despite classic voltron being an adaptation of japanese anime, there’s a whole special that didn’t air in japan. fleet of doom premiered on september 10, 1986 (exactly two years after the series debut!). toei animated it specifically for voltron as a one-off crossover of lion and vehicle voltron. golion and dairugger xv were completely unrelated shows in japan, so the special fits neither series and has never been broadcast or released there. this story exists only for voltron fans. it’s ours. the plot is a big team-up between zarkon and viceroy throk of the drule empire. haggar steals allura’s soul into a dimension where fear defines reality, and keith goes in after her, guided by the ghost of king alfor while facing monsters from his own childhood nightmares. if you’ve watched legendary defender, some of this might sound familiar… this special shows that haggar was once good and that her good and evil selves literally fight each other. honerva’s entire story was built on that sam...