If the Shokaku class had remained capital ships

What would the Shokaku class have resembled if completed as capital ships instead of aircraft carriers?

They would probably have followed Japan's movement toward the fast battleship rather than resembling an older battlecruiser such as Hood.

The proposed design follows Japan's own capital-ship development. Speed would remain important, but the result would sit closer to a fast battleship in protection and combat role. The alternative therefore reflects the generation in which the ships were completed. The example evaluates a counterfactual design through its national design trajectory.