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Sven Holgersson, known as in the original Japanese language Beast King GoLion and in Voltron: Legendary Defender, 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.

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 of the series as a version of Shiro from another universe. 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.

Nicknamed , Takashi Shirogane is the original second-in-command in Beast King GoLion, piloting the Blue Lion and wearing a black uniform. In the sixth episode of the series, he is mortally wounded during an attack by Honerva and is given a hero's burial, with Princess Fala replacing him as the Blue Lion's pilot. He has a twin brother named Ryou Shirogane, who, along with Princess Amue, joins the heroes in the fight against the Galra Empire, later also perishing in battle.

Takashi Shiro Shirogane has not been a contender in any CBUB matches.