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Imagination Song Contest 12

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The **Imagination Song Contest 12** was the twelfth edition of the Imagination Song Contest. It took place in Machenburg, following Machenburg's victory with the song, "Watching You" performed by Lea Rue. The contest consistent of two semi-finals and the grand final. The contest was hosted by Petra Mede.

37 countries participated in this edition, Essence, Fabrucia, Malia, Morvanian Republic, Sotora, Treziland Islands, United Seudion and Yokkida returned to the contest while Belverda, Dorma, Elvana, Omtari, Scenmark withdrew. The debutants of this edition were Cryster, Faye Arc, Øfaros Republic, Vadeka Vari and Zakasloviec

The winner was Jutieland with the song "Physical", performed by Dua Lipa. Jutieland scored 267 points, a margin of 29 points above the second placed country, Audamels which got 238 points.

## Format

The competition consistent of two semi-finals and a final. The countries that reached the top 10 in each semi-final qualified to the final, alongside the big six, the countries that were in the top 6 in the previous edition.

* Greysland
* Lethian
* South Dwalasia
* Maluhia
* Bremerlandia

Note: Bremerlandia replaced Nurselen as they were 7th last edition (Nurselen failed to vote thus they were detucted for -10 points and losing their pre qualification status for the edition 12)

## Participating countries

### **Semi Final 1**

 Bremerlandia,  Lethian and  Machenburg voted in this semi final.

### **Semi Final 2**

 Greysland,  Maluhia and  South Dwalasia voted in this semi final.
Mitch Iverson

**Mitch Iverson** was a writer and script coordinator for *Voltron: Legendary Defender*. He had also written a script for an upcoming movie titled *Texas Rangers: Z-Unit*. Finishing his work on *Voltron*, Iverson became one of the writers on the Netflix *Fast & Furious* series along with Tim Hedrick, who became an executive producer and showrunner for the series.

## Series Role

* Writer
* Script Coordinator

Iverson is noted to be a staff member who researches science as needed for writing episodes and often approaches other staff with ideas he has read about in science journals that could be incorporated into the story.

### Episode Credits

#### Season One

* The Rise of Voltron - Script Coordinator
* Some Assembly Required - Script Coordinator
* Return of the Gladiator - Script Coordinator
* The Fall of the Castle of Lions - Script Coordinator
* Tears of the Balmera - Script Coordinator
* Taking Flight - Script Coordinator
* Return to the Balmera - Script Coordinator
* Rebirth - Script Coordinator
* Crystal Venom - Script Coordinator
* Collection and Extraction - Script Coordinator
* The Black Paladin - Script Coordinator

#### Season Two

* Across the Universe - Script Coordinator
* The Depths - Script Coordinator
* Shiro's Escape - Script Coordinator
* Greening the Cube - Script Coordinator
* Eye of the Storm - Script Coordinator
* The Ark of Taujeer - Script Coordinator
* Space Mall - Script Coordinator
* The Blade of Marmora - Script Coordinator
* The Belly of the Weblum - Script Coordinator
* Escape from Beta Traz - Lead Writer, Script Coordinator
* Stayin' Alive - Script Coordinator
* Best Laid Plans - Script Coordinator
* Blackout - Script Coordinator

#### Season Three

* Hole in the Sky - Writer
* The Journey - Writer
* Tailing a Comet - Lead Writer
* The Legend Begins - Writer

#### Season Four

* Code of Honor - Writer
* Reunion - Lead Writer
* Black Site - Writer
* The Voltron Show! - Writer
* Begin the Blitz - Writer
* A New Defender - Writer

### Comic Credits

* Volume 1 - Writer
* Volume 2 - Writer
* Volume 3 - Writer

## Trivia

* Iverson writes the Comics along with Tim Hedrick.

* Iverson shares his name with the character Commander M. Iverson

* Iverson has the same birthday as Lance.

## External Links

* LinkedIn

* Facebook

* Twitter

* Mitch Iverson at IMDb

## References

1. ↑ Iverson's Twitter
2. ↑ When Nerds Attack: "Interviews with the Cast and Crew of Netflix’s Voltron: Legendary Defender!", January 2017
Mechsuit Armor

The **Mechsuit Armor** is the unstable, giant robeast-like battlesuit molded after the image of its pilot, Zarkon, and developed by Haggar as weapon to combat Voltron.

There were some issues with its development, as various subjects who had tested the armor perished as a result; however, this did not deter Zarkon from entering the armor when the Voltron Team dared to transport Galra Central Command through a Teludav after disabling it.

Using it he was able to deflect the Castle of Lions' attack against him before engaging Voltron and later its component lions in savage combat. However, the armor was defeated after Shiro recovered the Black Bayard and used it to unlock the Blazing Sword of Voltron.

## Weapons & Abilities

### Arsenal

**Energy Sword** - With the aid of Black Bayard, Zarkon is able to use it create a massive double-bladed energy at the wrist of his Mechsuit Armor. The blade's power is equivalent to that of Voltron's sword as it was to clash against it whenever the two engaged in a sword fight.

**Energy Chain** - Much like with the energy sword, Zarkon can use the Black Bayard to give his armor a chained energy weapon, allow it to fight as long distance and ensnare it's opponent to shock them with bolts of energy.

**Wings** - The wings of Zarkon's armor detachable and can be used as a shield, allowing for nearly 360 degrees of defense against both long and short-range attacks, and could also be used for battering attacks.

**Lasers** - The Mechsuit Armor can also fire laser beams.

### Abilities

**Strength** - Zarkon's Mechsuit Armor is one the most powerful machines Voltron has ever faced. It's strength rivals that of Voltron, able to send it flying with physical attacks and even create shock-waves whenever the two clashed with their respective swords.

**Speed** - The thrusters on the Mechsuit Armor's back provided it with incredible speed that allowed it catch up to and chase after Voltron during their fight.

## Gallery

Zarkon's Mechsuit Armor rises from the Central Command Ship.Zarkon's Mechsuit Armor charges to face Voltron.Zarkon's Mechsuit engaging Voltron in a sword fight.Zarkon's Mechsuit Armor stands with its blade at the ready.
Krolia/History

## History

Before Krolia reunited with Keith, she was a member of the Blade of Marmora sent undercover into a scout team searching for the Voltron Lions. Sendak had discovered the Red Lion and engineered a way to detect the Lions' Fraunhofer Line from close range, putting the Blade of Marmora on edge. While searching near Earth with a loyal Galra scout in two separate fighter jets, a signal was detected. She was forced to turn on the scout in space. In the ensuing battle, the scout was killed, but Krolia's jet was damaged and crash-landed on Earth in the middle of a desert, right in front of the house of Keith's Father.

Keith's Father saved Krolia from the wreckage and helped her find the Blue Lion months later. He wanted to contact the Galaxy Garrison for help, but Krolia insisted it would only endanger Earth's civilization. Keith's Father wondered if Krolia refused to leave Earth to continue her mission with the Blade of Marmora, thinking being trapped on Earth was a blessing - she could now stay and protect the Blue Lion.

At some point, she and Keith's Father became lovers, and Krolia gave birth to Keith. She wanted to name him "Yurak", but his father suggested "Keith" instead.

One night, Krolia's blade started glowing from the presence of Galra energy; more Galra scouts had arrived. Krolia planned to detonate explosives inside the fighter jets after they landed to ground them, leaving the task to Keith's Father while she went after the scouts. They succeeded, only detonating one jet, but Keith's Father was heavily injured in the foray. Expecting the Galra to find the Blue Lion again, Krolia decided that leaving to continue her mission of fighting the Galra from the inside was the only way to keep her family safe. She left Keith's Father with her Marmora blade, thinking Keith would some day need it, and fled Earth in one of the scouts' remaining jets to return to the Blade of Marmora.
Kral Zera

## **Episode Guide**

"**Kral Zera**" is the fourth episode of the fifth season of *Voltron: Legendary Defender*.

## Synopsis

*Shiro acts against the wishes of the other Paladins. Powerful Galra from around the empire convene for the Kral Zera ceremony.*

## Trivia

* The thumbnail used for the episode on Netflix is an image of Keith piloting the Red Lion from the series' opening sequence, rather than a frame from the episode itself.
MFE pilots

"Commander Holt, I'd like to introduce you to the best pilots to come out of the Galaxy Garrison in the last year.
These are officers Griffin, Rizavi, Kinkade, and Leifsdottir."
-Commander Iverson to Samuel Holt as he's introducing the pilots.

MFE Pilots are an assembled group of four who had graduated from Galaxy Garrison as highly-trained cadettes, one year prior to Sam 's return to Earth. After their graduation, they have been training specially under Commander Iverson's guidance. The team consists of four young pilots in the names of James Griffin , Ina Leifsdottir , Nadia Rizavi and Ryan Kinkade .
Keith's Father

Occupation| * Firefighter

**Keith's Father** is the human father of Keith, having rescued Krolia when she crash-landed on Earth and become her lover. He is seen during Keith's vision when he undertakes the Blade of Marmora trials to discover his past and connection to the rebel organization, and later seen in flashbacks of Krolia's memories. Little is known about him at all, not even his name.

## Appearance

A rather tall man with short dark hair, bluish eyes, and a powerful build.

## Personality

His personality can be described as dutiful, trustworthy, kind, and brave. He was a loving father and partner, as Keith and Krolia both grieved his passing.

## Trivia

* During flashbacks into Krolia's memories, he is seen using an axe to pry open her ship, and there is a firefighter's coat in his bedroom. Lauren Montgomery confirms that he was a firefighter and that the clothes given to Shiro in The Rise of Voltron are part of his uniform.

* He died after entering a burning building when Keith was very young.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 GeekDad: "Voltron: Legendary Defender Season 6 Interview – Space Grandpa", June 2018
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 **Season Six**: Episode 2, "Razor's Edge"
Neil Kaplan

**Neil Kaplan** is the voice actor of Zarkon. He is known for his role as Optimus Prime from *Transformers: Robots in Disguise*, various roles in the *Digimon* franchise, and Madara Uchiha from *Naruto*.

## Voice Roles

* Zarkon
* Arusian King
* Laika

The first day of recording for Zarkon was January 13, 2015 and that was also the first day that Kaplan met Bex Taylor-Klaus, with whom he shares a close friendship. Kaplan describes voicing Zarkon as voicing someone who is at ease, who does not fear for their life, doubt, or worry because they are at the top of a power structure. Hence, he does not voice Zarkon with any uneasiness to his voice or need to get loud very often. He does not believe modern audiences want a one-note villain, but rather a villainous character more complex and full of depth, and appreciates the changes made to Zarkon contrasting against his *Defender of the Universe* counterpart.

## Trivia

* Kaplan's favorite Lion is the Black Lion.

* Kaplan has a dog named Buster P. L. Kaplan with his own Twitter and Instagram.

* Kaplan is of Jewish heritage.

## External Links

* Neil's Instagram

* Neil's Facebook

* Neil's Twitter

* Neil's IMDb

* Neil's Wikipedia

## References

1. ↑ Neil Kaplan's Twitter
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Den of Geek: "Voltron Hero and Villain Talk The Legend", June 2016
Jeremy Shada

Singer

**Jeremy Shada** is the voice actor for Lance McClain. He is not only a voice actor but also an regular actor and a singer. He has acted on several TV series and is best known for his voice role as Finn from *Adventure Time*.

## Voice Roles

* Lance McClain

Shada was aware that previous *Voltron* series existed, but did not watch *Defender of the Universe* initially because he did not want anything of the older franchise to influence his recording sessions, as he wanted *Legendary Defender* to be fresh and new. After Season 1 was finished in production, he finally watched *Defender of the Universe* and loved its over-dramatic and "eighties" feel, and how *Legendary Defender* pays so much homage to the original show. It put into perspective how much more complex and leveled the *Legendary Defender* characters and story are.

While both he and Lance are goofy characters, Shada enjoys playing Lance because they are so different, in that he finds it fun to play someone who so overconfident and yet is not the smartest person in the group at all times. Shada describes himself as being different from Lance in that he himself is more level-headed and realistic, and not flirting constantly. He considers Lance a fun character who is much like Sokka from *Avatar: The Last Airbender*, and thinks he the one team member who is excited about being in space and doing cool things, which he feels is what resonates with fans.

## Trivia

* In order to get into character, Shada reads the beginning of the script and takes on a flirtatious persona, as in "What are we doing guys? I mean, *ladies*."
* Shada's favorite pick-up line of Lance is "Girl, you've already activated my particle barrier".
* Shada enjoys "The Depths" for showcasing Lance and Hunk's friendship and the focused and mature aspects of Lance's character.
* Some of Shada's favorite episodes are Changing of the Guard and Red Paladin because of the Lion switching.
* Shada has done temporary recordings for Coran when Rhys Darby is unavailable to record scenes until later. This started as Shada jokingly impersonating Coran out of love for Rhys Darby's voice and personality; his impersonation was so well done that he was asked to provide temporary voice recordings.

## External Links

* Jeremy's Twitter
* Jeremy's Instagram
* Jeremy's Facebook
* Jeremy's Wikipedia page
* Jeremy's IMDb page

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 FAN EXPO Dallas 2018: Kimberly Brooks, Jeremy Shada, and Josh Keaton Q&A Part 2
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Lance's Birthday 2017 Stream with Jeremy Shada
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 FAN EXPO Dallas 2018: Kimberly Brooks, Jeremy Shada, and Josh Keaton Q&A Part 1
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## Background

The Pirates had claimed neutrality in the last war the Revenants waged against Oxeye, but they decided to flip flop and declare war on the Revenants, beginning the Second Entente-Conglomerate War.

## Events

Shortly after being issued the ultimatum "free Diet\_Cola and R3KON or your entire vault will be destroyed", ashnwill used this as an excuse to tear down the Revenant vault and store the materials in a private location, thus taking control of the Revenants. The vault was abandoned and was not defended by the Revenants, leading to a Pirate victory. Neither side had losses.
Kihyun Ryu

**Kihyun Ryu** is a supervising producer, episode director, storyboard artist, and animator for *Voltron: Legendary Defender*. He has done previous work as a storyboard artist and a director for animated series such as *The Boondocks* and *The Legend of Korra*.

## Series Role

* Supervising Producer
* Episode Director
* Storyboard Artist

### Episode Credits

#### Season One

* The Rise of Voltron - Supervising Producer, Storyboard Artist, Director
* Some Assembly Required - Supervising Producer, Director
* Return of the Gladiator - Supervising Producer
* The Fall of the Castle of Lions - Supervising Producer
* Tears of the Balmera - Supervising Producer
* Taking Flight - Supervising Producer
* Return to the Balmera - Supervising Producer
* Rebirth - Supervising Producer
* Crystal Venom - Supervising Producer
* Collection and Extraction - Supervising Producer
* The Black Paladin - Supervising Producer

#### Season Two

* Across the Universe - Supervising Producer
* The Depths - Supervising Producer
* Shiro's Escape - Supervising Producer
* Greening the Cube - Supervising Producer
* Eye of the Storm - Supervising Producer
* The Ark of Taujeer - Supervising Producer
* Space Mall - Supervising Producer
* The Blade of Marmora - Supervising Producer
* The Belly of the Weblum - Supervising Producer
* Escape from Beta Traz - Supervising Producer
* Stayin' Alive - Supervising Producer
* Best Laid Plans - Supervising Producer
* Blackout - Supervising Producer

#### Season Three

* Changing of the Guard - Supervising Producer
* Red Paladin - Supervising Producer
* The Hunted - Supervising Producer
* Tailing a Comet - Supervising Producer
* The Legend Begins - Supervising Producer

## Trivia

* Ryu often doodles characters with the faces of himself and other staff members.

* The *Avatar* character Ryu is based on Kihyun Ryu.

* Ryu drew the *Voltron* characters drinking with his friend and fellow staff member Seok Jin Jang, who passed away in December 2017.

## Gallery

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## External Links

* deviantART

* Facebook

* Instagram

* Tumblr

* Twitter

* YouTube

* Kihyun Ryu on IMDb

* Kihyun Ryu on Wikipedia

## References

1. ↑ Kihyun Ryu's Instagram
2. ↑ Kihyun Ryu's Instagram
3. ↑ Michael Dante DiMartino's Tumblr
4. ↑ Studio Mir: Seok Jin Jang's Profile
5. ↑ Kihyun Ryu's Instagram Comments
Red Paladin

## **Episode Guide**

"**Red Paladin**" is the second episode of the third season of *Voltron: Legendary Defender*.

## Synopsis

*Lotor's forces move to retake the planet Puig and lure the Paladins out for a fight. Keith]] and Lance struggle to adjust to big changes.*

## Trivia

* Three of the Paladin positions change in this episode; Keith becomes the Black Paladin, Lance becomes the Red Paladin, and Allura becomes the Blue Paladin.
Razor's Edge

## **Episode Guide**

"**Razor's Edge**" is the second episode of the sixth season of *Voltron: Legendary Defender*.

## Synopsis

*Keith's journey to an abyss to search for a quintessence source unlocks memories about his past. Lance wallows in unrequited love.*

## Trivia

* Kosmo makes its debut appearance in this episode.
* In Season 1, it was originally conceived that Shiro would give the Altean Mice a bath, but the idea was scrapped; it resurfaced as Lance washing the mice in this episode instead because Joshua Hamilton slipped the idea in.
* The episode was inspired by a seminar on black holes and effects on space-time.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Let's Voltron Episode 143 "Josh Hamilton (Story Editor) Interview", June 2018
Myzax

* ROBEAST
* ORIGINAL

**Myzax**, also known as the **Galactic Gladiator**, is an alien who remained undefeated in the Galra Empire's arena until Shiro fought him for Zarkon's entertainment during Shiro's year as a Galra prisoner. Initially, Matt Holt was intended to fight Myzax, but Shiro faked a bloodthirsty desire for battle and attacked Matt, minorly injuring him so the Galra would have Shiro fight instead, and thus saving Matt's life. Shiro was able to discover Myzax's attack pattern and ended up victorious, earning the title of Champion. Xi witnessed these events.

After Shiro becomes the Black Paladin with the return of Voltron, Haggar uses her dark magic and Galra technology to turn Myzax into a Robeast fueled by revenge.

## Stats

### Normal

Before the becoming a Robeast, Myzax was a skilled gladiator and remained undefeated until his fight against Shiro. He wielded a wand with a purple energy ball that could be thrown and called back. However, Myzax's weakness was that the energy ball needed to be recharged after three throws.

### Robeast

As the Galactic Gladiator Robeast, Myzax retains all of his combative abilities including his signature wand, but on a much larger scale. Thanks to the size and power increase of the wand, the energy ball is much more destructive, capable of even damaging Voltron. However, much like his original form, the Galactic Gladiator's energy ball has to be recharged after three throws.

## References

1. ↑ Voltron: Legendary Defender Official Website

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Ana Gasteyer

Singer

Voice Actress

**Ana Kristina Gasteyer** is the voice actress for Krolia. She is an American comedian, actress, singer, and voice actress.

She is best known for her role on *Saturday Night Live* from 1996 to 2002, as well as on *Mean Girls* as Betsy Heron, *Suburgatory* as *Shelia Shay*, *Lady Dynamite* as Karen Grisham, and *People of Earth* as Gina Morrison.

## External Links

* Ana's Twitter
* Ana's Instagram
* Ana's YouTube
* Ana's Facebook
* Ana's Wikipedia page
* Ana's IMDb page
Narti

**Narti** is a general of the Galra Empire serving directly under Prince Lotor. She is only part Galran, and has no eyes, instead seeing through her alien cat, Kova. After encountering Haggar and seemingly being possessed, Narti is killed by Lotor when he realizes she is being used as a spy for the witch.

## Appearance

Narti is depicted to be a female alien with a slender, and slightly curvy, body. She wears a suit similar to that of Lotor's other generals, with the exception of a dark gray hood that shrouds her face. She has a reptilian face with no eyes, but she has a pair of small ears on top of her head usually hidden by her hood. Her face is light blue, and her scalp dark blue with a red-purple stripe running from her forehead down to her mouth. She is also the only one of Lotor's generals to have a prehensile tail, which is light blue with darker purple and blue spots lining it.

## Personality

Being both mute and blind, not much of Narti's personality is expressed and she is the most mysterious of Lotor's generals. She appears detached from the other generals, only responding with movement when spoken to or mentioned, but Ezor is shown to be fond of her regardless. Narti is obedient in her line of work when following Lotor's orders and overpowering enemies in combat, doing so without any sort of hesitation. Despite her detached demeanor, Narti shows affection towards Kova, who she often pets when waiting for orders.

Following her possession by Haggar, it is not known if Narti is a willing conspirator, but her death at Lotor's hand for leaking information is shocking enough to trigger his other generals to willingly turn against him for their own gain, alghough Acxa remains loyal to Lotor in secret.

## Stats

### Wickedness

15/20

Narti is an agile fighter who is unique in that she has no eyes, rendering her blind. She has a mental connection to her alien cat Kova that allows her to see through his eyes instead. Narti is able to control anyone she comes into physical contact with, overtaking their minds and directing their body to move as she wills it.

## Trivia

* Her cat, Kova, was originally owned by Honerva.

* Narti's name is the only one from the original list of possible names for Lotor's generals that was kept.

* For Lotor's generals, series staff went with a standard RPG team format; Narti is intended to be the stealthy rogue fighter.

## References

1. ↑ Voltron: Legendary Defender Official Website
2. ↑ **Season Three**: Episode 1, "Changing of the Guard"
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 **Season Three**: Episode 2, "Red Paladin"
4. ↑ **Season Three**: Episode 3, "The Hunted"
5. ↑ **Season Four**: Episode 3, "Black Site"
6. ↑ **Season Three**: Episode 7, "The Legend Begins"
7. ↑ AfterBuzzTV with Joaquim Dos Santos and Lauren Montgomery
8. ↑ Rotoscopers with Joaquim Dos Santos and Lauren Montgomery, August 2017

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Allura/History

## History

Ten thousand years ago, Allura was the princess of planet Altea. Her father, King Alfor, ruled the Altean race with Coran as the family's royal advisor. The Alteans held an alliance with Zarkon and his people. When a comet crashed into Zarkon's planet, Alfor built the Black Lion from the material found inside and Zarkon became the Black Paladin. The origins and creation of the other Lions of Voltron is unknown, but Coran's grandfather built the Castle of Lions to house them and Voltron was known as a heroic fighting force. However, Zarkon sought to have the power of Voltron for himself so he betrayed Alfor and the Alteans, mercilessly attacking them with the might of Galra fleets.

With the situation so dire, Allura begged Alfor to form Voltron and fight, but her father disagreed, desiring to prevent the Lions from falling into Zarkon's hands. This led King Alfor to put Allura and Coran in a deep sleep inside cryo-pods within the Castle of Lions, and to scatter the Voltron Lions to hidden locations across the universe. Alfor met his end by unknown means, and the Altean race was destroyed along with Altea and its entire solar system. Allura lay sleeping peacefully for ten thousand years as the Castle of Lions rested undisturbed on planet Arus with the Black Lion locked inside.
Black Site

## **Episode Guide**

"**Black Site**" is the third episode of the fourth season of *Voltron: Legendary Defender*.

## Synopsis

*An internal struggle for power erupts within the Galra. Pidge returns to the castle with some precious cargo. The team gets a cow.*

## Trivia

* The pixelated game sequence is done entirely by an independent artist, Michael Azzi. The game was inspired by Phantasy Star and Suikoden.
* The scene of Matt Holt meeting Allura is the brainchild of Steve Ahn and is a reference to the anime Golden Boy.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 AfterBuzzTV with Joaquim Dos Santos, Lauren Montgomery, and Jeremy Shada
2. ↑ Michael Azzi's Twitter
3. ↑ Steve Ahn's Twitter
Ina Leifsdottir

Occupation| * Pilot Cadet

**Ina Leifsdottir** is a cadet at the Galaxy Garrison and pilot of an MFE-Ares Fighter. She is one of the four pilots who aid Team Voltron in the fight to liberate Earth from Sendak.

## Appearance

Ina is a young adult with pale skin, thin eyebrows that are the same color as her hair, and blue eyes. She has prominent freckles and an unreadable facial expression. She has short blonde hair in an almost undercut pixie haircut. Ina is the second shortest of the MFE pilots.

Ina usually wears the standard Garrison armor. This includes a uniform with a white top part that changes to black from the chest down, with the logo of the Galaxy Garrison on the right sleeve and beige patches on the elbows, a gray chest plate with orange highlights, a black and white helmet, a pair of light gray gloves and boots in the same color.

During the pilot test of her fellow cadets Pidge, Lance and Hunk, Ina had her hair placed up in a bun. When she cut this and why are unknown

## Personality

A woman of dry wit, immense intellect, and incredibly blunted affect, Ina is often seen as being incredibly composed despite the dangers she is often in as an MFE pilot for the Garrison. She is never shown to lose her composure, even when Veronica was taken by Galran hostiles, taking it in stride with a downcast, though collected effect.

## Abilities

* **Keen memory**: Her memory appears to be eidetic, as she was able to rapidly memorize Veronica's exact route through the old subterranean train system during a supply run mission and then recite it without missing a beat.
* **Tactics**: Ina is a natural tactical analyst, as she is often whom James Griffin turns to when at a loss for ideas during a fight.

## Trivia

* Ina's first name is not spoken in-series, where she is referred to only by her last name, but was revealed on the official *Voltron* website.
* Ina can be seen in the background during The Rise of Voltron where she watches as Iverson berates Pidge, Lance and Hunk after they fail their pilot test

## References

==

1. ↑ Voltron: Legendary Defender Official Website
Gallery==

Ina quietly stands with the other cadets
James Griffin

Occupation| * Pilot Cadet

**James Griffin** is a cadet at the Galaxy Garrison and pilot of a MFE-Ares Fighter. He is one of the four pilots who aid Team Voltron in the fight to liberate Earth from Sendak.

## Appearance

James has the appearance of a young adult, with olive skin, thick eyebrows in the same color as his hair, and fairly big blue-gray eyes in the same color as Keith. He has medium brown hair that seems to have been combed backward, with one lock of hair hanging to the right of his face. James is the second tallest of the MFE pilots, about as tall as Keith.

James usually wears the standard Garrison armor. This includes a uniform with a white top part that changes to black from the chest down, with the logo of the Galaxy Garrison on the right sleeve and beige patches on the elbows, a gray chest plate with orange highlights, a black and white helmet, a pair of light gray gloves and boots in the same color.

## Personality

At a young age, James was a person who supported most of his class. This is most evident when everyone was in the simulators and he was cheering along with everybody. He was a talented student, as his teacher mentions he has "the highest grades in the school". James values teamwork, and obedience, he is competitive and doesn't like someone taking his top position, shown when he is clearly shocked and tries to rescue his skin by making fun of Keith when he beats James in the flight simulator.

In the present, James has clearly matured and is shown to be a leading figure, as the leader of the MFE Pilots. On the battlefield, James is a focused and hardened soldier, who coordinates his team in a machine-like manner. However, James can be seen having a softer, nicer side, as he is willing to assist Keith and Hunk to locate Hunk's family for the reason that "he doesn't want to see his only hope for saving Earth get hurt".

## Piloting

He is shown to be a very good pilot, avoiding all Galra attacks while in his fighter while also attacking the much-larger ships fearlessly

## References

1. ↑ Voltron: Legendary Defender Official Website
Lotor's Generals

Lotor's Generals are a group of female half-Galra hybrids who originally served under Prince Lotor as his top generals, consisting of Acxa, Ezor, Zethrid and Narti.

## History

Acxa was searching for scaultrite inside of a Weblum and had become trapped. Keith and Hunk were in search of resources within that same creature and came upon her. Keith freed her and, together, the two fought their way through the Weblum's body's defenses to catch up with Hunk and retrieve their materials. They parted ways almost immediately after. Acxa did not speak a word and she wore the helm and facemask of her armor the entire time, so her identity remained a mystery to Keith and Hunk; in fact, they called her "he."

In the gladiatorial arena, Commander Throk was discussing with a follower officer about Emperor Zarkon's poor condition and his son Lotor taking his place, for the time being, not feeling that the Prince would be worthy to take the throne and lead their people. Throk decided he should take command of the Galra, believing he would be supported by the other officers. Lotor then revealed himself as the fighter under the helmet in the arena, much to Throk's shock. Lotor called Throk out from the audience for conspiring against him and then challenged him to a duel for control. Lotor's generals soon revealed themselves to Throk and intimidated him, forcing him to accept the challenge. They watch Lotor defeat the commander and give his speech to the Galra.

## Generals

Being Galra hybrids, their appearances, even their uniforms, are very distinct from a typical Galra. Their uniforms have the same coloring as Lotor's; black, purple, blue, and orange, and they also have similar patterns of markings and shoulder pads.

* Acxa
* Ezor
* Zethrid
* Narti (deceased)
Drazil

**Drazil** is a large, multi-eyed, ruthless and monstrous Robeast created by Haggar from a simple alien reptile.

## Weapons & Abilities

### First Appearance

Drazil is a long-ranged Robeast and as such, it is equipped with a plethora of laser cannons in its arms, eyes, and chest. Thanks to its laser cannons, Drazil can easily overwhelm its opponents by firepower alone; alternatively, Drazil can condense all its lasers into a single super laser that is enough to overpower Voltron's shoulder cannon. Drazil also has virtually no blind spots due to its body being covered in eyes, which allows him to focus on multiple fast-moving targets such as the Voltron Lions.

### Second Appearance

Despite being headless and riddled with the Balmera's crystals, Drazil is still a formidable foe. While it lost its arm and head-mounted laser cannons from its previous battle with Voltron, Drazil is armed with an upgraded chest-mounted laser cannon. This form of Drazil also has two large crystal formations that serve as floating shields.

## Trivia

* Drazil's name is not revealed in-series, but was revealed on the interactive map of characters on the official Voltron website.
* Drazil's name is "lizard" spelt backwards.
* Before it's official name was revealed, Drazil was nicknamed "Evangelion" by fans, due to it's resemblance to the titular mecha from *Neon Genesis Evangelion*, especially it's color and green eyes matching Unit-02 and it's body resembling Jet Alone. Given that Eugene Lee took much inspiration from *NGE*, among other classic mecha anime, the design may not be a coincidence.

## References

1. ↑ Voltron: Legendary Defender Official Website Character Map

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Abomination

The **Abomination** is a massive creature of an unknown species living on planet Krell that battles the Guardian of Krell, who defends the village of native residents. Every year, the natives of Krell cook a feast for the guardian, who usually eats a few of the villagers as well, so the guardian will continue to defend the village. Little do they know, the food is what attracts the abomination and causes their yearly struggle.

When the Voltron Paladins arrive seeking the Yalex for a Yalexian Pearl to pay off Coran's debt to Kythylian Mu, the team mistakes the Guardian of Krell for the Yalex and battles it. This unfortunately ends in the guardian's death, so the Paladins must then battle the abomination. Hunk realizes the abomination is simply hungry and instructs the team to cook it a feast, satiating the beast and saving the village.

## Biology

The abomination is a large, purple quadrupedal beast with six red eyes, a spiked beak, two jagged horns, and a back full of tentacles it uses to ensnare its enemies. These tentacles are strong enough to toss Voltron. It has four toes on each foot and no tail. The scalp of the abomination appears to be a darker and harder portion of its head, while the rest of its body is furred. The creature can easily be sliced in half from head to toe by Voltron's saber. However, the abomination is capable of rapidly regenerating even from such extensive damage, and from bombardment of Voltron's multi-shot shoulder cannon.

## Trivia

* The abomination species has only been seen once, and it is not known if more of it exist.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 **Comic**: Vol. 1 Issue #2
Kerberos

**Kerberos** is one of four natural satellites of Pluto and where a mysterious incident befell the Galaxy Garrison's Kerberos Mission crew consisting of Shiro, Samuel Holt, and Matthew Holt - the first humans to travel so distantly through Earth's solar system. They were reported missing five months after leaving Earth and presumed dead due to a pilot error. While it was declared that a crash occurred, there was no evidence of such a disaster, as the crew had been taken captive by a Galran Cruiser.

* Shiro became a famed gladiator champion, but escapes back to Earth a year after his capture with help from Ulaz.

* Matt Holt was freed by alien rebels at some point and became a member of their militia; he is located by Pidge and joins the Voltron Coalition.

* Samuel Holt was taken to a work camp with prisoners deemed too weak to fight, and was later placed in a prison under Lotor's control with other imprisoned scientists. He is rescued during a failed trade with Zarkon and returns to Earth.

## Environment

Kerberos is an inhospitable, spherical satellite covered in ice and which has no breathable atmosphere. It is white in color and located at the end of Earth's solar system where it slowly orbits Pluto. There are no known inhabitants living on Kerberos.

## Trivia

* Kerberos is a real natural satellite of Pluto. In reality, Kerberos has a double-lobe shape, not spherical.
* According to Pidge, it takes the futuristic technology of Earth spacecrafts "months" to reach Kerberos. Samuel Holt implies the total intended mission length would be two months when he describes how the crew will be eating freeze-dried peas for that amount of time. The Blue Lion and pursuing Galra warship travel from Earth to Kerberos in a matter of moments. To contrast, New Horizons, launched in 2006, took 9.5 years to reach Pluto.
* The Galaxy Garrison mission was originally intended to feature Charon, but due to disagreements on the moon's pronunication, the script was changed to feature Kerberos.
* Like many space objects, Kerberos is named after a mythological figure, in this case the Greek form of Cerberus, the three-headed dog guarding the Underworld.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 **Season One**: Episode 1, "The Rise of Voltron"
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 **Season One**: Episode 5, "Tears of the Balmera"
3. ↑ **Season Two**: Episode 3, "Shiro's Escape"
4. ↑ **Season Four**: Episode 2, "Reunion"
5. ↑ **Season One**: Episode 3, "Return of the Gladiator"
6. ↑ **Season Five**: Episode 2, "Blood Duel"
7. ↑ **Season Five**: Episode 6, "White Lion"
8. ↑ New Horizons Pluto Fly-by on NASA.gov
9. ↑ Tim Hedrick's Twitter: Charon vs. Kerberos
Changing of the Guard

## **Episode Guide**

"**Changing of the Guard**" is the first episode of the third season of *Voltron: Legendary Defender*.

## Synopsis

*As the Paladins work to build a coalition of rebels, Allura makes a suggestion that rattles the team. A new face aims to gain power with the Galra.*

## Trivia

* This episode premiered exclusively at San Diego Comic-con prior to the release of Season 3.
Collectibles

This is a list of extra collectibles released for the series.

## Chapter Books

The episode **chapter books** are third-person narrative prose retelling certain episodes from the series, with screenshots included as visual aids. They contain no new or additional content, but do contain merchandise such as tattoos and stickers.

## Character Stories

The **character stories** are books focusing on a single character. Paperback editions of the books each contain a poster, and all books released have artwork that forms Voltron when pieced together.

## Guidebook

An **official guidebook** is an informative compendium detailing information about characters and lore. The first guidebook released covers information seen in the events of Season One and Season Two, while the second presumably covers events at least in Season Three and Season Four.
Across the Universe

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## **Episode Guide**

"**Across the Universe**" is the first episode of the second season of *Voltron: Legendary Defender*.

## Synopsis

*The Lions get separated when a trip through a Wormhole goes awry, while Coran and Allura scramble to break free of a seemingly endless time loop.*

## Plot

### Keith and Shiro

Keith and Shiro land on opposite sides of a barren wasteland. Shiro is badly injured after having fought Haggar. Keith must make it to Shiro before he's eaten by a giant, purple reptile monsters. Keith enlists the help of the Black Lion and the two save Shiro in the knick of time.

### Princess Allura and Coran

After being pulled into the void, Allura and Coran find that they have become stuck in a time loop. Allura watches as Coran starts to revert back to being a moody teenager, a hyper little boy, a toddler, and finally an adorable infant. Allura tries blasting their way out of the void but that doesn't work either. Finally, the Castle of Lions hones in on Pidge's coordinates and they're pulled out of the void.

### Pidge

Pidge lands on what she deems is a trash nebula. She is stuck there until she can get the Green Lion working again. But she isn't alone as she comes in contact with cute, puffball aliens. Alone and bored, Pidge creates junk replicas of the Voltron team to keep her company. She stumbles upon a satellite, hidden among the rubble, and uses it to breach the wormhole. She is able to make contact with the Castle and together they go save Keith and Shiro.

### Galra Flagship

Zarkon promotes Lieutenant Thace to Commander, unaware that he's the one who helped the Voltron paladins escape.
Baku

The **Baku** was an alien of an unknown species that crashed into the Frozen Planet some time in the past, and brainwashed the native Mer aliens who fed on its growths, leading them into worshiping it as the "garden of life".

Queen Luxia fell under its control first and soon began sending her people to be eaten as punishment, though all believed they were simply returning to the garden that created them. The Mer aliens are freed from the Baku's control when it is defeated by Lance and Hunk.

## Biology

The Baku is a large brown serpentine creature with a mass of plant-like growths lining its entire spine. When coiled up, the Baku easily passes for a garden. Once uncoiled, it clearly has a white segmented underbelly with a purple fin running down its whole body, and a head that splits into four different jaws lined with sharp canines. It has a large green fin on the tip of its tail and two green pectoral fins close to its neck, almost like a hood, with smaller purple fins tucked underneath. The Baku has no apparent eyes. It has a high-pitched shriek able to be heard clearly underwater.

Consuming the growths from the Baku causes the consumer to fall under the Baku's control, albeit the ability seems passive in that the Baku does not appear capable of actively manipulating another creature by overtaking its body. The ability only makes anyone who eats part of it become more listless, under an eerie calm, and see the Baku as a deity to worship and to eventually return to.

## Gallery

The Baku resting in the underwater village.The Baku garden.The Baku garden from above.The awakened **Baku**.
## Trivia

* The Baku's control leads people to believe they are somewhere "safe and warm".
* It is not known where the name "Baku" originates.
* The Baku species has only been seen once, and it is not known if more of it exists.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 **Season Two**: Episode 2, "The Depths"
AJ LoCascio

**Anthony LoCascio Jr.**, better known as **AJ LoCascio**, is the voice actor of Lotor. He is not only a voice actor, but is also an actor, artist, film director and film producer. LoCascio is known for his role as Marty McFly in *Back to the Future: The Game* and *Thunk in Dawn of the Croods*, as well as his impressions of various celebrities.

## Voice Roles

* Lotor
* James Griffin

## Trivia

* LoCascio posts many of his drawings on social media and offers art for sale on his Redbubble.

* LoCascio was gifted artwork of Lotor and a letter from Lotor by series staff. The letter has yet to be shown.

* He has a dog named Ducky with her own Instagram.

* During New York Comic Con 2017, his first official appearance at a panel for *Voltron*, LoCascio was trapped in an elevator for several minutes with panel crew along with Josh Keaton, Kimberly Brooks, Joaquim Dos Santos, and Lauren Montgomery right as the panel was scheduled to start.

* LoCascio has referred to Steven Yeun as a "Yeunicorn", after Josh Keaton joked about Yeun being a unicorn because of his limited availability for *Voltron* events.

* The origin of his name "AJ" as "Anthony Junior" was revealed through a guessing game on Twitter. He would prefer to not be called "Junior".

## External Links

* Website

* Instagram

* Facebook

* Google+

* Redbubble

* Twitter

* YouTube

* AJ LoCascio on IMDb

* AJ LoCascio on Wikipedia

## References

1. ↑ AJ LoCascio's Instagram:
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2. ↑ Josh Keaton's Instagram
3. ↑ AJ LoCascio's Twitter
4. ↑ Lauren Montgomery's Twitter
5. ↑ AJ replying to Josh Keaton on Twitter
6. ↑ AJ LoCascio's Twitter: "What does 'AJ' stand for?"
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Bandor

**Bandor** is the deceased younger brother of Romelle, and one of the many Alteans whose life force was sucked out of them by Lotor for their Quintessence.

## Appearance

Bandor has the appearance of a lean Altean male with pale skin, reddish-brown wavy hair, blue eyes, thick reddish-brown eyebrows, light blue sickle-shaped marks on his cheekbones, and pointed ears.

He wears a beige and dark green coat with gray sleeves, reddish-brown tie around his waist, light green pants, black leggings, and gray loafers.

At the time of his death, he is severely drained due to having life force sucked out of him, and thus has paler skin, wrinkles, and scars on his cheeks and neck. He is also wearing a black uniform with dark purple lining.

## Personality

Though not much is seen of him, Bandor is shown to be intelligent, as shown when he builds a communicator for Romelle after being chosen to go to another Altean colony, and faithful, as shown in his high regard and belief in Lotor until the end.

## Trivia

* Bandor managed to escape the false colony and crashed his ship on the planet the other Alteans reside, resulting in his demise.
Ezor

**Ezor** is a general of the Galra Empire serving directly under Prince Lotor. She is only part Galran.

## Personality

Talkative, upbeat, playful: these three words best describe Ezor's personality. She appears to have a childlike side, as shown when she calls the Lions ”kitties.” Out of all of Lotor's generals, she is the one who engages in more playful antics.

Ezor, similar to Lance, serves as comic relief for her team. This is best seen when she places both her hands on the Puigian ambassador's cheeks forcing him to smile after she, her fellow generals and Lotor invade Puig. Ezor also appears to have a brutal side to her personality. This was seen during her fight with Keith; she had a wicked smile on her face when she pinned him down in an arm hold.

Upon witnessing Narti's demise at the hand of Lotor, Ezor quickly doubted and conspired against her leader. She was visibly hurt and sad at the loss of her silent comrade. From this it can be inferred that Ezor seemed to cherish her fellow generals, not only as fellow soldiers, but as actual friends.

## Stats

### Wickedness

8/20

Ezor has the ability to turn invisible, even while wearing clothing or armor. She has flaps of skin between her arms and torso that allow her to glide or slow descent from high areas. She uses her extremely agile body to dodge attacks and inflict blows, preferring the use of knives during combat. She also appears to be skilled in kickboxing being able to pin down Keith and fend off Shiro's attacks and be able to outmatch him.

## Trivia

* Ezor's name was originally "Esor", but was changed when Studio Mir pointed out to series staff that it was a name common to old women spelled backwards; it was intentional on the writers' part as being a reference to *The Golden Girl's* along with the names "Ythorod" and "Aihpos", spelling "Rose", "Dorothy", and "Sophia".

* For Lotor's generals, series staff went with a standard RPG team format; Ezor is intended to be the agile melee gymnast.

## References

1. ↑ Voltron: Legendary Defender Official Website
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 **Season Three**: Episode 1, "Changing of the Guard"
3. ↑ **Season Three**: Episode 2, "Red Paladin"
4. ↑ **Season Three**: Episode 6, "Tailing a Comet"
5. ↑ **Season Five**: Episode 2, "Blood Duel"
6. ↑ AfterBuzzTV with Joaquim Dos Santos and Lauren Montgomery
7. ↑ Rotoscopers with Joaquim Dos Santos and Lauren Montgomery, August 2017

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