Line #27 Characters/GirlsUndPanzerRivalSchools


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2	[-''Ōarai'': [[Characters/GirlsUndPanzerOaraiAcademy Ōarai Girls' Academy]] ([[Characters/GirlsUndPanzerOaraiAcademyAnglerfishTeam Anglerfish Team]], [[Characters/GirlsUndPanzerOaraiAcademyDuckAndHippoTeam Duck Team and Hippo Team]], [[Characters/GirlsUndPanzerOaraiAcademyRabbitAndTurtleTeam Rabbit Team and Turtle Team]])\
3	''Rival Schools'': '''Rival Schools''' ([[Characters/GirlsUndPanzerStGloriana St. Gloriana Girls Academy]], [[Characters/GirlsUndPanzerSaunders Saunders University High School]], [[Characters/GirlsUndPanzerAnzio Anzio High School]], [[Characters/GirlsUndPanzerPravda Pravda High School]], [[Characters/GirlsUndPanzerKuromorimine Kuromorimine Girls High School]])\
4	''Others'': [[Characters/GirlsUndPanzerDerFilm Der Film Characters]] \| [[Characters/GirlsUndPanzerDasFinale Das Finale Characters]] \| [[Characters/GirlsUndPanzerOtherCharacters Other Characters]]]]]]-]
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8	! The Rival Schools of Ōarai Girls' Academy
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10	This page contains the various schools which faced [[Characters/GirlsUndPanzerOaraiAcademy Oarai Girls' Academy]] throughout the course of the story.
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12	!!!Tropes common to all the rival teams
13	* TheCavalry: [[spoiler: Each team comes to the aid of Ōarai against the University Teams in the movie, under the excuse of a "temporary transfer".]]
14	* DavidVersusGoliath: All of them have firepower, numerical, and experience advantage over Ōarai's Sensha-do team. Subverted with Anzio Academy, with its tankette-majority lineup, while having the advantage numbers-wise, is outclassed by Ōarai in firepower.
15	* DefeatMeansFriendship: They become friends with Ōarai's Sensha-do team after losing to them. The only exception is St. Gloriana, who defeated Ōarai in a training match, yet warmed up to them and considered them as a WorthyOpponent.
16	* DreamTeam: [[spoiler: In the movie, the best sensha do teams all unite under Ōarai's banner against the University Team.]]
17	* FactionCalculus: Naturally, each rival team differs drastically in tank composition and tactics to complement Ōarai's balanced set.
18	** [[{{EliteArmy}} St. Gloriana]] encompasses a slow, yet potent head-on combat of infantry tanks, complemented by cruiser tanks providing flanking support (powerhouse).
19	** [[{{ZergRush}} Saunders]] rely on large numbers of Shermans to overwhelm the enemy with a few equipment to help achieve said tactic (horde).
20	** [[{{CombatPragmatist}} Pravda]] brings a more defensive stance to outwit the enemy, namely trapping them into an encirclement, employing feints, and flank attacks to name a few (subversive).
21	** [[{{AttackAttackAttack}} Kuromorimine]] utilizes overwhelmingly devastating charges with some of the de facto strongest tanks in the series, hoping that the enemy capitulates to it instead of getting around the relatively low agility of said tanks (cannon).
22	* {{Fauxreigner}}: Subverted; even though almost all the other schools' students are only known by their foreign [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname nicknames]]/NomDeGuerre and adopt the looks (including ImplausibleHairColor), culture, and stereotypes from their school's respective nations, they're all Japanese and identify as such. Averted with Klara, who is actually Russian.
23	* LoopholeAbuse: [[spoiler: They are able to aid Ōarai as additional units due to a "temporary transfer". They are also able to bring their tanks with them because there is no rule about transfer students bringing "private property" with them in a sensha-do match.]]
24	* NationalStereotypes: Invoked with each school, even though they are all ethnically Japanese. To elaborate, St. Gloriana is Britain, Saunders is America, Pravda is Russia, Anzio is Italy, and Kuromorimine is Germany. Quixiotically Chi-Ha-Tan is Japanese, specifically the best parts of the Japanese warrior ethos from Taisho era Japan. Continuation high is the Japanese stereotype for Finland [[note]] More Moomins, less Winter War, although something that looks suspiciously like Simo Hayhä makes an appearance.
25	* PrivilegedRival: With the sole exceptions of [[PerpetualPoverty Anzio Academy]] and Continuation High[[note]]Like Ōarai, is composed of tanks coming from different countries, but gathered through [[FellOffTheBackOfATruck illicit]] [[{{Plunder}} means]][[/note]], all of Ōarai's rival teams have access to better tanks and are obviously better funded by their respective schools. St. Gloriana's school ship, for instance, is about ''three times'' bigger than Ōarai's. Saunders is also rich enough to have enough tanks for three full sensha-do teams.
26	* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Each team defeated by Ōarai expressed that they will be the one who would win next time. St. Gloriana seems to be an exception as the only team to have beaten Ōarai (in a training match). However, St. Gloriana has yet to face Ōarai in an official tournament match, so for them it's "the only one that will beat you in an official match."
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28	!!From the main series
29	* [[Characters/GirlsUndPanzerStGloriana St. Gloriana Girls Academy]]
30	* [[Characters/GirlsUndPanzerSaunders Saunders University High School]]
31	* [[Characters/GirlsUndPanzerPravda Pravda High School]]
32	* [[Characters/GirlsUndPanzerKuromorimine Kuromorimine Girls High School]]
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34	!!From the [=OVA=]

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