Line #9 YMMV/GoLion


1	* CompleteMonster:
2	** [[GalacticConqueror Emperor Daibazaal]], the ruler of the Galran Empire, is a despotic conqueror, slaver, and murderer. Seeking to expand his grasp across the Galaxy, Daibazaal conquers planets that will submit and destroys those that will not. The slaves taken are condemned to [[GladiatorGames fight in gladiator arenas]], or [[FedToTheBeast fed to the monsters]] on planet Galra for his amusement. Daibazaal has no hesitation at taking attractive slave women as [[SexSlave concubines]]. One that he once favored once begged him to give better treatment to the slaves, for which he strangled her to death. Daibazaal and his son Sincline have a mutual loathing of one another and Daibazaal has no compunction trying to get him killed. Brutal, nasty, smug and cruel, Daibazaal is an example of an EvilOverlord at his worst.
3	** [[ConqueringAlienPrince Prince Sincline]], Daibazaal's [[OverlordJr son]] and eventual leader of the Galran armies, is [[EstablishingCharacterMoment introduced]] presenting his father with the severed heads of the leaders of worlds he had conquered. Sincline spearheads the invasion against the planet Altea. His [[StalkerWithACrush fascination with Princess Fala]] carries over to abducting her cousin, Princess Amue, who resembles her greatly, and abusing her. Sincline is notorious for his rage at subordinates, and failure is usually met with swift and painful death. With no loyalty to his father, Sincline [[TheStarscream tries to assassinate him]]. Sincline eventually sabotages his father and lets Daibazaal die before hemming in [=GoLion=] with innocent prisoners in exploding capsules. When Galra is besieged, the new King Sincline slaughters his own subordinates who wish to surrender and has no compunction trying to kill Princess Amue. When his grandmother and adviser, Old Witch Honerva, opposes him in grief over her son Daibazaal's death, Sincline viciously kills her. He later takes a hostage to ensure his escape from Galra and tries to kill the heroes via bombardment.
4	* EnsembleDarkHorse: Shirogane was surprisingly popular despite his short run. So much that future installments (usually his ''Anime/{{Voltron}}'' incarnations) made sure he wouldn't be killed off or would work around that detail.
5	* EvilIsCool: Prince Sincline is this to fans, he is a dangerous villain capable of giving the [=GoLion=] pilots their hardest battles, darkest moments and does a lot of terrible actions, yet fans can't stop finding him cooler than the rest of the Galra.
6	* FairForItsDay:
7	** In the 1980's, it was rare for a female character to have an active role as a main character in a shonen, especially if she wasn't a love interest for TheHero. Not only did Fala have a platonic relationship with Akira, but she also had no set pairings with any of the other men. As a main character, she was one of the pilots for Golion, learned Judo, used swords and guns and even had the chance to save the day every now and then. Despite being an occasional FauxActionGirl, for ''[=GoLion=]'''s time, she would have been considered quite the badass.
8	** On the other hand, both Chizuru Nanbara of ''Anime/CombattlerV'' and Megumi Oka of ''Anime/VoltesV'' outdo Princess Fala by a significant margin in terms of being [[ActionGirl Action Girls]], and they're her predecessors at that! Especially Megumi, who's a trained ninja and has a kill count with the enemies. If anything, Princess Fala is more comparable to Princess Erika from ''Anime/Daimos'', but she wasn't depicted as a FauxActionGirl at all!
9	* FanPreferredCouple: Sincline/Fala is a very popular pairing, in Japan, it is more popular than the implied relationship between Fala and Kogane.
10	* FridgeBrilliance: Golion was created thousands of years ago, yet its chest emblem is the Altean royal family's symbol. When the lions were found by Altean people, the royal family was so inspired that they adopted the Black Lion's symbol.
11	* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: ''Voltron'' is far better known in America than ''[=GoLion=]'' is in Japan. In fact, ''[=GoLion=]'' is almost forgotten there. This is because when ''[=GoLion=]'' premiered in Japan, there were already ''tons'' of transforming/combining mecha shows on the airwaves (as well as it was the time that the RealRobotGenre pioneered by ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' was on the rise), while in America it was one of the few shows of its kind alongside ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'' and the oft-forgotten ''[[Anime/MazingerZ Tranzor Z]]''. (and it had to compete with Super Sentai in Japan too, which, aside from a GagDub of ''[[Series/KagakuSentaiDynaman Dynaman]]'' on ''[[Creator/USANetwork Night Flight]]'', America didn't get until [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers the early 90s]]). The Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'' even uses the American ''Voltron'' names rather than the original ''[=GoLion=]'' names.
12	* HilariousInHindsight: ''[=GoLion=]'' wouldn't be the last time Creator/MasakoNozawa defeated Creator/RyuseiNakao. [[Anime/DragonBallZ The only difference is the alignment of their]] [[Characters/DragonBallSonGoku respective]] [[Characters/DragonBallFrieza roles.]]
13	* TearJerker: The death of the Gorgon beastman who adopted Shorty.
14	** The destruction of [[spoiler: Earth]].
15	** Shirogane's death. Then of course [[spoiler: his brother's death who dies after taking out Sincline]].
16	** [[spoiler: The princess' funeral, even though [[DisneyDeath she gets better]].]]
17	* TheyCopiedItSoItSucks: Both ''Anime/{{Voltron}}'' and ''Anime/GoLion'' are accused of ripping off ''Anime/FutureRobotDaltanious'', which came 3 years earlier. Both are about lion-themed {{Super Robot}}s that are {{Icon Of Rebellion}}s against fascist alien empires and use [[CoolSword Flaming Swords]]. Fans of Japanese mecha anime make this accusation in particular and write off ''[=GoLion=]'' as an anime that copies what most mecha anime already did.
18	* TooCoolToLive: Shirogane is a total badass who is competent and level-headed, and provides the unique [[Creator/RyuseiNakao voice experience]] of [[Franchise/DragonBall Frieza]] (as he would be known [[RetroactiveRecognition later]] the most) [[PlayingAgainstType as a good guy]], he doesn't makes it out alive. [[spoiler:His brother doesn't either.]]
19	* UglyCute: Jaga, the devil cat owned by Honerva, is cute despite its demonic qualities.

Context YMMV / GoLion