Senate Guard The Senate Guard , also referred to as the Republic guard or blue guards , was an elite security force of the Galactic Republic . Its duties were to protect the Republic ' s Galactic Senate and the Supreme Chancellor . The Senate Guard was centered on the galactic capital planet of Coruscant and as it was also responsible for protecting the Senate District , it shared policing jurisdiction with the Coruscant Security Force . Next to the Jedi Order , the Senate Guards were seen as the defenders of democracy and symbols of security , especially during the last centuries of the Republic when there was no standing army . The best of the Senate Guards would be invited to become a part of the elite Senate Commando s division who would carry out secret government missions . The Senate Guards were a frequent sight in the halls of the Senate Building and the Senate Office Building , their ceremonial uniforms and robes helping to blend in with the formal settings . In the waning days of the Republic , Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine formed a personal security detail of red - robed guards whom he favored over the Senate Guard . He additionally began to phase out the Senate Guard with the clone shock trooper s of the Coruscant Guard . Eventually , as Galactic Emperor , Palpatine disbanded the Senate Guard altogether and replaced them with his Royal Guard and the stormtrooper s of the Galactic Empire . Description . The Senate Guard , also referred to informally as the blue guard or the Republic guard , was an elite security force charged with the protection of the Galactic Senate and as bodyguard s for the Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic . The Senate Guards were mostly seen keeping watch over the Senate District on the Republic capital planet of Coruscant where the Senate Building , containing the Galactic Senate Chamber , and the Senate Office Building were located at . There , the Senate Guard shared jurisdiction with the police officer s of the Coruscant Security Force . While the Senate Guards were sworn to protect the Galactic Senate , senator s who required daily protection usually received it from personal bodyguards or through the security forces of their homeworld . The Senate Guards , meanwhile , stood as a security presence throughout the halls of the Senate ' s buildings and provided the chancellor with a continual bodyguard detail . Senate Guards were trained as elite soldier s at a time when the Republic had no standing army and instead relied on the Judicial Forces and the Jedi . The best of the Senate Guards would be chosen to become Senate Commando s who would undertake secret missions for the Republic government . Senate Guards were easily identified by their blue robes and large helmets with a plume and open faceplate , their ceremonial garb blending in with the formal settings of the Galactic Senate . Underneath the robes , they wore blue colored armor , whereas the Senate Commandos would forgo the robes altogether and simply wore the armor and helmets . In the Republic ' s final years , as war became a constant presence , all Senate Guards wore the ceremonial robes less frequently or in a manner that openly showed the armor underneath . Their helmets were also eventually modified with the ceremonial plume removed and the faceplate filled in with a dark visor . Senate Guards were armed with a variety of weapons . While performing guard duty in the the halls of the Senate or escorting dignitaries , they most frequently carried Force pike s as well as blaster pistol s or fanciful blaster rifle s . They also utilized more heavy blaster rifles such as the DC - 15 . History . The waning Republic . The Senate Guard was an old military and security institution that had been in service for centuries . In the aftermath of the Invasion of Naboo by the Trade Federation , a detail of the Senate Guards accompanied Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum to a landing bay where the Chancellor and Senator Sheev Palpatine met the arriving Queen of Naboo , Padmé Amidala and her Jedi companions , Jedi Master Qui - Gon Jinn and Padawan Obi - Wan Kenobi . Throughout the encounter , the Senate Guards stood watch over Valorum at a respectful distance , silent yet imposing . The crisis on Naboo saw the election of Palpatine , secretly the Dark Lord of the Sith whose true identity was Darth Sidious , to the post of Supreme Chancellor . The Senate Guards took up the task of providing Palaptine with the same security detail afforded a chancellor . After Naboo had been freed by a coalition of the Naboo and the Gungan s , the newly elected Chancellor Palpatine arrived with a contingent of the Senate Guard to congratulate the victors and participate in the awards ceremony . While Finis Valorum no longer held the post of chancellor , he was still afforded protection by the Senate Guard . As the Secessionist Movement grew in its threat , Chancellor Palpatine formed his own personal bodyguards from the ranks of the Senate Guard who were dressed in crimson robes and armor . They would later be formally establish as the Emperor ' s Royal Guard . While they were present in the Chancellor ' s office protecting the Chancellor during the Separatist Crisis , Palpatine would still retain the services of the Senate Guard as bodyguards throughout the Clone Wars that erupted between the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems , especially during the war ' s early stages . Traitor in the ranks . After the arrest of Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray , a member of the Separatist Council and an enemy of the Republic , Captain Argyus was sent with a detachment of Senate Commandos to escort Gunray while he was aboard the star destroyer " Tranquility " en route to Coruscant . However , Argyus had been contacted by Confederacy leader Count Dooku to facility freeing Gunray and returning him safely to the Separatists . Dooku paid the captain a huge sum to change allegiances and not wanting to be forever bound to guardsmen duty , Argyus secretly agreed to betray the Republic . During the " Tranquility " journey , the star destroyer came under attack by Separatist forces , which pierced the hull of the " Tranquility " , releasing a boarding party . Eventually , clone trooper s under the leadership of Commander Gree destroyed the invading battle droid s , but they had only been a distraction to allow Separatist assassin Asajj Ventress to infiltrate and cripple the Republic warship . Ventress briefly rescued Gunray in the detention level , despite Argyus ' s conveyed attempt to prevent it . Ventress Force - pushed Argyus out of her way , intent on departing with the viceroy . The arrival of Jedi Master Luminara Unduli thwarted Gunray ' s escape , however , and forced Ventress to flee . Unduli pursued Ventress into the engine room of the " Tranquility " , leaving Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano to guard the captive viceroy alongside Argyus , his commandos , and Gree . Argyus told the Padawan that following one ' s heart made them distinct from droid s . At his urging , Tano went off to find Ventress , leaving Gunray under the watch of Argyus , his men , and Gree . In the course of her engagement with the Jedi , Ventress sent an all - clear signal to Argyus . His true loyalties revealed to the Republic , Argyus killed his fellow commandos , released Gunray , and took the Neimoidian viceroy as a living shield . Only Gree stood in his way . During the scuffle that followed , Gunray hit the clone over the head with the butt of Argyus ' s blaster , knocking him unconscious . Argyus signaled Ventress to inform her of his success and he and Gunray made it to a docked Republic frigate , which they used to make their escape . Ventress , meanwhile , had eluded the Jedi and entered an escape pod , arriving aboard the escaping cruiser before reaching Separatist space . Argyus arrogantly gloated to Ventress about " his " mission ' s success , and that " he " had been responsible for Gunray ' s rescue . Ventress silenced his gloating permanently , impaling him with her lightsaber and killing him . Coruscant rampage . After discovering the last known Zillo Beast during the battle on Malastare , Chancellor Palpatine ordered it brought to the Republic Science and Technical Center on Coruscant . Senate Guards accompanied Palpatine as the beast arrived under heavy guard . Doctor Sionver Boll , however , reported that they could not further study the beast without killing and so Palpatine ordered it executed . The poison was not potent enough and the Zillo Beast , angered , broke loose and stormed across the capital world towards the Senate Office Building . Escaping along with Senator Padmé Amidala , Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker , R2 - D2 , and C - 3PO , Chancellor Palpatine left the Chancellor ' s office through an emergency escape tunnel and boarded the executive shuttle that was piloted by a Senate Guard . As the shuttle left the docking bay , it was seized by the Zillo Beast . Skywalker cut the shuttle in half , loosening the passenger compartment from the beast ' s grip . However , the Senate Guard and Palpatine were unable to jump from the falling shuttle . Upon it landing on the ground , the Zillo Beast noticed the Chancellor and the Guard and moved towards them just as R2 - D2 arrived . Seeing the Zillo beast come towards them and knowing that R2 - D2 could not carry both of them , the Guard forced Palpatine onto the droid to be carried to safety , sacrificing himself as the beast slammed its foot down on top of the shuttle ' s remains , killing the Guard . With the Chancellor in safety , Republic forces began a bombardment of poisonous gas , killing the beast . Assassination protection . In an attempt to disuade the Republic Senate from sending troops to secure the planet Mandalore , New Mandalorian Duchess Satine Kryze traveled aboard the luxury vessel Coronet to Coruscant . She was escorted by Jedi Master Obi - wan Kenobi , Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker , a unit clone troopers below decks , and a detail of Senate Guards who were stationed on the bridge . They were taken by surprise and killed by Mandalore Senator Tal Merrik , a secret Death Watch operative , who had taken Kryse hostage . The Dutchess was rescued by the Jedi and Merrik was killed . Chancellor Palpatine and a detachment of Senate Guards greeted them as they arrived on Coruscant . Later , Kryze had a clandestine meeting with a Republic Ministry of Intelligence agent , Davu Golec , who secured hologram evidence for her to plead her case to the Senate . A Death Watch assassin murdered Golec during the meeting , however , a police probe that found Kryze near the body noticed that she had a weapon and identified her as a suspect . The Duchess fled , resulting in a chase by the Coruscant Security Force . Kryze was able to elude them and while the police kept searching for her , she met with Jedi Master Kenobi in Monument Plaza and gave him the hologram . With the information in secure hands , she surrendered to the Senate Guards at the Senate Building . The hologram was played for the Senate , resulting in the Duchess ' s exoneration and the resolution of the situation . A time later , Senate Commandos accompanied Senator Padmé Amidala to the Alderaan Refugee Conference . Jedi Padwan Ahsoka Tano went with them as well after receiving several Force vision s that she believed indicated a threat against the life of Senator Amidala . Tano stood with the Senate Guards at the front of the room during the speech . It was at that point that she felt a disturbance in the Force . Rushing to the walkway above the room , Tano interrupted the bounty hunter Aurra Sing shortly before the assassin fired a shot at the senator . The shot struck Amidala in the arm , wounding her though not seriously . The Senate Guards rushed in to cover the Senator as Tano chased Sing . However she lost sight of the assassin . To set a trap for Sing , a droid was dressed up in Amidala ' s robes and entered the meeting room under a heavy Senate Commando guard force . Senate Commandos also swept the corridors and the walkways around the meeting room , ensuring that the area was secure . From her sleeping quarters , Amidala spoke through the droid using a comlink . However , Sing , realizing it was a trap , attempted to kill Amidala in her quarters . She was again interrupted by Tano who used her lightsaber to deflect the bolt . Amidala managed to stun the assassin just as Captain Gregar Typho and the Senate Commandos forced their way into the room and placed Sing under arrest . Attack on the Senate . Arriving on Coruscant , Bane ' s team split up to gain entrance to the Senate Office Building . Bane , Alama , a sentinel droid , and two droid commandos arrived at the building in an airspeeder , where they were confronted by a squad of Senate Commando guards . From an adjacent tower , Sing distracted the guards with covering sniper fire , taking out most of the Commandos by herself , while Alama and the droids also engaged the Senate Guards . Bane eliminated the Senate Guard captain and the commando droids dressed up in the Senate Guards ' armor to ensure that the fight would go undiscovered . Sing , Robonino , and the sentinel droids arrived at the scene in a second airspeeder . Leaving both commando droids outside to clear the platform of the dead Senate Guards , the team of bounty hunters made their way into the complex . Disposing of a Senate Guard stationed at the Office Building ' s power control room , the group also destroyed several droids in the room . Leaving Robonino to sabotage the building ' s power distribution network , the rest of the team headed to the meeting of senators . On the way to the east wing of the building where the senators had gathered , Bane tossed a thermal detonator into the Senate Commandos ' barracks when two shifts were assembled there . Sing eliminated the only surviving Senate Guard with a shot to the head . The group then entered the Senate Office Building , surrounding and taking prison er Senators Organa and Amidala and Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker , as well as C - 3PO . Bane made contact with Palpatine who eventually agreed to Ziro ' s release and freeing the Senators . While leaving the building , the bounty hunters were confronted by Coruscant Guard shocktroopers . Bane used the senators as leverage as he had wired the east wing with explosives . Palpatine ordered the shocktroopers to stand down allowing Bane to escape . However , the bounty hunter then set the bomb off anyway though not before Skywalker cut an escape route for the senators with his lightsaber . Diplomatic functions . Senate Guards would continue to stand watch over the Senate and Republic Executive buildings . A special honor guard was present at the funeral of the murdered senator , Onaconda Farr . The Coruscant Security Force was called in and the investigation was led by Lieutenant Tan Divo . The inspector was given charge of the Senate Guards to assist in protecting the involved senators . When Duchess Satine Kryze of Mandalore hosted a peace conference on her planet to find a peaceful solution that would end the war between the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems , Captain Taggart , several Senate Guards , and Padawan Ahsoka Tano were sent along to protect the Republic delegation , which consisted of Senators Padmé Amidala , Bail Prestor Organa , and Mon Mothma . During the conference , Taggart and some of his men , were stationed at the docks with the " Phoenix " , the Republic delegation ' s transport , while the conference was held in the Sundari royal palace . However , during that time , Tano , along with the former Separatist , Lux Bonteri , arrived where Taggart and his men were standing guard . Tano had rescued Bonteri from a potential execution by the Separatists for interrupting the peace conference , and the duo was chased by Separatist commando droids . After Tano told Taggart that she and Bonteri were being chased by commando droids , the Captain and his men responded by giving them cover fire to reach the " Phoenix " , which attracted the battle droid s ' attention . Both sides sustained several losses in the following fight . Senate Guards , along with shock troopers of the Coruscant Guard and Jedi Mace Windu and Anakin Skywalker , escorted Chancellor Palpatine to the planet Naboo for the upcoming Festival of Light . One of the Commandos responsible for guarding the Chancellor was a male human designated as SG - 1984 . During the ceremony , Cade Bane and Moralo Eval put their plan into action under the direction of Count Dooku to kidnap Palpatine . Together with their group of bounty hunters which included a disguised Obi - wan Kenobi as Rako Hardeen , they infiltrated the security detail using holographic disguise matrices . A skirmish broke out and the Senate Guards moved in to protect Palpatine . However , using the disguise matrix , Eval and Bane were able to seize Palpatine and fled . They were pursued by Kenobi who was able to capture them shortly before the arrival of Windu , Skywalker , and a Coruscant Guard trooper who arrested the two kidnappers . Senate Guards also accompanied Senator Amidala on a diplomatic mission to the planet Scipio however they had to remain at the gates since the area was a neutral zone under the control of the InterGalactic Banking Clan . Dissolution . Towards the end of the Clone Wars , Chancellor Palpatine began relying less on the Senate Guards for protections and more heavily on his own personal unit which would later come to be known as the Emperor ' s Royal Guard . Formed from the ranks of Senate Guards and was later also filled with clone troopers , the Royal Guard would come to be the Senate Guard ' s direct successors . After the formation of the Galactic Empire , the Senate Guard was dissolved with its functions taken over by the Royal Guard and the Imperial stormtrooper s .