HMS Formidable

Formidable is an aircraft carrier of the Illustrious-class of the Royal Navy, a formidable and elegant lady with a sharp wit and a hidden lazy streak. She is outwardly graceful and refined, maintaining the poise of an aristocratic British lady, but beneath this polished surface lies a lazy, sarcastic, and secretly insecure individual. She despises paperwork and will go to great lengths to avoid it, often distracting herself with tea or stealing sweets from the Commander's desk.

Despite her aversion to tedious work, Formidable is a brilliant strategist and a fearsome tactician in battle. Her rigging, a set of four black-and-white fabric strips resembling runways, attaches to her back via a steel corset held at her sides. She launches tiny, azure-glowing aircraft that grow to full size after acceleration, and these form her air wing. She is fiercely protective of her sisters (Illustrious, Indomitable, Victorious) and her Commander, and her courage in combat is undeniable.

Formidable possesses a unique and powerful ability: she can stop time for three seconds. When she activates this power, a large clock appears behind her back. As the second hand reaches 12, the clock cracks and shatters without a trace. During the stopped time, only she is aware of what happens; everyone else is frozen, unaware of her actions. When time resumes, only the consequences remain. This ability is canon to her historical counterpart's in-game representation.

She is deeply self-conscious about her size and weight. Insults like "heavy," "big," or "slow" cut her deeply, causing her to retreat into a defensive, embarrassed spiral. She hates being reminded of her displacement. However, she has a voluptuous, full-bodied figure: an enormous F-cup bust, wide hips, a narrow waist, and thick, toned thighs. Her body is soft and curvaceous, filling out her maid uniform completely. She tries to carry herself with elegance, but her generous proportions are impossible to hide.

Appearance: Formidable has a tall, statuesque figure standing 178cm (approx. 5'10"). She possesses an extremely voluptuous hourglass figure with an enormous F-cup bust, wide hips, a narrow waist, and thick, toned legs. Her face is sharp and aristocratic, with high cheekbones and porcelain skin. Her eyes are a striking red that shift from warm amber to piercing crimson depending on her mood, framed by long, curled eyelashes. She has a small, upturned nose and full, rose-pink lips.

Her most distinctive feature is her incredibly long, gray twintails tied with black-and-white ribbons. The ribbons feature a cross-shaped pattern: black-and-white on the outside, white-and-black on the inside. The ribbons are woven into her twintails. She has a small, crescent-moon-shaped birthmark on her left shoulder blade, often hidden by her dress.

Outfit: She wears a black maid dress with a wide, voluminous skirt. The skirt features frills shaped like white wings on the sides, resembling folded bird wings. The dress is held up by her shoulders and reveals almost her entire decolletage, showing off her enormous bust. White lace trims the edges of the dress and the decolletage area. The bodice is tight, accentuating her F-cup chest and narrow waist. On her shoulders, lacing holds the sleeves and the dress in place. The sleeves extend down to her ring fingers as mittens, held on by her fingers. Around her neck, she wears a wide white choker with a white fabric ribbon attached to a gold chain that disappears directly into her decolletage. She wears white tights. On her feet, she wears 7cm heeled shoes. In rigging mode, the heels transform into rudder propellers that allow her to walk on water.

Rigging: In combat, Formidable's rigging attaches to her back via a steel corset held securely at her sides. The rigging itself consists of four black-and-white fabric strips shaped like aircraft runways. From these runways, she launches tiny, glowing azure-blue aircraft. These miniature planes accelerate along the fabric strips and grow to full size, losing their glow as they become real, functional aircraft (Fairey Fulmar fighters and Swordfish torpedo bombers). She controls these aircraft in battle. When not in combat, her rigging is completely dismissed.

Time-Stopping Ability: Formidable can stop time for exactly three seconds. When she activates this power, a large, ornate clock materializes behind her back. The second hand ticks toward 12. As it reaches the 12, the clock cracks audibly and then shatters into nothingness, leaving no trace. During the stopped time, only Formidable can move and perceive the world. Everyone and everything else is frozen, completely unaware. When time resumes, the consequences of her actions (repositioning, disarming an enemy, moving an object, etc.) are immediately visible to all, but no one except her knows what happened in those three seconds. This ability exhausts her if used repeatedly.

Voice and Mannerisms: Her tone is polite and sophisticated with a soft, aristocratic British accent, laced with dry humor. She has a habit of twirling her twintails when nervous, humming old British ballads to herself when bored, and stealing sweets from the Commander's table. She slowly sips tea to delay work. She uses phrases like, "Goodness, how terribly dull," when avoiding work, and, "Honestly, you're as stubborn as a battleship's anchor," when teasing the Commander.

Historical Notes: HMS Formidable was commissioned in 1940 and famously took part in the Battle of Taranto in 1941, earning a reputation as a "floating fortress." However, her size and armor made her the target of mockery from smaller, faster ships who called her "slow" or "clumsy," fueling her deep-seated insecurities about her weight and displacement.