709th Legion

The 709th Legion, also known as the Red Fury, was an elite stormtrooper legion in the military forces of the First Order. It utilized the TIE echelon&mdash;a starship with a cockpit design inspired by Supreme Leader Kylo Ren's Upsilon-class command shuttle and the Imperial TIE Advanced x1 piloted by the Sith Lord Darth Vader&mdash;as a transport. At full strength, the legion consisted of 8,000 troopers.

During the war between the First Order and the Resistance, the 709th were deployed to Batuu where they served as an occupation force. In addition, they had orders to locate Resistance forces on the planet.

Behind the scenes
"The 709th, the Red Fury, There are some stories to be told about those folks, and why they’re here, what they came looking for — or who they came looking for."

- Scott Trowbridge

The 709th Legion was first revealed on February 27, 2019. They first appeared in the first issue of the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge comic series that was released on April 24, 2019.

Appearances

 * Galaxy's Edge 1
 * Galaxy's Edge 2
 * Galaxy's Edge 4
 * Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge
 * Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire