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501st Legion

Organizationcanon

Also known as Vader's Fist · 501st · Five-Oh-First · Vaders fist · 501st Battalion · 501st Clone Battalion

On the Timeline

Facts

Strength
Clone troopers Advanced Recon Commandos Advanced Recon Force troopers Clone cold assault troopers Clone jetpack troopers Clone sharpshooters Clone trooper officers Clone trooper pilots Stormtroopers Desert stormtroopers Snowtroopers Special Commando Advanced Recon Troopers Storm commandos

Connections

Affiliations
Galactic Empire, Galactic Republic, Grand Army of the Republic, Stormtrooper Corps
Located in
Coruscant, Kamino
Led by
Jedi, Anakin Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano, Cloning, Rex, Pong Krell, Appo
Members
Jesse, Wanten, Hawk, Daine Jir, Starck, Maximilian Veers, Kreel, Nevar
Part of
Battalion, Legion
Contains
332nd Division, Blizzard Force, Torrent Company, Deena's squad, Anakin's battalion, Wildfire, Snow Wolves, Rex's platoon

Members

Appearances

251 Star Wars works, first in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (1977).

  • TV episodes 77
  • Reference books 73
  • Comics 33
  • Games 20
  • Novels 19
  • Short stories 16
  • Comic stories 5
  • Films 4
  • Audio 2
  • Comic series 1
  • Activity books 1

Films

TV episodes

Comics

Comic stories

  • 501 Plus One (2019)
  • Roger Roger (2019)
  • Tales from Wild Space: A Tauntaun Tail (2019)
  • Tales of Villainy: Invasion of Echo Base (2020)
  • For the Love of the Empire (2025)

Comic series

Novels

Short stories

  • A Bad Feeling About This (2015)
  • AT-AT Attack! (short story) (2015)
  • Betrayal at Bespin (2015)
  • The Revelation (2015)
  • The Battle of Hoth (short story) (2015)
  • Empire Ascendant (2017)
  • Born in the Storm (2017)
  • Raymus (2017)
  • The Bucket (2017)
  • The Shadow of Umbara (2020)
  • A Good Kiss (2020)
  • Against All Odds (From a Certain Point of View) (2020)
  • Beyond Hope (2020)
  • The Truest Duty (2020)
  • The Witness (2020)
  • Galactic Tales: The Crimson Corsair and the Sinister Secret of the Binary Star (2025)

Games

  • Star Wars: Commander (2014)
  • Star Wars: Galactic Defense (2014)
  • Star Wars: Card Trader (2015)
  • Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes (2015)
  • Star Wars: Force Arena (2016)
  • Star Wars Battlefront II (2017)
  • Legends of the Alliance (2017)
  • Star Wars: Datapad (2019)
  • ARC Troopers Unit Expansion (2020)
  • Clan Wren Unit Expansion (2020)
  • Star Wars: Squadrons (2020)
  • Anakin Skywalker Commander Expansion (2020)
  • Republic Specialists Personnel Expansion (2021)
  • 501st Legion Battle Force Starter Set (2022)
  • Lead by Example Squad Pack (2024)
  • Star Wars Outlaws (2024)
  • Twilight of the Republic (2024)
  • Galactic Republic Command Card Pack (2025)
  • Heroes of the 501st Unit Expansion (2026)
  • Star Wars Zero Company (2026)

Audio

  • The Empire Strikes Back Read-Along Storybook and CD (2015)
  • Revenge of the Sith Read-Along Storybook and CD (2017)

Activity books

  • Star Wars Crossword Puzzles: And Other Word Games from a Galaxy Far, Far Away. . . . (2024)

Reference books

  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 1 (2014)
  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 16 (2015)
  • Ultimate Star Wars (2015)
  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 20 (2015)
  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 27 (2015)
  • Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know (2015)
  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 29 (2015)
  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 14 (2015)
  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 35 (2015)
  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 34 (2015)
  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 45 (2016)
  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 37 (2016)
  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 39 (2016)
  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 47 (2016)
  • Star Wars: Galactic Atlas (2016)
  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 52 (2016)
  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 60 (2017)
  • Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia (2017)
  • Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded (2017)
  • Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z (2017)
  • Star Wars: The Rebel Files (2017)
  • Star Wars Bust Collection 3 (2018)
  • Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles (2018)
  • Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition (2018)
  • Star Wars: The Dark Side (2018)
  • Collapse of the Republic (2019)
  • Gadgets and Gear (2019)
  • Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition (2019)
  • Imperial Troops (2020)
  • The Star Wars Book (2020)
  • Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection (2020)
  • The Star Wars Archives: Episodes I–III, 1999–2005 (2020)
  • The Battle of Hoth and the Second Death Star (2020)
  • Blasters and Ranged Weapons (2021)
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Character Encyclopedia - Join the Battle! (2021)
  • Skywalker: A Family at War (2021)
  • Anakin Skywalker (reference book) (2021)
  • Star Wars: The Secrets of the Sith (2021)
  • Starships of the Empire and the Rebellion (2021)
  • Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy (2021)
  • The Lothal Insurgency (1) (2022)
  • General Equipment (2) (2022)
  • The Grand Army of the Republic (reference book) (2022)
  • Kashyyyk and Other Planets in the Mid Rim (2022)
  • Lando Calrissian and Other Characters From the Galaxy (2022)
  • Star Wars: Timelines (2023)
  • Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide (2023)
  • Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire (2024)
  • Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy (2024)
  • Star Wars: The Mandalorian Visual Guide (2026)
  • +23 more

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