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2010-10-26T22:56:57Z

65.28.61.236: /* Generation 1 */

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[[Image:You island of fear.jpg|thumb|right|300px|I'm blonder than I remember.]]

[[Special:MyPage|'''You''']] are a [[human]] from [[Earth]]. You sometimes get caught up in the dealings of extra-terrestrial mechanical lifeforms known as the [[Transformer]]s. You often get recruited by the heroic [[Autobot]] faction to help in their struggle against the evil [[Decepticon]]s.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Super-God Masterforce cartoon====
With the Masterforce, you too can be a [[Transformer]].

====S.T.A.R.S. continuity====
[[Image:STARS_IDcard_Back.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A valid form of identification in seven states and Guam.]]
The [[Autobot]]s need humans like you to join [[S.T.A.R.S.]] (for only $6.50) and help thwart evil. Members were issued standard equipment including a [[Command Center|Transformers Control Center]], a S.T.A.R.S. [[iron-on patch]], a [[S.T.A.R.S. membership card]], and an Autobot [[Tech-Spec Manual]]. {{storylink|S.T.A.R.S. continuity}}

In addition to needing you to join S.T.A.R.S., the Autobots need you to tell your friends about ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and how they can obtain an [[:Image:SpecialMission DirectMail Poster.jpg|exciting movie poster]]. {{storylink|The Autobots Have a Special Mission for:}}

[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] was looking for someone to serve as S.T.A.R.S. Commander and began training you to fill that role. {{storylink|You Have Been Chosen.}}

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====Young Corgi Adventure continuity====
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===Live-action film series===
====Toy packaging====
Very few [[human]]s are actually aware of it, but the unleashing of the power of the [[AllSpark (Movie)|Allspark]] has given life to machines world-wide. By purchasing a Real Gear ROBOTS product, you too now know this secret. Congratulations! Now, join the battle! {{storylink|Real Gear Robot|Real Gear Robots packaging blurb}}

====LG Promotional website continuity====
The Nonbiological Extraterrestrial Species Team needed your help in locating Decepticons hidden on Earth. Once you completed the missions, you became a full-fledged member of [[NEST|N.E.S.T.]][http://www.LGNEST.com]

====Titan Magazines====

Various puzzles, features, and games have been provided for you to prove your intellectual mettle. You may have the chance to [[Transformers_Comic_issue_2.14#Articles_and_Features|battle Megatron's intellectual challenges]], try to [[Transformers_Comic_issue_2.17#Articles_and_Features|beat Starscream to a strategic item]], apply [[Transformers_Comic_issue_23#Articles_.26_features|for residency on Cybertron]], or even [[Transformers_Comic_issue_2.3#Free_Gift|become Megatron himself to terrify your progenitors!]] {{storylink|Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Transformers (Titan)}}

===Transformers ''Animated''===
====Be the Hero continuity====
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Tyger Pax

2010-08-08T21:25:02Z

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:''Tyger Pax is a location on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from the multiple [[continuity family|continuity families]].''

[[Image:Movie Prequel 1 Tyger Pax before & after.jpg|400px|right|thumb|]]
'''Tyger Pax''' is a circularly built [[Polities of Cybertron|settlement]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with a structure focussing on its center. It has the reputation of being idyllic and tranquil.

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==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====Dreamwave comics====
The end of the [[Border Wars]] was marked by the victory of the [[Autobot]]s over the other splinter factions, which gave them the edge to convince the [[Decepticon]]s and the [[Ultracon]]s to sign a peace treaty. The three leaders, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], came together in Tyger Pax to formalize the treaty. It was all working out nicely, but then [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and his [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacon faction]] crashed the conference with the intent of bringing down the whole of their enemies and rivals at once. The fight initially proceeded in favor of the Predacons, but the joined forces of the peace treaty-factions turned the tide when they got over their surprise. Yet with everything seeming back under control, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] suddenly showed up and announced his return from millions of years of absence, bringing with him a gazillion [[Air Warrior]]s that easily intimidated all factions into [[Age of Internment|surrender]]. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath issue 1|The Age of Wrath #1}}

===Live-action film series===
[[Image:Tygerpax.jpg|160px|right|thumb|]]
====Risk====
If the [[Risk|''Transformers'' RISK]] game is to be taken at face value, Tyger Pax lies surrounded by, uhm [[Unicron]], the [[Praetorus Wharf]], [[Nova Cronum]], [[Central City (Energon)|Central City]] and the area where the [[High Council Pavilions]] can be found. {{storylink|Risk}}

====IDW comics====
[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] had the [[AllSpark (Movie)|AllSpark]] moved to Tyger Pax in preparation of its launch into space, as he believed the [[Decepticon]]s would never look for it there. To ensure they would not prevent the launch and claim the AllSpark after all, Optimus Prime made both factions believe the AllSpark was still in [[Simfur]], stationing only a small squad of [[Autobot]]s under command of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] at Tyger Pax to on one hand not draw attention to the city, but on the other have some defense ready if the Decepticons would show up there despite his diversion. Of the Autobots sent to Tyger Pax, only Bumblebee was informed of the plan, though even he was not told exactly where in the city the AllSpark was located.

[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] indeed showed up, ''sensing'' the AllSpark. Using Optimus Prime's tactics against him, he had instructed [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and his troops to keep the rest of the Autobot army stuck at Simfur so he could easily defeat the squad at Tyger Pax. {{storylink|Planetfall}} The Autobots did give the Decepticons a run for their <s>money</s> AllSpark, bringing down entire buildings to try stop the Decepticons, but the odds were never in their favor. When the remaining Autobots were captured, some tortured, Megatron threatened Bumblebee to tell him the location of the AllSpark immediately. Stoically, Bumblebee kept Megatron distracted to buy the last bits of time needed for the launch. Enraged, Megatron tore out Bumblebee's vocal mechanism before finally giving chase to the AllSpark.

Bumblebee and the other survivors were picked up shortly after by Autobot reinforcements and brought to safety. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}}

===''TransTech''===
The historical records kept in the city of Tyger Pax inspired [[Optimus Prime (TransTech)|Optimus Prime]] to pursue a career in politics. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 24|Optimus Prime's ''Collector's Club'' profile}}

==Merchandise==
* '''RISK TRANSFORMERS CYBERTRON Battle Edition''' (2007)
: Tyger Pax is one of the green zones on the board.

==Notes==
*Tyger Pax was mentioned twice in the extras of the [[Titan Books|Titan]] [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|comics]]:

:"Ah, I remember being four. Assembling my first high yield plasma accelerator, and being told off for hanging around near the primary heat exchangers in downtown Tyger Pax." —'''[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]''' {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.7|Law and Disorder #7}}

:"CAPRICORN (22 Dec — 19 Jan): You never believed in horoscopes and now you missed out on the chance for true love, getting that condo in Tyger Pax and becoming god emperor of the known universe. Serves you right." {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.4|Starscream's Stars #4}}

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Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

2010-01-22T21:56:50Z

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The '''Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity''' is a great and terrifying beast.

In America, ''Transformers'' had multiple continuities right from the very beginning, with the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] and [[List of Generation 1 comics|comic]] going off into very different directions. In Japan, on the other hand, they didn't have those comics—they just had the cartoon, and of the copious amounts of additional media that have come out of Japan in the last twenty-five years, nearly ''everything'' has taken place somewhere in the timeline of the cartoon universe—either by design or as the result of [[Retcon|retconning]]—creating one mighty behemoth of a chronology that reaches from twelve billion years in the past to thousands of years in the future.

As of 2008, Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity includes:

*The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original American cartoon series]]
*Its numerous Japanese sequels and spin-offs:
**''[[Scramble City]]''
**''[[The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]''
**''[[Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]''
**''[[Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]''
**''[[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!|Zone]]''

*Assorted manga:
**''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (manga)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]''
**''[[The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers|The Transformers]]''
**''[[The Great Transformer War]]''
**''[[The Headmasters (manga)|The Headmasters]]''
**''[[The Battlestars (manga)|The Battlestars]]''
**''[[G-2 (pack-in comic)|Generation 2]]''

*[[TV Magazine]] story pages for all of the above, plus:
**''[[The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars]]''
**''[[Operation Combination (story page)|Operation Combination]]''
**''[[G-2 (story page)|Generation 2]]''

*The cartoons of the [[Beast Era]]:
**''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''
**''[[Beast Wars II (cartoon)|Beast Wars II]]''
**''[[Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)|Beast Wars Neo]]''
**''[[Beast Machines (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]''

*The storylines of numerous 21st century cartoons, mangas and toylines:
**''[[Robots in Disguise (cartoon)|Car Robot]]''
**''[[Micromaster Collection]]''
**''[[The Stargate Battles|Star Gate War]]''
**''[[Robot Masters (franchise)|Robot Masters]]''
**''[[Alternators#Binaltech|Binaltech]]'' and ''[[Alternators#Binaltech Asterisk|Binaltech Asterisk]]''
**''[[Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]]''

*Numerous story points plucked from assorted toy [[bio]]s

And some other stuff the guy who wrote [[Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)|this timeline]] made up to make it all work.

Phew.

==Generation 1==
Things were pretty straightforward in the 1980s. In addition to creating assorted [[manga]] storylines that slotted into and around the continuity of the American series, the Japanese went on to continue to the story of the cartoon universe after the show's cancellation, with its original animated series ''[[The Headmasters (franchise)|The Headmasters]]'', ''[[Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]]'', ''[[Victory (franchise)|Victory]]'' and ''[[Zone (franchise)|Zone]]''. Even after these series came to an end, the storyline continued through [[TV Magazine]] [[Story page|story pages]] for subsequent toylines ''[[Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]]'' and ''[[Operation Combination (franchise)|Operation Combination]]'', and [[Pack-in material|pack-in mini-comics]] for the Japanese release of ''[[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''.

==Beast Era==
In America, ''[[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' does not explicitly follow on from either the cartoon or comics, picking and choosing select elements from both to form a “mythological” Generation 1 background for the series. Not so in Japan, where the series was treated as part of the cartoon timeline. As with Generation 1, the Beast Era was also expanded through the creation of exclusive sequel series, in this case ''[[Beast Wars II (franchise)|Beast Wars II]]'' and ''[[Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]]''. Each of these series had companion mangas, although these were explicitly ''not'' part of the same continuity as the cartoons. And thus did the cartoon timeline continue to grow in a linear, sensible fashion, until...

==The 21st Century==
With the dawning of the 21st Century, Japanese cartoon continuity went crazy as a bag of starving cats in heat.

In 2004, Takara copped on to the worldwide resurgence in the popularity of Transformers, and began producing numerous series starring the Generation 1 characters, setting them in the built-in intermezzos of the cartoon universe which had up until this point gone undetailed. This year saw the commencement of ''[[Robot Masters (franchise)|Robot Masters]]'' and ''[[Alternators#Binaltech|Binaltech]]'', which took place in the twenty-year gap between the conclusion of the second season of the cartoon, and [[The Transformers: The Movie|the movie]]. Then, two years later, ''[[Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]]'' slotted itself into the five-year interval between the movie and the beginning of season three (an interval that does not exist in the American timeline, owing to the Japanese moving season three from 2006 to 2010).

And that's when things went flat-out nuts.

In 2007, a paperback collection of the ''Kiss Players'' manga available exclusively at the Japanese convention Wonder Festival included an extensive timeline chronicling the ins and outs of the cartoon universe, incorporating all of the material covered above, while in the process propagating several dramatic changes to things as fans knew them. The timeline integrated series and stories that had previously been either discreetly separate from the Generation 1 cartoon timeline, or at least apathetic on their relationship to it; infamously, ''[[Car Robots]]'' (the Japanese version of ''Robots in Disguise'') was retconned into being part of the cartoon timeline, along with obscure manga "[[The Stargate Battles|Star Gate War]]" and many small story points from assorted toy [[Bio|bios]]. On top of this fusion of numerous existing sources, the timeline committed several extensive retcons to existing stories, mostly centred on reinterpreting [[Oracle (G1)|Primacron's assistant]] and tying him into several other characters from various different series.

You may read this timeline [[Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)|here]].

At your own peril.

[[Category:Continuities]]

Plastic

2010-01-17T16:22:47Z

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A '''plastic''' material is any that can be molded or shaped, but the term is specifically used nowadays to refer to a class of synthetic organic polymers with nearly magical properties. [[Jetfire (G1)|The heathen scientists]] insist that these materials are formed from chains of simpler hydrocarbons. They are named for the hydrocarbon ''monomers'' used in this chain; hence a molecule of polyethylene, used in plastic bottles, is made up of many molecules of ethylene.

Plastics contain resins, plasticizers, and fillers. The resin is the plastic itself. Plasticizers are stabilized oils that increase the flexibility of a plastic that they have been added to. (The vinyl in the seats of your 1972 Dodge pickup is the same plastic as the hard vinyl siding on your house; it has just been plasticized). Fillers are substances added to the plastic, sometimes to reduce the cost, and often to impart desirable mechanical properties, such as dispersing microscopic plastic bubbles throughout the material to improve its resilience.

Common plastic resins used in [[Toy|''Transformers'' toys]] include:

*Polycarbonate (PC)

:Can be transparent or opaque. This is the same plastic from which CDs are made. Any clear parts on a Transformer, such as windows and light-piped eyes, are PC.

*Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)

:Strong and tough "engineering plastic". Lego bricks and car bumpers are made from ABS. The majority of any given Transformer toy is likely to be made of this. ABS also seems to suffer from a condition called [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]] when colored the swirled, metallic goldish-bronze color seen on some figures. However, not all gold plastic suffers from this; it seems to occur mostly in older plastics (pre-[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|RID]]). It is currently unknown if the gold-colored parts of the Movie toys will show this form of rot.

*Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)

:Strong and hard, PVC can be made rubbery with the addition of plasticizers. Flexible PVC is often simply called ''vinyl''. Most "rubber" tires are actually PVC.

*Polyoxymethylene(POM)

:A very tough, resilient, slippery plastic for mechanical parts. Any gears or small gimmick-related pieces are likely POM. POM [[Unpaintable plastic|cannot be painted]].

*Polyamide(PA).

:Known by brand names such as ''Nylon'', PA has similar properties to POM, but is stronger. Often used for larger parts that require resiliency, such as ball joints. PA also cannot be painted.

Other plastics that are commonly used in toys are Polystyrene (PS), Polyethylene (PE), and Polypropylene (PP); however, none of these are currently used for Transformers toys.

Most plastics in Transformers and other toys are '''thermoplastics''', which liquefy when heated. '''Thermosetting''' plastics, an older technology, solidify when heated and are still widely used for many purposes, but only very rarely in toys. (Occasionally, they are found in toys' motors.)

Toys were super cool when they were mostly made of strong and awesome [[die-cast]] metal like [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|the tape guy with the cool voice]], but later they [[Ruined FOREVER|changed to lame plastic for some stupid reason.]]

==Stupid reasons==
Thermoplastics are science's gift to the toy industry. They can be melted at fairly low temperatures, molded in colors with fine detail, and stand up well to play wear because of their resilience. They can be made transparent or opaque. They are electrical insulators. Finally, there are a great many plastics, as we have begun to see in the above list, with a wide variety of material properties, which makes it very likely that a suitable plastic could be found for a particular job.

See also:

*[[Unpaintable plastic]]

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Violengiguar

2009-12-10T02:54:06Z

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:''Violen Jiger is a [[Decepticon]] [[Emperor of Destruction]] from the [[Zone (franchise)|Zone]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ViolenJigerFullbody.jpg|right|325px|thumb|Running out of Decepticon enemies, the Powered Masters are forced to battle a reject from ''Inhumanoids''.]]

The three-faced '''Violen Jiger''' (バイオレンジャイガー ''Baiorenjaigā'') is a supernatural being that was created when the [[Spark|souls]] of many slain [[Decepticon]] soldiers coalesced together.<ref>At the time, the concept of [[Spark|Sparks]] did not exist, making the idea of a being composed of Transformer "souls" very unusual. Most fans don't have a problem with applying the Spark concept retroactively, however, making this... slightly less weird than it was.</ref> Appearing after the demise of [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]], he became the Decepticons' New Emperor of Destruction.<ref>Violen Jiger has a few different titles: the ''Zone'' OVA called him "New Emperor of Destruction" (新破壊大帝 ''Shin Hakai Taitei''), while the comic that adapted the episode called him "New Destron Emperor" (新デストロン大帝 ''Shin'' Destron ''Taitei''). The ''[[TV Magazine]]'' story pages mostly referred to him as "Emperor of Destruction", although near the end of the run he is called "Mightiest/Strongest Emperor" (最強大帝 ''Saikyō Taitei'') a couple of times.</ref> He is capable of separating into three enormous, insect-like creatures: '''Vion''' (バイオン ''Baion''), '''Lenja''' (レンジャー ''Renjā'') and '''Igern''' (イガーン ''Igān''). Additionally, his unusual nature seems to grant him many <s>ill-defined</s> unique powers.

==Fiction==
===''Zone'' comic and story pages===
[[Image:ViolenJygar1.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Gesundheit.]]

The entity known as Violen Jiger is a fusion of the souls of slain Decepticon warriors. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|''Zone'' Part 12}} After somehow coming to life on the [[Tenth Planet]], he proceeded to cover the world in dark clouds, blotting out all starlight and turning it into a barren, desolate world. From then on, he would use it as his base of operations. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|''Zone'' Part 10}} {{storylink|Zone (story page)|''Zone'' Part 12}}

Violen Jiger next gathered a group of Decepticon giants to serve as his [[Nine Great Demon Generals]]; [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], [[Predaking]], [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], [[King Poseidon]], [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]], [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]. Under his orders, they took control of various worlds and began construction of a "Decepticon Zone". This caught the attention of [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]], who mobilized the Autobot forces of planet [[Micro|Zone]] against them. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|''Zone'' Part 1}}

When the Decepticons attacked planet [[Feminia]], Star Saber was there himself to try to stop them, only to be caught on the planet as it exploded. A month later, Violen Jiger once more sent out his Generals, and while doing so declared that the ultimate goal of the Decepticons was total control of the universe. As part of his plan for this, his Generals stole [[Energon Z]] from planet Zone, then travelled to Earth to acquire the [[Zodiac]], so that "Super Energy" could be created by infusing the Zodiac with the Energon Z. This plan was foiled by the arrival of the [[Powered Master]]s, [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] and [[Sonic Bomber]]. {{storylink|Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}}

Violen Jiger's Generals then suffered a series of defeats against the Powered Masters. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 5}} {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 6}} In the meantime, however, [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] had emerged from his birthplace beneath the surface of [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] and was taught the ways of evil by the Generals. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|''Zone'' Part 7}}

[[Image:Violenjygar insect forms.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Igern (top), Vion (middle), Lenja (bottom).]]

Following Metrotitan's defeat by the newly-arrived [[Road Fire]], Violen Jiger appeared on [[Earth]] himself. He easily shrugged off the attacks of the Powered Masters, seized the Zodiac, and took the [[Galaxy Rocket]], abducting the [[Micromaster|Microtransformer]] [[Moon Radar]] and the Autobot allies [[Cain]], [[Akira Serikawa|Akira]], and [[Emusa]] in the process. He then returned to the Tenth Planet with his prizes, as the Powered Masters in their [[Big Powered]] spaceship form followed in hot pursuit. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|''Zone'' Part 10}}

When the Powered Masters arrived, Violen Jiger separated into his three insectoid components—Vion, Lenja, and Igern—and attacked the Autobots. While Igern battled Sonic Bomber in the air, Lenja threatened the Galaxy Rocket and its occupants, prompting Road Fire to safeguard it. Vion went after Dai Atlas himself, and was felled by the hero's Double Powered Cutter attack—losing the Zodiac to him in the process. Igern and Lenja, too, soon fell against their opponents. But Violen Jiger was not yet defeated. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|''Zone'' Part 11}}

[[Image:ViolenJigerPhoenix.jpg|left|200px|thumb|VENGEANCE!]]

In outer space, Violen Jiger revealed his true form: a phoenix-like, skull-headed flaming mass composed of Decepticon spirits. Surely, the Powered Masters were no match for this! However, placing their hands on the Zodiac and focusing their minds, the Powered Masters were able to combine into their Big Powered form, but with thirty times its normal strength! The super-vehicle plowed through the creature, leaving a rainbow trail in its wake. Thus, Violen Jiger was defeated by the Rainbow Powered Attack!<ref>Seriously. The ''Rainbow Powered Attack''.</ref>

With Violen Jiger vanquished, the Tenth Planet was freed from the miasma of evil he had surrounded it with, and became a true paradise for humans and Transformers alike. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|''Zone'' Part 12}}

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===''Zone'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Daisuke Gōri]] (Japanese)
[[Image:Violenjiger.JPG|right|180px|thumb|Kneel before Zod!]]

During the ongoing war between Autobots and Decepticons, the new [[Emperor of Destruction]] Violen Jiger and his [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] ([[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], [[Predaking]], [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], [[King Poseidon]], [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]], [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]) appeared without warning, heralding a new phase of battle.

[[Image:ViolenJiger-ToonFaces.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Three Faces of Dorkness.]]

For reasons unknown, Violen Jiger's Generals Overlord, Abominus, and Menasor laid waste to Planet [[Feminia]],<ref>Why the Generals attack Feminia is never established in the lone ''Zone'' episode. If the events of the story pages apply to the cartoon, however, presumably it was part of his "conquer worlds to make a Decepticon Zone" scheme.</ref> completely destroying the world and nearly killing [[Star Saber (G1)|Victory Saber]] in the process.

Later, in a swirling cloud of space, the Generals gathered before the humongous spectral form of their leader, who proclaimed Victory Saber to have been vaporized. Following a short cheer from his minions, Violen Jiger stated his intention to take over nearby space to create a "Decepticon Zone". As he switched between his three faces, however, he revealed that he required "Super Energy" to do so—which he would have his Generals gather by any means necessary.

76 days later,<ref>Why they waited over two and a half months to attack is unknown. In comparison, they only waited a month in the comic adaption.</ref> his Generals attacked the [[Autobot]] headquarters on [[Micro|Planet Zone]], stealing their [[Energon Z]], a powerful new energy-source. They then headed to [[Earth]] to search for the [[Zodiac]], a primordial orb which supposedly birthed all life in the known universe.

Meanwhile, [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]], having found Victory Saber and taken him to Zone for medical attention, was informed of the Energon Z theft. He was then able to determine that the Generals would next target the Zodiac, and what their eventual goal was: by fusing the Energon Z and Zodiac together, they would be able to create a new planet! Travelling to [[Earth]], Dai Atlas and [[Sonic Bomber]] put a halt to Violen Jiger's schemes, slaying several of his Generals and obtaining the Zodiac for the forces of justice. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

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==Notes==
* Violen Jiger also appears in [[Zone (story page)|''Zone'' story page #4]], but only in a recap. He likewise appears in ''Zone'' story pages #6 and #7, but only in previews for the direct-to-video ''Zone'' episode.
* What Violen Jiger can actually '''do''' is kind of... sketchy. He evidently provided his Generals with their "Armored Gear" equipment... and BlackZarak was pretty ''dead'' when we last saw him, so he '''presumably''' brought him back to life... but as Trypticon was suddenly the same the size as the combiners, it seems he ''shrank'' him.
* The ''Zone'' comic is the only time Violen Jiger is depicted with eyes in the palms of his hands. Looks neat, though!
* An explicit connection between Violen Jiger and Metrotitan is never made, meaning there's no way of knowing if Violen had a hand in Metrotitan's creation.
* In the cartoon, each of Violen Jiger's three faces spoke with a different tone. The nature of this is never elaborated upon.
* Though all three forms of ''Zone'' media state that he was after "Super Energy", only the cartoon episode implies that Violen Jiger wants to use this energy to create a new planet. What he would have ''done'' with the planet is anyone's guess, but the idea may tie into the fact that the proposed series of ''Zone'' direct-to-video episodes was supposed to end with the creation of a new, Edenic world.
* While it can be safely assumed that Igern is based on a mantis and Vion is based on a stag beetle, it is more difficult to say what insect Lenja uses as a base. Some Japanese fans, however, surmise that he is a mole cricket.
* The English [[Romanization]] of his name was a hotly-debated topic for quite some time, with interpretations including "Violenjiger", "Violent Jiger", "Violent Chigger", "Violen Jig-er", "Violin Juggler", "Bio Ranger Iga", "Valium Chugger", and "Crazy Engrish Fun-Man". The publication of ''[[The Ark II — A Compendium of Japanese Character Designs|The Ark II]]'' finally provided us with an official spelling.

==References==
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