Why Palpatine Wanted Royal Guards Despite Not Needing Them (TooPowerful) - Star Wars Explained

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@Unknown.Stranger 19 дней назад

Basically, appear weak when you are strong.

@josephvisnovsky1462 14 дней назад

All warfare is based on deception.

@lander77477 14 дней назад

right, like superman needing to disguise himself as clark kent

@Unknown.Stranger 13 дней назад

@@lander77477 now I haven't actually watched superman movies, but I know who he is, and I think that he needed to disguise himself both to earn a living (sadly superheroes make no money) but also to protect those he cared about. Like Bruce Wayne in Batman. Platine surely didn't give a damn about anyone except himself

@TikeWates 7 дней назад

Nailed it!!!

@Unknown.Stranger 7 дней назад

@@TikeWates thanks pal! 😎

@klaykid117 19 дней назад

It actually does make a lot of sense for him to have guards even if he doesn't need them to directly fight for him they're good as very trusted shuttle pilots, They can check for bombs and places he's going to go, Make sure data security of his transmissions is on point and also they're good for dealing with any of "The little people" who get in his way. After all, Palpatine is incredibly powerful, but he's also a pretty busy guy. He's not going to go out and fight every would-be assassin. He's got employees for that

@BIGJATPSU 19 дней назад

In layman terms, handle my light work. 😅😅

@karlkrump6634 18 дней назад

Makes sense, that is essentially what virtually any 'secret service' does when not having to surround a leader when he is making a speech.

@jarjarbelliii5054 8 дней назад

Indeed bro. You got a point.

@seantaylor424 19 дней назад

Why did The Emperor have guards when he didn't need them? Because there's no such thing as, "I don't need a band of fiercely loyal fighters who can defeat blasters and Jedi without touching The Force," no matter who you are.

@jarjarbelliii5054 8 дней назад

You got it! 😎

@Shadow.24772 8 дней назад

+ nobody is omnipotent. many sith lords died to "lucky" assassinations. why not reduce the luck factor by having elite warrior guards at ones side?

@seantaylor424 8 дней назад

@@Shadow.24772Absolutely! Sidious wanted UN-LIM-IT-ED power, not "Almost All of the Power but with One or Two Blind-Sides."

@Terra_Lopez 3 дня назад

Yes, well said! It's always good to have backups for your backups.

@jeffreyherndon5259 19 дней назад

In a sense the Royal Guards were Secret Service agents, like what exists in real life.

@jarjarbelliii5054 8 дней назад

Something like that yes.

@mikeydthatsme8488 19 дней назад

It just looks bad ass having gaurds

@Dilomight 8 дней назад

Exactly. People undermine the value of decorations. Be it a church to a dictators home, appearance is important

@evanperkins294 19 дней назад

Mostly he would have the guards to continue the mask of an old man, and not a sith. If the public found out he was a sith. The public would think that he is part of the Jedi Order to take control. Which would cause problems for him.

@abrahammendiola4446 19 дней назад

What I believe to as well if they knew that he wheeled the force you would for sure have multiple systems defecting Like he said in the movie Star wars EP 3 if the Jedi manages to stay alive after Anakin betrayed Mace windu it would be civil war without end if they don't kill the Jedi at the Temple.

@frankdees507 19 дней назад

Actually, if the galaxy as well as the senate knew he was a Sith, suddenly the eliminating of the jedi and turning of the republic to the empire would’ve been clear for everyone to see. The rebellion would’ve grown much faster than it did.

@marshalllatta2073 19 дней назад

I love the royal guards they are some of my favorite variants in all of star wars

@rickoshay5525 11 дней назад

Shame that Disney threw away the awesome Shadow Guards from The Force Unleashed.

@NativeTXn1AIArt 19 дней назад

I wondered why Palpatine had his and Kylo had his guards, even Snoke had his own guards, but Vader isn’t seen with guards.

@jonathancampbell5231 18 дней назад

Vader has guards on Mustafar, as we see in Rogue One. He's otherwise usually on military missions, so he's typically surrounded by at least one legion of Stormtroopers.

@Omniseed 16 дней назад

@@jonathancampbell5231 And aren't his Stormtroopers just about the best of them, specifically because they have extremely high morale due to Vader's leadership and an excellent training regimen, likewise due to Vader's priorities as a commander?

@matt_9112 14 дней назад

@@Omniseedindeed, they ain't calling the 501st Vader's fist for nothing.

@Dilomight 8 дней назад

@@Omniseedthey’re the ones that survived his interviews

@LordTalax 5 дней назад

@@Omniseed Stormtroopers are crap. See the movies and everything else.

@mwg500 18 дней назад

Many Imperial officers (those that are less than a hundred percent loyal) would immediately try to point a Death Star level weapon (if they have it) at wherever they think Palpatine is if they know the truth about him. Same thing for many underworld/criminal elements (especially the Hutts). If they are aware of how dangerous Palpatine actually is, it becomes a "nuke first care about the consequences later" situation. Palpatine doesn't want to deal with that level of hassle if he can avoid it.

@krispalermo8133 15 дней назад

Yeah, Vader really did have plot armor. Novel of " Shadows of the Empire," it mentions how Vader ran his officers, and how he had to dodge or take cover from nukes.

@aster4jaden 19 дней назад

He's a Sith Lord, he has to have badass bodyguards like Tenebrae did. He also had extremely loyal (barring a few) and skilled Bodyguards that could take care of those too far below him and well as take care of matters such as piloting shuttles, they also kept up his illusion of being a feeble old man.

@imperialguard28 19 дней назад

Better safe than sorry.

@SyfoMan 19 дней назад

that's what a temple guard would say to keep his job

@PumpdaBrakes-ub8kp 12 дней назад

sorrow would bring pain and you know what that leads to. lol

@Dilomight 8 дней назад

No one is taking your job away, just admit you guys are useless. Palpatine can’t hear you typing

@jarjarbelliii5054 8 дней назад

@@DilomightExcept they aren’t useless.

@Dilomight 8 дней назад

@@jarjarbelliii5054 right, and JarJar Binks was also important

@vitorpereira9515 19 дней назад

The Imperial Royal Guard are deadly and Kir Kanos is a great example of how skilled they are. Furthemore i play Star Wars the force unleashed and the Emperor's Shadow Guard are tough enemies to beat. They are stronger than the weak Inquisitors of Disney. "The Emperor's mute servants. Ruthless Force-wielding warriors. Some say they are Jedi Knights, captured and tortured by the Emperor, their minds so broken they can't even talk. But not even Darth Vader knows who they really are." -Proxy

@Ravenfanatic5 19 дней назад

I remember playing Force Unleashed 1 and 2. Those were the good ole days. Those guards were definitely difficult to deal with

@QuantaSolace 19 дней назад

The Kir Kanos comic was one of my favorites. I remember checking it out from the library every time it was available.

@ukaszdomin7469 17 дней назад

I think fom cutscenes that Imperial Shadow Guards from ps2 version are more brutal like Batman from Dark Knight when he hit Joker’s head on table. That’s how they attack Starkiller and he doesn’t expected that. I always thought that these with robes version are in official missions and those with armor are for battle missions.

@HyugaBlood881 14 дней назад

Weren't the shadow guards the lowest rank of force user in the empire in legends? Below the inquisiters in rank?

@ukaszdomin7469 13 дней назад

In SWTFU , there is a information that the Shadow Guards are highly brain washed. They didn’t talk, didn’t feel fear. They are much worse than Inquisitors which they didn’t used force lighting stun.

@venkelos6996 19 дней назад

So, back in the 90s, these were basically my favorite "Imperial units". I would still punch Carnor Jax in the face, if i could, but the idea that, in that scene of RotJ, when the Emperor arrives to the Death Star 2, if things had gone wrong, those six Guards could have likely killed every Stormtrooper in the hanger, while guarding Palpatine, and possibly not losing one of their own, was awesome. Sure, they are terrible people; living weapons that mercilessly kill, and serve the Emperor, but I still thought they were great! When I eventually acquired an Emperor Enthroned Black Series fig, I actively spught out two Royal Guards to pose with it, as well as the same setup for the old Star Wars minis game, back in the early 2000s, and my appreciation for the RGs even bled over into Legacy, when I thought that the Imperial Knights were also awesome. I know that they've been "toned down", over the years, but i still remember when they were amazing!

@stahlseuche 7 дней назад

Kir Kanos would approve of you punching Jax in the noggin. 👊😵

@GWOT_traplord_0331 19 дней назад

HBO, not Disney, should do a Red guard series where every episode is them silently executing mission after mission

@fsdf4311c 19 дней назад

How this is possible?

@clovisursa497 4 дня назад

@@fsdf4311c it wouldn't be. He's just pussyhurt that Disney bought the IP after years of Star Wars fans bullying George Lucas

@darkwulf23 19 дней назад

Half of security is making sure you don’t look like a soft target. If someone thinks it’s too dangerous to try to attack, they won’t try.

@jai-kk5uu 9 дней назад

Pentagon will like a word about college kids

@ImThePerson0 4 дня назад

5:56 Seeing that Kebobi clip, it's interesting that Vader had Royal Guards as well

@lordofpain3476 19 дней назад

Of course he the Royal Guard close by , a Superior Being such as Emperor Palpatine shouldn't have to get his hands dirty with such mundane tasks as murder ( unless he wants to have a little fun. )

@sonictemple2925 18 дней назад

It appears to others he is a weak old man when it is the opposite. If his enemies underestimate him they have already lost. I’d love to see more royal guards in action on screen. I think it’s one of the things in Star Wars we haven’t seen enough of.

@Mechadondada 7 дней назад

It’s similar to the Final Boss in a martial arts movie. Let his minions fight first while he drinks tea and strokes his beard.

@Michael-yg9xl 19 дней назад

Palpatine had to wait himself for the sun guards to be out of his site before he could kill him

@ajmainfahim8569 18 дней назад

I wonder where they were when Vader yeeted him 😂

@legendaryrobb5903 18 дней назад

Palpatine asked of them to go while he was present with Vader and Luke

@AiDecc 19 дней назад

Very interesting and informative, thank you :)

@strikerfrost7222 19 дней назад

What was the public explanation for Vader?

@CNick75 16 дней назад

A sole Jedi that stayed loyal and fought off the traitorous Jedi to save the Chancellor

@KaiserShield 19 дней назад

Biggest jobbers in the franchise. Lmao.

@deemen7132 18 дней назад

Like some 90s WWF jobbers lol

@BAF-ch4ts 9 дней назад

Like AWA wrestling in the 80s.

@Eric6761 8 дней назад

Stormtroopers

@jarjarbelliii5054 8 дней назад

Uh no? Don’t use words you don’t know the meaning of.

@chrishogg1406 9 дней назад

Way cool. Thanks for sharing

@sbatou87 7 дней назад

"My royal meat sh- I mean, royal guards! Yes, my royal guards!" -Palpatine, probably.

@jamesfinendale4898 19 дней назад

I was hoping tales of the empire would had a episode about this

@joshemperor 19 дней назад

Good vid. Love the royal guards

@jahaerystargaryen4527 18 дней назад

I absolutely love Palpatine, like sorry, he is absolute GOD of intelligence and cunning

@joshmaggard6 16 дней назад

Looks drippy having an entourage.

@Idkidkidk716 15 дней назад

Yes these royal guards are insanely talented and skilled they are essentially one man army’s the training that they go through is very with like only the best of the best make it out of training alive I remember seeing a story where only 2 royal guards survive in the training camp and they have to fight each other to the death the winner becomes a royal guard.

@barry-tt8ft 19 дней назад

Thank you for revealing an answer about the Royal Guards.

@doctorwyvern9992 19 дней назад

I did used to wonder about these guards for a while. The movies never showed what they were capable of, so it always seemed like they were just flashy looking pawns meant to throw their lives away if they needed to and nothing more.

@stahlseuche 7 дней назад

I highly recommend checking out the Crimson Empire comics by Dark Horse if you're interested in seeing what a guard is capable of

@salsaspartan7 16 дней назад

Top Notch Content right here man. 👌

@JulienReszka 18 дней назад

He was hiding his power level

@universal3024 18 дней назад

Lifelong question, answered. Thanks.

@jeffwolcott7815 17 дней назад

I never wondered, but I'm glad to know now.

@varidian694 5 дней назад

Well as the emperor of the known galaxy it makes sense to have a royal guard, can't have the emperor just roaming around alone in his crocks and hoodie

@laxstrat 7 дней назад

That'd be nice. Being a Royal Guard and Palpatine says to you, "Fight me"!

@baldrian22 18 дней назад

if i remember correctly even the sith emperor visiet had his own personal guard and he was considerd to basicly be imortal having lived for a thousand years or something like that at the time (check out the book where revan is trying to find out about a dream he keeps having about events from his past and his premenison about there beeing something in the unkown region that is posing a massive risk that he and malek learnt about during or just afther the mandelorien war)

@FlukasMcDoogle 10 дней назад

There was only one Bothans that died... Manny Bothans!!! May he rest in peace. :)

@ianjohnson7761 19 дней назад

I actually pretty much knew all of this b4 watching this video, some of that knowledge actually came from at least 1 other different and previous video. This video was entertaining, however. T'umbs up!

@wintermute7378 12 дней назад

"...For the clout lord Vader"

@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t 18 дней назад

Highly visible guards attract attention away from other, less obtrusive protections.

@sosaix3545 18 дней назад

Little-known facts; all Royal Guards are actually clones of Chuck Norris.

@jarjarbelliii5054 8 дней назад

Emperor Palpatine having royal guards makes complete sense and makes him even more hard to kill.

@Khalith 19 дней назад

A proper Lord always needs a retinue.

@sportsfisher9677 8 дней назад

They protected him as he slept

@clovisursa497 4 дня назад

Trained to literally take on one of the strongest Force users of all time. Didn't even step in to defend Palpy during Return of the Jedi and were defeated by Rey and Kylo in seconds.

@isaiahbanks110 3 дня назад

However there are rare occurrences where Sidious did roast individuals with force lightning like that time where he was almost assassinated by poison or that time him and vader had to handle another mission

@jaredquinney204 19 дней назад

What an interesting video

@joffreybaratheon4904 19 дней назад

Wait, if there was a stigma attached to force users.. how is Lord Vader feared by the common people if they saw him using the force?

@GamingBot90 14 дней назад

Yoda who just force pushes them at the wall

@Beneko11-2 17 дней назад

A splash of red contrasted better with all the white and black uniforms

@jamesricker3997 8 дней назад

Because Palpatine didn't want to be bothered with little things. Besides, he found them amusing

@user-zy5og6kj2g 8 дней назад

I always looked at the guards as a power move. He had them cause he could.

@hapan2445 9 дней назад

Its funny to hear how strong the royal guards are and remember the scene where Yoda casually killed 2 of them with the most effortless hand movement 😂

@persuasivebarrier2419 19 дней назад

he was born into wealth, he desired servants of all talents.

@bobbyprine3691 19 дней назад

I kind wondered if they were there to protect Vader & Sidious or or just Sidious from everyone including Vader but one thing I got from the sequels was an answer to this because when Kylo Ren killed Snoke his guards attacked Kylo & Rey and the 2 killed all the guards but they had a hard time surviving.

@tengkualiff 2 дня назад

Actual Custodes

@Demonoicgamer666 19 дней назад

You’d be a fool to consider a Sith Lord trustworthy. I think it’s too big of a pill to swallow I mean we saw how Anakin reacted after believing palpatine wasn’t merely an old man.

@kingshadow8782 19 дней назад

Good afternoon!

@brodyoesterlein6812 18 дней назад

This is a hunch but I feel like palpatine also had the guards simply due to the fact that if someone were to attack him and not be able to defeat the guards (even though it’s no small task) they wouldn’t be worth his time or be below him as sith often look down upon the weaker beings

@iNsOmNiAcAnDrEw 12 дней назад

Before you tell us, my interpretation is they reminded him of the hand maidens that Padme had and he wanted something like that for himself.

@jarjarbelliii5054 8 дней назад

🤪

@wpeniche 2 часа назад

And here I thought he just used them to carry his stuff

@EmperorCaligula_EC 17 дней назад

So much power, and yet still slave to fear that people know what he is.

@mikeynth7919 8 дней назад

Because it makes you look cool.

@spadesofpaintstudios1719 19 дней назад

So it’s not like he couldn’t defend himself but would rather not as to keep his control

@rickoshay5525 11 дней назад

I REALLY wish the Shadow Guard and the Blue guards and the Red Guards got to be in the movies and shows. (The Shadow Guards from The Force Unleashed).

@redjirachi1 17 дней назад

Look Palpatine's powerful but even he needs someone the guard the door when he's using the bathroom or making coffee so he doesn't fall asleep.

@Saudademaru 19 дней назад

I was wondering that. I've also been wondering what happened to the royal guards after the episode 6 movie. I know Palpatine dismissed them when Luke was there but where did they go when the second Death Star blew up?

@jonnovember2136 18 дней назад

Sidious didn't wanted to any one of them to become #TDBank💳 card holder... 🌎💘💰

@brittanyjimenez6989 19 дней назад

I bet you those freedom fighters were feeling so high and mighty when they got close to him thinking it was their chance to finish the empire by cutting off the head of the snake lol but then instantly that turned to fear and regret 😅😅😅 The FOOLS!!

@KhaosDaNinja 19 дней назад

Who would win 4 red guards or yoda?

@mikael557 18 дней назад

Yoda

@Rjbatz22567 10 дней назад

Yoda

@anthonywatson1508 19 дней назад

I forget the reason but what was Palpatine's reason for somehow surviving a "Jedi attack" if he makes himself look like a non force user.

@luismartinez-hc9kc 15 дней назад

I think it goes back to all kung fu movies. Remember the movie, the executioners. Where he had to battle the two swords men in order to take on the master. I think that’s where stems from.

@jasonrutledge5704 19 дней назад

It is wise to have back up even if it's not necessary

@jarjarbelliii5054 8 дней назад

Exactly man.

@DarykKraven-ix2xn 13 дней назад

They were so good, some worked for Ming the merciless 😁

@kosjeyr 19 дней назад

I'm never satisfied which is why I keep on coming back for more 😆

@user-jb2up1yd8y 9 дней назад

As a status symbol. That should be obvious.

@tritan3900 19 дней назад

Cool

@kevinkeenan-2.1 19 дней назад

Interesting

@allendowning470 19 дней назад

Had Plagueis had red royal guards, Palpatine wouldn't have been able to kill him as easily!

@JohnGrove310 17 дней назад

If they were so powerful, yoda took two of them out in one breath.

@LooneyPoliticsTunes 18 дней назад

He wanted to come across as a frail old man who beat the Jedi. So he can hide his power using his guards 💂 and not step in when completely unavoidable

@kingshadow8782 19 дней назад

Hype!

@darth_batman8190 10 дней назад

I have always wondered why Palatine had the Royal Guards. I do think that this is a valid reason. Vader was suppose to kill him at some point. And that Lords of the Sith book is so good!

@jarjarbelliii5054 8 дней назад

Because they protected him and all kind of obedience that comes along with it.

@djashovel 19 дней назад

What's funny is that star wars can make their own versions of space marines from warhammer It has all the Tough and strong material And the genetical resources to do it But no one Has put all together The pieces all exist but no one's Put it to good use Because It would be impossible for any jedi.To truly put one of them down Kind of sucks When your opponent has a wolverine healing factor

@drkinferno72 19 дней назад

Keep up appearances and his amusement

@jarjarbelliii5054 8 дней назад

And to protect him of course. They come handy in combat and assassination attempts.

@kevincalgta 19 дней назад

Stupendous wave do you think that the imperial shadow guards or the imperial sovereign protectors were more powerful than the regular imperial royal guard units?

@peytonashley9388 10 дней назад

and then yoda dispatches TWO of them with a little force headbutt in ROTS lmao

@jarjarbelliii5054 8 дней назад

Yoda is a different kind of power.

@jarjarbelliii5054 8 дней назад

There is always a bigger fish.

@paulgiff6592 11 дней назад

I'd imagine it's more about status than protection

@jarjarbelliii5054 8 дней назад

It’s about both actually.

@Ian-nl9yd 13 дней назад

Also, he does sleep.

@djashovel 19 дней назад

Perhaps you should do a video on what if the yuuzhan vong Invited the galaxy during the clone wars

@cboss2155 9 дней назад

Emperor Grandpatine lol

@Gor85 18 дней назад

This makes perfect sense. They were Palpatine's bodyguards. Protection. Only handful of people knew he was Sith Lord. Like comment said better safe than sorry. May the Force be with you too😊