Episode
Voltron: Legendary Defender: Return of the Gladiator
Overview
Shiro must draw on painful memories from his past when a massive evil robot threatens the peace on Arus, forcing the lions into action.
Details
- Series
- Voltron: Legendary Defender
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 2016-06-10
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
Return of the Gladiator is Episode 3 in Season 1 of Voltron: Legendary Defender. It aired on 2016-06-10. The runtime is 24 min.
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Episode 2: Some Assembly Required
Princess Allura puts the Paladins through training when they start to lose their focus. They'll need to cooperate to learn how to form Voltron.
Episode 4: Fall of the Castle of Lions
As one Paladin threatens to leave the team, invaders storm the castle and destroy its power crystal in an attempt to steal Voltron.
More episodes from this season
Episode 1: The Rise of Voltron
Overwhelmed but ready for action, five aspiring space explorers learn they have the power to create Voltron, the most powerful robot in the universe.
Episode 5: Tears of the Balmera
Hunk and Coran try to retrieve a new crystal from the Balmera while the rest of the team work to prevent Sendak from leaving the castle with Voltron.
Episode 6: Taking Flight
On the way to the Balmera, the team stops to help two rebels on the run from the Galra. Lance is trusting, but Hunk is skeptical of their intentions.
Episode 7: Return to the Balmera
Allura, Coran and the Paladins return to the Balmera to free the natives, but the arrival of a Galra ship could force Voltron into action.
Episode 8: Rebirth
As the Paladins scramble to ward off a Galra monster, Allura hopes that her ancient powers can heal the Balmera and save its people.
Episode 9: Crystal Venom
Allura considers making a heartbreaking sacrifice to save the team when the castle mysteriously turns on them and sends them hurtling toward doom.
Episode 10: Collection and Extraction
The team stops at an isolated and seemingly insignificant Galra space station and discovers how the empire is gathering its energy from the universe.
Episode 11: The Black Paladin
Zarkon lures Voltron into a battle on his ship, and when one of the lions is captured the team must get creative to defeat the Galra and return home.