Actually in the Japanese version of the show Voltron was separated into 5 robot lions by a goddess because he became too arrogant. He at one time was a sentient being, but in the American version the witch Haggar was the one that separated the robots which were built by the King of Arus.

Depending on which version of the history they go with, the Japanese or the American the lions could have personality and even voices.

Also the answer the question regarding who controls Voltron when he is fully formed, that would be the Black Lion. The other lions share in some of the responsibility like loading weapon systems activating interlocks, connecting dyna-therms, etc. But his motion and what he is physically doing is controlled by Keith.

Yes, the robot lions were just vehicles that the humans were inside of & controlling them, as was Voltron, (although it was never made clear if all 5 were controlling Voltron's different parts or if the leader black lion dude was solely controlling him)... the robots never had any personality, so why would one expect that in the movie?

Also, when are they going to make Robotech?! THAT would be a kick-ass movie!

Do I recall incorrectly that the Voltron "robots" were really just vehicles? The cats didn't actually have sentience, nor did Voltron, correct? So why would they have anything more than "zero personality" in this adaptation?

I'm waiting for Go-Bots and M.A.S.K. to make their big-sreen transitions. With luck, Ang Lee will get one and Michael Bay will get the other. Then we can see Chow-Yun Fat and Jean-Claude Van Dam destroy some more of my fondest childhood memories.

No one ever considers a 'Megas XLR' movie and that makes me sad :(

If it's an animated (non-cgi, non-live action) voltron, sign me up. Else, just let it I'd rather let the project die -

If it's an animated (non-cgi, non-live action) voltron, sign me up. Else, just let it die -