CHARACTER DESCRIPTION
Soontir Fel was considered among the best starfighter pilots in the galaxy, becoming a hero of the Galactic Empire. He served dutifully, demonstrating a strong sense of responsibility for his men. After a series of events out of his control tarnished his career, Fel was exiled to the lackluster 181st Imperial Fighter Wing, which he revived, eventually gaining its command and the title of Baron of the Empire. During that time, Fel met and married the famous actress Wynssa Starflare, who he discovered was actually the sister of Rebel ace Wedge Antilles. When Director of Imperial Intelligence Ysanne Isard sent Fel and his men to die at Brentaal IV, Fel was captured and defected to the New Republic,
Source: Wookiepedia https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Soonti … ace_to_ace
Preliminary / reasoning according to MRC (Minimal referenced character)
Soontir Fel only appeared as Rebel Pilot in a few issues of ROGUE SQUADRON (“Masquerade” issues 29,29,30,31), and Artists Drew Johnson (pencils) and Gary Martin (inks) had their own take on the looks of things, not really sharing the Legions own thrive for authenticity.
That said, all Flak vests shown in the Comics are collar to midriff on the front, and completely open on the back, save for the 2 vertical straps left and right, holding the vest. Almost none of the Pilots are equipped with chestboxes.
Acknowledging the liberties of art, it would still not really be plausible, that all Rebel Pilots would have different flak vests than those established as generic standards, and that only for a limited time, nor did we ever see a Pilot fly without a chestbox.
Fels story plays in the new republic Era, but in the old EU, where the original trilogy flight suit standard was the only one available. Thus the generic standard applies except where details regarding Fel deviate (Flight suit color etc).
Front Image:
URL: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1UF … qSXFDrt5vo
Source: X-Wing Rogue Squadron “Masquerade”
Back/Second View Image:
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Source: X-Wing Rogue Squadron “Masquerade”
Required Items
Hair and beard
URL: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17LBBP6 … sp=sharing
Source: X-Wing Rogue Squadron
Required Details
1. Hair may be dark brown, black, gray or a mixture of black and gray (salt and pepper), neatly trimmed military style or combed back.
2. Facial hair cut in “goatee” style or a consistent “five o’clock shadow”.
Additional Images
URL: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vNl0GX … sp=sharing
Source: X-Wing Rogue Squadron
Flightsuit
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Source: Capthat.com
Required Details
1. Black medium-to-heavy weight matte fabric with no sheen one-piece flight suit/coveralls. Heavy cotton twill recommended.
2. Flight suit has a front zipper that is hidden by a strip of the same material as the flight suit that is approximately 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide.
3. Flight suit is void of visible zippers or snaps.
4. Mandarin-style collar with pointed tab closure, closing from wearer’s left to right with the exposed tab extending to the right side of the neck.
5. Code cylinder pocket on outside of the wearer’s upper middle left arm, centered to the shoulder seam with slots for 5 code cylinders. Pocket is rectangular, width is a bit over 5 inches (12.5 cm) with seams between code cylinders 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart, height is slightly taller than the width by approx. 1 inch (2.5 cm).
6. Comm pad pocket is on the outside of wearer’s left forearm above the wrist, centered to the shoulder seam and placed approximately halfway between the wrist and elbow. Open window is large enough for most of comm pad to be visible, border approx. 1 inch (2.5 cm) around all sides around window.
7. Rectangular pocket with a rectangular flap closure on upper-middle of wearer’s right arm, centered to the shoulder seam. Width is nearly the width of arm if lying flat, height is taller than the width by a couple inches (few centimeters).
8. Flight suit has two upper thigh pockets with curved openings, one on each leg, positioned close to the outer side seam of pant leg. Width is approx. ¾ the width of the pant leg lying flat, height is taller than width by a couple inches (few centimeters).
9. Flight suit has two middle thigh pockets with rectangular flap closures, one on each leg, positioned immediately below upper thigh pockets and similarly close to outer side seam of pant leg. Width is the same as width of upper thigh pockets, height is taller than width by approx. 1 inch (2.5 cm).
10. All rectangular flap closures have a height that covers the top ¼ height of the pocket.
11. Flight suit pant legs are tucked into boots and bloused over the top.
12. Flight suit must have red stripe running from where shoulder meets collar to wrist, and armpit to ankle, on both sides.
13. Imperial logos on the arms have to be removed.
Optional Details
1. There is a horizontal seam or double-topstitched line on the front of the flight suit that runs across the upper chest.
2. There are two vertical seams or double-topstitched lines which run from the upper chest (horizontal seam) to waist seam centered on each side of the chest.
3. Mandarin-style collar closes with Velcro.
4. Cuffs close similar to the Mandarin-style collar with Velcro.
5. There is a shoulder gusset in the back on each side.
6. Top and bottom portions of the flight suit are connected with an approximately 2 inches (5 cm) wide strip of material, the same as the flight suit, that wraps around the flight suit. This fabric has slight ruching in the back.
7. There are two chest pockets with a height starting at approximately center on the chest and extending to the waist, and width from the center of either side of the chest and wrapping around the sides of the torso with curved openings, one on each side.
8. Flight suit has two pockets on wearer’s shins with rectangular flap closures, one on each leg, positioned similarly close to outer side seam of pant leg as upper and middle thigh pockets. Width and height measurements matches the middle thigh pockets.
Code Cylinders
URL: https://rebellegion.com/wp-content/uplo … -iv_08.jpg
Source: ANH
Required Details
1. Metallic silver Code Cylinders (Arm Tools) in left shoulder pocket. Two minimum, four maximum.
2. Cylinder heads showing should resemble screen accurate representations.
Compad
URL: https://drive.usercontent.google.com/do … authuser=0
Source: ANH
Required Details
1. Rectangular communications pad with four rows of buttons and detailing on a white or black background.
2. Top row has two raised areas: Left is a horizontal white rectangle approximately 2/3 of the width with 2 smaller raised rectangles that match a color scheme, right has a horizontal rectangle.
3. Second row from the top has three raised areas: Left and middle are two identically sized white squares that together fill approximately ½ of the compad width, left square has a raised cross with a dot in the center, middle is a flat square with a dot in the center, right is a rectangle approximate ½ the compad width matching a color scheme.
4. Third row from the top has two raised rectangular areas: Left has a raised outline with cross pattern in the middle with a dot matching a color scheme, right is white rectangle with patterned holes on top.
5. Bottom row of pad has four raised vertical rectangles matching a color scheme.
6. Compad is worn visible inside the compad pocket with approximately ¼ of the compad inside the glove gauntlet.
7. Compad is oriented with the four vertical buttons closest to the wrist.
Optional Details:
1. Compad is contoured slightly to fit the arm.
2. Top row of compad buttons may be inside the compad pocket and not visible.
Flak Vest
URL: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UFiA4E … sp=sharing
Source: X-Wing Rogue Squadron
Required Details
1. Light grey flak vest with accurate ribbing and claps.
2. Flak vest consists of a front and back panel made of a white or grey material (ballistic nylon or similar fabric).
3. Flak vest is proportional to the wearer.
4. Flak vest is contoured to fit over the chest and back where the two panels are of a similar shape and size.
5. Front and back panels are connected at the top by shoulder straps approximately 2 inches (5 cm) wide that extend over the shoulders with strap length suitable to properly position the flak vest.
6. Shoulder straps are sewn in place to the inside of the flak vest panels.
7. Front and back panels connect at the bottom sides with straps of approximately 1 inch (2.5 cm) webbing similar in color to the vest using a silver “press-release thumb clip” style buckle on each side of the vest and sit approximately 3 inches (7.5 cm) below the armpit.
8. Female half of the connector buckle is sewn to edge of the front panel.
9. Male end of the connector buckle is sewn to the end of the strap and continues back under the arms to pass through a track sewn on the back panel.
10. Left and right straps meet in the center and are adjusted with a black “strap adjuster” style buckle.
11. The excess strap lengths are either trimmed to the length or tucked into the track to present a neat appearance.
12. Bottom of front and back panels are approximately even.
13. Front and back panels cover approximately half of the torso with significant flight suit visible between the belt and panels.
14. Front and back panels have a series of horizontal ribs created by inserting ¼ inch (5 mm) tubing (or similar sized material) through fabric tubes prepared for the tubing.
15. Ribs are separated from each other by a space that is the same width as a finished rib.
16. Ribs on the front and back panels stop approximately 1 inch (2.5 cm) from each side.
Front Panel Details:
1. Front panel is worn with the top of the panel at the base of the collar.
2. Front panel has two equally spaced ribs at the top (near the collar),
3. Immediately below the two top ribs, there is a flat wide area (“The Gap”) with approximately 8 horizontal rows of top stitching that are approximately ¼ inch (5 mm) apart, for a total of approximately 2 inches (5 cm) of flat area.
4. Remainder of the front panel contains 8-9 ribs that continue to the bottom edge of the front panel.
Back Panel Details:
1. Back panel is worn approximately 2 inches (5 cm) below the collar.
2. Back panel has approximately 13-14 equally spaced ribs at the top.
3. Immediately below the 13-14 top ribs, there is a gap approximately 1 ¼ inches (3 cm) with a track for webbing that is open in the center showing approximately 4 inches (10 cm) of webbing where the webbing connects with a black “strap adjuster” style buckle.
4. There are 2 ribs below the track.
Additional Images
URL: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eZcp1c … sp=sharing
Source: X-Wing Rogue Squadron
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Source: ANH
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Source: ANH
URL: https://drive.usercontent.google.com/do … authuser=0
Source ANH
Chestbox
MRC Notes
In the comics in question barely used, we can assume that the chestbox, as part of an X-wings life support system, are all of the same build, for human pilots at least. So the generic standard for OT Chestboxes applies:
URL: https://drive.usercontent.google.com/do … authuser=0
Source: ANH
Required Details
1. Grey rectangular box made of a hard, smooth material that is approximately 7 ¼ inches (18.5 cm) tall and 5 ¾ inches (14.5 cm) wide.
2. Top of box has a white, hollow, flat disk (washer), approximately 0.6 inches (1.5 cm) in diameter.
3. Left side of box has a black vertical rectangle with small vertical rectangle cutout on the left side.
4. Black vertical rectangle has a white approximately ⅛ inch (3 mm) pinstripe border off center to the right.
5. Black rectangle has 2 raised acrylic or similar material 1 inch (2.5 cm) square buttons at the top inside the pinstripe that match an approved color scheme.
6. Black rectangle has a metal or metal-like silver round disc with cone knob, approximately 1 inch (2.5 cm) in diameter, centered vertically on the black rectangle and off center to the right horizontally.
7. Rectangle has a metal or metal-like male silver snap, approximately ½ inch (1.2 cm) in diameter, just below the knob and to the left horizontally.
8. Chest box has a white approximately ⅛ inch (3 mm) pinstripe square approximately ¼ of the box in the upper right corner.
9. Square has 3 raised acrylic or similar material 1 inch ( 2.5 cm) square buttons in the top left, top right, and bottom right quadrants that match an approved color scheme.
10. There are 3 rocker switches below the square.
11. The rockers are white, grey, white OR grey, white, grey.
12. Outside rockers have a black dot centered on the top portion of the rocker.
13. Middle rocker has a black dot centered on the bottom portion of the rocker.
14. Rocker switches have separation between them.
15. There are 2 channels in the grey box below the outside switches.
16. There is a ribbed grey hose approximately 1–1.25 inches (2.5 – 3 cm) diameter that attaches at the left-bottom of the box with the other end connected to the wearer’s flight suit in an approved configuration with a black elbow joint.
17. Chest box is secured around the collar and the back with olive webbing straps.
18. Strap around the collar is void of fasteners and connects to the chest box at the top corners.
19. Strap around the back has a silver “strap adjuster” style buckle approximately centered on the wearer’s back.
20. Strap around the back is worn over the flight harness.
21. Chest box is worn with the top of the box alligning with bottom of “The Gap” with the bottom strap around the back passing along the bottom or just below the front flak vest panel.
22. Excess strap is either trimmed or otherwise tucked to present a neat appearance.
Optional Details
1. Strap around the back has a screen accurate silver Roko Buckle.
2. Three flat white squares on the top of the raised portion of the chest box, approximately 0.25 X 0.25 inches (6×6 mm). Starting from the left side of the raised portion of the top of the chest box: 2 squares next to each other with an approximately ⅛ inch (3 mm) gap between them and the third square with more space after it to the right end of the raised portion of the top of the chest box.
3. Hose connects to the wearer’s left side of the suit just below the flak vest.
Additional Images
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Source: ANH
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Source: ANH
Harness
URL: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UFiA4E … sp=sharing
Source: X-Wing Rogue Squadron
Required Details
1. Light grey/silver grey ejection harness and web belt, all 2 inches (5 cm) wide.
2. Harness is made of silver gray webbing that is approximately 2 inches (5 cm) wide.
3. Front and back harness straps extend up the torso under the flak vest with the attachment hidden by the flak vest.
4. The lower part of the harness falls (or loops) just below the inseam (or crotch area).
5. Two loops of strapping are connected to the front-back strapping at the lowest part of the front-back loop and loop around each leg, drooping no lower than the knees.
Additional Images
URL: https://drive.usercontent.google.com/do … authuser=0
Source: Star Wars Costumes of the Original Trilogy
Belt
URL: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UFiA4E … sp=sharing
Source: X-Wing Rogue Squadron
Required Details
1. Mini-flares on belt – a mix of filled and empty slots are okay.
2. Accurate belt buckle on the web belt.
3. Belt is made of silver gray webbing that is approximately 2 inches (5 cm) wide and is the same as the harness.
4. Belt is closed with a 2 inches (5 cm) silver/gray roll pin (British roll pin) style belt buckle that is centered.
5. Free end of the belt is looped around the slide so that the excess belt is on the inside of the belt and secured.
6. Left and right sides of the belt contain 6 vertical webbing loops for mini belt flares with both sets visible when facing front.
7. The webbing loops are either the same or slightly darker in color compared to the belt.
8. Belt is worn over the front/back harness strap.
9. Belt sits at the waist over the optional fabric casing that joins the top and bottom parts of the flight suit (if present)
Belt MIni Flares.
1. Metallic, silver appearance cylinders that are approximately 2 ¼ inches (5.5 cm) tall and are slightly longer than the width of the belt.
2. Cylinders are approximately ¼ inches (6.5 mm) in diameter.
3. Cylinders are made of metal or other materials that, when finished, have a metallic silver appearance.
4. Belt may contain a mix of filled and empty slots with a minimum of 2 flares on each side.
Additional Images
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Source: ANH Promotional Material
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Source: ANH Promotional Material
Gloves
URL: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CnrsVX … sp=sharing
Source: X-Wing Rogue Squadron
Required Details
1. Black gauntlet gloves made of leather or leather-like material.
2. Cuff of the gauntlet has a flared appearance when worn.
Additional Images
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Source: ANH
Boots
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Required Details
1. Mid-calf black boots (Jack boots or engineer boots are acceptable).
2. The boots are standard with TIE and X-Wing Pilots.
3. Leather pull-on style preferred with low heels.
4. No laces.
5. No ankle buckles (a small buckle at the top edge of a boot is allowed if covered by blousing).
6. No non-black zippers. Any zipper closure must either be hidden or on the inside calf.
7. No zippers on the front or outside calf of boots. (High-Calf boots are acceptable with sufficient blousing of the flight suit legs.)
Additional Images
URL: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18ieKW_ … sp=sharing
Source: X-Wing Rogue Squadron
Leg Flares
URL: https://rebellegion.com/wp-content/uplo … -iv_30.jpg
Source: ANH
Required Details
1. Silver/grey leg flares in an olive drab or black leg-band holder.
2. Flare holder is made of olive drab or black canvas or similar material approximately 4 inches (10 cm) tall and long – enough to fit around the leg just above the visible portion of the boot.
3. Running the center of the holder is a thinner strap of the same material sectioned off into 8 loops. Each holder loop contains a leg flare.
4. Holder loops are evenly spaced apart around the leg.
5. Leg flares are silver metallic in appearance and may be made of metal or wood painted to appear as metal.
6. Leg flares are approximately 4 inches (10 cm) tall and have a diameter of approximately 0.8 inches (2 cm).
7. Leg flares can be worn on either leg.
8. Leg flare holder is positioned with the bottom edge resting on the top of the visible portion of the boot so there is no gap between the flare holder and the top of the boot
Optional Costume Items:
Helmet
Notes: One can assume it is the same pattern on the mohawk and on the helmet as on Fels 181st helmet, but in red (sources show the same inverted), with red Starbird on the front of the helmet, left of the mohawk. Finish seems to be glossy.
URL: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11F4Gaz … sp=sharing
Source: X-Wing Rogue Squadron
Required Details
1. X-Wing helmet with Baron Fel style decoration.
2. Red Starbird decoration at front left of helmet, beside the Mohawk.
3. Grey or black chincup.
4. Mohawk shows red line markings typical for Baron Fel.
5. Mohawk front cap is grey.
Costume Resources
Reference Photo Gallery – https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/fold … tGKex90arP
Author: General Starchaser
Uploaded: 2nd February 2026