Imperial Royal Guards (FT)

The Imperial Royal Guards (王宮衛兵) are the elite security and military force under the direct command of the Imperial Monarch, the absolute ruler of the New Greater Empire. The Royal Guards are responsible for the protection of the Imperial Monarch, the Imperial Household, and their properties and holdings. In addition, elements of the Royal Guard can be ordered into battle by the Imperial Monarch to assist the Imperial Military in its duties. It is also rumoured that the Royal Guard is prepared and capable of assaulting the Imperial Capital District and enacting a change in government should the sitting government step out of line.

Imperial Royal Guards are recruited from the upper strata of the Imperial Military, and are an elite, highly-trained, and well-equipped force. There are three main branches within the Imperial Royal Guards, the Imperial Bodyguard (also known as the Imperial Procession), the Imperial Royal Security Command, and the Imperial Royal Shock Troops.

The Imperial Bodyguard is an elite force of 777 extremely highly-skilled warriors dedicated to the personal defence of the Imperial Monarch and the Imperial Household. The Royal Security Command comprises of eight divisions of troops deployed for the defence of the Central Imperial Palace and other Imperial Household properties, as well as to provide additional security and transportation for the Imperial Monarch and the Imperial Household during their travels across the galaxy. Finally, the Imperial Royal Shock Troops are a single elite division of special forces infantry under the direct command of the Imperial Monarch, capable of carrying out black operations throughout the Empire and beyond in the name of the Imperial Monarch.

Imperial Bodyguard
also known as the Imperial Procession

Imperial Royal Shock Troops
The Imperial Royal Shock Troops are an elite division of special forces infantry that are part of the Imperial Royal Guard, personally loyal to the Imperial Monarch and beyond the command of the Imperial Government and military. Comprised of six battalions, the Royal Shock Troops typically patrol the Imperial Palace Island on Eienkyo but are more commonly seen augmenting the Imperial Royal Guard in protecting the Imperial Monarch and other Imperial dignitaries.

Unlike the Royal Guards, which are a protective and ceremonial force, the Shock Troops are entirely a special operations assault force capable of offensive military operations. They can be dispatched on assignments by order of the Imperial Monarch, and it is not unheard of for the Imperial government or military to formally request Royal Shock Troops support for particularly sensitive operations.

The Royal Shock Troopers are equipped with the full-body powered-fibre bodysuit and armour reinforced with Cordonium alloy, which is lightweight and somewhat resistant to energy weapons. A helmet may also be worn with the armour, providing full environment protection as well as tactical heads-up displays and section communications. Shock Troopers are trained in various types of weapons ranging from melee weapons to sniper rifles.