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[[center: [- [[Characters/KantaiCollection Main Character Page]] | [[Characters/KantaiCollectionOne Destroyers (Kamikaze-class to Shiratsuyu-class)]] | '''Destroyers (Asashio-class to Matsu-class)''' | [[Characters/KantaiCollectionThree Light and Heavy Cruisers]] | [[Characters/KantaiCollectionFour Battleships and Aircraft Carriers]] | [[Characters/KantaiCollectionFive Rest of the IJN Fleet]] | [[Characters/KantaiCollectionSix Non-IJN Fleet]] | [[Characters/KantaiCollectionSeven The Abyssal Fleet]] | [[Characters/KantaiCollectionOtherOfficialWorks Other Official Characters]] -] ]]
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!Destroyers (DD)

[[folder: The ''Asashio''-class]]
* AdorablyPrecociousChild: They are some of the youngest looking Destroyers -- to the point that the fans refer to their choice of clothing as an elementary school uniform -- yet some of them don't act like kids.
* GunsAkimbo: They carry their 12.7 Twin Guns and Quad Torpedo Tubes in a [[HandCannon Hand Cannon]]-like manner.
* NonuniformUniform: Downplayed. All ships of the said class in their base form wear the same white, long-sleeve shirt, and pale green skirt with suspenders; but only Yamagumo, Asagumo, and Minegumo wear large, colored ribbons (being drawn by Fujikawa, compared to the rest of their sister ships being drawn by Konishi).

!!Asashio (1st)
!!!'''Artist:''' Konishi
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Wakana Miyakawa
[[quoteright:231:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/asashio-kc_590.png]]
[[caption-width-right:275:[[labelnote:Click here to see her remodeled form]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/morningtide_d.png[[/labelnote]]]]

-->''"Destroyer class, Asashio. I'm always ready for a battle."''\\\

Asashio (''Morning Tide'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Asashio_(1936) Asashio]]''. She is a serious and dutiful girl.
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* ACupAngst: In ''Shimakaze, Girl of the Whirlwind'', she reacted poorly after Shimakaze wondered why Asashio was so slow even with her smaller fuel tanks.
* ClassRepresentative: Not exactly, but in ''[=GotW=]'', Shimakaze often mocks her, saying that she acts like one. Fans would follow suit eventually.
* ComicallySerious: Always serious regardless of the situation. She even claims that she's studying on how to play on the beach in her Summer line.
* {{Foil}}: To Shimakaze in ''Shimakaze, Girl of the Whirlwind''.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: If she gets sunk, she'll makes a [[WhatTheHellHero remark]] about the enemy who sank her that has an air of this.
-->'''Asashio''': To attack me when I'm on a rescue operation...... How cheap.
* ObliviousToLove: She is so serious that she mistakes the Admiral's apparent love confession for a strategy meeting in her wedding line.
-->'''Asashio''': ''Admiral, what is it, calling me out to such a place. Just the two of us… ah, this is... a strategy meeting, yes?''
* ProperTightsWithASkirt: In her Kai Ni D form, which makes her look like a young lady attending a private school.
* SeriousBusiness: She's not only serious about battles, but about everything. She gets mocked for this in ''Shimakaze, Girl of the Whirlwind''.
* TookALevelInBadass: Her Kai Ni makes her the second best attacker amongst destroyers in night battle (on par with Ayanami, only behind Yuudachi). She has a reversible remodel in the form of a Kai Ni D[[note]]referring to the Type D destroyers, the official designation of the ''Matsu''-class, which were smaller, cost-effective destroyers specialized for AA and ASW support.[[/note]] which reduces her offensive abilities but improves her durability, her AA and gives her the second best max ASW in the game (only behind Isuzu).

!!Ooshio (2nd)
!!!'''Artist:''' Konishi
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Wakana Miyakawa
[[quoteright:140:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ooshio-kc_4759.png]]
[[caption-width-right:225:[[labelnote:Click here to see her remodeled form]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/spring_tide.png[[/labelnote]]]]

-->''"Destroyer class, Ooshio~! A small body with large torpedoes! Leave it to me."''\\\

Ooshio (''Spring Tide'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Oshio Ooshio]]''. A cheerful, high-spirited girl.
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* AscendedExtra: She becomes one of the {{Starter Equipment}}s in ''Kancolle Kai''.
* GenkiGirl: Acts as one for her ship class. She's always full of energy no matter if it's raining or sunny.
* GirlishPigtails: A pair of short ones.
* HotBlooded: Always speaks in a cheerful tone.
-->'''Ooshio''': ''Yeaah, bo~~m!''
* NiceHat: A truly big boiler hat, which disappears after her second remodel.
* PetitePride: She mentions this in her introductory line.
** MemeticMutation: Which of course in fandom is jokingly referred to as a sexually suggestive phrase.
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: If she gets damaged.
-->'''Ooshio''': ''I'm! Still! Okay!''
* TookALevelInBadass: Becomes much more powerful on second remodel. Before June 30, 2016 patch that buffed Ayanami's firepower by 2 points, her night battle power was equal to Ayanami's, having slightly less Firepower but slightly better Torpedo. Compared to Ayanami she also has stronger AntiAir, ASW and LOS, but with slightly less HP and armour and worse Luck.
* UnexpectedCharacter: A variant - Being such a relative unknown in the community, a lot of fans were surprised that she would get a second remodel so quickly. The date of its release, April 1st 2016, did not help.

!!Michishio (3rd)
!!!'''Artist:''' Konishi
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Wakana Miyakawa
[[quoteright:215:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/michishio-kc_3760.png]]
[[caption-width-right:220:[[labelnote:Click here to see her remodeled form]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dd_michishio_kai_ni_489_full.png[[/labelnote]]]]

-->''"Michishio here. Why did I get assigned to such a fleet?"''\\\

Michishio (''High Tide'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Michishio Michishio]]''. She is a cranky, sulky girl.
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* BoisterousBruiser: She acts like this whenever she isn't complaining about something.
* TheCynic: Not on Kikuzuki's level, but still, not exactly a ray of sunshine.
* GrumpyBear: She complains about everything.
-->'''Michishio''': ''Don't go planning boring operations, tch!''
* OdangoHair: Has a couple small puffs of hair, but stylized to also give her a pair of GirlishPigtails (see main pic).
* SurvivorGuilt: Heavily implied. Despite being a GrumpyBear, she gets really nervous and lonely when going to a dock. Which is based on her RealLife counterpart; when the destroyer Michishio was under repair for about a year, her fellow sisters in Destroyer Division 8 - Asashio, Ooshio, and Arashio - were all sunk.
* {{Tsundere}}: She is quite cold towards the Admiral, but according to Arashio, she admires him/her.
-->'''Arashio''': ''Everybody admires the Admiral, you know? That Michishio-chan, she really does, no? Ufufufufu.''

!!Arashio (4th)
!!!'''Artist:''' Konishi
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Wakana Miyakawa
[[quoteright:196:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/arashio_9047.png]]
[[caption-width-right:220:[[labelnote:Click here to see her remodeled form]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/stormytide.png[[/labelnote]]]]

-->''"Oh, I haven't introduced myself yet, have I? My name is Arashio."''\\\

Arashio (''Stormy Tide'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Arashio Arashio]]''. She is often giggling and trying to act feminine.
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* GirlyBruiser: She tries very hard to be feminine, but she still takes part in the fighting alongside everyone else.
* TheOjou: Acts like one; presumably she is built/born also in Kobe.
* PerpetualSmiler: She is often seen giggling, like Atago.
* ProperTightsWithASkirt: Trades the shorts mentioned below for pantyhose in her Kai Ni art.
* SkirtOverSlacks: She wears bike shorts that are clearly visible under her skirt.
* ThisIsUnforgivable: If she gets sunk:
-->'''Arashio''': Oh my... you've sunk me... you'll regret this...
* TookALevelInBadass: With her second remodel released in the January 25th 2017 update, she becomes very similar to Ooshio (including having the same night battle power and needing a blueprint) except she trades ASW for AA and a gun for a searchlight. Thankfully, she's also a more recognizable character due to her personality.
* VanityIsFeminine: She acts feminine and takes care of her appearance a lot. Also, she dislikes bombers because they damaged her smokestack.
-->'''Arashio''' (damaged): ''Geez... my appearance is ruined...''

!!Yamagumo (5th)
!!!'''Artist:''' Fujikawa
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuiHorie
[[quoteright:140:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yamagumo_8.png]]

-->''"Good morning~~. Asashio Destroyer number six, Yamagumo. Please treat me well!"''\\\

Yamagumo (''Mountain Cloud'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Yamagumo_(1937) Yamagumo]]''. She is slow and does things at her own pace, but she is very attached to her sister Asagumo.
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* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Even Asagumo admits that Yamagumo is a bit... off.
* BigSisterWorship: To Asagumo, who is actually the younger of the two.
* DissonantSerenity: She talks in a slow and sluggish tone of voice all the time. Even if she is sinking.
** TheStoner: In fanon, due to her speech patterns and the fact that her Kai form was [[https://kancolle.fandom.com/wiki/Ship_list given the number]] 1[[MemeticMutation 420]].
* RepressedMemories: She feels uncomfortable when something reminds her how her real life counterpart and her fleet were sunk, such as feeling bad after midnight, or when meeting Fusou and Yamashiro.
-->'''Yamagumo''': Is that...Fusou and Yamashiro? Uuh, for some reason, my stomach is starting to hurt...uuh, guess I'll go home...
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* TenderTears: Sheds them after seeing Asagumo with "an unknown guy" in her hourly lines. Turns out she mistook Z-1 for a boy.
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* ThoseTwoGuys: With Asagumo.

!!Asagumo (6th)
!!!'''Artist:''' Fujikawa
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuiHorie
[[quoteright:221:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/33f49069eae7a1483cd2c69054564f7e.png]]

-->''"''Asashio''-class destroyer, Asagumo, reporting in! So you're the Commander... huh. Hmm. Well, it's fine. I'll do it!"''\\\

Asagumo (''Morning Cloud'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Asagumo_(1937) Asagumo]]''.
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* BigLittleSister: To the older and ditzy Yamagumo.
* FanNickname: Errorgumo, due to a rather spectacular resemblance to the girl in the "connection to server lost" error screen.
* GirlishPigtails: Very long ones.
* GoofyPrintUnderwear: Her panties are never seen even in her damaged sprite, but her bra is sky blue and has a cute lion head on it.
* ModestyShorts: Hers are rather short though, and only visible when she is damaged.
* MulticoloredHair: The ends of her twintails are pink.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Yamagumo.
* RareRandomDrop: Even moreso than Hatsukaze and Ooyodo, as she is only available as a rare drop at Map 1-6, and the node only drops her only under a specific enemy formation[[note]]the one with [[BossInMookClothing Ri-class Flagship]][[/note]] and has a chance of not dropping any ships at all even with an S-rank victory.
* TogetherInDeath: If she gets sunk.
-->'''Asagumo''': ...Fufu, Yamagumo... We're together again. It's not like I'm... like I'm lonely, you know...
* {{Tsundere}}: Implied to be one for the Admiral, as she always backs off after saying something.
* UnknownRival: Self-declared rival of the ''Kagerou''-class.
* WhenSheSmiles: On her remodel. Most of the art differences between standard and remodeled Asagumo are subtle enough that they could easily be overlooked if not viewing them side by side. What you'll notice immediately is her remodel's cute smile.

!!Minegumo (8th)
!!!'''Artist:''' Fujikawa
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Yume Miyamoto
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kc_minegumo.png]]

-->''"Good morning, Admiral. I'm ''Asashio''-class destroyer, Minegumo, reporting for duty."''\\\

Minegumo (''Summit Cloud'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Minegumo_(1937) Minegumo]]''. She's introduced in the Winter 2019 Event as the E-1 Reward.
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* BornUnlucky: Starts off with a dismal 6 at base, 9 at Kai.
* BraidsOfAction[=/=]GirlishPigtails: Not as actiony, but still present.
* HiddenBuxom: Downplayed. She has the greatest "displacement" amongst her sisters, though it is not exactly apparent on her [[http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Minegumo/Gallery damaged art]].
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: She wears the standard Asashio-class uniform but is the only one who wears a ribbon with a checkered pattern. The ribbon has Murasame's colors, hinting their close partnership and Minegumo's UndyingLoyalty towards her.


!!Arare (9th)
!!!'''Artist:''' Konishi
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Wakana Miyakawa
[[quoteright:204:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/arare-kc_8488.png]]
[[caption-width-right:220:[[labelnote:Click here to see her remodeled form]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dd_arare_kai_ni_198_full.png[[/labelnote]]]]

-->''"I'm Arare.... I won't say 'ncha-'... Look after me..."''\\\

Arare (''Hail'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Arare_(1937) Arare]]''.
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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: She seems to act unconsciously most of the time.
-->'''Arare''': ''"I'm...attacking?"''
* DramaticEllipsis: She uses a lot of ellipsis when talking, like Hatsuyuki.
* IgnoredConfession: Thanks to being a [[TheStoic stoic]] TerseTalker, she apparently does this in her marriage line.
-->'''Arare:''' "Ah… Commander, what is it? I want to get back to work.. Yeah…"
* ImColdSoCold: If she gets sunk.
-->'''Arare''': Ah... water is getting in... it's cold...
* NiceHat: The same hat as Ooshio. Unlike her elder sister, she keeps it upon remodel.
* TheQuietOne: She is a girl of few words.
* TheStoic: Never emotes much and speaks in an even tone.
* TerseTalker: She has some of the shortest lines in the game.
* TookALevelInBadass: Her second remodel implemented in the April 6th 2018 update sees her gain stats similar to Ooshio and Michishio except that she traded some of her surface attack power for one of the best ASW stats amongst destroyers in the game (behind Asashio [=K2D=] and Jervis at a max of 81, 113 after marriage).
* VerbalTic: "n'cha". An obvious ShoutOut to Manga/DoctorSlump.

!!Kasumi (10th)
!!!'''Artist:''' Konishi
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Wakana Miyakawa
[[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kasumi-kc_9383.png]]
[[caption-width-right:220:[[labelnote:Click here to see her remodeled form]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mist_b.png[[/labelnote]]]]

-->''"Kasumi, ready to go. Keep up with me!"''\\\

Kasumi (''Mist'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Kasumi_(1937) Kasumi]]''. She acts irritated and bored most of the time, but has a lot of pride in her abilities.
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* BigLittleSister: Despite being the last ship, Kasumi is notably worldly and battle-hardened. Compared to Asashio, who is dutiful but naive, Kasumi is hard-willed and hot-headed while also nurturing in a tough love sort of way. Kiyoshimo is usually her target of concern.
* BoisterousBruiser
* BornLucky: At 37 base Luck, both of her Kai Nis have even more than Ushio, who outlived her.
* CoolButInefficient: She can perform Anti-Air Cut-Ins in her Kai Ni B form, once given the necessary equipment for enabling the same. However, not only does she has the highest level requirement for her remodel[[note]]equal to Shoukaku Kai Ni A, though fortunately she doesn't require a blueprint or catapult[[/note]] among all the shipgirls capable of an air-defense role, but her AACI is executed at the highest priority while offering weaker air defense compared to Maya [[note]] at level 75, at the same level requirement for her Kai Ni[[/note]] or ''Akizuki''-class destroyers [[note]]very rare, but are practically the quintessential air defense providers in the game[[/note]], effectively relegating her air-defense role as a last resort when the Admiral had no other air defense providers available.
* FashionableAsymmetry: Her Kai Ni B has a single long stocking on the left. This, again, is a reference to Operation Ten-Go where she's one of the destroyers who escorted Yamato, who also wears her stocking the same way.
* GrumpyBear: As a result of putting up with a lot of abuse during her service.
* {{Jerkass}}: Rivals Akebono in calling the Admiral derisve nicknames. She does mellow down a bit with her Kai Ni, though.
* PrecisionFStrike: Drops this gem when viewing the player score:
-->'''Kasumi''': It's a letter. Don't make me repeat myself, [[JerkAss you piece of shit]].
* SuperMode: Kasumi has an alternative "Kai Ni B"[[note]]referring to the Type B destroyers, which is the official classification for Akizuki-class destroyers[[/note]] form which turns her into an [[AntiAir Anti-Air]] Destroyer, allowing her to do Anti-Air Cut-ins like Maya and Akizuki without an AA director, in exchange for weaker firepower and torpedo stat. Also, she can carry Large Radars that normally can't be used by destroyers.
* SurroundedByIdiots: Treats the Admiral like a servant and the enemy as weaklings.
* ThisCannotBe: If she gets sunk.
-->'''Kasumi''': To think that I'm sinking... I won't... I won't accept this...!
* TookALevelInBadass: She becomes the 1st Destroyer to receive an upgrade with an alternate form (into a Anti-Air Destroyer) that allows her to equip larger radar. She can also equip a Fleet Command Facility as well as a Daihatsu Transport. That said, she also has the highest remodeling requirement amongst all destroyers for all her perks.
* TookALevelInKindness: She has started to become less abrasive since Fall 2015, but her second remodel makes her very courteous and polite compared to her previously was toward the Admiral.
* {{Tsundere}}: Towards the Admiral. Especially in her marriage line.
-->'''Kasumi''': ''"Oh, for the Commander to be in such a place, he must have such copious free time, huh... eh... present? For me? Erm.. Ah.. you idiot.."''
* WorthyOpponent: She acknowledges the enemy if she is badly damaged.
-->'''Kasumi''': ''"I guess we have some half-decent opponents. I give you my praise."''

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[[folder: The ''Kagerou''-class]]

* ModestyShorts: Worn by the first three Kagerous (Kagerou, Shiranui, and Kuroshio).
* NonuniformUniform: The class has ''the'' largest variation of character designs for a single ship type. There are two general uniform designs which most of the ''Kagerou''-class adhere to in varying degrees and a couple of genuine oddballs. The first basic uniform design (examplified by Konishi) uses a blazer top and the second basic uniform design (examplified by Parsley and Shizuma Yoshinori) uses a SailorFuku top.
* RareRandomDrop: While the first three ships are almost ComMons like the other Destroyers [[note]]with a tiny advantage[[/note]], the rest of the ''Kagerou''-class cannot be crafted save for Yukikaze, and are only obtainable from boss battles of mid- or end-game stages. Yukikaze herself (with a rainbow rarity compared to the others' silver) counts, albeit as a drop from a few more boss nodes (5-4 is the best option, so she is common among very experienced players), as well as being a rare result from crafting (you have to use the resources for a light cruiser instead of destroyer to even have a chance).

!!Kagerou (1st)
!!!'''Artist:''' Konishi
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SakiFujita
[[quoteright:221:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kagerou-kc_244.png]]
[[caption-width-right:220:[[labelnote:Click here to see her Kai Ni form]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kc_kagerou_kai_ni.png[[/labelnote]]]]

-->''"Great to meet you! I'm Kagerou. Treat me well!"''\\\

Kagerou (''Heat Haze'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Kagerō_(1938) Kagerou]]''.\\\

She is the main character of the LightNovel series '''Kagerou, Setting Sail!''', where as a newly-transferred Fleet Girl to the front lines of the Yokosuka Naval District, she aims to prove that she's not merely a "bumpkin from Kure".
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* ArtisticLicenseShips: She was part of the IJN's Circle 3 program, not Circle 4 as stated in her library intro.
* CloudCuckoolander: In fanworks, to contrast with the serious Shiranui.
* CoolBigSis: Her seasonal lines reveal she likes to dote on Shiranui. Similarly, in her sisters' hourly lines, it's shown that she's constantly looking for her younger sisters.
* GenkiGirl: She's cheerful, vigorous, and optimistic.
* GirlishPigtails: Has two short ones that are tied with yellow ribbons.
* ThisCannotBe: If she gets sunk.
-->'''Kagerou''': I'm sinking? Really? No way...
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Shiranui or Kuroshio mainly in fanworks.

!!Shiranui (2nd)
!!!'''Artist:''' Konishi
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SakiFujita
[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/092_3_827.png]]
[[caption-width-right:240:[[labelnote:Click here to see her Kai Ni form]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kc_shiranui_kai_ni.png[[/labelnote]]]]

-->''"I'm Shiranui. I look forward to your guidance and encouragement."''\\\

Shiranui (''Phosphorescent Light'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Shiranui_(1938) Shiranui]]''. She is a stoic girl who loves battles.
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* BadLiar: As seen in her idle line:
--->'''Shiranui:''' ''Shiranui is absolutely not bored. No, please don't mind me. Do as you like...''
* BloodKnight: Loves battles a bit too much.
* CatchPhrase: When she feels particularly annoyed or that the Admiral is displeased, she'll growl "Did Shiranui make a mistake?" or some variation thereof.
* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: In fanworks, to contrast with the cheerful Kagerou.
* DyingCurse: If she gets sunk. Some speculate that this could be either said to the one [[TakingYouWithMe who]] shot at her, or to her Admiral.
-->'''Shiranui''': ''If this is death, everyone is coming with me... That includes you.''
* RoseHairedSweetie: Subverted; despite her pink hair, she's rather cold and reserved.
* TheStoic: Talks without much intonation, and in fanworks she tends to have a flat expression that can rival even that of Kaga.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Unlike many others, it's used to give her a more detached feeling.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Kagerou or Kuroshio as seen in fanworks and later on with Hayashimo.
* VocalDissonance: Her ContraltoOfDanger makes her sound like a grown woman, rather than the 12-year-old girl she looks like.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: She has distinctive pink hair.

!!Kuroshio (3rd)
!!!'''Artist:''' Konishi
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SakiFujita
[[quoteright:204:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kuroshiokc_2976.png]]
[[caption-width-right:220:[[labelnote:Click here to see her Kai Ni form]]:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kc_kuroshio_kai_2.png[[/labelnote]]]]

-->''"It's Kuroshio, nice to meet 'cha!"''\\\

Kuroshio (''Black Tide'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Kuroshio Kuroshio]]''. She is a laidback and cheerful girl.
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* CoolBigSis: Oyashio sees her as such.
* EveryoneCanSeeIt: According to her marriage line, her feelings for the Admiral are very obvious.
-->'''Kuroshio''': ''I... I'm...always lookin' at the chief? Really? I don't believe it~''
* FaceDeathWithDignity: If she gets sunk.
-->'''Kuroshio''': ''I... I can't live any longer... Goodbye...''
* GenkiGirl: She's very carefree and cheerful.
* KansaiRegionalAccent: Speaks in a very informal tone. Interestingly, she's the only ship laid down in the Kansai region (specifically, Osaka) that actually speaks with a Kansai accent.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Oyashio.

!!Oyashio (4th)
!!!'''Artist:''' Konishi
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Kaede Hondo
[[quoteright:160:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kc_oyashio.png]]

-->''"Fourth ship of the ''Kagerou''-class destroyers, I'm Oyashio. Commander, please give my regards on leading Desdiv 15. Please take care of me!"''\\\

Oyashio (''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyashio_Current Parental Tide]]'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Oyashio Oyashio]]''. She's dutiful and has a need to report everything to the Admiral. She's introduced as the E6 drop for the Spring 2016 Event.
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* BigSisterWorship: To Kuroshio, who's actually the more laidback of the two.
* ComicallySerious: Not to Asashio's extent, but she's always serious, dutiful and often has the need to report even the most trivial things.
-->''Commander, I have a report. The sunset is beautiful! beautiful... I would like to take a picture of it. I'm so sorry! On duty...''
* PunnyName: Due to her name she often gets portrayed as the mother of Ushio ("Tide").
* SorryThatImDying: If she gets sunk.
--> '''Oyashio''': ''I... Going to sink again... Kuroshio... Kagerou nee-san... I'm... so...r...ry...''
* ThirdPersonPerson: When speaking to the Admiral, she refers to herself in third person; but with everyone else she speaks normally.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Kuroshio.
* VerbalTic: Her need to report everything.

!!Hatsukaze (7th)
!!!'''Artist:''' Konishi
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SarahEmiBridcutt
[[quoteright:180:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kc_hatsukaze.png]]

-->''"I'm Hatsukaze, nice to meet you. Admiral, how many did you have before me, I wonder?"''\\\

Hatsukaze (''First Wind'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Hatsukaze Hatsukaze]]''. A girl who acts hostile towards the Admiral and also idolizes Myoukou.
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* AchillesHeel: Her bow, because it had been sheared off by Myoukou when the latter accidentally ran into her while trying to retreat from the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay.
* BigSisterWorship: Not to anyone of her ship class, but to ''Myoukou'', who is a Heavy Cruiser.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: She asks the Admiral how many of 'Me' he/she has had before. She may be aware of the fact that you can obtain multiple ships of the same kind...
** {{Irony}}: She is a RareRandomDrop of the boss node of 3-4, have 3% chance to drop if and only if you get a complete win in boss. The map is simply one of the most difficult normal maps,[[note]]with a high chance to be thrown into dead end simply by bad luck, elite and ''flagship'' enemy battleships occur everywhere, capable of instantly damaging your ship to red HP (in case you must retreat or might lose the ship in next battle). Submarines are not effective as 2-4 due to hight enemy ASW. As (formerly) ''the'' most rare ship available regularly (surpassing even ''Yamato''), She's hard to drop even in special event maps, with many admiral using tons of resources to repeatably play these maps within event time limit in search for her. See also Amatsukaze below.[[/note]]It is unlikely for an admiral to ever have multiple Hatsukazes.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: She acts hostile towards her Admiral because she hopes he/she will become stronger from it.
-->'''Hatsukaze''': Admiral... I just wanted you to become stronger... That's why I said bad things to you... I'm... sorry...
* {{Tsundere}}: Towards the Admiral, as shown in her sinking line (above) and marriage line.
-->'''Hatsukaze''': ''Why're you calling me over here? I've got maintenance and resupply - I'm quite busy... eh? Such a large bouquet... for me? No way, I'm happy... haaa.. just what are you saying, stupid Admiral! Geez, I'll take it already!''
* WithFriendsLikeThese: In the 4koma she has a problem with Yukikaze (her roommate) screaming "Yukikaze will not sink!" repeatedly in her sleep.

!!Yukikaze (8th)
!!!'''Artist:''' Shizuma Yoshinori
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SakiFujita
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-->''"The eighth ship of ''Kagerou''-class destroyer, I'm Yukikaze. I'll be in your care!"''\\\

Yukikaze (''Snowy Wind'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Yukikaze_(1939) Yukikaze]]''. A GenkiGirl who likes boasting about her high good luck (50, 60 when upgraded in the game) and her title as the "Unsinkable ship". She is often compared to some sort of [[MemeticMutation rodent or a beaver]] due to her prominent upper teeth and often carries a pair of binoculars around.
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* BoisterousBruiser: During a battle, she will say something along the lines of "I won't sink!" regardless of how much damage she's sustained. [[NotSoInvincibleAfterAll Unless she does sink]].
-->"Yukikaze will not sink!"
** Lampshaded in the 4-koma where her roommate Hatsukaze gets bothered a lot by her shouting the phrase... in her sleep. Over and over.
* BornLucky: Has the highest luck stat (and joint highest evasion stat, tied with Shimakaze...until Warspite came along) in the game, reflecting how she avoided getting sunk in some of the most brutal naval battles of the Pacific War.
* CoolBigSis: To Tokitsukaze, according to the latter's hourly lines.
* DoomMagnet: To the extent that it's been said that her high luck is due to absorbing the luck of other ships and even ''entire countries''.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Nationalist China received Yukikaze after WWII and soon to be defeated in Civil War and retreat to Taiwan, see SoleSurvivor below[[/labelnote]]
* GenkiGirl: Easily the most cheerful and excitable of her class.
* GlassCannon: As frail as any other Destroyer, but due to her high Luck, she's perfect for Night Battles with a Cut-In (an Equipment-Setup consisting of Torpedo and Main Gun combinations), a special attack with chance of activation that relies on Luck. Cut-Ins are famous for wrecking even the asses of flagship battleships in the enemy formations to kingdom come (read: [[OneHitKill They Oneshot them]]). The downside of this and where the Glass part comes in, is the aforementioned vulnerability of Destroyers, especially in Day Battles. If Yukikaze gets hit by the very same BB you want her to oneshot in the night battle, her health will go into red and she will be unable to fight at night or proceed to the next battle.
* {{Irony}}:
--> '''Yukikaze''' (when attacking): I will protect the fleet! ([[DoomMagnet Guess what happened to the ships she escorted.]])
* NiceHat: One which resembles her superstructure.
* NonuniformUniform: Her uniform is the Kagerou's second variety, except she uses an oversized shirt as a dress and forgoes the skirt altogether. Ironically among her division mates, all of them save Hatsukaze wear some variation of Yukikaze's style, making Hatsukaze the CustomUniform wearer in their little grouping.
* NotSoInvincibleAfterAll: If she gets sunk.
--> '''Yukikaze''': The unsinkable ship... does not exist in this world...
* RedBaron: In fanworks she is often referred to as either Reaper/Shinigami in reference to her history.
** She is also known as ''Yukikaze of Kure'', given after her home port.
* SoleSurvivor: Of not only the ''Kagerou''-class, but of all the [=IJN=] vessels that survived the war that are currently implemented. [[labelnote:Explanation]]While the other surviving ships, save Hibiki (transferred to [=USSR=], served in their navy, and then scrapped in 1958), were either scrapped or sunk as target ships within 5 years after the war's end, Yukikaze was given to Nationalist China and served as their navy's flagship until her decommissioning and re-assignment as a training ship in 1966. After unsuccessful attempts by the Japanese to have her returned for use as a museum ship she ran aground during a typhoon in 1969, and was finally scrapped in the 1971, making her the last of the surviving ships to be scrapped. (And the economy of Taiwan skyrocketed as a [[DoomMagnet "result"]])[[/labelnote]]
* TragicKeepsake: Her binoculars, with which she saw the demise of her fellow fleets.
* VerbalTic: She always refers to the admiral as "しれぇ" ("Shiree", Commander). MemeticMutation makes this her cry.

!!Amatsukaze (9th)
!!!'''Artist:''' Shizuma Yoshinori
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuiOgura
[[quoteright:170:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/amatsukaze_8804.png]]

-->''"There's a nice wind coming...The next generation destroyer prototype, it is now mine, Amatsukaze's, turn."''\\\

Amatsukaze (''Heavenly Wind'') is the personification of the Japanese Destroyer ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Amatsukaze_(1939) Amatsukaze]]''. She makes frequent references to wind and enjoys taking walks along the beach, for the sea breeze.
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* CustomUniform: Her top is essentially a brown version of Yukikaze's top. She also mixes in design elements from Shimakaze (Rensouhou-kun among other things) as well as some new design elements of her own (the strap contraption that seems to hold both her hat and her stockings in place).
* FashionableAsymmetry: She wears a white glove only on her right hand.
* FragileSpeedster: Both Downplayed and Enforced at the same time. Downplayed because she is actually one of the most ''durable'' destroyers, Enforced because her remodeled form comes with the best turbine in the game, increasing her already above-average Evasion stat ''beyond'' Shimakaze and Yukikaze. Beyond that, a maxed and married Amatsukaze's evasion (118) is third behind Kamikaze/Uranami (119) and Shimakaze (123).
* GirlishPigtails: Very long ones, alongside her not-tied hair.
* HistoricalInJoke: Due to her being the technical predecessor of Shimakaze, her overall design is based primarily on Shimakaze, complete with a wonky turret called Rensouhou-kun.[[note]]Before Shimakaze was developed, Amatsukaze was outfitted with a special boiler made specifically for her. After some extreme testing, the design would later be used for Shimakaze.[[/note]]
** Her relatively high durability for a ship-girl with a single remodel as well as being the destroyer with the highest armor in the game actually stems from an incident where her bow was destroyed by a submarine attack. Miraculously, she didn't sink but she was presumed to be sunk until she was found 6 days later by a patrol boat and eventually towed to Singapore, where she got a temporary bow rigged on. This temporary bow is the other reason why she has higher evasion.[[note]]As a faster ship can make bigger waves, a ship with a poor hydrodynamic shape also makes bigger waves even if it is slower. As a certain comic said: Her new bow makes her waves look like she is cruising at 20kt even though she is actually cruising at 12kt. If relying on the bow waves to aim on a ship, they would overcompensate for her speed and miss.[[/note]], after this when she was finally taken out of action for good from an air raid she was able to be beached instead of sunk then was later scuttled by her crew after recovery of her proved to be out of the question and then her partially sunken hulk was then expended as a target ship for bombing practice by the Japanese, So Amatsukaze saw and survived quite a bit of abuse in her last years.
* ImColdSoCold: If she gets sunk.
-->'''Amatsukaze''': ''I finally sank into the sea...it's so cold...and dark...''
* NecessaryDrawback: As a trade-off for her good stats and durability, she consumes more fuel, like Shimakaze does.
* NiceHat: A chimney. It even produces a heart after Amatsukaze is remodeled.
* RareRandomDrop: Unlike Hatsukaze, she is one of the Spring 2014 Event awards, so its later rarity get overshadowed. However for any player joined ''after'' 2014 spring, she is an utter luxury: a rare drop in the already resource-consuming Summer 2014 Event. Consuming each resources over 30000 to get an Amatsukaze is not uncommon.[[note]]After 12/9/2014 opening of World 3-5, she is obtainable in that map, but with ''0.5%'' probility (again you had to S-win in first place). 3-5 have two routes: one is 3-4 with a much easier boss but insane midway together with strict team composition requirements (3-4 have none), the other is like 3-2 which you can only go with small ships, with much weaker enemy but still deadly for those glass ships. The boss is same and now require luck to win. Clearing 4 times a month to get a badge is already tough task, let alone hundreds of times. Most players don't even ''dare'' to get Amatsukaze through 3-5 despite being more popular and valuable than Hatsukaze, waiting for the next Special Event instead. Lucky players would get multiple Amatsukaze in 2014 Summer Events, receiving more uncraftable and valuable equipment as a result.[[/note]]
* {{Tsundere}}: Implied by her somewhat grumpy-looking base art and her smile in her remodeled art. At any rate, it's downplayed like with Murakumo.
* WhenSheSmiles: Her remodel has her making a small smile. Along with that, her chimney-like headband bubbles out little heart-shaped smoke bubbles, a sign that she is warming up to the admiral.

!!Tokitsukaze (10th)
!!!'''Artist:''' Shizuma Yoshinori
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SakiFujita
[[quoteright:138:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tokitsukazekc_7073.png]]

-->''"Tenth ship of the ''Kagerou''-class destroyers, Tokitsukaze... has arrived!"''\\\

Tokitsukaze (''Timely Wind'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Tokitsukaze_(1939) Tokitsukaze]]''.
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* AnimalMotif: Her ear-like flaps of hair have lead to many comparisons to a puppy.
* BigSisterWorship: Towards Yukikaze, Hatsukaze and Amatsukaze, and it's reflected in her clothing. Justified, since the four of them were members of the 16th Destroyer Division.
* ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe: Invokes this when the Admiral proposes to her in her wedding line.
--> '''Tokitsukaze''': ''"Commander, what's the matter? Are you looking for Hatsukaze? Wrong? Amatsukaze? That's wrong too? Then who? Huh? Ah, me? Why? Err, err... Thanks"''
* NiceHat: It resembles Amatsukaze's chimney, but cocked to the other side of her head and it has decorative ribbons.
* NonuniformUniform: She wears Yukikaze's uniform with the shirt tied on one side as well as wearing a variant of Amatsukaze's hat.
* VerbalTic: Always refers to the player as "しれぇ", just like Yukikaze.
* WeWillMeetAgain: If she gets sunk.
--> '''Tokitsukaze''': ''"Yukikaze, Hatsukaze, Amatsukaze... I'll see, you... soon..."''

!!Urakaze (11th)
!!!'''Artist:''' Parsley
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Mana Komatsu
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-->''"It's me, Urakaze, nice to meet 'ya!"''\\\

Urakaze (''Seaside Wind'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Urakaze_(1940) Urakaze]]''. She is a cheerful girl that constantly reminds the Admiral not to make reckless decisions.
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* BuxomIsBetter: Like Hamakaze, albeit less so. Also like Hamakaze, she has also rapidly gained popularity because of this.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Her hair and eyes are the same blue color.
* GenkiGirl: Easily the most spirited out of her division mates.
* GunsAkimbo: Again, same as Hamakaze.
* IWillOnlySlowYouDown: Her sinking line:
--> '''Urakaze''': ''Don't worry 'bout me, it's better to do a speedy withdrawal... from here... yeah...''
* NiceHat: A sailor hat, one of her several unique features.
* NonuniformUniform: She wears the second uniform variant with rolled sleeves and elbow gloves. Not counting her NiceHat.
* OdangoHair: Implied to be from emulating Kongou, who has a similar hairstyle.
* TheReliableOne: What she wants to be for the Admiral and the fleet.
--> '''Urakaze''': ''"There's no need to worry. Because I'm here this fleet is safe!"''
* TookALevelInBadass: Since April 2018, she gained an alternative first remodel termed D Kai, which improves her overall stats but most significantly her ASW stats, allowing her to specialize in ASW.

!!Isokaze (12th)
!!!'''Artist:''' Parsley
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyakoKawasumi
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-->''"12th ''Kagerou''-class destroyer, Isokaze. Don't worry, I will protect you."''\\\

Isokaze (''Seashore Wind'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Isokaze_(1939) Isokaze]]''.
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* AntiAir: Her remodelled form gives her AA weaponry, an upgraded Air Radar, and a good AA stat, which reflects her real life refitting.
* DeclarationOfProtection: Wants to protect the Admiral and her comrades.
* FashionableAsymmetry: She wears stockings of different lengths. This is implied to be from emulating Yamato, who wears stockings in exactly the same way.
* GunsAkimbo: She also carries the same weapons like her fellow sisters of 17th Destroyer Division, except when she reaches her kai, the 12.7cm will be replaced by a Dual Purpose Late Model 12.7cm Cannon. With B Kai, she carries a Long 10cm.
* ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe: Invokes this when the Admiral proposes to her in her wedding line.
--> '''Isokaze''': ''"What is it Commander? Having a heart to heart with me. Is it about the organisation of the 19th Destroyer Division from the 2nd Torpedo Squadron? What, it's not. Then is it something about Hamakaze? It's nothing to do with her... I see. Hmm... That ring is... for me... Wh-what... Eh... Uh, ummm..."''
* LethalChef: Isokaze is the only one in the 17th Destroyer Division that has no experience in cooking and she's horribly aware of it. She tries to improve by asking cooking tips to her sisters or trying with easy foods such as grilled fish, but it never works.
** The admiral suffered from a stomach ache after eating her cooking for breakfast. By night, [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere the admiral fled from the office]] before she could even finish saying 'dinner'.
** Her Fall 2015 CG has her trying to grill some Pacific saury. Her damaged art has her apparently succeeding...with parts of her clothes burnt and the grill suffering several cracks. Hatakaze's line shows Isokaze trying to grill fish and she doesn't have the heart to tell the girl that she's actually burning it.
** She seems to be aware of how bad she is, as in her hourly lines she asks her sisters to help her with improving her cooking skills (and still failing anyway). In her married line, she offers the Admiral food before deciding to go to Mamiya instead.
** In her White Day line, she apparently gave canned food to the Admiral on Valentine's Day, since she's bad at making chocolates too.
* NonuniformUniform: She initially wears a long-sleeved version of the second uniform variant. Once remodeled, her uniform is modified with a few design elements from Yamato (such as a rope instead of a scarf).
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Hamakaze, by historical references that they are often together in operations and when they got both sunk at Operation Ten-Go.
* TookALevelInBadass: Since March 2018, she gained a new alternative ''first'' remodel termed B Kai which improves her overall stats but significantly increases her Anti-Air stats.

!!Hamakaze (13th)
!!!'''Artist:''' Parsley
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Mana Komatsu
[[quoteright:235:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hamakaze_4819.png]]
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-->''"Destroyer, Hamakaze. Henceforth I shall be attached to your fleet."''\\\

Hamakaze (''Beach Wind'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Hamakaze_(1940) Hamakaze]]''. A serious and dutiful girl who's very shy around the Admiral.
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* BuxomIsBetter: Like I-19 and Ushio, she gained a rapid surge of popularity thanks to her... displacement,[[note]]Breasts. We mean breasts.[[/note]] overshadowing even the Kriegsmarine ships. One admiral was so taken with her that [[http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm23214051 they got her to level 99 and married(temp) her]] just ''two days'' after she was released.
* CannotSpitItOut: Surprisingly not in her wedding line, but in the third-anniversary line.
--> '''Hamakaze''': ''Admiral. Congratulations to the third anniversary. For this year too, I would like to stay by yo-... Ah, no. Nothing.''
* {{Determinator}}: She states several times that this time she'll protect the ships she failed to protect when escorting them in the past. Also, her line when heavily damaged.
--> '''Hamakaze''': ''This pain... is nothing compared what Kongou and Shinano had went through...!''
* GunsAkimbo: Carries a 12.7cm Twin Cannon in her right hand and a 25mm Twin AA gun in her left. With her B Kai, a Long 10cm twin gun replaces her 12.7cm gun. Her fellow members of the 17th Destroyer Division follows this style as well.
* NonuniformUniform: She wears the short-sleeved version of the second uniform design. This design is essentially a mix between Yukikaze's top and the other ''Kagerou''-class' skirt.
* OrgasmicallyDelicious: When she's eating stall food in her Fall 2015 lines.
* PeekABangs: Her hair covers her left eye. Appropriately, she's a (somewhat) shy type.
* ShrinkingViolet: Towards the Admiral. It seems to be only towards him/her, since with other fellow ships she acts normally.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Isokaze.
* TookALevelInBadass: The same way as Isokaze did.

!!Tanikaze (14th)
!!!'''Artist:''' Parsley
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Mana Komatsu
[[quoteright:182:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tanikaze-kc_5803.png]]

-->''"Admiral, I'm Tanikaze! I'll be in your care from now on."''\\\

Tanikaze (''Valley Wind'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Tanikaze_(1940) Tanikaze]]''.
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* BuxomIsBetter: Averted; she is the only one in her division to not have a large chest. She also happens to be the least popular of her division.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Her idle line sounds like this:
-->'''Tanikaze''': "Eeeeeek! I'm bored anyway. Why not go somewhere to have a night battle?"
* ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe: Invokes this when the Admiral proposes to her in her wedding line.
-->'''Tanikaze''': ''What a strange Admiral you are to be interested in me, Tanikaze! Then, tell me how you get to love me from the beginning. Hehe, never mind, the night is long, you know.''
* NonuniformUniform: She wears the short-sleeved version of the second uniform design, like Hamakaze.
* OddNameOut: Amongst the 17th Destroyer Division, Tanikaze is the one who doesn't fit the "Seashore" ThemeNaming.
* ThirdPersonPerson: In half of her lines.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Speaks in a weird Edokko accent despite being built in Osaka. This contrasts with Ryuujou, who speaks in Kansai-ben, but was built in Yokohama, just nearby Tokyo.

!!Nowaki (15th)
!!!'''Artist:''' Konishi
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AriOzawa
[[quoteright:166:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nowaki_1.png]]

-->''"''Kagerou''-class destroyer, Nowaki, reporting in. Now, Commander, let's go."''\\\

Nowaki (''Fall Gales'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Nowaki_(1940) Nowaki]]''. A dutiful and serious girl.
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* {{Bifauxnen}}: Not precisely, but fans think that she looks very boyish.
* CloudCuckoolandersMinder: To the ditzy Maikaze.
* InSeriesNickname: Her close friends call her "Nowacchi".
** EmbarrassingNickname: For some reason, she doesn't like when the Admiral calls her this way.
* SorryThatImDying: If she gets sunk.
--> '''Nowaki''': ''No good... I'm sinking... Chikuma-san... I'm sorry... I... hh...''
* StopPokingMe: Not just the Admiral, Maikaze also likes to do this to her.
* ThirdPersonPerson: In some of her lines, to show her humble personality.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Maikaze.

!!Arashi (16th)
!!!'''Artist:''' Konishi
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AiKayano
[[quoteright:185:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/arashi_3.png]]

-->''"Yo, I'm the 16th ''Kagerou''-class Destroyer, Arashi! Commander, take care of me, 'kay! It's great 'ta meet 'ya!''"\\\

Arashi (''Storm'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Arashi Arashi]]''.
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* {{Bokukko}}: When she isn't a ThirdPersonPerson, she uses the pronoun ''ore'' and makes exclusive use of masculine speech patterns.
* FieryRedhead: She's very boisterous, and has red hair.
* ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe: When the Admiral proposes to her in her wedding line:
--> '''Arashi''': ''"What's up, Commander? You called for me? You sure you didn't mistake me for Hagi? Ah... are you really ok choosing me? R... really? What's with the formality...it's embarrassing. Eh... to put this on my finger? Ah... Ahaha... It seems a bit a bit inappropriate... but thank you for treating me so warmly!"''
* {{Sarashi}}: Revealed when she get damaged. [[VisualPun You can't spell "Sarashi" without "Arashi", after all.]]
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Her historical counterpart was trailed by American dive bombers on her way back to Akagi and Kaga, resulting in their devastating loss at Midway. Neither her, nor Akagi and Kaga, were aware of this, as it doesn't get mentioned in any of their lines, and little if any of the fanart brings it up either.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Hagikaze.
* WeWillMeetAgain: If she gets sunk.
--> '''Arashi''': ''"I'm... I'm sinking...? Hagi... until next time... Shigure... after this... I'll leave it to you..."''
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Arashi is scared of the night, since her RealLife counterpart was sunk in a night battle at Vella Gulf together with Hagikaze and Kawakaze.

!!Hagikaze (17th)
!!!'''Artist:''' Konishi
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SaoriHayami
[[quoteright:180:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hagikaze_1.png]]

-->''"Hagikaze, 17th Ship of the ''Kagerou''-class destroyers, reporting! Commander, please give me your orders!"''\\\

Hagikaze (''Clover Wind'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Hagikaze Hagikaze]]''. A quiet and softspoken girl who's always complaining about her fear of the night.
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* CloudCuckoolandersMinder: To Arashi.
--> '''Hagikaze''': ''"Commander, did you see Arashi? Huh, you haven’t? Come on, what in the world is she up to? I will give her a good talk about this next time."''
* FaceYourFears: Owing to the circumstances of her sinking, Hagikaze has a fear of the night and darkness. However, she will still summon the courage to go into night battles.
--> '''Hagikaze''': ''"The night... The night is still haunting. When I enter the bath, it just comes back to me. "''
* GranolaGirl: She always cooks dishes with only vegetables for the Admiral in her hourly lines. Also, in her Valentine line, she makes low fat chocolate and complains that the Admiral's White Day cookies are too sweet.
* HistoricalInJoke: Aside from the tidbits about her sinking, her left sidetail is a reference for her being one of Kaga's escort ships in Battle of Midway and later rescuing her survivors.
* HiddenBuxom: She's revealed to have a sizable bosom when she's damaged, though not as much as Hamakaze.
* InSeriesNickname: Arashi shortens her name to Hagi.
* LittleBigSister: She's more mature and reserved compared to Arashi and she serves as her CloudCuckoolandersMinder.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Arashi.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Hagikaze is scared of the night, since her RealLife counterpart was sunk in a night battle at Vella Gulf together with Arashi and Kawakaze. However, she makes a bigger fuss about it.

!!Maikaze (18th)
!!!'''Artist:''' Konishi
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SarahEmiBridcutt
[[quoteright:186:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/maikaze_4724.png]]

-->''"Hello~! ''Kagero''-class destroyer, Maikaze! I'm not good in gloomy atmospheres!"''\\\

Maikaze (''Typhoon''; lit ''Dancing Wind'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Maikaze Maikaze]]''. A cheerful girl who loves dancing.
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* CatchPhrase: She often says ''"Alright, ~one ~two!"'', as if she were about to dance.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: According to Nowaki.
* DanceBattler: Not exactly, but almost all of Maikaze's lines reference dancing in one way or another.
* GenkiGirl: To contrast with the serious Nowaki.
* HiddenDepths: In her marriage line.
--> '''Maikaze''': ''This is something I can only say to you, Admiral... truthfully, I can't help being scared... so I distract myself by dancing...But, with the Admiral by my side, everything is alright... can I stay close to you some more...?''
* InSeriesNickname: Arashi calls her "Mai".
* HotBlooded: She's very passionate about fighting and dancing.
* LetsDance: Says it all the time.
--> '''Maikaze''': ''Admiral~ come and dance with me~!''
* MeaningfulName: Maikaze means dancing wind. She references dancing all the time.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: At first she seems like a carefree and ditzy girl who likes dancing a lot, but her marriage line shows that she likes to dance because it makes her less scared of battles.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Nowaki.

!!Akigumo (19th)
!!!'''Artist:''' Fujikawa
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyanaTaketatsu
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/akigumo_2064.png]]
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-->''"Akigumo, reporting for duty~ Look after me Admiral~"''\\\

Akigumo (''Autumn Cloud'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Akigumo_(1941) Akigumo]]''. An airhead who likes drawing.
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* BeautyMark: Under her right eye. However, this is definitely not the first thing you notice about her...
* BloodKnight: She's notably bloodthirsty in battle. Sometimes during battle, she'll say that she wants to pick a fight with some battleship girls.
* {{Doujinshi}}: Many of her lines hint at her being a doujin artist. Her more recent winter [=CGs=] outright shows what she's working for the winter Comiket. It typically involves Kazagumo.
** DoingItForTheArt: She often talks about drawing. The Admiral pokes her? Let's sketch him/her. The Admiral marries her? Let's draw him an ero book with pictures of them. Docking time? Let's draw in the bath. She is sinking? Hope someone sketches the moment.
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Drawn by the ''Yuugumo''-class' artist and even wears their uniform, making her sticking out like a sore thumb even in the non-uniformed other Kagerous. This is a reference to the IJN mistaking her for a ''Yuugumo''-class destroyer.
--> '''Akigumo''': Uniform? Yuugumo-style, Kagerou-style... Ah, whatever~!
** With her second remodel, her outfit is basically a ''Kagerou''-class gray version of the remodeled ''Yuugumo''-class uniform, acknowledging both her real class and her relation with the ''Yuugumo''-class.
* SmugSmiler: Her default expression is a smug grin with raised arms, something that fan artists make a lot of fun of.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Makigumo, bordering on VitriolicBestBuds.
* TomboyishPonytail: Has a long one.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: The ''Yuugumo''-class]]
* BreakingTheFourthWall: They are prone to this in their hourly notifications. Both Yuugumo and Naganami drop this in their Kai-2 forms.
* NonuniformUniform: Averted! Coming after the several different uniforms on the ''Kagerou''-class, the ''Yuugumo''-class are instead known for being one of the destroyer class with the ''least'' divergences in uniforms. Even with their second remodels, they don't diverge much. The only reason Yuugumo started wearing a different uniform from Naganami and Makigumo is that it's supposed to be their summer uniform, confirmed when Naganami wore it during a summer seasonal event.
* RareRandomDrop: Previously Summer 2013 event drops, they can now be found in boss nodes, but are ''still'' somewhat hard to get. Except for Hayashimo and Kiyoshimo...

!!Yuugumo (1st)
!!!'''Artist:''' Fujikawa
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyanaTaketatsu
[[quoteright:202:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yuugumo-kc_250.png]]
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-->''"1st ship of the ''Yuugumo''-class, Yuugumo, has arrived. Admiral, I'll be happy to spoil you, you know."''\\\

Yuugumo (''Evening Cloud'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Yūgumo_(1941) Yuugumo]]''. She is very doting towards the Admiral and acts as the TeamMom to the rest of her ship class sisters, who look up to her.
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* AllTakeAndNoGive: [[InvertedTrope Inverted here]], as she really likes spoiling her sisters and the Admiral both.
-->'''Yuugumo''': ''Ah, Admiral~, your hat is askance again. You're the commander of such a big fleet, please do look the part. Just how much do I have to look after you... eh? It's fine to keep on doing it? Well, [[PunctuatedForEmphasis that's . just . lovely]] ♡''
* BeautyMark: Has one under her mouth.
* BraidsOfAction: A rather long one.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: She frequently does this.
-->'''Yuugumo''': ''Admiral, shall we check the rankings? Let us put in a fun comment!''
* CoolBigSis: To all her sisters, but specially to Makigumo.
* HiddenBuxom: Her normal art hides it well, but her size really shows after being medium damaged. Downplayed as it's just around Oboro's size.
* HolidayMode: Like Fubuki, she gains a ''happi'' coat and hachimaki for Autumn 2016.
* MercyKill: In Makigumo's drowning lines. A reference to how Yuugumo had to scuttle the heavily damaged Makigumo in Savo Island.
* NotWhatItLooksLike: In her hourly notifications, she tries to explain to a jealous [[ClingyJealousGirl Makigumo]] that she is only planning battle strategy with the Admiral and not whatever Makigumo is thinking.
* RapunzelHair: Her braid goes down to her knees.
* TeamMom: Not to Houshou's extent, but she acts very doting towards her sisters and the Admiral.
* ThirdPersonPerson: In half of her lines.
* TookALevelInBadass: Obtained her second remodel in July 2018, with stats similar and to the same level to Naganami before her, with a slight focus to ASW.
* WeWillMeetAgain: If she gets sunk.
-->'''Yuugumo''': Oh... I'm sinking too, no? Admiral... thanks for everything... up to now... See you... later...

!!Makigumo (2nd)
!!!'''Artist:''' Fujikawa
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyanaTaketatsu
[[quoteright:214:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/makigumo-kc_3660.png]]
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-->''"''Yuugumo''-class destroyer, I am Makigumo. Following big sis Yuugumo's example, I'll do my best!"''\\\

Makigumo (''Cirrus Cloud'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Makigumo_(1942) Makigumo]]''. She's a bratty girl who likes to be doted on by Yuugumo and complains when she dosn't get her attention.
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* BlindWithoutEm: As shown in her hourly notification lines, where she accidentally drops her glasses when she's about to go to the bath.
* BrattyHalfPint: Towards Yuugumo and Akigumo in fandom, whereas she tries to be more responsible-looking for the Admiral.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Like her sisters.
-->'''Makigumo''': ''"Commander-sama, [=KanColle=] isn't going anywhere, so let's just sleep~..."''
* ClingyJealousGirl: For Yuugumo. She even complains when her big sister acts doting towards the Admiral. Her hourly and seasonal lines imply she likes to be doted by Yuugumo and dislikes when she doesn't have her attention.
** However, her hourly notification lines indicate she doesn't really dislike the Admiral and even tells him/her that IfItsYouItsOkay.
* GirlishPigtails: Combined with HairAntennae and OdangoHair.
* HandHidingSleeves: Of the cute variety.
* IfItsYouItsOkay: Implied in her marriage line that even though she admires Yuugumo, she's fine with the Admiral as well.
-->'''Makigumo''': ''"Commander-sama, thank you very much for letting me take my time today. Makigumo too, has to graduate from big sis Yuugumo some time. Is that okay?"''
* LastRequest: If she gets sunk.
-->'''Makigumo''': Big Sis Yuugumo. I can't move anymore, please leave me. My final selfish request...the one to scuttle me, should be you...
* LittleBigSister: Despite being one of the oldest of the Yuugumo class, she's also the most childish and immature of them. For example, in Hayashimo's hourly lines, she scolds her after Makigumo ate all the caramel and got sick for her trouble.
* {{Meganekko}}: Pretty much the cutest out of her class, and her glasses adds to it.
* SweetTooth: In Hayashimo's hourly lines, she gets a stomach ache from eating too much caramel.
* ThirdPersonPerson: To emphasize her childish personality.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Akigumo, bordering on VitriolicBestBuds.
* TokenMiniMoe: Manage to be this despite the Destroyers personified as kids or the fact that she's [[http://imgur.com/jlCrhRI not the smallest]] of the ''Yuugumo''-class.
* TookALevelInBadass: Obtained her second remodel in November 2018, with stats similar and to the same level to Naganami and Yuugumo.

!!Kazagumo (3rd)
!!!'''Artist:''' Fujikawa
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AkariKitou
[[quoteright:206:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kazagumo_3.png]]
[[caption-width-right:225:[[labelnote:Click here to see her Kai Ni form]]:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kc_kazagumo_kai_ni_5.png[[/labelnote]]]]

-->''"Third ship of the ''Yuugumo''-class destroyers, Kazagumo. So you're the admiral. Roger. Well then, your orders! "''\\\

Kazagumo (''Windy Clouds'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Kazagumo Kazagumo]]''.
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* AlternateCharacterReading: Her name is more commonly read as "Fuu-un", which she lampshades.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Her second remodel showed up in Akigumo's Crunch Time 2018 CG, being displayed on Akigumo's tablet in increasingly complete versions.
* ICanStillFight: In her sinking line.
-->'''Kazagumo:''' I'm still going forward. I, can still move... still... move...
* NonuniformUniform: She replaces the bow with a necktie!
* ShownTheirWork[=/=]TragicKeepsake: Her hair ribbon's color pattern matches that of Hiryuu's red-white-yellow, referencing the historic ''Kazagumo''[='=]s witnessing of ''Hiryuu''[='=]s final moment during the Battle of Midway while saving ''Hiryuu''[='=]s survivors.

!!Naganami (4th)
!!!'''Artist:''' Fujikawa
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyanaTaketatsu
[[quoteright:186:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/naganami-kc_5240.png]]
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-->''"I'm THE Naganami, Ship No. 4 of the ''Yuugumo''-class destroyers. And off we go. Yeah!"''\\\

Naganami (''Long Wave'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Naganami Naganami]]''. She is a HotBlooded GenkiGirl who loves battles and a vivid fan of Rear-Admiral Raizou Tanaka.
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* BornLucky: Not quite ''born'' lucky, but her Kai 2 form pushes her luck to a whopping base 30, which can be explained by Rear Admiral Raizō Tanaka's actions during the Battle of Tassafaronga when, while aboard flagship ''Naganami'', he fiercely opposed IJN's command and broke tactical protocol, [[BatmanGambit Batman gambitting]] his way to victory, sinking one US cruiser and crippling the rest of the opposing fleet.[[note]]Regardless of that fact, this still didn't prevent Raizō Tanaka from being subsequently relieved of his duties.[[/note]]
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Like her sisters.
-->'''Naganami''': ''"Once you've seen the rankings, why don't you change the comments too?"''
* CoolBigSis: To Takanami and Kishinami.
* CuteLittleFang: Not so noticeable in her base form. Moreso in her Kai Ni.
* HiddenBuxom: Just like Ushio, when she's taken damage.
* HotBlooded: Naganami is this to the core. She also gets along with ships who are energetic as well, like Shimakaze and Yukikaze.
-->'''Naganami''':"All ships, follow me! We're charging in!"
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: She is a {{Fangirl}} of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raizō_Tanaka Rear-Admiral Raizou Tanaka]].
* MulticoloredHair: Black on the outside and a peach pink on the inside, not unlike [[Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt Stocking]].
* NecessaryDrawback: Her Kai 2 form requires not only a Blueprint, but also an Action Report, an item which can only effectively be obtained, as of the end of 2017, through a single quest.[[note]]There's technically a second quest that awards it, but that quest requires Naganami Kai 2, which leads to a Catch22Dilemma for someone who has neither a report or a [=K2=]'d Naganami.[[/note]]
* TechnicolorEyes: Her official art depicts her as having purple colored eyes... with a distinctive pale yellow tint.
* TookALevelInBadass: As the last second remodel to be introduced in 2017 and the very first second remodel to be applied to a Yuugumo-class after the class' introduction ''three years ago'', this remodel boosts her firepower to a maximum of 69 and provides her with an AceCustom Twin Gun Mount Model D Kai 2 which can allow her firepower to further skyrocket to '''81''' if two of them are equipped. [[RuleOfThree To further add to this]], she's also the first destroyer to be able to equip both medium bulges '''and''' Fleet Command Facility simultaneously.

!!Takanami (6th)
!!!'''Artist:''' Fujikawa
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Misaki Kuno
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--> ''"I'm the 6th of the ''Yuugumo''-class destroyers, Takanami. E-ehm, I will do my best! Really, probably!''\\\

Takanami (''Tall Wave'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Takanami_(1942) Takanami]]''. She's a shy girl who's inexperienced and naive.
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* BornUnlucky: The original ship was sunk only three months after completion.
* HeroicSacrifice: Her sinking line implies this.[[note]]In The Battle of Tassafaronga, after being focused by USN fleet, Takanami was engulfed in flames relatively close to the USN Cruisers. The flames provided all the light IJN Torpedo Launcher Crews needed to launch their salvos.[[/note]]
-->'''Takanami''': "Seems I'm getting concentrated fire again... Maybe lighting the enemy ship... was also helpful... Commander..."
* ShrinkingViolet: She's very shy and meek.
* VerbalTic: "-kamo" and "-kamodesu". Translates as "maybe" or "perhaps" but, if you are into wordplay, can also be used to mean "duck" (an homophone).
* WhenSheSmiles: Shown in her [[HappyHolidaysDress Rainy Season CG]] and later in her Kai.

!!Fujinami (11th)
!!!'''Artist:''' Fujikawa
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Yumi Tanibe
[[quoteright:130:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fujinami.png]]

--> ''"Good job. The 11th of the ''Yuugumo''-class destroyers, Fujinami. Pleased to meet you, Commander."''\\\

Fujinami (literally ''Wisteria Waves'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Fujinami Fujinami]]'', introduced as the E-2 drop in the Winter 2017 Event. She's a laidback girl who takes battle preparations seriously.
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* AffectionateNickname: Hamanami calls her "Fu-chan".
* CoolBigSis: To Hamanami and Hayanami.
* HolidayMode: A yukata for Summer 2017.
* KindaBusyHere: A lot of her lines lampshade this, she seems to be constantly busy. However, her Fall 2017 Event lines suggest [[RidiculousProcrastinator another trope instead]].
-->'''Fujinami''': "What, Admiral? You called? I am for some reason extremely busy seriously preparing a lot of things, you know?"
-->'''Fujinami''': "Oh, please! This time, I am really busy! For sure!"
-->'''Fujinami''': "That's right! It's sortie prep! Preparation for Operation Sho-go! Wha? Clothes? I said, I'm in middle of preparing! For sure!"
* TomboyishPonytail
* VerbalTic: "Seriously!"

!!Hayanami (12th)
!!!'''Artist:''' Fujikawa
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Yumi Tanibe
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kc_hayanami.png]]

--> ''" Big sis, Admiral, thank you! 12th ship of the ''Yuugumo''-class, Hayanami, has arrived! "''\\\

Hayanami (''Early Waves'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Hayanami Hayanami]]'', introduced as an E-2 drop in the Winter 2019 Event.
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* BornUnlucky: Starting off with a 9 at base, 10 at Kai. This could be attributed to her service lasting not even a year, from her commissioning date of July 31, 1943 to her sinking by a torpedo from USS ''Harder'' on June 7, 1944.
* BigSisterWorship: She admires Fujinami a lot, to the point of trying to emulate her mannerisms and hairstyle.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Showed up in the 2019 Kancolle calendar with Fujinami and Hamanami.
* IfItsYouItsOkay: Even though she adores her big sister Fujinami, she doesn't dislike the Admiral and is very affectionate towards him/her.
* NonuniformUniform: She wears thighhighs instead of a pantyhose like her sisters.
* TomboyishPonytail: Hayanami has the same ponytail as Fujinami. However, she's more feminine than her laidback sister, she's just trying to emulate Fujinami.

!!Hamanami (13th)
!!!'''Artist:''' Fujikawa
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Yumi Tanibe
[[quoteright:175:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kc_hamanami.png]]

--> ''"I, I'm... the 13th ship... of the ''Yuugumo''-class... Ta-taking... my post... I'm... Ha-Hamanami... Uhm... Uhm... I..."''\\\

Hamanami (''Beach Wave'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Hamanami Hamanami]]'', introduced as a drop in the E-5 Map of the Winter 2018 Event. She's a very timid and gloomy girl who constantly stutters.
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* BraidsOfAction: A rather short one that's only done at the bottom portion of her hair.
* ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe: Invokes this when the Admiral proposes to her in her wedding line.
--> '''Hamanami''': ''"W-what is it, Commander? If you don't need anything I'll... Huh... U-ummm, can you repeat that? No way, no way!"''
* IdiotHair: One that droops down compared to her sisters that are more upright.
* PeekABangs: Highlights her ShrinkingViolet aspect to the point where you can barely see her right eye, her left eye visible in her damage art.
* PorkyPigPronunciation: She always stutters, sometimes even omitting an entire word or phrase.
* ShrinkingViolet: Stutters quite a lot, due to her historical self being part of the rear guard, so she didn't see much action, even during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
-->'''Hamanami''': "What? It's not, that I need any of that... I'm doing everything normally... I-I'm alright..."
* SpeechImpediment: Her ShrinkingViolet package comes with a really nasty stutter.

!!Okinami (14th)
!!!'''Artist:''' Fujikawa
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Akari Kitou
[[quoteright:175:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/okinami.png]]
[[caption-width-right:225:[[labelnote:Click here to see her Kai Ni form]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kc_okinami_kai_ni.png[[/labelnote]]]]

--> ''"The fourteenth ''Yuugumo''-class destroyer... Okinami. Uhm... yes, I'll do my best. Please take care of me!"''\\\

Okinami (''High Seas Wave'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Okinami Okinami]]''. She is a humble girl who apologizes a lot and complains about being called bland.
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* AffectionateNickname: Fujinami calls her "Oki-chin".
* ApologizesALot: Most of her lines really, even her MVP line.
-->'''Okinami''': "Wha... Ehhhh?! Me? Okinami is number one...? Umm...umm...I, I'm so sorry!"
* BlindWithoutEm: Apparently she can't see well without her glasses and during battle she's constantly worried about losing them.
* CoolBigSis: To Kishinami.
* HumbleHero: She's very humble and modest, constantly belittling herself and apologizing for troubling the Admiral and her fellow ships.
* ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe: Is genuinely surprised when the Admiral proposes to her in her wedding line.
--> ''Okinami''': ''"Commander, Did you call for Okinami? Did I do something wrong...I...Huh? That's for me?! Wha... I don't... but... I can't... believe it... Ehhhh?!"''
* {{Meganekko}}: A blue half rimmed pair.
* MulticoloredHair: The outer part is brunette while the inside is peach pink like Naganami's.

!!Kishinami (15th)
!!!'''Artist:''' Fujikawa
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Akari Kitou
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kc_kishinami.png]]

--> ''"I'm Kishinami, 15th ship of the ''Yuugumo''-class destroyers. You're the Admiral? I see. That's fine. I am taking up my new post within [=DesDiv31=]."''\\\

Kishinami (''Shore Waves'') is the Japanese personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Kishinami Kishinami]]''. She's introduced in the Early Fall 2018 Event as a drop in maps E-2 and E-3. She's a quiet and mature girl.
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* CatchPhrase: She often talks about "F-work" in her hourly lines.
* NonuniformUniform: She wears short boots instead of the longer ones the rest wears!

!!Asashimo (16th)
!!!'''Artist:''' Fujikawa
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AiKayano
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/asashimo_5.png]]
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--> ''"Yo! I'm Asashimo, 16th destroyer of the ''Yuugumo''-class. Please remember. Don't forget about me... OK?"''\\\

Asashimo (''Morning Frost'') is the Japanese personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Asashimo Asashimo]]''. A HotBlooded girl who prides of being a reliable ship.
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* AffectionateNickname: Kishinami calls her "Asa-chan".
* FashionableAsymmetry: As many other Operation Ten-Go participants, she wears a single left thighhigh over her pantyhose after remodel. With her second remodel, her thighhighs are of different colors instead, the left one still being black-to-dark gray.
* HotBlooded: Like Kiyoshimo.
* IdiotHair: A prominent one.
* MartialArtsHeadband: Gains a white one after remodelling.
* MulticoloredHair: Gray and purple initially, grey and light blue remodeled.
* NonuniformUniform: As already mentioned, she wears a single left thighhigh of her pantyhose upon remodel.
* PeekABangs: Her right eye is always covered.
* TheReliableOne: She's always eager to fight and helping others.
-->'''Asashimo''': "Ah, you can leave it to me. I'm fine with escorts or even nighttime raids!"
* TomboyishPonytail: Wears a side ponytail.
* TookALevelInBadass: She obtained her second remodel with the 25 October 2019 update, which comes with a build similar to the rest of the remodeled ''Yuugumo''-class.
* WeWillMeetAgain: If she gets sunk.
-->'''Asashimo''': "Heh, You've come to be dependent on me... Well, fine by me... Kiyoshimo, everyone... we'll meet... again"

!!Hayashimo (17th)
!!!'''Artist:''' Fujikawa
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HisakoKanemoto
[[quoteright:233:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/5765026ff2c9bdeeccfa221366a66bc3.png]]

-->''"I've... come again, to these seas. ''Yuugumo''-class destroyer, Hayashimo... reporting for duty."''\\\

Hayashimo (''Early Frost'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Hayashimo Hayashimo]]''. She speaks in a calm and monotone voice and constantly giggles in a creepy way.
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* CannotSpitItOut: After the Admiral marries her.
-->'''Hayashimo''': "Commander. I think you're working a bit too much too. Umm... Sometimes, together, we should... Uugh... I-it's nothing..."
* CreepyChild: In fanworks. probably due to her creepy giggle and PeekABangs.
* DissonantSerenity: She speaks in a calm and monotone voice. Even when she is happy, angry or sinking.
* GigglingVillain: Averted by a long shot, as she is decidedly not a villain but she has a tendency to quietly giggle in a way that would befit one.
-->'''Hayashimo''': "You're giving someone like me your blessing? Commander, you're a good person. Fufu...Ufufu."
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Nachi's bad habit has rubbed off onto her, as she drinks though the night in both her hourly lines (Nachi shows up with a bottle of whiskey at 2200) and the Anchorage Counter Bar. She doesn't drink in the 4-koma, however, even though she's a skilled bartender.
* HeroWorshipper: Downplayed towards Nachi, as a floatplane from the historical ''Nachi'' found the grounded and sunk ''Hayashimo'' off of Semirara Island, and delivered Captain Shiraishi's request to rescue his crew to Manila.
* PeekABangs: To accentuate her gloomy demeanor.

!!Akishimo (18th)
!!!'''Artist:''' Fujikawa
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Megumi Toyoguchi
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kc_akishimo.png]]

-->''"I'm the 18th ship of the ''Yuugumo''-class destroyers, Akishimo. "Harshness" is what best describes the state of the war when I was active. Remember me too. Don't forget me alright?"''\\\

Akishimo (''Autumn Frost'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Akishimo Akishimo]]''. She's introduced as a drop in the E-5 Map of the Autumn 2019 Event.
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* AlternateCharacterReading[=/=]PunnyName: She mentions "harshness" in her library intro, referencing the first two kanji of the idiom for "hasrhness", 秋霜烈日 (''shuusouretsujitsu''), that she shares with her name.
* KansaiRegionalAccent: She uses "[[UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns uchi]]" when describing herself, given that she had been built at the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujinagata_Shipyards Fujinagata Shipyards]] located in Osaka.
* MeaningfulAppearance: Fittingly, she wears a maple leaf and a ginkgo leaf (or decorations styled after maple and ginkgo leaves) on both sides of her temples.
* MulticoloredHair: Her hair tips are tinged brown.
* TheNicknamer: She nicknames her sisters (and Akebono, whom she shares her fate) with doubled names. Thus, Asa-Asa (Asashimo), Haya-Haya (Hayashimo), Kiyo-Kiyo (Kiyoshimo) and Bono-Bono (Akebono) along with Naga-Naga (Naganami).

!!Kiyoshimo (19th)
!!!'''Artist:''' Fujikawa
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HisakoKanemoto
[[quoteright:253:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kiyoshimokc_8672.png]]

-->''"Hello! Last of the ''Yuugumo''-class, it's Kiyoshimo! I'm a bit late, but I'll be in your care!"''\\\

Kiyoshimo (''Clear Frost'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Kiyoshimo Kiyoshimo]]''. She loves battleships and wants to become one herself.
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* BoisterousBruiser: Her spirit rivals that of a battleship.
* HotBlooded: Same as Naganami.
-->'''Kiyoshimo''': ''"Now, battleship class? Come on!"''
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: She is a {{Fangirl}} of battleships, [[HeroWorshipper mainly Musashi herself.]] Made all the more clear with her [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/3027599 2018 Decisive Battle CG Art]], which gives her the same gloves and an extra tuft of hair, much like her idol.
* MegaTwintails: Has low pigtails which are rather long and thick.
* MulticoloredHair: Gray on the outside and blue on the inside. More subtle than Naganami.
* TenderTears: If the Admiral proposes to her she is moved to the point of tears.
-->'''Kiyoshimo''': ''"Commander? What's wrong, making a serious face? Eh, what's... this? You're giving it to me? Really? Nn... thank you. I wonder... why... my tears are coming out."''
[[/folder]]

[[folder: The ''Akizuki''-class]]
* AceCustom: They comes with custom 10cm turrets, specifically designed for shooting down planes.
* AntiAir: They are the only destroyer-class designed for anti-air, and as such they're better at it than any other Destroyer class. They got the highest AA stat, and comes with several useful pieces of AA equipment, most notably an AA fire director (in both standard and remodel form). This despite being so specialized that they doesn't really need it.
* MartialArtsHeadband: Each wears one with their [=DesDiv=] printed on it.
* NecessaryDrawback: Their AA are significantly higher than the ''Yamato''-class when both are maxed and over 40 points stronger than the second best AA destroyer. They also start with three slots instead of two, with above average firepower and excellent base ASW and durability. For all the perks as stated above though, not only does their AACI have the lowest priority[[note]]Their AACI would be activated with the least priority despite their high base AA stats, meaning their strong air defense could be overridden by other AACI-capable ships, possibly to the detriment to the fleet if it was activated by a ship with lower air defense capability[[/note]], they consume as much fuel and ammunition as Shimakaze[[note]]due to their heavier displacement[[/note]]. Furthermore, their torpedo stat is very low for a destroyer as it was historically sacrificed for air defense specialization[[note]]While they are equipped with the same Type 93 torpedoes as their contemporary fleet destroyers, they only have a single quad-tube torpedo launcher in exchange for more dual-purpose turrets[[/note]]. Because of that, they are among the weakest destroyers during night battles in the game.
* PerpetualPoverty: The hourly lines of all three of the Akizuki sisters available so far point to an impoverished upbringing -- in the 4koma for example, Akizuki herself is amazed at how the naval base has ''actual'' beef meals available, and not just ones from cans. This has some historical basis, as the ''Akizuki''-class were deployed close to the end of the war, where resources were scarce and rationing was in full effect. As a result, it's not uncommon to see fanart of the other ships or base personnel treating the Akizuki sisters to rich meals, just out of sheer pity.
* RobotBuddy: They have their own take of Shimakaze's Rensouhou-chan, the Chou-10cm-hou-chan (Long 10 cm cannon-chan) that they carry on their rigging.
* StellarName: All of the completed ships of the class are named after aspects of the moon and in one case, a Japanese traditional month name. Lampshaded in their introduction in the 4koma, comparing them to the ''Mutsuki''-class.
** [[{{Irony}} Ironically]], they also have the lowest effective night battle firepower in the game. The only destroyers that are even weaker at night battles are the ''Mutsuki''-class[[note]]due to them being of older design that predates the Special type destroyers like the ''Fubuki''-class[[/note]], which shares their nomenclature of being named after aspects of the moon.

!!Akizuki (1st)
!!!'''Artist:''' Shizuma Yoshinori
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AriOzawa
[[quoteright:224:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/akizuki-kc_6615.png]]

->''"''Akizuki''-class anti-air destroyer, first ship, Akizuki. I'm reporting in here. Please leave it to me!"''\\\

Akizuki (''Autumn Moon'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Akizuki_(1941) Akizuki]]''. She is specialized in Anti-Air combat to great effect. Her ship parts include a pair of turrets styled after Shimakaze's Rensouhou-chan, named Chou-10cm-Hou-chan ("Long 10cm Gun-chan"), that are mounted directly to her waist armor instead of moving around freely. She also has four spare barrels strapped to her thigh, reflecting the fact that the real-life 10cm guns' extremely high velocity resulted in short barrel life.
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* HistoricalInJoke: A lot of artwork of her pokes fun at how she and Yuubari resemble each other. At the very least, they have nearly identical hairdos. This refers how the class were mistook as mass-produced ''Yuubari''-class by the US Navy. The ''Akizuki''-class were closer in displacement to Yuubari (Akizuki at 3700t and Yuubari at 4100t, full load) than the next heaviest destroyer (Shimakaze at 3300t, full load) as well as the similar design of their funnels.
* LoveConfession: To the Admiral, in one of her hourly lines.
--> '''Akizuki''': ''0200. The moon tonight... the moon sure is beautiful, commander. Eh, commander?''[[note]]In Japan, saying that the moon is beautiful is a way to confess one's love.[[/note]]
* ShoutOut: Many of her lines are references to the [[Franchise/{{Gundam}} Mobile Suit Gundam]] franchise. For example, her Night Attack line references Bright Noah's "That barrage was weak! What the hell are you doing?!?" line, while one of her day battle attack lines has her paraphrase Dozel Zabi's ""As long as I am here, I shall not let you!" line, which was uttered during the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Battle of Solomon]]

!!Teruzuki (2nd)
!!!'''Artist:''' Shizuma Yoshinori
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MikakoKomatsu
[[quoteright:177:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/teruzuki.png]]

->''"I am Teruzuki, the second ship of ''Akizuki''-class anti-air destroyer! As with Akizuki-neesan, it is a great honor to be in your care!"''\\\

Teruzuki (''Pale Moon'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Teruzuki_(1941) Teruzuki]]''. Like Akizuki, she is an anti-air specialist. She has mostly the same uniform and ship parts as her older sister, except that she has drums strapped to her thighs with ammo belts running from them to her Chou-10cm-Hou-chan, her gun director is attached to her ascot instead of a hair ornament and her skirt is black instead of white. One of the Chou-10cm-Hou-chan also has a bullet clenched in its mouth like a cigar.
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* AllMenArePerverts: Implies in her secretary lines that after asking the Admiral if he wants to touch her Anti-Aircraft Fire Director. Take a good look at her art to find where it is located on her person...
-->''"Admiral, are you interested in Anti-Aircraft Fire Director? Would you want to touch Teruzuki's?\\
Ah, that's not where the Anti-Aircraft Fire Director is. Wait, Chou-10cm-Hou-chan, don't get mad..."''
* BoobsAndButtPose: Her standard pose is turned away while reaching back towards the player with her left arm.
* BornUnlucky: Her real-life counterpart lasted for less than six months before being sunk. By lowly PT boats, at that. Teruzuki's single-digit luck stat reflects this.
* BraggingRightsReward: Unlike Akizuki and Hatsuzuki, which were featured as reward from the second map of Fall 2014 Event and Winter 2016 Event respectively, she is featured as an event reward from the [[DifficultySpike final stage in the Summer 2015 Event]], similar to Isokaze a year before her. The operation itself is so difficult[[note]]due to unpredictable branching, strong enemies and the boss having a variable armor that resets daily[[/note]] that the developers advised the admirals not to stress themselves over clearing the operation itself and extended the event itself for five more days due to the low clear rate when the extension was announced. Though she is much more useful than the recent auxiliary ships such as [[JokeCharacter Akitsushima]] and Hayasui, some admirals still deem her usefulness were too little to justify the disproportionate difficulty of the operation itself, especially for those who already have Maya Kai Ni or/and Akizuki.
** Finally becomes available for the first time since her introduction in the Spring 2016 Event. She's not available in subsequent events until 2017, and even then, she is a RareRandomDrop.
* CigarChomper: As mentioned in the description, one of her Chou-10cm-Hou-chan is literally biting a bullet like it's a cigar.

!!Suzutsuki (3rd)
!!!'''Artist:''' Shizuma Yoshinori
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SakiFujita
[[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kc_suzutuski.png]]
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->''"''Akizuki''-class anti-air destroyer, I'm Suzutsuki. Everyone... in order to protect everyone no matter what, I... I will do my best. Please take care of me!"''\\\

Suzutsuki (''Clear Moon'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Suzutsuki_(1942) Suzutsuki]]'', notable for being one of the escorts in Operation Ten-Go. She has a white ascot and very long white gloves[[note]]or, like in Hatsuzuki's case, white bodysuit[[/note]], and has a gray jacket on top of her standard-issue outfit. Her Chou-10cm-Hou-chan were noted to have a bolt-like eyes. She also has white skirt like Akizuki, but lacks the asymmetric stocking of other Ten-Go participants. Instead she has white pantyhose. Her gun director is clipped to a small side ponytail on the left side of her hair. After remodeling, she replaces the standard Akizuki-class [[MartialArtsHeadband black headband]] with a white one, furthering her status as an opposite-color version of her younger sister Hatsuzuki.\\\

She was first revealed in the 4th Kancolle Naval Review and became available in the Fall 2017 Event as the reward for the E-4 map.
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* BornLucky: She had participated in Operation Ten-Go and survived through the operation despite suffering serious damage, and was noted to have reached Sasebo by sailing in reverse after her bow was torn off by aerial torpedoes. Along with a previous instance on convoy escort where submarine torpedoes blew off both her bow ''and'' stern, yet her middle section remained afloat for Hatsuzuki to tow back to port. This results in her getting a base luck of 27 (around triple that of her sisters), going up to 37 when remodeled into her Kai form.
* CallToAgriculture: During the war, she was turned into a reserve ship after sustaining damage from Operation Ten-go due to the lack of resources needed to repair her. During this time, her crew took to farming and fishing to provide food supply. This is referenced in-game by her tending to her vegetable garden in her idle lines. [[note]]Since pumpkin was a key produce from these, she tends to mention it often in her lines.[[/note]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: She was mentioned by Akizuki in her 2100 hourly lines before making her debut nearly three years after.
* ProperTightsWithASkirt: White pantyhose under a white skirt.

!!Hatsuzuki (4th)
!!!'''Artist:''' Shizuma Yoshinori
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MegumiNakajima
[[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hatsuzuki.png]]

->''"I'm the fourth ship of the ''Akizuki''-class destroyers, Hatsuzuki. Are you the Admiral? Very well, I'll march on."''\\\

Hatsuzuki (''New Moon'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Hatsuzuki Hatsuzuki]]''. Her variation of the ''Akizuki''-class uniform has a black ascot rather than a yellow one, and she wears black pantyhose under her black skirt as well as very long black gloves. Or possibly a black bodysuit, as is the popular interpretation in fanart, though if so [[ClothingDamage it gets thoroughly destroyed in her damaged art]]. She has an overall rather gloomy appearance, and the eyes of her Chou-10cm-Hou-chan match this. She also has 25mm Triple AA guns mounted below the Chou-10cm-Hou-chan on her split hull ship parts.\\\

She was introduced in the Winter 2016 Event as the E-2 reward.
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* {{Bokukko}}: Makes uses of "''Boku''" and she does have one of the [[ContraltoOfDanger deepest voices]] used for destroyers. She appears to be the serious tomboyish type, contrasting with Teruzuki.
* BornUnlucky: Despite outliving Teruzuki for well over a year and a half, her luck remains in the single digits after being remodeled.
* HistoricalInJoke: Her damaged art and above-average firepower[[note]]She has 60 firepower at Kai, higher than Shimakaze by one point and the highest of any destroyer with a single remodel.[[/note]] reflected her actions in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, where she stubbornly protected the survivors of Zuikaku and Zuihou. The boat in her art is a possible reference to the 25 survivors.
* HumbleHero: Despite her gloomy appearance she considers her own accomplishments as one for the fleet, not her own.
-->'''Hatsuzuki''': "My accomplishments!? I see… But no, that's the accomplishment of the fleet. I don't need my name on it."
* ProperTightsWithASkirt: Black pantyhose under a black skirt.
* WhenSheSmiles: In her damaged art.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: The ''Shimakaze''-class]]
!!Shimakaze
!!!'''Artist:''' Shizuma Yoshinori
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyaneSakura (Japanese), Creator/MeganShipman (English)
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-->''"I'm Destroyer Shimakaze. I won't lose to anyone in speed. Swiftly like the island breeze."''\\\

Shimakaze (''Island Wind'') is the personification of the Japanese destroyer ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Shimakaze_(1942) Shimakaze]]''. She often boasts about being the fastest ship and has a cocky attitude. Shimakaze is often accompanied by Rensouhou-chan ("Twin Gun Turret-chan"), familiar-like turrets which originated from Shimakaze's three twin 12.7 cm/50 naval gun turrets.\\\

Shimakaze is the titular character of the manga, ''Shimakaze, Girl of the Whirlwind'', though it would be more accurate to say that she shares the lead role with Asashio, who she regularly butts heads with due to the latter's straight-laced nature.\\\

She also appears in the anime, but instead of being the problem child that she's been shown as in her own manga, she's portrayed instead as a hyperactive and excitable if absent-minded girl. Despite this, she's shown to be one of the most skilled Destroyers on the base, easily outfighting a squad of enemy destroyers while Fubuki had enough trouble with a single one.
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* AccidentalMisnaming: In the anime, she got rather annoyed with [[TheNicknamer Kongou]] for calling her "[[SdrawkcabName Zekamashi]]".
-->'''Shimakaze:''' ''(to Kongou)'' My name is not "Zekamashi"!
* AttackDrone: Basically how her Rensohou-Chan turrets behave in the Anime, as exemplified in her sortie with Fubuki and the Kongou Sisters, although they don't go far away from her unlike the the usual examples of the trope.
* BareYourMidriff: Her sailor outfit is also a crop top.
* BoisterousBruiser: Loves boasting about how fast she is, but if she sinks she'll admit that speed isn't enough.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: In the anime. Shimakaze acts like she's on a permanent sugar high when awake, and has a habit of sleeping in unusual places, but later it's shown that she can outfight much larger and far more numerous Abyssal destroyers on her own.
* CatchPhrase: ''"So slow!"''
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Her characterization in the anime. She runs off right before an important sortie, and is playing with one of the Rensohou-Chan turrets like it was a toy plane while being briefed for said sortie.
* DangerouslyShortSkirt: Wears a blue microskirt.
* {{Foil}}: To Asashio in ''Shimakaze, Girl of the Whirlwind'', where Shimakaze makes fun of Asahio's seriousness
* FragileSpeedster: Even more so than the other destroyers; true to her real-life basis, Shimakaze has the joint highest evasion stat in the game (tied with Yukikaze, whose evasion stat is for a [[BornLucky different reason]]). Modernized and equipped with a Steam Turbine, she becomes one of the hardest to hit in the game. Also it helps that, at least in terms of shipgirl design, that her turrets aren't attached to her unlike most other shipgirls, allowing for lighter weight and higher mobility. Yet since she is a destroyer (albeit one with one of the highest armor and hit point levels), a single hit ([=PvP=] wise) can knock her out.
** The speedster aspect is emphasized much more in ''Kancolle Arcade'', since she would outrun the rest of the fleet when sailing at flank speed. When she claims that nobody could catch up to her, she is not kidding.
* IconicOutfit: A sleeveless sailor top, elbow gloves, a hair ribbon tied like rabbit ears, a microskirt and a very visible thong? That's Shimakaze, alright.
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: She is the only Destroyer without any sister ships. In the official 4-koma, she openly writes about it, while in ''Shimakaze, Girl of the Whirlwind'', she acts like a jerkass because she feels lonely and seems happy after befriending her foil Asashio.
** Meta-speaking, Shimakaze was the only ship of her kind available. Cue Amatsukaze (who's the closest thing she has to a predecessor) and you have fanart of an [[GenkiGirl extremely happy Shimakaze]].
* {{Jerkass}}: In ''Shimakaze, Girl of the Whirlwind'', she's rude, impatient, and insulting to everyone around her, Asashio in particular.
* MsFanservice: As IconicOutfit points out, her outfit is designed to toss in as much fanservice as possible.
* NecessaryDrawback: Due to her speed and her armaments (her historical counterpart was equipped with an extremely powerful steam engine and more torpedo tubes than other destroyers), she also consumes more fuel and ammo than any other IJN destroyer.
* PowerEqualsRarity: She is one of the only two destroyers that starts with a rainbow rarity (the other is Yukikaze) prior to the introduction of event-exclusive ships such as Amatsukaze and the ''Akizuki''-class destroyers, and she is one of the best destroyer stat-wise in a single remodel until more second-remodels for other destroyers come along.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Her sailor outfit shows off her body and the top of the thong, while her skirt is absolutely tiny that shows off a bunch of her thighs and the bottom of her thong. Her outfit was designed entirely to toss in as much fanservice as physically possible.
* WolverinePublicity: When viewing the front page of the DMM website, she's the first ship you'll see. Over time, fans have taken to referring to her as "newbie bait" (she attracts new fans to the game, but they soon find other characters to be their favourites instead of her).
[[/folder]]

[[folder: The ''Matsu''-class]]

* FloralThemeNaming: They're all named after plants and trees instead of weather phenomenon the other destroyers have used. The ''Matsu''-class are effectively a continuation of the "smaller and cheaper destroyer" idea of the late 1st-class/early 2nd-class [=IJN=] destroyers who all used the similar theme naming that came about late war. Matsu's "mixed forest" lines are a reference to this.

!!Matsu (1st)
!!!'''Artist:''' Akio Watanabe
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyanaTaketatsu
[[quoteright:235:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kc_matsu.png]]

--> ''"Kept you waiting, huh! I'm the first of the Type D ''Matsu''-class destroyers, Matsu! Don't worry, I can be out in a flash. Just you watch, I'll protect it all! Leave it to me!"''\\\

Matsu (''Pine tree'') is the personificiation of the Japanese destoryer ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Matsu_(1944) Matsu]]'', introduced in the Rainy-Summer 2020 Event as the E-4 map reward.
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* BornUnlucky: Zigzagged oddly enough. She only sortied once, to escort Convoy 4804. The convoy itself was a success but on its return it was unfortunate enough to be spotted by aircraft from Task Force 58, which proceeded to decimate much of the convoy. The one remaining merchant ship and escorts (including CD-4) attempted to flee into the night while Matsu engaged in a delaying action. While she was succesful in achieving this with her weak armamant, she had no chance of victory, and after a brief chase was sunk by the destroyers USS ''Cogswell'', ''Ingersoll'', and ''Knapp''.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: She has a pair of green eyes and hair.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: The fairies associated with the [[https://kancolle.fandom.com/wiki/12.7cm_Single_High-angle_Gun_Mount_Kai_2 12.7cm Single High-angle Gun Mount Kai 2]] and the [[https://kancolle.fandom.com/wiki/12.7cm_Twin_High-angle_Gun_Mount_Kai_2 12.7cm Twin High-angle Gun Mount Kai 2]] introduced in the 29th May 2020 update have the same color of green hair Matsu does.
* ProperTightsWithASkirt: Wears a pair of dark-grey pantyhose to complement her white skirt.

!!Take (2nd)
!!!'''Artist:''' Akio Watanabe
!!!'''Voiced by:'''
[[quoteright:235:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kc_take.png]]

--> ''"Yo, so you're the Admiral? I'm the D-type destroyer, seconnd ship of the ''Matsu''-class, Take. Nice to meet ya. You've got a good expression. I like it."''\\\

Take (''Bamboo'') is the personificiation of the Japanese destoryer ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Take_(1944) Take]]'', introduced in the Fall 2020 Event as the E-4 map reward.
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* BareYourMidriff: Sort of given the cross-straps, but her bellybutton is visible.
* BornLucky: Maxes out to 88 at base and 108 at Kai. She had survived the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ormoc_Bay Battle of Ormoc Bay]] in 1944 with moderate damage while escorting convoy TA-7, and that her torpedo was the one to sink USS ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cooper Cooper]]'' during the battle. She had also survived post-war to perform repatriation duties and was later turned over to Great Britain before her scrapping in 1947.
* ContraltoOfDanger: She speaks with a rather low pitch for a destroyer.
* MulticoloredHair: Primarily light green with purple streaks in her bangs.
* WhoWearsShortShorts: Denim shorts, which are an AnachronismStew since the design - namely [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shorts Daisy Dukes]] - wouldn't appear until about the 1970s.
[[/folder]]

* ZettaiRyouiki: Grade A. Wears a pair of black thigh-high socks.

* ZettaiRyouiki: Grade S. {{Tsundere}}? Check! GirlishPigtails? Check! High socks and miniskirt? [[RuleOfThree CHECK]]!

* ZettaiRyouiki: She shares this trait with Shimakaze, although hers aren't as striped.

%%* ZettaiRyouiki:

Matsu (''Pine tree'') is the personificiation of the Japanese destoryer ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Matsu_(1944) Matsu]]''.\\\

She was introduced in the Rainy-Summer 2020 Event as the E-4 map reward.

Take (''Bamboo'') is the personificiation of the Japanese destoryer ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Take_(1944) Take]]''.\\\

She was introduced in the Fall 2020 Event as the E-4 map reward.

* ContraltoofDanger: She speaks with a rather low pitch for a destroyer.

[[center: [- [[Characters/KantaiCollection Main Character Page]] | [[Characters/KantaiCollectionOne Destroyers (Kamikaze-class to Shiratsuyu-class)]] | '''Destroyers (Asashio-class to Matsu-class)''' | [[Characters/KantaiCollectionThree Light and Heavy Cruisers]] |[[Characters/KantaiCollectionFour Battleships and Aircraft Carriers]] | [[Characters/KantaiCollectionFive Rest of the IJN Fleet]] | [[Characters/KantaiCollectionSix Non-IJN Fleet]] | [[Characters/KantaiCollectionSeven The Abyssal Fleet]] | [[Characters/KantaiCollectionOtherOfficialWorks Other Official Characters]] -] ]]

* BornLucky: Maxes out to 88 at base and 108 at Kai. She had survived athe [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ormoc_Bay Battle of Ormoc Bay]] in 1944 with moderate damage during her escort duties, and that her torpedo was the one to sink USS ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cooper Cooper]]''. She had also survived post war on performing repatriation duties and was turned over to Great Britain before her scrapping in 1947.

[[center: [- [[Characters/KantaiCollection Main Character Page]] | [[Characters/KantaiCollectionOne Destroyers (Kamikaze-class to Shiratsuyu-class)]] | '''Destroyers (Asashio-class to Shimakaze-class)''' | [[Characters/KantaiCollectionThree Light and Heavy Cruisers]] |[[Characters/KantaiCollectionFour Battleships and Aircraft Carriers]] | [[Characters/KantaiCollectionFive Rest of the IJN Fleet]] | [[Characters/KantaiCollectionSix Non-IJN Fleet]] | [[Characters/KantaiCollectionSeven The Abyssal Fleet]] | [[Characters/KantaiCollectionOtherOfficialWorks Other Official Characters]] -] ]]

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