Galrans

**Galrans** are a species of alien race, or a collective thereof, comprising the bulk of the Galra Empire and the Blade of Marmora.

## Biology

Galrans are purple-skinned or purple-furred aliens with yellow eyes and beastly facial features that vary extensively, ranging from mammalian to reptilian. Their individual features can include white fur and red markings, or dark spines and scales. Galrans are notably taller than average humans, but there are smaller ones seen in both high rank and meager day jobs. Some Galrans have visible pointed ears with prominent lower earlobes, while others may have very large ears that sit high atop their head. Sometimes ears may be hidden by fur, or seemingly not exist at all and the Galran has ear-like appendages on their head instead.

A common trait of pureblood Galrans is yellow eyes with no visible pupils or irises; however, some Galrans have visible irises and pupils even if pureblooded.

Most Galrans seen, regardless of gender, have a muscular build for those employed in military operations, while Commander Morvok has an unusually small body and citizens have varying builds. Galrans of mixed descent have been shown with various body types and prominent features of their other heritage.

## Society

### Galra Empire

* *Main Article: Galra Empire*

The original empire of Daibazaal consisted of an imperial family and a structured class system with a society that emphasized battle prowess and military power. Following the loss of their home planet, the Galran people have expanded into a powerful political and military system called the Galra Empire that has dominated the known universe for the past ten thousand years. The Empire is centralized in a Central Command System that contains three planets connected by megastructural rings, and governed from the Central Command Ship by Emperor Zarkon. The currency used by the Empire and all it has conquered is GAC ("Galra Authorized Currency").

### Blade of Marmora

* *Main Article: Blade of Marmora*

To battle against the tyranny of the Empire, a faction of Galran rebels called the Blade of Marmora has been created to infiltrate the system and end Zarkon's rule. Led by Kolivan, they have existed for centuries. The headquarters is located on an asteroid beside a giant blue star that sits between two black holes, allowing the base to remain near inaccessible and completely undetected unless one has the exact coordinates and further remains incredibly dangerous to enter even if found. They are a highly secretive society that wears masks to hide their identity and only allow members to join if they can withstand brutal trials and activate their luxite blades, which is only possible if the initiate has Galran blood.

## Antok

**Antok** is a member of the Blade of Marmora serving under Kolivan. Initially distrustful of Keith and suspicious of his reasons for having a Blade of Marmora knife, Antok later assists Team Voltron in the plan to defeat Zarkon. Antok is killed after he infiltrates Zarkon's command ship with Kolivan and Allura to battle Haggar and her Druids.

Appearance(s)| * The Blade of Marmora
* Best Laid Plans
* Blackout

Trivia| * Antok's face is never shown.
* Antok is the first named Galran shown to have a tail.
* Antok is voiced by Trevor Devall.

## Regris

**Regris** is a member of the Blade of Marmora serving under Kolivan. He works alongside Kolivan and Keith during missions and specializes in gathering information and utilizing computer technology. He is killed while attempting to disarm a Galra warship that is rigged to explode, failing to override the self-destruct sequence in time.

Appearance(s)| * Code of Honor

Trivia| * Regris' face is never shown.
* Regris is the second member of the Blade of Marmora shown to have a tail.

## Branko

The unnamed **Commander Branko** is an officer of the Galra Empire overseeing Planet Olkarion. He appears to have taken the Olkari king Lubos captive, but in truth, King Lubos betrayed his people: by allowing them to be enslaved and think any rebellion would further endanger the king's life, the Olkari are forced to make a destructive superweapon for Branko to impress Zarkon. Lubos in return could live comfortably behind the scenes. With this plan, the commander hopes to be welcomed back to the main fleet of the Galra Empire, suggesting he has been disgraced in the eyes of the emperor.His superweapon is destroyed by Team Voltron, but Branko appears with other commanders of the main fleet when Haggar orders them to summon Prince Lotor after Zarkon's defeat. He is killed by Voltron upon returning to Olkarion after Zarkon's demise.

Appearance(s)| * "Greening the Cube"
* "Postmortem"

Trivia| * Branko appears to have a prosthetic right eye, ear, and partially his jaw.
* His name is revealed in "Postmortem".
* Branko is voiced by Ike Amadi.

## Galra Commander

The unnamed **Galra commander** is an officer of the Galra Empire responsible for capturing Shiro, Matt Holt, and Sam Holt during their expedition to Kerberos, one of Pluto's moons. He returns following Shiro's crash-landing on Earth a year after being taken prisoner. The commander intends to capture the Blue Lion being piloted by Lance with Shiro, Keith, Hunk, and Pidge on board, but fails when the team escapes through a wormhole near Kerberos.After returning to Zarkon's Central Command, he is deemed full of "weakness" for his failure to capture the Lion and is dragged out of view, presumably to be killed. He has not been seen since.

Appearance(s)| * "The Rise of Voltron"
* "Some Assembly Required"

Trivia| * The commander's name is unknown.

## Ladnok

**Commander Ladnok** is an officer of the Galra Empire who assists Haggar's attempts to destroy Naxzela by piloting the warship transporting the witch. She appears thirsty for a fight and unaware of the witch's intentions. When the plan fails and their shields fall, she loyally follows Haggar's orders to retreat.

Appearance(s)| * "Begin the Blitz"
* "A New Defender"

Trivia| * Ladnok is voiced by Katie Lowes.

## Morvok

**Commander Morvok** is a an officer of the Galra Empire overseeing Planet Taujeer. He is cowardly and small, using a hover platform to move around and give orders. After his forces sabotage their ship, he leaves the native Taujeerians to die as their planet begins shedding its outer layer. Team Voltron happens upon the helpless natives and Morvok is ordered by Zarkon to return to Taujeer to capture Voltron, but he is unsuccessful.As Morvok's warship is destroyed, he flees alone in an escape pod, but not before giving an impressive (albeit disingenuous) speech to convince his soldiers that dying for the empire is the greatest honor.

Appearance(s)| * The Ark of Taujeer

Trivia| * Galrans are known to be taller than average human height; Morvok is unusually small and the smallest Galran seen.
* Morvok appears in the VR episode Seeds of Corruption.
* Morvok is voiced by David W. Collins.

## Raht

**General Raht** is an officer of the Galra Empire stationed at the Central Command Ship. He is ordered by Haggar to spy on Lotor and report any suspicious activity. Unfortunately, Lotor detects the general's fighter jet tailing his Royal Warship and captures him. The prince later presents Raht's severed robotic arm to the witch as a warning, implying the general has been brutally killed.

Appearance(s)| * The Journey

Trivia| * Raht is voiced by Bill Millsap.

## Trugg

**Commander Trugg** is an officer of the Galra Empire who assists Zarkon's attempts to capture Lotor by piloting the warship carrying the emperor during the hunt for his son. She appears loyal to the emperor, but unafraid to warn him that his obsessive pursuit is leading to the destruction of their fleet. She remains with the emperor after Lotor escapes.

Appearance(s)| * A New Defender

Trivia| * Trugg is voiced by Laura Post.

## Sal

**Sal** is a Galran citizen of the Galra Empire who owns a restaurant in the space mall called *Vrepit Sal's*. He takes Hunk prisoner after Hunk eats food without paying and forces him to work, much like he has done to others previously. After Hunk improvises on making meals because he does not know the standard recipes, the restaurant flourishes from the delicious food produced and Hunk begins taking command of the business and lecturing Sal on how to cook. When Hunk ends up leaving, Sal vows to hunt him down and bring him back to work as an employee.

Appearance(s)| * Space Mall

Trivia| * Sal is voiced by Fred Tatasciore.

## Varkon

**Varkon** is a Galran citizen of the Galra Empire who works as a mall cop at the space mall. He is a devoted follower of Zarkon and idolizes him, even keeping a poster of Zarkon in his work locker. Varkon pursues Lance, Keith, Hunk, and Pidge throughout the mall because he believes they are space pirates disguising themselves as normal mall-goers. (They were really discarding their space pirate disguises given to them by Coran.) The Paladins eventually elude Varkon and escape from the mall.

Appearance(s)| * Space Mall

Trivia| * Varkon is voiced by Fred Tatasciore.

## Trivia

* Galran genes seem to be extremely recessive, as Keith is part Galran and does not exhibit any visible Galran traits. Additionally, Lotor's royal guard is comprised of half-Galran women with prominent features of their other races, making them look nothing like pureblooded Galrans.
* Additionally, Galran appears to have been unreadable prior to the invasion of Earth, as Keith was able to attend the Galaxy Garrison without issue, as a military academy would presumably require health records of its students and staff.
* The Galra Empire was originally called the Drule Empire in Voltron Defender of the Universe, Voltron The Third Dimension, and Voltron Force.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 **Season Two**: Episode 6, "The Ark of Taujeer"
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 **Season Two**: Episode 7, "Space Mall"
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 **Season Two**: Episode 8, "The Blade of Marmora"
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 **Season Three**: Episode 1, "Changing of the Guard"
5. ↑ **Season Three**: Episode 7, "The Legend Begins"
6. ↑ **Comic**: Vol. 1 Issue #1

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