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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 t ...
, 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 pen ...
, 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 adopt ...
, 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, cavalry, engineers, airborne troops. It was created in 1831 to allow foreign nationals into the French Army ...
, 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, 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 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 * 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

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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 (Marvel Comics), mutant son of Charles Xavier and Gabrielle Haller. Legion takes the role of an antihero who has ...
, a Marvel Comics antihero *
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 *
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 cent ...
, 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'' series * ''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''), 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 * ''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. * ''
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 ulti ...
'', 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'' *'' 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), 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 (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 Testame ...
, 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) 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 o ...
* 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'' (album), a 1992 album by Deicide * ''Legion'', a 1985 album by Mark Shreeve * ''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 sieg ...
* "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 Varbe ...
'' 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 vi ...
'' by Junkie XL * "Legion", a song by Saviour Machine from the album '' Saviour Machine I'' * "Legion", a song from the 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 ''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 * Legion Sports Complex, a complex in Wilmington, North Carolina ** Legion Stadium, the main stadium in the Legion Sports Complex *
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

* Legion (demons), the collective name of the demons in the gospel account of the Gerasene demoniac *
Legion Park (disambiguation) Legion Park may refer to: *American Legion Memorial Park, Everett, Washington * Centene Stadium (Great Falls, Montana); formerly Legion Park (1940-2007) * Mort Glosser Amphitheater, Gadsden, Alabama; formerly Legion Park Bowl * Legion State Park, L ...
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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 cohort ...
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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 * Legion Interactive, an Australian telecommunications company {{disambiguation