Legion (Marvel Comics)
Legion (David Charles Haller) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, typically as a villain or supporting character in stories featuring the X-Men and related characters. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Bill Sienkiewicz, the character first appeared in New Mutants #25 (March 1985).
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | New Mutants #25 (March 1985) |
| Created by | Chris Claremont (writer) Bill Sienkiewicz (artist) |
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| Alter ego | David Charles Haller |
| Species | Human mutant |
| Team affiliations | Muir Island X-Men X-Men |
| Notable aliases | Daniel Haller Cyndi Rodney Ian Lucas Fanya Jack Wayne Boris Zachary Sylvester Jemail Karami |
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He is the mutant son of Charles Xavier and Gabrielle Haller. Legion takes the role of an antihero who has a severe mental illness, including a form of dissociative identity disorder in which each of his identities exhibits different mutant abilities or powers.
The character was portrayed by Dan Stevens in the FX television series Legion (2017–19), which was developed, written, directed, and produced by Noah Hawley.