TIE Fighter - short film

Hello everyone! Thanks for all the kind comments. I'm glad you like seeing the Empire's TIE series getting some well-deserved screentime! In case you're wondering what I'm up to now, here's an update video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6uZfTRv0K0&t=0s (It has a bunch of clips from other projects I've animated that you might not have seen, so take a look if you want to see spaceships exploding!) Cheers!

"If we fire the lasers now we will fuck up their shit sir" "Do it"

2:05 ATAT: "I'm going to join the fight too!" Marshaller: "Get back, idiot, you can't fly!" ATAT: ) :

I like the added touch that the TIE Interceptor Pilot is clearly the oldest, looks like a long time gruff veteran who’s been through hell and back and has taken the two younger pilots under his wing. It’s very lore accurate, at least in Legends, since TIE Interceptor pilots typically were senior pilots hand picked due to their experience and piloting skills. Giving the oldest guy an Interceptor and making him the leader of the trio is an amazing touch, and not to mention just how lore accurate everything else about this animation is. I can definitely tell that the animators were big fans of the EU and likely played a lot of EAW. I’d love to see a whole Star Wars movie, where the Empire are the “protagonists”, like this.

8 years later and still a masterpiece. Disney can’t even come close to this.

This animator is certified as NOT REBEL SCUM

Empire: wins a battle Disney: Star wars is cancelled

I like how the fighters were humanized by seeing flashes of their faces - very powerful part of the story.

That is what actually happens when no plot armor is present. Need more movies like that

Using x-rays/cross sections to show the character's faces behind their helmets/masks is super underrated and needs to be used in more media.

This is the true definition of "Yo dudes the empire is pretty chill maybe you would like joining or something"

Really like how there is a cool back and forth and significance to everything. Both forces being competent. The rebels fighters having visible shielding while ties don’t, the calibrations before firing, switches being flipped and indicators going off, people going to different stations, orders being given, countermeasures being deployed. its all just very satisfying and weighty.

How the heck did I go 8 years without knowing this exists? Not one word spoken, and still manages to have more character development and heart than literally all of the 'Disney star wars' works combined. Bravo.

Me in 2015: "This is awesome" Me in 2021: "This is still awesome"

People getting mad about Rebels losing, but you need to remember this is usually what happens to the rebels when they directly confront the Empire

The bomber chick was kicking WAY too much ass for a single TIE Pilot...

A particular point to appreciate is that while the animation is top notch and there's fancy anime explosions and cool spaceships and lasers, it's not just superficial flashy spectacle. These are two military forces employing strategy and tactics, in a way that I haven't seen in Star Wars in a long time. Both sides use tactics like screening, flanking, cover, stealth, combined arms and electronic warfare. It brings the battle to life and heightens the spectacle. Truly, the Astartes of Star Wars.

This, ladies and gentlemen. Is what happens when you strip away the rebel’s invulnerable plot armor, absolute annihilation.

Nice to actually see the Empire portrayed as a genuine threat for once.

The TIE Bomber pilot got me feeling some type of way