Darth Bane: The Clone Wars

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Model SL-75567, Photo by TR-36636
Description: Darth Bane: The Clone Wars
Prefix: SL
Detachment: The Flagship Eclipse Detachment
Context: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Sacrifice)

Darth Bane (as seen in Star Wars: The Clone Wars), was a Dark Lord of the Sith who was considered the founder of the modern Sith and the one responsible for establishing the Rule of Two. A vision of Darth Bane was found by Master Yoda in his journey to discover the secrets of immortality, and eventually failed in attempting to turn the Jedi Master to the Dark Side.

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.

• The helmet is dark grey in color with light weathering, and a weathered white gold trim on the top panel.
• The back of the helmet comes to a point in the bottom center.
• There are two engraved lines that extend from the center point in the back, along the sides, and to the front under the top panel.
• Both sides of the top front have two engraved lines consisting of a straight line and a V.
• There is a light grey fin that extends across the top of the helmet.
• The fin has two pointed sections along the side profile in the middle and near the rear.
• The whole fin comes to a triangular point from the front profile.
• There are two ridges that run down either side of the fin.
• The front panel strip consists of a flat triangular section and two curved side sections matching the winged shape of the references.
• The panel comes to a point between the eyes of the rest of the helmet.
• There are four sections (two on each side), cut out of the edge of the top of the panel.
• There are four engraved lines (two straight and two checkmark) in the center of the panel.
• A weathered white gold Sith emblem detail is present in the lower center of the panel on the flat triangular section.
• There are cracks and weathering along the edge of the panel.
• Two curved triangular wings are attached to the back of the panel (one on each side), and have weathered white gold winged details matching the references.
• The front of the helmet consists of a skull-like mask with curved areas of differing depths.
• The mask is a weathered light grey matching the other light grey details of the helmet.
• The eye sections protrude out further than the rest of the mask to mimic cheekbones.
• The nasal area is cut out with two lines forming a V at the bottom.
• There are four lines engraved in the mouth section of the mask, with the two outer lines sitting higher than the center line, and a smaller line sitting above the center line and the nasal cutout.
• There is a cutout at the bottom of the chin section.
• All cutouts and engravings have a heavy, “drip” type weathering coming from the bottoms.
• The center of the cheeks are set-in from the outer cheek section, are the same darker color as the rest of the helmet, and have a “lightning bolt” shaped engraving going up the center of each side (mirrored to one another).
• The jawline has a raised section that outlines the cheek.
• Black eye makeup or face paint is used to conceal the skin beneath the mask.

• A form-fitting black balaclava is worn to hide the costumer’s face and neck.

• Any exposed skin is a medium grey color, with dark grey shading.
• The hands have dark grey coloring around the knuckles, lines, and edges of the nail beds.
• The nails are long and dark grey, with a squared edge.

• The tunic is made of a burgundy color fabric with little to no texture and is the same material as the pants.
• The tunic has a collar that is crossed left over right side.
• The left side of the tunic crosses over the right so that the crossed collar is visible above the chest armor.
• The fit of the shirt is not too loose around the arms, with some baggy room around the top of the elbow and forearm armor.

• The tabard is made of a very dark grey to black leather or leather-like fabric.
• There are two distinct sections consisting of the upper part of the tabard and the lower kama section.
• The front upper section consists of five horizontal lines and four vertical lines.
• The top most horizontal line is shorter than the other four horizontal lines.
• The outermost vertical lines end at the topmost horizontal line.
• The innermost vertical lines are a mirrored, “lightning bolt” shaped and go all the way to the waist.
• The back upper section consists of the continued four horizontal lines from the front and two angled vertical lines that go under the back of the shoulder armor.
• The sides of the lower section consist of two panels that form a kama.
• The edges of the kama are hemmed to create a border.

• The chest armor sits on top of the tabard and curves upwards across the pectoral area.
• There is a small triangular cutout at the front bottom of the armor.
• The collar section is a dark grey with weathered white gold details.
• The details are a series of stylized Y shapes that are inverted every other shape.
• There are two fins that sit on both shoulders that are a weathered dark grey on the bottom and a weathered medium to light grey at the top to create a blade-like effect.
• The side profile of the fins curve upwards towards the middle before becoming angular with two points.
• The front profile of the fins is narrow at the tip, then wider towards the middle before becoming narrow again in the back.
• The sides of the front are a weathered dark grey and wrap around the back as a single piece.
• The center panel is a weathered medium grey.
• There are two angled lines engraved vertically.
• There is a weathered, dark grey geometric shape in the center of the panel with vertical lines of the same color above it.
• There are medium grey lines on the interior of the geometric shape that create a border.
• There is a weathered white gold design in the center of the middle panel matching references.
• There are four horizontal red cutouts on either side of the middle panel.

• The armor is the same material and weathered medium grey color as the rest of the body armor.
• The armor is an irregular rectangle shape that is narrower at the top than at the bottom.
• The armor curves around the upper arm.
• There are several engraved lines in the armor.
• Two horizontal lines are near the bottom.
• There is an engraved irregular rectangle that sits above the horizontal lines.
• There are two, “lightning bolt” engraved lines that mirror one another around the middle of the smaller rectangular area.
• Each side of the small irregular rectangular area has two cutouts that are black.
• There is a weathered white gold design in the center of the armor matching references.

• The front forearm armor is the same material and weathered medium grey color as the rest of the body armor.
• There are three panels with the front panel being flat against the arm.
• The top of the front panel has a V cut in it.
• The two side panels are angled inwards towards the top and bottom of the front panel.
• There are two engraved horizontal lines (shorter and longer) engraved at the bottom of the front panel with the shorter line on the bottom.
• There is an engraved line that goes vertically on the edges of the front panel and angles towards the exterior of the side panels to create an edge.
• There are two engraved vertical lines to the sides of the middle engraved line.
• There is a weathered white gold design in the center of the forearm armor matching references.
• The under part of the forearm section is a very dark grey to black weathered fabric of leather or leather-like material.
• There are two separate panels that create the under part of the forearm section with the forearm armor attached to the front section.
• The back section has two straps across the center that extend from one side to the other of the front section.
• The bottom of the back section is slightly angled inwards from the wrist.

• The gloves are black and fingerless with minimal texture to the fabric.
• The thumb is completely removed and the fingers are cut as low as possible to the base of the finger section.

• The hand plates are the same material and weathered medium grey color as the rest of the body armor.
• The hand plates are an irregular hexagonal shape.
• There is a small half-circle cutout on the largest side.
• There are six engraved lines on each plate.
• A long and short line run horizontal near the narrow edge on each plate.
• There are two longer and two shorter lines running slightly slanted vertically on the left and right side of each plate.
• There are two horizontal, pill-shaped cutouts that are backed with black material.

• The belt is made of a black leather or leather-like material.
• There are two black rectangular panels on both sides of the belt.
• There are four engraved mirrored lines on both sides of the black rectangular panels, two shorter vertical and two longer horizontal.
• The belt buckle is a silver color with weathered effect.
• The inside of the belt buckle contains two strips of raised detail.
• The top strip is broken into four pieces, two larger and two smaller, with the right most piece rounded on the right edge.
• The bottom strip is rounded on the right edge.
• There are two belt boxes on both sides of the belt.
• The boxes are black and rectangular in shape.
• The front has a cutout with two white sections at the top and bottom.
• There are two black rectangles with red rectangles inside each box.
• The boxes sit in the middle of the two black rectangles on the sides of the belt.

• There are four panels total, with front and back and two sides.
• Each panel consists of a medium grey material with hemmed edges.
• The front and back panels consist of two pieces.
• The top panel extends outwards towards the bottom and slopes downward on the bottom edge with an interior V-cutout.
• There is a light grey detail painted onto the panel matching the references.
• There is a weathered white gold design in the center of the light gray detail matching the references.
• There are weathered white gold lines on the side seam lines and on some of the edges of the light grey detail.
• The bottom panel is a swallowtail shape with white gold lines along the side seams.
• The side panels consist of a single swallowtail shape.
• There is a painted light grey detail on the panel matching references.
• There is a weathered white gold design in the center of the light grey detail matching references.
• There are weathered white gold lines on the side seam lines and on the interior lines of the light grey detail.
• Note: The belt feeds through the top of the panels. If not permanently secured to the belt, they must be secured in a manner that does not allow them to shift while wearing the costume.
• The panels can also be attached to the tabard if more convenient for the wearer.

• The trousers are made of a burgundy color fabric with little to no texture and are the same material as the tunic.
• The fit of the trousers is not too loose around the thighs, with some baggy room around the top of the shin armor.

• The front shin armor is the same material and weathered medium grey color as the rest of the body armor.
• The shin armor is the same shape as the forearm armor but larger in size to fit the shins.
• There are three panels, with the front panel being flat against the shin.
• The top of the front panel has a V-cut in it.
• The two side panels are angled inwards towards the top and bottom of the front panel.
• There are two engraved horizontal lines (shorter and longer) engraved at the bottom of the front panel with the shorter line on the bottom.
• There is an engraved line that goes vertically on the edges of the front panel and angles towards the exterior of the side panels to create an edge.
• There are two engraved vertical lines to the sides of the middle engraved line.
• There is a weathered white gold design in the center of the shin armor, matching the references.
• The under part of the shin section is a very dark grey to black weathered fabric or leather or leather-like material.
• There are two separate panels that create the under part of the shin section with the shin armor attached to the front section.
• The back section has two straps across the center that extend from one side to the other of the front section.
• The under part of the shin section is angled to have a thinner size on the back versus the front.

• The shoes are low cut (below the ankle) and made of a weathered black leather or leather-like material.
• The sole of the shoe is conservative with a clear distinction between the front and heel of the foot.
• The shoes feature several panels, matching references on the front, sides, and heel.

• The foot plates are the same material as the rest of the body armor and the same weathered medium grey color.
• The foot plates are an irregular octagonal shape.
• There are six engraved lines on each plate.
• A long and short line run horizontal near the narrow edge on each plate.
• There are two longer and two shorter lines running vertically on the left and right side of each plate.

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.

• Special effects contacts in shades of red, yellow, and orange are worn to give the illusion of Sith eyes.
• While considered an essential part of this character, contact lenses are not required for 501st acceptance. All persons wishing to utilize contact lenses are encouraged to first see their optometrist for a fitting.