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Princess Allura |Voltron/Voltron Force | Reserved

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Player
Name: Ally
Personal Journal: ilikethequiet
E-mail: ilike_thequiet@yahoo.com
AIM/MSN: timeconverges
Timezone: UTC +9.30
Current Characters in Route: None at the moment, but I used to play as Princess Peach on the LJ comm.

Character
Name: Allura of Arus
Series: Voltron: Defenders of the Universe/Voltron Force
Timeline: Season 1/Ghost in the Lion
Canon Resource Links:

Allura (DotU)
Allura (Voltron Force)

Personality: Princess Allura, royal daughter of Arus lived a lonely childhood; her parents were often away at royal functions which left her at home alone. She filled this void by befriending some intelligent space mice who soon became her dearest friends. Shortly after, her parents died leaving her in the care of Coran, an advisor of her father's. As she grew she learned what it was to be disciplined and diplomatic so that she could run Planet Arus as her family once did.

When the Voltron Force arrived on Arus in search of the ancient robot that would help them defeat their enemies, Allura found a new sense of purpose. She happily aided the team locate the lions that formed Voltron and helped them restore it to it's former glory.

When blue lion pilot Sven was unable to continue his duties, Allura took up the mantle. At first she found it difficult to juggle both piloting one fifth of the universe's greatest defender and her princess duties but with the help of her friends she found a way to do both.

Being a member of the Voltron Force isn't all fun and games though, after the destruction of Prince Lotor's robeast and the man himself there was a celebratory ceremony on Earth which turned sour when the giant robotic lions turned on the crowd. It was thought they were dangerous and thus the team was disbanded, even speaking of them incurred the greatest penalties.

So Allura went back to Arus to rule over her planet. Or so it seemed, the determined members of the Voltron force took it upon themselves to try and figure out what happened to their robotic lions. The galaxy needed a hero and that hero was Voltron.

Strengths/Weaknesses:

Strengths: Disciplined and compassionate, Allura has learned how to act within the boundaries of the Galaxy Alliance while also feeling great sympathy for her subjects and others who have become victims of Lotor's terrible reign. She is often the voice of reason to those around her and with the confidence she exudes people more often than not listen to her.

Allura is also not afraid of trying new experiences or stepping outside her comfort zone. When the blue lion was left without a pilot, Allura with no training on the matter stepped in to take up the mantle. It was not the wisest idea at the time, but she got better at it.

Weaknesses: Allura can be impulsive, sometimes she does not think things all the way through which results in her friends having to get her out of tight squeezes. Also her compassion for those she represents also gets her into trouble; Allura would rather sacrifice herself than to let people suffer.

Pokémon Information

Affiliation: Trainer

Starter: Growlithe

Password: Raspberry Lemonade

Samples
First Person Sample: [After the quite confusing morning she has had, working the little technical advice she had been given was the easy part. She cleared her throat as she addressed whomever was on the other side.]

Greetings people of...[She pauses and looks down at the Growlithe sitting next to her.] Where are we?

[He growled softly in response.]

[She sighed.] My name is Allura and I am very, very far from home. I'm not even that sure how I got here to be honest; I remember catching up to the man who stole my lion and then...I think he froze me somehow, all I could feel was the cold. Then I woke up here. I have to say going from an ice world to here is a nice change.

Also there is this animal who has been following me around since I woke up. [She turned the camera on him.] He's like a little tiger dog, I have never seen anything like him before. What do I do with him? I tried shooing him away but he won't leave, do I keep him?

I have so many questions, I am hoping someone out there is willing to provide me some answers.


Third Person Sample: Allura turned off her Pokégear and looked down at the Growlithe who was still happily sitting by her feet. She had this overwhelming need to get him back to his mother, surely he wasn't big enough to be out on his own.

She kneeled down and let him sniff her hand "Do you even have a mother, little one?" Allura patted him on the head "I don't have one either. Well, I guess if we're going to be together for a little while, you will need a name." He was an odd mix of both a tiger and a puppy, his exuberance reminded her of someone or rather something else. "I think I shall call you Blue, do you like that?"

The Growlithe bounced, happy with his new name. Allura smiled and stood up, nodding. Allura decided it was time to look the the backpack she was given earlier, maybe it would help her decide her next move. She found clothing, a packed lunch, toiletries and a handbook, Allura smiled "The powers that be at least prepare you for the journey ahead."

Sitting down, Allura took out the handbook and started to read. There was a lot of information to take in like the fact that the Pokémon seemed perfectly happy to fight alongside the person who trained them. Allura wasn't one to judge.

As she read, her mind started to wander back to the scene she left behind; the ice planet and the other Voltron Force members, she hoped they were okay and that she would be able to see them again, still she didn't think that was going to happen soon.

She went back to her book.

"This suggests we should go to Cherrygrove City, it sounds pretty. What do you think little guy, want to go on an adventure with me?"

The Growlithe wagged his tail.

"Alright then, tomorrow we will set out."

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Before we make our final decision on your application, we would like a revised personality section. While the rest of the app was acceptable, the personality section you provided felt more like a rundown of Allura's history. We'd like to see more elements of what makes up her psyche: her motivations, her relationships, things that carry significance in her life. You will have one week to complete these requests before the character is available again.