Coran Smythe

* Current
* Debut

Occupation| * Royal Advisor
* Co-pilot of the Castleship
* Mechanic

**Coran Hieronymus Wimbleton Smythe** is the royal advisor for the royal family from planet Altea and one of the last remaining members of the Altean race. He had been asleep within the Castle of Lions along with Princess Allura for ten thousand years before being awakened by the Voltron team and functioned as the co-pilot of the Castle of Lions before its destruction.

## Appearance

Coran is a lean, humanoid man with pale skin, short orange hair, and a distinct bushy orange mustache. As an Altean, his ears are pointed at the top rather than rounded. He has small sickle-shaped marks of blue situated on his cheekbones, right under each of his violet eyes. The pupils of his eyes also have a noticeable purple in their center. Coran's hair is slicked back and flares out at the base of his neck; a small curled tuft of hair dangles in front of his forehead.

Coran wears a distinguished dark blue jacket accented with white, gray, and yellow; the collar stands high on his neck, and the jacket covers his hips. His sleeves are tucked into his white gloves accented with a lighter blue. Underneath his jacket, Coran appears to wear a dark gray shirt and dark gray pants padded at his knees. His pants tuck into his dark blue boots that reach his shins and are accented with yellow, gray, and black.

## Personality

Coran is suited as a Royal Advisor for exhibiting a highly cautionary and protective personality, usually when it comes to Allura, who sees him as a second father.[1] Coran holds immense loyalty and respect for the deceased King Alfor and takes his duty as Allura's guardian very seriously by overseeing her health and warning her of threats to her life. He is dramatic in almost all other situations and provides a substantial amount of comic relief, but is not underestimated simply for his comedy and lack of exhibited combat ability.

Coran is highly knowledgeable about the universe and alien technology; he will readily take action and command to assist the team when they need it most and is incredibly competent under his eccentric demeanor.[2] He is sympathetic to his teammates' struggles, having a deep pain of his own from losing his home planet, family, and the entire race. His compassion extends to the suffering of creatures such as Balmera, as Coran is someone who appreciates the universe and the good that exists and must be upheld.

## Abilities

### Equipment

Apart from piloting the Castle of Lions and its flight pods, Coran utilizes this equipment:

## Stats

#### Combat

While yet unseen and perhaps baseless, as Coran has not shown any noteworthy physical combat abilities, he has threatened that he is trained and capable of handling close-quarters combat.[6] It is noteworthy how easily he intercepts and counterattacks Keith's bowl of food goo when the Paladin flings it at Allura.[7] However, his official agility and strength stats are average, with his physical strength being the lowest at his disposal.[1]

#### Piloting

Coran is the designated pilot of the Castle of Lions when Allura cannot pilot it, and her co-pilot of the Castleship as needed. However, this is usually exhibited in tactical use rather than the maneuverability. He can fly the large spacecraft with ease and is familiar with all the ship's technical aspects.[6][7][2] His individual piloting skills are showcased in his intense piloting of one of the Castle's flight pods to escape the pursuit of a Galra battle patrol, a heated incident contrasting his usual jovial nature.[2]

## Trivia

* Coran explains that the Castle of Lions is 10,600 years old by the time the human Paladins arrive on Arus, and states he was alive when his grandfather was building the Castleship.[6][2] This places Coran's age around 600 years old, at the very least.
	+ Being 600 years old is considered "later in life" or old for an Altean, as Coran suffers a case of "the slipperies," a common virus for older Alteans.[10] Coran is noticeably in denial about his age.[10]
* Coran has each Paladin ranked by height on a scale of 1-5 (tallest to shortest); Pidge is ranked at "Number Five."[7] Lauren Montgomery approves the remaining ranking at 4: Keith, 3: Lance, 2: Hunk, and 1: Shiro.[1]
* Allura can experience a repeated flow of time and recall the previous time flow; Coran, notably, does not appear to share this ability.[1] It is implied he does not share her abilities to adjust size and color, either.[12]
* During his age regression, Coran is voiced by the sons of his voice actor, Rhys Darby.
* Coran is based on the character Coran of the previous *Voltron* franchises, which was based on the character Raible of *Beast King GoLion*.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Voltron: Legendary Defender Official Website
2. ↑ **Season Two**: Episode 4, "Greening the Cube"
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 **Season Two**: Episode 7, "Space Mall"
4. ↑ **Season Two**: Episode 6, "The Ark of Taujeer"
5. ↑ **Season One**: Episode 4, "The Fall of the Castle of Lions"
6. ↑ **Season Three**: Episode 1, "Changing of the Guard"

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