Sven

Sven Holgersson, known as is a fictional character in the media franchise Voltron, and a member of the Voltron Force. The character's first appearance was in Voltron: Defender of the Universe. The character has received a positive critical reception, although their depiction as a gay man in Legendary Defender has been criticised as being poorly written. Conception and creation Sven is a composite character of two characters from Beast King Go Lion: Takashi Shirogane, the original blue lion pilot who was killed in episode 6, and Ryou Shirogane, Takashi's brother. Since they looked alike, WEP simply decided that Sven would survive the events of episode 6 and be treated as if they were the same character. In Voltron: Legendary Defender, the Takashi Shirogane name is used, nicknamed "Shiro", with Sven making an appearance in the third season as an alternate universe version of him. Josh Keaton only discovered that the character had a Scandinavian accent the day before the recording. Reconceived as Japanese and gay, in contrast to Sven who was Norwegian and later married Princess Romelle, Shiro was originally intended to be a teenager but rewritten him to be 25 years old after his designs were finalised. Originally intended to die in the second season, the character comes back as a clone with his soul trapped inside the Black Lion, before being restored in the sixth season. Appearances