The 501st Legion is a worldwide costuming, or cosplay, organization run by fans dedicated to creating screen-accurate villainous costumes from the Star Wars universe. When I finally got my ...

Road Trip 2010: At Celebration V, the founders of the global fan club centered around high-quality Galactic Empire costumery talked about their labor of love. ORLANDO, Fla.–If you were a member of the ...

There's no such thing as being too short to don Star Wars stormtrooper armor in the 501st Legion, but your costume better be on point. The big picture: About 13,000 people from across the world and ...

When you see Chris Popham on the street, wandering around Rochester as an average everyday earthling, you might think there's nothing nefarious underneath. Alas, Popham, like other members of the ...

Check out what happened when Star Wars cosplay group the 501st Legion got a chance to appear in The Mandalorian finale episode: So fun fact: for episodes 7-8 of #TheMandalorian, they didn’t have ...

FARGO - Darth Vader, two Stormtroopers, an Ewok and an Imperial officer walk into a library. While that might sound like the opening line of a really nerdy joke, it was a recent scene at the Fargo ...

Not so long ago in a living room not too far away, an uncanny replica of K-2SO stands at seven-feet tall in front of Ermer Twano’s television set. The droid — a beloved character the Star Wars film ...

When Tom Rosy and his friends dress up as Star Wars characters, it’s often more than just fun and games. Portraying Imperial Storm Troopers also can be therapy for them, as well as for sick children ...