the three tie fighters race along in the trench in a tight formation. the rebel fighters evade the imperial laser blasts. from the cockpits of the rebel pilots, the surface of the death star streaks by, with imperial laserfire shooting toward them. the three tie fighters move in formation across the death star surface. vader's wingman panics at the sight of the oncoming pirate starship and veers radically to one side, colliding with vader's tie fighter in the process. vader's wingman crashes into the side wall of the trench and explodes. vader's damaged ship spins out of the trench with a damaged wing.