OK! I don't know if this is explained later, or if it is explained in the EU, but...
I was watching episode I again, and I have been contemplating Palpatines guards. They wear blue robes, blue helmets, and carry long staves. Now, I started thinking.....
Give them some red robes, some red helmets, a "saber lance"(?), and some force powers, and you have the elite, royal guard guys from the origional trilogy. Hmmmmm..... Any thoughts on the subject? Am I on the right track? Should I just stop while I am ahead and think that I am smart?
later all.
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