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Astraea Smythe
Astraea Smythe


Astraea is the niece of Coran and a member of Team Volton.
Art by MaliceInTheAbyss

Personal data
Nicknames Astra
Little Star (by Coran only)
Alias Voltron's Healer, Healing Star, Lady Symthe (by Royal Members)
Age 18 (Season 1)
19 (Season 6)
Gender Female
Species Altean
Occupation Member of Team Voltron
Team Volton Medic
Medic of the IGF-Atlas (S7-S8)
Morality Good
Living status Alive
Additional info
Origins
Place of origin Altea
Residence Castle of Lions (S1-S7)
IGF-Atlas (S7-S8)
New Altea (post-S8)
Ethnicity Altean
Nationality Altean
Appearance
Hair color Dark orangeish-red
Eye color Green, purple pupils
Skin color Pale
Height 5'3"
Relationships
Love interest Keith Kogane
Relatives Mavanri Smythe (mother)
Unnamed father †
Coran Smythe (maternal uncle)
Canlar Smythe (maternal grandfather)
Hieronymus Wimbelton Smythe (maternal great-grandfather)
Nyx Smythe (animal pet)
Affiliation Kingdom of Altea, Paladins of Voltron, Voltron Coalition, Galactic Coalition
Friends Zutri (close friend) †, Princess Allura, Takashi "Shiro" Shirogane, Keith Kogane, Lance McCain, Katie "Pidge" Holt, Hunk Garret
Enemies Zarkon, Haggar, Galra loyal to Zarkon
Powers and skills
Powers Chameleon-like physiology: size, hair and skin alteration, enhanced strength, speed, and agility
Skills Medical and anatomical intuition, mechanical intuition, minor piloting, combat training, swordsmanship, extensive knowledge on Altean magic
Weaknesses Self-confidence issues
Equipment Spacesuit, sword
Production notes
Created by ElementalDragoness
Appearances Voltron Galactic Defenders
Blood doesn't make it family, it's what you want your family to be.
Astraea Smythe

Astraea Hermione Smythe is the 18-year-old Altean niece of Coran Smythe, and the daughter of the late Dr. Mavanri Smythe. She is also the owner of an alien feline named Nyx.

During the war, Astraea's mother was killed while trying to help other Alteans flee, leaving her in the care of her Uncle Coran. In the final attack, Astraea was one of the first to be placed in the cryo-pods, followed by her uncle and Princess Allura. Ten thousand years later, Astraea is awoken by five humans who would later become the new Paladins of Voltron.

Physical description

Astraea ultimately takes after her mother's side of the family, but with very few traits from her unknown, biological father. She is a slim and slender female Altean with an olive-like skin color with orange-gold eyes and purple pupils, and long dark orange hair to bright orange ombre hair. She has pointed ears and arrow-like markings on her cheeks just below her eyes colored blue. She often has her hair pulled into a side ponytail resting on her shoulder.

Her normal, usual attire is a hooded dark navy blue and pale blue trimmed jacket with the tail going past her waist, a silver-and-gray form-fitting shirt, dark gray pants, and black-and-silver boots. She often has her hood over her head, but does wear it down, and has a pair of light green, diamond-shaped earrings.

She also wears a spacesuit like Allura's, but accented silver.

Personality

Right away, Astraea is someone that is always there for her friends and family. She doesn't care what someone is to decide whether she wants to be friends or not. She is very understanding towards people, as when she first learns of Pidge's identity and does confront her but doesn't push her to reveal herself. She could also understand some of the new Paladins' worries, they were just thrown into a new life, so she could see them still not quite ready.

Family is something that she holds dear to herself, even though her mother is gone, she still has her uncle and her new family with the Paladins. She was able to understand Pidge's pain but did also agree with Keith on a few things.

There are times when Astraea is shy and hides behind her hood and uncle. She doesn't speak, not sure how to answer someone. She will end up hiding behind the closest person (that sometimes ends up being Keith since she normally stands by him).

Astraea can be scary when angry, as noted when she is arguing with Allura after her mistreatment of both Ulaz and Keith when he learns he is half-Galra. She is also known to hold well grudges against people. This is noted during the time the team is not helping or protecting Keith during the times Allura refuses to acknowledge him, and also her given she had revealed she too was half-Galran. With that, Astraea refused to help them when they needed medical attention (she took care of things if they were urgent), but non-urgent things, she refused to take part. Fortunately, she had her uncle on her and Keith's side and he defended them. Thankfully, the team were able to realize what they were doing, and later, Allura changed. Astraea didn't accept Allura's apology for the longest time, mostly because she also didn't trust her friend. It wasn't until later did Allura prove herself, did Astraea accept the apology.

Astraea does not base someone based on their species or heritage, as seen when Allura ignores Keith due to him learning he is part-Galra. She is also extremely supportive of what people want to do. When Keith desires to join the Blades, Astraea supports him right away. She knows he doesn't feel like the right leader and to help him learn more about his mother's heritage as well. She just wants him to call her once in a while.

Abilities

Powers

  • Altean physiology
    • Appearance alteration: An ability of the chameleon-like race of Alteans is the ability to mimic the physical traits of other species by either changing their skin tone and manipulating their height. Astraea cannot transform into inanimate objects and she cannot mask her Altean markings or alter her pointed ears.

Skills

  • Combat training: Through the request of her mother, Astraea took lessons in combat training and weapon wielding. Mavanri did not want Astraea to not know how to defend herself, not knowing what she wanted to do with her life. In a way, this worked, especially later when Astraea finds Skyfall.
  • Swordsmanship: In addition to her combat training, Astraea was taught how to fight with a sword. Now, Astraea uses all her skills when she needs, and as the only swordfighter, trains with Keith.
    • Ambidexterity: She is ambidextrous, able to wield her sword in either hand, though she prefers using her left.
  • Piloting: Usually saying in the infirmary, Astraea doesn't rely on her beginning piloting skills. However, she does know enough to pilot a ship, or the Castle of Lions.
  • Medical and anatomical intuition: Astraea is extremely knowledgeable in Altean medicine and anatomy. She is constantly learning about human anatomy so she can help the Paladins when they are injured. She often spends time with Pidge learning more about human anatomy. With her knowledge in medical terms, Astraea ends up taking over as the "doctor" of the team allowing her uncle to take care of the Castle of Lions and other things instead.
  • Extensive knowledge of Altean technology: Astraea is highly knowledgeable about Altean technology, especially the Castle of Lions. This enables her to know how to function and even repair parts of the castle; pretty giving her full control of the ship if needs are. She also has some knowledge of the Voltron Lions technology having spent some time learning about them and also, upon her reawakening.
  • Mechanical intuition: She also has some knowledge in understanding how some tech and machines work. Though unfamiliar with Earth tech, she is eager to learn more.
  • Extensive knowledge of Altean culture and history

Equipment

  • Earrings Communicator: Like Allura, Astraea also wears a set of earrings that double as a communicator. This allows her to stay in contact with Allura, Coran, and the Paladins when they are not in the same room. Like most communicators, it will not work if there is a large amount of distance between them, or someone is deep underground.
  • Spacesuit: For excursions outside the Castle of Lions, Astraea dons a spacesuit similar to Allura's, just accented silver.
  • Mysterious sword: During one of the many excursions, Astraea came across this sword, which she felt was calling to her. She's come to nickname it it "Skyfall" until she knows more about it. In the meantime, Astraea uses it as her main weapon during training and any sword of battle. She often trains with Keith, the only other person to actually know how use and train with a sword.

Trivia

  • Astraea's sword is based off a picture found on Pinterest.
  • She was named originally named Athena but was changed to make her name more Alien-like.
  • Her middle name, Hermione, was chosen to be a somewhat feminine form of Coran's own middle name, Hieronymus.
  • Astraea stands shorter than Keith; much like Allura she is not part of the Number Chart of Coran.
  • Her favorite color is silver, which goes with her space uniform.
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