C3PX said:
Is recognition really the thing to be looking for? If it is a charity group, shouldn't the point be charity and not recognition?
No, it's not, and that's why it's sometimes very difficult to work with the 501st. They often want to make sure they're name is listed, but they don't care about anyone else. If it was more about "Let's make sure both groups names are listed." and less about making sure the 501st name is mentioned/listed, it would be a different story.
PreludeRM said:
Did you hear anything about the rebel legion helping at the rose bowl parade. Hell No. And if you did it was in a negative remark most likly made by a 501st member.
Well, I personally didn't hear any negative remarks, but I haven't been as active on the RL forums in a LONG time.
I did record the Rose Parade that year though and I do remember not hearing anything about the Rebel Legion. The host announced that it was the 501st which was a costuming group that had volunteered to help Lucas in the parade and also attends charity events. I kinda laughed when I heard it and said "I see nothing's changed."
PreludeRM said:
the 501st are not a charity group. Yes they attend charity functions and help out but if you look at their site they are a costuming club. with really high standards. Heck I have a friend who has a Jango costume. And they are now arguing about the thread on his shoe if it is screen accurate.
When are they not arguing about screen accuracy? I remember when the Darth Vader licensed costume was released. All hell broke loose on the 501st forums about how it wasn't screen accurate. It was finally decided that they HAD to let it in because it was a licensed costume. There was even a guy wearing one at Comic-Con a few years back that was in the 501st photo. Shit, I've seen arguments myself about people using cardboard for their costumes (the majority didn't like it, even though the costumes looked as good as any other).
Darth Lars said:
I don't recall the Rebel Legion ever being part of the 501st. It was started with the help of the 501st' founder Albin Jonson as a separate "good guy" equivalent to the 501st.
Its club charter started out as a copy-and-paste from the 501st charter with the names replaced, but it has evolved since then.
That might be what he was referring to. Instead of simply integrating the "good guys" into the main group, a separate group was started for the good guys. Unfortunately, the good guys don't get nearly as much press from the 501st. I can tell you this first hand as a formerly active RL member.
Darth Lars said:
However ... some garrisons of the 501st have also created a rival detachment, called the "Rebel Command". As far as I have heard, and seen of 501st members in Rebel outfits at events, these do not have as high costuming standards as the Rebel Legion.
The "Rebel Command" is disliked by many Rebel Legion members, as they are often confused, and are bad for the RL's reputation of being a club with only high-quality costumes.
I wonder why that was even allowed. Seriously, if you want to dress as a Rebel, you should be there representing the Rebel Legion, not a 501st detachment. I know plenty of people that have costumes for both groups and they have no problem dressing up as a Rebel to represent the RL. Of course, those people don't act elite like a lot of the 501st members do.
What's funny about having only Stormtrooper armor is that a lot of times those people will actually get shut out of events because the spots fill up quickly. It's the people that have multiple costumes (stormtrooper, bounty hunter, jedi, etc) that'll end up with a greater chance to go to a certain event because if one group fills up, they can just volunteer to dress as something else.
Darth Lars said:
There is also a costuming club called The Jedi Assembly for Jedi. I don't know much of them.
There isn't much else to them. They're strictly for Jedi and I don't think they're very active. Anybody with a Jedi costume can also get into the RL, so there's almost no reason for someone to go as a Jedi Assembly member.