Darth Strelok
- Intent: To create a Semi Unique Starfighter Sub for PC's to use
- Image Source: https://www.deviantart.com/unusualsuspex/art/Royal-Guard-TIE-Interceptor-ortho-428572884
- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: Emperor's Royal Guard TIE/IN Starfighter, TIE/IN Interceptor
- Manufacturer: Sienar Fleet Systems
- Affiliation: Sienar Fleet Systems (Any Player Character who can reasonably acquire it)
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: N/A
- Production: Semi-Unique
- Material: Titanium hull, Starfighter Electronics, Quadanium Steel
- Classification: Starfighter
- Length: 12.5 meters
- Width: 4 meters
- Height: 3 meters
- Armament: Average (Low with SLAM engaged, can only use Primary Laser Weapons)
Weapon Slot 2 (Default Optional Armament: Multipurpose Warhead Launchers)
- Defenses: Average (Low with SLAM engaged, can only use TIE Deflector Shield)
Defense Slot 2 (Default Optional Exotic Defense System: Mk. III Stygium Cloaking Device)
- Squadron Count: Average | 12
- Maneuverability Rating: High (Average With SLAM Engaged)
- Speed Rating: Very High ( Extreme with SLAM Engaged)
- Hyperdrive Class: Fast | 1.0
- AE-35 Subspace Transceiver (Royal Guard Version)
- P-s5.6 Twin Ion Engines (Royal Guard Version)
- I-s3a Solar Ionization Reactor (Royal Guard Version)
- Solar Panels
- Royal Guard TIE Life Support Systems
- F-s4 Flight Avionics System (Royal Guard Version)
- Royal Guard TIE Repulsorlift Engines
- S-c4.1 Multi-Range TAG (Royal Guard Version)
- T-s9a Targeting Computer (Royal Guard Version)
- N-s6 Navcon (Royal Guard Version)
- SLAM (Royal Guard Version)
- Can Enter Atmosphere and Land
- Royal Guard TIE Hyperdrive
- Back Up Fuel Cell
- "Arcade Perfect" Royal Guard TIE, with classic controls allowing ease of use
- Devastating Multi-Role Dogfighter capable of allowing addional weapons and defensive systems without loss of speed or manueverability, and can even equip a stealth system of owner's choice
- One of the Most Beautiful Starfighters ever made, can be used as reward loot or as one's one personal sub, or the basis for reward subs
- Sienar's Finest: It's Speed and Agility, combined with its still potent defenses and armament, make for one of the most devastating fighters in the Galaxy even today, and being so extensively upgraded means that its electronics are resistant to the jamming of even modern devices. Its default laser weapons powerful enough to potentially shred through nearly any opposition, as they are the Royal Guard Versions of Sienar Weapons and have been doubled in power, range, and accuracy, Its hull and shields capable of surviving intense barrages from even modern weapons as well in the right circumstances. They are so well constructed that nearly every unsecured example discovered is still in nearly perfect combat capable condition, and even seems to require no more maintainance than normal modern interceptors do, and in fact, seems to require slightly less. Many models are even found with SLAM modifications, back up fuel cells, and their Hyperdrives are among the fastest and most efficient even today. You gotta give Palpatine credit where its due, he never screwed around when it came to people having the equipment necessary to protect him.
- Upgrades: The Sienar Engineers were personally supervised by Darth Vader for the construction and design of these interceptors. Vader's insight has allowed for these fighters to be modular and upgradeable without the lost of speed or manueverability. Both its armaments and defensive section can equip/swap out every slot, giving it great tactical flexibility that even modern fighters would struggle to emulate. It can even accept a stealth field modification.
- Hotness: Just look at it. Its Love at First Sight. If this isn't an item you could entice someone to complete a task for you, nothing could. Many who behold its magnificence have a chance of instantly being smitten. Imperial Characters may be enticed to want to purchase it from you on the spot out of a sense of patriotism and sheer nostalgia.
- Age Issues: These unsecured examples date back to the Galactic Empire. As such despite their magnificence, its parts are still aged and have shortcomings. Its base Laser Weapons tend to overheat if fired for more than 14 seconds, and need about two minutes to cool down if an overheat occurs. Also, due to the age of these unsecured examples, activating their SLAM Drives reduces their speed and manueverability to average for a few minutes after the SLAM shuts down. Its scans also occasionally suffer lag and while it's targeting system is top notch, it may randomly lose a lock due to occasional malfunction
- Repair Issues: You're not fixing this thing on the fly with scavenged parts. Its systems are too delicate and too exact for anything other than reproduction TIE Interceptor Parts
- Acquisition Difficulty: The few unsecured examples that remain are all in either private collections or the most heavily guarded of abandoned facilities or hidden chambers, making reaching them a task fraught with potentially lethal peril. Powerful guardians may even still be protecting these deadly relics
- One at a Time: It can only use one weapon system or defensive system at a time.
- Gollum Syndrome: Seeing such a craft will inspire deadly, Gollum like obsession in a few who lay eyes on it. Don't be surprised if it suffers frequent theft attempts. Can you hold on to True Love?
- Ion: Much more vulnerable to modern Ion weapons due to outdated electronics.
- Hyperdrive weakness: Due to the age of these unsecured examples, the Hyperdrive needs an hour to cool down between every jump
- Imbalance: It's agility is not as high as it's speed and pilots must be careful that their reach does not exceed their grasp
Perhaps the single greatest starfighter the Galactic Empire ever made, The Royal Guard TIE Interceptor is an ancient masterpiece, capable of taking down even the most modern starfighters with its nearly endless customization for its weapons and defenses. Personally commissioned by "I am The Senate" himself and overseen by "I hate Sand" for development processes, this Starfighter is a labor of love, the absolute limits of the ancient SIenar Fleet Systems ability, made to personally escort the Emperor across space. To own this is a nearly unfathomable status symbol regardless of its origin, its power only for the worthy, for all pilots who are not a Wedge Antilles or Tom Cruise in the making shall suffer a firey demise for daring to think they could command this fighter's awesome power.
Unsecured examples like the ones this Sub covers are extremely rare, once in a life time finds, not taken out for casual engagements, but for the truly desperate fights, The Doomsday Scenarios. Don't waste its might for anything less than a Death Star Trench Run or a Jango Fett. You'll insult it. You'll insult Darth Vader. Don't insult Darth Vader.
Such fighters are often in near perfect combat capability, and when they go on sale in the Black Market, they can sell well past a billion credit, maybe even two or three billion if the dates can be fully verified. This is not often difficult, as these rare finds are never found anywhere except the most secure military facilities or storage chambers the Empire could field, and reproductions, even flawless ones, always have verifiable differences between them and true originals.
The Amalgam makes a point to collect these elegant works, and where the safe, secure transaction of a Royal Guard TIE is concerned or any rare variants thereof, it is one of the few deals where she is not willing to doublecross someone, if only for the sake of avoiding any risk of damage to these magnificent machines.
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