2016-06-26, 13:41 | Link #61 | |
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At the beginning of the season they seem to be going for a "lone wolf" type of character for him, but that gets dropped after the first episode only to somewhat come back for the last two. |
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2016-06-26, 14:52 | Link #62 | |
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When you take into account that Keith is, traditionally, the lead character and the pilot of the Black Lion while Shiro's counterpart in the original Voltron/GoLion is most known for dying...it feels like they're setting up something.
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2016-06-26, 14:59 | Link #63 | |
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2016-06-26, 15:24 | Link #65 | |
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He's not like Pidge/Katie with which they took an established character and the tweaked and added some stuff. Voltron =/= GoLion. |
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2016-06-26, 16:23 | Link #67 | |
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Neither are Keith/Kogane, Lance/Takashi, Fala/Allura and Raible/Cora anything close to the originals. Most of them are more by your criteria are original characters. They just have the old names stuck to them except with Shiro they used his Japanese name and he does have traits of the original character and they all but acknowledged those anime roots in the finale.
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2016-06-27, 22:18 | Link #68 |
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Voltron Force is not "where all these characters are from". The V:LD iterations of these characters are pretty clearly an amalgamation of these characters from all the preceding iterations. Voltron Force, Voltron: Defender of the Universe (the original English adaptation), even Golion. With a healthy dose of tweaking by the current staff, as has been stated. I've never seen Voltron Force, but I would imagine Keith's unique heritage in that series was foreshadowed by something a bit more substantial than a backhanded compliment during combat by Zarkon.
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Yay, good news. I was afraid we'd have to wait until 2017. I was a bit skeptical (after how a lot of Dreamworks' other series turn out, not to mention the last Voltron cartoon, ugh), but this was a very good series.
A bit too much of Last Airbender and Korra in there, no surprise given who the staff is, but Lance and Corrin felt too much like Sokka (and all his humor), and Princess Allura was like Katara mixed with Yue's design. Not a bad thing, just hard to not compare them. I do hope Keith gets more screen time next season, with him being bumped from leader to the team fighter/cynic in this reboot, he kind of fades into the background against the more... colorful personalities. He still contributes, but it was a bit of a disappointment after his introduction (back then I was still expecting Shiro to not get a lion). Not to mention being the practical/ruthless voice in a kids' cartoon, so he's always wrong. On the bright side, Shiro is awesome (partially thanks to all the screen Keith lost), and Pidge has a great personal connection to their overall mission. Probably the best Voltron cartoon ever (good animation and great action), and I hope season 2 keeps up the quality. Though the Devil's Due comic is probably still my favorite version of Voltron ever, but this comes close. |
2016-10-03, 22:54 | Link #73 |
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Season 2 trailer is out: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...posted/.107225
This pretty much confirms that Shiro... I going to be just fine, otherwise they wouldn't be laying it on so thick... |
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2016-10-04, 20:18 | Link #75 |
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With all the angst in the trailer, I expect him to survive... but it would be interesting if this time they kept him around long enough for us to care about him, then killed him off (unless his twin brother or something then pops up later, I think Golion had something like that, my memory is fuzzy). Or even just separated him from the team, forcing Keith to step up (which would at least give him more screen time).
Though I'm leaning towards them just playing it up, not after all the trouble Keith went to to bond with the Red Lion, or the battle for the Black Lion at the end of the first season. And Allura is pretty good at the mission control thing, though it would be following the original to have her move up to pilot too. |
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I also think that he is going to survive. Princess Allura should stay in Mission Control as she powers the castle. Trailers are meant to make you want to watch the season.
It would make a better twist as everyone is expecting Shiro to die.
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Well they are laying it on more in this review below. Spoiler for Season 2 preview:
Jan 20th is the day Season 2 starts.
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