Thyrsus Sun Guard

The Thyrsus Sun Guard was a mercenary unit, formed thousands of years before the Clone Wars, fought from 22 BBY to 19 BBY between the Galactic Republic and Confederacy of Independent Systems. In their millennia-spanning history, the mercenaries had often been mistaken for their rivaling Mandalorian warriors. After the Clone Wars began, the Thrysus Sun Guard sided with the Republic under the command of General Solomahal. While fighting for the Republic, they simultaneously worked as Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sidious' secret agents, whose aspects had influenced his own Royal Guard. Its name was shared with the terrestrial astronomical object Thyrsus and Thyrsian battle helmet.Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide
==Behind the scenes==
The Thyrsus Sun Guard was introduced in Star Wars canon in Collapse of the Republic, a 2019 supplement to Fantasy Flight Games' series of Star Wars Roleplaying products. In Star Wars Legends, the Sun Guard was first mentioned in West End Games' Imperial Sourcebook, authored by Greg Gorden and published for Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game in 1989.Imperial Sourcebook The mercenary group's first physical appearance came from the action-adventure video game of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, released and developed by LucasArts in 1999. The video game included a mercenary boss dressed in black-colored Royal Guard armor,Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace video game identified to be a Sun Guard in Evil Never Dies: The Sith Dynasties, an article authored by Abel G. Peña as a supplement to the eighty-eighth issue of the Star Wars Insider magazine, published on June 22, 2006.
==Sources==
*Collapse of the Republic 
==Notes and references==
Category:Galactic Republic organizations
Category:Mercenary units