The Tsar Bodyguard is only in With Fire & Sword. There is no possible way to obtain him in your party other than hacking or modding. He is only seen in Moscow, where two of them act as gatekeepers in the lord's hall. He also wears a white helmet and armor that is unlike any other armor. He wears good boots and uses a poleaxe.
Strictly speaking, the Tsar Bodyguards serve Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich personally, and they are not seen if Moscow is held by any other Muscovite lord.
Two Tsar Bodyguards keeping the gate in the lord's hall in Moscow
Stats and equipment[]
If the player has managed to get access to the Tsar Bodyguard then his base stats will be as follows:
Note: Troops have a set of default stats; at the beginning of a new game, these stats are randomly adjusted for each type of troop. The following is the default set for this troop as seen within the game code and may not reflect the specific stats you will see during actual gameplay. For more information, see Troop stats.
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| Troops of the Muscovites | ||
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| Village Recruits |  Staff Militiaman
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| Garrison Militia | Lance Militiaman (veteran)
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 Posad Marksman (veteran)
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| Regular Infantry | Staff Militiaman Marksman (veteran) Marksman Spearman (veteran)
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| Guard Infantry | New Order Marksman (veteran) New Order Spearman (veteran)
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| Regular Cavalry |  Armed Serf (veteran)
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| Heavy Cavalry | Moscow Reiter (veteran) Gentry Cavalryman (veteran)
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| Personal Guard Cavalry |  Noble Guard (veteran)
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| Camp Mercenaries (southwest of Moscow) |
Muscovite Mercenary Infantryman (recruit) • (experienced) • (veteran) • (elite) Muscovite Mercenary Rifleman (recruit) • (experienced) • (veteran) • (elite) Muscovite Mercenary Cavalryman (recruit) • (experienced) • (veteran) • (elite)
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| Regional Mercenaries (Cherkassk • Izum Fortress) |
Village Cossack (veteran)
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| National Mercenaries | Kalmyk (veteran) German Infantry Pikeman (veteran) German Infantry Musketeer (veteran)
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| Unrecruitable | Tsar Bodyguard
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