Silently, he slipped away. But hes really a nice guy. An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works. When the Paladins return to their universe, they discover that Allura also created a New Altea. After Voltron, the Blade, and Matt's team regroup, they realize that they cannot disarm the cannon on the Galra cruiser without taking down its force field. Keith attempting a Heroic Sacrifice by flying his ship towards Haggar's shield, closing his eyes and grimacing as he braces himself for impact despite Matt's protests for him not to do it. Also, the research board that he made for himself in his cabin just screams Ti: they are a product of the inner workings of his mind, and its clear he has his own structured logic that he imputes to the world. Or perhaps a burn. That he just also happens to be gay is remarkably refreshing, making it just a single aspect of his overall character and not his sole, defining trait. Keith passed, yielding and advancing where he could. And for the Paladins, they have a long journey to get to Earth if they want to build a new castle (likely using the condensed crystal remnant of the old one in some way), and since they don't have the ability to gate-hop, we're probably in store for a bit of a road-trip story in Season 7. Ulaz left, but not before he examined Keith prior to leaving. Voltron: Legendary Defender is an action-packed space epic, but that doesn't mean that it doesn't have hilarious moments. Normally extremely perceptive, Keith's fiery personality sometimes causes him to forget crucial details of his missions, such as being so focused on destroying enemies that he forgot the Balmera was a living creature and that he had to be careful to not cause any damage to it in battle. (A day late because i thought i was posting on saturday) Go see @opaldelight beautiful accompanying art here. Its beyond himself and his own feelings. Leading up until that moment, theyve shown him being conflicted between saving everyone he can and prioritizing the mission above individual lives. When she reached her ship, she knew the humans would be close, ready to shoot and take both of them. After his battle with Emperor Zarkon, the Shiro we knew and loved was gone, or at least his physical form was. he asked shakily. Much like his mother, the kit didnt stop calling through desperate sobs until a crackling voice came from the pod. Which then makes it especially frustrating for Shiro's final moment to be a scene of him marrying some ancillary male character with whom he had zero romantic development of explored chemistry. Voltron wasn't going to spend an episode on the team going "oh no,Keith, don't do these things" specially not right now that there are a hundred things happening and Keith is not even working with team voltron. Thank you. Kolivan had been training the extraction team to succeed. And the universe as they know it will be forever changed. In the year following Allura's sacrifice, Keith brings together the remnants of the Galra Empire, uniting them with a call to do away with their "survive at all cost" mentality and join the Galactic Coalition. Sarah Moran is a news editor and features writer for Screen Rant. It's disingenuous, as if DreamWorks was only interested in scoring PR points instead of actually including a queer romance. He was slated to take over his father's role after Zarkon's obsession with the Black Lion, coupled with aid from the Galra rebel faction called the Blade of Marmora and their allies, led to the emperor's defeat at the hands of the Voltron team. What did the writers do? The poor thing craved a contact that was alien to them. Introverted Intuition (Ni): Ni is characterized by focusing their energies on thoughts, ideas, and concepts that may reveal something in the future. Turns out that our charismatic half-Altean, half-Galra character had long been recruiting Altean refugees from his father's galactic war in order to harvest their bodies for quintessence used for his research. Voltron season 8 sees the Paladins and their coalition of allies depart Earth to bring the battle straight to Honerva (formerly, the Witch Haggar) and the rest of the Galra Empire. Kolivan insisted on a more thorough investigation and Krolia agreed. That's not to say Lotor is gone for good. He grew smarter and faster. Let's talk about Shiro. Wanting to return to see how Keith was faring, see the kits gummy smile, and entertain his grubby chubby hands, was a welcomed delight and an adorable start for conversations. The second part of the series is upon us as Lotor and Keith must both maneuver through the chaos and their newfound relationship. In turn, they convince her that though life can be cruel and sometimes hard, that doesn't erase the happier times when life is beautiful and vibrant. Galra!Shiro is sad and doesn't know what the hell is going on or how to handle himself. As much as I agree that he is an a bad place emotionally this season, Idont see this moment as really being a part of that or a result of it. While on a diplomatic mission with Kolivan, Keith gets hit on by one of the local aliens. And in all of them, he behaved like a true blade. Part 2 of Honour Bound, the follow up to the dark omegaverse story. Across the table, Shiro watched him, his brow furrowed. Hes valuing the mission above his own individual life, understanding that in the BOM, individuals often sacrifice themselves if they cant make it out in order to preserve the mission. It seems like so far, weve seen him trying to reconcile the BOM/Voltron conflict and trying to balance both in his life. It's beyond himself and his own feelings. Pure, mindless omega. Sacrifice was a must for their cause. When it turns out Shiro is a clone under Haggar's control, Keith returns as the Black Paladin. He has learned to accept his place collared and imprisoned within the Empire and at the whims of their breeding program, despite the memories that haunt him in his darkest hours. During the course of the series, he begins to form a comradeship with his teammates, and begins to develop feelings for Princess Allura and vice versa. No one else has the knowledge or power necessary, and Allura knows this, choosing the only path open to her. sue me, Whatever It Takes (Until We Mate) - the 'Whatever It Takes (Until It Takes)' Remix, Gentleman on the Streets, Demon in the Sheets. The BOM episode back in season 2 has been setting up for these moments of Keith constantly having to choose between the Blade and Voltron. It was simple, had no confrontation, and Keith could try his hand at piloting. Chapters: 1/1Fandom: Voltron: Legendary DefenderRating: General AudiencesWarnings: No Archive Warnings ApplyRelationships: Keith & Kolivan (Voltron)Characters: Keith (Voltron), Kolivan (Voltron)Additional Tags: s04 spoilers, Fix-It, providing the emotional resolution canon does not, kolivan is terribly awkward, Keith is awkward, Angst, Emotional Hurt/ComfortSummary: Kolivan knows orbital decay when he sees it, and knows if too much force is applied to correct it the object will be flung into space, unrecoverable. For a show as popular and beloved as Voltron, it's impossible to please everyone, but for the most part, Voltron season 8 builds to an ending that's shocking, emotional, and a fitting conclusion for what has been a truly excellent series. It's about saving the world. Consider supporting me on Ko-fi or Etsy! "Coran was it?" A new Galra weapon. Keith was the youngest blade Kolivan had ever worked with. It was a good thing he had a way of taking the alpha's mind off of things. In what I believe to be the best season of DreamWorks' Netflix seriesVoltron Legendary Defender so far, the Paladins and their allies made some costly sacrifices in order to not only defend the known universe from threats, but even unknown realities that exist out there in the cosmos. They had no blood connection as many of the blades, and yet, Keith mourned for vargas. He has lots of them. Consisting of a small bed and a place to hang Krolias blade. Crossing the event horizon takes them all to a strange realm which Allura describes as the "connected consciousness of all existence." When he was 24, he met and proposed to Beverly Hagel, who died 7 weeks before their wedding date in a plane accident. Before his death, Ulaz gives the team the location of the Blade of Marmora's headquarters; Shiro and the group . What did the writers do? Its in May, right?. Not even when they kiss. Its a little different from purely BOM philosophy. So just like how the Blade activated for him when he accepted himself as a paladin of Voltron, he found himself fitting in with both the Blade and Voltron when he decided to fly towards the sun. Her favorite TV shows are animated, and she can spend hours and hours watching documentaries. Seeing Keith, a kit, fight hopes and fears shaped like Ulaz, Thace, Antok, and himself was grueling. (Gryffindor confirmed lol). Later in the series, Keith joins the Blade of Mamora to better understand his Galran half and so Shiro can return as the Black Paladin and leader of Voltron. Kolivan didnt know he could be proud of such a great gesture coming from such a small creature. Like her father before her, Allura makes the choice to risk her life because she sees no other option - and with the situation as dire as it becomes, her solution is arguably the only one that makes any sense. Nothing but a brief call that was cut short due to her job. Shiro is escaping with the Black Paladin's through a worm hole and Keith has to make a dangerous choice.#NetflixFamilySUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/NetflixKidsFam. After finding Shiro on Earth along with Lance, Hunk, and Pidge, he joins Voltron as the Paladin of the Red Lion to fight against the Galra Empire.When Shiro disappears at the end of Season 2, Keith reluctantly takes over as paladin of . When he decided to try and sacrifice himself, he knew it was for the greater good. The first movement was harsh for everyone in the base. Later on, he becomes the Paladin of the Black Lion of Voltron until Shiro's return where he training with the Blade of Marmora. Want to talk about it? Shiro asked. Each character is larger than life and has their quirks and sense of humor. Let alone have a kit with him. - they do suggest that Lance now has a place within Altean society. He went into a place filled with mind-swished mermaids to save everyone. It's beyond himself and his own feelings. Their secret is named Takashi Shirogane, they keep him in the attic, and he is quite tired of being keptbut when he receives a feisty omega companion to sweeten his confinement, he finds himself in an entirely new kind of trap. Y'all are putting way too much focus on this and you're making it out like Keith is somehow suicidal. In the end it seems like they end up becoming one and the same. ), Soft Sheith I drew for my dear friend T4KESH1 on twitter :), Like my art? But he didnt expect Keith to drop everything he was doing just to sit down and cry after hearing the news. He could just end up letting himself get taken captive.GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY, and welcome to the fictional universe of TV shows and stuff!I make: theories, reviews, animations, predictions, analysis', give my thoughts, speculations, opinions, cosplays, AND MORE! Placing her knife wrapped up to avoid hurting the squirming kit, and a simple message on a memory card: One last look and a gentle touch on that black mop of hair were all she did before she sent the pod deep into space and straight to the only place, she knew her kit would be safe. However, Keith has no qualms about flying off cliffs (his excited yup when he sees the edge in the beginning of episode 1), competing with Lance during their blind-lion training session, and also, most notably, jumping into a one-on-one fight with Zarkon with the explanation if I have an opportunity to defeat Zarkon, Im gonna take it. His deep immersion in the fight is also what spurs him on into basically evolving with Red and hardcore blasting Zarkon. No character matured more than Lance did in Voltron's eight seasons, growing from a cocky pilot into an insightful and fiercely devoted Paladin. He has the ability to focus on the bigger picture (i.e. Lance and Allura's relationship was a focal point of season 8, why must Shiro settle for a tacked on, five second blip of a wedding to a character audiences know nothing about? Antok visibly relaxed when Keith emerged victorious. on a robot of her own creation, naming it Chip. this pre-kerb face is exactly as he was when Keith and him got close.). The Atlas-Voltron arrives and again battles with Honerva, now back in her own mech suit. The Sacrifice. Allura then implores Honerva to "honor her son," explaining that though Lotor was misguided he ultimately wanted to preserve life, and that for him, Honerva should help her reverse the damage that's been done. While his motive may have been the same since his character's introduction--to provide for the people of the empire by gaining access to quintessence resources--the means to that end painted the Galra prince with a fitting villainous brush. None of them were equipped or knowledgeable about kits, let alone kits from another race. I think he always would have and always will be willing to make this choice. The following is a list of episodes from the series Voltron: Legendary Defender.The first season was released on June 10, 2016. Everyones had a moment like that. Keith becomes the leader of the Voltron Force after escaping Planet Doom. Keiths first words left Kolivan speechless after Keith had called him dad with an enthusiasm they couldnt understand. As a substitute, he opted to begin his blade training. With such a record, Kolivan opted to include Keith in one of his missions: to secure the Red Lion from the Galra Empire. Voltron has shown previously that when a Paladin is near death, their consciousness can be saved within their Lion, as Shiro's was within the Black Lion. He hadnt been instructed toward their goal. Ulaz theorized that the kit had formed an attachment to the blade during the solitary trip. This is all, of course, little comfort to those still angry at the decision to kill Allura, but it's hard not to feel proud when the statue erected in her honor is unveiled on New Altea. In the end he chose Voltron, proclaiming I know who I am. THAT is when the Blade activates for him. MAJOR SPOILERS ahead for Voltron: Legendary Defender season 8! Keith's hands are restrained behind his back, and Shiro discovers that his own hands are also bound. Behind closed doors, theyre a little less reserved. Yeah, Lance had that moment in season 1 where he took an explosion for Coran, and that moment in season 5 where he almost died while trying to protect that base. [11] The comic book version of Keith depicts him as 26 and a very asocial character in the beginning. The Shiro that the Paladins and viewers have been hanging out with since that battle was actually a clone, one of many aboard a creepy Galra ship that blew up in spectacular fashion during Keith's battle with the Manchurian Shiro. He never loses his sense of humor, either, instead coming to better understand the right and wrong times to crack a joke. Introverted Thinking (Ti):Ti is characterized by internal logicmy thoughts, my rules.This fits Keith perfectly as he is often described as the stoic lone wolf. He doesnt like to live by other peoples rules and chooses to carve out his own path instead (i.e. Family Feels Family Dynamics Inspired by Addams Family POV Keith (Voltron) Omega Keith (Voltron) Dark Keith (Voltron) Keith Loves Lance (Voltron) Past Character Death graveyard walks Dead People It was so endearing that both of their families had such colorful histories. Not her little Keith. In addition to that, Keith is motivated by higher meanings and weighty causes. The risk that everyone would die and not just him is something that makes Keith, Keith. Inside this dimensional space, there are no mech suits or weapons, just Honerva and the Paladins. The battle had taken a lot out of him. Dried tear tracks and hunger consumed his small existence. Every blade knew there was a chance of never returning. Kolivan saw talent and a fatal flaw that could bring their kit down. Kolivan saw Keith grow stronger, dexterous with his mothers blade. Season 6, despite its short seven-episode run, packed a lot of interesting sci-fi concepts, emotional character development, and insane action sequences into its storytelling. Omega Keith wants to become space shuttle pilot more than anything in the world and he knows he could do it--he just can't afford the schooling to do so. Already, there was the earlier controversy over the decision to kill Adam, Shiro's previous partner, immediately after introducing him, calling to mind the trope, "Bury Your Gays." (Gryffindor confirmed lol). Extroverted Sensing (Se): Se is characterized by immersing oneself in experiences, living in the moment, and being aware of your environment. The serenity that followed it was unexpected. 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