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6 | The ''Voltron: Legendary Defender'' comics are set between episodes of [[WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender the animated series]]. Written by the show writers and published by Lion Forge Comics, they tell episode ideas that couldn't make it into the show. |
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8 | The comics are divided into volumes, each one running for five issues. Volume 1 takes place between episodes 8 and 9 of season 1[[note]]Counting the triple-length series premiere as one episode[[/note]]. Volume 2, titled ''Pilgrimage'' for the trade paperback, takes place between episodes 3 and 4 of season 2. Volume 3, ''Absolution'', takes place between seasons 4 and 5. |
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10 | A {{motion comic}} version of Volume 1 exists, featuring voice acting from the show's cast. It can be found on the [=DreamWorksTV YouTube=] channel. A playlist is [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIMeIqEZUmASFL6jXCJcZ5TKEaaNpd8Eh here.]] Note that the motion comics leave out parts of the original comics.[[note]]For example, issue #3 leaves out nearly all of the character narration.[[/note]] |
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12 | !!These comics contain examples of: |
13 | * AwesomenessByAnalysis: Pidge pulls this off in issue #4 when she's forced to fight her teammates for the Sphinx's test of the body. She analyzes their strengths and weaknesses to incapacitate them. |
14 | * BigBallOfViolence: In Vol. 2 Issue #2, Kuvyr and Kalar get into one of these over Hunk. |
15 | * ExoticExtendedMarriage: A husband having multiple wives is considered normal in [=DavDabHau=] culture; in Vol. 2, Kuvyr and Kalar both pledge themselves maritally to Hunk, who objects to the "multiple wives" thing. |
16 | * FightingYourFriend: In issue #4, Pidge takes the Sphinx's test of the body. The other Paladins are hit with mind control fungus and she has to fight them. |
17 | * LamePunReaction: In issue #3, after the dragon turns back to her humanoid form and staggers, Lance remarks, "Poor gal. You seem like you're really "dragon"." |
18 | -->'''Hunk:''' Wow.\ |
19 | '''Pidge:''' Aw, man.\ |
20 | '''Keith:''' Come on…\ |
21 | '''Shiro:''' Lance, please. |
22 | * LegCling: Page 1 of issue #3 has Lance imagining himself posing heroically in front of a dragon while a princess clings to his leg. |
23 | * MirrorMatch: In issue #4, Pidge undergoes the Sphinx's test of the mind, which involves playing chess against a fungus that scans your mind to create a perfect copy of your skills. She beats it by getting each of the other Paladins to monitor some assigned pieces, keeping their eyes open for possible moves. |
24 | * ProudWarriorRaceGuy: The [=DavDabHau=] from Vol. 2, a clan of legendary warriors and shamans. |
25 | * RiddleOfTheSphinx: In issue #4, the Sphinx's last test, a test of the spirit, is a riddle. |
26 | * SeriesContinuityError: Vol. 2 mixes up Kalar and Kuvyr's identities. In issue #2, Kuvyr is the red one with the eyepatch, making Kalar the pale blue one. However, in later issues, Kalar is the red one. |
27 | * ShipTease: In Vol. 2, Hunk tries to tell Kalar and Kuvyr that he can't marry either of them, saying, "You haven't met my mom, and there's this rock girl, and--" |
28 | * SmartPeoplePlayChess: The Sphinx's test of the mind in issue #4 is a game of chess, played essentially [[MirrorMatch against yourself]]. |
29 | * TheThreeTrials: In issue #4, Pidge has to complete the challenges of the Great Universal Sphinx -- a test of the body, a test of the mind, and a test of the spirit. |
30 | * {{Trumplica}}: Krupump in Vol. 2 is basically a big orange space wolf version of Donald Trump, with a lot of similar facial expressions and speech patterns. When Kuvyr and Kalar tell the Paladins about him, they mention he made a dubious promise to "make the [=DavDabHau=] great again". |
31 | * WeaknessTurnsHerOn: In Vol. 2 Issue #2, Kuvyr and Kalar become enamoured with Hunk after he finds a non-violent way to deal with a threatening creature, citing his "sensitivity and nurturing nature". |
32 | * WolfMan: The [=DavDabHau=] from Vol. 2. |
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