Scimitar/Legends

The Sith Infiltrator was a small craft used by the Sith apprentice Darth Maul in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. He dubbed his vessel Scimitar. It is equipped with a highly sophisticated cloaking system, with which it can travel undetected.

It has a carrying capacity of 12 personnel and its design is suspiciously similar to that of the TIE Fighter. Its similarity is found in the spherical command pod, vertical radiator wings, and twin ion engines. This is due to the fact that the Infiltrator was built by Republic Sienar Systems, the company that will transform into Sienar Fleet Systems and produce the long line of TIE fighters for the Galactic Empire.

After the 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 transfered over to Kuat Drive Yards for study, but disappeared, most likely stolen.