The Tenebrous Legion, numerically identified as the 26th, was a five-thousand-strong Sith trooper legion of the Sith Eternal, a dark side Sith cult. The Sith Eternal and its forces participated in the war between the First Order and the Resistance during the Battle of Exegol, where the Sith forces were ultimately defeated in 35 ABY. As the Sith's history was hidden from the rest of the galaxy, only the Sith Eternal's cultists understood the significance of the legion's namesake: the ancient Sith Lord Darth Tenebrous.
Description[]
The Tenebrous Legion consisted of 5,000 Sith troopers (pictured).
The Tenebrous Legion, numerically designated as the 26th, was a legion within the army of the Sith Eternal, a dark side cult located on the Unknown Regions[1] Sith throneworld[4] Exegol. The legion consisted of five thousand Sith troopers and Sith Jetpack Troopers[2]—soldiers created from the offspring of Sith cultists, former members of the Galactic Empire,[1] and children conscripted into the ranks of the First Order who were identified and disappeared due to their potential.[5] The Tenebrous Legion was further divided into squadrons of standard Sith infantry and aerial troopers of ten soldiers each.[2]
All Sith Eternal legions were numerically designated and given the name of an ancient Sith Lord, which was Darth Tenebrous for the 26th. Only the Sith Eternal's members understood the significance of the names given to their legions, as their history was hidden to the rest of the galaxy. As the Tenebrous Legion was comprised of Sith troopers, these soldiers were equipped with crimson red Sith trooper armor and could be armed with ST-W48 blaster rifles or FWMB-10B repeating blasters, while Sith Jetpack Troopers were equipped with NJP-900 integrated jetpacks and F-11ABA heavy blaster cannons.[1]
History[]
The Tenebrous Legion was active by the time of the war between the First Order and the Resistance,[1] which took place from 34 ABY to 35 ABY.[6] The Sith Eternal and its forces participated in the Battle of Exegolin 35 ABY,[6] where they were ultimately destroyed a combined Resistance force and a Citizens' Fleet. The Sith's defeat resulted in the death of Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sidious and the entirety of his forces,[5] including the Tenebrous Legion.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
The Tenebrous Legion was mentioned in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary, which was released in 2019 and authored by Pablo Hidalgo.[1]
Sources[]
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary (First mentioned)
"The Final Order and the Battle of Exegol" — Star Wars Encyclopedia (Indirect mention only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4
"The Final Order and the Battle of Exegol" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker establishes that the Battle of Exegol was the final defeat of the Sith, which includes the Sith Eternal and their forces including the Tenebrous Legion. Star Wars: Timelines dates the battle to 35 ABY.
- ↑
Sith in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Star Wars: Timelines