strong introduced the super trouper ii model xenon follow spot in 1995 as the first new follow spot design since the xenon gladiator iii in 1983. with it, strong also released a new "dc" ignitor assembly, which was a simpler and more reliable version of its predecessor: the "ac" ignitor. it allowed for a shorter ignition time and required less space than the standard ac ignitors found in standard super trouper followspots.