Clouded, the future is part 2: Feedback of the Clones

The article I wrote about potential X-Wing releases had some lovely feedback with ship suggestions so I decided to write another article expanding on potential, if very unlikely, releases. Thanks to everyone who read it and commented. Let’s just dive in shall we?

Jedi Vector

I very much enjoyed the High Republic novels and the concept and comic art of the time period has given rise to. The Jedi Vector is the light agile fighter used by knights like Avar Criss in their battle against the pirate army of the Nihil and is derived from unused concept art from the sequels. It’s a simple and elegant design but the only faction it could conceivably fit into is the Republic – the High Republic is set 200 years before Episode 1 – but it’s role there is serviced by the Eta-2. Still, pilot potential abounds with the rich and diverse Jedi of the period.

T-85 X-Wing

Seen briefly in the Resistance cartoon, the T-85 is the New Republic’s next iteration of the chassis and reportedly has stealth technology. Does the game need yet another X-Wing? Not really. Does the Resistance need two variants of virtually the same ship? Not really. Is the design inspired? Not a bit. Sorry for being negative on this one, but I really do find it shrug-worthy.

Tie Dagger

A nice, if slightly uninspired, design and considering how mysterious/undeveloped the Final Order was in RoS, the designers would have a clean slate when it comes to pilots. However, it shares the same problem as the X-85 in that the First Order definitely isn’t crying out for another interceptor with the Reaper, Tie/ba, and Whisper all on hand.

Night Buzzard

The Knights of Ren’s transport combines the FO aesthetic with a bit of Scum grime and I’d like to see that translated to a miniature. Be nice to have another medium or a standard list large base for FO and each of the Knights could be pilots as, again, their characters are a bit of a blank slate. Maybe it could carry deployable FO spacetroopers like the Gauntlet?

Eta-class shuttle

Baylan Skoll is an intriguing and nuanced villain (I’ve loved Ray Stevenson since the BBC’s Rome TV series) and the Eta-class is a fine-looking ship. Like the snubfighters seen in the pursuit of Ahsoka, Skoll could be joined by pilots like Marrok, Shin, and Morgan Elsbeth.

Multi-faction goodness abounds as the ship once served the Jedi Order, and who’s to say Plo Koon and his Jedi and clone buds never took the wheel?

Stinger Mantis

I think I may be prejudiced here as I thought the Fallen Order video game was wildly overrated, but this design doesn’t do it for me. It’s not bad but a bit meh. Opinions may differ, obviously. A medium base ship with a force-sensitive pilot could be fun. Factions: Rebels and Scum maybe?

Ark Angel II/IV

The YV-666 card may have scratched the Dr Aphra itch (and it’s such good fun to use), but does her actual ship deserve a release? Well, there are a few different ships with the title (The good doctor gets into a LOT of scrapes) so choice abounds. The Ark Angel II design is the most well-known and I’ve seen a few lovely painted up 3D print jobs, but for me the Ark Angel IV looks coolest. Maybe we could get 0-0-0 and BT-1 pilots?