ĭuring the Battle of the Kaliida Nebula, Grievous used the Soulless One to chase Jedi Generals Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker after they boarded the Subjugator-class heavy cruiser Malevolence to rescue Senator Padmé Amidala, whom Grievous had attempted to take hostage in order to prevent the warship's destruction. While the general had a reputation among Republic and Jedi circles for fleeing when the odds were stacked against him, his immediate superiors praised his cautious selections and astute tactical judgements. Grievous' habit of using the starfighter to retreat earned it the nickname Spineless One from his enemies.
The Soulless One was in the possession of General Grievous, commander of the Separatist Droid Army, by 22 BBY, the first year of the Clone Wars between the Separatist Alliance and the Galactic Republic. Grievous, its owner, preferred hand-to-hand combat himself, but still often flew the battle-worn starfighter. Keeping an eye on what was going on in other areas was an important tool for the cyborg. A powerful Holonet transceiver installed by the general, allowing him to oversee skirmishes and battles throughout the several fighting sectors and to slice into both legal and pirate networks. The Soulless One had a Class 2 hyperdrive, and a maximum atmospheric speed of 1,100 kph. It was armed with two triple rapid-fire laser cannons, and also contained a sensor-jamming system.
SOULLESS ONE UPGRADE
The starfighter was initially equipped with two single laser cannons, but due to the heavily demands placed upon the cyborg general by Count Dooku and Dooku's Sith Master, a weapons upgrade was required. The starfighter was 6.1 meters long and 5.4 meters wide, with a hull reinforced with impervium-alloy armor. The Soulless One was a customized Belbullab-22 heavy starfighter built by Feethan Ottraw Scalable Assemblies, which had been designed as an upgrade to the Confederacy of Independent Systems' droid starfighters such as the vulture droids and droid tri-fighters.
Kenobi later docked it with the Tantive III. After the General's death in the Battle of Utapau, Soulless One was taken by Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi to escape Utapau after the execution of Order 66. Grievous himself preferred hand-to-hand combat, although he still often flew the battle-worn fighter. It was designed to be an upgrade to the CIS droid fighters, such as the vulture droid and the droid tri-fighters. The Soulless One was reinforced with impervium alloy armor, and was equipped with a sensor jamming system and two rapid fire laser cannons. However, because Grievous used the fighter to retreat, some opponents nicknamed the ship Spineless One. The Soulless One was a customized Feethan Ottraw Scalable Assemblies Belbullab-22 starfighter which served as the personal ship of General Grievous, the leader of the Confederacy of Independent Systems' Droid Army. " That's what I was thinking." ―Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker, while the Twilight is battered by the Soulless One 's laser fire
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