EX-1-8 was an Imperial Navy TIE/sa bomber[2] that was manufactured by Sienar Fleet Systems.[1] As a TIE/sa bomber, EX-1-8 carried a destructive payload consisting of proton torpedoes, guided concussion missiles, space mines, and free-falling thermal detonators.[2] Around 3 ABY,[3] EX-1-8 flew through the Hoth asteroid field.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
EX-1-8 originated as a prop for the Imperial TIE/sa bomber, which made its cinematic debut in the 1980 original trilogy film Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back.[4] An image of the prop was used in 2003 on a card for the Empire Strikes Back expansion set of the Star Wars Trading Card Game, coining the name EX-1-8 and establishing the individual TIE/sa bomber's existence in the Star Wars Legends continuity.[2]
Sources[]
Star Wars Trading Card Game — The Empire Strikes Back (Card: TIE Bomber EX-1-8) (backup link) (First mentioned)
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 2.11 2.12 2.13
Star Wars Trading Card Game — The Empire Strikes Back (Card: TIE Bomber EX-1-8) (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars Trading Card Game — The Empire Strikes Back takes place around the time of Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, which The New Essential Chronology dates to 3 ABY.
- ↑ From Star Wars to Indiana Jones: The Best of the Lucasfilm Archives