Iotran Guard

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The Iotran Guard was a defense force within the InterGalactic Banking Clan's Collections and Security Division, placed under the command of Captain Tost. Assisted by IG-100 MagnaGuards, they were assigned to safeguard the corporation's collection of vault worlds. After the Clone Wars[1]—fought between 22 BBY and 19 BBY[3]—erupted, the Iotran Guard joined with the Confederacy of Independent Systems in their fight against the Galactic Republic, absorbed alongside their captain into the Separatist Droid Army.[1] The guard shared its name with the Iotran species[4] and originated from the Iotra system[1][2] of the Outer Rim Territories.[5]

Behind the scenes

The Iotran Guard was introduced in the current Star Wars canon in Rise of the Separatists, a 2019 supplement to Fantasy Flight Games' series of Star Wars Roleplaying products.[1] In the Star Wars Legends continuity, the Iotran Guard was introduced in Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds, a 2004 sourcebook for the Star Wars Roleplaying Game by Wizards of the Coast.[6]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Rise of the Separatists
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Essential Atlas and Galactic Cartography: Official Discussion (post by jasonfry) on the Jedi Council Forums' Literature board (December 11, 2007): "I wouldn't get your hopes up re alien homeworlds, beyond simple stuff like the Planetnamian species getting a Planetnamia on the map or things Dan and I can account for with a relatively quick reference." (backup link) (screenshot) Jason Fry, co-author of The Essential Atlas and a number of maps in the current Star Wars canon (see a list here), stated his intention to create homeworlds for numerous species based on context implied from their names. Given this principle, this article makes a similar basic assumption for Iotran Guard in relation to Iotra system.
  3. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines
  4. ↑ Servants of the Empire: Imperial Justice
  5. ↑ StarWars.com Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version)
  6. ↑ Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds