History Trivia / Voltron

** Creator/WorldEventsProductions had intended to use ''Anime/MiraiRoboDaltanious'' to make ''Voltron'', but they asked Toei for "the show with the lion" and were sent ''[=GoLion=]'' instead. They decided that they liked that better. Daltanious, ironically, is made up of one of each of the types of robots used in the ''Voltron'' series: a lion, a vehicle, and a humanoid "gladiator".

** They also intended to feature [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightspeed_Electroid_Albegas Lightspeed Electroid Albegas]] as a third arc, with it also being retconned into being another variation of Voltron. However, due to the unenthusiastic response to "Vehicle Voltron" episodes, plans to adapt Albegas as "Gladiator Voltron" were cancelled in favor of commissioning a shortened second season of Lion Voltron episodes (despite the fact that that story arc had ended with the definitive defeat of the bad guys, which was quickly undone with little explanation). The original Matchbox toy line, which was released before the decision to drop the third Voltron idea, still contained toys for it.

* ReferencedBy: In ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'', the merged Elementals that attack London are likened by Mr. Harrington and Mr. Dell to be something out of ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' or ''Voltron''.

* DevelopmentHell: A LiveActionAdaptation was talked about for a while, but stonewalled due to copyright issues with World Events and [[Creator/ToeiAnimation Toei]] (Creator/NakamuraProductions also butting in at one point during negotiations, due to company founder Kazuo Nakamura providing the original character designs for ''[=GoLion=]''). Although the disputes were said to have been settled (with World Events gaining all rights from Toei), talk about the movie had died down by 2011 when ''WesternAnimation/VoltronForce'' was made in its place. Five years later, in conjunction with the animated adaptation, ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'' and Creator/DreamWorksAnimation (the then-licensees of ''Voltron'' on behalf of World Events) being purchased by Creator/NBCUniversal, talks resurfaced again. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZSc4_PMd4c&t=2514s However, WEP Inc. President Bob Koplar revealed in an October 2020 interview that Universal passed on the script and as a result, their rights to make a film (as well as make new animated productions) subsequently expired.]] While Koplar has insisted he is still pursuing either a film or live-action television show with other companies, nothing is concrete enough to report.

* TheWikiRule: [[https://voltron.fandom.com/wiki/Voltron_Wiki The Voltron Wiki.]]

** They also intended to feature [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightspeed_Electroid_Albegas Lightspeed Electroid Albegas]] as a third arc, with it also being retconned into being another variation of Voltron. However, due to the unenthusiastic response to "Vehicle Voltron" episodes, plans to adapt Albegas as "Gladiator Voltron" fell through.

** In 2016 (the year ''Voltron: Legendary Defender'' premiered), [=DreamWorks=] Animation was purchased by [=NBCUniversal=]. In 2019, Creator/{{Universal}} Pictures Home Entertainment re-issued the classic series on DVD, picking up from [[Creator/MediaBlasters Anime Works]].

* DevelopmentHell: A LiveActionAdaptation was talked about for a while, but stonewalled due to copyright issues with World Events and [[Creator/ToeiAnimation Toei]] (Creator/NakamuraProductions also butting in at one point during negotiations, due to company founder Kazuo Nakamura providing the original character designs for ''[=GoLion=]''). Although the disputes were said to have been settled (with World Events gaining all rights from Toei), talk about the movie had died down by 2011 when ''WesternAnimation/VoltronForce'' was made in its place. Five years later, in conjunction with the animated adaptation, ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'' and Creator/DreamWorksAnimation (the then-licensees of ''Voltron'' on behalf of World Events) being purchased by Creator/NBCUniversal, talks resurfaced again. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZSc4_PMd4c&t=2514s However, WEP Inc. President Bob Koplar revealed in an October 2020 interview that Universal passed on the script and as a result, their rights to make a film (as well as make new animated productions) subsequently expired]]. While Koplar has insisted he is still pursuing either a film or live-action television show with other companies, nothing is concrete enough to report.
* TheMerch: It's a series based off a transforming robot that is formed of several other robots. Guess what got a ton of action figures based on it? Variants of the original robot for collectors have been [[https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/172170 released as recently as August of 2021]].

* TheWikiRule: [[https://voltron.fandom.com/wiki/Voltron_Wiki The Voltron Wiki]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/WorldEventsProductions had intended to use ''Anime/MiraiRoboDaltanious'' to make ''Voltron'', but they asked Toei for "the show with the lion" and were sent ''[=GoLion=]'' instead. They decided that they liked that better. Daltanious, ironically, is made up of one of each of the types of robots used in the ''Voltron'' series: a lion, a vehicle, and a humanoid "gladiator".

* NamesTheSame: Princess Allura is an alien but she's definitely not the mother of [[Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} a Kryptonian super-hero]].

* TheWikiRule: [[http://voltron.wikia.com/wiki/Voltron_Wiki The Voltron Wiki]].

* DevelopmentHell: A LiveActionAdaptation was talked about for a while, but stonewalled due to copyright issues with World Events and [[Creator/ToeiAnimation Toei]] (Creator/NakamuraProductions also butting in at one point during negotiations, due to company founder Kazuo Nakamura providing the original character designs for ''[=GoLion=]''). Although the disputes were said to have been settled (with World Events gaining all rights from Toei), talk about the movie had died down by 2011 when ''WesternAnimation/VoltronForce'' was made in its place. Five years later, in conjunction with the animated adaptation, ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'' and Creator/DreamWorksAnimation (the then-licensees of ''Voltron'' on behalf of World Events) being purchased by Creator/{{Universal}}, talks resurfaced again. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZSc4_PMd4c&t=2514s However, WEP Inc. President Bob Koplar revealed in an October 2020 interview that Universal passed on the script and as a result, their rights to make a film (as well as make new animated productions) subsequently expired]]. While Koplar has insisted he is still pursuing either a film or live-action television show with other companies, nothing is concrete enough to report.

* DevelopmentHell: A LiveActionAdaptation was talked about for a while, but stonewalled due to copyright issues with World Events and [[Creator/ToeiAnimation Toei]] (Creator/NakamuraProductions also butting in at one point during negotiations, due to company founder Kazuo Takigawa providing the original character designs). Although the disputes were said to have been settled (with World Events gaining all rights from Toei), talk about the movie had died down by 2011 when ''WesternAnimation/VoltronForce'' was made in its place. Five years later, in conjunction with the animated adaptation, ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'' and Creator/DreamWorksAnimation (the then-licensees of ''Voltron'' on behalf of World Events) being purchased by Creator/{{Universal}}, talks resurfaced again. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZSc4_PMd4c&t=2514s However, WEP Inc. President Bob Koplar revealed in an October 2020 interview that Universal passed on the script and as a result, their rights to make a film (as well as make new animated productions) subsequently expired]]. While Koplar has insisted he is still pursuing either a film or live-action television show with other companies, nothing is concrete enough to report.

* DevelopmentHell: A LiveActionAdaptation was talked about for a while, but stonewalled due to copyright issues with World Events and [[Creator/ToeiAnimation Toei]]. Although the disputes were said to have been settled (with World Events gaining all rights from Toei), talk about the movie had died down by 2011 when ''WesternAnimation/VoltronForce'' was made in its place. Five years later, in conjunction with the animated adaptation, ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'' and Creator/DreamWorksAnimation (the then-licensees of ''Voltron'' on behalf of World Events) being purchased by Creator/{{Universal}}, talks resurfaced again. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZSc4_PMd4c&t=2514s However, WEP Inc. President Bob Koplar revealed in an October 2020 interview that Universal passed on the script and as a result, their rights to make a film (as well as make new animated productions) subsequently expired]]. While Koplar has insisted he is still pursuing either a film or live-action television show with other companies, nothing is concrete enough to report.

* DevelopmentHell: A LiveActionAdaptation was talked about for a while, but stonewalled due to copyright issues with World Events and [[Creator/ToeiAnimation Toei]]. Although the disputes were said to have been settled (with World Events gaining all rights from Toei), talk about the movie had died down by 2011 when ''WesternAnimation/VoltronForce'' was made in its place. Five years later, with the success of ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'' and Creator/DreamWorksAnimation (the current licensees of ''Voltron'' on behalf of World Events) moving to its permanent home at Creator/{{Universal}}, talks resurfaced again, the latest rumor being Creator/DavidHayter having been attached to write the screenplay.
* TheMerch: It's a series based off a transforming robot that is formed of several other robots. Guess what got a ton of action figures based on it?

* ThrowItIn: The voice actor for Pidge did it as a joke after his more realistic voices for the character were rejected. That was the one they went with.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/WorldEventsProductions had intended to use ''Anime/MiraiRoboDaltanious'' to make ''Voltron'', but they asked Toei for "the show with the lion" and were sent ''[=GoLion=]'' instead. They decided that they liked that better. Daltanious, ironically, is made up of one of each of the types of robots used in the ''Voltron'' series: a lion, a vehicle, and a humanoid "gladiator".

* DevelopmentHell: A LiveActionAdaptation was talked about for a while, but stonewalled due to copyright issues with World Events and Toei. Although the disputes were said to have been settled (with World Events gaining all rights from Toei), talk about the movie had died down by 2011 when ''WesternAnimation/VoltronForce'' was made in its place. Five years later, with the success of ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'' and Creator/DreamWorksAnimation (the current licensees of ''Voltron'' on behalf of World Events) moving to its permanent home at Creator/{{Universal}}, talks resurfaced again, the latest rumor being Creator/DavidHayter having been attached to write the screenplay.

* DevelopmentHell: A LiveActionAdaptation was talked about for a while, but stonewalled due to copyright issues with World Events and Toei. Although the disputes were said to have been settled, talk about the movie had died down by 2011 when ''WesternAnimation/VoltronForce'' was made in its place. Five years later, with the success of ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'' and Creator/DreamWorksAnimation (the current licensees of ''Voltron'' on behalf of World Events and Toei) moving to its permanent home at Creator/{{Universal}}, talks resurfaced again, the latest rumor being Creator/DavidHayter having been attached to write the screenplay.

* TheOtherDarrin: Drule Commander Zabbar. After the original's final appearance (in ''Dairugger'', he would have been killed off), another commander is called Zabbar and has the same voice. They don't really look much like each other, however.

* HeyItsThatVoice: "The narrator is [[{{Transformers}} Optimus Prime?!]]"
** And in the sequel the future [[{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}} Fry]] is Pidge.

** OfficialCosplayGear: You can get official Voltron costumes of the titular robot, but if you want [[http://www.amazon.com/Rubies-Voltron-Classic-Adult-Costume/dp/B006MRNGUG a costume]] that isn't [[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007LLMRAM/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_3/184-1337256-7019816?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_r=1678ZW8R2ZT5ZS4P0SJT&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_p=1944687502&pf_rd_i=B006MRNGUG Halloween costume quality]], you're better off making it yourself.