Bloodfin Bloodfin , also identified as the Sith Speeder , was the personal repulsorcraft speeder bike of the Zabrak Sith apprentice Darth Maul . Like all FC - 20 speeder bike models , " Bloodfin " was originally manufactured by Razalon . However , the speeder was heavily modified to remove all nonessential systems , giving " Bloodfin " the maximum output of speed when traveling across land for Maul ' s stealth missions . During his apprenticeship to the Sith Lord Darth Sidious , Maul kept " Bloodfin " docked aboard his modified Star Courier , " Scimitar " , and later used the speeder bike to pursue Queen Padmé Amidala ' s escort during the Naboo Crisis . When Maul reached the Queen ' s royal starship in the Tatooine desert , he leapt off " Bloodfin " and engaged the Jedi Master Qui - Gon Jinn in a duel , only moments before the Queen and the Jedi got away . This act revealed Maul and the Sith to the Jedi Order , after a millennia of plotting in secret . Characteristics . " Bloodfin " was originally a standard - issue and crescent - shaped FC - 20 speeder bike model from the manufacturer Razalon , with a single seat for one pilot and a length of 1 . 65 meter s . The repulsorcraft was heavily modified , however , by its owner , the Zabrak Darth Maul . Maul had the exterior of the speeder bike pared - down and its nonessential systems removed — including its sensor and weapons systems — to make the Sith Speeder as fast as possible when in use . Additionally , " Bloodfin " had its energy systems modified to divert all power to speed . As a countermeasure to the intensity of the speed " Bloodfin " acquired , the speeder bike had a built - in " wait - mode " for dismount , which allowed Maul to have the Sith Speeder automatically decelerate before it went on standby for him to mount the speeder bike again . Role . As a Sith Lord , Darth Maul used " Bloodfin " on assignment from his Sith Master , Darth Sidious , during stealth missions . The Sith Speeder was kept aboard Maul ' s stealth ship — the Star Courier Sith Infiltrator " Scimitar " — until Maul needed its use . While " Scimitar " had a cloaking device , " Bloodfin " did not , so Maul used DRK - 1 Dark Eye probe droid s to spy on his targets after landing planet side . " Scimitar " would act as the Zabrak ' s base of operations until Maul ' s targets were found using his probe droids , at which point he would unload his Sith Speeder and pursue his targets . Maul ' s modifications on " Bloodfin " ensured the speeder bike would reach its fastest speed possible during his pursuits , making the use of his starship unnecessary for such a task . History . As part of the Sith plot to subjugate the galaxy , Darth Sidious orchestrated the blockade of the planet Naboo by collaborating with the Trade Federation and its Viceroy , Nute Gunray . When Gunray failed to take the Queen of Naboo , Padmé Amidala , hostage and kill the Jedi ambassador s sent by the Galactic Republic , Sidious assigned Maul to the task instead . Maul , as the Sith apprentice of Sidious , obeyed his Master ' s command and was eager to gain revenge on the Jedi Order by completing his mission . As the Jedi had believed the Sith to be extinct for over a millennia , they did not expect — nor would they come to believe — that the Sith could have returned . Using the Sith Infiltrator " Scimitar " , Maul tracked Queen Amidala ' s Naboo Royal Starship to Tatooine soon after she successfully escaped the Naboo invasion . To locate the Queen and her entourage , which included the Jedi ambassadors Qui - Gon Jinn and Obi - Wan Kenobi , Maul used his starship ' s DRK - 1 Dark Eye probe droids to spy on the populace of Mos Espa until he located his target . Some time after the conclusion of the Boonta Eve Classic podrace , during which Jinn freed the human boy Anakin Skywalker from slavery , Maul located his targets and set a course to intercept the Jedi Master on his return to the Queen ' s starship . Using " Bloodfin " , Maul was able to catch up with Jinn and Skywalker just as they arrived at the Naboo Royal Starship in the desert . Maul used the Sith Speeder ' s capabilities to slow " Bloodfin " down long enough for him to dismount , then used the Force to vault into position and engaged the Jedi Master in a duel . Moments earlier , the Sith Speeder nearly ran over the young Skywalker as he ran , but the boy avoided " Bloodfin " thanks only to Jinn ' s warning beforehand . Before Maul could defeat the Jedi Master in combat , Kenobi was able to get the starship to take - off , but not before getting Jinn safely aboard . Despite Maul ' s failure to complete his mission at that moment , his act — at last — revealed the Sith ' s continued existence to the Jedi , a fact which Jinn took back to the Jedi Council and was denied . Behind the scenes . Darth Maul ' s speeder bike first appeared in , the 1999 " Star Wars " prequel trilogy film . The speeder bike was officially identified in " Star Wars " canon as Sith Speeder on the " StarWars " . com Encyclopedia .