Talk:Royal guards/@comment-99.189.186.164-20130221051649

Useless? I think not!

1) They protect the castle, dungeons, etc. Do you seriously expect Celestia to take care of things like that? Security is best left to the guard.

2) They found Philomena, didn't they?

3) Admit it. Nothing says "Don't screw with me" like a battalion of soldiers in golden armor.

4) Maybe protecting ambassadors, such as the Saddle Arabians horses..?

5) Transportation, of course. Royalty does not simply fly alone (or at all, really).

6) One might also make the supposition that they are diligently keeping an eye out for assassins...

7) Celestia must have gotten quite lonely while her sister was gone for all those years.

8) Only Shining Armor was capable of maintaining the shield around Canterlot in S2.

9) Messengers? One of them was ordered to tell Celestia of the Crystal Empire's return.

10) Combating invading forces - Celestia was swiftly incapacitated, so it was up to them to go into battle against the changelings. They failed, but I'm sure they prevented quite a few civilian casualties.

So... Need a reason to stop hating the Royal Guard? There are ten right here. Pick your favorite.