Following is a summarized listing of all 52 VV episodes. At this writing I don't have summaries for all the eps yet, but I will soon thanks to the much-appreciated help of fellow fans Purrsia, Coldwin, and SvenBlue2000. Thanks for your patience!
Many introductions are made, and the ongoing war between the Galaxy Alliance and the Drule Empire is established here. The Stellar Ship Explorer finds a new world. Drule Commander Quark is introduced here.
The Alliance starts building on the new world. Quark launches another attack and another robeast, but both are defeated by VV. (This is the first ep on WEP's video, "The Explorer Trilogy.")
Jeff gets into a scuffle with another officer who was bullying Chip. Jeff gets a black eye from the bully, and a lecture from Cliff. Quark launches an all-out assault on the new planet and destroys it. This is also Quark's final appearance.
Actually, ep 3 should have this title. The Sea Team gets caught up in a black hole. Drule Commander Malvor is also introduced.
The Explorer encounters another planet. The Land Team explores it and discovers that someone is "seeding" the planet with vegetation in order to jump-start its evolution. That "someone" turns out to be the Drules. Malvor attacks, but eventually Hawkins withdraws when he realizes that the planet belongs to the Drules, who obviously found it first. (This is the second ep on WEP's video, "The Explorer Trilogy.")
Drule Commander Mongo is introduced. After having a nightmare about being caught in a meteor storm himself, he tries to lure the Explorer to a "planet of meteors".
In an attempt to establish peaceful relations w/ the Drules, Galaxy Garrison orders the VV force to not form Voltron under any circumstances and sends a backup fleet led by the ill-fated Captain Kio. (This is the third ep on WEP's video, "The Explorer Trilogy.")
The Explorer finds a fleet of ruined "ghost" ships on a mysterious new planet. It turns out to be a Drule trap: Once the Explorer lands on the planet to investigate, it becomes infected with metal-eating microbes. (This is the fourth ep on WEP's video, "The Explorer Trilogy." Yeah, that's right, the fourth ep on a "trilogy." Actually, this video was originally titled "A new vehicle world," then WEP decided to rename it. Go figure.)
The Explorer's crew and the VVF are at point of exhaustion, and the Explorer herself is dangerously low on supplies. The Explorer finds a suitable planet for the crew to get some R & R as they wait for a supply convoy to arrive. Unfortunately, the Drules attack the convoy, which has been left virtually defenseless by a bureaucratic snafu at Galaxy Garrison. There's also hints of a "thing" between Jeff and Ginger in this ep, but the Drule attack interrupts their time together. Their "thing" doesn't seem to be addressed again in the series.
On another strange planet, Modock is attacked by bats and stricken gravely ill.
The Explorer takes in a young Drule named Sandu when his ship crashes, stirring up mixed feelings among the crew.
The VV Force explores a world that brings back some hard childhood memories involving Wolo's brother and himself.
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Broka's Comet passes by, leaving different effects in its wake. Some become dizzy and sick; others, including Cmdre. Steele on Earth, become irrational. After the comet passes, Drule Captain Nerok tries to fool the VV Force with a fake comet. Also in this ep: A robeast blasts VV's right arm off, forcing them to reattach; and Hazar makes his first peaceful overture to the Alliance.
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A treaty between the Alliance and the Drules that allowed the Alliance to explore planet X-40 for 3 days and then immediately leave expires, but the Explorer is unable to leave when Galaxy Garrison fails to give official approval in time. Also, Commander Brak and Captain Nerok stage a failed revolt against Hazar.
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On planet Nebb, the Explorer discovers that the planet seems to have been abandoned long ago by its inhabitants. Ruined cities and giant stone faces similar to those on Earth's Easter Island are the only clues left behind.
The VV force must defend a new base on a recently-discovered planet from Drule attack. Colonel Cross, the officer in charge of the base who's about to retire, lets his pride get the best of him and refuses to call the Explorer for help until the base is nearly destroyed. Also, Jeff is knocked out by a robeast, forcing VV to form without his head!
Much debate at Galaxy Garrison ensues when Hawkins asks for a support fleet. There's division between the hawks who insist that more support is essential and the doves who feel that the reports about the Drule threat are just "scare tactics." Also, GG has been trying to duplicate VV—but without certain secret adaptations known only by the late Dr. Loring they only encounter failure. One of the ill-fated proto-Voltrons is shown in a field test.
Marshall Keezor relieves Hazar of his command, and sends Nerok after the Explorer. Nerok humbles the Explorer and VV, forcing them to retreat.
Mongo is defeated by an Alliance support fleet and defects in disgrace, and Hazar is courtmartialed as a result.
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The Drules send a bogus distress call in order to lure the VV Force to a planet with an energy-sapping aura. The Air Team becomes trapped on the planet when they go to investigate. Also, Lisa gets knocked out, forcing VV to form without his right leg!
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Jeff tries to convince Nefra, the queen of a planet whose males were all taken captive by the Drules, that his people are friendly. Not so easy, considering that Nefra believes that the VV force are Drules themselves, and then the real Drules come along and make things worse.
VV and the Explorer rescues slaves from the planet Vasamir after they revolt against their Drule captors.
The Drules knock out an energy station essential to VV's operation, leaving Earth wide open for a daring Drule raid.
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Air Team pilot Chip is consumed with worry when he doesn't get a letter from his twin brother Pidge (the pilot of LV's Green Lion) at the latest mail call. This is also the only ep I'm aware of that used the "short" closing credits. Hazar sends Borgum to negotiate peace with the Alliance, but Borgum has other plans.
The Air Team discovers a strange race on a new planet and come to realize that it's the race that evacuated planet Nebb, the "planet of the Red Moon" (see ep 19 above).
Drule Captain Twyla (wasn't there a gal in LV with that same name?) is attacked by birds on an alien planet and picked up by the Explorer. Hawkins tries to befriend her as he did Sandu in "A temporary truce" (ep 11), but this time it doesn't take.
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While exploring a planet, the VV Force finds that the Drules are already there doing their own research. To everyone's surprise, however, the Drule fleet evacuates the planet rather than fight. Before long, though, another fleet arrives ready for battle. (This and the next 2 eps were originally aired as a 3-part arc and are on WEP's video "Whose solar system is it?) VV and the Drules fight round 2 on the planet. Hazar, despite his recent disgrace and demotion, attempts to stop the fighting and open up negotiations for the planet.
A pivotal turning point in the series: Hazar, Hawkins, and Newley finally meet face-to-face. But while they attempt to broker an agreement that would allow the Drules to keep the planet, the VV Force discovers that the planet is already inhabited by primitive humanoids. Ordered by Viceroy Throk to fight for the planet, Hazar puts the remains of his career on the line by disobeying his orders and leaving the planet in peace. His subordinate Valen, however, has other ideas.
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One of only two eps I'm aware of that uses the "long" closing credits.
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The Explorer, accompanied by Captain Newley's escort fleet, finally reaches the Drule homeworld to help Hazar and his Underground Rebel Force overthrow Emperor Zeppo as the Drule homeworld's situation becomes critical. (This and the next three eps were originally aired as a 4-part "finale.")
The Drule revolution is in full force. The Explorer and VV fight the Empire's forces above ground while Hazar and the URF battle underground to reach Zeppo's stronghold.
The Alliance defeats the Empire's forces once and for all. Hazar confronts Zeppo face-to-face.
With the Empire deposed and Zeppo and his minions in exile, the Explorer must now evacuate the Drules to a new homeworld before their old homeworld finally explodes. |
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