List of Terms

Quick definitions of various words/phrases found in Victory Belles and its community. Please keep contents in alphabetical order within each section. Images will not be posted here, even if the concept is visual (such as "Gremlins"). Other pages will offer these details.

Game Terms

• Advantage -- A positive trait in Equipment with zero downsides. May be visible upon acquisition of Equipment, or uncovered during R&D. May be inserted into Blueprints (beware of the Gremlins created by doing so, however).
• Backyard -- An area that primarily drops Vestures for a specific Nation's Belles.
• Belle -- Your fighting units. Sometimes called "shipgirls."
• Belle of the Day/BoD/HQ Belle/Secretary -- The Belle you see on game start. If voiced, she will speak during Sorties, upon completion of Research, etc. Selecting a Belle for this position may grant bonuses, such as extra relationship points earned. She can be changed at any time with no penalty.
• Equipment -- Items that can be equipped on Belles. Examples include guns, torpedoes, and aircraft. There is "armor" equipment.
• Gremlin -- An entirely negative trait in Equipment that can be removed with enough R&D. If active, has a value of at least one, can be in the hundreds in more difficult cases.
• HQ/Headquarters -- The player's overall level (independent of Belle levels). Determines what Sorties the player may undertake.
• Morgana -- The enemy faction. While they resemble Belles (women representing ships) they are evil and must be defeated.
• Nation -- Just like real-world usage.
• Perk -- A trait of Equipment that is beneficial but comes with a trade-off (more accuracy, but more weight, for example).
• Relationship/Rel -- Your standing with a Belle. The higher, the better. There is no situation that will decrease this stat, however certain activities can bring more of it than others (examples include a Belle being MVP or completing her Story).
• Rescue [Battle/Fight] -- Recruiting a new Belle when you have enough Vestures. You must defeat the Morganas to recruit her, and failure means you have to gather all the Vestures again unless you have sufficient duplicates.
• Research/R&D -- Time-gated activity that gradually uncovers Advantages, Gremlins, and Perks in Equipment.
• Sortie -- The game's missions. This is where fleets of Belles are sent to battle Morganas.
• Story -- Text adventures in which the player learns more about Belles. Vestures and Relationship may be gained from this.
• Story Battle -- The fights that take place during the Story. These are fights to the death--neither side may retreat until the battle is over.
• Vesture -- Items representing a Belle. Cannot be equipped. Can be used on any Belle, but a preferred Vesture grants that Belle twice the bonus that would otherwise be conferred. Home Front Vestures are purchased with Diplomacy in the Commissary.

Player Terms

• Blap[ped] -- To dish out or receive a large amount of damage. May or may not result in sinking. From World of Warships community lingo.
• Bonk[ed] -- A general-purpose response used on the unofficial Victory Belles Discord server.
• Deleted -- Sunk/defeated, often in a few shots or even one volley.