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A strongly religious group in its infancy, the Sun Guard drew spiritual significance from the sun. In opposition to their Echani forebears, the Thyrsians were male-dominated, with an emphasis on armor and bladed combat. Initially, the Sun Guard served as a special-forces unit of the Thyrsus military, incorporated into its rank structure. Sun Guard armor proved to be an inspiration for many other armor designs in the Galactic Empire: the uniforms of the Imperial Royal Guard the specialized stormtrooper armors designed by Doctor Nashiak Llalik the outfit of Carnor Jax, son of a Sun Guard and the Sun Guard replica armor of the bounty hunter Moxin Tark. The Sun Guards' chief weapon was the pike, a two-handed bladed instrument that could be built in a number of variations for specific tasks. Greatly prizing hand-to-hand combat, the Sun Guard were skilled in personal gladiatorial fighting, urban warfare, and a variety of other techniques they were unmatched by any opponents but the Mandalorians. Though most were not Force-sensitive, the Sun Guard were adept melee fighters, equipped with a variety of weapons built into their recognizable black armor. A new generation of Sun Guards arose during the Yuuzhan Vong War almost fifty years later, defending Thyrsus against the extragalactic Yuuzhan Vong and seeking to restore their group's traditions and reputations. Some of the few surviving Sun Guards went on to join Supreme Chancellor Palpatine's Red Guard, Royal Guard, and for those few Force-sensitive individuals, the Shadow Guard. When Sidious needed the Sun Guard no longer, his apprentice Dooku ordered his own minion Asajj Ventress to eliminate them. The 2nd Regiment of the Sun Guard fought in the Clone Wars, but were crushed by Republic general Solomahal. Many Sun Guards served the Sith Lords directly, led by their Supreme Sun Guardian Thull Wulain, and other Sun Guards were considered for the position of prime clone in the Grand Army of the Republic. Earning fame as a mercenary unit, the Sun Guard became rivals of the Mandalorian warriors, though the group was ultimately subverted into a cult of the Sith under the influence of the Order of the Sith Lords. Formed from the rebellious Thyrsian special forces sometime after 1154 BBY, the Sun Guard fought the Echani of the Echani Command in numerous skirmishes before the Pact of Almera in 899 BBY confirmed Thyrsus's independence. The Sun Guard was a Thyrsian religious group, and one of the most feared mercenary units in the galaxy, centered on the planet Thyrsus in the Thyrsus system. That the armor resembles those of units with such ferocious reputations is no accident…" ― Arhul Hextrophon " armor is derived from a pair of similar designs, the uniforms of the Death Watch of the Mandalore system and the Sun Guards of the Thyrsus system.