Scimitar/Legends

The Scimitar (or Sith Infiltrator) was a prototype ship, used as the personal starship of the Sith apprentice Darth Maul. It was an extensively modified version of a Sienar Design Systems advanced star courier, and was designed by Raith Sienar himself for a mysterious client, later revealed to be Darth Sidious.

The Scimitar was customized for stealth as a priority, and featured six low-profile laser cannons, an experimental X-C 2 ion drive array, a stygium crystal-powered cloaking device, and a multitude of advanced detection, tracking, countermeasure, and concealment devices. It could carry up to twelve passengers.

It was with Scimitar that Maul tracked down the missing Queen Amidala of Naboo and her Jedi guardians on Tatooine.

After Darth Maul's death at the Battle of Naboo, the Scimitar passed into the hands of the Republic. The first technicians to inspect the craft were killed by automated defenses, so Jedi Master Saesee Tiin had to help secure the craft. While he found a large amount of equipment, the onboard computers had been erased. The ship was going to be transferred over to Kuat Drive Yards for study, but disappeared - at least officially. In reality, as of 19 BBY, the Republic was storing it in a clandestine hanger in Theed.

Through unknown logical and designary procedures, it's possible that the Scimitar was designed sharing ideas used also for the TIE starfighter, judging from its similarity to the later TIE fighter of the Galactic Civil War.

Appearances

 * Marked
 * Darth Maul
 * Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace