#Voltron salt

[seliipi]

Voltron Season 8 Salt #2

[thegrimcroissant]

One of my biggest issues with The Bad Batch s3 was how despite the season’s supposed main theme being about redemption arcs and 2nd chances, the show refuses to acknowledge the Commandos or even the clone assassins as victims of the Empire, and instead they’re treated arguably even worse than stormtroopers.

The season would rather have characters like Rampart look sympathetic before the commandos or CXs could get any kind of pity from our main cast.

The only character who showed even an ounce of sympathy for the CXs was Rex.

"You’re still one of us. You’re still our brother."

I thought this was foreshadowing at least one CX getting saved and rehabilitated. So then Rex’s efforts in "Infiltration" wouldn’t have gone to waste. But nope, the CXs’ only purpose was to be the cartoonishly evil versions of the Bad Batch (seriously though, the idea of Hemlock creating the Evil Batch just makes me take him less seriously as a villain).

Only one commando was given some sort of redemption arc, but that was only because Wolffe commanded him not to do anything to Rex or his clone network. And then we never see him or Wolffe again.

[shallurallels]

You know what I think about a lot.

The writers could’ve easily avoided the lion swap and Kuron as a whole by simply making it as if Shiro had been teleported to the Galra during those those last few seconds in the fight of 2x13.

To me that storyline would have been 10x more interesting.

Imagine Shiro being recaptured and having to figure out how to escape but we actually see his escape this time. Imagine the overarching issue for the Paladins being they can’t form Voltron in season 3 because they’re down a lion and Black doesn’t allow Keith to pilot it. They’re then forced to forge a better bond with their lions, unlocking new abilities and a greater understanding of the lions individually.

That way we still would’ve gotten the origin story of Voltron (with some major tweaking cuz I didn’t care much for the actual origin story) but it raises the stakes.

No Bp Keith. No Allura assuming a lion. None of that bs. They could’ve done so much with these storylines. Then either at the end of season 3, Shiro somehow reunites with the team, or that’ll be top of season 4. Seeing true emotions of fear, anger, sadness driving the paladins throughout the season would’ve added so much depth to each of their characters, especially Keith’s.

Lotor would still the be big bad of season 3 since Zarkon is down for the count, along with Haggar and the generals by his side. Ooouuu what if we actually got a scene where Haggar is explaining to Shiro why he could’ve been their greatest weapon.

On that note, I would’ve really liked to see more on Shiro’s ptsd. That could’ve been highlighted with him being back in the hands of the Galra. Perhaps Black was trying to teleport him to safety but Zarkon was interfering up til the very last moment? Just as Keith has suggested.

Idk I just feel like season 2 really set up season 3 to be the downfall of the show—the Lion swap specifically.

[swagging-back-to]

worst trope is found family separating as soon as the antagonist is dealt with.

[hollow-dweller]

you can tell voltron is having something of a renaissance because allura's tag is full of klance posts that have nothing to do with her and complaints that her canonical relationship with lance, which was built up over 6 of the show's 8 seasons, was "rushed"

[xjulixred45x]

OK, I have 14 requests pending and a lot to do for myself, but you HAVE to listen to this crossover AU idea I made out of pure resentment and willpower.

You all know of my dislike of both the Voltron ending and the Shera series, so I decided to make this self-indulgent AU with my favorite characters from each series. Lotor and Adora. Here goes.

WHAT IF: GALRA! GENERAL! ADORA AU

Imagine that somehow, when Lotor and his generals are looking for a way to travel to other realities in search of Quintessence, they end up intercepting Hordak's portal, which creates a wormhole that instead of bringing Adora to Hordak, brings Adora to the Galra.

I like to think that Lotor is sincerely not in favor of indoctrinating this baby (who can't even return to her world) in the style of the Garla, so at the insistence of the generals he ends up pseudo adopting the baby.

And Adora grows up with 4 violent but affectionate mothers, and a more subtle father who would definitely burn all the Galra for her.

This Adora really doesn't start training until she's like 14-15 years old? Precisely because she wants to help her "family", and even though Lotor protests... he really can't say no to Adora.

This Adora not only has less Traumas, but she's more determined, more mischievous, more sassy. Living with the generals and Lotor, she learned how to handle situations so that they turn out the way she wants. That and about 4 different types of fighting styles.

Something my sister added is that this Adora always has her head held high, as it is something that both Lotor and the generals taught her to do, to be proud of who she is, to never be ashamed and not to bow down to anyone :,) my bb

I also think that Adora's influence on Lotor/the generals not only toughened her up, but softened them in return, they are more empathetic than the original series (so the Alteans thing is a big NO NO here).

Tell me what you think about this! I could go into more depth about this Adora's relationship with the other characters or how I imagine the story would be.

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(ESPAÑOL)

OKAY, tengo 14 peticiones pendientes y mucho que hacer para mi misma, pero TIENEN que escuchar está idea de un AU crossover que hice a base de puro resentimiento y fuerza de voluntad.

ya todos saben de mi desagrado tanto al final de Voltron como a la serie de Shera, asi que decidi hacer este AU autoindulgente con mis personajes favoritos de cada serie. Lotor y Adora. aqui va.

WHAT IF: GALRA ADORA AU

imagínate que de alguna manera, cuando Lotor y sus generales estan buscando la manera de viajar a otras realidades en busca de Quintaescencia, terminan interceptando el portal de Hordak, lo que genera un agujero de gusano que en vez de traer a Adora ante Hordak, trae a Adora con los Galra.

me gusta pensar que Lotor sinceramente no esta a favor de indocrinar a esta bebe (a la cual nisiquiera puede regresar a su mundo) al estilo de los Garla, por lo que por insistencia de las generales termina pseudo adoptando a la bebe.

y Adora crece con 4 mamas violentas pero afectivas, y un papá mas sutil pero que definitivamente quemaria a todos los Galra por ella.

esta Adora realmente no empieza a entrenar hasta que tiene como unos 14-15 años? justamente por querer ayudar a su "familia", y si bien Lotor protesta... realmente el no puede que decirle que no a Adora.

esta Adora no solo tiene menos Traumas, sino que es mas decidida, mas travieza, mas sassy. viviendo con las generales y Lotor, aprendio como manejar las situaciones para que salgan a su antojo. eso y unos 4 tipos diferentes de estilos de lucha.

algo que mi hermana agrego es que esta Adora siempre esta con la cabeza en alto, ya que es algo que le enseñaron a hacer tanto Lotor como las generales, a ser orgullosa de quien es, a nunca tener vergüenza y no doblegarse ante nadie :,) mi bb

tambien creo que la influencia de Adora en Lotor/las generales no solo la endurecieron, sino que los ablando a ellos en retorno, son mas empaticos que la serie original (por lo que lo de los alteanos es un gran NO NO aqui).

digame que opinan de esto! podria profundizar en la relación de esta Adora con los otros personajes o como me imagino que seria la historia.

Shares reblogs and comments are very welcome!

Just give this people a HAPPY ENDING FOR GOD SAKE-

[heroinetales]

Shipping be damned but I hope for Horikoshi's sake that these leaks are fake because some of y'all have the most rancid reactions and wildest takes I have ever seen

[mckinlily]

Occasionally, rarely, I remember that Allura is dead in canon (derogatory). And then I’m filled with such repulsion and disgust that I immediately nope back to my headcanon and denial for the next 6-9 months.

[kari-izumi]

You know what?

Fuck it

I gotta speak from truths and since the VLD tag is gonna be active today in light of it leaving Netflix, I gotta say something about this picture:

The context has been lost to time and, to my understanding, LMAO herself has since deleted the tweet after the fandom became rabid

But folks

FOLKS

This was posted on her Twitter account the night of the 2016 election

That's it.

That was literally all it ever was.

There was no secret hints about Lance being bi and no intention of such and certainly not queerbait. It was acknowledgement to a traumatized fan base that they were seen and that it would be okay.

Neither she nor JDS were perfect and absolutely deserve criticism for the last third of the show but this was not it.

[itcanbesour]

I was just messing with the clay and I accidentally made something that looks like a croissant ,, im gonna keep it and paint it so James has some food with him (because im like 3/4ths done with my clay James figure) ‼️ as AJ said he wants a snack ☹️ I SHOULD MAKE HIM A PRETZEL AND WATER TOO . there’s a live AJ, aka James’ and lotors VA’s, where I asked a bunch of dum James related questions. One of them being what would James’ catchphrase be and and said like “im a little jerkboy” ,, “I want a snack” and then something about wanting water for his pretzel and it’s glorious

[seliipi]

Voltron Season 8 Salt #1 (as well as ongoing salt from the usual people)

[toastess-with-the-mostess]

I know for a FACT that May 3rd announcement the official voltron instagram commented about is about the movie we're supposed to get and have already gotten info of

BUT IF I HEAR ANYTHING FROM ANYONE ABOUT VLD CONTENT IM GONNA MURDER THAT SHIP HAS SAILED AND ITS NOT COMING BACK

[longing-for-rain]

I’ve had both so I’m curious

[xjulixred45x]

¿Adora sigue siendo she-ra en tu au de adora general galra? Y si es así ¿como encuentra la espada?

Hola hermana! La respuesta en español está abajo! Yep, she's still She-Ra, but in her own... peculiar way.

We all know that Lotor and his generals, while they conquered planets, left them independent, Adora grew up with that in this AU, so it wouldn't be crazy if, at some point when Adora is older, they arrive to Etheria.

Many aspects of Etheria remain the same, the war with the Horde, Hordak, Shadow Weaver, etc. but without Adora as we know her, some aspects change.

For example, Catra becomes dependent on Ronnie, Rogelio and Kyle instead of Adora, to cover up her disasters. She is more favored than in the original universe and that made her an even worse person. A backstaber in a nutshell.

When Lotor and Company arrive, they make a deal with the revolution/Angela that in exchange for partial control of their planet, they would get rid of Hordak. Here Adora meets Bow and Glimmer just like in the original, but with her new personality it will take a long time for them to trust her.

Anyway, when they have to make a coordinated attack with the rebellion, Adora goes with Ezor and Zethrid to wait for their signal, and while she's bored, Adora wanders around the forest a bit and BOOM, she sees the sword.

This Adora probably didn't even think about the possibility of the sword being magic, she just saw an ancient relic and wanted it for herself.

Adora took the sword with her into battle and fought very well! However, when they returned to the Bright Moon base, Angela noticed that something about the sword was... unusual. So she called Bow's parents to examine it.

And, indeed, it was She-ra's sword.

I like to think that Adora only figured out how to Transform into She-ra when one of the generals was in danger (most specifically; Narti) and that instead of screaming "for the honor of Grayskull" she screams "victory or death"

Her She-ra outfit looks more like the one from season 5 than the one from the first seasons. And she has her sword in physical form because she likes to fight even without transforming.

Lotor will probably decide to study the heart of Etheria and LightHope on his own (finding some way to dismantle it) and you can bet that Adora is ready to kick some Horde ass.

And nope, Adora from this Au is not with Catra. In fact I think she would kill her but that's a topic for another post.

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(ESPAÑOL)

¡holi! sip, ella sigue siendo She-Ra, pero a su manera...peculiar.

todos sabemos que Lotor y sus generales si bien conquistaban planetas les dejaban su independencia, Adora crecio con eso en este AU, por lo que no seria loco que, en algun momento cuando Adora ya es mayor, llegan a Etheria.

muchos aspectos de Etheria siguen igual, la guerra con la horda, Hordak, Shadow Weaver, etc. pero sin Adora como la conocemos cambian algunos aspectos.

Por ejemplo, Catra se hace dependiente de Ronnie, Rogelio y Kyle en vez de Adora, para cubrir sus desastres. ella es mas favorecida que en el universo original y eso la hizo aun peor persona. una backstaber en pocas palabras.

cuando Lotor y Compañía llegan, hacen un trato con la revolución/Angela de que a cambio del control parcial de su planeta, se desharian de Hordak. aqui Adora conoce a Bow y Glimmer como en la original, pero con su nueva personalidad les tomara muchoas tiempo a los chicos el confiar en ella.

Total, cuando hay que hacer un ataque cordinado con la rebelion, Adora va con Ezor y Zethrid a esperar su señal, y mientras esta aburrida, Adora diambula un poco por el bosque y POOM, ve la espada.

está Adora probablemente nisiquiera penso en la posibilidad de que la espada fuera magica, simplemente vio una reliquia antigua y la quiso para si misma.

Adora llevo la espada consigo a la batalla y peleo muy bien! sin embargo cuando volvieron a la base de luna brillante, Angela noto que algo en la espada era...inusual. asi que llamo a los padres de Bow para que la examinaran.

y, en efecto, era la espada de She-ra.

me gusta pensar que Adora solo descubrio como Transformarse en She-ra cuando alguna de las generales estaba en peligro (mas concertamente; Narti) y que en vez de gritar "por el honor de Grayskull" ella grita "victoria o muerte"

su atuendo de She-ra se parece mas al de la temporada 5 que el de las primeras temporadas. y tiene su espada en fisico porque a ella le gusta pelear incluso sin transformarse.

probablemente Lotor decida estudiar por su cuenta el corazon de Etheria y LitghHope (encontrando alguna manera de desmantelarla) y puedes apostar que Adora esta lista para patear traseros de la Horda.

y nop, Adora de este Au no esta con Catra. de hecho creo que la mataria pero eso es un tema para otro Post.

Shares, reblogs and comments are very welcome!

[avidbeader]

This was a response to one of those “what ships do you hate” questions that I don’t give direct traffic to because there’s enough negativity to go around. But I had to laugh that this person hates both Sheith (a ship that is the quintessential friends-to-lovers trope between a pair of characters that show profound loyalty to and trust in one another) AND Ron with Hermione, which is definitely a sibling-like bicker-ship if there ever was one, in my opinion. And I’m just like, if you hate both of these, what’s your ship taste? If you hate Sheith and Allurance, then that points to you being a fan of Keith and Lance. Do you actually think Keith and Lance work as a couple when they’re just like Ron and Hermione in taking ages to even start to respect one another, much less work together on a team?

No offense is intended to my VLD folks who do like Ron and Hermione, but as they are written in canon, I cannot see the appeal at all. Harry and Hermione make much more sense to me.