

It’s just a temporary boost and will burn out quickly but it’s enough to get beyond the barrage of turbo laser fire from First Order Star Destroyers such as the one depicted in the image. According to The Last Jedi director, the pod, when primed, increases Dameron’s speed, allowing him to outrun First Order cannon emplacements. Not the most exciting bits of news for sure, but it IS a great image.Įmpire Magazine has released this cool new image of Poe Dameron’s (Oscar Isaac) new X-Wing fighter – an Incom-FreiTek T-70, codenamed Black One – and, while we can’t get a look at the front of the chip, the back looks awesome… and is that a new thruster in the middle?!Īccording to Rian Johnson been specially modified by Resistance engineers, with a temporary accelerator pod affixed to the aft section.
