Costuming:SL revan

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Darth Revan (KOTOR I & II)
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Model SL-26272, Photo by Nina Marley
 
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Description: Darth Revan
Prefix: SL
Detachment: The Flagship Eclipse Detachment
Context: Star Wars Expanded Universe


Darth Revan began as a follower of the Jedi ways, but became outraged with the Jedi Order’s lack of involvement in the Mandalorian Wars. He, and a handful of like-minded Jedi followers, fought against the Mandalorians with the Republic Military, eventually winning.

With the discovery of the Rakatan artifact, the Star Map, Revan was led to the Sith planet of Malachor V, and was seduced by the dark side within the Trayus Temple. After the war, his seduction was finalized when his mind was dominated by the Sith Emperor, Vitiate, and he became one of the greatest Sith threats the universe had ever known.


The 501st approval requirements are listed in black.

TFE defines one additional, optional level of costuming accuracy. Requirements for Level 2, “Legend” are listed in blue.

  • Costume pieces that do not have any blue text are by default considered the highest level.
  • Please visit The Flagship Eclipse forums for a full description of these standards.

For 501st membership only the requirements in black need to be met.



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 document is not intended to be a detailed how-to on costume construction; rather a visual guide to be used for 501st costume approval. Details on construction may be found on the respective costume detachment web forum.
  • GMLs uncertain about an aspect of submitted costume shall post questions in the appropriate DL/GML peer review section of the Legion forum.
  • Measurements given in this document are intended to be approximate and generalized; not criteria for approval.
  • Requirements for all 501st costumes are proportional to the wearer in scale, fit and size.
  • Text descriptions are only one part of the guideline. GMLs and costumers must consider both text and pictures (CRL and Reference) when reviewing the costume.


Required Costume Components

The following costume components are present and appear as described below.


Revan hood.png Hood and Capelet
  • Heavy black fabric is used for the hood and capelet.
  • The hood is full and encloses the face completely, or gives the illusion of being enclosed by crossing over in the middle above the curiass.
    • The lower front section of the hood tucks under the chest armor.
  • The capelet attaches to black fabric hook straps on the black sections of the cuirass via four silver rings, two larger and two smaller.
    • The capelet shoulders are NOT pleated. They are gathered and draped over the shoulders and down the back.

(Note: Cosplay Sky Darth Revan costumes will not be accepted.)

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
  • The hood is fully enclosed in a single piece




Blankwhite.gif Cape
  • The cape is a series of knife pleats pointing towards the center of the cape, with a single box pleat in the center where the left and right directional knife pleats meet.
  • Note: Cosplay Sky Darth Revan costumes will not be accepted.




SL revan mask.jpg Mask
  • See the Darth Revan (KOTOR) Gallery for details of masks that are NOT approvable for KOTOR Revan, including the SWTOR style.
  • The mask extends up to the top of the head, but does not extend more than 1” below the chin.
  • It has a dark gray and rust red color scheme on the front, and the paint is heavily weathered.
  • The eye slit is filled with a lens that is dark enough to obscure the eyes behind it.
  • The chin of the mask includes two “prongs” with accompanying hardware.
    • Note: the flat chin mask used in SWTOR is NOT approvable as it is not the KOTOR style of mask.
  • Black side panels matching the game renders may be included to cover the sides of the costumer's face, but they are not required.
    • Note: It is not clear if the black area visible in the game render was meant to be a piece of the mask, or if it is a rough rendering of Revan's face which was supposed to be hidden by the hood. Because of this uncertainty, the black side panels may be included or left off of the mask at the costumer's discretion.




SL revan balaclava.jpg Balaclava
  • A form-fitting black balaclava is worn to hide the costumer's face and neck.




450px-SL revan shirt.png Shirt
  • The shirt is made of black fabric with long sleeves.
  • A horizontal line of black piping is sewn across the chest, and is visible just above the chest armor.
  • The shirt collar is worn in a high, form-fitting style that reaches to or near the top of the neck.




Revan bracer.png Vambraces
  • The vambraces are made of a rigid material which encloses the entire forearm in a seamless, single piece.
  • They extend from the wrist to just below the elbow on each arm.
  • A ridge design runs up the interior seam of each vambrace with a seam line running along the exterior side.
  • Another ridge design consisting of three strips goes horizontally along the bottom edge nearest the wrist, and appears only on the upper half of the vambrace.
  • The armor has a metallic sheen and variable coloration, ranging from bronze, slightly copper or antique gold tones.
  • Note: Cosplay Sky Darth Revan costumes will not be accepted.




Revan handplates.png Hand Plates
  • The hand armor is made of a rigid material.
  • It has a series of parallel ridges running horizontally across the center of the armor piece, and a smaller ridge design goes across the bottom edge of the hand armor, near the fingers.
  • The armor has a metallic sheen and variable coloration, ranging from bronze, slightly copper or antique gold tones.
  • Note: Cosplay Sky Darth Revan costumes will not be accepted.




SL revan gloves.jpg Gloves
  • The gloves are made of undecorated black leather or fabric.
  • They are long enough to conceal any skin that might show on the wrists, and are worn tucked under the vambraces.




Revan curiass chest.png Cuirass (Chest Armor)
  • The cuirass is made of a rigid material with a pattern of ridges that replicate the designs seen in the reference images.
  • The cuirass includes a raised black panel on each side of the chest that is made of a rigid material. These panels each have two loops built into them.
  • Each side of the capelet is attached to these loops with a pair of silver rings.
    • The upper rings are approximately 1” in diameter, while the smaller rings are approximately 3/4” in diameter.
  • The armor has a metallic sheen and variable coloration, ranging from bronze, slightly copper or antique gold tones.
  • Note: Cosplay Sky Darth Revan costumes will not be accepted.




SL revan bridge.jpg Chest Armor Bridge
  • Located between the cuirass and abdominal armor is a middle section that connects the two armor pieces.
  • The bridging piece is made of black leather or vinyl with close horizontal ribbing running the full length, and silver paint weathering.
  • The bridging is approximately 4” tall, but should remain proportionate to the cuirass and abdominal armor in size.




Revan ab armor.png Abdomen Armor
  • The abdominal armor is made of a rigid material and includes a pattern of ridges that match the design seen in the reference images.
  • At the hips are two arching black shapes.
  • There are six rings on the abdominal armor, and are equally spaced with the 6 rings located on the kidney armor.
    • The rings are 2” in diameter and are secured using leather straps attached to the inside of the abdominal armor. The straps are 1” wide and hang 1” from the bottom of the abdominal armor when folded over the ring.
  • The armor has a metallic sheen and variable coloration, ranging from bronze, slightly copper or antique gold tones.
  • Note: Cosplay Sky Darth Revan costumes will not be accepted.


OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
  • There is a strip at the bottom of the armor of either fabric or plastic material.
    • The strip is either a deep red matching that of the red sash, or a reddish-brown matching the strip of the back armor.
  • See theDarth Revan (KOTOR) Gallery for more details.




SL revan belt.jpg Belt with O-Ring
  • Revan's belt is suspended in front of the abdominal portion of the armor.
  • Both sides of the belt slope downward at an angle to a large O-ring at the front.
  • The belt attaches to the abdominal and chest armor via straps on each side, rather than going entirely around the waist.
    • The straps are a leather-like black material that has been weathered with a silver paint.
  • The belt has silver/gray colored bands, and has 4 smaller o-rings.
    • Two rings are visible in the front, while each of the other two rings are visible from the side.
  • The O-Ring's top rests toward the bottom half of the abdominal armor piece.




SL revan drapes.jpg Fabric Drapes
  • The black sash is one long piece of black fabric which attaches to the O-ring at both ends.
  • This gathered piece of black fabric is not attached in the back. It hangs loosely against the backs of the thighs, creating a draped effect around the body.
  • A weathered, deep red vertical drape is suspended behind the O-ring, and has a very slight increase in width from the top to the bottom of the sash.
    • The red drape does not hang through the O-ring in any way, and it is not attached to the abdominal armor.
  • The red drape is not attached to the black drape, but rests behind the O-ring and behind the black drape.
  • Vertical ribbing of equal spacing, between 1/2” and 3/4” runs down the full length of the red drape.
  • Note: Cosplay Sky Darth Revan costumes will not be accepted.




Revan backplate.png Back Armor
  • The back armor plate is made of a rigid material that continues the design of the front armor around so that the torso is fully enclosed.
  • The armor has a metallic sheen and variable coloration, ranging from bronze, slightly copper or antique gold tones.
  • The lower raised section is a reddish-brown.
  • There are indents on the lower left and right sides of the reddish-brown strip that are approximately 1" in length.
  • See theDarth Revan (KOTOR) Gallery for more details.
  • Note: Cosplay Sky Darth Revan costumes will not be accepted.


OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):




SL revan bridge back.jpg Back Armor Bridge
  • Located between the back plate and kidney armor is a section that connects the two armor pieces.
  • The bridging piece is made of black leather or vinyl with close horizontal ribbing running the full length, and silver paint weathering.
  • The bridging is no higher in height than 6”, but should remain proportionate to the back plate and kidney armor in size.




Revan kidney plate.png Kidney Armor
  • The kidney armor plate is made of a rigid material that continues the design of the front abdominal armor around so that the torso is fully enclosed.
  • There is a small rectangular detail on the center of the kidney armor plate that matches to the reference images.
  • There are six rings on the kidney armor, and are equally spaced with the 6 rings located on the abdominal armor.
    • The rings are 2” in diameter and are secured using leather straps attached to the inside of the kidney armor. The straps are 1” wide and hang 1” from the bottom of the kidney armor when folded over the ring.
  • The armor has a metallic sheen and variable coloration, ranging from bronze, slightly copper or antique gold tones.
  • Note: Cosplay Sky Darth Revan costumes will not be accepted.


OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
  • There is a reddish-brown strip on the bottom half of the kidney armor.
    • A rectangular raised section with a small raised middle is present at the middle of the reddish-brown strip.
  • See the Darth Revan (KOTOR) Gallery for more details.




SL revan hakama.jpg Split Skirt
  • A split skirt is worn with a vertical split down the center of the front and back.
    • The waist of the skirt is not visible, and is covered by the abdominal and kidney armor.
  • The fabric is black, and reaches to the ankles, with large box pleats running vertically down both the left and right panels.
  • Note: Hakama pants will not be accepted.
  • Note: Cosplay Sky Darth Revan costumes will not be accepted.




Wuher pants.jpg Pants
  • The pants are black material with no decorative embellishments.




Revan boots.png Boots
  • The boots may be black or medium to dark gray in color.
  • There is a wide strap that goes over the top of the foot from one edge of the sole to the other. The strap is approximately 1.5” wide.
  • The heels are low, and there are no visible laces or additional strapping outside of the single strap matching the reference images.
    • If there is a zipper present, it is hidden on the inside of the boot.


OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
  • The boots are square-toed and black with a silvery-grey weathering.




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.


Revan saber hilts.png Lightsabers
  • If the costumer is portraying Darth Revan from Knights of the Old Republic, a single lightsaber is used. If the lightsaber includes a blade, the blade is red.
  • If the costumer is portraying Darth Revan from Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, then two lightsabers are carried. If the lightsabers are bladed, one blade is red, and the other is purple.
  • The hilt(s) match either the game file hilt from KOTOR I/II or the SW Encyclopedia entry for Darth Revan.
  • SWTOR hilts are NOT acceptable for either version.







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