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The commander of a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagdpanther Jagd]][[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin panther]] in Kuromorimine vs. Ōarai, whose tracks Anzu destroys twice. [[spoiler:Joins Ōarai in the movie as part of the Kuromorimine reinforcements aboard a Panther.]]

[[folder: Commander, Jagdpanther]]

The [[NoNameGiven unnamed]] commander of a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagdpanther Jagd]][[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin panther]] in Kuromorimine vs. Ōarai, whose tracks Anzu destroys twice. [[spoiler:Joins Ōarai in the movie as part of the Kuromorimine reinforcements aboard a Panther.]]

!!!Tropes for Jagdpanther-chan

-->'''Jagdpanther Commander''': Fuu~ made it on time.

* ImpersonationGambit: She's in the receiving end of this when Turtle Team then [[spoiler:takes Jagdpanther-chan's intended position in Kuromorimine's battle line.]]

* NoNameGiven: Hence the FanNickname "Jagdpanther-chan". In Pixiv, she was designated as "Ritaiko" (aka "Track Girl").

* JerkassFacade: She's forced to act abrasively towards her little sister in order to allow her to follow her style. During ''Little Army'', she's friendly toward Miho until Shiho arrives, at which point she has to coldly brush off Miho when she asks about her decision to shoot the enemy flag tank that was trying to save her teammate. After Miho summons the nerve to ask their mother about the necessity of such an action, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness which Maho noted was unlike her]], she later privately apologizes to her for her sudden change in attitude.

* TragicHeroine: [[spoiler: It's revealed at the end of ''Little Army'' that the reason she puts on her JerkassFacade is to free ''Miho'' from the constrictive Nishizumi-style Sensha-do, so she can find her own way, only for it to be voided when Miho takes up the style anyways between prequel and anime and then quitting Sensha-do altogether. Then she is forced to confront her sister while wearing the JerkassFacade she put on trying to protect her. Thankfully, in the end, Miho succeeds and declares that she has found her own way of Sensha-do]]

* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:After [[HeroicSacrifice sacrificing her own freedom to secure Miho's own]], only to [[NiceJobBreakingItHero fail when Miho followed her anyway]], a [[CrackDefeat last-minute loss to Pravda]], and being forced to [[LoveAcrossBattlelines fight against]] [[DeclarationOfProtection what she wanted for Miho]], she ''finally'' succeeds in [[GoalInLife helping Miho find happiness in her own path]].]] Her own character song, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Azq96hHdnDw Mein Weg und Dein Weg]] [[GratuitousGerman “My Way and Your Way)]] basically translates to "My work is finally done".

* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:After [[HeroicSacrifice sacrificing her own freedom to secure Miho's own]], only to [[NiceJobBreakingItHero fail when Miho followed her anyway]], a [[CrackDefeat last-minute loss to Pravda]], and being forced to [[LoveAcrossBattlelines fight against]] [[DeclarationOfProtection what she wanted for Miho]], she ''finally'' succeeds in [[GoalInLife helping Miho find happiness in her own path]].]]

* DeathGlare: Gives one to Katyusha in the movie.

* TheLancer: To Miho in the movie.

In [[Anime/GirlsUndPanzerDasFinale Das Finale]], they participate in 63rd National High School Sensha-dō Tournament with Erika as their Commander.

* TsurimeEyes

* {{Unskilled But Strong}}/{{Crippling Overspecialization}}: They have the worst reaction of all the teams to Oarai's ConfusionFu tactics. It's clear that they've trained extensively to fight in formation while relying on the superiority of German heavy armor and cannons but fall apart when unable to do so. Kay even points this out, mentioning that they're so reliant on their formation ability and gunnery that they don't know what to do when they can't make use of them.

* AttackAttackAttack: A fundamental aspect of the Nishizumi-ryu sensha do is its adherence to offense, and Maho takes this into an art form. Her tactics are always staying ahead of the opposition using calculated attacks meant to pressure the opponent into making a mistake or disrupt their formation so they can be taken piece by piece. In fact, the entire finals match is about Ooarai evading Kuromorimine's onslaught and [[spoiler: her final duel with Miho mostly consisted with team Anglerfish simply trying to survive Maho's relentless assault until they were forced to execute a final gamble in order to win.]]

* CombatPragmatist: Maho is never one to hold back in a sensha do fight, evidenced by the fact that she takes the maximum number of allowable units (20 tanks) against Ooarai's sensha do team (8 tanks) in the final round, includes heavy tank destroyers in the tank lineup, and tried to end the finals match as quickly as possible by ambushing the opposing team. [[spoiler: Her duel with Miho has her using every available advantage she can find on the area they were isolated in, like blasting a building in order to cut off Miho's route and would've successfully trapped team Anglerfish if not for the fact that Miho knows how Maho fights due to experience. The final battle in ''Der Film'' also had Maho use an abandoned amusement park as a trap in order to take out one of the University team's remaining tanks.]]
* CombinationAttack: [[spoiler: The game winning strategy she executes with Miho in the movie is having her Tiger I shoot the Panzer IV from behind to give it a speed boost in order to take out Alice's Centurion.]]

* CombatPragmatist: Maho is never one to hold back in a sensha do fight, evidenced by the fact that she takes the maximum amount of allowable units (20 tanks) against Ooarai's sensha do team (8 tanks) in the final round, includes heavy tank destroyers in the tank lineup, and tried to end the finals match as quickly as possible by ambushing the opposing team. [[spoiler: Her duel with Miho has her using every available advantage she can find on the area they were isolated in, like blasting a building in order to cut off Miho's route and would've successfully trapped team Anglerfish if not for the fact that Miho knows how Maho fights. The final battle in ''Der Film'' also had Maho use an abandoned amusement park as a trap in order to take out one of the University team's remaining tanks.]]

* {{Unskilled But Strong}}/{{Crippling Overspecialization}}: They have the worst reaction of all the teams to Oarai's ConfusionFu tactics. It's clear that they've trained extensively to fight in formation while relying on the superiority of German heavy armor and cannons but fall apart when unable to do so.

* AnimalMotifs: Alligators. What previously was a gaffe in the translation of her initial lines in ''Phase Erika'' became an AscendedMeme in Chapter 4 where she's spotted with an Alligator keychain.

* MythologyGag / AscendedMeme: A typo with the word "wani" wich more or less changed "I'm finally here!" into "I'm finally alligator!" in the first chapter of ''Phase Erika'' spawned a flurry of alligator jokes. Four chapters later, Erika was drawn having an alligator plushie schoolbag decoration.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: her opinion when comparing herself to the Nishizumi sisters, but in different ways:

** She recognizes Miho's skill in both combat and leadership as genuinely above hers, but sees her as a hurdle she must overcome because Maho favors Miho more than her.

** In-universe, she was supposed to be one for Miho during their days in Kuromorimine, as Maho thinks her straightforward approach to Sensha-Do would make Miho less reluctant to follow the Nishizumi style.

* Irony: Despite being the one who advocates "Do not shame Tankery"...well...see VillainousBreakdown.

** Again in her own spinoffs. In chapter 4 of ''Phase Erika'', after a battle against Miho where Erika did bet [[spoiler:''quitting senshado forever'' vs Miho's position as KMM's vice-commander]], Erika wins, but realizes that she's been "led by the nose" (her words) by Miho all the fight, and that Miho likely allowed her to win; she finds herself forced to admit she's not yet ready for command. ''Then'' she realizes that Miho did so because the VC position she desired is less important for Miho than things Erika considers unimportant herself. She didn't take it gracefully.

* BadassCreed: The traditional Nishizumi-style sensha-do creed (see Shiho's entry).