Voltron: Legendary Defender (Upcoming Seasons)/characters

This is a list of characters from the Voltron series.

Defenders of the Universe

 * Josh Keaton as Takashi "Shiro" Shirogane - the Black Paladin, the pilot of the Black Lion and Guardian Spirit of Sky. Co-Leader of the Defenders of the Universe, Shiro was captured by the Galra Empire a year before the start of the series during which he was given a weaponized prosthetic right arm. A natural, decisive leader, Shiro is calm and always in control. Shiro's Bayard was lost with the original Black Paladin. The Black Lion forms the head and torso of Voltron. In the last episode of Season 2, Shiro reclaims his Bayard from Zarkon and is able to use it to transform Voltron's sword into a "blazing sword" to defeat Zarkon, but after the battle, it is revealed that he has mysteriously vanished. But in season three, it is revealed he was teleported to a Galra ship, escaped, and was eventually found by the team but the Black Lion did not accept him as it's pilot afterward but when Keith was absent during an intense battle, he manages to re-establish his bond with the Black Lion. and also his Bayard takes the form of a gauntlet or wings. In the last episode of Season 5, Shiro and Keith start a romantic relationship. Shiro is 25 years old and 26 years old in Voltron: Defender Reboot, born on February 29th.


 * Steven Yeun as Keith Kogane - the Red Paladin, the pilot of the Red Lion, overtaker pilot of the Black Lion and Guardian Spirit of Fire. Co-Leader of the Defenders of the Universe and Formerly a cadet at Galaxy Garrison before being expelled by Iverson, Keith is an orphan and a lone wolf as a result. Keith engineered Shiro's escape when his pod crashed on Earth. Sullen and temperamental, Keith spends his free time honing his skills for battle. Keith's Bayard takes the form of a double-edged sword, and it can create a large sword for Voltron to wield. With the bayards of the blue, green and yellow Lions, it can be made big enough to slice through giant warships. The Red Lion forms the right arm of Voltron. In Season 2, Keith discovers he has Galra blood, likely from his mother, Lera from whom he was given a strange knife marking an affiliation with a secret rebel group of Galra called the Blade of Marmora. During Shiro's absence, Keith takes over as the head of Voltron as the pilot of the Black Lion but Keith officially steps down as the leader of Voltron, handing the position back to Shiro so that he can continue to work with the Blade of Marmora. At the start of season 4, Keith re-establish his bond with the Red Lion and in the last episode of Season 5, Keith starts a romantic relationship with Shiro. Keith is 18 years old and 19 years old in Voltron: Defender Reboot, born on October 23rd.


 * Jeremy Shada as Lance McCain - the Blue Paladin, the pilot of the Blue Lion, overtake pilot of the Red Lion and Guardian Spirit of Water. Lance was the fighter pilot of his team at Galaxy Garrison. Cocky and confident, Lance is the class clown of the Defenders and likes to think of himself as a ladies' man. Lance maintained a rivalry with Keith from when the two were at the Galaxy Garrison together but the two have shown to be an effective team. Lance is Cuban and grew up in or nearby Varadero. He deeply misses Earth and wants to complete the mission of destroying Zarkon so that he can return to his family. Lance's Bayard takes the form of a rifle. The Blue Lion forms the right leg of Voltron. Lance takes over piloting the Red Lion in season three. At the start of season 4, Lance re-establish his bond with the Blue Lion. Lance is 17 years old and 18 years old in Voltron: Defender Reboot, born on July 28th.


 * Bex Taylor-Klaus as Katie "Pidge" Holt - the Green Paladin, the pilot of the Green Lion and Guardian Spirit of Forest. Katie disguised herself as a boy named Pidge Gunderson to get into Galaxy Garrison to find out what happened to her father and brother who disappeared whilst on a mission which Shiro was also on. A technical genius, Pidge is the smartest member of the team able to create specialist modifications for the Green Lion such as a cloaking device (which only lasts thirty seconds) and she repurposed a Galran drone to work for her, naming it Rover (Rover sacrificed itself to protect Pidge). Pidge's Bayard takes the form of a small, electrified blade which can function as a grappling hook. The Green Lion forms the left arm of Voltron. During her time as a Paladin, she continues to search for her missing family, having successfully found her brother, Matt and her father at a work camp. Pidge is 15 years old and 16 years old in Voltron: Defender Reboot, born on April 3rd.


 * Tyler Labine as Hun "Hunk" Alii laitiiti - the Yellow Paladin, the pilot of the Yellow Lion and Guardian Spirit of Land. Hunk was the engineer of his team at Galaxy Garrison. A gentle giant with an equally large appetite, Hunk is the heart of the team, lifting them up and making peace between them. After witnessing first hand the devastation and misery that Zarkon's conquest of the universe has brought upon the people of various worlds, Hunk is determined to free those enslaved. Hunk's Bayard takes the form of an energy cannon and it can arm Voltron with a large shoulder cannon that can shoot multiple targets. The Yellow Lion forms the left leg of Voltron. Hunk is 17 years old and 18 years old in Voltron: Defender Reboot, born on January 13th.

Alteans

 * Kimberly Brooks as Princess Allura - Crown Princess of Altea and the Pink Paladin. Allura (believed) is the last female Altean. Pilot and keeper of the Castle of Lions, a structure that is a castle and a spaceship and in season three, she overtakes pilot of the Blue Lion but at the start of season 4, she loses her bond to the Blue Lion. During The Paladins' absence, Allura forms the auxiliary paladins and join them as it's auxiliary Blue Paladin and, Allura was responsible for granting the Defenders their title and sending them on their mission to conquer Zarkon and liberate the universe. Gentle and a friend to all, Allura wishes more than anything to finish her father's work in stopping Zarkon. As an Altean, Allura has the chameleon-like ability to be able to blend in with a species (something that made her people incredible diplomats and explorers). She has a telepathic bond to some Altean mice that were in her cryo-pod with her.


 * Rhys Darby as Coran - The Royal advisor to Princess Allura and the last male Altean. Energetic and excitable, Coran serves Allura dutifully whilst being fiercely protective of her. He tends to ramble on and off about his past, particularly about his supposedly daring feats or past experiences. Despite his odd and quirky character, he is a reliable and steadfast ally to his princess and the Paladins.

Voltron
Voltron is the giant robot created from the combination of all five Voltron Lions It has been ten thousand years since it was last formed, and its return is brought about when Shiro returns to Earth a year after his capture by the Galra Empire, drawing Keith, Lance, Hunk, and Pidge together to locate the Blue Lion and use it to find the Castle of Lions on Arus. They reawaken its sleeping inhabitants, Princess Allura and Coran, and these last living Alteans help locate the subsequent Lions to form Voltron and defend the universe against Zarkon's empire.

In the past, Voltron's said creation by King Alfor after a comet of trans-reality ore collided with Daibazaal during a time when planet Alfor held an alliance with the planet's ruler, Zarkon. King Alfor built the Voltron Lions from the Quintessence-infused ore of the comet and Zarkon became the Black Paladin to defend his home planet from the darkness escaping from the reality rift left at the comet's crash site. He was joined by Alfor, Trigel, Gyrgan, and Blaytz. Coran's grandfather built the Castle of Lions to house the Lions and Voltron was known as a heroic fighting force.

Once Zarkon and his wife, Honerva, became obsessed with the Quintessence found in the reality rift, the exposure damaging Honerva's health, Zarkon attempted to bring Honerva into the rift using Voltron so he could save her with the Quintessence and darkness within. His fellow Paladins were not aware of his trickery until it was too late. The overexposure seemed to kill both he and his wife when they recklessly left the safety of Voltron inside the rift.

But after Alfor held their funeral and destroyed the evacuated Daibazaal to erase the reality rift forever, Zarkon and Honerva awakened, changed and corrupted by their ordeal. Zarkon flew into a rage at Alfor and the Alteans for the loss of the rift, sparking a war and the beginnings of the Galra Empire. Zarkon desired to capture Voltron so he could use the robot's power to create another rift and obtain the purest Quintessence of infinite amount. 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 so they would not fall into Zarkon's hands. Alfor led Zarkon to believe the Lions were destroyed, and so Zarkon slew the king, his fellow Paladins, and destroyed Altea.

The Lions of Voltron

 * Black Lion: Piloted by Shiro, Keith (until Code of Honor), Sam, the Black Lion was created from a comet that crash landed on Emperor Zarkon's home planet along with them along with the other Lions. it features: Shield formed by wings, expanding wings, mouth blade, produces sword also unlocked by Black Bayard.
 * Red Lion: Piloted by Keith, Lance (until Strange Alliances Part 1), Kolivan, the Red Lion forms the right arm of Voltron and the Red Lion forms the right arm of Voltron and Fastest of the lions. it features, heat resistance, fire breath, laser cannon on the back, produces sword unlocked by the Red Bayard.
 * Blue Lion: Piloted by Lance, Allura, the Blue Lion forms the right leg of Voltron. It features Ice blasts, unknown weapon unlocked by the Blue Bayard.


 * Green Lion: Piloted by Pidge, Matt, the Green Lion forms the left arm of Voltron. it features Cloaking mode installed by Pidge, energy cannon that causes spontaneous plant life growth, unknown weapon unlocked by the Green Bayard.
 * Yellow Lion: Piloted by Hunk, Shay, the Yellow Lion forms the left leg of Voltron. It features, a Heaviest armor of the lions, additional claws, and a jet booster, shoulder cannon unlocked by the Yellow Bayard capable of single or multi-shots.

Galra Empire

 * Neil Kaplan and Kevin Durand as a young adult in season 3 episode The Legend Begins, as Emperor Zarkon - Zarkon is the Emperor of the ruthless Galra Empire, and lord and master of most of the known universe after spending the last ten thousand years conquering a vast majority of the galaxy. He desires the Lions of Voltron, not only because they represent the biggest threat to his campaign, but because he is later revealed to be the Black Paladin before Shiro, from a time when most of the Galra were allies of the Alteans, and still possessing the Black Paladin Bayard. As such, he views the Lions as his own property rather than seeing himself as a former chosen one to pilot the Black Lion. He is able to use his Bayard in far more advanced ways than the current Paladins, able to form a myriad of energy weapons with which he can easily go toe-to-toe directly with the Lions themselves. In the last episode of Season 2, Zarkon faces Voltron and the Paladins in an experimental mecha armor and is defeated but left in critical condition, requiring life-support. In season 3, his history is fully revealed and by the end of the season, Haggar successfully reawakens him. In season 7, Zarkon sacrifices himself by giving the Quintessence that he had stolen from the planets and give to Shiro, Keith, Lance, Pidge and Hunk to revive them, but at the cost of his own life.


 * Cree Summer and Lily Rabe as a young adult in season 3 episode The Legend Begins, as Witch Haggar - Formerly an Altean alchemist named Honerva, a mysterious and despicable witch, Haggar is Zarkon's wife, primary adviser, high priestess, and leader of the Druids, dark mystics who fanatically serve the Galra Empire. Haggar is both a dangerous sorceress and a mad scientist. She combines her unnatural magicks with abominable science to create powerful weapons to arm soldiers, terrible monsters (dubbed "Ro-beasts" in the second season) to fight Voltron, and leech entire planets (and other sources) of the mystical energy known as Quintessence. In battle, her magical abilities allow her to teleport, cast illusions, for the mind with hallucinations and use her hands to project energy blasts and shields. Haggar is revealed to be Altean in the second season finale and orders the remaining Galran commanders to summon their lord's son, Prince Lotor. In the end of Season 4, she was destroyed by Shiro and the Paladins when she tried to destroy the Balto swamp with the Lion Roar which she got from Shiro and an armor made from her own Magic but he got his powers back and his Lion restored but in Season 7, she reappears this time bearing the Mark of Zeppo and with Sendak and Iverson on her side.


 * A.J. Locascio as Prince Lotor - is the exiled son of Zarkon and Hagger, and heir to the Galra Empire, who assumes control of the Galra following his father's defeat. Lotor follows a different philosophy than other Galra, believing that strength comes from bringing in worthy followers from the worlds they conquer rather than expending further resources to keep them subjugated. He has a personal all-female strike team consisting of individuals who are, like himself, only half-Galra. During his leadership of the Galra, he ignores matters that he deems a waste of time. It is eventually revealed that he has been working on his own plans to obtain Quintessence, and as a result, Zarkon declares him an outlaw. At the end of season 3, he saves Keith from sacrificing himself to save Voltron from Haggar's magic by attacking the Galra cruiser from which she was doing the magic and offers himself over to the Paladins, but in Season 4, Lotor plants to kidnap Shiro so he can control the Black Lion and Voltron through him and plans to gather the purest Quintessence possible after his own attempts failed. He is an expert combatant and cunning strategist. In the end of Season 7, Lotor becomes the new Emperor of the Galra Empire and make peace with the team.
 * Anika Noni Rose, from "Red Paladin" to "The Hunted" and Erica Luttrell from "Hole in the Sky" onwards as Acxa - is one of Lotor's top generals and was the soldier rescued by Keith from a Weblum. She is a calculating, intelligent leader as well as calm, measured and never rushes into action. If the other generals question Lotor's orders, Acxa does not hesitate to put them in their place. She is a Galran hybrid and is an agile fighter who uses a laser pistol.
 * Kimiko Glenn as Ezor - is one of Lotor's generals, Talkative and upbeat, Ezor has a reputation for being the "friendliest" of Lotor's generals. She is extremely nimble and uses her acrobatic skills to attack her opponents from all sides. She is a Galran hybrid with chameleon-like cloaking ability allows her to infiltrate highly secured areas and gives her an added element of surprise in combat. In season 7, Ezor was killed by Zarkon when he crushed her heart after she was defeated by Keith.
 * Narti - One of Lotor's generals, she is a Galran hybrid with a past as mysterious as her powers. Though unable to see or speak on her own, she can "see" through the eyes of her cat-like alien companion. Narti is an agile, strong fighter and she employs her powerful tail as a weapon. If her enemies make the mistake of letting her get too close, she can manipulate their minds with one touch. Later on, Narti was killed by Lotor after discovering that Haggar is spying on him through her.
 * Kova - A catlike alien who was originally Honerva's pet and was infused with quintessence by the Altean alchemist's experiments, curing him of his ailments from the attack by the dark creatures of the reality rift, Kova was able to recover and live longer than thought possible, fueling Honerva and Zarkon's experiments and obsession with Quintessence. Now serves as Narti's eyes and later Maahox's informant. In Season 7, Kova reveals to be a servant to Zeppo and was destroyed by Keith after he tried to kidnap Shiro
 * Jamie Gray Hyder as Zethrid- One of Lotor's generals and the wild card. As stubborn as she is strong, the only person Zethrid truly listens to is Lotor - to the point of taking his commands to an extreme. She can be cruel and enjoys toying with her adversaries. She is a Galran hybrid with immense strength and durability, allowing her to throw enemies across the battlefield with a single punch or drop onto a planet's surface with no landing gear from a great height while sustaining no damage. Aside from her fists, she favors using a laser rifle or blasting enemies with whatever large guns she can command.
 * Jake Eberle as Commander Sendak - A ruthless and fearsome commander within the Galra Empire, Sendak was ordered to capture the Lions and destroy their Paladins, and almost succeeded had it not been for the efforts of Pidge. Sendak has replaced his left arm and shoulder with a cybernetic prosthetic shoulder and forearm connected by an energy binder that allows him to attack from a distance, using his arm like a flail or pull himself over great distances. He was captured by the Paladins and placed in suspended animation in an effort to glean his mind of information, only for Shiro to apparently dispose of him into space during a traumatic fit. His current status is unknown. In Season 4, it's revealed that his sleep pod crash landed on Balto.
 * David W. Collins as Commander Morvok - is 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.
 * Ike Amadi as Commander Voa - is an officer of the Galra Empire overseeing the 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 the commander 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 was destroyed by Team Voltron, but the commander appears with other commanders of the main fleet when Haggar orders them to summon Prince Lotor after Zarkon's defeat.
 * Bill Millsap as 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.
 * Katie Lowes as Commander Ladnok - is an officer of the Galra Empire who assists Haggar's attempts to destruct Naxzela by piloting the warship transporting the witch. She appears thirsty for a fight and unaware of the witch's intents. When the plan fails and their shields fall, she loyally follows Haggar's orders to retreat.
 * Laura Post as Commander Trugg is an officer of the Galra Empire who assists Zarkon's attempts to capture Lotor by piloting the warship transporting 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.
 * Hakeem Kae-Kazim as Maahox - is a Galra commander and the new leader of the Druids, a mad scientist responsible for Hagger's return from the grave, a very quiet man, and seems to prefer observing than joining in the commotion. Most of his actions are overly dramatized, but without mercy as he would kill a Druid or Lotor for questioning his techniques and knowledge on Robeasts while becoming Haggar's right-hand man. Originally, his purpose is to observe Shiro shortly after his abduction and victory of Myzax alongside Ulaz, but after his escape, first and second. He gradually becoming more active in his own plans with Iverson as he was the one who gave him his cybernetics.
 * Kala - is an alien-like serpent that around Maahox as he uses her to inflict snakebites and attack the victim. Kala appears as a scaled, white reptilian, with red eyes, a pair of horns protruded from its forehead, long, slender body that can slither along the ground at a remarkable speed, and have sharp fangs, both to suck out blood from the victim. She was destroyed by Lance when she attacked Allura.

Other Enemies Edit

 * Jonathan Adams as Zeppo - An 10-centuries old giant demon who came from a rift between realities caused by the comet that crashed into the planet - the same comet Alfor used to create Voltron. Once Zarkon and his wife became obsessed with the Quintessence found in the reality rift, the exposure damaging Honerva's health, Zarkon attempted to bring Honerva into the rift using Voltron so he could save her with the Quintessence and darkness within, once there, he corruption Zarkon and take over the universe using him, His minion, Kova became loyal to him and made various attempts to free his essence from Zarkon's body over the centuries as well finding another body to took over. he later succeeded in reviving him with Haggar's help and choosing Shiro as a vessel and a Key through the rift which Zeppo is to be summoned; once the task is completed, all life in the universe will end, beginning a barren and lifeless age of darkness across the galaxy, In Season 7, The Paladins and ultimately their allies are unable to stop the ceremony but manage to keep his essence away from taking over Shiro's body, and Zeppo finds himself back on galaxy. He quickly lays waste to the galaxy and later seeks to spread his reign across Earth, But, luckily with the combined power of Shiro, Keith, Lance, Pidge and Hunk and Voltron, he was defeated.
 * Nolan North as Commander M. Iverson - a disagreeable and strict officer of the Galaxy Garrison in charge of training young cadets. Iverson is among the technicians who quarantine and investigate the crash site when Shiro crash lands on Earth one year after being presumed dead when the Kerberos Mission went missing. He is subdued by Keith when the expelled cadet infiltrates the crash site and later witnesses the Blue Lion being piloted by Lance, unable to understand what it is. In Season 5, it shows that Iverson is revealed to be a man with secrets as he has an almost abusive relationship with Shiro to the point that he set cameras everywhere he goes, take him to a base and has Keith expelled to keep him away from Shiro. His obsession with Shiro seems to be a twisted form of revenge towards Shiro's parents after they refused to have their son to train under his wing and blames them for the death of his son, Simon who died in an accident crash. because of it, he started a fire that consumed their home and abducted them, he also keeps the existence of aliens from the Galaxy Alliance and keeping them in an underwater base called Base 51. He was arrested for his crimes and dishonorable discharge by Space Marshal Graham for his lies against the Galaxy Garrison.
 * Fred Tatasciore as King Lubos - was the king of Planet Olkarion. He appears to have been taken captive by Commander Voa, 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 the commander to impress Zarkon. Lubos in return could live comfortably behind the scenes. The betrayal is uncovered by Team Voltron and King Lubos is taken to Ryner and the Olkari rebels for the truth to be revealed. After the superweapon is destroyed by Team Voltron, Ryner replaces Lubos as leader of the Olkari.
 * Virginia Madsen as General Hira- An Altean from another reality.


 * Djimon Hounsou as Rruekotsei - a former member of the Blade of Marmora, before the start of the series, Kolivan and Rruekotsei had a conflict of interests, leading to abandoning the order to get power to destroy Zarkon. This ultimately led to Kolivan, Ulaz, and Lera to seal him in stalactite in a pit, where he remains until Lotor break the seal by using Shiro's arm