So both an Ace Pilot in a TIE and an ISD Captain. Yet, still not in the game. She was made in Destiny so it’s not out of the realm of possibilities. Biggest question is would she be a pilot or a crew or like Kylo REN and Darth Vader and be both? Pilot skill and ability?

thoughts all thoughts!

She's also in Armada, so hey, there's hope. Scurrg was in Armada first, too.

Yup, totally in Armada and a pretty common pilot.

Huh. She could come over to X Wing with almost no changes. Her ability makes sense, and her cost would only need to go up a few points, depending on PS.

Of course, the real challenge would be finding a pack in which to release her. Odds of a new TIE Interceptor release seem slim in the short term, especially when pilots like Soontir and Carnor are just on the verge of maybe creeping back into the competitive meta, so they're not really due for another aces or epic ship release. Granted, they're still behind the power curve, but they're hanging with things like the TIE Phantom and the A Wing rather than the TIE Punisher and U Wing.

I think the only reason we haven't seen her yet is that they already have a Tie Interceptor expansion, or rather two, and aren't looking to give it another aces treatment at the moment. Of course if they add the V-wing they might treat her in the same way they did Thane and put her in that instead of trying to put her in an existing ship. All that said I loved that book and would love to have her come to the game.

All I know is her Armada art drives me insane despite everyone’s kindness in trying to help my mind see what on earth is going on with the part of the interceptor she is leaning on. It doesn’t even look like it is part of the ship in that perspective!

Want her as Maul-like crew for both the empire and Thane (give her a good on card action), and as an Interceptor pilot.

1 hour ago, Animewarsdude said:

I think the only reason we haven't seen her yet is that they already have a Tie Interceptor expansion, or rather two, and aren't looking to give it another aces treatment at the moment. Of course if they add the V-wing they might treat her in the same way they did Thane and put her in that instead of trying to put her in an existing ship. All that said I loved that book and would love to have her come to the game.

^THIS^

Yeah I am sure we will see her eventually but not in a TIE-Interceptor. However a V-wing could also work, Also we need an <imperial astromech> upgrade slot. That would do nicely.

6 hours ago, Animewarsdude said:

I think the only reason we haven't seen her yet is that they already have a Tie Interceptor expansion, or rather two, and aren't looking to give it another aces treatment at the moment. Of course if they add the V-wing they might treat her in the same way they did Thane and put her in that instead of trying to put her in an existing ship. All that said I loved that book and would love to have her come to the game.

Thane probably just went on the ARC because they needed more ARC pilots. Shara and Norra both fly different ships in Armada

Who?

6 hours ago, Kdubb said:

All I know is her Armada art drives me insane despite everyone’s kindness in trying to help my mind see what on earth is going on with the part of the interceptor she is leaning on. It doesn’t even look like it is part of the ship in that perspective!

It might be the wing of a separate interceptor, or the squint in the pic is undergoing maintandnce and the wing or lower dagger panel is being removed or replaced. Still, better than GSP artwork....

...it's the lower front panel of her own Squint what are people confused by?

It's a highly foreshortened perspective but it looks fine to me.

5 minutes ago, Hobojebus said:

Who?

Appearantly she’s a squint pilot that needs to be in this game for no other reason than to replace that poor Fels Wrath fellow. Ciena can even come over to XWM without an EPT as long as she keeps that pilot ability and isn’t stooopid expensive. Throw SD and/or AT on her (depending on ps) and you got yer self a solid pocket ace.

1 hour ago, thespaceinvader said:

...it's the lower front panel of her own Squint what are people confused by?

It's a highly foreshortened perspective but it looks fine to me.

Oh I understand that others see it with no issue. But without a wider view, my mind simply refuses to see it correctly and it drives me insane.

1 hour ago, GrimmyV said:

Appearantly she’s a squint pilot that needs to be in this game for no other reason than to replace that poor Fels Wrath fellow. Ciena can even come over to XWM without an EPT as long as she keeps that pilot ability and isn’t stooopid expensive. Throw SD and/or AT on her (depending on ps) and you got yer self a solid pocket ace.

I mean, in Armada, she's mostly replaced Soontir himself...

11 minutes ago, MasterShake2 said:

I mean, in Armada, she's mostly replaced Soontir himself...

Not that hard to do when his ability is pretty crap anyway. His ability forces you to take him down first and it doesnt even do anything unless you can target him. So basically if hes not Escorted, he's dead

Main issue with getting Ciena Ree in Xwing is how? TIE Fighters may not be top tier but they arent bad in the slightest so they dont really need a "fix box" and i highly doubt they'd release a "VS Box" where its both tie fighter and xwing again. Getting other pilots besides her would be easy since im sure theres dozens upon dozens of great TIE pilots to pick from, i just find it unlikely to get another box for them.

1 hour ago, MasterShake2 said:

Thane probably just went on the ARC because they needed more ARC pilots. Shara and Norra both fly different ships in Armada

In Armada Shara and Norra both fly ships they flew in their source material. The pilots in the ARC-170 all have 2 things in common:

1. They were all retcon pilots at the Battle of Endor.

2. None of them flew an ARC-170.

I would like to see new canon GCW pilots like Ciena and Shara show up in a campaign set the way they did for Armada.

30 minutes ago, jmswood said:

In Armada Shara and Norra both fly ships they flew in their source material. The pilots in the ARC-170 all have 2 things in common:

1. They were all retcon pilots at the Battle of Endor.

2. None of them flew an ARC-170.

I would like to see new canon GCW pilots like Ciena and Shara show up in a campaign set the way they did for Armada.

I haven't read all the Aftermath books. Do they fly ARC-170's in those?

11 minutes ago, heychadwick said:

I haven't read all the Aftermath books. Do they fly ARC-170's in those?

I haven’t read them either, I got turned off by the worst reviews in the history of Star Wars literature. I hunted down as many spoilers as I could find (which consequently validated the terrible reviews) and haven’t seen any indication of an ARC-170 in those books. The wiki for the ARC-170 claims those pilots all flew an ARC at some point in the GCW, but doesn’t cite a source. I think whoever wrote the wiki page is giving FFG too much credit. Aftermath is not on the wiki’s list of appearances for the ship.

11 hours ago, Ronu said:

So both an Ace Pilot in a TIE and an ISD Captain.

One of the weirder parts of "Lost Stars" for me, to be honest. And that novel treated the Coruscant Academy basically like Space Hogwarts. "Well, our fleet has been ordered to wait for whatever reason, better leave my capital ship to get in on the action in my Interceptor!" was certainly the most sound strategy in this situation, Captain Ree. Don't get me wrong though, she's actually a pretty likeable character that just happens to do things because Romeo an Juliet needed to happen with more blasters.

Given her rank and Armada ability, I'd propose a sort of reverse Biggs: The ability to force enemies to shoot someone other than her. This would benefit the fragile Interceptor and is more interesting than "roll X more green dice because asteroids" or something. You know, combine the basic premise behind Biggs and Captured TiE for Imperials in reverse. After all, when she's finished, she's needed on the bridge of the symbol of Imperial pride, not like the other scrubs you're fielding.

Ciena Ree (PS 7/8)

"Once per round, when you are defending, if possible, the attacker must attack another friendly ship at range 1-3 of the attacker."

No unlimited usage, simple idea, probably not linguistically bulletproof, hopefully fluffy.

1 hour ago, Kdubb said:

Oh I understand that others see it with no issue. But without a wider view, my mind simply refuses to see it correctly and it drives me insane.

17 minutes ago, jmswood said:

I haven’t read them either, I got turned off by the worst reviews in the history of Star Wars literature. I hunted down as many spoilers as I could find (which consequently validated the terrible reviews) and haven’t seen any indication of an ARC-170 in those books. The wiki for the ARC-170 claims those pilots all flew an ARC at some point in the GCW, but doesn’t cite a source. I think whoever wrote the wiki page is giving FFG too much credit. Aftermath is not on the wiki’s list of appearances for the ship.

I listened to audio book with my son. It was a bit meandering, but it wasn't that bad. The one with Luke and that lady.....where he calls Luke "noddle scooter".....that was terrible. I couldn't finish it.

4 hours ago, Odanan said:

Just noticed this, but where is her regulation chestplate? Even Iden "an artificial storm hit me right in my loyalty" Versio managed to put hers on.

Just like with the girl in the Battlefront II Live-Action-Trailer, the drill sergeant would have a field day with her!

if shes in an Interceptor i could see the inverted Biggs effect being a thing, since they are dangerous enough to justify taking out first and her ability would mess with that greatly.
If shes in a TIE Fighter like she is in Armada, it would be wasted card text. Even her Armada ability would be wasted since obstructed in xwing isnt that great, in fact these days it could even hurt her more than help (blackout, trickshot). Its powerful in Armada strictly because fighters have a hard time being obstructed without gimping their own attack too, as -1 attack is far more taxing of a penalty than +1def. Her ability lets her force opponents to roll fewer dice without making her own attack complete crap. In xwing, it wouldnt do anything on a tie fighter (potentially decent on an interceptor, but blackout/trickshot problems again) - why shoot at a measily tie fighter that doesnt have a super lethal ability if you dont take him down fast? Not like shes going to cause any damage

If she ends up in this game on a TIE Fighter she needs to be in line with Mauler, Scourge, or Wampa. They are deadly beyond their points, just squishy so they arent broken. Imagine them in a Defender....*shudders*

23 minutes ago, Vineheart01 said:

If shes in a TIE Fighter like she is in Armada,

She is definitely not in a TIE fighter in Armada