Arpeggio of Blue Steel/Characters

The following is a list of characters and tropes that apply to them in Arpeggio of Blue Steel:

Blue Steel

Gunzou Chihaya

Captain of I-401

• The Captain
• Red Baron: called the "Battleship Killer" and "Route Holder" in chapter one
• Chick Magnet

Iona/I-401

• Me's a Crowd
• Little Miss Snarker

Sou

• The Faceless: always has his helmet on

Kyouhei

Weapons officer of I-401

Iori

Engineer of I-401

• Wrench Wench: comes with being the engineer

Shizuka

Sonar operator of I-401

• Beware the Nice Ones

Hyuuga

Former Fog battleship and flagship of the Third Oriental Fleet turned port operator

• Love At First Punch: with 12 corrosive torpedoes
• Stalker with a Crush: to Iona
• Shipper on Deck: To Chihaya and Takao
• Gadgeteer Genius

Japanese Government and Military

Mitsumine

Current Prime Minister of the Central District of the three districts that the Fog's blockade has carved Japan into

Ryoukan Kita

Diet member and likely the next Prime Minister of the Central District

Kamikage Ryujirou

Cruz Herder

Komaki

Captain of Hakugei 3

• Badass Normal: with help from I-401 becomes the captain of the first man made ship to sink two Fog battleship

Maruri Hibiki

Former Sonar operator of I-401

Makoto

Prime Minister of the Northern District and a Design Child

The Fleet of Fog

Yamato

Supreme Flagship of the Fleet of Fog

• The Ojou
• Yamato Nadeshiko: with a name like that what did you expect
• Perpetual Smiler

Kongou

Flagship of the First Oriental Fleet

• Iron Lady
• Liked by the Birds
• The Strategist
• The Stoic
• She's Got Legs

Nagato

Flagship of the Second Oriental Fleet

• Finishing Each Other's Sentences: her two mental models do this
• Single-Minded Twins: she seems to have a pair of mental models as her avatar
• Yamato Nadeshiko: there seems to be a pattern to these battleships...

Musashi

Superbattleship of the Fleet of Fog (same size as Yamato)

• Eyes Always Shut
• Pretty in Mink
• White-Haired Pretty Girl

Haruna

Battleship of the Fleet of Fog

• Coat Cape
• Instant Cosplay Surprise: by Maki
• Not So Stoic - Without her coat

Kirishima

Battleship of the Fleet of Fog

• Badass Longcoat
• Pint-Sized Powerhouse

Shouzou Chihaya

Captain of the Musashi

Takao

Heavy Cruiser of the Fleet of Fog

• Stalker with a Crush: to Gunzou
• Cannot Spit It Out
• Unlimited Wardrobe

Maya

Heavy Cruiser of the Fleet of Fog

• Annoying Younger Sibling: Fortunetely is Kongou The Stoic

I-400

Fleet of Fog submarine fleet

I-402

Fleet of Fog submarine fleet

Zordan Stark

Captain of U-2501

Other

Maki Osakabe

• Child Prodigy: helped design the torpedo that has the Fog running scared
• Morality Pet: for Haruna
• Little Miss Badass
• Combat Pragmatist

Toujuurou Osakabe

• Battle Butler: although Makie just knows him as Lawrence, secretly he is
• The Professor: involved in the creation of Makie and the other Design Children and her unseen 'grandfather'
• The Atoner