Royal Guard

Royal guards are elite soldiers deployed alongside the Emperor to protect him while in battle. Only two can be present on the map at any time.

Overview
These elite soldiers are dressed in all-red robes and wear a similarly colored helmet with a black horizontal visor. Under their robes they wear a red tunic, similar in kind to those worn by Imperial officers or the Bespin Wing Guard.

Royal guards are equipped with an upgraded T-21 light repeating blaster to quickly dispatch enemies near and far. This weapon is particularly effective against Rebel heroes and best used when they are caught unaware. As special abilities, they posses a smart rocket to destroy vehicles and a homing shot to dispatch enemies who are out of their blaster's range.

The Emperor must be on the battlefield to spawn as a royal guard, in which case the option to do so appears below the standard start option. Once the Emperor is defeated or the max of two royal guards have spawned, the option will disappear until the Emperor is on the field again or one of the two spawned guards have been killed.

In the game mode Heroes vs. Villains, royal guards can only spawn once every round. Once they are defeated the first time, they cannot spawn again for that round.