So these teens go the Galaxy Garrison, which is basically like Starfleet. The main character is Lance, who's basically Space Sokka. He is an over confident pilot who got into the piloting program because the actual best pilot washed out due to discipline problems.
His team is: Hunk, the fat, even-keeled, engineer on the team. And Pidge, the tiny, angry inventor on the team who is secretly a girl (she's undercover to find out how her father and brother disappeared).
Shiro went missing with Pidge's family but then returns suddenly to earth with facial scarring and a big white patch in his hair. He's the team dad & the most together person on the team. But he's actually really fucked up about all the time he spent imprisoned by the Galra.
Keith is the hotshot pilot who got kicked out of the Galaxy Garrison because of his discipline issues. He's a tiny ball of anger and rage and I assume his "discipline issue" was punching an instructor.
So they all find the blue lion (it's a huge, super advanced robot) and it sends them on a journey to find the rest of them. Along the way, they meet Allura and Coran, the last survivors of the Alteans. Allura is the Princess and the lions are tied to her. Apparently they've been fighting the Galra for over ten thousand years and the Galra are super, super evil.
So the series is about these Space School Disasters having to save the Galaxy cause they're weirdly chosen to be the ppl Piloting the Lions. Now they have to live in space super far away from Earth and it's a lot of fun.
Yes! And most ppl are aware except for Lance? I got the impression Hunk (who's like her bestie) just used the pronoun they used, but she's like "I'M A GIRL!"
She went undercover cause she got in trouble when she broke into Space School to hack their files.
TRUE STORY: in the last episode of the 1st season, Allura & Shiro are on a Galra ship & Allura is disguised as a Galra (Alteans can disguise themselves as w/e species they want?) and they have to escape and Allura PHYSICALLY THROWS SHIRO THROUGH THE AIR AND ONTO A SHIP TO SAVE HIM.
so, she's the Princess of Altea, a civilization that is now completely destroyed. Her father, the king of Altea, linked her to the Voltron Lions, so she could find them when they sent them away. She also controls the castle, which is actually a giant spaceship with weapons and shit.
She has the ability to shapeshift into other species and also can communicate telepathically with some like, mice things? This is because she spent 10 thousand years locked in with them in a cryo sleep chamber.
Her father uploaded his consciousness into the castle systems, in order to continue to provide guidance to her even after he'd died and there's an incredibly sad episode where the data is corrupted & she has to destroy it, essentially destroying her last link to her father and it's INCREDIBLY upsetting.
i wanted to weep through the entire end scene where she's destroying the info & all her father's memories of her entire life are each winking out one by one
SHIRO/ALLURA 5EVER. God, I love me some Magical Space Hulk Princess, she deserves all the best things. Weirdly I'm not into any slash at all in this show, despite all the boys? Idk what's up with that.
I ship it! I totally ship Keith/Shiro, Keith/Lance and Keith/Shiro/Lance tho! I think Shiro has great chemistry w/ so many ppl. Even his "I'm your new dad/big bro" chemistry w/ Pidge is great.
Since we are on a long form platform please explain voltron to me
Oh thank God I'm not the only one going wth is this Voltron thing and should I be into it?
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So these teens go the Galaxy Garrison, which is basically like Starfleet. The main character is Lance, who's basically Space Sokka. He is an over confident pilot who got into the piloting program because the actual best pilot washed out due to discipline problems.
His team is: Hunk, the fat, even-keeled, engineer on the team. And Pidge, the tiny, angry inventor on the team who is secretly a girl (she's undercover to find out how her father and brother disappeared).
Shiro went missing with Pidge's family but then returns suddenly to earth with facial scarring and a big white patch in his hair. He's the team dad & the most together person on the team. But he's actually really fucked up about all the time he spent imprisoned by the Galra.
Keith is the hotshot pilot who got kicked out of the Galaxy Garrison because of his discipline issues. He's a tiny ball of anger and rage and I assume his "discipline issue" was punching an instructor.
So they all find the blue lion (it's a huge, super advanced robot) and it sends them on a journey to find the rest of them. Along the way, they meet Allura and Coran, the last survivors of the Alteans. Allura is the Princess and the lions are tied to her. Apparently they've been fighting the Galra for over ten thousand years and the Galra are super, super evil.
So the series is about these Space School Disasters having to save the Galaxy cause they're weirdly chosen to be the ppl Piloting the Lions. Now they have to live in space super far away from Earth and it's a lot of fun.
You'd like Keith, he's a human disaster.
I do like human disasters. Unfortunately. Also: SECRETLY A GIRL??????
Yes! And most ppl are aware except for Lance? I got the impression Hunk (who's like her bestie) just used the pronoun they used, but she's like "I'M A GIRL!"
She went undercover cause she got in trouble when she broke into Space School to hack their files.
Pp
This is the entire nerd team:
From L to R: Shiro, Keith, Lance, Pidge and Hunk
HMMMMM
and you ship the left 2
the left 2, the two to the left of Pidge, all three of them and the farthest left with Allura (this woman)
TRUE STORY: in the last episode of the 1st season, Allura & Shiro are on a Galra ship & Allura is disguised as a Galra (Alteans can disguise themselves as w/e species they want?) and they have to escape and Allura PHYSICALLY THROWS SHIRO THROUGH THE AIR AND ONTO A SHIP TO SAVE HIM.
Tell me about her o.o
Omg
i need to watch this show so badly
so, she's the Princess of Altea, a civilization that is now completely destroyed. Her father, the king of Altea, linked her to the Voltron Lions, so she could find them when they sent them away. She also controls the castle, which is actually a giant spaceship with weapons and shit.
She has the ability to shapeshift into other species and also can communicate telepathically with some like, mice things? This is because she spent 10 thousand years locked in with them in a cryo sleep chamber.
Her father uploaded his consciousness into the castle systems, in order to continue to provide guidance to her even after he'd died and there's an incredibly sad episode where the data is corrupted & she has to destroy it, essentially destroying her last link to her father and it's INCREDIBLY upsetting.
i ship her with me
This sounds sex and upsetting
i wanted to weep through the entire end scene where she's destroying the info & all her father's memories of her entire life are each winking out one by one
This is like angst superman, I'm into it!!!!
so it's original flavor voltron but better? excellent.
Oh wow, this sounds amazing. I've missed quick primers that aren't just on tumblr.
SHIRO/ALLURA 5EVER. God, I love me some Magical Space Hulk Princess, she deserves all the best things. Weirdly I'm not into any slash at all in this show, despite all the boys? Idk what's up with that.
am i correct in believing she can bench him
ive only seen a couple episodes and idk if i decided this was true bc i wanted it to be
I kind of got that impression?
I ship it! I totally ship Keith/Shiro, Keith/Lance and Keith/Shiro/Lance tho! I think Shiro has great chemistry w/ so many ppl. Even his "I'm your new dad/big bro" chemistry w/ Pidge is great.
I'd believe it
THE PEOPLE DEMAND IT
I just wanted to know so much more about them and how they knew each other.
I think I need to watch this just so I can stop thinking these guys are Tim and Jason every time they cross my dash