True Neutral

Not Blood Siblings — Liechtenstein and Switzerland. Of course, this also means that there's nothing really standing in the way of the obvious Ship Tease and tension between the two.
- There's also the subtext of their relationship being so close as to be borderline incestuous.
Rags to Riches — Both of them. On one hand Liech was this close to dying when her lands went bankrupt due to war and the Great Depression, until Swiss took her in. On the other hand, Switzerland's own economic situation was very precarious when he found and adopted Liechtenstein, for exactly the same reason. Now both countries are extremely rich, with Liechstenstein as one of the richest nations in the whole world.
Sibling Yin-Yang — These two, though Switzerland goes Chaotic Neutral when his Berserk Button is hit.
Yodel Land — Kiku/Japan is ruthlessly and hilariously disabused of his Heidi-style notions by meeting Vash. Liechtenstein and her blond pigtails and lacy skirts arguably play it straight though.

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Switzerland - Basch Zwingli

Don't get in the way of my gun!

Voiced by: Romi Park (JP), John Burgmeier (EN)

Berserk Button: People coming uninvited to his house.
- Also, don't be talking smack about his pajamas.
Green Eyes
Rich Jerkass: 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).
He Was Never My Heterosexual Life Partner: He does not like to remember that he and Austria used to be friends as children.
Knight Templar Big Brother: Switzerland is very protective of his little sister Liechtenstein.
Morality Pet: Who knows how much more of a jerk he would be without Liechtenstein around.
Real Men Wear Pink: Girly pink pyjamas, that is. 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.
Relationship Voice Actor: His seiyuu is Romi Paku aka Edward Elric. His sister? Voiced by Rie Kugimiya aka Alphonse Elric.
Self-Made Man: He worked himself to the top.
Spell My Name with an S: While his last name is undoubtedly Zwingli, is his first name Vash, Basch, Vasch, or what?
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.
Trademark Favorite Food: Cheese. Not too susprisingly that Switz people eat most cheese in the world.
Trigger Happy: Very much so.
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.
Unlucky Childhood Friend: Towards Austria, arguably. Fanworks are fond of making his feelings to him completely onesided and without possible reciprocation.
What Could Have Been: Himaruya had one idea for Switzerland to actually be a woman who dressed masculine when in uniform, but who would wind up shocking others like Germany when they would see her in plain clothing.
- A recent blog entry (October 2011) states that he would have originally been a girl with pigtails until Hima apparently saw a Swiss guy out shopping with a gun
Why Couldn't You Be Different?: He "created" Austria (whose name means 'eastern division') to fight, which is not really Austria's strong point.

Liechtenstein

If my brother is happy, then so am I...

Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya (JP), Cherami Leigh (EN)

Bifauxnen: While in uniform, without the ribbon.
- Although she's a little younger and cuter than the typical Bifauxnen, so in her case, she might be considered a Cute Fauxtaro Boy.
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.
Fan Nickname: She doesn't have an official human name, but some fans call her "Lili Zwingli" to bypass that. It comes from a shortening of her nation name and from the Lily flower, which is sometimes considered to be a national flower of Liechtenstein.
- Himaruya himself in a recent blog post suggested her likely human name to be Erica/Erika, Sisia, Elise, or Eva, with her possible surname Vogel.
Girlish Pigtails: She wore her hair in like this in two braids before her Important Haircut.
Green Eyes
Hair Decorations: After the Lady Looks Like a Dude incident, Switzerland buys her a hair ribbon.
Hair of Gold
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 calls her "Liechten".
- Ukraine also calls her by this on one occasion.
Monochromatic Eyes
Morality Pet: Who knows how much more of a jerk Switzerland would be if she wasn't around.
Nice Hat: Sports a cute one in a chibi illustration of her in a nice dress, as well as another one in the 2011 Bloodbath.
Pettanko (A-Cup Angst version): 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.
Plucky Girl: Word Of God calls her mature and strong-willed, possibly a reference to the country's refusal to join with the Soviet Union.
Proper Lady: Has the personality traits: hardworking, mature, polite, very competent in housework, sweet and devoted to those she loves.
- In fact, she is so far the only girl to be considered as such. Just compare with either Hungary, Bela rus or Vietnam
She Cleans Up Nicely: According to this entry. Such a pretty dress!
Shipper on Deck: For Austria/Switzerland during Bloodbath 2011 apparently. She actually says she enjoys her brother talking to Austria.
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 Gunslinger: In Fanon as a consequence of her emulating Switzerland constantly. She has been occasionally shown in some sort of military training with him, carrying a rifle on her back, so somewhat confirmed.
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.
What Could Have Been: At first Himaruya considered having her emulate her brother even more, with a harsher personality and a cold manner of speech.