Darth Vader ' s TIE Advanced Darth Vader ' s TIE Advanced was a TIE Advanced x1 starfighter used by the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader during the reign of the Galactic Empire . Description . Darth Vader ' s TIE Advanced x1 starfighter was a prototype of the TIE line Advanced series manufactured by Sienar Fleet Systems . It was used by the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader during the reign of the Galactic Empire in many battles throughout the Galactic Civil War . The fighter was equipped with a deflector shield generator , a life support system , and a hyperdrive ; unlike TIE / LN fighters and other members of the TIE Line . Its armament was limited to a pair of twin fixed - mount laser cannon s , and it was capable of firing cluster missiles . The interior of the TIE was modified to Vader ' s modifications , and was customized to work with the unique specifications of Vader ' s armor . History . The ship saw action during the Battle of Yavin in 0 BBY . During the battle , it was escorted by two handpicked Imperial pilots flying standard TIE / ln space superiority starfighters . After destroying many of the Rebel starfighters , it spun out of control when one of Vader ' s Black Squadron wingmen collided with it in attempting to avoid cannon fire from the " Millennium Falcon " . The Death Star was destroyed by Luke Skywalker soon afterward . After Vader ' s defeat at Yavin , and his subsequent failure on Cymoon 1 , Vader was demoted by his Sith Master , and placed under the command of Grand General Cassio Tagge . Vader submitted to his punishment , and soon , after a layover on Tatooine , Vader met Tagge aboard his Super Star Destroyer " Annihilator " . Soon thereafter , Vader boarded the fighter and went to the aid of an Imperial shuttle who was under attack from pirate s . He arrived in the fray just as the pilot of the shuttle blew up the shuttle to prevent the pirates from stealing their cargo . Vader fired on the pirate ship , a robotic CR90 corvette , destroying a torpedo . He then ordered his two wingman , Black 2 and 3 , to follow his lead in destroying the now fleeing corvette . Vader was able to evade the pirate ship ' s fire long enough to disable the corvette ' s engines using the twin laser cannons . Vader then returned to the " Annihilator " , tracked the pirates back to their base of origin and destroyed it . Vader soon left Tagge ' s company , and went in search of a rogue archaeologist , Doctor Aphra . Vader used the TIE Advanced to travel to several different worlds to track the doctor down , before discovering that Aphra was on Quarantine World III in Kallidahin Space . Vader and the TIE then traveled to the quarantined world and touched - down in one of its hangar s . However , Utani Xane , Quarantine World III ' s Curator , was alerted to Vader ' s presence by one of her B2 super battle droid s who had noticed the Dark Lord ' s arrival . Vader quickly dispatched Xane and her battle droid s , and requested Aphra join him . She agreed , and Vader took the fighter , and docked with the doctor ' s ship : the " Ark Angel " . The two discussed Vader ' s plans , and eventually made way to the planet Geonosis in the Arkanis sector to steal a droid factory to build an army of unquestionably loyal battle droids for the Dark Lord ' s personal use . The " Ark Angel " , with the TIE Advanced still attached , traveled through hyperspace to Geonosis , where Vader , Aphra , and new recruits BT - 1 and 0 - 0 - 0 — a pair of specialized assassin droid s — were dropped down to the desert surface of Geonosis . Not long after , the " Ark Angel " , on Aphra ' s orders barraged the location of a homing beacon she had placed , blowing a massive hole in the ceiling of a lair where the factory was located so Vader ' s J - type 327 Nubian could extract the factory . Later , the team returned to the " Ark Angel " , with the TIE Advanced still docked , and created two platoon s of BX - series droid commando s to storm Doctor Cylo ' s research base ; to eliminate Vader ' s rivals for the Emperor ' s favor .