This is the story of the super force of space explorers, specially trained and sent by the Alliance...

Every member of the Force is different. They each have a distinct look and personality separating them from the others, and yet combined they work well as a team, much like their Lions.   More about the pilots of the lions...

Keith

Keith, with the rank of Commander, is the leader of the team. He pilots the Black Lion, the Lion that forms the head and torso of Voltron. His color, no matter whether it's his uniform or his usual clothes, is red.

Lance

Lance is second-in-command on the team when Sven was injured. He pilots the Red Lion, the right arm of Voltron, the one most often handling the sword. Lance has a quick temper and tends to be the loner of the team, though he and Keith are best friends.

Pidge

Pidge is obviously the youngest of the Force -- the "boy genius" type. He pilots the Green Lion, the left arm of Voltron. Though a few years younger than the rest, Pidge's fighting skills are as sharp as any of the Force, and he seems to specialize in the martial arts (while others of the team prefer different methods of hand-to-hand combat, such as Keith sword fighting and Lance and Hunk fist fighting). His best friend on the Force is Hunk, and he's is the one that tries to keep Hunk out of trouble -- succeeding surprisingly often. Yet he has other good friends in the castle -- the space mice, who he seems to be able to communicate with.

Sven

Sven seems to be the oldest on the team and is the second-in-command. Sven is the calmest on the team. His color is black, and he was the original pilot of the Blue Lion. He was severely injured (in the American version) by one of the first robeasts sent to Arus, and was out of action for a time, leaving a place open in the Force which Allura eventually took. Sven though was reunited with his friends in the future episodes. The story line put him as a slave who had escape prison living on Planet Doom. In the final Voltron episode he helps the Voltron Force defeat King Zarkon.  In Go-Lion Sven was actually killed in episode 6, and it was his younger brother whom showed up in the later episodes, but he died as well.

Hunk

He pilots the Yellow Lion, the left leg of Voltron. Hunk has the biggest appetite and the shortest temper of the Force. He'll pick a fight at a moment's notice, and he'll be one of the first ones in battle. It's usually up to his best friend, Pidge, to restrain him, which can be comical considering their size difference!

Allura

The 2nd pilot of the Blue Lion, the right leg of Voltron. Took Sven's place after his injury. She is the current heir to Planet Arus and the Castle of Lions.  Her father's (who was killed by King Zarkon) spirit remains with the castle and protects the area. She is often sought after by Prince Lotor.