Tempest Squadron

Tempest Squadron is a Deep Strike squadron assigned to Wing X on the Imperial-II Class Star Destroyer Challenge. On September 16, 2020, Tempest Squadron became the third squadron activated in Wing X. Tempest Squadron won TIE Corps in Battle 2020, Raise the Flag 2021, TIE Corps in Battle Season Three, and many other accolades.

Distinctive Uniform Items

Example of the Tempest uniform; uniform of GN Silwar Naiilo during their time as Tempest CMDR

Zósite Kónstyte Styles's "special" uniform.

Dress Uniform

The Tempest Squadron Dress Uniform features a blue accent on the standard green TIE Corps uniform. The blue signifies Tempest Squadron's assignment on the ISD-II Challenge.

Tempest Squadron campaign Flight suit; as worn by LCM Coldsnacks during engagements versus Remnant and Republic Forces in ABY 29

Flight Suit

The Tempest Squadron flight helmet is primarily dark blue with gold accents. A gold dorsal stripe runs the length of the helmets crest along with a symbol signifying position and rank. TIE Corps cogs adorn either side of the crest, with Tempest Squadron patches on either side of the ventilation ports.

Competition History

TIE Corps Competition History

• Raise the Flag 2009. Tempest took first place and the title of "TCCOM's Own", led by none other than then-commander Zosite Konstyte Styles.
• Raise the Flag 2020. Despite all odds- Tempest Squadron was only reactivated a month and a half prior, and switched commanders from Dunta Polo to Silwar Naiilo halfway through the month- the squadron still took a respectable third place victory with 6863 points, a mere 35 points behind Theta Squadron.
  • Tempest's top pilots:
    • MAJ Hermann, 2603 points
    • LT Marek Ny`Irfa, 1501 points
    • LC Phalk Sturm, 1205 points
• TIE Corps in Battle 2020. Tempest Squadron had only existed from September through December, but managed to take first place in the competition in an upset. The squadron finished with 38 points, while Rho came in second with 33 and Alpha in third with 31.
  • Tempest's top pilots:
    • LT Marek Ny`Irfa, who also won third place for the year overall, as well as third place in XvT and XWA scores
    • LC Phalk Sturm
    • COL Silwar Naiilo
• Squadron ReMobilization 3. Tempest Squadron took second place and finished its eleven tasks mere hours after Lambda squadron, who took first. Tempest, however, was the only squadron to complete all fourteen tasks. Every one of the twelve members of Tempest Squadron participated and earned the fleet's first TIE Corps Meritorious Unit Award as well as an Iron Star with Gold Wings: Silwar Naiilo, Akreseus, Neko, Iam Thinking, Richlet, EchoVII, Wreckage, Kalve Ryder, Phalk Sturm, Morgoth, Colo Delste, and Honsou.
• TIE Corps in Battle 2021 Season 3 of the TIE Corps in Battle competition was hard fought between Tempest and Lambda Squadrons; however, Tempest was able to successfully defend their title to be back-to-back winners. The final scores for the top 3 Squadrons were Tempest 281pts, Lambda 177pts and Theta Squadron 109pts. The Challenge was the victorious ship, beating out the Warrior by 127pts.
• Imperial Storm 3
• Raise the Flag 2021. Tempest was the first placed Squadron, taking the mantle of TCCOM Escort Squadron. Phalk Sturm, in a tough battle with Genie of Lambda Squadron that went to the wire, took the mantle of TCCOM Wingman. Tempest Squadron had a 100% participation rate in RtF 2021.
  • Top pilots
    • Phalk Sturm 6171 points
    • Hermann 4742 points
    • Colo Delste 3350 points

Wing and Ship Competition History

• LCM Dunta Polo won Wing X Pilot of the Month from February through May 2009.
• LC Zosite Konstyte Styles won Challenge Top Gun from March through May 2009.

Combat Event History

• Cadet Cup I. Tempest Squadron put together a team and took second place in the Emperor's Hammer, with LCM Honsou as captain.
  • Storm Knights roster:
    • LCM Wreckage
    • CM Richlet
    • LCM Colo "Coldsnacks" Delste
    • LCM Honsou
    • COL Silwar Naiilo
• Squadrons Week of War I. Tempest Squadron had a high level of participation. COL Silwar Naiilo took second place overall for the Emperor's Hammer.
• Cadet Cup II. Tempest Squadron put together a team and took first place in the Emperor's Hammer, with LCM Honsou as captain.
  • Storm Knights roster:
    • LCM Wreckage
    • LT Xylo Pethel
    • LCM Colo Delste
    • LCM Honsou
    • COL Silwar Naiilo

Squadron History

Tempest Squadron was first activated on the ISDII Challenge on July 1, 1999, under the command of MAJ Nightflyer. It was deactivated on August 24, 2009, and reactivated on July 15, 2020 under the command of GN Dunta Polo.

Compiled by one of the fleet's more famous officers and the last Tempest Commander before its 2009 deactivation, Zósite Kónstyte Styles on the old Tempest Squadron website:

Traditional home of ISDII Challenge and Emperor's Hammer legends like Locke Setzer, Master, Oldham, Indaro Gallia, Daniel Bonini, Prost Varsis, Impulse, Gward, Rover and Sephiroth, Tempest Squadron can claim numerous credits throughout its history. Seemingly always in a competition, Tempest's calling card was its extreme participation under Locke. Then Chris and Master came to keep such participation at the highest peaks with their excellent ToDs as CMDRs. After Master moved on, Tempest remained a top squadron under the leadership of Daniel Bonini, with the capable assistance of his Executive Officer, Commander Impulse.

Even before that? Well, we have recieved response from no other than Vice Admiral Oldham himself with quite useful information on how was the true pre-Locke/Dan history of Tempest Squadron. But who am I to speak about such deeds after all? Please find here the wise verb of "Oldsta" himself:

"But onto Tempest... I think the Squad glory started with me, I don't remember them ever winning anything before, but I could be wrong. I however couldn't take credit for it all, as I had the best Flight Leaders I could ask for with Indaro and another guy I forgot the name of immediately! We recruited, trained and within 4 months became that powerful, we took on Typhoon in a BGCOM competition and won! 6 months later we were taking on Elite Squads and were taking the fight to all squadrons to challenge us! To be honest the exact details of each competition won, medals and honours are very hazy, we're talking about events nearly 10 years ago now." - Vice Admiral Neil Oldham, former Tempest CMDR

Tempest has frequently been on the cusp of greatness, very nearly claiming a "TCBGCOM's Own" and "TCCOM's Own" award over Cyclone Squadron following ECR VII. Sadly, Tempest Squadron had to be shut down, because it was leaderless, after Daniel's promotion to Wing Commander, in a time it could not be leaderless: the 2006 TIE Corps Restructure. Nevertheless, Tempest Squadron's strength kept inside its pilots, and Daniel Bonini who moved from WC to ISD Challenge Commodore, from there to be no less than the TIE Corps Commander (TCCOM - EH Group Commander of the whole TIE Corps) and from there to be the Executive Officer (XO) of The Emperor's Hammer Strike Fleet, only second in command to The Fleet Commander himself, never gave up the idea of making Wing X a seven Squadrons Wing, with the reopening of Tempest.

But time passes by and old nightmares come back to render some lifes miserable from time to time and therefore, following another of those accursed "restructures" on January 2009 with the primary purpose of making all Wings 2-Squadron Wings for the sakes of overall TIE Corps activity improvement, the proud quarters of "The Riders on the Storm" were reopened. The best pilots from the now decommissioned Cyclone and Omicron Squadrons were reassigned into the new Tempest and some crazy upper made from that madman Zósite Kónstyte Styles, former Cyclone CMDR, the new "Wicked CMDR of Tempest".

And well... Dan Bonini who left the XO job after realizing that there was no honour nor pride anymore on sorting paperwork and arguing with EH Command Staffers forever, returned where he always belonged as the true pilot he always has been. Now it's a matter of making the rest of old Tempest glories to come back as well. For the time being: Tempest Squadron has been the most active Squadron of the TIE Corps since the last Fleet Restructure, always ready to collaborate in restoring its former status. As the best proof of it, Tempest was challenged by Praetorian Elite Squadron on April 2009 and claimed victory. Nowadays it would be hard to argue with the fact that Tempest is true elite-material if NOT officially elite. Yet... ;-)

And in case that you need even more proofs, consider this: Tempest Squadron has been recently named "TCCOM's Own" after "Raise the Flag 2009 (lite)" Fleet-wide competition. Finally, we leave the mighty Cyclone behind and claim the title we couldn't get back in the day, the title that officially recognizes Tempest as the best Squadron in the Fleet!!! Did you ever doubt we would get it sooner or later?

Past Patches and Banners

Command History

Squadron Commanding Officers
CMDR	Took Office	Left Office	Service Duration	Assignment	Start Rank	End Rank
Nightflyer	1 Jul 1999	18 Aug 1999	1m, 17d	ISD Challenge	Major	Major
Oldham	20 Aug 1999	23 Jun 2000	10m, 3d	ISD Challenge	???	???
Absolut Vodka	13 Aug 2000	12 Aug 2000	1m, 12d	ISD Challenge	???	???
Kaneda Pellail	20 Aug 1999	6 Oct 2000	1m, 23d	ISD Challenge	???	???
Zulaan Eronaile	21 Nov 2000	4 Feb 2001	2m, 13d	ISD Challenge	???	???
Locke Setzer	7 Feb 2001	7 Feb 2002	1y, 0m, 0d	ISD Challenge	???	???
Kaneda Pellail	8 Feb 2002	4 May 2002	2m, 26d	ISD Challenge	???	???
Shakur	7 May 2002	4 Nov 2002	5m, 27d	ISD Challenge	???	???
Dirk Logan	4 Nov 2002	13 Feb 2003	5m, 9d	ISD Challenge	???	???
Chris McCollum	13 Feb 2003	8 May 2003	2m, 23d	ISD Challenge	???	???
Locke Setzer	9 May 2003	8 Sep 2003	3m, 29d	ISD Challenge	???	???
Chris McCollum	19 Sep 2003	4 Sep 2004	11m, 15d	ISD Challenge	???	???
Master	4 Sep 2004	5 Feb 2005	5m, 1d	ISD Challenge	???	???
Zósite Kónstyte Styles	25 Jan 2009	24 Aug 2009	6m, 30d	ISD Challenge	Lieutenant Colonel	Colonel
Dunta Polo	15 Jul 2020	16 Sep 2020	3m, 1d	ISD Challenge	General	General
Silwar Naiilo	16 Sep 2020	1 Jul 2021	9m, 15d	ISD Challenge	Colonel	General
Honsou	1 Jul 2021	22 Aug 2022	1y, 22d	ISD Challenge	Commander	Lieutenant Colonel
Colo "Coldsnacks" Delste	22 Aug 2022	TBA	TBA	ISD Challenge	Captain	TBA