My guess is a bomber and interceptor have some explaining to do.

More of a phantom that fell out the crib early

Well, isn't the Striker the proud father in this example? Interceptors and Phantoms are refinements of the build.

Depends, Rebels has made Interceptors canon pre-ANH.

My guess is a bomber and interceptor have some explaining to do.

You're being silly. It's all the snowflaky Rebel fighters that have kids. We all knew X-wing and Y-wing cared for each other, and U-wing is the proof.

The TIE Striker is a clone just like every other one of its brothers. Just look at its eye. They took a standard TIE template, did some gene-splicing, and boom - TIE Striker.

Depends, Rebels has made Interceptors canon pre-ANH.

Yup - recanonizing what Legends had established around the time of the reboot, in Imperial Handbook.

Yeah I just found they recannon the defender in rebels