 Today we're taking another look at the history of Voltron with the Voltron Force pilots and this time we're talking about Hunk This is the story of the super force of space explorers Specially trained and sent by the Alliance to bring back Defender of the universe Hey guys, welcome back to Comic-Con TV where all geek culture collides and if you're new to the channel Don't forget to hit that subscribe button so you don't miss out on future videos today We're taking another look at the history of Voltron with the origin and history of the Voltron Force pilot known as Hunk For the purpose of this video We're going to focus on the history of the pilot of the yellow line in Voltron defender of the universe Voltron the third dimension Voltron Force and Voltron legendary defender as well as comics devils do Publishing revealed Hunk's full name as Tiyoshi Garrett and is based on Sadao Tiyoshi from Beast King go line Hunk is the muscle of the team and oftentimes an Advocate for bringing the war to planet doom unlike Pidge Hunk doesn't have the same uniform color as his lion Hunk pilots the yellow line But in Defender of the universe he wears an orange uniform in the Nicktoons Voltron Force animated series Hunk is the tech sergeant in galaxy garrison and his volt com weapon is the claw hammer He now wears a yellow uniform in this series Which matches his lion's color in the legendary defender series Hunk is the friendliest and kindest of the team and often the voice of restraint and caution Which is the complete opposite of his characteristic in Defender of the universe It's also revealed that hunk is quite the chef in the series legendary defender also reveals He has a fear of heights that he had to overcome when he became the pilot of the yellow line throughout this series He is considered the team engineer and heavy ordinance specialist the paladin's handbook Official guidebook of the series reveals that hunk is 17 and of Samoan nationality when he gets stressed He bakes to help clear his mind also revealed in the handbook is that he was born on January 13th in Beast King go line the pilot of the yellow line is Shiochi Sato and his nicknamed hothead Shiochi is the strong man of the group. He pilots the yellow line and wears an orange uniform He is roughly 22 to 24 years old He may look tough and mean but he has a soft heart especially when it comes to children He is never late for a meal though his friends tease him about his appetite. Shiochi is very muscular Sado is a Japanese word for copper voiced by Lenny wine rib in the 80s series Kevin Michael Richardson in the 90s series and Tai Olson in the 2011 series Hunk is a strong man of the group piloting the yellow line that forms Voltron's left leg He is shown wearing an orange uniform in the original series and a metallic yellow uniform in Voltron the third dimension in the Devil's do comics series He is a Japanese-American man named Shiochi hunk Garrett with a masters in engineering 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 four brothers of whom He's ironically the smallest despite his own great size While his brothers saw activities take advantage of their physical prowess such as football and sumo hunk found a knack for all Things mechanical he was not very social and would spend most of his time tinkering in garage workshops later He put himself through college on the GI Bill and after gaining a masters 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 Hawkes to join a team of Outcasts to search for the legendary robot Voltron on the distant planet of Eris in the Voltron Force Animated series hunk helps the young cadets build their own version of Voltron out of scraps found in the junkyard And they name it awesome Tron It's also revealed in Voltron Defender of the universe that hunk is good friends with Rocky who pilots the v-15 of the air team of Vehicle Voltron and the two were sparring partners while attending the Academy together though in later Voltron series Hunk and Pige are considered close friends in the original Voltron defender of the universe They're pretty much considered best friends with that same dynamic slightly carrying over to legendary defender in which hunk Pige and Lance were all three a close knit group the three character dynamic is also seen in Voltron Force where they're all three instructors at the Academy during the first couple episodes of the series But not quite as close that's it for this episode of Voltron Origins guys As we took an in-depth look at the character of hunk from each incarnation of Voltron and Beast King goal line I hope you enjoyed and if you liked this video, make sure you give it a thumbs up Leave a comment below and if you feel so inclined be sure to subscribe for more Voltron Origins as well as all things geek culture I'm Shannon for Comic NTV. 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