A cyber-enhanced solider of the 'Dark Legion'
The 'Dark Legion' is a fictional organization from the
''Sonic the Hedgehog'' comics. It is composed of a group of
technocratic Echidnas.
Description/Activities
Founded by Menniker, son of Dimitri, the Dark Legion was originally made up of a group of disgruntled Echidnas opposed to the
Brotherhood of Guardians and their ban on excess technology. After their first battle, the Legion was banished to the Twilight Zone, a realm where time passed differently than on Mobius proper, resulting in four Mobian generations to every single Dark Legion one. However, they would later return over the years to battle the Guardians and strike at the
Echidna people. Overall, the primary goal of the Legion has been to first dominate Angel Island, and then the rest of
Mobius.
The main identifying trait in the ranks of the Legion is their devotion to technology. These echidnas are so obsessed with mechanics that they even replace parts of their own bodies with machine implants. They also believe themselves superior to other species.
First appearing as a terrorist organization, the Legion launched devastating strikes against Echidnaopolis. After failing to defeat the Guardian Steppenwolf, they were trapped in the Twilight Zone, only to reemerge for a second strike which likewise failed, despite conspiring with the
Overlanders. Later, they launched a mass assault on Echidnaopolis, resulting in the accidental switching of Tobor and Moritori Rex.
When the barrier between Mobius proper and the Twilight Zone was erased by the
Ultimate Annihilator, the Dark Legion began a long campaign against Echidnaopolis. This involved several incidents of open warfare, kidnappings, and even an attempt to grab at political power. Later on, however, Dimitri apparently wished to reunify the Echidna people, and attempted to establish peace between the Legion and the people of Echidnaopolis.
Dimitri's efforts appear to have been somewhat successful, as the Dark Legion was the resistance force on
Angel Island against the
Eggman Empire backed
Dingos. However it was revealed that since they worked together with the
Freedom Fighers and
Chaotix gasint the combined threat, the Legion has splintered into two groups: the Frost Legion and the Flame Legion and are currently caught up in a civil war. The Flame Legion is still under the command of Lien-Da, but the Frost Legion has sworn allegiance to an Echidna that bears a startling resemblance to the late Kragok, though in reality it may be his son
Constable Remington. As a result of this power struggle, the Dark Legion has been effectively eliminated as a threat to
Sonic the Hedgehog, his allies, and his enemies alike-for the time being. However, Dr. Finitevus has made plans to reunify the Legion under one Grand Master: the reborn Enerjak.
Possible Future
In the possible future of ''Mobius: 25 Years Later'', the Dark Legion remains under the control of Lien-Da. In the unaltered timeline, their role has been reduced to little more than a social group. However, in the alternate ''Mobius: 25 Years Later'', the Legion serve as military support for King
Shadow the Hedgehog, working as brutal law enforcers and going by the name
Chaotix. They were commanded by their old enemy Knuckles, who later turned traitor and joined a battle against Shadow. Following Shadow's defeat, they were presumably all imprisoned.
Members
Dimitri/Enerjak
Main articles: Dimitri the Echidna
Father of Menniker, founder of the Dark Legion, Dimitri later assumed command of the Legion from Kragok while in his Enerjak persona. Following the drain of his powers by
Mammoth Mogul, he was sustained by a vast number of cybernetic implants. He was later immobilized, and handed over leadership of the Legion to Lien-Da. In the '' story, Dimitri has been reduced to a cyborg head in a floating glass orb. This incarnation is his current form in the present comics as well. He was working with Dr. Finitevus (who is responsible for Dimitri's floating head form) to unite the Dark Legion and bring back Enerjak, but later abandoned this plan to warn Knuckles that Enerjak had returned.
Menniker
Menniker
Son of Dimitri, Menniker was driven to rebellion after his father's seeming death. Founding the Dark Legion, he took drastic steps against the Brotherhood of Guardians. He was banished by Steppenwolf, his cousin, but returned in an alliance with Overlanders. Menniker planned to attack the Floating Island with a missile, but was stopped by the current Guardian, Aaron. Menniker leaped on the missile to stop Aaron, telling him about a control that would kill them both if he touched it. Aaron pressed it deliberately, ending the threat of Menniker and the missile at the cost of his own life.
Moritori Rex
The son of
Menniker, Moritori Rex devised a means to observe Mobius from the zone in which the Legion were imprisoned, and used this knowledge to attack the vulnerable Echidnaopolis in the time of the Guardians Hawking and Tobor. He became locked in mortal combat with Tobor, and using a teleportation device transported them both to the Floating Island, ruined by nuclear fallout. Both became wounded, and then separated. When Guardian Hawking came to find his son, Rex deceived the Guardian and went with him to Haven, where his eyes, blinded by the battle, were replaced by a multi-functioning visor.
Over the next several decades, Moritori posed as Tobor and served as a Legion spy inside the Brotherhood of Guardians. His deceit came to an end when he revealed himself to
Knuckles the Echidna. Fleeing Haven, once again blinded, this time by
Spectre, Tobor's son, he returned to the Dark Legion, becoming a high ranking member, and his eyes were replaced again by superior Legion implants that were virtually identical to his original eyes.
:''An original plot idea was that Moritori Rex would have been one of the Echidnas who had been sent to the
Egg Grape Chamber by
Hunter's spear, which would have explained why he has not been seen for so long. This plot development never came to be, so his absence is yet to be explained in the series.
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Luger
Luger and Mari-Su.
Son of
Moritori Rex and father of Kragok, Lien-Da, and
Julie-Su, Luger is largely unknown. He married an Echidna named Merin-Da, who gave birth to Kragok and Kommissar before her death. He then married Mari-Su, who gave birth to Julie-Su. A few years later, Mari-Su met her end in a mysterious accident in which Kragok and Lien-Da were possibly involved. Luger, too preoccupied with his duties in the Legion, handed over custody of Julie-Su to Simon and Floren-Ca. Shortly thereafter, Luger disappeared and hasn't been heard from since. He was seemingly disowned by Kragok completely, and the latter began to consider Moritori Rex his father in Luger's place.
:''Luger's current state is unknown, but he is presumed dead.''
Merin-Da
First wife of Luger, Merin-Da is the mother of Kragok and Lien-Da. She died of a fever when they were only toddlers.
Mari-Su
Luger's second wife, Mari-Su is the mother of Julie-Su. She later died in an accident, which is believed to have been engineered by Kragok and Lien-Da, who both hated her.
Kragok
Kragok
An
anthropomorphic, humanoid, red-furred
Echidna, Kragok's attire consisted of hooded black robes held together at the neck by a green brooch. His left eye and arm were replaced by mechanical implants in the tradition of the Dark Legion. Because of this, his left eye is a metal plate with a red slit (used by a number of other characters in the comics) while his left arm is a cylinder with a three-clawed hand at the end.
Born the son of Luger and Merin-Da, Kragok is the twin brother of
Lien-Da. The two came to hate their half-sibling
Julie-Su, and also became intolerant of their father's peaceful rule. Staging a coup, they took over the Legion with Kragok as first in command. Sometime during this period, Kragok presumably had a relationship with a female Echidna, resulting in parenthood. He is secretly the father of
Constable Remington, head of the Echidna Security Team and one of his greatest opponents. It is unknown who Kragok's partner was, or what happened to her. Whatever her identity, she apparently had no say when Kragok sent Remington to Echidnaopolis, apparently seeking to protect him from the machinations of his twin sister. This is the first act of kindness Kragok has ever really displayed, but it is unknown if he recognized Remington after being arrested and imprisoned. Had he, he would likely have revealed this connection in the hopes that he could convince Remington to release and join him.
After they escaped from the Twilight Zone when he was 33-34 years old, Kragok led the Dark Legion against Knuckles, but proved unsuccessful in defeating him. As a result of these defeats, Kragok grew to hate Knuckles with a passion, becoming his rival, much like the
Metal Sonics have been rivals to
Sonic the Hedgehog. Later, he became second-in-command when
Enerjak returned from space to lead the Legion. After
Mammoth Mogul drained Enerjak's power, Kragok was arrested by the Echidna Security Team. Knuckles came to interrogate his enemy, and the two engaged in battle. After failing to kill the Guardian, Kragok became trapped in the Twilight Zone with
Tobor.
Kragok and Tobor later escaped when the Legion's
Quantum Beam weapon was fired. Tobor, determined to make amends for his past and to stop his enemies, sacrificed himself to destroy both Kragok and the weapon by grabbing his foe and ramming into the machine. However, Kragok's demise may not be so final, as a Legionnaire bearing resemblance to him assumed control of the Frost Legion in the civil war. Unfortunately, it appears more likely that the Echidna in question is Kragok's long lost son Remington, having embraced his Legionnaire heritage by adopting the bionic claw left arm and black cloak worn by his father.
Brutal and violent, Kragok was a formidable being. He was the epitome of everything it means to be a Dark Legionnaire, from his contempt of all non-Echidnas to his near-worship of Dimitri. Kragok hated Knuckles and the other Guardians with a passion, and disliked not having his orders obeyed. Even when clearly defeated, Kragok refused to give up, and he only despaired in the moment of his death when he couldn't escape.
Kragok's main weapon was his left arm, with a three clawed hand on the end. Also built into the limb was a lightning gun, which fired electrical blasts at enemies. He is also a skilled combatant, and his claw arm made him a dangerous enemy with whom to grapple.
Lien-Da/Kommissar
Main articles: Lien-Da
Daughter of Luger, sister of Kragok and Julie-Su, Lien-Da often goes by the name (or possibly title) Kommissar. After Kragok is killed and Dimitri incapacitated, she becomes the leader of the Dark Legion. She now leads the Flame Legion against the Frost Legion in the civil war. Lien-Da also has an intense hatred for Julie-Su.
Julie-Su
Main articles: Julie-Su
The half-sister of Kragok and Kommissar and daughter of Luger and Mari-Su, Julie-Su became a Legion soldier after her memory was erased by her venomous siblings. She later leaves the Legion after befriending the
Chaotix, and has since faced her former comrades and relatives in battle several times.
Constable Remington
Constable Remington in uniform.
Chief Constable of the Echidna Security Team (EST), Remington is just below Knuckles in maintaining law on Angel Island. Remington is the one Knuckles frequently turns to when his usual methods fail to work, and Remington's underworld resources have been helpful in the past. Because of his position, Remington often finds himself pitted against the Dark Legion, to whom he has a secretive connection. Unbeknownst to him, Remington is in fact the son of the late Grand Master
Kragok, who apparently sent him to Echidnaopolis out of mistrust for his sister,
Lien-Da, showing the only real kindness Kragok has ever had towards his family. Technically, this blood connection also makes him a distant relative of Knuckles and the Brotherhood of Guardians, as well as the nephew of Lien-Da and
Julie-Su and the great-great-great grandson of
Dimitri.
Remington first appeared after Dr. Robotnik's Ultimate Annihilator erased the barriers between Zones, bringing Echidnaopolis back to Angel Island. Together with Knuckles and Guardian Hawking, he worked to control the populace in this tumultous situation as well as to handle the antagonism of the
Dingoes. He also worked together with Knuckles and the
Chaotix to deal with a number of threats, including a handful of minor criminals and, ironically, the Dark Legion.
Remington was unwilling to believe that Knuckles had come back from the dead, and ordered his team to exhume the Guardian's grave, which was found to be empty. When the Robotnik-backed Dingoes took control of Angel Island, Remington was imprisoned until he and others were liberated by Sonic, Knuckles and the Chaotix and brought to the safety of the Dark Legion base. During
Hunter's subsequent attack on the Legion to steal the Master Emerald for Robotnik, Remington attempted to hold him off, only to be seemingly vaporised by the Overlander's Chaos Spear. In truth, he and Hunter's other victims had in fact been teleported via
Chaos Control to Robotnik's
Egg Grape Chamber, where their life energies were slowly leeched to power the scientist's weapons. Remington was later drawn into the
Zone of Silence by a dimensional tear generated by the Sword of Acorns.
:''It appears that Remington has not only somehow escaped, but learned of and embraced his Dark Legion heritage, as he appears to have taken over Grand Mastership of the Frost Legion in the current civil war. In this guise, Remington wears an identical black cloak and has the same design of bionic arm as his late father. It is currently unknown however if the leader of the Frost Legion is in fact Remmington, or just a similar looking Echidna.''
Simon and Floren-Ca
An elderly Echidna couple in the Legion who were tasked with raising Julie-Su following her memory wipe. Simon and Floren-Ca became Julie-Su's parents, under orders never to reveal her past to her. Knowing that Simon, who had served as Moritori Rex's second in command, did not fear them, Kragok and Kommissar sent him to ambush an enemy supply convoy with a poorly prepared detachment of troops. Despite his victory, Simon was left with his trademark robotic limbs as a result. They were held prisoner by the Legion following Julie-Su's defection, but later were freed.
Xenin
Xenin
An Echidna whose body has been so thoroughly replaced with implants that he's almost entirely mechanical, Xenin is a super-elite soldier of the Dark Legion and serves as Dimitri's personal bodyguard. He was specially built to withstand and match Knuckles' great strength. However, Xenin suffers from an unfortunate lack of common sense, and seems to be capable of little more than following orders, gloating and telling bad jokes. Despite these weaknesses, he is a powerful warrior, and only Knuckles can match his strength in battle. During the
Eggman Empire occupation of Angel Island, Xenin was captured by Hunter, and was imprisoned by
Dr. Eggman. He and the other captives were pulled into the
Zone of Silence when the
Sword of Acorns ripped open a dimensional hole in the original
Egg Grape Chamber, caused by the
Arachne's efforts to release
Ixis Naugus.
Dr. Finitevus
Main articles: Doctor Finitevus
Originally serving Lien-Da as chief medical advisor, Dr. Finitevus used
Hunter's attack on the Angel Island resistance to
Dr. Eggman to facilitate his disappearance. Since then, he has apparently gone renegade, assembling his own force of villains including the
Destructix and
Scourge the Hedgehog. Among his actions have been the prevention of
A.D.A.M.'s seizure of the
Master Emerald and assuming the duties of the Guardian, all the while intending to use the Emerald to restore Dimitri to his former glory and reunify the Legion.
Rykor
A sergeant in the Dark Legion, Rykor was Julie-Su's direct superior before her defection. He wields a super-powered billy club. Together with other Legionnaires, he was seen imprisoned in the Egg Grape Chamber.
Syntar
Legion sniper under the command of Kommisar. Syntar was ordered to take out the assassin deployed during the meeting between Dimitri and the Mitre, and also planned to take out Julie-Su. However, his efforts were thwarted by the timely efforts of Lara-Su.
Rutan
Rutan
While not actually named as a member of the Dark Legion during his appearance in ''Mobius: 25 Years Later'' story, Rutan is the son of Lien-Da, and thus can be considered part of the Legion by heritage. As a result of his parentage, he is cousin to
Lara-Su and Constable Remington and nephew to Kragok, Julie-Su, and
Knuckles the Echidna.
Rutan is a troublemaker, not surprising considering his family's past. He doesn't get along well with Lara-Su, and his mother constantly gets on his case. Rutan is invloved having a relationship with Salma, oldest daughter of
Espio the Chameleon. Rutan was also the first to alert his mother to a planned alliance between Echidnaopolis and Knothole concerning the timestream collapse. He made a cameo appearance in the second ''Mobius: 25 Years Later'', but appeared in the comic unhappy with his mother's plotting. It is unknown if he is imprisoned or either being free for not being in Shadow's control.
:''Some fans speculate from the white tips of Rutan's dreadlocks and spot pattern on face that he is Lien-Da's son by Dr. Finitevus, but his father has never actually been identified by the Archie Comics.''
Cobar
Chief scientist of the Dark Legion, Cobar first appears in the ''Mobius: 25 Years Later'' storyline. Serving as the Floating Island counterpart to
Rotor, he was also one of those who determined that due to disruptions of time, Mobius was going to explode. Cobar was also able to hack into the Brotherhood's spy satellite network, by accident. He proposed sending King Sonic back in time to fix things, but Sonic vanished when the time machine malfunctioned. Cobar has not appeared in the alternate future but Shadow does mention him. It is suggested that Shadow may have killed him as he was the only other person besides Rotor who worked on trying to save the future. He retained his memories of the original future as he was near Robotnik's
Tachyon Displacement Chamber when Sonic went back in time.
Technology
Hovercrafts
The Legion's most common form of transportation.
Mechanauts
Robot soldiers similar to SWATbots.
Benedict
An Echidna android-similar to the concept of Robotnik's
Auto-Automatons-built by the Legion in the hopes of taking over Echidnaopolis through politics. Well spoken, he had much of Echidnaopolis behind him with the notable exception of Constable Remington. Later, he was destroyed when an unconscious Knuckles generated an EMP in his headquarters.
Quantum Beam
A powerful weapon that transported Angel Island's entire populace to another dimension. It was destroyed by
Tobor, and the effects of the beam were later reversed by
Chaos Knuckles.
Frost Legion
Dark Legion soldiers equipped with weaponry powered by
liquid nitrogen. Composes one half of the Dark Legion's common troops.
Flame Legion
Dark Legion soldiers armed with flame swords. Composes the other half of the Dark Legion's standard soldiers.
Footnotes
1. http://sonichq.mobiusforum.net/newsite/comics/kbsonicoverview.php Antagonists 3rd Tier Villains
External links
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Information about designs for the Flame/Frost Legion Troopers Chip and Walter.com
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