It's a continuation of the Kancolle/Avengers gig that started ages ago in another thread. I've been slowly casting the various Kancolle girls in the roles of The Avengers as well as supporting cast. So far:- YUUBARI as Tony Stark/Iron Man: While Kancolle fandom has two girls as the resident "wrench wench," she's the one usually more depicted as a "mad scientist" and thus really fits well with Tony's personality.
- IOWA as Steven Rogers/Captain America: The "All-American" kid from Brooklyn who loves all things American and chugs Coca-Cola. Kinda hard to find a better fit.
- BISMARCK as Thor Odinsson: The Teutonic powerhouse who the fandom like to show as a hard-drinking party girl when she's not bashing in heads.
- KAGA as Clint Barton/Hawkeye: An archer who is also a deadpan snarker who loves to dump on others. Check, check, and check.
- GRAF ZEPPELIN as Natasha Romanov/Black Widow: Okay, this one was sort of a stretch, as Graf was (at the time I cast her) the only carrier who uses her turrets as a weapon rather than some form of bow or crossbow. Saratoga's since been added, but her personality doesn't really fit.
- INAZUMA as Bruce Banner/The Hulk: Come on, what is funnier than the idea of a little kid who becomes crazy strong and mean when angered?
- OOYODO as Phil "Agent" Coulson: Okay, I admit it, I just went with my first instinct which was "Who is the person you least expect to be a badass?" and Ooyodo was the answer. I get tickled by the fandom's interpretation of her as secretly a goddess of death because of her daily mission of "scrap two ships."
- TAKAO as Maria Hill: I can't take credit for this as Gryphon selected her, but I do see her as a common secretary ship in fandom so it makes sense.
- TENRYUU as Nick Fury: Again, another Gryphon pick, and yeah it was mostly about the eyepatch. But she also is generally depicted as having a fiery personality (when she's not playing "cool big sis" for destroyers), so I like it.
- SHIMAKAZE as Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver: Be honest, how does this not work? Without Le Fantasque, Vashkent, or Capitani Romani in the game, there's only one speedster and she's also an arrogant little twerp who disrespects her elders.
- HIBIKI as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch: Kancolle has a few "creepy" girls, but Hibiki's too cute not to include in this cast.
- AKASHI as Howard Stark: Another Gryphon casting choice, the other half of Kancolle's "wrench wench" duo.
- KONGO as Margaret "Peggy" Carter: Kancolle's original British girl, before they added Warspite and Ark Royal. Might have to recast now, if only because Kongo has a tendency to butcher the English language...but then again, so does Iowa...
I'd have to check, but I'm pretty sure those are most of the parts cast so far. I'm lost on who to cast as Vision, but I'm leaning towards Kirishima as she's another girl who is frequently depicted as a secretary ship with a cool and calm personality. Scott Lang or Peter Parker? I'm drawing a blank right now.
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CdrMike, Overwatch Reject
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