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Senate Guard, The Force Unleashed

Model TR-25469, Photo by Photographer: Claudio Cardaci

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Description: Senate Guard, The Force Unleashed
Prefix: TR
Detachment: Sovereign Protectors
Context: The Force Unleashed: Assigned to protect diplomats the Senate Guards also served as the Emperors eyes and ears behind the scenes. While the Senate Guards did indeed protect the diplomats under their charge; they also would not hesitate to dispatch them if they proved to be plotting against the empire or the Emperor.
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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. GML's and costumers must consider both text and pictures (CRL and Reference) when reviewing the costume.

Required Costume Components
The following costume components are present and appear as described below.

	Helmet Painted either in matte or gloss-finish, in a rich blue shade that matches the kama, with a black visor that allows maximum visibility, but hides the wearer’s features. ROTS helmets are desired. The helmet may be trimmed according to the guidelines on the Sovereign Protectors Forums.

	Undersuit The Undersuit should be made to resemble that which is seen on the screen. There are no visible pockets on this bodysuit.

	Chest Chest plates must be shaped to mimic the visual reference, based on a ROTJ Storm trooper chest plate. Armor must be painted either in matte or gloss-finish, in a rich blue shade that matches the kama. Chest armor may have ROTJ style trim around the edges.

	Back The back plate must be shaped to mimic the visual reference. Based on a ROTJ Storm Trooper back plate. Armor must be painted either in matte or gloss-finish, in a rich blue shade that matches the kama. Backplate may have ROTJ trim along the edges.

	The Force Unleashed Senate Shoulder armor. Shoulder bells must be shaped to mimic the visual reference and must have a duckbill style based on Stormtrooper shoulder bell. This includes the Storm Trooper raised Detail that slopes down smooth to the duckbill section of the shoulder. Armor must be painted either in matte or gloss-finish, in a rich blue shade that matches the kama. The duckbill portion is half of the total length of the shoulder bell.

	Abdominal Plates The abdominal plates must be shaped to mimic the visual reference, consisting of 4 parts: The center ridge is approximately as wide as the inner detail between the chestplate pectoral details. The two outer ridges are approximately half as wide as the center ridge and are flush with the outer edges of the ab plate. The ab plate is approximately as wide as the outer raised corners of the pectoral details on the chest plate. The ab plate extends to underneath the chestplate and does not hang freely. It must have a hidden fastening system. (snaps or Velcro) Armor must be painted either in matte or gloss-finish, in a rich blue shade that matches the kama. The bottom of the ab plate ends underneath the belt. It must not show above nor below the belt.

	Vambraces Vambraces / Bracers must be rounded/conical/cone shaped. Armor must be painted either in matte or gloss-finish, in a rich blue shade that matches the kama. Vambraces / Bracers must have rounded mobility cutout to allow for moving of the arms.

	Black Gauntlet Gloves Black, leather or leather-like, enclosed fingered, non-textured, (normal leather grain/texture/lines are acceptable) fitted gauntlet style. No buckles, straps, or decorative stitching. Three straight lines, on the back of the hand (that match some references), are optional.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Gloves are made of leather.
	OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): Gauntlets slightly flair-out, upward from the wrist to the mid-forearm.

	Belt The belt is made of leather or leather like material 2 inches wide. The belt must have incised lines one eighth of an inch from the top and bottom. The buckle shall be constructed from a horizontally brushed metal, or metal looking material. Buckles are 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.

	Kama Kama must match respective armor in color, made of same material as the flight suit. The Kama is in the shape of a trapezoid. When worn the Kama extends from the belt to the top of the costumer’s knee. The Kama only wraps halfway around the costumer. (Typically where the seams on the outside of the costumer’s pants/ jeans would be.)

	Shins Shin armor must be constructed with the same material and color as the armor and reflect the style shown. Shins have a flat rectangular face. The shins have 2 flaps cut down from the top and up from the bottom as shown on the example picture. The flaps on 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. The fasteners are hidden. (snaps, Velcro, buckles, etc. are acceptable but must not show when worn.) The elastic straps match the color of the kama.

	Officer Boots Knee-high, black, riding style, lace-less, smooth non-textured, leather or leather-like material. There are no buckles, snap tabs or decoration. Boots have conservative heels. A single stretch panel or zipper may be present, they are to be hidden on the inner part of the boot shaft. Not visible from the front, side or back. The top of the boots may be flat or Spanish Style, but not Cowboy or Super Hero (pointed at the front) style.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Boots do not have stretch panels or a zipper.
	OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): Boots are made of leather. Not vinyl or PVC. Exact replicas of English riding (dress) boots or Equestrian boots.

	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.

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.

	Saberpike Saberpike is to match the visual reference pictured here of the standard force unleashed Guard weapon. Maul sabers on a stick are not acceptable.

This CRL is available as a PDF

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