A clone trooper has epically been brought to life with a stunning new Star Wars cosplay. Created in secret to serve as the Grand Army of the Republic, individual clone troopers became characters in their own right thanks to the animated Clone Wars series and spin-off shows like The Bad Batch. However, they also just look incredibly cool with their armor and helmets as precursors to the Galactic Empire's stormtroopers.
Photographer Leon Thott Kennedy shared an epic new cosplay on Twitter, featuring the blue and white armor of an ARC trooper who's presumably from the 501st Legion. Not only does the armor look incredibly stunning as if it came straight from the galaxy far, far away, but the ARC Trooper looks to be in the middle of an intense battle thanks to some fun visual effects. You can view the cosplay below:
Kennedy also credits Dave Pliachowski who modeled the armor as well as Boris FX who helped with the blaster effects. Additionally, Kennedy has a handful of other ARC Trooper photos on their Twitter page alongside many more photos they've taken of amazing cosplayers.
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This great cosplay is a solid reminder of just how impressive the 501st Legion truly was. Serving General Anakin Skywalker who was nothing if not unconventional in his tactics, the 501st celebrated countless victories throughout the entirety of the Clone Wars. However, their ultimate fate was quite dark.
Due to Skywalker's corruption to the dark side as Darth Vader, the 501st spearheaded the Jedi Purge that began at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. However, one of their members nearly uncovered Palpatine's Order 66 conspiracy prior to the events of Revenge of the Sith. Nevertheless, the vast majority of the 501st became known as Vader's Fist, serving the Dark Lord in the early days of the Empire before clones were eventually phased out of the Empire completely in favor of recruited stormtroopers. That said, their leading Clone Commander Rex deserted the 501st during the events of the Revenge of the Sith alongside Jedi outcast Ahsoka Tano.
With any luck, the 501st's former Commander Rex will make his live-action debut in the upcoming Ahsoka series. Regardless, it's very exciting to see such as cool cosplay of a 501st ARC trooper from the Star Wars galaxy. The "pew-pews" are a great touch as well.
Source: Leon Thott Kennedy