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Character Info
Character's Name: Keith
Character's Canon: Voltron: Legendary Defender
Character's Age: 18
Canon Point: Near the end of Season 4, just as he's flying his fighter at the Galra ship
Background/History:
wiki link 1
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So, the wikis are a bit light on history, so here's a quick rundown:
For the first eighteen years of Keith's life, he lives a fairly mundane existence -- if a bit isolated. His parents were both absent from his life at a young age. He grew up more or less an orphan. As a teenager he enrolled in the Galaxy Garrison to train for space travel. Keith was a talented pilot, the most talented in his class, but he had disciplinary issues and was expelled. At some point during his time at the Garrison, he met Shiro, though little is known about their interaction except that it leaves Keith with a deep respect for the older man.
After being expelled, Keith lives alone like a crazy desert hermit (conspiracy theory wall and everything), tracking down a strange energy that led him to mysterious carvings of a lion out in the otherwise empty desert. When Shiro escapes the Galra and lands back on Earth, Keith is the one to rescue him from the Garrison (who planned on quarantining the frantic Shiro and ignoring his warnings of alien invasion). From there, Keith and the others track down the source of the strange energy and find the first of the five lions of Voltron. Lance awakens the lion, and Keith along with Lance, Shiro, Pidge, and Hunk flee Earth to draw the Galra invasion force after them, wind up traveling through a wormhole and arriving at the Castle of Lions where they meet Princess Allura who tells them about the Galra and Voltron and informs the five of them that each will be the chosen Paladin of one of the lions. Keith becomes the Paladin of the red lion, Voltron's right hand.
Fighting against the Galra Empire and its leader Zarkon, Keith and the other Paladins wage battles and gather allies. Keith discovers that he isn't entirely human, that he's at least part Galra, and begins training with the Blade of Marmora -- a group of Galra resistance fighting against the Empire. The Paladins eventually manage to defeat Zarkon, but during the battle, Shiro disappears. While their leader is gone, Keith is chosen by the black lion as the new leader, despite his own misgivings. He leads Voltron until Shiro returns. After Shiro has reconnected with the black lion, Keith chooses to leave Voltron and join up with the Blade of Marmora full time, still fighting in their war, but no longer a Paladin of Voltron. Keith is fighting with the Blades at his current canon point, ready to sacrifice himself by ramming his fighter into a large battleship to save his friends and the rest of the resistance.
Strengths:
1. Determination
When Keith sets his mind on something, he doesn't stop until he accomplishes it. This can be seen clearly when he takes on missions with both Voltron and the Blade, in his rescue of Shiro from the Garrison. It's on display most clearly when he goes through the Trials of Marmora, which he undergoes to try to find answers on who he is. Keith faces brutal battle after battle, beaten near unconscious, and he refuses to give up -- until he's forced to choose between helping his friends and finding out the truth. His determination to do what is right for his team and his friends, rather than for himself tends to be what drives him, though he is not without his selfish moments and decisions. Regardless, once Keith sets his mind on something, he pursues it fully, sometimes in a way that is downright single-minded.
2. Selflessness
Keith has a streak of selflessness in him that seems to permeate everything he does. He can be moody and temperamental and fight with his team, but he will do anything for them. He yells at Pidge when the green Paladin is threatening to leave the team, yelling that Pidge is not the only one with a family, that the whole universe has families. Keith is wiling to fight for the universe, even if the truth (so far as he knows it at this moment) is that he has no family waiting for him. Later, Keith is fully ready to sacrifice himself by flying his fighter into a ship to stop the Galra druids from exploding a planet and taking out countless lives, including the Voltron paladins. At the last minute someone else intervenes, but Keith was fully ready to sacrifice himself for the greater good.
3. Loyalty
Once Keith has given his loyalty, it is not easily shaken. In particular this is obvious with Shiro. Keith rescues Shiro from the Garrison without question. Later when Shiro disappears, Keith refuses to believe that Shiro is gone and doesn't want to take over leadership responsibility because that is Shiro's job -- even if Shiro had told Keith he wanted him to lead in his place, even if the black lion chose him. When Shiro comes back, Keith leaves Voltron (though his loyalty remains with them) because he believes it best for the team. He still fights in the war, loyal to the cause, just doing so with the Blade of Marmora now. Though some of the other paladins occasionally have doubts about their place in the war, Keith never wavers from wanting to fight the Galra empire.
Weaknesses:
1. Emotionally Volatility
Keith isn't the best at controlling his emotions. He's prone to outbursts -- of anger, of frustration, of annoyance. He reacts strongly to just about everything. From his butting heads (repeatedly) with Lance to his going off at various members of his team when there are disagreements. Keith is the one to start yelling rather than try to reason through things. Keith is hot-headed and is more prone to act first and think later. He tries to be patient, largely due to Shiro's influence, but it's difficult for him. He also is accused often of being moody, and it's true. He's the type for brooding and sulking. He even gets called emo, which is not exactly inaccurate.
2. Isolation
Keith doesn't make friends easily. He's spent most of his life alone, his parents not present in his life. Even at the Galaxy Garrison, he winds up being expelled due to disciplinary issues, and his next move is to go live alone in a shack in the desert. Even among the Paladins (who he does eventually become close to, in his own way) he takes a while to trust and open up to them -- struggling even more when it falls to him to lead the team in Shiro's absence. However, when it comes to it, Keith is still willing to step away from the team and leave to join the Blade of Marmora, separating himself from the friends and family he started to build.
3. Recklessness
Keith leaps first and looks... well. Sometimes he never looks at all. On multiple occasions he's told to stay somewhere and hang back and instead finds a reason or a target to jump in and attack. He tries to steal quintessence. He takes on Zarkon one-on-one in their first encounter. Keith even tries to fight the small adorable Arusian warrior who shows up at the Castle of Lions, even if said warrior was two feet tall and adorable.
The first time we meet Keith, he's using explosives, breaking in to break Shiro out of Garrison custody and then launching a breakneck escape on his speeder, throwing himself and all his passengers off cliffs, trusting in his piloting skills, but still taking intense risks. He pushes himself through the Trials of Marmora despite the beating he takes, despite everything. When he takes on leadership, he stubbornly pushes the team into pursuit and battle even when they aren't ready for it. Keith isn't good at putting on the brakes and backing down.
Powers/Abilities:
- Keith is part Galra. As such his genetic makeup allows him to operate Galra technology, including the blade that he currently carries.
- Keith is a very capable fighter, martial arts and sword-wielding. It's commented multiple times that he fights more like a Galra than a human. It's possible that his Galra heritage actually affects this.
- Keith has formerly forged bonds with two of the Voltron lions, though he's currently not a Paladin.
Other Noteworthy Traits:
- Keith is considered an exceptionally talented pilot. It doesn't seem to matter what the craft is, everything from a speeder to the Voltron lions to Galra fighters.
- Keith's sword is one that he can activate, turning it from a small dagger into a long, wicked blade.
Weapons & Other Special Inventory:
Keith has the clothes on his back (which is his Blade of Marmora uniform (for reference) and the blade that he wields (a weapon unique to the Blade of Marmora, that he can awaken from a short dagger into a much longer sword)
Color: Red! (specifically, perhaps, crimson - #DC143C) Keith was originally the Red Paladin, pilot of the red lion in Voltron. It also matches his personality -- he's all fire and action all the time.
Sample: TDM Thread
[ OPTIONAL ] World Aspect: So, I submit for your consideration, the Galra sentries/drones/robots. Here's a picture: click me.
Basically they're large (somewhat bigger than your average human; think NBA player-size) bipedal robot soldiers that the Voltron Paladins (and the Blade of Marmora) tear to shreds on a regular basis.
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Character Info
Character's Name: Keith
Character's Canon: Voltron: Legendary Defender
Character's Age: 18
Canon Point: Near the end of Season 4, just as he's flying his fighter at the Galra ship
Background/History:
wiki link 1
wiki link 2
So, the wikis are a bit light on history, so here's a quick rundown:
For the first eighteen years of Keith's life, he lives a fairly mundane existence -- if a bit isolated. His parents were both absent from his life at a young age. He grew up more or less an orphan. As a teenager he enrolled in the Galaxy Garrison to train for space travel. Keith was a talented pilot, the most talented in his class, but he had disciplinary issues and was expelled. At some point during his time at the Garrison, he met Shiro, though little is known about their interaction except that it leaves Keith with a deep respect for the older man.
After being expelled, Keith lives alone like a crazy desert hermit (conspiracy theory wall and everything), tracking down a strange energy that led him to mysterious carvings of a lion out in the otherwise empty desert. When Shiro escapes the Galra and lands back on Earth, Keith is the one to rescue him from the Garrison (who planned on quarantining the frantic Shiro and ignoring his warnings of alien invasion). From there, Keith and the others track down the source of the strange energy and find the first of the five lions of Voltron. Lance awakens the lion, and Keith along with Lance, Shiro, Pidge, and Hunk flee Earth to draw the Galra invasion force after them, wind up traveling through a wormhole and arriving at the Castle of Lions where they meet Princess Allura who tells them about the Galra and Voltron and informs the five of them that each will be the chosen Paladin of one of the lions. Keith becomes the Paladin of the red lion, Voltron's right hand.
Fighting against the Galra Empire and its leader Zarkon, Keith and the other Paladins wage battles and gather allies. Keith discovers that he isn't entirely human, that he's at least part Galra, and begins training with the Blade of Marmora -- a group of Galra resistance fighting against the Empire. The Paladins eventually manage to defeat Zarkon, but during the battle, Shiro disappears. While their leader is gone, Keith is chosen by the black lion as the new leader, despite his own misgivings. He leads Voltron until Shiro returns. After Shiro has reconnected with the black lion, Keith chooses to leave Voltron and join up with the Blade of Marmora full time, still fighting in their war, but no longer a Paladin of Voltron. Keith is fighting with the Blades at his current canon point, ready to sacrifice himself by ramming his fighter into a large battleship to save his friends and the rest of the resistance.
Strengths:
1. Determination
When Keith sets his mind on something, he doesn't stop until he accomplishes it. This can be seen clearly when he takes on missions with both Voltron and the Blade, in his rescue of Shiro from the Garrison. It's on display most clearly when he goes through the Trials of Marmora, which he undergoes to try to find answers on who he is. Keith faces brutal battle after battle, beaten near unconscious, and he refuses to give up -- until he's forced to choose between helping his friends and finding out the truth. His determination to do what is right for his team and his friends, rather than for himself tends to be what drives him, though he is not without his selfish moments and decisions. Regardless, once Keith sets his mind on something, he pursues it fully, sometimes in a way that is downright single-minded.
2. Selflessness
Keith has a streak of selflessness in him that seems to permeate everything he does. He can be moody and temperamental and fight with his team, but he will do anything for them. He yells at Pidge when the green Paladin is threatening to leave the team, yelling that Pidge is not the only one with a family, that the whole universe has families. Keith is wiling to fight for the universe, even if the truth (so far as he knows it at this moment) is that he has no family waiting for him. Later, Keith is fully ready to sacrifice himself by flying his fighter into a ship to stop the Galra druids from exploding a planet and taking out countless lives, including the Voltron paladins. At the last minute someone else intervenes, but Keith was fully ready to sacrifice himself for the greater good.
3. Loyalty
Once Keith has given his loyalty, it is not easily shaken. In particular this is obvious with Shiro. Keith rescues Shiro from the Garrison without question. Later when Shiro disappears, Keith refuses to believe that Shiro is gone and doesn't want to take over leadership responsibility because that is Shiro's job -- even if Shiro had told Keith he wanted him to lead in his place, even if the black lion chose him. When Shiro comes back, Keith leaves Voltron (though his loyalty remains with them) because he believes it best for the team. He still fights in the war, loyal to the cause, just doing so with the Blade of Marmora now. Though some of the other paladins occasionally have doubts about their place in the war, Keith never wavers from wanting to fight the Galra empire.
Weaknesses:
1. Emotionally Volatility
Keith isn't the best at controlling his emotions. He's prone to outbursts -- of anger, of frustration, of annoyance. He reacts strongly to just about everything. From his butting heads (repeatedly) with Lance to his going off at various members of his team when there are disagreements. Keith is the one to start yelling rather than try to reason through things. Keith is hot-headed and is more prone to act first and think later. He tries to be patient, largely due to Shiro's influence, but it's difficult for him. He also is accused often of being moody, and it's true. He's the type for brooding and sulking. He even gets called emo, which is not exactly inaccurate.
2. Isolation
Keith doesn't make friends easily. He's spent most of his life alone, his parents not present in his life. Even at the Galaxy Garrison, he winds up being expelled due to disciplinary issues, and his next move is to go live alone in a shack in the desert. Even among the Paladins (who he does eventually become close to, in his own way) he takes a while to trust and open up to them -- struggling even more when it falls to him to lead the team in Shiro's absence. However, when it comes to it, Keith is still willing to step away from the team and leave to join the Blade of Marmora, separating himself from the friends and family he started to build.
3. Recklessness
Keith leaps first and looks... well. Sometimes he never looks at all. On multiple occasions he's told to stay somewhere and hang back and instead finds a reason or a target to jump in and attack. He tries to steal quintessence. He takes on Zarkon one-on-one in their first encounter. Keith even tries to fight the small adorable Arusian warrior who shows up at the Castle of Lions, even if said warrior was two feet tall and adorable.
The first time we meet Keith, he's using explosives, breaking in to break Shiro out of Garrison custody and then launching a breakneck escape on his speeder, throwing himself and all his passengers off cliffs, trusting in his piloting skills, but still taking intense risks. He pushes himself through the Trials of Marmora despite the beating he takes, despite everything. When he takes on leadership, he stubbornly pushes the team into pursuit and battle even when they aren't ready for it. Keith isn't good at putting on the brakes and backing down.
Powers/Abilities:
- Keith is part Galra. As such his genetic makeup allows him to operate Galra technology, including the blade that he currently carries.
- Keith is a very capable fighter, martial arts and sword-wielding. It's commented multiple times that he fights more like a Galra than a human. It's possible that his Galra heritage actually affects this.
- Keith has formerly forged bonds with two of the Voltron lions, though he's currently not a Paladin.
Other Noteworthy Traits:
- Keith is considered an exceptionally talented pilot. It doesn't seem to matter what the craft is, everything from a speeder to the Voltron lions to Galra fighters.
- Keith's sword is one that he can activate, turning it from a small dagger into a long, wicked blade.
Weapons & Other Special Inventory:
Keith has the clothes on his back (which is his Blade of Marmora uniform (for reference) and the blade that he wields (a weapon unique to the Blade of Marmora, that he can awaken from a short dagger into a much longer sword)
Color: Red! (specifically, perhaps, crimson - #DC143C) Keith was originally the Red Paladin, pilot of the red lion in Voltron. It also matches his personality -- he's all fire and action all the time.
Sample: TDM Thread
[ OPTIONAL ] World Aspect: So, I submit for your consideration, the Galra sentries/drones/robots. Here's a picture: click me.
Basically they're large (somewhat bigger than your average human; think NBA player-size) bipedal robot soldiers that the Voltron Paladins (and the Blade of Marmora) tear to shreds on a regular basis.
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