
The guard was grappled by Starkiller, who broke his neck and killed him. He met his end when Starkiller trapped him in a Force Grip and threw him into the ore cannon, incinerating him.Ī final known Shadow Guard led the last line of defense of Palpatine's watchtower on the Death Star I, this one backed by a quartet of Royal Guards wielding lightsaber pikes. Later, the young apprentice actually encountered a real Shadow Guard at the Ore Cannon Control. The last guard was then hit with both Starkiller's bolt and his own killing him instantaneously.Īt least one was stationed on Kashyyyk and tried to prevent Starkiller from getting near the Imperial skyhook, but he was subdued and killed by the aspiring Sith pupil, who ran him through with his own lightsaber pike.Īt least one was found on Raxus Prime in the Imperial Ore Facility, though this was actually PROXY using a program based on a Shadow Guard to try to kill Starkiller. Despite all the efforts to move the ball of energy towards their opponent, Starkiller easily overpowered the guard. Having extinguished this threat, Starkiller headed to Cloud City on Bespin.įour other Shadow Guards were sent to Cloud City with a squad of stormtroopers to assassinate both Starkiller and Master Kota but were forced to fight Starkiller in several duels, one of which where their bolts of Force lightning collided in a battle of wills whereas. The Shadow Guard was killed when Starkiller used a Force Maelstrom to blow him out of the bar. The Shadow Guard were used during operations in 2 BBY, in attempts to silence Darth Vader's rogue Sith apprentice, Starkiller.Ī lone Shadow Guard, along with several Imperial Navy commandos was sent to Nar Shaddaa when Starkiller tried to find Jedi Master Rahm Kota at a local bar called the Undertow, where he had caused a commotion in searching for information as to Kota's whereabouts. The station was attacked by the Alderaanian Resistance during the Battle of Byss and the Shadow Guards fought against a number of Resistance agents that had boarded the station. In about 17 BBY, two members of the Shadow Guard were sent to a Golan space defense platform in orbit of the planet Byss, to serve Inquisitor Valin Draco as part of a training mission. Ī Shadow Guard battling Galen Marek on Raxus Prime. Those who were Force-sensitive were selected as candidates for the Emperor's Shadow Guard. Several of the more devoted Sun Guards were placed in Palpatine's Red Guard, later to join his Royal Guard. Near the end of the Clone Wars conflict, the Sith apprentice Count Dooku ordered his minion Asajj Ventress to execute most of the Sun Guard organization. They were capable of using a range of Force abilities such as Force lightning, Force Repulse, Force Push, Force Choke and Force Maelstrom. Shadow Guard members were always guarded by their own detail made up of Imperial Navy Commandos or stormtroopers, or in certain cases, members of the standard Royal Guard, although they were easily defeated during their battles with Starkiller. The Shadow Guards commanded a great level of respect within the Empire's ranks and often led quartets of Imperial Stormtroopers into battle against the Emperor's most hated foes.


These guardsmen demonstrated Force powers of their own which led many to suspect that they were in fact former Jedi that had been captured, tortured and brainwashed by Palpatine, but this was a rumor that was never proven. The job of the Emperor's Shadow Guard was mainly to guard the Emperor, also known as Darth Sidious. When necessary they would also be put under the supervision of Darth Vader. They were silent and enigmatic warriors that received orders directly from Emperor Palpatine himself and were often sent to eliminate suspected Jedi and other Force users. Please contact us if you would like special flair, to change your existing flair, or if you have questions about promoting your game.Few Imperials knew the true origins of the mysterious and powerful Shadow Guard, an elite special operations unit within the Emperor's Royal Guard. Notice: We assign "developer" flair to users that are promoting their own game.


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