abyssal ship
Abyssal ships (深海棲艦, shinkaisei-kan) are monstrous enemy ships in the Kantai Collection universe.
Abyssals are characterized by their pale skin, black armor plates, glowing aqua eyes, and many toothy mouths. Alternate glows include red, yellow, and blue.
The weaker versions tend towards being all black armor plates with fish-like forms, while the more powerful, "evolved" forms tend towards being humans with large black metal guns attached. In-between ships tend to have a human part (like just the torso or just the head) leading into metal-skull-crab parts.
Just as player shipgirls take inspiration from real WWII Axis warships, many abyssal boss or event-type characters seem inspired by real-life bases or ships from the Axis or Allied sides. Earlier bosses notably were more Allied (including Port Darwin as Seaport Princess or Isolated Island Oni as Wake Island) while more recent bosses are clearly meant to reflect dark versions of Japanese ships (Aircraft Carrier Water Oni as "dark Shoukaku" or Destroyer Princess as "dark Harusame").
Abyssal ships were designed and illustrated by Oguchi (regular enemies) and Akira (Kadokawa) (boss characters & submarines). Most of their model numbers are based on the Iroha order.
Common Enemies
- I-class Destroyer / 駆逐イ級
- Ro-class Destroyer / 駆逐ロ級
- Ha-class Destroyer / 駆逐ハ級
- Ni-class Destroyer / 駆逐ニ級
- Ho-class Light Cruiser / 軽巡ホ級
- He-class Light Cruiser / 軽巡ヘ級
- To-class Light Cruiser / 軽巡ト級
- Chi-class Torpedo Cruiser / 雷巡チ級
- Ri-class Heavy Cruiser / 重巡リ級
- Nu-class Light Aircraft Carrier / 軽母ヌ級
- Ru-class Battleship / 戦艦ル級
- Wo-class Aircraft Carrier / 空母ヲ級
- Wa-class Transport Ship / 輸送ワ級
- Ka-class Submarine / 潜水カ級
- Yo-class Submarine / 潜水ヨ級
- Ta-class Battleship / 戦艦タ級
- Re-class Battleship / 戦艦レ級
- So-class Submarine / 潜水ソ級
- Tsu-class Light Cruiser / 軽巡ツ級
- Ne-class Heavy Cruiser / 重巡ネ級
Bosses
- Armored Aircraft Carrier Oni / 装甲空母鬼
- Armored Aircraft Carrier Princess / 装甲空母姫
- Anchorage Oni / 泊地棲鬼
- Anchorage Princess / 泊地棲姫
- Floating Fortress / 浮遊要塞
- Southern Ocean Oni / 南方棲鬼
- Southern Ocean War Oni / 南方棲戦鬼
- Southern Ocean War Princess / 南方棲戦姫
- Escort Fortress / 護衛要塞
- Airfield Princess / 飛行場姫
- Battleship Princess / 戦艦棲姫
- Seaport Princess / 港湾棲姫
- Isolated Island Oni / 離島棲鬼
- Isolated Island Princess / 離島棲姫
- Aircraft Carrier Oni / 空母棲鬼
- Aircraft Carrier Princess / 空母棲姫
- Northern Ocean Princess / 北方棲姫
- Midway Princess / 中間棲姫
- Destroyer Princess / 駆逐棲姫
- Aircraft Carrier Water Oni / 空母水鬼
- Light Cruiser Oni / 軽巡棲鬼
- Battleship Water Oni / 戦艦水鬼
- Seaport Water Oni / 港湾水鬼
- Anchorage Water Oni / 泊地水鬼
- Air Defense Princess / 防空棲姫
- Seaplane Tender Princess / 水母棲姫
- PT Imp Group / PT小鬼群
- Light Cruiser Princess / 軽巡棲姫
- Submarine Princess / 潜水棲姫
- Destroyer Water Oni / 駆逐水鬼
- Heavy Cruiser Princess / 重巡棲姫
- Supply Depot Princess / 集積地棲姫
- Central Princess / 中枢棲姫
- Seaport Summer Princess / 港湾夏姫
- Seaplane Tender Water Princess / 水母水姫
- Abyssal Jellyfish Princess / 深海海月姫
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