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
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
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
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)
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
Shouzou Chihaya
Captain of the Musashi
Takao
Heavy Cruiser of the Fleet of Fog
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