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OOC INFO;

NAME: Sam
AGE: 31
CONTACT: dreamingofyoutonight@gmail.com discord - sam#4924
CHARACTERS IN GAME: N/A

IC INFO;

CHARACTER NAME: Takashi ‘Shiro’ Shirogane
CANON & HISTORY: Voltron: Legendary Defender Offical Site Shiro’s history
AGE: 25
CANON POINT: Season 2, Episode 7 Space Mall. After going through the Black Lion’s challenge and facing off against Zarkon within the field of the mind.
PERSONALITY:
This personality section covers both seasons with some examples past the canon pull point.

“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 a 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 about 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.

POWERS:
Paladin of Voltron: All Paladins of the robotic Voltron Lions share a psychic link with their lion. A lion communicates and feeds ideas to the pilot, improving their ability to operate them. As the pilot grows more proficient and has a deeper bond, there are a number of benefits. It is possible for a Voltron Paladin to see through the eyes of their lion with enough practice. But they have to shut their own eyes to do it. Lions will guide a pilot to use a U shaped weapon called the Bayard that serves as a key within the lion to open greater powers. As of his canon point, Shiro lacks the bayard to do such a thing. But his bond with the Black Lion is strong enough they can connect over vast distances and come to each other’s aid.

Alien Tech: Galra tech uses quintessence or life force to operate. What little we know of the experiments performed on Shiro by the Galra hint his robotic arm uses the same energy to change his hand into a weapon. When charged with quintessence, Shiro can cause damage with his hand just from a touch. He has used it before to seal metal doors together and even carve his way into a battle cruiser. It cuts metal robots apart like a super heated sword.
OTHER:Shiro might be a great leader, but he’s awful at cooking. Don’t trust him with cooking duties. Ever.

GAME INFO;

CRAU INFO: N/A
MAGIC ABILITY:
For twelve hours a day, Shiro will be able to become this form downsized to about the size of a regular horse. It has no special weaponry just the natural defenses afforded from a metal body, teeth, and claws. Every time he changes, he’ll be subject to whatever point in the timer he left off during the course of one day. The longer he stays in it, the more overwhelming and alien it will feel. His emotions will be harder and harder to control and he’ll be unable to think well as he approaches the upper limit. While in the form of the Black Lion, he will be unable to speak normally. He will have to use telepathy. When the timer ends, he will be forced back into human form and paralyzed for fifteen minutes. Any attempt to go over the limit will cause a shock painful enough to drop him to his knees.

While in the form, he’s sturdier than his human body, think of a wild brown bear for how sturdy, but no stronger than other beasts of his size. Shiro will have to learn how to move, fight, and fly all on his own. There will be nothing to guide him. With mastery, he will be able to fly and move while carrying another person. Injuries to either body carry over if he’s hurt in lion form that translates to his human body vice versa. It takes a great deal of energy to maintain lion form. Even one transformation for a short while will be enough to put him out of a fight for a while. After the first time, he will probably nap. It will get easier and only put him out of action for an hour or so at mastery. He will not be able to hold it for more than fifteen minutes at best by the end of the first month. Even at mastery he likely won’t be able to maintain it for more than a few hours at a time.

PRICE:
Paladin Armor - The protective armor all Paladins of the robotic Voltron Lions wear is as much a symbol of their right to pilot the lions as it for their protection. Shiro holds a great deal of personal connection to it. It says who he is and brings hope to people in need. It also serves as a reminder of his team and the people he holds dear. One day he hopes it will belong to his chosen successor. Should anything happen to it the history of the paladins will have a gap. I hope this is a sufficient price.
ACCLIMATION: 7. Shiro has been taken from his world before, twice he adapted and found ways to continue to protect others sometimes at the cost of his own mental health and well being. Despite memory loss, he continues to stand by his principles and willingly trusts an Alien princess with a slightly dubious story. He will struggle with the magic but learn how to use it to support and protect other members of the caravan. It will be a sore spot that he’s far away from his world and the mission to save the universe. His team is his family. In time, he’ll come to see the caravan as a second family.

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