Costuming:SL Vader Rebels

Darth Vader: Rebels

Model SL-82480 , Photo by Jim Tripon

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Description: Darth Vader: Rebels Prefix: SL Detachment: Sith Lord Detachment Context: Star Wars Rebels Fourteen years after the fall of the Jedi Order and the rise of the Empire, Darth Vader's master, the Emperor, sensed a new threat that could rise against him. Under the command of his Master, Darth Vader tasked the Grand Inquisitor to hunt down these new enemy's, as well as to try and convert the group's Jedi master and padawan to the dark side.

For 501st membership, only the requirements in black need to be met. The Sith Lord Detachment defines additional, optional levels of costuming excellence. In the page below, items listed under “For level two certification” are recommended features that will greatly improve the quality of the costume. These items are not required for 501st membership, but are highly recommended. Items listed under “For level three certification” are some of the highest level accuracy features for those who strive to be screen accurate. Please visit the SLD site for more specific details.

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.

Required Costume Components

The following costume components are present and appear as described below.

	Dome The dome is painted in a gloss black finish. There is a rounded “widow’s peak”, which is continuous with the central ridge. It is mounted in such a way that it is at the same level of the upper edge of the orbits of the eyes on the face mask. At the back, it swoops down to cover the nape, roughly at the same level of the tusks.

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Face Mask The face mask is painted in the same gloss black of the dome. The face mask is symmetrical. Lenses are bubbled and tinted red. The eyes of the wearer should not be visible behind the lenses. There are horizontal indentations on top of the cheeks. The nose is concave, painted gunmetal silver. The cheeks are flat, elongated, angular, and T-shaped. The lower mouth vent is triangular with sharp corners, and is roughly half the size of the upper mouth vent. Large, black, diamond-shaped mesh is inset in both vents; additional black screen backing may be used to conceal the wearer’s face further. The tusks are cylindrical, painted silver.

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Balaclava A balaclava is a black head sock/hood that is worn under the helmet and is used primarily to hide the following features: the wearer's mouth which could be seen through the mouth and chin vents, the wearer's neck which could be seen under and around the neck of the mask (especially during movement of the head), and the back of the wearer's neck/head which could be seen from the back at a low angle underneath the dome. While the balaclava is labeled as "required" merely because it is the simplest way to ensure that none of the features listed above are visible when the wearer is in full costume as well as to keep the wearer's head cool, any other items or methods that achieve the same result may be used instead of an actual balaclava.

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	Cape The cape is made of black wool (or wool equivalent), three-quarters circle, floor length, and lined with black satin. The front of the cape collar is pulled under the neck.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): The cape is made of wool. The edges of the cape drape over the front corners of the chest armor thus hiding the shoulder bells while the wearer's arms are at his/her side; the edges do not drape so far inward that they overlap onto the outermost raised sections.
	OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): The outside of the cape is constructed in either four or six panels (sections of wool).

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Chest Armor Chest plate is painted in gloss black and gunmetal silver and tapers downward towards the center. The raised section in the middle has a central groove. This section is painted gunmetal silver. The sections adjacent to the raised middle are painted gloss black. The rest are painted in an alternating pattern of black and gunmetal or are all painted gunmetal. There should be no significant gaps between the chest armor, cape, and bottom of the face mask. Shoulder bells are elongated and taper to a rounded point. Shoulder bells are painted gloss black on the outer edges and gunmetal silver in the center and attach to the chest armor via 2 straps. The shoulder bells move with the arms.

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	Inner Robe The inner robe is made of the same material as the outside of the cape. Ankle length, and worn over the chest armor and codpiece, but under the belt, and the front sides are almost touching the chest box. The side seams are open from the belt down. There are no pleats/darts on the sides of the inner robe.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): The inner robe is secured firmly by the belt so that the area between the belt and chest armor stays close to the wearer (pulled taut) and does not droop. The opening of the inner robe does not gradually get larger as it approaches the chest armor (the edges are completely vertical from the belt to under the chest armor.

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Chestbox The chest box is slightly rectangular. The face of the Chest box consists of: Two half cylindrical rods on each side, painted silver. Below each rod is a small gold / brass square detail that is flush with the face of the box (painted or decals). Three vertically stacked metal silver coin slots on the wearers right. These are painted silver with red lenses. Red LEDs can be placed inside which blink with a 1-0-0 , 0-1-0,0-0-1 pattern. Two square panels, flush with the face of the box on the left of the coin slots. The top square is painted (or decals) dark greyish blue and the bottom is painted bright red. Above each square is a silver, flat “T”- shaped detail, again, painted on or decals. On the bottom there are 4 rocker switches, stuck adjacent to each other without any gaps between them. *The first switch is painted a flat white, the next two are painted a light grey, and the last is painted a dark blue grey (same as the square above). Each rocker switch is individually edged dark grey.

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Cod Piece The codpiece is a padded-construction and faced in black leather (or leather-like material). It is worn over the bodysuit, directly below the belt, and under the inner robe. It covers the front of the groin area and extends to the hips. At the center, there is a rectangular detail with rounded corners, also faced in black leather, at the same level of the main body of the cod piece. Surrounding the central rectangle is a continuous groove, following its shape.

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	Bodysuit The body suit is made of black leather (or leather-like material), fitted to the wearer, and quilted in lines spaced one inch apart down the torso, arms, and legs. A one, two, or three piece suit is acceptable. An open mesh back is also acceptable for comfort and heat dispersal.

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	Gloves The gloves are black leather (or leather-like material) and mid-forearm length. The upper surface is quilted in lines spaced approximately one inch apart which run perpendicular to the arm and start just behind the knuckles. The palm side has no quilted lines.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): The gloves are made of leather (more specifically, it matches the leather of the body suit). The sides of the gloves flare out gradually from the wrist to the end opening. The flare is not significant.
	OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): The finger portion (not including the thumb) of the glove is constructed in a typical glove fashion and contains three fourchettes-one between each set of fingers.

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	Belt The belt is made of black leather (or leather-like material) and is approximately two and a quarter inches wide. The lightsaber hook is silver, metal, and held to the backside of the belt by two silver rivets (which are located towards the bottom of the belt). The lightsaber hook is mounted slightly forward of the wearer's left hip. The buckle is metal, and is slightly larger than the belt boxes in terms of height (buckle size is the same as ESB and ROTJ). The base layer of the buckle is black and rectangular. The second layer is silver and in the shape of a "D." There are five thin progressively smaller squared edge cutouts (the smallest is a square) in a triangular formation on the wearer's right. The top layer of the buckle consists of a silver circle located on the center of the arc of the "D." Optional: The cutouts on the second layer of the buckle may have rounded edges. The smallest cutout may also be a circle.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): The belt is made of leather. Circular detail on buckle is recessed and is of a darker shade than the buckle itself. The belt has incised lines one eighth of an inch from the top and bottom. The base layer of the buckle is not gloss black.

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Belt Boxes The belt boxes are black and centered vertically on the belt one-half to one inch from the buckle, and mirror image one another. From the center of the belt outwards, each box has: Two large green rectangular lenses which are illuminated. A horizontal round ribbed cylinder is placed underneath the green lenses. There is a small domed red light. There are 6 flat (painted or decals) circular details, silver within a red ring.

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	Shin Armor The shins and lower legs are enclosed in armor and are painted gloss black. They cover the shin at the front from ankle to the knee and at the back from the ankle to the top of the calf. The front half overlaps the back half. There are 4 “strap” details which run across the rear shin armor.

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	Boots Black leather ankle boots. Riding boots can be used if they fit inside the enclosed shin armor.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): The boot has a squared toe.

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	Lightsaber The lightsaber is a Master Replicas or custom built based on the MPP Microflash or the Heiland Synchronar 3-Cell flash handle to match the hilt used in ESB. The metal has a chrome appearance. The grips extend all the way to the middle section. A lever is not present on the box on the middle section. The side bars of the box on the middle section are black. There are connecting wires towards the top of the lightsaber. The lightsaber should only be required as long as it's in compliance with the applicant’s local laws.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): The lightsaber should be capable of being belt worn with the emitter facing upwards (detachable blade or no blade). The lightsaber should be a 1:1 scale of the lightsaber used in the film.
	OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): The lightsaber should be slightly weathered.

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