Why Darth Vader HATED Palpatine's Royal Guard - Star Wars Explained

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Composer: Whitesand (Martynas Lau)
Year: 2017
Title: Eternity Additional Music Terminus by: Scott Buckley
Released under CC-BY 4.0.

[xMrBlack]

Vader hated them because they wouldn't obey him, they wouldn't obey him because they were loyal to the emperor, because they were loyal to the emperor they wouldn't obey Vader so Vader hated them because they wouldn't obey him because they were loyal to the emperor, their loyalty to the emperor is why they wouldn't obey Vader and he hated them for it etc. You truly have a gift for talking in circles without saying much.

[mikey]

Last time I was this early Plagueis was getting ready for bed

[henrikandreason]

Damn.. And killing a guard would mean that he directly challanged Palpatine with death being the only outcome for either one of them. I can understand that Vader took his time all up until empire when he openly stated his plans for dominion to another person for the first time in the act of trying to recruit Luke.

[aldebaran]

I always wondered why the imperial guard was called "royal" guard. Royal guard = king, Imperial guard = emperor

[Hazard]

The power imbalance between the Emperor and Vader was immense... This really does go to show that the Emperor truly embraced The Rule of One and did everything within his power to keep Vader down...

[leroyjenkins]

I wish Vader had been brave enough to figure out a way to upgrade his suit and cybernetics that would have made him more resistant to force lightning without Palpatine’s help and without the risk of dying. He sorely needed the upgrade. Without it he was doomed to be under Palpatine’s thumb forever. Vader was a shadow of his former self. Yet he was still very powerful. He was powerful enough to survive everything Palpatine threw at him and survive yet not powerful enough to overthrow and replace his master. What a frustrating place to be. A more powerful apprentice would have bold enough to keep on killing the guards and dared Palpatine to do something about it.

[asterjaden]

The different Guards that Palpatine created are some of my favorite Organizations in Star Wars.

[BoltonForTheNorth]

To be fair though, was there anything or anyone Vader didn't hate until Luke?

[johnquach]

I really want Kir Kanos to be canon. Emperor's Royal Guard who was particularly dangerous.

[Onewolf]

I wonder if it would have been possible for Vader to use that hatred of the Royal Guard to grow his connection with the Dark-Side? Even when in his tank, to see them there could have been a chance to use it as a focal point while meditating, effectively getting him closer to his goal, without providing them with anything to report to Palpatine! Just a thought! :)

[kaidorade]

I love the Red Royal Guards! Too bad we never get to see them kick butt in live action

[djrawcut]

i loved it when Yoda tossed them aside with the force haha

[chad]

last time i was this early anakin had all of his limbs

[YunaOnHome]

Makes me wonder why they weren’t there during the Luke Vs the Emperor fight. Surely the biggest test of Vaders loyalty to choose a new apprentice and his family of which was the reason he turned in the first place over that of his Sith master.

[williamrodriguezmswlcsw]

So let me get this straight, The Red Guards We're made to look like they were protecting Lord Vader, but really They were spying for the Emperor And Vader couldn't sway them because they were solely loyal to the Emperor and Vader didn't like them. Because they weren't loyal to Lord Vader, they Only loyal to the Emperor And they were always around, So Vader could never get any time for himself, because he was always surrounded by the guards who weren't really protecting him because they weren't loyal to him, because they were only loyal to the Emperor.
Does that about sum it up!? 🤦

[maccurtis]

Darth Vader: "I hate you"!
Royal Guard: "I know"!
Darth Vader: "I hate what you have in your boot from walking on Tatooine".
Royal Guard takes off his boot and says: "Sand I hate sand it is ruff, curses, and gets everywhere".

[luisaguilera]

Honestly everytime I see the royal gaurds. I wondered if palpatine created them as an inspiration from Darth Revan or possibly some kind of experimental project design phase. Some what similar to creating Snole from Luke's severed hand.

[xBLACKOUTx]

The God-Emperor of Mankind's Adeptus Custodes make these Royal Guards look like children trying to play security guard.

[jim]

Would a master be more annoyed at their apprentice attempting to overthrow them or not trying ever?

[andrewmorse]

I've got a micromachine Royal Guard Tie Interceptor. It looks cool . The blurb on the box says they were used as escorts for the emperor and his shuttles etc.
Interesting to know what if any their abilities were with regard to the force.