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This article is about the faction in Legendary Defender. For a list of other meanings, see Galra Empire (disambiguation).

The Galra Empire is a massive intergalactic empire formerly ruled by Emperor Zarkon and later splintered under the control of multiple Galra warlords; including commander Sendak that made up most of the Galra race. Prior to the new Paladins of Voltron being selected it was ruled by Zarkon; who later had the empire fight their old enemy Voltron.

After the battle, Zarkon was gravely injured and his son, Prince Lotor took control, yet Zarkon retook it when he returned and branded his son a traitor. Eventually, Lotor slew him in battle, an action that began to split the Empire apart as Sendak was against Lotor being in command and formed the Fire of Purification so that he could take the throne himself.

After Lotor was left stranded in the Quintessence field, the Empire split even further with smaller fleets and planets led by Galra warlords form their own factions. Sendak then led an attack on Earth with the full might of his fleet, which resulted in his own death and most of his ships destroyed by Voltron and the Galaxy Garrison forces.

High priestess Haggar survived and commanded the empire; until she killed the aspiring Galra at the next Kral Zera following the revelation of Lotor's fate, then left the empire for good to recruit the surviving Alteans to fulfill her own plans of leaving this universe and the war behind, but nearly destroyed all of existence in the process until Voltron convinced her to stop her rampage and help undo the damage she caused, restoring planet Altea and Daibazaal in turn.

One year later, Keith unites what is left of the Galra to rebuild their empire; by joining the Galactic Coalition and bringing a new era of peace for the universe.

Background[]

History[]

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One of the Galra Empire's symbols.

The Galra Empire has existed for over 10,000 years, conquering planets in search of the powerful energy source known as Quintessence. The only threat to their power is Voltron, which led them to attack and destroy planet Altea along with all the other planets in its solar system 10,000 years ago. Since that time they have conquered much of the known universe, colonizing planets and mining the crystal-producing Balmera for Quintessence in order to further their ambitions. Their advanced technology and the mystical powers of their Druids have left them virtually unstoppable, particularly given the scattering of Voltron's components by king Alfor during the final attack on Altea.

Present[]

The Galra eventually made their way to the edge of Earth's solar system where they abducted Shiro, Samuel Holt and Matthew Holt while the trio were conducting an exploratory mission on Kerberos. After being imprisoned for a year, Shiro managed to escape, return to Earth and was followed by the Galra, who had discovered the Blue Voltron Lion's hiding place on the planet and were determined to claim it. However, Shiro and his unexpected new allies - Keith, Lance, Pidge and Hunk - soon escaped the planet in the Lion and made their way to Planet Arus, where they met Princess Allura and were appointed the new Paladins of Voltron. After this, The Galra Empire fought Voltron on many occasions, as Voltron would try to free worlds and systems from its control.

Divided Empire[]

After the death of Zarkon at the hands of his son Lotor, the Galra Empire found itself divided. While many joined Lotor as seeming allies of Voltron, others like Sendak's Fire of Purification sought a different way to achieve victory. This caused the empire to fight against itself. After the Paladins learned of Lotor's true motives, they turned on him with their only Galra allies the members of the Blade of Marmora.

After Lotor disappeared, the empire divided even further for the next three years with no clear leader and resulted in Galra such as Ezor and Zethrid taking the opportunity to seize more power for themselves, which in turn caused Acxa to defect. Sendak grew an armada and led an invasion of Earth under Haggar's orders, which ended in most of his fleet being destroyed and his own death at the hands of the Paladins.

With Sendak's defeat, the Galra Empire as a political entity essentially ceased to exist. Most warlords and outposts began looking out for themselves, with some even joining the Voltron Coalition. Haggar proceeded to call a Kral Zera, only to reveal herself as Honerva and killed both the Archivist and the assembled Galra leaders when they gathered for the ceremony, essentially ending the empire.

Upon Honerva's and Allura's death, and the restoration of Daibazaal, what was left of the Galra Empire gathered on Feyiv, where Keith was offered the chance to climb the steps of the Kral Zera unopposed. Although he turned the offer down, he still rallied the Galra to work together rebuild the galaxy they ravaged over millennia. It is unknown who the current Galra leadership is, though they are currently members of the Galactic Coalition.

Government[]

The Galra Empire was an autocracy, where all vestiges of authority lay with the Emperor. The Emperor would then delegate authority to various warlords and generals to manage the inner affairs of the Empire. 

Though there was an Imperial Family, the monarchy was apparently not hereditary.  Rather, upon the incumbent's death, the most prominent Galra officials and leaders would assemble on the planet Feyiv for the Kral Zera, a ritual to determine the new Emperor (the only thing Lotor's heritage seemed to grant him was an opportunity to participate).  The ritual was fairly simple, only consisting of any Galra taking one of the torches, ascending the steps to the shrine at the top of the monument, and lighting a new flame. While in theory, any Galra could make the climb, in practice, only the strongest, most respected Galra could expect to ascend the stops unimpeded; generally, they had to convince, or more often force, their rivals to step out of the way. 

Forces[]

Military[]

The headquarters of the Galra Empire is the Central Command System, which is where Zarkon's main ship and fleet resides. It is located at the heart of the empire and has two planets and one moon in its system. After seeing the size of the base Hunk claimed it could hold one thousand fleets; however, the exact number of fleets located in the base is unknown.

While there are living soldiers in the empire, many personnel are robotic sentries, but their armor is very similar to the uniform of other soldiers in the army. They each follow patterns and perform tasks assigned to them such as patrolling ships, guarding prisoners or bases, and manning control rooms. They are quite capable of hand-to-hand combat but are generally armed with (and seemingly over-reliant on) laser rifles. If they detect interrogation by an enemy, they will lock themselves down.

Druids[]

The Druids are powerful dark magic-users who serve the Galra Empire. They built and created the Komar and Robeasts. They also store Quintessence in large containers that are shipped around the Empire in order to power their ships and possibly other equipment.

Druids have the ability to manipulate Quintessence at will to project bolts and shields and levitate objects. Their claws also resemble Shiro's prosthetic Galra arm, wherein they glow purple and cause damage when used against unprotected flesh or even the Paladins' advanced Altean armor.

They can also teleport and move with lightning speed, making it very hard to hit one unless multiple opponents are fighting one Druid.

Haggar[]

Haggar is the leader and most powerful of the Druids and ranked second only to Zarkon himself prior to his death. Zarkon believed Haggar had his best interests at heart and therefore followed and sponsored her experiments, even those above military actions. Lotor did not share his opinion and hated his mother just as much as his father.

Notable Members[]

Lotor's Generals[]

Other Members[]

Presumed or confirmed to be deceased as of late.Betrayed their original faction and/or subleader. ¿True fate otherwise still unknown or to-be-decided.

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