Definition

A Japanese anime franchise and toy line featuring giant robots that combine together to form a larger super-robot, popularized in the 1980s and revived multiple times since. The name has become synonymous with combining separate elements into a unified whole.

Example Usage

The team members were like Voltron—individually talented, but unstoppable when they worked together.

Origin

From the Japanese series "Beast King GoLion" (1981), adapted and renamed for the English market.

Fun Fact

The original Voltron toy line was produced by Panasonic and later distributed by LJN Toys; the franchise has been rebooted multiple times, most notably with the 2016 Netflix series.

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