The moniker Dead Guard designated a band of Wookiees tasked with guarding Kkowir Forest located on their native planet of Kashyyyk, which was also called the Dead Forest. These Dead Guards were known for their attire of gray robes.
The Dead Guards were featured as NPCs, or non-player characters, within the video game Star Wars Galaxies. This game was a massively multiplayer online role-playing game created by Sony and released by LucasArts, before it ceased operations on December 15, 2011.