On 9/11/2017 at 9:36 AM, AllWingsStandyingBy said:

Not to distract too much from the OP, but I can help here.

The Original Trench Run TIE pilots were named only by virtue of Decipher giving them names in the Star Wars CCG in the early and mid 90s. This is where "Mauler Mithel," "Backstabber," and "Dark Curse" were first named (DS-61-2, DS-61-3, and DS-61-4 as official designations of their position in Black Squadron). In fact, a huge amount of information we now take for granted as part of the background of Star Wars was created by Decipher (and some earlier by West End Games), who both worked on creating content at a time when LucasFilm was much less controlling of its license holders.

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This is possibly the best post I've read in a while. Awesome trip down memory lane. Thanks!