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PLAYER

NAME: Samuel
AGE: 33
PREFERRED CONTACT: Pm.
OTHER CHARACTERS: N/A

CHARACTER

NAME: Takashi Shirogane
AGE: 26
CANON & CANON POINT: Voltron Legendary Defender - Season Seven Episode 10: Heart of the Lion
RESERVATION LINK: HERE.
HISTORY: Voltron: Legendary Defender Offical Site Shiro’s history

PERSONALITY: “The Black Lion is the decisive head of Voltron. It will take a pilot who is a born leader, and in control at all times, someone whose men will follow without hesitation. That’s why Shiro will pilot the Black Lion.” - Allura, Episode 1, season 1.

There’s no better description of Shiro. He is a natural leader. Within the first few minutes of meeting his future team they are planning a mission to uncover the energy source in the desert and carrying it out. He’s straight forward and serious, telling people exactly what he feels is the best course of action. For example, he doesn’t sugar coat the alien threat to Earth. But he isn’t without kindness. On countless occasions he has talked to Keith after Keith has had an angry outburst. When Katie (Pidge) was worried about her family he shared in her frustrations and grief, but kept the secret of her identity. All of his team are also his family, the most important people in his world. He believes in them and gives them the support they need to succeed and be everything he can see they could be.

To be a good leader more than belief is necessary. Over the course of both seasons, Shiro has displayed a number of these requirements. He listens to the input of other people and takes their skills into account. He only ever serves as a guide, keeping the team on course and binding them into one fighting force. In turn they look to him to accurately judge their capabilities and come up with plans that make the most of them. Even that wouldn’t be enough if he didn’t have the self discipline to keep his own emotions in check. No matter what’s going on, he can still focus on the goals ahead of him.

Yet, Shiro isn’t without his own problems. He suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder a condition that can fracture or shatter control when the person affected is faced with stimulus that is similar to the source of trauma. It can be words, surroundings and even smells. As is common with PTSD he has flashbacks that sometimes slowed him down or made him pause. He usually takes these in stride. But the most notable instances are Sendak’s psychological warfare while Sendak is in stasis and when Shiro faces off against Haggar. In both cases he starts to lose control and blindly lashes out. Clearly in a panic in both cases he attempts to remove the source of trauma. He ejected Sendak from the ship to get rid of him. This is another common symptom of PTSD. While in the grips of a PTSD attack, choices are made based on emotion and are very irrational. I promise to treat this subject very carefully. But unless certain stimuli come up Shiro will power through any moments and focus on what needs to be done.

“Just remember, patience yields focus.” - Shiro to Keith in Episode 1.

The advice Shiro gives Keith is something he himself embodies. He’s extremely patient. Lance’s goof ball moments and talk of girls is only contained when Shiro feels like they’re getting off track. He calmly settles any spats, insecurities, and freak outs had by the people around him. Time and time again he’s calmed the group down so they can focus. When the group all got into arguments about what to do when the Galra attacked Arus he quieted the team and turned everyone’s focus on Allura who knew the lions best. When Allura is captured later in the first season he accepts his own failure and locks eyes on fixing what went wrong. Behavior like this is why his Lion trusts him to pilot it.

Shiro's patience does have a limit. When someone like Slav has a number of seemingly ridiculous excuses not to continue moving during a mission. He loses his temper. Twice. His military background and straight forward way of looking at the world makes him less sensitive towards tightly wound individuals. But he isn't without a sense of humor. He joined in on a squishy asteroid fight, laughed at fart jokes, and had his own silly opinion about laser sounds. Sometimes his jokes fall flat, like when he remarked to Keith he was fine but his wound was getting bigger all the time. Not funny, Shiro.

“Okay, enough with the bad sound effects. Besides, it’s more like — blam, blam, blam!” - Shiro, Season 1, Episode 7: his remark about laser sounds.

In closing, Takashi ‘Shiro’ Shirogane despite his flaws continues to be the strong individual worthy of leading his team. He can adapt and form strategic plans on the fly, making him a deadly foe to face off against. His kindness and ability to connect with others helps him be a force that guides others to forge them into one and to succeed at their own individual hurdles. He plays to his strengths, helps others develop theirs, and will push himself to the limit when he’s needed. As a friend, ally, or as a leader, he will always be able to inflame the spirit of others and continue towards his chosen goals.

ABILITIES/SKILLS: Garrison tech Prosthetic: Shiro is outfitted with mechanical prosthetic built based on technology that mixes magic and machine. The arm is powered by a magical crystal. It’s a strong energy source allowing the hand and arm portion to float where a normal arm would be. It grants him super strength in that arm, letting him go toe to toe with larger, more powerful beasts. He can send it beyond him (think rocket arm) within his line of sight by thought. He can use it to pull himself up or slap it down and stop himself from being knocked back. It can be used to interface with other tech by touch via using Shiro as a conduit. However, that process is painful to Shiro.

Paladin of Voltron: While forcibly retired from being a Paladin Shiro’s ability to bond with psychic machines remains. It’s a heightened awareness that lets him feel when similar circumstances arise. It likely won’t come up.

INVENTORY/COMPANIONS: Military uniform and phone.

FACTION CHOICE: Moon

REASON: From the start of canon, Shiro takes in the facts and acts accordingly. He goes for his objectives and discusses the situation with his team. He puts forth their plans and calls the orders needed to carry them out. In the changing land of the battlefield, Shiro adapts to the new struggles and charts a way through the chaos. His first instinct is to think first then act. Even when he acts with more emotion it is heavily based on the facts as he knows them to be.

TATTOO: A quarter sized first quarter moon tattoo located just below the left shoulder blade. If it needs to be visible, upper left arm just below the shoulder.

SAMPLES

NETWORK:

LOG: Joint Network post from Acatalepsy. If this isn’t acceptable I have other first person voice samples.

LOG: Log thread from TDM Again, if you need another sample, I have more I can hand over.

NOTES, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS: No questions just yet.