Voltron: Defender of the Universe

For the United States, there were a total of three Voltrons. Voltron I of the Near Universe was the Vehicle Force. Voltron III of the Far Universe was the "Lion Force." Voltron II, from the Middle Universe, featured three humanoid robots that combined into one multi-armed fighter. Toys based on Voltron II were sold in the US, but the show was not. In Japan, there was only Lion Voltron. The other two combiner robots were from other Japanese mecha shows: Dairugger (Voltron 1), and Albegas (Voltron 2).

In order to activate the Lions, each team member had to insert a special key. In many instances when Keith is starting the Voltron forming sequence, his key can still be seen on his tunic, but then is also seen on the panel of his lion, and then moves in the same way - left to right - as it already did when first being used to activate the Black Lion.

At the end of the closing credits, the Black Lion stands up and roars.

In the mid-1980s, CBS FOX Video released four Voltron tapes in Australia. Two of those tapes, titled "Voltron In The Castle Of Lions" and "Voltron Versus The Empire Of Drule", had several scenes cut out by the distributor.

Edited from Beast King GoLion (1981)