The Revan Legion, numerically designated as the 3rd, was a five-thousand-strong Sith trooper legion of the Sith Eternal, a dark side Sith cult that was active during the war between the First Order and the Resistance until the demise of the Sith forces during the Battle of Exegol in 35 ABY. As their history was hidden from the rest of the galaxy, only the Sith Eternal's cultists understood the significance of the legion's name: the ancient Sith Lord Revan.
Description
The Revan Legion consisted of 5,000 Sith troopers (pictured).
The Revan Legion, numerically identified as the 3rd, was a legion of the Sith Eternal's army, based on the Unknown Regions Sith[1] throneworld[4] Exegol. The legion consisted of five thousand Sith troopers and Sith Jetpack Troopers[2]— soldiers created from the offspring of Sith cultists[1] and children conscripted into the ranks of the First Order who were identified and disappeared due to their potential.[5] The Revan Legion was further divided into squadrons of standard Sith infantry and aerial troopers of ten soldiers each.[2]
All Sith Eternal legions were numerically designated and given the name of an ancient Sith Lord, which was Revan for the 3rd. Only members of the Sith Eternal, a dark side cult, understood the significance of the names given to their legions, as their history was hidden to the rest of the galaxy. As the Revan Legion was comprised of Sith troopers, these soldiers were equipped with crimson red Sith trooper armor and could be armed with ST-W48 blaster rifles or FWMB-10B repeating blasters, while Sith Jetpack Troopers were equipped with NJP-900 integrated jetpacks and F-11ABA heavy blaster cannons.[1]
History
The Revan Legion was active by the time of the war between the First Order and the Resistance,[1] which took place from 34 ABY to 35 ABY.[6] Ultimately, the Sith Eternal were completely destroyed during the Battle of Exegol[7] in 35 ABY[6] when a combined Resistance force and a Citizens' Fleet from across the galaxy defeated Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sidious and the entirety of his forces,[7] including the Revan Legion.[3]
Behind the scenes
The Revan Legion was first mentioned in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary, which was released in 2019 and authored by Pablo Hidalgo.[1]
Sources
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary (First mentioned)
- "The Final Order and the Battle of Exegol" — Star Wars Encyclopedia (Indirect mention only)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "The Final Order and the Battle of Exegol" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker establishes that the Battle of Exegol was the final defeat of the Sith, which includes the Sith Eternal and their forces including the Revan Legion. Star Wars: Timelines dates the battle to 35 ABY.
- ↑
Sith in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Star Wars: Timelines
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker