This starfighter was designed and mass produced by engineers working under the command of a great Imperial warlord. The name of this Imperial Leader was Zsinj. He was a fine officer and able to firmly entrench in over a third of the known galaxy, bringing peace and order to all the rebellious and terrorized words in the liberated sectors. The TIE Raptor, or TIE/rpt looks like an eyeball with four photocell covered half-octagon wings sticking outwards. The starfighter has a very strong hull, compared to the standard TIE/ln, but does not carry any form of energy shielding. It is believed Warlord Zsinj created a number of TIE/rpt prototypes with shields.
The first TIE Raptor models were actually droid fighters, just like the TIE Droid. In combat they were paired with human-piloted TIE Interceptors, a combination which allowed the humans to lead and the droids to follow in their wake. They could then make up for any piloting mistakes the humans made. They would have found more widespread usage in the Imperial Navy if they weren't soundly defeated in dogfights during the Battle of Selaggis. The TIE/rpt was eventually modified for flight by a living pilot, shortly before Zsinj's final defeat at the planet Dathomir in the Quelii system.
This ship has not been manufactured since the Zsinj Development Incorporated shutdown, but some starfighters of this class still se active service in the Imperial Navy.