The Lego UCS TIE Interceptor (75382) depicts one of the most iconic spaceships in the Star Wars universe, which is most impressive given that it didn’t appear until Return of the Jedi. If you need evidence of just how revered this evolution of the TIE Fighter really is, Lego honored it back in the year 2000 with the TIE Interceptor (7181) and X-Wing Fighter (7191) as the very first Ultimate Collector Series releases. Two of the best Lego sets of their day, if you ask me.
So, when the Billund-based brick builders decided to update the latter in 2023, with the Lego X-Wing Starfighter (75355), I would have bet my last galactic credit the TIE Interceptor would’ve been next. And with 2024 marking Lego's 25th anniversary, it was the perfect time to revisit this classic UCS set.
