Nordic Base: About Us

Who are we?

Nordic Base is a branch of the worldwide Rebel Legion covering Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The Rebel Legion is the premiere Star Wars costuming organisation for good guy costumes consisting of over 4000 members in more than 40 countries. We are all Star Wars fans who have built our own super accurate costume(s) portraying one of the Star Wars named or unnamed heroes.

What do we do?

We attend conventions, bring life to product launches, visit hospitals, brighten up birthdays or make a special day even more memorable. We work together with our sibling organisation Nordic Garrison, a branch of the 501st Legion, and Nordic Reel Icons. When we work together we also call ourselves the Nordic Legions.

The most important thing for us is that being a member of the Nordic Legions should be fun.

Why do we do it?

While there are a lot of companies and private individuals out there making a lot of money by attending events as Star Wars characters, we are not among them. None of our members earn any money from appearing at events. Instead we ask the event organisers to either allow us to have a photostand where the attending public can pay for a high quality mounted photograph of themselves with the Nordic Legions members or else we ask for a donation to be made to our charity collection.

This is not a cheap hobby. A complete costume is going to cost upwards of €500 but can be a lot more expensive depending on which character you choose. Then you have to pay to get to events and there are the never ending upgrades to make your costume just a tiny bit more accurate. Then the second costume. And the third…

Despite the high costs, the fact that we have been able to help raise millions of euros to help sick and disadvantaged kids and seeing the smiles on people’s faces when they meet us makes it all worth while.

How do I join as a trooper?

For full instructions on how to become a Rebel Legion member, click here.

How do I join as a supporter?

First of all, you need to be 18 years or over. This is because we handle large amounts of other people’s money and we need to have people who can be held accountable for their actions.

If you already know a member of Nordic Base then this is very easy. Register on our forum and then post a reply in this thread. Say who you are and who will sponsor your application. That person will then need to reply to confirm their sponsorship. When that is done you will then be given access to the supporters area where you can start to sign up for events.

If you do not know anyone in Nordic Base then find an event near you, come along and say hello. Say that you want to become a supporter and tell an active member a little bit about yourself. Then get on to the forum and request access here. If you’ve made a good impression then someone will back you up.

How to request an appearance?

There are several ways to request an appearance:

Via rebellegion.com: Simply click here and fill in the details of your event. Legion Command will then forward it to the Nordic Base command team who will delegate it to the most appropriate member. This is the most official way but is more time consuming.

Via the Nordic Legions forum: Create an account on our forum and make a post there where you introduce yourself and tell us a little about your event. We will then discuss it with you and see if we can make something happen. This is faster but relies on the correct person reading your post.

Contact the Nordic Base command: You can always contact the Nordic Base command team directly on nordicbase@gmail.com