Talk:General Discussion/@comment-186.205.183.216-20140701211546/@comment-25085594-20140702102450

I personally think the devs that decide on who gets Kai Ni takes into account historical feats AND fan popularity.And lately, the latter seems to be weighing in more.

If we were to account only for historical feats and accomplishments, 90% of the Kancolle cast won't ever see a Kai Ni.

And regarding the Kongou-class OPness, the IJN had a slogan with them being depicted as demonic creatures/beings from hell, e.g; Demonic Warrior Hiei, Merciless Kongou, Haruna of Hell. Not sure about Kirishima's though, but I'd wager thats why they were presented to outclass Nagamon and Mucchan.