401st Legion

"I'm proud to call the boys of the Four-Oh-First my brothers. I couldn't ask for better men at my side."

- CC-7427 "Rayvis", to the 401st Legion

The 401st Legion, later redesignated as the 401st Imperial Legion and the 401st Stormtrooper Legion, and often referred to as the 401st for short, was an elite military legion within the 71st Delta Corps of the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars. Under the leadership of Jedi General Del Morrigan, Jedi Commander Main Character and Clone Commander CC-7427 "Rayvis", the clone troopers of the 401st fought against the Separatist Droid Army of the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Throughout the conflict, the soldiers of the 401st were known for their courage, unconventional tactics and enduring loyalty to the Galactic Republic.

In the final year of the Clone Wars, General Morrigan divided the 401st by creating the 401st Division and dispatched the unit on a few battles. The division was present aboard the Venator-class Star Destroyer Integrity during the Battle of Abrion Major. Morrigan dispatched the 401st, under the command of Clone Marshal Commander CC-7713 "Apollo", to the surface of Abrion Major. Morrigan, TBD and the 401st Division stayed onboard the Integrity as they prepared to regroup with the 401st and invade the Separatist Research Center. After the 401st destroyed the droid factory on Abrion Major, Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine—secretly the Sith Lord Darth Sidious—enacted Order 66, causing the clone troopers to turn against their Jedi officers. Following the issuance of the order, Rayvis led the pursuit of Morrigan and TBD with the help of Clone Lieutenant CT-5552 "Stinger" and his platoon. Despite their advantage in numbers, the combined forces of the 401st were unable to terminate Morrigan and TBD as they escaped the Abrion system.

After the formation of the Galactic Empire, the 401st Legion was absorbed into the Imperial Military, becoming a legion of the Stormtrooper Corps. The 401st transitioned to the use of human recruits after the Empire suspended cloning operations on Kamino. Ultimately, the legion's last action was at the Battle of Endor, and it was fragmented along with the defeat of the Empire.

Commanding officers
The 401st Legion was a military legion of elite clone troopers that served within the Grand Army of the Republic. The clone troopers were placed under the command of Jedi General Del Morrigan, Jedi Commander Main Character and Clone Commander CC-7427 "Rayvis" throughout the Clone Wars. The legion was frequently put under the command of Clone Marshal Commander CC-7713 "Apollo", commander of the 71st Delta Corps, for a number of battles.

Clone Captain CT-1209 "Zeke", Clone Lieutenant CT-5552 "Stinger", Clone Sergeant CT-5765-86 "Mak", Clone Corporal CT-7797 "Bolt" and Clone trooper pilot CT-22/9119 "Falcon" were all clone troopers that served within the legion.

Organization
"I'll need to divide the 401st and make a division."

- Del Morrigan

The 401st Legion consisted of various sub units throughout the Clone Wars. The 401st Division was the main division unit of the legion. It also contained a few brigades that consisted of about 576 troopers. There were many companies within the legion, including Alpha Company and Shadow Company, led by Clone Captain Zeke. Clone Lieutenant Stinger led a platoon as one of many other platoons within the 401st. There were also many squads formed within the legion throughout the conflict.

Equipment and vehicles
"You will learn to appreciate it. This armor has kept me alive all these years."

- CT-6010 "Lynx", on his clone trooper armor

The 401st Legion used many vehicles throughout the war, including All Terrain Attack Pods, All Terrain Reconnaissance Transports, All Terrain Tactical Enforcers, BARC speeders, HAVw A6 Juggernauts, Infantry Support Platforms, LAAT/i gunships, LAAT carriers and other vehicles. The legion utilized Phase I clone trooper armor during the early period of the Clone Wars until the Phase II armor was introduced. On certain occasions, members of the unit would use jetpacks, such as the JT-12 jetpack, for aerial transportation and greater mobility.

From the beginning of the war, Rayvis wore his standard armor with maroon markings, command pauldrons on both shoulders, and a kama. Once he was put in command of the 401st, other clone troopers from the legion adopted the maroon markings on their standard white armor as well. Over time, more troopers of the 401st would customize their armor and use the maroon as a complementary color to the standard white armor.

As the Phase II clone trooper armor became widespread throughout the Grand Army of the Republic, the Phase I model slowly faded away. When the 401st upgraded their armor, they adopted a common color scheme of maroon markings that identified their unit affiliation. Some clones such as Apollo and Rayvis, retained their unique armor designs that differed them from the rest of the 401st.

Troopers
"I couldn't ask for better men at my side."

- CC-7427 "Rayvis", to the 401st Legion

As a legion of the Grand Army of the Republic, the 401st Legion consisted of various clone trooper specialists. Other than the standard clone trooper, the 401st consisted of clone trooper pilots in their starships and ground vehicles groups, as well as clone gunners and various clone trooper officers with a wide variety of customized armor and equipment. The 401st also had Clone Comms Technicians who were responsible for proper communications and Clone Engineers who were tasked with making sure that Republic vehicles were operational.

Special forces clone trooper variants were also within the 401st Legion, including many Advanced Recon Commandos, Advanced Recon Force Scout Troopers for reconnaissance and light vehicle support and Clone commandos. The legion also consisted of specialized troopers for other combat scenarios, including many clone jetpack troopers for aerial combat, clone sharpshooters for sniping and marksman action, heavy weapons clone troopers for heavy infantry support and clone medics for medical aid and assistance.

Foundation
During the beginning of the pan-galactic war, the Galactic Republic mobilized an army of clone troopers to fight the Droid Army of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, ending a millennium of peace. These soldiers were cloned from the genetic source material of the human template Jango Fett. The clones formed the Grand Army of the Republic which was divided into various corps, legions, battalions, regiments, platoons and other units.

One of the units within the Grand Army of the Republic was the 71st Delta Corps, which was an elite corps of clone troopers that participated in the first battle of the Clone Wars. An elite legion known as the 401st Legion, was formed within the corps and also participated in the battle. Grand Master Yoda gathered the clone troopers of the 401st from their homeworld of Kamino and brought them to Geonosis where they fought the Separatist forces. Although being well trained in basic combat tactics, members of the 401st had no experience to combat battle droids.

Despite the circumstances, Clone Marshal Commander CC-7713 "Apollo" led the 401st Legion in the battle and fought well. After the battle, the 401st was officially founded and placed under the command of Jedi General Del Morrigan and Clone Commander CC-7427 "Rayvis". Throughout the war, Morrigan led the legion with Rayvis serving as his second-in-command. The 401st Legion was active in numerous battlefronts as the war swept across the galaxy. Following the battle, Morrigan took on TBD as his Padawan, who received the rank of Jedi Commander in the Republic Military and commanded the troopers of the 401st.

Battle of Abrion Major
During the final year of the Clone Wars, the 401st Legion participated in the Outer Rim Sieges, including the Battle of Abrion Major. Following the discovery of Separatist facilities operating on the planet Abrion Major, the Jedi High Council sent Morrigan and TBD to destroy the facilities. After Morrigan's task force defeated the blockade over Abrion Major, Morrigan put the 401st under the command of Commander Apollo and dispatched the clones to the surface. As the 401st landed on the planet, Morrigan and TBD stayed aboard the Venator-class Star Destroyer Integrity with the 401st Division.

Order 66
While preparing for battle on the Integrity, Commander Rayvis and the 401st Division received Order 66 from Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine, who was secretly the Sith Lord Darth Sidious. The protocol caused all clone troopers of the Grand Army of the Republic to betray their Jedi leaders across the galaxy, a plot orchestrated by Sidious prior to the conflict. Due to the behavioral modification chips implanted in the minds of the clones, Rayvis and his men succumbed to their programming, renouncing any former loyalty they had to the Jedi. Morrigan and TBD managed to escape the clone's initial attack and Rayvis led the division in search of the Jedi.

While still on Abrion Major, Apollo continued to lead the 401st to the rendezvous point, until he received the order from Sidious. Apollo immediately contacted Rayvis and learned that the division was already in pursuit of the Jedi. Apollo sent a platoon led by Clone Lieutenant CT-5552 "Stinger" to the Integrity to aid the division. As Stinger and his platoon arrived, they met with Rayvis as he assigned the squads of the platoon to search the Star Destroyer. Morrigan and TBD snuck around to a droid storage room where they met with their personal astromech droids, R3-D3 and R4-P11. While in the storage room, the group formulated an escape plan. When they made it to the hangar control room, they opened the bay doors, intending to escape aboard a shuttle, but allowed Rayvis to enter the main hangar with most of the division and other clones of the 401st. Morrigan and TBD walked out with their hands up, attempting to reason with Rayvis and stall for R4-P11 as the droid prepared a Nu-class attack/transport shuttle. Morrigan pleaded to Rayvis regarding their comradeship and his belief that a greater power is causing the clone's betrayal. However, the diversion didn't work as Rayvis ordered the clones to open fire on them. As Morrigan and TBD were fighting off the clones, R4-P11 arrived with a shuttle and began firing on the clones as Morrigan instructed.

Before the Jedi could get to the shuttle, more of Rayvis' reinforcements charged in the hangar and started firing at the shuttle. R4 lost control of the shuttle and crashed it into the side of the hangar, destroying himself in the explosion. After assessing the damage of the explosion, R3-D3 flew back to retrieve another escape shuttle for his companions. Upon his return, the droid cleared majority of the clones along with Morrigan and TBD decimating several clones. TBD Force jumped over the clones and got inside the shuttle, taking over for the droid. When Morrigan made his way to the shuttle, TBD evacuated them out of the Integrity. After their escape, Apollo was contacted regarding the division failing to execute the Jedi.

Capture of Greez Findo
While the Jedi were in pursuit aboard the Integrity, Apollo led the remainder of the 401st Legion to infiltrate the Separatist Research Center. During their attack, they destroyed all the battle droids defending the facility and arrested Findo, while he was commanding the remainder of his army. After capturing the research facility, Apollo attempted to contact Stinger regarding his progress with the Jedi. He received no response from Stinger, but spoke to another clone trooper, who reported that their combined forces failed to execute the Jedi. He also reported that they escaped the Integrity aboard a Nu-class shuttle with the help of two astromech droids. Furious with the failure and incompetence of his men, Apollo ordered them to return to the surface and help the legion clear out the rest of the Separatist forces on the planet.