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Can you teanscript season 1 Episode 2 of VLD? I would be so happy!

I’ve been having some computer troubles lately, but as soon as I get that resolved, that’s gonna be at the top of the list!!

-Yang

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when I click on The Last Stand, Part 1, Omega Shield comes up

Oops, I forgot to change the hyperlink there. Thank you for the heads up!! It’s fixed now!!

-Yang

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VLD S2E6: The Ark of Taujeer

Season 2 Episode 6: The Ark of Taujeer

Transcript by @anchoredtether

Summary: Taking the fight to the Galra, the team utilizes Pidge’s “Galra Finder” to track down the nearest opponent. They find a planet called Taujeer, where the people were just robbed from Commander Morvok and stranded on their unstable planet. Keith, believing Zarkon is tracking them through him, attempts to leave in the middle of the night only to have Allura join him as well since she believes Zarkon is tracking them through her. The rest of the team continues on to Taujeer to save the people there, only for Zarkon to locate them and send Morvok back to capture the lions. Allura and Keith try to head back to help fight but the booster jet in the pod explodes their ship, leaving them stranded. Hunk unlocks grappling claws for his lion to save the Taujeerians and Red comes to Keith so he can join the fight.

[Google Doc]

Sentry: Stay back.

Taujeerian: You have already taken all our supplies and resources. My people are loaded on that ark, ready to leave our beloved home before it dissolves completely. Don’t take our only means of escape.

Morvok: You still have one engine left, Baujal. Not to mention a very viable collection of parts. If your people are strong enough to survive, they will. That is the Galra way. 

Baujal: Morvok! 

[ Scene change to Castleship ]

Allura: There’s no point in debating this further. Zarkon is clearly tracking us through me.

Lance: What? No way!

Hunk: Aww, space baloney!

Pidge: That’s not possible!

Allura: Why would that be so hard to believe? Zarkon’s forces showed up on Arus only after I awoke.

Lance: She’s got a point. I would absolutely travel across the galaxy to find you.

Keith: It’s not you, Princess Allura. It’s me. 

Hunk: Because?

Keith: I just think - I mean Zarkon must’ve... imprinted on me during our fight or something.

Pidge: Look, the fact is, we don’t know how Zarkon is tracking us. It could be through the Black Lion! Every time Zarkon gets close to it, Shiro has to fight him for control.  

Coran: That’s only when Zarkon is nearby. No Paladin has ever been able to connect with a lion over a vast distance. 

Hunk: So what are we going to do?

Shiro: Look, it doesn’t matter how he’s tracking us because we’re gonna take the fight to the Galra soon enough. They’ve been chasing us from galaxy to galaxy. The last thing they expect is for us to come after them. 

Lance: The hunter becomes the hunted, hmm? Awesome! That’s a tag line from like six of my favorite movies. 

Pidge: As it happens, I took our list of recent Galra attacks and analyzed it for both commonalities and anomalies among the attack sites. I was hoping to create an algorithm that would, within a statistically acceptable margin of error, provide a list of target-rich environments - color-coded, of course, because what are we, animals?

Lance: Cool! What is it again?

Hunk: It’s a Galra finder?

Pidge: Well, “finder” suggests that it locates the Galra, whereas it would be more accurate to say that my model predicts their likeliest - huh? 

Pidge: … Fine. It’s a Galra finder. 

Lance: Sooo where are the Galra?

Pidge: The nearest ones are right here: a planet called Taujeer. 

Shiro: Then that’s where we’re headed. Everyone should get some sleep. Tomorrow, we’ll find that Galra fleet and take it out. 

[ Allura, Pidge, Hunk, and Lance leave ]

Shiro: Is everything okay?

Keith: Yeah. Why?

Shiro: You just seem a bit anxious.

Keith: I’m fine. Just tired. Like you said, I should get some sleep.

[ Scene change to Keith in his room, examining his blade ]

Keith: Huh?

[ Scene change to Keith entering Red’s hangar ]

Keith: What’s the matter, Red? It’s me. 

[ Scene change to Keith surrounded by sentries and Galra soldiers ]

Zarkon: I can find you anywhere. 

[ Scene change to Keith waking up in his bed and taking another look at his knife ]

[ Scene change to Keith in a Castle hangar, ready to enter a pod ]

Keith: Huh? Princess, what are you doing here?

Allura: Oh. I might ask you the same thing. 

Keith: Nothing! Just walking. Late at night. Near the… pods.

Allura: In full Paladin armor with a bag of your belongings? 

Keith: I have to know if Zarkon is tracking me. This is the only way. Don’t try to stop me. 

Allura: I’m not going to stop you, I’m going to join you. 

[ Scene change to Castleship bridge ]

Coran: We should be entering Taujeer’s orbit soon. 

Shiro: Raise the particle barrier. Scan for Galra. Where are Keith and Allura? 

Coran: It appears that one of the pods launched in the middle of the night. 

Lance: Wait a minute, Keith and Allura? In the middle of the night? You don’t think they’re… sittin’ in a tree? 

Shiro: Contact the pod.

Lance: Yes! Contact that pod!

[ Scene change to Keith and Allura in the pod ]

Coran, over transmission: Princess, Keith, where are you?

Allura: Exactly where we should be - far away from the Castle. 

Shiro, over transmission: What? Why?

Allura: We must know if we are the ones Zarkon is tracking.

[ Scene change to Castleship ]

Pidge: They’re isolating the variable. Well, isolating two variables.  

Lance: In English, please?

Pidge: In order to test a hypothesis - 

Lance: I said English!

Pidge: Ah! Nevermind!

[ Scene change to Allura and Keith ]

Alluar: Pidge is right. If Zarkon finds you despite my absence, we will know with total certainty that we are not the ones he is tracking. 

Shiro, over transmission: Splitting up the group makes us far more vulnerable. Come back to the Castle immediately. 

Allura: I’m sorry Shiro, I cannot do that. 

Keith: If Zarkon does find us, I can pilot us to safety. We’re in wide open space with plenty of room to maneuver. 

[ Scene change to Castleship ]

Keith, over intercom: Plus, we’d be able to outrun him. Pidge added that booster rocket. 

Coran: That thing’s still on there? 

Shiro: We need both of you back here now! What’s going on?

Hunk: We’re in some sort of debris field!

Coran: I believe it’s coming from Taujeer! Correction: I think it is Taujeer!

Allura, over intercom: Coran, what’s going on-

Coran: Some kind of radiation from the planet is interfering with communications! 

Shiro: Move the Castle away from the planet and reestablish the link. Everyone else, get to your lions. 

[ Scene change to Taujeerians on the planet’s surface ]

Taujeerian: Something’s approaching! 

Hunk: I don’t see any Galra.

Lance: Looks like that fancy Galra finder doesn’t work. Nice try, Pidge. 

Baujal: Thank goodness you’re here! I am Baujal, the leader of the Taujeerians. The Galra just destroyed our ship’s engines and left. 

Pidge: So the Galra were here, Lance!

Lance: Mmm.

Baujal: They’ve taken everything. We must get everyone off the planet before it dissolves completely. Please, help us!

Shiro: How long do we have? 

Hunk: Not long!

Shiro: How did this happen?

Baujal: We’ve known for years that our planet would eventually lose its outer layer. 

Lance: Like a snake shedding its skin? 

Hunk: Yeah, yeah, that doesn’t sound so bad! I mean, beneath that old skin is a new, healthy layer, right? 

Pidge: Nope! No, I - I think the next layer is acid. 

Baujal: The plan was to evacuate the population to our nearest moon, where we have built a colony to wait out the shedding process. So we relocated to higher ground and constructed that ark. 

Lance: What happened? 

Baujal: The Galra attacked, led by a vile commander named Morvok. He robbed us of vital resources and left us with only one operational engine, stranding us here.

Shiro: You’re not stranded anymore. We will save your people. 

Baujal: I believe you, for I have heard many legends of the valor of Voltron. Five brave Paladins dedicated to this - wait wait - I count only four of you. A-Are you not Voltron?

Lance: Uhh… almost?  

Baujal: Where is the fifth Paladin?

Shiro: He’s not here, but we can still help you.

Baujal: I would feel more comfortable with all five Paladins. 

Shiro: Duly noted. Pidge, Hunk, take a look at the ark and see what we’re dealing with. 

Hunk: Piece of cake, we’ll get it flying in no time. 

[ Taujeerian ship falls apart ]

Hunk: Would you settle for upright? 

[ Scene change to Keith and Allura ]

Keith: We’ve been here for hours. Still no sign of Zarkon. 

Well, I’m glad I don’t have to wait here alone. You understand, I could never live with myself if Zarkon was finding us because of me... I must know. We face such a dire threat from the Galra.

Keith: Well, sure they’re bad - no doubt about that. But, at the same time, couldn’t at least a few of them be fighting for good? Just look at Ulaz. He sacrificed himself to save us.  

Allura: For all we know, his sacrifice was a ploy. One life means nothing to Zarkon.

Keith: It means something to me! It means some of them are actually willing to help! And we could use all the help we could get!

Allura: Any offer of help from the Galra is merely a prelude to a trap. I know all too well how quickly they turn.   

Keith: It just seems crazy to lump everyone together. 

Allura: Listen, if there are any good Galra, they have had ten thousand years to take down Zarkon. I would never count on them for help. 

[ Scene change to Zarkon’s ship and the Druids ]

Zarkon: I have located them. Get me Morvok. 

[ Scene change to Morvok aboard his ship ]

Zarkon, over intercom: Commander Morvok. 

Morvok: Aaah! Lord Zarkon! 

Zarkon: I am sending you coordinates near your current location. Voltron is there. Find it and bring it to me. 

Morvok: Voltron, sire?

Zarkon: Indeed. Have you received the coordinates? 

Morvok: If I may, I was able to acquire many resources - all to glorify your mighty reign, may it last a thousand centuries!

Zarkon: Your bootlicking does not impress me, Morvok. 

Morvok: I merely meant that I could be of even more use if I were to bring you these resources instead of -

Zarkon: Are you refusing my order?

Morvok: Of course not! I will not fail you, Lord Zarkon.

Zarkon: See that you don’t. Vrepit sa. 

Morvok: Vrepit sa.

[ Scene change to Taujeer and the Paladins ]

Pidge: Assuming we can get it back up, the repairs will still take time. 

Lance: Which would appear to be the one thing we don’t have.

Shiro: We need to slow down the shedding.

Pidge: How do you stop a planet that’s coming apart at the seams?

Hunk: By sewing it back together!

Shiro: W-What do you mean?

Hunk: That new Green Lion weapon causes vegetation to grow, right? Well I was thinking that if you aim it at the cracks in the planet, the vines could act like stitches!

Shiro: Won’t the stitches get dissolved by the acid?

Pidge: The stitches might hold longer if they’re frozen!

Shiro: It’s a plan! Hunk, you and I will take our lions and get this ark upright while Pidge and Lance buy us some time. 

Hunk: My side’s clear, Shiro.

Shiro: Almost done.

Pidge: Yes! It worked!

Shiro: It won’t hold forever, keep going! Come on! Give it all you’ve got! That’s it! We’re almost there. Thanks guys!

Lance: You got it.

Pidge: Anytime!

Taujeerians: [cheering]

Shiro: All right, Hunk, time to work on those engines. 

[ Scene change to Allura and Keith ]

Keith: So what happens if Zarkon does come after us? 

Allura: You said you could pilot us to safety, right? 

Keith: Sure, but after that, could we even go back to the group? And if we don’t, who would pilot the Castle or create wormholes? 

Allura: Well what about you? Without you, the team cannot form Voltron. 

[ Scene change to Taujeer and the Paladins ]

Hunk: Well, it ain’t pretty, but it should get you airborne - 

Shiro: Just in time!

Pidge: What was that?

Shiro: The Galra! They’re back. Hunk! Take the Yellow Lion and hold up the ark! If it falls into the acid, the Taujeerians are doomed!  

Hunk: Not to mention the guy beneath them, which would be me, in this particular scenario. 

Shiro: Lance, Pidge, we’ve got to draw the cruiser’s fire. Coran, we need you here now! Attack the Galra cruiser! 

Coran: I’m on my way! 

[ Scene change to Allura and Keith ]

Coran, over intercom: Keith, Allura, are you there?

Allura: We’re here, Coran. What is it?

Coran: Zarkon is definitely not tracking us through either of you. 

Keith: He’s not?

Allura: How do you know? 

Coran: Because you’re out there, and a Galra fleet just showed up here! We need you now! 

Allura: We’ll be there in two doboshes. 

Keith: Even faster than that.

Allura: What is that?

Keith: It’s the booster fuel Pidge added to this pod. 

[ Pod explodes ]

Keith: Allura! Grab my hand! Princess, are you okay?

Allura: I believe so. Is your radio still working? 

Keith: Let’s find out. Coran, can you hear me?

[ Scene change to Morvok aboard his ship ]

Morvok: This is going far better than I anticipated. W-we could actually capture Voltron! I could get transferred back to the hub. And they said I wasn’t good enough to be in the hub! Maybe Zarkon will invite me to sit in his box at the gladiator matches! The ultimate honor!

Galra soldier 1: Sir! Three Voltron Lions incoming! 

Morvok: Fire on them with our full arsenal! Keep firing!

Galra soldier 2: Sir, the lions are moving too fast for us to hit.

Morvok: Well let’s make them stay in one place! Train the ion cannon on the ark. Sink the entire thing into the acid! 

Shiro: They’re aiming the ion cannon on the ark! Lance! Pidge! Attack the ship with your jaw blades! 

[ Scene change to Allura and Ketih ]

Keith: We’ll never get there at this rate! 

Allura: This was a terrible mistake! Shiro was right. We never should have left them.

[ Scene change to Taujeer ]

Hunk: Rocks! Big, big rocks! 

Lance: We got you, buddy!

Morvok: What happened? 

Galra soldier 1: The Black Lion attacked the cannon. He’s disabled our projectile guidance system. We won’t be able to aim the cannon until it’s fixed. 

Morvok: Fix it! Full attack! Fire with everything we’ve got!

Shiro: Way to go, Coran! Hunk, what’s your status?

Hunk: Mostly just trying not to fall into a bubbling pot of acid. 

Morvok: Divert all shields to the main hull! Focus full firepower on their ship! 

Lance: We’re being overwhelmed!

Pidge: We need Voltron! 

Coran: Oh, if only there were another who could pilot the Red Lion. Finally, Alfor. I will walk in your footsteps! Oh, Red Lion, I am unworthy to be your Paladin, but since you have chosen to bestow this honor upon me, Coran Hieronymus Wimbleton Smythe, I humbly accept. Oh yes! 

[Red Lion leaves hangar]

Coran: Right. Okay. Just a quick lap! Uh, okay, guys? So... yeah... the - the Red Lion ran away.

Hunk: I can’t hold it any longer!

Shiro: Hunk, you have to! If you let go, the Taujeerians will die! 

Hunk: Oh, woah! Armor claws! Guys, I can keep this thing from falling any farther but I need your help to get it back up! 

Shiro: We’re on our way!

[ Scene change to Allura and Keith ]

Allura: Keith, look!

Keith: Huh? 

Allura: The Red Lion found you!

[ Scene change to Taujeer ]

Galra Soldier 2: Sir, the ion cannon’s guidance system is back online. And the lions appear to have gathered beneath the ark. 

Morvok: Perfect! The lions will go down with it. Fire when ready! 

Lance: All right!

Shiro: Good to have you back, Keith! 

Keith: Good to be back!

Lance: Is the Princess with you?

Keith: Yes.

Lance: Like “with you” with you, or…

Hunk: Uh, Keith? Little help?

Keith: On my way, buddy! 

Shiro: All right everybody, no time to relax. Let’s show them what they’re dealing with. Form Voltron! 

Galra Soldier 1: Sir, our weapons systems are knocked out completely. Should we retreat? 

Morvok: Never! Aim the ship at the ark! We will take it down ourselves. To die for the Galra Empire is the greatest honor imaginable. Vrepit sa!

Soldiers 1 & 2: Vrepit sa!

Morvok: Prepare my escape pod. 

Pidge: They’re heading for the ark!

Hunk: They’re gonna ram it!

Shiro: We’ll have to meet them head-on. Form sword! 

Lance: Will the sword be able to cut through an entire battle cruiser? 

Shiro: It’ll have to!

Keith: Guys, I think my lion is telling me something.

Lance: Yeah, mine too!

Pidge: I can feel it too!

Hunk: Same here!

Shiro: Then do it!

Everyone: [cheering]

Shiro: Now let’s get the Taujeerians to safety.

Hunk: How’re we gonna do that? Their booster rockets are shot. 

[ Scene change to Castleship bridge ]

Allura: I’m so sorry for leaving.

Keith: Me too. We thought we were doing the right thing. 

Allura: But clearly you were correct, Shiro. We are always stronger together. 

Lance: At least we learned that Zarkon isn’t tracking us through you two. 

Hunk: Plus, I learned that my lion can grow armor and extend its claws like that! Ting! Which will come in handy if we ever needed to, say, I don’t know, slice up a giant steak while getting beat up. Or fight evil and save innocent people. That too, that would work. 

Shiro: The fact that the Red Lion came to help Keith from so far away is a vital piece of information. We now have proof that a lion and a Paladin can in fact connect over a far greater distance than we realized. Which means we finally know how Zarkon is tracking us: it’s through the Black Lion.  

End.

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VLD S1E1 Google Doc is now restored.

Thanks to @anchoredtether for pointing out that the Google Doc for S1E1 of VLD was messed up. The document has been restored to a previous version and all share links have had permissions replaced. If you click a link and notice something is amiss on an episode, don’t hesitate to reach out to me and I can fix it on my end.

- Yang

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Voltron Vlog: Shiro

VLD Vlog: Shiro

Transcript by @dragonofyang

Summary: Shiro reflects on how while he may not be able to trust his memories at the moment, he trusts his team and how close they’ve all become on their journey.

[Google Doc]

Shiro: Hello! I’m Shiro. I fly the Black Lion. The other paladins keep reminding me that I’m the only one who hasn’t shared their memories yet. These days, feels like I can’t trust my memories. What I do know is that these heroic men and women--and Lance--wouldn’t be on this dangerous mission if it weren’t for me.

[Cut to Keith breaking into the quarantine tent where Shiro laid unconscious.]

Man: Hey!

Keith: Shiro?

Lance: Nope. No, you–no, no, no. No, you don’t. I’m saving Shiro.

[Cut to Keith, Lance, Pidge, Hunk, and Shiro escaping the Garrison.]

Hunk: Guys? Is that a cliff up ahead?

Lance: Oh, no, no, no!

Keith: Yup.

Pidge: No, no, no!

[Cut back to Shiro in the chair during his vlog.]

Shiro: But not one of them has ever run away from the fight. They run towards it. Were they the most conventional of soldiers?

[Cut to the humans flying and screaming in Blue Lion.]

Keith: You are the worst pilot ever!

[Cut to the paladins attempting to form Voltron.]

Shiro: Hunk, what are you doing?

Hunk: What do you mean?

Shiro: You’re supposed to be the leg. Over there.

Hunk: What? No. No, no, no, I’m pretty sure that when we did it last time I was the head. Right?

Lance: You yelled, “I’m a leg.”

Hunk: Yeah, I was yelling a lot of things.

Keith: Shiro’s the head.

Hunk: All the time?

Shiro: Let’s just try it my way for now.

Hunk: Okay. But next time I call head.

[Cut back to Shiro in the chair during his vlog.]

Shiro: But I guess I’m not the most conventional leader either.

[Cut to Shiro standing under a spotlight.]

Coran: Shiro, you’re on.

Shiro: Uh, I will save the princess, even if it means taking on the Galra Empire with my bare hand.

[Cut to the paladins, Allura, and Coran standing on the bridge of the Castle of Lions.]

Lance: So, what’s the plan? We go in there and just-- pow! Pow! Pow! --and free the prisoners?

Keith: What was that noise?

Lance: Laser guns.

Hunk: No, Lance, I think you mean-- [deeper laser gun noises]

Lance: That sounds like fireworks.

Pidge: Technically they’re more like-- pa-choo! Pa-choo! Pa-choo!

Shiro: Okay, enough with the bad sound effects. Besides, it’s more like-- blam! Blam! Blam!

[Cut back to Shiro in the chair during his vlog.]

Shiro: Each one of them would do anything they could for each other. I guess that makes them a family.

[Cut to everyone in the medical wing, then to the bridge of the Castle of Lions as Pidge speaks.]

Pidge: Dad used to tell me how close he was with his crew members. They were like family. Now I understand what he was talking about.

Hunk: I can’t be left out of this!

[Cut back to Shiro in the chair during his vlog.]

Shiro: And if we’re a family, I guess that makes me some kind of space… uncle? The universe is counting on Voltron to win this war and my team is counting on me, so I will do whatever it takes to make sure they get back to Earth safely. Whatever it takes.

End.

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Voltron Vlog: Hunk

VLD Vlog: Hunk

Transcript by @dragonofyang

Summary: Hunk recounts the struggles he's faced ever since leaving Earth, and reflects on the good and bad sides of being so far from home.

[Google Doc]

Hunk: Hi, I’m Hunk, the paladin of the Yellow Lion. So, to any future space explorers who want my advice on how to survive out in space, I have two words for you: stay home! That’s what I should've done.

[Cut to Blue Lion dropping Hunk to the ground.]

Hunk: Oh, yeah, sure, just drop me off in an alien planet. That’s cool, man. It’s only occupied by mean purple aliens that want to kill me, but whatever. Just ignore them and go connect with a big, yellow, mechanical cat. Easy-peasy. Yeah. That all makes a ton of sense to me. Cool.

[Cut back to Hunk in the chair during his vlog.]

Hunk: You see!? And it’s not only the Galra that want to kill you, no, no, even the things that you love the most can turn on you.

[Cut to Hunk in the castle kitchen.]

Hunk: Maybe today we try a little crème goo-lée. Ah, my eye!

Pidge: What is going on in here!?

Hunk: The goo has me pinned down!

[Cut back to Hunk in the chair during his vlog.]

Hunk: I have never felt so betrayed in my life. Oh, sure, the kitchen and I have made up since, but that one hurt. Anyway, like I was saying, every plan involves doing something dangerous. Like going into the stomach of a weblum in order to get scaultrite lenses for the teludav? I mean, who even thought of that? Guess how that went. I’ll give you one guess.

[Cut to Hunk in a stomach of a weblum.]

Hunk: Uh, oh. Wait, wait, wait, they seem friendly. They seem friendly. Maybe they’re good bacteria. They like me. They’re tickling me! Oh, wait, that’s not tickling. That’s hot acid! Oh, they wanna kill us! They wanna kill us! I think they’re part of the creature’s digestive system. They’re trying to break down the food and we’re the food! Ugh, I can’t see anything!

[Cut back to Hunk in the chair during his vlog.]

Hunk: Ugh, again, stay home! Even when you think you’ve made an ally, you’re probably wrong.

[Cut to Shiro on a Galra ship.]

Shiro: Lance, are you alright? W-what’s going on?

Lance: Well, I’m kinda chained to a… a tree.

Hunk: I knew it!

Lance: And I think Nyma and Rolo just stole the Blue Lion.

Hunk: I knew it!

Shiro: Where are they?

Lance: Uh… space?

Hunk: Uh, I never trusted those guys, right from the beginning!

[Cut back to Hunk in the chair during his vlog.]

Hunk: I don’t mean to sound like it’s all bad out here, there are definitely some really cool things. Like space mice, those are awesome. And awesome aliens like Shay. And even though I’d prefer to not have my life in danger at all times, there is something really cool about helping all those people. And that’s why I’m glad I didn’t stay home.

End.

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Voltron Vlog: Pidge

VLD Vlog: Pidge

Transcript by @dragonofyang

Summary: Pidge reflects on her comfort with technology and her growing relationships with the other paladins, and their acceptance of her.

[Google Doc]

Pidge: Um, I’m Pidge, the paladin of the Green Lion. Uh, I guess the thing that surprised me most about being in space is how much more advanced other civilizations are. The new technology we encounter every day is incredible!

[Cut to Lance, Hunk, and Pidge floating outside of the Castle of Lions.]

Pidge: The tech on this ship never ceases to amaze me, it’s so mathematically elegant! Its fit is a hundred times more frictionless than any exoskeleton we have on Earth. It’s beautiful.

Lance: It’s not a sunset, Pidge.

Pidge: You’re right. A billion sunsets just happen every day. Some genius engineer actually built this.

[Cut back to Pidge in the chair during her vlog.]

Pidge: Anyway, I guess I’ve always had a closer relationship with technology than with other people.

[Cut to Pidge in the castle armory.]

Lance: Oh, you got a cute little bayard.

Pidge: Yeah, it is pretty cute.

[Cut to more clips of Pidge, with Pidge’s commentary continuing.]

Pidge: But space provides an opportunity to blend technology with friendship. And I’ll never forget about Rover. We were like two genetically-modified peas in a pod. I should know, I reprogrammed it to be that way.

Pidge in the flashback: I’m gonna call you Rover. Follow me!

[Cut back to Pidge in the chair during her vlog.]

Pidge: Rover was the best drone a girl could’ve asked for. He was probably my closest friend until I got to know the paladins.

[Cut to Pidge in the trash nebula.]

Pidge, impersonating Keith: My name is Keith, I’m so emo.

Pidge: Shiro, you’re our leader, what should we do?

Pidge, impersonating Shiro: We’ll get through this if we work together. We’re a team.

Pidge, impersonating Lance: Look at me, I’m Lance! Hey, is that a cute girl over there?

Pidge, impersonating Hunk: Ugh, I don’t feel good. The smell of this place makes me wanna barf.

Pidge, impersonating Allura: Paladins, please, we must defeat Zarkon.

Pidge, impersonating Coran: Blah, blah, blah, crazy words, mustache!

[Cut back to Pidge in the chair during her vlog.]

Pidge: The paladins, the princess, and Coran all accept me for who I am.

[Cut to the Paladins and Coran in the dining hall.]

Pidge: Wait, I have something to say first. I need to come clean, and I’m afraid this may change the way you all think about me. Just so there are no secrets between us anymore, I can’t “man up.” I’m a girl.

Allura: I’ve known for some time, but I’m glad you’ve shared it with everyone.

Hunk: Yeah, I figured.

Keith: Oh yeah, me too.

Coran: Wait, we were supposed to think you were a boy?

Shiro: Pidge, owning who you are is going to make you a better paladin.

Pidge: It’s good to get that off my chest. Now let’s launch this castleship!

Lance: Wait, what? Pidge is a girl and the castle is a ship?

[Cut back to Pidge in the chair during her vlog.]

Pidge: Okay, maybe with Lance it was more ignorance than acceptance, but he came around. Yes! Matt just reached level thirty-six on Killbot Phantasm I, that’s the final level! I gotta find out how he did it. Bye!

End.

[voltrontranscript]

Voltron Vlog: Lance

VLD Vlog: Lance

Transcript by @dragonofyang

Summary: Lance talks about his adventures with various aliens, as well as his crush on Allura.

[Google Doc]

Lance: Alright! What’s up, castle’s computer? I’m the Red Paladin, Lance, but you can call me Sharpshooter. It’s what my friends call me. What I’m about to share with you are some of the most important memories in all of space history and they include me.

[Cut to the cryo stasis chambers.]

Allura: Father!

Lance: Woah! Hello.

Allura: Who are you? Where am I?

Lance: My name’s Lance, and you’re right here in my arms.

Allura: Your ears…

Lance: Yeah?

Allura: They’re hideous. What’s wrong with them?

Lance: Nothing’s wrong with them! They heard exactly what you said about them!

[Cut back to Lance in the chair during his vlog.]

Lance: Yeah! I mean, I’ve always had such a way with women and even though Allura hasn’t come out and said she likes me or whatever yet, I think it’s pretty obvious.

[Cut to the castle’s infirmary.]

Hunk: I think we’re winning!

Keith: Winning what? The intergalactic time measuring competition?

Hunk: Yes!

Lance: You guys having a clock party?

Hunk: Aw, Lance, you just ruined it. Hey! Lance!

Lance: What happened?

Allura: We can tell you all about it while you get something to eat. Are you able to walk?

Lance: Talking? Eating? Are you asking me out on a date?

[Cut back to Lance in the chair during his vlog.]

Lance: Yeah, she’s great. I mean, she probably thinks I’m great. And strong. And pretty. I mean not pretty-pretty, I mean hey--is there--is there computer, is there a delete button on here?

[Cut to Lance, Hunk, and Pidge in a Galra base.]

Pidge: Whoops.

Lance: Quick question, does Allura talk about me when I’m not in the room?

Hunk: Oh, yeah, all the time.

Lance: Really?

Hunk: Yeah, yeah, she’s all like, “Oh, Lance, he looks so fine. I’m all atwitter.” And then she turns red and she makes me swear not to tell anyone.

Lance: I knew it!

[Cut back to Lance in the chair during his vlog.]

Lance: But look, um, as much as Allura talks about me and wants to date me or whatever, I’m not ready to settle down just yet. I mean, there are a lot of fish in the sea, and in space there are a ton of seas, and some of those seas don’t even have fish.

[Cut to the ocean planet.]

Plaxum: Finally, I can remove this thing.

[Cut to Nyma and Lance.]

Lance: So, you want to see how fast I can climb this tree?

Nyma: Oh, you are cute. Let me show you something. Give me your hand.

Lance: Woah, uh, this is kind of--

[Cut to Lance, Shiro, Allura, and Coran in front of Blue Lion.]

Lance: So, uh, how about a kiss for good luck?

[Cut back to Lance in the chair during his vlog.]

Lance: For the record, that mouse kissed me, okay? And it was strictly planet-tonic. Am I using that word right?

End.

[voltrontranscript]

Voltron Vlog: Allura

VLD Vlog: Allura

Transcript by @dragonofyang

Summary: Allura reflects on how the new paladins have grown into their roles, and how she has learned new skills as well.

[Google Doc]

Allura: I’m Allura, daughter of Alfor, King of Altea, and Paladin of the Blue Lion. I must admit, I was a bit underwhelmed by the new paladins at first.

[Cut to Allura overlooking the ballroom in the Castle of Lions.]

Allura: Look at them, the new Paladins of Voltron. The fate of the universe is on their shoulders.

Hunk: Ah, my eyes!

Allura: I must portray strength so no one can tell how concerned I am about the fate of our mission. Let’s keep that a secret.

[Cut back to Allura in the chair during her vlog.]

Allura: But naturally I thought that sitting idle for ten thousand years had a negative effect on the lions. I mean, why else would they choose this group to pilot them? They could barely work together as a team. Fortunately, these concerns proved to be fairly short-lived. The Paladins soon bonded and were finally able to form Voltron.

[Cut to Allura and Coran standing on Arus.]

Allura: I told you I could get them to do it. They just needed a common enemy.

Coran: It’s true. Like the old proverb says, “A man can be driven to do anything if a beautiful woman is just really, really mean to him.”

[Cut back to Allura in the chair during her vlog.]

Allura: The Earthlings had to learn how to become paladins, and I had to learn how to become a diplomat. It wasn’t easy.

[Cut to Allura and the Balmerans.]

Shay’s Grandmother: We wish you could stay longer. I made you sticker cup stew for the sky move.

Allura: Oh, thank you. I’m sure I shall enjoy this immensely. To all you Balmerans, thank you once again.

[Cut to Arus.]

Allura: Please, there’s no need for this.

Arusian King: Munto, halt! The goddess has refused the apology, start the sacrificial fire! We must throw ourselves in.

Allura: No! No sacrifices!

[Cut back to Allura in the chair during her vlog.]

Allura: Of course, sometimes diplomacy still ends in conflict. Oh, now I must go. The mice have a new routine they’ve been working on and they get mad when I’m late.

End.

[voltrontranscript]

Voltron Vlog: Keith

VLD Vlog: Keith

Transcript by @dragonofyang

Summary: Keith reflects on being a Paladin of Voltron and half-Galra, and the struggles he faces.

[Google Doc]

Keith: I’m Keith, the pilot of the Black Lion, or should I say I’m--I’m a paladin. I fly the Black Lion. I-I said that already. See, that’s why I’m bad at this. What else am I supposed to tell you? Okay, um, I guess I’m part Galra.

[Cut to Keith and Hunk in the cockpit of Yellow Lion.]

Hunk: Was y-was your mom the alien? Your grandpa? How Galra are you?

Keith: I don’t know.

Hunk: I get that your society is secret, but is everything a secret?

Keith: Okay, look. It’s bad enough that Allura hates me now, can you just lay off?

Hunk: Allura doesn’t hate you. You just need to give her time to accept the fact that you’re Galra, the race that destroyed her entire planet and all of her people. Yeah, she might hate you a little bit.

[Cut back to Keith in the chair during his vlog.]

Keith: I guess being part Galra is a big deal. Might explain why I was never really good at connecting with people.

[Cut to Lance, Keith, and Hunk in the Castle of Lions on Arus.]

Lance: I say “Vol”, and you say “Tron!” Vol!

Keith: Uh… Voltron?

Lance: No, no, no, no, the cheer includes the instructions. I say “Vol”, and you say…

Keith: Vol...tron?

Lance: We’ll work on it.

[Cut back to Keith in the chair during his vlog.]

Keith: I still don’t understand why I wouldn’t just say “Voltron”. It’s--It’s so much faster. One person says it. Right? Done. I say “Voltron,” and then the chant is over. It doesn’t have to be complicated! I am so sorry. I’m so sorry. I guess I have a bit of a temper, so…

[Cut to Keith on the bridge of the Castle of Lions.]

Keith: Guys, quiet! Coran, where’s the base located?

Coran: In between those three deadly celestial objects.

Pidge: The perfect defensive position.

Allura: Or the perfect trap.

Hunk: Yeah, I’m with Allura. Maybe we shouldn’t, like, go in there at all?

Keith: What are you talking about? We have to go in! This is the whole reason we came out here. There is no other option.

Lance: Okay, jeez, calm down.

[Cut to Keith on Olkarion.]

Keith: You’re no king. Okay, we’re walking outta here. Anyone tries to stop us, and Lubos gets it.

Shiro: Woah! Keith!

Lance: That came outta nowhere!

Lubos: Lesai, what are you doing?

[Cut to the hangar in the Castle of Lions.]

Pidge: I have a pod all ready to go.

Keith: You can’t leave.

Pidge: You can’t tell me what to do!

Keith: If you leave, we can’t form Voltron, and that means we can’t defend the universe against Zarkon. You’re not the only one with a family. You’re putting the lives of two people over the lives of everyone else in the entire galaxy.

Shiro: Keith! That’s not how a team works.

[Cut to the front gates of the Castle of Lions.]

Hunk: Aw!

Keith: Wait, he could be dangerous! Drop your weapon.

Klyzap: No one takes Klyzap’s weapon.

Allura: Keith, put that away.

[Cut to Keith on the bridge of the Castle of Lions.]

Keith: I don’t know why I’m that way. Maybe I’m naturally untrusting because my mom left me and so instead of accepting people into my life, I push them away before they reject me. I guess I have some walls up. I’m--I’m out of here! I’ll--get me out of here. I’m outta here! I said I want to cry!

End.

[voltrontranscript]

Voltron Vlogs: Coran

VLD Vlog: Coran

Transcript by @dragonofyang

Summary: The first vlog of the series, in which Coran talks about the purpose of these video logs, as well as recounting some moments from the first few seasons.

[Google Doc]

Coran: Hello, future space explorers and defenders of the universe! I, Coran Hieronymus Wimbleton Smythe, am the commander flightmaster extraordinaire. Right then, so I built this memory upload storage oscillator for future generations to learn from our experiences. For example, say you, watching this now, ever came across hundreds of Galra fighters trying to blast you into quizamboolian bisfozils, you’d want to know how to keep your head cool in the heat of battle, right?

[Cut to Coran standing over a red interface as the ship reads multiple error messages.]

Coran: Princess, the particle barrier won’t sustain much longer. It’s still not at full strength after the blast from the Galra ship! We’ve lost the spectrum generator! Going to reserve. There’s a fire in vent bay three! Suppressors on! Suppressors out! Princess, the ship is being torn apart!

[Cut back to Coran in the chair during his vlog.]

Coran: I was being attacked by a giant monster with laser eyes on his arms! Anyone would panic a little. But I’m proud to say I never panicked while guarding King Alfor’s memories for the past ten thousand years. Granted, I was in a fairly deep slumber for most of that time.

[Cut to Allura opening Coran’s cryopod and him waking up.]

Coran: Enemy combatants! Quiznak! You’re lucky I have a case of the ol’ “sleep chamber knees”. Otherwise I’d grab your head like this, wrap you up like so, one, two, three! Sleepytime!

Lance: Well, before you did that I’d--[grunts repeatedly] like that.

Coran: Oh, really? Well how could you do that when I’ve already come at you with this? Ha, ha, ha, hey!

[Cut back to Coran in the chair for his vlog.]

Coran: Honestly, it’s not just for the fond memories, but for the difficult ones, as well. Or ones you wish never happened.

[Cut to the Red Lion’s hangar as Coran attempts to become its pilot.]

Coran: Finally, Alfor, I will walk in your footsteps! Oh, Red Lion, I am unworthy to be your paladin, but since you have chosen to bestow this honor upon me, Coran Hieronymus Wimbleton Smythe, I humbly accept. Oh, yes! Right, okay, just a quick lap. Uh, okay, guys? So, yeah, the--the Red Lion ran away.

[Cut back to Coran in the chair.]

Coran: I still think that lion ran away because of the outfit. Well, enough about me. Coran, the general commander flightmaster extraordinaire, signing off.

End.

[voltrontranscript]

Sorry for the delay, wound up distracted by irl projects, but the transcript is now up!

-Yang

s6e7 transcript please? thanks for your posts!!

Sure thing! I'll get started tonight or tomorrow, so a full transcript should be up by the end of next week.

-Yang

[voltrontranscript]

VLD S6E7: Defender of All Universes

Season 6 Episode 7: Defender of All Universes

Transcript by @dragonofyang

Summary: The fight to save the universe rages on in the heart of Daibazaal’s ruins, where each clash weakens the fabric of reality a little more. In the rift between realities, a choice must be made, and then again when the universe begins to fracture due to the damage wrought by Sincline and Voltron.

[Google Doc]

Keith: Coran, you’ve got incoming.

Keith: Shield! Hunk, form cannon!

Hunk: You got it!

Lance: He’s too fast!

Keith: Then we’ll have to get in close. Form sword!

Lotor: Now we will see how Alfor’s legacy stands against the new Altean defender.

Keith: Move! Shield up!

Keith: Attack!

Pidge: We can’t touch him. He’s too fast!

Hunk: We need to stop him from moving around, back him into a corner or something.

Keith: Hunk is right. We have to eliminate his speed advantage. Limit his movements. There! Now we lure him in close.

Keith: Wait for him. Let him build up speed. Now!

Hunk: Where’d he go?

Pidge: He’s behind us!

Keith: Hunk, hit him with the shoulder cannon!

Hunk: On it!

Keith: Fire!

Lance: Did we get him?

Hunk: I don’t know.

Lance: I think we got him.

Pidge: It looked like he just disappeared.

Lance: Yeah! We got him.

Allura: I’m not so sure.

[Brief flash to the Castleship’s infirmary.]

Keith: Is everyone okay?

Pidge: How is he moving so fast?

Keith: We’ve gotta get up and attack.

Lance: Okay, so that time we definitely did not get him.

Hunk: How can he just disappear like that?

Allura: He’s entering the quintessence field at will.

Hunk: Didn’t we blow up the gate?

Pidge: How is he entering without it?

Allura: Because I gave his ships the ability.

Lotor: Unlimited power is mine. All realities will fall to the new Altean Empire!

Keith: We have to go in after him. Getting power from the quintessence is the only way we can match his strength.

Hunk: Can we do that?

Pidge: If he can do it, Voltron can. Can’t we?

Allura: My father did it once before, but it’s extremely dangerous.

Lance: Do we have a choice?

Keith: We need your help, Allura. We have to try.

Allura: I may be able to guide us in, but I’ll need you all to focus your energy.

Allura: Form sword.

Allura: Huh?

Lance: Woah.

Lotor: I underestimated you, Princess.

Pidge: We took a major shot, but I feel fine.

Hunk: All this quintessence is keeping us at full power.

Keith: It’s more than that. Can you hear your lions talking to you? Voltron is capable of more than we ever imagined.

Keith: Attack!

Pidge: See if you can dodge this!

Lance: Come and get some!

Pidge: Let’s end this!

Lance: Finish him!

Hunk: Let’s destroy that guy!

Allura: We have to get out of here.

Keith: What are you talking about?

Allura: This is exactly what happened to Zarkon. Exposure to all this quintessence turned him into a monster!

Lotor: Poor Allura! All the power in the universe at your fingertips and you still fear using it!

Lance: Allura’s right. We’re out of control!

Pidge: All our systems are overloaded.

Keith: Here comes Lotor!

Hunk: How do we stop this?

Allura: We give Lotor all the power he wants.

Keith: Let’s grab Lotor and get out of here.

Pidge: No, we can’t. We have to leave now.

Allura: We must try.

Hunk: Pidge is right. We stay in here much longer and Voltron is done for.

Allura: But we can’t just leave him!

Lance: Allura, we gotta go now!

Keith: Lotor’s made his choice. Let’s get out of here, Allura.

Allura: If we’d stayed in the quintessence field, we would’ve kept fighting until we destroyed ourselves. Just like Lotor.

Keith: What did you do in there?

Allura: I transferred the excess power from Voltron. It’s a technique I learned on Oriande. Thanks to Lotor.

Lance: Thank you, Allura. You saved us.

Hunk: Not just us. The entire universe.

Coran: Oh, you’re back!

Keith: Lotor is no longer a threat.

Coran: Right. I’m afraid we face a bigger threat now. All of Lotor’s jumping in and out of the quintessence field has created multiple growing rifts in the fabric of time and space.

Lance: What does that mean?

Pidge: It means that unless we do something fast, those tears will continue to expand until all of existence as we know it has been destroyed.

Keith: There has to be something we can do.

Pidge: Scanning the rift for any strand refabrication possibilities.

Hunk: I’m running a few different models now to see if there’s any chance it could close on its own.

Pidge: Nothing.

Hunk: Nope. Me neither.

Keith: How long do we have?

Coran: Well, based on the way those rifts are expanding, I’d say about fifteen doboshes.

Lance: Allura, you have to have a way to close it. Voltron opened it up, maybe we can… I don’t know, but there’s gotta be a way!

Allura: I’m sorry, but I just don’t possess that level of alchemic knowledge.

Pidge: The only thing that could possibly pull that rift closed would be a source of gravity more powerful than a supermassive black hole.

Lance: Any chance we could find one and tow it over here in fifteen doboshes?

Coran: Wait a tick. The teludav!

Keith: What about it?

Coran: In order to make wormhole jumps, the teludav creates a brief flash of infinite mass. There might be a way I can overload the teludav reactor and seal the rift. If one of the flashes went off in the rift, it could do the job.

Hunk: But that would mean sacrificing the Castle of Lions.

Pidge: Well, what choice do we have? The castle will be wiped out with the rest of us.

Hunk: But still… it’s been our home.

Coran: Oh, I hate to say goodbye to my grandfather’s creation, the last piece of the real Altea.

Allura: Coran, begin preparations. Everyone else, start unloading the castle. We need to evacuate immediately.

[Montage of the characters loading up the lions with their essentials, ending with Coran standing at the castle bridge.]

Coran: Goodbye, old friend.

[Cut to the Paladins in their lions.]

Hunk: It worked!

Allura: You did it, Coran.

Hunk: And look.

Keith: What is it?

Hunk: It’s a diamond. The pressure crushed the Castle of Lions into this little diamond.

Lance: Well, we saved all realities everywhere. What do you guys wanna do now?

Keith: We need to find someplace to land and see if there’s some way we can help Shiro.

[Scene change to a mostly barren planet in an unnamed solar system.]

Keith: This body is barely living, but Shiro’s spirit is alive. It’s inside the Black Lion. I’ve heard him talking to me.

Lance: He… he tried to tell me, but I didn’t realize. I’m so sorry, Shiro. I--I didn’t know. I could’ve…

Shiro: You found me.

Keith: We’re glad you’re back, Shiro.

Allura: Rest.

Hunk: So what’re we gonna do? The castle is destroyed.

Pidge: There’s only one place that has the plans necessary to build a replacement for the Castle of Lions. Coran gave them to my dad.

Keith: We’re going home.

End.

[voltrontranscript]

s6e7 transcript please? thanks for your posts!!

Sure thing! I'll get started tonight or tomorrow, so a full transcript should be up by the end of next week.

-Yang

[voltrontranscript]

VForce E2: Defenders of Arus

Episode 2: Defenders of Arus

Transcript by @dragonofyang

Summary: Cadets Vince and Daniel begin their training on Arus, where they meet another cadet named Larmina. Meanwhile, Keith evades capture by Wade’s troops with the help of Hunk and Pidge. On Doom, Commander Kala and Maahox revive King Lotor and prepare an assault on Arus.

[Google Doc]

Drule Captain: Commander Kala, we’ve reached safe distance barrier from the Haggarium quasar.

Kala: Proceed with the sample acquisition. You have failed me, captain. Maahox, your attempts to harness the power of the Haggarium quasar seem futile and have cost a good portion of the fleet.

Maahox: Yes, yes.

Kala: I told you that if it didn’t work this time I would destroy you. Your irritating smile suggests you doubt my conviction to follow through.

Maahox: No, Commander Kala, quite the contrary. It is my faith in your conviction to squash the life from me that has me beaming. For you see, it seems our captain hasn’t failed us after all. In fact, I believe he’s become part of the solution.

[Transition to opening sequence, with an electric guitar playing under the following lyrics.]

Woo!

One, two, three four!

Voltron’s here, kicking down your door!

Five, six, get with it.

We blaze ‘em with the sword and they can’t get away.

Seven, eight.

We’re bringing down the hurt so we’re here to stay.

Nine, ten, we here to win.

Voltron’s here, let the games begin!

Oh! (Let’s Voltron!)

Oh! (Let’s Voltron!)

Oh! (Let’s Voltron!)

Form up, let’s go!

All night! Let’s go!

Alright, we gonna rock (rock!) and roll (roll!)

Now to rock (rock!) and roll (roll!)

Oh!

[Transition to the Castle of Lions on Arus.]

Allura: ...and we’ll conclude our tour in the castle control room where all of the Voltron missions are planned.

Daniel: Are these the doors to the lions? Can we see them?

Allura: All in good time. However, right now you’ll be going through this door to your top-secret classroom.

Daniel: Wow, our top secret classroom. Looks a lot like a classroom.

Allura: It’s equipped with just enough to suit its educating purposes.

Vince: So, there’s a third desk?

Larmina: Oh, yay. Classmates.

Vince: Well, she seems nice.

Daniel: Yeah, real nice.

Allura: Ahem. Vince, Daniel, I’d like you to meet my niece, Larmina.

Lance: Well played, knuckleheads.

Allura: As you all know, the Voltron force is made up of five separate lions that are strong individually, but are much more powerful when they come together to form the mighty Voltron. Unity is our core. These are your voltcomms. Over time you will learn all of their practical applications, but it is more than a mere tactical device. It is your link to the lions, and more importantly to each other. As I activate each of you with the power of a lion, you’re becoming part of a team. Part of the Voltron legacy. I welcome you and turn you over to Lance who has the great responsibility of teaching you how to carry this honor.

Lance: Thank you. Well, now that we’re all part of the Voltron elite, let’s begin our first class with a pop quiz.

Vince: Huh?

Larmina: Come on.

Daniel: I thought this school was about piloting the Voltron lions!

Lance: There’s a lot more to being part of the Voltron force than piloting the lions. We’re gonna test your hand-to-hand combat skills to see what we’re working with. Who wants to go first? Which of you gentlemen would like to fight the lady?

[Scene change to Keith flying Black Lion.]

Pidge: Keith, I’ve been running some diagnostics. Whatever Wade did to your lion at his secret research facility really screwed it up. The weapons systems are completely down. The power’s almost drained.

Keith: Tell me something I don’t know.

Pidge: You need to get back to Arus to recharge, but you’ll never make it flying at combat levels.

Keith: Well, it’s a good thing I’m not.

Pidge: Yeah, about that…

[Scene change to the training deck in the Castle of Lions.]

Vince: You hit her.

Daniel: I’m not gonna hit a girl.

Vince: I don’t wanna--ah!

Larmina: I’ll take you both on.

Daniel: Woah.

Lance: You ladies haven’t been in a lot of fights, have you?

Vince: No.

[Scene change back to Keith in Black Lion.]

Keith: Of course Wade installed a tracking device. Can you disable the signal before they reach me?

Pidge: No, I can’t seem to pinpoint the beacon’s location in the lion. They’re going to catch up to you.

Keith: When?

[Scene change to Wade in his office.]

General: Sir, our fractals have the target in sight and are about to engage.

Wade: Command the pilots to prove their worth and recover that lion in as many pieces as necessary. You’ve already lost it once, general. Have you located the former Voltron Force members now under my employment? I’d like to question them personally.

General: No, sir. They all seem to be AWOL.

[Cut to Pidge at a large computer in the Den.]

Pidge: Don’t worry, Keith. Hunk and I have been working on a contingency plan. We just need a bit more time.

Computer: Attention. The following individuals are to report to Security.

Pidge: Uh, I’ll get right back to you.

Keith: Right back to me? Are you kidding?

Pidge: Oh, you might want to take evasive action about now.

[Cut to Keith in Black Lion.]

Keith: What? Oh, boy.

[Cut to Pidge and Hunk in a tow-ship.]

Pidge: Download Den intelligence report.

Hunk: Downloading to tow-ship.

Pidge: Wha--? Haggar? Keith? It’s worse than we thought.

[Scene change to Planet Doom.]

Maahox: Welcome back, King Lotor.

[Scene change back to the cadets on the training deck.]

Vince: Man…

Larmina: Anytime you’re ready to start. 

Vince: Yeah!

Larmina: Cheap playground trick? That’s all you got?

Daniel: Hey, who’s the one on their butt?

Larmina: You, in about two seconds.

Lance: Alright, let’s just review your test results, shall we?

Daniel: Wait, you graded that?

Lance: No, your voltcomms did. You guys have no idea how cool these things are. Pretty soon, you’ll just think something and the voltcomm will automatically do it.

Daniel: It can read our minds?

Vince: Psh. No, dude. It must read our body’s signals. Minor muscle movements, adrenaline levels, blood pressure, and associate those with specific voltcomm functions. Probably some form of biometrics.

Lance: I was just gonna say it’s magic. It picks up on your natural talents and abilities, then adapts to strengthen them. In this case, I wanted to see what weapon it picked for each of you based on your fighting abilities. Larmina, hit this button.

Vince: Nice… stick?

Larmina: I like my stick.

Lance: Uh-huh. And how about you boys?

Daniel: What do I do with these? Reow. Whoa!

Lance: Okay, we’ll have to work on that one. Let’s see what the ol’ voltcomm has in store for you, Vince.

Vince: What is happening?

Lance: Uh, Pidge’ll look at that, too.

Larmina: Must’ve been impressed with your combat skills.

Lance: Ah-ah, I wouldn’t talk too much smack before your second period class, which is definitely more Vince’s dojo.

Daniel: More simulators, huh?

Vince: Oh! This is much more than a simulator. It’s a lion simulator.

[Scene change to Keith in Black Lion.]

Keith: Pidge, you gotta warn the others, but I’m gonna need some sort of distraction here. Without weapons, all I can do is outrun these guys. And I can’t do that for long.

Pidge: I know. I’m working on something. Here, it looks like there’s an asteroid field nearby. You can try and lose them in there.

Keith: Little game of cat and mouse.

[Scene change to Castle Doom.]

Lotor: I feel… a strange sensation running through my veins.

Maahox: That’s only natural, having just been raised from the grave with the power of Haggarium.

Lotor: Haggarium. As in the witch, Haggar?

Maahox: The very essence of Haggar, my lord.

Lotor: Yes! I feel the dark energy. How ironic. Haggar’s power giving me life. You call me your lord, yet I know neither of you.

Maahox: Forgive me, this is Commander Kala from the planet Darkor. What she lacks in personality she makes up for in tactical brilliance and bloodlust.

Lotor: Charming. And you?

Maahox: I am Maahox, master of experimental occult sciences and exile from Calum. These titles are related.

Lotor: Well, exile and commander, I imagine you feel I am indebted to you for bringing me back into existence. I also assume that means you want something from me.

Maahox: We can all benefit from each other. I’ll go into the details once you’ve adjusted to reanimation. For now, just know that a common hatred has brought us together.

Lotor: Voltron…

[Scene change to the cadets in the simulators.]

Vince: This is amazing!

Larmina: Woah!

Daniel: It feels like the real deal, but there’s really only one way to tell. Awesome!

Larmina: Well, I hate this techy stuff. I’d much rather be beating you up in real li--

Vince: My dojo.

[Cut to Lance and Allura watching the simulation on the bridge.]

Lance: I really like these goons, but I don’t get why you wanted me to bring them here now.

Allura: Wiser forces than myself have set this in motion.

Pidge: Allura! Lance! You guys there?

Allura: Pidge! Is everything okay?

Pidge: No. You better see this. And this.

Allura: We need to step up the curriculum.

[Scene change to Castle Doom.]

Lotor: The Voltron force. They nearly succeeded in destroying me! Now they must pay.

Maahox: All part of Kala’s brilliant plan already set in motion. Please, my lord, today is your re-birthday. You should sit back and enjoy our present to you. A neatly-packaged gift on its way to Arus.

[Cut to Keith in Black Lion.]

Keith: Lance taught them well. Luckily, I’m a better pilot than Lance.

Pidge: We need to disable Wade’s tracking device or you’ll never lose them. If I use their signal feed to hone in… Yeah! Got it! I found the beacon location.

Keith: It’s not like I can crawl down there at the moment, Pidge. It’s time for this cat to chase the mice.

[Scene change to the bridge of the Castle of Lions.]

Allura: We believe a dark evil is rising. We also believe each of you are going to be part of the force that defeats this evil.

Daniel: Why us?

Allura: Because you have been chosen to-- It’s a robeast coffin!

Lance: Already? It can’t be. We need to take out the lions and investigate.

Daniel: Cool!

Lance: No. Not cool. You guys stay here. Are you cool with this? Activating the lions breaks strict Galaxy Alliance sanctions. Arus will face consequences.

Allura: We have no choice.

[Scene change to Keith in Black Lion.]

Keith: Come to me. Closer… Closer… 

Pidge: Keith! The beacon signal’s gone. How’d you knock it out?

Keith: I didn’t. He did.

[Scene change to Wade in his office.]

General: Sir, they’ve lost the Black Lion.

Wade: Incompetent fools.

General: And there’s more. We’ve just received confirmation that the red and blue lions have been activated on Arus.

Wade: What? How? The keys, fakes! I am through with human error.

[Scene change to Keith in Black Lion.]

Keith: I better get back to Arus while I still can. Pidge, send me the--Pidge! I’ve lost power.

Pidge: Keith! Keith, do you copy? We’re almost there! Keith?

Allura: Pidge, our security detected a robeast coffin landing on Arus. Lance and I are going to investigate.

Pidge: Alright, we’ve got Keith in our sight. We’ll be there as soon as we can.

[Cut to Arus.]

Allura: That may not be soon enough.

Lance: I think I imagined a more romantic reunion with the lions. I take it back. I think the two of us just shared a beautiful moment.

Allura: No offense, but I wish the whole team were here to share it with us.

[Cut to the cadets on the bridge.]

Daniel: We can’t just sit here!

Vince: What can we do? No way, Daniel. Maybe the others are almost here.

[Scene change to the tow-ship.]

Keith: Not a lick of power in him, is there?

Vince: Pidge! What’s your ETA?

Pidge: Doing the best we can!

Vince: Well, hurry. Lance and Allura really need your help.

Keith: Um, who was that?

[Cut to Blue and Red Lions on Arus.]

Lance: Looks like we’re going to have to engage him as a twosome. You ready?

Allura: Cover me.

Lance: Allura! No!

Allura: Lance! Lance, are you okay? Lance!

[Cut to the cadets on the bridge.]

Daniel: That’s it! We gotta do something. Woohoo! Time to go fast. Aw yeah!

[Cut back to Red and Blue Lions facing the robeast.]

Allura: Hunk?

Daniel: Uh, not exactly. Eat laser! Whoops. Uh, how about now?

Allura: Daniel!

Daniel: I know, I know. Sorry! I don’t know the weapons, but I can still fly.

Lance: Daniel, what are you--

Allura: Lance, are you okay?

Lance: I think my arm is broken, but I still got some fight in me. At least there’s three of us now.

[Cut to the tow-ship and Black Lion.]

Keith: Guys, I gotta get down there. Is there any way to speed this up?

Pidge: Only if we get some power to the lion to help propel it. But we don’t have a source capable of…

[Cut to Arus.]

Allura: If we keep working together, we can keep this beast on its heels.

Lance: Yeah, but does anyone have any ideas how to get it off its heels?

Daniel: Don’t look at me for strategy, unless you want cheap playground tricks.

Lance: You’re a genius, Danny-boy. Allura, maintain your position. Daniel, let’s play.

Daniel: Yeah! Knocked you down on your ro-butt!

Lance: Nice, but not the time to gloat. Pin it!

Allura: We need to pin that other arm. We need another lion.

Vince: Did somebody say “another lion”?

[Cut to the tow-ship and Black Lion.]

Pidge: Alright, that should hopefully transfer all the lion power from your voltcomm into--it worked! Great! Now, wait, you don’t have enough power to hear me because your voltcomm is dead. Punch it, Hunk!

[Cut back to Arus.]

Allura: Come on, guys, concentrate! You’re a team. You can do it!

Vince: Here. You control the jaws while I take the legs.

Larmina: Like this?

Vince: Yeah!

[Cut to Black Lion.]

Keith: Come on, we’re almost in Arus’ gravitational pull! You can do it!

Pidge: It’s dead again. We need to try something else.

Hunk: Try it my way, with some muscle.

Pidge: What are you--

Hunk: Keith! Get ready to do your hero thing!

[Cut back to Arus’ surface.]

Lance: I can’t get a shot without losing my grip. Come on, guys, concentrate!

Daniel: We’re losing him!

Vince: Okay, I think we got it!

Allura: We need our whole team. Where’s--

Lance: What was that?

Keith: Come on! Hold!

Allura: Keith!

Lance: It’s good to see ya, old pal. You’re still rocking the mullet? Man, you have been underground for a long time.

Allura: Yeah, we’ll have to do something about that. Where are Pidge and Hunk?

Pidge: Did we get ‘em?

Allura: Pidge! You’re okay! Yes, yes, we did.

Pidge: Great. Now you wanna come get us?

[Scene change to the Voltron force and cadets standing in the bridge.]

Hunk: Hey, nice haircut. About time.

Lance: You did real good today, Dan-man, even though you lost your head.

Daniel: At least I didn’t lose my arm.

Lance: Ha. Come on. Hey, Keith. I wanna introduce you to my new hero.

[Cut to Castle Doom.]

Lotor: What was that?

Kala: King Lotor, that robeast defeat was part of my plan. It was a relic from your days: a minor challenge to bring Voltron back into the open. We have something much more powerful in store.

Maahox: What you and your predecessors failed to realize is that some of the best raw material for robeasts isn’t found in your battle arena, but in nature herself.

Kala: Eons of evolution perfecting efficient, savage predators.

Maahox: Yes, but the problem with these creatures is that they lack the brain capacity for reason. For strategy. Which is why we need to give this to our next generation of Haggarium-powered robeasts. My own evolution.

Kala: This wasn’t part of my plan! What--what did--ah!

Maahox: No, but it was part of mine. Don’t fight it, dear commander. I promise you’ll love what I’ve done with you.

Lotor: Yes, and so will the Voltron force.

End.

[voltrontranscript]

hi!! i would love to get started and help transcribe. is there a particular ep or season i should start with?

Hello! I finished all of S8 of VLD, but only have a handful at most of the other seasons transcribed, so I’d say pick any season (or show) that’s not even started yet, or if you have a favorite interview you want to revisit, do that first. That way we can cover more ground.

-Yang

[voltrontranscript]

Happy to help! And feel free to reach out if you want any other transcripts, this project is for all of Voltron, including audio/video interviews and stuff.

Do you know where I can find the transcripts for S04 - S07? I can't find them anywhere online

Unfortunately, the only website that I knew of (Springfield) has since been shut down, and they had essentially the subtitles in a text file that could just be copy+pasted as needed. No character labels unless they were included in the .srt file. That’s the main reason I began this blog, because there are no existing sites I can find with any transcripts and the VLD wikia page is severely lacking for later seasons. Is there a specific episode or quote(s) you’re looking for, anon? I can start transcribing those parts and post them for your reference, and make full episode transcripts as time allows.

-Yang