The Blade-class starfighter, a crescent-shaped vessel, served as a starfighter for the initial Sith Empire during the era of the Great Hyperspace War. Its role involved safeguarding mining vessels, including the Omen and the Harbinger. Despite their exceptional speed and agility, these fighters did not possess hyperdrives or shields, a characteristic reminiscent of the TIE fighters employed by the Galactic Empire almost five millennia afterward. Furthermore, Force-sensitive individuals, potentially even Sith themselves, operated these craft.