Sheathipede - class transport shuttle / Legends The " Sheathipede " - class transport shuttle , also known as the Neimoidian shuttle or the Separatist shuttle , was a craft manufactured by Haor Chall Engineering and used by high - ranking officials of the Trade Federation to visit potential clients and marketplaces . Characteristics . They were shaped like soldier beetles , and their clawfooted landing legs could only settle down on hard surfaces . This was due to the businessmen ' s distaste for dealing with poor , underdeveloped worlds . These shuttles often had their cockpits removed and replaced by automated pilots , so that cabin space could be increased . The " Sheathipede " - class shuttle was a short - range ship , used only for planetary travel or to ferry passengers to and from an orbital space station or starship . The personal shuttle of Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray was named the " Lapiz Cutter " . This ship had no weapons , although it was protected by powerful deflector shields . A distinct variant of the " Sheathipede " had several laser cannons and a seat for a gunner next to the pilot , thus widening the cockpit . Due to the additional armament on the dorsal fin , the communications antenna was shortened . The shuttle bore a resemblance to the larger Neimoidian trader , the Maxillipede shuttle and the Class Type B escort shuttle . History . " Sheathipede " - class shuttles were used by Neimoidian officials to land on Naboo after they had invaded the planet . 10 years later , when the First Battle of Geonosis appeared to go in favor of the Republic , the Neimoidian representatives took off in one of these craft . Count Dooku maintained an armed shuttle onboard his personal frigate . Obi - Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker used it to shoot his solar sailer down over Vanqor , though the Sith Lord escaped . During the Battle of Tirahnn , the Separatist spy Braxus Lyn attempted to transport the Zygerrian Zolghast off Tirahnn in one . General Grievous used a shuttle to escape Saleucami when his landing craft crash landed on the planet . Another shuttle was used by Anakin Skywalker , his Padawan Ahsoka Tano and the clone troopers to escape Cad Bane ' s " Munificent " - class star frigate just before it exploded . Mother Talzin and her Nightsister tribe also had a shuttle which they used to travel to Dooku ' s palace on Serenno . How they acquired it is unknown , although it may have been a gift from the Count . Nute Gunray used his personal shuttle along with Rune Haako to escape Cato Neimoidia at the end of the Clone Wars in 19 BBY . General Grievous also used one of these shuttles to land on the planet Utapau following the Battle of Coruscant . His shuttle had an unaltered cockpit , due to the General ' s distrust of automated systems . After the Clone Wars ended , few Neimoidians would venture outside their systems unless on business trips . When doing so , they still used " Sheathipede " - class shuttles . Bail Organa used an " antique " model of the shuttle on several missions prior to the Corellian Treaty . About 1 year prior to the Battle of Yavin , Starkiller was chasing Baron Merillion Tarko on Cato Neimoidia , at one point he damaged a landing platform and a ship of this class ( possibly Tarko ' s personal transport ) slid off the platform and plunged to the planet below . Later on , Starkiller also saw a hologram of a " Sheathipede " - class . Behind the scenes . In the Wii / PSP / Playstation II version of " " , after Galen Marek rescues Senator Bail Organa from a corrupted Maris Brood on Felucia , the Senator has a " Sheathipede " - class transport shuttle waiting for him . Organa later uses it to travel to Corellia where he , Senators Garm Bel Iblis and Mon Mothma , Jedi Master Rahm Kota , and Marek create the Alliance to Restore the Republic . In the Xbox / Playstion 3 / PC version , he instead uses a " Lambda " - class T - 4a shuttle . LEGO made a set of a " Sheathipede " - class transport shuttle called 8036 " Separatist Shuttle " from June 28 , 2009 . It included Nute Gunray , Onaconda Farr , an OOM pilot battle droid , and 2 B1 battle droids . A miniature version was included in 9509 Star Wars Advent Calendar , released August 2012 . In , the shuttle is armed with missile launchers and a beam cannon . The shuttle ' s cockpit resembles that of the AH - 56 , a real life 1960s canceled attack helicopter . It also is similar to that of the AH - 64 .