501st Legion
- EntertainmentObsessed
‘Star Wars’ Characters Visit Kids in Hospital: ‘Bad Guys Doing Good’
Star Wars turns 40 years old today, but one group of fans celebrates Star Wars every day. The 501st Legion is a worldwide organization made up of Star Wars cosplayers. Rob Stelmar, Squad Leader for a 501st Legion group in Orange County, Calif., says that because a lot of the bad guys have helmets, it’s easy to disappear into the character and look exactly like you belong in the movie.
- NewsGwynne Watkins
Bullied 'Star Wars' Fan Gets Support From Stormtroopers — and 'Weird Al' Yankovic
The Star Wars universe is big enough for fans of all ages and genders, as 8-year-old Layla Murphy learned firsthand. The Norfolk, Virginia girl fell in love with the adventures of Luke and Leia when she found some of her father’s old Star Wars toys. Layla’s mother Nicolette Molina told CNN that the bullying started when her daughter moved to a new school.
