Glossary

Terminology related to costuming, 501st Legion and Star Wars.

501st Legion: Worldwide costuming and charity organization, cosplaying as “the bad guys” in Star Wars.
ANH: Film: Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
AOTC: Film: Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
BH-: Trooper ID prefix denoting a Bounty Hunter
BHG: The Bounty Hunter Guild, covering various bounty hunter costumes. (See: Detachment)
Bucket: A helmet
Celebration: Star Wars Celebration, the official Star Wars convention. It is not held annually, and does not have a fixed location.
Centurion: Third and highest level of costuming excellence as defined in the Stormtrooper CRL. Optional, not required for membership. (See: CRL.)
Challenge coin: Metal medallion with insignia. (See: Merch.)
Con: Convention, an organized gathering of fans to celebrate their common interest. Events range from panel discussions, early screenings of upcoming material, meet-and-greet with famous personalities, cosplay contests and more.
Cosplay: Costuming hobby. Cosplayers make and/or wear costumes and try to represent/role-play a specific character or type of character, often from films, games and books in the genres Fantasy and SciFi.
CRL: Costume Reference Library. Document with a description of each part of a costume, and notes on Legion requirements for it. Membership approval is based on this. The CRL also notes optional levels of excellence, defined by the Detachment.
CW: Film and TV series: The Clone Wars
Detachment: Non-administrative sub-unit of the Legion, with focus on a specific costume type.
E11: Stormtrooper rifle, “E-11 BlasTech Standard Imperial Sidearm”. Based on the british Sterling MK IV submachine gun.
EIB: See: Expert Infantry.
ESB: Film: Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
Expert Infantry: Second level of costuming excellence as defined in the Stormtrooper CRL. Optional, not required for membership. (See: CRL.)
Fire team: Local, non-official sub-unit of a Detachment, for troopers with the same costume type in the same area. (See: Detachment)
FISD: First Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment, covering various Stormtrooper costumes. (See: Detachment)
Garrison: Local branch of the Legion. Most of the activities in the Legion happens locally, organized by the local garrison.
Legion: See: 501st Legion
Merch: Merchandise — non-costume branded items and memorabilia, often limited to members only. Could be anything from t-shirts and pillow cases to jacket pins.
Nidaros Imperial Squad: Local group of troopers in Trondheim, Norway. Also known as Nidaros Imperials. They are part of Nordic Garrison.
Nordic Garrison: Local branch of the Legion in Norway, Sweden and Finland. (See: Garrison)
Outpost: Local branch of the Legion in areas with too few troopers to form a Garrison. (See: Garrison)
R1: Film: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
ROTJ: Film: Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi
ROS: Film: Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker
ROTS: Film: Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
RPG: Role-playing game
Screen-accurate: Item built to look like an item from a film.
Screen-used: Item was acctually used in a film. Rare.
Solo: Film: Solo: A Star Wars Story
Squad: Local sub-branch of a Garrison. (See: Garrison)
Supporter: A non-costumed helper or a helper in a non-restrictive costume. Functions as the eyes and ears during a troop, and makes sure the troopers (and those around them) stays safe. Also refered to as handler or crew.
SWC: Star Wars Celebration. (See: Celebration)
TDH: The Dented Helmet, an online costume community specializing in Boba Fett and other Bounty Hunters.
TFA: Film: Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens
TI-: Trooper ID prefix denoting a TIE Pilot
TK-: Trooper ID prefix denoting a Stormtrooper
TLJ: Film: Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi
TPM: Film: Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
Troop: An appearance at an event, organized through a Garrison, Outpost or through the Legion.
Trooper: A member of the Legion. Not necessarily a Stormtrooper.
Trooping: Participating in a troop.