Okay before I get started 1) these headcanons are still going to follow the idea that Keith is a cat Galra alien thing because that’s my ultimate fave Galra!Keith design and 2) I have a bunch of other headcanons in my headcanons tag (I have them tagged as “claire’s headcanons” and “galra!keith” but unfortunately I don’t just have one catch all “Galra Keith headcanons” tag so you might have to dig a bit if you want to read them)
*deep breath*
now that that’s out of the way
small rambling under the cut
I haven’t been into Voltron as much lately but I’ll try to do justice to my favorite part-Galra boy
I still choose to believe that Keith is half Galra half Altean and along with being able to shapeshift/conceal his Galra form he’s able to learn and use Druid magic
Maybe his Galra mom had him with an Altean who died in the war and she fled to earth or something and his human dad adopted him and raised him as a human so he’d be as far away from all the alien bullshit as possible and would be safe
That half Altean part of him is able to give him resistance to Druid attacks but it takes some of his power to do that ofc, that’s why his hand turned purple but he wasn’t actually scarred when his hand got hurt that one time
He purrs. It’s just so cute I can’t escape it.
He has heightened senses (ex: taste, smell, hearing) and he can see in the dark (probably only when in his full Galra form though, using Altean magic/shapeshifting abilities for as long as he has to the point that he actually has to try to resume his true form probably dulls his senses too)
Along the lines of the one above, his eyes glow in the dark when he’s in his Galra form
He gets his fighting skills from his mom
He discovers over time that he actually really likes certain alien dishes and it’s because they are naturally appealing to his Galra/Altean palate
He got them fangs too when he’s in his Galra form LET KEITH BE AN ALIEN CAT BOY 2K-NOW
He’s able to train with Allura and Coran to hone his Druid powers and maybe even be able to sense auras/communicate with Balmeras at some point :D
Although part of it is his elemental affinity as the Red Paladin, I always had an idea that the Galra Homeworld would look something like this, so he probably has even more natural resistance to heat and extreme temperatures (to a point this includes cold if he has fur and Red Paladin heat manipulation abilities)
He likes having his ears scratched but does not like having his tail pulled or touched
Although Hunk is and always will be the strongest person on the team, if he’s in his Galra form Keith is probably the second strongest because he gets an alien strength boost (and some useful claws)
He picks up other alien languages (most notably Altean and Galran) very quickly if he actually bothers to check them out because his parents used to speak them when he was itty bitty (and he even starts practicing a lot with Pidge and it’s a bonding experience for them, no “bonding experience” puns intended :/ )
He’s able to form a stronger bond with Red after he becomes aware of his alien status because Red could always sense that, and since I also think it would be cool if his mom was the Red Paladin I bet Red could share things about her with him
I hope those were satisfactory and you enjoyed reading!
