Katyusha

Katyusha, also known as Drifting Snow and Tiny Tyrant, is a character from the Girls & Panzer series.
== Charactah Account ==
Katyusha is a student from Pravda High School and the overall commander of the school's Sensha-Dou team. She operates a Soviet T-34/85.
Katyusha is well known for her arrogant and childlike personality; most likely due to her small height, she feels she has to 'stand above' anyone else, friend or foe alike, which she accomplishes by sitting on Nonna's shoulders. While her arrogance is backed up by her tactical skill, it sometimes gets the better of her. She also does not hide her emotions well, openly venting her anger when things don't go her way, and crying right after her defeat by Ooarai Girls Academy.
Concerning her personal relationships, Katyusha seems very close to Nonna, in whose company she is almost always found. Katyusha has a habit of calling Miho Nishizumi "Pirozhki," perhaps implying a fondness for Miho.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Girls & Panzer
* Girls & Panzer Movie
* Girls & Panzer: Final Chapter Part 1
* Girls & Panzer: Final Chapter Part 2
* Girls & Panzer: Final Chapter Part 3
* Girls & Panzer: Final Chapter Part 4
* Girls & Panzer: Final Chapter Part 4 Specials
=== Light Novels ===
* Girls & Panzer
=== Manga ===
* Girls & Panzer
* Girls & Panzer: Avanti! Anzio High School
* Girls & Panzer: Comic Anthology
* Girls & Panzer: Little Army Two
* Girls & Panzer: Operation: More Love Love!
* Girls & Panzer: Ribbon Warrior
* Girls & Panzer: Saga of Pravda
=== Video Games ===
* Girls & Panzer: Dream Tank Match
* Girls & Panzer: Gather! Everyone's Tank Road!!
* Girls & Panzer: Great Tankery Operation!
* Girls & Panzer: Tankery, Master it!
== Trivia ==
* Katyusha's name means "Little Kate" in English.
* Katyusha's favorite flower is Chamomile and her favorite tank is the Soviet KV-2.
* Katyusha's name comes from the Katyusha multiple rocket launcher fielded by the Soviet Union during WWII, which was the truck on which Katyusha and Nonna arrived to greet the Ooarai team before the battle. In turn, the rocket launcher was named after the famous traditional song "Katyusha", which is the song Pravda's team is seen singing, led by Katyusha and Nonna, at the beginning of the semi-final round (in the original release; that song was cut from the English dub for reasons of copyright).
* It is implied that Katyusha already knew Kuromorimine had a Maus tank, since when the Maus appeared she responded with, "Oh no! Their Maus is here!", perhaps suggesting that Pravda had faced the Maus in the previous year's Tournament. However, this element of the episode is the subject of considerable speculation among fans, as Miho Nishizumi's apparent unfamiliarity with the Maus, after her recent history as a Kuromorimine vice-commander, is difficult to explain, and makes Kuromorimine's use of the Maus against Pravda during the previous Tournament unlikely.
** It is possible that Katyusha was able to obtain this information via alternative means, such as witnessing a practice battle involving the Maus or obtaining the information via word-of-mouth.
* Ironically, the name 'Katyusha' is a diminutive variant of the name 'Yekaterina', further adding to her childish nature.
* Katyusha is the shortest character to appear in the show thus far. This could be in reference to Joseph Stalin, Premier of the Soviet Union during World War II, who stood at a mere 163 cm, or 5 ft 4 in.
* Part of Katyusha's daily routine is trying to get taller.
* Katyusha's favorite food is Beef Stroganoff.
* Katyusha's birthday is January 31, the same date in 1943 as the surrender of General Paulus and the 6th Army to the Soviets during the Battle of Stalingrad.
* Nakajima of Leopon Team nicknamed Katyusha's "Kat-chan" and later "Geronimo," in keeping with the Ooarai girls' curious habit of shortening someone's name.
* Even though Katyusha is both the overall commander of Pravda's Sensha-dō team and the Student President, she doesn't know many things about the school.
* In an anime episode from Genshiken, two extras characters can be seen cosplaying as Katyusha and Nonna and their piggyback ride.
* Katyusha's dream of getting taller is shown in the video game Girls und Panzer: Dream Tank Match, at the end of Pravda's Domination Match.
* Although Katyusha does not approve of Nonna and Klara speaking Russian, she herself sings "Katyusha" in Russian in episode 8.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Katyusha at Girls und Panzer Wiki
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