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One of my problem with the Fandom's approach to the Coruscant Guard and its conversations about them, that one half of the fandom thinks they are just some tormented customer service guys, and the other half is thinking that they are the space equivalent of the USAmerican police.
Lately I'm thinking about a lot how to put the Coruscant Guard into the Republic Commando universe, because neither of the forementioned options fits into the vibe. I consider a third option: They are the loyal secret police of Sheev Palpatine.
I once made a tumblr post about this topic, it wan't really popular. But I liked it so I want to preserve it because this is the basis of every Coruscant Guard headcanon i make lately.
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In the old canon, while the Coruscant Guard was a subdivision under the GAR, and stationed Coruscant, they worked separately from the Special Operations Brigade. Coruscant Guard is a part of the Homeworld Security and actively aided the Coruscant Security Force (CSF) which is THE CORUSCANT POLICE.
When the CSF requested aid, the Coruscant Guard acted for them as a RAPID FORCE: The Guard came and get the shit done (hence why they are called shocktroopers). The Coruscant Guard could also use the resources from the CSF if they needed to complete their mission.
Also there is an also little to known fact from the old encyclopedias that while the Coruscant Guard were Fett Clones, and were bred on Kamino, THEY WEREN'T RAISED ON KAMINO. Along with the 501st, they were transferred to Coruscant for training(please don't ask me about the logistical issues about this). -> this I can see as the complete ensurement of full, complete loyalty to Darth Sidius (in the Guard case) and Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader (501st case). AND NO INHIBITOR CHIPS!!!!!!!
Lately I'm thinking about a lot how to put the Coruscant Guard into the Republic Commando universe, because neither of the forementioned options fits into the vibe. I consider a third option: They are the loyal secret police of Sheev Palpatine.
I once made a tumblr post about this topic, it wan't really popular. But I liked it so I want to preserve it because this is the basis of every Coruscant Guard headcanon i make lately.
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In the old canon, while the Coruscant Guard was a subdivision under the GAR, and stationed Coruscant, they worked separately from the Special Operations Brigade. Coruscant Guard is a part of the Homeworld Security and actively aided the Coruscant Security Force (CSF) which is THE CORUSCANT POLICE.
When the CSF requested aid, the Coruscant Guard acted for them as a RAPID FORCE: The Guard came and get the shit done (hence why they are called shocktroopers). The Coruscant Guard could also use the resources from the CSF if they needed to complete their mission.
WHY CLONE TROOPERS WORKING WITH THE POLICE IS A PROBLEM?
- Because the line between being a military force and police or military police starting to get blurried. It is not explicitly stated that the Coruscant Guard was a military police. But also it is not stated they weren't. It's a murky territory.
- Sheev Palpatine is a Supreme Chancellor who - due to Emergency Powers he keeps the whole Republic under during the war - has unlimited commanding over laws and how to ulitize clone toopers.
- Sheev Palpatine can't use the CSF as his personal army. But he has THE MILITARY. He can do with clone troopers whatever he wants. He just has to give them policeforce tasks!
Some danger happening WITHIN the border and Palpatine is being justified to make more laws and laws to solidify his own authoritan rule DEMOCATRICALLY. He creates fear, he creates enemies so he can offer the solution to those enemies as well.
- He can rewrite the laws.
- He can enforce the laws.
- The Coruscant Guard can arrest anyone the Supreme Chancellor claims they are enemy/CIS Agent/Terrorists, etc. and put into jail. And who and what is a terrorist and CIS agent? Whatever the Chancellor wants it to be. This is how you make your enemies disappear WITHIN the borders.
This gives PLENTY of opportunity for corruption, and please, please, please, always, ALWAYS assume that while Palpatine was in power, he placed his own lackey in EVERY. POSSIBLE. PLACE. that can serve him. The senate. The natborn police. The military. Education. The media. ESPECIALLY JOURNALISM.
Coruscant Guard known duties:
-- Guarding the governmental buildings and other important infrastructural places
-- They are patrolling the streets
-- They guard and maintain the detention center. They are the prison guards too.
-- They can chase down criminals and arrest people and put them into the said prison ---> just for comparison, unless there is martial law, soldiers are not responsible for enforcing civilian laws
-- Diplomatic service, they are bodyguards to senators/Jedi ---> when they escort senators or Jedi master into diplomatic missions either within planet or off-planet. -> This is now peacekeeping, which is military duty.
-- Diplomatic service, they are bodyguards to senators/Jedi ---> when they escort senators or Jedi master into diplomatic missions either within planet or off-planet. -> This is now peacekeeping, which is military duty.
This gives PLENTY of opportunity for corruption, and please, please, please, always, ALWAYS assume that while Palpatine was in power, he placed his own lackey in EVERY. POSSIBLE. PLACE. that can serve him. The senate. The natborn police. The military. Education. The media. ESPECIALLY JOURNALISM.
Also there is an also little to known fact from the old encyclopedias that while the Coruscant Guard were Fett Clones, and were bred on Kamino, THEY WEREN'T RAISED ON KAMINO. Along with the 501st, they were transferred to Coruscant for training
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Date: 2026-04-03 10:59 pm (UTC)From: