Voltron: Legendary Defender (Upcoming Seasons)/characters

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.

AlteansEdit

 * 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 Edit

 * 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.