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Imperial Sentinels were giant, armored-and-cloaked warriors assigned to serve Emperor Palpatine's Dark Side Adepts. Cloned in hidden facilities on the secret Imperial throne world of Byss, these mute giants were mutated by Dark Side Adepts and injected with chemicals which suppressed their higher brain functions, allowing them to become completely subservient. For the duration of their natural existence, Sentinels were slaves to their assigned Adept and carried out their master's bidding without question. They accompanied the Adepts on missions off-world, typically acting as bodyguards.

Mainly remaining on Byss to guard the the Emperor's Citadel, Sentinels had only been seen a handful of times in the short history of the Empire. This led to a great deal of speculation among the upper echelons of the Empire as to what exactly these armored behemoths were. In 10 ABY Luke Skywalker, after defecting to the Empire, was known to have bred at least two of his own Sentinels who escorted Princess Leia Organa Solo and Han Solo to Palpatine's clone laboratories on Byss.

Organization and origins
The origins of the Imperial Sentinels were a mystery for most in even the highest levels of the Empire. Even the Imperial Sovereign Protectors had no idea, nor interest, in how the Sentinels came to be. The Sentinels were in actuality an early experiment of Emperor Palpatine and his inner circle of dark side Force-users to create a race of beings completely subservient to their will. Sentinels were cloned from tissue stock in hidden facilities on the Imperial fortress world of Byss where odd chemicals were introduced into their bodies, suppressing higher mental abilities such as speech. During the growth cycle, Sentinels were mutated by Dark Side Adepts through Sith Alchemy as part of their training, during which the Adepts would attempt to form a mental bond with the Sentinels. If the process was successful, the Sentinels would end up as mindless living hulks totally dependent upon the will of the Adepts for purpose or movement. If the process was unsuccessful, the monstrosities were simply disposed of.

History
The Imperial Sentinels made their first known appearance at the scene of a battle during the Great Jedi Purge where several Jedi had been captured by Imperial forces. The Sentinels carried authentic datachips allowing them to take custody of a single prisoner&mdash;the Jedi Master Ashka Boda. Boda, a member of the Librarian's Assembly of the Jedi Order, held in his possession the Tedryn Holocron&mdash;an ancient Jedi artifact containing the knowledge and teachings of Jedi Masters long past. The Sentinels escorted Boda back to their dungeon ship and flew him to Coruscant where he was tortured and executed by Emperor Palpatine. Palpatine took possession of the Tedryn Holocron and used its vast repository of information to help create The Book of Anger, the first volume in Palpatine's Dark Side Compendium.

Appearances

 * Dark Empire
 * Star Wars: Dark Empire audio drama

Image Repository
"My master wishes to speak with you. My Sentinels will escort you to the Emperor's presence."

- Luke Skywalker to Leia Organa Solo

"Let go of my husband, you overgrown freak!"

- Leia

Sentinel Category:Sithspawn