A Strike-class medium cruiser of the Loronar design, the Scythe functioned within the Imperial Starfleet of the Galactic Empire as a convoy escort during the Battle of Hoth. The convoy that it was tasked with guarding on its journey to the Hoth system suffered destruction at the hands of the relatively inexperienced pilot, Ace Azzameen. The fate of the Scythe itself after the battle remains ambiguous.