Jiren/Biography

==Biography==
===Background===
In the anime, when Jiren was a child, he returned to his house and found that his parents were killed by a villain. He was saved by Gicchin, who would become his teacher and took him away to improve his strength. Later, with his allies, Gicchin'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.
In the manga, Jiren was encouraged to join the Pride Troopers by his master Gicchin, who lost his life to a monster some time afterwards. Having never received his master's approval, Jiren sought strength further on his own, never understanding that the goal of his master having him join the Pride Troopers was to teach him the value of teamwork. Despite this, Jiren worked hard as a Pride Trooper protecting the lives of all he could in his universe, never even killing the villains he fought.
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 Top was chosen to be the God of Destruction candidate for Universe 11 instead. Jiren's wish was to resurrect his former master and he wants to fulfill it, 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====
Alongside his fellow Pride Troopers, Jiren is selected to be a member of Team Universe 11 to participate in the Tournament of Power.
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.
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. Top 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, Top 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 Null Realm to start the Tournament of Power. Jiren, along with Top, 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 tells Goku to get lost (getting behind him as he does so in the anime, surprising Goku because Goku had his eyes on him the entire time, yet he was still unable to actually read his movements).
In the anime, 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. During Kale's rampage, Jiren defeats her with a single attack. Goku challenges Jiren and simply looks at Goku until Top showed up and blasted Goku with Justice Flash. They then retreated to preserve stamina. Later on, when Ribrianne 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.
In the manga, Jiren faced off against Nigrissi, downing him with a punch, after talking with Dyspo he then headed off to clear a path through numerous other contestants. Eventually Jiren was faced with Hit and easily saw through his Time-Skip, as he was about to eliminate the assassin, he was stopped by Goku, resulting in a two versus one battle, however after a brief battle Goku refused to aid Hit with his plan to take down Jiren, as he wanted to break his limits. Hit utilized his Time Lag on Jiren and began to push him to the edge of the ring, however at the last moment it was revealed that Jiren was aware of what was going on, and simply increased his speed, uppercutting Hit out of the arena. Jiren and Goku then proceeded to fight for an extended period of time.
In the anime, he, alongside Top and K'nsi watched Dyspo's fight with Hit. He and Dyspo are ordered by Top to drop all restraints, even moral ones, in order to save their universe.
In the manga, Jiren's battle with Goku was temporarily interrupted when Universe 4's invisible fighters began to make their move.
In the anime, 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.
In the special, approximately halfway through the tournament, Belmod commands Jiren to crush Goku. Jiren unleashes his Ki which permeates through the entire Null Realm, 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.
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.
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 Top and Dyspo, who attempts to attack Goku, only to be quickly thrown aside by him. Jiren signals to Top 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 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 Top 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 Biarra and Catopesra 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 Top and Dyspo by his side.
In the manga, after Legendary Super Saiyan Kale's rampage is under control, Jiren and Goku resume their battle. Goku, frustrated that he cannot make any headway, attempts to use pure power - the Blue Kaio-ken - however this is ineffective against Jiren, who chides the Saiyan for making the same mistake as Kale. Roshi arrives and decides to give Goku one final lesson, displaying the principles of Ultra Instinct against Jiren to aid his pupil in understanding what he truly needs to do to improve, ultimately Jiren knocks Roshi out with a single blow, but this sacrifice allows Goku to achieve Ultra Instinct Sign for the first time, allowing him to dodge Jiren's finishing blow. Jiren and Goku charge at each other once more, however Goku's ascended state vanish as quickly as it came, and he is knocked aside.
In the anime, 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.
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 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. 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 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 Top's increased power after unleashing his God of Destruction Mode, and stops fighting, noting that Top has "made up his mind".
As Top engages in battle against Frieza and Android 17, Jiren resumes his own battle against both Goku and Vegeta which interrupts the fight between Top, 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 Top and as Vegeta is about to attack him from behind, Jiren nods to Top and allows the God of Destruction candidate to fight Vegeta instead, consequently separating the Universe 7 fighters from one another. When Top was eliminated by Vegeta, Jiren berates him, calling him pathetic as he expected more from Top, clearly disappointed that Top abandoned his beliefs and everything he stood for in exchange for power whereas Vegeta stood by his beliefs and managed to defeat Top. After kicking Goku aside, Jiren then congratulates Vegeta on defeating Top, only to actually smile, and at last begins to showcase his true power, much to the remaining Universe 7 fighters' shock.
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 crossbeam 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. 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 is then suddenly attacked by an enraged Frieza, only for the Pride Trooper to effortlessly stop True 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. 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 seemingly 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.
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. After Jiren knocks Vegeta to the ground, the Saiyan begins to have flashbacks 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. 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.
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.
Their fists collide which results in multiple explosions as the two warriors engage in a fierce and powerful exchange. Jiren dodges a massively strong punch from Goku, then counters with his own only for Goku to evade it as well with Jiren then dodging a mighty kick from Goku that demolishes the battleground around them. Jiren pushes Goku back with his glare before the two engage in a flurry of high-speed punches. As Goku starts to charge his Kamehameha, Jiren attempts to stop him with his Invisible Strikes but to no avail. Goku then fires his Kamehameha at Jiren which completely obliterates the ground they are on. However, it is revealed that Jiren actually managed to block the powerful attack with his Power Impact. Top states that after his first battle with Ultra Instinct Sign Goku and observing it for a second time against Kefla, Jiren was able to read and see through his attack pattern. Jiren then unleashes an extremely powerful blast that knocks Goku all the way up in the air, although Goku managed to survive by creating a barrier with his Kamehameha. When Goku was seemingly knocked out, Belmod ordered Jiren to finish off Goku quickly with the Pride Trooper charging energy into his fist, leaping forward and prepares the finishing blow only to be knocked back by a sudden burst of power from Goku. As they continue to fight, the spectators observe that their battle prowess is steadily growing, becoming faster and stronger with every exchange of blows between them. However, it is not until that Belmod and the others begin to notice the heat emitting from Goku is growing with intensity even to where it is reaching the stands.
After Belmod orders Jiren to stop wasting time and finish off Goku, Jiren raises his power level even more before knocking Goku down onto a slab of concrete, followed by him literally raining down a hail of rapid-fire punches, with Goku shielding himself from the assault, with the platform he is standing on slowly crumbling from Jiren's assault. Universe 11 is basking in their oncoming victory when Top notices that in the midst of the hail of fire, there are shockwaves being emitted from within and the same shockwaves that emerge whenever Jiren and Goku's fists collide. The Saiyan slowly starts to stand as he punches through Jiren's attacks with the Pride Trooper continuously pushing forward. However, Goku completely cancels the attack and responds by redirecting Jiren's attacks back at him in addition to his own straight into Jiren's chest, causing the Pride Trooper to reel back in great pain. Jiren lands on the pillar as he observes Goku's ever-increasing power and notes that with such a powerful strike and the increasing intensity of the heat, Goku is reaching his max power. This actually, for the first time, brings out a smile from Jiren as he responds with his own full power, unleashing a fiery aura so vast that it encompasses the entire arena. Jiren then prepares a colossal Power Impact before condensing it in his hand and proclaims that this is where it all ends before firing.
However, much to the shock of everyone present, including Jiren, the attack simply vanishes once it hits. Jiren slowly turns to see Goku being enveloped in a brilliant white light, holding his attack before causing it to disintegrate with nothing but a flick of his fingers. Jiren attempts to attack Goku, but the Saiyan suddenly appears right in front of him before evading his attack, when Jiren is suddenly bombarded by punches that nearly knock him off the pillar. Jiren fires his Invisible Strikes, only for them to be merely flicked aside by Goku. The Pride Trooper launches himself at Goku; however, once Jiren is seen going past Goku, the latter evading his attack, Jiren is again bombarded by a rapid flurry of punches before being knocked down from the pillar, much to the intense shock of Belmod and everyone else. Jiren looks up as Goku approaches him from above the pillar, the Saiyan finally achieving the Perfected Ultra Instinct state.
As Jiren struggles to stand, Goku declares that this is where their real battle starts, with the Pride Trooper looking up with increasing frustration at this predicament. Goku goes in for the attack and moves so fast that Jiren was unable to see him at all and nick his cheek much to his intense shock. Despite this, Jiren tells Goku that he should not be so cocky just because he powered up before engaging in battle. However, Jiren quickly finds himself outmatched by Goku's newfound intensity and speed as he is unable to land any hits while Goku is effortlessly dodging and attacking Jiren at the same time. After Jiren is knocked into several slabs of concrete from a powerful punch, he begins to grow increasingly angry and reminisces on his past failings and the reasoning behind them before strongly proclaiming that he will not and cannot lose no matter what. Jiren then unleashes a vicious cry and is forced to power up once more, shrouding himself in a blazing storm of intense fiery ki that sets the entire arena ablaze, his Ki engulfing and violently shaking the World of Void, to where even the spectators on the Stands were pressured by it.
After Jiren's chaotic power-up that set the arena ablaze, he approached Goku cloaked in an aura similar to Ultra Instinct, but reddish in color with his Pride Trooper uniform completely blown off. Jiren goes in for the attack and begins to fight evenly with Perfected Ultra Instinct Goku. During one of their struggles, Jiren blows back Goku with a Power Impact and continues with his relentless assault. Jiren then fires a beam of energy at Goku, to which the Saiyan responds with a Kamehameha as the two god-like warriors' clash in a beam struggle. Jiren, however, overpowers the Kamehameha and detonates the beam unto Goku, engulfing the Universe 7 warrior in a massive explosion. However, Goku was able to survive the attack and engages Jiren once again, with the Pride Trooper bewildered at the amount of power that Goku has even after sustaining the attack. Goku knees Jiren in the stomach, before he kicks the Saiyan, away only for Goku to respond with an energy blast that Jiren manages to block and deflect back at Goku. He then knocks Goku down and unleashes a beam of energy straight into his back and blasts him into the ground, knocking him down.
However, despite the ferocity of his attack, Jiren is incredulous upon witnessing Goku stand back up, exclaiming that he should be completely out of stamina. Goku explains that through his friends and family, he is able to push far beyond his limits to unleash his power. Angry at Goku's words, Jiren says that such things are meaningless before him and the two once again collide in a fierce and mighty exchange of blows. During the fight, Jiren is slowly overwhelmed before being sent flying through one of the slabs. Goku tells Jiren that this power is the power that his friends and family have provided him. Frustrated at how Goku's views clash with his horrific past, Jiren, in an extremely dishonorable act, aims a Power Impact at Team Universe 7 sitting in the stands, forcing Goku to rush in front of the stands to deflect the blast. Jiren proclaims that these meaningless things like friendship, trust, and family can easily be erased. This underhanded tactic pushes Goku into a devastating fury, with Goku flying straight at Jiren and unleashing a massive punch on his face. Goku and Jiren once again collide in a powerful exchange, with Goku overwhelming Jiren, ending with Goku firing a mighty Kamehameha straight at Jiren and blasting him back into the ground. On the ground, battered and bruised, Jiren asks Goku why he is not finishing him off, with the Saiyan telling him that despite his frustration, he knows the meaning behind Goku's words, though Jiren stubbornly refuses to accept this.
When Jiren accepts defeat and prepares for Goku to finish him, the extreme toll of Perfected Ultra Instinct's strain brings Goku to his knees while Jiren looks on in shock, as Goku is ravaged by the after-effects. Belmod quickly orders Jiren to finish off Goku while he has the chance, and despite being hesitant for a moment, he complies with Belmod's frantic orders to defeat Goku during his small window of opportunity given. Fully acknowledging Goku's power, Jiren admits that he did not wish for their battle to end this way, yet even though he will be erased, Jiren will always keep Goku in his memories. Yet as Goku is knocked away by the blast, a kiai appears from nowhere, deflecting Goku's path to keep him onstage. Jiren turns towards the direction the kiai came from to spot Golden Frieza. Android 17 rises from the rubble, revealing that he had survived his own self-destruction attack, and powers up alongside Frieza to face off against Jiren.
Despite being outnumbered, Jiren states that their attempts to defeat him are futile especially since they dragged one of their own backs to stage in critical condition while musing that it is because of this "trust". Frieza, however, counters by saying that Goku is simply insurance and that he will obtain the Super Dragon Balls for himself before declaring that Jiren will taste defeat by his hands. This angers Jiren to where he attacks and knocks back Android 17 before engaging in combat with Golden Frieza while plummeting down to one of the remains of the arena. Frieza notices that Jiren's usual stoic demeanor is no longer present and that he even seems nervous. Jiren orders the tyrant to be quiet but when Frieza taunts him for being afraid of becoming the weakling he was in the past, this sends Jiren into a rage where he pins Frieza down by the tail and pummels him repeatedly. Frieza counterattacks by using his telekinesis and slams two large slabs of concrete into Jiren allowing Android 17 to tackle him and charge up a ki blast while restraining him. Jiren yells that the same trick he used before will not work twice but Android 17 forms a barrier around them to contain the blast before detonating it on Jiren. As the smoke subsides, Jiren falls to his knees and is heavily injured from the attack much to the bewildered and shocked looks from Universe 11. Jiren's spirit appears have been broken as he lies on his knees, accepting his defeat while Frieza charges a Death Beam to finish him. However, Top then yells his words of encouragement to Jiren, proclaiming that he is not one to accept being in such a pathetic state and that Jiren is strong, he has always been the strongest and Top believes in his strength. This in turn gives Jiren the boost to stand and charge up before releasing a tremendous wave of power that forces both Frieza and Android 17 to form a barrier together to protect themselves, but Jiren's energy is so strong that it causes the barrier to crack threatening to eliminate them in the process. As Jiren prepares to finally blast the two Universe 7 warriors, Goku steps in and strengthens the barrier with his own energy, this amuses and excites Jiren upon seeing that Goku once again stands before him before increasing his power even more. The three push their energy greatly to expand the barrier outward and cancel out Jiren's attack, but this does not deter the Pride Trooper as he looks on with a wide smirk of anticipation before letting out a war cry and charging at both Goku and Frieza.
Jiren takes on both Goku and Frieza, and even appears to be enjoying himself for a brief moment, exchanging strong blows with each other. As Jiren punches Goku in the stomach, he restrains Jiren's arm allowing Frieza to knee him in the face, before the two step aside to let Android 17 blast him upwards with Goku and Frieza charging in as Android 17 continues his assault by striking Jiren repeatedly with three beam attacks knocking him into the pillar and injuring him further. Goku and Frieza then land devastating blows against Jiren's ribs and neck respectively, but despite the damage, the mighty Pride Trooper knocks them back with his Invisible Strikes and charges head-on towards Android 17. Goku tosses Frieza at Jiren with the intention of taking him out with him, but Jiren redirects the plummet into one of the destroyed platforms. He smashes Frieza into the ground and, apparently incidentally, rips off the lower third of his tail. However, Goku collides against Jiren with the two Universe 7 warriors using every bit of power they have to push Jiren off of the stage.
Right before he is eliminated, Jiren is astonished at Universe 7's power while also at what trust can provide in order to win before Goku and Frieza unleash a massively powerful attack that not only eliminates them both, but also Jiren, finally defeating the mighty Pride Trooper. As Jiren is sent to the stands, everyone tends to the injured warrior and expresses their gratitude towards him for fighting so hard in order to save their universe, but Jiren asks why they are thankful since he treated them all with nothing but contempt. Goku then tells Jiren that even though the tournament is over, Goku is still not satisfied with their fight, and tells Jiren that no matter what he thinks, they both got stronger by fighting and that he is hoping to see him again. Jiren at first is perplexed by this, but then smiles at Goku before finally being erased by the Zenos along with Universe 11.
In the manga, when Vegeta sees that Goku has achieved Ultra Instinct Sign, his competitive drive allows him to evolve his Super Saiyan Blue state, with his newfound power he rushes at Jiren and briefly manages to get an edge over him. However, this is only for a moment and Jiren quickly downs the Saiyan prince with just a few blows.
Before he can finish him, Dyspo and Top call to Jiren for help, as they are about to fall from the ring, this distraction allows Goku to save Vegeta, much to Jiren's annoyance. Jiren knocks down Frieza and 17 but refuses to save Dyspo and Top, telling them to simply watch while he wins.
Frieza then unveils his Golden form and proclaims that it is time for he and Jiren to have an "ultimate battle", Jiren has an edge over his foe, and soon realizes that Frieza knows he cannot win and is simply trying to stall until time runs out. Jiren goes to eliminate Frieza, only for 17 to save him at the last second. 17 and Frieza make a quick plan, with 17 "self-destructing" in an attempt to eliminate Jiren, however despite blowing up half the ring Jiren still does not fall. In response to 17's apparent death, Goku achieves Ultra Instict Sign once more, this time more stable, Jiren finally activates his aura in response. The two begin to fight, with Jiren having a clear advantage, however Goku quickly manages to achieve the Perfected Ultra Instinct, as Jiren powers up in turn, despite this Goku quickly begins to overwhelm Jiren and blasts him through the arena with a Kamehameha. Enraged by how Goku is not fighting using true strength, Jiren finally unleashes his full power and the two begin to fight evenly, getting faster to the point he can even grab Goku, ultimately Jiren's stamina outlasts Goku's Ultra Instinct, and it appears he has won.
When Vegeta arrives to save Goku from falling over the edge, Jiren tells everyone that he will use his wish to resurrect his master Gicchin who had previously been slain by a monster. Though he refuses to give an explanation as to why, Top explains to Dyspo that the reason is because Jiren never received his approval before he passed on. As a final push, Vegeta agrees to team up with Goku and the two fight the exhausted Jiren in sync - pushing him due to their flawless team work unknowingly gained from their sparring with Whis. However, Jiren breaks his limits and becomes even more powerful, charging through the duo's Gamma Burst Flash and Kamehameha combination and knocking Vegeta from the ring.
As Jiren is about to push Goku out of the arena Frieza arrives and flings a Death Ball at the two, with Goku getting Jiren in a Full-Nelson so that he cannot dodge, even despite this Jiren manages to fling the Death Ball away, however he realizes too late that this was a distraction as Golden Frieza rams into him with his Nova Strike, knocking them off the arena and Goku along with them. While it appears that there will be no winner, 17 appears from the rubble revealing that this was his and Frieza's plan all along. Jiren lands in the stands and the others apologize to him, as he will now be unable to revive Gicchin, however Jiren has finally understood his master's teachings and is at peace. He and the rest of Universe 11 are then erased by the Omni-Kings. However shortly after they and everyone else are revived by 17's wish.
in the anime, after Android 17 wished for all the universes that were erased to be returned, Jiren states that even though Goku wants to see him again, he cannot form connections with anyone since he is bound to his past and mistakes. Top, however, counters by stating that the only way Jiren stood back up despite all the damage he received is because of the support he got from the stands and not just the usual praising of his power, but one that connects to companionship. Jiren is stunned by this revelation, and when Top assures him that the next time, they meet Universe 7 and will win, Jiren smiles at the prospect, finally accepting that through friendship and trust, he can truly be strengthened while also beginning to let go of his past, and also promises that the next time he meets Goku, he will win their next battle.
==Super Dragon Ball Heroes==
===Universal Conflict Saga===
In the anime, Jiren is shown in Universe 11, preparing to battle the evil Saiyan Cumber after he had just defeated his Pride Trooper teammate, Top. The two confront each other for a while with Cumber saying that they are equal but that he will not lose, transforming into a Super Saiyan 3 Full Power in the process. Jiren attempts to continue his battle with Cumber only for it to be cut short by the arrival of Hearts who briefly restrains him while he tells Oren to face Jiren instead and teleports Cumber away to Universe 3.
As Jiren battles Oren, Kamin soon intervenes wanting to join in, as well as Fused Zamasu. Jiren engages Fused Zamasu who are both able to swiftly dodge each other's attacks, but the fight is interrupted when Future Trunks appears and tries to attack Fused Zamasu. When Goku appears, Jiren is surprised to see him and then holds off Zamasu when he tries to go after Goku, blocking one of his punches and countering with one of his own that knocks Zamasu away. Jiren throws a large energy blast at Zamasu that engulfs his entire being but is then surprised to see Zamasu still standing, completely unscathed. Zamasu explains to Jiren that he is immortal just as they continue their battle. Jiren continues to overpower Zamasu but his attacks still have no effect. After Shin arrives and teleports the Saiyans away, Hearts and Zamasu voice their intention to head to another Universe. Jiren attempts to stop them but Hearts immobilizes him inside an Energy Cube.
In the manga, Jiren arrives just as ultimate Kamioren is about to kill God of Destruction Mode Top and easily defeats the monster, defusing it back into Kamin and Oren. He prepares to take down the heavily injured Cumber, only for the ancient Saiyan to be taken away by Fu. Jiren then tells Dyspo to restrain the two Tuffles.
In the anime, when the Dragon Team are facing off against Fused Zamasu, Jiren teleports in from above having been transported there by Khai, and kicks Zamasu off of Goku. Shortly after when Hit also appears, the three including Goku attempt to take on Zamasu before being pushed back by a pulse from the newly completed Universe Seed. After Hearts re-appears and kills Zamasu, Jiren attempts to face him along with the others but is taken down multiple times with ease. Jiren joins Hit in an attempt to take Hearts down while Goku and Vegeta begin the process of fusing into Gogeta.
During the proceeding battle, Hearts summons the God Meteor and sends it straight for Earth. Gogeta tries valiantly to hold the meteor off but as he begins to struggle, Jiren along with Hit join the fused warriors' side and fire powerful blasts of their own. The combined attack successfully destroys the meteor and Gogeta goes on to destroy Hearts. As peace finally returns to Earth, Jiren asks Gogeta why they didn't fuse during the Tournament. Immediately afterwards they defuse back into Goku and Vegeta with the latter telling Jiren that it's because he never wants to fuse Goku.
In the manga, Jiren and Hit head to Earth to repay Goku and Vegeta for their help earlier on. At some point during the fight against the Ultimate Godslayer Hearts, Jiren and the others become trapped in Hearts' Gravity Cage with the God Meteor fast approaching. Jiren enters into his Super Full Power mode and uses his massive Ki to push back against Heart' gravity, allowing Goku and Vegeta the freedom of movement needed to perform the Fusion Dance necessary to become Gogeta who ultimately destroys the God Meteor and kills Hearts with a powerful Kamehameha.
===Supreme Kai of Time Saga===
In the anime, Jiren is invited to the Super Space-Time Tournament as part of Goku's team and explains that he is only there for training purposes. During the tournament he faces off against Broly.Super Dragon Ball Heroes episode 42, "Fierce Battle in the Super Space-Time Tournament! The Warriors in Black Strike!" In the manga, Broly demands to face Kakarot which Jiren recognizes as Goku's other name and tells Broly he won't be letting him get to Kakarot, angering the Legendary Super Saiyan. The Pride Trooper quickly begins overpowering Broly, before they are interrupted by Hit and a rampaging Hirudegarn. Jiren tells Hit he can easily beat Broly and Hirudegarn by himself, but Hit advises him to save his strength for the later stages of the tournament. The two work together to bring Broly down - Hit uses Time-Skip to freeze Broly in place, while Jiren - who is strong enough to break through Time-Skip on his own - uses the opportunity to uppercut Broly in the frozen time, decking the berserker in a single blow.Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultra God Mission!!!! chapter 2, "Intruder"
His team eventually makes it through the first round successfully. During the second round he is sent to a stylized version of Planet Vegeta along with Goku where they face off Super Saiyan 3 Warrior in Black though he stands to the side when Goku requests that he faces him alone due to them both being Saiyans.
In the manga, Jiren battles the Warrior in Black, far overpowering him in his normal state and then as a Super Saiyan 2 with the Saiyan struggling to land a blow. Even when he does, Jiren is completely unfazed by it and responds by striking the Warrior in Black hard enough to shatter the ground beneath him. Jiren begins to walk away, believing the fight is over until he returns to his feet and transforms into a Super Saiyan 3. Before the fight is able to continue, Goku arrives and asks if he can fight the Warrior in Black instead.
==Film Appearances==
===Broly===
Jiren makes a cameo appearance when Goku mentions the Tournament of Power.
===Super Hero===
Jiren makes a brief appearance when Goku brings up to Vegeta all the strong warriors they need to train to surpass. Vegeta also briefly references Jiren and his being difficult to surpass during the tournament, where Vegeta theorized that Jiren's power gap between him and Goku wasn't as massive as previously thought and that he merely channeled his power to be utilized at just the right moment and decided he could see if he could do something similar by meditating.
==Other Dragon Ball stories==
===Sparking! Zero===
Jiren's Saga: True Strength consists entirely of alternate versions of the Tournament of Power.
*If Jiren decides to wait out Kale's rampage, he instead observes Goku and the other Saiyans alongside Top. Eventually, he comes face to face with Goku, Android 17 and Android 18, defeating them all, even after Goku awakens Ultra Instinct -Sign-. Hit attempts to take him out right after, but Jiren overpowers and eliminates him before deciding to meditate. Surprisingly, Master Roshi is the one to break him out of his meditation by simply walking up to him and introducing himself as Goku's master. After a short battle, Roshi speaks highly of his student, telling Jiren that he believes Goku can grow into his greatest opponent. While Dyspo eliminates Roshi, the old man's words leave Jiren slightly surprised at the possibility. Jiren then goes on to fight Super Saiyan Blue Goku, Super Saiyan Blue Vegeta, Android 17 and Golden Frieza, discovering that most of Team Universe 7 is actually composed of Goku's former enemies (with Frieza as the exception). In order to help Jiren, Top unleashes his Destroyer Form and ends up taking Vegeta with him in a double elimination. Belmod encourages Jiren further to fight for his universe, reminding him of Top's sacrifice, though Jiren isn't quite as impressed since Top was forced to fall as well. Ultimately, Jiren wins the tournament in a similar manner to the way he lost in the main timeline, though it is unknown what Jiren wished for.
**However, in a different scenario, Goku speaks with Jiren right before Universe 7 is erased, expressing eagerness to see and fight him once again. The words appear to resonate with Jiren, as when Super Shenron appears, Jiren requests that the erased universes be returned to life. Reflecting on his life, Jiren remarks that he was always shackled to his past, but declares that he has found a new desire, to live without regrets and a promise to keep. Even Belmod is touched by Jiren's new outlook on life. As Super Shenron revives the erased universes, Jiren calls to Top, telling him to make the order to return to base - their work here is done.
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