Most Expensive Starfighters in Star Wars 

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Hand-made classic starships would generally be more expensive.

No one ever seems to mention how broken the Defender Elite was. It was the fastest starship of all time, barring a few FO ships that… never displayed that speed, carried the toughest shields and firepower of any starfighter and many bombers, and was almost insanely user-friendly to fly. The thing is: I love that the reason it’s so good is because it’s A) built by the mastermind of all things, B) it costs more than some cruisers, and C) the assembly time is so long and complex that without a Grand Admiral pushing for it constantly and requiring Death Star appropriated funds: it collapsed almost instantly.

One minor problem with having a Tie Defender (or Defender Elite) is that you're going to have to do a lot of explaining to _everyone_ you meet.

I would think the N-1 that Anakin used to destroy the Trade Federation control ship gained a lot of value due to its historic significance to the planet of Naboo and was probably treated like the liberty bell or a national monument for display in Naboo.

I'd definitely go with a VCX-100 and spend my extra credits fitting it with a faster Class 1 hyperdrive faster more powerful sublight engines and an enhanced armaments with heavy laser cannons, ion cannons and a proton torpedo launcher. Have the optional shuttle/starfighter fitted with a hyperdrive and I'd probably have over 300,000 credits into my ship.

Thank you for finally covering Dooku’s solar sailer! I had kind of clamored to have it included in your rare starships series. I have my doubts about the price tag you assigned to it, it was such a rare and exotic ship. The sail itself was practically a relic, ancient Gree technology. The ship was composed of rare metals, and fitted to suit Dooku’s refined tastes. It was meant to show Dooku’s eminence as CIS head of state.

If the Geonosian Sloop doesn’t require traditional fuel and is powered by photons emitted from a star, how does it power its hyperdrive?

This was a fun one; maybe do a video on super expensive ships that aren’t military? Might be harder to find though considering Star Wars is, who would have thought, all about wars.

The N1 is probably one of my all-time favorites. I just love Naboo's ships in general. Of course I have wine tastes as usual 🙄

The problem with most of the follow-on TIE fighters was they didn't fit in the storage racks which seriously reduced how many could be carried on a Star Destroyer. Also, the lack of a hyperdrive and life support on TIE fighters was a way of preventing pilots from stealing one and defecting. The Empire didn't trust most of its pilots enough to put them alone in a craft capable of damaging the ship that carried it or able to reach somewhere habitable by itself.

8:55 I will dispute the Aurek. expensive in it's introduction but as of "modern" star wars is really really cheap. you could buy a new one from an outer rim starfighter workshop for as much as a tie fighter and get a better deal. finding an original however from the kotor era will set you back millions of credits.

I have 2 suggestions for you: The StarViper-class attack platform (Prince Xizor's starfighter) costing a whopping 160,000 credits and the Ginivex-class starfighter (Asaj Ventress's Fan shaped starfighter), only 6 were made so despite i haven't found any values i imagine it must be really expensive.

If i lived in star wars, i would be saving up my credits, to buy a YT-1300 exact like the Millenium Falcon with a few modifications, i would be installing solar collectors/solar panels, so that it'll never run out of power and at the front of the ship, where there's empty space, i would put a shuttle/gunship. The YT-1300 is perfect because it could be use as a living space and it's fast, it has one of the fastest hyperdrive in the galaxy. With the ship i could explore the whole galaxy.

I'd have gone with the Deathraven, myself, because what's better than 1 B-wing than 2 B-Wings melded together into a massive super starfighter/bomber.

Ah, good: I was hoping to see the TIE Defender on this list. An extraordinarily powerful machine with no compromises in performance, it was such a hotshot ride that Darth Vader himself felt they compared favorably to even his own custom-designed TIE Advanced x1. And they came with a price tag to match. At 300K credits per each, you could buy two TIE Defender fighters or three Arquitens-class light cruisers. Presumably, the Defenders' eye-watering unit price would drop once the fighter entered mass production, but during the R&D stage, they were so expensive that they threatened to push the Death Star project's deadline back by months or even years. For a sense of scale, the DS-1 was such a massive money pit that just scraping together enough material to build the outer hull disrupted metals markets _on a galactic scale._

While the Aurek's 360,000 credits may seem incredibly expensive, when that's _amortizated over 4000 years,_ it's a bargain. That's *90 credits a year…* just the food bill of the pilot would be far higher.

I would like to submit the little known Imperial "Alpha class XG-1 Star Wing" for consideration. A heavily armoured and shielded fighter with lasers, ion cannons, and a robust missile array with flexible payload selection and an optional tractor beam. A class 1 hyperdrive with a backup class 10. It's like the imperial Lambda Shuttle's pissed off little brother.

The Star Saber is beautiful. I’ve never heard of it before but it reminds me of the F-104. Which is similarly known for being a pretty death trap.

The most expensive cruiser in star wars is the GALACTIC STAR CRUISER! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I have no proof, but I believe that Mando's particular N1 Fighter is the same one Anakin used. Again, no proof, but I want to believe.

Between a personal massive fleet made of Star Destroyers equipped plenty of a variety of TIE-fighters, including the defender ones, and building another Death Star, just so that Palpatine can use the "near his subjects but also not far from them" strategy, which one is the better strategy?

Got to go with the Aurek, powerful, fast and reliable plus most likely with the Mandalorians N1 the inclusion of more modern after market parts could probably take it to a whole new level

I doubt Thrawn would've failed to crush the rebel cell, rather I think it's the writers that failed Thrawn.

My own head cannon star fighter would be 500,000 credits and would have a built in Kyber rail gun and would have two high power ion cannons that have enough power to blow a small star destroyer if placed correctly. The name is, the R.I.A.N, aka the rail interceptor and neutralizer. Manufactured SOLELY in the undiscovered regions planet DH-163 alpha, a metal rich super planet the size of a small star.

You should've included the Eta-2 Actis-class Interceptor which can cost between 140k and up to 320k depending on the Modell

Me I would want a Mandalorian - Lancer-class pursuit craft!!

Thank you for the aurebesh subtitles. Makes the video easier to understand.

Really hoping something crazy like Mando’s N-1 getting beskar plating when he inevitably goes into the mines on mandalor to apologize for taking his helmet off lol

I would say a TIE defender is worth the cost of 300k credits. Even if deployed in low numbers, you could have some of your best pilots fly TIE defenders. Even a handful of TIE defenders (especially with your top pilots) would devastate enemy starfighters easily. For the empire, such a starfighter would be very good for countering the rebel alliance's starfighter based strategy. In addition, the rebel alliance was pretty short on personnel and losing large amounts of starfighter pilots would be crippling. The TIE defender being superior to any rebel alliance starfighter and the empire having far superior pilots (much more trained having formal training) would further this advantage.

Jeff Bezos after seing this vid: "fuck that boat in the Netherlands i need to get away from this place"

The FireSpray-31 had some controversy because of the Slave-1 name, so they decided to rename it the *Wiguerz-1.* The fact that it sounds similar to the Uyghurs (Chinese Muslim minority), is just a unfortunate coincidence.

I really wish the Mandolorian Kyr'galaar/Bes'uliik-class assault star fighter got more love in TV shows and animations. Its essentially the Mandolorians answer to the X-wing and Tie-Defender series star fighters and would be up there with both in terms of performance and price as well. (Its been named both Kyr'galaar and Bes'uliik but Bes'uliik is the most recent name this fighter has had)

Personally id want a ship thats small but also big enough for me and a couple of others to live on like the Millennium Falcon or the Razorcrest or the one from the Bad Batch (forgot the name)

If I had a lot of money. I would build my own starfighter. :) I have a design in my head that I need to draw out one of these days. It's sorta a love child between a U-wing, X-wing, and B-wing.

Most of Naboo Fighter's price was the badge and the fashion designer.

I’ll take a Firespray thank ya very much. And a T-85 X-wing for aesthetic looking dogfights

Video suggestion: best in atmosphere craft

Anyone else find Resistance absolutely ugly?

Is being pre-Empire another factor in Din taking the N1? Something about the transponder or registration?

I would choose the N1 Star-fighter. It’s been my favorite ship since I watched Episode 1

Did he just say fascist Hyundai elantra

I liked almost all of this, with one exception. Surely there's more to being classified as a starfighter than "being small". Wookiepedia even lists it as a sloop and yacht. In fact, an issue you identified, namely its slow acceleration, would exclude it from effective use as a starfighter, even if you replaced its tractor emitters with actual weapons. Maybe this list should be named most expensive tiny craft?

Me looking at starships I can’t afford because they’re to expensive. Also they don’t exist. But still can’t afford them

More 'expensive star wars stuff' please!

I'm probably choosing the aurek fighter I think with current day modding it would be an amazing interceptor especially if we jam as many features into as possible like they did with the current day a wing

Do you think you can do a video on the 10 strengths or weaknesses of the Z-95 headhunter Starfighter?

I don’t mean to quote Leia Alan but “Thank you Alan, in dark times you’ve been my only hope” no but for real watching your videos gives me happiness. So thanks so much Alan and GT. 🥰

Slave 1 obviously

I love this series.

10:38 YES! I love when you bring up the fact that the slave is one of six and that the building of said ship was scrapped cause it means its rare and now I get to share this video with a guy who tried to tell me it wasn't rare xD.

You confused the lambda and sentinal shuttles last time.The lambda was used by officers and diplomats and the sentinal was used by stormtrooper squads as seen in SW rebels and your images.

Was really hoping to see the Starviper make this list

MandalMotors/Mandal Hypernautics StarViper. Specifically the Virago, but the StarViper itself was like 200,000 credits a piece itself if memory serves.

Ah yes, eleven minutes of joy

Using your laptop as a heater while winter camping is real 😂

VCX100 with Sheathipede Auxilary shuttle, A-wings docked at the sides, and a Y wing docked underneath. OP? Yes. But it'd be a special forces swiss army knife.

If I had the means all my bomber pilots would fly Deathravens, the double B Wing designed by mercenary pilot Erron Kell. All my interceptor pilots would fly Twi 'lek "Deathseed" starfighters, redesigned with TIE Defenders being the base instead of the standard TIE, so they are faster and have projectile launchers. I would rename the "Deathraptors". Last but certainly not least, my standard fighter would be the "Deatheagles". These would be TIE Defenders that have been modified to have three laser cannons and three ion cannons as weapons, one of each on each of the three wings. Furthermore, the wings themselves would be fitted to a revolving collar so they would spin around the cockpit, giving the pilots optimal firing arcs for their weapons. I would have twelve squadrons of my "Deatheagle" and six each of my "Deathraptor" and "Deathraven" fighters in the Fighter Bay of my Assertor class Star Dreadnought "Lightbringer".

Why would you mention a Space Yacht in a list of starfighters? Put it in it's own list; At 290,000 credits, the Eta-2 Actis starfighter or an equivalently-priced starfighter should have taken it's place.

The silencer

B-2 Stealth Bombers: Pathetic (they cost around $2,000,000,000 per unit including their maintenance over their estimated lifetime)

Where’s the blood raven ………you know the double hull b wing star ships of the galaxy Star Wars d 20 wizards of the coast.

If it was me and i have 190,000 credits i'd get a Mandalorian Kom'rk-class fighter/transport aka Gauntlet starfighter.

It seems like the TIE Silencer was purposely designed to be reminiscent of the Millennium Falcon, given that it was flown by Han Solo's on.

You should also consider inflation...Chances are 200k credits in any economy would not be equal to 200k credits 100 - 1000 years later.

To fly around the Galaxy? Firespray To fly into combat? TIE/D Elite or TIE Silencer

I like the idea of a Solar Sailor ship, i believe i would prefer the Firespray patrol and attack craft. unless i'm able to afford a Nubian Yacht. altough he Nubian wouldn't have the silver finish. would rather a matte finish.

The T-85 wings pivoting from the fuselage edge, instead of the ship centerline makes it look stupid! I would decanonize the ship and forget it ever existed!

What I thought when I saw the n1. Eh it would make a pretty craopy bounty hunter ship. But maybe it signifies he's no longer a lone hunter. But still makes a horrible home

How do people find the price for these ships I look them up and get nothing, I’ve been trying to find out how much a Harrower Class Dreadnought costs.

Where do you get all of this? It's almost like anyone can create any background story, and who knows what Lucas actually thinks, or what is actually "Canon"

Imagine someone using the Death Star as a starfighter?. Just with custom parts to make it actually move like a starfighter. Or lots and lots of force magic.

According to Star Wars Wiki Slave 1 cost over 120,000 credits while a bade model is 80,000

U-Wing with weapon living accommodation mods at a minimum. Either that or a Marauder.

and the F14 Tomcat that has been in service for well over 40 years in the US navy is worth $65 Million each

The Solar Sailer can go to Hell. It gets from Geonosis to Coruscant in a human lifetime. This defies all physics.

I’d be looking for a Kom'rk-class Starfighter/Transport.

N1 is hands down my favorite ship. In every game I look for it, i love the speed and I love the cannons on it for how nimble it can be.

Personally I realy think the tie phantom should be on this list granted im not sure if this is a cannon only list but regardless it's personally my fav starfighter and is like the tie defender probably one of the best starfighters ever made.

Ima say it: people sleep on the V-Wing. Modify it for a hyperdrive? Golden.

10:33; let's not forget that Jango Fett destroyed all but the Slave1, which he used as his escape vehicle.

Personally I'd go with the GAT-12m Skipray Blastboat. A heavy starfighter, this variant came equipped with triple ion cannons, a dual 360° medium laser turret, proton torpedo launcher, and either a concussion missile launcher or a tractor beam projector. The m variant was faster in both real space and hyperspace, which put it between a X-wing and a TIE fighter in maneuverability, 3 times the armored hull of a X-wing, twice the shields of a X-wing, and a hyperspace class of more than likely 1.0. Add some sensor jamming equipment and you've got a mean starfighter. New this starfighter cost 285,000 credits.

I would argue the firespray 31 is a dropship similar to the komerk class fighter transport

the most unrealistic part of this is the upward social mobility haha. He owns the factory after 10 years? lmao

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Yeah the N-1 definitely would appreciate in value by post-empire

Dude is 1000% right about laptops, I dont turn on the heat in winter, I just game.

Currency: exists in space Capitalism: *Reality can be whatever I want it to be*

thin laptop with a dedicated memory card huh?..... do you mean graphics?

@generationTech can we review this video after what we saw in ANDOR? XD

The first order may have learned from there mistakes but the story writers obviously didn't

I wonder if inflation (financially)hits Star Wars universe like it does the states?

If I had more credits then I knew what to do with id buy a luxury star ship with a pool and full bar.

And what about the tie advanced ... that vader used.... I prefer that to the defender and it looks a lot better of an evolution..

People talk shit about tie fighters but that crazy sound they make sounds like tearing the literal sky a new one

So where would Luther Real’s ship “the Fondor” fall into this list?

What happened to the n1 did it become obsolete by the time luke skywalker was around

Me I'd dig up the blueprints for the bounty hunter ship from the old republic era

Star Wars equivalent of scrolling through zillow

For once in my life, I want to know the sponsor's link. It's not in the description!