Elite Praetorian Guards

The Elite Praetorian Guards are a group of unnamed humanoids garbed in red armor and robes who serve Supreme Leader Snoke in much the same way that the Emperor's Royal Guards once served Palpatine.

They were created for, and appear in, Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi.

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 * They are named after the Praetorian Guards from Ancient Rome, and serve a similar function of protecting the designated leader.
 * As already noted, they are based off of Palpatine's Royal Guards, but designed to look more "combat ready", so instead of wearing ceremonial flowing red robes with armor beneath it, the Praetorian Guards are more visibly armored. Said armor design was inspired by Samurai Armor (coincidentally, Samurai armor also inspired Darth Vader's armor design, and Luke Skywalker's actor Mark Hamill likened the movie the guards appear in to the film The Last Samurai.)