Update: July 19, 2017
First Look and Details of Kylo Ren's Ship for STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI
Kylo Ren will pilot a new starfighter in
The Last Jedi — a new design reminiscent of his grandfather’s old ride.
Lucasfilm revealed the first image of the TIE Silencer just as San Diego Comic-Con is getting underway, offering a first look at one of the vehicles from the upcoming
Star Wars film.
The ship is a variation on the quad-fanged TIE Interceptors previously seen in
Return of the Jedi, which were sleeker, deadlier dogfighters than the boxy TIE Fighters.
But the ship also incorporates elements from Darth Vader’s concave-winged TIE Advanced X1, which he used to zero-in on Luke Skywalker in the trench run on the Death Star in 1977’s original
Star Wars.
The official description of Ren’s ship didn’t specify this, but Vader’s craft had more armor than a typical TIE and was equipped with a hyperdrive for deep-space travel (which explains how he returned safely from the destroyed Death Star after spiraling out of control).
New details on Kylo Ren's TIE Silencer from The Last Jedi