Omega 30 Dart-class Interceptor

Omega 30 Dart-class Interceptor "I’ve never been on a faster ship in my life."

- unknown starfighter pilot

The Omega 30 Dart-class Interceptor, more commonly known as the Dartwing starfighter due in part to it’s shape, is a starfighter used by the Galactic Alliance.

Characteristics
"Woa! What was that!?"

- Dave Bigdreamer, after his first encounter with a dartwing

On first glance, the ship appears to be a variant of the A-wing starfighter. It has a sleek, aerodynamic shape that allows it to gain speed very quickly, earning the ship it’s nickname. It was originally designed with a simple Red-white color scheme, but it would later be painted other colors (mostly in personal customizations).

The ship was also designed to free up the number of Droids used by the Galactic Alliance fleet by having an astromech built in to the ship. The only visible part of the droid is it’s dome, resembling that of an R8 unit. The "Droid" has two variations: The R9.3-O, which deals with targeting and firing the weapons, and the R9.4-Y, a navigational droid. Occasional modifications will put in a droid socket, allowing for conventional R-units to aid in a ship's functions.

History
The Omega-series has a bumpy production history, with most of the line being sparsely available prototypes. The ship eventually started getting popular with the New Jedi order due to it's speed, eventually getting the humorous nickname "Force Starfighter".

Multiple Jedi, though, were not pleased with the starfighter's already impressive performance, and started modifying it. One of the most common modifications are a new coat of paint, and the built in droid being replaced by a normal droid socket (in most of these cases, the modifiers migrate the droid's brain into the ship's computer system, effectively turning the droid into the ship itself.

Behind the scenes
As you might have guessed, the Omega 30 Dart-class Interceptor is a pathetic excuse to be able to use the Jedi Starfighter from Episode II in my fannon. You may also have guessed that I intend to do the same to the Episode III version. Well, in the words of daffy duck: That is correct, absolutely 100% correct!!