Fifty years earlier, the evil Zarl Empire wiped out the (presumably good) Elios Empire. Two Eliosians, Dr. Arl and Prince Hahlin, make it to Earth. They build a base in anticipation of a Zarlian invasion and train Hahlin (now "Dr. Tate Hayato")'s son, Tate Kento, to become one of the two pilots of Daltanius.
Kento pilots Atlaus, a smaller robot which forms the top half of Daltanius. The lion head at Daltanius' center is actually the head of a sentient mechanical lion, Belarios, the second component of Daltanius. Daltanius' final component, the legs, transform into the Gamper fighter plane, piloted by Hiiragi Danji. The Zarls seem to be not one race, but several allied under one name. The generals all seem to be of different species: plant, insectoid, reptilian, etc. The Zarls employ giant monsters called BEMBorgs (later Twinborgs).
It would have been difficult to integrate with the other Voltrons, because the setting was 1995 (sooo futuristic in 1979). The show ran 47 episodes.
If anyone knows any more about this series, please e-mail me with that information.
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