| “ | Does this unit have a soul? | „ |
| ~ Legion |
Legion is a major character in the original Mass Effect video game trilogy. Legion is a Geth collective intelligence comprising of 1,183 formerly separate Geth intelligences. An advanced module, his platform is capable of speech and is made to interact with organic beings as well as to be proficient in the use of more weapons than production model Geth.
He is voiced by D.C. Douglas, who also voices Suguru Kamoshida.
Personality
| “ | No two species are identical. All must be judged on their own merits. Treating every species like ones' own is racist. | „ |
| ~ An example of Legion's alien morality |
Despite being a single platform, Legion is fully capable of speaking; according to Tali, a single geth is usually no more intelligent than a varren. This is due to the fact that he is the combination of 1'183 geth intelligences, thereby giving him the intelligence of 1'183 normal geth. As such, he does not consider himself an individual and refers to himself using plural pronouns. While this gives him the ability to work independently, it can also occasionally be to his detriment. An example of this is during his loyalty mission, when the group have the option to rewrite the geth who worship the Reapers instead of killing them; 573 of Legion's intelligences favour rewrite while 571 favour destruction, leaving Shepard to make the decision despite them being his people.
Legion is arguably the most alien of Shepard's allies, having a very odd set of morals. He doesn't consider the geth who worship the Reapers to be true geth, referring to them as "heretics". During his loyalty mission, when squadmates express concern about how unethical brainwashing is, Legion states that the option merely exists, and he does not endorse it. However, Legion is fully aware about how his morality might come off to others, stating that no two species are identical and that trying to apply your own morality to a species that's not your own is no different from racism.