The Ascendant Legion is made up of all ground forces controlled by Clan Plagueis, the Ascendant Clan. Control by the Plagueis Summit and under the direct command of General Ranthe Benzayn, these hardened troops are completely loyal to their dark masters and obey the will of Ascension at all times. Originally formed in 27 ABY, the Legion has since evolved to become a ruthless force.
History
The Ascendant Legion was originally founded by Kal di Plagia Vorrac as a reorganization of the Jusadih Military Regime's Branches in 33 ABY. After the departure of Commander Vorrac, the Branches split apart into factions of renegade troops and Dark Jedi and waged civil war against one another. Seeing that only cohesive, true Leadership could unite the Ascendant House and turn it against its enemies, the Dark Jedi who would become known as Primus Pilus led guerrilla assaults and deadly strikes against the rebellious factions until all were once again made to submit to the Quaestor’s authority. Following the resolution of this conflict, Quaestor Tra'an Reith reorganized the remnants of the old Army and Intelligence Branches into the Legion, placing the Army and the Directorate firmly and permanently under the command of the Plagueis Summit.
Organization
The Ascendant Legion is organized into two separate operational commands: Ground and Aerospace. While General Benzayn is usually directly commanding one of the units that make up Ground Command, the Legion's Aerospace command is almost always assigned to support elements of the Ground force and therefore under his command as well.
Ground Command is itself divided into three units: Army Force Rancor, Army Force Nexu, and Army Force Wampa. The three units are all part of the overall legion, and serve under the direction of the current Dread Lord. Nexu and Wampa, however, serve under the authority of the leaders of the Houses of Plagueis, Ajunta Pall and Karness Muur. Rancor is a unit encompassing two regiments of troops and armor organized as a single division. Nexu and Wampa are both single regiments organized as combined arms units.
The second operational command of the Ascendant Legion is the Aerospace Command. The pilots of this unit are all specially trained to provide transport and air support to units of the other two operational commands.
Units
Army Force Rancor
Army Force Nexu
Army Force Wampa
Intruder Wing
Rank Structure
While the legion operated by Clan Plagueis is overseen by free officers, the non-commissioned portions of the legion ranks are entirely made up of slave soldiers. As such, a formalized rank structure does not exist for those below officer rank within the army. The officer's rank insignia are worn on each side of the collar.
| Ascendant Fleet Rank Table
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| Officer Rank
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| O-8
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O-7
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O-6
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O-5
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O-4
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O-3
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O-2
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O-1
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| General
GEN
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Brigader
BRG
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Colonel
COL
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Lt. Colonel
LTC
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Major
MAJ
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Captain
CPT
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Lieutenant
LT
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Second Lieutenant
SL
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Vehicles and Equipment
The soldiers of the Ascendant Legion utilize many different weapon systems in order to wage war in the name of Plagueis. Crews and individual soldiers drill and train tirelessly to remain experts in the craft of death.
Reconnisance
- 614-AvA Speeder Bikes
- RGC-18 landspeeders
- Ultra-Light Assault Vehicles
Armor
- All Terrain Assault Transports
- All Terrain Scout Transports
- AAT-1 Hover Tanks
- T2-B Repulsor Tanks
Artillery
- Self-Propelled Heavy Artillery walkers
- AV-7 Antivehicle Cannons
Transport
- Light Infantry Utility Vehicles
- Imperial Troop Transports
Aerospace
- T-47 airspeeders
- LAAT/i gunships
- LAAT/c gunships
- Atmospheric Assault Landers
- CR25 Troop Carriers
- Nu-class Transport
- Y-85 Titan Dropships