[1] Black 4 was a TIE/LN starfighter within the Imperial Navy. Armed with a pair of L-s1 laser cannons,[2] The TIE/LN starfighter served in the Galactic Empire's Black Squadron[3] by 0 BBY. By that year, it was operated by the TIE pilot DS-61-4 and stationed on the Imperial DS-1 Orbital Battle Station. Black 4's cockpit featured the standard wheel and yoke control system for TIE pilots.[2]
In 0 BBY, the Alliance to Restore the Republic attacked the DS-1 Orbital Battle Station during the Battle of Yavin. Black 4 was among the Black Squadron TIE/LN starfighters that attempted to defend the station from the Alliance starfighters. During the battle, Black 4 scored a direct hit on Rebel pilot Luke Skywalker, who flew the X-wing Red Five. Skywalker asked fellow Rebel pilot Wedge Antilles for assistance, and Antilles successfully destroyed Black 4 and killed DS-61-4.[2]
Behind the scenes
Black 4 first appeared in the 1976 novelization of the original trilogy film Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope,[4] before appearing in the 1977 film itself,[2] in scenes shot on Stage 8 at Elstree Studios between June 17 and June 28, 1976.[5] The 1996 A New Hope Limited expansion set of the Star Wars Customizable Card Game would later name the starfighter.[3]
A couple of inconsistencies exist relating to Black 4. 1998's Star Wars Encyclopedia and 2008's The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia claimed that DS-61-4 survived the Battle of Yavin, despite Black 4's onscreen destruction with DS-61-4 inside in A New Hope.[6][7] Additionally, 2002's A New Hope expansion of the Star Wars Trading Card Game used a film still of Black 4 to represent TIE Fighter DS-3-12,[8] while the 2003 Battle of Yavin set used film stills of Black 4 to represent TIE Fighters DS-55-2[9] and DS-73-5.[10] This article, as well as other linking articles, treat DS-61-4 in Black 4 as the true identities of the TIE pilot and fighter from the A New Hope film, and treat the other designations as canon subjects separate from DS-61-4 and Black 4.
Appearances
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope radio drama
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope novelization (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- Star Wars: A Storybook
- The Star Wars Storybook
- Star Wars (1977) 6
- Star Wars: A New Hope - The Special Edition 4
- Death Star (Indirect mention only)
Sources
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
TIE fighter in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link) states that all TIE/LN starfighters were manufactured by Sienar Fleet Systems.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2
Star Wars Customizable Card Game – A New Hope Limited (Card: Black 4) (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope novelization
- ↑ The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film
- ↑ Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. I, p. 212 ("DS-61-4")
- ↑
Star Wars Trading Card Game – A New Hope (Card: TIE Fighter DS-3-12) (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars Trading Card Game – Battle of Yavin (Card: TIE Fighter DS-55-2) (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars Trading Card Game – Battle of Yavin (Card: TIE Fighter DS-73-5) (backup link)