Purge Trooper Phase I: Commander

Model TX-4784, Photo by Peter Schneider
Description: Purge Trooper Phase I: Commander
Prefix: TX
Detachment: Spec Ops Detachment
Context: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

Purge Troopers served the Imperial Inquisitors within the Galactic Empire. They were specifically trained in order to assist the Inquisitors in hunting down the surviving Jedi after Order 66. The squad commanders wear a red pauldron to denote their rank and distinguish them from other squad members.

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 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.

• Realistic style Purge Trooper Helmet.
• Note that this helmet differs from the Airborne Trooper helmet sculpt.
• Armor is painted matte or satin black.
• Helmet has a rounded dome with no mohawk.
• Helmet has a narrow red eye lens.
• The etched lines on the face of a standard Airborne Trooper helmet are not present.
• Along each side of the eye lens are semi circular Intake vents with a protruding tube extending towards back of helmet.
• Intake is covered with black mesh or screen.
• Area below the nose bridge splits open to the base and has a black protruding vertical inset column detail.
• Base of helmet has two widened ventilation tube bands with the widest tube band on bottom.
• Ends of the smaller tube band, above the helmet base, have a black mesh opening in front.
• Two Black round aerators are located in the split area in front of lower tube band.
• The front edge of the lowest tube band is painted red.
• Base tube band has elliptical shaped inset ventilation detail with vertical ribbing at the front cheek areas.
• The vents are painted dark grey.
• Helmet has a black indented band that extends around the back of the helmet.
• Red areas are not weathered.
• Armor has little to no weathering.

• Neck seal is black in color with vertical ribbing or smooth in appearance.
• No logos or labels are visible.
• If the seal is not incorporated as part of the undersuit, a balaclava or other similar covering is acceptable.

• Black non-textured material, either one-piece or two-piece construction with no visible zippers or logos.

• A black pauldron made of leather or a leather-like material, worn over the right shoulder.
• The main shoulder area of the pauldron is red.
• A black strap extends from the front left corner, under the arm and attaches at the back left corner.
• Three ammo cartridges are attached to the strap over the chest.

• Realistic style shoulder armor.
• Shoulders are tear drop in shape with all rounded edges.
• Armor is painted matte or satin black.
• Each shoulder has a red Imperial Cog emblem.
• Armor has little to no weathering.

• Realistic style bicep armor.
• Armor is painted matte or satin black.
• There is an ammo strap with three ammo cartridges present on the right bicep.
• Ammo cartridges are matte or satin black.
• The strap consists of an approximately ¾ inch, black elastic band.
• Armor has a front hard line outside edge and inside rounded edge, with indented area on back.
• Armor is seamless.
• No visible traces of how the armor was assembled are shown.
• Armor has little to no weathering.

• Realistic style elbow Armor.
• Armor is painted matte or satin black.
• Elbow straps have a raised detail line at the top and bottom of the strap.
• Armor has two parallel dashed detail slots on each outside edge of elbow at the strap connection.
• Elbows are mirror images of each other with a notched area on the outside of the elbow above the detail marks.
• Armor has little to no weathering.

• Realistic style forearm armor.
• Armor is painted matte or satin black.
• Right forearm has a compad with 8 small buttons,1 large main button, and 1 slightly smaller rectangular button closest to the elbow.
• The button closest to the elbow is painted red.
• Two light grey chevron stripes are present on the outer half of each forearm.
• Each stripe is approximately 1 inch wide with a ¼ inch gap in between.
• On the right forearm, the chevrons come to a point above the top of the compad.
• Forearms have a top ridge that transitions to a flattened triangle area at the wrist end.
• Armor is seamless.
• No visible traces of how the armor was assembled are shown.
• Armor has little to no weathering.

• Realistic style hand plates.
• Hand plates are painted matte or satin black.
• Hand plates have a top curving ridge that come to a point over the index or middle finger just past the main knuckle of the hand.
• Armor has little to no weathering.

• Black over the wrist gloves made of leather, nylon, or other low pile fabrics.
• Gloves cover any exposed skin.
• Gloves do not show any labels or logos when the armor is worn.

• Realistic style Chest Armor.
• Armor is painted matte or satin black.
• Two detail slots on the lower outside edge of the right pectoral area.
• Chest and back armor match together at the sides with no open gap.
• A seam line is present.
• Shoulder straps are slotted into the detail ridges of the top connection points.
• Armor has little to no weathering.

• Realistic style back armor.
• Armor is painted matte or satin black..
• Back has a detail plate with four circles on top, two elongated areas on the lower left, and vents on the lower right.
• Back and chest armor match together at the sides with no open gap.
• A seam line is present.
• Shoulder straps are slotted into the detail ridges of the top connection points.
• Armor has little to no weathering.

• Realistic style Abdomen Armor.
• Armor is painted matte or satin black.
• Eight ¼" diameter holes, with four holes inside each indented channel of the abdomen.
• Abdomen section wraps around the wearer’s body and is sealed at sides or at the back.
• Abdomen is completely contained under the chest and back armor.
• Abdomen aligns with the codpiece with the seam line hidden by the belt.
• Armor has little to no weathering.
• Seam line along sides or back has no gap.

• Realistic style cod armor.
• Armor is painted matte or satin black.
• Cod and posterior armor connect at the hips.
• Armor has little to no weathering.

• Realistic style posterior armor.
• Armor is painted matte or satin black.
• Cod and posterior armor connect at the hips.
• Armor has little to no weathering.

• Belt

• Realistic style clone belt, belt boxes, and detonator.
• Belt, boxes, and detonator are painted matte or satin black.
• Belt front between front boxes has three (3) vertical rectangle indents which are spaced apart by two protruding rectangle areas.
• The rest of the belt is flat surfaced with raised edging on the top and bottom that run along the rest of the belt.
• Eight (8) Belt boxes are attached to the belt with four (4) on each side.
• The two largest boxes are in front with an angled top surface that is higher toward the center.
• The smallest boxes are located behind the front boxes, about ⅛" apart and have an angled end on top.
• The medium sized matching boxes, with flat top cover are about ⅛" from the smallest boxes.
• Left rear box is spaced closer to the detonator and has two square buttons in the top left corner, and two (2) dashed indented detail marks on bottom right.
• Right rear box is spaced closer to the detonator and has a bar with two (2) small cylinders centered and two (2) dashed indented detail marks on the bottom left.
• A detonator is centered and attached to the back of the belt.
• Detonator tube is about 2.25" diameter with wider detailed end caps.
• Seven (7) horizontally aligned square buttons are on the left side of the tube when viewed from behind.
• Armor has little to no weathering.

• Realistic style kama.
• The main body of the kama is black.
• The kama has a red trim around the outside edge.
• Center bottom edge of kama has a triangle split.
• Kama wraps around cod and posterior armor under the belt.
• Front edges align about 1 inch behind outside edge of front belt boxes.
• Kama is made from a heavy fabric material like denim or duck cloth.
• Leather or vinyl is not acceptable.
• Kama extends down to align with the bottom of the knee armor.
• White, ¾ inch to 1 inch wide connector straps are attached to kama
• Metal clips at the end of the strap connect to the command buckle which is centered below the front of the belt.

• Realistic style thigh armor.
• Armor is painted matte or satin black.
• Two grey, chevron stripes are present on the front of the right thigh.
• Stripes are approximately 2 inches wide with a ½ inch gap in between.
• Thigh armor has a flat triangle area above the knee which transitions to a ridge line that runs up the front of the thigh to the top edge.
• Rear of armor has a rounded, indented area.
• Armor is seamless.
• No visible traces of how the armor was assembled are shown.
• Armor has little to no weathering.

• Realistic style knee armor.
• Armor is painted matte or satin black.
• Knees have a protruding flat area in front, oriented towards the top of the knee.
• Knees bend around the front and connect to black detail clips that connect the strap on each side.
• A black colored flat strap, about 1⅛ inches wide, wraps around the back of the leg.
• Strap has a raised ⅝ inch wide grey center strap.
• Armor has little to no weathering.

• Realistic style lower leg armor.
• Armor is painted matte or satin black.
• Front of the lower leg has a flat triangular detail at the top which transitions to a ridge line that travels down the front of the armor to the ankle.
• Back of the lower leg has an indented arched area that continues down to the ankle.
• Bottom of the back side has an arched half circle engraved line at the heel.
• Armor is seamless, except where the calf spoon connects to the back of the lower leg indent edge.
• Armor has little to no weathering.

• Black, ankle high or tall enough to cover the ankle and eliminate any black undersuit visible at the ankle.
• Boots are lace-less.
• The boots have armor detail to include a natural seam at the toe and a strap that goes over the top of the foot with two protruding disks at each side of the strap.
• There are no markings or labels from the shoe makers.
• Boot soles are flat.
• The outward facing edges of the boot soles are black.

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.

• Realistic Clone Style DC-15S Blaster.
• Blaster may be scratch built out of plastic, wood, metal or cast in resin.
• Blaster has realistic Episode II or Episode III details:
• Wire frame sight.
• Folding stock.
• Twelve radiator fins evenly spaced along the length of barrel.
• Igniter detail knobs.
• Charge magazine clip on right side.
• Total length is approximately 26 inches (66 cm).
• Because of the scale, the Hasbro version is incorrect.

• Realistic Clone Style DC-15A Blaster Rifle.
• Blaster rifle is scratch built out of plastic, wood, metal or cast in resin.
• Blaster has realistic Episode II or Episode III details:
• Flip up sight in down position.
• Ten radiator fins are evenly spaced along the length of the barrel.
• Power setting adjuster detail lever.
• Sniper Scope attached under rifle in storage position.
• Charge magazine clip on left side.
• Igniter detail knobs.
• Total length is approximately 55 inches (139.7 cm).
• Because of the scale, the Hasbro version is not allowed.