Star Wars: 10 Things You Didn't Know About The Supremacy
3. The Supremacy Is Home To The Elite Praetorian Guards
Even though Supreme Leader Snoke resided deep inside the heavily armed fortress that is the Supremacy, he kept a legion of bodyguards always close to him.
The Elite Praetorian Guard consisted of eight highly trained human warriors that served Snoke, much like the Imperial Royal Guards who protected Emperor Palpatine during the reign of the Galactic Empire. Clad in bold red armour and robes, the Elite Praetorian Guards intentionally struck a visual resemblance to their predecessors, but otherwise seemed to be even more skilled in defensive skill.
They were well trained in several forms of martial arts and were also armed with various high-tech melee weapons that were powerful enough to go into combat against lightsabers, as seen when they duel both Kylo Ren and Rey during Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
After witnessing the murder of their master Supreme Leader Snoke at the hands of Kylo Ren, the Elite Praetorian Guards battle Kylo and Rey but are all slain in the duel. Once Ren claims the mantle of Supreme Leader of the First Order for himself, he decides to surround himself with former collaborators, the Knights of Ren, instead of following in the footsteps of both Snoke and Palpatine with their guards.