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Tanis Legion

The Tanis Legion, known numerically as the 17th, functioned as a legion of Sith troopers serving the Sith Eternal. This dark side [Sith cult](/article/sith_cult], operating from their throneworld [Exegol](/article/exegol] situated within the Unknown Regions, maintained the legion. Composed of five thousand troopers, the legion participated in the war between the First Order and the Resistance. Their service concluded in 35 ABY at the Battle of Exegol, where the Sith Eternal's forces were defeated. The legion's name held significance only for the Sith Eternal cultists, as its history was concealed from the galaxy at large, referencing the ancient Sith Lord Darth Tanis.

Description

The Tanis Legion consisted of 5,000 Sith troopers (pictured).

Designated as the 17th, the Tanis Legion represented a legion within the Sith Eternal's army. This [cult](/article/sith_cult] of the dark side venerated the Sith and established its base on [Exegol](/article/exegol], the throneworld located in the Unknown Regions. Each legion of the Sith Eternal received a numerical designation along with the name of an ancient Sith Lord; in the case of the 17th, that name was Darth Tanis. The significance of the names assigned to these legions was understood solely by the Sith Eternal cultists, as this history was kept secret from the rest of the galaxy.

The legion was comprised of five thousand Sith troopers and Sith Jetpack Troopers – soldiers who originated from cultist offspring, former members of the Galactic Empire, and children who were conscripted into the First Order and then identified and disappeared due to their potential. The [troopers](/article/trooper] within the legion were further organized into squadrons of ten, divided between standard troopers and aerial soldiers. Being composed of Sith troopers, the Tanis Legion's troopers were equipped with crimson red Sith trooper armor and potentially armed with ST-W48 blaster rifles or FWMB-10B repeating blasters. Sith Jetpack Troopers were equipped with NJP-900 integrated jetpacks and carried F-11ABA heavy blaster cannons.

History

The Tanis Legion's activity dates back to the period encompassing the war between the First Order and the Resistance, which spanned from 34 ABY to 35 ABY. The Battle of Exegol in 35 ABY marked the defeat of the Sith Eternal and its forces. During this battle, an allied Resistance contingent, coupled with a Citizens' Fleet assembled from across the galaxy, triumphed over [Darth Sidious](/article/darth_sidious], the Dark Lord of the Sith, and his entire forces, including the Tanis Legion.

Behind the scenes

The initial mention of the Tanis Legion occurred in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary, published in 2019 and written by Pablo Hidalgo.

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