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Violen Jiger is a Decepticon Emperor of Destruction from the Zone portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

Running out of Decepticon enemies, the Powered Masters are forced to battle a reject from The Inhumanoids.

Violen Jiger (バイオレンジャイガー Baiorenjaigā) is Legion. Slain on the battlefield by Autobot hands or otherwise deprived of life while desperately craving more, innumerable vanquished Decepticon souls refused to find peace in the grave. Rather, they coalesced together on the dead world known as the Tenth Planet, forming the vengeful entity called Violen Jiger.

A demonic force of many faces, minds, and voices, Violen Jiger's motivations are unified by the hatred burning in the spirits that comprise him. Now the Decepticons' New Emperor of Destruction, he uses his supernatural powers to command the warriors who will follow him, granting them abilities and upgrades they'd have never possessed otherwise.

In his corporeal form, Violen Jiger 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). His true form, however, is ghastly, infernal and vulnerable to rainbows.

Sometimes he is referred to as Bio Ranger Iga or the Violent Chigger. If we were you, we'd stick with the usual name.

Fiction

Zone manga and story pages

Gesundheit.

The entity known as Violen Jiger is a fusion of the souls of slain Decepticon warriors. 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. Zone Part 10 Zone Part 12

Violen Jiger next gathered a group of Decepticon giants to serve as his Nine Great Demon Generals; Bruticus, Predaking, Abominus, Menasor, King Poseidon, Devastator, BlackZarak, Trypticon, and Overlord. Under his orders, they took control of various worlds and began construction of a "Decepticon Zone". This caught the attention of Star Saber, who mobilized the Autobot forces of planet Zone against them. 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 Masters, Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber. Transformers: Zone

Violen Jiger's Generals then suffered a series of defeats against the Powered Masters. Zone Part 5 Zone Part 6 In the meantime, however, Metrotitan had emerged from his birthplace beneath the surface of Titan and was taught the ways of evil by the Generals. Zone Part 7

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 Moonradar and the Autobot allies Cain, 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. 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. Zone Part 11

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!

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. Zone Part 12

Zone cartoon

Voice actor: Daisuke Gōri (Japanese)

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, Predaking, Abominus, Menasor, King Poseidon, Devastator, BlackZarak, Trypticon, and Overlord) appeared without warning, heralding a new phase of battle.

Three Faces of Dorkness.

Violen Jiger's Generals Overlord, Abominus, and Menasor laid waste to Planet Feminia, completely destroying the world and nearly killing 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, his Generals attacked the Autobot headquarters on 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, 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. Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!

Legends comic

Violen Jiger's spectral nature meant the destruction of his physical form was but a temporary setback, and by 2035 he had been reborn on the Tenth Planet. When the three Powered Masters came to investigate, he ambushed and destroyed them, possessing their bodies through Vion, Lenja and Igern in hopes of using their Powered Engines to make full use of the Zodiac. In 2038, they attacked the current holder of the Zodiac, Optimus Prime, only for Lenja and Igern to be defeated by other than the resurrected Powered Masters. Successfully stealing the Zodiac, Vion exhausted its energies in a powerful attack on his foes, but Dai Atlas was able to deflect it and Violen Jiger's components retreated to reenergize the Zodiac with Energon Z. The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 2

Ask Vector Prime

Vector Prime speculated that the Dark Spark could have been the Matrix of Leadership corrupted by Violen Jiger and unleashed on the Multiverse as a weapon, among other explanations. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/18

The news that Predaking had an organic-looking brain was of deep concern to Vector Prime, as it may have meant Violen Jiger (referred to as "the Violent Chigger") had access to GoBot technology and that would mean Gargent infiltration of other realities was highly advanced. The Chronarchitect was to be consulted. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/02

In Primax 1086.0 Kappa, Zarak Maximus came across the Bio Ranger, Iga. Taking advantage of Zarak Maximus's identity crisis, Iga pointed him towards Micropolis, where he claimed the Micromaster inhabitants had Zodiac energon that could calm the voices in his head. Zarak lost the battle against the Micromasters, but still allied with Iga afterwards, who appointed Zarak Maximus as the first of the Thirteen Great Demon Generals. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/11 Iga would scour multiple realities for recruits to his Thirteen Great Demon Generals. He drew Ragnarok from the dead-end universe the Decepticon had been imprisoned in, and drew Galvatronus from a Dead Universe. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/6/27 Iga personally plucked Puzzler's compontents out of Gargent 1184.10 Gamma and permanently fused them together, earning him the combiner's undying loyalty. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/7/15 Iga and his generals were eventually defeated. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/6/27

Known liar Sideways claimed to know enough about Violen Jiger to not mess with him. Ask Sideways, 2015/07/07 Surprisingly, this answer might have actually been the truth.

Notes

• Violen Jiger also appears in 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.
• 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.
• His three insect components all resemble real insects; Igern is based on a mantis, Vion is based on a stag beetle, and Lenja is based on a mole cricket.
• The English romanization of his name was a debated topic for quite some time, with interpretations including "Violenjiger", "Violent Jiger", "Violent Chigger", "Violen Jig-er", "Violin Juggler", "Bio Ranger Iga", and the ever-popular "Valium Chugger". The publication of The Ark II finally provided us with an official spelling.