Senate Commando/Legends

The Senate Commando was a unit within the Senate Guards during the Clone Wars.

Characteristics


They were clad in blue armor, like their Senate Guard contemporaries, but discarded the heavy ceremonial robes to be able to fight more efficiently. Their armor was similar to that of the clone troopers, but with slight differences, such as the enlarged left pauldron and the helmet. Unlike the clone army, the Senate Commandos were formed of birth-born recruits, like their Senate Guard contemporaries and Red Guard counterparts. Also instead of the standard blaster rifle, they wielded a DC-15A blaster rifle.

History
Several guards were posted at Supreme Chancellor Palpatine's office during the kidnapping of Rotta the Hutt. During this time, they were led by Captain Faro Argyus.



Due to mass corruption and the increasing influence of the Separatist Crisis, the loyalty of non-clone military personnel was constantly in question, especially given the controversial legacy of the Senate Guard, which in turn led to the formation of the even more controversial Red Guard. In this regard the Senate Commandos, while highly trained and skilled for protecting Coruscant and taking on field missions, were ultimately not as reliable as the all-loyal clones. This was evident when Captain Argyus was bribed by Count Dooku into rescuing Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray from the Republic.

A large contingent of the Senate Commandos, led by Captain Jayfon, were wiped out on Coruscant during the Senate hostage crisis when Bounty hunter Cad Bane and his associates infiltrated the Senate and captured a number of Senators. Many Senate Commandos were found guarding the senate rooms and many were guarding a landing platform that was about to send senators Rush Clovis and Padmé Amidala to Cato Neimoidia.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
 * The Clone Wars: Agenda
 * The Clone Wars: Departure
 * The Clone Wars: Transfer
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes

Notes and references
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