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The 501st Legion, also known as "Vader's Fist" during the Galactic Civil War, was a legion of elite clone troopers commissioned by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine during the Clone Wars.

The 501st later became Darth Vader's personal stormtrooper unit after he led them during Operation: Knightfall. During the Galactic Civil War, the 501st was the last remnant of the Grand Army of the Republic fully composed of clones of Jango Fett, as opposed to the ever-growing diverse Stormtrooper Corps where the Fett clones became a minority under a pool of clones from different templates and birth-born recruits. After fighting in some of the greatest battles of the post-Ruusan Reformation, the 501st became one of the most well-known and most feared squads. Eventually, various recruits would be added to the 501st, with even non-Humans joining at points.

Members of the 501st constructed a journal of their thoughts during some of the most infamous battles they fought in.