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Today, Star Wars' venerable TIE Fighter is everywhere, from billboards to adverts to cutting-edge video games. The exposure is so great that in a sense, the ‘iconic’ starfighter just... fades into the background.

With that in mind, it can be difficult to appreciate just how odd a thing the TIE Fighter was when it first made its on-screen debut over thirty years ago.

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Here was this strange round ball mated to two parallel... wings? Shields? The guns had no barrels. It sounded less like a spacecraft and more a metallic dragon. There were no visible control surfaces.

You wondered how the crazy thing could even fly.

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And yet, it worked, as so many bizarre designs that came from that furtive period in Star Wars history did. Even today it is still being theorized and written about.

With that kind of longevity you had better believe that the TIE Fighter has some interesting stories to tell. So, here are some of the best, from bizarre trivia to fascinating technical details, to a long-standing myth that can finally be set straight.

Time to get to know the humble TIE Fighter a little better.

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