#antor

Name: Commander Hazar

Dairugger Name: Commander Socrat Teles

About: Is one of the highest ranking officers in the Drule chain of command at the start of the series. While he original hates the Alliance and wants the Drule Empire to dominate the galaxy, he gradually realizes the war is only further endangering his people by wasting time and resources. When he starts reaching to the Alliance in hopes making peace, the Drule command turns against him, leading to his exile and eventual imprisonment. At the end of Vehicle Voltron he leads the rebels in overthrowing Emperor Zeppo.

Episodes to shine: Plays a major role in most episodes.

Name: Captain Twila

Dairugger name: Captain Emma

About: Captain Twila is one of the Drule’s top scientist and the only female Drule officer in the series. She is stubborn, prideful, loyal, and determined to prove her worth as a military officer by any means necessary. At one point she’s injured and taken aboard the S.S. Explorer for treatment. Commander Hawkins attempts convince her to join him and help bring peace between the Alliance and Drules, but Twila doesn’t buy it. She escapes and, more determined than ever to prove her worth, almost gets herself killed trying to destroy Voltron and the Explorer.

Episode to shine: “This World’s For the Birds”

Name: Dorma

Dairugger Name: Sirk

About: A brave and passionate woman dedicated to liberating her people from the rule of the Supreme Council and bringing peace between the Drules and the Alliance. She also deeply loves and admires her brother Hazar. She was once a member of the Supreme Council but, unfortunately, the we never learn why she left the council. After repeatedly trying to convince Hazar to led a rebellion against the Empire to no avail, she ends up joining the Underground Rebel Forces (URF) herself.

Episode to shine: “Color Me Invisible”

Name: Chancellor Mozak

Dairugger Name: Home Secretary Socrat Tes

About: Mozak is Hazar and Dorma’s loving father. Wise, humble, and trustworthy, he’s also one of the very few Supreme Council members not blinded by paranoia or a lust for power. Because of this he’s ignored and undermined by his follow council members. Late in the series Dorma convinces him to assist the URF by pleading their case to the council.

Episode to shine: “Hazar is Demoted”

Name: Marshall Keezor

Dairugger Name: Commander Al Luciano

About: A scheming, nasty, underhanded weasel of a man with an annoying nasally voice. He’s a high ranking member of the Supreme Council and a continual  thorn in the side of both Hazar and the Galaxy Alliance. He’s also notable for his brief but significant role in the first Lion Voltron season where he orchestrates the coup to overthrow Zarkon and place Lotor on the throne of planet Doom.

Episode to shine: “A Man Made Sun”

Name: Captain Mongo

Dairugger Name: Captain Drake

About: Honorable, proud, and dependable, Mongo is one of the first Drules to open up to the idea of peace with the Alliance. He’s also Hazar’s best friend and remains loyal to him even after most of the Drule leadership turns against him. About mid-way through the series he goes into self-imposed exile after losing to the Alliance forces.

Episode to shine: “Hazar on the Carpet”

Name: Captain Nerok

Dairugger Name: Captain Lafitte

About: One of the most underhanded, nasty, deadly, and destructive Drule officers. He’s a backstabbing sycophant who’ll do just about anything for power. Seriously, no blow is too low for this guy. His only loyalty is to himself.

Episode to shine: “Nerok Scores Big”

Name: Bakki

Dairugger Name: Bakke

About: Bakki is the leader of the Underground Rebel Forces, which seeks to overthrow Emperor Zeppo and the Supreme Council. He’s deeply concerned for the happiness and well-being for his people, which is his driving motivation. Late in the series he convinces Dorma to join the URF and helps break Hazar out of prison.

Episode to shine: “Color Me Invisible”

Name: Captain Brack

Dairugger Name: Captain Barataria

About: Another paranoid and ambitious Drule officer who believes the Galaxy Alliance is a rival empire out to conquer the universe. He views himself as a patriot and at one point leads an unsuccessful mutiny against Hazar. His fate after the failed revolt is unclear.

Episode to shine: “Who’s On First”

Name: Sandu

Dairugger Name: Sim

About: Trained to be soldier since he was a child, Sandu is a young but loyal subject of the Drule Empire. However, after being injured and taken aboard the Explorer for treatment, Commander Hawkins convinces him the Alliance only desires peace. He could have served as a bridge between the two sides if the Drule command hadn’t labeled him a traitor.

Episode to shine: Only appeared in one episode: “A Temporary Truce”

Name: Lieutenant Antor

Dairugger Name: Captain Antonov

About: A young officer who was in charge of a major Drule supply base until it was captured by the Alliance. He warms up to the Alliance thanks to the kind treatment his men receive after being taken prisoner and their subsequent abandonment by the Drule command.

But, even he could see the red ink seeping through the paper. The edges of the parchments seared as they were rapidly engulfed by flames. The scent of burning paper, and white ashes ascended into the skies, slowly vanishing into the midday sun.

Antor shot his young son a glance as his fingers dripped a red puddle at his feet. He grunted, tossing another paper into the pit. "Praying."

"They do this where you're from?" Will innocently entwined his fingers behind his back, and playfully leaned toward him on his tippy toes. "To which God? What are you asking for?"

Antor laughed, not wanting to spare another glance at him. "I'm not asking for anything."

"Then what do you want?" Will took a step closer; the bonfire now separating him and his son.

Antor looked up at him; seeing the yellow shining in his eyes. A shadow looming behind his son; far larger than the bonfire ought to have made. But, it wasn't the shadow of a monster or a God. It was the shadow of a young girl.

"What's your name?" Antor asked, looking at her skirt twirl in the shadow behind his son.

"That's not important." Her voice now spoke through Will's lips. "What do you want?"

"Busy, are you?"

"Quite. Finishing your story is a lot harder than it ought to be." She took a hand, but not Will's hand. The hand of his shadow, and extended it towards the flame, guiding it, moving it, and twirling it as if it was attached to a string only she could touch, and guide.

"Why?" Antor sighed, "Why did you kill them?"

She dismissed the string, allowing the flame to sizzle naturally into place. "Her parents?"

"Yes."

"It had to be done. There would be no story if they lived, would there?"

"You needed to kill all of them? All of my friends? All of their children? You needed to make all of this devastation? War? Famine? Violence? What is the point of all this death? To torture me?"

"You're not that important. But I am sorry." Will turned around, and faced the sun. As if erupting from the confines of being a shadow, the dark echo of a young girl erupted from the grass. The shadow lifted another hand above the boy as if grasping the sun.

Quickly, the grasslands erupted in darkness. He looked up, noticing one of the moon covered the sun in a rapid wave of shadows. A bitter chill erupted through the air, even rising the hair on his skin as goosebumps erupted through him.

The shadow turned to Antor and smiled.

Under the guise of an eclipse, she was no longer a shadow, but a young woman. She stood in clothes he had never seen before, from a world he would never know. Still, she was walking as if conjoined with the body of his son. If she moved an arm, he would move an arm. If she smiled, he would smile.

So, they smiled up at him, and she spoke through his lips, "There can not be death without life, Rondar. And, there can not be joy without suffering. I know you know this. You're among the few in the world who knows first hand that you can not know the warmth of the sun without first suffering through a bone-chilling winter."

And with the wave of a hand, the moon slid from the sun; a light and warmth spread across the land once more.

Antor looked back at his son; the girl now returned to the appearance of a shadow.

"So. Did you call me to complain?"

Antor slowly rounded the fire and approached the unmoving child staring up at him. He unsheathed his sword and raised the tip to the shadow echoed beside Will.

A flame erupted from the tip of his sword and sprung toward them. Still, the two of them remained unmoving as the flames danced around their necks in a collar of thorns.

But, they smiled, glancing down at his arm.

A bright constellation of stars erupted from his metal arm. She grinned in approval as the stars sprung into sharp lances, all pointed toward the two of them. "Even more beautiful in person." she whispered.

"If you kill her, I will ravage this world you painstakingly created, and make my way to yours to do the same. I will slaughter everything you love if you even think about taking away anybody else."

She smiled, and so did Will. "You're the one with a sword to your son's throat."

Will smiled, pushing his neck closer to the tip of Antor's sword.

Antor faltered, slowly tried retracting his sword. But Will only took soft steps toward him, keeping the tip ever so softly on his throat.

"How cruel." The girl grinned, "Having a sword to the throat of your mute child."

Antor grunted and tossed his sword to the side. He raised a hand to his son, but quickly dropped his hand to his side.

"From now on," the girl spoke through Will, looking up at Antor, "You will be at fault for any death that comes your way. From now on, you have a choice in protecting him," she slowly raised a shadowed finger to the castle, "and her."

The shadow erupted into dust from behind Will, and the boy fell into his arms. Antor dropped to his knees, and pulled Will into a tight hug, making sure to check his neck for a pulse.

Upon feeling a steady heart beat, he looked over his shoulders. The shadows formed constellations over the fire - a fire already smouldering.

A voice echoed, laughing as it rose to the skies,