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This article is about the class of fictional vehicles. For other uses see Starfighter (disambiguation)


"Starfighter" is a science fiction term used to describe small, fast, usually one-manned craft designed for armed combat (cf starship).

The appearance and use of fictional starfighters is often modeled on fighter aircraft, with little regard for the actual physics of space travel. Exceptions include the Gunstar from The Last Starfighter and the Starfury from Babylon 5, which are capable of multidirectional orientation.

Starfighters are popular as the subjects of flight simulator-like space combat video games, such as the "Wing Commander" and "X-Wing" series. This connection was made explicitly as early as the 1984 film The Last Starfighter in which a video game on Earth is used as a recruiting device for an alien civilization whose starfighters require the same skills as the video game.

In the Star Wars Universe, a Starfighter is a blanket term for all small combat space craft, regardless of shields, hyperspace capability, weaponry (unless it carries none), armour, maneuverability and crew. "Snubfighter" (a term first used in Star Wars), though no concise definition has been given, often refers to a fighter carrying shielding, secondary weapons systems such as Proton Torpedoes or concussion missiles, and being hyperspace capable.

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The following are some examples of starfighters from various media franchises:

  • The Earth Defense Directorate
    • Star Fighter (2-person capacity in tandem configuration, four person capacity in side-by-side configuration)
    • Star Fighter mk II (a tandem-seated Star Fighter with two extra stabilizer fins, used in the second season)
  • The Draconian Empire
    • Draconian Marauder

  • The Protoss
    • Corsair-class support fighter
    • Interceptor-class attack drones
    • Phoenix-class superiority figher
    • Scout-class superiority fighter
  • The Terrans
    • Banshee-class gunship
    • Valkyrie-class frigate
    • Wraith-class superioriy fighter

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