Bodyguard

The Red Guard served as the personal protectors of Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine

"This is my decoy, my protection… my loyal bodyguard."

―Padmé Amidala, introducing Sabé to Rugor Nass

Bodyguards were responsible for the protection of individuals. Often they were a part of a military or security force. Organizations that served as bodyguards included the Emperor's Royal Guard, the Senate Guard, the Elite Praetorian Guard, the Royal Naboo Security Forces, the Mandalorian Protectors, the Coruscant Guard, and the Geonosian royal guard. IG-100 MagnaGuards served as droid bodyguards for members of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, most notably General Grievous.

Appearances

The High Republic: A Test of Courage (Mentioned only) The High Republic: A Test of Courage audiobook (Mentioned only) "Starlight: First Duty"—Star Wars Insider 201–202 The High Republic: The Rising Storm (Mentioned only) The High Republic: The Rising Storm audiobook (Mentioned only) The High Republic: Out of the Shadows The High Republic: Out of the Shadows audiobook The High Republic: Tempest Runner Star Wars (2015) 26 Darth Maul (2017) 4 Queen's Peril Queen's Peril audiobook Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace The Phantom Menace Golden Book The Phantom Menace Read-Along Storybook and CD Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy – A Graphic Novel "Raiders of the Lost Gundark"—Star Wars Adventures (2017) 18 Star Wars: Forces of Destiny – "Monster Misunderstanding" Star Wars Battlefront II (Mentioned only) Obi-Wan and Anakin 2 (In flashback(s)) Obi-Wan and Anakin 3 (In flashback(s)) Obi-Wan and Anakin 4 (In flashback(s)) Queen's Shadow Queen's Shadow audiobook Age of Republic - Jango Fett 1 Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones Attack of the Clones Read-Along Storybook and CD (Indirect mention only) Jedi of the Republic – Mace Windu 3 (In flashback(s)) Queen's Hope (Appears in hologram) Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Hidden Enemy" (Appears on poster only) Star Wars: The Clone Wars film Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Ambush" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Duel of the Droids" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Cloak of Darkness" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Lair of Grievous" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Dooku Captured" (In flashback(s)) Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Gungan General" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Blue Shadow Virus" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Mystery of a Thousand Moons" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Cargo of Doom" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Children of the Force" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Grievous Intrigue" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Deserter" (In flashback(s)) Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Zillo Beast Strikes Back" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Senate Spy" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Legacy of Terror" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Lightsaber Lost" (In flashback(s)) Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Mandalore Plot" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Voyage of Temptation" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Duchess of Mandalore" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Corruption" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Academy" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Lethal Trackdown" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Assassin" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Sphere of Influence" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Hunt for Ziro" (In flashback(s)) Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Hostage Crisis" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Heroes on Both Sides" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Pursuit of Peace" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Senate Murders" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Citadel Rescue" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Shadow Warrior" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "A Friend in Need" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Deception" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Friends and Enemies" (In flashback(s)) Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Box" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Crisis on Naboo" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Massacre" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Brothers" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Soft War" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Bound for Rescue" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "A Necessary Bond" Star Wars: Forces of Destiny – "The Imposter Inside" (Impersonated) Forces of Destiny: Daring Adventures: Volume 1 (Impersonated) Forces of Destiny: Daring Adventures: Volumes 1 & 2 (Impersonated) Star Wars: Forces of Destiny—Ahsoka & Padmé Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel audiobook Star Wars: Forces of Destiny – "Unexpected Company" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Shades of Reason" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Lawless" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Sabotage" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Jedi Who Knew Too Much" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "To Catch a Jedi" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Wrong Jedi" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Orders" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "An Old Friend" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Rise of Clovis" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Crisis at the Heart" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Lost One" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Disappeared, Part I" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Sacrifice" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "A Death on Utapau" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "In Search of the Crystal" (In flashback(s)) Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Crystal Crisis" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Big Bang" Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir 1 Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir 2 Age of Republic - Padmé Amidala 1 Kanan 10 Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith Star Wars: The Bad Batch – "Infested" Kanan 1 (Cover only) Darth Vader (2017) 1 Darth Vader (2017) 5 Darth Vader (2017) 6 Darth Vader (2017) 7 Darth Vader (2017) 8 Darth Vader (2017) 9 Darth Vader (2017) 10 Darth Vader (2017) 12 Darth Vader (2017) 16 (In flashback(s)) Kanan 3 Kanan 4 Lords of the Sith Lords of the Sith audiobook Tarkin Tarkin audiobook Age of Rebellion - Darth Vader 1 (Appears in hologram) Darth Vader (2017) 20 Darth Vader (2017) 25 Lost Stars webcomic Thrawn Thrawn audiobook Thrawn 1 Thrawn 3 Thrawn 6 Star Wars Rebels – "Empire Day" (HoloNet News image) Star Wars Rebels – "The Protector of Concord Dawn" Star Wars Rebels – "Imperial Supercommandos"  "Divide and Conquer"—Star Wars Rebels Animation-Magazine 2 Star Wars Rebels – "Trials of the Darksaber" Star Wars Rebels – "Legacy of Mandalore" Star Wars Rebels – "Zero Hour" Thrawn: Alliances Thrawn: Alliances audiobook Star Wars Rebels: Heroes of Mandalore Thrawn: Treason Thrawn: Treason audiobook Star Wars Rebels – "Family Reunion – and Farewell" The Mighty Chewbacca in the Forest of Fear! The Mighty Chewbacca in the Forest of Fear! audiobook  "The Hoojib Menace"—Star Wars Adventures Annual 2021 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Rogue One Adaptation 4 (Cover only) The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight "The Luckless Rodian"—From a Certain Point of View (Mentioned only) "We Don't Serve Their Kind Here"—From a Certain Point of View (Mentioned only) "You Owe Me a Ride"—From a Certain Point of View (Mentioned only) From a Certain Point of View audiobook (Mentioned only) Battlefront II: Inferno Squad Battlefront II: Inferno Squad audiobook Heir to the Jedi Heir to the Jedi audiobook Star Wars (2015) 1 Darth Vader (2015) 1 (In flashback(s)) Star Wars Annual (2015) 1 Darth Vader (2015) 16 Darth Vader (2015) 20 Darth Vader (2015) 22 Darth Vader (2015) 24 Star Wars (2015) 9 Star Wars (2015) 10 Star Wars (2015) 11 Star Wars (2015) 12 Star Wars (2015) 33 (Mentioned only) Star Wars (2015) 37 Doctor Aphra (2016) 13 Doctor Aphra (2016) 31 Doctor Aphra (2016) 33 Lando 1 Lando 2 Lando 3 Lando 4 Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures – "Yoda – The Jedi Master" (In flashback(s)) "STET!"—From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back "The Witness"—From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back Darth Vader (2020) 3 (Mentioned only) Darth Vader (2020) 4 (In flashback(s)) Doctor Aphra (2020) 6 Doctor Aphra (2020) 18 (Mentioned only) Bounty Hunters 20 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (First appearance) Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! audiobook Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization Star Wars Adventures: Ghosts of Vader's Castle 1 (Mentioned only) "Hare-Brained Heist"—Star Wars Adventures Annual 2019 Aftermath Aftermath audiobook Shattered Empire 2 Shattered Empire 3 Aftermath: Life Debt Aftermath: Life Debt audiobook Shattered Empire 4 (Mentioned only) Victory's Price (Mentioned only) Victory's Price audiobook (Mentioned only) Aftermath: Empire's End Aftermath: Empire's End audiobook The Book of Boba Fett – "Chapter 1: Stranger in a Strange Land" The Book of Boba Fett – "Chapter 2: The Tribes of Tatooine" The Book of Boba Fett – "Chapter 3: The Streets of Mos Espa" The Book of Boba Fett – "Chapter 4: The Gathering Storm" Phasma (Mentioned only) Phasma audiobook (Mentioned only)  "Tales of Villainy: The Crimson Corsair and the Crime Lords of the Barren Rim"—Star Wars Adventures (2020) 7 (Mentioned only) Poe Dameron 8 (Helmet only) Choose Your Destiny: A Scavenger Mission "The Wine in Dreams"—Canto Bight (Mentioned only) Canto Bight audiobook (Mentioned only) Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition audiobook Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel audiobook The Last Jedi Adaptation 1 The Last Jedi Adaptation 4 The Last Jedi Adaptation 5 Galaxy's Edge 1 (Helmet only) Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition audiobook

Sources

The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Legacy of Terror on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link) "Lair of Grievous" Episode Guide – The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link) Bossk in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Anakin Skywalker - Padawan - Base Series 1) Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Bossk - Bounty Hunter - Base Series 1) Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Gamorrean Guard - Jabba's Security - Base Series 1) Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Magnaguard - Separatists - Base Series 1) Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Shock Trooper - Galactic Republic - Base Series 1) Princess Leia: Royal Rebel Star Wars Helmet Collection 8 (Helmets: General Grievous; Highlights of the Saga: Kidnap of the Chancellor) Star Wars Helmet Collection 10 (Helmets: Emperor's Royal Guard) Star Wars Helmet Collection 15 (Databank A-Z: Dooku–Dwarf Spider Droids) Star Wars Helmet Collection 19 (Weapons & Uniforms: Jabba's Skiff Guards) Star Wars Helmet Collection 24 (Helmets: Magnaguard) Star Wars Helmet Collection 25 (Databank A-Z: Hydroid Medusas–Imperial Academies) Ghosts of Dathomir Star Wars: The Rebel Files Star Wars Helmet Collection 48 (Databank A-Z: Sabe–The Separatist Council) Star Wars: Scum and Villainy: Case Files on the Galaxy's Most Notorious Star Wars: Smuggler's Guide Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – Resistance Conversion Kit (Card: Joph Seastriker) (Reissued in T-70 X-Wing Expansion Pack) Star Wars Helmet Collection 58 (Databank A-Z: Tusken Raiders–Captain Typho) Star Wars Helmet Collection 60 (Databank A-Z: U'Il–Luminara Unduli) Star Wars Helmet Collection 70 (Databank A-Z: Wicket Warrick–Weequay) Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, New Edition Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection Star Wars: The Black Series (Pack: Imperial Clone Shock Trooper) (backup link) "Anakin Skywalker" – Star Wars Encyclopedia "Infested" Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link) Anakin Skywalker in the Databank (backup link) Bossk in the Databank (backup link) Clone Commander Fox in the Databank (backup link) Clone Commander Stone in the Databank (backup link) Coruscant Guard in the Databank (backup link) Imperial clone Shock Troopers in the Databank (backup link) Imperial Death Troopers in the Databank (backup link) Imperial Royal Guard in the Databank (backup link) Mandalorian Guard in the Databank (backup link) Naboo Royal Handmaidens in the Databank (backup link) Naboo Royal Guards in the Databank (backup link) Senate Guard in the Databank (backup link)

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