At the height of its rule, the Galactic Republic was governed by a body of Senators representing the many worlds of the galaxy. Within the cavernous Senate rotunda, hundreds of politicians would fill the viewing platforms that lined the curved walls. The Senate’s power gradually eroded after it voted emergency powers to Supreme Chancellor Palpatine during the Clone Wars, and the body was sharply divided between supporters of the war and those seeking peace. After Palpatine declared himself Emperor, power was increasingly wielded by regional governors.

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A Senate Guard Clone Trooper, guards to Republic senators like Chancellor Palpatine, as they appear in Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

• Bail Organa / Orn Free Taa / Kit Fisto / Brother Lemcke / Clu Lesser / Tactical Droid / Zinn Paulness / Alderaan Guard / Amit Noloff / Chieftain Pieter / Death Watch Soldier #1 / Gume Saam / Muun Judge / Quarren Soldier #1 / Senate Guard / Senate Guard #2 / Senator Philo / TX-20 (20 episodes, 2008-2014).
• Commander Fox, or CC-1010, was the highest leader of the Coruscant Guard.He's worked in several places all over Coruscant including guard duty in the Republic military base, working at the docks, chasing down rogue Jedi, and protecting the Senate Building from bounty hunters.

Shortly before the Battle of Yavin, Palpatine disbanded the Senate.

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Star Wars Costume Spotlight: Evolution of the Senate GuardsToday we’ll take a look at the Senate Guards and how they evolved from the Clone Wars and Revenge of the Sith into Sidious’s Imperial Guards from Return of the Jedi!Remember that as Senate Guards they were assigned to guard Chancellor Palpatine, then they guarded him when he revealed himself as Sidious the Emperor. They were then referred to as Imperial Guards.Now let’s look at the three different versions of the Senate Guards:Here’s the first version of the Senate Guards from the Clone Wars series. These Guards look more like Clone Troopers because of the armor and shape of the helmet:Here’s the second version of the Senate Guard from Revenge of the Sith. The helmet of the costume is differently shaped and supports a kind of mohawk that’s split down the middle. The velvet cloak, clothes, helmet, and shoes are blue (except the mohawk which is black):Here’s the third version of the Senate Guards (now an Imperial Guard) from Return of the Jedi. They morphed into a differently shaped helmet without the mohawk. And the color is a more menacing red instead of blue.