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1st Imperial Legion
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Information
Abbreviations 1IL
Motto 'Live with courage, die with honor.'
Active Y0-Present
Branch Imperial Army
Garrison/HQ CLASSIFIED
Legion Command
LCO Captain Morcha Drayson
LSO Command Sergeant Kol Seraph
BCO 1st Lieutenant Akai Ai
BXO Command Sergeant Kol Seraph
BCO Captain Santiano Salazar
BXO Captain Icarus Carinae
Operations/Missions
Awards

Legion of the Month

  • October 2008
  • November 2008
  • January 2009
  • February 2009
  • April 2009
  • June 2009
  • July 2009
  • January 2010
  • March 2010
  • May 2010
  • September 2010


Campaign and Mission Awards

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The 1st Imperial Legion is the Empire's initial Army unit. Throughout the years, it has seen considerable action and many great commanders have come and go. Today, the 1st Imperial Legion upholds the greatest traditions of the Army and the Empire, home to some of the most skilled and brave soldiers in the Galactic Empire. Currently, the Legion is under the command of Captain Morcha Drayson.

Name and Motto


The 1st Legion is traditionally known as the 'Immortals' within Army circles. This nickname origins from the Victory-class Star Destroyer Immortal, which served as the unit's flagship before the Army-Navy integration. However, the Legion earned its nickname by other means as well. 1st Legion soldiers are typically thrust into the heat of battle as the Empire's vanguard. Only their exceptional skills and courage allow them to survive the rigors of the beginning of the combat theatres in which they participate. The members of the 1st Legion are said to never die, but simply go to hell and regroup. This is the basis for their eternal moniker, which they display with pride.

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VSD Immortal - Former Flagship of the 1st Imperial Legion


The Legion's current motto, Live With Courage, Die With Honor, was suggested by one of its former COs, Ralkata Tyrran, when the Legion was under the command of Marcus Aurelius and his XO, Cliff Chan. It outstandingly reflects the life and combat style of all 1st Legion personnel, from commissioned Officers to NCMs. The Empire's enemies can be assured that the 1st Legion has a well-deserved reputation of being absolutely relentless in striving to achieve battlefield supremacy.

Brigades of the 1st Imperial Legion

1st Brigade, the Immortals


1BDE is currently under the command of BCO 1st Lieutenant Akai Ai, and his BXO is Command Sergeant Kol Seraph. On the 327th Day of the 12th Year of the New Order, the soldiers of 1BDE adopted a short poem, written and published by a fellow Army soldier, Sergeant Kol Seraph (later appointed the Legion's Signals Officer following 1st Lieutenant Salazar's appointment to Army Signals Officer, and Brigade Executive Officer following 2nd Lieutenant Erinith's retirement), as their unit's official hymn. The poem, entitled 'And Death Shall Be Our Dominion', goes as follows:

And Death shall be our dominion.
Dead men, we shall not be,
The scent of blood on the wind, night lit by the West Moon;
Corpses picked clean to the bone, and the clean bones gone.
We shall have stars at elbow and foot,
Though we bring madness, we shall be sane,
Though our foes sink into the void, we shall rise again.
Though love may be lost, vengeance shall not,
And Death shall be our dominion...

4th Brigade, the Spectres


4BDE is currently under the command of BCO Captain Santiano Salazar, who also serves as the Army Signals Officer. His Executive Officer is Captain Icarus Carinae.

Commanding Officers of the 1st Imperial Legion


  1. Qaan Plo
  2. Paul Kosh
  3. Alan Steel
  4. Max Power
  5. Marcus Aurelius
  6. Cliff Chan
  7. Arbellason Saalar
  8. Ralkata Tyrran
  9. Inara Imperium
  10. Arbellason Saalar
  11. Califf D`Troit
  12. Dragomir Kies
  13. Morcha Drayson (incumbent)