Voltron: Legendary Defender (Upcoming Seasons)/characters

This is a list of characters from the Voltron: Legendary Defender 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

 * 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

Recurring Allies

 * The Paladins of Old: - The former pilots of Voltron.
 * Keith Ferguson, Sean Teale in season 3 as King Alfor - The late King of Altea and father of Allura, Alfor gave into fear and chose to hide the Lions across the cosmos to prevent Zarkon from claiming them. He placed his daughter in suspended animation and left a digitized version of himself to guide Allura once she woke up. Alas his AI is corrupted by the energy of a Galran crystal, causing him to threaten the Paladins, Coran, and even Allura. With no choice, Allura disconnects her father's A.I. from its power source and loses her father forever. Before his death, It is later revealed that Alfor was the original Red Paladin and alchemist for the Paladins.
 * Angie Harmon as Lady Trigel - Former Paladin of the Green Lion from the Dalterion Belt.
 * Chris Kattan as Blaytz - Former Paladin of the Blue Lion from Nalquod.
 * Geno Segers as Gyrgan - Former Paladin of the Yellow Lion from Rygnirath.
 * Mick Wingert as Thace - A military officer of the Galra Empire, Thace betrays Zarkon by lowering a barrier to allow the Lions, their Paladins, and the Castle of Lions to escape. He is later revealed to be a member of the Blade of Marmora, a secret group of Galrans who are against Zarkon's rule. In the end, Thace sacrifices himself to ensure the success of the mission to defeat Zarkon and dies with honor and satisfaction.


 * Arnold Vosloo as Ulaz - A Galra Scientist, who Shiro remembers as the one who helped him escape the Galra Empire, and a member of the Blade of Marmora. He gives the Paladins coordinates to the Blade of Marmora's primary headquarters and sacrifices himself to save the Paladins.


 * Trevor Devall as Antok - A member of the Blade of Marmora who serves as a brute warrior and who has a tail. After challenging Keith at the Blade of Marmora headquarters he joins Kolivan in boarding the Castle of Lions for the remainder of the second season. He, Kolivan, and Allura later board Zarkon's command ship in order to battle Haggar and her Druids, and Antok is killed as a result, his face having never been seen.


 * Scott Wolf as Rax - a Balmeran of a Balmera, a living planet, who works under the rule of the Galra Empire to extract power crystals from his living home to fuel Galra warships. He is the brother of Shay. He and his family are freed from the Galra Empire after Hunk returns to the Balmera with the Voltron team to save them and restore their dying planet.
 * Jennifer Paz as Atali - is a member of the Blade of Marmora serving under Kade and Lera. She works alongside them during rescue missions and specializes in families with mixed Galra and Alien ethnicity, respectively. She lives in Hanyō with her family and is both Galra and another alien heritage. unlike the rest of Bladers, her face is shown.
 * Josh Keaton as 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.


 * The Auxiliary Paladins: also known as the A-team, are group of people founded by Princess Allura, and that acts as a backup force then the Paladins of Voltron are not available as well as overtaker pilots of the lions
 * Mark Rolston as Kolivan - the leader of the Blade of Marmora, who is skeptical of trusting Voltron's Paladins and subjects Keith to a ritual of the Trials of Marmora after he refuses to give up a Galra knife he has possessed since childhood. When Keith succeeds in "awakening" the blade, he reveals that Keith has Galra blood. He later accompanies Keith and Shiro back to the Castle of Lions to meet with Allura, where he reveals that the Galra has learned of their existence, forcing them to step up their plans to take down Zarkon. This plan would involve shutting down Zarkon's command ship, enabling Allura to send it through a massive wormhole to a distant galaxy. During the battle between Voltron and Zarkon, he joins Allura and Antok in battling Haggar and her Druids, and they succeed in defeating them though at the cost of Antok's life. He did later joins the Auxiliary Paladins as the Red Paladin and has Dark purple accents on his uniform
 * Nolan North as Commander Samuel Holt - The long-lost father of Pidge who went missing after being taken prisoner by the Galra Empire along with Matt and Shiro during the Galaxy Garrison's expedition to Kerberos. Pidge has been searching for him and her brother Matt ever since. After that, he was separated from his two crew and sent to a work camp with prisoners deemed too weak to fight. His current whereabouts and status remain undetermined until Season 4 where it was revealed that Sam was at a Galra work camp called Holo-cause, but he escapes with Shiro and the Paladins and was reunited with his daughter and son. He did, later on, joins the Auxiliary Paladins as the Black Paladin and Leader and has grey accents on his uniform. In Season 8, he decided to remains on Earth as his son takes over his role as the Black Paladin to remain in constant control of Galaxy Garrison.
 * Blake Anderson as Matt Holt - The long-lost brother of Pidge who went missing after being taken prisoner by the Galra Empire during the Galaxy Garrison's expedition to Kerberos. Pidge has been searching for him and her father Samuel ever since, In Season 2, Pidge discovers that Matt has apparently been rescued by an unknown group of rebels from Balto and became a member of their militia to searching for his father and Shiro, he is located by Pidge and joins the Voltron Coalition. After being reunited with them, he then, later on, joins the Auxiliary Paladins as the Green Paladin and has orange accents on his uniform. In Season 8, he officially takes over the role as the Black Paladin and Leader as his father remains on Earth.
 * Emily Eiden as Shay - is a kind-hearted Balmeran who believes in hope and helping others, She is the sister of Rax who works under the rule of the Galra Empire to extract power crystals from her living home to fuel Galra warships until She becomes an ally of Team Voltron after building a friendship with Hunk, and assists them in saving her people and her planet. she then, later on, joins the Auxiliary Paladins as the Yellow Paladin and has light blue accents on her uniform.


 * Victor Raider-Wexler as Sokka - leader of the rebels at Balto. An ancient, wise and skilled alchemist. He was a member of the Druids before the start of the series, after he witnesses the terrors of Zarkon's rule, he retreated to the Swamp on Balto and forms the freedom fighters in hopes that it will restore the Druids' former glory. Ever since then he and the rebels joined the Voltron Coalition, he aids Team Voltron by providing them and giving guidance as well as teaching Allura in the art of alchemy.
 * Mindy Sterling as Ryner - is the leader of Olkarion who becomes an ally of Team Voltron when Galra was occupied Olkarion after Lobos willingly sold out his people as slaves to live in comfort, by building a super-weapon for Zarkon's forces. she leads a liberalization on Olkarion with Team Voltron, later on, Ryner and her people pledged support Team Voltron when they encounter Zarkon.


 * Iqbal Theba as Slav - An eccentric genius who developed gravity-bending technology that could create a pocket of space-time capable of concealing an entire outpost from view or collapsing a Robeast from the inside. The Galra Empire was desperate to claim this technology and imprisoned Slav in a highly fortified installation known as Beta Traz, where he was subjected to torture to extract his knowledge for use in creating genetic and technological enhancements for the Galra Empire. He was called upon to build another gravity generator to conceal an enormous Teludav, or wormhole generator, intended for use against Zarkon's command ship. His intelligence makes him aware of numerous alternate realities-so many in fact that he has difficulty distinguishing them from the one in which he currently resides. In Season 3, there an alternate reality incarnation of Slav who has teamed up with Sven, an alternate reality counterpart of Shiro.


 * Robin Atkin Downes as Xi - an alien held captive on Sendak's warship until he is freed by Shiro and Pidge along with a few other alien prisoners. He knows of Shiro from his days fighting in the gladiatorial games and refers to Shiro as "Champion". Although Xi found Shiro's display of feigned bloodlust terrifying back then but now he trusts Shiro completely. He helps Shiro begin to recollect his memories by telling him of what he witnessed, and provides some clue as to what happened to Pidge's father and brother.
 *  Arusians: a race of short, bipedal creatures with a vague resemblance to salamanders/snails that live in a village by Gazel Hill.
 * Neil Kaplan as The Arusian King - the ruler of Planet Arus who believes his people, the Arusians, angered the "Lion Goddess" after Voltron battles with Sendak's warship. brings Allura and the Voltron team to his village, who informs him that there is no angered goddess and after that, the King accepts her and the team as trusted allies.
 * Cree Summer as Klaizap - an Arusian of Planet Arus and the self-proclaimed bravest of the Arusian warriors. He approaches the Castle of Lions to discover why the "Lion Goddess" is angry with his people, introducing Allura and the team to the nearby village over "Gazel Hill", ruled by the Arusian King.
 * Moontow - is an Arusian of Planet Arus that lives in the village ruled by the Arusian King. She tries to appease the "Lion Goddess" by performing the Dance of Apology for Allura and the Voltron team.


 * Matthew Moy as Vakala - an alien rebel who and his friend Remdax met Shiro when they thought that he was from the Galra Empire. But later they began to trust him and gave him their only shuttle, and then they stayed on the same planet until they are summoned by the paladins to protect Shiro.
 * Bill Millsap as Remdex - an alien rebel who and his friend, Vakala met Shiro when thought that he was from the Galra Empire. But later they began to trust him and gave him their only shuttle, and then they stayed on the same planet until they are summoned by the paladins to protect Shiro


 * N/A as Baujal is the leader of the Taujeerians and ally of Team Voltron.


 * Josh Keaton as Sven - is an alternate reality counterpart of Shiro and a member of the Guns of Gamara, a rebel force fighting against the Altean Empire that has ruled his reality's universe for 10,000 years.


 * John DiMaggio as Lieutenant Ozar - an officer of the freedom fighters stationed on Kraydah’s moon. After the base there was evacuated with the assistance of Pidge, he and others of his command joined the Voltron coalition.
 * Jessica McKenna as Olia - a female rebel pilot captain of an unknown canine-like species and a member of the Voltron Coalition and Balto in the conflict against Zarkon in season 3, and has apparently worked with Matthew Holt since he escaped Galra prison with Te-Osh, Lian, and Liem.
 * Lacey Chabert as Te-Osh - was a female freedom fighter who helped to rescue Matthew Holt from a Galra prison. She was severely injured trying to salvage medical supplies during the evacuation of the rebel base on Kraydah’s moon and passed away after giving Pidge a transponder with her brother’s contact code on it.
 * Jonathan and Drew Scott as Lian and Liem - brothers and two members of the rebel on Balto, they are the ones that rescue Matt with Te-osh from the Galra Empire a year before the start of the series, both outgoing and outspoken practical jokers but take their work seriously.


 * Norman Reedus in season one, Tyler Rhoads in season three as Rolo - is a male alien considered a criminal by the Galra Empire for thievery. He claims his planet was destroyed by the Galra and that he was taken captive, losing his left leg in the process of escaping. He along with his crewmates, Nyma and the robot Beezer almost hand over the Blue Lion to Commander Prorok in hopes of receiving a pardon from Emperor Zarkon to clear his name and halt the Galra's pursuit of him and his crew but their plans were thwarted by Keith.


 * Lacey Chabert as Nyma - is a female alien considered a criminal by the Galra Empire for thievery who works with Rolo in his schemes. She and Rolo almost take the Blue Lion from Lance after she uses her charm to lure him into a trap in hopes of receiving a pardon from Emperor Zarkon to clear her and Rolo's names and halt the Galra's pursuit of her and her crew but their plans were thwarted by Keith.
 * Beezer - A robot belonging to Rolo and Nyma.
 * Merpeople
 * Kari Wahlgren as Queen Luxia - The queen to a race of aquatic people, when her home's garden fell to a plant-like monster named Baku, Luxia became the first to be enthralled by the food that it provided. She then assisted with the enslavement, gradually luring more and more of her people into its influence until the arrival of Lance and Hunk restored her free will and defeated the Baku.
 * Mae Whitman as Plaxum - is a mermaid-like alien who helped Lance and Hunk and living on the frozen planet. When a giant plant-like alien worm brainwashed Luxia and her people, asked Lance to save them. Plaxum and her friends used a jellyfish to block the brainwashing power of the worm, not knowing that it was actually food provided by the worm that was inducing its hypnotic effect.
 * Alyson Stoner as Florina - is a mermaid-like alien who was living on the frozen planet that Lance and Hunk met after they crash-land in the watery depths of the planet. After taking them to meet her people and Queen Luxia, Lance is captured by Plaxum's rebels. Florona is blamed for allowing the incident to happen because she is in charge of the visitors, so Queen Luxia sends her to the Baku, a giant plant-like alien worm where met her death by being devoured by it.
 * Weird Al" Yankovic as Blumfump - is a merman-like alien who lives on the frozen planet and helped Lance and Hunk. He is one of Plaxum's friends that ask Lance to save them from Queen Luxia, believing her to be an evil queen brainwashing their people. But in truth, it was a giant plant-like alien worm brainwashed Luxia and her people, he acts as the strategist and scientist of the group, but his "mer-science" is not without flaws and eccentricities.
 * N/A as Swirn - is a mermaid-like alien who was living on the frozen planet that asked Lance to save them from a giant plant-like alien worm called the Baku that was brainwashed Luxia and her people, Swirn becomes one of the queen's advisors after the Baku's defeat along with Plaxum and Blumfump.


 * Kevin Michael Richardson as Savage - An former Gladiator at Zarkon's gladiator ring who knows Shiro when he was Champion at the ring and acted as a mentor to him, he meets up with him again, not only that he was freed by the Paladins along with a few other alien prisoners and fighters from the ring. After being freed he became a self-proclaimed pacifist and remains a mentor to Shiro.


 * J. K. Simmons as Space Marshal Graham - Supreme commander of the Galaxy Alliance. as the commander, he held high authority over Garrison City and does everything he can to ensure its safety, even when it meant carrying the fate of his City or people on his own shoulders. He becomes an ally to The Paladins after they expose Iverson and help them get back into space.


 * James Arnold Taylor as Commander Steele - a High-ranking official of the Galaxy Alliance and Space Marshal Graham's second in command. he is usually conducting meetings discussing current situations with the Alliance.


 * Matthew Waterson as Aezax - An Gladiator turn Bounty hunter and brother of the deceased Myzax who wants revenge on Shiro for defeated his brother (at least, in his own mind). He had captured those close to him and then to a mountain he dubbed " Myzax's Peak". Shiro was then given a challenge by which was either save those he is close to from danger or head to face him. Though Shiro found his friends, he ends up spare Aezax. Afterwards, he realizing that Shiro would never have defeated his brother on purpose. He is implied to have made peace with Shiro and the team, moved on and consider the matter closed, before heading off on his own as a bounty hunter.


 * The Space Mice - are pastel-colored mice who assist Allura because they shared the same sleep pod for 10,000 years, Allura has a mental connection to the mice and is able to communicate with them telepathically and understand their thoughts, while they understand her speech. The mice's names are Chulatt, Platt, Plachu, and Chuchule.


 * Stats - a small alien like-quintessence creature, created by Shiro when he tries to release extra Quintessence that has built up in him. He appears to only know how to say his own name. since Season 5, he serves as a companion for the heroes, particularly his creator, Shiro, and Keith as well as becoming friends with the Space Mice.


 * Dante Basco as Zulro - was an alien held captive by Iverson at Base 51 along with four other aliens who went to earth to escape the wrath of the Galra Empire. but they freed by Shiro when he was at the base, one year before ever since then, Zulro and his friends have been on the run until they arrive at Garrison City where they met up with Shiro and his friends, Keith, Lance, Pidge, and Hunk. After the Paladins expose Iverson, Shiro asks Graham to make Zulro and his friends' honorary citizens of Garrison City.
 * P. J. Byrne as Pya - is a Male Puign who has fallen in love with Stalk, they met on when his planet, Puig was was under the control by the Galra Empire, but when the team and the Blade of Marmora liberated Puig, Pya was nearly killed during the attack, but luckily Stalk was able to save him, gravity injured himself in the process, After that Pya left the village to help Stalk to recover from his injuries and becoming close to him over time.


 * Zachary Quinto as Stalk - is a Male Galran who has fallen in love with Pya, they met on when the planet, Puig was under the control of the Galra Empire, but when the team and the Blade of Marmora liberated Puig, Stalk tries to protect him but was terribly injured in the process and the result of this, he was abandoned by his own men. Pya found him, nursed his injuries over time.


 * James Remar and Anne Heche as Ryou Shirogane and Ria Shirogane - are the parents of Shiro who thought had perished in a fire that Iverson started in an attempt to get Shiro after they declined to have him 'train' Shiro. He has them abducted and keep in cryo-pods for 25 years at Base 51 until they waking up by Pidge and Hunk and were reunited with their son. they currently live and care for at Colleen's home along with Lance's Family as Shiro continued with Team Voltron. Before the start of the series, When they were children, Ryou of the Shirogane family met and became friends with Rhea Sangha of the rivaling Sangha family, nicknaming her Ria, creating their mutual romantic affection. However when the escalating feud between the Shirogane and Sangha families threatens to split Ryou and Ria apart and the fate of their soon to be born child.


 * Jeffrey DeMunn as Grandpa Shirogane- is the paternal grandfather of Shiro; as well as the father of Ryou and father-in-law of Ria. He along with Ryou and Ria had thought to perish in a fire that Iverson started in an attempt to get Shiro after his son and his wife declined to have him 'train' Shiro. He was abducted along with them and keep in cryo-pods for 25 years at Base 51 until he waking up by Pidge and Hunk and was reunited with his grandson. he currently lives and cares for at Colleen's home along with Lance's Family as Shiro continued with Team Voltron.


 * Trevor Devall from "The Blade of Marmora", Andrew Lincoln from "Meet The Parents" onwards and Serinda Swan as Kade Kogane and Lera Kogane - is the long-lost parents of Keith. Before the start of the series, Kade met Lera after he was taken prisoner by the Galra Empire. They managed to escape back to Earth, but Lera's ship crash landed on earth and she was rendered unable to go back to the Blade of Marmora, to protect themselves better Kade and Lera went to travel the world and joining a traveling circus on all the while Lera repairs her ship, Eventually over time the two begin to fall in love and Lera gave birth to Keith, Lera was able to completes her ship and back into space, but at that precise moment, the Galra Empire found them and attacked. Lera's last name is Kogone
 * Lance's Family - is the numerous family of Lance, they have consisted of two parents, two grandparents, one uncle and six siblings. They are.
 * Jaime Camil and Kathleen Zuelch as Rita and Tom' Jr - are the parents of Lance and his siblings, both of them is caring towards their children and very welcoming to newcomers. They own a pizza shack near Varadero. Later in season 5, they are kidnapped by Iverson and brought to Garrison City at Base 51 until they were rescued by Lance and the Paladins. After that, they went to live and care for at Colleen's home along with Shiro's Family and their family as Lance continued with Team Voltron.
 * Mark Gatiss and Renée Victor as Pamela and Tom' Sr - are the grandparents of Lance and his siblings, the parents of Tom' Jr and Phil and the in-laws of Rita, both of them are caring towards their sons and grandchildren, Tom'Sr work at the pizza shack near Varadero with his son Tom' Jr and Rita. Later in season 5, they are kidnapped by Iverson and brought to Garrison City at Base 51 until they were rescued by Lance and the Paladins. After that, they went to live and care for at Colleen's home along with Shiro's Family and their family as Lance continued with Team Voltron.
 * John DiMaggio as Uncle Phil - The Uncle of Lance and his siblings, the son of Pamela and Tom' Sr and the bother of Tom' Jr. He works at the pizza shack near Varadero with his bother Tom' Jr, Rita and their father as a truck driver. Later in season 5, he was kidnapped by Iverson and brought to Garrison City at Base 51 until they were rescued by Lance and the Paladins. After that, he went to live and care for at Colleen's home along with Shiro's Family and his family as Lance continued with Team Voltron.
 * Elizabeth Maxwell as Lana - The eldest daughter of Lance's family and the only child who works as a tour guide and does not work at the pizza shack near Varadero with her family. Lana is depicted as a bossy, short-tempered, sarcastic, and cynical young woman who is condescending towards her younger siblings. Despite this, she cares deeply about her family and helpful towards her bother Lance and his friends. Later in season 5, she was kidnapped by Iverson and brought to Garrison City at Base 51 until she was rescued by Lance and the Paladins. After that, he went to live and care for at Colleen's home along with Shiro's Family and her family as Lance continued with Team Voltron.
 * Ashley Johnson as Leia - The second-eldest daughter of Lance's family. Leia has an avid interest in books and cooking is a quiet woman in general. She works at the pizza shack near Varadero with her parents, grandfather and her uncle as a waitress and taking care of her grandmother, Later in season 4, she was kidnapped by Iverson and brought to Garrison City at Base 51 until she was rescued by Lance and the Paladins. After that, she went to live and care for at Colleen's home along with Shiro's Family and her family as Lance continued with Team Voltron.
 * Kathryn Drysdale as Lesley - The third-eldest daughter of Lance's family. Lesley is depicted as a beautiful ditzy and a fast talker who shows talents in fashion designing. She works at the pizza shack near Varadero with her parents, grandfather and her uncle as a waitress along her sister. Later in season 5, she was kidnapped by Iverson and brought to Garrison City at Base 51 until she was rescued by Lance and the Paladins. After that, she went to live and care for at Colleen's home along with Shiro's Family and her family as Lance continued with Team Voltron.
 * Zack Shada as Logan - The eldest son of Lance's family and the second comedian of the bunch. Most of his dialogue consists of bad puns much to the disdain of his siblings. He and Lance are both self-described ladies' men, he works at the pizza shack near Varadero with her parents, grandfather, uncle and his two sisters as a pizza delivery boy. Later in season 5, he was kidnapped by Iverson and brought to Garrison City at Base 51 until he was rescued by Lance and the Paladins. After that, he went to live and care for at Colleen's home along with Shiro's Family and his family as Lance continued with Team Voltron.
 * Logan Wells as Levi - The youngest son of Lance's family. Levi is a fun-loving hyperactive little boy who loves to get his hands dirty, which often annoys his mother, as the youngest sibling of the family, he does not work at the pizza shack near Varadero with his parents, grandfather, uncle and his older siblings. Later in season 5, he was kidnapped by Iverson and brought to Garrison City at Base 51 until he was rescued by Lance and the Paladins. After that, he went to live and care for at Colleen's home along with Shiro's Family and his family as Lance continued with Team Voltron.
 * Lauren Mote as Lily - The youngest daughter of Lance's family, Lily and Levi shares a special connection with their older brother Lance, she extremely curious with a hyperactive mind that seems to race a mile a minute. She always has many questions for any situation, as everything is fascinating to her and her active imagination, as one of the youngest sibling of the family, she does not work at the pizza shack near Varadero with her parents, grandfather, uncle and her older siblings. Later in season 5, she was kidnapped by Iverson and brought to Garrison City at Base 51 until she was rescued by Lance and the Paladins. After that, she went to live and care for at Colleen's home along with Shiro's Family and her family as Lance continued with Team Voltron.


 * Sarah Edmondson as Teuila - is the mother of Hunk who lives in Upoln but comes to Garrison City for vacation with her daughter, mother-in-law, and cousins.


 * Amber Frank as Hazel - is the younger sister of Hunk as well as the cousin of Rice and Atamu.


 * Susan Silo as Granny Sura - is the grandmother of Hunk and Hazel and the mother in law of Teuila


 * Kari Wahlgren as Colleen Holt - is the wife of Samuel Holt and the mother of Pidge and Matt who is currently living on Earth by herself, as her children and husband have all disappeared in Space, leaving her into despair. However, she learns of Pidge's return when she at the Diamond district in Garrison City of Coran to acquire a powerful crystal and was reunited with her. Despite her worry for her family, she is determined to continue with her life as well caring for Shiro and Lance's families, holding on to the belief that she and her family will one day be reunited.