Voltron: Defender of the Universe
TV-Y7
7.9
1984
Animation
, Sci-Fi
Voltron is the name of a giant robot in an anime television series that features a team of space explorers known as the Voltron Force. The space explorers pilot robot lions who join together to form the giant robot with which they defend their galaxy from evil. Initially produced as a joint venture between World Events Productions and Toei Animation, the original television series aired in syndication from September 10, 1984 to November 18, 1985. The program was entitled Voltron: Defender of the Universe.
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- Cast:
- Neil Ross , B.J. Ward , Lennie Weinrib , Michael Bell , Jack Angel , Peter Cullen , Tress MacNeille
Episode 52 : Final Victory
November. 27,1984
Lotor activates his command center, Dark Doom Castle. Even with all his might, Voltron cannot fight off the entire castle alone.
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Episode 51 : Lotor, the King
November. 26,1984
Lotor has broken out of prison and taken over the throne of Planet Doom, as his father battles Voltron personally in the skies above! Sven and Romelle lead a team of commandos to blow up the Robeast laboratory.
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Episode 50 : Zarkon Becomes a Robeast
November. 23,1984
Lotor fails to capture Planet Arus and allows the Voltron Force to capture the Pulsar Cannon. For his incompetence, King Zarkon has his son imprisoned! Princess Allura and her alliance of local planets see their chance to launch a counterattack on Planet Doom itself.
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Episode 49 : Coran's Son Runs Amuck
November. 02,1984
Garrett betrays the Voltron Force, allowing Lotor to fly an enormous Pulsar Cannon within range of the castle. Voltron rushes to stop it, but is attacked by a Robeast. As the two giants grapple, Lotor mercilessly blasts them both! Voltron is split into five parts, each one crashing down to Arus. If the Voltron Force can't get back together by sunrise, the Pulsar Cannon will recharge and vaporize the castle!
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Episode 48 : Return of Coran's Son
November. 01,1984
When Zarkon first ravaged Planet Arus, Coran sent his wife and young son away for their own safety. He never heard from them again. One day, Princess Allura is saved by a mysterious young man named Garrett. He appears to be a natural pilot, and the Voltron Force take him in as a new recruit. Then, Coran notices a scar on Garrett's arm and realizes he's none other than his long lost son!
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Episode 47 : Summit Meeting
November. 22,1984
With Planet Doom's recent defeats, Princess Allura decides the time is right to strike back. She holds a conference for all the neighboring planets to discuss uniting against Zarkon. Lotor attempts to disrupt the meeting, and ends up slashing Keith across the chest. Allura must pilot the Black Lion to protect the conference from an enemy Robeast!
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Episode 46 : The Mighty Space Mouse
November. 13,1984
A series of unnatural earth tremors frightens the Space Mice into action. Rather than running or hiding, they begin to train like soldiers, and fight a pitched battle against the Blue Cat. The back them up, Pidge builds them their very own robot vehicle, a flying mouse. Voltron is trapped by a powerful underground Robeast and it's up to the Space Mice to launch a rescue mission!
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Episode 45 : One Princess to Another
November. 20,1984
Sick of his son's failures, King Zarkon himself steps in and puts all his resources behind a huge plan to wipe out Planet Arus. Using the power of a hidden Lazon satellite, Zarkon plans to turn all 500 of his remaining gladiators into an army of Super Robeasts! But Sven gets wind of the plan, and infiltrates the armies of Planet Doom at great personal risk. Sven must find the satellite's location so Voltron can destroy it before it's too late!
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Episode 44 : Voltron vs. Voltron
November. 09,1984
A remote planet named Yadil has thrown off the bounds of Zarkon's oppression. They decide to join the Alliance, and invite Voltron to a celebration in honor of this great event. However, Voltron shows up strangely early, and with him a strike force of Doom Soldiers. They take over Yadil and set a trap for when Keith and the rest of the team arrive with the real Voltron.
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Episode 43 : Voltron Frees the Slaves
November. 12,1984
Lotor once again is up to no good. First he conquers a new planet and dubs it Zarkonia. The people of Zarkonia are promptly enslaved and treated poorly, which Lotor hopes will draw Voltron...for he and Haggar have a little trap for their loathed arch enemy when he arrives.
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Episode 41 : There'll Be a Royal Wedding
October. 24,1984
Furious at his defeat, Lotor throws Princess Romelle into the Pit of Skulls, from where no one has ever returned. But she is rescued by a wild man, an escaped slave who has been living alone in the caves under Planet Doom. Shocked, she realizes the wild man is Sven, former member of the Voltron Force! Romelle must help Sven reconcile with his painful past and take up the mantle of hero once again!
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Episode 38 : Raid of the Red Berets
November. 16,1984
Instead of your typical Robeast, this time Haggar and Lotor have cooked up an elite fighting force of robots they call the Red Berets. Even Zarkon is impressed with their fighting style when he sees them in action at the Arena. The force of about 5 Berets is launched to Arus with a Robeast overnight.
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Episode 35 : Doom Boycotts the Space Olympics
October. 29,1984
To celebrate the rebirth of Planet Arus, Princess Allura decides to host the Space Olympics. Hunk and the rest of the Voltron Force mobilize an enormous construction machine to build the Grand Stadium in time. Lotor manages to take control of it, but Voltron can't fight back, because three local kids are trapped inside.
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Episode 34 : Lotor Traps Pidge
October. 25,1984
After a windstorm devastates a large city on Arus, Pidge gets into a fight with a suspected looter, Tommy. Pidge ends up making friends with Tommy, who won't evacuate the ruined city because of his bedridden mother. But when Pidge explores the earthquake zone where the woman was injured, he finds an underground tunnel, leading to the drill machine Lotor snuck onto Arus under the cover of the storm!
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Episode 33 : Attack of the Fierce Frogs
November. 08,1984
Pidge naively helps some local kids collect tadpoles, so they can take them home and watch them grow. However, these tadpoles grow up to be horrible Robeast frogs surprising the kids at home and other innocents all over Planet Arus! The Voltron force splits up in a desperate scramble to save the populace from the deadly frogs.
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Episode 32 : A Transplant for Blue Lion
November. 15,1984
After a serious defeat at the hands of Planet Doom, the Voltron Force desperately trains, hoping to find a new source of strength before Haggar's robot attacks again. With help from the ghost of King Alfor, Keith and the others reach a new level of control over Voltron and unlock a new weapon!
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Episode 31 : The Sincerest Form of Flattery
October. 31,1984
Unable to contain his ambition, Lotor challenges Zarkon to a duel in the arena. The winner takes the throne of Planet Doom. Witch Haggar takes the opportunity to steal the spotlight and field her anti-Voltron robot, programmed to steal the spotlight and exploit Voltron's weaknesses. Concentrating all its fire on Blue Lion, the robot successfully hands Voltron his first defeat!
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Episode 30 : The Sleeping Princess
October. 18,1984
Zarkon has decided it's time for Lotor to take a suitor and presents him with Princess Koral from Demos. He kisses her (a taste test?), and while she's attractive enough, Lotor just can't shake his dream of having Allura all to himself.
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Episode 29 : Magnetic Attraction
November. 06,1984
This one has that amusing sequence where the Voltron Force is honing their hand-to-hand combat skills and Allura lays the smackdown on Lance. In yet another instance of same-ish plot recycling, Allura is hauled off to do more Princess-worthy activities.
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Episode 28 : Treasure of Planet Tyrus
October. 30,1984
To celebrate his birthday, Lotor takes a trip to planet Tyrus. While getting a massage from scantly clad servants, Zarkon informs Lotor that he sent a ship with a present for Lotor ( a big gold statue of the Prince, to be exact). However, the ship ran into some trouble on its way to Tyrus and as luck would have it, the Voltron Force picked up the S.O.S.
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Episode 24 : Raid of the Alien Mice
October. 11,1984
Haggar sends a group of small robots disguised as rodents to Arus. Almost everybody is ready to blame the chewed electronics-circuitry on Allura's pets before they themselves are attacked and even more of the castle is damaged. The Voltron Force is forced to battle the creatures who have already ruined the defenses, and another robotic Lotor sends in - without being able to ride the elevators to their Lions to fight.
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Episode 22 : The Deadly Flowers
October. 09,1984
Seedlings flutter down from the sky to Arus, leaving beautiful and fragrant blooms. Arusians frolick in the fields of flowers and even Allura dances about with some blossoms the space mice brought her.
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Episode 21 : It'll Be a Cold Day
November. 21,1984
After the battle on Planet Pollux, Romelle was taken prisoner by Lotor because of her resemblance to Princess Allura. She survives terrible hardships in the slave dungeons of Planet Doom, but finally escapes, crashing on the ice planet of Neeve.
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Episode 20 : Pidge's Home Planet
October. 25,1984
The Voltron Force is ready to jump into action when Pidge's home planet of Balto is under attack. However, the planet is very far, and if the team leaves, Arus would be completely defenseless.
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Episode 19 : The Buried Castle
October. 16,1984
An ancient castle appears from the mists on Planet Arus. Pidge and some of the local kids go exploring, but it turns out to be Haggar's trap!
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Episode 18 : Zarkon Is Dying
October. 05,1984
King Zarkon lies on his death-bed, and Lotor decides to use this opportunity to finish off his father and the Voltron force.
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Episode 17 : My Brother Is a Robeast
November. 19,1984
Planet Arus has an evil twin planet, Pollux, that has allied with Zarkon. The Voltron Force travel to Pollux in an attempt to make peace.
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Episode 16 : Bridge on the River Chozzerai
October. 04,1984
There is a fairy tale on planet Arus of star-crossed lovers who united their kingdoms when they met on a bridge between the two lands. As the Princess of Arus, Allura takes part in a ceremony where the famous meeting must be recreated.
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Episode 15 : Give Me Your Princess
October. 03,1984
Princess Allura puts the whole team in jeopardy when she tries to pilot the Black Lion without permission.
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Episode 14 : Yurak Gets His Pink Slip
October. 02,1984
The Voltron Force successfully ground Yurak's fleet for the last time. King Zarkon is ready to banish Yurak, but then his son, Prince Lotor, returns from his journey of conquest.
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Episode 13 : The Witch Gets a Facelift
October. 12,1984
Princess Allura's aunt Orla comes to visit her at the Castle of Lions. Allura's loyal space mice seem to hate Orla, but maybe they sense something about her that the other's can't.
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Episode 12 : Bad Birthday Party
October. 08,1984
Escaping from Planet Nemon, Jai seeks out Princes Allura and the Voltron Force to help save his home. Nemon is under the thumb of Tabor, a nephew of King Zarkon.
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Episode 11 : Surrender
October. 01,1984
When Yurak takes a village of Allura's people captive, the Voltron Force is forced to surrender.
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Episode 10 : Secret of the White Lion
September. 28,1984
Princess Allura, unsure of her ability to lead the planet, is visited in her dreams by the ghosts of her parents.
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Episode 9 : A Pretty Spy
September. 27,1984
Yurak's fleet shoots down a space ship over planet Aurs. Hunk manages to rescue the pilot, a pretty young slave who escaped from Planet Doom.
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Episode 8 : The Stolen Lion
September. 26,1984
The mysterious Prince Bocar appears and saves Princess Allura. He seems to be the perfect replacement for Sven as a new pilot for the Blue Lion.
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Episode 7 : The Lion Has New Claws
September. 18,1984
After watching Keith and his team defend her kingdom again and again, Allura is determined to help. However, her Nanny has returned to the Castle of Lions, and is equally determined to keep her out of trouble.
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Episode 6 : The Right Arm of Voltron
September. 17,1984
Yurak's attack fleet is soundly defeated by Voltron. Hagar comes up with an evil plan to get Voltron out of King Zarkon's hair for good.
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Episode 5 : Princess Joins Up
September. 14,1984
Keith, Sven, Pidge, Hunk and Lance scour the surface of Planet Arus, looking for brave citizens willing to help them fight Zarkon.
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Episode 4 : The Missing Key
September. 13,1984
Keith and the team uncover the key to the Black Lion, just as King Zarkon's Robeast is about to rain havoc on Planet Arus.
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Episode 3 : A Ghost and Four Keys
September. 12,1984
Keith, Lance, Sven, Hunk and Pidge ask for help from the Princess Allura to find Voltron.
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Episode 2 : Escape to Another Planet
September. 11,1984
Keith and the space explorers take the first steps on their journey to revive Voltron. They find the legendary Royal Castle on the surface of Planet Arus.
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Episode 1 : Space Explorers Captured
September. 10,1984
A crack team of pilots is selected by the Galaxy Alliance to travel to Planet Arus and uncover the secret of a weapon from ancient times, Voltron!
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