TIE Defender

The TIE Defender was a variant of TIE Fighter that was built during the reign of the Galactic Empire. Unlike all other TIE Fighters, it had three wings, missile launchers and shield generators, making it the most lethal of all the starfighters in the Imperial Navy. Its shield generators were a feature that would later inspire the First Order to arm their own TIE Fighters with shield generators. Grand Admiral Thrawn began creating these starfighters to crush the Rebellion, and Ezra Bridger, Kanan Jarrus, and secretly Agent Kallus stole the plans for them from Lothal.