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Black Lion Envy From Voltron: Legendary Defender's Jeremy Shada and Bex Taylor-Klaus at SDCC

Published Sun, 29 Jul 2018 10:15:55 -0500

Sean Aitchison writes for Bleeding Cool from San Diego Comic-Con.

In Netflix and Dreamworks' Voltron: Legendary Defender, Jeremy Shada and Bex Taylor-Klaus portray Lance and Pidge, two characters who have gone through a lot of change as the series has gone on. I was able to discuss the growth of Lance and Pidge with them during a press room at San Diego Comic-Con, which yielded some fascinating answers.

Pidge got a lot of the spotlight when she was finding her brother and father, do you think that now they are found and safe that her connection and obligation to Voltron have weakened in any way?

Bex Taylor-Klaus: No, not even a little bit. In fact, I think it even solidified it, because as we see, she doesn't go back to Earth with her father. She and her brother stay in space to do the work that needs to be done. She has found her family, made sure that they are safe, and is helping lead this fight that needs to be fought, and it's solidified for her the fact that she will always have her family, and now she also has this family.

Jeremy Shada: Awwwww.

Juaquim Santos mentioned that he specifically kept Lance's character trait of being able to smell a rat from the original series, so I'm curious, what was your reaction to learning that Lotor was going to betray Allura and the Paladins?

Jeremy: I was like "aw I knew it!" No one with that good hair is good! That evil white hair!

Bex: I'm gonna throw it out there that Lance and Pidge are the only two that, throughout the whole thing, were like "ehhh," and Lance even more so than Pidge.

Jeremy: And I love that, storytelling-wise, 'cause Lotor gets close to Allura, so it's a little bit of that jealousy and annoyance there.

Bex: But you can't tell if its jealousy, or if it's rational.

Jeremy: Yeah, you can't tell if it's just him being jealous of or it's him being like, "No, there's something amiss about this," so it is cool.

Bex: And Pidge just doesn't trust anything.

Jeremy: And it's cool seeing him be right about it, but even then he's not harsh about being right about it afterwards, that I think really shows his character and his sensitivity. Even afterwards when Allura is blaming herself, he's like, "No, he fooled all of us at one point or another."

Bex: And that right there also proves his development, because early Lance, beginning Lance, probably would have rubbed it in people's faces like, "I was right, yes, razzle dazzle, baby!" This Lance is like, "Look, I will be here for you because you fell for it, and you understand that you fell for it."

With all the growth they have gone through, do you think your characters would make good leaders of Voltron if it ever came down to it?

Jeremy: I think all of them could, in their own way.

Bex: Yeah, they would lead very differently.

Jeremy: But, still good for their different styles.

Bex: I don't think Pidge is ready to lead Voltron yet. I think Pidge, maybe by the end of the series, through her growth, she could be ready, but I don't want to say for sure yet.

Jeremy: #LanceBlackLion [laughs].

Bex: I mean look, Pidge is like 15, she's got some time before she's ready to pilot the Black Lion.

Jeremy: I just want to pilot the Black Lion so that I can have the highest number count of different lions [laughs].

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Catch up on Voltron: Legendary Defender on Netflix, and keep an eye out for season 7, coming August 10th.

Sean Aitchison is a writer and creator with a passion for cartoons, anime, and comics. He graduated from CSUN and now writes for Comic Book Resources and Watch Mojo. He has also written for animation and is currently working on two podcast projects that will be coming soon. For more of his work, check out his website www.seanaitchison.com and follow him on Twitter and Instagram @Sean8UrSon.

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