Shadow Legion

Shadow Legion
Overview
Objectives:	Siege and occupy the city of Neomuna Link the Veil to the Traveler Capture and detain civilians of Earth
Deployed:	Neptune Earth
At war with:	Vanguard Neomuni Awoken House of Light Imperial Cabal Sol Collective
Allied with:	Dread Taken Loyalists (absorbed) Cabal Deserters

"Oh, is that you my tenacious little Guardian? What do you think of my Shadow Legion? [cackles] Revel in these hollow victories. I want you in the best of spirits when we meet in the arena."

— Emperor Calus to The Guardian

The Shadow Legion (also known as the Dark Cabal) is a Cabal Legion that act as the personal army to the newly risen Disciple of the Witness, Emperor Calus. They are composed of Calus' former Loyalists and defectors from Empress Caiatl's Cabal Ascendancy, all possessing paracausal Dread technology from the Witness to aid in combatting the Guardians and suppress their powers.

History

"My faithful Shadow Legion, this is your glorious emperor speaking. Our alliance with the Witness bears such "delectable" fruits. [chuckles] Together, we will devour Sol!"

— Emperor Calus.

The Shadow Legion were first seen in battle during the Black Fleet's final attack on the Traveler, during which Coalition forces engaged the Pyramids and Shadow Legion vessels in orbit around Earth. After The Witness reached out to the Traveler and discovered the location of the Veil on Neptune, It would send Emperor Calus and his forces to retrieve it.

The Legion would arrive at the city of Neomuna and come into conflict with the Guardian and the city’s protectors, the Cloud Striders Rohan and Nimbus. They would be ordered by Emperor Calus to retrieve the Veil and create a link with it and the Traveler using the Radial Mast. The Guardian infiltrated Calus’s ship the Typhon Imperator to destroy the mast. Despite their best efforts, the Guardian would be forced to retreat with the assistance of the Imperial Cabal led by Caiatl. The Legion would attempt to create the link but the mast was destroyed by Rohan who sacrificed himself. Calus would lead an attack to attempt to capture the Veil, and the former Cabal Emperor would meet his end in the Veil containment room by the hand of the Guardian. However, the Witness possessed the Guardian's Ghost and created a link, beginning its plans for the Final Shape and entering a portal.

Despite the death of their leader, the Shadow Legion would continue to withstand. During the conflict on Neomuna, they began capturing and imprisoning people on Earth in their prisons. The Coalition would break out Amanda and organize strike teams to free other prisoners. They would serve and fight for the Disciple Nezarec at the terraformed pyramid, where the resurrected Disciple would be slain. The Guardian, Amanda Holliday, and Mithrax would infiltrate a secret prison. They would be warned by Eramis of the danger that resided inside, but they persisted. They defeated the Tormentor Vereziia, Reverent of the Witness and freed the prisoners, but Amanda was killed in an explosion as she stayed behind to give the prisoners more time to escape. The forces of the Coalition would infiltrate and destroy one of the Legion's flagships to avenge Amanda's death. Since then, the Shadow Legion would begin to withdraw from the EDZ but some holdouts would remain, with Crow stating that the Shadow Legion hasn't made any attempts to test the Last City's airspace.

Structure

"The Shadow Legion are not the Cabal we are used to. We must not assume their strategies or tactics. They do not fight for honor or glory. They fight only for the Witness."

— Mithrax.

Fundamentally, the Shadow Legion bears little differences to either Calus's Loyalists or even the Red Legion, but only augmented by Pyramid technology. Unlike the Loyalists during Season of the Haunted, a majority of the Shadow Legion's soldiers are mainly deserters and traitors to the empire while a small number are fully grown cloned Cabal and have no independent thought or higher-brain functions beyond following the will of Calus and The Witness. However, as seen on Earth, prisoners of the Shadow Legion noted that when not being given orders, some of the soldiers just stood guard silently and breathe deeply, almost wheezing, which unnerved the prisoners more than anything. Devrim Kay would add to this during his recon missions on Shadow Legion troops, citing a lack of nuance in their voices and an "emptiness" within them. Crow would later further add that during his engagements with the Shadow Legion, stating that they "fight like Frames", mindlessly devoted to the orders they were given. Despite their lack of higher brain function, Shadow Legion clones such as Zo'aurc are still susceptible to nightmares induced by Nezarec.

One notable distinction within the Shadow Legion is that it employs the Tormentors, massive entities subservient to the Witness itself, acting as either personal agents of Calus or as specialized field commanders to combat the Guardians thanks to their abilities to drain a Guardian of their powers. Further, due to their shared service to the Witness, the Shadow Legion has also been seen to fight alongside the Taken.

Members

Leadership

• Emperor Calus

Shadow Commanders Valus Valus Dravusk, Shadow Legion Valus Gathurn Valus Tharum, Gladiatorial Overseer Valus Pra'um Val Val Bho'kaurl Bracus Bracus Kravaum, Shadow Legion Bracus Viguln, Shadow Legion Bracus Zahn Flayer Sizmic, the Net-Desecrator Zatocc, Devoted to the Witness

Shadow Elites Garaask, Undying Inferno Gha'ram Head Chef Kar'uul, Indomitable Champion Ludus, Array Foreguard Rampaging Patron Testu'udo, Array Bulwark Trask Vraxus, Shadow Legion Saboteur Vul'ourn, Shadow Legion Supply Master Warden Vincu'us, Shadow Legion Zo'aurc, Explicator of Planets Tormentors Kavauust, Reverent of the Witness Toniq, Imprint of Nezarec Vereziia, Reverent of the Witness

Unique Forces

War Beast variants Honored War Beast Psion variants Interceptor Pilot Esteemed Psion Honored Psion Munitions Psion Orbital Security Redolence of Decay Redolence of Splendor Psion Spotter Legionary variants Esteemed Legionary Honored Legionary Patron Redolence of Decay Redolence of Splendor Shadow Guard Legionary Databank Courier Phalanx variants Esteemed Phalanx Honored Phalanx Net-Desecrator's Exploited Incendior variants Aspirant of Nezarec Esteemed Incendior Fortress Ship Gatekeeper Honored Incendior Patron Redolence of Decay Redolence of Splendor Shadow Guard Incendior Shadow Legion Code Bearer Unstoppable Incendior Unstoppable War Beast Keymaster War Beast Keymaster

Gladiator variants Esteemed Bruiser Excavation Valus Honored Gladiator Redolence of Decay Redolence of Splendor Sous Chef Centurion variants Aspirant of Nezarec Belligerent Patron Chalice Keymaster Esteemed Centurion Fortress Ship Gatekeeper Honored Centurion Redolence of Decay Redolence of Splendor Shadow Guard Centurion War Beast Keymaster Colossus variants Aspirant of Nezarec Barrier Colossus Barrier Conquest Keymaster Conquest Keymaster Esteemed Colossus Excavation Valus Honored Colossus Infiltrator Valus Shadow Legion Engineer Terrestrial Lieutenant Tormentor variants Imprint of Nezarec Cavum of Nezarec

Technology

Weapons Scorpius Honored Scorpius Anti-Air Gun Vehicles Drop Pod Interceptor Goliath Tank Pyramid Goliath Thresher Harvester Cabal Carrier Astaroth Rex II Orbital Prison Ship Shadow Legion Flagship Vual Gaudium Cabal Warship Typhon Imperator (flagship)

Other Cabal Heavy Munitions Crux of Darkness Disruptor Array Injection Rig Mining Lander Portable Cabal Shield Pyramid Spike Radial Mast Suppressor Tech Pack

Gallery

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  Emblem of the Shadow Legion

Trivia

• Shadow Legion Psions and Centurions have their heads fully covered by their helmets, similar to their D1 counterparts.

List of appearances

• Destiny 2: Lightfall (First appearance)
  • Season of Defiance
  • Season of the Deep
  • Season of the Witch (Mentioned only)
  • Into the Light (Mentioned only)
• The Final Shape