CHARACTER DESCRIPTION

Willrow Hood was a Human male miner who lived and worked on Cloud City, a floating station located above the gas giant Bespin. He worked for A’roFilter, a mining company sympathetic to the Alliance to Restore the Republic, as the head of the department responsible for dealing with the Rebel Alliance, supplying discounted Tibanna gas. Eventually, though, the Galactic Empire invaded and conquered the planet; in order to protect the Rebellion contacts Hood was responsible for, the miner took A’roFilter’s main computer’s memory core, as it contained the encrypted information on Rebel contacts. After finding the nearest disposal unit, Hood dumped the entire core, rather than risk it falling into the wrong hands; thus, Willrow Hood was able to save the Alliance’s interests. Hood remained on Cloud City throughout the Imperial occupation, suffering imprisonment and torture but revealing nothing.

Source: Wookieepedia

REQUIRED ITEMS

Orange flight suit: 1. With mandarin-style collar, code cylinder pocket on upper left arm, rectangular pocket with a flap closure on upper right arm, and thigh pockets (upper set required, lower set optional). No visible zippers or snaps. Pants must be tucked into the boots. Note: The flightsuit has the same proportions and pocket configuration as the X-Wing Pilot flightsuit. X-Wing Pilot style chest pockets are acceptable. A mandarin-style collar with pointed tab is acceptable.

Boots: 2. Mid-calf black boots. (Jack boots or engineer boots are acceptable. No lace up boots. High-Calf boots are acceptable with sufficient blousing of the flight suit legs).

Ice cream maker: 3. Computer core: Old vintage motorized white or ivory colored ice cream maker (ICM) It is strongly suggested that the motor be completely removed due to its weight but at a minimum the cord must be completely hidden from view. All pieces of ICM need to be white or ivory. Core may be built from scratch. The Dimensions are as follows: Bucket: Base is just over 8” wide, 9″ tall to the top of the rim and 11 1/2″ outside diameter at the top. Motor Housing is about 4” tall above the crossbar. The Motor Housing has 20 slots in the top surrounding a circle in the middle. Crossbar is straight across. The crossbar connects at the sides by two brackets attached to the bucket. The crossbar does not extend past the bucket. There is a circular cylinder (holds the ice cream) that sits below the crossbar and extends to the bottom of the bucket.

Code cylinders: 4. In left shoulder pocket. Two minimum, three maximum.

Comm pad: 5. Visible inside comm pad pocket on lower left arm.

Hair, mustache and sideburns: 6. Natural hair color need to be a similar style seen on the character, specifically, ears must be exposed, hair is a men’s cut, sideburns are long but not bushy – no mutton-chops, and mustache is thin, narrow with a slight curve down at the ends. Wigs (and fake mustaches/sideburns) are permitted, but must appear natural. It is preferred that the costumer have no beard, however, a five o’clock shadow is ok, and beards if short, neatly trimmed, and that do not detract from the overall look, may be approved. Either the photo on the action figure package or the movie figure may be used for reference to hairstyle.

To all Costumers: This is for the actual character Willrow Hood, not the “novelty” version. Please pay special attention to the hair style and mustache as Elvis, pompadour, and other bushy hair styles and oversized mustaches will not be approved.

REFERENCES:

1. For references of acceptable Ice Cream Makers and of hair and moustache please see this thread

Updated: November 16, 2016

Reviewed by the Rebel Supporters Forum Members: July 29, 2013 to August 11, 2013.

Reviewed by the Costume Standards Committee: August 9, 2013 to August 26, 2013.

2016 Revision Authors: TrooperPX & Stardancer1914