Scimitar 1
Scimitar 1 was a TIE/sa bomber[2] manufactured by Sienar Fleet Systems.[1] By 4 ABY,[4] the bomber was part of the Imperial Navy's Scimitar Squadron,[2] an elite bomber wing.[3] Scimitar 1 was equipped with an advanced targeting system to increase damage during planetary bombardment.[2]
Scimitar 1 was flown by the TIE pilot Major Rhymer, who led Scimitar Squadron.[3] Prior to the Battle of Endor, Rhymer and the squadron were stationed in the Endor system and were tasked with destroying any ground troops or equipment that might land on the Forest Moon of Endor,[5] which contained the shield generator protecting the Galactic Empire's orbiting second Death Star battlestation.[6]
Behind the scenes
In 2000, Scimitar 1 was created for Death Star II Limited, an expansion set of Decipher, Inc.'s Star Wars Customizable Card Game.[2]
Sources
Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Death Star II Limited (Card: Major Rhymer) (backup link) (Gameplay statistic only) (First mentioned, simultaneous with Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Death Star II Limited (Card: Scimitar 1) (backup link))- Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Death Star II Limited (Card: Scimitar 1) (backup link)
Death Star II Personnel: An Imperial Human Resources Guide on StarWars.com (article) (backup link not verified!)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
TIE bomber in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link) states that all TIE/sa bombers 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 Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Death Star II Limited (Card: Scimitar 1) (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Death Star II Limited (Card: Major Rhymer) (backup link)
- ↑ The New Essential Chronology establishes that the events of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi take place in 4 ABY. Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Death Star II Limited (Card: Scimitar 1) (backup link) is concurrent to the events of Return of the Jedi; therefore, its in-universe year is also 4 ABY.
- ↑ The Official Star Wars Fact File 11 (END8, The Battle of Endor)
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi