| 1 | Here are the shout-outs found in ''Voltron: The Third Dimension''. |
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| 3 | * In one of the episodes of the series, the use of drones to pilot the robot lions instead of the Voltron Force is reminiscent of when, in ''Series/ChoujinSentaiJetman'', the Jetmen were grounded and replaced with the [[AntiHeroSubstitute Neo-Jetmen]]. |
| 4 | ** The drones are also reminiscent of the Dummy Plug System in ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', wherein the Eva unit can act independent of the pilot inside it care of the "dummy plug" ArtificialIntelligence. |
| 5 | * It's also through this sequel that Keith, Lance, and Allura first had matching lion-themed uniforms to the color of their respective lions a la ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' or ''Franchise/PowerRangers''.[[note]]In the original, the red-uniformed Keith rode the Black Lion, the blue-uniformed Lance rode the Red Lion, and the pink-uniformed Allura (and at times a black-uniformed Sven) rode the Blue Lion.[[/note]] |
| 6 | * [[MasterComputer Amalgamus]][[note]](an amalgam of the will of the [[HiveMind 900 planets]] of the Galaxy Alliance)[[/note]] seems like a shout-out to [[Characters/SupermanBrainiacCharacter Braniac]] of ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' fame or even [[AIIsACrapshoot HAL]] [[LordErrorProne 9000]] from ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey''. Its name comes from the root word [[MeaningfulName "amalgam"]], which means a mixture or blend. |
| 7 | * [[EvilCounterpart "Dracotron"]], the dragon equivalent of Voltron, seems like a shout-out to [[KillerRobot Lo-Tron]] from the ''Fleet of Doom'' TV special. Or [[Film/GhidorahTheThreeHeadedMonster King Ghidorah]] from ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}''. Or perhaps even [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Serpentera]] from the later seasons of ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers''. |
| 8 | * The [[CanonForeigner American-original creation]] of [[https://voltron.fandom.com/wiki/Stealth_Voltron "Stealth]] [[SuperMode Voltron"]] can be considered the MidSeasonUpgrade trope[[note]](common in many SuperRobot shows)[[/note]] in action for a WesternAnimation series. It also helped start the more rounded design trend of Voltron in later series. |
| 9 | ** [[PrehistoricAnimalAnalogue "Voltrex"]], a version of Voltron made of [[GarnishingTheStory five]] [[KidsLoveDinosaurs dinosaurs]], was the final toy released before the show and toy line was discontinued. [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Doesn't the concept sound familiar]]? |
| 10 | * The exploration of the idea that the Voltron Lions are sentient (which was only touched upon in ''[[Anime/{{Voltron}} Lion Force Voltron]]'') is a shout-out to ''Anime/GoLion'' and its origin story[[note]]of being an arrogant mechanical beast god that was separated into five robot lions as punishment by the Goddess of the Universe[[/note]]. |
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