[i][[Kantai Collection]][/i]'s personification of the Japanese destroyer [i]Hatsukaze[/i]. Character design by [[Konishi (koconatu)|]], voiced by [[Bridcutt Sarah Emi]].

h4. Appearance
[tn]See post #2082885.[/tn]

She has light [[blue hair|blue]]/[[white hair]] (depending on the artist), in a [[hime cut]]. She wears a black [[vest]] and skirt on a [[white shirt|white]] [[blouse]] with a yellow [[ascot]].

h5. Alternate outfits
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Her Christmas outfit gives her a Santa-fied sweater version of Yukikaze and Amatsukaze's clothes instead of her usual blazer set. She is even given a mixture of the two's gear and even Shizuma-style "rudder heel" boots, thus bridging her design with her divisionmates.

h4. Personality and history
In real life, the destroyer Hatsukaze was sunk in an accidental collision with [[myoukou (kancolle)|Myoukou]].  Because of this (and the general fact that most destroyers have little that distinguishes them from the dozens of other destroyers), she frequently refers to "Myoukou-onee-san," either running to Myoukou any time there is trouble, or saying that enemies aren't nearly as scary as Myoukou-onee-san. Because the collision specifically sheared off her bow, she is also often depicted with a [[disembodied head]].

h4. [i]Kagerou[/i]-class destroyers
h5. 16th Destroyer Division
* [b]Hatsukaze[/b]
* [[Yukikaze (Kancolle)]]
* [[Amatsukaze (Kancolle)]]
* [[Tokitsukaze (Kancolle)]]

h4. External links
* "Wikipedia: IJN [i]Hatsukaze[/i]":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Hatsukaze]
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