{"product_id":"royal-guard-sw0040b","title":"Royal Guard, sw0040b - LEGO® Star Wars Minifigure","description":"\u003cp\u003eRoyal Guard, sw0040b - LEGO® Star Wars Minifigure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYear released: 2006-2009\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAppears in sets 10188-1, Death Star; 6211-1, Imperial Star Destroyer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Emperor's Royal Guard, also known as the Imperial Royal Guard, the Imperial Guard, or simply the Royal Guard, and under the  as the Red Guard, was an elite unit whose members served as personal\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e. Fully clad in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand face-concealing\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e, the Emperor's guards were a silent, imposing, and deadly force armed with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e. In addition to strict requirements of size, strength, intelligence, and loyalty, only the most skilled\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003equalified for duty in the Royal Guard. The Imperial Royal Guard were also occasionally assigned to provide protection to members of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Anakin_Skywalker\" title=\"Anakin Skywalker\"\u003eLord Vader\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe origins of the crimson-clad Royal Guard dated back to the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Time\" title=\"Time\"\u003etime\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Separatist_Crisis\" title=\"Separatist Crisis\"\u003eSeparatist Crisis\u003c\/a\u003e, when\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Supreme_Chancellor\" title=\"Supreme Chancellor\"\u003eSupreme Chancellor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Darth_Sidious\" title=\"Darth Sidious\"\u003eSheev Palpatine\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecrafted an order of protectors, named the Red Guard, that stood apart from the cerulean-clad\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Senate_Guard\" title=\"Senate Guard\"\u003eSenate Guard\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eduring the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Galactic_Republic\" title=\"Galactic Republic\"\u003eGalactic Republic\u003c\/a\u003e's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Republic_Era\" title=\"Republic Era\"\u003etwilight\u003c\/a\u003e. Over the course of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Clone_Wars\" title=\"Clone Wars\"\u003eClone Wars\u003c\/a\u003e, the Red Guard gradually supplanted the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Galactic_Senate\" title=\"Galactic Senate\"\u003eSenate\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGuard and its elite sub-unit, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Senate_Commando\" title=\"Senate Commando\"\u003eSenate Commandos\u003c\/a\u003e, as the chancellor's bodyguards. By the end of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Cloning\" title=\"Cloning\"\u003eClone\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWars, Palpatine\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Proclamation_of_the_New_Order\" title=\"Proclamation of the New Order\"\u003eproclaimed\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Sexes\" title=\"Sexes\"\u003ehimself\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEmperor of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Galactic_Empire\" title=\"Galactic Empire\"\u003eGalactic Empire\u003c\/a\u003e. As a result, Senate Guards were completely phased out of service and replaced by the chancellor's Red Guards, who were henceforth known as the Royal Guard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmperor Palpatine sealed himself away from the populace throughout his\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Imperial_Era\" title=\"Imperial Era\"\u003ereign\u003c\/a\u003e. On the rare occasions of his public appearances, he was always accompanied by members of the Royal Guard. In the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Standard_decade\" title=\"Standard decade\"\u003edecades\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat followed Palpatine's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Death\" title=\"Death\"\u003edeath\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the subsequent\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Battle_of_Jakku\" title=\"Battle of Jakku\"\u003efall\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the Empire, a new order of protectors was crafted by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Supreme_Leader\" title=\"Supreme Leader\"\u003eSupreme Leader\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Snoke\" title=\"Snoke\"\u003eSnoke\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/First_Order\" title=\"First Order\"\u003eFirst Order\u003c\/a\u003e. Modeled on the Emperor's Royal Guard, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Elite_Praetorian_Guard\" title=\"Elite Praetorian Guard\"\u003eElite Praetorian Guard\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econsisted of eight warriors who wore ornate crimson armor, wielded an array of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Melee_weapon\" title=\"Melee weapon\"\u003emelee weapons\u003c\/a\u003e, and specialized in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Hand-to-hand_combat\" title=\"Hand-to-hand combat\"\u003emartial arts\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooking for more LEGO® Star Wars\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esets, minifigures, animals and accessories? Call the store to find out what is in stock, 470-414-2208. 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