#voltron6

Im just dead, i cant believe episode 1 killed me

So in watching Season 6, talking with some theory friends, and looking through the Voltron tag itself, I really started to see a lot of similarities between Kuron and this guy.

If you don’t know about Roy Harper/Speedy/Red Arrow let me give you a brief overview. 

This is Speedy, or Red Arrow as he renamed himself just after this scene. He was originally the “sidekick” for Green Arrow in the Young Justice version of the DC universe before going off on his own. Pretty much throughout the first season of the show, the Team (Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad, Miss Martian, Artemis, and Super Boy) has been dealing with a mole. While Red Arrow was not officially part of the Team, he knew a lot of them and was involved in a lot of their missions. Near the end of the season, Red Arrow gets his wish to become part of the official Justice League. 

Soon after, all the members of the Justice League get infected by a virus from Vandal Savage who makes them do all these bad things for him, with the only person unaffected being Red Arrow. Turns out he was a clone of the real Roy Harper (Speedy) who was “programmed” with a subconscious mission to become part of the Justice League (aka the mole). Once this mission was completed he realized what he had done and was ashamed and made it his mission in life to find the real Roy Harper. In my mind, it was one of the biggest plot twists of the first season. 

He himself had no idea that he was the mole and was the main person trying to seek them out. 

So then we have this guy.

I see a lot of similarities in their stories. 

Both Roy and Shiro were Injured/killed and then cloned by an evil organization that the main group of protagonists fights as part of the main plot.

Both Red Arrow and Clone Shiro (Kuron) were almost the exact same as the original. With some slight changes of course. Both had these very strangely coincidental tales of escape from their captors. At first, they were slightly mistrusted by the protagonists only for it to be pushed aside in favor of celebrating that the team member was back. 

Both guys seemed a touch more sensitive about certain topics. For Red Arrow, his main goal (as part of the programming I mentioned) was to join the Justice League. When he found out that he wasn’t actually joining them in the first episode he was furious and quit to go off on his own. Kuron, on the other hand, was meant to fit back in with the paladins, but his methods for dealing with them and Voltron were more aggressive. He started yelling at the other paladins and strictly enforcing his lead instead of the more cooperative approach he has in seasons 1&2. 

To further reinforce my last point, I want to turn to the D&D Episode (Episode 3). Kuron refused to play as anything other than a paladin. While that may just be a HAHA funny moment I think it can say something about the subconscious programming of the clone. He NEEDS to be a paladin. It's his goal; stay close to the paladins. Why would be pick something other than a paladin when that is what he HAS to be. 

Outside of the programming both Red Arrow and Kuron appear to act exactly like their counterparts, but while under control are like husks of themselves. They have no personality and will do anything they are told however when their programming was either complete (Red Arrow) or broken (Kuron) they had this instant moment of “Oh shit... What have I done...” The regret of Red Arrow is much more apparent since we have more time with him after the fact, but he is then just a “fake Roy” in his mind. Since we have less time in that stage with Kuron, its harder to say how he would have acted after Keith broke through to him, but I imagine it would have been similar. This sort of imposter feeling. Red Arrow and Kuron are Roy and Shiro, but they aren’t at the same time and that it a very strange place to be in. 

This is starting off strong

Ohhhhh hes got twin blades

Thats what you get for not having a shield

WHAT, HE. DID HE JUST. WHAT

no he is... what. how?

im so lost... but I love it.

FORM BLAZING SWORD

This. Is. INSANE.

THOSE ARE EYEBEAMS

What did I say... Sad and alone.

LOTOR FUCKED UP

Infinite mass? I feel like that was an actual thing I heard in a theoretical lecture. Cool.

Pidge kept the poofs

KALTENEKER

Awwww... the Castle

Its like the D&D Episode

Whaaaaat is she doing???

IS HIS HAIR ALL WHITE NOW.. (haha its like an old man)

HOME HOME HOME?!?!?!?!?!?!

WE STARTING IN THE VOID

shaved hair Shiro is back

whaaaaat... DIED BITCH WTF

“We need to work on our safety procedures” True

that pull focus. So good

You are doing great Lance!

time to wreck shit

RIP Dibozal (Pt. 2)

“and a cosmic wolf”

(i love ezor)

lotor’s dumb ass *barfs*

“Are you sure this is a good idea?” “Its our only idea”

Coran.... WTF

There's the Lotor I remember... Sad and alone

I KNEW THE SHIPS WOULD DO THAT

HE got a tail oh shit

YES CORAN

Keith... baby noooo

YAASSSSS

SHIRO SO CRYPTIC

KEITH IS SO PRETTY IN THAT SHOT

IM SO PROUD OF MY BOY IM GONNA CRY

Space BATTLE

Wo they crossed the beams

KEITH BEING A LEADER I AM HERE FOR THAT SHIT

THIS MUSIC ldksjfoiwjecdsoc

what is happening...

DUMBASS

shes going by honerva now huh...

THE BLACK LION IM DEAD

(i love ezor)

oh her voice is different... oh man

WHAT ACXA WHATCHU DOIN

live protocol... same Hunk

GO PIDGE GO

HO MAN LOTOR, GO OFF

ACXA WHAAAAAT

“Ummm sure?” (i love ezor)

Determined Keith is an idea I can get behind

what is this.....

WHAATATTATATAT WHAT THE FuCK

I HAVE QUESTIONS!!!!

BATTLE OH SHIT

THAT ART THO SO GOOD

SINCE WHEN CAN HE DO THAT

Pidge... baby I’m so sorry 

KEITHS EYES AHAHHHAHHHHHH

A PROMISE

SHIRO NOOOOO

WTF

IM DYING

WHAT WAS THAT FACE SHIRO

WHAT HAppened to HIS ARM

OH HIS FACE GOT BURNED

HES STILL TRYING TO SAVE HIM 

ITS SO BEAUTIFUL

THE FLASHBACKS

THAT ENDING OH MY GOD

(I’m sorry that most of this is me screaming)

They are doing the Voltron startup sequence from the old show <3

Shiro pullin out that deep shit.

Into the giant glowing triangle

THATS WHERE THE ALTEAN POD CAME FROM

I’m still not sure how I feel about lotor and his motives. Maybe I was just scared by previous series

WAIT WAS I RIGHT

HAGGAR YOU BITCH

SAME LANCE

I’m lost now... What is lotor doing? Worship?? OH FOR THE ALCHEMY THING OH SHIT

OH SHIT, OH SHIT, THAT BASTARD I NEVER TRUSTED HIM, OH SHIT

ALLURA GET AWAY FROM THAT ASSHOLE

MARTYRS BITCH WTF

YAS ALLURA THROW HIM

“Give in” WTF

LANCE LEAD THEM

SHIRO AKSHDLAAIFPEWFWS

(idc Ezor is still a babe)

SHIT

SHIT

SHIT

KEITH IS BACK

YESSSSSSSSSS

MY BOY (he is older now)