Last season of Voltron is dropping this week! Was feeling nostalgic and started digging through some old doodles I did while on the show. I came across this Heero Yuy inspired Keith (2nd photo) drawing that I did almost 3 years ago, and wanted to draw him again in that outfit! Might try and post more of these silly doodles from the past leading up to the drop date this friday!
So - I’m seeing some activity on my dash that seems to indicate that Shiro isn’t the Black paladin anymore and I - don’t get where that’s coming from? I mean, I suppose if I squint I could see it but overall I just got a ‘finally set right’ feel for the end of the season. And what made me feel that way?
well - this.
That’s the lions all roaring once Shiro was back amoung them. The OG Shiro. Its a full-throated, full-hearted concert of affirmation and not just from Black but all the lions, all together at once, in unison.
And you know the last time they did that?
Also for Shiro and him taking his place as the rightful paladin of the Black lion, way back in season one, episode one.
They’d done that for no one else - and they’ve done it for Shiro twice now. Only for Shiro. And its not as if other paladins haven’t been lost and then found again (see: Keith)
but - Keith flew Black? Yes. And? That doesn’t make him the Black paladin any more than it makes my little sister me when she borrows my jeep. Keith has been Black’s pilot three times now. To save Shiro from the lizard monsters on pancake planet. To take over because Shiro wasn’t there. And to save Shiro from clone planet. There - might be a pattern there. Yes, I know, Keith was Black Paladin in all other incarnations and he might be End Game. But he might not. I still hold that the writers spent a lot of time bonding paladins and original lions in the first two seasons and Black even went so far as to save her own paladin from death and protect his soul for three seasons. I’m not seeing that Shiro isn’t still Black’s current paladin and I’m not even ready to do that on Shiro being End Game Black Paladin yet. Sure, its possible and oh yes, it’ll break my heart right in two if the writers end on a different note - but they haven’t yet and I’m not going to borrow heartache that might be unnecessary before its time.
but - Shiro doesn’t have an arm! He can’t fly without two arms.
Are you sure? Are you really really sure. So sure those sticks in the floor the paladins all use randomly and without any kind of actual purpose (because we’ve seen utterly no pattern to the way they use them and what happens at all) beyond its dramatic and they seem to need to use them mentally - are necessary to fly a lion? That the paladin that lived inside his lion for so long couldn’t mentally connect enough to fly it, ‘see through its eyes’ and become one with it in flight? You don’t need two arms to be a hero or a leader or a powerful force in life. But - that’s not very dramatic looking for a visual story, so sure - let’s say we want to give Shiro two arms to fly.
Have we seen Shiro use the Black Bayard yet? Even the clone only threw it - it never changed shape for him. We’ve never seen OG Shiro use the bayard beyond its key slot action. So - what would we give the guy on a team with pretty much every other kind of weapon already accounted for to use as a Black gifted, spiritually bonded weapon? Something that he could use easily, without difficulty? Something that suits him and seems to fit his fighting style? Something that could become a part of him? (something that matches leaked pictures?) Hmmm. Let’s see. Whatever could we give the Black Paladin, the Black Lion’s chosen representative, the one whose lion loves him enough to save his life and protect him, that would represent the way being a paladin makes him feel whole?
So - I’m seeing some activity on my dash that seems to indicate that Shiro isn’t the Black paladin anymore and I - don’t get where that’s coming from? I mean, I suppose if I squint I could see it but overall I just got a ‘finally set right’ feel for the end of the season. And what made me feel that way?
well - this.
That’s the lions all roaring once Shiro was back amoung them. The OG Shiro. Its a full-throated, full-hearted concert of affirmation and not just from Black but all the lions, all together at once, in unison.
And you know the last time they did that?
Also for Shiro and him taking his place as the rightful paladin of the Black lion, way back in season one, episode one.
They’d done that for no one else - and they’ve done it for Shiro twice now. Only for Shiro. And its not as if other paladins haven’t been lost and then found again (see: Keith)
but - Keith flew Black? Yes. And? That doesn’t make him the Black paladin any more than it makes my little sister me when she borrows my jeep. Keith has been Black’s pilot three times now. To save Shiro from the lizard monsters on pancake planet. To take over because Shiro wasn’t there. And to save Shiro from clone planet. There - might be a pattern there. Yes, I know, Keith was Black Paladin in all other incarnations and he might be End Game. But he might not. I still hold that the writers spent a lot of time bonding paladins and original lions in the first two seasons and Black even went so far as to save her own paladin from death and protect his soul for three seasons. I’m not seeing that Shiro isn’t still Black’s current paladin and I’m not even ready to do that on Shiro being End Game Black Paladin yet. Sure, its possible and oh yes, it’ll break my heart right in two if the writers end on a different note - but they haven’t yet and I’m not going to borrow heartache that might be unnecessary before its time.
but - Shiro doesn’t have an arm! He can’t fly without two arms.
Are you sure? Are you really really sure. So sure those sticks in the floor the paladins all use randomly and without any kind of actual purpose (because we’ve seen utterly no pattern to the way they use them and what happens at all) beyond its dramatic and they seem to need to use them mentally - are necessary to fly a lion? That the paladin that lived inside his lion for so long couldn’t mentally connect enough to fly it, ‘see through its eyes’ and become one with it in flight? You don’t need two arms to be a hero or a leader or a powerful force in life. But - that’s not very dramatic looking for a visual story, so sure - let’s say we want to give Shiro two arms to fly.
Have we seen Shiro use the Black Bayard yet? Even the clone only threw it - it never changed shape for him. We’ve never seen OG Shiro use the bayard beyond its key slot action. So - what would we give the guy on a team with pretty much every other kind of weapon already accounted for to use as a Black gifted, spiritually bonded weapon? Something that he could use easily, without difficulty? Something that suits him and seems to fit his fighting style? Something that could become a part of him? (something that matches leaked pictures?) Hmmm. Let’s see. Whatever could we give the Black Paladin, the Black Lion’s chosen representative, the one whose lion loves him enough to save his life and protect him, that would represent the way being a paladin makes him feel whole?
You can usually tell how deep I am in a fandom by how many different AUs I just start throwing around…
AU where Zarkon has Voltron, Keith is Galran and the Red Paladin, and Kuro Shiro is Zarkon’s personal Champion/Paladin attendant/attack dog.
The Keith pic started off as a vent doodle so the interaction this is based off of involves Keith being probably about 90 degrees LESS of an anger muffin (and maybe Shiro being about 10 degrees less smug), but their relationship probably goes exactly the direction you would expect.
I wanted to upload this yesterday, but Tumblr was broken when I tried!
A Shiro birthday art I had the privilege of creating for @kacielacie‘s birthday cake this past weekend. Her birthday is so close to Shiro’s that she wanted a cake with him on it, and I was very lucky to be part of helping that dream come true. <3 We love you baby!
Just finished my part for kayochins’ Voltron Positivity project! I feel really lucky to have been able to be a part of something with so many talented artists – Everyone’s been posting theirs pieces as they finish and I’m looking forward to seeing the final product!
a charity fanzine about friendship for the Voltron: Legendary Defender fandom
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mission statement
fandom is a place where we bring some of our strongest passions. it is a space full of joy, kindness, friendship, and community. sometimes there is anger and strife in the excitement of emotions running high, but in the end we are all fans of the same amazing, wonderful show: Voltron Legendary Defender.
PROJECT: PALadins is a gen fanzine centered around the mutual trust and deep connections that the members of team voltron have with one another. it is about friendship and support (and maybe a smidge about the winter holidays. c: ). team voltron’s members all have amazing strengths, relate-able weaknesses, and fun interactions that we enjoy watching and wanted to retell in our own voices with our own fanworks, gathered here.
(this is all a fancy way of saying we really love voltron’s characters and wanted to make a charity zine to express it!)
charity
together the paladins work to fight hatred and pain throughout the universe, and through the combined effort of the gathered artists and writers in this work and your kind contributions, we want to fight the hatred and pain brought on by child abuse.
the proceeds from this zine will be donated to an organization dedicated to preventing child abuse and educating caretakers on child care.
the release
releasing only as a PDF, the zine will be available for preorder from November 28th to December 8th; on December 9th, the zine will release. The PDF will continue to be available for purchase until December 16th.
at this time there is no planned hard copy release.
I had the distinct pleasure of contributing the cover design and promotional graphics for this zine, as well as watching @projectshirogane pour their heart into coordinating it. Many people have joyfully contributed their time and effort in bringing this zine together, please spread the word and consider purchasing!
Something like this has been on my mind for a while, and those space brushes gave my just the right boost of inspiration and motivation to make it happen!
Constellations are Capricorn and Aries, my headcanon sun and moon for this pragmatic, stubborn, impatient boy. To explain in brief, one of my favorites things about Keith is how his personality is made up of two seemingly opposite concepts – He processes things in a grounded, down-to-earth way that contrasts with his fiery, passionate bursts of emotion. It’s something that so many people seem to have a hard time striking a balance with in characterizing him that nothing but (what I affectionately call) The Cardinal Earth/Fire Struggle seemed to suit him more perfectly. For this reason, both this boy and these signs are very, very close to my heart.
I’d love to do a series of the Paladins like this (since I have zodiac thoughts for them too!), but honestly I have no idea if any other constellation is going to look that good as a crown like dang.
