I always found weird and completely random that Ark Royal in AL is a lolicon.
There was a fan theory that the weird and wacky behaviors of AL shipgirls are a way of coping from their traumas back when they were still steel hulls.
Good examples are San Diego being a silly ditz is a way of dealing with her combat PTSD (she's only second to Enterprise in terms of combat awards and participation), and Ark Royal being a Destroyercon. Ark being hype fixated to DDs is a way to deal with her fear of Submarines because she sank to one. What's the natural counter to Subs IRL? DDs.
There was a fan theory that the weird and wacky behaviors of AL shipgirls are a way of coping from their traumas back when they were still steel hulls.
Good examples are San Diego being a silly ditz is a way of dealing with her combat PTSD (she's only second to Enterprise in terms of combat awards and participation), and Ark Royal being a Destroyercon. Ark being hype fixated to DDs is a way to deal with her fear of Submarines because she sank to one. What's the natural counter to Subs IRL? DDs.
Also the fact that throughout the IRL Ark Royal’s career, she was constantly escorted by destroyers.
