Sorry, I know its off topic, but how do we know all the named Tie Phantom pilots are women?

We don't. In fact, FFG specifically called echo a male in one of the preview articles. However, there is a female echo in Greek myth and some board members have latched on to that and insist on the feminine. Whisper is actually completely unknown, just everyone seems to prefer the feminine pronouns.

I usually use blended-gender pronouns for Whisper, and gender neutral ones for Echo.

My headcannon is that the former is a non-gendered alien, and the latter is a droid.

Woah awesome head canon!

Sorry, I know its off topic, but how do we know all the named Tie Phantom pilots are women?

We don't. In fact, FFG specifically called echo a male in one of the preview articles. However, there is a female echo in Greek myth and some board members have latched on to that and insist on the feminine. Whisper is actually completely unknown, just everyone seems to prefer the feminine pronouns.

I usually use blended-gender pronouns for Whisper, and gender neutral ones for Echo.

My headcannon is that the former is a non-gendered alien, and the latter is a droid.

Echo is a MALE!

Show the guy some respect and stop referring to him as a "she".

I played tonight with a phantom, defender and inter. Piloted by whisper with adv clocking, rex with ion cannon, and kir for 100 pts.

Rebel hawk, b wing, z95 and an x wing. hawk had someone that made all straight man green. the b wing had 2 trop. and something that did not let him discard if he missed and then wedge in the x wing. I won both games. In each game it came down to his b wing and my phatom which each time killed at range 1 rolling 5 dice. Though the funniest part of the night was when my ion cannon made his b wing fly right into an asteroid and him getting a hit on the dice.

I thought I'd be all about Echo with VI, but after playing a few games I think I might like Whisper with VI better. Echo just almost has too many options for movement, and while Whisper has fewer options, getting that focus from her ability helps a lot if you're in someone's arc. It's just so important to move after and shoot before other ships that I hesitate to bring anyone with a skill lower than 9. However, I want to play Echo again soon to see if I can adjust to the crazy movements.

Echo is a MALE!

Show the guy some respect and stop referring to him as a "she".

Nope, too cool as a lady. Echo and Whisper are women in my book, the blog you saw just has a few missing s'es.

Whisper + Advanced cloak + Veteran Instincts + Fire control Systems

5 Academy Pilots

Ties are really messy and your opponent can't really ignore them to go for the phantom. But at the same time, he can't let the phantom go town. It also works against most things that can actually put hurt on a phantom.

It had worked pretty well thus far.

Whisper + Advanced cloak + Veteran Instincts + Fire control Systems

5 Academy Pilots

Ties are really messy and your opponent can't really ignore them to go for the phantom. But at the same time, he can't let the phantom go town. It also works against most things that can actually put hurt on a phantom.

It had worked pretty well thus far.

I played virtually the same list, except I traded FCS for Recon Spec.

Made for a really good squadron, the only thing against me were my dice. I went up against Vessery with HLC, predator and SD, Howl and 2 TIEs all with TL.

I totally whiffed a range 1 shot with Whisper. 5 dice that did nothing. That about sums up the game. Ended up losing to Vessery with 1 hp left.

Ugh.

Initially i played with the recon too (and a 3 tie + howl), but fire control systems work really well with the phantom, you get a target the previous turn at 3 or out of arc, and mark him. That dude is doomed next turn. Rinse and repeat.

That way you are getting basically 3 free actions after shooting. Concentration, target lock and cloak.

Echo and Whisper are an exciting opportunity to bring gender balance to the force. These aren't movie characters or from the existing EU, they are blank slates and i greedily, eagerly claim them as representative of my gender. SO much of star wars is male, there's really no reasonable argument against us referring to these fictional characters as women. I love the Greek Echo connection as well, and it might be said there's something inherently feminine about the agile dance the TIE Phantom makes. I mean how often are women in action roles given guile and finesse as tools rather than tanks, n'est pas?

Sorry, I know its off topic, but how do we know all the named Tie Phantom pilots are women?

We don't. In fact, FFG specifically called echo a male in one of the preview articles. However, there is a female echo in Greek myth and some board members have latched on to that and insist on the feminine. Whisper is actually completely unknown, just everyone seems to prefer the feminine pronouns.

Here here. I tend do default to the feminine for ambiguous names anywho, and it is nice to see more diversity in the uni anyway. I'm happy to see Isaard and Mara finally make an appearance, though I am quite sad Miss Jade isn't piloting.

On topic, I've had better luck with Echo, thus far. I tend to pair her with a mini-swarm and let them pick between Howlie, Dark Curse, Stabber and Echo. Crappy choices are my jam.

OMG Yes. I wonder what Ysanne does? So excited. I wonder if it is possible to get great Star Destroyer leaders as crew in smaller ships, like perhaps a future Vigil-class corvette? Admiral Daala anyone?

I haven't used Whisper much but I think she has more staying power while stressed, which seems to be a popular tactic of choice on these forums. Echo's honestly more fun to fly because of all the erratic patterns she can soar in.

Echo and Whisper are an exciting opportunity to bring gender balance to the force. These aren't movie characters or from the existing EU, they are blank slates and i greedily, eagerly claim them as representative of my gender. SO much of star wars is male, there's really no reasonable argument against us referring to these fictional characters as women. I love the Greek Echo connection as well, and it might be said there's something inherently feminine about the agile dance the TIE Phantom makes. I mean how often are women in action roles given guile and finesse as tools rather than tanks, n'est pas?

Sorry, I know its off topic, but how do we know all the named Tie Phantom pilots are women?

We don't. In fact, FFG specifically called echo a male in one of the preview articles. However, there is a female echo in Greek myth and some board members have latched on to that and insist on the feminine. Whisper is actually completely unknown, just everyone seems to prefer the feminine pronouns.

Here here. I tend do default to the feminine for ambiguous names anywho, and it is nice to see more diversity in the uni anyway. I'm happy to see Isaard and Mara finally make an appearance, though I am quite sad Miss Jade isn't piloting.

On topic, I've had better luck with Echo, thus far. I tend to pair her with a mini-swarm and let them pick between Howlie, Dark Curse, Stabber and Echo. Crappy choices are my jam.

Echo and Whisper are an exciting opportunity to bring gender balance to the force. These aren't movie characters or from the existing EU, they are blank slates and i greedily, eagerly claim them as representative of my gender. SO much of star wars is male, there's really no reasonable argument against us referring to these fictional characters as women. I love the Greek Echo connection as well, and it might be said there's something inherently feminine about the agile dance the TIE Phantom makes. I mean how often are women in action roles given guile and finesse as tools rather than tanks, n'est pas?

Sorry, I know its off topic, but how do we know all the named Tie Phantom pilots are women?

We don't. In fact, FFG specifically called echo a male in one of the preview articles. However, there is a female echo in Greek myth and some board members have latched on to that and insist on the feminine. Whisper is actually completely unknown, just everyone seems to prefer the feminine pronouns.

I'm a modern man i'm all for more chicks in the co-ed locker room, heck we need someone to pick up all those socks.

On the gender issue I assume both were female.

Echo and Whisper just seemed like feminine names imo.

But as it was pointed out, could be Droids