28. The Demon's Birthday
Voltron version: Treasure Of Planet Tyrus
On planet Walbrane, King Walbrane hosts Prince Sincline and Honerva for a little R & R. The Prince is having a birthday, and Daibazaal is sending his gift - a gold statue of Sincline that he wants erected on Walbrane.
On Altea, Raible picks up a weak signal sure only that a ship was damaged in a meteor storm. The group decides they must investigate, even if it is possible it's a Galra trap. They are uncertain what planet the ship is from upon approach, so decide to park the Lions inside and search for survivors. They find the statue of Sincline aboard and wonder why it's there. Then Platt leads them to a treasure room, where Kogane recognizes the injured soldiers there as imperial Galra honor guard. Fala concludes all this Galra treasure and the statue are for some ceremony.
Musings are cut short by the approach of what is believed to be an enemy ship. Kogane has a plan to hide the Red Lion in the gold statue, and take the guises of the imperial guards. It works, and they are towed with the battered ship to the ceremony.
However, Sincline senses a rat when the group present the treasure chest to him. He slays his red army chief brutally for not sensing the same. The group discovered, Sincline sicks his guards on them. Eventually, four of the team are captured while Moody falls into a pit to be cannibalized by the prisoners below.
Satisfied he's got the upper hand, Sincline proceeds to enjoy his birthday celebration with plans to dispose of the boys while keeping Fala for himself. Things go awry for him when Moody shows up with Red Lion and Platt manages to free the others from their bonds. In the end, Sincline and Honerva escape, leaving King Walbrane to perish in his Castle.
Key Differences:
The death of the red army cheif is cut. Also, the big scene where all the guards rush the GoLion pilots is edited heavily, as blood clearly spills from the slain guards.
The treasure is the Empire's, not from some other planet.
Quotes:
"The blood bath is best for erasing your cares." - King Walbrane
Facts:
Sincline celebrates his 106th birthday in this episode.
Apparently, Galran's have a great sense of smell - Sincline literally discovered the ruse by smelling the scent of the enemy.
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