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:Okay, those images were good, but here's something that's absolutely perfect. :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NdSL2NUoWk [[User:Bryan|Bryan]] 03:42, 8 January 2008 (EST)
:Okay, those images were good, but here's something that's absolutely perfect. :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NdSL2NUoWk [[User:Bryan|Bryan]] 03:42, 8 January 2008 (EST)


==Sleepless writing==
==Comment by Xodiac==


Threats: Many of these overlap.  Numerous threats incorporate aspects of each category without quite fitting, such as the Femtroopers, or else fit into several slots, such as SHODAN and her machinations.
I really rather like the concept, but I'm rather surprised you didn't have the Femtroopers capture James and we get to see a conversion.  And not just because I enjoy TG stories, though I certainly do. But you're pointing out a lot of questions, and then not answering them.  While this is a great in-depth look at the characters and the slightly desperate struggle against encroaching Femtrooping of the 501st, it suffers from this lack.  It would have made for an interesting story to have the main character Femtrooper'd, and we see what those disadvantages that officer wondered about are, not to mention see the process by which they change people into one of their own.  And maybe we could watch James try to bring down the Femtroopers from within their own ranks.  As it is, this isn't so much a story as a long firefight with some character issues added in.  The idea is good but the potential is mostly unused, I think. -- [[User:Xodiac|Xodiac]] 18:30, 30 December 2007 (EST)


Bombs.  Sometimes a mechanical explosive device, sometimes organic.  May be a rocket or jet whose ignition immolates everything on the ground, may be a device or creature or being which releases neurotoxin or some other deadly gas. Sometimes a bomber.  Usually but not always random in purpose.  May be connected to a Mastermind or a Cult.  Examples: Bomberman, the Airplane Girls, GStu # 5.  Recommended action: Clear the area before attempting to defuse the situation.  It may be advisable to wait for someone more invulnerable.
:Well, there are plenty of other characters of the 501st (and other armored individuals in general) who have been captured previously. Perhaps a separate story could be written from one of their perspectives, if it doesn't quite fit in with this one? [[User:Bryan|Bryan]] 03:21, 31 December 2007 (EST)


Alterators: Individuals seeking to forcefully shape-change others.  Occasionally fits “Mad Scientist” archetype.  May be a Mastermind or working beneath one, may lead or work beneath a Cult.  Sometimes the source of Plaguers, Rampagers, Minions. May be seeking to complete a Summoner ritual/treatment in order to make self into a Deity. Plan may begin and end with “Change everyone”, may be more complicated. Examples: SHODAN, Lord Ted, Dracula, MSue #315(“Tearvault”).  Recommended action: Clear the area.  Take out the Alterator from a distance; usually his or her death or incapacitation leads to a reversion of subjects.
Thanks...  When I wrote this story, it was started off with "How would custom stormtroopers like 'Femtroopers' interact with the 501st?" but I also had a question I wanted to answer.  The question was "What is the greatest threat facing the 501st?" Femtroopers were only one answer; I wanted to feature several others without making them central, so the Fems did not succeed.  This time I had an outline, and I set up more or less what the Femtroopers are before writing anything.  They've got a hive mind, and I don't know how to write that.  I'm also not sure how it could be taken down from the inside- as the single volunteer, Twentyone Twentyeight is the closest to an individual, but exactly where her loyalties lie... I know it's a novice thing to do, but I've become a bit fond of my characters, didn't want to see them functionally die.
I might write something more Fem-centric in future, but I'd like something better than a starting place first.  Beginnings are easy. But I like knowing where I can go from there.  Thanks for the input; much appreciated.  I might have had an outline, but... yeah.  I'm still pleased with it, though. -- [[User:Joysweeper|Joysweeper]] 4 January 2008


Plaguers.  Infectious and shape-changing.  Destroys or suppresses minds of victims.  Little leadership; exists only to spread and assimilate.  Sometimes connected or related to Masterminds or Alterators, but usually not under their control.  Usually seen in hordes; may have a hivemind.  Examples: Zombies(all kinds), wild weres, “gray goo” nanobots.  Recommended action: STAMP IT OUT.  Violence is justified, few will complain.  Stepping in early saves a lot of work later on.
==More high art==


Cults. A group united under a common purpose, generally sinister and active. Somewhat similar to Plaguers, spreading and recruiting new members. Harder to justify violence against. Victims may be subjects for Alterators, may seem to still be themselves, may have joined willingly or unwillingly, may be recoverable. Spreads, usually has a leader who may or may not be a Mastermind, often Summoners. Occasionally has a hivemind. Examples: SHODAN, the Fighting Fanboys, Rampant Catgirls, Dracula’s Brides. Recommended action: Observe. Trust in the Force.
Just wandered across some more photos of costumes that might be suitable for 501st affiliates. :) [http://www.flickr.com/photos/garyfixler/sets/1199787/?page=2]
[http://www.wtfcostumes.com/costumes/stormtropper_detective.jpg] [http://www.wtfcostumes.com/costumes/box_stormtrooper_costume.jpg] [http://www.wtfcostumes.com/costumes/elvis_stormtrooper_costume.jpg] [[User:Bryan|Bryan]] 21:29, 20 February 2008 (EST)


Mastermind: Instigators of various forms of mayhem.  Often behind Plagues and Rampagers and Bombs, occasionally Predators.  Usually has Minions.  May or may not be or command Alterators.  Sometimes heads a Cult.  Often has vague and nebulous goals such as “take over the world,” “become a god”, or “cover the Earth in darkness”, may be a Summoner. Examples: SHODAN, several incarnations of Lex Luthor, Dracula. Recommended action: Varies depending on circumstance. Trust the Force.  
Bryan, ''how'' are you finding these things?  Or have you always come across absurd costumes, and the story's just made you more aware of them?
- hey, it's the Elvis trooper.  I think I mentioned him as one of the weird trooper variants.  Can't think of anything I really want to do with him.  - boxtrooper.  Cute.  I saw pics of people as Lego!Darth Maul and Lego!Qui-Gon Jin once...  -Sherlock Holmes and Watson troopers? Kind of odd...


Rampagers: Individual goes insane or alternately is an unleashed beast or cybernetic creation, begins random wanton destruction.  Individuals are often but not always shape-changed.  Often related to Masterminds or Deities; similar to Minions but not under control.  May be content to smash scenery, may be after random bystanders.  Examples: Hulk and Hulk-Derivatives, Kool-Aid Man, beings afflicted by strains of Psycho Serum.  Recommended action: Clear the area of bystanders, stay back.  Restraint doesn’t really work.  Better to wait it out and summon appropriate help.
-...  An AT-AT. Someone made an AT-AT costume.  ''An AT-AT costume''.  My will is weak.  I... I can't resist... that is the most awesomely geeky thing I have seen this year...  An ''AT-AT costume''.  Quadrupedal.  With relatively accurate feet.  Guardian bless.


Minions: Often mechanical or shapeshifted bystanders, but may be complicit.  Usually directed by a Mastermind but occasionally are part of a Cult, similar to Rampagers but with a specific goal.  Goal is usually to break or steal a specific item, sometimes to kidnap or deliver a message. May be alone, in a group, or near a Mastermind.  Examples: Fully-transformed cyborgs belonging to SHODAN’s cult, Doombots, Dracula’s Brides.  Recommended action: Usually best to thwart goal of Minions.  Restraint is good; however, Minions often escape custody.
...Damn it, I have no conflict, plot structure, or resolution in mind.  I've vowed to stop writing stories around a single detail.  But... ah man!  An ''AT-AT costume''... ''more cumbersome than almost any of the fursuits at Xanadu, as bad as some of the "adult" rigs, making it essential to have a "driver" on hand, a friend in the appropriate outfit...  tried to stand up, tried to protest, to breathe, couldn't, never would again... rose, coming to a standing position in a series of jerky motions, towering upwards - not at the full ten meters yet, but it wouldn't be much longer, didn't need pilots, but wanted them to fill that lifeless hollow void... the scout troopers, so long without the speeder bikes that made them more than just more-vulnerable-than-normal troopers, wept with joy at finding so many...'' Hope it's out of my system before it could get all the way in.  I will cameo him at some point. This, I swear.  --[[User:Joysweeper|Joysweeper]] 20:47, 21 February 2008 (EST)
Note: if there is only one, it is highly dangerous and caution is strongly advised.  If there are many, the Law of Conservation of Ninjitsu means they may be overpowered by squad’s efforts.  Trust the Force.


Predators. Simplest of the lot.  One being seeking to prey on others for a variety of reasons. May be an inept Mastermind, attempting to kill food, a thief, a rapist, a hitman or assassin…  Somewhat like a Rampager, but after individuals. Difficult to detect normally, but Trouble Magnet Phlebotinium spurs them into action where and when they may be caught.  Examples: More than can be easily counted.  Recommended action: Stop the Predator.  Restraint is preferable.
:Heh! Well, I found this particular batch while randomly browsing around on [http://www.wtfcostumes.com/ http://www.wtfcostumes.com/] - the AT-AT was on there with a link to the more detailed Flickr page I linked to above. I've always been fond of the idea of costume TFs, there's such broad potential for bizarre forms and situations, so I occasionally wander the net looking for inspiration. I'm glad you liked the AT-AT as much as I did, I've been trying to come up with a plot for him myself. I've been wanting to do a Xanadu TF where someone became something really big for a while now. Want to brainstorm further on conflict/plot/resolution, or maybe collaborate on something? :) [[User:Bryan|Bryan]] 23:54, 21 February 2008 (EST)


Summoners:  Individual or individuals attempting to either grant themselves or another vast power or call forth something nasty.  Trouble Magnet Phlebotinium means that patrols often encounter these during important rituals.  Often related to Cults; by the time it gets this bad, intervention is a must.  Sacrifices may be involved.  Sometimes the goal or part of the goal of an Alterator or a Mastermind. Examples:  MSue #2. Recommended action: Trust in the Force.  Disrupting the wrong way or time may have catastrophic results.  Save the sacrifice if possible.  Sometimes it is necessary to let ritual proceed and only attack after completion; however, this may result in a Deity.
::...Man, some of those are ''strange''. I ''really'' like the AT-AT.  The Star Wars Wiki has an incredibly detailed page on them - [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/AT-AT] I'm a bit annoyed - I was ''sure'' that they were 10 meters at the shoulder, but I guess my fan knowledge is dwindling.  "Star Wars: Complete Locations" states that AT-ATs are 22.5 meters, the Databank says 15.5 meters, and one novel I read said that "the walker's head was shot off, stranding the troopers inside ten meters off the ground".  No sources can ''ever'' be unanimous about the size of a vehicle or a ship, it seems...  either way, this is a much more unusual change than a similarly-sized humanoid giant mecha.
Really? I've never worked with someone on a story before.  I'd be glad to give it a try, and Spring Break just started - my email address is joysweeper@hotmail.com.  --[[User:Joysweeper|Joysweeper]] 18:25, 22 February 2008 (EST)


Deity: Some one or some thing with power far greater than enjoyed by members of the 501st. Often takes the form of a small child, an attractively feminine male, or a huge and hideous monster; however there are many, many others. You’ll know it when you see it. Often a very strong Rampager; may be a Xanadu native or the result of a Summoner’s efforts. Examples: Anything from DBZ, Bizarro Superman, Lobo, Sepiroth, MSue #2, etc. Recommended action: AVOID. Clear out bystanders if possible, but get out of the way. Can’t do anything to hurt it, even if it has a weak point. Something with a similar level of ability will be along soon and will stop it. Very rare, fortunately
Rr. Didn't get a chance to do any writing today after all. Found these, though; [http://www.useless-site.com/images/posters/unemployment.jpg] [http://www.useless-site.com/images/posters/wheeee.jpg] [http://www.useless-site.com/images/posters/1181611403011-1.jpg]. [[User:Bryan|Bryan]] 01:58, 25 February 2008 (EST)


Maybe I need to make a "common characters" page.  Food for thought, anyway. - [[User:Joysweeper|Joysweeper]] 29 December 2007


==Comment by Xodiac==
Hehe, I stumbled on this picture while trying to find a picture of a hippy volkswagon van and a camo painted HUMVEE parked right beside each other, thought you might get a kick out of it.  http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/5.jpg  --[[User:Devin|Devin]] 18:54, 26 February 2008 (EST)


I really rather like the concept, but I'm rather surprised you didn't have the Femtroopers capture James and we get to see a conversion.  And not just because I enjoy TG stories, though I certainly do.  But you're pointing out a lot of questions, and then not answering them.  While this is a great in-depth look at the characters and the slightly desperate struggle against encroaching Femtrooping of the 501st, it suffers from this lack.  It would have made for an interesting story to have the main character Femtrooper'd, and we see what those disadvantages that officer wondered about are, not to mention see the process by which they change people into one of their own.  And maybe we could watch James try to bring down the Femtroopers from within their own ranks.  As it is, this isn't so much a story as a long firefight with some character issues added in.  The idea is good but the potential is mostly unused, I think. -- [[User:Xodiac|Xodiac]] 18:30, 30 December 2007 (EST)
First, a battle painting of the 501st in action.  [http://www.albinjohnson.com/501stlog/history2003-05/dorman-501st-finished.jpg]  Not post-Xanadu 501st, I think this is actually canon.  I just think it's cool.  Second...  this.  [http://www.albinjohnson.com/501stlog/campaigns/char_feng_image44.jpg] I've seen "recruitment posters" like this before, but I hadn't seen one in years.  I know there was one with a TIE-pilot... anyway, this is a good image for that. 
Finally.  Femtroopers in real life are apparently connected to "trooper groupies".  Cheerleaders for stormtroopers.  People are ''weird''.  Scroll down to about halfway.  [http://www.albinjohnson.com/501stlog/campaigns/campaigns.html] --[[User:Joysweeper|Joysweeper]] 16:21, 28 March 2008 (EDT)


:Well, there are plenty of other characters of the 501st (and other armored individuals in general) who have been captured previously. Perhaps a separate story could be written from one of their perspectives, if it doesn't quite fit in with this one? [[User:Bryan|Bryan]] 03:21, 31 December 2007 (EST)
Meanwhile, in today's episode of "Least I Could Do", the main character has taken his niece to a comic book convention when this happens... [http://leasticoulddo.com/comic/20080505] [[User:Bryan|Bryan]] 11:57, 5 May 2008 (EDT)
: *laughs*  There is a Captain America(<3!) cosplayer in the background!  I like that!  ...And yeah, that's pretty much how I like to imagine the 501st acts at conventions.  Whether or not they actually do is irrelevant!  I will cling to what makes me happy!  --[[User:Joysweeper|Joysweeper]] 23:14, 5 May 2008 (EDT)


Thanks... When I wrote this story, it was started off with "How would custom stormtroopers like 'Femtroopers' interact with the 501st?" but I also had a question I wanted to answer. The question was "What is the greatest threat facing the 501st?"  Femtroopers were only one answer; I wanted to feature several others without making them central, so the Fems did not succeed.  This time I had an outline, and I set up more or less what the Femtroopers are before writing anything.  They've got a hive mind, and I don't know how to write that. I'm also not sure how it could be taken down from the inside- as the single volunteer, Twentyone Twentyeight is the closest to an individual, but exactly where her loyalties lie... I know it's a novice thing to do, but I've become a bit fond of my characters, didn't want to see them functionally die.
Inspiration for the big chase scene in Walker: [http://crap.teurasporsaat.org/archive/6405.jpg]. Gimmie two or three more days and I'll have more to add to that story. :) [[User:Bryan|Bryan]] 04:46, 12 May 2008 (EDT)
I might write something more Fem-centric in future, but I'd like something better than a starting place first.  Beginnings are easy.  But I like knowing where I can go from there.  Thanks for the input; much appreciated.  I might have had an outline, but... yeah.  I'm still pleased with it, though.  -- [[User:Joysweeper|Joysweeper]] 4 January 2008


==More high art==
Here's something more for this little collection - [http://www.geekologie.com/2008/06/stormtrooper_high_heels_may_ma.php High Heeled Storm Trooper Boots]. [[User:ShadowWolf|ShadowWolf]] 15:30, 30 June 2008 (EDT)


Just wandered across some more photos of costumes that might be suitable for 501st affiliates. :) [http://www.flickr.com/photos/garyfixler/sets/1199787/?page=2]  
I, um.  *embarrassed coughing*  I found more of those recruitment posters. [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Work_with_exotic_creatures.jpg ''Work with Exotic'' Creatures!] [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Fly_for_the_Empire!.jpg ''Fly for the'' Empire!] [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Join!_It%27s_your_duty!.jpg Join!  ''It's Your Duty!''] [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Build_it_right!_make_it_bite!.jpg ''Build it Right'' - Make It Bite!] [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Next_Planet!.jpg Next Planet!] and, already linked, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Do_your_part_to_Serve.jpg ''Do Your Part'', Serve!] I, uh, rather like the aggressive undertones to all of these.  There's a definite unspoken "Or else we'll make An Example out of you".  --[[User:Joysweeper|Joysweeper]] 13:27, 2 July 2008 (EDT)
[http://www.wtfcostumes.com/costumes/stormtropper_detective.jpg] [http://www.wtfcostumes.com/costumes/box_stormtrooper_costume.jpg] [http://www.wtfcostumes.com/costumes/elvis_stormtrooper_costume.jpg] [[User:Bryan|Bryan]] 21:29, 20 February 2008 (EST)
 
Bryan, ''how'' are you finding these things?  Or have you always come across absurd costumes, and the story's just made you more aware of them?
9- hey, it's the Elvis trooper. I think I mentioned him as one of the weird trooper variants. Can't think of anything I really want to do with him. 8- boxtrooper.  Cute.  I saw pics of people as Lego!Darth Maul and Lego!Qui-Gon Jin once... 7-Sherlock Holmes and Watson troopers?  Kind of odd...
 
7-...  An AT-AT.  Someone made an AT-AT costume.  ''An AT-AT costume''.  My will is weak.  I... I can't resist... that is the most awesomely geeky thing I have seen this year...  An ''AT-AT costume''.  Quadrupedal.  With relatively accurate feet.  Guardian bless.
 
...Damn it, I have no conflict, plot structure, or resolution in mind. I've vowed to stop writing stories around a single detail.  But... ah man!  An ''AT-AT costume''... ''more cumbersome than almost any of the fursuits at Xanadu, as bad as some of the "adult" rigs, making it essential to have a "driver" on hand, a friend in the appropriate outfit...  tried to stand up, tried to protest, to breathe, couldn't, never would again... rose, coming to a standing position in a series of jerky motions, towering upwards - not at the full ten meters yet, but it wouldn't be much longer, didn't need pilots, but wanted them to fill that lifeless hollow void... the scout troopers, so long without the speeder bikes that made them more than just more-vulnerable-than-normal troopers, wept with joy at finding so many...'' Hope it's out of my system before it could get all the way in.  I will cameo him at some point.  This, I swear.  --[[User:Joysweeper|Joysweeper]] 20:47, 21 February 2008 (EST)

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Comment by JonBuck

I really like the way this is going so far. The idea that in order to look relatively normal a man (well, a Vader anyway) will have to become female, would be a very hard decision to make. --Buck 21:49, 16 December 2007 (EST)

Comment by Bryan

Great story, looking forward to seeing how it concludes. It's neat seeing sub-settings develop within Xanadu like this. Perhaps if they survive this current encounter the 501st could organize an Ewok brigade as specialized anti-Femtrooper forces. :) Bryan 01:31, 20 December 2007 (EST)

Images

Came across a picture that seems relevant to this story today... Sexy Storm Trooper or Sexy Storm Trooper with Vader -- ShadowWolf 16:41, 24 December 2007 (EST) (second link: ShadowWolf 18:06, 24 December 2007 (EST))

Couple more: [1] [2] [3] [4] (that last one there has a full metric buttload of other Stormtroopers-in-everyday-life photos, the femtroopers are mixed in about two thirds of the way down the page). This link is supposedly a video about femtroopers, but it wasn't available when I clicked through: [5] Bryan 18:11, 24 December 2007 (EST)

Comments? I haven't even finished yet! Twentyone Twentyeight was not originally part of this story's plot- she just showed up when I mentioned a Vader who'd been abducted. The 501st doesn't really get along well with Ewoks, but the suggestion has been passed on.

...Yep, that's what Femtroopers look like. More or less. I came across Bryan's first link there and just had to write a story about it. It's been a lot of fun, but I'm hoping that I can finish soon, before it becomes a saga. Here I have something I wrote when I couldn't sleep- it's not a story, I don't know what else to do with it.

Okay, those images were good, but here's something that's absolutely perfect. :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NdSL2NUoWk Bryan 03:42, 8 January 2008 (EST)

Comment by Xodiac

I really rather like the concept, but I'm rather surprised you didn't have the Femtroopers capture James and we get to see a conversion. And not just because I enjoy TG stories, though I certainly do. But you're pointing out a lot of questions, and then not answering them. While this is a great in-depth look at the characters and the slightly desperate struggle against encroaching Femtrooping of the 501st, it suffers from this lack. It would have made for an interesting story to have the main character Femtrooper'd, and we see what those disadvantages that officer wondered about are, not to mention see the process by which they change people into one of their own. And maybe we could watch James try to bring down the Femtroopers from within their own ranks. As it is, this isn't so much a story as a long firefight with some character issues added in. The idea is good but the potential is mostly unused, I think. -- Xodiac 18:30, 30 December 2007 (EST)

Well, there are plenty of other characters of the 501st (and other armored individuals in general) who have been captured previously. Perhaps a separate story could be written from one of their perspectives, if it doesn't quite fit in with this one? Bryan 03:21, 31 December 2007 (EST)

Thanks... When I wrote this story, it was started off with "How would custom stormtroopers like 'Femtroopers' interact with the 501st?" but I also had a question I wanted to answer. The question was "What is the greatest threat facing the 501st?" Femtroopers were only one answer; I wanted to feature several others without making them central, so the Fems did not succeed. This time I had an outline, and I set up more or less what the Femtroopers are before writing anything. They've got a hive mind, and I don't know how to write that. I'm also not sure how it could be taken down from the inside- as the single volunteer, Twentyone Twentyeight is the closest to an individual, but exactly where her loyalties lie... I know it's a novice thing to do, but I've become a bit fond of my characters, didn't want to see them functionally die. I might write something more Fem-centric in future, but I'd like something better than a starting place first. Beginnings are easy. But I like knowing where I can go from there. Thanks for the input; much appreciated. I might have had an outline, but... yeah. I'm still pleased with it, though. -- Joysweeper 4 January 2008

More high art

Just wandered across some more photos of costumes that might be suitable for 501st affiliates. :) [6] [7] [8] [9] Bryan 21:29, 20 February 2008 (EST)

Bryan, how are you finding these things? Or have you always come across absurd costumes, and the story's just made you more aware of them? - hey, it's the Elvis trooper. I think I mentioned him as one of the weird trooper variants. Can't think of anything I really want to do with him. - boxtrooper. Cute. I saw pics of people as Lego!Darth Maul and Lego!Qui-Gon Jin once... -Sherlock Holmes and Watson troopers? Kind of odd...

-... An AT-AT. Someone made an AT-AT costume. An AT-AT costume. My will is weak. I... I can't resist... that is the most awesomely geeky thing I have seen this year... An AT-AT costume. Quadrupedal. With relatively accurate feet. Guardian bless.

...Damn it, I have no conflict, plot structure, or resolution in mind. I've vowed to stop writing stories around a single detail. But... ah man! An AT-AT costume... more cumbersome than almost any of the fursuits at Xanadu, as bad as some of the "adult" rigs, making it essential to have a "driver" on hand, a friend in the appropriate outfit... tried to stand up, tried to protest, to breathe, couldn't, never would again... rose, coming to a standing position in a series of jerky motions, towering upwards - not at the full ten meters yet, but it wouldn't be much longer, didn't need pilots, but wanted them to fill that lifeless hollow void... the scout troopers, so long without the speeder bikes that made them more than just more-vulnerable-than-normal troopers, wept with joy at finding so many... Hope it's out of my system before it could get all the way in. I will cameo him at some point. This, I swear. --Joysweeper 20:47, 21 February 2008 (EST)

Heh! Well, I found this particular batch while randomly browsing around on http://www.wtfcostumes.com/ - the AT-AT was on there with a link to the more detailed Flickr page I linked to above. I've always been fond of the idea of costume TFs, there's such broad potential for bizarre forms and situations, so I occasionally wander the net looking for inspiration. I'm glad you liked the AT-AT as much as I did, I've been trying to come up with a plot for him myself. I've been wanting to do a Xanadu TF where someone became something really big for a while now. Want to brainstorm further on conflict/plot/resolution, or maybe collaborate on something? :) Bryan 23:54, 21 February 2008 (EST)
...Man, some of those are strange. I really like the AT-AT. The Star Wars Wiki has an incredibly detailed page on them - [10] I'm a bit annoyed - I was sure that they were 10 meters at the shoulder, but I guess my fan knowledge is dwindling. "Star Wars: Complete Locations" states that AT-ATs are 22.5 meters, the Databank says 15.5 meters, and one novel I read said that "the walker's head was shot off, stranding the troopers inside ten meters off the ground". No sources can ever be unanimous about the size of a vehicle or a ship, it seems... either way, this is a much more unusual change than a similarly-sized humanoid giant mecha.

Really? I've never worked with someone on a story before. I'd be glad to give it a try, and Spring Break just started - my email address is joysweeper@hotmail.com. --Joysweeper 18:25, 22 February 2008 (EST)

Rr. Didn't get a chance to do any writing today after all. Found these, though; [11] [12] [13]. Bryan 01:58, 25 February 2008 (EST)


Hehe, I stumbled on this picture while trying to find a picture of a hippy volkswagon van and a camo painted HUMVEE parked right beside each other, thought you might get a kick out of it. http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/5.jpg --Devin 18:54, 26 February 2008 (EST)

First, a battle painting of the 501st in action. [14] Not post-Xanadu 501st, I think this is actually canon. I just think it's cool. Second... this. [15] I've seen "recruitment posters" like this before, but I hadn't seen one in years. I know there was one with a TIE-pilot... anyway, this is a good image for that. Finally. Femtroopers in real life are apparently connected to "trooper groupies". Cheerleaders for stormtroopers. People are weird. Scroll down to about halfway. [16] --Joysweeper 16:21, 28 March 2008 (EDT)

Meanwhile, in today's episode of "Least I Could Do", the main character has taken his niece to a comic book convention when this happens... [17] Bryan 11:57, 5 May 2008 (EDT)

*laughs* There is a Captain America(<3!) cosplayer in the background! I like that! ...And yeah, that's pretty much how I like to imagine the 501st acts at conventions. Whether or not they actually do is irrelevant! I will cling to what makes me happy! --Joysweeper 23:14, 5 May 2008 (EDT)

Inspiration for the big chase scene in Walker: [18]. Gimmie two or three more days and I'll have more to add to that story. :) Bryan 04:46, 12 May 2008 (EDT)

Here's something more for this little collection - High Heeled Storm Trooper Boots. ShadowWolf 15:30, 30 June 2008 (EDT)

I, um. *embarrassed coughing* I found more of those recruitment posters. Work with Exotic Creatures! Fly for the Empire! Join! It's Your Duty! Build it Right - Make It Bite! Next Planet! and, already linked, Do Your Part, Serve! I, uh, rather like the aggressive undertones to all of these. There's a definite unspoken "Or else we'll make An Example out of you". --Joysweeper 13:27, 2 July 2008 (EDT)

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