Star Wars: 10 Starfighters We Never Got To See
1. Z-95 Headhunter
The Z-95 was the forerunner to the X-wing, which would go on to be one of the most instantly recognisable starfighters in history. The Z-95 differed in several ways. First, there was no room for an Astromech Droid, which required the pilot to have to compute light speed jumps as well as fight off whoever was chasing them. That doesn't mean that it wasn't a tough little ship, as they were used frequently - both in the Rebel Navy and with a variant being used by the Clone Army as well.
Another ingenious use for the Headhunters was that several of them together could create something of a holo-grid. This allowed them to create the illusion of greater numbers (and greater strengths) of support craft, allowing many of them to escape attempted ambushes. Once the Empire got wise to this however, the tactic became moot.
While the ship was quickly outdated by the advancements in the various components on board, including engines, armaments, and shields, several of them were said to have been seen at the battle of Exegol, which finally saw an end to the Empire (and the First Order) once and for all.
The ship has had something of a staggered birth in continuity, as it was first conceived of in 1979's Star Wars Legends novel, Han Solo at Stars' End by Brian Daley. It would then take a long time to appear again, referenced in the entry on the Clone Starfighter in the StarWars.com Encyclopedia. Finally, it appeared in the Disney Interactive mobile game Star Wars: Commander in 2014.