Editing TIE fighter (section)

== Cultural impact ==
A TIE fighter model used in filming the climax of ''Star Wars'' sold at auction for $350,000,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7540833.stm|publisher=BBC|title=Star Wars model sold for $350,000|access-date=August 5, 2008|date=August 4, 2008}}</ref> and another TIE fighter from the film sold at auction for $402,500.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Chun|first=Rene|date=March 2017|title=Scene Stealers|magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|publisher=Condé Nast|page=83}}</ref> Fans built a 16-foot-by-20-foot, 1,000-pound TIE fighter float to commemorate ''Star Wars''<nowiki>'</nowiki> thirtieth anniversary as part of the 2007 Gala Parade in [[Crystal Lake, Illinois]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nwherald.com/articles/2007/06/28/news/local/doc46821dc05bfc4653298723.txt|title=No dark side for builders of 'Star Wars' model|newspaper=[[Northwest Herald]]|first=Regan|last=Foster|date=June 28, 2007|access-date=August 26, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801205223/http://www.nwherald.com/|archive-date=August 1, 2012}}</ref> A ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' editor's creation of a TIE fighter model out of [[Starbucks]] cups and stirrers prompted the magazine to create a contest for its readers to submit their own art out of similar Starbucks material.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2008/10/pl-create-4/|title=Contest: Make Art From Starbuck's [sic] Junk|publisher=[[Condé Nast Publications]]|magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|access-date=October 21, 2008|last1=Baker|first1=Chris}}</ref> [[io9]] mocked the variety of TIE fighters in the franchise, listing four TIE models on its list of the eleven "silliest" ''Star Wars'' ships.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-11-silliest-ships-in-the-star-wars-galaxy-1779012882|title=The 11 Silliest Ships in the Star Wars Galaxy|last=Whitbrook|first=James|date=May 27, 2016|website=[[io9]]|publisher=[[Gawker Media]]|access-date=May 27, 2016|archive-date=May 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527211808/http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-11-silliest-ships-in-the-star-wars-galaxy-1779012882|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Kenner Products|Kenner]] released TIE fighter and TIE interceptor toys during the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy's theatrical release, and Kenner's die-cast TIE bomber is a rare collector's item.<ref name="bomberbts" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://photos.sirstevesguide.com/showphoto.php?photo=9607&cat=3544|work=SirStevesGuide.com Photo Galler|title=Box Front|publisher=[[Steve Sansweet|SirStevesGuide.com]]|access-date=July 29, 2007|date=April 2, 2005|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722202154/http://photos.sirstevesguide.com/imperial-tie-fighter/p9607-box-front.html|archive-date=July 22, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://photos.sirstevesguide.com/showphoto.php?photo=11581&cat=3307|work=SirStevesGuide.com Photo Galler|title=TIE Interceptor: Box Front|publisher=[[Steve Sansweet|SirStevesGuide.com]]|access-date=July 29, 2007|date=April 24, 2005|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722202218/http://photos.sirstevesguide.com/tie-interceptor/p11581-tie-interceptor-box-front.html|archive-date=July 22, 2012}}</ref> [[Hasbro]] also released TIE fighter, TIE bomber, and TIE interceptor toys.<ref name="sstie">{{cite web|url=http://www.sirstevesguide.com/index.php?categoryid=13&p2_articleid=195|title=Larger Scale TIE Fighter Loose and Boxed High-Res|publisher=[[Steve Sansweet|SirStevesGuide.com]]|access-date=July 28, 2007|date=July 26, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.starwars.com/collecting/news/hasbro/news20010524.html|work=Star Wars Collecting|title=Hasbro TIE Bomber and Snowspeeder Exclusives|date=May 24, 2001|access-date=July 20, 2007|publisher=[[Lucasfilm]]|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060415194756/http://www.starwars.com/collecting/news/hasbro/news20010524.html |archive-date = April 15, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.starwars.com/collecting/news/hasbro/news20010608.html|work=Star Wars Collecting|title=Hasbro 2001 Plans Intercepted|publisher=[[Lucasfilm]]|date=June 8, 2001|access-date=July 20, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050402111039/http://starwars.com/collecting/news/hasbro/news20010608.html |archive-date = April 2, 2005}}</ref> Both Kenner and Hasbro also manufactured TIE fighter pilot action figures.<ref name="sstie" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://photos.sirstevesguide.com/showphoto.php?photo=12321&cat=3198|work=SirStevesGuide.com Photo Galler|title=Imperial Tie Fighter Pilot: Carded Front|publisher=[[Steve Sansweet|SirStevesGuide.com]]|access-date=July 29, 2007|date=May 24, 2005|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722202249/http://photos.sirstevesguide.com/imperial-tie-fighter-pilot/p12321-imperial-tie-fighter-pilot-carded-front.html|archive-date=July 22, 2012}}</ref> [[Lego]] manufactured TIE fighter, TIE bomber, TIE interceptor, TIE defender, and TIE advanced models.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.starwars.com/collecting/shop/shopnews/news20050201.html|work=Star Wars Collecting|title=Episode III Goes Full Throttle at StarWarsShop.com|access-date=July 20, 2007|publisher=[[Lucasfilm]]|date=February 1, 2005 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060523195446/http://www.starwars.com/collecting/shop/shopnews/news20050201.html |archive-date = May 23, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.starwars.com/collecting/news/lego/news20021219.html|work=Star Wars Collecting|title=LEGO '03: Vehicles and Jabba's|date=December 19, 2002|access-date=July 20, 2007|publisher=[[Lucasfilm]]|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061230090554/http://www.starwars.com/collecting/news/lego/news20021219.html |archive-date = December 30, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://shop.lego.com/Product/?p=6206 |work=LEGO Store |title=TIE Interceptor |publisher=[[Lego]] |access-date=July 29, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807135044/http://shop.lego.com/Product/?p=6206 |archive-date=August 7, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://shop.lego.com/Product/?p=10175 |work=LEGO Store |title=Vader's TIE Advanced |publisher=[[Lego]] |access-date=July 29, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626171149/https://shop.lego.com/Product/?p=10175 |archive-date=June 26, 2007 }}</ref> [[Decipher, Inc.|Decipher]] and [[Wizards of the Coast]] published various TIE starfighter and TIE-related cards for the ''[[Star Wars Customizable Card Game]]'' and ''[[Star Wars Trading Card Game]]'', respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.decipher.com/starwars/cardlists/swallcards.pdf |title=Star Wars Customizable Card Game Complete Card List |access-date=August 23, 2007 |publisher=[[Decipher, Inc.]] |date=August 23, 2001 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928014432/http://www.decipher.com/starwars/cardlists/swallcards.pdf |archive-date=September 28, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cargobay.starwars.com/webapps/cargobay/browse/673/150-10 |title=A New Hope (Trading Card Game) |work=Star Wars Cargo Bay |access-date=August 24, 2007 |publisher=[[Lucasfilm]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070913103240/http://cargobay.starwars.com/webapps/cargobay/browse/673/150-10 |archive-date=September 13, 2007 }}</ref> In 2012, [[Fantasy Flight Games]] released ''[[Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game]]'', a [[miniature wargaming|miniatures game]] with pre-painted and to scale miniature X-wings and TIE fighters. In 1994, LucasArts released the ''[[Star Wars: TIE Fighter|TIE Fighter]]'' flight simulator, which casts the player as an Imperial pilot flying a variety of TIE starfighters. TIE starfighters and their variants are also playable in third- or first-person perspectives in several ''Star Wars'' titles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibiblio.org/GameBytes/issue21/editor/tierev.html|title=TIE FIGHTER from LucasArts|first=Phil|last=Sandler|year=1994}}</ref>

In [[Sasuke (TV series)|Sasuke]] (also known as ''Ninja Warrior''), TIE Fighter ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: タイファイター) was a obstacle that introduced in the 32nd competition as the second obstacle in the First Stage. Competitors must prop their hands and feet against a set of glass panels that much resemble to the two hexagonal solar energy-collecting wings of TIE Fighter, position themselves and slide down a track to reach the safety platform at the other side.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 3, 2016 |title=SASUKEの1stステージに出てきたこれ、実はスターウォーズの帝国軍の戦闘機TIEファイターがモデルなんだぜ･･･ |url=https://x.com/kaerupyonta13/status/749576364173332480 |website=[[Twitter]]}}</ref> Due to the expiration of the license before the 36th competition, the TIE Fighter was renamed the Wing Slider ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: ウィングスライダー), and was redesigned to reflect this.