Pidge Holt

Sam Holt (father)

Takashi Shirogane (future brother-in-law)

Akira Shirogane (future brother-in-law)

Keith (future adopted brother and/or brother-in-law)

**Pidge Holt** is a paladin of the Green Lion of Voltron. She is a highly capable hacker, engineer, and strategist. While originally using the name Pidge as an alias as in V:LD canon, she soon revealed that she are more comfortable with it than her birth name.

## Appearance

Pidge has the same appearance as in V:LD canon, being very short and androgynous with brown eyes, pale skin, and short brown hair, as well as circular glasses (though in this story, they actually need them). Their outfits also fall into V:LD canon.

## Biography

Pidge's father and brother were lost on a mission to Kerberos, a moon of Pluto, along with Shiro. Pidge, who still went by Katie at the time, convinced her mom to let her join the Galaxy Garrison under the alias Pidge Gunderson in order to further her investigation. As in canon, she were assigned to a team with Lance and Hunk, beginning their friendship, and eventually invented a device to pick up interstellar radio chatter. When the story begins, they had just witnessed the Galran escape craft crash land and go to investigate, only to be followed by Lance and Hunk. Pidge hacks into the security cameras and sees Shiro being restrained by Garrison officers. The three launch a successful rescue attempt, with Keith being a distraction, and Lance drives a stolen hoverbike into the desert to evade their pursuers. None of them believe they can return to the Garrison, and resolve to survive in the desert until they can escape. Shiro wakes up during this time, and the group eventually finds the Blue Lion in a nearby cavern.

After Lance is accepted by her, the Blue Lion transports the group via wormhole to Arus, where they meet Princess Allura and Coran and learn about Voltron. Pidge becomes the new Green Paladin.

## Personality

Pidge is a highly introverted and private person, but develops strong relationships with much of the main cast. She is unafraid to express her emotions and perspectives, particularly her distrust of others, and has a fierce loyalty to her family. As in canon, she is quick to experiment with anything she can get her hands on and eager to learn.

Her autism expresses itself in frequent stimming, as well as intense periods of all-consuming focus. She occasionally experiences sensory overload.

## Abilities

Pidge is a technological genius who can hack into Galran databases while piloting her Lion, and has even developed modifications to the Lions, including longer-range scanners, cloaking devices, and a damage-absorbing shield for the Green Lion she named the Lightning Overkill Instigator (LOKI) that charges up lightning-based attacks.

In terms of combat skills, Pidge is just as capable with her bayard's taser and grappling hook functions as in canon. She is more likely to dodge about the battlefield than take up a defensive position, due to her easy maneuverability and small stature, and unless emotionally compromised, will craft a plan before diving in.

When the Lions embark on solo missions, Pidge excels in espionage and reconnaissance due to their hacking prowess and knack for stealth.

## Trivia

* Pidge is the youngest of the Paladins, as in canon.
* Pidge taught herself Galran with the help of Keith in order to decode files from Galran ships in search of her father.

## Gallery

An edit of all of the Paladins as of the end of Someplace Like Home, by niyalune on tumblrAn edit of the Duality Paladins, by niyalune on tumblrPidge from the official artwork of Voltron: Legendary Defender