#Imperial guard concept art series#

With Sharra and K'ythri to guide me, I will serve out the term of my duty with courage and conviction, for it is the greatest honor any being of any species can know to be allowed to guard the Imperium of the Shi'ar and stand, each of us, as a light in the darkness. From the rising of the suns to the setting of the stars.

I will not falter, and I will not swerve. The is the Imperial Guard's oath of allegians to the Shi'ar Empire: Over time, at least twenty Superguardians have been killed in the pages of Marvel's comics, with many of them being replaced by new versions from the ranks of the Subguardians. The Guard academy trains replacements - called Subguardians - for Superguardians who may be killed or incapacitated.

Those closest to the leader are known as the Royal Elite. The Superguardians (who comprise the vast majority of the named characters) are the super-powered personal guard of the Shi'ar leader. The Imperial Guard numbers about 300 members, and is made up of the most powerful and elite soldiers from throughout the Empire, with some of them being Shi'ar and most being from other alien races in the Shi'ar's jurisdiction. More than 50 Imperial Guard Superguardians have appeared in Marvel Comics' titles the core members number about 20, with the most notable being Gladiator, Oracle, Starbolt, Neutron, Smasher, Flashfire, Warstar, Electron, Manta, Mentor, Titan, Pulsar, Hussar, Nightside, and Fang.

#Imperial guard concept art series#

Since then, they have been featured periodically in the X-Men titles crossed paths with the Starjammers, the Kree, the Skrulls, Nova Corps, the Inhumans, and the Guardians of the Galaxy and been featured in a number of limited series, including Imperial Guard (1997), the War of Kings crossover series (2009), and Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard (2010). The Imperial Guard first appeared in The Uncanny X-Men #107 (Oct.

Many other characters were later added to the roster, not all of whom are based on Legionnaires. The Imperial Guard are a multi-ethnic group of alien beings who act as enforcers of the laws of the Shi'ar Empire the Superguardians are the personal guard of the leader of the Empire.Д¬reated by writer Chris Claremont and artist Dave Cockrum, the original Imperial Guard characters were pastiches of prominent members of rival publisher DC Comics' superhero team the Legion of Super-Heroes. The Imperial Guard (the so-called Superguardians) is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Artwork by Chuck Wojtkiewicz and Ray Snyder.