Legion may refer to:

Military

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 o ...

, the basic military unit of the ancient Roman army *

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 pena ...

, an elite military unit within the Spanish Army *

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 *

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 *

International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine The International Legion of Territorial Defence of Ukraine, uk, Інтернаціональний легіон територіальної оборони України, Internatsionalnyi lehion terytorialnoi oborony Ukrainy or the Ukrainian Fo ...

, a Ukrainian foreign volunteer wing of the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian war * Various military legions, often composed of soldiers from a specific ethnic, national, religious or ideological background * HMS ''Legion'' (1914), a Royal Navy World War I destroyer * HMS ''Legion'' (G74), a Royal Navy World War II destroyer sunk in 1942

Veterans' organizations

* American Legion, an organization of American veterans *

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 n ...

, a UK charity providing support for members of the British Armed Forces and their dependents * Royal Canadian Legion, a non-profit Canadian veterans' organization * South African Legion of Military Veterans, 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 (1884–1949)

Arts and media

Comics

* Legion (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics antihero * Legion (DC Comics), a DC Comics supervillain * Legion of Super-Heroes, a DC Comics superhero team * The Legion (comics), one of the comic books where the Legion of Super-Heroes was published * Legion, a group of characters from the ''Spawn (comics), Spawn'' series * Legion (IDW Publishing), ''Legion'' (IDW Publishing), a comic book based on the 2010 film of the same name * Legion, a member of the Special Executive * ''L.E.G.I.O.N.'', a 1989 DC Comics title and a team of superheroes, the 20th Century forerunners to the Legion of Superheroes * ''Ghostbusters: Legion'', a 2004 comic book series

Film and television

* Legion (Law & Order: Criminal Intent), "Legion" (''Law & Order: Criminal Intent''), the eighteenth episode in the second season of ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' * Legion (Red Dwarf), "Legion" (''Red Dwarf''), the second episode of ''Red Dwarf'' Series VI * Legion (1998 film), ''Legion'' (1998 film) a 1998 made-for-television film * Legion (2010 film), ''Legion'' (2010 film) a 2010 apocalyptic supernatural action film * The Legion (film), ''The Legion'' (film) a 2020 film starring Mickey Rourke * Legion (TV series), ''Legion'' (TV series), an FX TV series based on the Marvel Comics character * "Legion", an Smallville (season 8), 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. * ''Legion Gold'', or simply Legion, a strategy game * Legions (Magic: The Gathering), a set of cards in the game ''Magic: The Gathering'' * Legion (Mass Effect), the adopted name of a synthetic intelligence in ''Mass Effect 2'' * Legion, central villain of the video game ''Shadow Man (video game), Shadow Man'' * Legion, an artificial intelligence unit in ''Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath'' * ''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'' *''Watch Dogs: Legion'', an action-adventure game and the third installment in the ''Watch Dogs'' series

Plays

* ''Legion'', a play by Hal Corley

In print

* Legion (novella series), ''Legion'' (novella series), a series of novellas by Brandon Sanderson * ''Legion'', a unit in the army of the fictional The Domination * Legion (Blatty novel), ''Legion'' (Blatty novel), a 1983 novel by William Peter Blatty * Legion (demon), a group of demons referred to in the Christian Bible * ''Legion'', by Dan Abnett, book 7 in the Legion (Warhammer 40,000), ''Horus Heresy'' book series * The Legion (novel), ''The Legion'' (novel), a 2010 historical novel by Simon Scarrow

Music

* Legion Records, started in 1997 by Michael Brosnan under the name Goatboy Records * Legion (band) a deathcore band from Columbus, Ohio * Legion, stage name of Erik Hagstedt, Swedish vocalist in the black metal band Marduk (band), Marduk * The Legion, a hip hop group from the Bronx, New York, associated with Black Sheep (group), Black Sheep * Legion (album), ''Legion'' (album), a 1992 album by Deicide * ''Legion'', a 1985 album by Mark Shreeve * ''Legions'', a 2013 album by the Danish band Artillery (band), Artillery * "Legion", a song from the album ''No Sacrifice, No Victory'' by HammerFall * "Legion", a song from the album ''Big Sounds of the Drags'' by Junkie XL * "Legion", a song by Saviour Machine from the album ''Saviour Machine I'' * "Legion", a song from the album ''Empires (VNV Nation album), Empires'' 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''

Sports

* Legion Field, a stadium in Birmingham, Alabama * Legion Sports Complex, a complex in Wilmington, North Carolina ** Legion Stadium, the main stadium in the Legion Sports Complex * Racine Legion, an American football team from 1922 to 1925

Other uses

* Legion (demons), the collective name of the demons in the gospel account of the Gerasene demoniac * Legion Park (disambiguation) * Legion (taxonomy), a taxonomic rank in biology * Legion (software), a computer software system * Legion Interactive, an Australian telecommunications company {{disambiguation