Bismarck: "First Blood" Bismarck: "Devastating Strike" Hood: "Detonation" Bismarck: "NANI" Hood: FFS Prince of Wales: GG Printz Eugen: At least you get flags
@@avregecenturion5719 it's true the thing is it wasn't upgraded they said they want to upgrade it but the problem is she was sent to patrol for Bismarck but it was luck cuz the shell hit her magazine which leads to a big explosion
Well we likely have among other things her artist dropping off the map after the last hood skin (thus nothing new with her for a long while) and the advent of more eye-catching girls.
@@andreiiacob4315 tbh,it's not as bad as I thought,it's just Hood with long Hair,a Iron Blood themed outfit(just her Dress but black and instead of a British Flag,it's the British Flag with Dark Astetics,and German insignias) and Eugen's chompers, *BUT HER SMILE IS FUCKING HORRIFYING*
Fun fact: IRL HMS Hood did have torpedos! Six fixed 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes were mounted on Hood, three on each broadside. Two of these were submerged forward of 'A' turret's magazine and the other four were above water, abaft the rear funnel.
Finally my Waifu. Thank you for the video. Also, She is invaluable for new players as most good BBs/BCs are locked behind events and they may need to wait for a rerun.
*HMS Hood* *The Mighty Hood* *The Pride of Royal Navy* *The One shotted Wonder* *The Detonation Archivement Magnet* *The Ammoracked Flag Collector* Oh. And btw. *Auntie Hood* ;)
I'm pretty sure if any ship deserves the title of "One-Shotted Wonder", it has to be the IJN Taiho. That aircraft carrier was literally taken down by a single torpedo from the USS Albacore.
When I saw the Freaking HOOD ad, It made me avoid Azur Lane thinking it's just a vanilla gacha game with nothing interesting in it because the guy looks like he is faking his excitement. I hate that ad with a passion because i could've start my downward spiral into AL addiction earlier, I love the meme though.
I remember my Friends and I decided to make a Kentai Collection type Manga(I did not know of Azur Lane at that time)but based on the Hunt for Bismarck,and there are Ship boys too,so when I searched for inspirations for the Manga we were doing,and stumbled upon Hood,I just thought it was Fan art for Kentai Collection,several years later,when I stumbled across a unicum on Graf Zeppelin for Azur Lane,I thought nothing of it,until I realized it had an anime,so I watched it,in the Op,Hood Appears,so I thought "hmm,that Character looks familiar" and I realized how dumb I was XX
2:28 >Implying we didn't make KMS Hood a thing as a joke in the XCOM streams. I'm betting that's how that made it into the script without you thinking about it. XD
Damn. This is a very good insightful and informative video on Hood (and of course other ship girls as well for other vids). I secretly wish you also played Girls' Frontline. I'd love to see your video breakdowns on the equipment of each t-dolls and the best strategy on how to position and use them in combat. It would a fun video to do and see. Anyways, as always, awesome vid Hawks!
"You have to have Hood in the Flagship position the get most of her Barrage, otherwise everyone will look at you and say you committed a great sin" Me: *Notices That Hood is not the Flagship* Welp, Guess I'm a sinner then.
Hood was the very first SR that I got in AL. She's also the first ship I leveled up to 100, the first ship to reach 100 Affinity and the first ship that I oathed.
First 120 I got, followed closely by Enterprise; still in my PvP fleet, still gets called on to sortie on SP maps in events. Solid shipgirl for anyone new to the game to try to get their hands on and invest into. There are better options out there, but they all require far more time and effort (and skill books) than Mighty Hood. Also, somehow, they have not made a more 'lady like' RN ship yet, with her only true competition overall being Amagi (my 4th 120, also permanently in the PvP fleet).
Did I tell you the story of me and the Bismarck event? I rolled Hood. Then KGV. Then Prinz Eugen. And finally, on the very last day, Bismarck herself. It's no coincidence I rolled ever major player in the battle of the denmark strait before getting Bis herself.
@@kyokyoniizukyo7171 Definitely Blessed. They're all over Lvl 100 now and Bismarck is in charge of my Boss fleet. It was hella cursed until Bismarck dropped, tho
hood actually had torpedoes, she had 4 single torpedo launchers per broadside, they were hidden under her deck and behind doors on her broadsides, 2 doors just under her rear smokestack and 2 doors under the rear mast. repulse had them as well but by the time they built renown they skipped the torpedoes as they deemed them unusable by battleships/battlecruisers besides that, she also had quite a bit of experimental weapons here and there, like the short-range-anti-air rocket launchers mounted on top of her turret 2 also, hood best submarine :smughood:
you forgot the 2 SG radar combo which allows her to hurt more in PvP or in general. it's pretty common auxiliary choice for BBs/BCs, but let's not forget that.
You forgot to mention that special barrages (like Hood's) scales from overall FP. So actually giving her one of the shell auxiliary, preferably the Black one for highest FP, will actually help boost her already powerful barrage damage. And not only does it boost your FP by a lot, her salvos will also have a bit of bonus crit rate which boosts her potential damage even further.
As for the character list; I think you can do some separating of say Kizuna Ais (due to 4 ship classes unless you want to do a longer vid) and some condensing (like Scharnhorst and her sister, Rodney/Nelson,etc barring radically different siblings; the Essex class vid would be a long one otherwise)
What if KMS Hood was Canon........ Like if there was a Season 2,Hood will probably die but there's a plottwist,that she somehow recovered her pulse and entered a Coma,and Iron Blood somehow knew and recovered her body,reanimate her with another Wisdom Cube,gave her new weaponry and forced her to be loyal to Iron Blood,imagine how heartbroken Prince Of Wales would,realizing she would have to make her Friend suffer 1 more time
I am proud to watch this video since Hood is the First Waifu I married and fully maxed out paired with Prinz Eugen and Helena...Until now, I do admit sometimes I experience hardships with them but cannot be ignored that Hood perfectly works...
Do *not* use autoloaders on Hood. High Standard Fire Control Radar gives hit, FP and a flat 15% off the cooldown for her first volley. Put a white shell in the other slot and she hits like a truck. If you don't have an HSFCR the rerun for it should be coming soon. The pattern of her barrage also means she can work well in the lower slot if you have someone who benefits more from the flagship position, like Monarch. It also pays to consider the stat boost she gets from Queen Elizabeth. An extra 15% on top of everything that isn't hp makes her a clear winner over the dying girl from Sakura
Its not really a big thing but, Hood's art shows several of the BL 5.5in Mk.I guns (140mm) that HMS Hood had as launched, yet she's unable to equip CL guns, also one of her turrets has a UP Mk.I launcher which was only fitted in 1940 together with the 4in Mk. XVI. Tl.dr. her art and in game model are kind of confusing in regards to the era which it represents. Its also a cool piece of trivia
actually Amagi's evasion is an exception thanks to her skill when she give 10% "evasion rate" at main fleet 10% EVA rate equals around 80 EVA stats tell me if i'm wrong but that way she becomes the BB/BC with the most Evasion stats she ties up with CV/CVL even CL evasions !!! around 70-120 EVA thats one of the reason why she's that strong that doesn't mean she's stronger than Hood HMS synergies are terrifying too :3 #AzurLane
My backline is Hood in the flagship spot and Enterprise and Ark Royal either side and the lineup can hit like a truck if the skills activate. Heck Hood hits like a nuke in certain situations.
My common boss fleet hilariously is triple carrier at this current time. Shouhou Kai, Enterprise, Formidable. That trio has so much synergy it's disgusting.
This always reminded me of the one time I said the dumbest thing in naval history. One day, my friend told me about how Hood was armed with missiles, now the thing is, missiles and rockets are very different, rockets are unguided and WAS used in WWII, while missiles are guided, I was suprised cause I didn't know missiles were a thing in WWII, sooo, what I told him was.... "Hood survived the war and got the new missile retrofit." I blame USS Iowa, which DID survive the war and got new BGM 109 Tomahawk cruise missiles in 1984, yes, I did confuse USS Iowa and HMS Hood, I'm sorry. My brain still hurts saying that sentence.
@@kglguy Yeah, I've heard of that before, but radar back then are not as reliable or accurate like the radars today. The missile weren't used much due to the cost, another Wonder Weapon for the Germans XD Anyway thx for the extra history! :3
I mean,he's technically lying and saying the truth in the same time,even though Hood was never equipped with Missiles,she was equipped with the first CIWS XX
Great Vid As Always Hawk! Hood is one special ship, and Im pretty sure, For Most Players, Hood is a Main Backline Ship, That is Until Amagi, Wash, Or Nagato come around again lol
I have mostly fond memories with Hood. First lvl 120 ship, Third Oathed ship and Fourth SR I got (just after the daily login Prinz) Sure she has lower firepower. But her barrage and her 14 oil cost makes her indispensible when farming for Poi, Maya and Jintsuu. She practically carried my fleet from the first month of the EN release (where I got her via medals from selling of proto bulins) until the point of Nagato's introductions. Sadly, mine is already lvl 120 long ago, so she is semi-retired until some special occasions like Ex-mode or something similar.
Seems accurate. Also worth noting is the fact that Hood is one of the few SR backliners that you can actually get from regular build pool and is available in exchange. That does push her quite a bit in terms of power.
Jean Bart is a battleship whereas hood is a battlecruiser...quite different statwise...also Jean Bart cheats xD BB and BC: Gotta wait for the cool down. Jean Bart: *fires gun* Everyone else: *surprised Pickachu face*
@@Hawk2zer0 I was just looking at the symbols (that brown-reddish double cannon symbol) and its the same symbol for both ships. Now its the first time that i see that its BC and not BB. I didnt really expected that since both have the same symbol ^^ So are BBs stronger than BCs? Is that what you mean with statwise?
@@teongreen5254 BB generally hit harder and have better overall FP than BC. They also generally tend to have more health than BCs (Hood is an exception). However, BBs are slower (both in speed and evasion and maybe reload in some cases) So yeah there are trade offs stat-wise, but it can vary depending on who you are comparing
Some Facts to Share: Hood has Low Firepower compared to Amagi? That's clearly because she Has the 381mm Guns which are Lower Caliber than Amagi's 410mm Guns, but makes up for it in Fast Reload Time and Rate of Fire, the Only Ships that might have lower Firepower is the Nevada-Class, Pennsylvania-Class and the Tennessee-Class of Battleship, which are Armed with 356mm Guns, Ships Armed with 406mm are Prolly right Between Hood and Amagi, which are most USN Battleships During World War 2, with the Colorado-Class being the first to be Armed with the Mighty Naval Guns, and some HMS Ships like the Nelson-Class. Hood as Better AA? One word... Rockets! That turret of hers, to the Left, see that Rectangular Multi Tube Launcher on Top? Thats a Rocket Launcher, Historically Speaking, Hood is the First ship to be Armed with Rockets for AA Defense, but due to the Limitations of Tech during her time, they were only used at Close Range AA Defense, Kinda like the First ever CIWS (Close In Weapon System) mounted on Today's ships. On a Related Note... Hood is Perhaps my First SR Battlecruiser, when I First Started playing, Now she is the Flag of my Most Powerful Boss Fleet, and a Part of My Harem, Lols... Decked Out, Locked, Loaded, and Ready to Deliver the Royal Navy's Glory through a Barrage of Shells! Pride of the Royal Navy Style! Keep it up the Great Work Hawk! Keep the Good Shit Rolling, Comrade!
Fun fact: all the ships you listed actually have higher firepower than Hood. This is balance-related, sorry. Amagi also has lower firepower than several ships with lower-caliber main guns.
@@chazzerman286 im Talking About in Real life and with the Guns that they Were Built With and Used in Battle, I do Know some of what I Listed Have better firepower, in game, Hell my Arizona is one of my Top Damage Dealing BB's and she's The Same Level As Amagi.
@@brothercaptainwarhammer 1) "some of" no literally all of them. Hood beats out the monitors, Mikasa and Cavour and that's it. 2) You prefixed all of this as an explanation for her low firepower stat. Hence why I was replying with ingame info. The historical stuff I have no issue with and the rocket part is actually pretty interesting
@@chazzerman286 I didn't Say Stats Thou, I just said Low Firepower, which I assumed most would know that i dont mean stats, I wasn't Referring to Stats in Game, if i would Have i would literally put the Word Stat on it, but then again, People dont have the same Mind Set, which can lead to alot of Misunderstandings. Regarding the Comparison with Other Ships, I mentioned, Those Lower than Hood, Are Battleships armed with 356mm Guns, but i must Admit that the Muzzle Velocity of the 356mm Guns are way bigger than Hood's 381mm, but the 381mm still Better than the 356mm in terms of Caliber, Damage Delt, and The Firepower it brings, while the 356mm beat the 381mm in Range, Muzzle Velocity and prolly even Faster Reload/Rate of Fire, but that doesn't mean the guns can't do major damage too. Mikasa has 305mm guns, that why Hood beats her, same with the Cavour. On another note... You didn't know about the Rocket? It quite Interesting actually, look it up while u can.
Huh, are you planning to do all the ships or pick out requested/favorite ones? If so, I would request Z36 and York since they some of my absolute favorites. Also Nowaki because I looove her voice and design choices. Though there are also a few more missing, including the more recently released Smalley, Bache.. actually.. looks like all the Fletcher's are not in there.. except for Nicholas at least. Odd, even if you are only going for high rarity and famous ones, I would have expected Charles and Fletcher herself to make the list...
"Maybe she should hangout with the Germans"....I seriously remembered there was someone make a fan art of Hood in Blood Faction (like having red and black theme with shark head on her gun) before watching this
One of the most satisfying fleets i had was Hood as flag ship and Warspite and Queen Elizabeth as the rest of the back line. Vanguar: Belfast, Vampire Javelin. The Vanguard wasn't really the crown on the set up, but it did work pretty well.
How funny, i compared Hood and Bismarck. and stats on level 100, Hood is a little above to bismarck. But in level 120; Bismarck goes above Hood. If you compare with all stats, Hood wins Bismarck in; evasion, Anti-Air, and Reload. And Bismarck wins Hood in; Health and Firepower. great video, keep it up!
"Maybe she should hangout with the Germans" that would be interesting xD
I'm sure Bismarck would love that idea
DUDE I'M SO FUCKING TRIGGERD AFTER HE SAY THAT
I CHOKE ON TEA AND ALMOST BROKE MY FAVORITE CUP
JUST WHAT THE FUCK
HOLY SHIT
More Hood x Bismarck shipping incoming
Bisco x Hood
@@thedonatello1621 same here i almost spilled my tea what a timing
Bismarck: "First Blood"
Bismarck: "Devastating Strike"
Hood: "Detonation"
Bismarck: "NANI"
Hood: FFS
Prince of Wales: GG
Printz Eugen: At least you get flags
Mutsuki: Stare
Whenever I see a Bismarck on my team and a Hood on theirs, I tell the Bismarck to try for a Det on the Hood. Haven't witnessed it yet.
@@memesrdreams4854 it happened to me once
Me:alright another WoW match
*sees a hood on the enemy team*
*me realizing I'm using the Bismarck*
Also me:so anyways I started blasting
But how bout bismark prinz and hood on the same team plus renown on the other fleet
Hear : "Maybe she should hangout with the Germans"
My Brain Cells :
Not a single cell :
My WWII facts cell : Is it a operation rheinubung joke ?
Azur lane shikikans are the scholars of ww2
Yes it is a Rheinubung joke
Hood be like:pardon my english but can ya fuck off?
*every flat chest ship
"Hood...what did you do to make that _thing_ so big?"
Like she went from Cocoa-level of flatness to Lilith-level of roundness.
She is just being modest and hide her breast in default
Hood is a wholesome girl who doesn’t need to flaunt, unlike some.
@@shinkicker404 oh, i see you are a man of culture who do know about hi's waifu as well
@@danielxiong8592 wdym hide, it doesnt even have shape...flat as cutting board
1- Jacket
2- Binders
She's a prim and proper lady, don't cha know
for me, hood has a motherly personality that made her like the mother figure of the royal navy?
I basically see her as Beldandy from Ah! My Goddess.
Mommy…Hood. Mommy Hood!
Imo she is like an uptown girl (song) type of girl version of azur lane.
Elegant in public. Demon in bed.
@@ryeflekun7857 Queen in the Streets, Demon in the Sheets.
Ramz Vand no she’s elegant everywhere
Hood calmly drinking tea with Queen Elizabeth
*Bismarck coming from the distance*
Hood: Why do i hear boss music?
Inb4 you see a mist and a shape taking form in AL episodes 3 or 4
@@Brix_H Haha I see what you did there.
@@Specopleader
Bismarck - "Ho... You dare come close to me?"
Hood-I can't beat the crap out of you without coming closer
Ark Royal: *Walks into the room*
Bismarck: Why do I hear boss music?
She wanted the shikikan to recite a romantic poem to her at max affinity. Instant waifu for me.
ps: FREAKING HOOD.
"Hood is more survivability focused"
Not really sure that's historically accurate
Bismarck in history got a lucky shot.
Well thank about it hood was launched in 1918 and sank in 1941, and only because Bismarck got a lucky shot so hood does have survivability
Well i think the shot wasn't "lucky". As i have read somewhere, Hood's deck armor was *vulnerable* to plunging fire i think.
Believe, it's accurate. No one would survive a magazine explosion
@@avregecenturion5719 it's true the thing is it wasn't upgraded they said they want to upgrade it but the problem is she was sent to patrol for
Bismarck but it was luck cuz the shell hit her magazine which leads to a big explosion
You forgot to mention the "massive upgrades" she gets from those custom skins.
I'm still displeased at the lack of doujins about Hood-sama.
No one shall touch the blessed elegant shipfu with their filth!
There are some doujins of Hood
Well we likely have among other things her artist dropping off the map after the last hood skin (thus nothing new with her for a long while) and the advent of more eye-catching girls.
There is a very good one...
There are some but they are pretty good compared to enty who only have shitty doujin
"Maybe she should hangout with the Germans"
Bismarck: **Spills Beer** History will & always repeat itself
Hood: *laughs in tall boy bombs*
*mentions Repulse plushie*
Renown plushie: AM I A JOKE TO YOU??!
"maybe she should hang out with the germans with that health pool" -Hawk2zer0 2019
well the BismarckxHood fans will agree with you
I see you’re a man of culture as well
Go search KMS Hood on Google bruh
@@andreiiacob4315 tbh,it's not as bad as I thought,it's just Hood with long Hair,a Iron Blood themed outfit(just her Dress but black and instead of a British Flag,it's the British Flag with Dark Astetics,and German insignias) and Eugen's chompers, *BUT HER SMILE IS FUCKING HORRIFYING*
@@whateverthisis389 I can’t tell if she has 4 main guns, or six,
Fun fact: IRL HMS Hood did have torpedos! Six fixed 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes were mounted on Hood, three on each broadside. Two of these were submerged forward of 'A' turret's magazine and the other four were above water, abaft the rear funnel.
the submerged launchers were removed in 1937
Hood is one of my favourite ships, I just love her design and well she's pretty damn strong
In the game,she's powerful,in the memes,she's weak,in real life
*the germans were terrified of her*
@@whateverthisis389 she was the pride of british navy for 28 years
@@smolkaguya372 that's what I said
the Germans were actually really scared of Hood just gonna said that again
@@whateverthisis389 yeah she was the flagship of the british navy till 1941
Finally my Waifu. Thank you for the video.
Also, She is invaluable for new players as most good BBs/BCs are locked behind events and they may need to wait for a rerun.
"Hang out with the germans" 😏 German joke check
I heard it and I wa slike "Wait wut!? Did he just....noo.....
I too was very taken aback
She has Repulse _and_ Renown plushies!
2:28
"Maybe she should hangout with the Germans with that health pool"
Bismarck: I feel a disturbance.
In the denmark strait
*HMS Hood*
*The Mighty Hood*
*The Pride of Royal Navy*
*The One shotted Wonder*
*The Detonation Archivement Magnet*
*The Ammoracked Flag Collector*
Oh. And btw. *Auntie Hood* ;)
Oh no
Of all the names, you would probably die for calling her "Auntie"
@@ASBA1991 Nah. Don't worry. As long as she doesn't hear it I'm fine.
*Sudden silence in the background*
Shit. She's behind me doesn't she?
@@mammothmk3355 Yes, yes she is. You better run now.
I'm pretty sure if any ship deserves the title of "One-Shotted Wonder", it has to be the IJN Taiho.
That aircraft carrier was literally taken down by a single torpedo from the USS Albacore.
When I saw the Freaking HOOD ad, It made me avoid Azur Lane thinking it's just a vanilla gacha game with nothing interesting in it because the guy looks like he is faking his excitement. I hate that ad with a passion because i could've start my downward spiral into AL addiction earlier, I love the meme though.
I remember my Friends and I decided to make a Kentai Collection type Manga(I did not know of Azur Lane at that time)but based on the Hunt for Bismarck,and there are Ship boys too,so when I searched for inspirations for the Manga we were doing,and stumbled upon Hood,I just thought it was Fan art for Kentai Collection,several years later,when I stumbled across a unicum on Graf Zeppelin for Azur Lane,I thought nothing of it,until I realized it had an anime,so I watched it,in the Op,Hood Appears,so I thought "hmm,that Character looks familiar" and I realized how dumb I was XX
Hood hanging out with the Germans sounds like an explosively fun time.
Nothing Could Go Wrong There! (very clear sarcasm)
Literally. Nothing
Hood: *brings Tall boy bombs*
Bismarck: *brings armor-piercing shells*
Welp,fuck
2:28 >Implying we didn't make KMS Hood a thing as a joke in the XCOM streams.
I'm betting that's how that made it into the script without you thinking about it. XD
OMFG I FORGOT ABOUT THAT.
What if KMS Hood was canon? *DUN* *DUN *DUN*
Does anybody realize that the HoodxBismarck thing is actually canon?
"Maybe she should hang out with the Germans"
That reminds me of the time we made Hood H(K?)MS in XCOM xD
Eh,she's ok,but her smile..... HER SMILE GIVES ME NIGHTMARES
Damn. This is a very good insightful and informative video on Hood (and of course other ship girls as well for other vids).
I secretly wish you also played Girls' Frontline. I'd love to see your video breakdowns on the equipment of each t-dolls and the best strategy on how to position and use them in combat. It would a fun video to do and see.
Anyways, as always, awesome vid Hawks!
"You have to have Hood in the Flagship position the get most of her Barrage, otherwise everyone will look at you and say you committed a great sin"
Me: *Notices That Hood is not the Flagship* Welp, Guess I'm a sinner then.
If that is a great sin, then what put Bismarck in Flagship position and Hood in the side is?
Nah... it's not that huge of the sin tho, since snipe team with warspite on one side and hood on the other side exist
No, not putting Monitor or Nagato in Flagship is a cardinal sin
@@memesrdreams4854 *Doesn't use nagato* Uhh Oops
@@Alphaisnothere who tf is nagato?
“May be she should hang out with the Germans”
Me: Well then.... someone has to penetrate Hood Deck armor deeply hard
finally, already waiting for this since I subs you back in june
Hood was the very first SR that I got in AL. She's also the first ship I leveled up to 100, the first ship to reach 100 Affinity and the first ship that I oathed.
First 120 I got, followed closely by Enterprise; still in my PvP fleet, still gets called on to sortie on SP maps in events. Solid shipgirl for anyone new to the game to try to get their hands on and invest into. There are better options out there, but they all require far more time and effort (and skill books) than Mighty Hood.
Also, somehow, they have not made a more 'lady like' RN ship yet, with her only true competition overall being Amagi (my 4th 120, also permanently in the PvP fleet).
Did I tell you the story of me and the Bismarck event?
I rolled Hood. Then KGV. Then Prinz Eugen. And finally, on the very last day, Bismarck herself.
It's no coincidence I rolled ever major player in the battle of the denmark strait before getting Bis herself.
Also, catch up on the DMs, Hawk. I sent you something. And don't worry, I used a shareable link.
Sebastian Acosta
I can’t tell if thats cursed or blessed...
@@kyokyoniizukyo7171 Definitely Blessed. They're all over Lvl 100 now and Bismarck is in charge of my Boss fleet. It was hella cursed until Bismarck dropped, tho
Now How About Okinawa, You Can't, Me, Being Male, Can't Be In The Game
Hood:if you were a Cruiser,I would have beat the living shit out of you
hood actually had torpedoes, she had 4 single torpedo launchers per broadside, they were hidden under her deck and behind doors on her broadsides, 2 doors just under her rear smokestack and 2 doors under the rear mast. repulse had them as well but by the time they built renown they skipped the torpedoes as they deemed them unusable by battleships/battlecruisers
besides that, she also had quite a bit of experimental weapons here and there, like the short-range-anti-air rocket launchers mounted on top of her turret 2
also, hood best submarine :smughood:
The best submarine is Bismarck.
you forgot the 2 SG radar combo which allows her to hurt more in PvP or in general. it's pretty common auxiliary choice for BBs/BCs, but let's not forget that.
The last time she did that her ammunition exploded. She did not have a very fun day that day.
Her only first skill also provides buff ideal to carriers which they receive no reload boost from equipment.
Been waiting for Repulse from the bottom of the first column, and she gets a surprise cameo? Nice way to show that she hasn't been forgotten : )
You forgot to mention that special barrages (like Hood's) scales from overall FP. So actually giving her one of the shell auxiliary, preferably the Black one for highest FP, will actually help boost her already powerful barrage damage. And not only does it boost your FP by a lot, her salvos will also have a bit of bonus crit rate which boosts her potential damage even further.
As for the character list; I think you can do some separating of say Kizuna Ais (due to 4 ship classes unless you want to do a longer vid) and some condensing (like Scharnhorst and her sister, Rodney/Nelson,etc barring radically different siblings; the Essex class vid would be a long one otherwise)
I never thought I'd sub to a channel based on a mobile game app, but you have my vote! Damn good info, and all around explanation of stats
Foote is not on the list. Could you add her? Or maybe you could do a video covering all the little beavers at once?
“Maybe she should hang out with the Germans with that health pool”
Yeah, I’m not really sure that’d end well but sure, whatever you say pal
when you said "hangout with the Germans(Iron Blood)" i was like " nonononononono....."
Realized it as I recorded my voice for that...part
Hawk2zer0
Either your into Bisco X Hood,or your being a bulli....
What if KMS Hood was Canon........
Like if there was a Season 2,Hood will probably die but there's a plottwist,that she somehow recovered her pulse and entered a Coma,and Iron Blood somehow knew and recovered her body,reanimate her with another Wisdom Cube,gave her new weaponry and forced her to be loyal to Iron Blood,imagine how heartbroken Prince Of Wales would,realizing she would have to make her Friend suffer 1 more time
I'm kinda curious about centaur
So... can you add her in the list?
Time to penetrate Hood just like what Bismarck did on her magazine deck
I want to penetrate Hood too.
Don Serpiente
Make sure you wear a rubby...
Time to ammo rack hood
*with my 406mm shells*
I see you guys are hell bent on going through a hard ship.
Finally glory of the Royal navy hood
Maybe she should hang out with the germans-
Hood after visiting: *PINK FLAMES INTENSEIFIES*
Implying if Bismarck or Tirpitz is around,if not,their kinda screwed
Are you going to do one on Centaur?
Can someone explain 2:40 to me
Edit: I did research and good was sunk while trying to hunt Bismarck I now know
Back during the launch b4 fallen wings there only 2 meta the hood meta and the fox meta oh and owarida meta
I am proud to watch this video since Hood is the First Waifu I married and fully maxed out paired with Prinz Eugen and Helena...Until now, I do admit sometimes I experience hardships with them but cannot be ignored that Hood perfectly works...
He tried to not give a hood joke, but his own brain slipped in a German one. Oh Hood, No getting away from is there.
Yea,even if she survived the encounter with Bismarck,she has like a 4% chance of survival
just found your channel today and have started to binge watch, love your AL videos and look forward to more of your content
Glad you enjoy it! I'll be releasing more soon!
Number 4: FREAKING HOOD DUDE OOOOOHHHHH NO WAY!!!!!
Maybe she should hang out with the Germans with that Health pool
2:29
Bismarck: *I'm I a joke to you?*
The entire Royal Navy: *yes*
for me, hood is my go-to 0lb cheap oil backline with phoenix for farming. maybe because i got her way late into the game
Hood-ini.
I'll be showing myself out.
I suddenly get the joke
Do *not* use autoloaders on Hood. High Standard Fire Control Radar gives hit, FP and a flat 15% off the cooldown for her first volley. Put a white shell in the other slot and she hits like a truck. If you don't have an HSFCR the rerun for it should be coming soon. The pattern of her barrage also means she can work well in the lower slot if you have someone who benefits more from the flagship position, like Monarch.
It also pays to consider the stat boost she gets from Queen Elizabeth. An extra 15% on top of everything that isn't hp makes her a clear winner over the dying girl from Sakura
Literally love your videos man. Keep them up and your Azur lane streams are amazing as well. Keep up the good work
Its not really a big thing but, Hood's art shows several of the BL 5.5in Mk.I guns (140mm) that HMS Hood had as launched, yet she's unable to equip CL guns, also one of her turrets has a UP Mk.I launcher which was only fitted in 1940 together with the 4in Mk. XVI.
Tl.dr. her art and in game model are kind of confusing in regards to the era which it represents. Its also a cool piece of trivia
i dont get the hood joke someone pls explain
go to your youtube search bar and type: freaking hood
its the first video
Hood use to be the best backliner and rarest Character,so it's literally a miracle from RNGesus to get her
A year later.
actually Amagi's evasion is an exception thanks to her skill
when she give 10% "evasion rate" at main fleet
10% EVA rate equals around 80 EVA stats
tell me if i'm wrong
but that way she becomes the BB/BC with the most Evasion stats
she ties up with CV/CVL even CL evasions !!! around 70-120 EVA
thats one of the reason why she's that strong
that doesn't mean she's stronger than Hood
HMS synergies are terrifying too :3
#AzurLane
Thanks a lot I’m new and just don’t know a lot of things about the game and this video was nice and simple to understand
You uploaded the video I've been waiting for the day before my birthday...
Thank you so much! I feel like tomorrow is going to be great!
2:29 Bruh...
Hood in Azur Lane: one-shot wonder
Hood in WOWS: *MAHJESTIC SCHTICK*
My backline is Hood in the flagship spot and Enterprise and Ark Royal either side and the lineup can hit like a truck if the skills activate. Heck Hood hits like a nuke in certain situations.
My common boss fleet hilariously is triple carrier at this current time.
Shouhou Kai, Enterprise, Formidable.
That trio has so much synergy it's disgusting.
@@Hawk2zer0 Given Formidable is basically AL's version of Dio, I'm not surprised.
Also the timing of the 'Maybe she should hang out with the Germans with that health pool' unintentional joke was brilliant.
h(k)ms hood, you know what i'm talking
Thomas has never seen such bullshit before
I just reread the comments, saw this, chuckled remember the xcom stream
*the woman who talks in creepy ass smiles*
Hood + enty mwah 😍😍
This always reminded me of the one time I said the dumbest thing in naval history. One day, my friend told me about how Hood was armed with missiles, now the thing is, missiles and rockets are very different, rockets are unguided and WAS used in WWII, while missiles are guided, I was suprised cause I didn't know missiles were a thing in WWII, sooo, what I told him was....
"Hood survived the war and got the new missile retrofit."
I blame USS Iowa, which DID survive the war and got new BGM 109 Tomahawk cruise missiles in 1984, yes, I did confuse USS Iowa and HMS Hood, I'm sorry.
My brain still hurts saying that sentence.
The Germans did develop radio guided ordnance during the Second World War. They sand Roma with said weaponry, after the Italians joined the allies.
@@kglguy Yeah, I've heard of that before, but radar back then are not as reliable or accurate like the radars today. The missile weren't used much due to the cost, another Wonder Weapon for the Germans XD
Anyway thx for the extra history!
:3
I mean,he's technically lying and saying the truth in the same time,even though Hood was never equipped with Missiles,she was equipped with the first CIWS XX
Essex and Taiho? I don’t seem them on your list. Did you by chance miss out on them? I really like Essex from design to personality and Taiho well...
Another interesting thing about the hood no one seems to talk about, anyone notice how she costs one oil less than bb/bc of the same rarity?
*KMS Hood*
When are we getting this?
ArcanePanzer Kill My Self Hood😂
Not needed, Not When Laffey Steals MVP From Every Fleet She Is In...
I can already imagine a Story line
good work as always hawk, very enjoyable and informative 👍
Great Vid As Always Hawk! Hood is one special ship, and Im pretty sure, For Most Players, Hood is a Main Backline Ship, That is Until Amagi, Wash, Or Nagato come around again lol
I have mostly fond memories with Hood. First lvl 120 ship, Third Oathed ship and Fourth SR I got (just after the daily login Prinz)
Sure she has lower firepower. But her barrage and her 14 oil cost makes her indispensible when farming for Poi, Maya and Jintsuu. She practically carried my fleet from the first month of the EN release (where I got her via medals from selling of proto bulins) until the point of Nagato's introductions.
Sadly, mine is already lvl 120 long ago, so she is semi-retired until some special occasions like Ex-mode or something similar.
Didn't see Ryuujou on the list, so please add her to that list?
Hawk that’s the second time first was with illustrious about sandy and hood lol🤣😂🤣🤣😊😊
I'm wondering who eles goes Carriers only by play style and who does not i want to know and the resioning behind it
Is it crazy my boss looks exactly as Hood. Acts exactly the same.
Wait,is she english?
Justanotherderp :P I think she might be bro.
Certified Hood Classic
Can you add York in the list? I barely see reviews about her.
Hello North Carolina
Wait, we can get the Advanced Fire Control in EN?! I didn’t think it was a available yet. How have I missed that! Is it PR or Event?
It was a Fallen Wings item!
Hawk2zer0 dammit, only event I’ve missed on EN... so much good stuff there too.
"She might not be around as much" She's in my main fleet and my first SR ship
Seems accurate. Also worth noting is the fact that Hood is one of the few SR backliners that you can actually get from regular build pool and is available in exchange. That does push her quite a bit in terms of power.
You know one thing recently popped up in my mind about hood, how does her hat stay on? I mean look at it its practically on the side of her head.
No,her hat isn't apart of her,if you go back to the Nightmare that is the Bath scene,you can see Hood without her Hat,her Hat just defies Gravity :D
Do you guys think that hood would be good when she have a retrofit?
Yea,I still want her to get her Rocket AA
Why dont you compare Hood to Jean Bart? Arent they both battleships?
Jean Bart is a battleship whereas hood is a battlecruiser...quite different statwise...also Jean Bart cheats xD
BB and BC: Gotta wait for the cool down.
Jean Bart: *fires gun*
Everyone else: *surprised Pickachu face*
@@Hawk2zer0
I was just looking at the symbols (that brown-reddish double cannon symbol) and its the same symbol for both ships. Now its the first time that i see that its BC and not BB. I didnt really expected that since both have the same symbol ^^
So are BBs stronger than BCs? Is that what you mean with statwise?
@@teongreen5254 BB generally hit harder and have better overall FP than BC. They also generally tend to have more health than BCs (Hood is an exception).
However, BBs are slower (both in speed and evasion and maybe reload in some cases)
So yeah there are trade offs stat-wise, but it can vary depending on who you are comparing
@@Hawk2zer0
Thanks for the clarification. I appreciate it :)
Whoohoooo! Another video uploaded! Thanks Hawk!
Some Facts to Share:
Hood has Low Firepower compared to Amagi?
That's clearly because she Has the 381mm Guns which are Lower Caliber than Amagi's 410mm Guns, but makes up for it in Fast Reload Time and Rate of Fire, the Only Ships that might have lower Firepower is the Nevada-Class, Pennsylvania-Class and the Tennessee-Class of Battleship, which are Armed with 356mm Guns, Ships Armed with 406mm are Prolly right Between Hood and Amagi, which are most USN Battleships During World War 2, with the Colorado-Class being the first to be Armed with the Mighty Naval Guns, and some HMS Ships like the Nelson-Class.
Hood as Better AA?
One word... Rockets! That turret of hers, to the Left, see that Rectangular Multi Tube Launcher on Top? Thats a Rocket Launcher, Historically Speaking, Hood is the First ship to be Armed with Rockets for AA Defense, but due to the Limitations of Tech during her time, they were only used at Close Range AA Defense, Kinda like the First ever CIWS (Close In Weapon System) mounted on Today's ships.
On a Related Note...
Hood is Perhaps my First SR Battlecruiser, when I First Started playing, Now she is the Flag of my Most Powerful Boss Fleet, and a Part of My Harem, Lols... Decked Out, Locked, Loaded, and Ready to Deliver the Royal Navy's Glory through a Barrage of Shells! Pride of the Royal Navy Style!
Keep it up the Great Work Hawk!
Keep the Good Shit Rolling, Comrade!
Fun fact: all the ships you listed actually have higher firepower than Hood. This is balance-related, sorry. Amagi also has lower firepower than several ships with lower-caliber main guns.
@@chazzerman286 im Talking About in Real life and with the Guns that they Were Built With and Used in Battle, I do Know some of what I Listed Have better firepower, in game, Hell my Arizona is one of my Top Damage Dealing BB's and she's The Same Level As Amagi.
@@brothercaptainwarhammer 1) "some of" no literally all of them. Hood beats out the monitors, Mikasa and Cavour and that's it. 2) You prefixed all of this as an explanation for her low firepower stat. Hence why I was replying with ingame info. The historical stuff I have no issue with and the rocket part is actually pretty interesting
@@chazzerman286 I didn't Say Stats Thou, I just said Low Firepower, which I assumed most would know that i dont mean stats, I wasn't Referring to Stats in Game, if i would Have i would literally put the Word Stat on it, but then again, People dont have the same Mind Set, which can lead to alot of Misunderstandings.
Regarding the Comparison with Other Ships, I mentioned, Those Lower than Hood, Are Battleships armed with 356mm Guns, but i must Admit that the Muzzle Velocity of the 356mm Guns are way bigger than Hood's 381mm, but the 381mm still Better than the 356mm in terms of Caliber, Damage Delt, and The Firepower it brings, while the 356mm beat the 381mm in Range, Muzzle Velocity and prolly even Faster Reload/Rate of Fire, but that doesn't mean the guns can't do major damage too.
Mikasa has 305mm guns, that why Hood beats her, same with the Cavour.
On another note...
You didn't know about the Rocket? It quite Interesting actually, look it up while u can.
As a new player such as my self, I still don't have the right gears for her, so is it still advisable for me to use her? She's currently lvl.3.
Yes, you'll get the right gear for her soon, but it's best to get her some exp, limit breaks and affection. All of those help her become stronger
If it works with Laffey 459 it should work perfectly with Hood...
what is your thought about roon?(something sadistic maybe)
*confused screaming*
So... I put hood, bismarck, prinz of wales and prinz eugen... am I in trouble ?
You don't have them?
Nah it's fine! Hood can be obtained...if you've got Tirpitz she's really good to work with for sure!
@@Hawk2zer0 I do I put them all in the same fleet XD
Don't worry,as long you see them,they won't kill each other
I need Montpelier review. Can't resist the cat ears and the thicc.
Great, The Hood video is here OwO
Huh, are you planning to do all the ships or pick out requested/favorite ones? If so, I would request Z36 and York since they some of my absolute favorites. Also Nowaki because I looove her voice and design choices.
Though there are also a few more missing, including the more recently released Smalley, Bache.. actually.. looks like all the Fletcher's are not in there.. except for Nicholas at least. Odd, even if you are only going for high rarity and famous ones, I would have expected Charles and Fletcher herself to make the list...
Yeah a lot of people on the list are suggested...so theres that
@@Hawk2zer0 Ah cool, was just curious. Well, not like you are going to run out of ships to review anytime soon so it is fine anyway^^
"Maybe she should hangout with the Germans"....I seriously remembered there was someone make a fan art of Hood in Blood Faction (like having red and black theme with shark head on her gun) before watching this
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2:29 oh no you've just said that to the her.
Me equipping fire control + SG radar on hood
Hey Hawk....are you going to talk about the Azure lane anime... or.... yeah are you not interested?
I was gonna hold off...and wait for enough time and things to have to talk about.
@@Hawk2zer0Awesome man. I hope the show goes well and the community likes it!!
One of the most satisfying fleets i had was Hood as flag ship and Warspite and Queen Elizabeth as the rest of the back line. Vanguar: Belfast, Vampire Javelin.
The Vanguard wasn't really the crown on the set up, but it did work pretty well.
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Laffey Isnt Happy
How funny, i compared Hood and Bismarck. and stats on level 100, Hood is a little above to bismarck. But in level 120; Bismarck goes above Hood. If you compare with all stats, Hood wins Bismarck in; evasion, Anti-Air, and Reload. And Bismarck wins Hood in; Health and Firepower. great video, keep it up!