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	First appearance: Return of the Jedi Return of the Jedi (MOVIE)

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The Emperor arrives (1) ť

Traveled to Death Star 2 using Lambda-class Shuttle along with
Palpatine

Summary

	Supreme Chancellor Palpatine Initially known as Red Guard, nicknamed Redrobes, they were members of an elite organization of bodyguards trained to protect Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, the head of state of the Galactic Republic. Its first members were drawn from the ranks of the Senate Guard. Guardsmen noted for loyalty and efficiency were transferred into the Red Guard; Senate Commandos - regarded as the best and the bravest soldiers of the Senate Guard - were also assimilated into the Chancellor's private security unit. The Red Guard served as Chancellor Palpatine's protectors prior to and throughout the Clone Wars. After the Republic's transition into the Galactic Empire was completed by the end of the war in 19 BBY, the Red Guard was reorganized into the Imperial Royal Guard by the newly-appointed Emperor Palpatine. Now known as Emperor's Royal Guard, sometimes referred to as the Imperial Royal Guard or Imperial Guard, they were tasked with the protection of the Emperor, Palpatine. Palpatine was almost never seen without a detachment of Royal Guards at his side, so much that they usually accompanied him to his bed chambers and his office within the Death Star. The exact number of Royal Guardsmen serving the Emperor was unknown, with speculations ranging from less than fifty to tens of thousands, although their numbers were estimated to be at least four hundred at any one point. Like the stormtroopers of the Stormtrooper Corps, the Royal Guards formed a military unit independent of the Imperial Military and answered directly to the Emperor. The Royal Guard was based out of the Imperial Royal Guard Academy on Yinchorr, a barren planet rendered lifeless by genocidal airstrikes by the Empire. Candidates for tutelage under the Academy, picked from various units in the Imperial Military, underwent rigorous training programs designed to build a sense of extreme loyalty to the Emperor, with students often being forced to kill each other in live combat. Guardsmen were trained in various forms of martial arts, including Echani. Guardsmen were commonly equipped with vibroswords and force pikes, in addition to heavy blaster pistols for ranged combat. Following the first death of the Emperor during the Battle of Endor, the unit, without a leader, was scattered for several years. However, during the Emperor's subsequent reincarnations in the form of cloned bodies, the unit was reconvened on Byss, fighting for the reborn Palpatine and being nearly destroyed by the destruction of Byss by the Galaxy Gun and Palpatine's flagship, the Eclipse II. When a member of the unit, Carnor Jax, was implicated by Palpatine's personal physician with ensuring the failure of his clone bodies in a bid to become Emperor, he led a slaughter of the unit's survivors on Yinchorr, leaving only Kir Kanos. Jax made a bid for the empty throne previously held by Palpatine before being assassinated by Kanos, whose undying loyalty to the Emperor and his ideals led him on a crusade to murder anyone involved with his death. Read more...	See also Senate Guard Throne Room Duel Yinchorr

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Carnor Jax	Kir Kanos

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Galactic Empire

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Lambda-class Shuttle
Details

DetailsTraveled to Death Star 2 together with Palpatine during The Emperor arrives

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Republic Executive Building Details DetailsOperated here as Guard (between 22 BBY and 19 BBY)	Death Star 2 Details DetailsArrived using Lambda-class Shuttle together with Palpatine during The Emperor arrives

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DetailsGalactic EmpireRepublic Executive Building (between 22 BBY and 19 BBY)

Complete list


SWM Rebel Storm	SWM Revenge of the Sith	SWM Dark Times	SWM Dark Times	BPU - Episode III : Order Sixty-Six	BPU - Episode III : Order Sixty-Six
Royal Guard	Royal Guard	Imperial Sovereign Protector	Kir Kanos	Jedi Masters	A New Empire
RS32	ROTS60	DT20	DT21	87150 / 85768	87151 / 85768
			Kir Kanos	Tags (6) Kit Fisto \| Nautolan \| Jedi Order \| Mace Windu \| Saesee Tiin \| Iktotchi	Tags (2) Anakin Skywalker \| Palpatine
	Duel in the Senate (ROTS)			Duel in Palpatine's office	Duel on Mustafar
	An elite personal guard devoted to protecting the Emperor from all threats.

TITANIUM Series Die-Cast	The Power of the Force	Saga Collection	Revenge of the Sith	30th Anniversary Collection : Comic Packs	The Black Series 6'' (Black & Red Box Design)
Royal Guard TIE Interceptor (TSDC)	Emperor's Royal Guard (69717)	Royal Guard : Coruscant Security (02-19)	Royal Guard (Senate Security) (Red) (III.23)	30th Anniversary Collection : Comic Pack #1 : Carnor Jax & Kir Kanos	Imperial Royal Guard (#38)
34870 / 34558	69717 / 69705	84831 / 84861	85295 / 85174	87264	C2144 / B3834
TIE Interceptor				Tags (2) Kir Kanos \| Carnor Jax
				Duel in the Squall

ArtFX+ Saga Collection	X-Wing Miniatures Game	The Official Star Wars Fact File	The Official Star Wars Fact File	The Official Star Wars Fact File	The Official Star Wars Fact File
Royal Guard Two Pack (ArtFX+)	Imperial Aces Expansion Pack (SWX21)	Supreme Chancellor Palpatine (C.PAL11)	Supreme Chancellor Palpatine (C.PAL12)	Supreme Chancellor Palpatine (C.PAL16)	Supreme Chancellor Palpatine (C.PAL20)
SW-082 / 6500	SWX21	C.PAL11	C.PAL12	C.PAL16	C.PAL20
	Tags (2) TIE Interceptor \| 181st Imperial Fighter Wing	Palpatine	Tags (2) Palpatine \| Coruscant	Tags (5) Palpatine \| Coruscant \| Bail Organa \| Yoda \| Mace Windu	Tags (14) Palpatine \| Coruscant \| Mas Amedda \| Chagrian \| Dar Wac \| Rodian \| Bail Organa \| Ask Aak \| Gran \| Aqualish \| Gume Saam \| Ishi Tib \| Toonbuck Toora \| Sy Myrthian
				Anakin and Padme depart Tatooine	Events (2) Special Session of the Senate (AOTC) \| Senate oversees deployment of GAR

The Official Star Wars Fact File	CREW	PILOT	PILOT	PILOT	TITLE
Emperor Palpatine (C.PAL24)	Emperor Palpatine (Unique)	Carnor Jax \| TIE Interceptor (Unique)	Kir Kanos \| TIE Interceptor (Unique)	Royal Guard Pilot \| TIE Interceptor	Royal Guard TIE : TIE Interceptor
C.PAL24	UID00005518	UID00004392	UID00004393	UID00004394	UID00004398
Tags (5) Palpatine \| Vader \| Death Star 2 \| Endor \| MK2 Superlaser	Tags (3) Palpatine \| Imperial Scout Trooper \| Death Star 2	Tags (2) TIE Interceptor \| Carnor Jax	Tags (2) TIE Interceptor \| Kir Kanos	Tags (2) TIE Interceptor \| Lambda-class Shuttle	TIE Interceptor
The Emperor arrives	The Emperor arrives

OFFICER	Imperial Assault Miniature Game : Miniatures	Imperial Assault Miniature Game	AGENDA	COMMAND	DEPLOYMENT
Emperor Palpatine (Unique)	Royal Guard (SWI01)	Royal Guard Champion Villain Pack (SWI04)	CRIMSON EMPIRE \| Infection	Master Operative (Verena Talos)	Royal Guard
UID00002110	SWI01	SWI04	UID00005094	UID00005999	UID00004689
Tags (4) Palpatine \| Vader \| Imperial Officer \| Death Star 2			Tags (2) TIE Interceptor \| Lambda-class Shuttle	Verena Talos
The Emperor arrives

DEPLOYMENT	DEPLOYMENT	ITEM	ITEM	SWTCG : Cards	SWTCG : Cards
Royal Guard (Elite)	Royal Guard Champion	Extended Haft (Modification - Balance)	Force Pike (Staff)	0052 : Unit : Emperor's Royal Guard	0736 : Objective : The Emperor's Sword
UID00004688	UID00004683	UID00004849	UID00004870	0052	0736
					Tags (3) Palpatine \| Stormtrooper Corps \| Lambda-class Shuttle
					The Emperor arrives
					[Original art]

SWTCG : Cards
0806 : Objective : The Last Grand Admiral
0806
Tags (4) Palpatine \| Thrawn \| Chiss \| Coruscant

Full unit name: Imperial Royal Guard Last updated: 17.11.2025 17:57:06