Death Squad Commander

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Model ID 5955, Photo by BJ Savage
Description: Death Squad Commander
Prefix: ID
Detachment: Imperial Officer Corps
Context: Star Wars: A New Hope

Death Squad Commanders (or Death Star Troopers as they were sometimes described ) were highly skilled troops hand-picked from the infantry division of the Imperial Navy. They worked aboard the first Death Star's command center during the Galactic Civil War. As such, their duties included acting as security guards, monitoring sensor arrays, and handling hangar traffic control. They also monitored external sensor data, staying vigilant for rebel activity.

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 is a visual guide used for 501st costume approval, not a how-to for construction. Construction details are found at the costume's Detachment website. Measurements provided here are generalized, and not criteria for approval. All 501st costumes are proportionate to the wearer in terms of size, fit, and scale. During evaluation, both text and images (CRL and Reference) must be considered. When in doubt about a feature of a submitted costume, GMLs should post questions in the Legion forum's DL/GML peer review section.

Required Costume Components

The following costume components are present and appear as described below. For 501st membership only the requirements in black need to be met. This Detachment defines additional, optional costuming details listed in blue and red. Please visit the Detachment website for more details on these options.

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Imperial Navy Helmet

  • For more detailed images, see the Imperial Navy Helmet Detail page.
  • 12 inches (304.8 mm) diameter black plastic dome.
  • Front and back covers with holes over-laid onto dome, holes are approximately 0.875 to 1 inch (20 to 25 mm).
  • Back “wing” extending about 4 inches (101.6 mm) below the rim of the dome at the sides and about 7 inches (177.8 mm) at the back, encompassing about half the circumference of the helmet.
  • Ear blocks with a bend to match the flare of the “wing” over each ear at the front ends of the “wing” with geometric circle patterns in the top half and a spaced out area of “dimples” in the lower half.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):

  • Helmet must very closely match the details seen on screen, to include accurate “ear” details, and look proportionate to the wearer’s head/body.

OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable):

  • Must exactly match a specific helmet worn on-screen.

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Headset

  • Off-white headset featuring two black muffs.
  • A long black curled cord is attached to the left.
  • A microphone is attached to the right.

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Tunic

  • Fabric is a medium weight, field grey colored suiting material.
  • Tunic has a right over left closure slightly offset from the center.
  • The standing collar has square corners.
  • The collar is made from brown fabric, closely matching the weave of the tunic.
  • Sleeves are long with brown cuffs at the wrists.
  • Sleeves have 2 seams, one along the bottom and one along the back.
  • This uniform is free of code cylinder pockets.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):

  • Tunic is a Gabardine style weave.
  • The back of the tunic has princess seams that run vertically and turn outward to intersect the arm-hole seam at the vertical center.
  • The collar is about 1.25" (31.8 mm) tall and remains open in the middle with a width of about 1/2" to 1.
  • Sleeve cuffs are about 3 - 4" / 75 - 100 mm wide.

OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable):

  • There is top stitching visible approximately 1/2" / 12mm from the edge of the breast closure and it must have a lining sewn in.

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Imperial Belt

  • The belt is constructed from a black, non-textured leather or a leather-like material.
  • Approximately 2 inches (50.8 mm) in width, up to 2.5 inches (63.5 mm) is acceptable.
  • There are no loops on the belt.
  • A single silver large snap or rivet is visible approximately 1" (25.4 mm) from the buckle.
  • The belt may be worn with the snap to the right or left of the buckle.
  • It is preferred to wear the snap to the left of the wearer, unless emulating a specific licensed character.
  • The buckle is constructed from a horizontally brushed metal, or metal looking material.
  • The buckle size is approximately 2 â…›" (66.7 mm) high and 4 â…›" (104.5 mm) wide with 0.5" (12.7 mm) radius rounded corners.
  • Buckle is adorned with an un-notched Imperial Code Disk at the center.
  • Please refer to the Imperial Buckle reference page for information on accurate and inaccurate style buckles.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):

  • Belt is made of leather.
  • Snap is worn to the left of the wearer, unless a specific licensed character is emulated.
  • Buckle has a slight horizontal curve.
  • Belt is smooth with no grooves or extra embellishments on the belt strap.

OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable):

  • Belt has undyed raw leather edges.

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Trousers

  • Fabric is a medium weight field grey colored suiting material matching the tunic. 
  • Pockets are acceptable, although not visible with the tunic on.
  • Pants are neatly pressed or ironed with a visible crease down the front and back.
  • Pants smartly rest on the top of the shoes without bunching or giving any sloppy appearance.
  • There is a brown tuxedo piping on the outer seam on the sides running from top to bottom. It is the same color as the collar and cuffs.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):

  • Pants are a Gabardine style weave.
  • Piping is approx. 1/4" / 6 mm wide.

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Shoes

  • Black, non-textured, leather or leather-like material.
  • Boots are free from any visible adornment, straps, buckles (etc), and have a moderate heel.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):

  • Boots are highly shined such as military dress shoes would be.
  • Boots are Chelsea/Jodhpur ankle boots.

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.

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Belt Boxes

  • Belt boxes include a lid on back of the box.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):

  • Item is not a project box.
  • Dimensions are approximately 2 1/2" (63.5 mm) by 3 1/2" (88.9 mm) by 1" (25.4 mm) thick.