Takao

Takao is the Mental Model of the Fog Ship: Takao-class Heavy Cruiser, from what her name suggests. After a failed effort to defeat I-401, she defects and wishes to make Gunzou her captain. Originally, Takao was rather arrogant, haughty and narcissistic as well as prone to be a bit overdramatic. After she was defeated by I-401, she spent some time around humans, thinking of the ways to improve herself. [spoiler]She later joined the Blue Steel Fleet and changed her ship colour to blue.[/spoiler] [spoiler]In the anime version, she gives up her physical form to rebuild I-401 in order to save Gunzou. At the very end, she regains her physical form.[/spoiler]