- "Sounds like someone is concerned about an assassination attempt."
- ―Commandant Brendol Hux, to Moff Gideon about his request
The Imperial Praetorian Guards were elite crimson-armored warriors of the Shadow Council. Three were deployed to support Moff Gideon by Commandant Brendol Hux and Captain Gilad Pellaeon.
Description[]
Imperial Praetorian Guards were elite warriors who served the Shadow Council during the New Republic Era. Ready to savagely respond to any threat they found,[4] the guards were incredibly skilled warriors[1] who wore red armor, which called back to the garb of the Emperor's Royal Guard,[4] and possessed helmets with a design similar to Mandalorian armor.[1] Their design of segmented armor plates and robes[1] would eventually be carried over to the armor worn by the Elite Praetorian Guard of the First Order,[5] Additionally, their chest plates were identical to those of the First Order's stormtroopers,[6] albeit colored red.[1] The Imperial Praetorian Guards were a predecessor to the Elite Praetorian Guards of the First Order.[3]
History[]
Three Imperial Praetorian Guards were deployed to serve Moff Gideon.
Three Praetorian Guards were deployed by Commandant Brendol Hux at the request of Moff Gideon to aid in the battle for Mandalore, as Gideon expected the Mandalorians would try to retake their homeworld. As Gideon planned, the Mandalorians were attacked by Imperial armored commandos by the Great Forge, cornering the unwitting Mandalorians into a trap. As the Heavy Infantry Mandalorian Paz Vizsla engaged the last of the commandos to allow the surviving Mandalorians to escape, the three Praetorian Guards appeared and killed the exhausted warrior.[1]
Shortly afterwards, the three Praetorian Guards assisted Moff Gideon in his fight against Din Djarin, quickly overpowering him. Before they could finish him off, they were interrupted by Grogu, piloting IG-12. As the Praetorian Guards pursued the foundling into Gideon's conference room they quickly dispatched the mech suit, after which Grogu avoided them by using his Force abilities to jump across the room's levitating light supports. The guards cut down the supports, grounding Grogu, but Djarin, freed from the engagement with Gideon by Bo-Katan Kryze, engaged the Praetorian Guards once more. Using his beskar armor to block their weapons, Djarin killed the three guards with his newly acquired blaster pistols and vibro-knife, aided by Grogu's use of the Force.[7] In time, the Imperial Praetorian Guards gave way to the First Order's own highly skilled guards of the same name, the Elite Praetorian Guards,[3] who existed by the year 34 ABY.[2]
Appearances[]
The Mandalorian — "Chapter 23: The Spies" (First appearance)- The Mandalorian — "Chapter 24: The Return"
Sources[]
- Bounty Hunting Highlights: 5 of Our Favorite Moments from The Mandalorian - "Chapter 23: The Spies" on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Bounty Hunting Highlights: 5 of Our Favorite Moments from The Mandalorian – "Chapter 24: The Return" on StarWars.com (backup link)
- This Week! in Star Wars Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni Talk Grogu, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Arrives, and More on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)
- Sixth Scale Figures (Pack: Imperial Praetorian Guard) (backup link)
- "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 222 (Picture only)
- "Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season Three Companion" — Star Wars Insider 222
- "Jedi Master's Quiz" — Star Wars Insider 222 (Picture only)
- "Embodying Vizsla" — Star Wars Insider 223
- 2024 Topps Chrome Star Wars (Card: Praetorian Guard) (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11
The Mandalorian — "Chapter 23: The Spies"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Elite Praetorian Guard exist by the events of Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi, which occurs in the year 34 ABY according to Star Wars: Timelines
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2
2024 Topps Chrome Star Wars (Card: Praetorian Guard) (backup link)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sixth Scale Figures (Pack: Imperial Praetorian Guard) (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
- ↑ The Mandalorian — "Chapter 24: The Return"
External links[]
- The Walt Disney Studios All Access - THEMANDALORIAN_S3_CharacterSeries_IPG_v1_Lg on Getty Images (archived from the original) (First identified as Imperial Praetorian Guard)