Legion story
Chasing the vapour trail of Red Dwarf into a gas nebula, Starbug is taken over by a tractor beam which takes it to a space station. There the crew discover Legion, a highly intelligent, sophisticated and cultured lifeform conceived out of an experiment by a group of famous scientists. It is Legion who modifies Rimmer's holo-projection unit, enabling him to become a "hardlight" hologram (his jacket goes from red in "softlight" to blue in hardlight), as a result he is able to touch, feel, eat, and experience pain – but still being made of light, cannot be physically harmed. They learn that Legion is composed from the minds of each member of the crew, combined and magnified, and as such they are sustaining his very existence with their presence. Legion will not allow them to leave and continue the search for Red Dwarf. Directed by: Andy de Emmony. Story by: Rob Grant & Doug Naylor.
20 total · 6 major · 14 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| bird in a gilded cage | major | Legion decided to keep the crew captive in seemingly luxurious conditions. The crew demurred. |
| felinoid being | major | The cat-man Cat is a main character. |
| humanoid robot | major | The humanoid robot Kryten is a main character. |
| speculative being | major | The titular Legion character was composed from the combined minds of each member of the crew. |
| virtual person | major | The Rimmer hologram is a main character. |
| what if I was combined with another person | major | The titular Legion character was composed from the combined minds of each member of the crew. |
| antimatter | minor | Legion warned the crew never to let antimatter chopsticks touch. |
| art discussion | minor | Rimmer lied to Legion about he and the crew spending their nights critiquing the works of Caravaggio in a failed bit to impress the mysterious entity. He additionally extolled the virtues of what turned out to be a light switch. |
| cowardice | minor | Rimmer surrendered with conspicuous rapidity to the oncoming comet-like object. |
| cyborg | minor | We heard that Legion was composed of both biological and mechanical components. |