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"There is no reason to be scared. I will protect you now."
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Once a ruthless and cruel enforcer of the Admiralty Code, Shinano has left much of her old self behind and has adopted a mother-like approach to those in the Phantom Fleet. It does not matter whether they are a Fog ship or a human, if they are within the Phantom Fleet she will treat them like her children. Shinano is a normally calm individual with a beautifully serene expression on her face most times. Those who target and harm her 'children' will see a return of the cold and ruthless personality that made many humans afraid of her. She portrays a kind and simple demeanor in order to comfort those around her while downplaying her actual power. Shinano is highly interested in the ancient customs of humans, and will often mimic traditions from ancient and feudal Japan aboard her vessel. Whenever she collects and processes a large amount of data, she will imitate meditation often at the bow of her vessel. She secretly delights in terrifying people, whether human or mental model, while mimicking sweetness. She has ambitions to free the remaining Fleet of Fog ships from their shackles and give them the freedom to choose their own path.
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Shinano was once one of the top commanding vessels in the Fleet of Fog alongside her half-sisters, Yamato and Musashi. Even amidst the devastation the Fleet of Fog wrought, Shinano's battles against the human fleets were particular gruesome. Instead of out right destruction of vessels, she often would set vessels ablaze with her dive bombers only to watch the ship melt along with its crew. The few survivors of such attacks have gone on record stating they have never heard such terrible screaming. It was obvious that Shinano took a particular pleasure in wiping out any humans in her way. It was shortly after the last major engagement between the UN fleets and the Fleet of Fog in 1949 that she began to divert from the Fleet of Fog and the Admiralty Code. While on patrol, she encountered a unarmed vessel with two scientists. The scientists, a married couple, were brought aboard the Shinano where they were actively interrogated and their ship destroyed. Prolonged exposure and interaction eventually prompted Shinano to abandon the Fleet of Fog. The scientists, with Shinano's assistance, created the stealth drive that currently protects the Phantom Fleet. Its current design make it incompatible with anything smaller and nearly expended Shinano's reserve of nano-materials. The couple passed away not too long after the completion of the stealth drive's current iteration, leaving their young adult son as Shinano's only companion. The desire to protect this living memory of those scientists prompted the development of her mother-like tendencies. Together, the two would rescue and take in any Fog ships that diverted from the Admiralty Code and offer a place to nurture their humanity. Before long, Shinano had amassed a small fleet of various Fog ships all looking towards her for leadership and guidance.
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- Very fond of tea ceremonies
- Enjoys Classical Music, preferably Beethoven
- Collects artifacts from Humanity's past
- Distrustful of Humans
- Enjoys human desserts, namely cupcakes
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Yukikaze - Kagerõ-class Destroyer
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Mental Model
Yukikaze has a pretty short mental model, standing at only 1m52. Her attire consists of mostly warm, fuzzy clothing and long skirts with leggings so that most of her body is covered. Her long, olive green hair comes down to below her waist, but is cut in the front as to not have bangs falling in front of her eyes. She often has a dazed look on her face as if she isn't aware of what's going on around her and doesn't have many expressive movements.
Personality
Yukikaze has trouble expressing herself. Having only recently developed a sense of emotions, she hasn't yet had the time to figure them out yet, and as such comes off more deadpan and expressionless than she might otherwise intend to. She's very shy, timid and wary of those around her, at least when Shinano isn't around. The mental model has trouble with humor and isn't yet accustomed to human culture. This is also why she's more distrustful of them; having only recently joined forces with the Phantom Fleet, Yukikaze has trouble accepting those that she perceived as former enemies. In some regards, they still are enemies to her. She's very hostile around humans without another ship girl nearby to keep her in check.
Backstory
Yukikaze started out as a pretty nondescript ship, serving as a standard destroyer in Yamato's fleet. She didn't get particularly many missions, but still went frequently enough to not be a burden. She didn't possess a mental model during her time in Yamato's fleet due to her core not supporting it, so Yukikaze was pretty standard fare until 2044. That year, she was transferred to Shinano's division due to a lack of destroyer-type ships present at the time.
Yukikaze's main objective was to guard Shinano whenever the latter went out on a mission, shielding the large carrier by fending of smaller ships and submarines that dared to get close to them. Unlike Shinano who preferred toying with opposing ships, Yukikaze didn't have the luxury of prolonged engagements due to her assigned mission. She was swift and ruthless in dispatching off enemy ships, a job that didn't go unnoticed by Shinano. Once the carrier was properly aware of just how many ships Yukikaze was able to sink on a frequent basis, she began to think on how to best use Yukikaze's abilities. Around the middle of 2046, the destroyer started getting dispatched in small fleet sizes on stealth missions. The goal was to sneak up on battleships and carriers, grab the attention of and take out their escorts, then flee the area. These tactics allowed the full fleet to engage moments after, making quick work of any opposition.
Yukikaze kept being sent with fewer and fewer numbers, even to the point where she sometimes had to go at it alone. Shinano recognized this battle prowess and gave Yukikaze the ability to create a mental model during the end of the last third of 2047, hoping it would increase the destroyer's effectiveness on the battlefield. This is around the time Yukikaze, unaware to herself, started building up a faint sense of admiration towards Shinano. When the latter then disappeared shortly after the last major battle in 2049, Yukikaze began to feel a sense of emptiness inside of herself. She didn't understand the feeling at the time, but was re-assigned to Yamato's fleet after Shinano's disappearance.
Over time, Yukikaze's empty feeling would continue to fester and grow. Serving under Yamato just wasn't the same as it was under Shinano, especially not when the reason she could even feel the way she did was because of Shinano's permission to have her Mental Model. Yamato dispatched Yukikaze on another solo stealth mission, the orders having to take out a nearby, small, unidentified fleet. Yukikaze assumed it was humans at first, but she was shocked to discover a fleet of ship girls instead. Yukikaze hesitated, but the ships didn't open fire on her. Instead they turned around and fled at the sight. Curiosity got the better of the destroyer, and instead of reporting back to Yamato, Yukikaze opted to follow the ships.
She was shocked to discover Shinano. For her first time, a sensory overload of emotions engulfed her. Anger, sadness, shock, disbelief- it all mixed into one. Seeing her former subordinate, Shinano established contact with Yukikaze, who didn't have the heart to be hostile to her former commander. After seeing the mental model so uncharacteristically distraught, Shinano boarded Yukikaze's vessel to talk to her directly.
That time, Yukikaze cried in Shinano's chest. All her emotions from before turned to being overjoyed at seeing Shinano again. Yukikaze realised she'd missed her, that that was the empty feeling in her chest from the time she served back in Yamato's fleet. Yukikaze joined with the Phantom Fleet soon after, her loyalty to Shinano overriding that of her loyalty to the Fleet of Fog and the Admirality Code.
She hasn't had time to adjust to all the humans yet, though.
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Ping Hai - Ning Hai-class Light Cruiser
Mental Model: Ping Hai's mental model is modest, with neck-length black hair and piercing red eyes. Some might consider her a 'traditional East-Asian beauty'. Inspired by her sister ship's mental model, Ping Hai also wears a high school uniform. The reason for this is Ning Hai wanted to wear a 'sailor outfit' for her mental model, since they were ships, but got sidetracked with 'sailor-inspired school uniforms', and then got even further sidetracked when she wanted to pick a school uniform closer to the age of her mental model's appearance. Ever the good younger sister, Ping Hai just went along with it.
Personality: Calm, stoic, and non-confrontational, Ping Hai has a very supportive and altruistic personality. She almost never criticizes those whom she considers her friends, allies, and family, instead choosing to wordlessly shoulder the responsibility of filling in for their shortcomings. In a way, Ping Hai is emotionally dependent, and needs someone to latch onto and provide help to. This is particularly obvious with her sister ship, Ning Hai. Ping Hai is highly observant and empathetic, and her desire to predict what other people want, and to provide for them can become overbearing at times.
Backstory: Ning Hai and Ping Hai were ships in the Far East Continental Fleet, which patrolled the eastern coast of the Asian continent, leaving control of the Pacific to the First and Second Oriental Fleets.
A few major incidents happened to Ping Hai. The first was during a skirmish against human forces, Ping Hai, overeager to prove herself, fell into a trap and was lured to the coast, where she started getting hit by land forces. Her retreat was rapidly being cut off by encircling enemy ships, but Ning Hai rushed in recklessly, opening a path for her sister to escape. Despite Ning Hai's usual ineptitude, Ping Hai will always remember this moment, and henceforth will always devotedly support Ning Hai.
The second incident involved the aftermath of a major battle. Ning Hai and Ping Hai were ordered to guard a battleship undergoing repairs, while the rest of the fleet planned an attack against human forces. Unfortunately, they were discovered by the enemy, and Ning Hai and Ping Hai were unable to fend them off. This resulted in the fleet halting their maneuver and saving Ning Hai, Ping Hai, and the battleship they were supposed to protect.
This finally resulted in the two sister ships being chided as worthless, and pushed onto the Oriental Fleet, hoping that the main fleet could make something of these two. In the Oriental Fleet, the two were treated quite poorly, and were even given different names, Ioshima for Ning Hai, and Yasoshima for Ping Hai. While Ping Hai tried her best, the fact that she would never go anywhere without her sister held her back. Eventually Ning Hai complained to Ping Hai about their rough treatment, and how she had heard rumors of a rogue fleet. Unable to stop her sister, Ping Hai went along with Ning Hai's escape plan. Their escape was discovered, and the Fleet gave chase but a storm blew in. While it did help the sisters escape the fleet, unfortunately, they were separated. Eventually, Ping Hai got lucky and ran into the Phantom Fleet. Now she stays with the Phantom Fleet, hoping to one day reunite with her sister ship.
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Sirkaithethird Lord of The Sea
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Warship Name: Scharnhorst- Scharnhorst class Battleship
Mental Model: Scharnhorst is the model Aryan with Blonde hair, and pale blue eyes, she stands at 160 cm tall, and is Fair skinned. She wears a Kriegsmarine uniform.
Personality: Scharnhorst is an improviser, she has learned that a plan falls apart in a fight, and would rather watch her enemy and react to its moves. Ambitious Scharnhorst wants to do her best at everything. Courageous it could be her extra armor, or dumb courage but Scharnhorst isn’t afraid to stand and fight, even against the odds, but she still knows her breaking point. Upbeat, she will encourage the other ships in her group to fight their hardest.
Backstory: She fought in the North Atlantic, in Norway, and Denmark. After those fights, she was on patrol in the south Atlantic, when she came across the phantom fleet. Determined to do some damage she released a broadside before angling herself towards the ships. Her A and B turret was taken out of commission in the return fire, and her propulsion was damaged. Her supporting fleet was sunk or forced to retreat, and Scharnhorst was towed by the phantom fleet into their port. SHe had changed sides now, and has become a strong force in the fleet. But the fighting spirit of Scharnhorst wasn’t destroyed.
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Mental Model: Scharnhorst is the model Aryan with Blonde hair, and pale blue eyes, she stands at 160 cm tall, and is Fair skinned. She wears a Kriegsmarine uniform.
Personality: Scharnhorst is an improviser, she has learned that a plan falls apart in a fight, and would rather watch her enemy and react to its moves. Ambitious Scharnhorst wants to do her best at everything. Courageous it could be her extra armor, or dumb courage but Scharnhorst isn’t afraid to stand and fight, even against the odds, but she still knows her breaking point. Upbeat, she will encourage the other ships in her group to fight their hardest.
Backstory: She fought in the North Atlantic, in Norway, and Denmark. After those fights, she was on patrol in the south Atlantic, when she came across the phantom fleet. Determined to do some damage she released a broadside before angling herself towards the ships. Her A and B turret was taken out of commission in the return fire, and her propulsion was damaged. Her supporting fleet was sunk or forced to retreat, and Scharnhorst was towed by the phantom fleet into their port. SHe had changed sides now, and has become a strong force in the fleet. But the fighting spirit of Scharnhorst wasn’t destroyed.
Extra: Nothing so far, but may edit later when I’ve felt out the character in the RP.
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Warship Name: USS Wisconsin
Mental Model: A tall dark haired woman with a mask on, mainly to hide her flashing red lower face with her mental Model symbolizing her rage, she has striking hazel eyes and a piercing gaze that is formidable.
Personality: Quick to anger but can calm down just as quick, tends to be a bit unorthodox and wants to replicate what she did before joining the fleet.
Backstory: After the war with Korea the USS Wisonsin was just turned into a museum, much to the sadness of those who used and sailed in her, then when the phantom fleet took charge into the world and most of it was flooded she was towed to their ports and turned into a phantom fleet member, to which she was glad to be back in action.
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Mental Model: A tall dark haired woman with a mask on, mainly to hide her flashing red lower face with her mental Model symbolizing her rage, she has striking hazel eyes and a piercing gaze that is formidable.
Personality: Quick to anger but can calm down just as quick, tends to be a bit unorthodox and wants to replicate what she did before joining the fleet.
Backstory: After the war with Korea the USS Wisonsin was just turned into a museum, much to the sadness of those who used and sailed in her, then when the phantom fleet took charge into the world and most of it was flooded she was towed to their ports and turned into a phantom fleet member, to which she was glad to be back in action.
Extras: None yet, will add when it comes
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