Darth Vader ' s TIE Advanced x1 Darth Vader ' s TIE Advanced x1 was a starfighter used by Darth Vader during the Galactic Civil War , leading Black Squadron , and flown by him during the Battle of Yavin . It was a modified early prototype of the TIE Advanced x1 line . Description . The TIE Advanced x1 featured a greater speed than the TIE / LN . It was armed with heavy twin blaster cannons on fixed mounts , and was also capable of carrying secondary weapons such as cluster missile s . In addition , unlike most TIE models , the TIE Advanced x1 was equipped with both a hyperdrive and a deflector shield generator and even a much more effective solar ionization reactor and stronger hull . The Advanced x1 had more cockpit capacity than other TIEs , thus catering to the larger - than - average figure of Darth Vader . It was built to Vader ' s specifications by Santhe / Sienar Technologies at the Sienar Advanced Projects Laboratory . Unlike the class standard , Vader ' s TIE Advanced apparently possessed a life - support system . History . Upon the completion of Darth Vader ' s TIE Advanced x1 by Sienar Fleet Systems , Marketing Relations Manager Taed Augustus personally presented the new vessel to the Dark Lord of the Sith . Unfortunately Taed was far too familiar towards the Dark Lord , referring to him as " Darth " more than once . Vader , unamused by the SFS official ' s lack of respect , choked Augustus to death mid - presentation . While on Kamino in 1 BBY , Darth Vader was personally overseeing the creation of the clones of his late apprentice Galen Marek ; the Dark Lord ' s customized TIE fighter served as his means of transportation to Timira City Cloning Facility where the Marek clones were located . Before Vader could execute the latest imperfect clone who failed to meet his expectations , the clone broke free and slaughtered all of the Imperial machines and stormtroopers that stood in his way . Vader , knowing that the clone sought to escape from Kamino , attempted to intercept the clone , but failed to prevent the clone ' s theft of the Dark Lord ' s own TIE fighter . Utilizing Vader ' s TIE Advanced x1 , the clone traveled to the Imperial - occupied world of Cato Neimoidia . Since the TIE fighter was registered as Darth Vader ' s personal vessel , Baron Merillion Tarko was under the belief that the Dark Lord was paying an unexpected visit , and thus sought to personally welcome Vader ' s arrival at the landing platform with a stormtrooper escort . To his surprise , however , the TIE fighter ' s pilot was unknown to him and quickly sought to execute the clone when it became apparent that he sought to rescue General Rahm Kota ; the Imperials ' attempts utterly failed and resulted in the deaths of many Imperials , including Tarko . Soon after the events on Kamino and Cato Neimoidia , Vader later retrieved his ship , which later saw action during the Battle of Yavin in 0 BBY . During the battle over the first Death Star , it was escorted by two handpicked Imperial pilot s flying standard TIE / LN starfighter s . After destroying many of the Rebel fighters , 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 " . Following the destruction of the Death Star , the Sith Lord made a hyperspace jump to a planet , Vaal , where he could land safely . His ship was damaged when it was hit by small asteroids in Vaal ' s orbit , and Vader was forced to make a crash - landing on the planet . Upon his return to the Empire , Vader gave orders that his craft be recovered for repair and that it was to be docked in his personal ship , the " Executor " . Vader ' s TIE was later demolished while docked aboard the Super Star Destroyer " Executor " as it crashed into the surface of the second Death Star during the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY . Legacy . In the Yuuzhan Vong War , Lando Calrissian managed to get ahold of three TIE Advanced x1 . These were used by Anakin Solo , Jaina Solo and Jacen Solo . Mind Meditation was employed during this battle .