Southern Ocean War Princess
Southern Ocean War Princess is an Abyssal ship enemy appearing in the web browser game Kantai Collection. Classified as an Abyssal aviation battleship, she was first introduced as the final stage boss of the August 2013 limited-time event, Southern Ocean Assault Reconnaissance!. Standing at the top of the hierarchy among the Southern Ocean Abyssal forms, she superseded the earlier Southern Ocean Oni and Southern Ocean War Oni. Defeating her in her debut event rewarded players with the battleship Yamato, and she subsequently appeared as a formidable encounter in standard map operations.
Overview
Southern Ocean War Princess is an Abyssal ship enemy appearing in the web browser game Kantai Collection. Classified as an Abyssal aviation battleship, she was first introduced as the final stage boss of the August 2013 limited-time event, Southern Ocean Assault Reconnaissance!. Standing at the top of the hierarchy among the Southern Ocean Abyssal forms, she superseded the earlier Southern Ocean Oni and Southern Ocean War Oni. Defeating her in her debut event rewarded players with the battleship Yamato, and she subsequently appeared as a formidable encounter in standard map operations.
Appearance
She has long silvery hair styled into twintails with fiery glowing ties, and her bangs cover her right eye. She is topless, using her long hair to cover her chest. Her lower body features a protective crotch plate and armor on her left leg. Piercing red eyes give her a fierce, desperate expression. Her heavy abyssal rigging creates a bristling silhouette: her clawed gauntlets integrate twin-barreled turrets extending from mouth-like structures, while two pairs of triple-barreled turrets are fastened to the bracing along her legs.
Personality
She exhibits an intensely hostile and desperate demeanor, glaring coldly at those who challenge her. Relentless and unyielding, she expresses a grim determination to block her opponents' advance and drag them repeatedly into the depths of the ocean.
Abilities
Classified as an Abyssal aviation battleship, she launches aircraft during the initial opening air strike and possesses high torpedo stats that unleash immense firepower during night combat. Her high durability and exceptionally heavy armor allow her to act as a formidable defense wall, drawing away incoming attacks to shield the fleet flagship. In early 2019, she received a modernization overhaul that upgraded her defenses and equipped her with radar.
Background
She made her debut in August 2013 as the final boss of the event stage E-4 in Southern Ocean Assault Reconnaissance!. Following the event, she was placed as a guard ship in high-difficulty standard maps such as 5-3 and 5-5, where her resilience created significant operational obstacles for players attempting to sink the target flagships. During the winter 2019 event, Intercept! Buin Defense Operation, she returned with reinforced statistics and upgraded equipment.
Relationships
She represents an advanced form of the Southern Ocean Oni and Southern Ocean War Oni. Official publications note that her visual design shares intentional thematic parallels with the battleship Yamato, who was awarded upon clearing her introductory stage. In standard maps 5-3 and 5-5, she serves alongside flagships such as the Transport Wa-Class and Carrier Wo-Class; her persistent tendency to absorb heavy fleet fire earned her the player nickname Dyson, a label shared with Battleship Princess for her vacuum-like damage attraction.
Trivia
In the official light novel spin-off Kantai Collection: Ichikousen Demasu!, she is depicted in a role akin to an admiral commanding the Abyssal forces. During her appearance in the winter 2019 event, her unit name was explicitly displayed as Aviation Battleship Southern Ocean War Princess.