Hatakaze
Hatakaze is a ship girl in the browser game Kantai Collection, representing the fifth ship of the Kamikaze-class destroyers. Introduced as an event reward, she is portrayed as a polite, earnest, and graceful girl who offers faithful devotion to the Admiral.
Overview
Hatakaze is a ship girl in the browser game Kantai Collection, representing the fifth ship of the Kamikaze-class destroyers. Introduced as an event reward, she is portrayed as a polite, earnest, and graceful girl who offers faithful devotion to the Admiral.
Appearance
Hatakaze has blue eyes and brown hair styled into a ponytail with curled ends, along with curled side locks. Her ponytail is secured with a crimson ribbon and a mast-themed hair accessory. She wears a traditional student uniform consisting of a white kimono, a dark hakama skirt, and brown lace-up high-heeled boots. Notably, she wears a yellow outer haori jacket decorated with cherry blossom patterns and lined in crimson. Her equipment includes back-mounted rigging with a smokestack and torpedo launchers, and she holds a single-cannon turret shaped like a ship's bow in her left hand.
Personality
Hatakaze is well-mannered, serious, and deeply earnest, exuding a gentle yet somewhat youthful aura akin to a youngest sibling. She is eager to assist others and serves the Admiral with absolute dedication, though she is not always adept at executing tasks efficiently. Additionally, she shows a notable aversion to the cold winter season.
Abilities
Her overall combat capabilities reflect the general standard of the Kamikaze class. Once remodeled and raised to a high level (Level 88), equipping her with three Type 3 SONARs allows her ASW stat to reach 100, enabling her to perform opening anti-submarine attacks.
Background
She debuted in Kantai Collection during the Summer 2017 Event as a completion reward for the second operation map. Prior to her physical implementation, her name was mentioned in seasonal voice lines by her sister ships. Upon joining the fleet, she supports daily naval operations with her sincere and helpful nature.
Relationships
She holds deep affection for her older Kamikaze-class sisters, addressing them with respectful familiarity. Her admiration for the third sister, Harukaze, is particularly intense, bordering on absolute reverence. Towards the Admiral, she displays deep respect and genuine devotion.
Trivia
Due to shared visual features, hair styling, and dedicated personality traits, players often note her physical resemblance to the training cruiser Kashima, who was drawn by the same artist.
