Voltron

This is part 20 in a series.

So, it’s time to talk about Voltron.  It’s another property Hasbro does not own.  I’m not sure how easy it would be to purchase; it is owned by both DreamWorks and World Events Productions.  DreamWorks bought the television rights to Voltron relatively recently, I don’t think they’ll want to part with the franchise, and while their series Voltron: Legendary Defender was quite good, it ended on a rather sour note for most fans.  I’m not sure how eager they are to return to the franchise.  Given the toy sales were somewhat disappointing they may not have gotten the return on investment they were hoping for.  They might be willing to sell.  I imagine WEP would be relatively easy to buy out though, if not buy outright.

So, Optimus Prime sends out this distress call and Earth answers, sending out at least two groups to explore uncharted regions of the universe.  One ends up leading into the Visionaries series, as already discussed.  The other group finds Voltron, possibly getting captured by King Zarkon who is the head of one of the many dynasties of the Drule Empire, and then escaping from him.  These Space Explorers then crash land on Planet Arus or Altea.  There they awaken Voltron and fight back against the Drule Empire.  At some point during the series the Galaxy Alliance studies Lion Voltron and creates their own Voltron, Vehicle Voltron, possibly with a third Voltron, Gladiator Voltron in the mix as well.  Eventually, the Drule Empire is defeated.

Now, the Drule Empire is also a Protoculture, the being sleeping at the center of their planet embodies Death.  Arus or Altea is also a Protoculture, the being sleeping at the center of Arus and lending power to Voltron embodies Life.  Ages ago, the Drule Empire created Voltron, this singular robot was their first and greatest creation, spreading death across the universe.  Until it arrived on Arus (or Altea) and encountered the being of Life.  Voltron tried to kill the being, it failed.  The embodiment of life split Voltron into five lions and scattered it to the corners of Arus (or Altea).  The civilization that arose on Arus (or Altea) eventually finding the lions and modifying them, making them pilotable.  Voltron was now a psychic fusion of mechanical life and organic life, a fusion of magic and technology, a fusion of life and death.

The Drule Empire wants their creation back, but well, that’s not going to happen, they end up defeated. Perhaps eventually, through a peace treaty, they are brought into the Galaxy Alliance.  Because really, the reason they’re spreading to the stars is that their world is dying, and they need a new home world.  Humanity has the means of creating a new planet for them that will produce a sustainable supply of exotic matter through the infinite spark of the titan in the SDF-1.  That spark has now been transferred to a new ship, as the SDF-1 is in no shape to fly.  But there’s a new problem, the Haydonites are back. They’ve built a new body for Unicron, and they have a massive fleet, coming out of some other uncharted region of space that they’ve been hiding in.

The expedition that we followed during the Visionaries series returns to Alliance space, with a new ally, the protoculture that uses magic, helping to counter the technology based Haydonites/Dire Wraiths.  Even Rom the Space Knight returns to help, his planet also having joined the alliance.  Maybe even the Invid Regess and her people appear to help.  This is the battle to end all battles, and at the end Unicron and the Haydonites are defeated, for now peace reigns in the Hasbroverse.

Is that it for Hasbroverse?  Chronologically?  Yes, for now.  Entirely?  I’m not sure.  There are still maybe a few other series I could tie in, Bucky O’Hare, and Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers come to mind.  But I’m kind of tired at this point, and I’m not fully sure how to tie to them in.  So, we’ll leave things here for now.  Thanks for reading and for entertaining my insanity.  I hope you enjoyed the ride.