What to Expect from Andor’s Second Season
- The TIE Avenger, originally from the 1994 PC game Star Wars: TIE Fighter, will make its debut in the series.
- This advanced starfighter serves as an upgraded version of the TIE Advanced x1, piloted by Darth Vader in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
- Andor’s second season is set to premiere on Disney Plus in April 2025.
The highly anticipated second season of Andor is set to reintroduce the iconic TIE Avenger fighter into Disney’s official Star Wars canon. Previously relegated to the Legends timeline, where many elements of the Star Wars expanded universe reside, the TIE Avenger’s return marks an exciting crossover between classic video game lore and contemporary Star Wars storytelling. This is particularly relevant as Disney continues to expand the canon through various shows and films.
The integration of video game elements into the Star Wars saga is not new. 2016’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story introduced Death Troopers, echoing the “Shadow Troopers”featured in Legends material like the 2008 game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Moreover, the first season of Andor included a clever nod to this game with the appearance of armor resembling Starkiller’s Sith Stalker gear in Luthen Rael’s antique shop.
Andor Resurrects the TIE Avenger
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The TIE Avenger—officially referred to as the TIE/ad starfighter—was designed as an upgraded variant of the TIE Advanced x1. This fighter has been absent from official Star Wars media for a long time, despite the gradual inclusion of other video game elements into the canon. The TIE Avenger had previously appeared in titles such as Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter and Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance.
As Andor serves as a prequel to Rogue One—which, in turn, precedes A New Hope—it suggests that the TIE Avenger was under development even before Darth Vader took to the skies in its predecessor. For fans of the classic Star Wars: X-Wing video games, witnessing the TIE Avenger’s official integration into the broader Star Wars narrative promises to be a nostalgic and exciting experience when the second season releases in April 2025 on Disney Plus.
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