Hochseeflotte Kansens

SMS Kaiser, SMS Friedrich der Große, SMS Hindenburg, SMS Derfflinger, SMS Seydlitz, SMS Nassau and SMS Helgoland.

My headcanon concerning the Kaiserliche Marine riggings is that they are prototypes of the Ironblood's. They don't have Siren tech and are fully man made. They aren't sentient, but still can be used as blunt weapons. The two mechanical arms are a shout out to the Leviathan trilogy by Scott Westerfeld. Their purpose is to repel the Royal Navy's beasts by cutting off their tentacles.

SMS Goeben fighting one of these beasts : https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a9/15/c5/a915c5ffbaf85e63473529cc3c8d7d0c.jpg (art by Keith Thompson)

I tried to give FdG a younger appearance with the ponytail and the violin, since she's part of the Kaiserliche Marine. She's not conducting the Orchestra of Destruction yet.

I like to imagine Hindenburg as the strategist of the fleet.

Derfflinger and Seydlitz's scars are obviously a reference to the battle of Jutland, where they took most of the British's pummelling. Seydlitz is missing an arm and and has several burns, courtesy of a magazine explosion and a fire while Derfflinger still has her four limbs.

If Derfflinger is quite open to the Commander, Seydlitz is very cold and has frequent nightmares. She also has the phobia of fire. She is still a devoted companion of arms and will do everything to attain victory.

Due their design similarities, Nassau and Helgoland have a teacher-student relation. Nassau being the teacher and Helgoland the student.

Nassau's outfit is inspired from one of the many paintings depicting Maurice of Nassau. She has a deep interest for sea explorers like Maurice of Nassau, Magellan or Henry the Navigator. Watch your tongue in her presence, unless you want her to wash your mouth with a soap. Poor HMS Spitfire learned it the hard way.

Helgoland is a very cheerful girl. personality-wise, she is very similar to Oklahoma. They both get along, despite the language barrier.