Hunk Garret
Voltron character
First appearance
  • As Tsuyoshi Seidou:
  • "Escape from Slave Castle" (1981)
  • As Tsuyoshi "Hunk" Garrett:
  • "Space Explorers Captured" (1984)
Voiced by
In-universe information
Full nameTsuyoshi Garrett
AliasHunk of Junk
NicknameHunk
SpeciesHuman
GenderMale
OccupationYellow Paladin
FamilyUnnamed mother
Unnamed father
Unnamed nephew
Unnamed niece
Filo (Uncle)
NationalitySamoan[1] (Voltron: Legendary Defender)

Tsuyoshi "Hunk" Garret, known as Tsuyoshi Seidou (青銅 強, Seidō Tsuyoshi) or by his nickname Hothead (向こうっ気, Mukōkki) in the original Japanese language Beast King GoLion, is a fictional character in the media franchise Voltron, and a member of the Voltron Force. The character's first appearance was in Voltron.[2]

Voltron: Defender of the Universe

Hunk was part of an exploratory team, sent by the Galaxy Alliance and led by Keith, that were kidnapped by the forces of Planet Doom.

After he and the others escaped Planet Doom, went to the Castle of Lions on Planet Arus, where they met Princess Allura and Coran and were designated as the Voltron Force.

Voltron Force

Hunk is a mechanic and Voltron Force member. His weapon is the claw hammer. Hunk is a member of Galaxy Garrison. His rank is Tech Sergeant

Voltron: Legendary Defender

In Voltron: Legendary Defender, Hunk is the paladin of the Yellow Lion, one of five lions that form Voltron, and he is a Samoan.[1][3][4][5]

Comics

In the 2011 Devil's Due comics, the Hunk character is referred to as Tsuyoshi "Hunk" Garrett.[6] The comic book version of Hunk depicts him as 24 and born to an American father and Japanese mother. His nickname "Hunk" comes from his 4 brothers, of whom he's ironically the smallest, despite his own great size. While his brothers sought activities to take advantage of their physical prowess such as football and sumo, Hunk found a knack for all things mechanical. He was not very social, though, and would spend most of his time tinkering in garage workshops. Later he put himself through college on the G.I. bill, and after gaining a Master's in engineering, he discovered the equipment that fascinated him most was military in nature. However, he remained rather anti-social, establishing himself as someone who it was unwise to harass, until he was approached by Colonel Hawkins to join a team of outcasts to search for the legendary robot Voltron on the distant planet Arus.

References

  1. 1 2 "The Voltron Paladins: 13 Things You Didn’t Know". Den of Geek. 6 January 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-01-23. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  2. "Voltron". Anime News Network. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  3. "'Voltron': When Will Hunk Get His Moment?". Anime. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  4. "VOLTRON Recap: Keith and Hunk Enter 'The Belly of the Weblum'". Nerdist. 24 January 2017. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  5. Cregg, R. J. (15 August 2017). The Paladin's Handbook: Official Guidebook of Voltron Legendary Defender. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781534409033. Retrieved 28 January 2019 via Google Books.
  6. Voltron Defender of the Universe Vol.1. Devil's Due Digital. ISBN 9781933160849. Retrieved 28 January 2019 via Google Books.


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