Kessel Guards, alternatively referred to as Pyke sentinels, were employed by the Pyke Syndicate as security for their activities taking place on the planet of Kessel. These merciless enforcers carried A-300 blaster rifles and made use of electrostaves to goad and inflict pain upon the slaves possessed by the Syndicate who were forced to extract spice.
During the raid on Kessel, a large number of these guards fought against Han Solo's group; ultimately, they were eliminated by Solo's team and the slave revolt that the team incited in order to conceal their pilfering of the Syndicate's supply of unprocessed coaxium.