Line #30 Fanfic/KantOCelleQuest


1	Kant-O-Celle Quest is a quest on 4chan's /tg/ board written by Planefag, based on ''VideoGame/KanColle''.
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3	You are [[OldSoldier Admiral Settle]] of the US Navy, a survivor of one of the earliest battles against the Abyssals. You have been assigned to Yokosuka Naval Base to work with the Japanese ship girls. You are accompanied by Corporal Hate, your semi-tame Marine minion, and a small group of US Navy ship girls, ranging from [[StoicWoobie the strong and silent]] USS Arizona, to the [[TheKlutz spectacularly clumsy]] USS William D. Porter, to an entire pack of corgis (don't ask). To succeed, you won't just have to command the ship girls on missions, you'll have to help them cope with being human.
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5	The story can be found on [[http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Kant-O-Celle%20Quest the sup/tg/ archive]]. Or, you can read just the story posts on [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/kant-o-celle-quest-a-kantai-collection-game-transcribed-from-4chan.345865/ Spacebattles.]] Also compiled [=PDFs=] of the main story as of June 2016 are available [[https://www.dropbox.com/s/qj7i6cuwf19imay/KCQ%200-%20In%20the%20Beginning.pdf?dl=0 here,]] [[https://www.dropbox.com/s/ef73uvzvts613i0/KCQ%201.pdf?dl=0 here,]] [[https://www.dropbox.com/s/8ad283lw017cglj/KCQ%202.pdf?dl=0 here,]] and [[https://www.dropbox.com/s/n3wd0lkae2mamce/KCQ%203.pdf?dl=0 here.]]
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7	Compare ''Fanfic/StrikeWitchesQuest'', by the same author, another quest about young girls fighting a war against supernatural foes, with a similar tone.
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9	With the latest archived sup/tg/ thread dating back to January 2017, it appears this is now DeadFic.
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12	!!''Kant-O-Celle Quest'' provides examples of:
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14	* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Arizona (originally from ''Fanfic/PacificWorldWarIIUsNavyShipgirls'') is hit hard with this the most. While she was already a [[TheWoobie woobie]] there, she at least still retained a cheerful and energetic personality, and was also occasionally a ButtMonkey to boot. This fic...turns her into the [[StoicWoobie complete opposite]].
15	* BigDamnHeroes: The USS Iowa's introduction, not unlike her [[Fanfic/PacificWorldWarIIUsNavyShipgirls Pacific]] counterpart.
16	** [[spoiler: Northhampton coming to the rescue of Hornet would be borderline DeusExMachina if not for Settle deliberately trying to invoke this in response to a preceding DiabolusExMachina by the abyssals]]
17	* {{Bodyhorror}}: There's just something just Wrong about Abyssals, [[spoiler: As Naka shows with her Abyssalization.]]
18	* BombDisposal: Settle removes a live 12-inch shell from Arizona's guts. The EOD techs are a little freaked out.
19	* BrattyHalfPint: Sammy. She has a lot of fight in her for a destroyer escort, but not an ounce of discipline.
20	* BullyingADragon: A Yakuza tries to make Naka an AnOfferYouCantRefuse. It doesn't end well for him.
21	* BungledSuicide: [[spoiler: Naka]] once tried to kill herself by ramming an Abyssal light cruiser. [[spoiler: She missed and beached herself.]]
22	* CameBackWrong: Part of the issues with [[spoiler:Naka]] is that she believes something went wrong with her summoning causing part of herself to be left behind, [[spoiler: the presence of Light Cruiser Oni and her ongoing Abyssalization support the theory.]] This is also a big reasoning behind the reluctance of some nations in summoning shipgirls of their own due to a fear they may come back on the wrong side.
23	* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Settle tends to fall into this whenever the girls get into trouble.
24	* CombatBreakdown: Many of the ship battles work out as this as forces and units get depleted and damage piles up on both sides. The Battle of Los Angeles between Higgins and the Ironclad left a heavily damaged Higgins making ineffective pot shots at a crippled but still well armored Ironclad.
25	* ConspicuousTrenchcoat: Yamato wears one in her first appearance.
26	* CrossOver: Iowa and Arizona, to name a few, are from ''Fanfic/PacificWorldWarIIUsNavyShipgirls''.
27	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Willie Dee normally can't hit the broad side of a barn, but at one point, while terrified out of her wits by one of Hate's pranks and firing wildly, she manages to hit every target with perfect accuracy.
28	** As Hate correctly guessed, this is because her automatic radar rangefinders work better and faster than her visual ones. Later events prove that she consistantly hits much more accurately when firing blind or panicking.
29	** Hate also points out that, despite her failings, not a single member of her crew died when she sank, which is what really matters in the end.
30	* CuteMute: Arizona, never speaks, only communicating in hand signs and occasionally Radio Morse Code
31	* DarkAndTroubledPast: For the first part of the quest, it's not stated what exactly happened to Settle, only that he lost his ship while fighting the Abyssals.
32	* TheDarkSide: The Abyssals. Especially in the writeups and later on in the main story, when [[spoiler: Naka and Shigure start showing signs of Abyssalization.]]
33	* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler: Hate's belief that he is 'just a weapon' and his Survivor guilt causes him to throw himself into battle, even refusing Iowa's [[MindControl direct mental order]] to avoid injury from a blow that wouldn't have killed her.]]
34	* DoubleEntendre: Naka comes up with quite a few involving Harder's "torpedo." Also "seamen."
35	* TheDreaded: Sammy, for most Japanese ships. When Chikuma attempts to stop Sammy from beating the crap out of Mogami and Choukai, she freezes up instantly upon realizing who Sammy is, and runs away as fast as she can.
36	--->“HEY! yet another victim demands from the gate. Sammy's head snaps up to find a long-legged, green-clad cruiser girl staring at the tableau like someone who's just walked in on a wolf gorging itself on its latest kill. Her eyes widen in horror as a memory stabs through the haze of eighty years slumber.
37	--->“Oh god no,” Chikuma breathes.
38	* DysfunctionJunction: The main cast all have their own shares of traumas and hang ups and that's not even getting into the many issues of the shipgirls themselves. Unlike 'Strike Witches Quest' it's played rather seriously.
39	* EvilPhone: Goto gets a disturbing phone call from the Abyssals after they [[spoiler:capture the base on Iwo Jima]]
40	* EveryoneKnowsMorse: How Arizona speaks on mission.
41	* FishOutOfTemporalWater: All the ship girls. Harder most notably, because he's the most recently returned.
42	* HandicappedBadass: Settle's leg never fully recovered from the wounds he suffered at Los Angeles and most likely never will.
43	* HeadbuttingHeroes: Harder does not like the Japanese ship girls, at all. Except for Naka, where it's more like DatingCatwoman.
44	* HiddenDepths: Naka isn't just "the idol of the fleet." She has good people skills, and a sharp wit that throws Harder ''completely'' off balance. Because of this, she ends up becoming Settle's secretary ship.
45	** [[spoiler: takes a very dark turn later when more of her character is revealed]]
46	%%* HotBlooded: Kongou, Sammy, and [[spoiler: Essex]] all seem to be the most zany, bloodthirsty, and egotistical
47	* HumanWeapon: All the ship girls. This is a major issue for them, as the world's navies typically view them as ships, rather than as people. The Navy even refers to the girls officially as "hulls."
48	** [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] when Shoukaku and Settle go to a Franchise/{{Gundam}}-themed cafe. Shoukaku ponders why they gave the Gundam a human form if it's meant to be a weapon.
49	** Inverted with Hate, who insists that he's "just a weapon" and is angry that his current job keeps him out of combat.
50	* TheKlutz: Willie Dee. The original USS ''William D. Porter'' accidentally launched a torpedo at the USS Iowa while the president was aboard. The kanmusu version manages to light herself on fire while trying to ''tie her shoes.''
51	* LilliputianWarriors: The fairies are small, but they still behave like soldiers and sailors.
52	* MadeOfIron: Arizona can take a 12-inch shell to the face and keep fighting.
53	** Corporal Hate somehow survived a torpedo going off right below him, inches from Iowa's bow. People in-story have commented on how the shockwave and internal injuries [[NormallyIWouldBeDeadNow should have killed him.]]
54	* MustHaveCaffeine: Northampton is almost always seen with a cup of Starbucks, like when he's carrying Hornet to safety, or giving others heart attacks because of his driving.
55	* OnlySaneMan: Fubuki, though as a result of dealing with the insanity at the base, has taken to drinking.
56	* OneSteveLimit: Averted. Both Iowa (BB-4) and Iowa (BB-61) appear in the story, though not at the same time. They're on opposite sides.
57	* PintsizedPowerhouse: Sammy, described in-story as "Death Rides a DE." Early in the story, Sammy beats up two Heavy ''cruisers'', Choukai and Mogami, in a brawl. When Chikuma, a third Japanese cruiser, attempts to interrupt, Sammy chases Chikuma off into the rest of the base, cackling madly.
58	* SapientShip: Aside from the Ship Girls themselves and Iowa in a side story one Naval Intelligence officer comes to realize that [[spoiler: Some regular ships are actually sentient.]]
59	* SeenItAll: Admiral Goto. He's been dealing with the kanmusu for sixteen months, and is a little more used to their antics than Settle is. He's NotSoAboveItAll, though, because he's just one man dealing with an entire fleet of kanmusu.
60	* ShellShockedVeteran: Arizona. She sank in a surprise attack at Pearl Harbor, which left her with a severe fear of air attacks. She also carries a handgun with her at all times.
61	** Settle himself has a couple of scars, both literal and metaphorical, from the battle of LA.
62	* ShipperOnDeck: Naka ships (no pun intended) Arizona/Settle.
63	** Turns into LeaningOnTheFourthWall later on when it turns out the internet is actually full of people shipping the various kanmusu, and that Arizona/Settle is actually one of the preffered pairings.
64	* SimultaneousArcs: The Battle of Los Angeles is shown three times - once from Settle's view, once from Hate's, and once from Iowa's.
65	* SnipeHunt: A pair of cruisers make Willie Dee go find a can of checkered paint. Settle and Goto turn the prank back on them.
66	* SociallyAwkwardHero: Harder just ''cannot'' handle girls. It doesn't help that his target of choice is [[{{Troll}} Naka]]
67	* SwordCane: Settle's cane, a trolling gift from Hate, turned out to actually be one. Given Settle's fencing skills, it suits him perfectly.
68	* TheAtoner: [[spoiler: If Seattle's dream suggests it, Mikasa's refusal to return is brought on by her guilt that her victory against Russia sent Japan down the path of World War 2.]]
69	* TrialByFriendlyFire: in the battle of LA, [[spoiler: Settle ordered an {{Alpha strike}} on an Abyssal that had been rammed by a coast guard ship, sinking them both]]
70	* TroubledBackstoryFlashback: To Settle's first encounter with the Abyssals.
71	* VirtualSoundtrack: Planefag is fond of providing soundtracks for the various battle scenes that occur during the plot.
72	* WarIsHell: Emphasized a great deal, even comapred to 'Strike Witches Quest', the traumas of the war both past and present weigh down on every character, from a heavy dose of survivor guilt from both shipgirl and human as they wage war against an unfathomable enemy that takes no prisoners.

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