Power Guard Recruitment Center: Republic Supersoldier Program on Nar Shaddaa and the Shadow of Cybernetic Control
🔹 General Lore – Power Guard Recruitment Center (Nar Shaddaa)
The Power Guard Recruitment Center was a classified facility operated by the Strategic Information Service (SIS) of the Galactic Republic, located on the ecumenopolis moon of Nar Shaddaa. Amid the neon-lit underworld of the Hutt-controlled world, the Republic discreetly established the center as part of its experimental Power Guard Project—a controversial initiative designed to enhance Republic operatives with cybernetic augmentations, turning volunteers into elite supersoldiers.
Though publicly presented as a volunteer enhancement program, the true nature of the project remained veiled in secrecy. Many recruits were unaware that their free will would be compromised by neural implants. The center was positioned deep within the urban maze of Nar Shaddaa, allowing the SIS to operate away from the Senate’s oversight and closer to the fringes of morality.
As the war escalated, the line between ethical defense and dangerous augmentation blurred—and Nar Shaddaa became the crucible for that conflict.
🔹 Jedi Lore Keeper’s Perspective – Entry in the Archives
Archivist’s Reflection — Jedi Master Duras Talnari, Keeper of Records, Tython
"In the shadows of Nar Shaddaa’s glimmering towers, the Republic sowed a seed of desperation. The Power Guard Recruitment Center, though cloaked in patriotic purpose, housed one of the more ethically ambiguous projects of the Cold War era. The augmentation of volunteers into cybernetic warriors—while tactically effective—posed a grave question to the Jedi Order and our allies: when does defense become domination?
The volunteers, some noble, some desperate, were often stripped of autonomy. It is said that the Force flows freely through those in balance—but how can one remain in balance when their very thoughts are chained by programming?
I have walked among Power Guards. I have seen the flickers of humanity still within them... and I have mourned the silence where the Force should sing. Let this center stand in our records not merely as a military operation, but as a lesson: that power without harmony leads only to suffering.”
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