X-wings are fictional starfighters from the original Star Wars trilogy and the Star Wars Expanded Universe. They are depicted as the primary interceptor and dogfighter of the Rebel Alliance and the New Republic. The craft has been merchandised as a variety of toys and models and licensed for use in games, novels and comics. Industrial Light and Magic -ILM- Joe Johnston sketched and Colin Cantwell built models that eventually became the final X-wing fighter in Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope. The X-wings were designed to appear more traditional than the Empire TIE fighters. - This is a fictional image created using screenshots from a flight sim game