Who Is Legion? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Legion is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of David Charles Haller, with over 733 comic issue appearances. The son of Charles Xavier and Gabrielle Haller, David Haller is the powerful Omega-level mutant known as Legion. He possesses hundreds of mutant abilities ranging from telekinesis to reality warping, but each power is controlled by a different persona, which could be either benevolent or malevolent.

Who is Legion?

Origin David Charles Haller is the son of Charles Xavier , who later became the founder of the X-Men, and Gabrielle Haller, who later became the Israel ambassador to Great Britain. Xavier and Gabrielle Haller had an affair in Israel nearly two decades ago, and Xavier was unaware when he left Israel that Haller was pregnant with his son. Haller concealed the fact that Xavier was the father of her son, David, and Xavier himself only learned that he was David's father recently. Because Xavier was himself a superhuman mutant, David was born a mutant with the potential for superhuman powers. Creation Legion was created by Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz and first appeared in a cameo in New Mutants issue 25 (1985) where a photo of him was seen and his character was discussed on paper by Professor Xavier. He first fully appeared in comics one issue later in The New Mutants issue 26 (1985). Major Story Arcs Getting his Powers Legion After David, his mother and his step-father, Daniel Shomron, moved to Paris, their home was invaded by an anti-semitic assassination team who killed Daniel Shomron before 10-year old David's eyes, the terror catalyzing his mutant powers, which he used to d.

Key facts

Legion is of mutant origin and first appeared in "The Only Thing to Fear...". The character is published by Marvel. With 733 recorded issue appearances, Legion ranks among the most featured characters in comics.