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The Fan’s Guide to the Altean Language

UPDATED FOR SEASON 6 - First update for season 6 (also comics)

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With the increase of alien characters in season 3, we are getting away from this being purely the Altean language. Unfortunately, there’s no real way of knowing what is and isn’t considered “altean”, so I’m just going to continue to use “Altean Language” as the tag.

Units of time (Confirmed with Official Guidebook!)

Quintant = 1 day

Deca-Phoeb = 1 year

Phoeb = 1 month

Dobosh = minute

Varga = hour

Tick = a tad longer than a second

movement = week

@saiikavon has pointed out that in S2E8, the Blades of Marmora base would be closed for 2 quintants. When they mention that 10 Vargas have passed, Lance correctly estimates another 30 Vargas until the base is open again. From this it can be assumed that 2 Quintants = 40 Vargas or 1 Quintant = 20 Vargas.  

Planets 

Olkarion, home of the Olkari (Voltron Coalition HQ)

Arus, home of the Arusians

Taujeer, home of the Taujeerians

Daibazaal, home of the Galra (destroyed)

Altea, home of the Alteans (destroyed)

Puig, home of the Puigian

Unnamed planet, home of the cubserions

Kythra, has desert tribes

Thayserix, inhabitants unknown

homeland unknown, Unilu

Reiphod - recently liberated by rebels

Unknown planet (destroyed) - Rebel memorial site

Naxzela - formerly a decommisioned Altean Terra-forming planet. Major Galra base. Part of the Rebulon Zone

Vantax-5 - Galra satellite relay orbiting it

Teq - Galra controlled. Had Zaiforge cannon nearby

Senfama - Jungle planet. Galra controlled. Had Zaiforge cannon

Entuk - Houses the ruins of an Altean outpost

Feyiv - one of the first planets conquered by the Galra. Considered tehir sacred land, has the Kral Zera

Unnamed planet - Lotor’s refuge for the surviving Alteans, hidden somewhere in the Quantum abyss

Quadrants

Paglium quadrant

Va’kar quadrant

Signa 3 Quadrant - overrun by rebels

Quadrant Omega-Raylar-6

Karthan-sigma quadrant

Si-vim Quadrant- Hostage exchange occurs here

Valurian Quadrant, home of the Tando people

Cradessa quadrant - glass-winged wabblers live here

Systems

Ulippa system, contains ice worms

Thaldycon system

Fimm System

Thizonian system

Misc heavenly bodies

Unknown asteroid - Matt’s communication outpost. It’s coordinates are 19.82.05.11

Sector Zar-Niomofor

Nah-veer-5 (unstable star)

Moon of Tragoch, has galra sentry manufacturing base

Kraydah’s moon - Rebel base

Quantum Abyss - a region of space where dense neutron stars orbit even larger dark stars. The forces at play leave the area constantly changing, and even gravitation waves and space time are affected, sometimes causing visions of the past/future

Burgamel (unknown designation) - Alfor picked up rock droppings here (comics)

Zones

Zone Everall 71

Zones Rebulon 4-69 (Naxzela is in one of these zones)

Patrulian Zone - the space equivalent of the Bermuda Triangle and Davy Jone’s Locker. Oriande is in this zone.

Phrases

Stick out like a choferiaks nose

blown straight to Wozblay

faster than an angry klanmüirl

Jump like a spritely clovenheifer

mad as a wet chüper

linked at the ears like a pack of yalmor

crack a squizzle on the balmera (I.E. break a leg)

puffed up like a Trufalian meringue

hold your gazurgas (I.E. hold your horses)

and I’m the phloban of Gargalaz (I.E. I’m the king of France)

what, in the name of King Groggery the infirm, is going on?

a day late and a fertonium short

from her to Vlexlar

hello bii-bohs and boh-biis

what the ruggle is that?

Wait a tick

I never thought I’d see the quiznacking quintant

I’m afraid someones been ruggling your wimble

a slizknots chance in groatsbade [of getting out of here] (comics)

Creatures

Weblum - a giant space worm that eats dead planets, re-purposing the material into “the building blocks of new solar systems”. They produce the scaultrite mineral, used for Altean Teludav lenses.

Duflax - an Altean creature with a beak and webbed feet

Xznly Squiwl - An Altean creature with a white body and 4 limbs

Swathian Meerakeet - giant lizard-armadillo that is attracted to lights

Zarbloovian intestinal eel - one lives in Coran’s stomach

Gruuvwart - a galaxy-sized poisonous toad. It’s inner ear contains a small island of earwax that can make 1 wish come true. Once there, the only way out is to use the wish to escape “Kind of a wasted trip” - Coran (comics)

Mangaadnii - A large green alien with wings reminiscent of a flying squirrel. They breathe electricity and destroy worlds. Voltron is smaller than a baby Mangaadnii’s finger (comics)

Kotka - winged beasts with no legs. The davdabhau ride them (comics)

Random

Nunvill - a purple beverage that purportedly tastes like hotdog water and feet. Other commentary includes “the nectar of the gods”, “makes a wonderful hair tonic”, and “settles the stomach and brightens your smile”

Quiznak - a swear word, similar in use to Fuck, crap, or hell (ie: “Oh quiznak” or “What the quiznak”)

Quintessence - a type of energy. Context from the world indicates that it is likely some form of Life/spirit energy [EDIT] It’s a real word! According to dictionary.com : noun1.the pure and concentrated essence of a substance.2.the most perfect embodiment of something.3.(in ancient and medieval philosophy) the fifth essence or element,ether, supposed to be the constituent matter of the heavenly bodies,the others being air, fire, earth, and water. Thanks @nickelpenn for the info!

Sloven-de-hoe - literally the altean word for “gone”

bogwaggle cape - a type of cape that Coran claims he trained to sing his theme song when he walked in a room

Skort pantaloons - a breathable trouser worn by the Tando people. Worn by the aliens who rescued Matt.

Guns of Gamara - a resistance group in the alternate reality.

Fluuto beans - “…No more beans for Hunk” - Lance

Conscious-neezy mind enhancers - pills containing parasitic worms (never bargain with shady Unilu running illegal enhancement shops out of their wheelchairs)

The Fire of Purification - Sendak’s rebel group. Has claimed most of the empire’s deserters, though other factions still exist

Shoom fruit - used in a pie (comics)

Hinterbush - “I thought she had burnt too much hinter bush” Probably hallucinogenic (comics) 

Nomo virus - Thought to have been eradicated thousands of years ago until Coran discovered a sample in Alfor’s lab. (comics)

Nuuskob - an unknown thing. Commentary includes that the stains won’t come out (comics)

Technology

Sincline ships - Lotor’s trans-reality ships. A nod to Lotor’s original GoLion name

Zaiforge Cannons - Very powerful Galra cannons. Commandeered by the rebels and the Blades of Marmora

Hoktril - a device from the alternate reality that is embedded in the back of the subjects head, eliminating their “will”. Basically turns them into mind controlled puppets.

Klygarg - a computer used to record logs. Used by Vakala and his partner

Gendocam - unknown technology. Pidge and Hunk were arguing over how to optimize it.

Vlexagane - unknown technology. Pidge and Hunk were arguing over how to optimize it.

Cryopod, cryo replenishers, and sleep pods have all been used to describe the same unit

Galra History and Culture

Kral Zera - both the torch like monument and the name of the coronation ceremony

The Archivist - in one in charge of the Kral Zera ceremony

Feyiv, one of the first planets they conquered, is considered their sacred land

Zaipirium Siege - an even in Galra history. The underwater Galra base from this period is implied to be very old.

The first emperor of the Galra was named Brodar.

Vrepit sa - Literally “the killing thrust” Refers to a point in history when Daibazaal was home to many warring races and the “Galra” gathered their fiercest warriors and struck at their enemies with a phalanx formation.

Blood emperor - Dayak refers to Lotor with this. The term hasn’t been used since before the galra were a star-faring race

Dayak - Lotor’s governess. She taught him History, customs, battle philosophy, the art of war, etc. Breifly taught Hunk.

Polen-Bol - “The enlightening pain”. Part of the galra philosophy that the body must be broken for enlightenment/learning.

Altean History and Culture

The color pink is used to honor fallen warriors

The land of Oriande is the origin of Altean alchemy, but widely believed to be a folktale. It is located in the Patrulian Zone

Compass stone - a tool used to get to the magical realm of Oriande

The Sages of Oriande - aslo known as the Life Givers. They were the 1st Altean’s to unlock the secrets of Oriande, leading to the creation of Altean Alchemy

The Mark of the Chosen - The glowing of the Altean facial markings. Some Alteans are more magical than others.

“The wise stand back from the fire, fools are burned on the pyre, the mystic becomes one with the flame, the embers and he are the same” - Poem by an Altean Alchemist describing the entry to Oriande

Altean’s can’t get brain freeze

Monsters and Mana (Space DnD)

Wiebian swamps - ghosts can be fought there. The swamp goo is very sticky

Dakin - Coran’s evil wizard and primary villian, secretly also the bar wench

Carthian’s Lair - a tomb of horros filled with monsters, traps, and terrors 

Feldakor mountains - Carthian’s Lair resides in these

Klazgool - a many eyed purple tentacle blob carrying weapons. Either a race or a class

Lore master - the dungeon master

Coran’s group called themselves the Pirate Polychoral

Coranic Dragon - a dragon boss. A pun on Coran’s S1E1 joke about being a coranic ( coran + mechanic = coranic.)

The characters names were Block (Hunk), Meklavar (Pidge), Pike (Lance), Valayun (Allura), and Takashi Shirogane #1&2 and Gyro the twin brother (Shiro)

The master in Shiro’s tragic™ backstory is named D’Jahno

Aurita - the land they are playing in (I.E - the most powerful wizard in all of Aurita)

Items - Runestone of Lapham, Jewel of Jitan (pidge’s family heirloom), gloves of transmutation, Yalexian pearl (comic tie-in)

Paladin Trivia

The paladins left earth on a monday (S1E2)

The swords the blades of Mamora use are made of Luxite, which is rare

Coran accompanied his Grandfather while the castle of lions was being built, potentially putting his age in the 600s (not counting the 10k year cryo-sleep)

He/him pronouns are used for Pidge until S1E6, and She/her pronouns from S1E6 onwards

Coran’s full name is Coran Hieronymus Wimbleton Smythe

Haggar’s altean name is Honerva. Her official title is High Priestess

The mice are Platt (largest), Chulatt (blue fur/eyes), Plachu (Blue fur, red eyes), and Chuchule (pink fur)

The Holt family dog was originally named Gunther, later changed to Bae Bae (in honor of the studio’s late pet)

The dates on Matt’s tombstone are 0010-05-25 to 0014-04-28. This format may be the correct date format, as Pidge didn’t realize anything was off until she realized Matt’s b-day was wrong

Allura didn’t seem to know that Lotor was half Altean. Coupled with the memory scene with Haggar, it is implied that Lotor was born sometime after Haggar and Zarkon became corrupted. He is likely younger than Allura.

Krolia wanted to name Keith “Yorak”

Coran calls his grandfather “Pop-pop Wimbleton”

Hunk’s pappy is named Hershel. He also has a niece and a nephew

Alfor took scrapings from the hall of consequences (according to Coran, nothing happened) (comics)

Birthdays

Hunk - January 13th

Shiro - Febuary 29th (leap day)

Pidge - April 3rd

Lance - July 28th

Keith - October 23rd

Original Paladins

Black - Zarkon of Daibazaal

Yellow - Gyrga from Rygnirath

Green - Trigel of the Dalterion Belt

Blue - Blaytz from Nalquod

Red - Alfor of Altea

Lotor’s generals

Zethrid - big, with the fluffy ears

Narti - the blind lizard woman

Ezor - the bubbly, giggly one

Acxa - Weblum galra (spelling confirmed on official voltron page)

Kova - the space cat, assuming the one with Narti is the same as the one Haggar used to have

Rebel Commanders

Ozar - The blue guy who talks with Pidge

Te-osh (deceased) - rescued Matt

Olia - star fox

Galra squadrons (all hunting Lotor btw)

Squadron Erto

Fighter squadrons Djalg 14 & 15

Commanders in the Galra Succession War

Davdabhau culture (comics)

are legendary hunters and shamans

practice cremation

size and strength are important attributes in mating

a husbands duty includes - preparing food, doing the dishes, and participating in warfare with their warrior wives

Polygamy does not appear to be frowned upon

“Let your soul fry free like the Kotka and carry you to the hunting brounds of your ancestors, kings of the Davdabhau. There, may you battle the iron tusks by day, and feast and fight all night” - eulogy for the late king

“You lived with honor as a king, you died in battle as a warrior. Now burn in glory like a star.” - Eulogy for the late king

Tegus day - an event in history where King Yeran was forced to eat his own foot as punishment for his lies. Also has a song - “Fight all day! Red with blood! Enemies lay in the mud! Feast all night! sing till dawn! Tegus day! Battle won!”

Gantomor - warden of the sacred hunting grounds. Said to be the first Davdabhau to discover the sacred grounds. Capable of transforming to better meet his foes (in single combat, one. Against multiple opponents, an army)

Bvada - a Kotka’s rider for life

Qarlaks - the equivalent of nerd in the davdabhau tongue