More Than Just Balloons. It's Our Itinerary.

Want to meet and have fun with the 501st Legion Malaysia-Brunei Outpost at the 3rd Putrajaya International Balloon Fiesta? Here’s a sneak peek into our itinerary:

Saturday 19 March 2011:

07:00 – 09:00am: Early bird Photo-shoot with the 501st Legion Malaysia-Brunei Outpost troopers and Vader balloon.

11:30am – 12:30pm: Appearances and walkabouts by the 501st Legion Malaysia-Brunei Outpost troopers.

11:30am – 01:00pm: Registration for “Imperial Cadet Training” and “Blast Them!” at the 501st Legion Malaysia-Brunei Outpost Field HQ in Zone C.

03:00 – 04:00pm: “Blast Them!” commence

03:30pm: “Imperial Cadet Training” ends

04:30pm: Prize giving ceremony

05:30 – 06:00pm: Another photo-shoot session with the 501st Legion Malaysia-Brunei Outpost troopers and Vader balloon.

Sunday 20 March 2011:

11:30am – 12:30pm: Appearances and walkabouts by the 501st Legion Malaysia-Brunei Outpost troopers.

11:30am – 01:00pm: Registration for “Imperial Cadet Training” and “Blast Them!” at the 501st Legion Malaysia-Brunei Outpost Field HQ in Zone C.

03:00 – 04:00pm: “Blast Them!” commence

03:30pm: “Imperial Cadet Training” ends

04:30pm: Prize giving ceremony

05:30 – 06:00pm: Another photo-shoot session with the 501st Legion Malaysia-Brunei Outpost troopers and Vader balloon.

All activities are subject to weather conditions.

Vader Wants You To Play Hard And Win Big!

Sign Up for ‘Imperial Cadet Training’ and ‘Blast Them!’ at The 501st Legion Malaysia-Brunei Outpost Field HQ at Zone C.

Rules and Regulations

Limited to First 30 Contestants Per Event,

Children 12-years and below only.

Registration Starts at 11:30 to 13:00 On Saturday 19th March and Sunday 20th March. For Full Details, Please Visit Our Field HQ.

Attractive Star Wars Prizes To Be Won:

Grand Prize – Star Wars Hamper worth RM 530 + Certificate + Poster

1st Prize – Star Wars Hamper Worth RM 490

2nd Prize – Star Wars Hamper Worth RM 380

3rd Prize – Star Wars Merchandise Worth RM 310

4th – 6th Prize – Star Wars Merchandise Worth RM 110

7th – 15th -- Consolation Prizes Worth RM 70

Imperial Cadet Training

1. The activity is open to Cadets aged 12 years and below.
2. To participate, register at the 501 st Legion Malaysia-Brunei Outpost Field HQ located in Zone C. Registration time is between 11:30 to 13:00 and LIMITED to 30 (thirty) Cadets.
3. Each Cadet will be given a Training Manual.
4. Training Manual must be completed and submitted to the 501st Legion Malaysia-Brunei Outpost Field HQ. All Training Manual MUST be submitted by 15:30. Late submissions will NOT be entertained.
5. Field equipment (colour pencils) to complete the tasks will be provided, and Cadets are free to complete the Training Manual where it is convenient for them.
6. Training Manual will be evaluated based on completeness, correctness and creativity. In the event of a tie, the entry that was submitted first will be judged the winner.

Blast Them!

1. The activity is open to Cadets aged 12 years and below.
2. To participate, register at the 501st Legion Malaysia-Brunei Outpost Field HQ located in Zone C. Registration time is between 11:30 to 13:00 and LIMITED to 30 (thirty) Cadets.
3. ‘Blast Them!’ will evaluate the Cadets based on their marksmanship and speed.
4. Cadets will be required to hit a target for points in the fastest time possible.
5. Cadets will be armed with a DC-15 blaster and will have 7 shots. Points will be awarded based on the targets that were hit. Cadets will be allowed some practice shots while waiting for their turn at the firing range.
6. Only shots that are ‘fatal’ i.e. sticks to the target will be counted. Glancing shots are not counted.
7. Cadets will be ranked based on points and the fastest time. In the event of a tie, a special round will be held.

Disclaimer

1. Results will be announced and prizes will be awarded at 16:30. Cadets, or their parent/guardian whose contact details were provided during registration, may collect on behalf. The prize giving site will be announced later.
2. All prizes MUST be collected by 18:00 or it will be pooled for the Lucky Draw after 18:00.
3. All decisions are final and no correspondence will be entertained. Lord Vader is not in a forgiving mood today…
4. Contestants take part in the above activities at their own risk. The 501st Legion Malaysia- Brunei Outpost, 501st Legion, Hasbro, and the Putrajaya International Balloon Fiesta organizer shall not be held liable for any direct or indirect, incidental or consequential damages or losses arising while participating in the above events.

These events are brought to you by the 501st Legion Malaysia-Brunei Outpost, the 501st Legion, and the Vader Balloon Malaysia 2011.

A very special thank you to Hasbro for generously sponsoring the prizes for these games. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

That's No Moon! That's The Darth Vader Hot Air Balloon!

The 3rd Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2011 happening on the 17 to 20 March 2011 will see the return of the Darth Vader hot air balloon to the skies of Malaysia, and with it the appearance of the 501st Legion Malaysia-Brunei Outpost. The event will be held at Monumen Alaf Baru, Precinct 2, Putrajaya, from 7am to 9pm. This year the theme is: “1 World, 1Malaysia, 1 Fiesta”.

There will also be photo ops, games (like ‘Cadet Training’ and ‘Blast Them!’), prizes, and surprises galore! But first, you must give in to the Dark Side.

Keep a link to this blog for more information and photos of the event.

See you there!

Love, Care, Food, and THE EMPIRE!

In conjunction with the Ipoh Love & Care Society Charity Fair 2010, the troopers from the 501st Legion: Malaysia-Brunei Outpost will suit up and the capital Perak will once again bear witness to the awesomeness that is the Empire!

The main event, organised by the Ipoh Love & Care Society Charity and Pacific Blue, will be held on the 12th of December at SJK Yuk Choy from 10am to 3pm. The event will feature an amazing food fair with an array of stalls serving incredible selection of dishes. Best of all, there will be a Fund Raising Photo Session with the 501st Legion: Malaysia-Brunei Outpost troopers.

The fair will be officiated by Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon, Datuk Tan Chin Meng and the Pengarah of Kebajikan Negeri Perak.

However, if you think that you are one with The Force and you would like to have a preview of what the Empire has to offer, then try your skills and look out for 501st Legion: Malaysia-Brunei Outpost members at your favourite shopping malls all over Ipoh on the 11th of December. Good Luck!

Dave "Artwork" Liew - Master Propaganda Art Designer.

Apart from Malaysia’s first Jawa and Boba Fetts, the Malaysia International Toys Fair 2010 also saw the Star Wars artwork debut of Dave “Artwork” Liew; a happy, mild-mannered artist by weekdays, and the 501st Legion: Malaysia-Brunei Outpost’s internationally acclaimed and Lucasfilm approved master propaganda art designer by weekends.

With subjects ranging from the Original Trilogy, to Clone Wars, to parody, his one-of-a-kind masterpieces decorated the walls of the 501st Legion’s field headquarters at the MITF 2010. They were highly sought-after by both the visitors and the members of the 501st alike. Dave was even kind enough to autograph some of his artwork at the event.

To commemorate his achievements and to show appreciation for all his hard work, I interviewed Dave:

When did you get into arts?
Hmm... I started quite young actually; my first drawing was a clock. I got my creative genes from my mum's side: My granduncle is good at making life-size characters for decorations in his restaurant, and my two cousins - one is a designer and the other is a video editor/illustrator. My mum, she loves to draw.

She always helps me with my school artwork. From then one I kept drawing and drawing. When I was 7 years old, I used to draw combat scenes complete with sound effects and dialogue. My uncle once told me I'm a “walking sound effects” person.

My interest grew when I got consolation prize for my local art competition titled: "Malaysia: Wawasan 2020". With sci-fi as my forte, I drew Coruscant, but what kept me going, though I just won the consolation prize, was the good and supportive comments of the public and judges. From that time onwards, I just drew all the way till now. Graduating from a pencil to a mouse.

How and when did you get involved with the 501st?
Well, actually I have always wanted to join the 501st ever since I've started my job, but financially I was not capable. I started with RM900 per month in a post-production house during the economic crisis. RM900 doesn't go well with my plans to get a trooper suit.

In 2010, I revived my plan to join the 501st, this time after watching The Clone Wars (3D). I was very, very determined to get a suit - It’s one of those “100 Things To Do Before You Die” kind of thing for me. After much debate between me and myself, I went for the ARF (Advance Recon Force Troopers).

So, I got hold of Peter Lai (Sith OverLord) and he advised me on the rules of the 501st, the forum, and how to do my ARF Trooper suit.

How did you end up doing art for the 501st?
Art is an extension of me reaching out to people and the feeling is good when you inspire fans and in return they inspire you with their passion and dedication to Star Wars. I've started a thread called "The Republic Propaganda" under clonetrooper.net to give support to Clone members to keep up their good work in the detachment. In another word I'm giving back to the community.

What inspired the art you did for the 501st MITF trooping event?
The MITF was the first time I'm doing The Trilogy. All this while, I have been doing Clone Wars characters (I'm a Clone Unit). This posed a challenge to me.

The MITF artworks, especially the Trilogy, are based on the Malaysia-Brunei Outpost's characters which participated in the MITF. I did every character, but I accidentally missed out the red Royal Guard and Boba Fett - sorry. With Peter's input and 1:1 reference, from frame to frame from film to fan photograph, the characters are drawn to specifications.

The best artwork I did was the Droid Hunt (DH) Badges which was approved by Steve Sansweet from Lucasfilm. My proudest achievement from THE Establishment (all this while I always dreamt of working in Lucasfilm, this comes close to it.). One week - 4 detailed illustrations.

Were you nervous sending in your art to Lucasfilms for approval?
Nerve-wracking... It was a rush work. Another worry we have to think is handing the DH badges in time for the printing schedule from the MITF. Once we got the confirmation from Steve, I was so relieved; it didn't hit me till the next day that it was approved by Lucasfilm. WOOHHOOO!

Do you have a favourite 501st character?
My favourite... tough choice... The Parjai Trooper!

Any regrets?
Regrets... I could have done more for the 501st in MITF. I should have printed more KISS Troopers... LOLz. There is no regret knowing the 501st! Great humble people with great costumes and great activities!

Thanks “Artwork”! Best of luck to you in your future endeavors. Who am I kidding? You don't need luck, you've got skills!

Trooping At The Malaysia International Toys Fair 2010

The Malaysia International Toys Fair 2010 (MITF2010) was a historic event for the 501st Legion: Malaysia-Brunei Outpost. Held at the Mid Valley Convention Centre, the 2 day fair which started on the 24th of July 2010 saw the largest gathering of suited members from the Outpost.

On day one of the event, the 501st Legion were given the honour to escort Datuk Danny Ooi (founder of The Malaysia Book Of Records) in officiating the event and during his tour of the exhibition hall.

Through the day, a constant flow of attendees flocked to our Field Headquarters to meet and have their photograph taken with the 12 suited–up members of the 501st Legion. The line-up of Star Wars characters present that day consists of Darth Vader, a Snowtrooper Commander, an AT-ST Pilot, one Biker Scout, a Royal Guard, an Imperial Officer, an Imperial Crewman, three Stormtroopers, and two of Malaysia’s first screen-accurate Boba Fetts – one from The Empire Strikes Back and the other from Return Of The Jedi.

The second ever 501st Legion Droid Hunt in Malaysia was held on Day Two. More than 30 participants joined the Droid Hunt – a number far larger than we ever expected. It was a huge hit!

Day Two also saw the largest turnout of fully-suited 501st Legion members – 15! The impressive line-up consisted of Darth Vader, Boba Fett (Empire Strikes Back), a Sandtrooper, an Imperial Officer, an Imperial Crewman, a TIE Fighter Pilot, two Biker Scouts, two Royal Guards, four Stormtroopers, and Malaysia’s first ever Jawa!

All things considered, the Malaysia International Toys Fair 2010 was a huge success for the 501st Legion: Malaysia-Brunei Outpost.

MITF 2010 Droid Hunt - Are these the Droids we are looking for?

We have received reports that the Rebels are using Droids to carry valuable information during the upcoming Malaysia International Toys Fair. The information these droids carry may be vital in the efforts to stop the Rebel Alliance and maintain order in the Empire.

According to our infiltrators, the Rebels have employed seemingly ordinary Malaysia International Toy Fair attendees to guard and transport these Droids. In the light of this new revelation, the 501st Legion: Malaysia-Brunei Outpost will be conducting a Droid Hunt on the Sunday 25th of July 2010 – the second day of the Malaysia International Toys Fair. It will be the second Droid Hunt ever conducted by the 501st in Malaysia.

To join the Droid Hunt, you must simply register your participation at the 501st Legion Field Headquarters (booth C16 and C18) on day 2, Sunday 25th of July 2010. Registration is open from 12:00pm to 1:00pm and is limited to 30 participants. Upon registration, you will be given a droid badge. You must then wear the Droid badge casually and proceed with your day as usual.

The Droid Hunt will be conducted from 4:00pm to 5:00pm. Fully suited members of the 501st Legion: Malaysia-Brunei Outpost will begin trooping the Malaysia International Toys Fair looking for attendees who are wearing droid badges. If you are caught, you must give up your Droid badge and receive a raffle ticket in return.

Some participants may receive a Jedi Mind Trick card in addition to their Droid badge during the registration. If you are caught with a Droid badge and you have a Jedi Mind Trick Card, you may use the card to play a mind trick on a fully suited 501st member and send them off their merry way without giving up your Droid badge. The Jedi Mind Trick can only be used once. Once used, the card must be handed over to a fully suited 501st member.

Please note that participants are encouraged to act casual and role-play. However, participants are discouraged from approaching a fully suited 501st member in hopes of being caught.

The lucky draw and prize giving ceremony for the Droid Hunt will be conducted on stage at 5:15pm.

Listen Up, Cadets, And Listen Good.

Listen up cadets and listen good. We at the 501st take Imperial cadet training very seriously. There is no room for slouches in the Vader’s Fist!

First of all, please note that the upcoming Imperial Cadet Training activity is going to be held by the 501st Legion: Malaysia-Brunei Outpost on Saturday, 24th of July 2010 at the Malaysia International Toys Fair (Hall 2, Level 3, Mid Valley exhibition centre) at 11:15am. Remember, punctuality is considered a great asset in the 501st legion.

We, at the 501st legion (as ordered by Lord Vader) believe that the training of an Imperial Cadet must start at a young age. As such, the Imperial Cadet Training activity is especially designed for kids. No adults allowed!

As cadet of the 501st Legion, you are expected to have certain skills. A 501st Legion cadet must be able to decode Lord Vader’s encoded massages at great speed, identify starships by name and alliance only by their silhouettes, unscramble a vocabulator of an Astromech Droid, and more.

To facilitate the Imperial Cadet Training activity, a top secret Imperial Cadet Training Manual has been especially designed by some of the greatest minds at the 501st. Again, please be aware that – as ordered by Lord Vader – the Imperial Cadet Training activity is for kids only.

If you (or someone you know) think that you (or they) have what it takes to be a part of the 501st Legion, then come and join the Imperial Cadet Training activity at the Malaysia International Toys Fair. As further incentive, the top 5 best judged cadets will be rewarded, handsomely.

"IMPERIAL CADET TRAINING activity organized by the 501st MALAYSIA-BRUNEI OUTPOST in conjunction with the Malaysia International Toys Fair - ONLY on Day 1, 24 JULY 2010. Time Slot :- 11:15 AM to 12:15 PMand Registrartion STARTS from 10:00 a.m. at the 501st Legion Field Headquarters at booth Nos. C16 and C18" - Trooper Peter

There Will Be No Place To Hide At MITF, Rebels!

There will be no place to hide, Rebels! A dozen of the Empire’s best from the 501st Legion: Malaysia-Brunei Outpost will make their rounds at the first Malaysia International Toys Fair this year. From the Sandtrooper to Snowtrooper, and from the TIE Pilot to the AT-ST Pilot, the Empire has come well prepared.

Cower as Lord Vader and his Royal Guard leads the Imperial’s bravest in Malaysia’s second ever Droid Hunt Game. The Jedi Mind Trick may fool them once, but the Droids will be found and prizes will be given away.

You can’t be too young to join the Empire. If you think your mind is tough enough, then shape-up as the finest officers and troopers from all over the Empire conduct the Imperial Cadet Training (for kids). The best of the best will be rewarded.

But that is not all! To show that the Empire cares, the 501st Legion: Malaysia-Brunei Outpost will promote the Toys for Tots program and conduct various other charity related activities.

To confuse the Rebels, a distinct change has been made to the roster for each day of the event. This means that in order for the Rebels to survey the full force of the Legion, they would have to attend both days of the event. Those with a sharp eye should also look out for the 501st Legion: Malaysia-Brunei Outpost’s first Jawa (the one from Star Wars, not Indonesia).

Come and get spotted with (or by) the 501st Legion: Malaysia-Brunei Outpost’s at The Malaysia International Toys Fair at the Mid Valley Exhibition Centre, Hall 2 Level 3, on the 24th and the 25th of July 2010, from 10:00am to 9:00pm.

Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2010

Fans of hot air balloons should not miss out on this event, spanning 4 consecutive days beginning from the 18th to the 21st of March 2010 at Precinct 2, Putrajaya.

Even more so a reason to head over to this event if you also happen to be a Star Wars fan as the Darth Vader hot air balloon piloted by fellow 501st member Benoit Lambert (TK-2054) from Belgium will be making an appearance along with ground troop members of the 501st Malaysia-Brunei Outpost.

We hope to see you there this Saturday!

Adidas Star Wars Collection Trooping Event

What do you get when you cross famous brands like Adidas with an iconic pop-culture movie like Star Wars? Well, Adidas Star Wars Collection of course!

The 501st Malaysia-Brunei Outpost, along with its counterpart Rebel Legion Malaysia, was more than honored to partner with Adidas in launching its fore mentioned Star Wars collections. Fans can expect to see items such as Stormtrooper sneakers, shoes inspired after Darth Vader's look, sweaters bearing the Imperial insignia, and more!

Ipoh Trooping Event

On Sunday afternoon the 25th October 2009, the 501st Malaysia-Brunei Outpost gathered at Ipoh Parade for a charity trooping event.

Kicking-off at 1:00pm, the event saw Darth Vader, along with his minions comprising of the ever popular Stormtroopers, Biker Scouts, Royal Guards, Imperial TIE Pilots, as well as a new addition to the team - one Imperial Crewman - scour the grounds of the iconic shopping mall in search of Rebels and of course, for some friendly-mixing with the general populace.

With generous contributions from various businesses and organizations (see accompanying list of donors and sponsors), the 501st Malaysia-Brunei Outpost troopers managed to raise an impressive sum amounting to RM5,000! The said monies were then donated to Loyal & Semangat Home.

The full list of donors and sponsors:
1) P Apple Jewellery & Diamond.
A..Donated RM1,000.00 to Loyal Handicapped & Disable Children Home Association.
B..The balance of RM1,924.00 (top-up to RM5,000.00).
C..Sponsored RM200.00 for members' petrol allowance.

2) Sum Yee Hair & Beauty Center.
A..Donated around RM1,076.00 plus from the photo session to LHDCHA.
B..Sponsored RM200.00 for members' petrol allowance.

3) Lions' Club Ipoh Central.
A..Donated RM500.00 to Sek. Semangat Maju.
B..Sponsored RM200.00 for members' petrol allowance.
C..Souvenirs for the 501st Malaysia-Brunei Outpost troopers.

4) Bintang Manjung.
A..Donated RM 300.00 to LHDCHA.

5) A Top.
A..Donated RM200.00 to LHDCHA.

6) Kopitiam Junction.
A..Sponsored lunch for the 501st Malaysia-Brunei Outpost members.

7) Starbucks Coffee.
A..Sponsored drinks for the 501st Malaysia-Brunei Outpost members.

8) Popular Book Store.
A..Sponsored mineral waters.
B..Books for both the homes (no details yet).

9) CK Ad Creations.
A..Banner with design.
B..Mock cheque.
C..Outpost bunting.

10) Venus Digital.
A...Backdrop with design.
B...Mock cheque's design.

11) Ipoh Parade.
A...Venue sponsor for the trooping event.

In summary, the event was a huge success and the 501st Malaysia-Brunei Outpost thanks each and every one of the donors and sponsors listed above for their outstanding generosity, as well as the strong-support displayed by the members of the public.

Lastly, but not the least, a big thank you to Richard Yeoh (TK-1848) who painstakingly organized and coordinated this event, as well as each and every member of the team, be it trooper, minder, photographer etc. for taking time off to ensure that this event would be a successful one.

Download a copy of the Press Kit here.

Movie Carnival 2009

It's back! The annual Movie Carnival event returns, and this year it was held at the Sunway Pyramid shopping mall. The 501st Malaysia-Brunei Outpost is no stranger at Movie Carnival events and this year, Darth Vader and his minions will once more be making their presence felt.

Among the characters present on the 6th and 7th include iconic Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader, Stormtroopers, TIE Fighter Pilots, and Malaysia's first ever Biker Scout!

One of the main highlights of the event was the "Heroes and Villains' March", in which members of the 501st also took part in: a full-walk around the perimeters of the Sunway Pyramid shopping complex. The sight of so many armored troopers plus characters from other movies and videogames was all it took to stop people in their tracks and make traffic slow down a little as they tried to catch a glimpse of this rare event.

As Movie Carnival 2009 came to a close, the 501st Malaysia-Brunei Outpost bid its willing audience goodbye and we'll be back again the next year!

Mybloggercon Awards 2008 Night at Civic Centre, Petaling Jaya (MALAYSIA), 22 NOVEMBER

by The Sith OverLord on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 at 6:47 p.m.

The 501st MALAYSIA-BRUNEI OUTPOST is invited by the Malaysian bloggers (Chinese medium) - mybloggercon.org or mybloggercon.com to officiate the Opening Ceremony of the 2nd Malaysian Chinese Blog Award 2008 night. A teaser titled the "Mystery-Guests of 1122” was posted at their website on 6 November 2008 to herald our forthcoming appearance.

We’ve extended our invitation to the Rebel Legion Malaysian Outpost, who has accepted our invitation to join us to troop in this event.



Prior to the opening ceremony we will be involved a charity fundraising – phototaking session where the donations will go the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Malaysia, and will be announced on the award night itself.

SPCA World Animal Day

The 501st Malaysia-Brunei Outpost celebrated World Animal Day 2008 held at Tower Terrace of Malaysia’s iconic Kuala Lumpur Tower with our first charity related trooping for the year. Together with our Rebel Legion Malaysian Outpost friends, whom we invited for this joint trooping, we raised RM360.40 (approx. USD100.16) in donations collected for the beneficiary : Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) Selangor.

In recognition of our participation, SPCA Selangor accorded the honor to the COs of the 501st Malaysia-Brunei Outpost and Rebel Legion Malaysian Outpost to present the Official “Animals Matter To Me" signature placard, that was signed by the SPCA Chairperson (Christine Chin) and CEO of KL Tower Management, YBHG Dato' Zulkifli bin Mohamad. This signing Officially launched the World Animal Day 2008 event and the “Animals Matter To Me" campaign.

In our course of trooping at Tower Terrace with our assigned volunteers carrying the SPCA Donation Boxes, we were greeted by interesting sights of pets (mainly dogs and a small number of cats) of various breeds and sizes having fun socializing at this Pet Friendly event, just like their human owners. The Stage area was filled throughout this event with performances on "Artists For Animals" by local artistes, demonstration by animal experts, dances by cheerleaders, capoeira, Hip-hop dancers and interactive storytelling that have been organized to add excitement to this biggest World Animal Day event in Malaysia.

Over 100 pictures can be viewed in our SPCA World Animal Day! Event, KL Tower (MALAYSIA), 2 NOVEMBER 2008 online Photo Album and in the Photo Gallery of the KL Tower - SPCA World Animal Day! Event webpage in Facebook.com There is also a bonus video clip of our “Dancing Pilots” celebrating this event, posted in YouTube.

The 501st at THE CLONE WARS Special Premiere Screening

by The Sith OverLord on Tue, 12 Aug 2008 at 14:31 p.m.

On 12 August the 501st MALAYSIA-BRUNEI OUTPOST joined by our friends from the 501st SINGAPORE GARRISON will be celebrating the Special Premiere screening of THE CLONE WARS movie in true intergalactic style at GSC, MidValley Megamall. We will bring forth an awesome range of STAR WARS characters from the Original Trilogy - Darth Vader, Stormtrooper, Snowtrooper Commander "Salji", Imperial TIE Fighter Pilots, an Imperial Navy Officer and an AT-ST Driver, from the Prequels - Emperor's Royal Guard and from the Expanded Universe - Royal Guardsman "Kir Kanos".

This trooping mission marks the beginning of the 501st MALAYSIA-BRUNEI OUTPOST's series of planned troopings in conjunction with the release of THE CLONE WARS movie in Peninsular Malaysia and Brunei.

"The Clone Wars" Movie

The 501st Malaysia-Brunei Outpost will be answering our call of trooping duty as Lucasfilm's preferred Imperial Costuming Group at The Clone Wars movie premieres in Peninsular Malaysia and Brunei. We are excited about it as this is the first time our 501st Outpost is part of an Official Star Wars Movie Premiere. (The 501st Malaysia-Brunei Outpost wasn't formed yet when Revenge of the Sith premiered back in May 2005).

Our trooping missions are part of a larger worldwide celebration throughout the month of August 2008 with our 501st Legion brothers and sisters from the US, South and Central Americas, UK, Europe, Asia and Oceania. Our detailed costumes and props help our character appearances to bring the magic of Star Wars alive to the multitudes of local movie going fans, young and old alike.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars will be released worldwide on August 15th 2008.

501st Legion-DROID HUNT at a Glance

by The Sith OverLord on Fri, 1 Aug 2008 at 5:01 p.m.

On 31 May and 1 June, the 501st MALAYSIA-BRUNEI OUTPOST successfully executed our very first DROID HUNT Game during Movie Carnival 2008, held in 1 Utama Shopping Centre, Peninsular Malaysia. This event brought our Malaysian and Brunei members together to troop side by side for the first time since the activation of this Outpost on 23 January 2006. The combined strength of 10 troopers on each day realistically created the excitement of the Galactic Empire hunting down "Rebel sympathisers" in the crowd who possessed "DROIDS" that might harbor valuable data to the Rebel Alliance.



The 501st MALAYSIA-BRUNEI OUTPOST's on-ground actions during our first DROID HUNT are documented in 12 YouTube video clips with 5 clips covering 31 May and another 7 clips covering 1 June 2008. Over 170 pictures taken during this 2 day event can be viewed in our 501st-DROID HUNT, Movie Carnival 2008 Photo Album. Our DROID HUNT Mission Report is mentioned in Episode 17 of the 501st PodCast, first podcasted online on 13 June 2008.