#zarkon and honerva

[minzart]

I still laugh at the diferences to this day

[mushed-kid]

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(zarkon x haggar my otp. yes i included my own post idc also raz i saw u reblogging that twenty times)

[minamorsart]

AU where in the events of the show, Emperor Lotor and Princess Allura's return from the quintessence field proves successful, and the two decide to marry in order to strengthen the alliance between the Coalition and Galra Empire. However in the midst of their blossoming romance, the newlyweds come face-to-face with the aftermaths of war and heightened political tensions between the planets and rising factions within the Empire itself.

As Empress Allura struggles to come to terms with the increasingly difficult decisions her husband continues to make, she must decide between choosing her friends as they contend with the violence of politics and corruption, or choosing the man she's been falling in love with as he slowly descends into madness.

Inspired by my favorite K-drama Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo 💖💜

[disgruntled-screaming]

Season 8 is bad. We all know.

But FUCK. I love this scene so damn much.

That damn scene got my crying at 3 am. I fucking love this damn scene. You will never take that away from me.

[mrrainys]

idk what kills me more the fact that haggar is canonically considered hot (which 100% valid) or the fact that zarkon is probably media trained and shows up to random talk shows/game shows all charismatic and full of life after destroying worlds

there's also the possibility that lotor is considered those annoying nepo babies that get video essays made about his contribution to the empire and how talentless he is and how he's only well known bc his dad is the zarkon destroyer of all worlds.

the whole concept of this episode is so silly but also kinda the idea (the political side I mean) I wanted when it came to the media and propaganda spreading aspect of the empire.

[kismetconstellations]

I might do a more in-depth meta analysis on this, in the future- if anyone actually wants to read it- but Shiro and Allura were rather intentionally, I would say, set up to be the heroic, platonic mirror of Zarkon and Haggar.

A tall, broad, natural born leader and master battle strategist who is willing to die to save the people he loves, and a strong-willed, fiercely powerful Altean alchemist who is equally willing to die for her cause. Unconditionally devoted to each other.

Shiro is the Black Paladin Zarkon was and could have been, had he not allowed himself to be corrupted, and Allura is the alchemic master Haggar/Honerva could have been had she not become addicted to the quintessence she was researching, and surrendered to that addiction.

They are the inverse and uncorrupted versions of the greatest evil in the universe. And, instead of doing something profound and powerful with this dynamic, a disabled gay man and a genocide survivor defeating the causes of their trauma with the power of their platonic love for each other, "MonSantos" killed Shiro and had their pet character treat Allura like garbage, while the "good" version of Zarkon inside of Honerva's mindscape tells that pet that his "Galra lineage" makes him a "great leader".

[dax-enfinity]

Voltron is leaving Netflix.

I don’t know how to feel about it.

But knowing that Netflix owns the DISTRIBUTION rights to the show only, as the show is owned by DreamWorks, that means that the IP/rights contract they had for the show ended it’s 5 year run.

It expired, now where is Voltron gonna go? Either Hulu or Peacock.

I doubt it would go to Disney+ seeing as only CN shows that were removed from HBO MAX by the Warner Discovery Merger got added to Disney+ due to Disney+ buying/merging with Hulu and Star+

Anybody else? Thoughts?

[dorelia23]

How to traumatize your child 101

[torveiglyart]

Okay! So!

Part one of my MHA VoltronLD thing uhhhh yeah.

Life Force: Allura is able to use the surrounding energy of life to heal, shield, and attack, usually in the form of a light-whip or spear (her bayard form and staff). The life energy can be hot if too concentrated, causing burns. Excessive usage causes regular quirk drawbacks like exhaustion and headaches.

Likes: Organization, Pink, and her uncle Coran

Dislikes: The current hero system, mutation quirks, and excessive flirting

Allura’s father, Alfor, used to be the HPSC President before Zarkon took over. Allura still got her position, but is suspicious of Zarkon’s plans for the HPSC. She is especially worried about Honerva’s “Young Heroes Program” and what that could be. Coran, bless his soul, has backed Allura for every decision, but things are getting tense. Allura fears her uncle could get fired if he continues to speak out in her name. That’s not even to mention the secretive work of Lotor��

The markings on her face, wrists, collar, and ankles are from her quirk. Her father had similar marks, but only on his face as he did not have nearly as powerful a quirk as her. Her ears are a small mutation from her mother’s side. Mutations are complicated to her, as she has a few herself, but her coworkers (Zarkon, Honerva, Lotor, etc.) are all rather… dismissive, snide, and rude with her, making it difficult to see that not all mutant quirked people are so short coming.

[sockdooe]

Thinking about how Alfor and Haggar/Honvera are two sides of the same coin. They’re both manipulated by someone dear to them, they both are tied to Voltron, tied to their ideologies, and tied to the paladins.

Hmm

[lilflowerpot]

The Galra don't do anything halfway, least of all relationships.

True! They are the ultimate ride-or-die and nobody can change my mind.

[mushed-kid]

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i think i might’ve made the missionary one before idk.

[minamorsart]

@loturaweek2023 Day 6: Wardrobe Updates Welcome

In which Allura visits Lotor in his dimension and meets his parents! 💖💜 Inspired of course by Across the Spider-verse as well as the Sincline-verse AU!

[the-lightning-strikes-again]

How would you have ended Voltron ??

In particular, what would you have done with Lotor and Allura ??

Hi, anon! Oooh what an interesting question!

If I absolutely had to start with the end of s8, assuming everything before has still occurred:

The easiest option would be that Allura doesn’t die, given that her life force is tied to Voltron and the Realm of Universal Consciousness is where the living and dead exist in the same space anyway.

Instead, previous paladins of Voltron, current paladins of Voltron, Voltron itself, and others (including a willing/repentant Lotor) help Allura restore the universe so that it’s not always just mostly her doing all the heavy work, offering their spiritual energy together to accomplish this massive feat. (Because legit, we need some found family / stronger together vibes! That’s the heartbeat of Voltron!)

It’s during the restoration that the selfish and defeated Honerva gets purified / fully restored herself.

The restoration burns out the rift creatures haunting the quintessence field.

When the universe is restored, Allura realizes she can bring the previously dead with her from out of this liminal space.

All the current paladins open their Lions to take in refugees and bring them back to their restored planets.

While Allura might offer them a second chance, Honerva and Zarkon choose to stay behind, as do many of the victims of the 10,000-year war who prefer the peace they’ve found.

Cue Allura’s heartfelt convo with her parents, who like many of the elders choose to stay behind, but not before doting on their daughter and offering her something that indicates the crown of Altea has been passed down to her / replaces the circlet she lost in s7. Perhaps Allura can still call on her parents in some way if she ever needs help or guidance (as previous-franchise versions of Allura could do). (More under the cut!)

The elders (Zarkon, Alfor, Honerva, etc.) could agree to help guard the flow of quintessence in some way, so that the living have sustainable access without going insane. (Idk what the limits are of this liminal space they're in.) Or else maybe the true secret of sustainable power is revealed through them, answering the problem that started this whole war.

As the paladins are encouraging others to come back with them, Lotor hangs back in the crowd. He does not feel worthy of a second chance at life, and is possibly unsure whether he even has the energy to try. He feels shame over his past and how quintessence twisted his mind.

Out of all the paladins, Allura approaches him and holds out her hand. “We were meant for more than fear and war,” she says, voice soft. “Do not be afraid to live.”

Lotor asks something like, deeply hesitant, “What life do I have? I isolated all allies and nearly destroyed the universe in going mad.”

Allura goes silent and then tries again, still holding out her hand, “And yet, the universe is restored, and all here know you took part in this great work. Your energy and will is a part of New Daibazaal’s atmosphere, its rivers and valleys.” She manages a weak smile. “If I remember correctly, you always did want to explore.”

“And can the past be so fully undone?” he asks. “Would I even be free to explore?”

Perhaps some moment where Zarkon and Honerva take responsibility for Lotor’s screwy life. Bonus if he gets some kind of call that the Galra still need a leader to help them in this new phase of peace, and that he hasn't reached his true potential yet.

Probably, some paladins chime in, validate that the alliance is back on, and the serious moment gets broken.

Lotor grabs onto Allura’s hand. She leads him to Blue Lion, where he joins the multitudes returning to the restored universe.

The Robot that jettisoned itself off Lotor’s spaceship from S5 is part of the crowd!! Lotor reunites on-screen with his cat, Kova!

Cue silly paladin shenanigans, a few stowaway mice finding a new resting spot on Lotor’s shoulders, and Allura’s new circlet catching the light as the paladins of Voltron launch back toward their reality, away from the Realm of Universal Consciousness.

Cue a pan-out to the restored universe, where the rift is healed, and New Altea and New Daibazaal exist side-by-side as their suns rise.

I think something open-ended, in the context of several characters—focused on a theme about not being afraid to live, about reconciling the past with the present—would hype that found family / stronger-when-we’re-together / comic energy that made Voltron unique…and leave lots of possibilities for the fandom to explore this new world!

If I could roll the clocks farther back than s8, I’d massively overhaul several things about the show. But this is just where I see a way to better land what we got toward the end.

Thanks for this ask! So fun to think about!

[mrrainys]

pride month is about to end so here are my hcs:

Lance: biromantic

Pidge: aroace lesbian

Shiro: gay and probably trans

Hunk: trans and omnisexual

Keith: pansexual and demisexual

Allura: nonbinary and bisexual

Coran: unlabeled

Lotor: transmasc biromantic

James: s7 was genuinely gay as hell on his part and I like to think he’s agender

Acxa: transfem lesbian

Veronica: nonbinary and lesbian

Ryan: asexual and gay

if I forgot someone I probably don’t think about them like that it’s either that or I’m an idiot 💔

[kismetconstellations]

A few small addendums to this post:

Exactly. In his speech, Keith is attempting to absolve Zarkon, Sendak, and every other gleefully bloodthirsty and sadistic, one-dimensional, and unremittingly evil Galra that we see of personal responsibility for their own actions by claiming that they had a "good reason" for what they did.

And, of course he's placing blame on Alfor, because why not blame the person who tried to dissuade Zarkon and Honerva from going down the path to addiction, obsession, and bloodlust instead of Zarkon and Honerva for making the choice to go down it?

Furthermore, if the Empire was concerned with "self-preservation", which is ludicrous, given that Galra appear to outnumber every other species in the universe aside from possibly humans, their life philosophy would not be "Victory or Death", and suicide in service of their cause wouldn't be not just encouraged, but expected.

I ran out of allotted space to include them, but here are some screencaps of Allura's tearful reunion with the Alfor inside of Honerva's mind:

I'll let everyone speculate and draw their own conclusions about why Keith's reaction is what it is.