CHAPTER ONE - INTRODUCTION OF THE LEGION The Imperial Legion is responsible for holding the territory of the Imperial Directorate. The Imperial Legion is unique as it employs both stormtroopers and armor units. The units of the Imperial Legion are charged with specialty operations, employed in decisive conflicts, guarding military installations as well as executing mass attacks and assaulting and holding entire planets as a lasting force. The Imperial Legion is the elite ground force of the Imperial Directorate.