Costuming:TR tfu royal

Royal Guard, The Force Unleashed

Model Allan Liefke TR-97491, Photo by Arthur Liefke

Description: Royal Guard, The Force Unleashed Prefix: TR Detachment: Sovereign Protectors Context: The Force Unleashed One of the most iconic and mysterious units in the Star Wars universe, the Royal Guards armed themselves with protective crimson armor and — in the Force Unleashed video games — lightsaber pikes. The Emperor’s Royal Guards were often deployed to protect the Empires critical assets or, when needed, provide support for the Imperial Shadow Guards.

For 501st membership only the requirements in black need to be met. The Sovereign Protectors Detachment has defined additional optional levels of costuming excellence.

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.

	General Construction Notes All body armor components must be secured to the costumer’s undersuit via snaps, Velcro or a harness/strapping system. Helmet and armor may be matte or gloss, but the finish must be consistent across all components.

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	Helmet Painted either in matte or gloss-finish, in a crimson red shade that matches the rest of the armor and kama. The visor is dark red or smoke tinted and allows for maximum visibility, while obscuring the wearer’s features. Revenge of the Sith style Royal Guard helmets are desired. The helmet may be trimmed according to the guidelines on the Sovereign Protectors Forums.

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	Undersuit The undersuit is black and fully covers the body (neck to wrists to ankles). There are no visible pockets on the undersuit.

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	Chest Armor Painted either in matte or gloss-finish, in a crimson red shade that matches the rest of the armor and kama. Chest armor must be shaped to mimic the visual reference, based on ROTJ style Stormtrooper chest armor. Chest armor may have ROTJ style trim around the edges.

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Back Armor Painted either in matte or gloss-finish, in a crimson red shade that matches the rest of the armor and kama. Back armor must be shaped to mimic the visual reference, based on ROTJ style Stormtrooper back armor. The “O II” raised detail is to be removed and smooth, as shown in the visual reference For increased accuracy: back armor may have weather strip trim, similar to the ROTJ Stormtrooper back armor.

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Shoulder Bells Painted either in matte or gloss-finish, in a crimson red shade that matches the rest of the armor and kama. Shoulder armor must be shaped to mimic the visual reference and must have a duckbill style. Based on ROTJ Stormtrooper shoulder armor. This includes the raised detail/ridge that slopes down smooth to the duckbill section of the shoulder. The duckbill portion is half of the total length of the shoulder bell. The cutout may be perpendicular to create the shoulder bell. For increased accuracy: the cutout should not be perpendicular but instead begin approximately halfway between the midpoint of the back (costumer side) of the shoulder bell and is cut at an angle which ends at the halfway point on the shoulder.

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Abdominal Armor Painted either in matte or gloss-finish, in a crimson red shade that matches the rest of the armor and kama. Abdomen armor must be shaped to mimic the visual reference. The center ridge is approximately as wide as the inner detail between the chest armor pectoral details. The two outer ridges are approximately half as wide as the center ridge and are flush with the outer edges of the abdomen armor. The abdomen armor is approximately as wide as the outer raised corners of the pectoral details on the chest armor. The abdomen armor extends to underneath the chest armor and does not hang freely. It must have a hidden fastening system (e.g. snaps or Velcro). The bottom of the ab plate ends underneath the belt. It must not show above nor below the belt.

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	Forearm Armor Painted either in matte or gloss-finish, in a crimson red shade that matches the rest of the armor and kama. Forearm armor must be rounded/conically shaped. Forearm armor must have rounded cutouts on the inside of the elbows and wrists to allow for increased arm and hand mobility.

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	Gloves Gloves are made of a black leather or leather-like material. Gloves are a fitted gauntlet style with no buckles, straps or decorative stitching. Exception: three straight lines on the back of the hand (that match some references) are optionally allowed. For increased accuracy: gauntlets slightly flare out, upward from the wrist to the mid-forearm.

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Belt The belt is made of leather or leather-like material The belt is approximately 2" or 51 mm wide. The belt must have incised lines 1⁄8" or 32 mm from the top and bottom. The buckle shall be constructed from a horizontally brushed metal, or metal looking material. The buckle size is approximately 2 5⁄8" or 66.7 mm high and 4 1⁄8" or 104.5 mm wide with 0.5" or 12.7 mm radius rounded corners. The buckle is adorned with an Imperial Code Disk at the center. The belt must not have any visible adjustment holes. The belt must not have a visible rivet.

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	Kama The kama must match the armor in color. The kama is made of the same material as the undersuit. The kama is cut in the shape of a trapezoid. The kama extends from the belt to the top of the costumer’s knee. The kama only wraps halfway around the costumer: around the back from the wearer’s very left to the wearer’s very right (hypothetical sideseam to sideseam).

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Shins Painted either in matte or gloss-finish, in a crimson red shade that matches the rest of the armor and kama. The shins have a flat rectangular face and 2 side flaps, cut down from the top and up from the bottom as shown on the example picture. The sides of the shins are folded back and cover the front half of the boot. The shins have 2 elastic straps, which hold the shins onto the boot and match the color of the kama. Additional fasteners (snaps, Velcro, buckles, etc.) are acceptable but must be hidden.

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Boots Boots are knee-high, riding style and without laces, buckles, snap tabs or decoration. For added accuracy: boots should be exact replicas of English riding (dress) boots or Equestrian boots. Boots are made of a smooth (non-textured) leather or leather-like material Boots have conservative heels. Boots may have a single stretch panel or zipper on the inside of the boot shaft, but this should remain invisible from the front, sides or back. The top of the boots may be flat or Spanish Style, but not Cowboy or Super Hero (pointed at the front) style.

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	Spats The spats wrap over the top of the boot and are secured by a strap which matches the undersuit. The bottom of the spats must not extend below the top of the sole of the arch of the boot.

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Optional Accessories

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.

	Saber Pike Saber pike is to match the visual reference pictured. Modded Darth Maul sabers are not acceptable.

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Outer Robes Outer robes should be constructed of red velvet or velveteen; inner lining must be constructed of black cloth material. These robes are to be done in the Episode 2 style: AOTC robes, with the following modifications. A single slit is to be added in the center of the back so as to be able to wrap the back of the robes around the hands, with the front robe section going over the shoulder on right.

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• This CRL is available as a PDF

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