Fictional character biography Salu Digby

1 fictional character biography

1.1 0 hour

1.1.1 pre-zero hour
1.1.2 post-zero hour


1.2 threeboot continuity (2004–2009)
1.3 infinite crisis

1.3.1 post-infinite crisis

fictional character biography
zero hour
pre-zero hour

in original pre-zero hour continuity, thirteenth person join legion of super-heroes. first appeared in action comics #276 (1961). tried out membership @ same time sun boy , bouncing boy. @ same tryout, supergirl , brainiac 5 joined legion. shrinking violet joined legion later, did fellow applicants sun boy , bouncing boy. despite shyness, shrinking violet, known vi teammates, served exemplary legionnaire. became romantically involved duplicate boy of heroes of lallor.

years later, kidnapped imsk-native radicals. replaced in legion yera, durlan actress used native shapeshifting abilities assume violet s identity (the radicals had told violet wished go on secret vacation). legion deputy leader element lad , science police liaison shvaughn erin became suspicious of fake violet when yera, wearing violet s form, fell in love colossal boy, harbored unrequited crush on real violet years. yera s charade exposed , real violet rescued. after recovery trauma of abduction, violet resumed legion career. more cynical in personality, became decidedly aggressive in dealings criminals. eventually, became skilled female legionnaire in hand-to-hand combat (with exception of dream girl).

after returning active duty, violet broke duplicate boy when learned that, although had discovered yera s secret months earlier, had neither told nor tried rescue her. later had short-term romantic relationship fellow legionnaire sun boy. time afterward, implied (but never explicitly stated) entered lesbian romance teammate, lightning lass.

after legion s disintegration in aftermath of levitz-written era, violet returned imsk , drafted fight in war against braal, home planet of fellow legionnaire cosmic boy. ended battle of venado bay , during found herself saving grievously-injured cosmic boy own comrades; he, delirious pain, did not recognize her, , attacked face, destroying right eye , leaving long scar along face. 2 later reconciled, , although had eye repaired, chose keep scar reminder.

before legion reboot, 1 of violet s legs disintegrated , subsequently replaced artificial one.

in legion on run storyline, operated under alias virus, legion leader.

during 5 year gap following magic wars, earth fell under covert control of dominators, , withdrew united planets. few years later, members of dominators highly classified batch sw6 escaped captivity. originally, batch sw6 appeared group of teenage legionnaire clones, created samples apparently taken prior ferro lad s death @ hands of sun-eater. later, revealed time-paradox duplicates, every bit legitimate older counterparts. after earth destroyed in disaster reminiscent of destruction of krypton on millennium earlier, few dozen surviving cities , inhabitants reconstituted world new earth. sw6 legionnaires – including version of shrinking violet – remained.

post-zero hour

violet joined legion (as shrinking violet). in final competition become imsk s representative, 1 of other contestants, micro, murdered third finalist, ion. after apprehended micro, vi gratefully accepted legion, , despite chronic shyness, became close friends outgoing kinetix joined @ same time , pushed become more outgoing. shortly after depowered kinetix had left on search new power artifacts violet came across emerald eye of ekron. seducing her, gradually allowed vi become more outgoing way wished to point elected legion leader.

keeping eye secret after mystically-repowered kinetix returned (having been sent search eye) proved deadly. innocently, wished legionnaires granted heart s desires. unfortunately leviathan, wish heroic death eye promptly arranged. having had longstanding crush on him, heartbroken death, , openly revealed eye s power in attempt revive him forcing legionnaires go on galaxy-wide search means of resurrection.

it after had remade legion, earth, in eye s image , several accidentally freed legionnaires tried stop realized had gone far; commanded eye turn time . maliciously, eye took opportunity send half legion thousand years past, while taking violet herself deep space attempt continue brainwashing of host. there, sensed prior master, mordru (one of few beings capable of using against will) had been reawakened. @ point, violet , eye had merged, eye being dominate host. joining called veye.

after freed eye, , mordru defeated, violet found herself leviathan s powers in addition own. since then, has alternated between using codename leviathan in tribute him, , being known violet.

threeboot continuity (2004–2009)

in continuity, shrinking violet known atom girl, myth founding legion members. considered joke second wave of legionnaires, until brainiac 5 revealed in battle against elysion of terror firma. says exploring brainiac 5 s microverse , lost track of time. invisible kid used name cover veil tracks while spying on brainiac 5. subsequently, assaulted invisible kid , after suspending him on city, forgave him. seems quite image gives of being crazy. fiercely loyal brainiac 5. atom girl overreacts comments size , appears feel hurt appearing small in eyes of other legionnaires, , seems unable handle failure, rough facade hides underlying self-image issues.

infinite crisis
post-infinite crisis

the events of infinite crisis miniseries have apparently restored close analogue of pre-crisis legion continuity, seen in lightning saga story arc in justice league of america , justice society of america, , in superman , legion of super-heroes story arc in action comics. shrinking violet included in number.

in continuity, version of original legion had of retcons , manipulation of timeline not occurred, shrinking violet still @ odds yera allon, joined legion chameleon girl. revealed relationship lightning lass, 5 year later gap, remains intact , lesbian couple.