Characters / Azur Lane - Eagle Union Submarines (SS)

Azur Lane (Main Character Index)
Major Nations
Eagle Union (Destroyers (DD) | Light Cruisers (CL) | Heavy Cruisers (CA) | Large/Battlecruisers (CB/BC) | Battleships (BB) | Light Aircraft Carriers (CVL) | Aircraft Carriers (CV) | Submarines (SS) | Repair Ships (AR))
Royal Navy (Destroyers (DD) | Light Cruisers (CL) | Heavy Cruisers (CA) | Battleships (BB) | Light Aircraft Carriers (CVL) | Aircraft Carriers (CV))
Sakura Empire (Destroyers (DD) | Light Cruisers (CL) | Heavy Cruisers (CA) | Battlecruisers and Battleships (BB and BC) | Aircraft Carriers (CV/L))
Ironblood (Vanguard Ships (Destroyers, Light & Heavy Cruisers) | Main Fleet ships (Battlecruisers, Battleships, Light & Fleet Carriers) | Submarines)
Other Nations
Dragon Empery | North Union | Iris Libre | Vichya Dominion | Sardegna Empire
Other Characters
META | Ashes | Others | Sirens

The Narwhal-class

Nautilus (SS-168)

Voiced by: Akiho Suzumoto

ID: No. 519

Rarity: Elite

Artist:

"Nice to meet you, Commander. I'm Nautilus from the Eagle Union... Um, did I scare you? A-actually, I've been following you this whole time, so I thought you already noticed me..."

• Historical In-Joke:
  • She mentions she hopes her torpedoes are not duds this time around. The real life ship had notoriously bad luck with malfunctioning torpedoes. ^note although to be fair, that was a known issue with Mark XIV torpedoes across the silent service and it would not be resolved until much later in the war.
  • Nautilus following the Commander is actually this as well. She was the first ship to set sights on the Kidō Butai as they were heading towards Midway. Eventually sighted, Arashi was left to deal with Nautilus, but on her rush to rejoin the Carrier Fleet, she was tracked by Enterprise's dive bomber air wing, led by Wade McClusky — which led to famous "Five Minutes of Fate" that ended with the sinking of the 1st and 2nd CarDiv — all that while Nautilus was still following Arashi.
  • Overlapping with a Shout-Out to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Her rigging's shape is a nod to both her submarine class and what her namesake submarine in the book was initially mistaken for (a narwhal).
• Stalker with a Crush: Not actually stalking, she just likes to follow the Commander around, and eventually falls in love with the Commander.

The Gato-class

• Cute Little Fang: All of them sport one (except for Flasher, whose artwork doesn't show her mouth), and all five are energetic and cutesy.

Albacore (SS-218)

Voiced by: Atsumi Tanezaki

ID: No. 358

Rarity: Super Rare

Artist:

"Ta-da! I’m Albacore from the Eagle Union! Ah, did I surprise you? Sorry about that~ Starting today I’m going to be a part of your fleet, so it’s nice to meet you~"

• The Ace: One skill increases damage against a variety of enemies compared to most subs' single type and her character story has her among other things teaching other subs stretches and leading Long Island and some other gamer ships to victory in a game.
• Barely-There Swimwear: Possibly the girl with the smallest amount of clothing in the whole game.
• Blackmail: Some of her lines have her doing that.
• The Dreaded: To Taihou, quite justified as Albacore was the one to sink her.
• Historical In-Joke: She's confused as to how Taihou sunk so easily, to the point that she has no idea why Taihou sunk at all. In real life, while the damage Albacore's torpedo caused was technically responsible for Taihou's sinking, the main reason she sunk was due to her chief damage control officer messing up, causing the ship to explode^note Taihou was a heavily armoured fleet carrier, specifically designed to be able to survive multiple hits from bombs, torpedoes, and shells, and still be able to fight effectively. Albacore only hit her with one torpedo that caused damage that should have been easily survivable. That one torpedo managed to fracture the aviation fuel tanks, causing them to leak. Eventually, the fuel began vapourising, causing the hanger decks to be filled with explosive fumes. All the crews attempts to clear out the fumes failed due to lack of training, so they eventually decided to open all doors and hatches then switch the ventilation system to full blast. This simply spread the explosive fumes all around the ship. Eventually, something set the fumes off, causing the lower half of the ship to explode, twice.
• Odd Friendship: With Taihou. Despite being responsible for Taihou's sinking (and her subsequent jump scare shenanigans), the two get along surprisingly well at Azur Lane based on event and side-story dialogue.
• Pants-Positive Safety: She has a turret tucked into her bikini bottoms, stretching her bottoms away from her hips due to the weight.
• The Prankster: Is fond of playing some pranks but takes some extra care in them so with a bucket of water style prank, she sets it up so only the commander's head gets wet.
• Stealth Hi/Bye: Is very good at sneaking up on people and when she does so to Taihou, she faints.

Bluegill (SS-242)

Voiced by: Yukina Shuto

ID: No. 446

Rarity: Elite

Artist: DanGo

"I've finally found one! My own commander! ...Hehehe, from now on, you're Bluegill's commander!"

• Cuddle Bug: Her voice lines after Friendly are all about her hugging you, and she does it so often it makes the commander (you) pretty embarrassed.
• Nice Girl: Is still very kind to you in her disappointed line, telling you to go enjoy the sunlight for a bit.

Cavalla (SS-244)

Voiced by: Yurika Kubo

ID: No. 402

Rarity: Super Rare

Artist:

"I'm Cavalla, the Eagle Union submarine! I'll make this fleet famous through glorious victories, so just you wait, Commander!"

• Barely-There Swimwear: Joins Albacore in the skimpy department, although she still has more clothing than Albacore. Her schoolgirl outfit is way more sensible by comparison.
• Historical In-Joke: She has a number of them, such as one of her skills referencing the sinking of the Shoukaku, another referring to the time where she helped the Thresher.
• Older Than They Look: Her dislike of being treated like a kid likely has its roots in the fact as a museum ship, she's still alive and well today, even outliving the later built sub with her name and before then she saw action up until 1969.
• Sean Connery Is About to Shoot You: Her standard art has her pointing a handheld bofors gun directly at you.

Dace (SS-247)

Voiced by: Akiko Hasegawa

ID: No. 342

Rarity: Elite

Artist: Kaede Yumesaki

"Hi~ Are you the Commander? Union submarine Dace, reporting for duty~ So, how many greeting torpedoes do you want me to launch?"

• The Ditz: She seems to have issues with remember somethings like being a Gato-class. It's unknown if her torpedo obsession has anything to do with this tendency.
• Gun Nut: Really likes torpedos, from firing them off to sleeping with one as one would a big plushie or pillow.
• Leotard of Power: Her default outfit is a competition swimsuit with a huge cutout from chest to navel.
• Shout-Out: Her swimsuit might be a reference to Misty's infamous swimsuit in Chapter 2 of The Electric Tale of Pikachu

Flasher (SS-249)

Voiced by: Ruka Fukagawa

ID:

Rarity: Super Rare

Artist: NAMYO

"Hello, Commander. I'm the Gato-class submarine Flasher, SS-249… *sniffle*… I-I'm crying because… w-well, not because I'm sick or scared or anything. It's just that I… *sob*… shed tears when I'm moved."

• The Ace: In life, she was one of the most successful American submarines of WWII, with 21 Japanese ships sunk totaling over 100,000 tons, earning her a Presidential Unit Citation and six battle stars. She also survived all the way to the end of the war. In-game, she has become one of the most powerful Eagle Union submarines introduced so far, especially if paired with at least one of her Gato class sisters.
• Badass Adorable: Bashful and cute as a button, but assign her as flagship of a sub fleet with one of her Gato sisters, and her torpedoes will absolutely shred mob and boss fleets alike.
• Companion Cube: Her sunfish plushie. Its expressions even match hers!
• Improbable Weapon User: That giant anchor she's sitting on, in her character image? Her in-game sprite likes to swing it around as a melee weapon!
• Moe: Tends to be doted upon, due to her being Prone to Tears.
• Prone to Tears: Played with. It's not that she's timid or anything, she just… breaks out in tears very easily.
• Textile Work Is Feminine: She created her outfit and sunfish plushie herself, and admits in one of her idle lines that she likes to create cosplay clothes for others when not in combat.

The Balao-class

Archerfish (SS-311)

Voiced by: Hikaru Akao

ID: No. 513

Rarity: Super Rare

Artist: かにビーム

" Mm hmm~ So you're the Commander? Teehee. You're a total hottie, so wanna go out with me? Like right now? ...Heh, just kidding~ You should see how red your face is~ Ahaha, you're a funny one~!"

• Gyaru Girl: Her appearance fits the bill; blonde hair, tanned skin, short skirt. Not only that, but her personality especially matches.
• Odd Friendship: With Shinano, as shown in the Mirror Involution event (where Archerfish was the only Eagle Union ship that could understand Shinano's long-winded way of speaking) and her friendly voiceline, where she mentions playing with Shinano's tails when she's sleeping.
• Sexual Euphemism: Being quite the tease, she does this relatively often. Highlights include asking the commander to "gimme YOUR goodies", saying she and the commander will get up to some hot stuff on her oath voiceline, making a pulling out joke, and even her "Pledge" talks about making hot stuff with the Commander.
• The Tease: Calling the commander a hottie on first greeting, suggesting that the commander eat soup straight from her fingers, saying the commander can earn the right to grope her, and even asking about Albacore's teasing "for future reference"... it's quite easy to say that she's one of the biggest teases on the port.

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