Imperial Starfighter Corps

Organizationcanon

Also known as Starfighter Corps (Galactic Empire)

Facts

Type: Military branch

Connections

Affiliations: Galactic Empire, Imperial Navy
Located in: Coruscant
Led by: Darth Sidious
Part of: Starfighter Corps

Members

Masters

Unidentified TIE pilot

Appearances

333 Star Wars works, first in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (1977).

Comics 136
TV episodes 51
Novels 42
Reference books 29
Short stories 23
Comic stories 22
Games 15
Films 6
Activity books 5
Comic series 4

Films

Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (1977)
Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (1983)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Hunted (2020)

TV episodes

The Machine in the Ghost (2014)
Entanglement (2014)
Property of Ezra Bridger (2014)
HoloNet News Special Report: Famed Imperial Pilot Moves to Lothal (2014)
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion (2014)
Fighter Flight (2014)
Out of Darkness (2014)
Empire Day (episode) (2014)
Idiot's Array (episode) (2015)
Call to Action (2015)
Fire Across the Galaxy (2015)
The Siege of Lothal (2015)
Steps Into Shadow (2016)
The Antilles Extraction (2016)
Secret Cargo (2017)
Double Agent Droid (2017)
Zero Hour (2017)
Heroes of Mandalore (2017)
Flight of the Defender (2017)
The Occupation (2017)
Kindred (2017)
Rebel Assault (2017)
DUME (2018)
Jedi Night (2018)
Family Reunion – and Farewell (2018)
Chopper and Friends (2018)
Star Wars Forces of Destiny: Volume 4 (2018)
Han Solo - Galaxy's Best Smuggler (2018)
Luke vs. the Death Star - X-wing Assault (2018)
Stormtroopers vs. Rebels – Soldiers of the Galactic Empire (2019)
Han Solo – Taking Flight for his Friends (2019)
Darth Vader vs. the Rebel Fleet - Fearsome Fighter Pilot (2019)
Han Solo vs. the Space Slug - The Escape Artist (2019)
Chewbacca - Wookiee Warrior (2019)
Score (Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian) (2020)
Reunion (2021)
War-Mantle (2021)
Chapter 5: Return of the Mandalorian (2022)
The Eye (2022)
Daughter of Ferrix (2022)
Ruins of War (2023)
Spoils of War (2023)
Truth and Consequences (2023)
Metamorphosis (episode) (2023)
Tipping Point (2023)
Plan 99 (episode) (2023)
The Summit (2023)
Extraction (2024)
Infiltration (episode) (2024)
Point of No Return (The Bad Batch) (2024)
+1 more

Comics

Kanan 2 (2015)
Shattered Empire 1 (2015)
Star Wars (2015) 9 (2015)
Shattered Empire 2 (2015)
Shattered Empire 3 (2015)
Star Wars Adventures Ashcan (2017)
Rogue One Adaptation 6 (2017)
Darth Vader (2017) 14 (2018)
Darth Vader (2017) 16 (2018)
Thrawn 4 (2018)
Thrawn 6 (2018)
Darth Vader Annual 2 (2018)
Star Wars (2015) 55 (2018)
Doctor Aphra (2016) 36 (2019)
Star Wars (2020) 1 (2020)
Star Wars (2020) 7 (2020)
Star Wars (2020) 8 (2020)
Star Wars Adventures: Smuggler's Run 1 (2020)
Star Wars (2020) 11 (2021)
Darth Vader (2020) 12 (2021)
Star Wars (2020) 15 (2021)
Star Wars (2020) 16 (2021)
Darth Vader (2020) 16 (2021)
War of the Bounty Hunters 5 (2021)
Bounty Hunters 18 (2021)
Darth Vader (2020) 18 (2021)
Bounty Hunters 19 (2021)
Crimson Reign 2 (2022)
Crimson Reign 3 (2022)
Han Solo & Chewbacca 1 (2022)
Crimson Reign 5 (2022)
Star Wars (2020) 26 (2022)
Hidden Empire 1 (2022)
Hidden Empire 2 (2022)
Hidden Empire 4 (2023)
Hidden Empire 5 (2023)
Star Wars (2020) 36 (2023)
Return of the Jedi – The Rebellion 1 (2023)
Bounty Hunters 42 (2024)
Star Wars (2020) 50 (2024)
Darth Vader (2020) 50 (2024)
Battle of Jakku — Insurgency Rising 1 (2024)
Battle of Jakku — Insurgency Rising 2 (2024)
Battle of Jakku — Republic Under Siege 1 (2024)
Battle of Jakku — Republic Under Siege 2 (2024)
Battle of Jakku — Last Stand 1 (2024)
Battle of Jakku — Last Stand 2 (2025)
Battle of Jakku — Last Stand 3 (2025)
Battle of Jakku — Last Stand 4 (2025)
Boba Fett — Black, White & Red 1 (2025)
+86 more

Comic stories

No Sympathy (2016)
Sons of the Sky (2017)
The Ghost Ship (2017)
The Trouble at Tibrin, Part II (2017)
Smuggler's Run, Part 1 (2018)
Endangered, Part 1 (2018)
Divide and Conquer (2018)
Stolen Valor (2019)
A Race for Answers (2019)
Epilogue (2019)
In Service to the Empire (2019)
Two Sides to Every Sortie (2019)
Tales of Villainy: The Short Goodbye (2021)
Squad Goals, Part One (2021)
Squad Goals, Part 2 (2021)
The Hoojib Menace (2021)
Inescapable (2023)
Annihilated (2023)
Return to Hoth (comic story) (2023)
The Wild Squadron (2023)
The Rising (2024)
False Histories (2024)

Comic series

Lost Stars (webcomic) (2017)
Leia Organa: Ordeal of the Princess (2019)
Star Wars Rebels (webcomic) (2019)
Star Wars: The Mandalorian: The Manga (2022)

Novels

Chopper Saves the Day (2014)
Ezra and the Pilot (2014)
Ezra's Gamble (2014)
Rise of the Rebels (2014)
Zeb to the Rescue (2014)
A New Dawn (novel) (2014)
The Rebellion Begins (2014)
Tarkin (novel) (2014)
Entanglement (book) (2014)
Property of Ezra Bridger (book) (2014)
Heir to the Jedi (2015)
Lords of the Sith (2015)
Aftermath (novel) (2015)
Lost Stars (2015)
Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure (2015)
Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure (2015)
The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi? (2015)
Adventures in Wild Space: The Snare (2016)
Bloodline (novel) (2016)
Trapped in the Death Star! (2016)
Thrawn (novel) (2017)
Adventures in Wild Space: The Rescue (2017)
Star Wars: A New Hope (paperback novel) (2017)
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (paperback novel) (2017)
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (paperback novel) (2017)
Battlefront II: Inferno Squad (2017)
Leia, Princess of Alderaan (2017)
The Legends of Luke Skywalker (2017)
Choose Your Destiny: A Han & Chewie Adventure (2018)
Last Shot (2018)
Thrawn: Alliances (2018)
Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition (2018)
Choose Your Destiny: A Luke & Leia Adventure (2018)
Alphabet Squadron (novel) (2019)
Thrawn: Treason (2019)
Shadow Fall: An Alphabet Squadron Novel (2020)
Poe Dameron: Free Fall (2020)
Victory's Price: An Alphabet Squadron Novel (2021)
The Book of Boba Fett Junior Novel (2023)
Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars (2023)
Sanctuary: A Bad Batch Novel (2025)
Master of Evil (2025)

Short stories

Blade Squadron (short story) (2014)
Entanglement (short story) (2014)
The Machine in the Ghost (short story) (2014)
The End of History (2014)
Last Call at the Zero Angle (2015)
An Unusual Hiding Place (2015)
Betrayal at Bespin (2015)
Escape from the Death Star (short story) (2015)
Flight and Fight! (2015)
The Battle for Endor (short story) (2015)
The Battle of Yavin (short story) (2015)
The Revelation (2015)
Blade Squadron: Zero Hour (2015)
Mercy Mission (short story) (2015)
The Levers of Power (2015)
Desert Son (2017)
Sparks (short story) (2017)
The Light You Bring (2020)
Count to Three (2020)
Amara Kel's Rules for TIE Pilot Survival (Probably) (2020)
Wait for It (2020)
The Extra Five Percent (2023)
The Last Flight (2023)

Games

Star Wars: Galactic Defense (2014)
Star Wars Rebels: Team Tactics (2015)
Star Wars Rebels: Chopper Chase (2016)
Star Wars: Jedi Challenges (2017)
Star Wars Battlefront II (2017)
Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire (2017)
Vader Immortal – Episode I (2019)
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (2019)
Vader Immortal – Episode III (2019)
Star Wars: Squadrons (2020)
Star Wars: Starfighter Missions (2020)
LAAT/le Patrol Transport Unit Expansion (2021)
Star Wars: Hunters (2021)
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (2023)
Star Wars Outlaws (2024)

Activity books

Star Wars Rebels 3D Activity Book (2014)
Star Wars Rebels Story and Activity Book (2014)
Bounty Hunt (2016)
Star Wars: The Galactic Advent Calendar (2021)
Star Wars: Galaxy of Stickers: The Dark Side (2023)

Reference books

Star Wars: A Galaxy at War (2014)
Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 48 (2015)
The Amazing Book of Star Wars (2016)
Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy (2016)
IncrediBuilds: Star Wars: Rogue One: AT-ACT (2017)
Star Wars: The Rebel Files (2017)
Star Wars: Build Your Own X-Wing 1 (2018)
Star Wars Bust Collection 3 (2018)
Dawn of Rebellion (2018)
Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles (2018)
Star Wars Bust Collection 10 (2018)
Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, New Edition (2019)
TIE Fighter Owners' Workshop Manual (2019)
Star Wars: Starships, Speeders & Space Stations (Little Golden Book) (2019)
Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide (2019)
Starships and Speeders (2020)
Imperial Troops (2020)
Star Wars Complete Vehicles, New Edition (2020)
Republic, Rebel, and Resistance Starfighters (2020)
Han Solo (reference book) (2020)
TIE Fighters (reference book) (2021)
The Battle of Endor and the Fall of the Empire (2021)
Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy (2021)
Star Wars Starships & Vehicles 24 (2022)
Star Wars: Timelines (2023)
Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide (2023)
Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire (2024)
Chikyu no Arukikata Sutā Wōzu (2026)
Star Wars: Star Pilots (2026)

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