Dark Legion

## The Dark Legion

The **Dark Legion** is an inter-dimensional technocratic cult and military force composed entirely of Echidnas which appears as antagonists in the *Sonic: Blue Streak* comic series. They are descendants of the **Knuckles Clan** that were banished to the Twilight Cage within the Sol Zone after attempting to use the power of the Chaos Emeralds to ascend to godhood and conquer Mobius. Having recently broken their imprisonment, they have set their sights on resurrecting the chaos demigod Enerjak and fulfilling the goals of their ancestors. They are the primary enemies of the Chaotix.

## Background

The Dark Legion's roots can be traced back thousands of years to when they were known as the Knuckles Clan. They were a proud warrior tribe that exerted influence across Mobius as an empire with no equal - they were the first Mobians to harness the power of electricity, and built the first major city of Mobius with what would become the Mystic Ruins, which they called "the City of Chaos". However as the clan's power grew, so to did their ambition, and by the time of Pachacamac they had set their sights on mastering the magical energies of Mobius, turning to the Chaos Emeralds with a plan to use their powers to attain God-like status and rule all of Mobius for the rest of time.

Their plans would have succeeded had it not been for the timely intervention of Pachacamac's daughter, Tikal. She managed to seal her father's soul away into the Master Emerald before the Clan's ritual could be completed, cutting off their connecting to the Chaos Emeralds in the process. It was believed that Pachacamac had perished, but instead his soul became intertwined with the negative energy within the Master Emerald, and over time he transformed into the dark chaos god, Enerjak.

The surviving members were outraged at what they saw as a betrayal from their chief's daughter, unaware that Tikal was only acting in the best interests of Mobius, and hated that she had to "kill" her father. They all tried to kill her, only to be stopped by Sophocles the Owl, a scholar from the Babylonian Empire who opposed the clan's plan, and Chaos, a mutated Chao who has befriended Tikal. Put on trial for their crimes, it was decided the remaining members of the Knuckles Clan posed too great a threat to Mobius, and thus the first generation of the Guardians banished them to another dimension using the power of the Emeralds, save for a small handful who aided Tikal and the others. The Knuckles Clan found themselves lost amongst a labyrinthine cave system, with the only light provided by strange glowing stones. As a result, they dubbed their new home the Twilight Cage.

Though they initially despaired that their banishment would be their ruin, Menniker, Pachacamac's warlord, received a message from his chief from the realm of Chaos, instructing him to avenge their defeat and return to Mobius with a vengeance. Menniker rallied his clansman, becoming the first Grandmaster of the Clan, and they began rebuilding themselves within the Twilight Cage by utilizing their prior technological brilliance, while also subjugating the indigenous inhabitants of the Twilight Cage, making them pay them tribute.

As time went on, the clansman forgot their original name, and with the dawn of cybernetic augmentations the Knuckles Clan became "The Dark Legion", driven by the singular goal of avenging their chief and enacting revenge on the Guardians for their imprisonment. Eventually, they would begin exploring outside of the Cage, coming into contact with the Sol Empire.