Star Wars: 10 Things Everyone Gets Wrong About The Empire
1. We Never Get To See The Royal Guard Fight
Speaking of the sequel trilogy, that collection of Star Wars movies did actually give fans something they'd wanted to see for decades - and we're not just talking about the return of the original trilogy icons.
Episode VIII - The Last Jedi saw Rey and Kylo Ren face off against a recently deceased Supreme Leader Snoke's collection of red-suited guards, and the end results were pretty awesome.
However, those complaining that the Emperor's own group of silent protectors - known as his Royal Guard - never really saw any action or did much, you know, protecting in the Star Wars universe, are actually incorrect.
On the big screen, the closest fans got to the cloaked badasses getting their hands dirty was in an Episode VI - Return of the Jedi deleted scene. But in the new canon and Expanded Universe the guards are shown doing their thing on a number of wonderful occasions - like in the Crimson Empire comics, for example. And Ezra Bridger actually faces off against a few during the Star Wars Rebels animated series, too.
So, while they may not have done all that much in the movies, the warriors known for looking after the Empire's leader were definitely not the slouches you may think they are.