Susan Reyes is a female character from the film version of High School Fleet, a foreign girl who loves the sea and ships and becomes a key figure in the story.
She refers to herself as “Sue” and is known for her skill as a young pilot, her search for her missing father, and her involvement in the battle over the maritime fortress.
Name: Susan Reyes
Nickname: Sue-chan
Gender: Female
Birthday: June 12
Zodiac sign: Gemini
Place of origin: Foreign country
Height: 145 cm
Hobby and special skill: Palo Sebo, a pole-climbing game
Favorite food: Flour-based foods in general
Voice actor: Naomi Ozora
Susan Reyes appears in the film as an overseas girl who adores the ocean and ships.
She is slightly taller than Minami Kaburagi.
Although still very young, she is an exceptionally capable maritime pilot in her home country.
She can also handle ship operation with ease.
In Yokosuka, where she arrives to search for her father, she meets Akeno Misaki and Mashiro Munetani.
Akeno takes care of her, even buying her takoyaki when Susan has almost spent all the money in her wallet.
Susan consistently calls herself “Sue,” and the people around her also address her that way.
Her cheerful and direct manner makes her memorable right away.
Her native language is English, but she learned Japanese from her father, who works in Japan.
Because of that, she can speak with the crew of Harekaze and Blue Mermaid personnel without an interpreter.
Her Japanese is functional but imperfect.
She sometimes drops sentence endings and auxiliary verbs, cannot always read written signs, and in the manga version volume 8 she does not know the word “social gathering.”
She also has a strong fondness for flour-based foods.
That detail fits well with her memorable introduction involving takoyaki.
Despite her age, Susan is described as a highly skilled pilot in her own country.
Her knowledge of navigation and vessel handling is one of her greatest strengths.
This talent, however, is exploited by pirates.
They manipulate her by promising to help her find her father, and as a result she ends up assisting them.
After recovering, she becomes important to the counteroperation because she knows the internal structure of the maritime fortress.
She boards Musashi as an outside collaborator for the mission to retake the fortress.
Later, she transfers to Harekaze during the approach to the fortress.
There, she serves as the internal pilot for navigation inside the stronghold.
Susan comes to Yokosuka to look for her missing father.
There she encounters Akeno Misaki and Mashiro Munetani during the Marine Academy Welcome Festival.
Her first connection with Akeno begins when Akeno notices that Susan cannot buy takoyaki because she has nearly used up the money in her wallet.
Akeno buys some for her, and that kindness starts their relationship.
On the first night of the festival, Susan does not reserve a place to stay.
She ends up camping in a tent with the captain and vice-captain of Harekaze.
During that night, she catches fish and tries to cook them on the wharf.
She is stopped because the sign says fires are prohibited, but she cannot read the sign, and the lack of an English translation is noted as part of the problem.
On the second day of the festival, she wakes up late in the morning.
She checks her assignment on her tablet device.
After having lunch with the Harekaze class while they are watching the competitive event exhibition, she heads to her destination.
She arrives in a motorized boat about as large as her own height.
Susan is one of the film’s key characters because her personal goal, finding her father, connects directly to the larger conflict.
Her innocence, skill, and vulnerability make her both sympathetic and plot-critical.
She first appears as a girl in need of help, but she later becomes essential to the recapture mission.
Her knowledge of the fortress and her piloting ability turn her into an indispensable ally.
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