Line #73 Characters/PacificAircraftCarriers


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7	!Aircraft Carriers (CV)
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9	A list of American aircraft carriers appearing in ''Pacific''. Unlike their Japanese counterparts, who are mostly themed as samurai archers (and [[UsefulNotes/{{Onmyodo}} onmyoji]]), the American carriers use a wider array of ranged weaponry, such as firearms in addition to bows and crossbows. In addition, some of them (Enterprise in particular) are capable of operating at night.
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11	* ThemeNaming: A surprisingly complex example. While they usually inherit their names from previous ships (a given), the theme in question is split between American values (Enterprise comes to mind), insects (Hornet in this case), and the names inherited before being rebuilt (Lexington). The one exception here is Langley, more or less a case of EarlyInstallmentWeirdness.
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13	[[folder: ''Langley''-class Aircraft Carrier]]
14	!!! Langley (CV-1)
15	[[quoteright:277:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tvtropeslangley.jpg]]
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17	--> ''"I don't care what "everyone" is doing, I care what you are doing."''
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19	Langley is based on the first aircraft carrier of the US Navy: USS ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Langley_%28CV-1%29 Langley]]'', named in honor of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Pierpont_Langley Samuel Pierpont Langley]]. [[note]]She was originally the collier USS ''Jupiter'' before being converted and recommissioned in 1920.[[/note]] Fittingly, she is depicted with an outfit akin to [[ThePioneer The Pioneers]] of the Wild West.
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23	* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Gold hair and eyes.
24	* DueToTheDead: Her ThemeNaming, not unlike the American destroyers in this regard.
25	* FeminineWomenCanCook: If what Nevada says in her interview is anything to go by. She did prepare STEC's Thanksgiving turkey, so...
26	* {{Foil}}: To Houshou, fittingly enough.
27	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold
28	* MundaneUtility: She uses her flight deck as a washboard.
29	* ThePioneer: The first aircraft carrier for the American Navy, not to mention her outfit being based on one.
30	** Besides which, the Langley was nicknamed "The Covered Wagon" (because of the large distance and open supports between her main deck and flight deck made her look a bit like a prairie schooner).
31	* SouthernBelle: Of the "Bonne Belle" type.
32	* SupremeChef: Heavily implied to be this in Nevada's interview, and outright confirmed in the Thanksgiving portrait (where she's seen having just finished preparing a turkey).
33	* TeamMom: She's this to the other American carriers as well as the other ship girls. Just look at her quote above.
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37	[[folder: ''Lexington''-class Aircraft Carrier]]
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39	* {{Stripperific}}: Their costumes make the St. Louis sisters look modest by comparison.
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41	!!! Lexington (CV-2)
42	[[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tvtropesladylex1.jpg]]
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44	--> ''"A medal? I refuse. No need for medals, sir. [[ThinkNothingOfIt Duty doesn't need to be rewarded]]."''
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46	The personification of USS ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Lexington_%28CV-2%29 Lexington]]'', "Lady Lex" (as she was nicknamed in RealLife) is the lead ship of her class. She is depicted as a young woman with blue hair holding an [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1903_Springfield M1903 Springfield rifle]] (an [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1_Garand M1 Garand]] in other concept art) in her arms.
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48	* EmbarrassingNickname: You can call her Lex or Lexington, but she will only let you call her Lexy if you are close.
49	* KindHeartedCatLover: Crawls out of her window to play with kittens in the middle of the night.
50	* StickyFingers: "Borrows" equipment that is not bolted down. She has standards, like only prototype equipment from R&D, the occasional prototype planes for her fairies, or that radar that was deemed too short for use...
51	* StraightMan: Being fairly serious and quiet, she ends up in this role.
52	* VaporWear: It's quite apparent that she '''isn't''' wearing ''anything'' under those "clothes".
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54	!!! Saratoga (CV-3)
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56	The ship girl version of USS ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Saratoga_(CV-3) Saratoga]]'', "Sister Sara", as she was nicknamed in RealLife, is the second ''Lexington''-class carrier.
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60	* ParasolOfPrettiness: She's depicted with a red one in one of her artworks.
61	* VaporWear: Averted. She at least has the decency to put some underwear on...
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65	[[folder: ''Yorktown''-class Aircraft Carrier]]
66	Note: The Yorktown listed is a complete redesign. For reference purposes, her original designs are [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/1693834 here]], along with a damaged version [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/1693830 here]]. The reason for the redesign can read [[http://himeuta.org/showthread.php?1662-USN-Fleet-Collection-November☆-and-Aura-s-Artwork-amp-Design&p=742783&viewfull=1#post742783 here.]]
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68	* {{Stripperific}}: At least they have the decency to put some underwear on...
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72	!!! Yorktown (CV-5)
73	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/56e44106ly1flplapbar1j20bx09v0xe.jpg]]
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75	The lead ship of the class, based on the historical [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Yorktown_(CV-5) USS "Yorktown"]]. Unlike her two sisters, the ''Pacific'' team had completely redesigned her appearance from the ground up, due to general dissatisfaction with the first version.
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79	* BornUnlucky: Historically the first of her sisters to go down, in this case during the Battle of Midway.
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82	!!! Enterprise (CV-6)
83	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tvtropesgreyghost.jpg]]
84	[[caption-width-right:390:[[labelnote:Click here to see her remodeled version]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bigeremodel.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
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86	--> ''"Hit hard, hit fast, hit often!"''
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88	More or less the BigGood and TheHero of ''Pacific'', not to mention being the closest thing to being it's poster girl, she is based on the ''Yorktown''-class carrier USS ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Enterprise_%28CV-6%29 Enterprise]]'', ''the'' most decorated American ship of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. Compared to some of her contemporaries such as the previous Lexington class and the IJN fleet carriers, she actually has a relatively smaller displacement. Thus, her depiction here is that of a younger-looking girl. That is...until [[TookALevelInBadass her]] [[SheIsAllGrownUp remodel]].
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92	* TheAce: Well, she ''is'' based on the most decorated American ship of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII (with 20 battle stars total for her war record).
93	* AllLovingHero: Certainly plays and fits into the part well.
94	* AmericaWonWorldWarII: Not her, but her historical counterpart did play a huge role in the Pacific Theater.
95	* ArmorPiercingResponse: {{Pun}} not intended, but one of her quotes is apparently this to Akagi, of all people, regarding the issue of YouCantFightFate. To quote:
96	--> '''Enterprise''':''You're wrong! The future doesn't happen by random chance, it happens because we will create it!''
97	* BigGood: The authors acknowledge her as the closest thing ''Pacific'' has to one, STEC notwithstanding.
98	* BornLucky: The only one of her sisters to survive the war, albeit having several close calls, to become ''the'' most decorated ship of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.
99	* TheFace: For the American ship girls.
100	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold
101	* TheHero: Of ''Pacific''. She's also seen as this by the other US Navy ship girls.
102	* HeroKiller:
103	** Is seen as this by the IJN kanmusu. Her war record credited her with 71 Japanese ship kills throughout the entire war, so this is understandable.
104	** Some of her notable historical ship kills include: Kaga, Akagi, Hiryu, Hiei, and Musashi. Let that [[{{Pun}} sink]] in for a moment...
105	* IHaveManyNames: There's "The Grey Ghost", "The Big E", and "Lucky E" for starters.
106	* LittleBigSister: To Hornet. Well, until [[TookALevelInBadass her]] [[SheIsAllGrownUp remodel]] that is.
107	* LittleMissBadass: You didn't expect that the most decorated American ship of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII would take the form of a young girl, did you?
108	* MagicalGirl: Based on one, according to WordOfGod. It helps that she even has a TransformationSequence to turn into her remodeled version.
109	* MiddleChildSyndrome: Averted. Among the Yorktown-class, she is the most famous.
110	* PintSizedPowerhouse: The smallest of three Yorktown-class carriers, yet still packs as much punch as her sisters.
111	* RedBaron: Among the ranks of both the USN shipgirls and IJN kanmusu, she's known as "The Grey Ghost".
112	* RedEyesTakeWarning: But only if you're an Abyssal or Japanese ship (in the case of the latter, it's more out of bitter dislike for them rather than hatred).
113	* TheRival: To Zuikaku. In RealLife, the two ships often faced each other in the major carrier battles of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, so this should pass on to them.
114	* ScrewDestiny: She doesn't subscribe to the idea of fate, and believes that the future can be changed if put into action.
115	* SeriesMascot: For ''Pacific''. Given that she ''is'' TheHero, not to mention the feats of her historical counterpart, this makes a lot of sense.
116	* SheIsAllGrownUp: Her semi-official remodeled version is this.
117	* SoleSurvivor: The only one amongst the three Yorktown sisters to make it through the entire war, for the same reasons as Pennsylvania and Nevada.
118	* SweetTooth: Some artwork of her by the main illustrator depicts her enjoying ice cream.
119	* TookALevelInBadass
120	* TransformationSequence: How she turns into her remodeled version.
121	* YouCantFightFate: Defied in her case.
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123	!!! Hornet (CV-8)
124	[[quoteright:333:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tvtropeshornet.jpg]]
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126	--> ''"LOUSY!"''
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128	The youngest of the three ''Yorktown''-class sisters, she is the representation of USS ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hornet_(CV-8) Hornet]]'', famous for carrying out the [[AirstrikeImpossible Doolittle Raid]] in early 1942.
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132	* AnimalMotifs: Complete with yellow and black thighhighs.
133	* BigLittleSister: To Enterprise's LittleBigSister.
134	* CoolPlane: Like her RealLife counterpart, she has the exclusive ability to launch B-25 Mitchells from her crossbow.
135	* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
136	* GenkiGirl: A bit ditzy and fangirls very easily over the tiniest things.
137	* GirlishPigtails: Two small ones that resemble insect antennae, in keeping with her AnimalMotifs.
138	* EroticEating: The way she eats her lollipops.
139	* OralFixation: Has a craving for lollipops.
140	* SweetTooth: As mentioned above, she loves lollipops.
141	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Lollipops, as if that weren't obvious already.
142	* VaporWear: It's apparent she isn't wearing a bra.
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148	[[folder: ''Essex''-class Aircraft Carrier]]
149	!!! Essex (CV-9)
150	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/56e44106gy1foync58yvij20j10b4dg3.jpg]]
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153	Lead ship of the ''Essex''-class of aircraft carriers, the most numerous fleet carrier class ever built, and the personification of USS [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Essex_(CV-9) Essex]].
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158	* {{Stripperific}}: Her full artwork shows her wearing nothing but a bikini and thigh-high boots.
159	* SwordAndGun: She's shown wielding both a flintlock pistol and a sword at the same time.

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