Leia Organa & Rebel Fleet Troopers Head Into Battle For Star Wars: Legion
January 25, 2018 by brennon
Fantasy Flight Games are not done with the expansion content for Star Wars: Legion as a famous face joins the line-up at the head of a new squad. Check out Leia Organa, leading the way for the Rebellion on the tabletop.
As per usual, this expansion comes with all manner of upgrade cards and such which will allow you to tailor how Leia plays on the tabletop.
She is no slouch with a blaster pistol and she can even handle herself in close combat if needs be, but her real talent lies in the ability to tie your force together into something more powerful than the sum of its parts. She can use her Inspire ability to remove suppression from your units and even call in a bombardment from above if you need orbital support.
Fleet Troopers
In addition to Leia, you're also going to be getting your hands on the Fleet Troopers box which gives you some alternatives to the regular Rebels.
The Fleet Troopers differ from the Rebel Troopers as they are more inclined to get up close and personal with the enemy, using their rapid-fire blaster pistols to lay down a hail of fire on the enemy.
They also come with the Ready ability which allows them to sit and wait for the enemy in Standby, preparing that aim token so that when the Empire does show its face they will be able to strike with pinpoint accuracy.
Both Leia and the Fleet Troopers expansion will be available at the same time later this year.
What do you think of these new Rebels?
"She can use her Inspire ability to remove suppression from your units and even call in a bombardment from above if you need orbital support..."
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Well that sways it. Gonna collect Rebels 🙂
wanted a kneeing guy…!!!
Fantastic looking figure’s.
Those do look really good.
Is it just me? The Leia figure feels uninspired. Maybe my expectations for her are a little unrealistic 😀
Pleased to see that it’s Endor Leia rather than the same Hoth Leia we got in Imperial Assault
#notmyleia there is not a golden outfit to be seen or not seen on her 😛
Joking aside, make you want to build some ships hallways to fight in … oh was that not the idea in IA
@darthcheese agreed, I think Endor Leia is a bit more adaptable to most environments
@rasmus just to be clear I wasn’t expecting a golden bikini! 😀 It was more about the pose, paint job etc
I know, it was more a play on the #notmyluke guys – and the metal undergarment the is so much a product of it’s time, I doubt we will ever seem Rey misstreated in that way
And yes I still love the original movies
I tremble in anticipation. My budget gets more and more reserved for only the Star Wars Legions. For me Leia has a pose that is quite appropriate for a game like “Legions” is going to be. Bikini is quite nice, but as a leader of a battlegoup … no, not that good. And having her outfitted in Endor style is quite good too with regard to the planned starter set. She´ll fit in quite nicely. The troopers are classy as well. With them we are going to be able to replay the very first scenes in the Star Wars story… Read more »
Great addition, a nice variety for the faction and will fit the rogue one Scariff style theme I was considering.
it’s Leia so of course shes beautiful. in all serious though i know FFG, and probably table top generally, need STAR WARS to be accessible. it makes perfect sense for the sculpts not to be overly complicated, i get it. but it doesn’t stop me feeling a little sad for what could have been when i think of what STAR WARS would have looked like if for example CB had the IP. would love to see FFG with a boutique range and if they ever do i’ll be dropping everything else in sci fi. ultimately it comes down to being… Read more »
Knight Models did a great job on the Star Wars – fully up to the standard I would have expected had it been Corvus Belli
i hear you @rasmus mate. unfortunately i was out of the hobby at the time and missed that boat. those things go for a pretty penny on ebay when you can find them at all.
I’m getting a bit tired of teases and previews. It’s time to let us actually play this game.
I’ve seen a release date of February 23rd, for the Core set and the first wave, (if that’s what they are being calling those sets releasing at the time of the Core set). It was from a seller on Amazon, so it could be a slip or a guess on their part, (the Amazon seller that is). As I read this article on Leia and her Fleet Troopers I said, ” GOOD JOB FFG” for giving us a not Force Strong Commander for the Rebels to field vs the Empire’s General Veers. I’m looking to square off more times on… Read more »
Element just pushed there release date from 15th Feb back to 15th March, oh well a bit for time to get some terrain sorted.
Oops replied to the wrong thread, but as I am here @templar007 no you are not alone. To be honest all of the skywalker males have been petulant little brats at some point.
You would think the rebels would buy some larger guns 🙂
Half of them seem to be using side weapons.
Here it seam to fit that they have heavy blaster pistols….as they mostly fight at close quarter boarding actions. But maybe they will also get a supplement with different weapon options as the other did.
Shocking these amateur poorly equipped rebellions 😛
Well…its the rebellion after all…they take what they get 🙂
And do not underestimate a heavy blasterpistol on short range…absolut deadly!
Loving all the release teasers we’re seeing. My wallet is beginning to hate me though, as it knows it has a lot of heavy lifting to do in the near future.
I would have liked to see two character models in hero packs. I am assuming that the heroes are unique, so having two models will give you the opportunity to have a choice with the model (say Hoth versus Endor Moon gear, especially if FF are going to sell heroes by themselves. Give us a little more flexibility out of the box.
arghhh I feel a great disturbance in my wallet, like many dollars cried out all at once! Liking those Rebels now, after having already added imperial stuff to my pre-order….sigh 😛
No money left from the Battlekiwi KS. Maybe sell the second laser cutter again
lol @severon gotta keep the $ in the industry 😉 Got a lot more work planned for that second cutter yet 🙂