Not sure if you caught it, but Voltron has been returned to the airwaves thanks to Cartoon Network. And I’m not talking about that hack Voltron job with the 15 robot cars. We’re talking the original; the real deal – the lions. Of course I’m loving this, having been a big fan as a kid. (And many others as well; check out the official site.) However, I don’t remember Voltron and the Voltron force being so stupid. Some observations I’ve made:
-First, before I get into specifics, I always remembered the Princess taking over the blue lion, however, I didn’t realize it was because Sven did his best Chuck Cunningham impersonation. He got roughed up in an early episode by the witch, Haggar. The episode ended with him ‘needing to recover’. And he hasn’t been heard from since. What happened to him?
-Now, onto how stupid the Voltron force is. Every episode Haggar disguises herself, sends a spy pretending to be someone or sends messages to people through dreams. 
And every episode, the team falls for it. The instantly accept the fact that the imposter is who they say they are, not once stopping to think, ‘hmmmm, maybe we ought to think about this for a minute because of all those spies Haggar has been sending’.
-The biggest issue I have with the Voltron force is they try to fight the Robeast with the lions every time. They of course fail miserably, even with the magical weapons they produce. The sequence usually includes all of the lions being thrown to the ground before one of the genuises (usually Hunk or Keith) says ‘we need Voltron.’ No kidding you need Voltron. You should’ve just formed him to begin with.
-Once Voltron is formed, we run into the same issue as above; they know they’re not going to beat the Robeast without the Blazing Sword, yet, they try to jimmy punch him a few times before receiving a shock attack or explosion to the face. Then they form the sword.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m so excited the show is on again. I just can’t believe I was so gullable as a kid to not question this sooner. I’m almost scared to watch Tranformers, G.I. Joe, He-Man, Mask, Thundercats et al.
Those were the days….and they wonder why kids today have no imagination.
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Destro // December 16, 2006 at 1:17 pm |
I remember one episode they found Sven again. He’s like a rebel or something. Went back to his home to be the Che Guevara of their planet. I think it was a little too political for most kids attention spans. They just wanted to see the blazing sword.
You also have to notice how whenever they get the shock treament from the robeasts they show the 5 split screen pain shot. All of them gritting their teeth in agony.
The robeasts were not consistant. They would taunt and taunt, and be impervious to weapons. But once the sword came out, they cut cut like tuna at the hands of a Sushi chef.
There’s a bar in Philly that has a collection of about 100 japanese robots from stories throughout history (even the 60’s). Ultraman, Astroboy, Robotech, and a bunch of toy ones, all the way up to the Iron Giant. It’s pretty cool. I of course found the Voltron one pretty quick as it holds special meaning for me.
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