Have you ever gotten your ass beat by an old man? No. Well now’s your chance, and we’re not talking about your grandpa here.
We’re talking about the Emperor Palpatine himself, specifically in the Star Wars X-Wing universe. His first appearance was in the Imperial Raider expansion pack, and seems appropriate for an Epic X-wing style match.
He does sneak his way into X-Wing games on occasion to wipe out the Rebel threat or Scum uprising. He is considered expensive points wise for the game, being 8 points and taking up 2 crew slots. As such, he can only fit in the VT-49 Decimator, Lambda Shuttle, or the Imperial Raider. Sorry Whisper, the Emperor’s big butt won’t fit in your Phantom.
As appropriate, the greatest Sith Sorcerer ever fills a powerful role for your Imperial fleet. He can weave the force around the battlefield to ensure his wicked plans come to fruition. Rolled only 2 hits and 1 blank for Soontir Fel’s attack? Why don’t we turn that blank into a critical! Bye bye Poe. It feels so good to be so bad!
Current builds for the Emperor commonly see a Lambda Shuttle with 2 Aces for escort. You can get super fluffy with 2 Royal Guard Pilot TIE Interceptors, or you can add some flavor with a dash of any other 2 aces you see fit. Perhaps the Emperor’s failed science fair project.
That’s right ole Darth Vader himself. Now we’re cookin’! With the TIE x1 title on Darth, you can surely wreck any Rebel officer’s day. But with the Emperor there to personally oversee the destruction, who can stand in your way? Your feeble skills are no match for the power of the Dark Side!
I’m looking forward to completing your training.
