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
- Makerspace
- Community-operated workspace where people gather to share tools and knowledge in various crafts and hobbies. Costuming, beer brewing, art painting and programming are a few examples.
- 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.