Voltron Gladiator Force

The Voltron Gladiator Force (aka Voltron II and Voltron of the Middle Universe) is the incarnation of Voltron composed of three robots that can combine in a multitude of ways to face its challenges.

As Voltron was always marketed as a single series, "Voltron Gladiator Force" may not be a canonical name but is adopted here for the purpose of distinguishing the Voltron that never was from the other incarnations. The term "Voltron II" is another commonly used nickname.

History and Origin
Lightspeed Electroid Albegas was an anime series that aired from 1983 to 1984 primarily in Japan. When World Events Productions began work on Voltron: Defender of the Universe, the intention was to adapt three anime into one shared universe. The series began with a run of episodes based on Beast King GoLion, followed by a run based on Armored Fleet DaiRugger XV. The intention was then to feature Lightspeed Electroid Albegas as a third arc, with the mecha of the three shows being retconned into having all been variations of Voltron. However, due to the unenthusiastic response to "Vehicle Voltron" episodes, plans to adapt Albegas fell through.

In spite of this, Matchbox released a toy of Gladiator Voltron labeled Voltron II, in addition to Voltron I (Vehicle Voltron) and Voltron III (Lion Voltron).

This series would have featured three smaller humanoid robots (named Alpha, Beta, and Gamma) that combined to form one larger robot — Voltron. It was housed in a mountain base and wielded an energy sword, much like the other Voltrons.