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*'''[[Power Impact]]''' - Jiren's signature move, Jiren fires a red-orange ''ki'' blast in the form of a fireball. It starts out relatively small but expands massively upon impact. He used this attack to stop [[Kale]]'s rampage and several times throughout the Tournament of Power. He also has an orb variant of the attack where he uses it to surround [[Vegeta]] within a sphere of ''ki'', electrifying him before it detonates. He can also use it at full power when he fires it like a normal ki blast but then it increases in size massively. |
*'''[[Power Impact]]''' - Jiren's signature move, Jiren fires a red-orange ''ki'' blast in the form of a fireball. It starts out relatively small but expands massively upon impact. He used this attack to stop [[Kale]]'s rampage and several times throughout the Tournament of Power. He also has an orb variant of the attack where he uses it to surround [[Vegeta]] within a sphere of ''ki'', electrifying him before it detonates. He can also use it at full power when he fires it like a normal ki blast but then it increases in size massively. |
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*'''[[Energy Punch]]''' - Jiren charges his fists with red ki and launches powerful punches. These are simply Jiren's normal punches when he is displaying a hint of his true power. These punches are also strong enough to eradicate Goku's Kamehameha even when the latter is in Super Saiyan Blue Kaio-ken. |
*'''[[Energy Punch]]''' - Jiren charges his fists with red ki and launches powerful punches. These are simply Jiren's normal punches when he is displaying a hint of his true power. These punches are also strong enough to eradicate Goku's Kamehameha even when the latter is in Super Saiyan Blue Kaio-ken. |
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| − | **''[[Power Rush]]'' - Jiren charges at the opponent and delivered a rapid flurry of punches and kicks before sending them flying with a powerful punch. His Ultimate Skill in ''Xenoverse 2''. |
+ | **'''[[Power Rush]]''' - Jiren charges at the opponent and delivered a rapid flurry of punches and kicks before sending them flying with a powerful punch. His Ultimate Skill in ''Xenoverse 2''. |
*'''[[Energy Barrier]]''' - Jiren's ''ki'' is powerful enough to serve as a barrier against considerably weaker attacks. Upon releasing his full power, this barrier became more powerful to where it is able to shield Jiren from the likes of Goku's Kamehameha, Vegeta's Final Flash, and an energy beam from Android 17 simultaneously. |
*'''[[Energy Barrier]]''' - Jiren's ''ki'' is powerful enough to serve as a barrier against considerably weaker attacks. Upon releasing his full power, this barrier became more powerful to where it is able to shield Jiren from the likes of Goku's Kamehameha, Vegeta's Final Flash, and an energy beam from Android 17 simultaneously. |
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*'''[[Invisible Eye Blast]]''' - Jiren's ''ki'' is so intense, that even by releasing it through his glare, he can unleash a force blast able to repel all but the strongest of enemy attacks. With it, he was able to fight back Goku's [[Universe 7's Spirit Bomb|Spirit Bomb]], block [[Hit]]'s final assault, and even disperse Vegeta's [[Final Flash]]. |
*'''[[Invisible Eye Blast]]''' - Jiren's ''ki'' is so intense, that even by releasing it through his glare, he can unleash a force blast able to repel all but the strongest of enemy attacks. With it, he was able to fight back Goku's [[Universe 7's Spirit Bomb|Spirit Bomb]], block [[Hit]]'s final assault, and even disperse Vegeta's [[Final Flash]]. |
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Revision as of 02:50, 27 February 2018
"Strength is absolute. Strength forgives all. Even the past. Lament your own weakness." |
Jiren (ジレン Jiren), also referred to as "Jiren The Gray" (灰色のジレン Haiiro no Jiren), is a member of the Pride Troopers who participates in the Tournament of Power with the purpose of obtaining a wish from the Super Dragon Balls.
Appearance
Jiren is a tall, very muscular humanoid with an appearance similar to the folkloric aliens known as the Greys. He has gray skin, big round black eyes with enlarged pupils, and nostrils in place of a full nose. He wears the uniform of the Pride Troopers consisting of a red, spandex-like suit with black sections around the collar and legs, white gloves, and white boots.
Personality
"Jiren is a man who is completely devoted to justice. He never acts on any of his own desires or interests. And no matter how evil a villain he's up against, his absurd conviction is such that he won't ever kill them. But there is one thing... He has a wish that he'd even be willing to set aside his convictions to have come true." |
Jiren is a man who devotes everything to justice and never acts for selfish reasons, he lives to protect Universe 11, even stating that he would leave the tournament while it was happening in order to return there if any problem arose in the 48 minutes of the tournament. He will never kill any villains he defeats and instead captures them. When Toppo tells Jiren to participate in the Tournament of Power he initially refuses to enter - as while it is his duty to protect Universe 11, he will not cause the destruction of other universes to save his own. However, Jiren has a wish that he wants to fulfill, to the point that he will go against his own principles to get that wish - and as such he enters the tournament to obtain the Super Dragon Balls, although he still states that if any trouble should occur for Universe 11, he would immediately leave to help.
Like Toppo, Jiren is shown to be very stoic and serious about the tournament, as he knows that his entire universe is at stake. This was shown when he did not perform a pose like his teammates and when he told Goku to get lost when he tried to greet him. Jiren also appears to be a quiet person, as he remains silent most of the time and speaks very rarely. When he does choose to speak, he talks in short, clear sentences. Similar to Toppo and other Pride Troopers, he shows disgust towards those who actively kill and do not follow justice. This is seen when Jiren mocks Hit's "honor" as an assassin, deeming it as rubbish.
He is a very brave and disciplined individual, remaining unfazed while everyone was in either awe or fear of Kale's unleashed state, however, he still took immediate action and defeated her easily.
He appears to be a rather cold and merciless individual, as seen when he had absolutely no visual distress or shock at the erasure of Universe 9. Although another possibility is that he simply hid his emotions from his teammates to show that he was still calm and collected. His eyes also did not possess the same amount of force that is usually behind his glare at the time. Nevertheless, Jiren is not without a measure of concern or annoyance; he showed some surprise when Super Saiyan Blue Goku fired his Kamehameha at him, and again when he realized that Hit had managed to land his Cage of Time on him. He also was shown to be bewildered when Vegeta managed to avoid his high-speed punches and hit him solidly.
While Jiren respects Toppo, and willingly listens to him and follows his orders, he may be direct and blunt even to his friend, as he sternly told Toppo to step aside so that he could handle Maji Kayo, who was restraining Dyspo. While not intentionally blunt, this was enough to take Toppo by surprise. Jiren also only began to truly fight when ordered by Belmod, indicating that despite his terrifying power, Jiren obeys his superiors. However, Jiren didn't reply to Belmod in a respectful manner when the god ordered him in a telepathic conversation, implying that while he obeys him, he does not respect Belmod. This was proven again later on, when Jiren addressed Belmod without an honorific. On the other hand, when Goku arose to his new power and managed to hit him, Jiren refused to accept even the help of his comrades after seeing that this new power was a serious threat. Additionally, Jiren was greatly disappointed when Vegeta was able to defeat Toppo, as the latter had sacrificed all of his former beliefs in exchange for power, while Vegeta had given up none. Having expected more from his friend and leader, he lost all respect for Toppo, going so far as to coldly call him pathetic. However, he applauded Vegeta for reaching a level of power great enough to defeat Toppo without abandoning any of his beliefs.
Jiren is very proud of his strength.[1] Like Goku, Jiren feels uncomfortable knowing that an opponent is not using their full power against him and will not use any more strength than necessary. He is also open in his praises of others, as he commented on Goku's growth since their first exchange, the sheer might of Vegeta's Final Flash, and praised Vegeta's abillity to defeat Toppo as a God of Destruction. When the battle between Universe 7 and Universe 11 resumed, and Jiren and Goku fought each other again, Jiren expressed curiosity in Goku's reason for fighting, asking Goku why he sought strength, only for Goku to respond that he doesn't know. In their talk, Jiren revealed that he sought that which lies beyond strength.
Jiren's usual approach to fighting is to let his opponent come to him. When fighting, Jiren only uses as much power as is necessary to overpower his foes and allows his opponents to attack him with their ultimate abilities, only to counter them in order to display his superiority. Not only does Jiren take pride in his strength, but Belmod and Khai show equal pride in Jiren's strength as well, stating him to be the Pride of Universe 11. As such, Jiren shows a great excess of confidence border-lining on arrogance; after beating Goku and eliminating Hit, he withdrew from the tournament to meditate, openly declaring that his help to secure the victory of Universe 11 was no longer necessary. He also showed himself to be arrogant in the manga upon meeting Goku, he not only told him to get lost like he did in the anime he also called him an eyesore and said he wouldn’t waste any energy on him and completely ignored him while at least he payed attention to him in the anime
Jiren has also shown that he can become angry, even at his own allies. After Toppo was eliminated by Vegeta, Jiren became angry at his leader, stating that he was pathetic because he sacrificed his most prized moral values that he prided himself on in exchange for power, yet still lost in the end, shocking Goku and Dyspo. At the same time, for all Jiren's selfless sense of duty, he has a very blunt and arrogant view in life. Traumatized by the loss of his loved ones and the betrayal of those he trusted in the past, Jiren's single drive since then is to prove himself as the absolute strongest. To which, he crudely believes that sheer strength is the only true justice. He was also angered when Android 17 managed to damage his uniform, just like when Toppo was furious when Goku damaged his uniform.
Even more, once he became the remaining fighter of his universe, he became rather condescending, openly viewing his remaining foes as nothing but insects before him. He also appears to have such a high opinion of himself in that he is something of a perfectionist. Despite receiving a minor injury from Android 17, he became enraged at the simple blemish. As Android 17 deduced, Jiren's stoic-demeanor is but a glimpse of his solitary nature. While fighting for justice, he has no loyalty to anyone beyond himself, believing that trusting in others will ultimately backfire. Android 17 also notes that Jiren is haunted by his past losses, desperately trying to undo it all by forging his own path of justice.
As a result of being abandoned by his comrades early on in life, Jiren is very mistrustful of others, and believes that strength is absolute. Even more, he has no qualms about his allies falling in battle, seeing it as them doing their job and them at least providing him with more information on how to handle the battle. His troubled past also shaped his belief that strength can get him what he wants. When he is at full strength, Jiren shows off his arrogant side. He does not speak respectfully to his deities, and he begins belittling his opponents.
Biography
Background
A young Jiren training
When Jiren was a child, he returned to his house and found that his parents were killed by a villain. He was saved by a being who would become his teacher, who took him away to improve his strength. Later, with his allies, his teacher's other students, they fought the villain, but most of his friends and even his teacher died. His remaining friends gave up hope on avenging their lost ones and moved on with their lives. From that point onward, Jiren was alone and trained so he could become stronger, as he no longer believed in trust, only in strength. To Jiren, strength is justice, as strength is absolute, qualities which attracted Belmod to him. He lived in solitude until he met the Pride Troopers.
Jiren's power would eventually grow to be greater than that of even a God of Destruction; however, he was not interested in becoming one and so his comrade Toppo was chosen to be the God of Destruction candidate for Universe 11 instead. Jiren has a wish that he wants to fulfill, no matter the cost.
Jiren's very existence was considered a rumor in other universes; he is known as the only mortal that a God of Destruction cannot defeat.
Dragon Ball Super
Universe Survival Saga
Main article: Universe Survival Saga Alongside his fellow Pride Troopers, Jiren is selected to be a member of Team Universe 11 to participate in the Tournament of Power.
Jiren meditating
In the anime, when Universe 7 is selecting their team, Jiren is one of the foes from another Universe pictured by Old Kai. He is seen meditating prior to the tournament.
"If so, then that is the fate of our Universe. I'm not about to save our Universe at the cost of erasing all the others." |
Belmod asking Jiren for help
In the manga, Jiren was on Planet Towale dealing with the prisoners that broke out of the galaxy prison and started a riot. When the Pride Troopers were combating Choki, who was attacking Planet Bas, Jiren suddenly arrives and defeats Choki instantly, capturing it by turning it into a capsule. Toppo tells Jiren they need to talk in the ship, however, Jiren states that they must ensure the safety of the civilians first. Once this is done, Toppo requests that Jiren enter the Tournament of Power, however, Jiren refuses - stating that he will not destroy other universes to protect his own. However, Belmod arrives and tells Jiren that if he wins the tournament he can use the prized Super Dragon Balls to grant "his wish", hearing this, Jiren agrees to participate on the condition that if anything happens in Universe 11 while they are away he can return immediately to help.
He, along with the rest of the Pride Troopers participating in the Tournament of Power, arrive in the World of Void to start the Tournament of Power. Jiren, along with Toppo, looks just as serious for the tournament, as he knows the stakes of the tournament if they lose. When Goku arrives to greet him, Jiren manages to get right behind Goku and tells him to get lost, surprising Goku because Goku had his eyes on him the entire time, yet he was still unable to actually read his movements.
The Katchi Katchin missing Jiren due to his advanced movement analyses
When the Gods of Destruction who were reconstructing the arena realize the teams have already arrived, they begin to increase the speed of the reconstruction, causing the Katchi Katchin to fly at incredible speeds. All of the other fighters dodge the blocks, but Jiren was able to perfectly analyze the movement patterns of the blocks and found his position was perfectly fine, so just when they seemed like they were about to hit him, they avoided him completely. This leaves Goku very impressed, as he remarks Jiren is truly no ordinary fighter. He and the rest of the Pride Troopers prepared to fight as the Tournament of Power finally begins. When Rabanra prepared to fight him, Jiren scared him off by a single look.
Jiren defeating Kale
During Kale's rampage, Jiren defeats her with a single attack and at Goku until Toppo showed up and blasted him with Justice Flash. They then retreated to preserve stamina. Later on, when Brianne de Chateau, in her Ribrianne form, unleashed her Light of Love all over the arena, Jiren knocked away one of the projectiles and tried to stop the attack completely with his Power Impact, only for Vegeta to beat him to it. He, alongside Toppo and Kunshi watched Dyspo's fight with Hit. He and Dyspo are ordered by Toppo to drop all restraints, even moral ones, in order to save their universe.
After Dyspo was tricked and trapped by Maji Kayo, Jiren came to his aid and immediately intercepted his giant fist with the force created by the power of his punch, resulting in the jelly-like humanoid getting knocked out of the arena and eliminated from the tournament.
Jiren blocks Goku's Kamehameha wtih his ki.
In the special, approximately halfway through the tournament, Belmod commands Jiren to crush Goku. Jiren unleashes his Ki which permeates through the entire World of Void, shocking everyone including Beerus. Goku fires a Kamehameha only for it to be completely negated by Jiren's wall of energy. Goku then turns into a Super Saiyan and begins landing blows on Jiren, which have no effect on him whatsoever. Goku turns Super Saiyan 2, which also demonstrates little success, and then Super Saiyan God, but his blows are easily blocked by Jiren with only one finger. Goku powers up to Super Saiyan Blue and begins trading blows with Jiren. Jiren easily counters all of Goku's attacks and overpowers him, even when he starts using X20 Super Saiyan Blue Kaio-ken. After knocking Goku down, Jiren grabs him by the hair and blasts him off the arena, only for Goku to be barely hanging on by the edge.
Jiren momentarily struggling against Goku's Spirit Bomb
As Goku attempts to attack Jiren again in his X20 Super Saiyan Blue Kaio-ken state, Jiren seemingly glares at Goku and deals several invisible blows, knocking Goku away. It is revealed that Jiren's attacks were so fast that even fighters such as Vegeta were unable to see it coming. Goku then resorts to his trump card and creates a Spirit Bomb using the energy of Team Universe 7 (except Vegeta, who refuses to give Goku energy). Jiren allows Goku to charge the attack, intrigued at how powerful Goku's trump card is. As Goku tosses the Spirit Bomb at Jiren, Jiren easily repels it with one hand much to everyone's shock. Goku then turns Super Saiyan Blue, forcing Jiren to use two hands, albeit with only minor difficulty. Goku uses Kaio-Ken once again, but ultimately prove ineffective as Jiren is still able to push the Spirit Bomb back. Eventually, Jiren used a concentrated glare to push the Spirit Bomb back at Goku. The two clashing powers of Goku and Jiren cause the Spirit Bomb to implode upon itself, covering Goku in the explosion.
"Saiyans... quite interesting beings. But... this heat, that is your limit." |
Jiren and Ultra Instinct Goku face off
As the smoke clears, it seems as though Jiren had won the battle and Goku was vaporized by his own attack. However, Goku re-emerges in the state of Ultra Instinct -Sign-. In this state, Goku attacks Jiren, the only one out of the three Pride Troopers in the area that saw the attack coming and dodged it. Goku is able to dodge Jiren's attack in this state and exchange a few blows before being interrupted by Toppo and Dyspo, who attempts to attack Goku, only to be quickly thrown aside by him. Jiren signals to Toppo that he doesn't want his help, and the two begin fighting. In Goku's state of Ultra Instinct, he is able to dodge and counter most of Jiren's attacks and have even shown to be able to push him back, although he is unable to land any serious damage on Jiren. However, Goku soon loses this power due to the imperfect state of the form, and Jiren blasts Goku aside with a Power Impact, severely wounding him. Hit comes in an attempt to attack Jiren when he's open, but Jiren easily blocks his attack and questions Hit as to what he's doing, and Hit says that he's working.
Jiren stops Hit's attack
Jiren and Hit began their battle with Jiren blocking all of Hit's attacks and counter his Time-Skip as well, much to Hit and Champa's shock. Jiren begins to corner Hit until he finally lands a hit on Jiren, which is also his trump card. With that attack, he manages to paralyze Jiren, but Jiren still manages to move somewhat slowly. Seeing that he can't hold Jiren much longer, Hit goes for a final attack on Jiren but Jiren manages to stop it with his glare. Then, Jiren grabs and crushes the energy sphere Hit was attacking him with, which released him from the paralysis. After attacking Hit for a while, Jiren sends him flying out of the ring with a Power Impact. After Toppo and Dyspo arrive, Jiren sits down and starts meditating, claiming that the opponents he was needed for are finished and he is no longer needed, staring at Goku as he says so before meditating. He was then attacked by Viara and Katopesla but they were unable to breach his barrier.
While he is meditating, his arm twitches when he feels Kefla's energy, but he still feels there is no need for him to intervene. Once again, when Kefla and Goku power up to their respective Super Saiyan Blue and Super Saiyan forms, Jiren's right eye twitches, yet he still does nothing. It is only when Goku reaches a new height in his Ultra Instinct -Sign- form that Jiren finally stops his meditation and decides it is time for him to fight once again. He then watches Team Universe 7 eliminate Universes 2, 6, 4, and 3 from the tournament with Toppo and Dyspo by his side. After the elimination of Universe 3, the remaining members of Universe 11 finally confront the remainder of Team Universe 7, to which Jiren proclaims that no matter what they do they will not emerge victoriously.
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Jiren clashing with Vegeta
The final battle starts off, with Jiren fighting a fully powered Super Saiyan Blue Goku and asking why Goku seeks more strength, oddly saying that Goku doesn't know when Goku answers by saying he simply wishes to become stronger. When Goku asks if Jiren wants to become stronger too, Jiren only responds by saying he seeks what more strength has to offer. Vegeta soon charges in and fight him as well. Jiren at first lets Vegeta attacks him, taking no damage from the relentless assault, however, when Vegeta proclaims he will be the one who gets the Super Dragon Balls, Jiren becomes annoyed and punches Vegeta away. He prepares to blast him only for himself to be knocked aside by Goku. The Pride Trooper then fights both Saiyans at the same time easily dodging their attacks. However, when Jiren attempted to land a flurry of punches at Vegeta; the Saiyan Prince (who had watched Jiren attack Goku) easily dodged them and landed a devastating blow against the Pride Trooper, much to his intense shock. Jiren is then pushed back by Vegeta and once again takes another heavy blow though soon turn the tides and nearly knocks Vegeta off the stage with a Power Impact. Jiren proclaims that Vegeta will never be able to defeat him and that his fighting style has no purity. Vegeta then powers up a fully charged Final Flash and fires it at Jiren who blocks it this time. When the dust settles, Jiren is briefly seen on the ground seemingly knocked out by the blast, only to appear in front of Vegeta in an instant without a scratch and commends him for the attack. He engulfs Vegeta in a massive orb of energy which implodes onto itself and knocks Vegeta out.
After defeating Vegeta, Jiren turns his back to them and acknowledges Vegeta as a warrior before telling him to stay down. However, Goku then powers up and once again challenges Jiren to which the Saiyan begins to use Instant Transmission around him while avoiding his attacks. Unbeknownst to Jiren is that Goku planted Ki landmines that explode once Jiren stepped on one. However, it is revealed that Jiren avoided the first explosion by jumping up in the air. He then proceeds to destroy several Destructo Discs thrown at him by Goku before literally grabbing one with his bare hand and tosses it back which slices through the platform that Goku was standing on before he punches the latter away. He begins to pummel Goku atop of the collapsing platform before unleashing a devastating punch into Goku's chest. As Jiren charges energy into his fist and preparing to eliminate Goku from the tournament, the Destructo Discs return and slice through the platform where Jiren was standing shocking the Pride Trooper. He tries to blast Goku but the Saiyan kicks him off before he could. Despite this, Jiren is not so easily defeated as he begins to show his aura and jumps off the debris before returning to the ring thus preventing himself from being eliminated.
Jiren faces Goku and Vegeta beyond their limits
Jiren begins to casually walk towards Goku, all while shrugging off the Ki landmines that Goku planted earlier. He attacks Goku once again, quickly overwhelming the Saiyan, before he starts to power up, which is actually something of a rare event, according to Belmod and Khai. Goku and Jiren clash once again, exchanging fierce blows across the battleground, before Jiren evades an attack from Goku and charges up energy into his fist, before shooting it outward, creating a beam that pierces through several slabs of concrete and reverts Goku from Super Saiyan Blue to his base form, due to sheer shock. The Pride Trooper then begins to pummel Goku with a multitude of punches before stopping, causing Goku to state that Jiren hits harder than anyone he has ever fought before, but he will not back down, much to Pride Trooper's annoyance. Jiren then notices Vegeta standing back up, who once again declares that he will be the one to defeat Jiren and obtain the Super Dragon Balls. The Pride Trooper faces off against both Saiyans who start to power up to their maximum; resulting in Goku going X20 Super Saiyan Blue Kaio-ken and Vegeta attaining a new transformation that is said to be beyond the power of Super Saiyan Blue. Jiren invites them to attack and the Saiyans begin to pummel Jiren relentlessly, while the Pride Trooper attempts to defend himself. He notes that their attacks have gotten much sharper, only for them to attack once again and begin to gradually overwhelm Jiren. Tien initially is stunned to see Goku and Vegeta working together, but Whis notes that they actually aren't and instead are fighting their own separate battles with Jiren, which is ironically throwing him off-balance. After being knocked into a pile of rubble, Jiren easily blasts his way out, and Pride Trooper and the Saiyans stare each other down.
Jiren watching Toppo's destructive rampage
Jiren continues to fight against Goku and Vegeta, rendering both of their attacks useless as his begins to raise his power slowly. He takes on a Kamehameha and Final Flash directly, only to emerge unscathed, and he deflects another Final Flash with a mere glare before knocking back Goku and Vegeta, all while being relaxed. During his fight with Goku and Vegeta, Jiren sensed Toppo's increased power after unleashing his "God of Destruction" form, and stops fighting, noting that Toppo has "made up his mind". Soon afterward, Toppo destroys the entire fighting stage, leaving only pieces for the fighters to stand on, and Jiren decides to watch Toppo's rampage.
Jiren smirking for the first time
As Toppo engages in battle against Frieza and Android 17, Jiren resumes his own battle against both Goku and Vegeta which interrupts the fight between Toppo, 17, and Frieza. During the fight, Jiren starts to become frustrated by their persistence and attempts to blast them with a Power Impact which indirectly strikes both 17 and Frieza instead of Goku and Vegeta. Jiren lands next to Toppo and as Vegeta is about to attack him from behind, Jiren nods to Toppo and allows the God of Destruction candidate to fight Vegeta instead, consequently separating the Universe 7 fighters from one another. When Toppo was eliminated by Vegeta, Jiren berates him, calling him pathetic as he expected more from Toppo, clearly disappointed that Toppo abandoned his beliefs and everything he stood for in exchange for power whereas Vegeta stood by his beliefs and managed to defeat Toppo. After kicking Goku aside, Jiren then congratulates Vegeta on defeating Toppo, only to actually smile, and at last begins to showcase his true power, much to the remaining Universe 7 fighters' shock.
Jiren injured for the first time
Jiren releases his true hidden power, which causes everyone in both the arena and the stands to stare in sheer awe and bewilderment; the two Zenos even noted that Jiren seemed be on "fire". Vegeta proclaims that since Jiren is the last opponent, they will defeat him and win, which is a notion that Jiren scoffs at, and he declares that they will not beat him with the wounds they endured. The three Universe 7 fighters attack Jiren all at once, but the Pride Trooper is able to block and dodge all of their assaults with seemingly no effort. He knocks back all three before dodging several Ki blasts from Goku, and uses his energy to block a cross-beam attack from both Vegeta and Android 17. After blasting the latter with a Power Impact, Vegeta attacks Jiren, at which the Pride Trooper blocks all of his blows and kicks him away, only to also block from a flurry of attacks from Goku as well. After a fierce scuffle, where he knocks Vegeta back to base form with an energy punch, and performing the same technique to erase Goku's Kamehameha, Jiren is suddenly hit by a surprise attack from Android 17 from the back. When the dust clears, it shows that for the first time that not only is Jiren's uniform besmirched, but he is also somewhat injured. The Pride Trooper is enraged by this and attempts to attack Android 17, only for the latter to push him back with a barrage of Ki blasts. The three fighters deduce that when Jiren's guard is down, he can take serious damage. Then, they perform a coordinated attack on Jiren, who actually successfully counters their attacks by dispelling Android 17's beam while also blocking Goku's Kamehameha and Vegeta's Final Flash simultaneously, with the sheer intensity of his energy; although he momentarily struggled against the assault. Jiren then releases a wide-range attack with his energy that engulfs and knocks out all three fighters.
Jiren defeats Golden Frieza with ease
Jiren is then suddenly attacked by an enraged Frieza, only for the Pride Trooper to effortlessly stop Golden Frieza's attack with a glare and knock him out with two solid punches. After Android 17 gets Jiren's attention, Belmod questions the android on what he will do if they win and obtain the Super Dragon Balls. Upon answering, Android 17 directs the same question to Jiren, but is curious as to why he desires the wish, as he assumes that someone as strong as him would need no wish, but Jiren does confirm that he indeed is after a particular wish. Upon hearing this, Belmod reveals Jiren's tragic past, and his reasoning behind his obsession with strength. Jiren only silences Belmod and attacks Android 17, who muses that since Jiren has no need for trivial things like trust or companionship, it seemed that he only used the Pride Troopers as a means to further his own goals, which angers both Jiren and Belmod. Jiren scoffs at Android 17's statements of him, declaring that only with strength you can achieve anything, including being able to bury the past. Jiren then fires a colossal orb of energy, with the intent of eliminating all three Universe 7 fighters. However, Android 17 manages to save both Goku and Vegeta by creating a barrier that holds back the attack, and additional barriers around each of them. When Android 17 self-destructs in order to destroy the attack, Jiren is given no penalty for it, and as a result, is now facing both Goku and Vegeta. He tells the two Saiyans to be grateful for Android 17's sacrifice to save their "weak" lives. Goku collapses, due to sheer exhaustion, leaving Vegeta to face Jiren alone.
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Jiren dodging Vegeta's punch
As Vegeta and Jiren stare each other down, Jiren finds the idea of Android 17 sacrificing himself to protect them is ridiculous, and proclaims that no matter how many weaklings gather against absolute strength, it is pointless in the end. Vegeta attempts to go Super Saiyan, but is far too exhausted to do so and thus resorts to fighting Jiren in his base form. Jiren defends himself against Vegeta's powerless assaults with no effort at all, while berating him on how futile it is to persist, but Vegeta continues to attack nonetheless. After Jiren knocks Vegeta to the ground, the Saiyan begins to have flash backs of the moments he spent with his family, causing him to stand back up and tells Jiren to not underestimate the Saiyans. Vegeta attacks once again, but Jiren easily dodges and follows with a heavy punch to the face, leaving Vegeta with a swollen eye in the process. Despite the damage, Vegeta continues to resist and Jiren continues to block or dodge his blows, before kicking or punching him away. Jiren then unleashes a series of punches at Vegeta, before knocking him down to the ground, telling him that he cannot win, but Vegeta counters by saying that his loss does not matter, so long as Universe 7 wins. He then grabs and tries to break Jiren's arm, only for the Pride Trooper to blast him off with a simple flare of his energy in his arm. Vegeta, once again, stands back up, insisting that this fight is not over, only for Jiren to punch him off the remnants of the arena, but miraculously, Vegeta is saved when his boot hangs on one of the edges of the debris. The Saiyan Prince yet again continues to stand up, now relying on sheer willpower alone, this causes Jiren to ask Vegeta on what drives him this far to continue, despite the odds. Vegeta states that even if he told him, someone like Jiren could never understand what it means to protect something. He attacks the Pride Trooper once more, and blasts him with a Final Flash, but it does little to no damage to Jiren. After catching one of Vegeta's punches, he acknowledges the great pride Vegeta has before declaring that their fight is officially over, and finally knocks Vegeta off the arena, eliminating him in the process, but not before the latter gives Goku the last of his energy, in order to fight Jiren one last time.
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Jiren punched in the gut by Ultra Instinct Goku
Goku stands back up, revitalized by Vegeta's energy, and goes Super Saiyan Blue. Jiren wonders why Goku's friends have put so much faith in him, stating that trust begets nothing, though Goku disagrees with him and is amused by the fact that Jiren thinks so. He goes on to attack the Pride Trooper, but, despite regaining his stamina, Goku's attacks are rendered useless by Jiren, who blocks them with little effort. Jiren then lands a heavy blow on Goku, reverting him back to his base form, though the Saiyan continues to press on. Jiren counterattacks and begins to viciously pummel Goku, until they reach the end of the cliff of debris they are standing on. He charges energy into his fist and prepares to finally finish off Goku; however, the latter is able to dodge it, much to Jiren's surprise, as he couldn't see him move, as Goku had re-acquired Ultra Instinct -Sign- for the third time. He attempts to land more punches on Goku, only for the Saiyan to effortlessly dodge them all, before countering with a severe blow to Jiren's stomach. For the first time, Jiren actually showed visible signs of pain from the punch alone, shocking the spectators. Goku then powers up Ultra Instinct -Sign-, as he and Jiren stare down one another, all while slowly powering up, preparing themselves for their final battle.
Power
- Manga and Anime
Jiren is the strongest warrior in Universe 11, vastly surpassing even Toppo, the leader of the Pride Troopers and a God of Destruction candidate whose training in the latter has progressed to enough levels to allow him to essentially wield said power.[2] Despite only being a mortal, Whis notes that his power enters the domain of Gods of Destruction, potentially even surpassing it. Even more, he is the only known mortal that a God of Destruction cannot beat in combat, making him stronger than all Destroyers that exist, rendering him the most powerful mortal in all 12 universes. Belmod even claims that Jiren is a being who will never lose. He is considered the Pride of Universe 11. In the manga, Jiren states that he doesn't need a spaceship to travel from one planet to another because he can do it in less time by flying, showing such extreme speed, even for cosmic standards, and can survive in the vacuum of the space. His raw speed is even shown to exceed his ally Dyspo (at least outside of his Super Maximum Light Speed Mode).
Despite his overwhelming might, Jiren's fighting style is mostly defensive as, according to Belmod, Jiren tends to let his opponents come to him. He will calmly allow his opponent show their hand, refusing to strike back until either required to or the opponent shows enough strength to actually compete against him, and even then, use no more strength than the amount truly needed. Once engaging in battle, his attack methods are very basic, but solid and efficient, quickly decimating the foe with sheer force. Jiren has extremely advanced movement analysis, able to near-instantly perceive and determine the flow of events. When the Gods of Destruction finished fixing the ring faster, Jiren did not bother to dodge the high-speed movement of Katchi Katchin, as he quickly determined that they would not strike him - whereas everyone else opted to dodge.
After seeing Goku's Super Saiyan Blue Kaio-ken might, Toppo notes firmly that the Saiyan would have no chance of winning against Jiren. Upon meeting Goku, Goku immediately became in awe at the might of Jiren's mere presence. To which, when Goku approached the stoic warrior, Jiren instantly got behind Goku, who was completely unable to follow or react to this, despite looking right at him, leaving Goku stupefied.
The shockwave from Jiren's punch defeats Maji Kayo
During the Tournament of Power, Jiren scared Rabanra away by just looking at him. When Kale went on a rampage in her Berserker Super Saiyan form, Jiren effortlessly knocked out and launched Kale away with a single Power Impact, while everyone else was completely overwhelmed by her power as even their strongest attacks barely even fazed her. Hit, Universe 6's strongest warrior found Jiren a "disturbing presence", opting to fallback against Jiren after witnessing his power against Kale. Jiren effortlessly deflected a projectile from Ribrianne's Light of Love, which most of the other fighters had great difficulty dealing with. Against Maji Kayo, the sheer force from Jiren's punch sent a shockwave that knocked the foe out of the arena without direct contact.
Once Jiren began to get serious, he unleashed such intense ki that it shook the entire World of Void, a realm of infinite size, and stupefied everyone present. Beerus was shocked and sweating over his massive power, wondering how one person can unleash that much energy. With no effort to defend, Jiren took no damage from Goku's attacks up to Super Saiyan 2 and blocked Super Saiyan God Goku's assault with a single finger. Against Super Saiyan Blue, Jiren initially was pushed back until he put in more effort, and casually thrashed Goku about. Even X20 Super Saiyan Blue Kaio-ken Goku proved to be no match for the relaxed Jiren. Jiren was able to easily push back the Universe 7's Spirit Bomb with just a release of energy. Only with X20 Super Saiyan Blue Kaio-ken did Goku just make Jiren use both hands, before gradually wearing Goku down. When Goku re-emerged with Ultra Instinct -Sign-, only Jiren could follow the empowered foe. Jiren initially deflecting Goku's assault without much effort, but Goku's prowess kept steadily growing, forcing Jiren to fight seriously and keep on par. Even though Goku gradually started pushing Jiren back, finally overwhelming him and landing solid blows, he quickly emerged with no signs of fatigue or physical harm despite being rattled by the blows. Before Jiren could be fully tested against Ultra Instinct power, Goku regressed to normal, letting the Pride Trooper instantly knock out Goku. Immediately afterwards, he effortlessly block a preemptive sneak attack from Hit with his free hand. Frieza also noted to Goku that he wanted to avoid having to fight Jiren at all costs.
Against Hit, Jiren effortlessly anticipated and reacted to Hit's Time-Skip each time, effortlessly countering Hit to the point he couldn't even touch Jiren. Jiren was also able to see and easily block Hit's Flash Fist Crush and likewise emerged unfazed by the same attack hitting him at point-blank. While initially trapped in Hit's Cage of Time, Jiren was able to move with significant effort despite being suspended in time. Realizing he couldn't hold him for the remainder of the tournament, Hit attempted to eliminate Jiren, who stopped Hit with a simple glare and proceeded to break the sphere which kept the Cage of Time active. Vados and Shin states that Jiren possesses power that transcends time itself. Jiren then easily overpowered Hit and knocked him out of the arena with a Power Impact, taking out Universe 6's apparent ace player.
After defeating Hit and essentially Goku, Jiren calmly decided to leave the rest of the tournament to Toppo and Dyspo, stating that the opponents he was needed for are no longer a threat, instead resigning to meditation. In credit to his claim, his body would continuously produce a powerful barrier in this state, to which Dyspo notes that no one is worthy of fighting Jiren if they cannot even get through the barrier. As the Universe 6 Saiyans began showing a tremendous increase in power and even fusing together, it only momentarily deterred him from his meditation. It is only when Goku's Ultra Instinct -Sign- form arises once again that Jiren stopped his meditation to observe his foe's fight. During the rampage of Anilaza, Jiren was the only one who could deflect the giant foe's blasts unaided, using his Power Impact. Also, the debris launched by Anilaza was calmly repelled by Jiren's sheer energy.
In the final confrontation against Team Universe 7, while impressed with Goku's sudden growth, Jiren still proved to be fighting half-heartedly. Even when Vegeta joined the fight, Jiren was unfazed by the change, easily beating away Vegeta while forcing back Goku without much effort. Vegeta noted that Jiren (before he even began using a hint of his true power) was stronger than anyone Vegeta had ever encountered. After Vegeta analyzed Jiren's attack patterns against Goku, Jiren was shocked by Vegeta avoiding his assault and hitting him back. From this, Vegeta began pushing Jiren back, getting through Jiren's defenses and landed solid blows. However, Vegeta noted that Jiren was showing much less strength than against Goku. To which, once Jiren got more serious, he quickly knocks Vegeta down to badly injure and exhaust him back into base form. After mocking Vegeta's pride, Jiren was hit by a supercharged Final Flash from Super Saiyan Blue Vegeta. While he was unable to block it and knocked to the ground hard, Jiren quickly emerged unharmed. He then noted that the force from the Final Flash wasn't half-bad and quickly delivers an energy attack that defeats Vegeta. When battling Goku again and nearly getting eliminated by him, Jiren manages to save himself by methodically jumping off the various falling debris to return to the arena. After walking through all of Goku's explosions completely unfazed and uninjured and swiftly knocking him back, he proceeds to unleash a hint of his true power (Belmod noted that Jiren hadn't used that much power in a while), firing off a regular punch with such power that the shockwaves he generated stunned Goku back into his base form, from Super Saiyan Blue.
After Goku and Vegeta push their Super Saiyan Blue forms well past their limits, they both attacked Jiren together. While technically fighting together, they were in reality fighting individually, which actually worked to their advantage, as it threw Jiren off-balance and began pressuring him. Despite this disadvantage, which even made both Khai and Belmod nervous, Jiren still remained unfazed by their assault, emerging from the rubble, which he effortlessly vaporized, unscathed. As Jiren continued to gradually show more of his true power, Goku and Vegeta's combined assaults had no affect on him, as he repelled Vegeta's Final Flash with a mere glare, effortlessly broke free from Goku's hold, and soon afterwards left both Saiyans winded while he remained completely relaxed. As the fight continued, the very shockwaves of his attacks began overwhelming God of Destruction Toppo.
After Toppo was eliminated, Jiren finally unleashes his true power. With his true power, his ki was so intense and strong that it left the likes of Goku and Android 17 astonished and Tien, upon seeing Jiren's massive power, was so amazed by it that he doubted that even together, Goku, Vegeta, and Android 17 could stand up to him. With his true power unleashed, he was able to completely and effortlessly dominate Goku, Vegeta, and Android 17. This is evident where he was able to successfully block and counter almost all of their attacks and completely shrug them off. His energy is also so intense to the point where he was able to not only pierce through a Kamehameha, with a simple energy beam from his fist, but he also could use it as shield to defend himself from a three-way beam attack from the Universe 7 fighters, before he releases it in an omni-directional attack, which heavily injures both Goku and Vegeta to the point of sheer exhaustion. Jiren was also able to effortlessly defend himself from the enraged Final Form Frieza and easily overpowered him in his Golden form, with nothing but a glare and a two punches, knocking him out with the second punch. However, despite his incredible power, Jiren was actually injured when 17 stealthily appeared behind him and fired a massively powerful blast against his back. Goku in this moment finally saw Jiren's weakness - when unguarded, Jiren takes considerable damage from hits, more then he usually should. Ultimately, however, Jiren's power proved too much for Android 17, as he was able to dispel another beam attack from the latter, despite being engulfed in the said beam, and also effortlessly plowed through a multitude of barriers. Jiren also effortlessly overpowered and badly wounded base Vegeta, ultimately knocking him out, and easily overpowered Super Saiyan Blue Goku, reverting him back to his base form with a single punch.
However, when Goku reawakens Ultra Instinct -Sign-, Jiren initially was incapable of seeing Goku move and was unable to land a hit on him. Ultra Instinct -Sign- Goku was even able to calmly land a blow on Jiren's stomach that actually caused Jiren to reel in pain. However, while visibly hurt by the punch, Jiren is quick to recover from the brief pain he felt from the attack and began powering up to face Ultra Instinct -Sign- Goku one last time.
Once Goku nears completion of Ultra Instinct, Jiren responds by revealing his full power.[3]
- Statements by guidebooks and authors
Jiren is a key player for Team Universe 11 during the Tournament of Power.[4]
Jiren possesses unthinkably colossal ki.[5]
Even with the X20 Super Saiyan Blue Kaio-ken, Goku is no match for Jiren.[6][7][8]
Jiren's power has reached the domain of the Gods of Destruction.[9]
Jiren is the strongest opponent in Dragon Ball history.[10]
Techniques and Special Abilities
- Flight - The ability to take flight through the manipulation of ki. Combined with his ability to survive the vacuum of space and his tremendous speed, Jiren's flight leaves any spaceship useless to travel from one planet to another.
- Ki Blast - The most basic form of energy attacks.
- Ki Sense - The ability to sense ki and power levels.
- Power Impact - Jiren's signature move, Jiren fires a red-orange ki blast in the form of a fireball. It starts out relatively small but expands massively upon impact. He used this attack to stop Kale's rampage and several times throughout the Tournament of Power. He also has an orb variant of the attack where he uses it to surround Vegeta within a sphere of ki, electrifying him before it detonates. He can also use it at full power when he fires it like a normal ki blast but then it increases in size massively.
- Energy Punch - Jiren charges his fists with red ki and launches powerful punches. These are simply Jiren's normal punches when he is displaying a hint of his true power. These punches are also strong enough to eradicate Goku's Kamehameha even when the latter is in Super Saiyan Blue Kaio-ken.
- Power Rush - Jiren charges at the opponent and delivered a rapid flurry of punches and kicks before sending them flying with a powerful punch. His Ultimate Skill in Xenoverse 2.
- Energy Barrier - Jiren's ki is powerful enough to serve as a barrier against considerably weaker attacks. Upon releasing his full power, this barrier became more powerful to where it is able to shield Jiren from the likes of Goku's Kamehameha, Vegeta's Final Flash, and an energy beam from Android 17 simultaneously.
- Invisible Eye Blast - Jiren's ki is so intense, that even by releasing it through his glare, he can unleash a force blast able to repel all but the strongest of enemy attacks. With it, he was able to fight back Goku's Spirit Bomb, block Hit's final assault, and even disperse Vegeta's Final Flash.
- Invisible Strikes - Jiren is capable of moving at extreme speeds, which allows him to launch a barrage of powerful punches in an instant. He can also use this attack by simply glaring at his opponent. When he does this, Jiren moves so fast that from other's perspectives, he doesn't seem to be moving at all.
- Vacuum Survival - In the manga, Jiren is able to survive in the vacuum of space as he proved able to travel through the vastness of space from one planet to another, finding it the quickest way to continue his duties.
Jiren's true power
- Power Up - Jiren has the ability to increase his combat abilities by focusing his ki. When using a hint of his true power, Jiren powers up with an aura like Toppo's. When revealing his true power, Jiren's aura takes on a texture similar to that of lava and an additional layer, appearing as if he is literally burning with a double aura. When powered up, Jiren can take down Super Saiyan Blue Kaio-ken Goku, Beyond Super Saiyan Blue Vegeta, and Android 17 at the same time, and easily overpower Golden Frieza.
Equipment
In the manga, Jiren possesses a device on his wrist, which he can use to shrink his opponents into capsules in order to capture them.
Video Game Appearances
- Super Dragon Ball Heroes
- Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (Extra DLC Pack 2)
Jiren makes his debut in a video-game and as a playable character in Super Dragon Ball Heroes. He appeared a few months before his proper debut in the series. He is also set to appear on the second Extra Pack of Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2.
Voice Actors
- Japanese: Eiji Hanawa, Yukiko Morishita (child)
- English: Patrick Seitz (Xenoverse 2)
Battles
- Pre-Dragon Ball Super
- Jiren and comrades vs. Unknown Villain
- Dragon Ball Super
- Jiren vs. Oslet aliens (Unseen; manga only)
- Jiren, Toppo, Dyspo, Kunshi, Tupper, Zoiray, Vuon, Cocotte, and Kahseral vs. Choki and his spawn (manga only)
- Jiren vs. Nigrisshi (manga only)
- Jiren vs. Maji Kayo and Panchia (manga only)
- Jiren vs. Kale (Berserker Super Saiyan)
- Jiren vs. Brianne de Chateau (Ribrianne)
- Jiren vs. Maji Kayo (Muscular Form)
- Jiren vs. Goku (Base/Super Saiyan/Super Saiyan 2/Super Saiyan God/Super Saiyan Blue/Super Saiyan Blue Kaio-ken)
- Jiren vs. Goku (Ultra Instinct -Sign-/Base)
- Jiren vs. Hit
- Jiren, Toppo, and Dyspo vs. Viara and Katopesla (anime only)
- Jiren, Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Android 17, Android 18, and Frieza (Final Form) vs. Anilaza
- Jiren vs. Goku (Super Saiyan Blue)
- Jiren vs. Vegeta (Super Saiyan Blue)
- Jiren vs. Goku (Super Saiyan Blue) and Vegeta (Super Saiyan Blue)
- Jiren vs. Vegeta (Super Saiyan Blue)
- Jiren vs. Goku (Super Saiyan Blue/Base)
- Jiren vs. Goku (Super Saiyan Blue Kaio-ken) and Vegeta (Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Evolution)
- Jiren vs. Goku (Super Saiyan Blue), Vegeta (Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Evolution), and Android 17
- Jiren vs. Vegeta (Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Evolution)
- Jiren vs. Goku (Super Saiyan Blue/Super Saiyan Blue Kaio-ken)
- Jiren vs. Vegeta (Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Evolution/Base)
- Jiren vs. Goku (Super Saiyan Blue Kaio-ken/Base)
- Jiren vs. Android 17
- Jiren vs. Android 17, Goku (Super Saiyan Blue), and Vegeta (Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Evolution)
- Jiren vs. Android 17
- Jiren vs. Goku (Super Saiyan Blue/Super Saiyan Blue Kaio-ken), Vegeta (Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Evolution), and Android 17
- Jiren vs. Frieza (Final Form/Golden Frieza)
- Jiren vs. Android 17
- Jiren vs. Vegeta
- Jiren vs. Goku (Super Saiyan Blue/Base/Ultra Instinct -Sign-/Ultra Instinct (transformation))
Trivia
- Jiren was originally set to debut in episode 78, and appeared in the initial preview for it. However, he was replaced by fellow Pride Trooper Toppo in the final version. He was also meant to fight Goku in episode 82, and the statement of him fighting Goku was accidentally kept in the episode synopsis.
- Jiren's name appears to come from the word renji, Japanese for stove.
- There appears to be an inconsistency with Jiren's height, as in some scenes, he is shorter than Toppo, while in other scenes, the two are of similar height.
- Jiren is the second person to repel the Spirit Bomb, the first being Kid Buu.
- However, Jiren is the first and only person to ever successfully deflect the Spirit Bomb back at Goku.
- He is also the third person to survive the Spirit Bomb, the first being Vegeta, and the second being Frieza.
- He is also the only person who voluntarily waited for the Spirit Bomb to fully charge. Every other victim of it either tried to interrupt it, or didn't know until it was too late.
- Jiren's first fight with Goku is similar to that of Frieza:
- He was clearly superior to Goku, even with a X20 Kaio-ken, not fighting seriously.
- Goku used the Spirit Bomb as a last resort, failing. However, unlike Frieza, Jiren was completely unscathed.
- After the failed Spirit Bomb, Goku "awakened" a new and unusual form never seen before, resulting from some events shown before (Super Saiyan with the constant Saiyan Power boosts and Ultra Instinct -Sign- with the constant training with Whis).
- Jiren's fight against Vegeta shared similarities to Cell: When Vegeta used his Final Flash, he goaded Jiren to take the blast head-on which, he charged-up to extreme levels that left him exhausted. Afterwards, Jiren was seemingly defeated, leaving Vegeta to laugh in victory before swiftly being proven wrong and defeated.
- Jiren has shared some similarities with Batman from DC Comics:
- Both suffer from a haunted past as they lost their parents to a villain, who was never caught. Both individuals used this lost to form the rest of their life (Batman became a superhero and vowed to never let it happen to anyone else while Jiren became mistrusting of others and was never able to move on from it)
- Both have trained hard and eventually turned into superheroes (ironically, Batman is one of the physically weakest heroes whereas Jiren is easily one of the strongest).
- Both are very mistrustful of other people and stubborn in their views, yet are kind-hearted and exhibit righteous behavior (although Batman is more of an overly-cautious man who still values his allies' aid and greatly respects them, whereas Jiren is completely independent and doesn't trust in anyone and views the Pride Troopers as objects for his own goal.)
- Both follow their own personal view of justice.(Batman believes Justice in a more literal and real world sense where as Jiren believes Justice is strength)
- Both can be brutal in battle but have an adamant refusal to ever kill.
- Both are part of a organization that battles evil: the Pride Troopers for Jiren and the Justice League for Batman.
- While very similar, Jiren's views are much more warped then Batman's, due to never accepting and getting over what happened to his family.
- Jiren also shares similarities with Superman from DC Comics:
- They are both considered one of if not the strongest being in their universe, to the point where they are on par with or surpass gods (for instance, Superman is able to fight Darkseid, Apollo, and to lesser extent, the likes of Angel Kings and Black Adam).
- This is also connected though how much power they can focus in their punches, creating shock waves from the mere movements.
- Both can travel though space without need of air to breath.
- Both are unimaginably fast to the point where most cannot track him (whether or not he's faster than Dyspo in his Super Maximum Light Speed Mode is up for debate. This does appear to be another connection, as it is debated if Superman is faster than The Flash).
- Both make use of attacks from their eyes.
- Both have been stated by their more strategic allies (Toppo for Jiren and Batman for Superman) that they are indeed stronger or more likely to win a fight.
- When Jiren powers up, it is somewhat parallel to when Superman sundips to further increase his strength.
- Both have survived extremely fatal attacks when very few should, Jiren surviving a Spirit Bomb and the Final Flash, while Superman has taken blasts from Darkseid's Omega Beams.
- Both have trained to unlock the highest levels of their power.
- They are both considered one of if not the strongest being in their universe, to the point where they are on par with or surpass gods (for instance, Superman is able to fight Darkseid, Apollo, and to lesser extent, the likes of Angel Kings and Black Adam).
- Jiren is the only member of Team Universe 11 to have eliminate someone in the Tournament of Power and also the only fighter outside outside of Team Universe 6 and 7 to have eliminated more than one opponent, with four eliminations.
Gallery
Main article: Jiren/Gallery
References
- ↑ Jiren's bio. toei-anime.co.
- ↑ Dragon Ball Super Anime Episode 125
- ↑ Ep129 preview. tistory.
- ↑ Animedia: Dragon Ball Super Featurette. pbs.twimg (September 2017).
- ↑ Ep. 107/108/109 previews. pbs.twimg.
- ↑ DBS special preview. pbs.twimg.
- ↑ 1 Hour Special preview1. pbs.twimg.
- ↑ 1 Hour Special preview2. pbs.twimg.
- ↑ DBS website U11 profiles. toei-anim.co.
- ↑ Herms Tweet about Jiren’s and UI Goku’s strength. Twitter (February 22, 2018).