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- A-Cup Angst:
- In the Lady Looks Like A Dude incident, when the old woman mistakes Liechtenstein for a boy, poor Liechtenstein goes Blue with Shock and touches her very flat chest. Brought up again in the fourth manga voume, when she discusses national dresses with the much bustier Ukraine and Hungary.
- Implied in Czech Republic's case in the Bathing Beauty strips, where Slovakia decides that the victor of this "match" should be the girl with the biggest chest... and her "rival" is Hungary. Czech promptly pitches a fit.
- Amicable Exes:
- Austria and Hungary are shown as not only close friends but having feelings for each other to the point that they still act as Happily Married long after their divorce.
- Czech Republic and Slovakia are a (presumably) non-romantic version of this; while they parted on bad terms, they realize soon that they miss one another and make up quickly.
- Arch-Enemy: Hungary at different times with Prussia.
- Ascended Extra: Austria, Hungary and Prussia have clearly gotten this treatment, being major ensemble characters in themselves. Tied in with Hero of Another Story.
- Bathing Beauty:
- Hungary's seen taking a bath with Chibitalia in early strips, and a recent one has her inviting Taiwan to have a soak in◊ Lake Heviz. Confirmed in her Volume 5 profile.
- Czech Republic is one of these, too: she's seen in her bath tub at least once, and later she boasts to Hungary about her very famous spas.
- Berserk Button:
- Prussia or France tormenting Austria is enough to trigger Hungary's... protective side.
- Switzerland doesn't like people coming uninvited to his house. Also, don't be talking smack about his pajamas; Liechtenstein spent 52 days making them, dammit!
- Prussia seems to have a number of these, such as words that sound like Mark.
- Big Fancy House: Subverted and played straight:
- Subverted in the case of Chibitalia, Hungary, Austria and HRE. Austria's mansion is pretty big but the end of the Chibitalia strips suggests (if not outright states) that their spending wealth is very limited, which is remarked when HRE leaves the mansion with other Germanic states.
- Played straight with the fancy palace where Austria and Hungary interact with Maria Theresa. It's a Justified Trope considering that Vienna is very famous for palaces like Belvedere or Schonbrunn.
- Bifauxnen:
- For a request during the April Fool's 2011 event, Himaruya drew Hungary dressed in a prince-like outfit with Liechtenstein. She also had shades of this when she was younger before she discovered she was a woman. Her Halloween costume in the 2011 event was also a prince, her fancy outfit in the Gakuen games also qualifies as this, and her uniform which is much more masculine than Belarus and Ukraine's.
- Liechtenstein too, while in uniform, without the ribbon, although she's a little younger and cuter than the typical Bifauxnen.
- Big, Screwed-Up Family: The Germanic brothers aren't exactly the happiest bunch.
- Blood Knight: Prussia was created to attack and enslave all the other characters here and that's all he lives for. Hungary shows signs of this when she's very peeved. Namely when she's out kicking Prussia's ass.
- Blue Blood: Austria's personality has elements of this, thanks to the Habsburgs. Liechtenstein too, in part due to being a Principality. Not to mention being named after her ruling dynasty.
- Boisterous Bruiser:
- Hungary can easily be seen as one of the rare female examples. The anime adds a Battle Aura to her Slasher Smile and a truly scary delivery of the Madness Mantra below by Michiko Neya. Austria wisely decides to just let her be... and the scene soon changes to her punching and kicking the living crap out of a whole Prussian army.
Hungary: Seize vital regions, seize vital regions... CRUSH PRUSSIA! CRUSH PRUSSIA!- According to himself, Prussia likes fighting, eating, sleeping and Old Fritz. Is almost always seen with a big grin on his face.
- Childhood Friends: Austria and Switzerland were this; they had a falling out, and neither like to be reminded of their old relationship.
- Childhood Friend Romance: Austria and Hungary. Even when she used to pick on him.
- Covert Pervert:
- Hungary insists that her love for Austria is "pure", but all the footage she has of him in compromising positions says otherwise. Even France is amazed by how dirty her mind is.
- How would Slovakia decide whose spas are superior between Hungary and Czech Republic? Why, whose breasts are larger, of course!
- Cross Dresser:
- Hungary dressing up as a man at times, even when she grew up, could be seen as a holdover from her younger days when she thought herself as male. Hetaween 2011 has her dressing up as a prince.
- Austria accompanies Hungary above as her princess in a purple dress (though he wears pants underneath it).
- Cuteness Proximity: Prussia's reaction to North Italy. Seems to be a habit of Liechtenstein's as well; she reacts this way to Switzerland's drawings, Switzerland wearing the frilly pink pajamas she gave him, and Kugelmugel.
- Daddy's Girl: Hungary, to Magyar/Hun. Tomboy variant. Prussia is a gender-flipped example to Old Fritz.
- Foil: Prussia and Austria in personality and looks, but especially in their ways of gaining and maintaining power:"It is said that Austria built an Empire without fighting (this could be really considered a great luck...), but Prussia, probably because he came so late, had no other choice but to fight bitterly for his greatness."
- Expository Hairstyle Change:
- Czech Republic had her hair in Girlish Pigtails as a child, but as she grew up she switched to a mid-length bob with braided streaks.
- Liechtenstein originally had longer, braided hair, but cut it short to look more like Switzerland.
- Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: Though they're not siblings, Czech Republic is responsible and serious, while Slovakia is irresponsible and flighty.
- Germanic Depressives: Switzerland and Austria are very morose. Averted with the sweet and cheerful Liechtenstein, and the Hot-Blooded and energetic Prussia.
- Happily Married: Austria and Hungary, even though they're technically and formally divorced.
- Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: It's not exactly known how tall Czech Republic and Slovakia are, but there is quite a bit of a height difference between the two at first sight.
- Idiot Hair: Austria has one that sticks straight up and represents Mariazell. Slovakia has one that sticks up from the back of his head.
- Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain / Anti-Villain: Historically, they haven't always been associated with the "good guys", such as in World War II. Then again, given history...
- Insistent Terminology: Czech Republic and Slovakia's separation was not a divorce, as Bulgaria quickly found out.
- Lady and Knight:
- Austria and Hungary are a rare genderflipped example. Austria is the "lady", and Hungary is the knight (despite being rather feminine herself).
- And then Austria is again the "lady" and Prussia the Knight when they're paired up.
- Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy: Austria (though he's more a Princely Young Man than girly) and Hungary (though she's more feminine than many masculine girls).
- Meido: As a young child living with Austria, Italy used to wear maid outfits. Especially in the Chibitalia chapter, which lampshades the trope when the Holy Roman Empire is seen with a portrait of Chibitalia and is asked if the model was a servant.
- Monochromatic Eyes:
- Holy Roman Empire in the manga and merchandise. In the anime his eyes are changed to be brighter and with pupils and shine to them, as well as in a strip of him as an older child/teen where his eyes are drawn with pupils.
- Liechtenstein as well, uniquely among the (currently existing) Germanic nations.
- Neat Freak:
- Prussia, evidencing that he and Germany are similar after all...
- As an aristocrat, Austria gets angry when seen disheveled. Even if it's by his wife. On the other hand, it's shown that in private he's not as stringent in keeping up appearances.
- Not Blood Siblings: Switzerland and Liechtenstein, along with a full bucket of Ship Tease.
- Not Love Interest: Switzerland and Liechtenstein are definitely the most important people in one another's lives; he dotes on her and she practically adores him and worships the ground he steps on.
- Official Couple: Austria and Hungary at one point.
- Perpetual Frowner: Austria "doesn't smile often, and doesn't need to". Switzerland's default expression is a scowl.
- Platonic Life-Partners: Czech Republic and Slovakia have quite the history together, both before they became independent of Austria-Hungary and after. Though the "platonic" part is ambiguous - Slovakia remarks once that Czech is "much cuter" in the present than when they were kids, and Czech is quite flustered by it.
- Plucky Girl:
- Hungary is described as unlucky, but gets past her hardships.
- Czech Republic is said to be a patient and serious hardworker.
- Word of God calls Liechtenstein mature and strong-willed, possibly a reference to the country's refusal to join with the Soviet Union. And how she handles her brother's mood swings without even lifting her eyebrows. Remember, being quiet and softspoken does not automatically equal to being insecure.
- Real Men Wear Pink:
- Austria sees himself as highly cultured, enjoys gardening and seems to be better at making pastries than actually fighting. And that's not counting the corset in Hetalia Bloodbath 2011. This is in turn in contrast to Hungary.
- Switzerland is a literal example with his girly pink pajamas. They're a present from Liechtenstein; she gave him the wrong ones by mistake, but he doesn't mind... because they're from his sister, dammit.
- Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl:
- Austria and Hungary are the grown-up version of the trope.
- HRE and Chibitalia also fit... except that Chibitalia is a a boy who dresses as a girl.
- Czech Republic and Slovakia are the probably the straightest example among all of them.
- Sexy Santa Dress:
- Hungary's shown wearing one rather seductively in the 2009 Christmas strips.
- Liechtenstein is drawn wearing one during one of the Christmas Events. Albeit not incredibly revealing, it was a lot shorter than pretty much all of her other dresses.
- She Cleans Up Nicely:
- Hungary wears a Pimped-Out Dress and jewelry in the Christmas strips for 2010. Himaruya later drew her in an even more pimped out dress. While not quite as pimped out, Himaruya also drew her wearing a simple, but very elegant dress alongside Austria. Her prince outfit in Hetaween 2011 is also very impeccable, and her dress in Hetalia Hetaween 2013 is also rather nice to the eyes.
- Prussia wears a nice suit along with Hungary in the second example above.
- According to this entry, Liechtenstein too. Such a pretty dress!
- Shipper on Deck:
- Hungary seems to think Chibitalia and HRE are adorable together. Which they are.
- Liechtenstein for Austria/Switzerland during Bloodbath 2011 apparently. She actually says she enjoys her brother talking to Austria.
- Sibling Team: Switzerland and Liechtenstein to an adorable, if uncomfortably close degree.
- Sibling Yin-Yang: The grumpy and xenophobic Switzerland and the sweet and friendly Liechtenstein.
- Sitcom Archnemesis: Hungary and Austria have elements of this with Prussia.
- Strong Girl, Smart Guy: Action Girl Hungary and Princely Young Man Austria.
- The Clan: Of The Habsburgs.
- Unsettling Gender-Reveal:
- Young Prussia used to think that young Hungary was a boy, until he got to grope her chest.
- And some other characters thought that Chibitalia (child North Italy) was a little girl (the Holy Roman Empire included), until he hit puberty. It's implied, however, that Austria was the only one in Italy's surrounding that, by the time he got his growth spurt, still ignored that he was a boy. Hungary is not surprised at all to see Italy as a young teenager, while Austria is. She probably guessed it when they took a bath together in the earlier strips.
- Vitriolic Best Buds:
- Czech Republic and Slovakia's relationship has elements of this. Both come to realize that despite the fact that they often got on each other's nerves while living together, they miss one another after their separation.
- Hungary and Austria also have this sort of relationship with Prussia.
- William Tell: Switzerland and Liechtenstein's costumes in the Hetaween 2011 event.
Holy Roman Empire
Italy, come with me, and become the Roman Empire again!
Voiced by: Jun Konno (JP), Chris Cason (EN)
- Adorably Precocious Child: He conducts himself in a very serious manner, and then there are his attempts to get the Germanic states to stop fighting.
- Accidental Pervert: Often ends up accidentally or unknowingly pulling up Chibitalia's skirt, or down Chibitalia's shorts.
- Anachronism Stew: In the anime, the Framing Device for several of the extra Chibitalia stories was Holy Roman Empire dreaming...and then waking up to his alarm clock. In the 16th century.
- Childhood Friend Romance: With Chibitalia
- Dogged Nice Guy: Type 1 to Chibitalia.
- Eek, a Mouse!!: Holy Rome spots one one day, and imagines Chibitalia being afraid of it. He tries to catch it... but it runs under Chibitalia's skirt, which an unknowing Holy Rome pulls up.
- High-Pressure Emotion: When Chibitalia holds his arm while teaching him how to paint.
- Killed Off for Real: Maybe. A deleted strip has France informing Italy of HRE's death
- Not Growing Up Sucks: He can't grow up because of the strife between the Germanic states.
- Puppy Love: He has a crush on Chibitalia, but he doesn't know Chibitalia is actually a boy.
- Satellite Character: Is HRE the boss? Does he just own the house? He doesn't interact much with the others. This might be Defied if the theory that he's Germany is confirmed.
- Stalker with a Crush: To Chibitalia, completely played for laughs.
- Tsundere: Arguably, towards Chibitalia.
Hungary - Elizabeta Héderváry
Ah, that horny man is touching his chest! Austria's nipples are sacred things!
Voiced by: Hina Minami (Flower of Iris CD), Michiko Neya (JP), Luci Christian (EN)
- Action Girl: Arguably the most action-oriented female nation, so far.
- Action Girlfriend: To Austria, though this overlaps with Violently Protective Girlfriend once Prussia or France are involved. It's also hinted through canon (and expanded in fanworks) that she's the dominant one in the relationship.
- Arch-Enemy: At different times to Romania.
- Badass Adorable / Cute Bruiser / Girly Bruiser: She started fighting when she was a little girl, and was able to take on both Prussia and Austria successfully. She also averts Chickification by both not being invincible in her "male" days and by being shown as physically strong (if not even stronger) during her "maid" ones.
- Beware the Nice Ones: This cute and sweet maid brutalizes Prussia's army, watches him get ready to sleep with a spear in hand, and busts down a wall in his home to help out her beloved Austria.
- Bodyguard Crush: Towards Austria.
- Broken Bird: Often portrayed like this in Dark Fic.
- Buxom Beauty Standard: Is very well-endowed (though not to Ukraine's levels), as shown in the scene from the "Noto-sama 5" game where Yamato and Noto peep on her when she's changing clothes◊. Also, in every fanwork that feature "Bust Chart" she'll often be the second after Ukraine ("Often", because she may trade places with either Belarus or Taiwan).
- Camera Fiend: The fans love to peg her as one, based on her Yaoi Fangirl status. Then again, she did take photos of the mess around Austria when he was groped by France.
- Chickification: Averted. She's actually manlier than a good chunk of the male cast. She also gained girlier outlooks and sides, and she's not exactly ashamed of them. This is a girl who can pull a very nice Bifauxnen stint, and yet wears her hair down and with hair decs in her hair as well.
- Cool Big Sis: She seems to fit this for Liechtenstein, which fans like to really drive home.
- Defeat by Modesty: Subverted in this strip, where Hungary doesn't care that her tunic has been ripped to Navel-Deep Neckline levels after fighting Turkey. Prussia's the one who cares more.
- Frying Pan of Doom: France is more likely to be her fry-panning target. The frying pan probably comes from László the Brave, a Hungarian slapstick comedy in the vein of Punch and Judy, where the titular hero uses a huge frying pan to beat up his enemies.
- Girliness Upgrade: From a Cute Bruiser Bokukko, to a Team Mom Ninja Maid.
- Heroic BSoD: Hetalia Hetaween 2013 shows that she feels more meek when she's overwhelmed.
- Hidden Buxom:
- There was a minor panic over the Volume 5 cover, which seemed to give her a much smaller chest in her uniform but when she was drawn in a swimsuit◊, however, the fear was rapidly lost. Justified in that military uniforms are rather bulky and not necessarily all that flattering.
- Averted with her old armor, which serves to really highlight her assets.
- Improbable Weapon User: Is seen beating up France with her Frying Pan of Doom.
- In-Series Nickname: She's called Hun-chan ("Hunny" or "Hun-baby") by Ukraine.
- Ms. Fanservice: On the rare occasion that a female character is on the receiving end of fanservice, it tends to be her. (It's only fair!)
- Named After Somebody Famous:
- Some fans suspected that she was named after the infamous Elizabeth Báthory. The outfit that she wears for Hetalia Hetaween 2013 more or less confirms this.
- Another equally likely candidate is Elisabeth of Austria, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary. Sisi, as she was known, was influential in the Hungarian independence movement and is beloved there as a result.
- Nightmare Fetishist: According to her Volume 5 profile.She loves the hot springs and she likes to sing scary songs!
- Ninja Maid: Hungary often dresses up as a meido (especially in the Maria Theresa mini arc). She's also very willing to use her spear to defend herself and/or Austria. Her outfit is a mix of traditional Hungarian dress or folk attire and a maid outfit. In Chibitalia we see Italy working as a maid at the "Holy Roman Empire Household" and dressing up as a maid, and when Hungary is introduced as his Cool Big Sis it's said they're technically in the same situation. And in "France and the frying pan", she's clearly wearing a normal maid outfit.
- One of the Boys: Often portrayed as this in fandom, as well as in canon itself.
- Only Sane Woman: In the days of North Italy and the Holy Roman Empire's childhood. She's the only one who seems to pick up on certain things, like Chibitalia actually being a guy and HRE's obvious crush on him, mainly because Austria is too busy trying to keep the Germanic brothers from rocking the boat too much, and the Germanic brothers are too busy fighting each other... again...
- Otaku Surrogate: Fangirls adore the fact that the girl who appears the most loves male-on-male porn as much as they do.
- Parental Substitute: Towards Chibitalia.
- Passionate Sports Girl: Play this role in Gakuen Hetalia. She's a member of the swimming team and in one Gakuen strip/TV episode she and Australia are seen lounging around in swimsuits. The PSP game also has her in a sports competition. Truth in Television: Hungarians seem to be particularly good at swimming, as Hungary has won a lot of Olympic medals in both swimming and water polo.
- Platonic Life-Partners: Kinda hinted to be this with Poland, which is supported by the historical connections between both nations. She refers to him as "Po-chan" ("Popo"), to start.
- Raised as the Opposite Gender: As a child, Hungary had apparently been raised as a boy and even thought herself as one until she recognized herself as a girl. But while she's since become more feminine, there's still a good deal of her masculine upbringing left over, especially when she's pissed off.
- Shameless Fanservice Girl: She didn't seem to mind the fact that her clothes got torn up in one strip, revealing her breasts to Prussia.
- Single Woman Seeks Good Man: She and Austria. In her own words from the Gakuen Hetalia script: "My heart is Austrian territory!"
- Sitcom Archnemesis: She gets riled up whenever Romania's around. As shown in the 2011 Bloodbath, wherein there's already a bad tension in the air when Romania appears before they engage in massive Passive-Aggressive Kombat.
- Hetalia Hetaween 2013 meanwhile suggests that she also feels this way to a smaller degree whenever France, Spain and Prussia are around.
- Slasher Smile: In at least one occasion, especially if Prussia's involved.
- Spell My Name With An S: Elisabeth, Elisaveta, Erzsébet, Elizabeth...?
- Stay in the Kitchen: Played with. Aside from becoming tough out of necessity, upon realizing that she's female, Hungary seems fine slipping into a more "womanly" mold and becoming Austria's maid. On the other hand, it's shown over time that just because she's a woman doesn't mean she's any less badass than the male Nations. It's no surprise that as an adult, she's both clearly feminine and one of the manlier characters in Hetalia.
- Sweet Polly Oliver: Back when she thought herself a boy. Although even grown up, her uniforms tend to be very masculine.
- Tsundere: She has hints of this, especially with Austria and Prussia. Her dynamic with Austria over the centuries is also described as one of both defiance and deep longing.
- Unsettling Gender-Reveal: Prussia, possibly several other nations, and Hungary herself were all rather surprised to find out that Hungary was a girl.
- Violently Protective Girlfriend: For Austria. So much that she once was pictured in the main page.
- Women Prefer Strong Men: Averted. Apparently, Austria didn't do quite a good job at besting her, but she fell in love with him anyway. While in the 2013 Halloween event, her conditions for Italy to touch her chest were simply a height requirement... which he was too tall for.
- Yaoi Fangirl: Hungary loves nothing more than watching men having sex. Even if it's her husband. Who are we kidding, she loves it especially if it's her husband. ("Platonic and pure love", OUR FEET!) Justified Trope to a degree, considering Hungary is famous for its pornography.
Republic of Austria - Roderich Edelstein
Beethoven attained greatness as an Austrian. He would count out 60 beans when he drank his coffee. This kind of over-serious behavior is characteristic of Austrians.
Voiced by: Otsu Kou (Flower of Iris CD), Akira Sasanuma (JP), Chuck Huber (Seasons 1-6) (EN)
- Aloof Big Brother Mentor:
- Though he served as Italy's mentor and brother figure when Italy was a child, he was also very strict and cold.
- Germany refers to him as a brother figure in the recent manga, and while still a little cold he isn't as strict.
- Awesome Anachronistic Apparel: Compared to most of the Nations, he's more often seen in older suits, is even seen in some canon works gardening while in 18th Century attire and almost always wears a jabot.
- Bishōnen: While it could be argued that this applies to a lot of characters, Art Evolution hits Austria hard in the later manga volumes.
- Classy Cravat: It's his default attire.
- Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Despite being a Non-Action Guy nowadays, he used to be quite the fighter, and his armies are magnificent! Which is Truth in Television. In one of the strips when he's under attack and both he and Russia are stuck, he refuses to leave the battlefield and attempts to get free from the borderline quicksand he's stuck into. For a Non-Action Guy, that's quite impressive.
- Cultured Badass: During his Glory Days.
- Elegant Classical Musician: Really handsome, really skilled in piano playing. The official calendar and several fanarts also make him a skilled violinist.
- Ermine Cape Effect: While most of his outfits aren't flashy, there's still an element of elegance and class in them, his cravat being a constant.
- Even the Guys Want Him: While pretty much every male has this going on, let's not forget that his wife simply loves seeing them hit on him in canon.
- Fantastic Arousal: Well...
- Fashion Dissonance: He tends to dress in more old-fashioned manners, sometimes mixing elements from earlier time periods.
- Glory Days: Similarly to Prussia, he clearly misses his days as a great Empire.
- Heavy Sleeper: According to Prussia's cleaning game; Prussia tries multiple times to wake him up in his attempt at cleaning Austria's house, but to no avail.
- Hollywood Pudgy: Word of God says Austria is out of shape and wears a corset to compensate.
- Impoverished Patrician: Just because the glory days of the Habsburgs are over doesn't mean Austria has to act like it. Prussia tries to blow his cover on his penny-pinching ways to Austria's archrival Switzerland. Too bad he forgets that for Switzerland, nothing is nobler than thrift.
- Knight in Sour Armor: Austria's stoic, seemingly aloof facade tends to give this image of him in public.
- The Man Behind the Man: Through the Habsburgs, he was essentially this to the HRE.
- Non-Action Guy: Much to Switzerland's frustration. Luckily, his partner and wife is a Ninja Maid who's more than happy to fight for him, while he remains as Mission Control.
- Also lampshaded in a strip where it's revealed that his fastest walking pace is slower than everyone else.
- No Sense of Direction: Says Word of God. Alluded to in the Valentine's strip when Austria is about to go out to get something for Hungary, and Germany tells him that he won't be able to come get him if he gets lost. Austria decides to make something with his own hands instead.
- Again alluded to in Hetalia Bloodbath 2010 when he gets lost looking for the phone that's just in the next room.
- Not a Morning Person: Seen wandering around in only a shirt, dropping trays and flipping out at Germany seeing him this way. With his love for coffee, might be a case of Must Have Caffeine.
- Not So Stoic: He does have considerable control over his emotions. But even he has certain limits.
- Of Corsets Sexy: A rare and unusual male example, seen modelling a corset while explaining the history of underwear to the others (don't ask). Underwear seems to be a recurring theme, given the time Prussia found pairs of boxers scattered all over his house (and promptly stole them).
- Only Sane Man: He sees himself as one, especially compared to Prussia.
- Pet the Dog: When he notices Chibitalia eavesdropping on him playing piano, he calls him in to sit down and listen.
- Playing Cyrano: In the Valentine's strip, Germany asks him for help and advice on dealing with Italy.
- Pretty Boy: Oh yes.
- Princely Young Man: Of the Ice King type. He's described often as a 'young master' type of character.
- Purely Aesthetic Glasses: Word of God says he's wearing glasses because he looks rather plain without them. The Art Evolution, however, has hit him particularly hard.
- And according to Word of God, they represent Austria's musical talents.
- Purple Is Powerful: And speaking of which, he not only has purple eyes and wears purple often, but managed to build a powerful empire through alliances and marriages alone, notwithstanding his role as the boss of Spain, Italy, Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia, among others.
- Sharp-Dressed Man: Portrayed with a Waistcoat of Style, Badass Longcoat (for a given definition of badass, that is), etc. at various times.
- Stoic Spectacles: Actually, Austria has a great emotional range: he can be 'solemn', 'sullen', 'stern', 'saturnine', 'harsh' and 'sterner'.
- Sugar-and-Ice Personality: He really is or at least can be soft and gentle beneath his stoic facade.
- Supreme Chef: Implied at first, confirmed here. His speciality is baking.
- Team Dad: To The Clan.
- Tall, Dark, Handsome And More Than A Bit Snarky.
- Understanding Boyfriend: While he's concerned for Hungary's well-being, in the end he knows that if she wants to fight, he'd better let her... since she will go One Woman Army and destroy the enemy. Considering their childhood, he knows it firsthand!
- Unkempt Beauty: For all his supposed plainness, Himaruya has gone out of his way to show him without his glasses and with messy hair, and this is always the result.
- Uptight Loves Wild: Him and Hungary, specially now that they're still somewhat in a relationship despite their divorce.
- Vestigial Empire: He may no longer be a high and mighty Empire (and he sure misses it). But that hasn't stopped him from acting as though he still is one.
- Weak, but Skilled: As Maria Theresa so aptly demonstrated, he's not exactly the epitome of fitness even back in his Glory Days. On the other hand, he is shown to be very talented in general and also tries his best to perform well in the battlefield whether it works or not.
- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: He's TERRIFIED of sea creatures according to a Drama CD where he freaks out twice from Italy's catches, once over a crab and once over a sea star.
Kingdom of Prussia/Teutonic Knights - Gilbert Beilschmidt
Mission Complete! Praise me! Hail me! On your knees!
Voiced by: Atsushi Kousaka (JP), Jonathan Brooks (Seasons 1-6), Austin Tindle (Season 7) (EN)
- Air Guitar: Does this with a broom in the anime. And it's glorious.
- Attention Whore"I really wanna make an appearance. One that will burn the memory of my existence into their hearts."
- Badass Adorable: Back when he was younger, especially.
- Badass Boast: A lot of the time, but especially when he tells the story of how he became the leader of the Germanic states and unified Germany.
- Badass Cape: During the Maria Theresa story arc.
- Badass Long Robe: Wears a white surcoat while being the Monastic State of The Teutonic Knights, and a black religious robe while being the Duchy of Prussia.
- Basement-Dweller: Possibly one in the modern times, as he now lives in Germany's house instead of running a state of his own. It's unclear how much he contributes to the household chores, or taking care of the stately business. Apparently Germany does most of the work, and Prussia helps here and there. Potentially since then obsoleted) Word of God implies he's a Neet."Now he lives as a good-for-nothing at Germany's house and as an exclave in Russia!"
- Beneath the Mask: Beneath his arrogant rudeness he does have other kinds of feelings too, namely loneliness. He doesn't like showing them to others, and only lets them see his Jerkass persona. Also see Hidden Depths below.
- Big Brother Mentor: He's supposed to be this to Germany. Even though he doesn't really accomplish his job.
- He had better results with America, though. Sort of.
- Blatant Lies: He's so happy being alone! And no, he's absolutely not bitter at the sight of couples filling the street around him!Prussia: It's so much fun being alone again that I can't stop laughing. Ha ha ha!
- Break the Haughty: Whenever he tries to conquer and enslave others, even if he succeds, he'll be knocked off that pedestal VERY soon.
- Broken Ace: He brags about his various talents, but it's left uncertain to which extend he can back those claims. Not to mention, for all his bragging, he was dissolved.
- Brought Down to Normal: "Private Concert" shows that he's lost the rapid Healing Factor that nations inherently have, as evidenced by the week-old dog bite on his hand that an unknowing Germany thinks should heal immediately.
- Butt-Monkey: More so in the earlier days, but even now his many of his appearances have at least a touch of this.
- Cool Sword: His usual weapon, including small-sized ones as the Teutonic Knights.
- Celibate Hero: Part of the package of being a Teutonic Knight. Then, he demands that Poland let him touch his balls.
- Characterization Marches On / Character Development: Has developed from a more or less villainous, pathetically lonely Blood Knight character into a merely eccentric guy with a pretty normal social life, and more lately it's been increasingly hinted his truest self is something else entirely. In Himaruya's own words:"He was originally designed as a villain-like character, but became much derpier with the time.""But surprisingly, his true nature is the methodical, severe, serious older brother of Germany!"
- Childhood Friend Romance: Many fanworkers are fond of making him an Unlucky Childhood Friend in regards to Hungary. He can also switch to Victorious Childhood Friend when written/drawn as a "second option" for her (in either a Slap-Slap-Kiss or The Masochism Tango way), if Hungary is not paired up with Austria.
- Chivalrous Pervert: As mentioned below, Prussia talks big, but when it comes to actually seeing his childhood "friend" Hungary pretty much naked, he freaks out. Justified since he used to be the Teutonic Knights, a Christian order.
- He was also seen apologizing in a church after groping Hungry's chest without knowing she was a girl.
- Corner of Woe: Prussia has an Altar of Woe.
- Cute Bruiser: Especially back when he was a child.
- Cute, but Cacophonic: The laughter is only a beginning. In the Anime he even drinks beer while making annoying and strange sounds.
- Death Fic: Often gets them, as because of his dissolution it's rather likely he'll die some time in the near future. Though canon makes it abundantly clear he's not dead yet.
- Although "Private Concert" shows that he's lost the rapid healing that nations have, and thus may be beginning to fade away, die or turn into a normal human.note
- Deceased Parents Are the Best: Fritz was like a father to him. And he's dead. So…
- Determinator / From Nobody to Nightmare: Has at least twice started from humble origins and by conquest and fervent work built himself into a power to be recognized."He was the odd one in the HRE and by overcoming the odds he continued to gain strength and grew into a military state that could take on large-scale battles, leading to being acknowledged by the other Germanic states."
- Doting Big Brother: To Germany; Word of God says that the two have better relationship than sibling nations usually do:"The Prussia who helped shape Germany seems completely overjoyed at his birth. When compared to other brothers, it seems that Prussia and Germany have an unusually good relationship."
- Drill Sergeant Nasty: To America during The American Revolution.
- Early Installment Character-Design Difference: Had blond hair and blue eyes in his earliest colored appearances. Himaruya quickly lightened his hair and gave him red eyes, as he felt the original color scheme made him look too much like Russia (although Russia's eyes would also be changed to purple).
- Evil Laugh: He's fufufu'd in his time.
- Fleeting Passionate Hobbies: The most recent one is reading books at a rate of four per day, or so he claims.
- Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: The foolish sibling to Germany responsible sibling. Or at least it looks like that in current times (see Hidden Depths).
- Glory Seeker: He loves nothing more than to be held in high regard and praised, and he will pay through the nose for it.
- Genius Bonus: The most common use of the word 'Prussia' nowadays is in the color of Prussian Blue. Due to its high color strength, Prussian Blue gets predominant very soon, similar to Prussia himself wants to be dominant.
- Hidden Depths: According to Word of God his true nature is serious, methodical and severe, making him similar with Germany.
- The Industrial Revolution strips say that he's the best of the Germanics at handling machinery. It's his idea to purchase English technology, and once this is done he and a not fully convinced Germany are seen working all night long in building stuff, modifying and mechanizing other things, etc. (Alluding to people like Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz, among others)
- Hot-Blooded: Even after his dissolution.
- Large Ham: "PRAISE HIM!", indeed.
- I Just Want to Be Badass: He's willingly to do anything to become strong.
- It's All About Me: To the point of being a Narcissist.
- Jerkass: Played for laughs.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Towards Germany, of course.
- Keet: Rather hilariously, as he seems to believe himself to be extremely manly.
- Kick the Dog: Can be quite cruel to Austria.
- Pet the Dog: Has also worried about and spent time with said aristocrat.
- The Leader: Grabbed this spot among the Germanic states after kicking out Austria, and then unified Germany.
- Light Is Not Good: His The Teutonic Knights uniform was white, and his flag is white with narrow black stripes.
- Loners Are Freaks: He claims that he enjoys being alone, but evidence says that he doesn't enjoy not having friends.
- Men Don't Cry: He's incapable of admitting he's feeling any kind of weakness, sadness or fear. However, Prussia breaks down in tears rather often, but mostly manages to pull off some sort of Manly Tears. While insisting things like"I'm so happy to be alone it makes me cry!"
- Mugging the Monster: Oh Prussia, it really isn't a good idea to pick fights with the resident Psychopathic Manchild, especially when he's gonna seize control of you in the future...
- Muscles Are Meaningless: Apparently he is stronger than Germany!
- Season five of the anime shows him as pretty well toned, and he could go for lifting weights longer than Germany could.
- Mysterious Past: Usually with Hetalia you can pretty much read each character's life story from Wikipedia. But this nation-tan character is more or less artifically created, as one cannot draw a clear line from The Teutonic Knights to the kingdom of Prussia, let alone from there to East Germany. Therefore much of his life is left for Canon Fodder.
- The Nicknamer: To some extent. West, Old Fritz, the Aristocrat, Four-Eyes, Specs, the Pervert...
- Non Human Side Kick: A small yellow bird flying around him and perching on his head or shoulder. Strangely, there are times he seems unaware of its presence...though it's appeared wearing a hat matching his a few times.
- No-Sell: As the Teutonic Knights, he's completely unaffected when young Russia calls down General Winter on him, since he was born in a cold area and is used to the cold.
- No Social Skills: Played for laughs (especially when he read a book about how to make friends), even if his characterization as the freak with no friends has since marched on. He also seems to just plain enjoy annoying people with his tactless behavior."Alright! It's fun to poke that aristocrat and see his reaction!"
- One of the Kids: As he is no longer a country, his position is like that of a young teenager who's still reliant on their guardian. He has to take orders from his younger brother.
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business: As he usually keeps up his grin even when he's feeling miserable or insecure, when he gets serious something big is going on. Most notably did this while Hungary came into accepting she's a female.
- Please Put Some Clothes On: at the sight of a teenaged Hungary with her tunic ripped, he blushes intensely and later hands her his own cape. I can hear the Prussia/Hungary shippers squealing from here.
- Pride: And that's putting it lightly.
- Psychotic Smirk: His more usual smile.
- Raised by Dudes: Hinted by Hungary in one comic, mentioning how Prussia was "surrounded only by men" since birth. All the other characters are nations by birth, and have grown up representing normal people of both genders leading normal lives from the cradle to the grave. For a long time Prussia represented nothing but already grown-up males leading a militaristic, ascetic life style.
- Real Men Love Jesus: As a child.
- Red Eyes, Take Warning: Generally averted (or just played for laughs), but when he's a serious threat...
- Technicolor Eyes: While originally more or less solid red, more recently, his eyes are a combination of red on top and blue at the bottom, combining in the middle to:
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: With Germany. They even have red eyes and blue eyes, respectively.
- Religious Bruiser: As a kid.
- Sibling Yin-Yang: With Germany.
- Skinship Grope: To Hungary, though he thought she was male at the time. That she is female is from then on abundantly clear.
- Soulsaving Crusader: How he saw himself when he was the Teutonic Knights."Convert the nonbeliever!"
- The Spartan Way"Prussia around this time was really ghastly in a lot of ways, huh."
- Spell My Name With An S: There is a speculation for the spelling of his surname for either "Weillschmidt" or "Beilschmidt". However, Beilschmidt is considered the more correct spelling by most fans, since it is an actual German name unlike Weillschmidt.
- Spit Take: All over Germany, when he found out that Germany really wasn't drinking beer.
- Spoiled Brat"Indulged by the Pope, Chibi!Prussia (the Teutonic Order) knew few boundaries in what he did."
- Stepford Smiler"I enjoy being lonely!"
- The Strategist: Learns his Strategy-fu from Old Fritz, and is later shown teaching it to Germany. It's necessary for him, as he's not the nation blessed with the largest of population, or the most advantageous of geography.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Beer, beer, beer!
- Also pancakes with maple syrup, ever since Canada introduced them to him.
- While potatoes are more connected with Germany, they deserve a special mention as Prussia was taught to eat them by Old Fritz. After some persuading, that is.
- Training from Hell: He does this on America during The American Revolution, where he forces him to do push ups while he whips him with a riding crop.Author's Note: Prussian-style is extremely harsh. Training; Abuse; Training; Abuse
- Undying Loyalty: Said to be very loyal to his bosses, and shown to still be very fond of Old Fritz's memory.
- Used to Be a Sweet Kid: Averted when he was an actual child, but he was a relatively nice teen. He mellowed out after coming under Poland's rule, and was modest and unremarkable in comparison to his siblings. Then House Hohenzollern and Brandenburg came along and the rest, as they say, is history.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: With France. The whole Spain/France/Prussia friendship started out as Fanon, and was given Ascended Fanon treatment by Himaruya.
- Warrior Monk: Was born as one.
- White Hair, Black Heart: Downplayed - he's not one bit aloof, is usually depicted as ego-centric and malicious jerkass but a good and loveable person. But he plays this very straight at times, such as when he was going to decapitate Poland after he surrendered.
Swiss Confederation - Basch Zwingli
Don't get in the way of my gun!
Voiced by: Moe Ayukawa (Flower of Iris CD), Romi Paku (JP), John Burgmeier (EN)
- Aloof Older Brother: Subverted in that he seems to be this at first glance, but is tender and devoted to Liechtenstein.
- Captain Obvious: When he and Liechtenstein have a picnic in The Movie:Switzerland (eating a sandwich): I think...it tastes like sandwich.
- Color-Coded Eyes: Has icy green eyes. For his grumpy, impersonal nature to anyone not his sister. His eyes can also be an allusion to the diverse landscape of icy mountains, clear blue lakes and rivers, and the green fields and forests his land is often noted for.
- Crossdressing Voices: In the original Japanese. Averted in the dub.
- Doting Adoptive Brother: He may not seem it at first, due to his aloof nature, but he's shown taking care of Liechtenstein to the point of giving her his food when he didn't have enough to eat for himself. He also buys her a ribbon when a passerby mistook her for a boy which obviously upset her, and we know how stingy this guy is.
- The Gunslinger: His Weapons Of Choice are several different guns, but personality-wise, he's more like a parody of the trope. Not to be confused with that other Vash, though.
- Hypocrite: The eternally neutral, yet surprisingly militant gunslinger. As his infamous first line in the dub highlights...Switzerland: Man up or I'll beat you with my Peace Prize!
- Ineffectual Loner: He's shown to be rather reclusive and doesn't seem to like parties, not to mention his infamy of keeping others out of his land by shooting at them. But at the same time, he still ends up talking to Austria in modern day and when France comes to visit him, he openly complains and seems very annoyed but doesn't actually make an effort to throw him out. Then there's Liechtenstein...
- Knight Templar Big Brother: Switzerland is very protective of Liechtenstein.
- Rich Bastard: He's a miser, paranoid, xenophobic and trigger-happy. The only person that he is close to is his sister Liechtenstein (and formerly Austria, even though Switzerland denies it until the cows come home), which shows that he might be a Jerk with a Heart of Gold (only very heavy on the "jerk" part, with his Hair-Trigger Temper).
- Self-Made Man: He worked himself to the top.
- Significant Birth Date: The first of August, when the Swiss Confederation was found back in 1291, making him a Leo. Male Leo's are stated to be the most protective of all.
- Spell My Name With An S: While his last name is undoubtedly Zwingli, is his first name Vash, Basch, Vasch, or what?
- Trademark Favorite Food: Cheese. Not too susprising, that, as Swiss people eat the most cheese in the world.
- Trigger-Happy: Shooting is his first response to (naked) intruders.
- Tsundere: Switzerland is a combination of Tsun Type A and He Was Never My Heterosexual Life Partner to Austria. The Gunslinger is especially fond of The Violent Approach (duh), going deredere (and VERY much so) only for Liechtenstein.
- Tsurime Eyes: Showing his harsh nature, contrasting with Liechtenstein.
- Unlucky Childhood Friend: Towards Austria, arguably. Fanworks are fond of making his feelings to him completely onesided and without possible reciprocation.
- Why Couldn't You Be Different?: He "created" Austria (whose name means 'eastern division') to fight, which is not really Austria's strong point.
Principality of Liechtenstein
If my brother is happy, then so am I...
Voiced by: Moe Ayukawa (Flower of Iris CD), Rie Kugimiya (JP), Cherami Leigh (EN)
- Big Brother Worship: While they're Not Blood Siblings, little Liechtenstein adores Switzerland.
- Dying Alone and Death by Despair: Thanks to Switzerland, she barely escaped from this.
- I Owe You My Life: Predictably, Liechtenstein is very grateful to her brother and thinks he definitely saved her.
- Everything's Sparkly with Jewelry: Sports a Nice Crown in a few sketches and illustrations as a reference to her flag.
- Girlish Pigtails: She wore her hair in like this in two braids before her Important Haircut.
- The Gunslinger: She has been occasionally shown in some sort of military training with Switzerland carrying a rifle on her back.
- Heartwarming Orphan: According to the published manga, the poor little girl was on her own and passed through several hardships before she was found and adopted by Switzerland. No mention of her "biological" parents or anybody who took care of her and her people until then. This happened right after World War I, since the union with Switzerland dates from 1919.
- This could also add some Alternative Character Interpretation when one considers her relationship with (and possible abandonment by) Austria and Hungary up until then.
- Important Haircut: Liechtenstein used to have long braids. At the beginning of her first strip, she cuts said braids off to both look more like her brother and be more comfortable. The webcast episode featuring these strips actually begins with her cutting off said braids.
- In-Series Nickname: Switzerland and Ukraine calls her "Liechten."
- Morality Pet: Who knows how much more of a jerk Switzerland would be if she wasn't around.
- Nice Girl: Very friendly and sweet.
- Proper Lady: Has the personality traits: hardworking, mature, polite, very competent in housework, sweet and devoted to those she loves without being an Extreme Doormat. In fact, she is so far the only girl to be considered as such. Just compare with either Hungary, Belarus or Vietnam.
- Rags to Riches: Her living standards were still kinda shaky and unwell until World War II was fully over, even with Switzerland's help. And now she and her lands are freaking loaded.
- Tareme Eyes: Contrasting with Switzerland.
- Teen Genius: Very tech-savvy, according to Word of God.
- Tertiary Sexual Characteristics: Due to her, um, lack of secondary characteristics, Switzerland just buys her a blue hair ribbon so no one mistakes her for a boy again.
- The Unpronounceable: At one point in the dub, the Narrator apparently has trouble pronouncing Liechtenstein's name correctly. When she does, the child audience cheers.
- Truth in Television: Swiss people do really consider people from Liechtenstein as friends ('Wir sind bruder'). Liechtenstein is one of the countries without an army, and relies on Switzerland (which may be an explanation for his character).
Czech Republic/Czechia
- "We want to stand on our two own feet! Please recognize our independence!"
Voiced by: Sumire Morohoshi (JP), Megan Shipman (EN)
- Bratty Half-Pint: Was "tactless and rude" (in Slovakia's words) as a child, and enjoyed rubbing her successes in his face.
- Hidden Depths: Czechia is said to be quite the artist, probably an allusion to the composers Antonín Dvořák and Bedřich Smetana or the painter/designer Alfons Maria Mucha.
- Noblewoman's Laugh: Tends to laugh "Oh ho ho ho!"
- The Rival: Toward Hungary where spas are concerned, though Hungary doesn't reciprocate.
- Silly Reason for War: What Czech thinks of the conflict between her and Slovakia caused by the lack of a hyphen in "Czechoslovakia."
- Tiny Tyrannical Girl: She's much shorter than Slovakia, and when he begs her to include a hyphen in their shared name after they gain independence, she's adamant about refusing, even when he threatens to turn himself into a delinquent if she doesn't.
- Tomboy: Czechia's hair's rather short and she wears pants in her first appearance.
- Tsundere: She sure is glad that she and Slovakia separated, now that she doesn't have to listen to his prattling! ...Though, it's not as though he doesn't have good traits...
Slovak Republic/Slovakia
- "All these years, we have been nothing more than underlings to Mr. Austria and Mrs. Hungary. But from today on, we can finally live with a free will!"
Voiced by:Yūsuke Kobayashi (JP), Creator/Kieran Flitton (EN)
- Always Someone Better: Czech Republic was this to him when they were children.
- Delinquents: Played for Laughs when Slovakia threatens to become one if Czech doesn't add a hyphen to their shared name. She refuses.
- Determinator: He's adamant about that hyphen. His character profile mentions that he gets "strangely obsessed" over "odd little things."
- The Glomp: Does this to Czech after she admits to missing him after their separation (in a roundabout way).
- Manchild: Shows signs of this, from his rather irresponsible and flighty nature, to the fact that he panics that Czech "did a lot for him" when he fails to make toast after their separation.
- Nice Guy: He's very easygoing, smiles quite a bit and is calmer than Czech Republic. He's also described as being patient.
- Prone to Tears: Seems to have been this as a child, as he burst into tears each time Czech teased him, and she called him weak.
- Serious Business: To him, the matter of the non-hyphenated "Czechoslovakia," to the point that Czech and Slovakia separated (not divorced, mind you) over it.
- Spanner in the Works: Seems to be one step ahead in regards to Czechia's plans, according to his profile.
- Unequal Pairing: A (seemingly) non-romantic version. Slovakia gets upset when Czech leaves a hyphen out of their combined name, thinking that it sounds like Czech dominating their partnership. Czech thinks his concerns are ridiculous.