Jason Golden-Hall and Shelley Hawkins express their love for 'Star Wars' through cosplay, embodying characters from the series as members of the 501st Legion and Rebel Legion. At Fan Expo 2024 in San Francisco, they reflect on how their costume portrayals evoke nostalgia and joy for attendees. The 501st Legion, with over 14,000 members worldwide, dedicates vast amounts of time to replicate characters meticulously. Their efforts aim not only at entertaining children but also at rekindling fond memories for adults who grew up with the franchise.
We are the stormtroopers. We're the scout troops. When someone sees us, we are the thing that they played with as a toy, that they saw on a video game.
People see us, they are taken back to those movies when they were a child, and they had that love for 'Star Wars.'
We spend a lot of our time, a lot of our love making sure that we match that source material. It's all volunteer work.
It's for the smiles on the kids' faces, but half the time it's the smiles on the adults faces.
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