History Characters / KantaiCollectionFour

* TookALevelInBadass: They all got their second remodels which increases their overall stats to rival the ''Nagato''-class. Kongou especially gets a significant boost in Line of Sight (from 15 to 41). Hiei gets the most HP and Armor value. Haruna, in exchange for slightly lower HP and firepower value than others, has higher AA and luck. Kirishima gets slight loss in evasion in exchange for having the most firepower.

* {{Understatement}}: Her docking line is this for her abnormally long docking time.

* ShesGotLegs: Her second remodel definitely emphasizes her shapely hips (see sidepic)

%% * ZettaiRyouiki: Gets a Grade-C with her kneesocks.

* ThighHighBoots: A trademark of the said class, with propellers sticking out on the sides.

* ZettaiRyouiki: All four sisters are rated at Grade A, especially with their thigh-high boots in their Kai Ni remodels. Though Hiei averts this prior to said remodel.

* FragileFlower: She always talks like she is on the verge of tears, except when referring to Fusou.

* ZettaiRyouiki: Grade-B with her Black-on-Red thigh-highs, contrasting with her mostly-white color theme. With the second revision, even less thigh is exposed, raising her grade to A.

* ZettaiRyouiki: Gets a Grade-C with her kneesocks.

* ZettaiRyouiki: a Grade-A (at maximum) with her leg bands-slash-shell racks, on her left thigh.

* ZettaiRyouiki: Grade-A with her thigh-highs prior to her second remodel, to which she takes the Main/ProperTightsWithASkirt route.

* ZettaiRyouiki: Grade A, with thigh-highs that have the same design and color scheme as her bow and {{Sarashi}}.

* FragileFlower: She cries a lot during her hourly notifications, sulking about Chitose's closeness to the Admiral.

* ZettaiRyouiki: To contrast with Chitose's tights, Chiyoda wears black thigh-highs instead.

* ZettaiRyouiki: Wears a white-colored pair.

* ZettaiRyouiki: Wears a black pair of thigh-highs.

* ZettaiRyouiki: [[GirlishPigtails Twintails]]? Thigh high boots? The abovementioned trope? Confirmed Grade-S.

* HairDecorations: One seemingly refering to the radar spires beside their real-life counterparts' command towers. Nagato's has hers mounted behind her head, while Mutsu's has hers on top (see {{Animal Motif}}s on her entry for further interpretation). As it turns out, horned headgear is one of two common denominators of the Big Seven, the other being a special attack (see [[Characters/KantaiCollectionSix Nelson and Colorado]]).

* HairDecorations: One seemingly refering to the radar spires beside their real-life counterparts' command towers. Nagato's has hers mounted behind her head, while Mutsu's has hers on top (see {{Animal Motif}}s on her entry for further interpretation)

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-->''YES!'' ([[{{Beat}} random door slams open]]) ''I just finished baking the scones, DEESU!''

--->'''Nagato''': Unfortunately, the admiral is away at this time.
--->'''Kongou''': Shit...!

* DarkSecret: [[spoiler:Her MsExposition speech in the movie gives off this vibe.]]

* WasOnceAMan: Inverted; [[spoiler:she's outright disgusted at her past life as an Abyssal, calling it a painfully unpleasant experience.]]

* VerbalTic: A lot of fans believe her ''other'' lines end with "dēsu" or "dess", her Katakana variant of "desu".

* VerbalTic: A lot of fans believe her ''other'' lines end with "DEEESU", her Katakana variant of "desu".

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** Episode 9 of the anime has her [[EroticDaydream daydreaming about the Admiral]], which has her dialogue counting as this:

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* PetitePride: In the game only. She seems to be proud of her distinctive silhouette. [[note]]the actual Ryuujou had an unusual island-less design where her flight deck and superstructure ends several meters behind the stem. Other island-less carriers usually have the flight deck go past the bridge, ending a few meters from or at the stem, shielding it at the front. Thus, not only does she have a completely flat top, she really does have a distinctive silhouette.[[/note]] Ironically, MemeticMutation instead turned this into ACupAngst.

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* DivergentCharacterEvolution: With their second remodels, Ise and Hyuuga take two different roles by default with their stock equipment and stats/s Ise is more straightfoward, being focused on attack and AA and favors airplanes while Hyuuga has an ASW and seaplane focus (with a ASW stat that not only exists but is also very good) with her autogyros, helicopters like the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_H-5 Sikorksy H-5]], and her beloved Zuiuns. This is also represented with their flight decks: Ise has a basic flight deck while Hyuuga has additional lines painted on it for helicopters (a nod to the JMSDF's JS ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JS_Hyūga Hyuuga]]'', DDH-181) and an additional catapult for seaplanes.

** With her second remodel, she is the only battleship with an ASW stat (and a fairly powerful one at that, if considered a carrier, she would only be weaker than Taiyou K2 and Shin'you K2). To compensate, she has a slightly weaker stat spread and less plane slots than her elder sister.

* DivergentCharacterEvolution: With their second remodels, Ise and Hyuuga take two different roles by default with their stock equipment and statss Ise is more straightfoward, being focused on attack and AA and favors airplanes while Hyuuga has an ASW and seaplane focus (with a ASW stat that not only exists but is also very good) with her autogyros, helicopters like the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_H-5 Sikorksy H-5]], and her beloved Zuiuns. This is also represented with their flight decks: Ise has a basic flight deck while Hyuuga has additional lines painted on it for helicopters (a nod to the JMSDF's JS ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JS_Hyūga Hyuuga]]'', DDH-181) and an additional catapult for seaplanes.

* NecessaryDrawback: While their second remodel turns them into a functional Aircraft Carrier/Battleship hybrids, what they gain in sheer versatility doesn't translate into being a particularly good battleship (Ise's Max Firepower is only slightly buffed while Hyuuga's is actually nerfed a tiny bit.) or a particularly good carrier (Their carrying level is comparable to a CVL with 57 and 50 respectively). Moreover, two of their 5 slots (the second ones since Musashi's Kai-2 remodel) are exclusively reserved for aircraft (particularly fighters, dive bombers, and seaplanes.) Also, as expected of such a big overhaul, this remodel is very expansive in materials and things like blueprints and such. Their stats ''should'' synergize strongly with both functions, though. Additionally, the reason for Hyuuga's weaker stats is due to her additional ASW power.

* ArcherArchetype: They both use a Japanese bow and flight deck like Houshou, [=CarDiv=]s 1, 2, and 5, while keeping two of her turrets in their Kai Ni form.

* DivergentCharacterEvolution: With their second remodels, Ise and Hyuuga take two different roles by default with their stock equipment and statss Ise is more straightfoward, being focused on attack and AA and favors Airplanes while Hyuuga has an ASW and seaplane focus (with a ASW stat that not only exists but is also very good) with her autogyros and her beloved Zuiuns. This is also represented with their flight decks: Ise has a basic flight deck while Hyuuga has additional lines painted on it for helicopters (a nod to JMSDF DDH Hyuuga) and an additional catapult for seaplanes.

* MartialArtsHeadband: Sports one in her Kai Ni remodel.

* OrnamentalWeapon: Ise and Hyuuga carry katanas around but considering the sheer size of their equipment they probably can't even draw them. The only time we see it being used is in their second remodels.

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