Post by Ani-Chay Pinn on Jul 4, 2006 22:35:32 GMT -5
xecofreemoon said:
I'm told differently, that to join one must have a screen accurate Imperial aligned costume. I mentioned I did have a costume, a Jedi, and the woman I spoke with was QUITE specific on how Jedi in the 501st must be 'recognizable'. So.. Maul, Vader, Dooku, Palpy.. etc. She said 'something the general public would recognize. (somehow Mara Jade fits the bill
don't ask me why). But.. unless you're bald and chalk white.. there were no evil aligned female Jedi. -XWell, that's just not what I've experienced with the North Florida 501st. I was at Mardi Gras in a Rebel Trooper and the ROTS premiere and the DVD release as Jedi.<shrug>
Are those specs to join the 501st? Perhaps I've misunderstood, now that I'm typing this....do you mean joining the 501st itself???
In that case, what the lady said was absolutely true. They only accept dark side costumes in the 501st. I'm sure that Ventress would qualify for a female dark side costume in the 501st. Mara Jade used to work for Palpatine, so she would qualify as well. The situation with Mara is the same as for Anakin. An Anakin Skywalker costume can be in either Jedi Assembly or 501st since he was Jedi or Sith at different times.
However, often you don't need to be a member of the 501st to join them for an event in a SW costume, unless the event sponsor specified troopers or Sith-only.