Jedi Temple Guard / Legends The Jedi Temple Guards were members of the Jedi Order who were dedicated to protecting the Jedi Temple on the planet Coruscant . They served as part of the Jedi Temple ' s security force and reported to Jedi Master Cin Drallig , who headed the Temple ' s security detail . During the Clone Wars , members of the Guards participated in the trial of the Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano , who was framed for the bombing of the Jedi Temple Hangar . Four Jedi Temple Guards , along with Tano ' s Master , Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker , later escorted the actual culprit , the Jedi Barriss Offee , to Coruscant ' s Republic military base , where Offee confessed to the crimes , leading to Tano ' s exoneration . Later , some Temple Guards protected Jedi Master Yoda as he was recovering from a procedure done so that he could determine the source of a voice in his visions . Description . The Jedi Temple Guards were an ancient security group in the Jedi Order . The Guards , also known as Temple Guardians , comprised various Jedi Knights and sentinels in the Order . The position of Temple Guard was considered one of the duties that a Knight could adopt , and Knights were chosen as part of their continuing commitment to the Jedi . The Jedi Temple Guards were tasked with the protection of the Jedi Temple on the planet Coruscant and were a part of the security force , reporting to the head of security . History . Anti - war protests . The Jedi Temple Guards were established thousands of years prior to the Galactic War , a galaxy – spanning war between the Galactic Republic and the resurgent Sith Empire . Millennia later , the Jedi Temple Guards continued in their role as as guardians for the Temple during the Clone Wars , a galactic conflict fought between the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems that began in 22 BBY . Around the war ' s second year , the Jedi Temple ' s hangar was bombed , killing six Jedi , several clone troopers , and a number of Temple employee s . During the investigation , a group of citizens gathered at the Temple ' s steps to protest the Jedi ' s involvement in the war . Two Temple Guards stood watch at the steps , along with Jedi Master Cin Drallig , their security chief , as the citizens continued their protest . After a memorial service was held for the Jedi victims of the Temple hangar bombing , the Togruta Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano was accused of orchestrating the sabotage and the murder of Republic citizen Letta Turmond , who was secretly involved in the bombing . Tano was eventually captured by her Master , Anakin Skywalker , and the Republic security forces . Members of the Jedi Temple Guards helped escort Tano to the Chamber of Judgment , where the Jedi High Council questioned Tano about the charges levied against her . When the Council expelled her from the Order so that she could be tried by the Galactic Senate , two of the Guards activated their double - bladed lightsaber pikes and blocked Skywalker following his objection to the ruling , while one of the Guards removed Tano ' s Padawan braid . Chasing Barriss Offee . Skywalker soon discovered that the actual perpetrator of the crimes was the Mirialan Jedi Barriss Offee , a friend of Tano ' s . Skywalker confronted Offee in the Temple ' s dormitories , but she attempted to flee from him , only to be blocked by the Temple Guards . As the ensuing duel between Skywalker and Offee progressed to the rooftop of the Temple ' s ziggurat , the Temple Guards activated their lightsabers and continued to surround Offee and Skywalker in order to protect Jedi Master Tera Sinube and a nearby class of Jedi Initiate s from harm . After Skywalker finally defeated and apprehended Offee , four members of the Guard escorted her to the Republic military base , where Tano was being tried , and Offee confessed to the Temple bombing and Turmond ' s murder . The Guards later escorted Offee out of the court when Supreme Chancellor Palpatine , who was officiating her subsequent trial , ordered her to be taken away . Later during the war , Jedi Master Yoda underwent a deprivation ritual in an attempt to ascertain the source of the voice he had been hearing in his visions . After the procedure , Jedi Master Mace Windu tasked three Jedi Temple Guards with watching over Yoda as he recovered . However , Yoda convinced Anakin Skywalker to help him evade the Guards by pretending to accompany Yoda for a walk . The two Guards standing by the exit from the recovery room tried to halt Yoda ' s progress , but Skywalker assured them that he would watch over Yoda . The Jedi Master then proceeded to leave the Temple in his personal Jedi starfighter . Equipment . Jedi Temple Guards wore formal brown robes and identity - concealing masks , a display of emotional detachment that was required in service to a higher calling . Temple Guards carried large double - bladed lightsaber pikes that produced yellow blades , which were considered rare among Jedi of the time . Behind the scenes . The Jedi Temple Guards were first introduced in " Sabotage , " the seventeenth episode of the of the , which aired on February 9 , 2013 . Although not identified in the episode itself , the security detail was given a title in the episode ' s accompanying guide on StarWars . com . The Guards later appeared in two subsequent episodes of the series , " The Wrong Jedi " from Season Five and " Voices " from the series ' , and were also given an entry in the StarWars . com Encyclopedia . " The Wrong Jedi " was the first episode to show the Temple Guards in action with their double - bladed lightsaber pikes , which were the first lightsabers in cinematic canon to be depicted with a yellow blade . In the episode ' s planning stages , the lightsaber pikes were originally to be green . A version of the Temple Guard armor appears as the " Temple Guardian " armor set in the video game " " , where it was one of the items available in the Club Vertica Nightlife Pack on the in - game Cartel Market .