The representation of the [i]IJN Kako[/i], second ship (of two) of the Furutaka-class Heavy Cruisers in [[Kantai Collection]]. 
Character design by [[UGUME]], voiced by [[Ootsubo Yuka]].

h4. Personality
In-game, she is distinctly tomboyish and uses language that is "rough around the edges".  She also has something of a lazy or carefree/careless streak.

Like several other second ships, she seems highly attached to her "older sister", calling out to [[Furutaka (kancolle)|Furutaka]] frequently, although Kako doesn't display siscon tendencies like [[yamashiro (kancolle)|Yamashiro]] does.  Instead, Kako seems to rely upon Furutaka to be more reliable to buoy up Kako's recklessness, (trying to send Furutaka to "boring strategy meetings" in her place,) insisting Furutaka always go with her on missions, and boasting to Furutaka during night battle attacks.

h4. Appearance
Kako has [[long_hair|long]], [[messy_hair|messy]], [[black hair]] in a [[ponytail]], in which she has twin [[hairclip|hairclips]] on the left side of her [[parted bangs]].  One of several hair spikes form an [[ahoge]].  Her blue-and-white [[serafuku]] has a notably short waist, exposing ample [[midriff]] or even having [[underboob]].  She also wears a red [[neckerchief]], and short [[pleated skirt]]. 

Her [[machinery|combat gear]] includes large deck-like armored platforms protruding over her shoulders with a twin-[[cannon]] [[turret]] on her left, and an extended platform over her whole right arm with another pair of turrets sporting twin-cannons over her right wrist.  She also wears [[torpedo]] launchers strapped to her thighs, and her armored [[boots]] are plain and simple in design, with no visible keels or other distinguishing marks.  

h4. History
Historically, Kako was part of Cruiser Division 6, led by [[Aoba (kancolle)|Aoba]].  She fought in the first major sea battle dominated entirely by air power, Coral Sea, where CruDiv6 was to escort [[Shouhou (kancolle)|Shouhou]], however Shouhou was sunk during this battle by American airpower.  Then sent to escort [[Shoukaku (kancolle)|Shoukaku]], Shoukaku was also damaged and forced to retreat.  When Kako was covering the retreat of the Coral Sea invasion force ships, she ran aground, and had to be pulled back for repair. 

Following this, after the battle of Savo Island, not far from where Coral Sea was fought, when CruDiv6 was travelling unescorted to Kavieng, they were attacked by the US submarine [i]USS S-44[/i], which struck Kako with 3 torpedoes, bursting all the portholes open, allowing seawater to rush to the boilers, which then exploded, "resulting in Kako sinking.":/posts/1641255 

Because both her major actions were in the same general area, Kako's lines include one about how "going back [to the same location of battle] is scary".

h4. [i]Furutaka[/i]-class heavy cruisers
* [[Furutaka (kancolle)|]]
* [b]Kako[/b]

h4. See also
* [[Kako (Azur Lane)]]
* "Wikipedia: IJN [i]Kako[/i]":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_Kako]
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