Seraph - class urban landspeeder The " Seraph " - class urban landspeeder , also known as the Flash speeder , was a small landspeeder used by the Naboo Royal Security Forces ( RSF ) . Description . The " Seraph " - class urban landspeeder was a modified variant of the " Seraph " - class landspeeder which was a civilian model . The military variant was used by the Royal Naboo Security Forces as a patrol craft and personnel transport . To assist in these duties , the " Seraph " was armed with a rotating blaster turret positioned on the rear of the vehicle . A single driver operated the " Seraph " , and up to three passengers could be accommodated in its open - topped interior . The vehicle ' s repulsorlift engines allowed it to reach a height of two meters above ground level , and gave the " Seraph " a maximum speed of 200 kph . Designed for urban environments , the " Seraph " was suited more to patrolling city streets than traversing uneven terrain . History . Introduced thirty years before the Invasion of Naboo , the " Seraph " - class urban landspeeder was designed to complement the larger V - 19 " Gian " speeder . Members of the RSF had long felt that the Gian Speeder was not maneuverable enough for patrolling in cities , and their suggestions led to the creation of the vehicle . The new craft proved popular with RSF members in the capital city of Theed , and other cities , such as Keren , soon made use of the " Seraph " . " Seraph " - class urban landspeeders saw little combat prior to the Invasion of Naboo , mainly limiting their actions to criminal pursuit and officer dispatch . Occasionally , the vehicles were deployed to hunt gun runners in the service of Borvo the Hutt or frighten away wild animals that had intruded city limits . During the Invasion of Naboo in 32 BBY , many of the " Seraph " - class vessels in service to the RSF were destroyed by the invading droid forces of the Trade Federation . As resistance cells began to form across the planet , the remaining " Seraph " s were used to pass messages between cells and for reconnaissance missions . When Queen Padmé Amidala joined forces with the Gungans to ignite the Second Battle of Theed , " Seraph " landspeeders were used to transport her , Captain Quarsh Panaka , and a strike force to Theed ' s secret tunnels , allowing them to invade the palace and capture Nute Gunray . Civilians used an unarmed , unshielded model during the invasion . Following the Battle of Naboo , heavily armored variants of the " Seraph " were commissioned and added to the RSF motor pool . On 21 BBY , the Separatist terrorist Perrive possessed a Flash Speeder which finalt was stolen by Kal Skirata and Walon Vau after his death during the Mission to Coruscant . During the early days of the Galactic Civil War , several RSF " Seraph " landspeeders mysteriously disappeared only to resurface later in the hands of the fledgling Rebel Alliance . Behind the scenes . " Seraph " - class urban landspeeders first appeared in 1999 with the release of . The speeder was also seen in the 2001 video game " " . A Flash speeder deed was a special pre - order reward from when pre - ordering the " " expansion for " Star Wars Galaxies " . Other than its unique appearance , it was like any other vehicle in - game in terms of performance . It did , however , have an ability to be quickly re - granted in - game using a special command in case your current speeder had been destroyed .