Ignis

## Portrayal

*"Exquisite!"*
―Ignis' signature remark[src]
**Ignis** (イグニス, *Igunisu*) is a **Lishurian** (リシュリア星人, *Rishuria Seijin*) treasure hunter from Planet Lishuria. His quest for the "top-class" treasures brought him to Earth, where he would eventually cross paths with GUTS-Select and Ultraman Trigger, occasionally assisting them wherever convenient.

In a bid to avenge his fallen planet, Ignis attempted to seek the power of the giants. Eventually, he would absorb the power of darkness and become **Trigger Dark** (トリガーダーク, *Torigā Dāku*) in the present day.

## Personality

He deems anything he's taken with "exquisite", and tries to claim it. As a result of his own planet being destroyed, He can't stand things that destroy other people's planets.

Although his main goal is to claim the most exquisite treasures in the universe, he has also proven himself to have a sense of honor. Despite his initial misunderstandings with the GUTS-Select members, he ultimately does not resort to evil and underhanded tactics, even occasionally assisting others wherever necessary, as long as he obtains the treasure he seeks.

Though his tragic past has resulted in him developing a grudge towards Hudram, this grudge seemingly does not extend to the other Giants of Darkness. After absorbing the power of darkness, Ignis can transform into Trigger Dark. However, Ignis lost control of himself to the mighty power of darkness and went on a rampage. His anger toward Hudram, who destroyed Planet Lishuria, made Trigger Dark even more furious.

## History

### Past

Ignis' homeworld Planet Lishuria was destroyed by Hudram a century ago, around the time the latter was freed from his seal. Though nearly everyone was killed, Ignis alone was spared by Hudram as a form of torment and bore a grudge against him, becoming mortal enemies. [*The One Hour Demon*]

### Treasure Hunter on Earth

Ignis targeted the heiress to the Sizuma Foundation, Yuna Shizuma, at her residence, deeming her to be "exquisite". He retreated when Akito and Kengo drove him away. Ignis arrived to interfere with Hudram's attempt to awaken Yuzare from Yuna's body. He confronted Hudram and was angered that Hudram forgotten what he had done to his planet. Ignis was mistaken for Hudram, who had ran off, and was almost shot by Akito if not for Yuzare's spirit awakening to save Yuna's life. He witnessed Kengo transform into Ultraman Trigger and later deemed his power to be "exquisite".[*The Ultra-Ancient Light and Darkness*]

Ignis disguised himself as worker at the Ultra-Ancient ruins to find interesting relics. He was spotted by security and retreated, but not before secretly taking one of the relics. Using a flying broom made with Guebasser feathers, Ignis snuck onto the Nursedessei and stole the Ancient Sparklence from Akito's laboratory. Oka-Gubila appeared and followed the signal emitting from the beacon Ignis had stolen.[*For Smiles*]

[*The One Hour Demon*]

### Trigger Dark

As the mysteries behind the Ultra-Ancient civilization began to unfold, Kengo bore witness to many more visions and memories from Ultra-Ancient times. With Yuna Shizuma slowly awakening the powers of her ancestor, the final portion of the stone tablet was unveiled and revealed the existence of the fourth Giant of Darkness, who turned out to be Trigger himself.

Carmeara casted a dark curse on Trigger, which led to Kengo being sent back through time. Trigger's vessel in the present suddenly rose up from the ground and was transformed by the darkness into Trigger Dark, causing destruction as he reawakened.[*The Encounter of Light and Darkness*]

### Power of Glitter

Through the present day Trigger Dark, Kengo heard the calls of Akito and Yuna for him to return. Kengo's transformation into Ultraman Trigger caused the four Giants of Darkness to regain their memories of what occurred in the past. Ultraman Trigger received the fragment of the Eternity Core from Yuzare, and awaken as Glitter Trigger Eternity. The three Giants of darkness were forced to retreated and Trigger Dark was defeated. Although Trigger Dark was destroyed his dark remnants entered into Ignis.[*The 30 Million Year Miracle*]

### Becoming Trigger Dark

Ignis boarded the Nursedessei again, but this time he stole equipment such as of Zaigorg and Horoboros Keys from Akito's monster databank and a failed prototype GUTS Sparklence.[*The Marked Captain: Detective Marluru's Case File*]

With the appearance of the Absolutians in their dimension, Ignis gave all the information he had on them to Akito as his payment for the GUTS Sparklence prototype, which he had reassembled himself.[*The Golden Threat*]

Ignis watched Kengo train with Ribut to control Glitter Trigger Eternity's power. He declined Ribut's offer to join in on their dance training. Ribut recognized that Ignis seemed to be blinded by single-minded obsession. Ribut, Yuna, and Ignis arrived at Trigger and the Nursedessei's battle with Absolute Diavolo. Ignis saw Ribut convert Yuna's gun and cartridges in transformation items with his own power. That night, after Diavolo's defeat, Ignis tapped into the power within him and created the Black Sparklence and the Trigger Dark Key. He finally transformed into Trigger Dark.[*Operation Dragon*][*Sneering Destruction*]

## Abilities

* **Teleportation**: Ignis is able to teleport.
* **Energy Blasts**: Ignis can emit waves of energy to attack enemies or defend himself.
* **Facial Markings**

## Equipment

* **Flying Broom**: A flying broom made with Guebasser feathers.
* **Black Sparklence** (ブラックスパークレンス, *Burakku Supākurensu*): Transformation item Ignis created from a GUTS Sparklence prototype.
* **GUTS Hyper Keys** (ガッツハイパーキー, *Gattsu Haipā Kī*): Ignis secretly created Kaiju Keys based on Zaigorg and Horoboros using information from GUTS-Select's databank. Later, he created the Trigger Dark Key to transform into Trigger Dark.

## Behind the Scenes

### Portrayal

Ignis is portrayed by Kei Hosogai (細貝 圭, *Hosogai Kei*), who previously portrayed Basco ta Jolokia in *Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger*. Incidentally, both characters are alien treasure hunters.

## Notes

* Ignis becoming Trigger Dark parallels Keigo Masaki and Evil Tiga, who went out of control after using the power of the giants.

## References

1. ↑ https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/2643