Notable Members
Star Wars actor Jeremy Bulloch joined the 501st Legion with ID number BH-5211 in his own Boba Fett costume in November 2009 and has 'trooped' with local members as part of the 501st UK Garrison.
Star Wars actor Jay Laga'aia joined the 501st Legion with ID number TK-6352 in his own Imperial Stormtrooper costume in May 2009 citing a desire to be one of the troops among the 501st Terror Australis Garrison.
Star Wars artist Matt Busch joined the 501st Legion with ID number TK-3477 in his own Imperial Stormtrooper costume in October 2008 after a long relationship with the 501st Great Lakes Garrison.
In 2005, George Lucas accepted an honorary membership from the organization. More than 200 501st Legion members and representatives of the Rebel Legion marched in the 2007 Tournament of Roses Parade, where George Lucas served as the Grand Marshal.
Since the Legion's moniker is Vader's Fist, the group's honorary leader is David Prowse, the lead actor who physically portrayed Darth Vader in the original trilogy.
Weird Al Yankovic was named a "Friend of the Legion," in 2007. Yankovic often invites local 501st members to perform on stage with him during his song "The Saga Begins."
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