Soulless One / Legends The Soulless One was the personal starfighter of General Grievous , used during the Clone Wars for the Confederacy of Independent Systems . Characteristics . The " Soulless One " was a modified Belbullab - 22 starfighter , a fast and agile prong - shaped vessel produced by Feethan Ottraw Scalable Assemblies . Grievous considered his fighter to be a vision of the future of warfare , with a powerful arsenal consisting of two sets of triple rapid - fire laser cannons . The starfighter was easily able to match the Porax - 38 starfighter for speed , fitted with twin ion drive s and an extremely powerful hyperdrive . Grievous modified his fighter with a top - of - the - line hyperdrive allowing the cyborg general to stay mobile on a galaxy - wide scale . In order to remain in touch with his forces while flying his fighter , a powerful but compact HoloNet transceiver was installed onboard , allowing Grievous to slice into legitimate and pirate networks . He also outfitted the " Soulless One " with a deflector shield , and had the entire hull coated in a thin layer of impervium , making the fighter impenetrable to all but the heaviest of enemy fire . The starfighter was originally designed for a biological pilot , and the one - pilot cockpit was equipped with a life - support system . This feature came in useful when Obi - Wan Kenobi , having destroyed Grievous on Utapau , appropriated the late general ' s starfighter , and used it to reach safe refuge aboard the " Sundered Heart " . History . After the first battle of the Clone Wars , and the Confederacy ' s first defeat , Grievous used the fighter to secretly escape Geonosis , although it was seen by the Republic commandos of Delta Squad and went unidentified at that time . Grievous and the fighter later appeared on Kashyyyk , where the commandos were able to get visual confirmation of the general and the fighter . However , Grievous ' IG - 100 MagnaGuards spotted them and Grievous quickly used it to escape . During the Battle of the Kaliida Nebula , Grievous took the " Soulless One " to pursue the " Twilight " but as the " Malevolence " crashed into the nearby moon , Grievous had to leave . Grievous also used the fighter as an escape fighter on various missions . One such occasion was near the conclusion of the Battle of Bothawui . During the fight , Grievous ' frigate sustained heavy damage and he was forced to flee . Anakin Skywalker spotted him and chased after " Soulless One " in his Jedi starfighter , detecting that Grievous ' hyperdrive was activating and intent on preventing his escape . He shot at the ship continually , but Grievous proved to be a worthy pilot , rivaling even Skywalker , as he dodged every shot and escaped without a scratch . Grievous later used " Soulless One " to escape the destroyed Skytop Station after a skirmish . Ahsoka Tano had managed to sever his right hand in a duel , but he managed to pilot the ship even with just his left hand . He also used it as a transport to his lair , where its primary hangar was . In the last year of the Clone Wars , " Soulless One " remained on a secret landing pad on the planet of Utapau . After losing in a lightsaber duel to Obi - Wan Kenobi , Grievous retreated to the secret landing pad closely followed by Kenobi . The two engaged in a fight and it ended when Obi - Wan shot Grievous dead . After Order 66 was activated , Obi - Wan stole the fighter and used it as an escape to reach the " Sundered Heart " . The " Soulless One " remained in the " Sundered Heart " docking bay until Kenobi used it to reach Nar Shaddaa , with the infant Luke Skywalker . There , the Jedi Master sold the starfighter for passage to the Tatoo system . The " Soulless One " was eventually tracked down by one of Obi - Wan ' s old enemies , who reported the ship to the local Imperial authorities . Imperial forces brought it to Emperor Palpatine ' s secret storehouse on Utapau , where it was kept for use by N - K Necrosis during the Galactic Civil War . When N - K Necrosis was destroyed in 1 ABY by a group of spacers , they took the " Soulless One " to use themselves . Behind the scenes . In the De - Coded repeat of " Downfall of a Droid , " when Grievous was escaping his frigate , " Soulless One " name was revealed in one of the information bubbles , and it also comically stated that some Jedi might call it the " " Spineless One " , " a reference to how Grievous has cowardly fled several battles with it . In , the fighter has twin single - barrel laser cannons , whereas previous Legends sources state that the fighter has twin triple - barrel laser cannons .