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WORLDWIDE

CELEBR A TING THE S A G A

STAR WARS UNDER WEAR

The latest detachment of the 501st is dressed for the Underworld

ou will never a find a more Ramey Chanadet (Underworld’s up at the group’s launch. Many of
wretched hive of scum and fearless leader and the fi rst 501st those passionate cosplayers enlisted
Y villainy than within the ranks cosplayer to create his own Dr. as stormtroopers, and have since
of the 501st Legion’s new cosplaying Evazan!) decided they needed to expanded their costume closets to
detachment since 2006, Underworld. establish a home base for space include other favorite characters
The premier group for screen- pirates, scoundrels, and other scum. such as Mos Eisley Cantina regulars
accurate Star Wars armor and other “These groupings of costumes Muftak and Ponda Baba, animated
finery is perhaps best known for its into detachments helps our huge reprobate Hondo Ohnaka, and even

legion of identical stormtroopers, community of costumers band a few of Rogue One’s less savory
deployed across the globe to do together to assist new members, characters. Underworld opened up
good—raising money for charities share expertise, and collaborate on with costume guides for 19 different
and leaving fans young and old in a the building of new costumes as characters, but Chanadet expects
state of wonder. new movies or media come out,” that to grow quickly now that there
But with an ever-expanding Chanadet explains. Underworld is a dedicated detachment.
galaxy of heroes and villains with encompasses all eras of Star Wars Chanadet has the following
costumes to recreate, members like lore, with about 50 members joining advice for budding cosplayers:

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