Nine Great Demon Generals


 * The Nine Great Demon Generals were a group of Decepticons from the Zone portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

The Nine Great Demon Generals are a troop of elite warriors gathered together by the Decepticon Emperor of Destruction, Violen Jygar.

The Nine Great Demon Generals are:


 * Bruticus
 * Predaking
 * Abominus
 * Menasor
 * King Poseidon
 * Devastator
 * Black Zarak
 * Trypticon
 * Overlord

Zone
Violen Jygar, a mysterious supernatural entity born from the culmination of numerous pissed off Decepticon sparks, used his paranormal abilities to summon the Nine Generals to aid him in his quest to obtain the Zodiac. In their first mission, the Generals obliterated Feminia, nearly killing Victory Saber in the process. Unfortunately, the Generals did not fair entirely too well after that.

During their attack on planet Zone, their attempts to steal the Zodiac were obstructed by Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber. Devastator, King Poseidon, Trypticon and Predaking were killed in the battle and failed to obtain the Zodiac.

The remaining Generals all suffered defeats before their leader, Violen Jygar, was killed by Big Powered.

Name interpretation
The Japanese name for the Nine Great Demon Generals is "Kyuu Dai Mashou-gun", which literally translates to "9 Great Demon Warriors". However, there is a pun present in there which doesn't translate into the English language. "Mashou" is the word for "devilish" or "demonic", while "shougun" is the word for "General", hence how they are considered "generals" over "warriors".

Additionally, the presence of the word "demon" as well as Black Zarak, a dead Decepticon, leaves many to believe that all the Demon Generals were resurrected from the dead. This would mean that all the Generals, save for Black Zarak, suffered deaths off-screen prior to their previous appearances. Many people reject that theory, however.