#voltron speculation

[rins-rambles]

One of my biggest S5 moods.

[spammamm]

Are we gonna get a leak a day? Is that a thing now?

[allluranced]

I was looking at different parts of the new poster from NYCC, and I noticed something strange about the MFE pilots.

Between Hunk and Kinkade, there’s another Garrison student grouped up with the MFE pilots. I wondered; why would a background character with no relevance to the plot be was standing with them?

That’s when I realised this: 

Many people have speculated that the MFE pilots would become the next paladins of Voltron by the time the show ends.

There are only 4 MFE pilots. You need 5 people to pilot Voltron.

People have said that Veronica would fly a lion too, but she’s grouped away from the MFE pilots, as if she’s not fully associated with them. Veroncia is standing with Acxa, so perhaps Veronica groups up with her.

I believe that in S8, this background character will become important to the plot, and if the MFE pilots do become the next paladins, he will be one too.

[creativekrissy]

IF Klance is canon~

I’m ready for subtle Klance development. I don’t think it would do injustice or be rushed in the last season, in fact it would not just answer my hopes but give me natural slow burn insight that would deeply satisfy my observations through out the series. Meaning those interactions weren’t for nothing and that’s satisfying enough for me. Plus it would be unique, some relationships don’t need a clear detailed explanation of romantic interest it’s like one of those unnamed romances without calling it to be love.

I mean we were shown the close relationship between Lance and Keith, the improvements of Lance not having an equal and seeing Allura in hopes of romantic development in S4-S6 seems to have a purpose. Allura is in romance with Lotor, Lance develops a new doubt on himself. Considering this as a mirror to Lance and Keith’s previous team partnership, Lance wasn’t just going to ignore his teammate. Especially when she was having low self esteem about trusting Lotor. It’s possible he accepted it was never going to be more than what he thought it would be. Between each other. It’s interesting he attempted to see Allura as his equal though, kind of a same process he developed with Keith over S1-S3.

So Keith returns and is leader again, it’s obvious to assume Lance believes they are back to where things left off. However what’s even so more interesting is that his outlook on Allura and Keith has increased~

He sees them both as his equals and as people unreachable. With Keith being leader, Lance continues to look out for Allura which is what he did while Keith was gone, kinda like fallen into Keith’s footsteps (you know, looking out for each other). At the same time, undoubtedly Keith’s immediate righthand man. So he’s on a balance~ but! They wouldn’t focus on the outlook of these 3 in The Journey Within for nothing or even have it as a focus in where their frustrations and anger fuel from in between each other. Lance sees the feud between two people that are important to him, one is Keith not understanding Allura’s own issues of S4-S6, so he hit him where it hurts with the fact Keith had done just as worse and was in no position to point out Allura the way he did. He kept him in check but with some salt. The fact Lance even brings up Keith being alone or running away twice is an obvious statement he took it personal. (I still hope we find out why)

If I get the chance of Klance in S8, I’m going to understand why it’s slow burn and maybe last minute because there seems to be a build up for Lance balancing the importantance of two characters. One point being, Lance was never looking for a relationship to begin with but he gain some development over time towards Keith and Allura. This means that Keith and Allura come at Lance with romantic intentions. I mean we are shown how important Lance is to Keith and Allura in S7. Those are mainly the two who are desperately calling to him and having each other’s back.

Here’s a speculation:

Keith attempts to rebuilding his friendship with Lance just to be interacting again, I mean that’s how they were before he left so it would make sense.

Allura wanting to be closer with Lance more than before, possibly romantic because she’s seen the side of him she could love, or admire.

So with these speculations, you could imagine there being a conflict. Lance becoming confused of the two or Lance still feeling they are unreachable due to Allura’s helping with the Atlas and focus on alteans with Honerva, and then Keith working with BOM and possibly Acxa as well. Even though Kacxa was disconfirmed, she could give Lance a reason to believe he and Keith aren’t as close anymore.

OR

Keith notices the connection between Lance and Allura, chooses not to do anything about it but hints of some jealousy comes out. Mainly because it always happens throughout the series, it shows he’s annoyed every time Lance flirts with Allura. Allura could be trying to connect with Lance but he may not allow this due to self respect in not wanting to be a rebound. He’s not that dumb.

Plus, if Lotor does return this could bring him to remind Allura why they never trusted him in the first place and what he did to the team. This could be a conflict between him and Allura causing a confession that he likes her but it goes in a terrible result or adds fuel to the fire. Then there is Keith who would probably try to be there for Lance but even that goes all bad due to Lance still being upset over the fact he left, so how could Keith understand what he’s going through? Then we get a development of trying to reconcile between Lance and Keith, maybe Keith does understand, maybe he has seen Lance in a new way he never needed to figure out. Thus a miscommunication but now that he’s grown, he won’t leave Lance behind ever again~ so maybe this is the confusion he develops and seeks advice from Shiro about. Trying to figure out where he stands with Allura and Keith, since it’s very confusing and bothering him.

This could give the conclusion where Lance figures out exactly what he needed over what he wanted. Unconditional love. By choosing Keith, he could come to terms with accepting and respecting Allura’s choice in romance. Or the platonic result, Lance let’s go of Allura but Keith is there to console him as his friend. Then life goes on~

🤔 damn. I should write a fanfic about this 😂

Anyways, with my speculations about Klance I believe it to be subtle and not a main focus, but a build up for maybe a moment in one of the series final moments. I’m okay with that. In fact it would be essential because they would be a unique animated couple in history, not just because of lgbt rep but because it did not need a detailed explanation of their romantic development, it was natural and practically pure. Something unpredictable and one we can cherish for a long time because it was so different.

The outlook on story development and character buildup affects viewers in many different ways, ways beyond the writer or creators intended it to be. So don’t be frustrated with those who can’t see Klance happening or can see it happening. Just enjoy what we’re given and if we are given Klance, please just be satisfied with the outcome. If any creator built a story on what the viewers wanted, it would be predictable and boring knowing what’s to come. Many would love that because it’s nothing done before in western animation, I beg to differ because it has been done. With Voltron, I admire their own storytelling style with their characters because that’s what brought me to enjoy the entire series. Heck I’ll be sad because there is nothing like Voltron out there and that’s why it’s unique. Also, the way they developed a relationship like Klance is one to remember and cherish.

So there’s my rant for today. KICK everyone~

[nomadicism]

About that Altean at the end of S7...and Dynamite Voltron

I’ve been sitting on this one for awhile now, and it after giving it a lot of thought, it seems as though the identity of the Altean at the end of S7 might be informed by the pilot/commander of the “duplicate Voltron” from the Dynamite Voltron (DV) comic series.

I’ve avoided DV in the past because the first issue never grabbed me and I wasn’t into the art. I had heard that it was the most adult and the most dark of Voltron continuities, and as S3-S5 started becoming progressively darker I decided to give it a shot as VLD has pulled concepts from nearly every other Voltron continuity, and all that’s left now is Voltron Third Dimension (V:3rdD) and DV.

So I picked up the series a few months ago, and while I assumed that concepts from DV wouldn’t be touched because it was so dark, The Colony would have been right at home in that setting. After finally watching S7, I re-read DV and noted 7 similarities (including the Altean at end of S7) that I’m trying not to read too much into but...here we are.

#1. Keith gaining the ability to see-or-sense the unseen—especially of the assassin/combatant kind:

Above:  VLD Keith sensing Macidus.

Above: DV Keith channeling newly-gained magic to reveal unseen assassins from the Third Sphere that have targeted him for getting too close to the truth behind Voltron.

#2. There’s something else going on with Alfor that ties his actions in the past to what the protagonists are facing in the present:

In VLD, while both Lotor (in S6) and Keith (in S7) call out Alfor’s decision to hide the lions from Zarkon rather than fighting, there’s also this business of making Allura the key to Voltron (going beyond just a mystical way to find the lions) and what Zarkon says to Alfor when they are arguing over closing the rift.

“You know it’s more than that.” (and what would that be?) 

Above: Both DV Sven and Keith are written pretty dark, and they (especially Keith) borderline as anti-heroes. Here, Sven has just admitted to being the one to assassinate Zarkon, and tells Keith about the conspiracy that Zarkon revealed to him.

Arus always lies...

...and Alfor apparently.

In DV, there’s a conspiracy between Doom and Arus that Sven and Keith have learned different parts of, and that Allura and Lotor know other parts of, and that Allura is keeping secret from everyone on orders from Alfor

#3. Lotor's Aesthetic Change:

DV Lotor is lavender/purple and predominantly wears dark blues and his hair frequently flips into his face.

Both the DV comics and the Voltron Force cartoon came out around the same time (2011), making those two continuities the first time that Lotor was changed from blue to lavender/purple (in all lighting conditions) prior to VLD.

#4. Lotor as a Lunatic and Destructive Force for Peace:

Above: Lotor’s response to Keith’s implied accusations that news of Zarkon’s assassination is a hoax and that Lotor’s overtures of peace with the Galaxy Alliance were all lies.

Yeah Lance...you’re real close to getting it...

All of the well-intentioned extremist/fanatic trope(s) apply here—and when one considers them within the context of diplomacy and peace in a universe after Zarkon’s death—then it appears that these tropes were also part of the concept for VLD Lotor.

DV Lotor—who is far down the slope of madness after Zarkon is killed at the end of the “Sixth Pilot” arc—desperately wants to: (A) not rule like his father and to make amends for what Zarkon has done; (B) to establish peace and is willing to risk his own people to do it. This is made clear through several different conversations with Haggar, the one person whom he has no need to lie to (and realistically cannot).

Oh the things that DV Haggar does to help maintain Lotor’s sanity... 

#5. Fighting the same enemy from opposite ends:

“We’re on the same side.”

In DV, both Allura and Lotor are on the same side and don’t realize it (this goes back to the shady business between Alfor and Zarkon). The “Third Sphere” is the true obstacle to peace that must be stopped.

Above: DV Alfor’s pleas with Allura are similar to VLD Lotor’s.

Above: Lotor giving instructions to “bring them back to our universe…”  That almost sounds as if there are multiple realities…hmmm

DV Lotor's plan for bringing peace—while also stopping the Third Sphere—involves a “duplicate Voltron” (e.g. another powerful mecha on par with Voltron) that—reading between the lines—rains down carefully planned destruction on every planet (including Lotor’s own planet) in order to manipulate a diplomatic solution that will flush out the Third Sphere, forcing everyone to set aside their differences and work together to stop them (because the root of the conflict traces back to them). It sounds weird but this makes a lot of sense in DV, and I can see how a similar concept would work in VLD regardless of whether or not there is a third malevolent force to be stopped.

#6. Sacrificing thousands for the sake of millions (with good intentions): 

Similar to VLD Lotor’s sacrifice of the Alteans, the duplicate Voltron's commander takes things too far—sacrificing their own people’s lives against Lotor’s orders. She justifies her actions by reminding Lotor that he commanded her “to leave no doubt”. 

Did somebody say Merla? 

#7. Fanatical Followers:

While DV Merla is not wearing a NGE Rebuild inspired plug-suit or powering her mecha with her own life energy, this was the first iteration of Voltron where Merla has piloted a mecha, and the context of DV Lotor’s plans makes this feel really similar to what’s going on in VLD (whether or not the Altean was both piloting the komar-robeast and powering it, or merely its power source is irrelevant).

Above: Lotor is angry with Merla’s actions (murder of 12,000), but he concedes that her actions got the results that he wanted in the form of an official treaty between Doom and the Galaxy Alliance.

DV Merla is a fanatic who takes Lotor’s commands too far, and from Romelle’s description of the worshipful Alteans in The Colony, I wouldn’t be surprised if there were Alteans that exhibit similar levels of fanaticism.

Thus, while at first it really didn’t seem like the Altean would be VLD Merla, but after my second read-through of DV, I’ve now reconsidered that assumption and think that (in context with other similarities that I noticed) that there is a good chance that this is Merla (if not, then Merla may show up later in S8 with her own mecha).

[autistic-swanprincess]

Fictional Crystals reuploaded her analysis video of the Voltron S8 trailer shown at NYCC, now it doesn’t have the clips so she won’t get a copyright claim again.

[cateyesinlove]

GUUUUUYS IM ABOUT TO HAVE A HEART ATTACK!!

Is shiro wearing the blue armor? BECAUSE THAT BEHIND HIM IS MY GIRL BLUE!! WHAT DOES THIS MEANS?! DO WE HAVE ANOTHER BLUE PALADIN?!? Im so confused 😭😭😭😭😭

ARE WE GONNA HAVE A BLACK PALADIN LANCE?!?

@brokengem @sunshine-in-a-petal @coran-the-gorgeous-disaster

[erwiniw]

black paladin lance foreshadowing?

I don’t know if somebody already theorized what I’m going to show you, but personally I just noticed it and I wanna know what do you guys think. Do y’all remember when Allura assigned Keith the red lion, and in the frame Lance was there too? It was clearly a foreshadowing of him becoming a red paladin.

Well, also in the scene where it was decided that Shiro would’ve been the black paladin there was one, since he was next to Keith… but if you pay attention, Lance was also present.

Even for just a fight, Lance will probably pilot the black lion. It would be a key part for his arc, maybe the concluding one, and this would finally make him understand that he isn’t the 7th wheel.