How Powerful are The Imperial Royal Guards? - Star Wars Explained [Legends]

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  • @jacenstarhunter8988
    @jacenstarhunter8988 7 років тому +10287

    I absolutely love the Royal Guard they're so Mysterious and Intriguing, great video enjoyed!

  • @teddyoshirak4220
    @teddyoshirak4220 5 років тому +9228

    Emperor: * dies *
    Imperial Guards: "Years of academy training wasted!"

  • @Mabbdaa
    @Mabbdaa 4 роки тому +3751

    Palpatine: * dies *
    That imperial guard that just graduated: ._____.

    • @0sa1ty23
      @0sa1ty23 4 роки тому +80

      👁👄👁

    • @solomoncormier9461
      @solomoncormier9461 4 роки тому +55

      Underrated comment

    • @johnpark6730
      @johnpark6730 4 роки тому +42

      This comment is pure gold lol!

    • @seifu8318
      @seifu8318 3 роки тому +25

      also palpatine in rise of sky walker: Hello

    • @Bffr434
      @Bffr434 3 роки тому +50

      The imperial guards killing their friends:
      Imperial guards graduate:
      Emperor dies:

  • @spedbboi
    @spedbboi 4 роки тому +2986

    That’s why they’re so hard to kill in LEGO Star Wars

    • @dirtydac3221
      @dirtydac3221 4 роки тому +81

      Force stun + thermal detonator

    • @sharp7079
      @sharp7079 4 роки тому +85

      Yes, there the reason i always play as Vader in the Jedi Destiny level

    • @johannschmidt3389
      @johannschmidt3389 4 роки тому +92

      Those fuckers are impossible to kill, it's easier to kill the actual boss than them

    • @KandiKlover
      @KandiKlover 4 роки тому +47

      You don't kill anything in lego starwars. You make them break and burst into a bunch of mini figure pieces.

    • @taxcollector8597
      @taxcollector8597 4 роки тому +84

      @@KandiKlover They must be super glued.

  • @blaqwhole4998
    @blaqwhole4998 5 років тому +4926

    I mean, no wonder the Empire failed...dude killed off the best student of each class right off the bat...

    • @blaqwhole4998
      @blaqwhole4998 5 років тому +701

      @Alfa&Omega 00000 Actually, no, it is nothing but supreme idiocy. There is no reason to take the best student and make him face Vader and get killed for no other reason than to show the power of a Sith Lord. Guess what. Everyfuckinbody in the Galaxy knows how powerful a Sith Lord is. Why not put him in front of a speeding train to show them that they will die if they get hit? Why not slice them in half with a lightsabre to show them how powerful Sith weapons are? And while you're at it, why not Force Choke them to death just for shits and giggles. It is the stupidest thing that anyone could do and it makes no sense whatsoever. Then to make things more stupid, they take the 2nd and 3rd best and have them fight to the death. That is just plain retarded. What if the one who lost was actually a better marksman or strategist or had a particular skill set that the other didn't have and could prove useful? No just let them fight in a melee battle to the death. And what if the winner of that duel happens to get maimed or dismembered? Then do you go thru the entire process all over again with #4 and 5? Or what if they both died? Or what if the winner just happened to get lucky? So who the fuck knows how good or horrible the guards were. For all we know they could have been scraping the bottom of the barrel. This is soo goddamn stupid that it is no wonder Palpitine ended up being thrown to the bootom of a reactor. He's an idiot.

    • @blaqwhole4998
      @blaqwhole4998 5 років тому +573

      @Alfa&Omega 00000 Ok and how do you build an army? By killing off everyone until you have only 1 person left who wasn't even top of the class? That is stupid as hell. Nothing of this makes any sense. In the real military do they kill off the top cadet and then make the 2nd and 3rd best fight to the death? What kind of sense would that make and what purpose would it serve? Loyalty? They already were loyal. If anything, Sith were the ones who were fickle as hell and constantly turning on each other for no damn reason.

    • @jedimojojojo1603
      @jedimojojojo1603 5 років тому +107

      @@blaqwhole4998 good points

    • @wei270
      @wei270 4 роки тому +43

      there is no best only better, people like you would never understand what is like to stand on top of everyone else. once you do you will come to the realization that anything lesser is expandable .

    • @mxtrem3
      @mxtrem3 4 роки тому +151

      @@blaqwhole4998 this is why the sith always eventually lose. their arrogance always blinds them. evil is always built on a house of cards, and eventually aspects such as this retarded program, eventually tally up and cause the eventual total collapse of the empire. im sure there were also dumb programs like this where they killed their best engineer for no reason but as a message of fear. they really take "fear leads to the dark side" too far, that it eventually leads to retardation.

  • @moeyyoussef774
    @moeyyoussef774 4 роки тому +1235

    Red guards: “it’s 4 vs 1”
    Imperial guard: “ I like those odds”

    • @Jaytiago
      @Jaytiago 4 роки тому +5

      Imagine copying the mandalorain script to try to make a comment

    • @thegamelabgaming7556
      @thegamelabgaming7556 4 роки тому +48

      Ass Eater imagine not knowing what a joke or a meme is

    • @tkdbz4411
      @tkdbz4411 4 роки тому +18

      Ass Eater you missed the entire joke smh

    • @mjckwmn
      @mjckwmn 3 роки тому +9

      @@Jaytiago It's called a joke, or a meme.

    • @wilczu2840
      @wilczu2840 3 роки тому +45

      It's called a reference.

  • @SeaguIISoup
    @SeaguIISoup 4 роки тому +4782

    “A lot of them committed suicide when they learned the Emperor died”
    *laughs in The Rise of Skywalker*

    • @josephjackson1956
      @josephjackson1956 4 роки тому +65

      ꧁ GDolphinz ꧂ SEPPUKU

    • @hunter70558
      @hunter70558 4 роки тому +38

      OoF

    • @giantrunt
      @giantrunt 4 роки тому +113

      What a waste

    • @benjones8023
      @benjones8023 4 роки тому +349

      Bruv after that as movie i don't count the sequels as canon. Force awakens was alright though

    • @bosco9654
      @bosco9654 4 роки тому +145

      Have you ever heard the tragedy of royal guard the suicider?

  • @dm3402
    @dm3402 5 років тому +387

    "They're were more than willing to die to give up any information or betray their emperor. Actually, when the death of emperor Palpatine was confirmed a huge portion of the Royal Guard committed suicide as they had felt they had failed in protecting him." This literally means most of the guards' completely believed in the idea that the emperor was their sole goal in this life. That they are the greatest force in securing his life and must do so at all costs.That is SERIOUS dedication and loyalty. Dark side or not, they did well in inspiring loyalty.

    • @sebastionjunior4125
      @sebastionjunior4125 3 роки тому +4

      get a gf dude

    • @dm3402
      @dm3402 3 роки тому +10

      @@sebastionjunior4125 y

    • @giannismith5041
      @giannismith5041 2 роки тому +39

      @@sebastionjunior4125 Bro your name is Sebastian Junior spelled wrong get outta here 8 year old

    • @fadee3030
      @fadee3030 2 роки тому

      @@sebastionjunior4125 lmao, no lifer
      Get a life dude

    • @eiavops4576
      @eiavops4576 Рік тому

      @@sebastionjunior4125 aint no girl even touching a boy named "sebastian junior"

  • @brotasticfriend317
    @brotasticfriend317 4 роки тому +441

    The Imperial Royal Guards: *Joins the battle
    Stormtrooper: Why do I hear boss music?

    • @raymondhamill270
      @raymondhamill270 4 роки тому +13

      Rebel Trooper: *chuckles* I'm in danger

    • @calmgoodfire4662
      @calmgoodfire4662 4 роки тому +2

      Rey and yoda:hmmm yes they were so
      Tough that it took me 1 second longer to beat them

    • @gameplaydesigner7329
      @gameplaydesigner7329 4 роки тому +1

      No

    • @urcheese9231
      @urcheese9231 4 роки тому +8

      @@calmgoodfire4662 Rey never beat them. Neither did Yoda.

    • @Oh_well339
      @Oh_well339 13 днів тому

      "Make way for the red robes*

  • @bhan3527
    @bhan3527 4 роки тому +2184

    I don’t consider myself a Star Wars fan, but holy shit I’m binging a lot of these videos.

  • @jbeast_131_6
    @jbeast_131_6 5 років тому +3533

    What do you do with a class of you most intelligent and skilled soldiers?
    Empire: Kill 99% of the class
    No wonder they lost the galactic civil war.

    • @anchluss6615
      @anchluss6615 5 років тому +287

      The training was top secret and many of them saw the guardhood as the only thing meaningful in their lives, while they were endlessly loyal, the spite against the empire could have caused elite soldiers to turn to the rebellion something the empire couldn’t afford especially with the information the failures would have

    • @BalrogUdun
      @BalrogUdun 5 років тому +88

      JBeast_131_ lol fair point! Way too many casualties to be practical.

    • @paulthompson5968
      @paulthompson5968 5 років тому +125

      Yep! Literially does not make any sense. Could use at least a quarter, third, or even half to create an elite branch of specialized soldiers.

    • @Shamanteng
      @Shamanteng 4 роки тому +103

      Well that's the Sith for you. Killing your master to take its place is quite absurd really. I'm pretty sure if they were less on to that they would have a huge Sith Empire. And this way of thinking was applied to those guards here.
      Imagine that happening in real life: no army could sustain enough combatants/soldiers if they just killed most of their good elements just to have the strongest one. I know it's Star Wars but it seems wayyy to extreme lol

    • @rae8323
      @rae8323 4 роки тому +55

      Start off by killing the top student too!

  • @kristyosborne3416
    @kristyosborne3416 4 роки тому +410

    Palpatine: dies
    Royal guard: i guess I'll die

    • @KyleUltima9189
      @KyleUltima9189 4 роки тому +11

      Palpatine coming back 30 years later: hOw aBoUt nO

    • @AlsayidHaddosh
      @AlsayidHaddosh 2 роки тому

      @@KyleUltima9189 what about legends

  • @warbacca1017
    @warbacca1017 5 років тому +1051

    "There's a reason they were handpicked by the emperor himself to guard his excellency."
    Because unlike the other soldiers of the empire, these guys could actually hit what they were aiming at.

    • @caleblambert1222
      @caleblambert1222 4 роки тому +63

      Stormtroopers can hit their targets. Plot armor. They are some of the most accurate people in the galaxy.

    • @Stei_n
      @Stei_n 4 роки тому +39

      @@caleblambert1222 I mean in a new hope they were purposefully letting them escape so they could follow them back to their base

    • @grahamkight9111
      @grahamkight9111 4 роки тому +38

      Storm troopers actually have great aim the reason why you seem them miss leia and Luke was because they were ordered to.

    • @michelecastellotti9172
      @michelecastellotti9172 3 роки тому +3

      Sure, lets ignore what is actually shown in the movies, just like disney along with filoni and the dipshit who directs the mandalorian, for the sake of an unfunny meme

    • @clonesolar
      @clonesolar 2 роки тому

      @@michelecastellotti9172 Jon Favreau isn't a dipshit, but you seem like you are.

  • @SIR_ALEX_FERGUSON
    @SIR_ALEX_FERGUSON 6 років тому +3114

    and i thought me doing a single push up was impressive

  • @el_p3nguin078
    @el_p3nguin078 6 років тому +1136

    So basically u wanna be second or third best until vader comes in a reks the first guy and then train like hell to win

    • @crayz707
      @crayz707 5 років тому +85

      Or just be better than vader

    • @einbenutzenderbenutzer
      @einbenutzenderbenutzer 5 років тому +24

      @@crayz707 lol

    • @xtreamnerdzxyz5612
      @xtreamnerdzxyz5612 4 роки тому

      Yes

    • @zac0918
      @zac0918 4 роки тому +36

      homer said it best, "Kids, you tried your best, and you failed miserably. The lesson is: never try."

    • @MrZog33
      @MrZog33 4 роки тому +17

      "I am the best of the best!"
      Vader: You sure about that?

  • @derektoews5586
    @derektoews5586 3 роки тому +139

    Imagine if instead of facing Vader, the best had to fight an actual graduated Imperial Guard, just to show the others just what Palpatine wants as his bodyguards.

    • @Couch_Banana
      @Couch_Banana 2 роки тому +14

      That probably would've been better.

    • @derektoews5586
      @derektoews5586 2 роки тому +12

      @@Couch_Banana Yeah. The guard would've probably still beaten the shit out of him though

    • @Couch_Banana
      @Couch_Banana 2 роки тому +4

      @@derektoews5586
      No doubt about it.

    • @geordiejones5618
      @geordiejones5618 15 днів тому

      Vader is a twofold task: it reminds them of their place and their power level, but it also shows them up close the ONLY person in the galaxy who can challenge Palpatine. Vader is a rabid dog in some ways, and Sheev was smart enough to consider that Vader could get the drop on him. It might be unlikely, but who knows if there's not some other Sith out there watching and waiting for the chance to seduce Vader. That's what I would be thinking.

    • @derektoews5586
      @derektoews5586 15 днів тому

      @@geordiejones5618 I guess that also makes sense.

  • @reichtangle5545
    @reichtangle5545 7 років тому +3639

    What if obi wan threw sand at anakin during their fight?

    • @travus111
      @travus111 7 років тому +142

      haha so funny lmao anakin hate sand and obi WTF HAHA what if stormtroopers could hit their targets with sand?

    • @fuoco1365
      @fuoco1365 7 років тому +187

      Sergeant Buttfist ಠ ͜ʖಠ *Stopitstravtime* wtf did I even just read?

    • @LIFEOFHADARI
      @LIFEOFHADARI 7 років тому +239

      F1 Fan Obi-Wan: Give up Anakin I have the sand
      Anakin *DROPS LIGHTSABER. Fuck that shit.

    • @lefunnyN1
      @lefunnyN1 7 років тому +6

      .

    • @richardbarrett4488
      @richardbarrett4488 7 років тому +56

      F1 Fan POCKET SAND!

  • @Nedezirata
    @Nedezirata 6 років тому +2043

    The amount of people confusing The Imperial Royal Guards with Snoke's Praetorian Guards is TOO DAMN HIGH!
    (No they are not the same, different era, training, weapons, armour, motivation, look, etc.)

    • @y_fox-926
      @y_fox-926 6 років тому +4

      Uniekeness or how the sheit you spell that

    • @y_fox-926
      @y_fox-926 6 років тому +12

      And the gaurds that flew because of yoda

    • @NinjaSushi2
      @NinjaSushi2 5 років тому +4

      Good point. They aren't different aren't they.

    • @randallflagg3700
      @randallflagg3700 5 років тому +85

      @bongo155 Yeah, totally different from the pussy crushing alpha chads who actually know their Star Wars lore \o/

    • @Behemoth_Rogue
      @Behemoth_Rogue 5 років тому +69

      @bongo155 let me guess, you actually think people hated TLJ because of WAHMEN, and not shitty writing?

  • @CollegeBallYouknow
    @CollegeBallYouknow 4 роки тому +494

    Palpatine only hired the best palette swapped ninjas from Mortal Kombat.

  • @captainobvious1209
    @captainobvious1209 7 років тому +1436

    The Imperial Royal Guards guard the Emperor.

  • @markusallen102
    @markusallen102 6 років тому +3552

    So they were basically ninja stormtroopers

    • @markusallen102
      @markusallen102 6 років тому +197

      Their uniforms look like power rangers

    • @matteovella3850
      @matteovella3850 6 років тому +62

      Especially when they were still in training.

    • @lel0uchvibritannia981
      @lel0uchvibritannia981 6 років тому +46

      Yes, but unlike ninja, they serve a ruler (in this case, Palpatine). Ninjas were assassins and would do anything for money.

    • @cryantheharpguy2737
      @cryantheharpguy2737 6 років тому +4

      Richard Morris wow really dude I guess you learn something new everyday

    • @arnaudshirt2798
      @arnaudshirt2798 6 років тому +2

      They are knights

  • @JimBobe
    @JimBobe 5 років тому +752

    Imagine being the guy that kills vader in the fight lmao

    • @KandiKlover
      @KandiKlover 4 роки тому +84

      That would be awesome. A darth vader in Ferrari Red would be cool. Darth Enzo

    • @Dat-Doomba
      @Dat-Doomba 3 роки тому +49

      Well..... I killed Vader. Now what?

    • @lordnader3739
      @lordnader3739 3 роки тому +29

      @@Dat-Doomba Hello there

    • @Dat-Doomba
      @Dat-Doomba 3 роки тому +30

      @@lordnader3739 *Oh shit.*

    • @lordnader3739
      @lordnader3739 3 роки тому +20

      @@Dat-Doomba what is this about killing me?

  • @JimmyDean59
    @JimmyDean59 6 років тому +3433

    These people saying they’re weak because they lost to a Jedi. How bout I give you a katana and make you fight Yoda.

    • @deez3703
      @deez3703 6 років тому +138

      Mr. Loser They had training to and if we fought yoda with a katana we would surely lose but there was a lot of training involved for them

    • @ignaciocampos5719
      @ignaciocampos5719 6 років тому +272

      We are not the most trained soldier of an army and yoda is not the weakest jedi of all.

    • @Jdjdjdujakzgsha
      @Jdjdjdujakzgsha 6 років тому +9

      Mr. Loser good point my man

    • @JimmyDean59
      @JimmyDean59 6 років тому +11

      Ignacio Campos Yeah thanks captain obvious.

    • @mattmalave7129
      @mattmalave7129 6 років тому +185

      Yoda is much better than that Mary Sue we call Rey. She is one of the worst characters in star wars.

  • @stohess
    @stohess 7 років тому +1899

    The strongest enemy in LEGO Star Wars

    • @hawkenvanguard3032
      @hawkenvanguard3032 6 років тому +119

      AntTheDJ - Idk either that or when the rolling battle droid things got bugged so they wouldn’t move and then you couldn’t kill them so it was game over

    • @negative6442
      @negative6442 6 років тому +138

      AntTheDJ - Idk They were like mini bosses holy shit

    • @fly672
      @fly672 6 років тому +101

      When I playied Lego Star Wars The Complete Saga, I remember that you could choke them as Vader and mind trick as Luke

    • @bouggyman180
      @bouggyman180 6 років тому +6

      LMAOOOOOOOOO FRR

    • @scaf5363
      @scaf5363 6 років тому +6

      Hawken Vanguard Droideka...?

  • @damankymuse650
    @damankymuse650 3 роки тому +50

    Queen’s guards: **Spits out tea** “BLOODY HELL”

  • @lordvader7711
    @lordvader7711 6 років тому +803

    I Always Preferred The Royal Guards Over Preatorian Guards.

    • @nazalostizsrbije
      @nazalostizsrbije 5 років тому +7

      I too

    • @galacticemperorsheevpalpat4566
      @galacticemperorsheevpalpat4566 5 років тому +10

      @INCARNATE x hahahahahaha

    • @gandalfthegrey2592
      @gandalfthegrey2592 4 роки тому +16

      more so, The Praetorian Guard is such an un-original name and a pure ripoff of the real Praetorian Guards of the Roman Empire. Look them up. The Royal Guard might not be original, but it is not a ripoff or something.

    • @zain6008
      @zain6008 4 роки тому +16

      I like the design of the praetorian guards more but their sheer incompetence makes them unlikeable and pointless

    • @beepbooprandomcommenter2214
      @beepbooprandomcommenter2214 4 роки тому +15

      Gandalf the Grey I mean, the praetorian guards are named after the Romans and based off the emperors royal Guards. So if the Star Wars praetorians are a pure rip off then so are the royal guards

  • @toutlemondesalut
    @toutlemondesalut 4 роки тому +142

    When you see [Legends] in the title, you know it's the good shit :)

    • @The-Mstr-Pook
      @The-Mstr-Pook 3 роки тому +20

      The only videos I watch on any SW channel. I have no desire to pollute myself with
      Di$ney Canon.

    • @broadbite7070
      @broadbite7070 3 роки тому +4

      @@The-Mstr-Pook love how you put a dollar sign for the s

    • @The-Mstr-Pook
      @The-Mstr-Pook 3 роки тому +1

      @@broadbite7070Thank you 😊 I do this because Di$ney has shown its more concerned about money, than producing good quality, continuity, respect to fan loyalty etc... I thought it was appropriate representation 🤣
      Edit: except for the Mandalorian

    • @broadbite7070
      @broadbite7070 3 роки тому +1

      @@The-Mstr-Pook possibly rogue one too but great symbolization

    • @PerfectAzrael
      @PerfectAzrael 3 роки тому

      Meh. This one was pretty shitty or boring for Legends.
      Disney has done better than this.

  • @Rezkeshdadesh
    @Rezkeshdadesh 7 років тому +53

    And this is why big evil empires always fail. Their training program kills off 90% of their best soldiers.

    • @Aspect0529
      @Aspect0529 7 років тому +6

      Rezzy *Looks at you* *_Sighs_*

  • @WampaStompa1996
    @WampaStompa1996 4 роки тому +82

    All of this Imperial Royal Guard lore would make for an amazing video game!!! Imagine a Royal Guard version of Star Wars: Republic Commando. Going through training, carrying out assassination missions, protecting The Emperor. My god, that would be such a cool video game.

  • @theelderworm9134
    @theelderworm9134 5 років тому +88

    I remember they would kick my ass in Lego star wars. They were harder then the Sidious

  • @darthvader3472
    @darthvader3472 7 років тому +1170

    They were creepy bastards who just stood there without talking every day watching me taking a bath, of course I killed some of them once in a while whenever Emperor wasn't watching

    • @weaverwesley1571
      @weaverwesley1571 7 років тому +135

      Darth Vader Lord vader? I thought you took a lightning bolt to the knee?

    • @slvrcobra1337
      @slvrcobra1337 7 років тому +19

      Darth Vader XD

    • @vincentmackinnon3601
      @vincentmackinnon3601 7 років тому +1

      what?

    • @aliffiskandar422
      @aliffiskandar422 7 років тому +1

      naah u ded bro

    • @someidiot1399
      @someidiot1399 7 років тому +7

      ....Say that too the combine elite who stalk me 24/7 cause i always in the streets guarding a city......"

  • @Hound831
    @Hound831 7 років тому +180

    Imperial Royal Guards are awesome! Hope we see them in action on the big screen soon.

    • @RenaldyCalixte
      @RenaldyCalixte 7 років тому +22

      Number Muncher Wish we had gotten an action scene with a royal guard in Rogue One

    • @revanruler6404
      @revanruler6404 7 років тому +6

      royal guard against chirrut would've been awesome

    • @RenaldyCalixte
      @RenaldyCalixte 7 років тому +1

      Revan Ruler He probably would need an assist from his buddy Baze against the Royal Guard.

    • @Unknown-oc1kt
      @Unknown-oc1kt 7 років тому +2

      they were on the big screen
      they got their ass beaten by yoda

    • @xinfinity8532
      @xinfinity8532 7 років тому +21

      +Unknown 258 Didnt you listen, the red guards we see at Ep.3 are no where near as skilled as the Imperial guards moron

  • @davidcortez7318
    @davidcortez7318 4 роки тому +27

    2:26
    Red Guards: We have you four to one!
    Imperial Royal Guard: I like those odds.

  • @wrathofgrimm2272
    @wrathofgrimm2272 7 років тому +178

    I want to see a movie about the life of an imperial guard now.

    • @TheLoreMasterYT
      @TheLoreMasterYT  7 років тому +53

      +WrathOf Grimm I was hoping the new battlefront game's story would follow the Imperial royal guards.

    • @choper1337
      @choper1337 7 років тому +1

      WrathOf Grimm now that would be an interesting movie to watch

  • @inkysplaters9326
    @inkysplaters9326 5 років тому +229

    Stormtrooper: Level 1
    Red Guard: Level 10
    Imperial Red Guard: Level 90
    Imperial Shadow Guard: Level 99
    THOSE GUYS ARE SO DAMN COOL AND MYSTERIOUS!!!!!
    😳

    • @EveryoneElseIsWeirdImNormal
      @EveryoneElseIsWeirdImNormal 4 роки тому +2

      @Caden Eaker NCR veteran ranger level 45

    • @nigelft
      @nigelft 4 роки тому +8

      You forgot the Imperial Sovereign Protectors ...
      So, to adjust your scale:
      Stormtrooper: Level 1
      Red Guard: Level 10
      Imperial Red Guard: Level 80
      Imperial Sovereign Protectors: Level 90
      Imperial Shadow Guard: Level 99
      See The Crimson Empire Saga trilogy, as an example, to give an idea of the difference between the Imperial Red Guard and the Imperial Sovereign Protectors.

    • @andrj8844
      @andrj8844 4 роки тому +4

      Emperor: Level 100

    • @andrj8844
      @andrj8844 4 роки тому +2

      @@nigelft the sovereign protectors and shadow guards are the same tho

    • @localinsurrectionistmember7937
      @localinsurrectionistmember7937 4 роки тому +1

      Stormtrooper: Level 1
      Red Guard: Level 25
      Imperial Red Guard: Level 57
      Imperial Sovereign Protector: Level 99
      Imperial Shadow Guard: Level 120

  • @blake4358
    @blake4358 5 років тому +70

    1:06 is where vid starts. Already had to watch 2 ads. You can skip the third now

  • @erinv1232
    @erinv1232 7 років тому +202

    So Imperial royal guard's are the imperial equivalent of mandolorians?

    • @imarisharp6223
      @imarisharp6223 7 років тому +7

      Darth Stalker By the sound of it, yeah

    • @erinv1232
      @erinv1232 7 років тому

      Imari Sharp What warrior culture (besides the Yinchorri) are skilled enough to go toe-to-toe with Force sensitive's?

    • @imarisharp6223
      @imarisharp6223 7 років тому

      Darth Stalker Possibly Jango Fett's clan. He seem to have a skill against Obi Wan and Mace. His death was from his damage jetpack not working

    • @erinv1232
      @erinv1232 7 років тому

      Imari Sharp That's just Fett. I'm wondering about his clan overall

    • @egalitarianism9203
      @egalitarianism9203 7 років тому

      You can't compare Mandalorians to Imperial Guards, lmao. Stop your cringy thread at once!11!1 Also, since you can't spell Mandalorians correctly, I know you have no idea what you're talking about

  • @fx1446
    @fx1446 6 років тому +804

    THESE ARE NOT THE GUARDS FROM EPISODE 8. SNOKE IS NOT PALPATINE.

    • @bionic2127
      @bionic2127 5 років тому +13

      Proxessional -_- maybe he is you never know

    • @xtriel
      @xtriel 5 років тому +19

      It's ma'am hey how about not copy paste the same garbage on every old comment, you clown

    • @coolskeleton9560
      @coolskeleton9560 5 років тому

      @@itsmaam742 You have not seen the new trailer have you?

    • @coolskeleton9560
      @coolskeleton9560 5 років тому

      @@bionic2127 Watch the new trailer

    • @galacticemperorsheevpalpat4566
      @galacticemperorsheevpalpat4566 5 років тому

      @@coolskeleton9560 i agree watch the new trailer

  • @connormarkwell2688
    @connormarkwell2688 2 роки тому +21

    I can only imagine how good a movie depicting an imperial guards rise would be. Making it a short story like rogue one would be insanely cool.

    • @Boo-lr8fj
      @Boo-lr8fj 2 роки тому +7

      It would be cool but Disney being Disney there gonna make the Imperial guard betray the emperor or something like that or make the imperial guard fall in love or whatever because well it’s Disney

    • @thanatos5642
      @thanatos5642 2 роки тому +1

      @@Boo-lr8fj imperial guard falls in love with rey "skywalker"

    • @Boo-lr8fj
      @Boo-lr8fj 2 роки тому

      @@thanatos5642 yep.

    • @thanatos5642
      @thanatos5642 2 роки тому

      @@Boo-lr8fj no its a cursed dont let them make a movie on that

    • @Boo-lr8fj
      @Boo-lr8fj 2 роки тому

      @@thanatos5642 I won’t.

  • @itsterminus1824
    @itsterminus1824 6 років тому +79

    These guys were underrated.

  • @TheLoreMasterYT
    @TheLoreMasterYT  7 років тому +495

    Ad ends at 1:04 *With that said, It is a pretty fun App (It's essentially a Baseball card trading app but for Star Wars). Checking it out will really help us out, and allow us to do grander projects in the future. Check it out here: bit.ly/2reb8Q5

    • @starspangledwarrior5747
      @starspangledwarrior5747 7 років тому +5

      Fact Free how powerful where imperial navy officers of if they were even powerful at all

    • @starspangledwarrior5747
      @starspangledwarrior5747 7 років тому +1

      Fact Free or

    • @scottlyons1681
      @scottlyons1681 7 років тому +7

      Fact Free What if Palpatine was the Grand Master yet Yoda the Chancellor.

    • @jasonjewett9147
      @jasonjewett9147 7 років тому +2

      fact free can you please make a video on the mandolorian culture?

    • @chickenpermission
      @chickenpermission 7 років тому +6

      Fact Free I pay UA-cam to disable ads and somehow you guys keep putting them in. at least you have the politeness to put a darn timestamp.

  • @lilal8848
    @lilal8848 3 роки тому +11

    Before video: "Pfft, what is so impressive about just standing there?"
    After video: Oh.

  • @ericmorang3903
    @ericmorang3903 6 років тому +114

    Guards, leave us.

  • @TheDavidiscoolified
    @TheDavidiscoolified 7 років тому +84

    That one Imperial Guard was Kir Kanos. And in all fairness, I believe he was partially Force-sensitive.
    Great video, btw!

    • @fuoco1365
      @fuoco1365 7 років тому +4

      TheDavidiscoolified I think that most imperial guards are force sensitive. Either that or all shadow guard are force sensitive

    • @huevo.408
      @huevo.408 7 років тому +2

      TheDavidiscoolified i love those comics

    • @TheDavidiscoolified
      @TheDavidiscoolified 7 років тому

      Same.

    • @gundamheavyarms766
      @gundamheavyarms766 7 років тому +7

      Kir Kanos is one of my favorite characters in the Legendsverse. The Crimson Empire storyline is one of the best Legends ever produced.

    • @TechnoMinarchist
      @TechnoMinarchist 7 років тому +2

      I would say Royal Guards are very close to being force sensitive in the same way that Boba Fett was close to being force sensitive.

  • @Oz_Rion
    @Oz_Rion 3 роки тому +9

    Imagine years of brutal training and got finally selected as a royal guard for the emperor only to get choked by a dude full of hate

  • @josephahner3031
    @josephahner3031 6 років тому +10

    Sun Tsu says: Regard your soldiers as your children and they will follow you into the deepest valleys, look upon them as your own beloved sons and they will stand by you even unto death.

  • @Kosmica-h4h
    @Kosmica-h4h 5 років тому +97

    4:27 Orange dude has a pokeball marking on his head

  • @Choppytehbear1337
    @Choppytehbear1337 4 роки тому +37

    "Their armor offered far more protection than Stormtrooper armor." Considering Stormtrooper armor didn't do shit, that's not saying much.

    • @kingol4801
      @kingol4801 4 роки тому

      Choppytehbear1337 Well, if it did, there would be no Star Wars movies...

    • @Brendan-kx8iy
      @Brendan-kx8iy 4 роки тому +6

      It actually does do something. The armor actually saves many troopers from dying by dispersing a blaster bolt and knocking out the trooper.

    • @robowisanveithasung6022
      @robowisanveithasung6022 4 роки тому

      HAHAHAHAHA no wonder

    • @TD-ht8dz
      @TD-ht8dz Місяць тому

      Like Brendan-kx8iy said stormtrooper armor actually does do quite a bit. Not only does it protect very well against most things apart from blasters, it stops the shot from the blaster and the trooper just gets knocked out usually, they don't usually die when they get shot, the rebels do

  • @farahahmedkarim377
    @farahahmedkarim377 3 роки тому +5

    When Yoda yeeted those two red guards, I was laughing my butt off LOL :D

  • @bakedbeans8323
    @bakedbeans8323 4 роки тому +52

    They would be a good battlefront 2 reinforcement

  • @slimecitadel9248
    @slimecitadel9248 4 роки тому +33

    I'd be interested to see a live action series on the Emperor's Royal Guards. Crimson Empire was great but sadly no longer canon. A live action series like that would be amazing.

    • @TD-ht8dz
      @TD-ht8dz Місяць тому

      It doesn't matter that it's not canon anymore. Disney canon is stupid and 90% isn't true to Star Wars and makes no sense at all. Their writers aren't hired because they know Star Wars, they're hired because they did well with something else and they don't have much if any Star Wars knowledge so it will be a "new take" or "new perspective" on Star Wars

  • @brandondavid7532
    @brandondavid7532 7 років тому +289

    I remember the ones with the lightsaber pike in the force unleashed, i wish i saw them used in the movies

    • @darthniennunb234
      @darthniennunb234 7 років тому +17

      Brandon David they are shadow guards

    • @brandondavid7532
      @brandondavid7532 7 років тому +7

      Ah yes they are thank you

    • @thfcjb2561
      @thfcjb2561 6 років тому

      Brandon David well their in the last Jedi

    • @thfcjb2561
      @thfcjb2561 6 років тому

      dirk diggler yeah I know

    • @SmilingFear.
      @SmilingFear. 6 років тому +1

      Thekillerbeats Those were not shadow guards

  • @SmilingFear.
    @SmilingFear. 6 років тому +76

    People need to know the difference between royal guards and elite praetorian guards.

    • @runtzcrtl
      @runtzcrtl 4 роки тому +3

      what is the difference?

    • @theberserkerarmor6511
      @theberserkerarmor6511 4 роки тому +7

      FBI Different time period, armor, weapons, etc.

    • @trollerjakthetrollinggod-e7761
      @trollerjakthetrollinggod-e7761 4 роки тому +1

      @@runtzcrtl The Praetorian Guard was Smoke's private guard.

    • @adreadnought56
      @adreadnought56 4 роки тому +2

      FBI the difference is that Praetorians suck

    • @jetstreamsam99
      @jetstreamsam99 4 роки тому

      @@runtzcrtl, the Royal Guard was around during the time of the Empire. Different training and weapons than the Praetorian Guard, who were Snoke's bodyguards during the First Order's reign

  • @Mistyf1
    @Mistyf1 3 роки тому +3

    Royal Guards: **trains for years**
    Darth Vader: *ok cool cool, how about this...*
    *die*

  • @SonGara
    @SonGara 6 років тому +538

    Wow the amount of people in these comments that think the Imperial Royal Guards were in TLJ is pretty sad.

    • @rokor3578
      @rokor3578 6 років тому +18

      SonGara they clearly were ment to imitate or be like them so no fuck off

    • @SonGara
      @SonGara 6 років тому +76

      Driklir Uh no I won't. Imitation isn't the same thing as "is", learn the difference. If you got tricked, then be mad at yourself for not having enough mental discipline to understand that just because they wear the same color doesn't mean they are the same unit.

    • @Cheetolikes
      @Cheetolikes 6 років тому +17

      I swear it feels like if they are doing it on purpose. Such ignorance I've been reading.

    • @shenahpark1011
      @shenahpark1011 6 років тому +8

      Agree. It's frustrating.

    • @TheCatLoverLord
      @TheCatLoverLord 6 років тому +2

      SonGara Exactly

  • @ivoh4181
    @ivoh4181 6 років тому +457

    Too op pls nerf

    • @ark333
      @ark333 6 років тому +5

      gg

    • @Lievcocijo
      @Lievcocijo 6 років тому +3

      2 ez

    • @toronte1237
      @toronte1237 6 років тому +2

      No re

    • @y_fox-926
      @y_fox-926 6 років тому +1

      N0ob startr cit £0,00
      Admin plz!
      Reported!
      That's unfair!
      Rivivive me!
      Give me a gun!
      AaAaaAaaaAAAAAAH!!!!1!11111!!!!

    • @koo2159
      @koo2159 5 років тому

      2fast4u

  • @x3falwashere
    @x3falwashere 4 роки тому +21

    4:25 that guy has a pokeball on his head just to point out it looks like it

  • @louisvarre2197
    @louisvarre2197 6 років тому +42

    Love this story arc, except for the Imperial Royal Guard shooting down a Tie-Fighter. I think even the most powerful hand-held blaster would not be able to penetrate the armor of a fighter, considering not even every ship-mounted blaster penetrates another ship's defenses.

    • @themissouriranger2829
      @themissouriranger2829 2 роки тому +6

      Well, it is a TIE, and he shot the cockpit glass

    • @Melphas
      @Melphas 2 роки тому +6

      Idk, in Vietnam Huey helicopter pilots had no real protection against AK-47s

    • @sephykira3825
      @sephykira3825 Рік тому +1

      It's a very powerful gun.

    • @gokublack8342
      @gokublack8342 Рік тому +2

      @@sephykira3825 It could've been like Jangos blaster pistol where shots were powerful enough to knock the lightsaber out of a Jedis hands just from the impact of blocking it or how he killed that (Big monster) with like 1 or 2 shots before fighting Mace

    • @TD-ht8dz
      @TD-ht8dz Місяць тому

      It wasn't the armor of the Tie, it was the glass, and the Tie also didn't have shielding, and it was a very powerful blaster

  • @niskanen19
    @niskanen19 4 роки тому +14

    Imagine similar story about Imperial Guards as the Mandalorian series, training, fighting, to becoming one, to rampaging against Rebels and doing assassination contracts...

  • @ransomhades
    @ransomhades 4 роки тому +16

    I would love to see a tv series based on these guys

  • @JBGARINGAN
    @JBGARINGAN 7 років тому +163

    Commit suicide when the emperor died ? Damn, they're like samurai when the shogun or master dies. Well the original inspiration for Lucas to make Star Wars was a Japanese show.

    • @snipingflute4346
      @snipingflute4346 7 років тому +9

      Joe Garingan They act like the Nazis when the Allied forces reached Berlin.

    • @ianberkram8859
      @ianberkram8859 7 років тому +2

      There was a lot of influence for star wars from samurai ironically

    • @geechyguy3441
      @geechyguy3441 6 років тому +10

      It’s a combination of the Japanese and Germans, the royal honor guards are like Japanese while the Emperors officers and generals look like nazis

    • @marvelfangirl3328
      @marvelfangirl3328 6 років тому

      Empire is harsh man!

    • @Mare_Man
      @Mare_Man 6 років тому

      *cough* Dune *cough*

  • @towerknight5012
    @towerknight5012 6 років тому +99

    The entire comment section seems to be people making the constant mistake that the Praetorian Guards from The Last Jedi are the same as the Imperial Royal Guards. There not.
    Finish watching the video and that should have been made more than clear.

  • @Official_MikeyT
    @Official_MikeyT 4 роки тому +20

    Remember fighting that one Shadow Guard in the Force Unleashed. Yeah he was tough in a game that made you feel like an omnipotent god.

  • @StarWarssMania
    @StarWarssMania 3 роки тому +15

    their training and fighting always reminded me of the initation and training of the league of assasins they training to the point where they were the moves combat and skill was considered non human or to the point were ppl thought some of the loa were meta humans or had some other form of superpowers these guards are so badass i would love to see them just crush a bunch of clones and traitours imperials or assasins

  • @phobos7560
    @phobos7560 6 років тому +10

    "in an empire so devoid of colour..." i laughed so much XD

  • @superdogsam6230
    @superdogsam6230 Рік тому +2

    Me after reading Crimson Empire: "Really friggin' powerful!"

  • @Datch99
    @Datch99 7 років тому +277

    Fact Free plz make a Video about The Imperial Shadow Guard or a StormTroopes Perspective of Battle on Endor

    • @InSanic13
      @InSanic13 7 років тому +19

      For the Imperials on the ground, the Battle of Endor was extremely traumatic. The Ewoks were exceptionally strong for their size and used poisoned arrows. Many stormtroopers died in horrifying ways, whether clubbed to death, pelted with large rocks, or killed by the poison. In space, the sudden loss of the Emperor's Battle Meditation threw the Imperial fleet into a panic, allowing the Rebels to defeat them.

    • @Datch99
      @Datch99 7 років тому +11

      i know but i want him to make a video about it, very good explained my friend

    • @darthvader3472
      @darthvader3472 7 років тому +3

      Darth Vader if I am Vader and you are Vader then who's Vader?

    • @InSanic13
      @InSanic13 7 років тому +3

      +Darth Vader The Senate.

    • @darthvader3472
      @darthvader3472 7 років тому +2

      InSanic lol, umm I mean evil lol

  • @placeholdername3818
    @placeholdername3818 4 роки тому +21

    I want to hear more about this single guard joining the rebels.

    • @Biorythym
      @Biorythym 4 роки тому +4

      Kir Kane’s, star of three “Crimson Empire” series by Dark Horse

    • @Biorythym
      @Biorythym 4 роки тому +5

      Kir Kanos...damn spell check

    • @henrysmith4323
      @henrysmith4323 4 роки тому +1

      Biorythym lol

  • @jeremygrant6145
    @jeremygrant6145 3 роки тому +16

    I would argue kir kanos was at least mildly force sensitive. I'm sure he would have qualified for the Jedi service corps.

  • @MrWalker8800
    @MrWalker8800 7 років тому +178

    So... Why didn't Palpatine keep his Guards around at his final moment?!

    • @snipingflute4346
      @snipingflute4346 7 років тому +71

      MrWalker8800 plot?

    • @maxz.c1819
      @maxz.c1819 7 років тому +185

      He actually told them to leave in the movie

    • @Judore10
      @Judore10 7 років тому +3

      MrWalker8800 fuc

    • @NapoleonCalland
      @NapoleonCalland 6 років тому +23

      It was time for their cigarette break, dixit @ViralKiller ;)

    • @knightveg
      @knightveg 6 років тому +7

      Not an expert on Star Wars,
      What I've read that the Stormtroopers from The Clone Wars and with red imperial guards for Emperor which were trained extremely hard
      After the death of the Emperor and Darth Vader
      I take it that the Clones stopped making Stormtroopers and the red guards didn't have the same training any more as there wasn't anyone as powerful in the dark force as the Emperor or Darth Vader

  • @shenahpark1011
    @shenahpark1011 6 років тому +17

    For the comments talking about the lightsaber battle in tlj, the guards in tlj are not Imperial guards. The guards protecting Snoke are called Praetorian guards.

  • @dogfield7261
    @dogfield7261 3 роки тому +41

    I have always found the royal guard interesting, they are the most elite division in the empire by far. I bet if there was 10 or 15 guards they could take down Vader.

    • @antimonyth2563
      @antimonyth2563 2 роки тому +14

      Even after their intense training and natural skills, vader could easily beat up a dozen of them. Vader is unbelievably powerful, dude literally cannot be beaten

    • @regulardude3397
      @regulardude3397 2 роки тому +12

      Not likely. He could just force push them all away and cut them down easily

    • @nenrain
      @nenrain 2 роки тому +2

      Vader would annihilate them lol

    • @DarthCorvus
      @DarthCorvus Рік тому +2

      Vader pulled down a whole ass ship and tore the side of it off with the force in Kenobi….. He’d force crush all of their rib cages at once before he’d lose.

    • @IronSK
      @IronSK Рік тому

      Royal Guards would not be enough to take down Vader but the Black/Elite Royal Guards are force sensitives if i remember correctly, those could do it.
      (I don't mean the inquisitors, there was an Elite variant of IRGs that wore black armor and even had lightsaber staffs altough they might be non-canon).

  • @rifftide
    @rifftide 4 роки тому +29

    “Actually, a huge portion of them commited suicide when they heard that the Emperor has died”
    The Rise of Skywalker : *Laughs in palpatine*

    • @almaflores711
      @almaflores711 4 роки тому +2

      Devara Alandra If only they waited a few more decades.....

    • @Platinum-rm4ce
      @Platinum-rm4ce 4 роки тому

      The Few that still survived till ROS: PALPATINE LIVES!!!! (STOMP)(STOMP)

    • @Ignisan_66
      @Ignisan_66 3 роки тому +1

      rise of skywalker is a fanfic bullshit.

  • @obi-wankenobi8406
    @obi-wankenobi8406 7 років тому +255

    They are a joke to me.

  • @mattomite9097
    @mattomite9097 5 років тому +7

    I really appreciate all the work you have put into this. Your videos, including all the clips and artwork, is excellent. Thank you!

  • @almaflores711
    @almaflores711 4 роки тому +7

    Palpatine after Return of the Jedi: Hey Guards I’m Ali- oops, forgot to tell them I cloned myself and about my ressuraction plan

  • @Limpshot_McGee
    @Limpshot_McGee Рік тому +3

    Seems like they throw away a lot of qualified soldiers. Why not just send the failures back to the ranks of normal soldiers?

  • @darkjul8
    @darkjul8 4 роки тому +49

    "The best armor the Empire had to offer, better than that of Stormtroopers."
    Not really hard to have better armor than stormtroopers.. You die after 1 hit..

    • @Омойкороль-л3ф
      @Омойкороль-л3ф 4 роки тому +3

      No

    • @fayezkhalil2044
      @fayezkhalil2044 4 роки тому +19

      They don't die, they just get knocked out, get bathed in bacta, recover from their (possible) wounds and they're good to go.

    • @twojacksandanace3847
      @twojacksandanace3847 4 роки тому +8

      From what i remember the Clone armor was geared more towards protecting against damage in critical areas while storm trooper armor was kind of offered the same protecting all around but less so than clone armor so the trooper had a better chance of surviving a hit but was knocked out or immobilized. Basically clone was take a hit and keep fighting while storm was if you get hit you have an above average chance of living to fight another day.

    • @juliomiguelrocha4318
      @juliomiguelrocha4318 4 роки тому +1

      Plastic armor

    • @Rodshark75
      @Rodshark75 3 роки тому +1

      @@juliomiguelrocha4318 Yeah, it was designed to protect them from light blaster fire, debris, and improvised weapons from an oppressed populous. The emperor didn't care about them being a durable military force and didn't think them worth the expense of good armor.

  • @lorenzogarza4467
    @lorenzogarza4467 4 роки тому +17

    I just want a movie or show that has a royal guard in action I’ll settle for fan made animation

  • @benle8460
    @benle8460 7 років тому +9

    What if Padmé was made of sand and Palpitine was deceiving Anakin this whole time?

  • @SammEater
    @SammEater 5 місяців тому +1

    Imperial Guards and Knights of Ren having all their badass moments off screen, name a better duo.

  • @actualteddybear891
    @actualteddybear891 3 роки тому +5

    I wonder how intense the fear would be for a rebel force to learn there was a Shadow Guard in the area they were operating in. How unlucky you'd feel.

  • @ibrahimmekonnen8259
    @ibrahimmekonnen8259 7 років тому +124

    Can you do a video about the Coruscant police? ( including the Underworld police)

    • @InSanic13
      @InSanic13 7 років тому +2

      starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Coruscant_Security_Force/Legends

    • @KitchenSinkSoup
      @KitchenSinkSoup 7 років тому

      starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Coruscant_Security_Force

  • @MasterKaster48
    @MasterKaster48 3 роки тому +1

    This is the best video the empire has to offer

  • @etherealmako
    @etherealmako 7 років тому +106

    Screw these "inquisitors" screw "storm commandos", screw "republic commandos", royal guards are more epic.

    • @etherealmako
      @etherealmako 6 років тому +1

      Plus I like my Red Crayolas.

    • @y_fox-926
      @y_fox-926 6 років тому

      The empire vs 501st?

    • @subversionz6874
      @subversionz6874 5 років тому +3

      @@y_fox-926 The 501st is part of the empire, lmao.

    • @morax1030
      @morax1030 5 років тому +8

      NOT THE REPUBLIC COMMANDOS 😢

    • @HuyGia-wp5tx
      @HuyGia-wp5tx 5 років тому

      Those “Inquisitors” are just Tech-soldier, they not that good at defending their own skin.

  • @samsungminlee
    @samsungminlee 7 років тому +88

    4:55 Pokéball

    • @d.n.3652
      @d.n.3652 7 років тому +4

      Sam Lee but what kind of ball?

    • @jetqu7812
      @jetqu7812 7 років тому +3

      Shiny Kingdra force balls

    • @Mizukageize
      @Mizukageize 7 років тому

      I burst in laughter

  • @GoEvenHarder
    @GoEvenHarder 4 роки тому +3

    Imperial Guards: We are the best of the best.
    Red Guards: We are just like them, but cheaper.

  • @antwan1357
    @antwan1357 5 років тому +13

    I really feel that the imperial guards had the force. That is the way I always want to see them just like in the force unleashed.

    • @theenderdestruction2362
      @theenderdestruction2362 Рік тому +2

      There are some who did actually have the force and were chosen for a different group

  • @mrkiky
    @mrkiky 5 років тому +4

    But the most impressive part of their training is that they were taught to actually HIT the target with their blasters. Regular stormtroopers didn't have access to training for this hyper-advanced technique.

  • @ShidenByakko
    @ShidenByakko 4 роки тому +2

    Absolutely **LOVE** The Imperial Royal Guards. Didn't think too much of them during The Original Trilogy (I was too young, I guess), but discovered The Crimson Empire in the 90's. That and the fact that only the best and most powerful become Shadow Guard & Sovereign Protectors is just too cool to ignore. You should do a Shadow Guard vid. Keep up the great content!

  • @petergbrooks
    @petergbrooks 4 роки тому +9

    "This style turned their body into a weapon"

  • @mtm7564
    @mtm7564 7 років тому +9

    I had a feeling they killed themselves when they heard Palpatine died.

    • @repinswatson6452
      @repinswatson6452 7 років тому

      in the 9th assassin they gave up their lives to be killed when he was almost killed

  • @scuffedspartan5144
    @scuffedspartan5144 4 роки тому +6

    These guys are so fing badass, we need them in Star Wars Battlefront 2!

  • @thehomie5658
    @thehomie5658 7 років тому +138

    Today is a sad day.....I lost my lil' bro to a fidget spinner

  • @tacoblude8208
    @tacoblude8208 3 роки тому +9

    Random thought: if these guys can fight armies of stormtroopers solo, and Darth Vader can easily beat them, and Luke beat Darth Vader easily in rotj, really shows how strong luke was.

    • @shahaffiq5860
      @shahaffiq5860 2 роки тому +1

      I think it's because Vader at that point just wanted to surrender.

  • @eugeniocontreras2428
    @eugeniocontreras2428 5 років тому +1

    Bro omfg this is so cool so Imperial royal guards are literally the pinnacle of ELITE SOLDIERS

  • @Vearow
    @Vearow 6 років тому +17

    Great a 1 minute ad by Rhett & Link that I can't skip...

    • @TheLoreMasterYT
      @TheLoreMasterYT  6 років тому +2

      +Vearow I posted a time stamp that you can skip the ad with.

    • @Vearow
      @Vearow 6 років тому +2

      No, it was a normal youtube ad, not yours. Loved the video btw

    • @TheLoreMasterYT
      @TheLoreMasterYT  6 років тому +1

      Oh, thanks haha

  • @Genatils
    @Genatils Рік тому +6

    Season 3 of Mandalorian really made these guys have some spotlight. Awesome work from Disney lately!

  • @prettyboy1970
    @prettyboy1970 6 місяців тому +2

    They were quite visible in Return of the Jedi. There was lore and stories and comic books about these badass red guards. So much mystery and hype surrounded them for years. Then in Revenge of the Sith, Yoda dispatches 2 of them with a flick of his wrist. 1:41 And that was that. So much for the badass crimson draped guards. Havent heard much about them since.

    • @st-6837
      @st-6837 5 місяців тому

      I thought those guys are still not Royal guards just Senate guard with different uniform

  • @slatt33
    @slatt33 5 років тому +21

    ''ROYAL GUARDS ARE SOOO COOL!!''