"The Yellow Lion is caring and kind. Its pilot is one who puts the needs of others above his own. His heart must be mighty. As the leg of Voltron, you will lift the team up and hold them together."
--Allura, about the Yellow Paladin, Voltron S1E1

Ray was a cadet at the Galaxy Garrison Academy until he and a group of other teenagers found the Blue Lion hidden in the nearby desert. Now, he pilots the Yellow Lion as part of Voltron, the universe's only defence against Emperor Zarkon and the Galra.