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!Mildred Marshall, Military Reporter, [=CNN=]

* IntrepidReporter: She manages to get herself on Yvonne's team, with the role of handling public relations, after she blackmailed Yvonne's superiors. [[spoiler:How did she do that and with what info? She knows that Yvonne is the ''Enterprise'', and knows about the [=USN=] ship girl program. How does she know those things? She's also a ship girl herself, the USS ''Washington'']]
* KingIncognito: This one is more of a doozy compared to the other instances on this page. [[spoiler:USS ''Washington'' (BB-56) in disguise. In fact, she was the very first ship girl summoned by the [=USN=], and was immediately whisked away by the CIA (Her being a reporter is actually a cover for her being a CIA spook). Furthermore, none of the other ship girls, nor their superiors or anyone in the need-to-know even know of her existence. All they knew is that ''Washington'' was one of the ships they tried to summon and failed to get.]]

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!Mildred Marshall, Military Reporter, [=CNN=]

* IntrepidReporter: She manages to get herself on Yvonne's team, with the role of handling public relations, after she blackmailed Yvonne's superiors. [[spoiler:How did she do that and with what info? She knows that Yvonne is the ''Enterprise'', and knows about the [=USN=] ship girl program. How does she know those things? She's also a ship girl herself, the USS ''Washington'']]
* KingIncognito: This one is more of a doozy compared to the other instances on this page. [[spoiler:USS ''Washington'' (BB-56) in disguise. In fact, she was the very first ship girl summoned by the [=USN=], and was immediately whisked away by the CIA (Her being a reporter is actually a cover for her being a CIA spook). Furthermore, none of the other ship girls, nor their superiors or anyone in the need-to-know even know of her existence. All they knew is that ''Washington'' was one of the ships they tried to summon and failed to get]]

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!Mildred Marshall, Military Reporter, [=CNN=]

* IntrepidReporter: She manages to get herself on Yvonne's team, with the role of handling public relations, after she blackmailed Yvonne's superiors. [[spoiler:How did she do that and with what info? She knows that Yvonne is the ''Enterprise'', and knows about the [=USN=] ship girl program. How does she know those things? She's also a ship girl herself, the USS ''Washington'']]
* KingIncognito: This one is more of a doozy compared to the other instances on this page. [[spoiler:USS ''Washington'' (BB-56) in disguise. In fact, she was the very first ship girl summoned by the [=USN=], and was immediately whisked away by the CIA (Her being a reporter is actually a cover for her being a CIA spook). Furthermore, none of the other ship girls, nor their superiors or anyone in the need-to-know even know of her existence. All they knew is that ''Washington'' was one of the ships they tried to summon and failed to get]]
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* AFatherToHisMen: He clearly cares for his ship girls. Whether he cares too much is left as an exercise to the reader.
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* IntrepidReporter: She manages to get herself on Yvonne's team, with the role of handling public relations, after she blackmailed Yvonne's superiors. [[spoiler:How did she do that and with what info? She knows that Yvonne is the ''Enterprise'', and knows about the [=USN=] ship girl program. How does she know those things? She's also a ship girl herself, the USS ''Washington''. In fact, she was the very first ship girl summoned by the [=USN=], and was immediately whisked away by the CIA (Her being a reporter is actually a cover for her being a CIA spook). Furthermore, none of the other ship girls, nor their superiors or anyone in the need-to-know even know of her existence. All they knew is that ''Washington'' was one of the ships they tried to summon and failed to get.]]
* KingIncognito: [[spoiler:USS ''Washington'' (BB-56) in disguise]]

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* IntrepidReporter: She manages to get herself on Yvonne's team, with the role of handling public relations, after she blackmailed Yvonne's superiors. [[spoiler:How did she do that and with what info? She knows that Yvonne is the ''Enterprise'', and knows about the [=USN=] ship girl program. How does she know those things? She's also a ship girl herself, the USS ''Washington''. ''Washington'']]
* KingIncognito: This one is more of a doozy compared to the other instances on this page. [[spoiler:USS ''Washington'' (BB-56) in disguise.
In fact, she was the very first ship girl summoned by the [=USN=], and was immediately whisked away by the CIA (Her being a reporter is actually a cover for her being a CIA spook). Furthermore, none of the other ship girls, nor their superiors or anyone in the need-to-know even know of her existence. All they knew is that ''Washington'' was one of the ships they tried to summon and failed to get.]]
* KingIncognito: [[spoiler:USS ''Washington'' (BB-56) in disguise]]
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!Mildred Marshall, Military Reporter, [=CNN=]

* IntrepidReporter: She manages to get herself on Yvonne's team, with the role of handling public relations, after she blackmailed Yvonne's superiors. [[spoiler:How did she do that and with what info? She knows that Yvonne is the ''Enterprise'', and knows about the [=USN=] ship girl program. How does she know those things? She's also a ship girl herself, the USS ''Washington''. In fact, she was the very first ship girl summoned by the [=USN=], and was immediately whisked away by the CIA (Her being a reporter is actually a cover for her being a CIA spook). Furthermore, none of the other ship girls, nor their superiors or anyone in the need-to-know even know of her existence. All they knew is that ''Washington'' was one of the ships they tried to summon and failed to get.]]
* KingIncognito: [[spoiler:USS ''Washington'' (BB-56) in disguise]]
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* Expy: [[spoiler: Her physical description is a composite of Pacific's pre-refit Enterprise (slender build, flight deck chest) with Enterprise's unofficial post-refit design (really tall, long hair)]].

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* Expy: {{Expy}}: [[spoiler: Her physical description is a composite of Pacific's [[Fanfic/PacificWorldWarIIUsnavyShipgirls Pacific's]] pre-refit Enterprise (slender build, flight deck chest) with Enterprise's unofficial post-refit design (really tall, long hair)]].
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* Expy: [[spoiler: Her physical description is a composite of Pacific's pre-refit Enterprise (slender build, flight deck chest) with Enterprise's unofficial post-refit design (really tall, long hair)[[/spoiler]].

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* Expy: [[spoiler: Her physical description is a composite of Pacific's pre-refit Enterprise (slender build, flight deck chest) with Enterprise's unofficial post-refit design (really tall, long hair)[[/spoiler]].hair)]].

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She is not an alternate self, as k9cat of the Pacific team confirmed.


!Admiral Tommy Briggs, US Navy

* BigGood: Seen as this by US Navy characters, since he's their representative on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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!Admiral Tommy Briggs, Chief of Naval Operations, US Navy

* BigGood: Seen as this by US Navy characters, since he's their ultimate superior and representative on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.



* ReasonableAuthorityFigure

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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure
ReasonableAuthorityFigure: A level headed flag officer who tries to strike a balance between idealism and pragmatism.



* AlternateSelf: [[spoiler: Of [[Fanfic/PacificWorldWarIIUsNavyShipgirls Pacific's]] version of Enterprise, according to WordOfGod from both fics' authors.]]

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* AlternateSelf: CommandingCoolness: Yvonne Swanson, though it's also deconstructed: Yvonne doesn't feel any special; she was just a junior officer [[YouAreInCommandNow who was bumped up to Commander because people senior to her got killed.]]
* Expy:
[[spoiler: Of [[Fanfic/PacificWorldWarIIUsNavyShipgirls Pacific's]] version Her physical description is a composite of Enterprise, according to WordOfGod from both fics' authors.]]Pacific's pre-refit Enterprise (slender build, flight deck chest) with Enterprise's unofficial post-refit design (really tall, long hair)[[/spoiler]].



* GeneralFailure: [[spoiler: Okinawa would've ended in the massacre of his entire shipgirl force regardless of what he did if the sight of Yvonne hadn't caused the Abyssal leader to go ScrewThisImOuttaHere]]

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* GeneralFailure: Is viewed as this by many parties for abandoning the Okinawa District. [[spoiler: Okinawa would've ended in the massacre of his entire shipgirl force regardless of what he did did, if the sight of Yvonne hadn't caused the Abyssal leader to go ScrewThisImOuttaHere]]



* OnlySaneMan: Given that he's in charge of DesDiv 6, Tenryu and Tatsuta, he pretty much became this.

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* BewareTheNiceOnes: As Tenryu found out the hard way, push Matsuda far too many times with blatant insubordination and he'll scrap you.
* OnlySaneMan: Given that he's in charge of DesDiv [=DesDiv=] 6, Tenryu and Tatsuta, he pretty much became this.
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* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Decides that discretion is the better part of valor and retreats from a battle his fleet cannot win. Unfortunately, this makes him look like a dirty coward.
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* ACupAngst: Is a tad annoyed when Kongo describes her as having a "flight deck chest."

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* ACupAngst: Is a tad annoyed when Kongo describes her as having a "flight deck chest."" [[spoiler: It's just another very subtle hint as to who she actually is.]]
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* ACupAngst: Is a tad annoyed when Kongo describes her as having a "flight deck chest."
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* OnlySaneMan: Given that he's in charge of DesDiv 6, Tenryu and Tatsuta, he pretty much became this.
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I\'ve talked with both authors regarding this, and it\'s confirmed that she\'s at least an AU version of The Grey Ghost.


* AlternateSelf: [[spoiler: Of [[Fanfic/PacificWorldWarIIUsNavyShipgirls Pacific's]] version of Enterprise, according to WordOfGod from both authors.]]

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* AlternateSelf: [[spoiler: Of [[Fanfic/PacificWorldWarIIUsNavyShipgirls Pacific's]] version of Enterprise, according to WordOfGod from both fics' authors.]]
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* AlternateSelf: [[spoiler: Of [[Fanfic/PacificWorldWarIIUsNavyShipgirls Pacific's]] version of Enterprise, according to WordOfGod from both authors.]]

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* BigGood: Seen as this by US Navy characters, since he's their representative on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
* LoopholeAbuse: Invoked this trope in Chapter 5 by giving Yvonne permission to break cover if she judged it was needed to survive. Come [[WhamEpisode Chapter 6]]...



* KingIncognito: [[spoiler:The legendary USS ''Enterprise'' herself.]]

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* KingIncognito: [[spoiler:The legendary USS ''Enterprise'' (CV-6) herself.]]



* KingIncognito: [[spoiler: Actually the USS ''South Dakota'']]

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* KingIncognito: [[spoiler: Actually the USS ''South Dakota'']]Dakota'' (BB-57) in disguise]]


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* DirtyCoward: Seen as this in-universe, as evidenced by Yvonne's enraged accusations when he revealed that he had ordered a withdrawal from Okinawa... leaving 1.5 million civilians, and the refugees, to die.
* GeneralFailure: [[spoiler: Okinawa would've ended in the massacre of his entire shipgirl force regardless of what he did if the sight of Yvonne hadn't caused the Abyssal leader to go ScrewThisImOuttaHere]]
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Stonewalls Yvonne's request for a submarine kanmusu by sending the one she requested (along with all the other subs on base) on an important mission just before she arrived.


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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's just trying to provide for the refugees on Okinawa, and Shimada's making his job harder than it needs to be.
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* GageteerGenius / WrenchWench: Involved in R&D to get the US Navy better weapons for fighting the Abyssals.

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* GageteerGenius GadgeteerGenius / WrenchWench: Involved in R&D to get the US Navy better weapons for fighting the Abyssals.
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* GageteerGenius/WrenchWench: Involved in R&D to get the US Navy better weapons for fighting the Abyssals.

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* GageteerGenius/WrenchWench: GageteerGenius / WrenchWench: Involved in R&D to get the US Navy better weapons for fighting the Abyssals.
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* OccidentalOtaku: Unlike Yvonne, who learned Japanese as part of her duties, Dakota learned from watching Anime.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure


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* GageteerGenius/WrenchWench: Involved in R&D to get the US Navy better weapons for fighting the Abyssals.
* KingIncognito: [[spoiler: Actually the USS ''South Dakota'']]
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* ExtremeOmnivore: Her tastes are rather...diverse. Muhallabia, Khao Neow Ma Muang, Peanut Butter cups, Durian, Ice Cream...and [[WeightWoe that's just what she eats NOW.]]
* KingIncognito: [[spoiler:The legendary USS ''Enterprise'' herself.]]
* MagneticHero: She's VERY good at getting people onto her side
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!Admiral Shimada

!Lieutenant Matsuda

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!Admiral Shimada

Shimada, JMSDF

!Colonel Sakai, JGSDF

!Lieutenant MatsudaMatsuda, JMSDF
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[[Administrivia/HandlingSpoilers Trope names will not be spoiler-marked.]] Read on at your own risk.

[[folder:Americans]]

!Admiral Tommy Briggs, US Navy

!Commander Yvonne Swanson, Office of Naval Intelligence, US Navy

!Lieutenant Dakota Leigh Gatch, Advanced Naval Weapons Research and Development Division, US Navy
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[[folder:Japanese]]

!Admiral Shimada

!Lieutenant Matsuda
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