Legion (TV series)

Fandom
Name:	Legion
Abbreviation(s):	legionfx
Creator:	Noah Hawley Based Upon Legion by Chris Claremont & Bill Sienkiewicz
Date(s):	February 8, 2017 – August 12, 2019
Medium:	live-action TV series
Country of Origin:	USA
External Links:	Wikipedia Legion (FX) Wikia [1]
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Legion is an FX television show based on the Marvel Comics character David Haller. It is connected to the X-Men film series, the first television series to do so. Dan Stevens stars as David Haller, the son of Charles Xavier and Gabrielle Haller.

Canon

David Haller was diagnosed with schizophrenia at a young age, and has been a patient in various psychiatric hospitals since. After Haller has an encounter with a fellow psychiatric patient, he is confronted with the possibility that there may be more to him than mental illness.

Main Characters

• David Haller
• Sydney "Syd" Barrett
• Lenny "Cornflakes" Busker
• Cary Loudermilk
• Ptonomy Wallace
• Kerry Loudermilk
• Amy Haller
• Melanie Bird
• Oliver Bird
• Amahl Farouk "The Shadow King"
• Clark Debussy
• Admiral Fukuyama
• The Vermillion
• Switch
• The Time Eaters

Fandom

The show premiered on February 8, 2017 with gifs and discussions appearing on Tumblr soon after. At least one fanvid was published to YouTube and one fanfic was posted to Archive of Our Own as of February 12, 2017.

As of August 2020, there were 214 fanworks posted to this fandom on Archive of Our Own, and 14 works posted on fanfiction.net. Fans are also active on sites like Reddit and Tumblr; discussing episodes and sharing fan theories.

Legion concluded with its third season in 2019.

Shipping

• David Haller/Sydney Barrett
• David Haller/Amahl Farouk
• David Haller/Lenny Busker
• Melanie Bird/Oliver Bird
• Cary Loudermilk & Kerry Loudermilk

Fanworks

Fanzines

• Memory Work: A Legion Fanzine, a mixture of art, stories, poetry, and essays celebrating the completion of the TV series.

Fanfiction

• When My Fist Clenches, Crack It Open by versaphile, The Shadow King is victorious, but the battle for David Haller’s soul has only begun. David fails to escape Division 3's intervention and is forced into therapy.With his relationships ruined, his mind split, and his past a lie, death seems like the only choice left. But Farouk is pulling the strings to keep him alive. As David's friends and family work desperately to save him, David must reclaim his past and present to avoid losing his future to the monster who destroyed him. (WIP)

Fanart

• Syd & David by jojodrawsart (link to archived version)
• Lenny by VisualKid-N

Fanvids

• Dangerous by SwayzeThatMothr, the first Legion vid
• Before the Day is Done by GossipVal1, an overview of Legion S1
• Legion || The World Killer by Zurik23M
• Cary and Kerry - Heart Beat by Shipcestuous

Archives & Fannish Links

• Legion works at AO3
• Legion works on ff.net
• r/LegionFX a subreddit on Reddit
• The Legion Wiki, a canon resource.
• Tumblr tags: legion fx, legionedit, legion fx