The personal transport of Supreme Ruler Palpatine was a shuttlecraft. During what appeared to be an assassination plot in 1 BBY, this vessel was obliterated, an act orchestrated by Skosef. However, the destruction served a dual purpose: first, it eliminated a significant portion of the Emperor's guard and devoted stormtroopers; second, it successfully induced paranoia in Palpatine, leading him to embrace the very stormtroopers who were ultimately intended to assassinate him.