The Red Guard constituted the personal bodyguards of the Supreme Chancellor, following the senate approving such a measure despite Palpatine's feigned protestations. While outward resistant to the proposal, introduced on the senate floor by puppets of the Chancellor, events were engineered which allowed Palpatine to reluctantly accept the measure. During Palpatine's administration, schemes were hatched to provide the Chancellor with a private guard. It was not customary for any member of the senate to be under direct guard unless there was the suspicion of immediate danger to their person, including the Supreme Chancellor. Charged with maintaining public order and the protection of the senators and their staff they became an increasingly common sight as the Clone Wars dragged on. The Senate of the Republic had long maintained a force of armed guards, the presence of one's personal security detail in the senate house was regarded as coercive and their role was as much ceremonial as martial. 6 Player Characters in the Imperial Guard.
