Represents the Senate Guards (plural): The Senate Guard, also referred to as the Blue Guard, the Republic guard, the Defenders of Democracy, and colloquially referred to as "Boys in Blue," was an elite security force of the Galactic Republic. Its duties were to protect the Galactic Senate. The Senate Guard was centered on the galactic capital planet of Coruscant and as it was also responsible for protecting the Senate District, it shared policing jurisdiction with the Coruscant Security Force. Next to the Jedi Order, the Senate Guards were seen as the defenders of democracy and symbols of security Senate Guards were armed with a variety of weapons. While performing guard duty in the the halls of the Senate or escorting dignitaries, they most frequently carried force pikes as well as blaster pistols or fanciful blaster rifles like the Mk II "Paladin" blaster rifle.[11] They also utilized more heavy blaster rifles such as DC-15A blaster carbines and wooden-stocked DC-15A blaster rifles.[3] The Guards were also trained in unarmed combat and operations.[17]