Abyssal Sun Princess
Abyssal Sun Princess is a deep-sea vessel who served as the final boss in the Winter 2019 Event "Intercept! Buin Defense Operation" of the browser game Kantai Collection. Classified as a seaplane tender or midget submarine tender, she features an imposing appearance reminiscent of an ancient Japanese deity. Standing as a major obstacle in the final operation stage, she is renowned for her overwhelming defensive capabilities.
Overview
Abyssal Sun Princess is a deep-sea vessel who served as the final boss in the Winter 2019 Event "Intercept! Buin Defense Operation" of the browser game Kantai Collection. Classified as a seaplane tender or midget submarine tender, she features an imposing appearance reminiscent of an ancient Japanese deity. Standing as a major obstacle in the final operation stage, she is renowned for her overwhelming defensive capabilities.
Appearance
She has white hair, white skin, classic maromayu eyebrows, and distinct red kumadori makeup around her eyes. Her traditional Japanese clothing resembles a kariginu or kakugui with wide sleeves, topped with a bridge shaped like a traditional eboshi hat. She lacks a lower body, and her visible hands resemble white bony claws. Beneath her main body, massive arms extending downward reach the ground. A large metallic halo floats behind her back, while her biological rigging features wild boar-like tusks alongside floating squid-shaped and flattened aircraft. In her damaged form, her eyes snap open to reveal black sclera.
Personality
She projects a menacing and authoritative air that combines divine majesty with deep grudge. In combat, she shows ruthless resolve toward intruders, declaring that their struggle ends before her. However, as she suffers heavy damage and nears defeat, her tone shifts to include archaic self-referential speech and regional dialect, hinting at lingering memories and a longing to return to the light of the ocean.
Abilities
Despite being categorized as a seaplane tender, she possesses exceptionally high durability and armor stats that rival land-based installations, along with high aircraft capacity to contest air superiority. Equipped with midget submarines, she can execute powerful opening torpedo attacks, which causes her attacks to focus primarily on enemy submarines during daylight phases. Upon entering her damaged state, she sheds her cannons to further stack target equipment, intensifying her defensive and torpedo capabilities.
Background
She was introduced at the end of December 2018 as the final enemy encounter in the Winter 2019 Event "Intercept! Buin Defense Operation". Positioned at the ultimate boss node of the Buin sea area, she challenged incoming fleets alongside powerful escort units. Following a intense battle, her defeat purges the malice surrounding her, allowing the fleet to obtain the newly rescued ship girl Nisshin.
Relationships
She shares an explicit link with the seaplane tender Nisshin, as evidenced by her equipment, ship type, and her defeat dialogue which adopts Nisshin's speech mannerisms. In battle, she is frequently accompanied by Battleship Princess escorts, forming a formidable frontline defensive barrier.
Trivia
Due to the unique floating circular structure behind her back, fans frequently compare her silhouette to giant mecha like the Neo Zeong or specific fictional creatures. Because her boss node was also the primary farming location for the destroyer Johnston, her intimidating intro lines became infamous among players struggling with limited resources during the event.