Dark Legion

The **Dark Legion** was a secretive side branch of the Legionnaire Order that was founded during 2155.

## History

The Dark Legion, a mysterious force unknown to the EUF as a whole, except for their top ranking officials, have revealed themselves during the 3rd Battle for Parmenia. They are humans, but their origins are only known to Viktor and Ulrich.

The first Dark Legionnaire was Venatius, a person born to a planet in the Legionnaire Sector. He was created in 2155, 5 years after the first 3 (Allen, Stefan, and Cade) were transformed to Legionnaires. He was the fourth, everything went well, until he went notoriously violent. He still had his humanity, but his violence and uncontrollable bloodlust to kill aliens went too far. He took his armor and autocannon, and went rouge and disappeared from EUF records. Viktor Himself realized it might be a psychic flaw in the biomechanical enhancements, or cultured organs placed inside the Legionnaire's brain, and made him saw visions of the terrible devastation humanity suffered during the 1st Alien War, that made him uncontrollably angry. It was ever since he made changes so that no one may ever succumb to this rage again.

However Venatius proceeded to build armies of his own using his own DNA, to create the biomechanical implants used in Legionnaire transformation. Then the Dark Legion was formed. What are they? The Dark Legion comprimises of 250,000 Legionnaires, created in a span of 185 years. With each generation, thousands are made by older DLs using their DNA to create the Legionnaire implants in the same manner as Venatius. But carrying his psychic "flaw", all of them are notoriously violent, and they have individual groups consisting of 400 Legionnaires known as a "Epherium". They wage wars on their own against Mankind's foes, slaugthering their way through entire alien civilisations, and spilling their blood which flowed like rivers.

They wage war against xenos in territories the EUF hasnt charted yet. Yet despite their barbaric nature, they prove themselves loyal to the EUF, still considering themselves a part of it, but knowing they can never live a normal life with the rest of humanity. However, they started appearing in aid on the Ostroni front when the 3rd battle for Parmenia happened in 2325. But ground battles would be fought after the battle.

## Overview

Their defining feature is their unparalleled rage and aggression. Although passive towards fellow humans, their anger toward any other race is what drives them to kill. There armor is slightly stronger than typical Templar armor in order to increase survivability due to their form of fighting. They can survive horrible injuries until their brain is destroyed or is no longer supplied blood. Their mental state can be very unstable which can lead them to break formation and charge into battle straight away. There are 110,000 Dark Legionnaires fighting for the EUF as of now, but their ranks can be stripped easily due to their violent nature.

## Performance

Most Dark Legionnaires possess the same traits as there regular brothers, but with one additional trait. They are extremely savage in battle, and their rage makes them difficult to take down, and if in the climax of their rage, even blowing off 90% of their internal organs will not assure they are truly dead. It can be a disadvantage when it comes to strategic battles, as they may lose discipline and charge relentlessly. Few high rankers, like Lord Centurion Venatius himself and others like Master Sergeant Julius Maximus, have learned to control their rage, and it helps in disciplining the younger battle brothers. They prove helpful to their regular counterparts, as they can take hits that would even kill a Legionnaire, they soak up damage while others fireback at their enemy. They excel the best in melee, and they prefer plasma chainswords or heavy power axes, as they prove to spill the xenos blood that increases their thrill in battle. However, this is a disadvantage against fortified areas, as they may take severe losses. So far the Dark Legion has been known to the public for 30 years now, but even with there formidable combat capabilities, it still doesnt help the EUF is still getting pushbacked, and they are fighting in the homefront now. A quarter of the Legion has died off, and they are losing faster than they can replenish.

## Armament

Dark Legionnaires use Powerclaws rather than traditional melee weapons such as swords or axes. These hand weapons allow Dark Legionnaires to have more range of motion but are required to get much more closer to enemies. They can carve up to 5 feet of AMC in a single slash and they have a closing strength of 10 tons per square inch. In the heat of battle, a Dark Templar would try to stun their enemy with a punch or a slash and would then try to disarm or rip off a limb from their enemy. The head or chest is then targeted in order to finish off the enemy. If Dark Leigonnaires are fighting a threat smaller than it they could crush it in their palms or they could toss it in the air and slash it to peices by using their fingers as giant scissors. As mentioned, Dark Legionnaire rage is what fuels their fighting spirit and their strength. The regenerative capabilities is much more stronger compared to their typical Templar brethren.