The TIE bomber's design was actually conceived for A New Hope, though the vessel was not seen in that film. Early sketches labeled it a TIE boarding craft, suggesting its use at the start of the film. From those sketches, both Marvel Comics and the daily Star Wars newspaper comic strip incorporated the twin-pod design in their tales before the bomber's formal introduction in The Empire Strikes Back.

The picture seen here is a black and white sketch that was included in the database update at Starwars.com. Technically it's not a cut scene, but I like to include scrapped plans here sometimes. Makes for interesting reading, wouldn't you say?

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