TIE Phoenix

"This, is the TIE Phoenix. Purposely designed for only the most elite fighter pilots and far more superior to the TIE Defender."

- Grand Admiral Doom to Emperor Palpatine The TIE/PH Phoenix or TIE Phoenix. Is an advanced model of TIE Fighter used by the Galactic Empire and later, the Abyssal Empire.

Background:
The TIE Phoenix was designed by Grand Admiral Doom as a competitor to Grand Admiral Thrawn's TIE Defenders. Where as Thrawn intended the TIE Defender to replace the TIE Fighter. Doom planned to have the TIE Phoenix limited to only elite pilots and squadrons.

Designed to incorporate the many flaws of previous fighters. Doom insured that it's many systems were the best of the best, applying his knowledge of fighters to create the best possible fighter. It is one of the fastest, if not, the fastest TIE designed.

They were used widely by Grand Admiral Doom who had two full squads of them aboard his flagship, The Phoenix. Despite their advanced design and systems. The TIE Phoenix still had a major design flaw. It was designed with the idea of only the elite pilots flying them, thus, the controls are advanced, many who plan to fly one of these must go through an extremely long and painful training process to even fly a TIE Phoenix.