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Star Wars Finally Revealed The Origins Of The Deadliest TIE Fighter
By BRYAN YOUNG
Spoiler Warning!
This story contains spoilers for
"Star Wars: Tales of the Empire"
Although it was introduced in "Star Wars Rebels," fans wouldn’t learn who created the powerful TIE Defenders until now in "Star Wars: Tales of the Empire."
The second episode of "Tales of the Empire," titled "Path of Anger," reveals that Morgan Elsbeth designed the TIE Defender, further linking her to Admiral Thrawn’s origin story.
Morgan Elsbeth was first introduced in the "Star Wars" universe in the second season of "The Mandalorian" and later appeared in “Ahsoka.”
With Thrawn recruiting Morgan Elsbeth in the episode, he ties "Tales of the Empire" to "Rebels," the Timothy Zahn novels, "The Mandalorian," and "Ahsoka."