Originally intended to be translated into English as a third storyline, as the "Gladiator Voltron" of the Middle Universe, for the show Voltron: Defender of the Universe (1984), but was never used since no concept, such as the show's Armored Fleet Dairugger XV (1982)-based second-season Vehicle Voltron, was quite so popular on the show as the Lion Voltron based on Beast King GoLion (1981). Toys, comics, and original-language arcade-games based on Albegas still made their appearances in the United States.