Legion may refer to:

Military

Roman legion The Roman legion (, ) was the largest military List of military legions, unit of the Roman army, composed of Roman citizenship, Roman citizens serving as legionary, legionaries. During the Roman Republic the manipular legion comprised 4,200 i ...

, the basic military unit of the ancient Roman army *

Aviazione Legionaria The Legionary Air Force (, ) was an expeditionary corps from the Italian Royal Air Force that was set up in 1936. It was sent to provide logistical and tactical support to the Nationalist faction after the Spanish coup of July 1936, which mar ...

, Italian air force during the Spanish Civil War * A legion is the regional unit of the Italian

carabinieri The Carabinieri (, also , ; formally ''Arma dei Carabinieri'', "Arm of Carabineers"; previously ''Corpo dei Carabinieri Reali'', "Royal Carabineers Corps") are the national gendarmerie of Italy who primarily carry out domestic and foreign poli ...

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 la ...

, an elite military unit within the Spanish Army *

Condor Legion The Condor Legion () was a unit of military personnel from the air force and army of Nazi Germany’s Wehrmacht which served with the Nationalist faction during the Spanish Civil War. The legion developed methods of strategic bombing that were ...

, a unit of military personnel from the air force and army of Nazi Germany *

French Foreign Legion The French Foreign Legion (, also known simply as , "the Legion") is a corps of the French Army created to allow List of militaries that recruit foreigners, foreign nationals into French service. The Legion was founded in 1831 and today consis ...

, a part of the French Army, created for foreign nationals willing to serve in the French Armed Forces * International Legion (Ukraine), a Ukrainian foreign volunteer wing of the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian war * HMS ''Legion'' (1914), a Royal Navy World War I destroyer * HMS ''Legion'' (G74), a Royal Navy World War II destroyer sunk in 1942 *

Legion of the United States The Legion of the United States was a reorganization and extension of the United States 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 adop ...

, a reorganization of the United States Army from 1792 to 1796 * Various military legions, often composed of soldiers from a specific ethnic, national, religious or ideological background

Veterans' organizations

American Legion The American Legion, commonly known as the Legion, is an Voluntary association, organization of United States, U.S. war veterans headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. It comprises U.S. state, state, Territories of the United States, U.S. terr ...

, an organization of American veterans *

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. Membership Service in th ...

, a UK charity providing support for members of the British Armed Forces and their dependents *

Royal Canadian Legion The Royal Canadian Legion is a non-profit Canadian veterans' organization founded in 1925. Members include people who served in the military, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, provincial or municipal police, Royal Canadian Air, Army and Sea Cade ...

, a non-profit Canadian veterans' organization *

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 Aft ...

, 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

Legion (Marvel Comics) Legion (David Charles Haller) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, typically as a villain or supporting character in stories featuring the X-Men and related characters. He is the Mutant (Marvel C ...

, a Marvel Comics antihero *

Legion (DC Comics) Legion is a supervillain in the DC Comics universe The universe is all of space and time and their contents. It comprises all of existence, any fundamental interaction, physical process and physical constant, and therefore all forms of ma ...

, a DC Comics supervillain *

Legion of Super-Heroes The Legion of Super-Heroes is a 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 centuries of t ...

, 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 Spawn or spawning may refer to: * Spawning, 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: Armageddon' ...

'' series * Legion, a member of the

Special Executive The Special Executive is a fictional group of time-traveling mercenaries appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The characters were decpicted in comic strips published by Marvel UK. The initial incarnation was created by ...

* '' 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''), the eighteenth episode in the second season of ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' * "Legion" (''Red Dwarf''), the second episode of ''Red Dwarf'' Series VI * ''Legion'' (1998 film) a 1998 made-for-television film * ''Legion'' (2010 film) a 2010 apocalyptic supernatural action film * ''The Legion'' (film) a 2020 film starring Mickey Rourke * ''Legions'' (film), a 2022 Argentine supernatural horror film * ''Legion'' (TV series), an FX TV series based on the Marvel Comics character * "Legion", an eighth-season episode of the television series ''Smallville'' * Legion, an 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'' * 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 ''Dead by Daylight'' is an online asymmetric multiplayer survival horror video game developed and published by Canadian studio Behaviour Interactive. It is a one-versus-four game in which one player takes on the role of a Killer and the other f ...

'' *'' Watch Dogs: Legion'', an action-adventure game and the third installment in the ''Watch Dogs'' series *Caesar's Legion, a faction in '' Fallout: New Vegas''

Plays

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

In print

* ''Legion'' (novella series), a series of novellas by Brandon Sanderson * ''Legion'', a unit in the army of the fictional The Domination * ''Legion'' (Blatty novel), a 1983 novel by William Peter Blatty *

Legion (demons) In the New Testament, Legion () is a group of demons, particularly those in two of three versions of the exorcism of the Gerasene demoniac, an account in the synoptic Gospels of an incident in which Jesus of Nazareth performs an exorcism. Legion ...

, a group of demons referred to in the Christian Bible * ''Legion'', by Dan Abnett, book 7 in the ''Horus Heresy'' book series * ''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) 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, ...

, a deathcore band from Columbus, Ohio * Legion, stage name of Erik Hagstedt, Swedish vocalist in the black metal band

Marduk Marduk (; cuneiform: Dingir, ᵈAMAR.UTU; Sumerian language, Sumerian: "calf of the sun; solar calf"; ) is a god from ancient Mesopotamia and patron deity of Babylon who eventually rose to prominence in the 1st millennium BC. In B ...

* 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 ...

* ''Legion'' (Deicide album), 1992 * ''Legion'' (Creepy Nuts album), 2025 * ''Legion'', a 1985 album by Mark Shreeve * ''Legions'', a 2013 album by the Danish band

Artillery Artillery consists of ranged weapons that launch Ammunition, munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during sieges, and l ...

* "Legion", a song by Candiria from the album '' Kiss the Lie'' * "Legion", a song by HammerFall from the album '' No Sacrifice, No Victory'' * "Legion", a song by Junkie XL from the album '' Big Sounds of the Drags'' * "Legion", a song by Saviour Machine from the album '' Saviour Machine I'' * "Legion", a song by Slaughter Lord, covered by At the Gates in the 2002 re-issue of the album '' Slaughter of the Soul'' * "Legion", a song by Tesseract from the album '' War of Being'' * "Legion", a song by VNV Nation from the album ''

Empires An empire is a political unit made up of several territories, military outposts, and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the empire (sometimes referred t ...

'' * "Legions", a song by Winds of Plague from the album '' Decimate the Weak''

Sports

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 ...

, a stadium in Birmingham, Alabama * Legion Sports Complex, a complex in Wilmington, North Carolina * Legion Stadium (disambiguation) *

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. ...

, an American football team from 1922 to 1925

Other uses

, the collective name of the demons in the gospel account of the Gerasene demoniac *

Legion (taxonomy) The legion, in biological classification, is a non-obligatory taxonomic rank within the Linnaean hierarchy sometimes used in zoology. Taxonomic rank In zoological taxonomy, the legion is: #subordinate to the class #superordinate to the cohor ...

, a taxonomic rank in biology * Legion (software), a computer software system * Legion Interactive, an Australian telecommunications company * Legion of the Archangel Michael, a political and militant movement in Romania