First Legion

> My soldiers carry out their orders without question or hesitation. They are the Empire's ultimate soldiers and the face of the Emperor's rule.
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> ━Allegiant General Pyre Kinall

The **First Legion**, numerically the **1st Legion**━nicknamed the “**Crimson Legion**”━also known as **Sith troopers** were an elite Imperial legion under the command of the Sith Emperor Darth Deceptious, and directly led by the Allegiant General Pyre Kinall. The legion predated the new Sith Empire, its origins dating back to the era of the Old Empire. Under the direct control of the then-Emperor and overseen by the Allegiant General as his first general and warlord, the First Legion fought against the Galactic Republic and Jedi Order and were known for their high success rates, specializing in unconventional tactics, wars of attrition, and siege warfare, they were infamous for unhesitantly following orders and their disregard for their own self-preservation. They were utterly devoted and loyal to the Sith Emperor, much so that it was almost impossible to capture a Sith trooper for information as they preferred committing suicide rather than getting captured.

The Crimson Legion saw action on multiple battlefronts across the galaxy, becoming part of numerous historical engagements such as the Sacking of Coruscant, the Battle of Korriban, and the Uprising against the Sith, and the Defense of Arkanis. The entirety of the Crimson Legion met its end during the war for Arkanis, with all its assets and commanding officers having perished.

When the Empire fell without the guidance of the Sith Emperor, the Republic emerged victorious and the Crimson Legion was remembered as one of the most fearsome military units of the Empire, and their willingness to die for the Emperor was a reminder of how far the Empire was willing to go to achieve galactic domination. Upon the fall of the later Galactic Empire, Darth Deceptious had returned from the unknown regions and created a new Sith Empire, and not long after he had reactivated the Crimson Legion, but rather than recruits handpicked from various military units, the Crimson Legion drew its members from a Sith cult who kidnapped, raised, and trained children from birth to be perfect and obedient soldiers, who unquestioningly followed orders to the letter, much to the other Imperial officers who felt uncomfortable around the crimson-clad sentinels who exerted an obsession in their sacrifice to pursue the Emperor’s goal of galactic dominion. They were known to execute their own officers for refusing to send them into a battle that would result in high casualties, knowing full well they could succeed.

The First Legion was divided into numerous umbrella divisions, with the most prominent being the 45th Shock Trooper Regiment. As of the rise of the new Empire, the First Legion saw the creation of Shadow Company, an Imperial black ops and commando unit which was given more righteous and specialized training. Unlike the standard crimson, they were black-armored and were called into action for missions where success was viewed as near-impossible for standard Imperial special forces. Differing from the crimson sentinels, the units, often referred to as "Shadows", were far more deadly and subject to greater conditioning, and although willing to die to complete the mission, would go as far as to utilize suicide tactics (such as making themselves living bombs if the mission was on the verge of failure).