Legionization is the process of removing part(s) of a Mobian's body and replacing them with cybernetic implants. Mobians who undergo legionization become members of one of the Dark Egg Legion chapters around Mobius. The process was first utilized by the Eggman Empire some point after the Xorda's attack on Mobius as an alternative means of enslavment, since the Bem made it impossible for Dr. Eggman to roboticize mobians. The term "legionization" was adopted after the remnants of the Dark Legion joined the Eggman Empire, as did the use of robes and the term "Grandmaster" for Sub-Bosses. (StH: #214, SU: #11)

The Iron Dominion started using the process of legionization upon their arrival in New Megaopolis in 3237. Initially microchips were provided to the local Dark Egg Legion chapter designed to de-activate the bombs placed in their cybernetics and render them completely susceptible to the Iron Queen's Magitek. After they successfully occupied New Mobotropolis the Iron Dominion began rouding up citizens and forced them to undergo the process of legionization. Legionized mobians were subsequently dispatched to regional Dark Egg Legion chapters abroad. (StH: #201, #206, #208, #210)

Background InformationEdit

• The legionization process is reminiscent of the assimilation process used by the Borg in Star Trek, particularly the forcible implanting of cybernetics into a living person. Whether or not the legionization process involves the use of nanites as with the Borgs' assimilation however is unknown. This similarity is possibly intentional, given the comics' penchant for making references to other science-fiction franchises.