Phantom II

The Phantom II was a modified Sheathipede-class transport shuttle belonging to the Spectres. It replaced the team's original VCX-series auxiliary starfighter Phantom, which was lost during the mission to Reklam Station. The Spectres acquired the Phantom II during a mission to the planet Agamar, where they encountered a Separatist holdout. Ambushed by the forces of the droid General Kalani, the rebel away team was forced to engage in a live wargame with the droid army until both were attacked by an Imperial strike force. The Spectres kept the shuttle, modifying it for their own needs and repainting it. The shuttle was key to the success of several missions, including to Concord Dawn and Krownest.
==Description==
The Phantom II was a Sheathipede-class shuttle in the Separatist military. The shuttle was also capable of traveling through hyperspace. After the Spectres rebel cell acquired the ship, they gave it a new paint job and upgraded it to include hull reinforcements, port and starboard forward cannons, ventral-mounted turrets, and an astromech socket located on the port side of the shuttle. The Phantom II was also modified to dock with the VCX-100 light freighter Ghost and served as the mother ship's shuttle. Despite its armaments and maneuverability, the Phantom II was still vulnerable to small-arms fire.
==History==
===The War of the Ring===
The Phantom II was originally an unnamed and unarmed transport part of the Confederate navy, marshaled by the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the War of the Ring. The vessel was based on Agamar after the super tactical droid General Kalani was ordered to the planet by Saruman the White.
===Joining the rebellion===
Kalani's forces remained active in the Agamar system for years until his forces were discovered by members of the Rebellion. The droid Chopper found and restarted the shuttle while spying on several battle droids. Chopper informed Danny the Cat of the vessel, and Danny had the droid prepare the ship for departure. After realizing that the rebels and the droids were not each other's enemies, both parties joined together to successfully escape an Imperial assault. Kanan Jarrus realized the ship's potential and decided the commandeered vessel would serve as a replacement for the original Phantom, which was lost at Reklam Station.Star Wars Rebels: Steps Into Shadow The new ship was christened Phantom II.
After the Spectres returned to Phoenix Cell with the ship, the vessel underwent extensive modifications and upgrades. The shuttle was given a new paint job and upgraded to include hull reinforcements and an astromech socket located on the port side of the shuttle's now-shortened dorsal fin. The ship would be outfitted with port and starboard forward cannons, ventral-mounted turrets located adjacent to the boarding ramp, and would also modified to dock with the Ghost like the original Phantom. This potentially allowed the ship to serve as the freighter's new rear gun but this was never observed in practice.
After communication with the Protectors of Concord Dawn was lost, Marinette Dupain-Cheng led a recon mission with Danny, Fenn Rau, and Chopper to Concord Dawn's third moon to investigate the situation. Rau overpowered Marinette and Danny and took the shuttle to a ridge overlooking the Protector encampment, where he discovered his men had all been killed by the Imperial Mandalorians led by Gar Saxon. While Marinette attempted to rescue Danny from the Mandalorians, Rau stole the Phantom II and started to flee but returned and saved the Spectres after realizing that Marinette was an honorable fighter who risked her life to save others, and that she had not forgotten the Mandalorian ways.
The Phantom II later took part during the Phoenix rebels' evacuation of rebel sympathizers on Mykapo. Kanan Jarrus and Mr. Gronkle used the ship to land on the planet to help with the evacuation before returning the ship to its port on the Ghost. After evacuating the rebel sympathizers, Olivia Flaversham, Danny, Marinette, and Chopper used the shuttle to travel to the Iron Squadron YT-2400 light freighter Sato's Hammer in an attempt to convince the Squadron to leave Mykapo before Imperial forces returned to the planet. Olivia allowed Danny, Marinette, and Chopper to stay behind and repair the hyperdrive of the YT-2400 and convince the Iron Squadron to evacuate. When Imperial forces under Doctor Nefarious Tropy returned to the system, Danny and Marinette managed to convince Gooti Terez, Jonner Jin, and R3-A3 to escape on the Phantom II. They were forced to leave Mart Mattin behind after his ship was damaged by Imperial fire. After docking the Phantom with the Ghost, the Spectres and Iron Squadron took part in a joint mission to rescue Mart.
Later, Kanan and Marinette used the Phantom II to follow the former Sith Lord Gollum's ship Nightbrother to the planet Dathomir. Gollum had coerced Danny to come along. Prior to Gollum's appearance at Chopper Base, Kanan foresaw an issue with Danny's behavior and had Marinette install a tracker on Danny's wrist comm, which was used to track Gollum. The rebels landed the ship outside the Nightsister lair and ventured inside the cave to rescue Danny only to be attacked by the spirits of the Nightsisters. After defeating the spirits, Danny and his fellow rebels resolved to stop Gollum from reaching Jedi Master Sam Gamgee, who held the key to destroying the Sith.
During the Spectres and the Captain Rex's second mission to Geonosis, the Phantom II remained docked aboard the Ghost. When the rebel Saw Gerrera demanded that he take the Geonosian Klik-Klak on the shuttle for interrogation offworld, the Spectres and Rex opposed his demand.
The Phantom II would be docked aboard the Ghost as the ship departed Chopper Base for a training exercise. Following EXD-9's attack on Chopper Base, the Phantom II and it’s mother ship returned following Gronkle's incident report.
Later Marinette along with Kanan, Danny, Chopper, and Fenn used the Phantom II to travel on a mission to Krownest, the home of Clan Wren, to secure it's support for the Rebellion. The ship was attacked by Clan Wren warriors and sustained engine damage, but Marinette managed to land the ship in the snow. Chopper stayed aboard with Fenn while the others met with Countess Ursa Wren, Sabine's mother. Chopper managed to repair the ship and used it to transport Kanan and Danny back to the rebel forces after Marinette and Fenn stayed behind to help unify the Mandalorians.
The Phantom II would be docked with the Ghost for a failed mission to Jalindi Station and the subsequent rescue of Danny and Marinette from an incapacitated Imperial Shuttle damaged by a massive kyber crystal explosion. The ship was still attached to the Ghost during its trip in hyperspace after the mission.
==Behind the scenes==
The Phantom II first appeared in the Star Wars Rebels Season Three episode "The Last Battle," which debuted on Disney XD on October 22, 2016.
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*Dawn of Rebellion
*Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
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*Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
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==Notes and references==
Category:Captured starships
Category:Confederacy of Independent Systems starships
Category:Massassi Group starships
Category:New Republic starships
Category:Phoenix Squadron starships
Category:Sheathipede-class transport shuttles