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'''Salu Digby''', also known as '''Shrinking Violet''', '''Violet''', and '''Atom Girl''', is a [[fictional character]], a [[superhero]] and [[Legion of Super-Heroes]] member in the [[DC Universe]]'s 30th and 31st centuries.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Korte |first3=Steve |last4=Manning |first4=Matt |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |last6=Wilson |first6=Sven |title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe |date=2016 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-5357-0 |page=269}}</ref> She comes from the planet Imsk and has the power to shrink to tiny size, as do all Imsk natives.
'''Salu Digby''', also known as '''Shrinking Violet''', '''Violet''', and '''Atom Girl''', is a [[superhero]] appearing in [[DC Comics]], primarily as a member of the [[Legion of Super-Heroes]] in the 30th and 31st centuries.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Korte |first3=Steve |last4=Manning |first4=Matt |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |last6=Wilson |first6=Sven |title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe |date=2016 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-5357-0 |page=269}}</ref> She is from the planet Imsk and has the power to shrink to tiny size, as do all Imsk natives.


==Publication history==
==Publication history==
Shrinking Violet first appeared in ''[[Action Comics]]'' #276 and was created by writer [[Jerry Siegel]] and artist [[Jim Mooney]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cadigan |first1=Glen |title=The Legion Companion |date=2003 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=9781893905221 |page=23 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Legion_Companion/lEWHfXUwUAwC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=shrinking%20violet |access-date=29 March 2020}}</ref>
Shrinking Violet first appeared in ''[[Action Comics]]'' #276, and was created by writer [[Jerry Siegel]] and artist [[Jim Mooney]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cadigan |first1=Glen |title=The Legion Companion |date=2003 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=9781893905221 |page=23 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lEWHfXUwUAwC&q=shrinking%20violet |access-date=29 March 2020}}</ref>


==Fictional character biography==
==Fictional character biography==
===Zero Hour===
===Zero Hour===
====Pre-Zero Hour====
====Pre-Zero Hour====
In the original pre-''[[Zero Hour (comics)|Zero Hour]]'' continuity, she was the thirteenth person to join the Legion of Super-Heroes. She first appeared in ''[[Action Comics]]'' #276 (1961). She tried out for membership at the same time as [[Sun Boy]] and [[Bouncing Boy]].<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Cadigan |editor1-first=Glen |title=The Best of the Legion Outpost |date=2004 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=9781893905368 |page=8 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Best_of_the_Legion_Outpost/5iFklF_oCMgC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22colossal+boy%22&pg=PA8&printsec=frontcover |access-date=29 March 2020}}</ref> At that same tryout, [[Supergirl]] and [[Brainiac 5]] joined the Legion. Shrinking Violet joined the Legion later, as did her fellow applicants Sun Boy and Bouncing Boy. Despite her shyness, Shrinking Violet, known as Vi to her teammates, served as an exemplary Legionnaire. She became romantically involved with Duplicate Boy of the [[Heroes of Lallor]].
In the original pre-''[[Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!]]'' continuity, she is the thirteenth person to join the Legion of Super-Heroes.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Cadigan |editor1-first=Glen |title=The Best of the Legion Outpost |date=2004 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=9781893905368 |page=8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5iFklF_oCMgC&dq=%22colossal+boy%22&pg=PA8 |access-date=29 March 2020}}</ref> At the same tryout, [[Supergirl]] and [[Brainiac 5]] join the Legion. Shrinking Violet joins the Legion later, as do her fellow applicants [[Sun Boy]] and [[Bouncing Boy]]. Despite her shyness, Shrinking Violet, known as Vi to her teammates, serves as an exemplary Legionnaire. She becomes romantically involved with Duplicate Boy of the [[Heroes of Lallor]].


Years later, she was kidnapped by Imsk-native radicals. She was replaced in the Legion by [[Yera Allon|Yera]], a Durlan actress who used her native shapeshifting abilities to assume Violet's identity (the radicals had told her that Violet wished to go on a secret vacation). Legion deputy leader [[Element Lad]] and [[Science Police]] liaison [[Shvaughn Erin]] became suspicious of the fake Violet when Yera, wearing Violet's form, suddenly fell in love with [[Gim Allon|Colossal Boy]], who harbored an unrequited crush on the real Violet for years. Yera's charade was exposed and the real Violet was rescued. After her recovery from the trauma of her abduction, Violet resumed her Legion career. More cynical in personality, she became decidedly aggressive in her dealings with criminals. Eventually, she became the most skilled female Legionnaire in hand-to-hand combat (with the exception of [[Nura Nal|Dream Girl]]).
Years later, Violet is kidnapped by Imsk radicals and replaced in the Legion by [[Yera Allon]], a Durlan who uses her shapeshifting abilities to assume Violet's identity. Legion deputy leader [[Element Lad]] and [[Science Police]] liaison [[Shvaughn Erin]] become suspicious of the fake Violet when Yera suddenly falls in love with [[Gim Allon|Colossal Boy]], who harbored an unrequited crush on the real Violet for years. Yera's charade is exposed and the real Violet is rescued. After returning to active duty, Violet breaks up with Duplicate Boy and enters a short-term romantic relationship with fellow Legionnaire Sun Boy.


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During the "Five Year Later" storyline, it is implied that Violet is in a lesbian relationship with [[Lightning Lass]].<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.gayleague.com/shrinking-violet-lightning-lass/ |title= Shrinking Violet & Lightning Lass| website= GayLeague.com| access-date= November 25, 2017}}</ref> After the Legion's disintegration in the aftermath of the [[Paul Levitz]]-written era, Violet returns to Imsk and participates in a war against Braal, the home planet of [[Cosmic Boy]]. Delirious with pain, Cosmic Boy attacks Violet and injures her right eye.
After returning to active duty, Violet broke up with Duplicate Boy when she learned that, although he had discovered Yera's secret some months earlier, he had neither told anyone nor tried to rescue her. She later had a short-term romantic relationship with fellow Legionnaire Sun Boy.


⚫
In the "Legion on the Run" storyline, she operates under the alias '''Virus''', as Legion leader.
⚫
During the "Five Year Later" storyline, it was strongly implied (but never explicitly stated) that she entered into a lesbian romance with another teammate, [[Lightning Lass]].<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.gayleague.com/shrinking-violet-lightning-lass/ |title= Shrinking Violet & Lightning Lass| website= GayLeague.com| access-date= November 25, 2017}}</ref> After the Legion's disintegration in the aftermath of the [[Paul Levitz]]-written era, Violet returned to Imsk and was [[conscription|drafted]] to fight in a war against Braal, the home planet of her fellow Legionnaire [[Rokk Krinn|Cosmic Boy]]. This ended with the "Battle of Venado Bay", during which she found herself saving a grievously-injured Cosmic Boy from her own comrades; he, delirious with pain, did not recognize her, and attacked her face, destroying her right eye and leaving her with a long scar along her face. The two later reconciled, and although she had her eye repaired, she chose to keep her scar as a reminder.


During the [[Legion of Super-Heroes#"Five Years Later"|"Five Year Gap"]] following the Magic Wars, Earth falls under the control of the [[Dominators (DC Comics)|Dominators]] and leaves the [[United Planets]], during which "Batch SW6", temporal clones of the Legionnaires, escape captivity.<ref>''Legion of Super-Heroes'' (vol. 4) #38, late December 1992.</ref>
Before the Legion reboot, one of Violet's legs was disintegrated and subsequently replaced with an artificial one.

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In the "Legion on the Run" storyline, she operated under the alias '''Virus''', as Legion leader.

During the [[Legion of Super-Heroes#"Five Years Later"|"Five Year Gap"]] following the Magic Wars, Earth fell under the covert control of the [[Dominators (DC Comics)|Dominators]], and withdrew from the [[United Planets]]. A few years later, the members of the Dominators' highly classified "Batch SW6" escaped captivity. Originally, Batch SW6 appeared to be a group of teenage Legionnaire clones, created from samples apparently taken just prior to [[Ferro Lad]]'s death at the hands of the Sun-Eater. Later, they were revealed to be time-paradox duplicates, every bit as legitimate as their older counterparts. After Earth was destroyed in a disaster reminiscent of the destruction of [[Krypton (comics)|Krypton]] over a millennium earlier,<ref>''Legion of Super-Heroes'' (vol. 4) #38, late December 1992.</ref> a few dozen surviving cities and their inhabitants reconstituted their world as New Earth. The SW6 Legionnaires — including their version of Shrinking Violet — remained. The "Five Years Later" stories were erased from the mainstream when the continuity was reset by Zero Hour.


====Post-Zero Hour====
====Post-Zero Hour====
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In the post-Zero Hour continuity, Violet is possessed by the Emerald Eye of Ekron, becoming '''Veye'''. She is freed and obtains [[Gim Allon|Leviathan]]'s powers in addition to her own. Since then, she has alternated between using the codename '''LeViathan''' in tribute to him, and simply being known as '''Violet'''.
<!-- Commented out because image was deleted: [[Image:Violet_(comics)_2.jpg|thumb|left|Shrinking Violet before the Eye, by Alan Davis.|{{deletable image-caption|1=Monday, 19 November 2007}}]] -->Violet originally joined the Legion (as '''Shrinking Violet'''). In the final competition to become Imsk's representative, one of the other contestants, Micro, murdered the third finalist, Ion. After she apprehended Micro, Vi was gratefully accepted into the Legion, and despite her chronic shyness, quickly became close friends with the outgoing [[Kinetix]] who joined at the same time and who pushed her to become more outgoing. It was shortly after the depowered Kinetix had left on a search for new power artifacts that Violet came across the [[Emerald Eye of Ekron]]. Seducing her, it gradually allowed Vi to become more outgoing the way she wished to be to the point where she was elected Legion leader.<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Violet (comics) 3.jpg|thumb|left|Emerald Violet, by Jeff Moy.]] -->

Keeping the Eye a secret after the mystically-repowered Kinetix returned (having been sent to search for the Eye) proved deadly. Innocently, she wished that all the Legionnaires would be granted their heart's desires. Unfortunately for [[Gim Allon|Leviathan]], his wish was for a heroic death which the Eye promptly arranged. Having had a longstanding crush on him, she was heartbroken by his death, and openly revealed the Eye's power in an attempt to revive him by forcing the Legionnaires to go on a galaxy-wide search for a means of resurrection.

It was only after she had remade the Legion, as well as the Earth, in the Eye's image and several accidentally freed Legionnaires tried to stop her that she realized it had all gone too far; she then commanded the Eye to "turn back time". Maliciously, the Eye took the opportunity to send half the Legion a thousand years into the past, while taking Violet herself into deep space to attempt to continue its brainwashing of its host. There, it sensed its prior master, [[Mordru]] (one of the few beings capable of using it against its will) had been reawakened. At this point, Violet and the Eye had merged, with the Eye being the dominant host. This joining was called Veye.

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After she was freed from the Eye, and Mordru was defeated, Violet suddenly found herself with Leviathan's powers in addition to her own. Since then, she has alternated between using the codename '''LeViathan''' in tribute to him, and simply being known as '''Violet'''.


==="Threeboot" continuity (2004–2009)===
==="Threeboot" continuity (2004–2009)===
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In this continuity, Shrinking Violet is also known as Atom Girl, a myth to all but the founding Legion members. She was considered a joke by the second wave of Legionnaires, until [[Brainiac 5]] revealed her in the battle against Elysion of Terror Firma. She says she was exploring Brainiac 5's microverse and simply lost track of time. [[Invisible Kid]] used her name as a cover up to veil his tracks while spying on Brainiac 5. Subsequently, she assaulted Invisible Kid and after suspending him over the city, forgave him. She seems to quite like the image this gives her of being slightly crazy. She is fiercely loyal to Brainiac 5. Atom Girl overreacts to comments about her size and appears to feel hurt about appearing small in the eyes of the other Legionnaires, and seems unable to handle failure, as her rough facade only hides underlying self-image issues.
In this continuity, Shrinking Violet is also known as Atom Girl, a myth to all but the founding Legion members. She is considered a joke by the second wave of Legionnaires, until Brainiac 5 reveals her in the battle against Elysion of Terror Firma.


===Infinite Crisis===
===Post-Infinite Crisis===
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The events of the ''[[Infinite Crisis]]'' miniseries restore an analogue of the pre-''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths|Crisis]]'' Legion to continuity. In this continuity, which is a version of the "original" Legion had all of the retcons and manipulation of the timeline not occurred, Shrinking Violet is still at odds with Yera Allon, who joined the Legion as Chameleon Girl. It is revealed that her relationship with Lightning Lass from the Five Year Later gap had been incorporated into the main continuity and they are a lesbian couple.<ref>''Legion of Super-Heroes'' (vol. 6) Annual #1</ref>
====Post-Infinite Crisis====
The events of the ''[[Infinite Crisis]]'' miniseries have apparently restored a close analogue of the Pre-[[Crisis on Infinite Earths|Crisis]] Legion to continuity, as seen in "[[The Lightning Saga]]" story arc in ''[[Justice League|Justice League of America]]'' and ''[[Justice Society of America]]'', and in the "[[Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes]]" story arc in ''[[Action Comics]]''. Shrinking Violet is included in their number.

⚫
In this continuity, which is basically a version of the "original" Legion had all of the retcons and manipulation of the timeline not occurred, Shrinking Violet is still at odds with Yera Allon, who joined the Legion as [[Chameleon Girl]]. It is revealed that her relationship with Lightning Lass from the Five Year Later gap had been incorporated into the main continuity and they are a lesbian couple.<ref>''Legion of Super-Heroes'' (vol. 6) Annual #1</ref>


==Powers and abilities==
==Powers and abilities==
As Shrinking Violet or Violet, Salu Digby has the ability to vary her size. Originally, she can only shrink (down to subatomic sizes, if necessary).<ref>''Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes'' Vol 1 #1 (April 1988)</ref> In the Post-Zero Hour reboot, the Emerald Eye bestowed her with Leviathan's power to grow in [[giant]] sizes as well.<ref>''Legionnaires'' Vol 1 #52 (September 1997)</ref> But as Violet, Salu possesses expertise in [[espionage]] and unarmed combat.
As Shrinking Violet or Violet, Salu Digby has the ability to vary her size. Originally, she could only shrink (down to subatomic sizes, if necessary).<ref>''Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes'' #1 (April 1988)</ref> In the post-''Zero Hour'' reboot, the Emerald Eye gave her Leviathan's power to grow to giant sizes as well.<ref>''Legionnaires'' #52 (September 1997)</ref> As Violet, Salu possesses expertise in [[espionage]] and unarmed combat. As a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, she wields a Legion Flight Ring, which allows her to fly in both the vacuum of space and other dangerous environments, and was additionally modified by Brainiac 5 to change size alongside her.

==Equipment==
As a member of the [[Legion of Super-Heroes]] Violet is provided with her own Legion Flight Ring. It allows her to fly in both the vacuum of space and dangerous environments. [[Brainiac 5]] modified her ring, thus altering its size when she changes height.


==In other media==
==In other media==
* Salu Digby as Shrinking Violet appears in ''[[Legion of Super Heroes (TV series)|Legion of Super Heroes]]'', voiced by [[Kari Wahlgren]].<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Shrinking Violet Voice - ''Legion of Super Heroes'' (TV Show) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Legion-of-Superheroes/Shrinking-Violet/ |access-date=July 22, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> This version sports a more alien appearance with pale skin and purple eyes.
Shrinking Violet, voiced by [[Kari Wahlgren]], has appeared in several episodes of the [[Legion of Super Heroes (TV series)|''Legion of Super Heroes'' animated series]]. She was first mentioned in "Man of Tomorrow", and later had cameos in "Timber Wolf" and "Chain of Command", but her first real appearance is in "Sundown – Part 2" in which she helps the Legion spring the [[Fatal Five]] and the [[Emerald Empress]] out of prison. When they are double-crossed, Shrinking Violet sabotages the Emerald Eye from the inside. After this she appears in a green costume. She has a notable snorting laugh.
* Salu Digby as Shrinking Violet appears as a character summon in ''[[Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eisen |first=Andrew |date=October 2, 2013 |title=DC Characters and Objects - ''Scribblenauts Unmasked'' Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/scribblenauts-unmasked/DC_Characters_and_Objects |access-date=July 22, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>

* Salu Digby as Shrinking Violet appears in ''[[Adventures in the DC Universe]]'' #10.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |title=''Adventures in the DC Universe'' #10 - The Blobs (Issue) |url=https://comicvine.gamespot.com/adventures-in-the-dc-universe-10-the-blobs/4000-153328/ |access-date=June 22, 2023 |website=Comic Vine |language=en}}</ref>
In season 2, she is featured prominently in "Chained Lightning" in which she uses her skills in transneuralplotonics, connecting a new robotic arm to Lighting Lad. Violet and Brainiac 5 seemed to have grown close in the episode "Chained Lightning"; whether this is just a friendship or something more was not explored before the series ended. In the episode "Message in a Bottle", Shrinking Violet appears as part of a party that headed to the shrunken bottled city of [[Kandor (comics)|Kandor]] to stop the original [[Brainiac (character)|Brainiac]]. She was teleported with the Legion (they were shrunk first, using a special laser) to the city. Her powers were affected, so she could not shrink normally. She stands taller than everyone else by a few feet (by their proportion). She could grow to colossal size (huge to the citizens but still tiny to normal humans) as well. This episode includes hints about her relationship with Brainiac 5. In the series finale, after the corrupt Brainiac 1.0 data which Brainiac 5 downloaded in "Message in a Bottle" comes to the fore, Brainiac 5 pushes Shrinking Violet roughly as he passes her in the hall. She is not seen again.
* Salu Digby as Shrinking Violet appears in ''[[Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century'' #20 - Metallo 3000 (Issue) |url=https://comicvine.gamespot.com/legion-of-super-heroes-in-the-31st-century-20-meta/4000-142874/ |access-date=July 22, 2024 |website=Comic Vine |language=en}}</ref>
* Salu Digby as Shrinking Violet appears in the one-shot comic ''[[Batman '66]] Meets the Legion of Super-Heroes''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Batman '66 Meets the Legion of Super-Heroes'' #1 - Atomic Batteries To Power, Flight Rings To Speed (Issue) |url=https://comicvine.gamespot.com/batman-66-meets-the-legion-of-super-heroes-1-atomi/4000-609276/ |access-date=August 18, 2023 |website=Comic Vine |language=en}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Shrinking_Violet Shrinking Violet] at DC Database
*[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/shrinking-violet/4005-12835/ Shrinking Violet] at Comic Vine
*[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/shrinking-violet/4005-12835/ Shrinking Violet] at Comic Vine
*[https://www.cosmicteams.com/legion/profiles/ShrinkingViolet.html Shrinking Violet] at DC Cosmic Teams!


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Latest revision as of 12:28, 21 October 2024

Shrinking Violet
Salu Digby as Violet, as depicted in Legion of Super-Heroes Secret Files and Origins (vol. 4) #1 (January 1998). Art by Philip Moy, Ray Kryssing, and Tom McCraw.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceAction Comics #276 (May 1961)
Created byJerry Siegel
Jim Mooney
In-story information
Alter egoSalu Digby
SpeciesImskian
Place of originImsk
Team affiliationsLegion of Super-Heroes
Notable aliasesAtom Girl
Virus
LeViathan
Veye
Violet
Abilities
  • Size manipulation
  • Flight via ring

Salu Digby, also known as Shrinking Violet, Violet, and Atom Girl, is a superhero appearing in DC Comics, primarily as a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 30th and 31st centuries.[1] She is from the planet Imsk and has the power to shrink to tiny size, as do all Imsk natives.

Publication history

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Shrinking Violet first appeared in Action Comics #276, and was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Jim Mooney.[2]

Fictional character biography

[edit]

Zero Hour

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Pre-Zero Hour

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In the original pre-Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! continuity, she is the thirteenth person to join the Legion of Super-Heroes.[3] At the same tryout, Supergirl and Brainiac 5 join the Legion. Shrinking Violet joins the Legion later, as do her fellow applicants Sun Boy and Bouncing Boy. Despite her shyness, Shrinking Violet, known as Vi to her teammates, serves as an exemplary Legionnaire. She becomes romantically involved with Duplicate Boy of the Heroes of Lallor.

Years later, Violet is kidnapped by Imsk radicals and replaced in the Legion by Yera Allon, a Durlan who uses her shapeshifting abilities to assume Violet's identity. Legion deputy leader Element Lad and Science Police liaison Shvaughn Erin become suspicious of the fake Violet when Yera suddenly falls in love with Colossal Boy, who harbored an unrequited crush on the real Violet for years. Yera's charade is exposed and the real Violet is rescued. After returning to active duty, Violet breaks up with Duplicate Boy and enters a short-term romantic relationship with fellow Legionnaire Sun Boy.

During the "Five Year Later" storyline, it is implied that Violet is in a lesbian relationship with Lightning Lass.[4] After the Legion's disintegration in the aftermath of the Paul Levitz-written era, Violet returns to Imsk and participates in a war against Braal, the home planet of Cosmic Boy. Delirious with pain, Cosmic Boy attacks Violet and injures her right eye.

In the "Legion on the Run" storyline, she operates under the alias Virus, as Legion leader.

During the "Five Year Gap" following the Magic Wars, Earth falls under the control of the Dominators and leaves the United Planets, during which "Batch SW6", temporal clones of the Legionnaires, escape captivity.[5]

Post-Zero Hour

[edit]
Main article: Legion of Super-Heroes (1994 team)

In the post-Zero Hour continuity, Violet is possessed by the Emerald Eye of Ekron, becoming Veye. She is freed and obtains Leviathan's powers in addition to her own. Since then, she has alternated between using the codename LeViathan in tribute to him, and simply being known as Violet.

"Threeboot" continuity (2004–2009)

[edit]
Main article: Legion of Super-Heroes (2004 team)

In this continuity, Shrinking Violet is also known as Atom Girl, a myth to all but the founding Legion members. She is considered a joke by the second wave of Legionnaires, until Brainiac 5 reveals her in the battle against Elysion of Terror Firma.

Post-Infinite Crisis

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The events of the Infinite Crisis miniseries restore an analogue of the pre-Crisis Legion to continuity. In this continuity, which is a version of the "original" Legion had all of the retcons and manipulation of the timeline not occurred, Shrinking Violet is still at odds with Yera Allon, who joined the Legion as Chameleon Girl. It is revealed that her relationship with Lightning Lass from the Five Year Later gap had been incorporated into the main continuity and they are a lesbian couple.[6]

Powers and abilities

[edit]

As Shrinking Violet or Violet, Salu Digby has the ability to vary her size. Originally, she could only shrink (down to subatomic sizes, if necessary).[7] In the post-Zero Hour reboot, the Emerald Eye gave her Leviathan's power to grow to giant sizes as well.[8] As Violet, Salu possesses expertise in espionage and unarmed combat. As a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, she wields a Legion Flight Ring, which allows her to fly in both the vacuum of space and other dangerous environments, and was additionally modified by Brainiac 5 to change size alongside her.

In other media

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 269. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
  2. ^ Cadigan, Glen (2003). The Legion Companion. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 23. ISBN 9781893905221. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  3. ^ Cadigan, Glen, ed. (2004). The Best of the Legion Outpost. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 8. ISBN 9781893905368. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Shrinking Violet & Lightning Lass". GayLeague.com. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  5. ^ Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #38, late December 1992.
  6. ^ Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 6) Annual #1
  7. ^ Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #1 (April 1988)
  8. ^ Legionnaires #52 (September 1997)
  9. ^ "Shrinking Violet Voice - Legion of Super Heroes (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 22, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  10. ^ Eisen, Andrew (October 2, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  11. ^ "Adventures in the DC Universe #10 - The Blobs (Issue)". Comic Vine. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  12. ^ "Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century #20 - Metallo 3000 (Issue)". Comic Vine. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  13. ^ "Batman '66 Meets the Legion of Super-Heroes #1 - Atomic Batteries To Power, Flight Rings To Speed (Issue)". Comic Vine. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
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