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The Belly of the Weblum is the ninth episode of the second season of Voltron: Legendary Defender. It was released on Netflix along with the rest of the season on January 20, 2017.

Synopsis

The Paladins split up to gather resources for a showdown with Zarkon. Hunk and Keith travel into the belly of a planet-devouring creature.

Plot Summary

The Paladins split up to gather resources for a showdown with Zarkon. Hunk and Keith are sent in the Yellow Lion to find a planet-devouring creature known as a Weblum, which are the source for scaultrite, a material essential in building wormhole generators. Along the way the two discover that the instructional video Coran gave them has become corroded over the past 10,000 years and its instructions on how to harvest scaultrite are all but indecipherable .

The duo successfully locate and enter a Weblum, but are separated after reaching the creature's first stomach, leaving Keith to travel through the second while Hunk is swept away into the Weblum's bloodstream. In the second stomach, Keith finds a trapped ship and frees its silent Galra pilot, who then accompanies him to the third stomach. There they reunite with Hunk only to be cornered by the Weblum's internal defense swarms. Hunk realizes the only way to make the Weblum secrete scaultrite is for it to fire its venomous laser; while Keith and the Galran create a distraction, Hunk makes his way outside and attacks with his lion.

After the Weblum fires its beam, Keith packs up the crystallized scaultrite and turns only to find the Galra pilot pointing a gun at him. After a tense moment, the pilot lowers her weapon and leaves after grabbing a single full bag. Keith thanks Hunk for his efforts, and Hunk gently pokes at Keith's newly learned Galra ancestry.

Featured Characters

Quotes

"So you're just like the rest of them."
— Keith as his new Galra "friend" betrays him

"I didn't just turn Galra!"
— an irritated Keith to Hunk

Notes

First appearance of the Galra pilot, who would have a major role from season 3 onwards with her name revealed to be Acxa in "Changing of the Guards".

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  | series              = [[Voltron: Legendary Defender]]
  | number              = 20
- | title               = The Bell of the Weblum
+ | title               = The Belly of the Weblum
  | image               = Voltron S2 Title The Belly of the Weblum.png
  | airdate             = January 20th, 2017
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  | next                = Escape From Beta Traz
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-'''The Belly of the Weblum''' is the ninth episode of the Second Season of [[Voltron: Legendary Defender|''Voltron: Legendary Defender'']]''.''
+'''The Belly of the Weblum''' is the ninth episode of the [[Voltron: Legendary Defender Season 2|second season]] of ''[[Voltron: Legendary Defender]]''. It was released on Netflix along with the rest of the season on January 20, 2017.
+==Synopsis==
+''The Paladins split up to gather resources for a showdown with Zarkon. Hunk and Keith travel into the belly of a planet-devouring creature.''
 == Plot Summary ==
-The [[Paladin]]s split up to gather resources for a showdown with [[Zarkon (Legendary Defender)|Zarkon]]. [[Hunk (Legendary Defender)|Hunk]] and [[Keith (Legendary Defender)|Keith]] travel into the belly of the planet-devouring creature known as a [[Weblum]] for scaultrite, a material needed in wormhole generators. While there, the instructional [[Coran (Legendary Defender)|Coran]] made is dated to when he was in university and is corroded.
+The [[Paladin]]s split up to gather resources for a showdown with [[Zarkon (Legendary Defender)|Zarkon]]. [[Hunk (Legendary Defender)|Hunk]] and [[Keith (Legendary Defender)|Keith]] are sent in the [[Yellow Lion (Legendary Defender)|Yellow Lion]] to find a planet-devouring creature known as a [[Weblum]], which are the source for scaultrite, a material essential in building wormhole generators. Along the way the two discover that the instructional video [[Coran (Legendary Defender)|Coran]] gave them has become corroded over the past 10,000 years and its instructions on how to harvest scaultrite are all but indecipherable .
-The duo successfully enter the Weblum, but are separated after the first stomach, leaving Keith in the second and Hunk in the Weblum's bloodstream. In the second stomach, Keith finds a trapped silent [[Galra]] pilot who helps him journey through the third stomach to reach the scaultrite. As the Weblum's defenses flare, the only way to make the scaultrite is for Hunk to threaten the beast enough outside to form the crystals. Upon the Weblum firing its beam, Keith packs more than enough scaultrite, but the Galran with him holds him up for a single full bag, and escapes. Keith thanks Hunk for his efforts, and Hunk gently pokes at Keith's newly learned Galra ancestry.
+The duo successfully locate and enter a Weblum, but are separated after reaching the creature's first stomach, leaving Keith to travel through the second while Hunk is swept away into the Weblum's bloodstream. In the second stomach, Keith finds a trapped ship and frees its silent [[Acxa|Galra pilot]], who then accompanies him to the third stomach. There they reunite with Hunk only to be cornered by the Weblum's internal defense swarms. Hunk realizes the only way to make the Weblum secrete scaultrite is for it to fire its venomous laser; while Keith and the Galran create a distraction, Hunk makes his way outside and attacks with his lion.
+After the Weblum fires its beam, Keith packs up the crystallized scaultrite and turns only to find the Galra pilot pointing a gun at him. After a tense moment, the pilot lowers her weapon and leaves after grabbing a single full bag. Keith thanks Hunk for his efforts, and Hunk gently pokes at Keith's newly learned Galra ancestry.
 == Featured Characters ==
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 * [[Allura (Legendary Defender)|Allura]]
 * [[Coran (Legendary Defender)|Coran]]
+* [[Acxa]]
 == Quotes ==
-"So you're just like the rest of them."
+"So you're just like the rest of them."<br />
-{{qatt}}'''Keith''' as his new Galra "friend" betrays him
+{{qatt}} '''Keith''' as his new Galra "friend" betrays him
+"I didn't just turn Galra!"<br />
+{{qatt}} an irritated '''Keith''' to Hunk
 == Notes ==
+*First appearance of the Galra pilot, who would have a major role from season 3 onwards with her name revealed to be [[Acxa]] in "Changing of the Guards".
-''TBA''
 [[Category:Voltron: Legendary Defender episodes]]
+[[Category:Voltron: Legendary Defender Season 2]]