Follow TV Tropes

Following

History Recap / VoltronLegendaryDefenderS1E01TheRiseOfVoltron

Go To

OR

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


--> '''Shiro:''' Defenders of the universe, huh? It's got a nice ring to it.

to:

--> -> '''Shiro:''' Defenders of the universe, huh? It's got a nice ring to it. it.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

--> '''Shiro:''' Defenders of the universe, huh? It's got a nice ring to it.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/paladins.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350: Alright boys, time to suit up.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

** Hunk also says this to Lance when the other tells him he'll be dropped down to where the Yellow Lion was.
* SayMyName: Lance yells Hunk's name when a missile fired at the cave the Hunk was in hits and collapses the entrance.
* SeenItAll: Unfazed by the creature beckoning Pidge and Shiro to get on its boat, Shiro replies that he'd been locked up by aliens for a year so this was nothing.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

** This, along with years being mentioned could be due to the fact that days and years are relative terms for any given celestial body.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* FallingIntoHisArms: Allura is caught by Lance after her 10,000 years of cyro-sleep much to his delight.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* RapidFireNo: Lance, Pidge and Hunk start screaming this when they notice Keith was going to drive their vehicle over a cliff. Keith responds with a nonchalant "Yep' as he speeds up.

to:

* RapidFireNo: Lance, Pidge and Hunk start screaming this when they notice Keith was going to drive their vehicle over a cliff. Keith responds with a nonchalant "Yep' "Yep" as he speeds up.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* RapidFireNo: Lance, Pidge and Hunk start screaming this when they notice Keith was going to drive their vehicle over a cliff. Keith responds with a nonchalant "Yep' as he speeds up.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ActivationSequence: After the cadets wake the princess and Coran, the castle begins reactivating, as different sections power themselves up and the lights come on.
* DismantledMacGuffin: To keep Voltron from falling into the hands of the Galran Empire, the lions that form it were hidden across the galaxy save for the Black Lion, which was sealed in the castle such that it can only be released if it is reunited with the other four.

to:

* ActivationSequence: After the cadets wake the princess new Paladins awaken Allura and Coran, the castle begins reactivating, as different sections power themselves up and the lights come on.
* DismantledMacGuffin: To keep Voltron from falling into the hands of the Galran Galra Empire, the lions Lions that form it were hidden across the galaxy save for the Black Lion, which was sealed in the castle such so that it can only be released if it is reunited with the other four.



* FiveEpisodePilot: At 1h 8m, this debut episode is technically three episodes strung together.
* FreeSamplePlotCoupon: The quest to unite the five lions is made easier by the fact that the gang already found the Blue Lion on Earth, and the Black Lion is sealed in The Castle of Lions.
* GilliganCut: While Pidge and Shiro land on a peaceful planet who's natives are eager to show them to the Green Lion, Pidge wonders if Hunk and Lance are having as easy a time. Cut to the two of them screaming their heads off as Galra Forces are on the planet the Yellow Lion is on, too.
* InstantExpert: Subverted, it takes some time for everyone to figure out their lions and when they do form Voltron, its combat is extremely straight forward and blunt compared to the abilities the team will discover later.

to:

* FiveEpisodePilot: At 1h 8m, 1 hour and 8 minutes, this debut episode is technically three episodes strung together.
* FreeSamplePlotCoupon: The quest to unite the five lions Lions is made easier by the fact that the gang already found the Blue Lion on Earth, and the Black Lion is sealed in The the Castle of Lions.
* GilliganCut: While Pidge and Shiro land on a peaceful planet who's natives are eager to show them to the Green Lion, Pidge wonders if Hunk and Lance are having as easy a time. Cut to the two of them screaming their heads off as Galra Forces forces are on the planet the Yellow Lion is on, too.
* InstantExpert: Subverted, it takes some time for everyone to figure out their lions Lions and when they do form Voltron, its combat is extremely straight forward and blunt compared to the abilities the team will discover later.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Coran mentions days whereas throughout the rest of the series he uses Altean units of time.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* ActivationSequence: After the cadets wake the princess and Coran, the castle begins reactivating, as different sections power themselves up and the lights come on.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* GilliganCut: While Pidge and Shiro land on a peaceful planet who's natives are eager to show them to the Green Lion, Pidge wonders if Hunk and Lance are having as easy a time. Cut to the two of them screaming their heads off as Galra Forces are on the planet the Yellow Lion is on, too.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* InstantExpert: Subverted, it takes some time for everyone to figure out their lions and when they do form Voltron, its combat is extremely straight forward and blunt compared to the abilities the team will discover later.

to:

* InstantExpert: Subverted, it takes some time for everyone to figure out their lions and when they do form Voltron, its combat is extremely straight forward and blunt compared to the abilities the team will discover later.later.
* ThrownOutTheAirlock: This is how Keith gets rid of Galra soldiers that try to attack him in the bay where the Red Lion is. Red waits until Keith also gets thrown out before finally deciding to help him out.

Added: 459

Changed: 7

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


A mission to the moon Kerberos goes awry when aliens intervene. One year later, a group of rookie space academy students and one dropout look into a mysterious meteor crash, and signals pointing to something called "Voltron".

to:

A An Earth mission to the moon Kerberos goes awry when aliens intervene. One year later, a group of rookie space academy students and one dropout look into a mysterious meteor crash, and signals pointing to something called "Voltron".


Added DiffLines:

* DismantledMacGuffin: To keep Voltron from falling into the hands of the Galran Empire, the lions that form it were hidden across the galaxy save for the Black Lion, which was sealed in the castle such that it can only be released if it is reunited with the other four.


Added DiffLines:

* FreeSamplePlotCoupon: The quest to unite the five lions is made easier by the fact that the gang already found the Blue Lion on Earth, and the Black Lion is sealed in The Castle of Lions.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* FiveEpisodePilot: At 1h 8m, this debut episode is technically three episodes strung together.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

A mission to the moon Kerberos goes awry when aliens intervene. One year later, a group of rookie space academy students and one dropout look into a mysterious meteor crash, and signals pointing to something called "Voltron".

!!Tropes:
* EveryoneMeetsEveryone: And everyone meets their lions!
* InstantExpert: Subverted, it takes some time for everyone to figure out their lions and when they do form Voltron, its combat is extremely straight forward and blunt compared to the abilities the team will discover later.

Top