Legion War

### Outcome

Ongoing* Fall of the Giadian Empire and transitioned into the Federal Republic of Giad
* Destruction of the Gran Mur and collapse of the Republic of San Magnolia

Belligerents| * Giadian Empire (Early War)
* Legion

Strength| * Morpho
* Dinosauria
* Löwe
* Grauwolf
* Ameise
* Self-Propelled Mine
* Eintagsfliege
* Skorpion

Casualties| Unknown | * Heavy
	+ Over 10 million of the entire Alba population of the Republic of San Magnolia

## Navigation

### Concurrent

* Giadian Revolution
	+ Siege of Rosenfort

## First Appearance

### Anime

Episode 1

The **Legion War** (レギオン戦争,, *Region Sensou*?) is an ongoing continental conflict between humanity and the Legion. It is the main conflict of the 86 -Eighty Six- series.

It involves the majority of the Continent's nations, forming a military alliance with the goal of combatting the Legion. The Legion War saw the first large scale deployment of the Feldreẞ, with nearly all nations developing their own.

The initial stages of the war saw the demise of millions of military personnel and civilians all across the continent. The Republic of San Magnolia lost a majority of its fighting force in the early stages of the war and proceed to lose 90% of its Alba population after the First Great Offensive.

Communications were cut off between the various nations through the deployment of the Eintagsfliege by the Legion, also resulting in the obsolescence of aerial warfare at large.

The war has changed the political and social structures of various nations of the continent. The Giadian Empire transitioned into the Federal Republic after a revolution during the war. Millions of people died due to genocides conducted by the Republic of San Magnolia and many more were assimilated into the ranks of the Legion.

## Background

### Origins of the Legion

The Legion was created by Major Zelene Birkenbaum, a soldier and researcher from the Giadian Empire. She hoped that humans would be removed from the battlefield by creating the Legion. Zelene used the Mariana Model AI developed by Roa Gracian Prince Viktor Idinarohk. as well as the mechanical technology invented by the Alliance of Wald in the Legion's creation. Zelene's motivation of developing The Legion came after her older brother died during a friendly-fire incident that downed his aircraft. This event resulted in her becoming a recluse. Viktor described her as a witch who cursed the world. Zelene’s beliefs and experience would be imprinted in how the Legion would operate. A notable example is the Legion's inability to develop their own weaponized aerial units, due to Zelene’s hatred for aerial combat as a result of her brother’s death.

Zelene eventually passed away from disease shortly before the first series of Ameise were produced, but not before she assimilated herself into the Legion, becoming the first Shepherd with the codename of Mistress.

## Prelude

The Empire of Giad was a vast technological advanced superpower that would be known for unleashing the Legion against all neighboring countries. For the last 200 years prior to the Empire's fall, the royal family was reduced to puppets to be controlled by the high nobility, who soon declared an all-out war by unleashing the Legion, taking the entire continent by storm.

Five years into the war, the Empire would fall in a revolution led by Ernst Zimmerman and consisted of a displeased population that was tired of the war. As a result, many of the royal family were killed during the revolution, leaving Augusta Frederica Adel-Adler as the sole survivor of the Giadian monarchy with the assistance of Ernst Zimmerman who took her in. Some high-ranking members volunteered to assimilate themselves as Shepherds of the Legion and gave them one final order to simply: ‘’Destroy the Enemy’’. This resulted in the Legion becoming uncontrollable whose sole purpose was to destroy humanity.

As the Empire of Giad ceased to exist and was replaced by the Federal Republic of Giad, there was no known method of deactivating the Legion whose purpose is now to exterminate the human race.

## The War

### Early stages

The war officially started in SY 2139/RY 358, when the Empire of Giad, declared an all-out war against all of its neighboring countries, including the Republic of San Magnolia, the United Kingdom of Roa Gracia, and the Alliance of Wald.

#### Republic of San Magnolia

*Main Article: Republic of San Magnolia*

Within half a month of the start of the war, The Republic of San Magnolia Armed Forces suffered heavy casualties and was nearly completely wiped out. As a result, the Republic of San Magnolia evacuated its Alba population into eighty-five administrative sectors. These sectors were centered around the capital city that could be more easily defended from the Legion's.

As the war further deteriorated for San Magnolia. The Republic government introduced the Special Wartime Peace Preservation Act, Presidential Order #6609. This law declared that all persons of Colorata descent to be spies and supported the empire and was stripped of their civil rights as well as their properties being confiscated.

#### Empire of Giad/Federal Republic of Giad

*Main Article: Empire of Giad, Federal Republic of Giad*

The Empire of Giad was the nation that initially started the Legion War and responsible for the creation of the Legion.

##### Giadian Revolution

Five years into the Legion War, a revolution broke out in the Empire of Giad. The revolution was the result of the population being displeased with the warmongering nobles of the imperial government, led by Ernst Zimmerman. The revolution ended with the defeat of the imperial government after their last stand during the Siege of Rosenfort. The revolution resulted in the majority of the nobles being killed, with the exception of Augusta Frederica Adel-Adler, the last surviving member of the Giadian monarchy.

After the defeat of the Giadian Empire, the country transitioned into a federal republic under the name of The Federal Republic of Giad. However, while the empire was defeated by the revolutionaries, they had no way to shut down the Legion. The fierce defense of the imperial faction ensured that no officer of the empire with a high enough rank was left alive to call off the Legion. Cut off by the rest of the world by the Legion's jamming system, the the Federacy had to reclaim all of the territories that were occupied by the Legion all on its own with the result of heavy losses in material and lives.

#### United Kingdom of Roa Gracia

*Main Article: United Kingdom of Roa Gracia*

### Mid-stages

By SY 2148 / RY 367, the Legion war has lasted for almost a decade.

## List of Notable Events

**First Legion Invasion** (*RY 358 / SY 2139 - Unknown)*

* Invasion of The Republic San Magnolia
* Invasion of The United Kingdom of Roa Gracia
* Invasion of The Alliance of Wald

**Republic of San Magnolia Special Reconnaissance Missions** (*RY 358 / SY 2139 - RY 368 / SY 2149)*

* Spearhead Special Reconnaissance

**First Great Offensive** (*August 25th RY 368 / SY 2149)*

* Fall of the Gran Mur
* Invasion of the Federal Republic of Giad
* Second Invasion of The United Kingdom of Roa Gracia
* Second Invasion of The Alliance of Wald
* Morpho Elimination *(October 9th–11th 2149)*

**Recapture of Charité** *(April 2150)*

**Siege of Revich** *(Between May & June 2150)*

**Dragon Fang Mountain Capture** *(Between May & June 2150)*

**Interrogation of Zelene** *(July 2150)*

**Reinforcement of Regicide** *(July 2150)*

**Reinforcement of Wald** *(August 2150)*

**Mirage Spire Operation** *(August 2150)*

**Halcyon Elimination** *(September 2150)*

**Dragon Corpse Weisel Elimination** *(September 2150)*

**Second Great Offensive** *(October 1st 2150)*

**Operation Lorica Sacra** *(October 11th–12th 2150)*

## Reference

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Volume 8 Chapter 2
2. ↑ Volume 7 Chapter 2
3. ↑ Volume 4 Epilogue
4. ↑ Volume 1 Chapter 1