Voltron: Fleet of Doom
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Voltron: The Fleet of Doom was a television special involving both Vehicle Force Voltron
and Lion Force working together to defeat King Zarkon, who aligns with Viceroy Throk of the Drule High Command to create a new army the Fleet of Doom.
This movie was released later on DVD by the company originally responsible for taking the Japanese source material and bringing it to American audiences, World Events Productions (WEP).
Fleet of Doom was intended to explain the transition from Lion Force Voltron (GoLion in Japan) to Vehicle Force Voltron (Armored Fleet Dairugger XV) and hence represents the only time in the show’s animated history where the two incarnations of the giant robot appear together (since the source material was derived from two entirely separate animated shows in Japan). However, the movie was not televised until after the series had been canceled, forming more of an epilogue than a transition.
Meanwhile, Haggar has used new magic powers to imprison Princess Alurra's spirit in an alternate dimension. When Keith goes to rescue her, Haggar casts an evil spell that feeds on Keith's past fears of imaginary monsters. King Alfor encourages Keith to overcome his fear with courage. He is then able to find the Princess, but it is Allura who saves his life from Haggar's destructive magic.
The Lion Force Voltron and the Vehicle Force Voltron must travel to the secret power base's planet to assist them in fighting off the Fleet, but the journey there is not as easy as it seems for either Voltron Force.
Fleet of Doom was released by WEP as an online exclusive and later was updated to have better DVD compatibility as there were many complaints about the using the menu with older DVD players and that the editing was extremely poor with very long timeouts between the commercial breaks; additional trailers were also included. This updated version was made available by WEP on Amazon.com and is also still available on the Voltron store. Recently, Media Blasters has decided to pick up the option for a general release for Fleet Of Doom which was released on July 28, 2009. This movie was not be part of the Voltron DVD box sets but sold as a stand alone title. No further details were released about this title but it is expected to be better than both of the WEP versions.
In late 2010, Media Blasters announced a Blu-ray Disc
release of Fleet of Doom, only to cancel it in early 2011. Nevertheless, copies of this Blu-ray edition began to become available in various internet shops as of September 2011, and it was eventually determined that these copies were genuine. however, it is unknown if an official release of this Blu-ray is planned.
Voltron
Voltron is the titular super robot of an anime series that features a team of young pilots, known as the Voltron Force. The team’s individual vehicles join together to form the giant super robot, with which they defend the galaxy from evil...
and Lion Force working together to defeat King Zarkon, who aligns with Viceroy Throk of the Drule High Command to create a new army the Fleet of Doom.
This movie was released later on DVD by the company originally responsible for taking the Japanese source material and bringing it to American audiences, World Events Productions (WEP).
Fleet of Doom was intended to explain the transition from Lion Force Voltron (GoLion in Japan) to Vehicle Force Voltron (Armored Fleet Dairugger XV) and hence represents the only time in the show’s animated history where the two incarnations of the giant robot appear together (since the source material was derived from two entirely separate animated shows in Japan). However, the movie was not televised until after the series had been canceled, forming more of an epilogue than a transition.
Plot
King Zarkon and the Drule Empire have joined forces to create a mighty space armada named "The Fleet of Doom" with the hopes of striking a critical blow to the Galaxy Alliance by finding and destroying a secret power base.Meanwhile, Haggar has used new magic powers to imprison Princess Alurra's spirit in an alternate dimension. When Keith goes to rescue her, Haggar casts an evil spell that feeds on Keith's past fears of imaginary monsters. King Alfor encourages Keith to overcome his fear with courage. He is then able to find the Princess, but it is Allura who saves his life from Haggar's destructive magic.
The Lion Force Voltron and the Vehicle Force Voltron must travel to the secret power base's planet to assist them in fighting off the Fleet, but the journey there is not as easy as it seems for either Voltron Force.
Cast
- Peter CullenPeter CullenPeter Claver Cullen is a Canadian voice actor, known as the voice of Eeyore in the Winnie-the-Pooh franchise, Optimus Prime and Ironhide in the original Transformers series, and the narrator in both of the original American Voltron series...
- Commander James Hawkins, Coran, King Alfor, Narrator - Michael Bell - Lance
- Lennie WeinribLennie WeinribLennie Weinrib was an American actor, voice actor and writer. He is best known for playing the title role in the children's television show H.R...
- Hunk, Prince Lotor, Cliff - Neil RossNeil RossTheodoric Neilson "Neil" Ross is an English voice actor and announcer, born in London, England and now resident and working in Los Angeles, in the United States. He has provided voices for in many American cartoons, particularly those based on Hasbro products and Marvel Comics, and numerous...
- Keith, Jeff Dukane, Pidge Stoker, Chip Stoker - B.J. Ward - Princess Allura, Haggar
- Jack AngelJack AngelJack Angel is an American voice actor, who has worked on many children's television series, movies and video games.-Life and career:Angel was born in Modesto, California...
- King Zarkon, Cossack
Home video releases and availability
The animated movie Fleet of Doom has become a collector’s ambition, only further sought out because WEP has not included it in any of the six Voltron DVD box sets it has released (and no announced plans to do so in the remaining two sets).Fleet of Doom was released by WEP as an online exclusive and later was updated to have better DVD compatibility as there were many complaints about the using the menu with older DVD players and that the editing was extremely poor with very long timeouts between the commercial breaks; additional trailers were also included. This updated version was made available by WEP on Amazon.com and is also still available on the Voltron store. Recently, Media Blasters has decided to pick up the option for a general release for Fleet Of Doom which was released on July 28, 2009. This movie was not be part of the Voltron DVD box sets but sold as a stand alone title. No further details were released about this title but it is expected to be better than both of the WEP versions.
In late 2010, Media Blasters announced a Blu-ray Disc
Blu-ray Disc
Blu-ray Disc is an optical disc storage medium designed to supersede the DVD format. The plastic disc is 120 mm in diameter and 1.2 mm thick, the same size as DVDs and CDs. Blu-ray Discs contain 25 GB per layer, with dual layer discs being the norm for feature-length video discs...
release of Fleet of Doom, only to cancel it in early 2011. Nevertheless, copies of this Blu-ray edition began to become available in various internet shops as of September 2011, and it was eventually determined that these copies were genuine. however, it is unknown if an official release of this Blu-ray is planned.