Hey everyone, this is Hailey from Cartoon Universe and I am finally bringing everyone
another Voltron theory video- it’s been a while, hasn’t it?
Season 6 recently debuted on Netflix, and I loved it.
It’s probably my favorite season so far.
So many theories were confirmed, like Clone Shiro, where Shiro was, if Shiro would die,
and a whole lot of other Shiro things, and I could not be happier.
But sadly today I am not talking about Shiro, although oh my gosh look at his amazing silver
hair!
No, this video is dedicated to our favorite space vampire prince, Lotor, and the possibility
of him returning and his future role in the show.
I wouldn’t count him out of the story just yet, and the evidence suggests that he will
still have a part to play as he tries to achieve his goal of having the perfect empire.
So let’s do a recap of what has happened thus far concerning Lotor, as there is a ton
going on with him and I hope to clear up some details.
I believe we now have almost the entire story, from his past to what his true plans were.
For the past few seasons Lotor had one goal in mind- figure out a way to get large quantities
of quintessence to convince the Galra empire to stop destroying planets as a way to extract
quintessence and gather resources.
He had never been fond of the way his father ruled the Galra empire, and in some ways worshipped
all that his mother Honerva did before she turned into Haggar.
As we learned, Honerva was pregnant with Lotor when she went into the quintessence field
and was corrupted by the rift monsters.
This caused Lotor to age very slowly, but also brought about questions if he was a monster
and possessed just like his parents were.
But regardless, Lotor had never been taken seriously by other Galra due to his Altean
heritage.
When Lotor was finally given the chance to rule a colony, he tried to learn about the
culture of the planet he was colonizing and took only as much quintessence as could be
replenished.
But when Zarkon found out about this, the planet was destroyed.
All this combined caused Lotor to hate the Galra side of himself, as it was the Galra
who called him weak and destroyed the Altean part of his heritage.
Yet Lotor was persistent and did not give up after such a defeat.
Instead, he looked for other ways to get quintessence.
He started researching Altean alchemy and discovered legends of a place called Oriande.
This was where King Alfor learned to created Voltron, but this was a secret he kept to
himself.
Lotor also knew that there was a place called the quintessence field that had limitless
amounts of energy that could supply the empire forever.
The only thing that could enter the field and survive was Voltron, as it had done before
to save Honerva.
But since Lotor did not have Voltron nor the path to Oriande, he could not move forward
with this plan.
Which meant he had to resort to a more extreme plan to get the quintessence he needed.
Lotor knew that there were still Alteans alive that had not been killed when their planet
was destroyed.
He found them and convinced them to come to a hidden colony.
Generations later he began picking the ones with the most magical potential and extracted
their quintessence under the guise that he was sending them to a new colony where they
would be protected from the Galra ever finding them.
Any Alteans that were picked were of course killed off secretly as their quintessence
was extracted.
Perhaps Lotor thought he could create something to get him to Oriande by extracting Altean
quintessence, or this was the best alternative to destroying planets.
Either way, he killed many Alteans in the process.
This evidently was not what he was looking for, and his goal was still out of reach.
Then one day, Voltron showed up again, and with it a magical Altean that would be the
key to finding Oriande.
But first he would need to make a ship that could get into the quintessence field.
As we learn in Hole in the Sky, it was Lotor who sent the distress signal that led Voltron
to finding the Altean ship stuck between realities.
Lotor knew that this ship housed a comet that could create a trans-reality traveling ship,
so he made Voltron fetch it and bring it back to his reality.
The reality that the comet was from had Alteans that ruled the galaxy instead of Galra, which
when you think about it is super intriguing that the until meeting Romelle, all Alteans
we have met from the present day besides Allura and Coran have been evil.
And these guys are a very important aspect to this video, so keep them in mind.
So, Lotor got the comet and began making ships.
Yet even with a ship made from the comet, he still did not have the ability to enter
the quintessence field.
The only way this could be done was by infusing the ship with Altean energy.
And this knowledge could only be gained from Oriande.
And that is where joining forces with Voltron comes into play.
Together with Allura, Lotor manages to find Oriande, although only she gains the knowledge
of Altean Alchemy.
She then infuses the ships with Altean energy.
Of course, soon after this she learns what Lotor did in the past to try and get the quintessence
he needed, but it was too late and the Sincline ships form their own Voltron-like robot and
go into the quintessence field.
Voltron faces off against Lotron, as I might start calling it, and ultimately we last see
the robot not moving and drifting away in the quintessence field.
So that is pretty much all you need to know about Lotor’s plans and his current whereabouts.
While all the rifts created by Lotron were sealed by destroying the Castle of Lions,
it is possible that whenever Lotor wakes up he could be able to make the jump out of there
and into another reality.
And remember how I said that the Alteans from the other reality would be important?
Well, what if Lotor somehow knows of their existence, and goes to their reality?
He could open a rift in between these two realities, and the Altean empire from the
other reality could invade the one we know, with Lotor as its emperor.
Think about it, the evil Alteans wanted to go to other realities to spread their version
of peace.
While Lotor wanted to rule an empire of Alteans and destroy the Galra.
He will be able to supply them with unlimited amounts of energy, so they can be unstoppable.
These two halves complete each other, and this could be the ultimate threat to both
Voltron and the Galra.
On the bright side maybe there will be a possibility of seeing Sven again!
I’m sure Shiro will have a blast meeting him and seeing a Slav from an alternate reality.
:P
If this happens, I think it would create an incredible story.
Now I do know that there are quite a few people that are upset about Lotor’s sudden turn
to madness and believe he did not do enough wrong to justify being rejected by team Voltron.
And I do see the point, as his intentions (before turning crazy) were at the end of
the day good.
But from the small amount of quintessence he was exposed to when he went into the quintessence
field with Allura, it revealed the evil instincts which he always had.
And what’s sad is that he basically becomes the same monster as his parents- something
which he tried his whole life to avoid, but through trying to destroy those he despised
he became no better than them.
I think Lotor is such a fascinating character because the part of him that he saw as superior,
his Altean half, is what drove him to do horrible things, even though the show depicts the Galra
as being the bad guys.
As we know, the Altean part of him was always looked down upon by everyone around him.
But the pursuit of knowledge drove him to learning about all the great feats of Altean
Alchemy, including the scientific advancements his mother made.
This caused him to romanticize Altean culture to such a degree that it would lead to his
downfall as he tried to remake Altean culture to his ideals, even if it meant killing Alteans
in the process.
Yet, he is still half Galra and was raised by them.
He can never get rid of that part of himself no matter how much he tries.
The White Lion knew this, and he was deemed unworthy to learn the secrets of Altean alchemy.
“Victory or death!”
Lotor is stuck between two worlds, and by not giving himself all to one side, he is
unable to achieve what he desires.
Perhaps he will not have to choose a side when he meets the evil Alteans.
They could give him the power he needs without forcing him to change his views.
I would not be surprised if he comes back stronger than ever with the quintessence powering
him up to a level not seen before.
Or perhaps the rift creatures will make a comeback and he will become possessed just
like his parents were.
And that, my friends, is the tragedy of Lotor, and his eventual return to the show.
But before ending this video there is one thing that has been on my mind.
We saw that Haggar successfully made it to Oriande after searching for it her whole life.
She learned the secrets of the place, and in some ways it seems to begun to heal her.
After all the horrible things she has done, it puzzles me as to why she was let in and
deemed worthy.
Perhaps she will do good in the future and will be the only one that can stop her son.
Her whereabouts are unknown, so there’s no saying what her plan is.
Let me know what you guys think Haggar’s next move will be.
Will she be able to overcome being possessed, or will she just stay the villain she is?
Tell me in the comments section, and feel free to let me know what you thought of this
video.
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