The Defenders of the Universe, also known as Team Voltron, are a group of humans and Alteans allied to bring down the Galra Empire with the use of Voltron, a powerful fighting machine.
History
10,000 years ago, a comet crashed into Daibazaal, Zarkon's home planet, at the time of a coalition of worlds that included the Galra Empire, with Zarkon being counted as one of it's closest allies along with King Alfor of Altea, Lady Trigel of the Dalterion Belt, Blaytz of Nalquod and Gyrgan of Rygnirath. Used the comet, Alfor created Voltron and Zarkon, Trigel, Blaytz, Gyrgan and himself became Paladins when an unknown life form escaped from the rift, the comet crash site. After the fight, Alfor suggested to close the rift to prevent more disasters coming but Zarkon, wanted to learn the power source calling Quintessence refuses. Atfer that, they was known as a heroic fighting force along with Voltron, fighting hundreds of battles in days of exploration. But sadly it was not going to last as Daibazaal was on the verge of collapse, cause the rift between the realities, more so than that Zarkon's wife, Honerva was dying from her experiments of Quintessence, following his wife's words, Zarkon called on his fellow Paladins to use Voltron to close the rift on Daibazaal, however instead of sealing it, Voltron merely enlarged it and fell into the rift into the other reality, once there, Zarkon expose his dying wife, Honerva, to quintessence to save her but it's all in vain as they die from exposed of quintessence, due to this incident, Alfor was forced to evacuate Daibazaal and destroy the planet to seal the rift.
Members
- Allura-Leader and Pink Paladin
- Coran
- Hunk-Yellow Paladin
- Keith-Red Paladin
- Lance-Blue Paladin
- Pidge-Green Paladin
- Shiro-Black Paladin
Alliance or Coalition
- Arusians of Arus
- Balmerans
- Aliens of the Frozen Planet
- Olkari of Olkarion
- Blade of Marmora
- Slav
- Puig of the Puigan race.
- Taujeerians
- Matt and the Rebels
Trivia
- The name "Defenders of the Universe" comes form the tagline for the original Voltron cartoon, "Voltron: Defender of the Universe."