Emperor Zarkon , known as Emperor Daibazaal ( Japanese : ダイ・バザール , Hepburn : Dai Bazāru ) in the original Japanese language Beast King GoLion , is a fictional character in the media franchise Voltron and an antagonist of the Voltron Force, who made his first appearance in Voltron .
18-524: King Zarkon is ruler of Planet Daibazaal who blames others for his failures. At times he can be a more restrained leader, particularly when Lotor does something rash, Zarkon will calmly handle the situation and chastise his son in private. King Zarkon became an ally of the Voltron force against Prince Lotor as a member of the Galactic council. It turns out to be a ruse as he was secretly working with his son. Zarkon
36-436: A better background, Lotor would likely have grown into a much better person. Prince Lotor's life is multiplied by Quintessence, allowing him to live for 10,000 years, due to being already conceived by the time his mother, Honerva, entered the rift on Daibazaal. The character has been praised for being a nuanced character. Princess Allura Princess Allura , known as Princess Farla ( ファーラ姫 , Fāra Hime ) in
54-547: A coma, under the care of Haggar, the prince is summoned by the witch to lead in his father's stead. Lotor, with mysterious plans of his own, would join with the Voltron Force after Zarkon awakens and declares his son an enemy of the Empire. The prince eventually kills his own father and takes the throne. This alliance soon sours as Lotor's true motives are revealed and he battles Voltron with his own superpowered robot, Sincline. Lotor
72-502: Is also stalked by Prince Lotor for her affection. In Voltron Force , Allura continues to pilot the Blue Lion. She becomes a mentor to Vince, and her niece, Larmina. Due to her conflicting duties as Princess of Arus and member of Voltron Force, she asks King Alfor for advice, who suggests that she step down as the pilot of the Blue Lion to become the full-time Queen of Arus. Allura complies with her father's advice and promotes Larmina to be
90-493: Is that he didn't have an obsessive love towards Princess Allura . His affection for her is treated as genuine, which is confirmed by series staff writers. According to the Voltron writer Lauren Montgomery , the reason why Lotor became evil was his tragic upbringing where he was abandoned by his parents (his mother not knowing he was her son), Lotor had to survive on his own, even if it means tricking others to get what he wanted. Montgomery further stated that had Lotor raised by in
108-675: Is ultimately defeated and abandoned to die in the Quintessence comprising the barrier between realities. While Sincline is later retrieved by Haggar, Lotor's own fate is left ambiguous. A younger Lotor from an alternate timeline is briefly seen in the eighth season, failing to recognize Haggar as Honerva. In the 2011 Devil's Due comics, the Prince Lotor character appears in the book. One the differences to Prince Lotor in Voltron: Legendary Defender compared to his 1984 counterpart
126-460: The Sprite soft drink in the 1990s. This article about a fictional character is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This science fiction –related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Prince Lotor Prince Lotor , known as Prince Imperial Sincline ( シンクライン , Shinkurain ) in the original Japanese language Beast King GoLion and in
144-607: The Blue Lion of Voltron, until she sacrificed herself for the galaxy in the series finale. In the Voltron: Legendary Defender , Princess Allura is not initially a member of the Voltron force. But after the "disappearance" of Shiro, with Keith becoming the Black Pilot and Lance taking Keith's place as Red Pilot, Allura, to complete the Voltron team, is chosen as the Blue Pilot. In the classic version of Voltron , Allura
162-499: The Blue Lion's pilot. Allura is in a romantic relationship with Keith and proposes marriage to him so that he can become her king consort. In Voltron: Legendary Defender , Allura is the teenage princess of Altea, the daughter of King Alfor and last surviving female member of the Altean race. She was asleep in the Castle of Lions with her servant Coran for 10,000 years, and commanded and piloted
180-585: The character Allura is portrayed as a teenager. The comic book version of Allura places her at age 19, and depicts her with a much stronger backbone than her cartoon counterpart. When her home planet Arus was ravaged by the forces of Zarkon and her parents murdered by Zarkon's own hand, she was taken in and raised by Coran, a retired combat instructor in the royal army, and was forced to grow up much too fast. Years later, she would renounce her title of "princess," answering only to "Allura," until her people are liberated from Zarkon's tyranny. Visions while she slept showed
198-607: The original Japanese language Beast King GoLion , is a fictional character in the media franchise Voltron and member of the Voltron Force, who made her first appearance in Voltron . Princess Allura is ruler of Planet Altea and last surviving member of royal family after the death of her father King Alfor. She became the pilot of the Blue Lion of Voltron after Sven became no longer able to do so. She has highly intelligent mice that can understand human speech. Allura and Keith have mutual romantic feelings for each other, and she
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#1732906178378216-461: The sixth season of Voltron: Legendary Defender , is a fictional character in the media franchise Voltron , and is an antagonist of the Voltron Force who made his first appearance in Voltron . " Yurak Gets His Pink Slip " (1984) was Prince Lotor's first appearance, as the initial primary antagonist to the Voltron Force. In the final battle with the Voltron Force, Lotor was seriously injured when Voltron destroyed his space ship. Though he
234-409: The spirit of her father King Alfor promising that five young men would come to Arus in search of the legendary robot Voltron. When Keith, Lance, Hunk, Pidge, and Sven arrive on Arus and speak of the mighty robot, Allura instantly knows that they are the ones spoken of in her visions, and helps them to find the five hidden lions that will unite to form Voltron. When Voltron fails to combine properly due to
252-457: The throne of Planet Doom. With Maahox as his personal advisor, he collects Haggarium and launches several attacks against Arus and Voltron for the purpose of getting information. He fights Voltron by himself, until Voltron in its Red Center transformation kills him. Prince Lotor is the prince of the Galra Empire and the son of Emperor Zarkon . After Zarkon's defeat to Voltron puts the emperor in
270-418: Was depicted as either Altean or Arusian depending on the region the anime was aired. Also, she was depicted as having fair skin and blonde hair. In Legendary Defender , she was depicted as Altean, and was re-imagined as being dark skinned with white hair (likely so she was distinguishable from her human allies) and, unlike the rest of the main cast, spoke with a British accent. In the 2011 Devil's Due comics,
288-545: Was made a more sophisticated character than his 1984 counterpart. During flashbacks of Voltron: Legendary Defender , Zarkon is voiced by Kevin Durand instead of Neil Kaplan . Voltron writers said the reason a different voice actor was chosen to show how Zarkon is not the original person he once was. In the 2011 Devil's Due comics the Emperor Zarkon character appears in the book. The character appeared in an ad campaign for
306-407: Was recovered, in order to save his life, Galaxy Alliance doctors rebuilt Lotor using metal limbs. Lotor was imprisoned under maximum security conditions at the prison facility Bastille 12. He escaped and sought revenge on the Voltron Force. Prince Lotor was killed by Voltron several years before the start of the show, Lotor was brought back to life by Maahox, using the power of Haggarium. He assumes
324-474: Was ruler of Daibazaal and the original black Paladin of Voltron. He ruled the Galra Empire for 10,000 years. Zarkon became corrupted by Quintessence and unknown dark forces from an alternate reality which led to a revolt against King Alfor to claim Voltron for himself. With the absence of all five Lions, Zarkon assumed that Voltron was destroyed but rediscovers the lions and wants it for himself. Zarkon eventually gets killed by his son, Prince Lotor . The character
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