Flora (SIA)

Florencea Joele "Flora" Linniaro is a sibling of triplet trio AJ, Gabby, and themself, and one of the main protagonists of Siblings in Action and one of the two main protagonists in its spinoff, Rebel Bladers (alongside Makini Majizila). They are also the adoptive child of Liliana Linniaro, adoptive stepchild of Luminosity and Fleet Linniaro, older sibling of MJ, older stepsibling of Sparkle, older cousin of Rina and Addy Linniaro, and younger stepsibling of Blaze.
== Physical Appearance ==
Flora is a slender teen who is average height for their age. They have deep water-blue eyes, long dark brown hair that gains blonde highlights in Disasters and Drama following a failed hair experiment, and freckles across their face. They also gain a lightning-shaped scar above their right eye after a Beyblade match in Behind the Faces. They got braces in Skating following an incident, but removed them in Almost 5th, only to have them back on in Final Firsts, and removed again in A Week's Changes. In Avenging the Lost Ones, they gain another scar from Beyblading, this time right under their left eye. In later appearances, they conceal this scar with makeup. By the time they start high school, they are the shortest of the triplet trio and quite a bit shorter than Rina. They're also shorter than Sarah and even Bunga and Makini, all of whom they were previously much taller than.
Mid-season 4 of Rebel Bladers, they cut their hair to chest-length, which they allow to regrow to back-length. Later in season 5, they dye the highlights in their hair red, then various rainbow colors, then back to red. In Sophomore Season, they cut their hair to shoulder-length, dyeing the bottom red. Their hair also darkens a bit as they grow older, appearing almost black prior to their recent transformation. During Junior Season, they dye their hair a tealish-blue sort of color, cut it back to shoulder-length, and redye the top part to a dark brown similar to their pre-red era. In the beginning of Senior Season, they cut their hair to chin-length and dye it a very bright pink. A few episodes later, they dye half of their hair a very bright purple. Their hair color gradually fades.
Their hair's highlights become more vibrant when they resonate with their Beyblade. After dyeing this hair pink, their hair glows a very vibrant shade of magenta when resonating. Later, when their hair is dyed half-purple, they emit a raspberry-colored glow, indicating full resonance with Cheetah.
== Typical Attire ==
They prefer dressing casually, usually wearing a t-shirt and jean shorts or mini-skirts for summer days, a sweater or hoodie and thermal pants for winter, or a shirt, jacket and jeggings for fall/spring. As a joke, sometimes they wear Gabby or AJ's Nintendo-themed hoodies, but this is all in good fun and the family jokes about it.
There are instances of them wearing formal attire, despite the fact that they mentioned numerous times on the show that they don't like such outfits. It takes quite a bit for them to actually agree to it. The only instances of them being eager to do so so far are during school dances or events they actually look forward to.
During Rebel Bladers, their wardrobe received a drastic change. Their Beyblading outfit is now a down-collared dress shirt with a blue ribbon-tie and teal star pins with turquoise interiors on the front, ripped sky-blue jeans, a brown belt with a gold-yellow fastener, a green headband with a black star, and gray-and-pink sneakers with green laces. In addition, their twin braids are now Dutch braids and much shorter (This Is My Big Night and onward) due to them cutting their hair.
After taking up a part-time job inside the Monster Dome, they don the standard female work uniform, which consists of a purple mountain's majesty 3/4-sleeve down-collared dress shirt with buttons and a knot in the front, a pale-lavender skirt with purple tiger stripes. and lavender Converse with a dark lavender bow on the front. They also tie their hair into a loose side braid with small wisps hanging out.
While filming Blaze and the Monster Machines episodes prior to Season 4, they usually wore a gray sweater over a white down-collared dress shirt, dark denim jeans, and black slip-ons. In addition to this, their hair is let down and very curly, and they wear teal eyeshadow and a black butterfly clip on the left side of their hair. However, during the race track scenes (and while actually working on/using the track), they don a shirt identical to their Blading one (albeit in pale nimbus), a sleeveless bulky jacket with multiple pockets, near-identical jeans (albeit lighter and faded), pale-rose socks, and their iconic gray Skechers. Their shoes would later change to hot pink sport shoes with oranges splashes.
During the Autumnal Games arc, they wore a hot magenta, vibrant violet, and lavender tie-dyed shirt with a black smiley face on the front, light cerulean ripped jeans, and tan loafers. On top of this, they left their hair loose and wavy.
During the Summer Game Time! arc, they wore a faded mauve, bubble gum, and robin's egg blue tie-dye shirt with a black smiley face on the front, denim rolled-up shorts, their trademark pale-rose socks, and white sneakers with a black Nike logo. Their hair is tied in a loose bun.
As they progress through high school, they start wearing shirts with anime or cartoon characters, going so far as to own 4 Demon Slayer ones. They also take more of a liking to skirts and dresses, but usually still wear shorts or pants, depending on the weather. After the Disneyland Alone arc, they start wearing a skull necklace and will occasionally wear pink veiled Mickey Mouse ears.
Their main attire in the special Futuro Distante consists of a yellow sundress with a pink flame pattern and black platform sandals. Their hair is also braided.
During the Royal Court special, their first main outfit consists of a royal pink sequined jumpsuit with a somewhat fluffy pale pink design on the front, and black platform heels with silver sequins on the straps. Their second main outfit consists of a turquoise sundress with a flower pattern and those same sandals. Their hair is straightened.
== Personality ==
Flora's shown to be very kind, upbeat, peppy and caring. Often with a bright, optimistic outlook on life, they're rarely without a smile on their face. On top of this, they look out for others, especially their loved ones. Whenever someone was injured on set (given the nature of The Lion Guard, injuries were a bit more frequent on set than in other shows they worked on), they would be one of (if not) the first to rush to the injured party and call for help. Adding to this trait, they also befriend people very easily and are well-known by many in town as one of the most social people.
However, they are also shown to be quite shy in new places, as it took quite a while for them to open up when they moved to a new city. In addition to shyness, they can also be very timid, leading others to often assume they're upset (when they're usually not; they're just nervous). They also show quite a bit of discomfort when lots of people crowd around them.
They're shown to be quite rebellious on several occasions. The most notable ones are when they dyed their hair despite their mom forbidding them and dumping ice down their twin brother's shirt against their sibling's wishes (albeit the two were in the midst of a prank war, so the second one is somewhat forgivable).
They are also shown to be quite manipulative in many early instances. A notable instance was when they tricked their sibling into getting a Moxie the Robot using their mom's gift cards she had saved for years, which got both siblings grounded with their phones taken away for a week, as well as no video games or emailing friends. However, this behavior has significantly decreased over time, to the point of it being almost nonexistent.
They have shown selflessness several times, albeit becoming quite aggressive sometimes while doing so. The most notable time was when Jin was criticized by Tosha. Flora went right up to Tosha and screamed at her for what she said, later causing a major fistfight. They later stated that even though it wasn't the best way, they at least did something, implying that they're also not too much of a critical thinker. This trait is further exemplified when they, in order to stop Bunga and Makini from physically fighting on set, dove in the middle of their shouting match, accidentally getting smacked by Makini's Bakora in the process.
One of their most notable traits is their high defensiveness, as they cannot stand their friends and family getting bullied or someone dissing their team. Like mentioned above, they get quite angry, even if it's not directed towards them at all. 
Something their peers have noted is their ability to gain something from their phases.
Despite their beauty, they tend to be rather insecure about their appearance, particularly their facial features. Whenever someone brings up any of their insecurities, they shy away or cover their face with their hair.
Having many siblings, Flora is fond of children, especially their younger siblings, cousins, nieces, and nephews. This helps them bond with the younger cast members of any shows they appear in.
Flora tends to obsess about fictional characters frequently, which sometimes annoys those around them. When they went to watch Episode Nagi with the rest of the triplet trio, their constant squealing over Bachira, Reo, and Nagi annoyed Gabby and AJ to the point where the two moved to the seats behind them just to get away from Flora. This behavior sometimes carries over to real-life celebrities as well, as they bounced up and down and squealed while meeting their favorite singer, AmaLee.
During their junior year, Flora becomes much more outgoing, optimistic, social, and willing to try new things, similar to Fuli (in fact, they seem to have inspired this behavior from her). They have also become a bit wiser and more mature while still retaining their slightly childish persona and never-ending confidence. However, in You Can Be Queen Again, their confidence heavily drops after a string of mean Discord messages sent by their current tormentor. By the end of junior year, while not 100% there, they are slowly returning to their old self. They have nearly completely returned to their old self by the time their senior year starts.
Flora is very attached to their loved ones and struggles to let them go. During many Senior Goodbye events, they are a sobbing wreck, especially when saying goodbye to those close to them. Several of their friends have had to comfort them because of this. On the day of the Senior Goodbye rally, even though the junior class won it, she still sobbed as she bade her closest friends farewell, later continuing to cry once she returns home to greet her other friends. They would display this trait again after saying goodbye to a group of friends they had formed at a STEM camp, where they had gone for a month.
== Appearances ==
* Baobab Baseball!
* You Can Be Queen Again
* The Lion Guard: 5 Years Since
* Blunder Pressure
== Quotes ==
* "Bunga, watch where you aim that stink!" - after filming "Mama Binturong"
* "Baliyo, stop it before I turn that mane of yours into a man-bun!" - while feuding with Baliyo during "Little Old Ginterbong"
* "You're lucky we can't swear on set, loser!" - fighting with Baliyo again
* "Nuh uh! The last time I tried fixing one of your mishaps, about half the set got ruined!" - after Bunga asked them to help after he accidentally ruined part of the set in "The Trouble With Gallagos"
* "Rafiki taught me how to sleep on set!" - referencing a blooper Rafiki made while filming The Lion King
* "These shoes have survived blue paint! They can survive this!" - anytime someone raises concern about their shoes
* "Girl, if you wake me up before 5 PM..." - sleep-deprived
== Relationships ==
=== Fuli Haraka-Sana ===
Flora and Fuli have been best friends since the day they moved to town. Fuli welcomed Flora with open arms and, when they joined the TLG cast, she gently guided them through the show as they got used to having more prominence in a show. Fuli is rather protective of Flora, especially when the latter starts high school.
=== Kion Gozi ===
Like Fuli, Kion has also been best friends with Flora since they moved into town.
=== Makini Majizila ===
Makini and Flora have been friends since Makini's first day on set.
Makini often acts as the mediator between Flora and Gabby's arguments.
=== Anga Kimani ===
Anga and Flora have been friends since Anga's first day on set. When Anga was accidentally injured by Mwoga, Flora calmed her down and checked on her immediately, even making eye contact with the director to stop filming.
=== Baliyo Iyengar ===
Flora and Baliyo did not get along when they met. During their time together on set, they'd mainly be arguing, and at one point even had a physical fight. They eventually apologized to each other and made up. They are now great friends.
== Gallery ==
=== Created Through Games ===
Flora Blading Profile 2024.png|2024 Blading Profile
Flora Senior Photo.png|Yearbook Senior Photo
Flora Disney Album Cover.png|Photo from Disneyland Trip
Flora Matsuri 2024.png|2024 Summer Matsuri
Flora Kimono Visual.png|Kimono Imagine Spot
Flora Senior Season Icon 1.png|1st Senior Season Kodomo Profile
Emotional Lorea.png|2023, getting emotional
Flora New Look 2023 Icon.png|2023 New Look
Flora Summer 2024.png|2024 Summer Look
I feel as though this is me.png|2018 Emoji Blitz
Image For Profile From Scratch Game.png|2020 Blading Profile
Lorea Icon 2022 Title Matches.png|2022 Title Matches Blading Profile
Lorea 2023 Rebel Showdown.png|2023 Rebel Showdown Profile
Lorea Picrew.PNG|2021 Cute Look
Lorea Winter Tourney 2022 Icon.png|2022 Winter Tourney Blading Profiles
Me in anime 2021.png|2021 Blading Profile 3
Tori Vega Cosplay.png|Cosplaying Tori Vega
Flora and Gabby in Summer.png|With Gabby in Hawaii
Flora Maho Shoujo.png|Maho Shoujo Bright
Flora Maho Shoujo Dark.png|Maho Shoujo Dark
Flora Maho Shoujo Karaoke.png|Maho Shoujo Karaoke
Flora Maho Shoujo Karaoke with wings.png|Maho Shoujo Karaoke with wings
Flora Maho Shoujo Elegant (as Gabby).png|Maho Shoujo Elegant (standing in as Gabby)
Flora Dragon Princess.png|Dragon Princess Cosplay
Flora Summer 2024 Minnie Polo.png|Minnie Mouse Polo and Skirt
Flora Ultimate Dragon Vengeance Avatar.png|Ultimate Dragon Vengeance Avatar
Flora Alt Aesthetic.png|Alt Outfit
Flora Vision of Rhonda's Bakery.png|Visualizing working at Rhonda's
Flora Pokemon RP.png|Pokemon Roleplay Attire
Flora Christmas Singalong.png|Christmas Singalong Attire
Flora SuperStar Fairy.png|SuperStar Fairy
Flora K-drama Vision.png|Visualizing themself in a k-drama
== Trivia ==
* They're shown to somewhat resemble Harry Potter and Hermione Granger. They look like Hermione because of their natural hair and Harry because of their scar. They've even been jokingly called "Hermione Potter" several times. Ironically, they landed in Slytherin, Gryffindor's main rival, when they took the test. 
** The creator confirmed in early 2021 that they would not be making a lot of Harry Potter references anymore following backlash against JK Rowling and the creator's dislike of the fanbase (and losing interest in the franchise in general), but would still keep the scar as part of their character.
*** They later confirmed in late 2022 that any previous references they made that may be deemed too harmful (especially centered around she-who-must-not-be-named) will either be censored or removed entirely.
* They really love the re-recording of Taylor Swift's "Love Story" because it came out close to their fourteenth birthday.
* They are part Cyborg, as revealed in What is PTSD?. This has been mentioned numerous times throughout the series.
* Zel, the creator of this OC, says that Flora was originally created as their somewhat alter-ego, although they both look very different, Retro is not part-cyborg, Retro has not been in a car crash, Flora doesn't embarrass themself as frequently, Flora's not as shy, and their Beyblade combos are different. Flora uses their own combo (see below) and Retro uses the standard Turbo Valtryek combo.
* Their Beyblade combos are Miracle Cheetah C7 13' Atomic (right-spin) and Collision Cheetah Karma Charge Metal' (left-spin), both balance Beyblades.
** Their generic combo prior to getting Cheetah was Turbo Valtryek V4 8' Xtend, a reference to the creator's former main combo.
** Their Lightning Beyblade is the first upgrade to not change the forge disc, disc frame, or tip.
** While Balance-type Beyblades with both spin directions is quite common, their Quad Beyblade is the first Beyblade to have two entirely different combos/parts.
* They are famous on YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram.
* Prior to Makini's arrival, they were the youngest of the main The Lion Guard cast, a spot previously held by Bunga.
* They are non-binary and use they/them pronouns.
** They are the first non-binary cast member in The Lion Guard.
* Around the end of 2023, they stopped going by "Lorea" entirely and now regard it as their deadname.
** The author, who is also non-binary, mentioned that this is because they stopped liking the name Lorea and preferred a name that they felt "fit [their] character better."
* They have been vegetarian since 2015, purely by choice.
** This was due to the author being vegetarian, albeit the author is vegetarian due to their religion.
* They sing in an alto vocal range.
* They were diagnosed with anxiety during their junior year.
* They are bisexual.
* Their birthday is February 17, 2007, making them 17 in the current timeline.
* Flora is Mexican, Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, Indian, Japanese, and many more.
* They are fluent in English, Spanish, Russian, Ukrainian, Hindi, Japanese, and Polish.
* They like to joke that the author Christine Ha named a character after them in her Roys Bedoys series.
* Flora will sometimes get seasick, which got more noticeable over the years. They learned this the hard way while out on the sea with Charlie.
* "Flora" means flower in Latin and generally means "the plants of a particular region", a nod to Flora's love of flowers and nature.
* In some designs, Flora is erronoeously drawn without freckles. In addition, their current hair is often some type of pink-pruple ombre rather than a split-dye.
* Up until starting their high school career, their hair would almost always be tied up. However, as they progress through high school, their hair is often let down. This, according to the author, is to symbolize them opening up to their peers. Their short haircut symbolizes them almost completely opening up.
** This is similar to Livia Mancini's transformation in DI4RIES, which the author took inspiration from. Their blue hair was also inspired by Livia's.
* Prior to Middle School Years, they had a very high-pitched voice. Their voice eventually deepened as they progressed through middle school, but their voice was distinctive for being rather high-pitched for someone their age during their time on The Lion Guard, even while filming Season 3, where they'd noticeably aged.
* As a writer, they use the mononym "Rose," referring to their love of roses.
* Flora is the first marching band student to win the title of "Homecoming Queen."
* They will graduate high school in 2025.
** They will graduate from college in 2029.
* They are an honorary member of the Lion Guard.
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