Fan Casting Elena in Akira: Part 1

The eldest Esper child, bedridden and deathly pale, whose body has been ravaged by her power. Elena dreams of Akira's awakening and warns Shackleton of the coming apocalypse. Her clear, earnest voice makes her prophecies feel like inevitable truth. Her hero moment—sitting up in bed with monumental effort to lead Thomas and Maximilian in psychic battle against Travis—reveals the warrior within the invalid. She fades back onto her pillow, whispering "He's still alive..."