An Shirogane

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## Description

### **Age**

17 (debut)
 19 (current)

### **Relatives**

Yuriko Shirogane (mother)
 Masaru Shirogane (father)
 Takashi Shirogane (older brother)

## Stats

### **Affiliation**

Team Voltron
 Galaxy Garrison (formerly)

## Media

### **Debut**

TBA

**An Shirogane** (白銀杏, *Shirogane An*) is the Blue Paladin, piloting the Blue Lion and a member of Team Voltron. She was a former pilot cadet in the Galaxy Garrison. She is one of the main protagonists in an upcoming fanseries.

## Appearance

An is a teenager of average height. Owning to her Japanese heritage, she has pale skin and dark, black hair that is cut to a shoulder-length bob with dark gray eyes. It has been said by her previous friends from the Garrisons and her family members that An looks like a splitting image of her older brother, if not younger and more feminine.

Her Paladin armor is largely dark gray in color, mirroring her teammate's armor, and has the color blue as accents, signifying her role as the Blue Paladin.

An's casual wear consists of a v-necked black long-sleeved sweater over a white turtleneck shirt and a pair of blue jeans with white sport shoes. However, later on in the series, An decides to drop the black sweater and replace it with a light blue jacket instead.

## Personality

An, at the surface, is a light-hearted and almost laid-back person. She often speaks with an "airy" tone that makes her seem air-headed and is almost permanently cheerful with a constant lazy smile plastered on her face. She enjoys teasing her friends and fellow members of Voltron, especially Corina, and retains a bubbly atmosphere whenever she is around. An is often perceived as an older sister figure by the other members of Voltron; she tends to have a more mature side to her that allows her friends to easily be themselves around her.

However, despite her friendly behavior, An herself keeps everyone at an arm's length. After Shiro's disappearance, An's personality took a drastic change. She became more cunning and somewhat manipulative, only staying in the Garrison to gather information from her instructors and teammates about the Kerberos Mission, and later, Keith's whereabouts. Her cheerful personality mentioned above became a facade to hide her darker, more cynical self in a constant effort o be liked and praised by the people around her. This is because of her upbringing, where Shiro was praised in her family for being a talented pilot and An is often ignored or left out.

Her motivations for agreeing to stay with Lumine and piloting the Blue Lion was to find Shiro and Keith after finding out they were once Paladins too. Instead of outright stating her true motivation, An lied and said that she wanted to help save the universe. She had initially planned to leave once she could bring Shiro home, making her home life "normal" again. It's also worth nothing that An's self-esteem is non-existent, believing her own worth as a person is always attached to something or someone else. She describes herself as a "selfish person" who only ever cares about "saving" herself.

Over time, An grew more and more emotionally attached to her team members, even more so than she would have liked. She becomes enraged when she found out the Blade of Marmora's unethical trial methods in the episode "Blade of Marmora", going as far as to give the greenlight for Corina, Felicia, and Diane back at the Castle to launch an attack on their base in order to save Kat from her imminent death. When Corina asked if she was alright, she simply replied with "No, I'm angry". She becomes fiercely protective of her friends after realizing that she has grown attached to them, and easily throws hands when someone she is close to is hurt.

An still has unresolved trauma over her turbulent family life at home. This was further amplified when she had to strike down Agent "S" (who was revealed to be a clone of Shiro), subsequently killing him. Once her father and mother began suspecting and wrongly blaming her for killing Shiro in space out of jealously, it sends An into a spiral until her friends help her snap out of it.

## Abilities

### Equipment

* **Bayard:** An's main weapon. It transforms into an Altean rapier.
* **Paladin Armor:** Her Paladin Armor allows for safe travel in space; it contains a highly advanced computer system, a communication system, a laser gun, a grappling hook and tether, holographic capabilities, an energy shield for defense, breathable air, and a jetpack for brief sustained flight.

### Skill Set

#### Combat

An is a particularly skilled close-ranged fighter with her rapier, having taken fencing classes when she was little. She specializes with swift, quick strikes while her teammates do heavy attacks. She relies on her speed and agility to attack her opponents, and can be quite cunning when doing so, often syncing her attacks with her teammates' for extra damage. This also means An is physically the weakest in Voltron, aside from Felicia, making her susceptible to heavier attacks.

#### Piloting

While she was at the Galaxy Garrsion, Kat was a fighter-class pilot, suggesting that she has notable piloting skills earning her placement in that class. Corina and An were often said to be one of the best, if not *the* best pilots in their class. While Corina had more talent, An shined through her constant hard work and developed a certain skill for flying. She's nowhere near the prodigal level her brother Shiro once was, but she was able to pilot the Blue Lion with ease.

#### Other Abilities

* **Fencing**: An used to take fencing classes when she was younger before her parents forgot to pay her class fees on time.

## Trivia

* Throughout the series, An's last name (Shirogane) was not revealed until the team found out her connection to Shiro as his younger sister.
* An's name pronunciation differs from character to character. Only Keith and Shiro pronounce it as "Ah-n" while the others pronounce it as "An" (as in "Anne" or "Ann").
	+ Keith and Shiro pronounces her name as per the Japanese character.
* Her character theme is "love"; familial, platonically, romantically, and personally.
* Her favorite food is grilled eel *onigiri*.
* Both An and Diane had hidden motivations for going along with being Paladins; for An, it was to find Shiro and Keith, mainly bringing her brother back home.
* An is confirmed to be attracted to solely females. She blushes visibly when a female alien flirts with her in "The Depths", and has a crush on Corina.
* Her last name, Shirogane (白銀) means "white metal" or "silver". Her first name, An (杏), means "apricot".
* An's character took inspiration from Akane Aoi from the manga *Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun.*
* An's English voice actor would be Sam Slade.
	+ Her voice claim is Topaz from the turn-based gacha video game *Honkai: Star Rail*.