Voltron: Defender of the Universe
Voltron: Defender of the Universe
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Voltron: Defender of the Universe

7.8 / 10
1984
2 seasons
72 episodes
AnimationSci-Fi & FantasyKids

Five lion robots and their pilots defend the planet Arus and the galaxy from evil King Zarkon.

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Voltron: Defender of the Universe (1984-1985) - Intro

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Cast

Seasons

  • Space Explorers Captured

    1.Space Explorers Captured

    7.0
    10-09-198422m

    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!

  • Escape to Another Planet

    2.Escape to Another Planet

    7.0
    11-09-198422m

    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.

  • A Ghost and Four Keys

    3.A Ghost and Four Keys

    7.0
    12-09-198422m

    Keith, Lance, Sven, Hunk and Pidge ask for help from the Princess Allura to find Voltron.

  • The Missing Key

    4.The Missing Key

    7.0
    13-09-198422m

    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.

  • Princess Joins Up

    5.Princess Joins Up

    7.0
    14-09-198422m

    Keith, Sven, Pidge, Hunk and Lance scour the surface of Planet Arus, looking for brave citizens willing to help them fight Zarkon.

  • The Right Arm of Voltron

    6.The Right Arm of Voltron

    7.0
    17-09-198422m

    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.

  • The Lion Has New Claws

    7.The Lion Has New Claws

    7.0
    18-09-198422m

    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 determine...

  • The Stolen Lion

    8.The Stolen Lion

    7.0
    26-09-198422m

    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.

  • A Pretty Spy

    9.A Pretty Spy

    7.0
    27-09-198422m

    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.

  • Secret of the White Lion

    10.Secret of the White Lion

    7.0
    28-09-198422m

    Princess Allura, unsure of her ability to lead the planet, is visited in her dreams by the ghosts of her parents.

  • Surrender

    11.Surrender

    7.0
    01-10-198422m

    When Yurak takes a village of Allura's people captive, the Voltron Force is forced to surrender.

  • Bad Birthday Party

    12.Bad Birthday Party

    7.0
    08-10-198422m

    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.

  • The Witch Gets a Facelift

    13.The Witch Gets a Facelift

    7.0
    12-10-198422m

    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.

  • Yurak Gets His Pink Slip

    14.Yurak Gets His Pink Slip

    7.0
    02-10-198422m

    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.

  • Give Me Your Princess

    15.Give Me Your Princess

    7.0
    03-10-198422m

    Princess Allura puts the whole team in jeopardy when she tries to pilot the Black Lion without permission.

  • Bridge on the River Chozzerai

    16.Bridge on the River Chozzerai

    7.0
    04-10-198422m

    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...

  • My Brother Is a Robeast

    17.My Brother Is a Robeast

    7.0
    19-11-198422m

    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.

  • Zarkon Is Dying

    18.Zarkon Is Dying

    6.0
    05-10-198422m

    King Zarkon lies on his death-bed, and Lotor decides to use this opportunity to finish off his father and the Voltron force.

  • The Buried Castle

    19.The Buried Castle

    7.0
    16-10-198422m

    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!

  • Pidge's Home Planet

    20.Pidge's Home Planet

    6.0
    25-10-198422m

    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...

  • It'll Be a Cold Day

    21.It'll Be a Cold Day

    7.0
    21-11-198422m

    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 Plane...

  • The Deadly Flowers

    22.The Deadly Flowers

    7.0
    09-10-198422m

    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 sp...

  • It Takes Real Lions

    23.It Takes Real Lions

    3.0
    01-01-198422m

    As Lotor prepares to for another attack on Arus, Allura is forced to work harder on the things she'll be expected to do as a ruler instead of spending leisure-time with the friends...

  • Raid of the Alien Mice

    24.Raid of the Alien Mice

    7.0
    11-10-198422m

    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 a...

  • Short Run of the Centipede Express

    25.Short Run of the Centipede Express

    6.0
    01-01-198422m

    Zarkon can be seen testing some sort of weapon on Moura, an ally of Arus' now under his control. The Voltron Force set off to investigate. Keith and Lance use the Green Lion's head...

  • The Invisible Robeast

    26.The Invisible Robeast

    6.0
    26-10-198422m

    The gist of this one is implied pretty well by the title - Zarkon and Co. send an invisible Robeast to Arus to take care of the Voltron Force. Coming back in a carriage after a day...

  • The Green Medusa

    27.The Green Medusa

    6.0
    01-01-198422m

    Lotor goes to the fume-covered Planet Medusa to arouse and take one of its sleeping inhabitants to fight for him. It turns out to be a monster who can attack with snakes as hair an...

  • Treasure of Planet Tyrus

    28.Treasure of Planet Tyrus

    7.0
    30-10-198422m

    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...

  • Magnetic Attraction

    29.Magnetic Attraction

    7.0
    06-11-198422m

    Lotor's newest Robeast generates an enormous cloud of fire and heat, vaporizing all the water around the Castle of Lions, including the entire moat. The Voltron Force is interrupte...

  • The Sleeping Princess

    30.The Sleeping Princess

    7.0
    18-10-198422m

    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 jus...

  • The Sincerest Form of Flattery

    31.The Sincerest Form of Flattery

    7.0
    31-10-198422m

    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 spotligh...

  • A Transplant for Blue Lion

    32.A Transplant for Blue Lion

    6.0
    15-11-198422m

    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 fro...

  • Attack of the Fierce Frogs

    33.Attack of the Fierce Frogs

    7.0
    08-11-198422m

    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 ki...

  • Lotor Traps Pidge

    34.Lotor Traps Pidge

    6.0
    25-10-198422m

    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 ci...

  • Doom Boycotts the Space Olympics

    35.Doom Boycotts the Space Olympics

    7.0
    29-10-198422m

    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 bui...

  • Lotor's Clone

    36.Lotor's Clone

    7.0
    07-11-198422m

    Zarkon is furious with Lotor's cowardice, and demands that he lead an attack on Arus from the front lines. Haggar creates a clone of Lotor that has no fear whatsoever, and sends it...

  • Lotor's New Hit Man

    37.Lotor's New Hit Man

    7.0
    14-11-198422m

    Lotor, Zarkon and Morgill are watching some of the up and coming pilots in the Academy practice when a stand-out performance from one catches their eye. The pilot, Carp, does a bol...

  • Raid of the Red Berets

    38.Raid of the Red Berets

    6.0
    16-11-198422m

    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...

  • The Captive Comet

    39.The Captive Comet

    7.0
    22-10-198422m

    Haggar locates and takes control of the Omega Comet, a legendary black-hole-like structure which crushes and destroys anything in its path, and sends it for Arus. Though Voltron re...

  • The Little Prince

    40.The Little Prince

    7.0
    23-10-198422m

    Trying to protect Planet Arus, Prince Bandor has been forced to bombard the Omega Comet with his fleet, while Voltron was still on it! The comet has been redirected, careening towa...

  • There'll Be a Royal Wedding

    41.There'll Be a Royal Wedding

    7.0
    24-10-198422m

    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 li...

  • The Sand People

    42.The Sand People

    7.0
    05-11-198422m

    Lotor sets up his command base on a desert planet, planning to enslave the peaceful Sand People and turn them into Robeasts. A local researcher, Professor Sawa, realizes what's hap...

  • Voltron Frees the Slaves

    43.Voltron Frees the Slaves

    7.0
    12-11-198422m

    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 vs. Voltron

    44.Voltron vs. Voltron

    8.0
    09-11-198422m

    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. Ho...

  • One Princess to Another

    45.One Princess to Another

    7.0
    20-11-198422m

    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...

  • The Mighty Space Mouse

    46.The Mighty Space Mouse

    6.0
    13-11-198422m

    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 B...

  • Summit Meeting

    47.Summit Meeting

    6.0
    22-11-198422m

    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 Zarko...

  • Return of Coran's Son

    48.Return of Coran's Son

    6.0
    01-11-198422m

    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 mysteriou...

  • Coran's Son Runs Amuck

    49.Coran's Son Runs Amuck

    7.0
    02-11-198422m

    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 g...

  • Zarkon Becomes a Robeast

    50.Zarkon Becomes a Robeast

    7.0
    23-11-198422m

    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 alli...

  • Lotor, the King

    51.Lotor, the King

    7.0
    26-11-198422m

    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 b...

  • Final Victory

    52.Final Victory

    7.0
    27-11-198422m

    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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