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Sarah
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Jun 9 2018, 03:26 PM
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OVERVIEW:
The 501st Legion, also known as the 501st Battalion was an elite unit of clone troopers commissioned by the Supreme Chancellor Palpatine during the Clone Wars which became a stormtrooper unit. Following the rise of the Galactic Empire, the 501st transitioned into a stormtrooper unit, like other clone units. Given new armor and weapons, the 501st faithfully served the Empire, operating under the direct command of the Sith Lord Darth Vader. After the Battle of Kamino, the 501st became the last remnant of the Grand Army of the Republic fully composed of Jango Fett clones, as opposed to the ever-growing and more diverse Stormtrooper Corps, where the Fett clones became a minority, with the inclusion of a pool of clones from different templates and birth-born recruits, while others were not clones, but humans from a Imperial academy.
Since its reformation under General Oron Jaeger during the Sith-Imperial War, the 501st Legion has since acted as the personal legion of the Emperor and the most elite fighting force within the Empire. Concurrently the 501st is commanded by the High General on the Moff Council along with the Head of State; the legion is stationed across the Empire and headquartered on Bastion. Overall the 501st Legion has forty thousand active serving personnel.
Notable Units:
- Torrent Company
- Unit-Aurek Seven
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TRAINING:
Traditionally during the Clone Wars members of the 501st Legion were bred in vat cylinders and assigned to the legion. However as time passed and the demand for more elite soldiers arose, members within the 501st Legion began to cross-train and induct other clone troopers into the legion. During the Rise of the Empire era the Five-Oh-First was transformed into a stormtrooper unit, which lead to the battalion recruiting civilians into its ranks as opposed to strictly clones which in turn resulted in training being hosted from Kamino to Imperial academies across the Galactic Empire.
Members currently are selected from a group of ten stormtroopers who have proved themselves in combat, and who boast impeccable service records as well as tremendous courage. These candidates are then put through their paces during a month of grueling tests, overseen by some of the Empire's most experienced and veteran training officers as well as Mandalorian training sergeants; once these recruits have proved themselves, five are selected if others have not already been eliminated and inducted into the ranks of the fighting 501st.
Training within the 501st overall is extensive, arduous, educational and rewarding. If a stormtrooper puts enough dedication and practice into his or her training, they can become a deadly and efficient warrior capable of dealing untold amounts of damage. Even though stormtroopers are generalized as walking tin cans and cannon fodder, the 501st prides itself on maintaining a large unit which fights at an elite level, effectively combining strength of numbers with skill, quantity with quality and so on. |

CHARACTERISTICS AND DOCTRINE:
Typically a 501st stormtrooper will be a strong willed, dedicated individual who prides himself/herself on their service to the Galactic Empire and to the brotherhood of the 501st. It is said that weeks of mental training is poured into a 501st member, educating them about the philosophies of the Empire and ensuring their loyalty to the Emperor through strict Imperial teachings. Nonetheless, stormtroopers maintain an independent mind and an independent ethical conscious, effectively forming their own decisions and opinions in battle - mixed with the teachings of the Empire and their unquestionable loyalty, this makes the 501st stormtrooper an independent yet extremely formidable foe.
Further to this the principles of brotherhood and unity, strength through unison are encouraged and melded into the beliefs of the 501st which establishes a bond between 501st members; as well as a bond with citizens, which gives credence to the respect that the 501st show to citizens when operating on worlds both foreign and Imperial. |

SPECIAL OPERATIONS BRIGADE:
Within the 501st Legion is the Special Operations Brigade of the 501st which is responsible for the command, and control of the special forces units within the battalion. These special forces units are comprised of Imperial Commandos, highly elite, deadly and intelligent clone soldiers which act as the Empire's Fist and other special units which contribute to regular infantry activities. |
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