History FanNickname / KantaiCollection

Thanks to its growing popularity, a lot of things revolving around ''VideoGame/KantaiCollection'' have been earning nicknames from the community.

[[folder:Kanmusu (Ship girls)]]
* "Beaver" for Yukikaze, due to how her top teeth are drawn in her character art. The Japanese call her "hamster".
* "KTKM-sama" for Torpedo Cruiser Kitakami, taken from her library intro where she refers to herself as "Super Kitakami-sama". The nickname itself is obviously just her name with all the vowels taken off, a reference to the abbreviation [[LeetLingo KTKR]] or ''kita kore''[[note]]"It came!" or some other way of expressing delight at an anticipated event, kind of like "My body is ready".[[/note]], while the respectful "-sama" is because many endgame fleet compositions pretty much ''require'' Kitakami (or Ooi, or ''both'' of them) to work.
+ By way of analogy to the above, "ABKM" for Abukuma. Though others would also call her "Abusqueak" due to the annoyingly high pitch of her voice. Or the more affectionate "Abubear", because of the "-kuma" im her name.
* "Tenryuu's Kindergarten", for any fleet composed of light cruiser Tenryuu supported by a gaggle of destroyers (particularly [=DesDiv 6=] (aka the Akatsuki sisters)), who are usually drawn as kids. Supported by the official 4koma, which mentions that Tenryuu is apparently good with kids. Because of her low maintenance cost, she is frequently used in expeditions along with destroyers, and both official 4koma and fanworks reflect this trait.
** Apparently, Bushiroad has caught onto this and given Tenryuu a skill of gaining power for each Level 0 character on the field in the TabletopGame/WeissSchwarz TCG.
* "Mom" for Houshou. In-game due to her gentle tone of voice and the fact that she has one of the lowest maintenance costs of any carrier. Much like Tenryuu, this makes her ideal for "babysitting" the kids/destroyers. It is also a recognition of seniority, as she was the first aircraft carrier in the world to be designed and finished as such, making her the mother of all carriers (which is also a tag dedicated to her alone). [[note]]The first converted aircraft carrier, as well as the first designed aircraft carriers, goes to the UsefulNotes/BritsWithBattleships.[[/note]]
** Similarly, Taigei is often called "Sub Mom" or similar due to her profession (Submarine Tender).
** Both of these are also references to the Japanese terms for aircraft carrier (航空母艦, literally "aviation ''mother''ship") and submarine tender (潜水母艦, likewise "submarine ''mother''ship") respectively.
* "Nagamon" for Nagato, from an alternate pronunciation of her name kanji. When one sees this being mentioned in fan art, expect to see her cuter/sillier/more perverted side being depicted.
* 12-suzu or 十二鈴 for Isuzu, a play on both her name and the fact that she remodels at level 12, tying in with the Isuzu Farms entry in MemeticMutation.
* "[[VerbalTic Poi]]" for Yuudachi. This usually refers to her Kai 2 form, which is arguably the most useful destroyer in most situations where you wouldn't otherwise use one, due to her firepower being on par with a heavy cruiser's.
** Website/{{Pixiv}} denizens have apparently started calling her ''[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Yuudachi the Destroyer]]'' based on her Kai 2 form's appearance. [[https://tinyurl.com/y7vfffks Here's the Pixipedia entry.]]
** [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory The Nightmare of Solomon]], based on one of her battle-opening quotes. There's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPC8o96eYS4 a parody video]] about it.
* With the addition of I-19 into the roster, her lines towards the player, the pronunciation method to her name (Iku), and the way she talks have caused some people to, er, do a double take. This has led to her getting her own tag in Pixiv, '''"Oyogu Juu-hakkin"''' ("the swimming R-18") [[note]]In case you haven't noticed why, I-19 pronounces and spells her name as "i-ku". Guess [[HGame where else]] you might hear these two syllables get used so often...[[/note]]. For that matter, she also gets called the "Lewdmarine".
* "Seal"' for Shimakaze, for her surprised "Au!" reaction when you click on her. Also Zekamashi, from the kana on the lifebuoy she's sometimes seen with (which is her name written right to left, as it would have been on warships of the time).
* Bismarck is sometimes called "Biscuit" or "Biscuit-chan", in addition to the affectionate "Bisko". She is also called "Big Akatsuki" because the two of them have similar personalities.
* Musashi, meanwhile, earned from some players the nickname "Sushi", probably as a play on her name and the fact that she has a {{Sarashi}} wrapped around her body.
** She also gets called an "Inn" (or the slightly more palatable "Onsen") due to her historical namesake not having as much luxury features as her elder sister ("Yamato Hotel"). Others would go a bit lower and designate her as a "Motel", probably in reference to her {{Stripperiffic}} appearance, thus reserving the "Inn" appellation to the [[VaporWare yet-to-be-released]] ''Shinano''[[note]]Because "[=ShINNano=]" sounds a lot funnier.[[/note]]
** Some fans, however, particularly after the discovery of her wreckage in 2015, acknowledged her illustrious LastStand creds that her real-life counterpart exhibited by coining her the "Fortress" nickname.[[labelnote:Explanation]]The real-life ''Musashi'' was planned to be beached in one of the nearby islands during the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, before the continuous flooding got the best of her, sinking her in the process. ''Yamato'' was also planned to be beached near Okinawa if Operation Ten-Go went to pot, and the remaining IJN ships got overrun by the US Navy Pacific Fleet; like her sister, she never got beached.[[/labelnote]] Naturally, she got the nickname "Superfortress" upon her Kai-2 remodel.[[labelnote:Note]]In reference to the Plan A-150 Battleship concept, aka the "Super Yamato-class".[[/labelnote]]
* Yamato herself is often called "Hotel" by western fans affectionately, in reference to the real-life nickname the actual ship received during the war.
* "Raiden" for Ikazuchi and Inazuma together, as the word is composed from the kanji for Inazuma and Ikazuchi's names. Canonized by Kongou in the Anime.
** Became HilariousInHindsight when the Spring 2016 Event introduced [[http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Raiden an interceptor aircraft]] with the [[NamesTheSame same name]].
* Also "Loli-Okan" and "Useless Admiral Maker" for Ikazuchi, due to her tendency to pamper and spoil the Admiral beyond help.
* "Yaggy", used to refer collectively to Kagerou, Kuroshio, and Shiranui. Comes from a compression of the characters used in their introductory lines and is used in reference to attempts to build Yukikaze (who has the same build time, being of the same class as these three, but is much more rare than them).
* Asagumo is referred as "[=ErrorGumo=]", due to her resemblance to the [[http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/File:1416213868652.png Error Musu]] in the catbomb screen. Helped by the fact that they're drawn by the same artist.
* Fusou and Yamashiro are known as the "[[BornUnlucky Unlucky]] Sisters".
** Fusou is also nicknamed Fukou due to her line [[LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex "Fukou da"]]
** They're also collectively called "Christmas trees", due to the pagoda masts being called exactly that by the Americans and British in RealLife.
* Prinz Eugen earned the nickname of "Pringles" within hours of her debut. Some fans also just call her [[Manga/MonthlyGirlsNozakiKun Chiyo]]. Both Prinz Eugen and Chiyo have the same voice actress.
** Also "pudding", since the first 3 syllables of her name in Katakana, 'Purin', also refers to pudding in Japanese.
* "Shotago" for Atago to some Western fans, all thanks to the massive amount of fanart and doujinshi pairing her with much younger Admirals.
* Mutsu earned the [[UnfortunateNames unfortunate nicknames]] of Mutslug, Mutsnail and [[{{Pun}} Snail Boat]]; native speakers call her [[SdrawkcabName Rimutsutaka]][[note]]from ''katatsumuri'' (snail)[[/note]] in the same vein. This is due to her horn-like radio antennae bearing a strong resemblance to a snail or slug's eye stalks. Despite having a similarly designed headdress, Nagato is spared from this nickname due to hers being back-swept.
* In relation to Mutsu's nickname, Nelson briefly got the nickname "Snelson" for basically the same reason.
* The term "Flight Deck Chest" (Coined via Ooi's derisive remark towards [[ACupAngst Zuikaku]] in the anime) has started making rounds in the ImageBoards, describing Standard Carrier Fleet girls, and a few Light Carrier ones, with [[UsefulNotes/{{Pettanko}} roughly flat chests.]]
** Subverted, yet taken to its zenith, when [[http://i.imgur.com/EBT9PeG.png Mikuma's summer artwork]] came out. Note that Mikuma herself is an ''Aircraft Cruiser'' instead of an Aircraft Carrier, which kind of skirts the nickname.
* Speaking of flat chests, "Asashio-class Aviation Destroyer" for Ryuujou, who wears a suspender skirt under her cloak and is flat, just like the Asashio-class destroyers. This is invoked in Shimakaze's manga when Ryuujou ends up wearing one of Asashio's spare uniforms. Another derisive nickname for her would be "[[https://safebooru.donmai.us/pools/10125 The Flattop]]"[[labelnote:Explanation]]This is in reference to the real-life ''Ryuujou'' not having an island on its deck, compared to the other carriers.[[/labelnote]].
** In Japan, the "Flattop" refers to all carriers with flat chests.
* Hayasui was barely out for a day before [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CMDUGnpWsAACv8b.png:orig 2ch gave her the nickname "Speed F*llatio"]], [[PunnyName because her kanji can be read as "fast suck".]]
* Coffee for Graf Zeppelin due to her mention of having [[http://donmai.us/posts/2190068?tags=graf_zeppelin_%28kantai_collection%29 made coffee for the Admiral in several hourly lines]] and as a result, players calling their attempts to look for her "coffee runs".
* "2-4-11" for Naka, because she appears quite often during normal construction, so duplicates of her are generally scrapped, yielding 2 fuel, 4 ammo, and 11 steel. Not only that, but there's also a fanmade song about her called the "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdfPsJqu3a0 2-4-11 of Love]]!"
** In a more positive way, those who appreciate her called her "idol".
* "Slutzuya" for Suzuya due to a combination of her flirtatious behaviour and the connotations of {{Joshikousei}}. Whether this is the cause or result of the number of doujins she stars in is left as an exercise to the reader.
** She's also called "Shipgirl Sanae" by some noting her considerable resemblence to Sanae Kochiya from VideoGame/{{Touhou}}.
* "Oppai DD" for certain Destroyers (Urakaze and Hamakaze being prime examples) because of their larger size in comparison to other destroyers. A variation comes with Ushio via the nickname "[=UshiOppai=]" due to her HiddenBuxom.
* Anything related to Iowa is usually tagged to [[AmericaSavesTheDay democracy and freedom]], with US President UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump gleefully accompanying her. Therefore, some might say she is "the Trump wagon." Affectionately, some have also taken to calling her "Trump-tan" based off a few pieces of fanart depicting her with a "Make America Great Again" hat.
** There's currently "The Big Stick", which is essentially her historical nickname from UsefulNotes/TheKoreanWar.
** Some fans have taken to calling her "burger boat" after the stereotypical American food. It's not helped by the fact that the end of event update actually gives her burger and beer on Anchorage Bar Counter furniture if you set her as secretary.
** Her ''massive'' "displacement" is often referred to as "[[BoobsOfSteel Manifest Breastiny]]", a pun on UsefulNotes/ManifestDestiny.
** She's also got [[http://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%83%98%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB her own tag on Pixiv]] that translates to "Super-Heavy Shell," a reference to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16%22/50_caliber_Mark_7_gun#Mark_8_.22Super-heavy.22_shell Mark 8 shell]] used by her guns.[[note]]Side note: the tag in Pixiv was previously used for any fanmade American warship girls with big breasts.[[/note]]
** The Fairy for her 16inch Mark 7 gun, on the other hand, is known simply as "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Freedom Fairy]]".
* Duck/Ducky for the Akizuki-class, which comes from pronouncing [[SpellMyNameWithAnS the alternate romanization]] "Akiduki" (or "-duki") as written.
** Suzutsuki in particular is called "Swan" because her name isn't affected by the rendaku that turns the spelling into "duki". Bonus point for herself being a self-sufficient farmer instead of relying on canned foods like the rest of her sisters.
* The voice Creator/AyakoKawasumi used for Isokaze is practically identical to the one used for ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'''s Saber. Thus earning her the nickname "Saberkaze" among fans.
* Hamakaze is nicknamed [[VideoGame/FateGrandOrder Shielderkaze/Hamashukaze]] due to Mash Kyrielite/Shielder looking like the former, albeit with purple eyes and hair.[[note]]Bonus point for Shielder being a Demi-Servant who inherited her power from one of the Knights of the Round[[/note]] She's also called "Remakaze" for her resemblance to Rem of LightNovel/ReZero.
* Furutaka inherits her FanNickname from ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarships'': Furry Taco/Furious Taco.
* Kongou earned the nickname "Kongou Bongo" from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRnclastqkA this video of Woody Herman's Civilization]] playing on her name sounding like "Congo". It returned to the spotlight after [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/2292123?tags=iowa_%28kantai_collection%29+kongou_%28kantai_collection%29 a fanart]] where Iowa uses that name for her.
** Goes into MemeticMutation levels with Youtube user Stolanis, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4ongdjMgfs a song about his Kongou that he composed and sung personally.]]
** Similarly, Bongou is the western nickname for a [[https://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/2388971 super-deformed version]] of Kongou drawn by artist Ishii Hisao on pixiv, whose antics are often bizarre and nonsensical, such as trying to [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext drink tea through her eye]].
* Fans have dubbed Kamikaze "lolibaba" - a combination of "loli", which is self-explanatory, and "baba", a Japanese slang term for an old woman - due to her being the oldest destroyer released in the game to date.[[note]]The term more generally refers to any girls who appear to be precociously young but are OlderThanTheyLook. Kamikaze (and Harukaze to a lesser extent) fits the term.[[/note]]
* "[=Nui Nui=]" for Shiranui when having a cute moment, breaking character.
* Unryuu gets called "Fluffy" due to the seeming softness of her hair and [[BuxomIsBetter other parts]]
** Some might call almost all the "-ryu" class carriers "Fluffy dragons" due to their generally nice personalities and ample curves.
* Warspite currently retains her title from UsefulNotes/WorldWarII: "The Grand Old Lady", due in part to currently being the second-oldest ship in-game. Prior to her reveal in the Summer 2016 event when the announcement was made as to the introduction of a Royal Navy fleet girl, players immediately used "[[NoblewomansLaugh Ohohoh]][[{{Ojou}} ojou-sama]]" as her unofficial nickname.
** Thanks to her in-game art [[ShesGotLegs showing off her classy legs]], fans have also used the appellation "Her Royal Thighness"
* Anything drawn by Shibafu will inevitably have potato attached to their defining feature due to the [[OnlySixFaces faces of the ships he draws]]. Key examples would be people calling Hiryuu and Souryuu the potato dragons and all the Fubuki-class Destroyers he drew (as well as Ayanami-class Ayanami & Shikinami) Potato Destroyers.
** Speaking of Fubuki, she gets the nickname "Potato Starter" for being one of the Starter Five. Alternatively, "Whobuki" to jokingly refer to how she is a relative unknown in the game, despite being one of the starting ships, so when somebody mentions her, they ask "Who?"
** "Tater Tots" for Daitou and Hiburi, due to them being Shibafu-designed coastal defense ships, and the fact that they both look like kids.
** "Freedom Fries" for Intrepid, due to being a Shibafu-designed American Kanmusu. She's also called "sky mama" due to her gentle, housewife-esque personality.
* Trophy Destroyers for most of the Kagerou class outside of Kagerou, Shiranui, and Kuroshio, due to many of them being standard rewards or rare drops gotten during events/hard maps that are often sidelined in favor of stronger destroyers with a second remodel and shown off like a trophy.
* Chinese fandom call Akagi "吃城" as a pun on how her kanji is pronounced if using the Mandarin reading of the characters, combined with the Bauxite Queen glutton meme.
* Within a week of the beginning of the Spring 2017 event, people had taken to calling Etorofu "Erotofu" and, from there, "Tofu".
* Fans were quick to call Gangut "Big Hibiki" due to their similarities, in the vein of Akatsuki and Bismarck above.
** Also Stalin's Russian bias. Not common.
** After Verniy got her nickname "Comrade Tiny One" thanks to Ido's comic strip (see the example below), Gangut was nicknamed "Comrade Big One" accordingly.
* "[=EroKanColle Sensei=]" for Sagiri (within days after her introduction), due to [[NamesTheSame sharing her name]] and her light violet hair with Izumi Sagiri from LightNovel/EromangaSensei.
* Meanwhile, her sister ship Amagiri gets the nickname "[=MeganeBono=]", for being a bespectacled version of her other sister ship Akebono, minus the flower in her hair and the {{Tsundere}} outbursts. Also "[=AbsGiri=]" due to her well-toned abs in her revised Kai form.
* With the introduction of Hatakaze, fans can finally use "[[Franchise/SuperSentai Kamikaze]] [[Franchise/PowerRangers Rangers]]", the collective term used for the entire Kamikaze class Destroyers due to their color-coded outfits, with Kamikaze (Red), Harukaze (Pink), Asakaze (Blue), Matsukaze (Green) and Hatakaze (Yellow). Sometimes, the Ancient Destroyer Princess is thrown in as the Black Ranger.
* "Little Kashima" for Hatakaze, because of how the two look alike.
* Due to [[https://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/2778491 a certain doujin]] by Ido featuring Gangut, the Western fans quickly adopted "Comrade Tiny One" for Hibiki/Verniy. It certainly helps that the "tiny one" in Gangut's [[http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Gangut#Hourly_Notifications_.28Oktyabrskaya_Revolyutsiya.29 0400 hourly line]] almost certainly refers to Verniy, being the only other Russian ship girl in the cast at that point.
* Souryuu's [[http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/File:Souryuu_Autumn_Casual_Full.png 2017 Autumn seasonal art]] has been called "JD Souryuu" or "College Student Souryuu" by fans.
* "Turkey" for Zuikaku, due to her [[HistoricalInJoke infamous service record during]] [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarTwo The Battle of the Philippine Sea]], where Americans easily shot down her planes in what they call "The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot."
** In connection, "Darth Zuikaku" for the Abyssal Crane Princess. Some fans would even use "Darth [=ZuiSushi=]" as she also gets some design cues from Musashi.
* "Little Kongou" for Jervis, due to being voiced by the same voice actress and both showing quite some love for the Admiral. Weirdly also, "HMS [[Manga/KiniroMosaic Karen Kujou]]" for being nearly similar to her, minus the half-OdangoHair.
** By similar relation because of her "[[AffectionateNickname Darling]]" line, some would also tag her as "[[Manga/{{Nisekoi}} Little Chitoge]]" (Or the diminutive "[=ChibiToge=]".)
* Tashkent has "Blue Cruiser", or "[[VideoGame/WorldOfWarships Russian Bias]]". Similar to Hibiki above, there's also "Comrade Speedy One" or "Comrade Medium One", on account of being a slightly more mature-looking, yet stats-wise faster, ship than the former; also ties up with the former's nickname. And her real-life counterpart's top speed of 43 knots was the fastest of any ship currently represented in Kancolle.
* "Gamby", "Gambier Bae", or "Gambae" for Gambier Bay. The first is deemed an official InSeriesNickname thanks to USS Samuel B. Roberts calling her that way in her hourlies.
** Also "Floof Bay", due to her massive, soft-looking hair.
* "Amerikaze" for Johnston, a pun on her being American and looking like a [[PaletteSwap Palette-Swapped]] Amatsukaze.
* "Cup Noodles" for Nisshin due to her name being too similar to Nissin, the company that makes instant ramen (including Cup Noodles). Her clothes' color scheme of red and white is also used in the packaging.
* Colorado has begun earning the nickname Smolorado due to the real life Colorados being noticably smaller than the Nagatos and Nelsons.
* Fans have dubbed Commandant Teste "Toothpaste" thanks to her MulticoloredHair.
** By way of theme analogy to Commandant Teste, Richelieu immediately got the nickname "Oral BB", in reference to the "[=OralB=]" dental product brand, and the fact that she's a Battleship.
* "Darth Shinshuu Maru", "Darth Shinshuu Marudious" or "Sith Shipgirl" for Shinshuu Maru, due to her dark-colored hoodie making her look like [[spoiler: Dark Rey]] from ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker''.
* Once Kaiboukan No. 4 was introduced, fans quickly nicknamed her "[[Website/FourChan 4chan]]", despite she having an in game nickname of Yottsu.
* Helena has been dubbed the "daytime battle gorrila" because she's rather poor in night battle due to lacking torpedoes but shines in day battle thanks to her excellent firepower and armor stats.
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[[folder:The Abyssal Fleet]]
* "Henderson-chan" among Western players for the Airfield Princess, ThatOneBoss of the Fall 2013 event, due to her being based on the real-life Henderson Field at Guadalcanal.
* "Darwin-chan" for the Seaport Princess, and "Wake-chan" for the Isolated Island Demon. Following the example of the Airport Princess, their nicknames reference the real-world places (which were the locations of Allied bases) they're representing: Port Darwin in Australia and Wake Island, respectively.
* Seaport Princess earned the additional nickname of "[[GagBoobs Oppai]]" for once having the largest bust in the entire Abyssal Fleet.
* Many have taken to called Northern Ocean Princess "Hoppo-chan", a diminutive taken directly from her Japanese name. Western players, on the other hand, have started calling her "Mittens". In Japanese, she's also nicknamed "Aku-tan", a {{pun}} on the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akutan_Zero Akutan Zero]] that she carries, with "-tan" also being a childish mispronunciation of "-chan".
* "[[Franchise/BlackRockShooter Black Wock Shooter]]": Wo-Class Kai Flagship has a blue flame on her left eye. Other remodeled flagships[[note]]the distinctive blue eye-flame is most pronounced on them[[/note]] following this theme have spawned following the Spring 2014 event (usually Ri- and Ru-classes). The general drawing style for humanoid Shinkaisei-kan is also quite reminiscent of Huke's style in BRS.
** "Yorktown": One of the Wo-Class ships in the anime, due to the (now jossed) theory that the Abyssal Fleet is based on the American Navy and that the battle in Episode 7 is the Battle of the Coral Sea, which Yorktown survived, albeit with heavy damage.
** Since the end of the anime essentially confirmed the theory of the Abyssal Fleet being the sunken Kanmusu ComeBackWrong, and it's implied that [[spoiler:that specific Wo-Class is Kisaragi]] another nickname is given for her, veering into IncrediblyLamePun territory. Spoilered for both the spoiler and the pun: [[spoiler:Kisa-Wo-gi]]
* Light Cruiser Demon, due to her resembling both Naka and Agano, is known as "Nagano" or "Nakano".
* Destroyer Princess has been called "Warusame" due to her striking resemblance to Harusame - a {{Portmanteau}} of "warui" (bad/evil) and "Harusame", in much the same vein as [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Wario and Waluigi]].
* Air Defense Princess is often nicknamed "Kitanda" due to her mocking introduction line.
** Another moniker for Air Defense Princess when she made her debut is "Aegis", named after both the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegis_Combat_System air defense system]], and the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegis shield]] wielded by the Greek god Zeus, which was the namesake for the air defense system. These refer to both her ridiculously high [=AA=] stat, and nigh-impenetrable armor, respectively.
* Battleship Princess is known commonly as Dyson, after the brand of vacuum cleaners, due to their supposed ability to suck up any damage that was supposed to be going towards the flagship abyssal whenever they appear.
** Their more powerful sibling, the Battleship Water Demon, is called Super Dyson for obvious reasons.
** Meanwhile, her Summer version (as introduced in the Summer 2016 event) is usually tagged as "Booty Dyson" since the art has her in a BoobsAndButtPose.
* Aircraft Carrier Princess is frequently called a gatekeeper - or more crudely, a c***blocker - due to often being in the pre-boss battle and sending your fleet home due to critically damaging a ship.
* "DJ Princess" for Supply Depot Princess, who looks like one due to her massive headphones.
* Singapore-chan/-hime for Seaport/Harbour Summer Princess due to her position on the map being found on top of a certain little red dot.
* The [[DemonicSpiders PT Imp Pack]] is also known as PTSD Demon Spawn due to their ''absurd'' evasion rate.
* The Seaplane Tender Water Princess gets the nickname "Darth Teste" due to her resemblance to Commandant Teste. Similarily, French Battleship Princess is nicknamed "Darth Richelieu", seeing as she is Richelieu's EvilCounterpart.
* Abyssal [[LightNovel/ReZero Rem and Ram]] for the Abyssal Twin Princesses, due to their striking resemblance to the twin maids Rem and Ram.
* In the Japanese community, the Entombed Anti-Air Guardian Princess is nicknamed Umaru-chan after her 埋[[labelnote:*]]''mai'', literally "buried"[[/labelnote]] kanji.
** Bonus point for wearing a hood like the titular character from [[Manga/HimoutoUmaruChan Himouto! Umaru-chan]].
* [[TheJinx Oscar]] for the elite Ka-class submarine when the player HQ level reaches 80, which can severely damage one of your ships during the opening torpedo attack. With the introduction of new OASW mechanics, ships like Isuzu, or any with 100 or higher ASW stat, would pre-emptively blast Oscar to oblivion.
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* '''Kuso Teitoku / Shitty Admirals''', for the clueless posters that could be found ''everywhere'' on [[http://kancolle.wikia.com the English wiki for the game]]. Taken from Akebono's in-game nickname for the admiral, the term is used to describe the (usually anonymous) posters who clog up the Recent Updates or Event pages with their posts, usually with questions whose answers ''should be readily found on the wiki to begin with'', whining about how maps, event or otherwise, are "too hard" (despite the fact that advice on how to clear said maps is ''also'' on the wiki itself), or worst of all, posts about reckless or apathetic behavior (like not caring whether their ships get sunk, mostly due to their own stupidity). Essentially the game's equivalent to [=4chan's=] "Frodos", or Tomatoes from VideoGame/WorldOfTanks, and likewise looked down on by more sensible players.
** Some people would also use this derogatory nickname for admirals who put low-level shipgirls in the first ''and'' second slots of their first fleet, then fill the rest with high-level ships[[note]]The EXP gain for [=PvP=] battles are calculated largely on the level of the opponent's flagship and second ship. With this configuration, opponent fleets are denied ship EXP while still having a good chance of being defeated[[/note]], just to deny experience for other admirals in the player-versus-player side of the game[[note]]a significant source of EXP for ships, with MVP gains of around one to two thousand points for one battle[[/note]].
** It's also used for players who are incompetent in general, or (in fanarts) admirals who mistreat their ship girls, either for comedy or drama.
** Speaking of Shitty Admirals, longtime players of the browser game has taken to using the term '''Wankers''' (a {{Mondegreen}} of the "Weigh Anchor!" line from the Opening Theme of the Anime adaptation) to describe people who have taken interest in [=KanColle=], usually due to the anime, but have ''yet'' to play the game.
* Western fans, both those who actually play and those who only know about the fanon, have rapidly taken to being called "[[SelfDeprecation boat]][[InsultBackfire fuckers]]", due in no small part to the abundance of {{Moe}} characters and the existence of the marriage mechanic.
** This reached a high point when various [=KanColle=] players started playing ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarships'', often spamming things like [[ValleyGirl Yuudachi's]] [[VerbalTic "Poi"]] in the game chat, annoying the other players greatly.
* Anything perceived to be a common result from anything, be it drops from nodes or results from crafts, will be termed the "Naka-chan" of that node or craft, due to her ridiculous ubiquity in normal ship crafting. For example, Maruyu is the Naka-chan of large ship construction.
* "Orel Cruising", which refers to using a team of subs to farm world 2-3 for fuel and ammo, as well as completing daily and weekly quests on the side.
* The event-exclusive Vanguard formation is often affectionately referred to as "the Spoon" since its shape resembles that of a spoon.
* "Frontliners" for the admirals who charge into events immediately, sacrificing their resources and sanity to help the rest of the community discover shiplocks, branching requirements and other mechanics.
* After the release of Nelson and her special attack known as Nelson Touch, the rest of the Big Seven ships' [[labelnote:note]]Nagato, Mutsu, Colorado and yet-to-be-released Rodney, Maryland and West Virginia[[/labelnote]] special attacks are nicknamed "*Big Seven* Touch".

* Meanwhile, her sister ship Amagiri gets the nickname "[=MeganeBono=]", for being a bespectacled version of her other sister ship Akebono, minus the FlowerInHerHair and the {{Tsundere}} outbursts. Also "[=AbsGiri=]" due to her well-toned abs in her revised Kai form.

* Once Kaiboukan No. 4 is introduced, fans quickly nickname her "[[Website/FourChan 4chan]]", despite she having an in game nickname of Yottsu.

** "Freedom Fries" for Intrepid, due to being a Shibafu-designed American Kanmusu.

* Once Kaiboukan No. 4 is introduced, fans quickly nickname her "4-chan", despite she having an in game nickname of Yottsu.

* "Gamby", "Gambier Bae", or "Gambae" for Gambier Bay.

* Darth Shinshuu Maru, Darth Shinshuu Marudious or Sith Shipgirl for Shinshuu Maru, due to her having a hoodie making her look like [[spoiler: Dark Rey]] from the [[Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker Rise of Skywalker]] movie.

* Tashkent has "Blue Cruiser", or "[[VideoGame/WorldOfWarships Russian Bias]]". Similar to Hibiki above, there's also "Comrade Speedy One" or "Comrade Medium One", on account of being a slightly more mature-looking, yet stats-wise faster, ship than the former; also ties up with the former's nickname.

* With the addition of I-19 into the roster, her lines towards the player, the pronunciation method to her name (Iku), and the way she talks have caused some people to, er, do a double take. This has led to her getting her own tag in Pixiv, '''"Oyogu Juu-hakkin"''' ("the swimming R-18") [[note]]In case you haven't noticed why, I-19 pronounces and spells her name as "i-ku". Guess [[HGame where else]] you might hear these two syllables get used so often...[[/note]]
** People also call her "Lewdmarine".

* "Nagamon" for Nagato, from an alternate pronunciation of her name kanji. When you see this being mentioned in fan art, you're guaranteed to see her cuter/sillier side being depicted.

* Warspite currently retains her title from UsefulNotes/WorldWarII: "The Grand Old Lady", due in part to currently being the second-oldest ship in-game. Prior to her reveal in the Summer 2016 event when the announcement was made as to the introduction of a Royal Navy fleet girl, players immediately used "[[NoblewomansLaugh Ohohohojou]][[{{Ojou}}-sama]]" as her unofficial nickname.

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* "Henderson-chan" among Western players for the Airfield Princess, ThatOneBoss of the Fall 2013 event, due to her being based on the real-life Henderson Field at Guadalcanal.
* "Darwin-chan" for the Seaport Princess, and "Wake-chan" for the Isolated Island Demon. Following the example of the Airport Princess, their nicknames reference the real-world places (which were the locations of Allied bases) they're representing: Port Darwin in Australia and Wake Island, respectively.
* Seaport Princess earned the additional nickname of "[[GagBoobs Oppai]]" for once having the largest bust in the entire Abyssal Fleet.
* Many have taken to called Northern Ocean Princess "Hoppo-chan", a diminutive taken directly from her Japanese name. Western players, on the other hand, have started calling her "Mittens". In Japanese, she's also nicknamed "Aku-tan", a {{pun}} on the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akutan_Zero Akutan Zero]] that she carries, with "-tan" also being a childish mispronunciation of "-chan".

* Anything perceived to be a common result from anything, be it drops from nodes or results from crafts, will be termed the "Naka-chan" of that node or craft, due to her ridiculous ubiquity in normal ship crafting. For example, Maruyu is the Naka-chan of large ship construction.

* "Orel Cruising", which refers to using a team of subs to farm world 2-3 for fuel and ammo, as well as completing daily and weekly quests on the side.
* '''Kuso Teitoku / Shitty Admirals''', for the clueless posters that could be found ''everywhere'' on [[http://kancolle.wikia.com the English wiki for the game]]. Taken from Akebono's in-game nickname for the admiral, the term is used to describe the (usually anonymous) posters who clog up the Recent Updates or Event pages with their posts, usually with questions whose answers ''should be readily found on the wiki to begin with'', whining about how maps, event or otherwise, are "too hard" (despite the fact that advice on how to clear said maps is ''also'' on the wiki itself), or worst of all, posts about reckless or apathetic behavior (like not caring whether their ships get sunk, mostly due to their own stupidity). Essentially the game's equivalent to [=4chan's=] "Frodos", or Tomatoes from VideoGame/WorldOfTanks, and likewise looked down on by more sensible players.
** Some people would also use this derogatory nickname for admirals who put low-level shipgirls in the first ''and'' second slots of their first fleet, then fill the rest with high-level ships[[note]]The EXP gain for [=PvP=] battles are calculated largely on the level of the opponent's flagship and second ship. With this configuration, opponent fleets are denied ship EXP while still having a good chance of being defeated[[/note]], just to deny experience for other admirals in the player-versus-player side of the game[[note]]a significant source of EXP for ships, with MVP gains of around one to two thousand points for one battle[[/note]].
** It's also used for players who are incompetent in general, or (in fanarts) admirals who mistreat their ship girls, either for comedy or drama.
* Speaking of Shitty Admirals, longtime players of the browser game has taken to using the term '''Wankers''' (a {{Mondegreen}} of the "Weigh Anchor!" line from the Opening Theme of the Anime adaptation) to describe people who have taken interest in [=KanColle=], usually due to the anime, but have ''yet'' to play the game.
* "[[Franchise/BlackRockShooter Black Wock Shooter]]": Wo-Class Kai Flagship has a blue flame on her left eye. Other remodeled flagships[[note]]the distinctive blue eye-flame is most pronounced on them[[/note]] following this theme have spawned following the Spring 2014 event (usually Ri- and Ru-classes). The general drawing style for humanoid Shinkaisei-kan is also quite reminiscent of Huke's style in BRS.
** "Yorktown": One of the Wo-Class ships in the anime, due to the (now jossed) theory that the Abyssal Fleet is based on the American Navy and that the battle in Episode 7 is the Battle of the Coral Sea, which Yorktown survived, albeit with heavy damage.
** Since the end of the anime essentially confirmed the theory of the Abyssal Fleet being the sunken Kanmusu ComeBackWrong, and it's implied that [[spoiler:that specific Wo-Class is Kisaragi]] another nickname is given for her, veering into IncrediblyLamePun territory. Spoilered for both the spoiler and the pun: [[spoiler:Kisa-Wo-gi]]

* Western fans, both those who actually play and those who only know about the fanon, have rapidly taken to being called "[[SelfDeprecation boat]][[InsultBackfire fuckers]]", due in no small part to the abundance of {{Moe}} characters and the existence of the marriage mechanic.
** This reached a high point when various [=KanColle=] players started playing ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarships'', often spamming things like [[ValleyGirl Yuudachi's]] [[VerbalTic "Poi"]] in the game chat, annoying the other players greatly.

* Light Cruiser Demon, due to her resembling both Naka and Agano, is known as "Nagano" or "Nakano".

* Destroyer Princess has been called "Warusame" due to her striking resemblance to Harusame - a {{Portmanteau}} of "warui" (bad/evil) and "Harusame", in much the same vein as [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Wario and Waluigi]].
* Air Defense Princess is often nicknamed "Kitanda" due to her mocking introduction line.
** Another moniker for Air Defense Princess when she made her debut is "Aegis", named after both the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegis_Combat_System air defense system]], and the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegis shield]] wielded by the Greek god Zeus, which was the namesake for the air defense system. These refer to both her ridiculously high [=AA=] stat, and nigh-impenetrable armor, respectively.

* Battleship Princess is known commonly as Dyson, after the brand of vacuum cleaners, due to their supposed ability to suck up any damage that was supposed to be going towards the flagship abyssal whenever they appear.
** Their more powerful sibling, the Battleship Water Demon, is called Super Dyson for obvious reasons.
** Meanwhile, her Summer version (as introduced in the Summer 2016 event) is usually tagged as "Booty Dyson" since the art has her in a BoobsAndButtPose.
* Aircraft Carrier Princess is frequently called a gatekeeper - or more crudely, a c***blocker - due to often being in the pre-boss battle and sending your fleet home due to critically damaging a ship.

* "DJ Princess" for Supply Depot Princess, who looks like one due to her massive headphones.

* Singapore-chan/-hime for Seaport/Harbour Summer Princess due to her position on the map being found on top of a certain little red dot.

* The [[DemonicSpiders PT Imp Pack]] is also known as PTSD Demon Spawn due to their ''absurd'' evasion rate.
* The Seaplane Tender Water Princess gets the nickname "Darth Teste" due to her resemblance to Commandant Teste. Speaking of the said ship, fans have dubbed her "Toothpaste" thanks to her MulticoloredHair.
* By way of theme analogy to Commandant Teste, Richelieu immediately got the nickname "Oral BB", in reference to the "[=OralB=]" dental product brand, and the fact that she's a Battleship. Which makes the French Battleship Princess "Darth Richelieu", seeing as she's the former's EvilCounterpart.

* Abyssal [[LightNovel/ReZero Rem and Ram]] for the Abyssal Twin Princesses, due to their striking resemblance to the twin maids Rem and Ram.

* In the Japanese community, the Entombed Anti-Air Guardian Princess is nicknamed Umaru-chan after her 埋[[labelnote:*]]''mai'', literally "buried"[[/labelnote]] kanji.
** Bonus point for wearing a hood like the titular character from [[Manga/HimoutoUmaruChan Himouto! Umaru-chan]].
* [[TheJinx Oscar]] for the elite Ka-class submarine when the player HQ level reaches 80, which can severely damage one of your ships during the opening torpedo attack. With the introduction of new OASW mechanics, ships like Isuzu, or any with 100 or higher ASW stat, would pre-emptively blast Oscar to oblivion.
* The event-exclusive Vanguard formation is often affectionately referred to as "the Spoon" since its shape resembles that of a spoon.

* "Frontliners" for the admirals who charge into events immediately, sacrificing their resources and sanity to help the rest of the community discover shiplocks, branching requirements and other mechanics.

* After the release of Nelson and her special attack known as Nelson Touch, the rest of the Big Seven ships' [[labelnote:note]]Nagato, Mutsu, Colorado and yet-to-be-released Rodney, Maryland and West Virginia[[/labelnote]] special attacks are nicknamed "*Big Seven* Touch".
** On a similar note, Colorado herself has begun earning the nickname Smolorado due to the real life Colorados being noticably smaller than the Nagatos and Nelsons

* After the release of Nelson and her special attack known as Nelson Touch, the rest of the Big Seven ships' [[labelnote:note]]Nagato, Mutsu, Colorado and yet-to-be-released Rodney, Maryland and West Virginia[[/labelnote]] special attacks are nicknamed "*Big Seven* Touch".

* "Cup Noodles" for Nisshin due to her name being too similar to Nissin, the company that makes instant ramen (including Cup Noodles). Her clothes' color scheme of red and white is also used in the packaging.

* "Frontliners" for the admirals who charge into events immediately, sacrificing their resources and sanity to help the rest of the community discover shiplocks, branching requirements and other mechanics.

* "Gamby" or "Gambier Bae" for Gambier Bay.

* Oppai DD for certain Destroyers (Urakaze and Hamakaze are prime examples) because of their larger size in comparison to other destroyers. A variation comes with Ushio via the nickname "[=UshiOppai=]" due to her HiddenBuxom.

* Hamakaze is nicknamed [[VideoGame/FateGrandOrder Shielderkaze/Hamashukaze]] due to Mash Kyrielite/Shielder looking like Hamakaze with purple eyes and hair.[[note]]Bonus point for Shielder being a Demi-Servant who inherited her power from one of the Knights of the Round[[/note]] She's also called "Remakaze" for her resemblance to Rem of LightNovel/ReZeroKaraHajimeruIsekaiSeikatsu.

* Due to [[https://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/2778491 a certain doujin]] by Ido, the Western fans quickly adopted "Comrade Tiny One" for Hibiki/Verniy. It certainly helps that the "tiny one" in her [[http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Gangut#Hourly_Notifications_.28Oktyabrskaya_Revolyutsiya.29 0400 hourly line]] almost certainly refers to Verniy, being the only other Russian ship girl in the cast at that point.