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| First Order General Hux
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Model ID 34884, Photo by Kayla Kelley
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Description: General Hux
Prefix: ID
Detachment: Imperial Officer Corps
Context: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
General Hux was a military officer who served in the High Command the First Order, within which he was a leading advocate of the harsh training methods employed to foster absolute obedience amongst its military forces.
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For 501st membership only the requirements in black need to be met.
The Imperial Officer Corps defines additional, optional levels of costuming excellence. In the page below, requirements for Level 2 “Executor” are listed in blue. Requirements for Level 3 “Imperator” are listed in red.
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This Visual Guide has been reviewed by the detachment staff and the LMO team and is certified for use as a minimum approval guideline for GMLs. GMLs are free to approve this costume type.
- This document is not intended to be a detailed how-to on costume construction; rather a visual guide to be used for 501st costume approval. Details on construction may be found on the respective costume detachment web forum.
- GMLs uncertain about an aspect of submitted costume shall post questions in the appropriate DL/GML peer review section of the Legion forum.
- Measurements given in this document are intended to be approximate and generalized; not criteria for approval.
- Requirements for all 501st costumes are proportional to the wearer in scale, fit and size.
- Text descriptions are only one part of the guideline. GMLs and costumers must consider both text and pictures (CRL and Reference) when reviewing the costume.
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| Required Costume Components
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The following costume components are present and appear as described below.
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General Hux appearance
- Hair is ginger and short in length and has side burns.
- Costumer is clean shaven.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Hair is gelled flat and combed back, parted on the left.
- Hair appears natural.
- If a hair appliance is used it is styled in a way as to not give the appearance of a wig.
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Tunic, Black
- The tunic is fitted to the wearer and is made of a shiny fabric.
- The front closes with hook and eyes.
- The First Order patch is centered on left bicep.
- The collar is snugly fitting, classic-style, and has a visible panel across the front of the neck, covering the top clasp and is secured to the side of the neck with hidden closures.
- There are princess seams on the front and back, and one vertical seam down the center of the back.
- On the sleeves there are two cuffs.
- There are two front pockets (double welt pockets) on both sides of front closure, right below the belt.
- The tunic has epaulettes on both shoulders and are sewn down flat, running from the collar seam to just past the top of the arm seam.
- The tunic is free of stitching on the sleeves, collar, tunic opening or along the bottom of the tunic.
- Rank consists of two black bands next to each other on the left arm, the bands are to be secure and not loose.
- The edges of the bands utilize white piping or a white embroidered line on each side.
- If stitched down to the sleeve, the stitching is not visible.
- Tunic material is a shiny, wrinkle-less material.
- The tunic may utilize subtle hooks in order to keep the belt straight and secure at the waist, particularly if a blaster is to be worn on the hip.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- A second seam may be included, starting from the rear princess seam and ending at the cuff seams. If this seam is present, rank bar stripes begin and end at the side-seam on the sleeve, covering the rear seam.
- A visible seam line separates the sleeve from the straight cuff portion, which is approximately 4.5 - 5.5” from the sleeve hem, although this measurement should be adjusted for the costumer's proportions if needed.
- The pocket flaps on either side of the opening are approximately ¾” to 1” wide.
- Tunic has a dark grey or black inner lining.
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OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable):
- Tunic fabric has a visible grain which remains consistent throughout both the tunic and the trousers.
For TLJ:
- The tunic has no side seam below the belt. Instead, there are darts on the left and right hip below the belt, beginning at the outer edges of the welt pockets and extending downwards.
- The epaulettes on each shoulder are part of the sleeve-head piece.
- A vinyl First Order emblem patch is used.
- The white edges are of the rank are embroidered.
- The two rank bands are approximately 1" wide, completely attached to the sleeve so as not to appear loose.
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Trousers, Black
- Fabric is a light to medium weight suiting material matching the tunic.
- Have subtle, flares in the hip/thigh area, below the tunic and above the knee.
- The fold-over detail at the knee ends in a subtle strap made from the same fabric as the trousers themselves, which is secured at the inseam of each leg.
- The fabric below the knee is fitted to the leg and tuck tightly into the boots.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- The trouser flares follow the flare of the bottom of the tunic without changing.
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OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable):
- The flares are semi-stiff.
- Trouser material has a visible grain which remains horizontal throughout both the tunic and the trousers.
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Officer Boots, First Order
- Knee-high, black, lace-less, smooth non-textured, leather or leather-like material, with moderate to high-gloss shine.
- There are no stretch panels, buckles, snap tabs, or decoration.
- Soles are flat.
- If zippers are present, they are on the inner part of the boot shaft only.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Boots have a zipper on the inner shaft.
- Seams and design match screen-used boots.
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Gloves, First Order
- Gloves are constructed of a non-textured, black leather or leather-like material.
- Gloves are fitted, and worn underneath the sleeves, showing no bare wrist.
- No visible buckles, straps, or ornamentation.
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Belt, First Order
- The belt is constructed from a black, non-textured leather or a leather-like material.
- The belt strap is the same width/height as the buckle.
- Belt must fit snugly over the natural waist of the wearer.
- There are no loops on the belt.
- The buckle is constructed from a horizontally brushed metal, or metal-looking material.
- Buckle is free of decoration, greeblies or insignia.
- Buckle is rectangular, with sharp-angled edges.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- The metal is horizontally brushed.
- The buckle is approximately 2" in width, by 4.2” in length.
- Belt strap is made of leather with raw/unfinished edges.
- Buckle is made of a brushed metal such as aluminium.
- Buckle has a slight horizontal curve, matching the curve of the belt strap when worn.
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| Optional Accessories
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Items below are optional costume accessories. These items are not required for approval, but if present appear as described below. If adding in an accessory after initial approval, the item still needs to be submitted to local GML for approval before use.
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First Order Officer Hat, black
- The front brim is a black leather-like material. It is curved and does not obscure the wearer's eyes.
- The hat fits snugly on the head.
- There is a tall brim around the back half of the hat. This piece is not higher than the dome of the hat and is vertical with a slight tilt outwards around the sides and back.
- The First Order emblem is centered in the front of the hat's dome. It is black and white.
- The base hat is made from suiting material.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- First Order insignia is a metal pin, centered in the front of the hat's dome.
- The dome has a subtle curved seam separating the front panel from rest of the hat, with a similar seam on the back part of the dome, with one vertical seam down the dome's back.
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OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable):
- There is top stitching at the base of the dome above the brim.
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First Order Officer Great Coat, black
- For TFA: the coat is black wool and ends at around mid-calf.
- For TLJ: the coat is black wool but longer, ending just above the ankle.
- First Order emblem patch is located on top of left arm.
- At the waist seam, the center back seam becomes either a split, a gusset, or a box pleat. Whichever method is used must result in a smooth, flat appearance over the posterior.
- There are two horizontal front pockets (double welt pockets) on both sides of closure, below the belt no less than 1 inch wide.
- There are princess seams on the front which end at the welt pockets.
- The collar is long with a distinctive wide, triangular/pointed lapel.
- Coat has epaulettes across the shoulder, from the collar to top of the arm seam.
- The coat has two long panels/additional coat tails beginning at the armpit and ending at the bottom of the coat.
- These panels connect at a point lateral to the posterior.
- The coat has black lining.
- Rank consists of two black bands next to each other on the left arm, the bands are fully secured and not loose.
- The edges of the bands utilize white piping or a white embroidered line on each side.
- If stitched down to the sleeve, the stitching is not visible
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- A visible seam line separates the sleeve from the straight cuff portion, which is approximately 4.5 - 5.5”
- The waist seam of the coat does not extend beyond the welt pockets at the front.
- Rear additional coat tails meet ~2" below the convergence of the center back and waist seams.
- The white edges are of the rank are embroidered.
- The two rank bands are approximately 1" wide, completely attached to the sleeve so as not to appear loose.
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OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable):
For a TLJ build: The epaulettes on each shoulder are part of the sleeve-head piece.
For a TLJ build: A vinyl emblem patch is worn.
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Officer's Blaster, First Order
- Based on a replica Glock 17 repeating pistol, scratch-built with added greeblies, or a modified commercial replica is acceptable.
- Details to be painted black and silver per reference photos.
- Black leather or leather like holster affixed to the wearers left hip.
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