Mandalorian Royal Guard The Mandalorian Royal Guard was a group of Mandalorians charged with the protection of Duchess Satine Kryze . They were Mandalorian fighters trained to show restraint in most situations , but could remain a formidable fighting force . The Royal Guard wielded force staff s capable of blocking blaster fire which they used against enemies and heavy armor , a gorget , and an elaborate helmet to protect their body . This armor and the uniform associated with it represented Mandalore ' s traditions of gallantry and discipline , while simultaneously rejecting the bloody and violent past of the warrior clans . History . This unit of bodyguards were operating by the years of the Clone Wars where they served in the New Mandalorians government and served as protectors of Duchess Satine . They were present aboard the " Coronet " during an attempt to kidnap the Duchess . With the help of Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker , they managed to defeat the Separatist battle droids that boarded the ship . Following this incident , at least three members of the guard were with the Duchess during her visit to Coruscant . Whilst there , these guards protected Satine when the Death Watch sabotaged the navigation system of her airspeeder . The guardsmen managed to jump out of the airspeeder and take the Duchess to safety when the craft crashed into a building . Afterwards , they were present as part of an honor guard detachment where they received Senator Padmé Amidala who arrived on Mandalore to meet with Duchess Satine . The Royal Guard later escorted the pair as they entered into the capital of Sundari . When a number of children around Mandalore began to suffer from signs of poisoning , all signs pointed to contaminated tea that was arriving on the planet . After seeing her government failing to stop the outbreak , Satine along with Amidala called upon the Royal Guard to help in the investigation of this matter where they uncovered a black market operation run by Moogans who had bribed corrupted dock workers to allow the shipments to continue . When they discovered the warehouse storing the poisoned tea , the Royal Guard came under fire from the smugglers but managed to defeat them due to the aid of the Naboo Senator ' s help . Some of the Royal Guard watching over Satine were murdered and the Duchess arrested on charges of treason by Prime Minister Almec , who was after her nephew Korkie and his classmates , who witnessed him arranging black market deals with smugglers . After Almec was subdued , Satine called in the Royal Guard to arrest Almec and corrupt members of Mandalorian Secret Service . Behind the scenes . Satine ' s guards were a based on a Sith concept by Iain McCaig for . Satine herself was also based on a McCaig concept for Queen Amidala . The Encyclopedia hosted on StarWars . com provides an informational entry for the Mandalorian Guard . Oddly , the Encyclopedia entry mistakenly makes reference to both the policing Mandalorian Guard and the Mandalorian Royal Guard , tasked with protecting Duchess Satine , as though they were interchangeable . In fact , despite picturing the Mandalorian Guard , the Encyclopedia links incorrectly to the Wookieepedia article for the Mandalorian " Royal " Guard .