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Takashi "Shiro" Shirogane is a skilled former pilot of legendary reputation from the Galaxy Garrison who was taken captive by the Galra Empire during a mission to Kerberos. He became a famed gladiator heralded as the champion in the Empire's arena. He was experimented on and given a prosthetic arm. Shiro's sudden return to Earth a year later with claims of aliens on the attack triggers the events leading to the return of Voltron. He functions as a Paladin of Voltron, who pilots the Black Lion, acting as the leader of the Paladins until the initial defeat of Zarkon when he mysteriously disappears because his essence is absorbed into the Black Lion. Shiro does not truly return until his clone's existence is revealed. Allura transfers his essence from the Black Lion into the clone's body, fusing them into one being. This action turns Shiro's hair (fully) white, prompting a few nickname suggestions from Lance, namely "Grandshiro." Afterward, Shiro retired fully as a Paladin and married Curtis, allowing Keith to take over the Black Lion until it and the other Lions' departure into space. Shiro is a tall and broad-shouldered young Japanese man with pale skin; his muscular frame, thick jaw, and wide-set chin give Shiro a distinctly mature appearance echo his leadership personality and role. He stands as the tallest of the Paladins. Shiro has black hair shaved into an undercut with short white bangs centered on his forehead. He has prominently thick, angular eyebrows, and his dark gray eyes are notably drawn with a winged outer tip. Across the bridge of his nose is a thin scar. Before his initial capture, Shiro had the same hairstyle, but his hair was completely black, and he featured no scars. Upon his fusion into his clone's body, Shiro's hair, including his eyebrows, turn completely white. In his Paladin armor, Shiro's uniform mirrors his fellow Paladins, but with black accents to match his Lion. Shiro wears a gray long-sleeved turtleneck shirt under a black vest when he is not in his Paladin armor. The vest has a tall collar and is accented with yellow, white, and light gray. He wears a black, fingerless glove on his left hand that covers his sleeve's cuff; Shiro's right arm is almost entirely a white and gray Galra prosthetic to replace his lost natural arm, beginning just over his elbow and mimicking his natural arm's shape. Shiro can tuck his shirt under the prosthetic's edge. Shiro's vest and shirt are tucked under a gray utility belt he wears over his pants with a pouch at either hip. The dark grey pants Shiro wears are padded at the knees and tuck into the cuffs of his black and gray boots. Kind-hearted, grounded, and imbued with a sense of justice to do the right thing, Shiro is the Paladin most likely to take command in situations where others suffer panic or foul tempers. He supports his team with a sense of direction, maturity, and empathy, scolding fellow Paladins when needed but rarely becoming genuinely angered at his allies. He is a tactful thinker who helps his team remain calm and understands their personal struggles. While exerting a substantial amount of patience and accommodation, he is not impervious to his own temper. He can uncharacteristically snap out of sheer frustration, most notably at Slav. Shiro has a fun-loving and joking side to him as well, enjoying the space goo fight and displaying his idea of laser gun sound effects immediately after scolding his fellow Paladins for their renditions. As the leader of the Paladins, Shiro embraces his role as the Black Paladin and head of Voltron, determined to defeat Zarkon and protect the universe from the evil that he witnessed first-hand. He has been shown to understand that tough decisions must be made in times of war. He is willing to potentially leave his missing Kerberos crewmen behind but later relents to search for them. Since then, Shiro has been fiercely protective of his new crew, unwilling to leave Allura behind on an enemy ship. While acting as the leader and seemingly appearing the most composed and emotionally stable of the group, Shiro, in truth, suffers from immense post-traumatic stress disorder inflicted by his time spent as a prisoner of the Galra Empire. The head injury sustained while he escaped his captivity has caused suppression of his memory, so Shiro knows little of his captivity while under Zarkon and Haggar's whims. There are moments where he has flashes back to events he cannot clearly recall, which can cause Shiro to freeze up and become vulnerable to enemy attack. Despite the Galran being asleep in a cryo-pod, Shiro has heard Sendak taunting him for his suitability as a Paladin vs. that of a Galra soldier, calling him "broken and reformed," a "monster," and already lost to Zarkon;[7] it is unclear whether that voice is truly Sendak, the corrupted Castle of Lions, or Shiro's mind itself. Regardless, the experience shakes Shiro to his core and triggers him to violently lash out - a very clear reveal that Shiro is more fragile than he allows others to know. Shiro struggles to regain his memories and project the air of a strong, trustworthy, and reliable leader. He is one the Paladins look to for guidance. Shiro feels responsible for protecting and providing for his new crew after losing his first.