The 97th Legion,[2] also classified as the Imperial Ninety-Seventh Stormtrooper Legion, was an Imperial stormtrooper legion active during the Galactic Civil War. The legion was assigned to the planet Sullust, where it maintained Imperial order[1] and peace[2] amid a conflict against the Sullustan resistance and the Cobalt Laborers' Reformation Front. SP-475 was a member under the command of SP-113. During the Siege of Inyusu Tor, the legion took heavy casualties against the Rebel Alliance's 61st Mobile Infantry.[1]
Behind the scenes
- "And so, this is a deep cut that I was really interested to get into the game."
- ―Tyler Parrott, on the Unlimited 97th Legion card
The Imperial Ninety-Seventh Stormtrooper Legion first appeared in Alexander Freed's 2015 canon novel Battlefront: Twilight Company. In Star Wars: Unlimited, the 97th Legion card came from a desire to make a unique card that could grow in power. In concept, the 97th Legion card is not heroic nor villainous despite the Empire generally "skewing heavily villain."[3]
Appearances
- Battlefront: Twilight Company (and audiobook) (First appearance)
Sources
Unsealing Unlimited on Star Wars: Unlimited's official website (backup link) (Picture only)- Star Wars: Unlimited — Spark of Rebellion Card: 97th Legion (Keeping the Peace on Sullust) (backup link)
