Scimitar The Scimitar , also known as the Sith Infiltrator , was a heavily modified Star Courier and the personal starship of Darth Maul . After his defeat during the Battle of Naboo , the experimental starfighter was appropriated by Maul ' s master , Darth Sidious . Characteristics . The Sith Infiltrator featured folding wings around its circular cockpit , and was secretly modified from a Star Courier manufactured by Republic Sienar Systems . The craft featured six laser cannon s , a proton torpedo launcher and a minelayer . Along with its deadly armament , the " Scimitar " was equipped with a cloaking device that allowed it to disappear from view and any pursuing ship ' s sensors . Owing to the craft ' s experimental ion engine s , radiator fins on the ship ' s wings were required to be open during flight in order to expel excess heat . The ship carried three DRK - 1 Dark Eye probe droid s and the " Bloodfin " , a Sith speeder utilized by Darth Maul during his mission on Tatooine . The " Scimitar " was capable of tracking a ship ' s signature through hyperspace , something considered impossible for other ships . History . At the time of the invasion of Naboo , the " Scimitar " was the personal starship of Darth Maul , who used it in an attempt to track Queen Padmé Amidala on Tatooine . After his defeat , the ship fell into the possession of Maul ' s master , Darth Sidious . During the Clone Wars , the " Scimitar " was used to transport Sidious and General Grievous to the surface of Dathomir , where the Sith Master had a duel with his resurfaced former apprentice and the Nightsister Mother Talzin . Many years later , the " Scimitar " was still in the possession of Sidious , who now ruled the First Galactic Empire as Emperor Palpatine . It was held in Imperial Facility 729 - D , located somewhere in the Inner Rim , and curated by the droid O - 66 . At some point before the Battle of Hoth , the bounty hunter Chanath Cha was entrusted with the modified Star Courier in order to retrieve the stolen " Imperialis " , Palpatine ' s luxury pleasure craft . Chanath and O - 66 used the " Scimitar " advanced tracking systems to find the " Imperialis " location . While O - 66 waited aboard the " Scimitar " , Chanath boarded the " Imperialis " . O - 66 also transmitted the Imperial yacht ' s operational codes . After Chanath had set the ship to self - destruct , she ordered O - 66 to dock the " Scimitar " so that she , Lando Calrissian , and Lobot could flee the doomed " Imperialis " . However , O - 66 refused to obey her orders because his primary directive was to protect and honor the " Scimitar " . Despite Chanath ' s threats , O - 66 revealed he had removed her pulse bomb and flew the " Scimitar " away . Behind the scenes . The " Scimitar " first appeared as Darth Maul ' s personal transport in movie . The ship ' s backstory was further explored in several Legends media and literature including Daniel Wallace ' s 2003 reference book " The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels " . The " Scimitar " later appeared in the Canon 2014 Dark Horse Comics " Darth Maul — Son of Dathomir , Part Four " , which was adapted from an unproduced " " episode . The ship later appeared in the 2015 Marvel Comics story " " .