Q 01/05

Azur Lane's developers avoided copying turn-based rivals by building battles around which arcade genre?

A) Shoot 'em up

B) Beat 'em up

C) Rhythm action

D) Light-gun shooter

Answer · why

A) Shoot 'em up

Shoot 'em up battles had no earlier warship-girl game to borrow from, and the team named fitting them in as one of its hardest problems. An early buil...

Q 02/05

In Azur Lane's storyline, the name Azur Lane belongs to what, first formed to fight alien invaders?

A) A naval academy

B) A military alliance

C) A secret shipping route

D) A flagship carrier

Answer · why

B) A military alliance

A military alliance of the major naval powers, Azur Lane splits in two when some members turn the aliens' own technology on their former allies.

Q 03/05

Laffey, Javelin and Z23 share which role for new Azur Lane players, earning them the label of protagonists?

A) Secretary ships

B) Research ships

C) Starter ships

D) Tutorial bosses

Answer · why

C) Starter ships

Starter ships are a new player's first choice, and the line-up differs by region. The Japanese and Korean versions swap Z23 for a Japanese destroyer.

Q 04/05

Azur Lane opens by restaging the Battle of the Denmark Strait, sinking which famed British battlecruiser?

A) Renown

B) Repulse

C) Tiger

D) Hood

Answer · why

D) Hood

Hood sank in only three minutes in the real 1941 battle, leaving just three survivors. The game hands the fatal blow to characters representing the Ge...

Q 05/05

Which naval rank does Azur Lane give its player, a title also used in the name of a Laffey light novel?

A) Admiral

B) Commander

C) Captain

D) Lieutenant

Answer · why

B) Commander

Commander is the player's title even in the 2025 Island Planner mode, which swaps naval battles for running farms, mills and restaurants on a new isla...