Voltron: Defender of the Universe

Voltron: Defender of the Universe, also known as simply, Voltronis a Japanese-American animated television series that aired from 1984 to 1985. The series is an American adaptation of the two Japanese series Golion and Dairugger XV Kikou later took part, both made by Toei Animation. In Voltron Universe, these two series byWorld Events Productions merged, from English dialogues with and, as much as possible, stripped of violent scenes.

The series ran for a total of 124 episodes. In the 1990s, the series was succeeded by an all American series titled Voltron: The Third Dimension.



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[hide] *1 Story  ==Story[ Edit] == ===Season 1: Lion Voltron[ Edit] === The first season of the series was based on "Golion", and turned to a colossal robot made up of five robotic Lions, each governed by a young pilot. The series took place on the planet Arus, which is a member of an Alliance of planets called the Galaxy Alliance. The series is set in an unspecified determined futuristic era.
 * 1.1 season 1: Lion Voltron
 * 1.2 season 2: Vehicle Voltron
 * 1.3 season 3: The New Adventures of Voltron
 * 2 Background
 * 3 Characters
 * 3.1 Lion Voltron-team
 * 3.2 Vehicle Voltron-team
 * 3.3 allies
 * 3.4 Planet Doom
 * 3.5 Drule Empire
 * 4 Strip series
 * 5 other projects
 * 6 external links

The planet Arus is threatened by the inhabitants of the planet Doom, led by the evil King Zarkon, his son Lotor and the witch Hagar. The season shows the fight of the five pilots and their robot, Voltron Voltron-against the Robeasts by Zarkon.

The Voltron in this season was in the toy line based on the series also known as "Voltron III". This is because the producers already were planning to introduce three versions of Voltron in the series. ===Season 2: Vehicle Voltron[ Edit] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In the second season, the series a very different direction on. the episodes of this season were based on Dairugger XV Kikou later took part. In the season hit the planets of the Galaxy Alliance overcrowded, so a group of Explorers looking for new planets. Along the way they draw the attention of the Drule Empire, which immediately a war begins against the Alliance.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Since the Voltron of planet Arus is too far away to come help, builds the Alliance a new Voltron. This Voltron consists of five ten machines, divided into three teams: sea, land and air. This voltron was standing in the toy line known as Voltron I.

<p lang="en" len="98" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The rest of the season revolves around the battle between the new Voltronteam and the Drule Empire. ===Season 3: The New Adventures of Voltron<span class="mw-editsection" len="382" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The third season of the series consisted of a number of episodes created by World Events Productions. These episodes were not taken from a Japanese series, and turned again to the original Voltron from the first season. ==Background<span class="mw-editsection" len="353" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The two Japanese series where "Voltron: Defender of the Universe" from is built were stand-alone series without mutual connections. That is also why in "Voltron: Defender of the Universe" the two Voltrons together never encounter. Only in the special Voltron: The Fleet of Doom from 1986 both Voltrons for. For this special ordered World Events at Toei new footage with the characters and robots from both Dairugger Golion as inside it.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Initially wanted to use the Daltanius series World Events for the second season, presumably also there this series revolved around a robot based on lions and so better to would close on Golion. Negotiations for the rights to this series, however, ran to nothing.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">There were plans for a third Voltron. The third season of the series would actually be based on the Japanese series Light Speed Electric God Albegas ( Arubegasu Kōsoku Camilla光速電神アルベガス-), and once again introduce a new Voltron + team. This Voltron in the toy line would come to be known as "Voltron II". Because of the negative reactions on the second season and the fact that "Albegas" in Japan itself was not successful series, decided to abandon this plan, World Events and in the third season to focus on the Voltron from season 1, which was a lot more popular with fans of the series. ==Characters<span class="mw-editsection" len="352" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===Lion Voltron-team<span class="mw-editsection" len="359" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Vehicle Voltron-team<span class="mw-editsection" len="362" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Allies<span class="mw-editsection" len="353" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Planet Doom<span class="mw-editsection" len="354" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Drule Empire<span class="mw-editsection" len="359" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ==Comic series<span class="mw-editsection" len="354" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The series was followed by a number of comic series. Charlton Comics In 1985 published a three-part miniseries based on the first season of the series.
 * Captain Keith: Commander and leader of the team. He controls the Black Lion, which constitutes the majority of Voltron. He wears a red uniform. Keith is about 21 years old. He is a quiet individual, who spends most of his time working on coming up with new strategies. His favorite hobby is reading.
 * Lance Charles McClain: the second Commander of the team. He pilots the Red Lion, which forms the right arm of Voltron. He wears a blue uniform. Lance is a great man of about the same age as Keith. He loves jokes and practical jokes. He is the only member of the team who dares to go against Keith's commands.
 * Darrell "Pidge" Stoker: Pidge is 12 years, the youngest of the team. He controls the Green Lion, which forms the left arm of Voltron. He wears a green uniform. His home planet, Balto, was destroyed by King Zarkon. Pidge specializes in science. He has a twin brother called Chip, which is a member of the other Voltron-team.
 * Sven Holgersson: the original pilot of the blue Lion, which forms the right leg of Voltron. He wears a black uniform. Sven did only in the beginning of the series with it. In episode 6, he was injured, and had to go to the planet Ebb for healing. During an attack on Ebb by the armies of Zarkon Sven was caught. Sven is very quiet and only speaks when he has something important to say. Later in the series he escapes to Zarkon and he is hiding on the planet Doom.
 * Princess Allura: the Princess of the planet Arus. She took Sven's position as pilot of blue lion after Sven got hurt. She wears a pink uniform. Her age is estimated to be 18 to 20 years. She is somewhat naive, especially when it comes to romance, but she is a good leader for her people and the planet.
 * Tsuyoshi "Hunk" Garett: Hunk is the strong man of the team. He pilots the Yellow Lion, which forms the left leg of Voltron. He wears an orange uniform. He is the oldest of the team with 26 years. Although he looks hard and mean, he has a big heart. He is also known for its large appetite, something the others tease him often.
 * Air team:
 * Jeff Dukane: the Chief of the air staff, and the entire Vehicle Voltron-team. He is a Hothead with a short fuse, but he shows himself a courageous and competent leader. He controls the Command Jet Explorer (# 1), which the head of Voltron. In the Fleet of Doom-special turns out to be a rival of Keith.
 * Rocky: the pilot of the Strato Weapons Module (# 2), which forms the top of use Voltron's torso. He talks with a Brooklynaccent.
 * Wolo: a blue humanoid and pilot of the Advance Recon Helicopter (# 3), which forms the top of use Voltron's right arm. He undergoes in the series barely karakterontwikeling.
 * Chip Stoker: the youngest member of the team. He is the twin brother of Pidge, but the two seem totally off on each other in appearance. He is the brain of the team. Often he is not prominent in an episode. He controls the Advanced Recon Helicopter (# 4), which forms the top of use Voltron's left arm.
 * Ginger: the pilot of the Falcon VT Fighter (# 5), which forms the chest plate of Voltron. As a child she was witnessing the death of her family when the ship where they were in exploded.
 * Zeeteam:
 * Cric: submitted by an unnamed water planet. He is the leader of the zeeteam. He talks to a strange alien accent, and is partly clairvoyant. He controls the Communications Module (# 6), which forms the Centre of Voltrons torso.
 * Lisa: an expert in ancient cultures. She pilots the Space Prober (# 7), which the right side form of Voltron. They may have a relationship with Jeff.
 * Tagor: one of the background characters in the series. He pilots the Space Prober (# 8), which forms the left side of Voltron.
 * Shannon: the pilot of the Multi-Wheeled Explorer (# 9), which forms the bottom of Voltrons right leg. He fights especially for his brother, who is a prisoner of the Drule Empire.
 * Z: like Tagore a background character. He pilots the Multi-Wheeled Explorer (# 10), which forms the bottom of use Voltron's left leg.
 * Country team:
 * Cliff: leader of the country team. He talks with a strong Australian accent, and has a dry sense of humor. He pilots the Jet Radar Station (# 11), which forms the bottom of use Voltron's torso.
 * Cinda: a nature lover, coming from the same water planet as Cric. She pilots the Rotating Personnel Carrier (# 12), which forms the bottom of Voltrons right arm.
 * Modoch: a big man who can best be described as a "friendly giant". He pilots the Armored Equipment Carrier (# 13), which forms the bottom of Voltrons left arm.
 * Marvin & Hutch: two friends who in the series almost always be seen together. Marvin is a comedian, and Hutch a fighter. They control the All-Terrain Space Vehicles (# 14 and # 15), that the right and left foot vanVoltron forms.
 * Space Marshal Graham: the Supreme Commander of the Galaxy Alliance.
 * Commander Steele: a senior officer of the Galaxy Alliance. Along with Space Marshal Graham, he often talks to discuss the fight against the Drule Empire.
 * Space Mice: a race of very intelligent mice. They were Princess Alura a friends when she was a child. Their names were in the series very inconsistent.
 * Prince Bandor: Prince of the planet Pollux.
 * Princess Romelle: Princess of the planet Pollux, and niece of Allura.
 * Coran (Raible): Allura Advisor and mentor of the Voltronteam. He is very wise, but can sometimes be too protective towards the team.
 * King Alfor: Allura deceased father, and the former King of Arus. He came to in the fight with Zarkon. He regularly reverts back to the world as a spirit to his daughter to give advice.
 * Commander James Hawkins: Commander of the S.S. Explorer, and originator of the Vehicle Voltron-team.
 * King Zarkon: King of the planet Doom, and one of the leaders of the Drule Empire (although that only in the comic book series was confirmed). He constantly used others as a scapegoat for his failures, including his son Lotor. Unlike its counterpart from Golion, he survives the series.
 * Prince Lotor: the son of Zarkon. He hates his father and would like to take his place with Allura as his Queen. He has an even greater hate Keith. He is a sly, smart e and powerful man.
 * Queen Merla: a villain who was bijbedacht in the third season for the American episodes. She was married to Lotor, but this marriage by Zarkon cancelled.
 * Witch Haggar: a witch in the service of Zarkon. She makes for him all his Robeasts be fought by Voltron. She is best known for her use of black magic and hypnosis.
 * Commander Yurak: Second Commander of Zarkon's army, until he was sentenced to death for his many failures.
 * Mogor: Yurak's successor as second in command.
 * Ultra Droids: the soldiers of Zarkon.
 * Emperor Zeppo: one of the leaders of the Empire. For most of the second season one sees only his portrait in the ships of the Empire. He lost his dominant position temporarily to Hazar, but took it back at the end of the season.
 * Viceroy Throk: possibly one of the characters from the series with or without treatment. By the end of the season he was the primary enemy of the Voltronteam. In the special, he collaborated with Zarkon.
 * Commander Hazar: high warlord from the Empire. He was initially a typical Drule leader driven by conquest of the universe. Later he changes his view on the war, and he tries to negotiate even with the Galaxy Alliance.
 * Dorma: Hazar's sister, who by the end of the series shows up.
 * Chancellor Mozak: Hazar and Dorma's father, and member of the High Council of the Empire. He wants true peace and freedom on planet Drule, and is therefore often in conflict with the Council.
 * Captain Mongo: one of the best officers of the Empire, and good friend of Hzar.
 * Commander Quark: one of the first opponents of the Vehicle Voltron-team. He was responsible for the destruction of a planet where the Alliance and the Drule both fought for.
 * Captain Nerok: a cruel Drule officer. He is by nature a traitor who would like to destroy the Alliance.
 * Robeasts: the monsters of the Drule Empire.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">From 2003 to 2004, Devil's Due Publishing, a subsidiary of Image Comics, a comic book series based on Voltron. In this comic series for characters from both season one came as two, and became a stronger connection made between the two seasons. As it became clear that the two already knew each other from their days Voltron-teams on the Academy, and that Planet Doom is part of the Drule Empire. It was also a closer look at the two Voltrons. Apparently it was the original Voltron ever a self-conscious machine made by both science and magic, which was split into five acts by Hagar's Lions. The voertuigvoltron was born out of an attempt to clone the original Voltron technology. ==Other projects<span class="mw-editsection" len="359" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * The series was succeeded by a computer-drawn series titled Voltron: The Third Dimension .
 * Producer Mark Gordon had informed to be busy with developing a Voltron movie.
 * A new Voltron series called Voltron Force is planned for 2011.