History Characters / AzurLaneRoyalNavyLightCruisers

* BalanceBuff: As mentioned below, the Giant Hunter skill waw reworked on the Dec 22nd update, making it more generally usable with the damage boost applying to all Medium armor enemies, a buff to the evasion and torpedo stats, and with Heavy Cruisers, a slow effect if they're hit 4 times.

** Leander avoids this by having a general use skill set that is useful no matter what (Firepower buff plus smokescreen after refit)
* GenderBlenderName: All three are named for men from Greek Mythology.

* {{Meido}}: All the ships in this class except for Southampton are dressed like Maids and belong to the Royal Maids.
* NinjaMaid: As they are also warships, all of them fit this to some degree. Some of their personal lines and their lines imply that the Royal Maids, which is primarily made up of this class, are just as much the Royal Family's bodyguards[[note]]To the point that Sirius is stated to be the chief bodyguard of the Royal Maids[[/note]] and an elite military unit as they are actual maids.

* AmbiguouslyJewish: [[ZigzaggingTrope Zigzagged]]. The name for the "Rose of Sharon" skin definitively originated first in the Tanakh [[note]]more specifically, in the ''Shir Hashirim'', more colloquially known as ''Song of Songs'' or ''Songs of Solomon''.[[/note]], but it's also another name for the Mugunghwa, Korea's National Flower, in which Newcastle saw action as part of the Korean war.
** Not present in the English version, where the skin's called "Hibiscus Garments"

* RetiredBadass: Seems to fit the part... though while she comes out of retirement, stat wise she lags behind the other maids. You can largely avert this by retrofitting her, however.

* GoingCommando: Is stated to do that by her artist in a twitter comment. Saying that "She wears garters because it's a necessity for maid, but to increase her mobility, she doesn't wear any underwear." Continued in the anime episode 4, with the staff stating that she is not wearing panties and that is why Akagi is caught off guard when Sheffield does an high-kick. Episode 6 of anime explicitly confirms this, where she matter-of-factly reveals this to Cleveland. When Cleveland is still unsure, Sheffield flashes herself to Cleveland and her sisters to prove it, resulting in Cleveland being shocked for a while (though by contrast Columbia seems quite appreciative).

* ServileSnarker: From the very beginning she's sarcastic and insulting to the commander, but she dismisses her insults as non-serious and still cleans, cooks, and cares for the commander as secretary.

* SmashSisters: Is this with Jamaica, though the latter references it more. It references the time both ships rescued a convoy from some German ships. They also both were featured in the Winter's Crown event.

* NecessaryDrawback: Her "Shine and Dance" is modified "Shiny Shef" that trades weaker activation rate and damage reduction for a more flexible activation requirement, allowing her to make heavy ships tankier.

* SupportPartyMember: her "swift defense" skill reduces the damage the backline takes while boosting her own damage resistance against destroyer and light cruiser guns and torpedoes.

* ArmorPiercingAttack: She has a skill that increases the damage of AP shots.
* BigSisterWorship: Inverted, while she feels inferior to her little sister, she also is rather attached to Belfast. She's ''even more'' affectionate towards Little Bel.
* CowardlyLion: She would rather protect the gold she was tasked with carrying and protecting even if it means retreating, but still does the job.

* CutenessProximity: Okay, Edinburgh, despite somewhat envious to Belfast, is rather close to her sister. But what about Little Bel? Her reaction while commenting how cute Little Bel is makes both Belfast and Little Bel uncomfortable.

-->'''Artist''': Kisetsu (Start - 2019?), [=Yoyo2doggness=] (2019-present)

The personification of HMS Belfast, and the current head of the Royal Maids. Is also the most popular, [[MsFanservice for some reason]].

* TheAce: Her position of head maid is well earned as she's hardly rivaled in every relevant area. Even older maid light cruisers are impressed by her. Some side things deconstruct this as Newcastle implies that her perfectionism hinders her ability to lead and in the ''Episode of Belfast'' light novels, she's shocked to discover that most people don't find her approachable (people were coming to Edinburgh instead) due to her perfectionism.
** Even in game she is one of the very few characters who have been there since the beginning who still sees semi-regular use years later. While no longer a shoe-in for All Royal Navy fleets thanks to them finally getting some Top Of The Line Vanguards through Research those same ships are very difficult/time consuming to get up to muster. Belfast is a DiscOneNuke by comparison.
* BigLittleSister: Edinburgh is the older sister, though it's hard to tell looking at them.

* CovertPervert: Belfast is head maid for a reason. She gets the job done, done well, and manages the rest of the Royal maids like a champion. She's ''also'' doting, teasing, and her Noble Attendant skin has Edinburgh accuse her of wanting the commander all to herself. When she does, Belfast has no real retort and mutters a quiet denial in an unusually meek tone for her.
* HotterAndSexier: Somewhat zigzagged. Since her new artist took over, most skins he made were generally more fanservicey compared to Kisetsu's works, which balanced out the fanervice elements with elegant posing. Her New Year skin goes in a completely opposite direction, completely lacking ''any'' of her usual curviness. her posing is comletely elegant. Her breasts are bound so seamlessly that she doesn't even have a bust-line (of course that's the point of this kind of clothing). Though she says it took a while to properly set it up, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome implying that it was a lot of work to make breasts as large as hers completely flat.]]
* ImpossiblyLowNeckline: In her base skin. It's a wonder how her ample breasts don't bounce out of her top at a slight motion.
* JackOfAllTrades: Belfast is noted to be proficient at nearly everything, befitting her status as a head maid.
** LightningBruiser: In-game, she has above average stats in most departments and excellent offensive and defensive skills, making her useful in nearly every build and one of the most powerful ships in the game overall. With time, this has become more downplayed with the flaws of her kits becoming clearer and the introduction of more sensibly designed Royal Light Cruisers like Swiftsure.

* MsFanservice: A major reason for her popularity; Belfast is the quintessential "sexy maid" with a gorgeous face and nice rack. Her base appearance offsets her charm with her posing. Her Lunar new year UsefulNotes/{{Qipao}} skin however heavily emphasizes her curves and legs as do most of her other newer skins.
* ShoutOut: Both of her skills seems to be modeled after her ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarships'' self, especially given that even in ''Azur Lane'', British [=CLs=]' specialty is still AP shells and in real life British [=CLs=] aren't issued with HE shells, only Semi-AP shells. Her initial equipment is AP matching with the real specialty.

!!!Voiced by: Sawako Hata

!!! Voiced by: Unvoiced

* BadassBiker: Her Dark Bolt skin depicts her as this on a bike rigging based on a Yamaha bike. Then she gets a 2nd biker skin, this time a collaboration with Yamaha, which was inspired by the original skin which used a Yamaha bike as its basis.

* OopNorth: Her lines are written as though she has a thick working-class accent.

* {{Keigo}}: She speaks in a very formal manner, which the English version translates as her referring to the Commander as "my liege."

* PeekABangs: Her hair covers her right eye.

* RedBaron: Shiny Sheff, a nod to her fittings constructed from stainless steel instead of the traditional brass, and the name of one of her skills.

*** For players who actually feel slighted by this fact, there is her ''Afternoon Impromptu'' skin, which is a maid costume. It can be earned through reruns on the ''Manju Curling'' mini-game, or buy purchasing.

* AntiAir: Historically, she and Charybdis were both fitted with smaller QF 4.5 in. Mk.III guns instead of the ''Dido''-class's intended QF 5.25 in., incidentally making them both well regarded for their anti-aircraft capabilities. This is reflected in-game with both having amongst the highest base AA stats in Royal Navy.

* SempaiKouhai: She addresses the Commander as "Senpai" in her "Femme Fatale Fresher" skin.