 Today on Voltron History, we're going to be talking about two characters, Sven and Shiro, so stay tuned. This is the story of the super force of space explorers, specially trained and sent by the Alliance to bring back Voltron, Defender of the Universe. Voltron, Defender to the Universe. In the Go Alliance series, the original second in command of the team was Takashi Shirogane. Takashi piloted the Blue Lion in more black uniform. In episode six of the series, Takashi was wounded during an attack by Hanneva and later died of his injuries. Takashi had a younger brother in the series named Ryu. Like his brother, Ryu was also killed in battle. In Voltron, Defender of the Universe, the character of Takashi is switched over to that of Sven. Sven is of Norwegian origins and piloted the Blue Lion while wearing the black uniform. Devil's Dew Publishing revealed Sven's last name is Hulgersen. In Defender of the Universe, Sven is an amalgam of both Takashi and Ryu Shirogane from Beast King Go Line. In this version, Sven is the original second in command of the Voltron Force and was part of the scout team sent by Galaxy Garrison to Planet Eris. A short time later, Sven rescued Lance from the evil Witch Haggar and ended up seriously injured. It was after this that he was transferred to a hospital on another planet, but that planet was attacked by Zarkon and Sven was taken as a slave. It was during his time as a slave that he met Princess Remel, the cousin of Princess Elura from Planet Pollux. And together, the two were able to free her people from Zarkon's rule with the help of the Voltron Force. Sven and Remel eventually fell in love. Sven never appeared in Voltron the Third Dimension and we wouldn't see him again until Nicktoon's Voltron Force series several years later. It's in the Voltron Force series that we discover he was infected by Haggar's cat when it attacked him while rescuing Lance. The infection eventually progressed to the point where he needed to remain in a very cold environment in order to keep it from overtaking his mind. It's also revealed here that he and Remel had a son together that was born roughly a year before the series began. His son was also infected by the virus as well. Sven's son was kidnapped by Mayhawks and taken to train as the pilot of the Blue Lion for the Drul Empire. Eventually, Sven steals Blue Lion and rescues his son and Princess Elura, then later defeats King Lotor, the one-time prince from Defender of the Universe in Third Dimension, in single combat. In the Devil's Dew Publishing comic book series, Sven is depicted as being 27 years old and the oldest member of the team. His past remains unknown and very mysterious. All that really is known of him is he was a former member of an elite navy squad similar to the Navy SEALs. He was placed on administrative leave after a miscommunication incident in South America left a foreign national he was sent to extract dead. It's also in this series that he's unable to ever properly help his teammates form Voltron due to a brain defect which causes the magic of Voltron to reject him. Today, the character of Sven has been moved to an alternate dimension where he never became a member of the Voltron Force, and in Voltron Legendary Defender he is known as Shiro, the pilot of the Black Lion and leader of the Voltron Force. It's in Legendary Defender that he once again becomes Takashi Shiragane, but goes by Shiro and is known by the slaves of the Galra Arena as champion. Galaxy Garrison sent Shiro along with Dr. Samuel Holt and his son Met who are the father and brother of Voltron Paladin Pidge to Pluto's Moon where they went missing. Shiro was taken as a slave and forced to fight in Emperor Zarkon's Gladiator Arena. It was here that Shiro lost his right arm and it was replaced with a cybernetic one. He was later rescued by the rest of the Voltron Force and became the leader of the team piloting the Black Lion. In Voltron Legendary Defender, Shiro is 25 years old and was born on February 29th. At one point, he gave up piloting the Black Lion and turned it and leadership of the Voltron Force over to Keith. But due to Keith's own self-doubt and joining the blade of Mamora, Keith left the Voltron Force and Shiro once again took his place as the Paladin of the Black Lion. In Voltron Legendary Defender, Shiro is voiced by Josh Keaton. In Nicktoon's Voltron Force series, Sven was voiced by Alan Marriott and by Michael Bell in Voltron Defender of the Universe. I hope you guys enjoyed today's video and if you did, make sure you hit that subscribe button so you don't miss out on future videos. Who do you like more, Sven or Shiro? Leave your response in the comments below. I'm Shannon for Comic NTV. Take care my friends. This is the story of the super force of space explorers. Specially trained and sent by the Alliance to bring back Voltron Defender of the Universe.