Lotor
Prince Lotor is a male animated villain who features in Voltron.
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Biography
Voltron: Defender of the Universe
Crown Prince Lotor was the male offspring of King Zarkon who was the ruler of Planet Doom. At some unknown point, he was dispatched by his father to lead a military expedition of conquest of numerous worlds. As such, he commanded his forces and went into deep space to plunder worlds for slaves and riches. During this time, he heard rumors of the defeat of his father's forces by the super-robot Voltron. Following his successes, he returned to Planet Doom where he was greeted by Zarkon and was congratulated by the planetary governors. Prince Lotor informed his father of the defeats of Planet Doom had emboldened their enemies with the King attributing their losses to the incompetent military leadership of Commander Yurak. Zarkon had intended to punish the military commander by banishing him from the homeworld. However, Lotor intervened and offered Yurak a means at redemption as part of his scheme to defeat the Voltron Force. This saw Prince Lotor attack Planet Arus where he introduced himself to the Voltron Force and challenged them to single combat. Keith of the Space Explorers accepted with the two dueling at an isolated plane. Lotor, however, cheated and used this opportunity to knock out Keith whereupon he unleashed Yurak who had been transformed into a Robeast against the remaining four lions.
In a meeting between Zarkon and the rulers of Planet Pollux, Lotor met Princess Romelle who he became attracted to due to her resemblance to Allura. While Romelle was initially friendly to Lotor, she quickly came to dislike him. He later went to Pollux on a joint mission to destroy Voltron. The mission failed, and Lotor betrayed Pollux, capturing Romelle in the process and from then on holding her as a prisoner on Doom.
One day, he was ordered to marry Princess Corral. Wanting Allura as his bride instead, he, Corral, and Haggar devised a plan to capture the princess by placing her in a magical sleep, effectively faking her death. After Allura was put to sleep, a funeral was held and Lotor hijacked the ceremonial carriage. The Voltron Force stopped him, although he got away. He later ordered his guards to take Corral away after his plan failed, rejecting her.
Voltron: Third Dimension
In the last battle with the Voltron Force, Lotor was mortally wounded when Voltron destroyed his command ship. Though he was retrieved, Lotor was a shell of his former self. in order to save his life, Alliance doctors rebuilt Lotor using metal limbs and body parts. Subsequently, Lotor was incarcerated under maximum security conditions at the prison facility Bastille 12. However, he escaped and perpetrated his revenge on the heroes, though he still has feelings for Allura.
Voltron Force
Killed by Voltron some years prior to the start of the series, Lotor was resurrected by Maahox, using the power of Haggarium. He assumes the throne of Doom. With Maahox as his advisor, he collects Haggarium and launches several attacks against Arus and Voltron for the purpose of gathering data. He even takes on Voltron by himself, until Voltron in its Red Center formation kills him. Of course, he was revived. He and Maahox create the Predator Robeast, a groups of five Robeasts that combine into one, much like how five lions combine to Voltron. Predator Robeast was one the edge of defeating Voltron when Lotor recalled it.
Lotor and Maahox eventually developed a Haggarium-powered suit that allowed the king to turn into a giant Robeast. This ability was first tested on Planet Balto, during a mission to collect data about Voltron. While Voltron defeated the Lotor Robeast, the king had held on long enough for Maahox to gather a significant amount of data.
Voltron: Legendary Defender
Lotor was born as the only son of Galra Emperor Zarkon and his wife, the then Altean Alchemist Empress Honerva. When Lotor was conceieved, his parents rejoiced that the empire would have an heir. While Honerva was still in her early pregnancy stage, she and her husband decided on names with Zarkon suggesting Koltor, the name of a Galra conqueror though Honerva wished to name her son Lotarius after an Altean explorer, struggling to choose which name to decide on, the two combined their choices and named their son, Lotor. After years of being exposed to a major amount of Quintessence, Honerva fell gravely ill and in a final attempt to save their son's life, Honerva and Zarkon entered the Rift which seemingly killed them. After some time, the two returned though corrupted by the Quintessence. Despite his parents now corrupted, Lotor was born in good shape and healthy, though Honerva, now amnesic, refused to acknowledge her son as her own kin and Zarkon coldly commanded the doctor to take his crying, infant son away. Once Lotor became slightly older, a Galra named Dayak assumed the role of Governess for many of Lotor's young years. As his sessions with the Governess went on, Lotor would be presented to his father for progress updates, during which, the young Galra would ask Zarkon where his mother was, still cold and distance, Zarkon would always tell his son that his mother was gone. Eventually, Lotor began forming a bond with Kova, a cat that once belonged to his mother. Then old enough to act as a Galra commander, Lotor was given a mission which involved him taking over a planet to harvest its Quintessence. Unlike his father, Lotor believed that working alongside its inhabitants would be much healthier and efficient for both sides, after Zarkon and Haggar arrived to foresee the progress, Zarkon became furious at the idea of his son wanting to ally himself with another species, Honerva, now known by Haggar, stunned the young prince and after waking up, Lotor watched as the planet had already been destroyed and drained with no survivors, furious by what he saw, Lotor yelled at Zarkon and as a result, his father banished him from the Galra Empire. After being banished, Lotor went around the universe and eventually met four hybrids who had Galran blood in them, Acxa, Zethrid, Ezor and Narti, who was blind, during his exile, Lotor and his new generals, started an Altean Colony which seemingly acted as a safe haven for Alteans. However, an Altean named Romelle discovered the truth after finding her brother, Bandor, in a crater and drained of his Quintessence, part of Lotor's cause included accepting Alteans to the Colony whom he believed were fit enough and who he deemed as acceptable.
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Lotor was a humanoid with light purple skin with long white hair and yellow slit eyes. Typically, he was shown wearing a regal military uniform that showcased his status as royalty on Planet Doom.
Lotor is a selfish individual, caring only for what he wants. Lotor appears to take a sadistic delight in misery and pain. Any "weakness" Lotor displays on his own part is a ruse or other ploy to either gain advantage or in the case of his lost duel versus his father Zarkon, a means to save face.
Powers and abilities
Lotor was gifted in the use of other melee weapons. Showing proficiency with a halberd weapon, Lotor is equally adept with energy sidearms such as a laser pistol. Lotor not only began his military career at a very young age, but conquered his first world as a boy. While age has not given Lotor necessarily more wisdom and discipline, it has increased his skill and more importantly, his scope of conquest.
Notes
- Lotor was voiced by actor Lennie Weinrib where he featured in the setting of the Voltron universe.
- The character was adapted from the Japanese Prince Sincline from.
In other media
Comic Books
Appearances
- Voltron: Defender of the Universe:
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