Legion may refer to:
Military
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Roman legion
The Roman legion ( la, legiō, ) was the largest military unit of the Roman army, composed of 5,200 infantry and 300 equites (cavalry) in the period of the Roman Republic (509 BC–27 BC) and of 5,600 infantry and 200 auxilia in the period of ...
, the basic military unit of the ancient Roman army
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Spanish Legion
For centuries, Spain recruited foreign soldiers to its army, forming the Foreign Regiments () - such as the Regiment of Hibernia (formed in 1709 from Irishmen who fled their own country in the wake of the Flight of the Earls and the penal ...
, an elite military unit within the Spanish Army
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Legion of the United States
The Legion of the United States was a reorganization and extension of the Continental Army from 1792 to 1796 under the command of Major General Anthony Wayne. It represented a political shift in the new United States, which had recently adopte ...
, a reorganization of the United States Army from 1792 to 1796
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French Foreign Legion
The French Foreign Legion (french: Légion étrangère) is a corps of the French Army which comprises several specialties: infantry, Armoured Cavalry Arm, cavalry, Military engineering, engineers, Airborne forces, airborne troops. It was created ...
, a part of the French Army, created for foreign nationals willing to serve in the French Armed Forces
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, a Ukrainian foreign volunteer wing of the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian war
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military legions, often composed of soldiers from a specific ethnic, national, religious or ideological background
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HMS ''Legion'' (1914), a Royal Navy World War I destroyer
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HMS ''Legion'' (G74), a Royal Navy World War II destroyer sunk in 1942
Veterans' organizations
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American Legion
The American Legion, commonly known as the Legion, is a non-profit organization of U.S. war
War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militi ...
, an organization of American veterans
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The Royal British Legion
The Royal British Legion (RBL), formerly the British Legion, is a British charity providing financial, social and emotional support to members and veterans of the British Armed Forces, their families and dependants, as well as all others in ne ...
, a UK charity providing support for members of the British Armed Forces and their dependents
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Royal Canadian Legion
The Royal Canadian Legion is a non-profit Canadian ex-service organization (veterans' organization) founded in 1925. Membership includes people who have served as military, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, provincial and municipal police, Royal ...
, a non-profit Canadian veterans' organization
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South African Legion of Military Veterans
The South African Legion is the oldest military veterans organisation in South Africa. It is referred to simply as the SA Legion or even 'The Legion' and is one of the largest independent military veterans charities in South Africa.
History
Afte ...
, the oldest veterans organization organisation in South Africa
* Society of the Cavaliers of the Order of Lāčplēsis & Freedom Fighters, also known as the Legion, a right-wing veterans' organisation founded by
Voldemārs Ozols
Voldemārs Ozols (17 October 1884, Vidreja, Vitebsk Governorate – 12 July 1949) was a Latvian military commander, lieutenant colonel, honored with the Order of Lāčplēsis, one of the Latvian Riflemen, a military theorist, and a right wing ...
(1884–1949)
Arts and media
Comics
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Legion (Marvel Comics)
Legion (David Charles Haller) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the mutant son of Charles Xavier and Gabrielle Haller. Legion takes the role of an antihero who has a severe mental illne ...
, a Marvel Comics antihero
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Legion (DC Comics)
Legion is a supervillain in the DC Comics universe. He was created by Keith Giffen, Gerard Jones, and Romeo Tanghal. He is a foe of Abin Sur, the Green Lantern of Sector 2814, the Silver Age Green Lantern and the Green Lantern Corps. His only app ...
, a DC Comics supervillain
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Legion of Super-Heroes
The Legion of Super-Heroes is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino, the Legion is a group of superpowered beings living in the 30th and 31st c ...
, a DC Comics superhero team
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The Legion (comics)
The 1994 version of the Legion of Super-Heroes (also called the Post-Zero Hour or Reboot Legion) is a fictional superhero team in the 31st century of the DC Universe. The team is the second incarnation of the Legion of Super-Heroes, following a ...
, one of the comic books where the Legion of Super-Heroes was published
* Legion, a group of characters from the ''
Spawn
Spawn or spawning may refer to:
* Spawn (biology), the eggs and sperm of aquatic animals
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Spawn (character), a fictional character in the comic series of the same name and in the associated franchise
** '' Spawn: Ar ...
'' series
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''Legion'' (IDW Publishing), a comic book based on the 2010 film of the same name
* Legion, a member of the
Special Executive
The Special Executive is a fictional group of time-traveling mercenaries, appearing in British and American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Alan Moore, David Lloyd and Alan Davis, they first appeared in the pages of Doctor W ...
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L.E.G.I.O.N.
''L.E.G.I.O.N.'' is a science fiction comic book created by Keith Giffen, Bill Mantlo and Todd McFarlane and published by DC Comics. The principal subject of the comic book is a team of fictional extraterrestrial superheroes. The characters firs ...
'', a 1989 DC Comics title and a team of superheroes, the 20th Century forerunners to the Legion of Superheroes
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Ghostbusters: Legion'', a 2004 comic book series
Film and television
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"Legion" (''Law & Order: Criminal Intent''), the eighteenth episode in the second season of ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent''
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"Legion" (''Red Dwarf''), the second episode of ''Red Dwarf'' Series VI
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''Legion'' (1998 film) a 1998 made-for-television film
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''Legion'' (2010 film) a 2010 apocalyptic supernatural action film
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''The Legion'' (film) a 2020 film starring Mickey Rourke
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''Legion'' (TV series), an FX TV series based on the Marvel Comics character
* "Legion", an
eighth-season episode of the television series ''Smallville''
* Legion, the alien kaiju seen in the film ''
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion''
* Legion, a fictional computer network in the 2019 film ''
Terminator: Dark Fate''
Games
* Legion, a often appearing enemy in the Castlevania series.
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Legion Gold
''Legion Gold'' is a turn-based computer wargame with a historical setting, designed by Slitherine and released in 2002. In ''Legion Gold'', the player attempts to build a powerful army by controlling villages and defeating enemies with the ult ...
'', or simply Legion, a strategy game
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Legions (Magic: The Gathering), a set of cards in the game ''Magic: The Gathering''
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Legion (Mass Effect)
Legion is a character in BioWare's ''Mass Effect'' franchise. The character first appears in ''Mass Effect 2'' as a party member (or "squadmate"). After ''Mass Effect 2'', Legion returns in ''Mass Effect 3'' as a supporting non-player charac ...
, the adopted name of a synthetic intelligence in ''Mass Effect 2''
* Legion, central villain of the video game ''
Shadow Man''
* Legion, an artificial intelligence unit in ''
Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath''
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World of Warcraft: Legion'', the sixth ''World of Warcraft'' expansion set
*The Legion, a group of killer characters in the horror video game ''
Dead by Daylight
''Dead by Daylight'' is an asymmetric multiplayer survival horror online game developed by Canadian studio Behaviour Interactive. It is a one-versus-four game in which one player takes on the role of a savage Killer and the other four play as Su ...
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Watch Dogs: Legion'', an action-adventure game and the third installment in the ''Watch Dogs'' series
Plays
* ''Legion'', a play by
Hal Corley
Hal Corley is an American television writer and playwright. He was Associate Head Writer for '' All My Children'' and ''As The World Turns'', for which he won five Daytime Emmy Awards and two Writers Guild of America Awards. His plays have bee ...
In print
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''Legion'' (novella series), a series of novellas by Brandon Sanderson
* ''Legion'', a unit in the army of the fictional
The Domination
''The Domination of the Draka'' (also called the Draka series or the Draka saga) is a dystopian science fiction alternate history series by American author S. M. Stirling.
It comprises a main trilogy of novels as well as one crossover novel ...
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''Legion'' (Blatty novel), a 1983 novel by William Peter Blatty
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Legion (demon)
Legion means a large group or in another parlance it may mean "many". In the Bible, it was used to refer to the group of demons, particularly those in two of three versions of the exorcism of the Gerasene demoniac, an account in the New Testam ...
, a group of demons referred to in the Christian Bible
* ''Legion'', by Dan Abnett, book 7 in the
''Horus Heresy'' book series
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''The Legion'' (novel), a 2010 historical novel by Simon Scarrow
Music
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Legion Records
Legion Records was started in 1997 by Michael Brosnan as Goatboy Records, later changed to Goatboy Farms Recordings. It was centered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The final name change (to Legion) occurred in 1999. The label specialized in the ...
, started in 1997 by Michael Brosnan under the name Goatboy Records
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Legion (band)
Legion is an American deathcore band from Columbus, Ohio currently signed to Good Fight Entertainment and eOne Music. Their debut album, ''Woke'' was released on July 30, 2013. The band has been said to use elements of heavy hardcore, beatdown, an ...
a deathcore band from Columbus, Ohio
* Legion, stage name of Erik Hagstedt, Swedish vocalist in the black metal band
Marduk
Marduk (Cuneiform: dAMAR.UTU; Sumerian: ''amar utu.k'' "calf of the sun; solar calf"; ) was a god from ancient Mesopotamia and patron deity of the city of Babylon. When Babylon became the political center of the Euphrates valley in the time of ...
* The Legion, a hip hop group from the Bronx, New York, associated with
Black Sheep
In the English language, black sheep is an idiom that describes a member of a group who is different from the rest, especially a family member who does not fit in. The term stems from sheep whose fleece is colored black rather than the more comm ...
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''Legion'' (album), a 1992 album by Deicide
* ''Legion'', a 1985 album by
Mark Shreeve
Mark Shreeve (2 June 1957 – 31 August 2022) was a British electronic music composer. After initially releasing his early work on cassette through the label Mirage Records, he went on to sign for the newly formed Jive Electro in the early 198 ...
* ''Legions'', a 2013 album by the Danish band
Artillery
Artillery is a class of heavy military ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during siege ...
* "Legion", a song from the album ''
No Sacrifice, No Victory
''No Sacrifice, No Victory'' is the seventh studio album by Swedish heavy metal band HammerFall, released 20 February 2009. It was partly recorded at PAMA Studios, Torsås and partly at Andy La Rocque's Sonic Train Studios in Varberg. This is ...
'' by HammerFall
* "Legion", a song from the album ''
Big Sounds of the Drags
''Big Sounds of the Drags'' is the second album by the Dutch electronic musician Junkie XL, released on Roadrunner Records in 1999.
Reception
The tracks "Synasthesia", "Dance USA" and "Future in Computer Hell (Part II)" were included in the vid ...
'' by Junkie XL
* "Legion", a song by Saviour Machine from the album ''
Saviour Machine I
''Saviour Machine I'' is the 1993 debut album of the American metal band Saviour Machine. In 2010, '' HM Magazine'' ranked it #72 on the Top 100 Christian metal albums of all-time list.
Recording history
''Saviour Machine I'' was recorded aft ...
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* "Legion", a song from the album ''
Empires
An empire is a "political unit" made up of several territories and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the empire (sometimes referred to as the metropole) ex ...
'' by VNV Nation
* "Legion", a song by Slaughter Lord, covered by At the Gates in the 2002 re-issue of the album ''
Slaughter of the Soul
''Slaughter of the Soul'' is the fourth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band At the Gates, released on November 14, 1995. It was their last album before their eleven-year breakup from 1996 to 2007. ''Slaughter of the Soul'' is conside ...
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Sports
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Legion Field
Legion Field is an outdoor stadium in the southeastern United States in Birmingham, Alabama, primarily designed to be used as a venue for American football, but occasionally used for other large outdoor events. Opened in 1927, it is named in ho ...
, a stadium in Birmingham, Alabama
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Legion Sports Complex
The Legion Sports Complex is a complex mainly used for soccer that is based in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. It has multiple youth soccer fields where the Super Y-League club from the area plays and a 3,000 seater soccer-specific st ...
, a complex in Wilmington, North Carolina
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Legion Stadium
Legion Stadium is a 6,000 seat stadium located in Wilmington, North Carolina. It is part of the Legion Sports Complex and was home of the Wilmington Hammerheads of the Premier Development League
USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier ...
, the main stadium in the Legion Sports Complex
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Racine Legion
The Racine Legion was a professional American football team based in Racine, Wisconsin, of the National Football League from 1922 to 1924. Its official name was the Horlick-Racine Legion. The team then operated as the Racine Tornadoes in 1926.
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, an American football team from 1922 to 1925
Other uses
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Legion (demons)
Legion means a large group or in another parlance it may mean "many". In the Bible, it was used to refer to the group of demons, particularly those in two of three versions of the exorcism of the Gerasene demoniac, an account in the New Testamen ...
, the collective name of the demons in the gospel account of the Gerasene demoniac
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Legion Park (disambiguation)
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Legion (taxonomy)
The legion, in biological classification, is a non-obligatory taxonomic rank within the Linnaean taxonomy, Linnaean hierarchy sometimes used in zoology.
Taxonomic rank
In zoology, zoological Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy, the legion is:
#subordi ...
, a taxonomic rank in biology
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Legion (software) Legion is a computer software system variously classified as a distributed operating system, a peer-to-peer system, metacomputing software, and middleware. It is an object-based system designed to provide secure, transparent access to large numbers ...
, a computer software system
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Legion Interactive
Be Interactive is an Australian outsourced sales and marketing company that provides services such as customer acquisition.
It was founded in Brisbane in 2014. After assembling a team with a multitude of backgrounds including Finance, Sales, Co ...
, an Australian telecommunications company
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