Black X-Wings (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force series)

For many viewers, one of the most satisfying starships to appear in The Force Awakens is the mighty X-Wing, making a triumphant return to the big screen after being teased with similar-looking but less nostalgic alternatives in Revenge of the Sith. Poe Dameron’s snazzy black X-Wing with an orange tint looks fantastic as it blasts across the sky in sweeping tracking shots, taking out waves of First Order Tie Fighters.
In the Expanded Universe, the Rebel forces quickly move on from the X-Wing when more advanced ships come along – the Dark Empire comics, for example, introduced the E-Wing, which ultimately just isn’t as cool as Luke’s classic fighter of choice.
In the Legacy of the Force book series, black X-Wings are the standard mode of transportation for Luke’s Jedi Order – the special stealth versions of the classic ships are known as Jedi-X models, and are used for being very sneaky in space thanks to camouflage of both the physical and technological variety. Kudos to The Force Awakens for showing a black ship in space that doesn’t instantly get lost in the backdrop, as it’s one of the highlights of the film to see the return of this iconic craft.