My Thoughts on Glowworm! | Azur Lane

[@StukaCat]

Hawk:Ironically puts Glowworm and A.Hipper in the same fleet Glowworm:Rams A.Hipper A.Hipper:Hawk you f-cking donkey Leipzig,hyperventilating:Now that's a lotta damage

[@Hawk2zer0]

This deserves a pin.

[@Fishman465]

Actually Hipper regards Glowworm rather nicely, a nod to the respect Hipper's crew gave Glowworm's.

[@WhosManIsThis]

@@Fishman465 wait what really

[@dickmelsonlupot7697]

@@WhosManIsThis Yeah, Hipper's crew (most notably her captain) was so surprised with Glowworm's crazy ramming of Hipper that it was deemed as "respectable" since at that time it was deemed brave (but somewhat stupid) for something as small as a destroyer to try and take on a huge behemoth like Hipper. Not to mention ramming her as an act of last resort. All survivors of Glowworm were rescued (yes rescued, not "captured" since they were indeed concerned for her crew) and when they rescued the crew that survived, they treated the crew well. They didn't imprison them in the ship's brig or mistreated them. In fact, they treated Glowworm's crew as brothers and were feeding and entertaining them as if they were their own. Sadly though Glowworm's captain and some crew died though when she sunk. Hell, it was Hipper's captain that sent a letter of recommendation to the Brits to commend and award Glowworm's crew for their "bravery". And in game, Glowworm is probably the only one Hipper doesn't show her flat chested Tsundere side to. She respects her which is apparent in her voicelines.

[@Marshal_Longarm]

A. Hipper: Glowworm you blittering idiot!

[@DarronGA]

Hipper: aww, what a cute tiny destroyer squad Glowworm: *Blood for the Blood God!! Skulls for the Skull Throne!!* Laffey: WhEres tHe rUm gOne??? Ausburne: *I am speed*

[@genericnamehere7602]

Glowworm donning Inquisitor garb...

[@Hawk2zer0]

Had a last minute edit I made...as much as I wanted to use the joke...it probably wouldn't have done well with KZbin stuff... Maybe I'll upload that by itself...

[@acertainmysteriousvirtuoso6150]

Really hawk glowworm really waited for her time to shine

[@MrX-un8cz]

If this girl accidentally fall on concrete floor.....well i hope they got a replacement for that floor Also it's one of the worthy opponent to goes head on with a nokia 3310

[@ikazuchi-san5772]

more like it would be the end of the world if she equips a nokia 3310

[@GCJACK83]

@@ikazuchi-san5772 She's built from a 3310.

[@mochithepooh5368]

Glowworm. The first shipbreaker ship in the world. When shikikan forgets to turn off Initial D in the background. When someone forgets that he is not flying a kamikaze plane. When a Russian commissar became a shikikan. What dark jokes could I add.....

[@aldyzero6676]

Finally the series continues...been so long...

[@FoxtrotStudi0s]

How it feels to have glowworm in your dock: *oh yea, this is concussion time.*

[@colinmasterson666]

Glowworm: has 69 FP. Me: “ *NOICE!* “

[@killerzombies96]

i'd imagine seeing Glowworm put on a hard hat and being shot out from a battleship turret towards the enemies

[@exmaarmaca]

This reminds me, if you use Le Malin, Le Triomphant and Charles with her skill cuz the first 2 have the highest speed stat in the game you become meme SPEED.

[@michaelmagnimedia3331]

Yeah ram into the darkness called outside the screen....

[@billyroho8343]

Ramming problems require ramming solutions. And thank you for continuing the series.

[@whateverthisis389]

Remember that time Glowworm headbutted Ark Royal for trying to suck her finger? Yea,that was a reference to RL Glowworm's demise,during the Invasion of Norway,she spotted Admiral Hipper heading for Narvik(I think?),so not letting Hipper away unharmed,she transmitted her and Hipper's location before HEADING FULL SPEED AT HIPPER,SCRAPPING OFF HER ARMOR BEFORE FINALLY SINKING

[@桜場娃夜]

The combo with Charles Ausburne is definitely one I now want to try !

[@Hawk2zer0]

Tag Leipzig along or get a good torp character...also make sure to bring plenty of heals!

[@桜場娃夜]

And then play like an armored mosquito ! :)

[@ikazuchi-san5772]

arashio is also a good comp (not better than leipzig tho) cuz she also reduces ramming damage (idk if you could stack her dmg reduction with leipzeigs or not)

[@GrandLotus]

That backline... WE NEED MORE HEALING

[@alexisv625]

7:49 Wait a minute... She has a purpose on my fleet. Indeed I use her all the time, cause she's really a monster... When I add her on commissions where a DD is require, it's her time to shine.

[@Fishman465]

She's an early ship where there were some wild ideas that didn't pan out (see also Prince of Wales). But as some have said, she was originally slated for a starter spot and the sign of such can be seen on the older gem screens. Why the change isn't known, though the starter spot did ultimate cost Javelin a more historically accurate skill (ala Minnie, Cassin/Downes, Phoenix) While not meme, she is memorable and cute, though with her artist vanishing, who knows about a possible refit. Also said in a few spots is that the respect Hipper's crew had or the Glowworm and her valiant efforts is reflected in a line of Hipper's saying to put on a splendid performance.

[@motivationintensifies9558]

I thought she got cut as a starter because War Ship Girls(Another Boatgirl game) also had a Glowworm starter. (I could be misremembering)

[@michaelmagnimedia3331]

From what i heard in the cn server javelin replace glowworm bcuz of the better personality????its more of the anime trope thing with javelin or it could also including the character appearance im not that good with languages, anyway theres still glowworm auto battle notification everyday....they both cute regardless

[@michaelmagnimedia3331]

Yeah just look at glowworm va and javelin va, idk much about va but from what i understand javelin va arent the most popular one (understatement of the year, heard she voiced a random character in girl frontline i think) that said i only know laffey va is something about the dragon girl anime, it could be coincidence and this is just me overthinking crap not related to the rumor

[@michaelmagnimedia3331]

There was also a rumor of laffey being pink hair....think there was even a icon of her pink hair in top up money or something like the glowworm icon....meh idk just tossing shit

[@GCJACK83]

The Immortal Nokia 3310 Brick of the AL shipgirls.

[@ZoeyCrimson]

Just headbutt your way through life! - Glowworm, probably Loved the video xD

[@Tristan98]

Finally, Hipper's best friend in the game! Tnx for the video!

[@DrZuluGaming]

Glowworm will ram ya. Unless she's distracted by a butterfly.

[@unwateredzen2396]

Hawk’s back with the series! [nepunepuVictory]

[@CardamomYGO]

I really want Gloworm retrofit that makes her tier 1 or something with raming power alone. And add a helmet to the art. That would be hillarious xD

[@talonharibon8577]

Rember thy words. Glowworm's VA is = to Ari's from Oni Chi Chi.

[@ikazuchi-san5772]

i was like bruh when i found that out i mean she is the character i (and i believe everyone else too) would absolutely not lewd

[@michaelmagnimedia3331]

And now you cant unheard her....

[@win5128]

Started out a month or two ago, but I have Glowworm at lv 99 now cus she happened to be one of the earliest ones I got for HMS. I pair her with Illustrious to ram on mini boss or even bosses (ocassionally) with face torping cus it's fun haha.

[@TheEcho167]

Nice review Hawk, said pretty much everything to be said about Glowworm. Looking forward to Tinykaze and Repulse's reviews. Also as a sidenote, I'm glad you included Javelin when comparing Glowworm to the starter destroyers. A lot of people look at Javelin and ignore her because the other three starters and Shigure Kai exists. But Javelin's still one of my favourite ships in the game both character wise and gameplay wise. She actually has the highest eHP out of the starter destroyers. Sure Nimi has a higher health pool, but Javelin has only 300 HP less and has higher evasion and can boost it with Javelin Raid (although the proc chance is to be desired as with all the starter destroyer skills). Not to mention her stats can be boosted if she's sortied with QE, who herself is much more relevent because of Dido. Sorry for rambling on, as I said before I'm looking forward to the next review. Hope you're doing well :)

[@Hawk2zer0]

I need to compare Javelin vs Cygnet. Those two seem like they'll be close rivals.

[@TheEcho167]

Javelin and Cygnet are fairly equal eHP wise, except Javelin is much more consistant with damage. It's fun in a PvP fleet if you want to troll the opposing person's frontline

[@michaelmagnimedia3331]

I remember cygnet actually help frontline survival.... Though having lower hp stat arent the worst thing ever, they can get more efficiencies out of the same hp equipment, if you really want to hardcore tank with javelin just use the fastest canon in the game yeah her firepower are decent but meh its a sacrifice besides its fun using different weapon in my opinion, but meh who knows you probably know already

[@adambohnstengel4375]

Yay! Repulse gets a spotlight! One of my favorites in the game, first oathed, first MLB, first above 100. Hasn't hit 120 yet, but close and I still use her despite now having much better ships at 120. Just can't let her go.

[@WardOfSouls]

Please tell me you have Illustrious in your headbutt squad. 8 seconds of damage shield matter even more when applying skull directly to forehead.

[@kglguy]

How dare you not give best daughter the praise she deserves. My rating: 10/10 Would adopt.

[@honeyparadise3584]

for the summer invite what ship would be good?

[@Hawk2zer0]

Go for a character you don't have. If you have them all, then pick one that isn't fully limit broken. After that, I dunno...pick the waifu out of them.

[@honeyparadise3584]

@@Hawk2zer0 i ended up getting enty

[@peterjensen9468]

Just got back from camping and am greeted with this...welp, I guess this is how I'm going to spend the rest of my day... :)

[@numpiregaming7673]

Hawk I have a 5 ship combo I wanted your thoughts on: Baltimore, Sirius, Essex, Casablanca, and Intrepid. The Aviation boost is insane: Intrepid gets 52% on odd battles and Essex can get up to 67% boost if her fighters shoot down planes. Both have higher aviation stats than Enterprise.

[@durandol]

Most of these kind of girls you need to keep safe from Ark Royal. But you need to keep Ark Royal safe from this one's headbutts.

[@theweebperson7531]

meteor skill ramming damage plus arashio skill mitigates some ramming damage plus charles speed skill to close the distance perfect combination now we have the tru starter squad tbh i use dis setup for my meme fleet also add boilers and beaver badge on them so we can see high speed close quarter combats😂

[@gravityhurts2910]

Glad to see that this series is back!

[@reeddragon5250]

Yess, my Girl, glad that my art can became the WP in the game before the WP contest drama.. still hope can make more fanarts of her too

[@neostep7062]

will here skill reduce dmg from suicide boats?

[@Hawk2zer0]

If you ram them with vanguard...then yes.

[@solidsnake434]

gloworm retrofit: get a ramming speed buff, also increases damage multiplier with speed factored in.

[@Chicken_breasTiE]

The supposed to be starter for the Royal Navy. I love my Glowworm that I oather her: "Glowworm is the cutest!"

[@michaelmagnimedia3331]

....i just noticed but glowworm is quite similar to javelin bright and stuff

[@mowtow90]

The only reason to take her is if you play on AUTO. For some reason on auto most of the times your vanagard are going to be ramming. I cant even count the times my vangard lost 1/3 of their HP on the first battle just because they rammed everything that moves.

[@michaelmagnimedia3331]

Cuz they move in pattern it not like they made ai to dodge or anything....wow imagining that....meh no javelin stop shooting torpedo into the corner screen

[@lywzcx663]

But with a proper build the Ramming Fleet can beat 13-4 and almost all event bosses, except for Essex (There is a video of the Ramming Fleet dealing 400k damage to the 2nd stage Essex, and that is with Essex immune to ramming damage the first 30 seconds).

[@MrSwallows]

Azur Lane just announced melee system in the game. Glowworm might have a chance to become useful.

[@DomoRiga]

Retrofit skill : Lolicon Headbut

[@bataviabouwer]

Glowworm's firepower: *clack* noice

[@Hawk2zer0]

honestly...chuckled when I saw that stat at that level.

[@heavencanceler2691]

I think her ramming skill decreases the damage from suicide boats, which could be an interesting niche..

[@royasturias1784]

Ex tenebris, lux (Out of the darkness, light) EDIT: My Latin-to-lingua franca skills had a bit of a Vesuvian ashfall

[@Aibadenshi]

Fun Fact: If you click on the Autoplay button, your fleet vanguard become Glowworm and start ramming everyone. (The pain when you see your vanguard ram the boss for 5s and lost 50%+ health)

[@Hawk2zer0]

OOF

[@michaelmagnimedia3331]

So the ai is glowworm that explains everything

[@lionheartx-ray4135]

Did you purposely put in glowworm and Admiral Hipper together. Admiral Hipper was the ship she rammed and the whole reason she has this skill.

[@Hawk2zer0]

I didn't...just said...let's just get a simple balanced fleet...then halfway through editing realized...OH WAIT.

[@bayrockdev]

That speed buff will be quite useful for certain daily missions.

[@DisgaeMi]

Illustrious' and Jeanne d'Arc's skill would help Glowworm stay alive due to the negates all forms of damage shield

[@Ivellios23]

Leipzig! The cutest KMS cruiser. Especially when you factor her retrofit cap, and riding Fishy into battle.

[@jhorn64]

So there IS someone else out there who loves Repulse. I'M NOT ALONE!!!

[@sinhangso5107]

I, as a Chinese, declared HMS Glowworn as "allied suicide boats".

[@backpackpepelon3867]

The German actually write a recommendations letter to give glowworm captain medal during ww2.

[@MeerkatWarrior11]

And he got it too. The first person in WWII to receive a Victoria's Cross.

[@michaelmagnimedia3331]

Thats cool

[@firefalcon07]

I need the Taihou video. She was one of my first SRs and still sits in most of my fleets. You think Enterprise can put out damage. Taihou will reck everything.

[@canisblack]

Methinks Hawk does not understand what Random means. Not that I'm complaining, I really want to get a video where Hawk talks about his Original Waifu, but that really doesn't seem to be a "Random" pick. Feels a lot more targeted.

[@Hawk2zer0]

I know what it means. It may not seem random for her, but it will be a random pick from there onwards.

[@michaelmagnimedia3331]

Technically speaking true randomness is the holy grail of mathemathic....ofc its not actually random yeah i totally believe lottery is random Meh but still valid point

[@michaelmagnimedia3331]

Meh i think the joke is getting me way too literal....meh

[@leptispa_miyamotoy]

Hawk: started Glowwarm series Ark Royal: NOICE

[@DrewyJin]

i got glowworm and vestal... but not jean bart >.

[@llake_lake]

Hand me a helmet!

[@m.sydneyvern2260]

I've been waiting along time for this

[@yizhenji5564]

Do a review about the petite DD of France, Le Malin...Well, when you get her

[@Hawk2zer0]

Just got her actually!

[@WardOfSouls]

@@Hawk2zer0 Gratz man! She's the one construction pull I haven't gotten yet. Fingers crossed (behind my back, because Akashi might be watching.)

[@tricky2795]

I remember San Diego getting a Glowworm to the head in the Javalin video...... guess i buy a helmet before i watch this video

[@jksupergamer]

Wut javelin video

[@tricky2795]

@@jksupergamer kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5OWi4N8iaeFhqc this one

[@Shadepariah]

Glowworm with Charles Ausbourne and Le Melin. With 3 gyros and 3 boilers. I'll see myself out.

[@SkyWasEjected]

For my random pick, it's my personal favorite ship Me: absolutory random not doubt about it

[@michaelmagnimedia3331]

Reminded me of lottery....what i mean nothing

[@JohnPaul_kun]

hmmm when was it when he said next up is glowworm I can't remember but I'm happy now that she's here

[@xeroheklaz3882]

Glad to see you're finally back on making ship reviews eh.

[@ventus7380]

Me: It's just a DD. Nothing else... My brain: *UUURRRAAAAA*

[@ootdega]

Little Miss Thermonuclear Torpedoes is next! Too bad she was knocked off her throne by Best Dog before she got her spotlight.

[@chibiga1353]

Glowworm: *laughs in old starter*

[@michaelmagnimedia3331]

Surprised this wasnt included, wonder how different her stat might be....or just a unique second skill or something

[@michaelmagnimedia3331]

Could

[@winghungyuen2726]

Prepare for ramming speed! Run and hide Admiral Hipper.

[@naverilllang]

She sunk after the ramming and caused fairly minimal damage.

[@Usmvalor3]

It's all about that "Russian Badger" head BESH!

[@WhosManIsThis]

*🅱 E S H

[@TheLiamis]

An adorable dd that likes to play hide n seek Also loves to head but. Best grill.

[@michaelmagnimedia3331]

Fries hitlersmissingnuts....why 1 nut

[@alexhndr]

2 words for Glowworm *R A M M I N G S P E E D*

[@naverilllang]

*Glowworm rams Hipper and sinks.* AL: "hey that's a good idea!"

[@exmaarmaca]

Glowworm proceed's to do Fortnite default dance.

[@noobguyscrublord3039]

Glowworm ramming montage when?

[@cavna1295]

after 5 months.......hes back on azur lane review bois

[@ikiry0830]

Now I really want to see Glowworm Retrofit, to really take ramming to another level.

[@EnglishGamer2019]

whos up next in the list?

[@Hawk2zer0]

Tanikaze and Repulse

[@MickeyMouseFromTroomTroom]

Ah finally, now I know what ramming means after all these years "months"

[@nicknaito7160]

Hey it's airi in a ship version from onichichi

[@Pivotcong2000]

Ah, the go-happy destroyer who is the reason why Hipper is flat

[@Hawk2zer0]

*Angry Hipper Noises*

[@michaelmagnimedia3331]

Nah hipper sister stole her pad thats why she flat

[@Alphaisnothere]

Hawk: Make sure to wear a Helmet Me: Pffft A Helmet ? Hawk do you really think I'll use helmet ?

[@jksupergamer]

Glowworm: the lolicon slayer

[@gunboyngsanfernando]

She is the ironhead ship, her head is strong as steel

[@royasturias1784]

Guess who else have iron heads? Orks, and especially Ork makeshift starships with thick prow armour fer rammin' and krumpin' Glowworm's locks iz green and green iz best. Glowworm's rags iz red(dish), thus Red Wunz Go Fasta! WAAAAAAGH!!!

[@gunboyngsanfernando]

Million head butt

[@marloogoy956]

Can we have Bismarck since in the coming days would be her sinking 27th of May with Hoods on the other day or the 24th of May but do Hood next year on her 75th year of sinking plz but in the coming days would be Bismarck's sinking can we pls have one for her the pride of the Kriegsmarine.

[@Hawk2zer0]

Bismarck's video has been done already, in the description should be the playlist that has her video in it.

[@marloogoy956]

@@Hawk2zer0 oh thank you I just realized it hehe so sorry to bother you I just love this ships ehem and their history but would you do a video for HMS Hood in the future for her 75th anniversary of her sinking?

[@Railgun5]

Finally found another person who loves Repulse! yay!

[@OverlordGrizzaka]

Ah Repulse is coming! Yesssss!!!

[@AluminaStar]

Oh my, about 3 months to get this, gonna have to wait 2 years for Penny or Arizona lol.

[@bernardrednix756]

Speaking of destroyers you should do ark royal next

[@spark300c]

I find it odd giving a destroyer a ramming skill considering in the real world they lack armor to do it and not get damaged.

[@michaelmagnimedia3331]

Its probably more to do with the actual history of glowworm....

[@simonbengtsson9241]

"First Wife" Repulse gets to move up the list.

[@Hawk2zer0]

Oh that's just the first...I'll keep moving randoms up the list...so that it gets more out...also so that it also give me the chance to cover event girls relatively soon-ish.

[@musashiaerostar]

Wheeerrrrreeeeeismyindy Ineedmyindy There are this many guides -->0 I want an indy guide

[@monopurple]

Keep this baby away from ark royal. Also its nice to see you uploading your thoughts on azur lane characters!

[@guilmardionisio5653]

Ad hipper will probably dislike this video

[@ronindraco4194]

Ise?

[@attharikbowie9769]

Headbutt time

[@hiroshiro6049]

Gloworm is here ^_^

[@TheJedaiHero9000]

Another GREAT vid I've enjoyed watching, stay SAFE and stay AWESOME.

[@takemikazushi6932]

April 8 the time where glowworm sunk

[@sukimasai718]

She has a nice firepower at lvl 100

[@lazynight6581]

This video really hits hard.

[@Hawk2zer0]

METEOR HEADSMASH

[@michaelmagnimedia3331]

The puns