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The Galra Empire would be the league itself, retaining order and dominance through the gyms. Zarkon would be the current Champion, with Haggar being counted among the Elite Four. Over his long reign he’s subjugated multiple regions under his control, each controlled by a “sub-league”.

King Alfor was the Champion before Zarkon, with the original Paladins the Elite. Zarkon challenged him for the title, and during the battle Zarkon unleashed a legendary, starting a large-scale attack on the League with his followers. The resulting damage destroyed the league site, killing Alfor and the Elite, and moved on to the destruction of Alfor’s home region.

Shiro and Matt started their journey a year before the other paladins as friendly rivals, eager to challenge the League. Both of them would talk with Keith and Pidge often, but 7 months later they stopped calling, and even worse Keith and Pidge’s calls would never connect.

A year behind Shiro and Matt, Keith and Pidge start their journey along with friends Lance and Hunk. After receiving starters from Professor Iverson they left for the nearest Gym, blind to the darkness the League harbored.

They quickly saw how the League would treat people and pokemon. They find Shiro being forced to work as a Gym Trainer and defeat Gym Leader Sendak. Sendak’s presence is forced out of the city and the Gym is given back to the people. Coran and Allura officially join right after and the group plans to liberate all the Gyms in their region. They later find Matt also forced to work as a Gym Trainer. By the time they defeat their sub-league they’ve made contact with the Blade of Mamora, a rebel group aiming to destroy the League from the inside, and learn of Rebel Fighters in other regions. 

Those who win their respective sub-league can travel outside their home region and be registered into the Colosseum, a private league that pits powerful trainers against each other to potentially challenge Zarkon himself. It’s here they find Lotor, an enigmatic character believes in finding peace and balance without a League at the top. He’s able to challenge Zarkon before Team Voltron and wins, becoming the new Champion, and removing Zarkon for good with a team of rare pokemon. With his own team of Elite Four (his generals), he abolishes the League system and puts in his own, making all regions equal. But the system’s core is a deadly international free-for-all, causing chaotic battling across the world. Voltron become a faction in this FFA, combining with the Blades and the Rebels as well as unifying their home region.