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Originally Posted by Musashi3000GT

Oh man, thats it!. Carrrnuttt did you ever see the Voltron series? (the one with the tigers) There is an episode near the end of the series where Voltron gets his butt owned hard core and they send out a distress signal to some galaxy command agency....they send Voltron X to the rescue...friggin Voltron tag team...oh man I miss my childhood so much more now

The two were distinguished as Lion Voltron (LV), and Vehicle Voltron (VV).

Check this: http://voltron.purrsiathunder.net/faq.php#vvlv

* What's the deal with Vehicle Voltron and how is it related to Lion Voltron?

Lion Voltron and Vehicle Voltron (VV), while both seemingly similar Japanime sagas, were originally unrelated. It wasn't until they were brought over and dubbed here that both shows became linked. WEP not only called both giant robots "Voltron", but made the Galaxy Alliance part of both shows (originally, the Alliance was only a part of VV's anime universe - scenes featuring Garrison leaders were edited into LV later). They also gave Pidge a twin brother who served on VV's Air Team, named Chip, further tying together the two series. So no, VV was not just a cheap knock-off of LV or vice versa. A lot of fans barely remember VV because LV was more popular back in the day and VV, as far as I know, has never had a revival or reruns aired so most have to rely on vague childhood memories to recall it. More about VV can be found by visiting the other "side" of Voltron Central or elsewhere in this FAQ.

As can be evidenced by the old toy packaging, Lion Voltron was technically known as 'Voltron III', Vehicle Voltron as 'Voltron I', and yet a third had its toys packaged as 'Voltron II'. However, it was LV that aired first, VV second, and the last one - not at all. How's that for logic?

And yes, I eventually did follow both cartoons. The LV one more in the US, though I sadly do not remember the episode you are referring to.

Here's a movie I've been looking for, but have never found: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472496/