Taegan Chua (Volume 1-4)

"This article is about the character in Volume 1-4, for the character in Volume 5-present, see Taegan Chua (Volume 5-present)."Taegan Teng Kwan Chua is one of the Zodiac Heroes and is one of the secondary school students. She is the protagonist of the series.

Official Description
Taegan Teng Kwan Chua is a 13-year-old American secondary school student. With the help of her amulet, he has powers based on the Chinese goddess, Xihe and can transform into a spirit.

Appearance
She is shown to have long dark brown hair moved to the left (her right), brown eyes and light skin. She wears a blue jacket over a white shirt with pink stripes, dark blue pants and white shoes. She also wears red wire framed glasses. When she activates her powers, her pupils and irises disappear and glow yellow. Her sleepwear consists of a white shirt with lavender stripes and blue sweatpants. Her student uniform consists of a navy blue blazer over a white dress shirt with a red and blue ribbon, a blue skirt, white socks and white sneakers. She stands of 4 ft. 8 and is of average weight. Her party outfit consists of a turquoise jacket over a white shirt with blue horizontal stripes, a turquoise skirt and white shoes. Taegan turns yellow in her spirit form.

Personality
Like many of her teammates, she displays immaturity but sometimes seriousness. She doesn't seem to be a people person prior to the flight from Guam to American Samoa. She is also grief-stricken due to being involved in a plane crash. Despite this, she is an optimistic girl.

Etymology
(First name) The name Taegan means Little Poet and is of Irish origin. Taegan is name that's been used by parents who are considering unisex or non-gendered baby names--baby names that can be used for any gender. From Teague. Possibly also derived from the Welsh name Tegan meaning "pretty, fair"

(1st middle name) Teng (Chinese: 滕; pinyin: Téng; Wade–Giles: T'eng2) is a Chinese surname derived from State of Teng (Imperial clan descendants) in the Western Zhou Dynasty.

(2nd middle name) Kwan or Guan is Chinese for 'close.'

(Last name) Chua or Chai is Chinese for 'victory.'

Chinese Name
Traditional: 泰根登關蔡

Simplified: 泰根登关蔡

Pinyin/Romanisation: Tài gēn dēng guān cài

Powers and Abilities

 * Speed - Her speed powers were first used in Season 9. Her powers are equivalent to Caspar's.
 * Solar Powers - Her solar powers were first used in Season 9. Her powers are equivalent to Caspar's.

Trivia

 * Taegan was born on 20 March 2007 which makes her Zodiac sign Aries unlike her companion, Caspar, who is a Taurus
 * Taegan was born in Singapore but raised in Los Angeles
 * She is of Chinese descent
 * Taegan is short-sighted