Notable Quotes from King Zarkon

Telling Lotor to be a good boy.
"Lotor, when I want your opinion I'll ask for it.
Now be nice and I'll introduce to this beautiful queen."

I don't think it worked.
"I'm tired of loaning you my ship every time you want to take
some princess out on a date."

Zarkon just thinks so highly of his son.
"I fear you're a dawdler and a dimwit, my son."

More evidence of family love.
"Lotor, my beloved, my one and only feeble- minded son, you have
fouled up again!"

Another nice little insult for Lotor.
"Lotor, my beloved son, you're a nitwit."

Giving Lotor one more chance...
"Your way has already cost me countless defeats and made me the
laughingstock of evil men everywhere. But because you're so dear
to me, my beloved nincompoop, I'll give you one last chance.
But this is the last, the very last chance!"

...which he has apparently blown.
"You're not fast enough to catch me, Lotor, not yet. And as your
punishment, you're grounded! And stay there!"

And he's oh so proud of Lotor, too.
"Lotor makes lots of mistakes."

He doesn't approve of Lotor's dating habits either.
"Nonsense! The only magnetic attraction that exists on Planet Arus
for you is Princess Allura. If you had tended to the lions instead
of that kitten, you would have brought me a victory! Oh well, I
always knew you were simple-minded."

Now he's picking on me.
"He just crawled in here one day."

Zarkon paying Haggar a complement.
"I love the way your evil mind works, Haggar."

And dishing it out to someone else...
"You are a simple fool! There is no place on Planet Doom for
bumbling idiots!"

Here he mocks the Voltron Force via radio
"So my darling son led you to a phony planet with a phony
castle? Hahaha!"

Zarkon hitting on Queen Merla
"Merla, please, scratch my back! Being a terror makes me tense."

And a "mysterious lady" in the throne room!
Visitor: "Hello, Zarkon."
Zarkon: *trying to sound suave* "Well, who're you?"

This is where Lotor gets his ego from.
"Yes, and someday my statue will be worshipped
on every planet in the universe!"

Sound advice for Lotor
"You can't use robots with funny red hats
on their heads against real people."

Zarkon's career recommendation for his son
"Time and again he's sent you running home with your tail
between your legs. I think perhaps you should take up
stamp collecting."

His assessment of Lotor's brains
"Voltron isn't luckier than you, my son, he's smarter than you."

He doesn't think Haggar is all that bright either
"That cat has more brains than you do."

More words of praise and love for Lotor
"Lotor, you are my son, may I be forgiven, and someday
you will be king, may the evil gods help the planet."

He's not impressed at all with Haggar's plan.
"Your pretty spy is a pretty fool!"

He's not buying any excuses this time.
"Silence! Yurak, your robot forces had their chance with the
Voltron force and failed miserably! Now I have a plan to create
an invincible robot that will lead you to victory."

You just can't get good evil help these days.
"I'm served by fools and cowards! How could you be
defeated by a planet we've already destroyed?"

An honest evaluation of Lotor's sword skills
"You use your sword better than you use your brain."

He's just not impressed with the robeasts
"I've been to the arena many times to see your robotic creations.
They cavort about, spew flames, and make hideous sounds.
They look evil, but after they fight mighty Voltron you can bring
what's left in a trash can."

Zarkon's bedside astrologer says...
"Hmm, my horoscope advises that now is the time to be nasty.
Round 'em up!"

Some royal indignation
"He returns in failure and then has the nerve to offer
me friendly advice."

He reconsiders his latest strategy.
"I have devised a simple plan that even fools and imbeciles
could carry out... never mind."

Apparently Zarkon thinks that Pinky is smarter than Lotor.
"Your biggest handicap is that the princess is bright.
You haven't got a chance."

Lotor can't do anything right.
"Lotor will never learn. He's a born loser."

More evidence that Zarkon thinks Lotor ate too many
paint chips as a baby.
"Lotor thinks he's destroyed the mighty Voltron. He thinks
planet Arus can no longer attack us. What does he have to
think with? He's a numbskull."

Not the best fighting strategy.
"You had him at sword tip and walked away?"