THE IMPERIAL GUARD

The Elitę Corps of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard, also known as the Superguardian Elitę, are the protectors of the Majestor or Majestrix of the Shi’ar Empire.

Most members of the Imperial Guard are not Shi‘ar-they represent a cross-section of cultures from the multispecies mix that comprises the Shi'ar empire. Typicalty, each member has a distinct superpower that adds a needed component to the team’s overall power mix.

Their leader, called the praetor, is cunrently the powerful Strontian called Gladiator. The Imperial Guard also has a larger, secondary dMsion known as the Borderers, who are charged with enforcing local laws on member planets.

The Imperial Guard first came into conflict with the inhabitants ofEarth when the X-Men followed a space warp and emerged on the desolate planet that housed the reality-altering M'Krann crystai On the orders of Majestor D’ken, the Imperial Guard battled the X-Men and D’ken’s sister Ulandra, though the Guard shifted its allegiance to Lilandra as soon as she assumed the fhrone. Later, the Imperial Guard fought the X-Men on Earth’s moon, in an honor duel over the fate of the Dark Phoenix.

Throughout the changes in Shi'ar rule, the Imperial Guard has remained loyal to whomever holds the royal Office. The Guard clashed with the Starjammers and Excalibur during Deathbird’s time as Majestrix, and welcomed Ulandra back as leader after her return to power.

During the Kree-Shi'ar war, the Imperial Guard heiped steal the nega-bands wom by Captain Mar-Vell from the late hero'$ tomb, which then went into the constructton of the Shi'ar ultimate weapon, the nega-bomb. Following the apparent death of Earth s greatest heroes fighting Onslaught, Ulandra ordered Gladiator and several other Imperial Guard members to protect Earth, where the team uncovered a celi of undercower Kree agents.

Recently, the telepath Cassandra Nova forced the Imperial Guard into a conflict with the X-Men. Gladiator and other members of the Superguardian Elitę attacked the Xavier Institute until Gladiator realized the truth behind Cassandra Nova's trickery.

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