The Praetorians are present when Rey is brought before Snoke by Kylo Ren, and witness Kylo's murder of the Supreme Leader. However, Snoke orders them to stand down, and they willingly do so at his command.
When Kylo Ren rises to face Snoke, the guards raise their weapons, ready to strike in the event that Kylo should attempt to kill their master. The Praetorian guards appear when Kylo Ren is summoned by Supreme Leader Snoke to the throne room, where the First Order's Supreme Leader belittles his apprentice. Another drawback to this armor is that the magnetic field it produces is ultimately painful to the wearer, but the guards are willing to endure this out of loyalty. However, in spite of this, a direct stab or slash from a lightsaber can pierce their armor. Their bracers in particular are the most durable against lightsaber blades, allowing them to hold their own for a time against the combined might of Kylo Ren and Rey. Armor: The armor of the Praetorian guards generates a magnetic field that allows them to remain unharmed by blaster-fire and resist the blades of lightsabers.These weapons are also strong enough to be used against lightsabers, making them even deadlier. This allows them to adjust for any situation. Melee Weapons: All eight Praetorian guards carry various high-tech melee weapons including single-bladed swords, vibro-axes, doubled-bladed polearms that could split into dagger-like weapons, and electro-chain whips.Their skill allowed them to nearly manage to overwhelm the Jedi apprentice Rey and the Dark Jedi Kylo Ren, before being killed by them. Their blows are precise and sweeping, making them particularly deadly, even to the Jedi. Indeed, their fighting style featured a wide assortment of martial arts, including Teräs Käsi, Bakuuni Hand, Ekani, and Nar Kanji "Blind Alley" techniques. Their armor made them completely immune to blasters due to its make, and their bracers could resist and block lightsabers. Melee Combat: All the Praetorian guards are able to fight in melee combat.The Praetorians are comprised of four pairs, with both members of each pair sharing the same helmet and weapon. Each guard has nine plates of armor covering their arms, and their helmets are individualized and uniquely shaped so that they and their superiors can tell them apart.
They also wear robes and helmets made of plastoid. However, the guards' commitment and duty is so strong that they are willing to go through such sacrifices for Snoke's protection.Īll Praetorian guards are garbed in the same armor, which is crimson red. Although each member is mute and ruthless in combat, they are also in a constant state of pain from the armor they wear. So we wouldn’t do this if the estate had objected or didn’t feel comfortable with this idea.Little is known of the Praetorians' personalities, other than that they have unwavering loyalty to Snoke, as they tried to avenge him after he was killed by Kylo Ren. Knoll added: “This was done in consultation and cooperation with his estate. We know that Peter Cushing was very proud of his involvement in Star Wars and had said as much, and that he regretted that he never got a chance to be in another Star Wars film because George had killed off his character.” I think this work was done with a great deal of affection and care.
Knoll said: “Essentially, we’re using the computer graphics as a tool to alter his appearance.”Īs for the ethics of working with images of an actor who died in 1994, Knoll said: “We weren’t doing anything that I think Peter Cushing would’ve objected to.
On the first point, Knoll said: “There are people that have said quite vehemently that it looks terrible and looks like a video game, and I will assert that that is not the case.” The film-makers used actor Guy Henry as a digital stand-in for Cushing, and employed motion-capture and a facial-expression tracker to animate footage and photographs of Cushing.
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