Editing Salu Digby

{{short description|Fictional DC comics superhero}}
{{Infobox comics character <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics-->
|image= Violet_001.webp
|caption=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.
|character_name=Shrinking Violet
|real_name=Salu Digby
|publisher=DC Comics
|debut=''[[Action Comics]]'' #276 (May 1961) 
|creators=[[Jerry Siegel]]<br />[[Jim Mooney]]
|homeworld= [[List of DC Universe locations#Planets and moons which exist during the era of the Legion of Super-Heroes|Imsk]]
|species=[[List of alien races in DC Comics#Imskians|Imskian]]
|alliances=[[Legion of Super-Heroes]]
|aliases=Atom Girl<br/> Virus<br/> LeViathan<br/> Veye<br/> Violet
|powers=*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.<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==
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==
===Zero Hour===
====Pre-Zero Hour====
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, 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.

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.

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

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>

====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'''.

==="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 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===
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>

==Powers and abilities==
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.

==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.
* 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>
* 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==
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==External links==
*[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/shrinking-violet/4005-12835/ Shrinking Violet] at Comic Vine

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