Vanguard (Azur Lane)

==Summary==
The personification of HMS Vanguard. She is the biggest and fastest battleship ever built by the Royal Navy, she is the only battleship in her class and last battleship to be built.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Vanguard
Origin: Azur Lane (Verse)
Gender: Female
Age: Unknown
Classification: Shipgirls (Vanguard-class Battleship)
Powers and Abilities: Shipgirl Physiology, Expert Swordsmanship (Presumably skilled at using a sword. Participate in a fencing against Monarch), Damage Boost (Can increase her own damage), Statistics Reduction (Can make enemies take more damage from her fleet), Statistics Amplification (Can increase various stats for herself and allies), Damage Reduction (Can decrease damage taken from enemies)
Attack Potency: Multi-City Block level (Shipgirl have power greatly exceed that of normal warships)
Speed: Superhuman with Supersonic reactions and combat speed (Shipgirl can react to gunfire, canon, torpedo and intercepting missile) 
Lifting Strength: Class M (Shipgirls are superior to normal ships, which can displace tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of tonsAzur Lane Operation Siren Files)
Striking Strength: Multi-City Block level 
Durability: Multi-City Block level 
Stamina: At least Peak Human, likely Superhuman (Ships are capable of fighting waves of enemies without getting tired, and some can even do so while being injured. Shipgirls can travel a long distance through sea for many days without rest. Should be somewhat comparable to META Shipgirls who can fought for an endless amounts of time)
Range: Standard Melee Range, Extended Melee Range with Sword, Tens of Kilometers with Guns, Tens of Kilometers AA ceiling with Anti-Aircraft Guns.
Standard Equipment: 
*Shipgirl's Rigging: All Shipgirls have their standard rigging corresponding to their ship version, which have built-in radars that allow them to get information about their opponents and their surroundings, locate other ships' positions, and pinpoint their direction, or use it for navigation.
*Guns: As a Battleship, her rigging contains various naval cannons of large caliber, and AA guns that allow her to engage airborne threats.
*Sword
Intelligence: Above Average (Vanguard has spent most of her time as a palace guard but she has shown great leadership in leading the expedition fleet into Mirror Sea. She is able to keep up with other experienced Shipgirls in combat and skilled in swordsmanship)
Weaknesses: None Notable
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
*Glisten, Light of Glory!: When this ship finishes loading her Main Guns: 50% (100%) chance to fire a special barrage (damage scales with skill level). Additionally, all enemies on screen take 3.5% (8%) increased damage from your BBs and BCs for 6s. 
*Scatter, Minions of Darkness!: Increase this ship's Accuracy by 4.5% (12%) and RLD by 10% (20%). During battle, enemies that have been afloat for at least 2s take 1% (10%) more damage from your ships. As long as this ship is afloat, when a fleet this ship is NOT in starts a battle:
**Increase FP by 1% (10%) for all Royal Navy vanguard ships in that fleet.
**30s after that battle starts: Fire a special barrage, and for 15s, increase AA by 1% (10%) for all ships in that fleet. 
*Behold, My Royal Sabre!: This ship's secondary guns are guaranteed to deal Critical Hits. If this ship has at least one Royal Navy gear equipped, increase this ship's AA gun efficiency by 15% (30%), and decrease your flagship's Main Gun spread by 2. When the battle starts, if there is at least one other Royal Navy ship in your fleet: decrease all your Royal Navy ships' damage taken from aircraft by 1% (10%).
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
Inconclusive:
==References==
Category:Characters
Category:Azur Lane
Category:Good Characters
Category:Ships
Category:Shipgirls (Azur Lane)
Category:Adults
Category:Female Characters
Category:Royal Navy
Category:Soldiers
Category:Knights
Category:Weapon Users
Category:Gun Users
Category:Sword Users
Category:Damage Boost Users
Category:Damage Reduction Users
Category:Statistics Amplification Users
Category:Statistics Reduction Users