Kay / Kei

Personal data

Romaji Name: Kei Height: 158 cm (5'2") Hometown: Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture Birth Date: January 17th Blood Type: O Affiliation(s): Saunders University High School Team: Saunders University High School team Role(s): Overall commander, Tank commander Tank(s): M4 Sherman, T7 Combat Car (Tankathlon)

Profile

Kay is a student from Saunders University High School. She is the overall commander of her school's Sensha-dō team and she operates a U.S. M4

Appearance

Kay is a girl with blonde hair just below her shoulders, which seems long because of her lush wavy hairstyle, as well as a pair of light blue eyes. Like all of Saunders' students, she wears a school uniform -a light gray jacket, a red short skirt, a white blouse, a black tie, white stockings to mid-thigh and black sneakers. Unlike other students, the sleeves of her jacket and blouse are rolled up, and on her feet are white stockings to mid-thigh instead of short gray socks. She has the perfect physique - a slender body, medium firm butt, firm and soft breasts slightly larger than average, and beautiful soft hips of medium size

Personality

Kay is well known for her playful and slightly abrasive personality, often appearing boastful and rude, though it is obvious that she is really friendly and well-intentioned. Unlike her teammates, especially Alisa, she has a strong sense of fair play and sportsmanship, and refused to field all of her tanks in a counterattack during the match with Ooarai after she discovered Alisa's treachery. This decision ultimately lost Saunders the match, but Kay didn't seem disappointed or upset in the slightest when defeated, showing that while she obviously loves Panzerfahren, she doesn't take it or herself quite as seriously as some of the other commanders. She plays for fun, not necessarily to win at all costs

Story

Kay leads the Saunders Sensha-dō team against Ooarai Girls Academy during the first round of the Sensha-Dō competition. Her strategy was to hide their flag tank, but unfortunately it was found by Ooarai's Duck Team who lured it into an ambush. The ambush then turned into a hot pursuit when Ooarai's tanks chased Saunders' flag tank, while Saunders' Shermans intervened and tried to hit Ooarai's tanks. In the end, Ooarai's Anglerfish Team managed to hit the Saunders' flag tank by firing from high ground just before being taken out by Naomi's Sherman Firefly

Trivia

It is possible that Kay is named after tank ace Douglas Kay, a British tanker who commanded the Sherman Firefly during the invasion of Normandy. It could be also a reference to Kay Summersby, personnal secretary of Dwight D. Eisenhower during the Second World War. According to the events in Dream Tank Match, Kay occasionally does Hip-hop. Her favorite flower is Lupin and her favorite tank is the U.S. M4 Sherman. Kay's hobby is throwing parties. She comes from Nagasaki, which could be a subtle reference to the nuclear bombing of Nagasaki: The bomb was dropped by the United States, which is the theme of her character. Kay is a big eater like Hana, She can swallow a half of a Hamburger with just one bite. Moreover, her hometown Sasebo is famous for its Sasebo Hamburger. Her favourite food is Chicken Steak with Gravy and Fast Food. According to Alisa, her bra size is 85D (Jap/EU size) or 38C on US size. Kay has a younger brother and a younger sister. Kay's birthday is the January 17th, the same date in 1944 as the beginning of the Battle of Monte Cassino. With brown hairs she is almost identical to El even fooling El's best friends Tristana and Viridiana. In the official art gallery of the Supplemental Material, Kay is constantly seen winking at the screen, as if breaking the fourth wall. According to the Spanish language Girls und Panzer Wiki, Kay references the ideal American woman