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The FC-20 speeder bike was a small, one-being speeder bike produced by Razalon prior to the Battle of Naboo. Darth Maul owned a custom FC-20, dubbed the Sith speeder, though actually named Bloodfin.
Characteristics
The Razalon FC-20 speeder bike consisted of a semi-circular body powered by a repulsorlift and piloted with a simple steering handle. The strange, curved body gave the FC-20 a low center of gravity, affording its rider a dramatically improved cornering ability. The FC-20 was most useful for those who did not wish to be seen, since the compact design presented a small target profile. The FC-20 was not armed, though for assassins like Darth Maul, who wielded a deadly double-bladed lightsaber, this hardly mattered.
As with many other swoopbikes, the FC-20 was a small repulsorlift vehicle with a powerful rear thrust engine. Its engine systems were designed to provide the rider with fast acceleration and allowed it to reach maximum open-ground speed within seconds. Its design gave it an extremely low center of gravity, improved its cornering ability greatly and presented enemies with a very small target.
The FC-20 speeder also lacked shields or sensors, though an auto-brake feature brought the bike to a safe halt if the rider released the steering handles. Though popular, the FC-20 model was considered to be slower than other speeder bikes of the time, with a maximum speed of 180 kilometers per hour. The speeder bike also had a limited range before a recharge was required. It had a small repulsorlift engine with heavy baffling which made it a very quiet vehicle. That and its low riding height made it a popular vehicle for use in scouting.
History
In 32 BBY, while seeking out Padmé Amidala on Tatooine, Darth Maul used the Bloodfin to combat Master Qui-Gon Jinn. Having jumped from the speeder, it presumably halted due to the auto-brake feature and was used by Maul to return to his starship Scimitar. Following Maul's presumed death at the Battle of Naboo at the hands of Qui-Gon's Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi, the Bloodfin was confiscated by Galactic Republic authorities along with his starship though they both later mysteriously disappeared forever. In 2 ABY, a cloned Darth Maul once again used such a speeder during Jabba Desilijic Tiure's demolition games. It is unknown as to whether it was the Bloodfin or another of this make.
Appearances
- Star Wars: Darth Maul 1 (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Darth Maul 3
- Episode I Adventures 3: The Fury of Darth Maul
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace novel (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace junior novel
- Star Wars Episode I Journal: Darth Maul
- The Wrath of Darth Maul
- "End Game"
- Destruction
- Labyrinth of Evil
- Template:SWG
- Star Wars: Demolition (Non-canonical appearance)
Sources
- Star Wars: Episode I toy line
- Star Wars: Power of the Jedi
- Star Wars: Episode I Insider's Guide
- Arms & Equipment Guide
- The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
- Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game — Champions of the Force (Card: Sith Speeder) (backup link)
- Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game — The Shadow Syndicate (Card: Sith Speeder) (backup link)
- The New Essential Chronology
- Star Wars Miniatures: Universe
- Threats of the Galaxy
- Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 21
- Sith speeder in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Totally 20: The Phantom Menace
- Corellia Times Consumer Reports: Vehicles on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link (http://web.archive.org/web/20091022135705/http://starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/players/news_archive.vm?id=68101&month=112008) not verified!)
- Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures — "Shop" (Set: FC-20 Bloodfin Speeder)
- Sith Infiltrator in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) (as "Sith Speeder")
- Sith probe droid in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) (as "Sith speeder")
- Sith speeder in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
Notes and references
External links
- Template:CWAWiki
- Sith Speeder on the SWG Wiki