Senate commandos first appeared in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars film.
You can help Wookieepedia by expanding it. This article is a stub about the Galactic Republic. By the end of the war, the Senate Guard was phased out and replaced by the Imperial Royal Guard of Emperor Palpatine. ĭuring the Clone Wars, Captain Faro Argyus, an officer of the Senate Commandos, betrayed the Republic by assisting the Separatists with the rescue of Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray.
They were also distinguished from the rest of the Guard by their armor, which was made to be more flexible and battle ready than the ornamental uniforms of their rank-and-file counterparts.
A highly regarded force consisting of the best and bravest members of the Guard, the commandos carried out secret missions on behalf of the government.
The Senate Commandos was an elite military and law enforcement division of the Galactic Republic's Senate Guard, tasked with protecting the Galactic Senate and the Supreme Chancellor along with other high-value individuals. ' Senate Commandos? How does a money-grubbing worm like Gunray rate all this security?' ― Ahsoka Tano
