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* AdaptationDyeJob:
** England's hair in the manga varies with realistic shades of blond (pale straw blond, dirty blond, golden-strawberry blond) but the anime makes it a saturated yellow. ''Beautiful World'' fixes this, going with the golden blond seen in most manga art.
** France's hair color in the manga varies between being a golden blond to a darker, almost brown shade. In the anime, it's a bright yellow-blond. The fifth season gives him platinum blond hair.
** Russia's hair varies between being platinum blond or a golden-dark blond in manga artwork. The anime chose to render his hair in a beige tone (which it originally appeared as in trading card art). His tan scarf is also changed to pink. (Well, [[{{Manchild}} pink does fit him.]])
** China has black hair (most of the time) in the manga, but brown in the anime.
** Canada has lighter blond hair with darker tips in manga artwork, but the anime gives him a uniform dark blond shade. His eyes also changed from being violet (or light blue) to a deep blue. Both changes make him look even more like America. Season 5 gives him back his violet eyes, and changes his hair color to a strawberry blond shade.
* TheAlliance: The Allies, of course.
* AloofAlly: Russia and China tend to keep out of America's, England's and France's antics, both preferring to work alone.
* AnachronismStew:
** [[http://community.livejournal.com/hetalia/5087111.html This strip]], when England asks America (who is admittedly a [[GeniusDitz technical wizard]]) if he's trying to show off by having a computer that won't be invented for forty-two years.
** One episode of the anime depicts France with a digital camera, presumably in the 1940s. Yet it prints photos as if it were a Polaroid.
* ArchEnemy: Russia and America, during the Cold War.
* BadassCrew: With certain complications.
* BattleInTheRain: Narrowly averted between England and America during UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution.
* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: France, England and America respectively.
* BigBrotherMentor: England used to be this to America (and Canada) until [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution it all went wrong.]]
* CharacterizationMarchesOn:
** Early strips showed France as much more of a HandsomeLech, and Hungary's frying pan joke originally started off as her driving France away from manhandling Austria. Most of his particularly lecherous early strips have been long deleted from the main site, though, and nowadays his being a ChivalrousPervert is more emphasized.
** Oh sure, England was also a {{Tsundere}} for America back then, but remember the time he tried to essentially ''kill'' America (by making him sit in the Busby's chair) all because of America's [[JustBetweenYouAndMe slip-up about beating him?]]
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass:
** It's hard to believe that the relatively unassuming, idealistic, and boisterous America has SuperStrength to rival Russia... and his IdiotHero tendencies do not help one bit.
** France during Napoleon's reign, enough to even win against Russia and Austria.
* CutenessProximity:
** England is very affectionate to the nice spirits that follow him around (i.e, Flying Mint Bunny, a unicorn, Captain Hook, and Tinkerbell). Since no one else can see those spirits, they assume [[CassandraTruth he's gone a little crazy.]]
** China definitely has a weakness for all things cute, including baby!Japan, pandas, and of course, Shinatty-chan. At one point he voyages across the world to bring his boss back interesting animals... and selects only the ones he thinks were cute.
* EnemyMine: France and England--could also apply to America and Russia, but their rivalry really kicks into gear ''after'' WWII, when much of the original comic and anime is set.
* DrowningMySorrows: Apparently when England gets really drunk he tends to do this. China is also once seen at a bar, drinking and crying about his relationship with Japan to Russia.
* FiveManBand: The Allied Forces can be seen like this, to some degree. Roles are subjected to change, of course:
** TheHero: America ([[LoveFreak or so he believes]])
** TheLancer: England (StraightMan and sort of TheRival to America, ''[[NotSoAboveItAll sometimes]]'' TeamDad / OnlySaneMan)
** TheBigGuy: Russia (The tallest and [[PsychopathicManchild most unstable]] of the group)
** TheSmartGuy: China (He's 4000 years old and the most knowledgeable about things) [[WithFriendsLikeThese getting hassle even from the Allies]] until [[WhosLaughingNow he ditches his traditional robes for a Mao suit.]])
** TheChick / TheHeart: France (Dandy and always romantic)
** SixthRanger: Canada (Whose presence is rarely noticed by the other Allies and sometimes mistaken for America.)
* FlowerMotifs: Fandom never misses an opportunity to depict Russia with sunflowers and England with roses (England's national flower). And then there's France and [[HandOrObjectUnderwear his own roses]]...
* {{Foil}}:
** England and America. England is grumpy, a realist, somewhat pessimistic and world-weary, while America is incredibly optimistic, outgoing, cheerful, and highly imaginative.
** England and France could also qualify. While England is focused, serious and has trouble interacting with others, France is carefree, outgoing and has a more relaxed, easygoing nature.
** America and Canada. America is loud, forceful, often makes himself the center of attention, and often overlooks others' feelings. Canada is soft-spoken, somewhat shy, gentle and is constantly overshadowed or overlooked by others.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: England is serious and responsible, while America is carefree and fun-loving.
* FreudianExcuse:
** It's implied that Russia turned insane mainly because of his horrible history, which included him being implicitly tormented by General Winter during his childhood, bullied by other nations as a kid, and witnessing many tragedies and wars.
** England muses once that America's tendency toward [[UpToEleven big and extravagant]] may stem from when he was [[TheGreatDepression still hungry]].
* GratuitousForeignLanguage: America and England in the original Japanese, and then France, China and Russia in both the original and the dub.
* HiddenDepths:
** Despite England's cynical and realistic outlook on life, he's apparently a romanticist "before he goes to sleep," according to WordOfGod. And even though he's outwardly grumpy and unfriendly, he's ''very'' affectionate to the spirits that follow him around, and was to young America before the Revolution. WordOfGod has said that he has a "rich and unlimited personality."
** Russia is far more perceptive of the people around him then they give him credit for, is quite reflective on himself and his actions, occasionally being regretful, likes to cook, knit and is a computer hacker who rivals Estonia.
** Particularly in more recent strips, France has shown a more serious side, specially marked by how he's surprisingly good at reading emotions. This shows clearly when he befriends Lisa [[spoiler:aka the reincarnation of Joan of Arc]] and in [[http://hetalia.livejournal.com/11762526.html a story]] where he interacts with a French soldier.
** America, like Russia, is shown at times to be [[SelectiveObliviousness more aware of the atmosphere]] than others think. He's also shown to actually be quite melancholy in private, such as for his [[WeUsedToBeFriends separation from England]], his brother Canada being [[IJustWantToHaveFriends easier to befriend than him]], or his short-lived childhood due to his abnormally rapid growth.
** Canada is usually as meek and unassuming as he appears to be, but is very much capable of driving ''America'' to tears with just [[BewareTheNiceOnes words alone]] and according to WordOfGod, has always been somewhat of a [[TheSmartGuy tactician]]. He is also said to be a [[BadassPacifist very strong fighter]] despite not enjoying it.
* IdiotHair: Out the wazoo in the comic as a whole:
** America's Nantucket
** Canada's loopy curl
** Even the cat/neko versions of the characters have their ahoges!
* IJustWantToHaveFriends:
** When he was a [[UsedToBeASweetKid child]], Russia just wanted to make friends with the other nations, [[TheWoobie but they bullied him instead]]. He even tried befriending a hamster, [[AnimalsHateHim only for it to reject him too]]. You can even [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation interpret]] his later "become one with me" mantra as a [[PsychopathicManchild twisted]] {{Manchild}} version of this.
** England as well, which motivates the Anglo-Japanese alliance. However, given his behavior, it's easy to see why he has trouble in this area...
* ImprobableWeaponUser: China uses a wok and ladle to beat up the Axis, while Russia's WeaponOfChoice is a [[PipePain lead-pipe faucet-crowbar thing]].
* IntentionalEngrishForFunny: China and Russia sometimes get this treatment in the dub.
* InterspeciesFriendship: America with Tony, an [[TheGreys alien.]] England with his various magical friends.
* InvisibleToNormals: Originally it was implied only England can see his "magical friends", until France walked in on them...
* ItsAllAboutMe:
** While America ''does'' genuinely try to help others, there are times he falls into this. His "battle plan" for the Allies is this ''in spades''.
** France has these moments occasionally. At one point he refers to the other nations as "insignificant characters."
* LargeHam:
** America is often very energetic and loud, commanding all the attention for himself.
** France is dramatic to the extreme whenever he has the opportunity, especially when he's [[DramaQueen distraught about something]].
* ManipulativeBastard:
** In Episode 20 of the World Series, America (successfully) lays a guilt trip on Japan to get the latter to come to the former's Christmas party.
-->'''America:''' GUESS WHAT, EVERYONE! This year's Christmas Party is going to be Japan's treat!
-->'''Japan:''' F*CK YOU, AMERICA!
** France-- naturally, he leads the way spreading nasty rumors about Germany. At his best, he almost pulled off a DivideAndConquer against the Habsburgs. Divide, but not ''quite'' conquer. It's also pointed out early in the series that France often profits from the sidelines during any war or military conflict, even if he's not involved in it.
** Russia exploits his scary and cutesy traits for his own gain and doesn't give choices.
--->"Compromise? There's no such service in Russia, you know."
** [[NiceGuy Canada, surprisingly]]. One of his [[TheStrategist tactics to get America to surrender]] during UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution was to trick him into signing a surrender treaty that was hidden in a package disguised to make it look like it had food inside. [[BigEater It nearly worked, too.]]
* TheMinnesotaFats: America and England have a bit of a rivalry. No matter what England does, America does it bigger and better. Case in point: Their long-running (87 years) competition trying to scare the other one first at Halloween--America's won every year.
* NakedPeopleAreFunny:
** Some of France's antics. And mind you, he isn't content with being the ''only'' naked one during those moments. He devotes an entire [[ChristmasEpisode Christmas special]] to taking off characters' shirts ([[{{Fanservice}} and a bit more]]).
** When England gets drunk he forgets all about being a gentleman and has the habit of stripping naked in front of other countries. [[HilarityEnsues Hilarity usually ensues]].
* NiceGuy:
** Canada, to a ridiculous level. America even lampshades it in the strips themselves:
--->'''America''': "He has a rare personality that can get along well with everyone, and he actually wants to change it? He seriously doesn't know how blessed he is."
** America does genuinely want to help his fellow nations. For example, in episode 8 of ''The Beautiful World'', he leaps at the opportunity to use his technological knowhow to track down the hackers who messed with Estonia's blog. Of course, he often falls into ItsAllAboutMe while trying to help.
* NonHumanSidekick:
** America has whales and the visitor from outer space named Tony (who hates England for some reason, but is fond of Lithuania).
** The spirits that follow England around (with one being a {{Unicorn}}) as an adult could count, but as a child he's pretty much always seen with a rabbit by his side.
** Canada has Kumajirou, his ''talking polar bear.''
** China has his pandas.
* OddFriendship: France and Russia, based on historical friendship between them (also mentioned in some of Himaruya's old notes).
* OnlySaneMan:
** England occasionally takes up this role with the Allies. Of course, 95% of the time, he's NotSoAboveItAll.
** China reaches this some of the time and can act like the voice of reason for the Allies, usually when England proves that he's NotSoAboveItAll and NotSoDifferent.
* TheQuietOne:
** Canada is soft-spoken, especially in comparison to the ''much'' louder America.
** As per WordOfGod, Russia's true nature is quiet and aloof around people he doesn't consider friends. But it doesn't come up, since he considers ''everyone'' his friend...
* ReadingTheEnemysMail: The Allies get a hold of Germany's diary and read it to find clues on how to defeat the Axis...but most of the entries are about Italy.
* RealMenCook: France and China are excellent cooks. England ''tries''...and is mocked over the non-edibility of his food.
* RealMenWearPink:
** England loves sewing and embroidering.
** Not only does Russia volunteer to be the Pink Ranger in the drama [=CDs=], but he also likes knitting as much as England loves embroidery. He's also been shown wearing a cutesy apron that says "Usa-chan" ([[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant as in rabbit, not America.]])
** France's outfit in TheMovie, quite literally.
* RedOniBlueOni:
** America--loud, brash, confident-- is the Red Oni to Canada's quiet, reserved, humble personality.
** England can also be the Red Oni to France's Blue Oni, being volatile and hot-tempered in comparison to France's relaxed, poised persona.
* RegionalRiff: France sometimes has accordion music in the background when he is on screen, and it shows up in his songs as well. China's songs use East Asian instruments and motifs.
* TheRival: England and France, with their long history of wars. Russia and America too, especially during the Cold War.
* RivalsTeamUp:
** Arguably the whole group of them, but particularly France and England, and America and Russia. Could also apply to China and Russia, given their historical disagreements about communism.
** Frequently amounts to TeethClenchedTeamwork, though America likes to brand them as a successful, supportive team.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: America and Canada's sibling relationship is often portrayed as this, with America as the Manly Man and Canada as the Sensitive Guy.
* SeparatedByACommonLanguage: In one comic, England asks America for a rubber (eraser). After asking a confused England if he even has a partner, America gives him a condom.
* SheIsAllGrownUp: England leaves young America to return to his country during the colonial period, telling the boy to do his best and become strong. He is shocked after he returns to find that America's grown from a child to a teenager in an abnormally short time for a nation. [[BigLittleBrother And that he's grown taller than him.]]
* SiblingYinYang: Canada and America. Canada is meek and sensitive while America is outgoing and has occasional bouts of arrogance.
* SickEpisode: One story showed France teasing a bed-ridden England until he realized that the latter was really sick, at which point he tried to help him feel better. America appeared later and tried to cure England by [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext putting a hamburger on his head.]]
* SignatureLaugh: Also ubiquitous:
** America's loud and rhythmic "Ha ha ha ha!"
** Russia's soft, ominous "ufufufu~"
** Dub!France's "onhonhonhon!"
* SitcomArchnemesis
** [[TruthInTelevision England and France]]. The only surefire way to keep England out of your house is to invite France. America observes that after 900 years of war the only thing that keeps these two old timers going is antagonizing each other.
** Russia and America have something of this after the Cold War. They're pretty passive-aggressive toward one another, and the atmosphere intensifies when the two [[DeathGlare get into it]].
* ShipTease: Basically goes on between any characters who spend time together. Himaruya must be aware of the number of yaoi fans in his fanbase...
* StrongFamilyResemblance[=/=]UncannyFamilyResemblance: America and Canada, to the point that Cuba and other nations at times [[MistakenIdentity mistake Canada for America]], much to his misery.
* SuperStrength: Russia, America, and China are depicted having this, as in RealLife they are superpower nations of the modern world.
* SupremeChef:
** France, who tried to use his culinary skills to bribe a young America several times (however, on his last try, America was too used to England's food). When England really needs food done well, even he capitulates and asks France for help.
** China as well. In fact, one of the top three gourmet cuisines in the world is Chinese food, the other being France and (presumably) Turkey.
** France, China, and Turkey form the Gourmet Club in the Gakuen verse.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: America has hamburgers, and Canada has anything covered in maple syrup. There's England's love of tea, and Russia's love of vodka.
* TrueCompanions: Played with; the Allies sing a song together, ''United Nations Star ☆'', and proclaim themselves to be this, only to agree in the song itself that it's not true.
* {{Tsundere}}:
** England is heavy on The Smirk, [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/APH_Chp2_p4.jpg especially]] [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/i_i9-2.gif when]] [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/APH_IndeDay_p5.jpg around]] [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tdn6.jpg America]]. When he's in deredere mode, though, he sometimes shows such vulnerability that he qualifies as TheWoobie. He's also called Tsundere by both fandom ''and'' WordOfGod (specifically, the Drama [=CDs=] and some author notes).
** America is an odd variation of the Type B Tsundere. He has a penchant for stepping on people's toes with his rampant KY-ness, cheerful LoveFreak mannerisms and occasional bouts of arrogance, but most of his teasing comes off as well-intended. On the other hand, he shows sadness and melancholy as he remembers past friendships and also displays childish yet genuine worry when the England is sick (once he even brings him back to life with his teasing). He complains about England's food as a child but eats it anyway, and for all his complaints and teasings, he seems to hold genuine affection for his friends.
* {{Unicorn}}: England gave a baby unicorn to America as a pet for his centennial. America freaked out because he couldn't see it, but it's been mentioned by Word of God that he kept it and manages to take care of it.
* UnresolvedSexualTension:
** England and America. They even have a strip that has a title that pretty much translates to [[MomentKiller The Moment Is Killed]]. More specifically, [[http://www.hetarchive.net/scanlations/volume1.php?v1_081 The Long-Awaited Deep Emotion is Ruined]].
** Reaches EveryoneCanSeeIt levels in one of the CD dramas, after everyone hears them arguing at night:
-->'''Lithuania:''' R-Russia! Everyone was pretending not to hear anything!
-->'''England:''' W-what? Everyone's awake, after all?
-->'''France:''' That's because you were having a lover's quarrel here.
-->'''England:''' Don't say it was a lover's quarrel!
-->'''Japan:''' Well, it's not like we were peeping and such...
** Hell, even ''Tony'' can see it in [[http://yamiyoru.livejournal.com/120577.html this]] mini-drama:
-->'''England''': That's why! The alien and friends over there, just shut up! You have been trying to irritate me since just now.
-->'''America:''' Even if you said that, the truth is you just wanted to sleep together in the same room in the same way we did in the past, right?
-->'''Tony:''' Love me bubu. Kiss me bubu.
** The dub also lampshades this, with France asking if they're done "releasing sexual tensions."
* VerbalTic:
** China ends most of his sentences with "aru," which is derived from a Japanese stereotype of Chinese people. When talking to England (for example in the Britannia Angel strip) "aru" sometimes changes to "ahen" which means [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything "opium"]].[[note]]This is actually TruthInTelevision, as adding 'ar' onto the ends of sentences is one of the most prominent features of the Beijing dialect of Mandarin.[[/note]]
** When America talks business, he ends his sentences with [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything "-gates"]].
** Canada has "Maple!" when he's in pain.
** Russia and his threatening "kolkolkol" chant.
* VitriolicBestBuds:
** England has this kind of relationship with both America and France, to varying extents.
** To a lesser extent, the Allies are this. They bicker a lot and only barely manage to get along, but in the end they've got each other's backs.
* WeAreStrugglingTogether: The Allies as a whole don't always get along very well.

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[[folder:United States of America - Alfred F. Jones]]
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->''Now is the time we allies must take a stand for the sake of the world! Should we not fight in the name of justice? Let our hammer of righteousness strike deep into the heart of this evil! Starting with this lame-o Italy!''

->Voiced by: Osamu Ikeda (Flower of Iris CD), Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (JP), Creator/EricVale (EN)
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* AdventurerArchaeologist: Two of his hobbies are "archaeology" and "adventures".
* AgeCut: England says goodbye to a little boy America, and returns on his next voyage to find America a nearly fully-grown teenager.
* TheAllAmericanBoy: While he definitely looks the archetype, America's actual personality doesn't exactly fit the mold - but it does come close.
* AlwaysAChildToParent: Despite America being fully grown (well, 19 according to canon), England still habitually scolds him like a child and once makes a reference to America wetting the bed.
* AmericaSavesTheDay: He does this quite a lot.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: He gets on England's nerves a ''lot''.
* AttentionWhore: So much so that, when he isn't the center of attention, he loses his will to do absolutely ''anything''.
* BadassAdorable: Himaruya makes America awfully [[{{Moe}} cute]], but he's also likely the strongest character in the series and more than capable of dishing the hurt when he's not delegating to others.
* BarbieDollAnatomy: In ''America and Japan's Co-Habitation!'', when he jumps naked into the bath with Japan.
* BigBrotherBully: He can be quite mean to Canada at times.
* BigEater: America loves all matter of junk food, especially hamburgers. One strip features him becoming concerned about his weight causing him to try out different diets. (He still appears fit no matter what, of course.) He even manages to keep a stash of snacks [[HammerSpace underneath his clothes]].
-->"My vocabulary ''can'' be a little intimidating; I'll stop eating this absurd pile of hamburgers so you can focus better."
* BigLittleBrother: To England.
* BoisterousBruiser: America is ''very'' eager and happy to fight the Axis Powers.
* CaptainObvious: "It's not working!"
* CatchPhrase: "I'm the hero!" and variations on it.
* ChainsawGood: In [[http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/16300000/Hetalia-halloween-special-hetalia-16388576-700-339.jpg his Halloween costume]] as a ShoutOut to ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' of course.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Was a ''lot'' more of an arrogant, tactless GloryHound in early installments. Later ones mellowed him out a bit so that he was more friendly, relaxed and thoughtful.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: He always feels the need to be the hero in ''every'' situation.
* CloudCuckooLander: His idea for combating global warming? Creating a gigantic hero to protect the Earth!
* ClusterFBomb: [[http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-936.html We could call it a]] [[IncrediblyLamePun nuclear F bomb!]] [[note]]Himaruya used him to demonstrate an American movie that was heavy on ClusterFBomb.[[/note]]
* ConspiracyTheorist: This exchange in ''World☆Stars'':
--> '''Japan:''' I wonder what made Akenhatan decide to initiate a religious reformation. There are still some doubts regarding the theory that his goal was to reduce the political power of the priests....
--> '''America:''' Actually, I've drawn my own conclusion about that.
--> '''America:''' [[BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy Akenhatan was actually an alien bent on world domination]]! And Aten was his true form!
* CoolPlane: Planes seem to be a motif, seeing as he has one on his bomber jacket and likes to show England his airplane designs. He has one in the third chapter which comes from a design in an old Disney cartoon.
* CuddleBug: Not to Italy's extent, but he still seems to be more physically affectionate than the other Nations.
-->'''America''': (''after England offers him ice cream'') DUDE, SWEET! I'M TOTALLY GOING OVER THERE TO HUG YOU!
* DefeatMeansFriendship: As seen in World Stars Volume 2 Chapter 37, a post-UsefulNotes/ColdWar strip, he's at least friends with Russia…
* TheDitz: The 'lovable/obnoxious {{Manchild}}' variety. Also the space case.
* DumbBlond: Sometimes.
* {{Eagleland}}: America is a relatively benign mix of both flavors. He's loud, arrogant, prideful, and boorish, but he's genuinely willing to help out others and be their friend.
* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: He originally lacked an IdiotHair, and had his hair parted a different way.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: His introduction has this exchange:
-->'''America:''' Okay--let's start from the be-gin-ning! England, you're my backup! Next, France! You're my backup! Uh, who's next...China, I'll have him as my backup. Lastly, Russia! Yours is the grave duty of backing me up!
-->'''Russia:''' Um, may I ask a question? What will ''you'' do?
-->'''America:''' Mm, that's actually a very good question, Russia! I'll be the hero, of course!
* ForgottenPhlebotinum: Number of times we have seen America use his SuperStrength in an actual combat situation: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDCzLDTStmM one.]] Number of times America has been presented with an opportunity to use his SuperStrength but just chose to sit back and watch [[ButtMonkey China]] take care of it: too many.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: As a child, he loved playing with bunnies and buffalo. As an adult he befriends whales and even ''aliens'' (hi, Tony). In episode 8 of ''The Beautiful World'', a small bird even perches on his finger. Taken to even more extreme levels with him being friends with the unicorn England gave him for his bicentennial, even though he still can't see it.
* FreudianExcuse: England postulates that his habit of overproduction stems from childhood memories of poverty.
* GeniusDitz: Very good with aircraft and computers, despite his lack of common sense and geography skills.
* GlobalIgnorance: The embodiment of the trope. In one strip he mentions that he gets a headache whenever he has to look at any map that's not of himself.
* HeroicWannabe: [[AmericaSavesTheDay "I'll be the hero, of course!"]] The credits of the independent film on Yout... I mean [[BlandNameProduct HetaTube]] list his role as "Hero".
-->"I'll be the [[{{Sentai}} Red Ranger]], of course!"
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Japan during their cohabitation strips.
* HumiliationConga: He gets one handed down by him during the Great Depression when he screwed up and racked up a huge debt causing the other nations' economies to blunder except Russia's.
* IdiotHero: So damn much, indeed.
* IdiotsCannotCatchColds: He hasn't even heard of them. This was later retconned.
* IGotBigger: America shoots up in a growth spurt between two of England's visits to the colonies, going from a little boy to at least a head taller than England, much to the latter's consternation.
** Could be [[PlotRelevantAgeUp to avoid portraying him as a child]] during the American Revolution
* IJustWantToBeFree: During the Revolutionary War.
* InnocentBlueEyes
* InstantWakingSkills: In the drama CD, he goes from being half-awake to on his feet rushing to get ready for work when he sees he's going to be late (thankfully for him Lithuania readied everything for him).
* ItRunsOnNonsensoleum: He comes up with crazy inventions like a gun that makes people fall in love or a giant space robot to stop global warming. They never seem to get very far.[[note]]To be more specific, the gun was meant to make enemy soldiers fall in love with each other. If you thought it was just a joke, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_bomb the joke's on you]].[[/note]]
* ItsAllJunk: America tries to pull this with the gifts given to him by England during the colonial period, but can't bring himself to do it.
* IWasJustJoking: When America tells England how great it feels to remember defeating him in the American Revolutionary War, England looks as if he's been genuinely hurt. America then says that that's a lie, which brings England back to his usual irritated Tsundere state.
* JusticeWillPrevail: He says things such as "Should we not fight in the name of justice?" and "I support you in the name of justice!".
* LoveFreak: He is "a nation of pioneers who think of everything in a positive light, is quick to take action, and loves heroes, justice, freedom, as well as hamburgers." He also gives a RousingSpeech talking about justice and defeating the evil Axis Powers in the beginning of Chapter Two.
* {{Manchild}}: Often acts like a dumb teenager.
* MasterOfTheMixedMessage: At least as far as England is concerned.
* MegatonPunch: He pulls one off in the Hetalia movie against the aliens.
* MysteriousMiddleInitial: So, really, what ''does'' that "F" stand for? It seems like [[WordOfGod Himaruya]] considered making it short for "Foster". Or "Franklin". Or "[[ClusterFBomb Fuck]]". But in the end, [[ShrugOfGod he didn't choose any of them.]]
* NonUniformUniform: In [[HighSchoolAU Gakuen Hetalia]]. [[http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd201/Genrou-chan/Hetalia%20Gakuen/31.jpg He wears his bomber jacket]] instead of the required school jacket, although it ''is'' modified to look like a letter jacket, so maybe he's on a sports team.
* OddFriendship: His friendship with the calm, stoic and shy Japan in the present qualifies.
* PhenotypeStereotype: Since he ''is'' America, he's blond and blue-eyed. Many fanarts and the fifth season of the anime complete the package by giving him a tan. (especially noticeable since he gets paired with [[ButNotTooWhite England, Russia]] and [[EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette Japan]] so often)
* PottyFailure: According to a sleep-talking England, he used to wet the bed as a child. His embarrassed reaction seems to confirm this.
* PsychopathicManchild: He shows this a little bit, though it's easy to forget it's there. In the Episode 28 dub:
-->'''America''': I guess being bloodthirsty gets a little distracting. ''({{Beat}})'' ...And by that I mean bringing democracy to the rest of the world.
* PurelyAestheticGlasses: He doesn't actually need his glasses for vision purposes. They represent Texas (he gets them around the time of its annexation) but it really looks like an opportunity to [[{{Moe}} make him cuter]].
* RapidAging: Grew to (near) adulthood much faster than the other Nations, judging by England's shocked reaction (and the fact that he and France were still shown as children by 1000 AD).
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: At the movies.
* SelectiveObliviousness: He ''can'' read the atmosphere. He just doesn't care to.
* {{Sentai}}: He's a fan of it. And of course, he wants to be the Red Ranger.
* SpecsOfAwesome: "Awesome" according to himself, anyway.
* StepfordSmiler: Fanon often portrays him as one of these. ''Possibly'' confirmed in canon, as pointed out in the analysis of [[http://ruenouveau.tumblr.com/post/158320514779/ahdaze-so-this-new-chapter-tells-us-a-lot this comic]] about America musing about how lucky Canada is to have a personality that's [[IJustWantToHaveFriends easy to befriend]].
* SuperStrength: Shown many times. For example, he can run around for an hour while dragging a car. A ''parked'' car.
* SuperStrongChild: Even as a child, America could pick up a buffalo and swing it around like a toy, much to England's horror.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: At the Allied Forces meeting, America and the pictures of the different Allies on the chalkboard. The others figure it out though. Interestingly, they work it out not just because he's the only one praising it, but also because he points out it's obviously done in American cartoon style. It doesn't help that his own portrait is the only one that has sparkles around it.
* TaremeEyes: "Inherited" from Finland.
* TotallyRadical: In the dub. Given that America's a {{Man child}} it works for him.
* {{Tsundere}}: Type B, with England being the person that triggers his more snarky and defensive side.
* TwinkleSmile: America does this at one point during an Allied Forces meeting.
* {{Unnecessary Combat Roll}}: He pulls one off during the Hetalia Movie with backflips. It was awesome.
* WeightWoe: He's self-conscious about his unhealthy eating habits, and has tried dieting on a couple of occasions. WordOfGod says that he's actually gaining muscle rather than fat.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes:
** America is irrationally afraid of even the mention of ghosts. Oddly, [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything he doesn't mind the aliens that hang around his house]]. Apparently, on Halloween, he inherits England's second sight for a moment, which is ''terrifying'' for him.
** Oddly enough, the actual presence of the Grim Reaper didn't faze him at all.
** According to Hetalia Fantasia 2, he's also scared of WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer.
** There's also his fear of marmite.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Downplayed--his human/physical age is apparently 19, despite him looking somewhere in his 20s. Even funnier, this makes him younger than ''Italy'', who looks ''younger'' than him.
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[[folder:England (The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) - Arthur Kirkland]]
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->''Ahh, fuck it all! You only got so far thanks to me prat, don't you dare act cocky with me!''

->Voiced by: Yuuya Kakitsubata (Flower of Iris CD), Creator/NoriakiSugiyama (JP), Creator/ScottFreeman (Seasons 1-5),Creator/TaliesinJaffe (Season 6) (EN)
[[hardline]]
* AmazingFreakingGrace: His ringtone on his cellphone.
* BackFromTheDead: He actually ''died'' during the 'England Caught A Cold' strips. Fortunately, America [[AndThereWasMuchRejoicing restored him back to life]].
* BelligerentSexualTension: With France. Of course, given his [[MeanBrit personality]] this may be the only kind of sexual tension England is capable of. Even poked fun at by the voice actors, with England's English voice actor claiming his "Don't, stop!" is more like a "Don't stop!"
* BerserkButton: Basically anything [[BelligerentSexualTension France suggests]]. A good chunk of what America says too.
* BigOlEyebrows: A sign of being a gentleman. Or something. And they're ''even bigger'' in the anime. [[MemeticMutation Went memetic.]]
* BigScrewedUpFamily: Due to the expansive nature of the British Empire and subsequent Commonwealth, fandom sometimes depicts him as the head of a large extended family including (so far): America, Australia, Canada, Cameroon, Hong Kong, Sealand, Seychelles, and New Zealand.
* BlackCloak: Wears one during his magic rituals.
* BlackMagic: His specialty. At one point, he tries to summon ''something'' evil and ends up with Russia. He also uses a creepy ritual to curse Germany.
* {{Bookworm}}: Literature is one of his hobbies. According to Manga/{{Hetaween 2011}}, ''Literature/SherlockHolmes'' is his favorite book series.
* BritishRockstar: He's sometimes drawn as one as mentioned above, and he even has a tattoo of an electric guitar somewhere on his body.
* BritishStuffiness: Evidenced with the disapproving and often despairing attitude he displays towards his compatriots, despite his delinquent past.
* CallingYourAttacks: He's prone to this:
-->"Britannia Sword!"
-->"Eat this! Britannia Beam!"
-->"Britannia Fork!" (during the manga version of "Meeting of the World".)
-->"Britannia Fist!" (in volume 3)
* CantHoldHisLiquor: Episode 26 gives us a hilarious example of this.
* CassandraTruth: Even though England can see magical creatures (such as Flying Mint Bunny and the Japanese demons who are slowly fading away from the country's consciousness), almost nobody else can.[[note]]Norway is a known exception.[[/note]] So whenever he starts interacting with them, everyone else assumes he's gone [[TalkativeLoon off his rocker]]. Played with when France enters England's office, where England is sleeping at his desk surrounded by his "friends"... whom France can see.
* CavemenVsAstronautsDebate: With France, over whose fault it is that America behaves so strangely.
* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: To America in one episode, where he freaks out over keeping America safe from dangers like poisonous snakes and lizards. Much to his relief, it turns out that it was AllJustADream. [[spoiler:And then America actually ''does'' show up...]]
** [[spoiler:DreamingOfThingsToCome]]
* ClusterFBomb: He has the filthiest mouth of all the characters, besides Tony and (maybe) Romano.
* CodeName: Of sorts. He's England but he represents the entire United Kingdom as well, so in the Japanese original he's called "Britain" (''Igirisu''), even in historical periods when Great Britain didn't exist. In Japanese fanworks he's usually called by his "real name", England (''Ingurando'') by his older brothers, and sometimes by other countries as well before the 18th century.
* CoolChair: He once tries to get back at America by tricking him into sitting on "Yorkshire's Infamous 'Sit and You Die' Busby Stoop Chair". Russia gets to it first and manages to out-evil it, causing it to explode.
* CovertPervert: In the first chapter of the (published) manga, "Meeting of the World" he's reading porn during the meeting. France cites several sexual records held by British people. And then there's his [[FanServiceWithASmile "battle uniform"]]. {{Fandom}} often depicts him as secretly being [[UpToEleven kinkier than France]]. France even asserts that this is the case, telling him that he's giving his title of the "Erotic Ambassador" to him.
* CryCute: During the [[spoiler:"Cleaning Up The Storage"]] story.
* DeadpanSnarker / GentlemanSnarker: He tries to be the latter, but he's all around the former.
* DidTheyOrDidntThey: One strip has France and England masturbating together, raising questions (along with their LikeAnOldMarriedCouple interactions) about what ''else'' they get up to together.
* DefrostingIceQueen: He seems to be cold at first, but is surprisingly devoted to those he becomes friends with.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The animated rendition of "England is about to die" strips have the bed-ridden England with feverish eyes, fever-reddened cheeks, slurred speech, slow breathing, etc. [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/arthur_has_an_orgasm.jpg Something like this,]] if you wonder.[[note]] Needless to say, the fandom had [[http://mizumimi.livejournal.com/19602.html fun with this.]]
* DotingParent: Towards little America, at any rate. He's not nearly as close to Canada (whom he occasionally mistakes for America), let alone [[{{AnnoyingYoungerSibling}} Sealand]].
* DressingAsTheEnemy: When he tries to escape from Italy, Germany captures him because he doesn't look Italian. A Scottish spy tells him to dress like them. He does so, even making himself a fake {{Ahoge}}. He even succeeds, until Germany notices that unlike the other Italians, he's not hitting on the pretty girls walking by, and again when he tries to order British food from an Italian cafe.
* DyingDeclarationOfLove: During the 'England is about to die' strips, he tells America that despite their bickering he doesn't actually hate him and seems to try to say something else until Death smothered him. [[BackFromTheDead He gets better, of course.]] The dub version of this scene actually has England say "America, I'm in lo--" before he was offed.
* EvilLaugh: Occasional does this, like when he betrayed Austria.
* EvilBrit: Sometimes parodied.
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Parodied when a young England fails to pull one and France tricks him into fixing it... cutting it back to its original length.
* FanServiceWithASmile: The [[HadakaApron "sexy waiter"]] outfit.
* FireForgedFriends: With France--pretty silly for either of them to claim they're not friends at this point.
* FlatEarthAtheist: Ridicules America's belief in aliens and Tony, despite living in a FantasyKitchenSink.
** HypocriticalHumor: ...While being the same guy who talks to unicorns, fairies, and other spirits.
* FormerTeenRebel: Although he is now a (self-styled) gentleman, he used to be a delinquent.
* FunSize: England can use his Magic Wand to make the other nations smaller and younger. France enlists his help doing so as per fan request during one of the April Fool's specials...[[HoistByHisOwnPetard only for it to come back and bite him]].
* GentlemanWizard: Used magic in the series a couple of times, and he's also shown interacting with magical creatures. He's also a ([[InsistentTerminology self-styled]]) gentleman.
* HairTriggerTemper: Once something sets him off, he'll respond with a flurry of verbal insults.
* HangoverSensitivity: After getting trashed one night, England shows up to an Allied Forces meeting the next day with his jacket over his head, swearing that he's never going to drink again.
* UsefulNotes/HistoryOfNavalWarfare: He's seen defeating Spain's "invincible" Armada.
* LethalChef: A running gag is that his horrendous lack of taste is directly responsible for America's food culture.
-->'''Narrator:''' Rumor has it that when British troops were captured by Italy, they didn't want to leave because their food was so much better.
* MeanBrit: When he's in "tsun" mode.
* MessyHair: Even more extreme when he was a child; he tried growing out his hair and ended up looking like a "golden caterpillar" in France's words.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: In one episode, England invents machines for boiling the 'perfect egg' and brewing the 'perfect beer.' (Nobody is actually impressed).
* NervesOfSteel: In his character notes, Himuraya mentions England doesn't scare easily. Either inverted when he bursts into tears at the sight of Russia at a Halloween get-together, or simply proof of [[TheWorfEffect how scary Russia is]].
* NobleMaleRoguishMale: He is a [[CompositeCharacter composite]] of both -- His rather opposing, contrasting character traits (gentleman one minute, irate drunk the next) are likely an homage to the polarized way in which British males are often presented in popular culture ''generally'' -- that is, they are designed and depicted as being from either the very top (upper class gentleman, the epitome of Western sophistication) OR very bottom (rough and ready, punkish Cockney rogues) of the British social-class scale. As he represents all aspects of England, these entirely opposing national stereotypes are amalgamated into one divergent character.
* NotSoAboveItAll: He rejects a naked France's invitation to "join him in feeling 'open' today" because he doesn't want to be associated with France's [[AnythingThatMoves reputation]]. [[http://i55.tinypic.com/2gyanfk.jpg France calls him out on it]], stating a number of sexual records held by British people. He's also [[DidTheyOrDidntThey masturbated with France on another occasion]]…
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Inverted--England allows France to "conquer" him when they think the world is ending in 1000 AD, saying he wouldn't allow anyone else to do it.
* OurFairiesAreDifferent: A few appear among the ranks of his magical friends.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Dresses as one [[http://img14.deviantart.net/fc1d/i/2013/289/a/9/all_hetalia_halloween_costumes_by_heta_lolia-d6qpdgs.jpg for one Halloween]].
* OverlyLongName: He's a bit self-conscious about his very long name (the "UK of GB and NI," not "England").
* ParentalFavoritism: He always did prefer America over all his other territories. And America's also the one [[LoveHurts he's most sore over]] when it came to his independence.
* PowerGivesYouWings: In his Britannia Angel form, he grows a pair of white feathery wings.
* PerpetualFrowner: Though not as much as your average perpetual frowner, you have to admit that canon doesn't exactly depict him as the happiest person around.
* {{Pirate}}: A ''huge'' amount of fan-art depicts him during his swashbuckling past.
* {{Pride}}: During his empire days, at least. Doesn't seem to have let it go much, despite the collapse of the empire.
-->"The British Empire is the strongest in the world!"
* QuintessentialBritishGentleman: He tries his best to be this, but he's more like an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBZ7PZCELmw Absolutely Invincible British Gentleman]].
* RetiredBadass: Having controlled one quarter of the world's population in his past, he is understandably sensitive about the decolonization of his global territories...
* SexySecretary: Has one in the Manga/HetaliaBloodbath2010. Apparently he's the grandson of Howard, the British spy in the "Can't Escape From Italy" strips; [[FanNickname he was immediately dubbed Workbitch Bartholomew by fans.]]
* SheCleansUpNicely: Comb his hair, put him in a nice, fashionable suit and Germany has trouble recognizing him, eyebrows or no eyebrows, at least until he started [[FishOutOfWater acting differently than everyone around him.]]
* SheIsAllGrownUp: He has [[AnxietyDreams a nightmare]] about Sealand actually growing up and becoming a country.
* ShirtlessScene: Had one in the Japanese Folklore episode (episode 30), taking his clothes off to [[HotSpringsEpisode take a hot bath]]. In the anime it was [[FanService more ''sexy,'' and he was almost naked]].
* SirSwearsALot: Besides Tony, he's the most foul mouthed character in the entire series, tying only with Romano.
* TheSnarkKnight: He can drift into this territory occasionally.
* {{Spellbook}}: Often uses one when doing his BlackMagic.
* SpotOfTea: England has a tea cup in much of his official art.
* StiffUpperLip: Somehow, being England, he manages to be the ultimate [[AvertedTrope aversion]] of this.
* TheStraightMan: Plays this at times to America's wacky ideas and France's dramatic freakouts.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Australia, Hong Kong, Wy and Sealand share his BigOlEyebrows. Curiously, America, Canada and Seychelles don't. The latter three probably have their mixed colonial heritages to thank.
* StudentCouncilPresident: In Gakuen Hetalia.
* SummonMagic: And his summoning spell is full of [[ShoutOut Shout-Outs]] in the dub.
* SummoningRitual: England once did this when he tried to summon "A twisted creature of monstrous size and strength... with the power to crush America!" He got Russia.
-->'''Russia:''' You called?
-->'''England:''' [shoves Russia back through the circle] Damned communist!
* SuperDrowningSkills: One blog post depicts him as being unable to swim, as a reference to how, despite the UK's impressive naval history, many British sailors similarly and surprisingly lacked this necessary skill for a life at sea.
* TalkingInYourSleep: In public, even.
--> '''America:''' I say we leave him sleeping, then some of us can get to be right for a change! *laughs*
--> '''England (sleeping):''' Did you wet your bed again, Ame--
--> '''America:''' *hits England across the back of the head* Dude, you should not fall asleep in the middle of a meeting.
* TheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: France takes care of England when he's ill, and despite a DudeShesLikeInAComa moment, he appears genuinely concerned for England's health.
* ThwartedEscape: In "Can't Escape From Italy," Germany sees through his attempts at blending in and disguise and drags him back to the Italian prison.
* {{Tsundere}}: Type A, though he occasionally shows a softer side.
* {{Tsurime Eyes}}: Obligatory to a tsundere.
* VolleyingInsults: England does this with France and America a lot.
* WhiteMagic: His Britannia Angel magic is a little less evil than when he's using his BlackMagic. Well, a lot sillier.
* {{Unicorn}}: One of them is one of England's magical friends.
* UsefulNotes/WithEuropeButNotOfIt: Like the philosophy of the actual country, England prefers to be distant and work alone from the mainland Europe.
* {{Workaholic}}: He seems to be this in the 2010 Bloodbath where he would rather work all night instead of celebrating Christmas.
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[[folder:Russian Federation - Ivan Braginsky]]
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->''I've always been alone, so it's great seeing everyone so alive. Besides, soon it'll be the last chance I can see their faces. Whenever I imagine how they'd look begging for mercy, I can't help but smile.''

->Voiced by: Benjamin Kobatsu (Flower of Iris CD), Creator/YasuhiroTakato (JP), Creator/JerryJewell (EN)
[[hardline]]
* TheAlcoholic: Vodka is his fuel, after all.
* AnimalsHateHim: Almost every animal in Russia's surroundings reacts... not so well to him. The only exception is [[FanNickname Russicat]], [[CuteKitten his pet cat]].
* AnimateInanimateObject: Russia's scarf once comes to life and tries to ''strangle'' America.
* BaitAndSwitchComment: He does this often during the sudden switch into his "cruel" mode. For instance, he once tells England that he considers America's cockiness a positive trait, and that he very much enjoys his youthful spirit... because people like that are more fun to "snap in half".
* BeatStillMyHeart: In one strip, Russia's heart ''falls out onto the table''. Apparently, this is something of a regular occurrence for him. [[MajorInjuryUnderreaction He isn't too bothered]]; he only blushes and says it "just pops out of me, sometimes."
* {{Berserk Button}}: Don't wrongly accuse him of things, or he'll come after you with his magic staff! [[spoiler: AKA: A metal pipe.]]
* BelligerentSexualTension: Could be viewed as having this with America. At one point, America points out the odd (in his view) Russian greeting of kissing on the lips--Russia responds by saying "Let's make your gums bleed, hm?"
** During one fight in the dub, when Russia is strangling America with his scarf, America yells out "Perestroika! Perestroika! I thought that was the safe word!"
** Also in the dub, he once appears to call America [[EthicalSlut easy.]]
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Lampshaded in the WWII arc, where it's commented how polite he is, and his response clearly highlights an AxCrazy dark side.
* TheBigGuy: Inverts the third; Despite his size, looks nice and cute... and is [[PsychopathicManchild every]][[CuteAndPsycho thing]] [[TokenEvilTeammate mentioned]] [[StepfordSmiler below]].
* BigLittleBrother: To Ukraine.
* BiggusDickus: Implied in one episode where he sends America a box of 25 cm condoms, which are considered "extra small" (for those who know nothing of the metric system, 25 cm is between ''9 to 10 inches'').
* BlessedWithSuck: Russia has General Winter around all the time. He despises the constant bitter cold but during wartime Winter is on his side.
* BrokenTears: Suffers an emotional -- [[FreakOut and mental -- breakdown]] during the Bloody Sunday 1905 strip when his own people turn against him.
* BrotherSisterIncest: Play with, with Belarus. She's insistent on their marriage, but this may be for financial reasons (given their comparative wealth and economy size) rather than anything sexual.
* CharacterDevelopment: The reason for many fanfic writers to be at odds with his characterization. [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment Let's just say]] that Russia is at his worst during the [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn Soviet Era]] strips and at his best in the [[UsefulNotes/TheNewRussia modern day]] ones (though he still has his moments).
* CrazyJealousGuy: His behavior during "Lithuania's Out-Sourcing" showed shades of this.
* CryCute: Pretty much every time he cries.
* ComedicSociopathy: His insanity is (almost) always played for laughs.
* CuteAndPsycho: He's nice one moment, then the next...
* CuteGiant: [[HuskyRusskie Towers over everybody, is thick, muscular and strong all over,]] combines it with a very cute, sweet baby face. Fitting his disposition nicely.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: And it's the reason he's so messed up.
* DespairEventHorizon: He reaches a breaking point in "Bloody Sunday," has a FreakOut.
* {{Emoticon}}: Russia has his own, thanks to a Website/NicoNicoDouga member:
** ( ^し^ )
** ( ^J^ ) alternatively
* TheDreaded: Everyone, even ''America'', is terrified of him when he's angry.
* EvilSoundsDeep: His voice in his cruel mode can get frighteningly deep.
* ExtremeOmnivore: He has eaten [[BreakingTheFourthWall arrows and punchlines]], and when Japan tried to [[RazorApples injure]] or poison him with spiked food, he noticed...and then just ate it with no effects.
* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: Has a sweet face, is really a CuteAndPsycho.
* TheFakeCutie: As part of his ManipulativeBastard side.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: He's this through ''necessity'' for the Allies and ''fear'' for the nations as a whole.
* GagNose: See emoticon. You know this is his defining physical trait when his ''cat'' has a big nose.
* GentleGiant: Zig-zagged. He seems like this on the surface, and is capable of being one, but many occasions show that he's quite cruel.
* GigglingVillain: When he's amused ([[{{Sadist}} often at others' pain]]) he goes "ufufufu". [[MadnessMantra (Not "kolkolkolkol")]]
* HappyDance: After he defeats Poland and Lithuania.
-->"Russia is the best in all of the world!"
* HuskyRusskie: Russia is the tallest of the characters with a given height, and though he claims to be "big-boned" (but not as big-boned as people say), he is at least thicker and more muscular than most of the other characters.
* HypocriticalHumor: At one point.
--> '''Child!Russia:''' [Ukraine]'s a total nutjob!
* IAmBigBoned: Word for word. Subverted in that he turns out to be right, sort of.
* KickTheDog: A habit of his in his crueler moments.
* LargeAndInCharge: Of the Soviet Union.
* LighterAndSofter: Himaruya's latest strips (and ''specially'' the Manga/HetaliaBloodbath2010) amp up his {{Manchild}} quirks more than the PsychopathicManchild ones. He was pretty harmless in the last Christmas/New Years special [[spoiler: and got captured pretty easily]], and [[http://i.imgur.com/LNT83.jpg his new profile]] mentions how he really wants to have more friends. Not to mention, in the April's Fools strips he was among the first to "surrender" and even seems to be getting along better with [[TheRival America]].
** He still gets a few jerkass moments in the Birz strips, however. "If an alien came to my house, I would tear it to pieces."
* MadLove: Goes both ways, actually. He shows his obsession with Lithuania, the only one who seems to make him happy, through [[StalkerWithACrush stalking]] and emotional and physical abuse. He also seems to have an obsession with China and stalks him as well. At the same time, he's also on the ''receiving'' end of MadLove when it comes to his little sister Belarus...
* MadnessMantra: His "kolkolkolkol" chant, referring to the "Kolkhoz" and the impalement (with the word кол, ''kol'', being Russian for ''stake'').
* MadeOfIron: Per his boss's orders, he had to stop a tank with ''his body''. And still managed to attend the Allies meeting with a trail of blood following him. France is nonplussed, considering it ''is'' Russia.
* MasterOfDisguise: You'll never know which panda he is.
* NeverGetsDrunk: "Whenever he does anything, vodka is somehow involved." And yet, he's never been seen drunk in canon.
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: He has a tendency to get really close to people he's talking to (and trying to intimidate), like he did when telling America to "take good care of" Lithuania during "Lithuania's Outsourcing."
* NoSocialSkills: At least, he doesn't know how to make friends in a non-forceful way. He writes anonymously to France's radio show for advice on how to do so.
* NotSoDifferent: With Poland and America (childish and forceful) and England (isolated from the rest of Europe, lost a massive empire and love their alcohol).
* ObfuscatingInsanity: Most of the nations write him off as a crazy guy but he's much more clever then he presents himself as.
* OnlyAFleshWound: In one strip, he is hit by a tank and later shows up to a meeting telling he was 'a tiiiny bit busy with something' while covered from the waist down in his own blood.
* PerpetualSmiler: [[CuteAndPsycho In a bad way.]]
* PetTheDog: The printed manga and the anime give him a genuine affection for Ukraine, as much as his insanity and childishness lets him.
* PipePain: What he uses as an ImprobableWeaponUser.
* PlayfulHacker: He's mentioned in the 2010 Bloodbath and ''Fantasia 2'' "tinkering" with his computer.
* PsychopathicManchild: He's very childlike, in some of the [[KidsAreCruel worst ways]]. He even has a high, childish voice. (To hammer the point home, as mentioned, he shares his VA with Gluttony from Manga/FullmetalAlchemist.) [[{{Flanderization}} Flanderized]] horribly in the fandom. In canon, he says creepy things and stalks people from around corners but has only actually ''done'' anything a handful of times, and ''none'' of it was sexual (except possibly the time he put Lithuania in a French maid outfit and whipped him while he was working).
** His voice is less high in the dub, probably to make him sound more Russian.
** His voice is also very deep during his MadnessMantra.
** It's implied that his natural voice is deep; he deliberately makes it higher to sound friendlier. Along with his MadnessMantra, there's evidence of this in his image songs; "Winter" and his versions of "Marukaite Chikyuu" and "Mawaru Chikyuu Rondo". Seems to run in the family, his sister Belarus has a similar tendency, her voice often shifts from a soft and girly tone to a shrill, harsh and deeper one.
* RussianGuySuffersMost: Inversion and played straight. Those in his ''surroundings'' suffer, but also:
** The "Bloody Sunday" strip. Or the strip about the White Sea Canal. Or the part where he was ''happy to be imprisoned by the enemy''.
** Even his sisters left him. Belarus returned, although this basically means more suffering.
** He was bullied horribly as a child and was shown as being very poor and with ratty, ripped clothes in the Russian winter.
** The Tatar yoke...
* SanitySlippage: As a result of his turbulent history.
* ScarfOfAsskicking: He got his most frequently-worn one from Ukraine.
* SedgwickSpeech: "I'm Russian, I know everything about snow!" Sadly he knows nothing about parachuting. (He lives, but ''ow''.)
* SlasherSmile: Sports this while chasing Estonia with a pipe to beat him with.
* SoftSpokenSadist: In his cruel mode, he can easily be pushed to not be so soft-spoken, however.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: His surname is often misspelled ''Braginski''; it's supposed to be ''Braginsky'', as the -ski suffix is Polish while the -sky suffix is Russian.
* StepfordSmiler: At one point, he sends England into a screaming fit of terror just by ''sitting and smiling pleasantly''.
* SunnySunflowerDisposition: While the sunniness of his personality is mainly [[StepfordSmiler only on the exterior]], his dream of living in a warm place surrounded by sunflowers is a major indicator that he really does have a "dere" side underneath his insanity.
* StalkerWithACrush: Stalks China and Lithuania. Whether or not he actually has feelings for them is up to personal interpretation.
* SupernaturalIsPurple: His purple eyes are connected to his supernatural relationship with General Winter.
* SuperStrength: He's described as superhuman and can carry around a 50kg+ manhole cover like it's nothing. (Though he is very muscular, so it might just be plain strength)
* TearsOfFear: He can only sob and make futile cries of "Go home!" when [[MadLove Belarus literally tears down his door]] [[BrotherSisterIncest to demand that they get married]].
* UsedToBeASweetKid: The third and fourth manga volumes reveal him to have been a genuinely nice and friendly kid who just wanted to be friends with the nations who kept on bullying or avoiding him and snapped only when Prussia insisted on picking a fight with him. And even after ''that'' fight, he writes in his journal about how he hopes the Teutonic Knights will "[[IJustWantToHaveFriends come as friends, not enemies]]" the next time he meets them.
* VocalDissonance: Zig-zagged. He usually has a high, cutesy voice that does match his personality and cute appearance but contrasts with his immense size; then his voice can go quite deep at times. The dub averts this.
* VodkaDrunkenski: "My favorite food would be pirozhki and...vodka? It's my fuel, you see."
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Platinum blond (like many anime Russians), and certainly one of the more morally ambiguous characters.
* WhiteMagic: The Orthodox Church curses Japan. It works--after 17 years.
* TheWorfEffect: During the 2010 Bloodbath, he was one of the first nations taken out and kidnapped. And this is after General Winter was also defeated.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: By insisting that "all will become one with Russia." Also during the Bloody Sunday strip, in which he snaps and starts to mow down his own people on the grounds that "they're not really Russians if they don't love me."
* {{Yandere}}: In spades! But in a [[HoYay (usually)]] non-romantic way. His method of making and keeping friends is...intense, to say the least.
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[[folder:French Republic - Francis Bonnefoy]]
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->''Geez, you guys... aren't there more vital things at hand than arguing? Like doing something with that tasteless uniform.''

->Voiced by: Ciaou Sasaki (Flower of Iris CD), Creator/MasayaOnosaka (JP), Creator/JMichaelTatum (ENG)
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* AgentPeacock: Retains many of his flamboyant, {{camp}} qualities even when he's a hyper-badass. Though it does occasionally backfire (such as his flashy uniform that makes him a prime target).
* AnythingThatMoves: He can find beauty in just about anyone, or anything.
* BelligerentSexualTension: With England. The fact that they bicker LikeAnOldMarriedCouple is a good hint, as well as the fact that they are incapable of ''not'' being involved in each other's lives, judging by what's been shown of them throughout history.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Considers himself the older brother to all of Europe ...except only North Italy and Monaco acknowledge him as such. It's partly in order to divert any suggestion that he's an old man.
* BigBrotherMentor:
** To N. Italy, albeit more of a TricksterMentor, taking the place of N. Italy's actual big brother. He's very forgiving and occasionally protective of Italy despite the whole Fascist invasion thing. But he's still a bad influence.
** He's also stated to be this towards [[{{Meganekko}} Monaco]], whom he seems to have a closer relationship with, other than her getting embarrassed when he pats her head. She even calls him "big brother".
* BishieSparkle: France is often shown sparkling in the webcomic, particularly when viewed by other characters.
* {{Bishonen}}: France probably qualifies, with his feminine beauty.
* BitingTheHandkerchief: In episode 10 of the webcast, and another time in season four.
* BlackComedyRape: In the anime at least three times (when he tried to force England to marry him, when he wanted England to take off his clothes to celebrate the Olympics, and when England was sick). Though most of this has been toned down since 2008.
* BlatantLies: About the marriage contract he tries to get England to sign: "Can't you see? It is a calendar!"
* BlingOfWar: France's WWI uniform. He tells America and England that their clothes are too drab, and they both retort "You're just too flashy!" (in the dub, America and England criticize France for wearing a cape as part of his war uniform). He agrees when he realizes it draws sniper fire. (TruthInTelevision, actually.)
* CarpetOfVirility: He's actually the only character who has this when naked, to remark on his LovableSexManiac nature.
* CavemenVsAstronautsDebate: With England, over whose fault it is that America behaves so strangely.
* CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkeys: England is quick to point out France's reputation for being inept at warfare. In the English dub Britain calls France this word for word.
* ChivalrousPervert: Sure, he'll hit on anyone no matter gender and [[NoYay age]], but he also believes that love shouldn't be forced on people and will, according to WordOfGod, stop trying to touch or strip people if it's made clear that what he's doing isn't enjoyed.
* ClarkKentOutfit: When he removes his clothes (which is ''often''), he reveals that he's actually fairly muscular. WordOfGod has described him as "Not being all macho like Germany, but having muscles in all the right places".
* CulturedBadass: Considered a "cultural center" of Europe, and a great lover of art, France is also capable of [[UsefulNotes/GaulsWithGrenades dealing some heavy damage]], particularly under an effective ruler like Napoleon Bonaparte or Louis XIV.
* TheDandy: He admits to being "the dandiest of the dandies."
* DepravedBisexual: Dips into this at times. He's probably the [[ExtremeOmnisexual most bisexual of the cast]] and in the earlier strips he would sexually harass...just about everybody.
* TheDeterminator: "Like... like hell I'll die here!" Followed by a [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge Roaring Rampage of Nudity]].
* DisguisedInDrag: Apparently does this once to capture Italy.
** AttractiveBentGender: According to Italy he was, anyway. His [[GenderBender Nyotalia]] counterpart is also very elegant and fashionable.
* DramaQueen: He's ''very'' prone to dramatic freakouts.
* [[DudeShesLikeInAComa Dude He's Like Really Sick]]: He comes close to getting handsy with England while the latter is tired and has a bad cold. America walks in before anything happens, to France's irritation.
* EveryoneLooksSexierIfFrench: To the point where it is lampshaded in this [[http://community.livejournal.com/hetalia/902567.html#cutid1 comic]]
* ExtremeOmnisexual: Said to love men, women, and everything in between.
* FireForgedFriends: With England. Pretty silly for either of them to claim they're not friends at this point.
* FrenchCuisineIsHaughty: France says his cooking is absolutely divine. He's right.
* FrenchJerk: Considering the series, how could he ''not'' be this?
* HandsomeLech: After all, EveryoneLooksSexierIfFrench.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: During the 2011 April Fool's event. He got a request for a picture of everyone as kids, so he asked England to use his magic wand to make everyone small.
-->'''France:''' ...Hmm? England? Are you listening to me?
-->'''England:''' So I can make everyone small, right? That includes you!
-->'''France:''' Ah...! Crap... hold on! Aargh!
* ImmortalityBisexuality: Technically he's probably pansexual, but bisexual is more common in societal lingo.
* InnocentBlueEyes: Inverted--France is likely around 2,000 years old and very much ''not'' innocent. However, when he was [[BreakTheCutie younger...]]
* LaResistance: His best contribution to the Allies is spying.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: With Monaco.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: France ''definitely'' qualifies.
* LongHairIsFeminine: France is arguably the most feminine of the Allies (and the broader male cast), and has the longest hair besides China.
* LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: Promiscuity jokes aside, France may be more of this than TheCasanova. Some of the more recent episodes and strips show him genuinely lamenting his immortality as he watches human couples together, and old notes from Himaruya suggest that humans who spend too much time with countries tend to [[SanitySlippage go mad]], implying that long-term relationships with humans--even accepting their eventual deaths--is not really possible.
* LovableSexManiac: And it's often played for laughs.
* MachoCamp: Shows off his masculinity with his beard, CarpetOfVirility and muscles while being the dandiest of the dandies.
* MrFanservice: In a cast ''filled'' with ridiculously handsome men, France is the one who plays it up the most. He's also naked the most.
* {{Otaku}}: He's a big manga fan, at least. Justified, as France is one of the lead importers of manga in the world.
* OutOfFocus: He gets noticeably less screen time than the rest of the Allies in the anime. Lampshaded by Prussia at the start of World Series:
-->''"I'm a main character, not some bit-player like France!"''
* PermaStubble: When young, he had his face perfectly clean. As he grew up, though, he developed this, in order to make himself look more mature.
* PrettyBoy
* ProudBeauty: France is ''well-aware'' of his looks, and plays it to his advantage whenever he can. Of course, being as old as he is and as attractive as he is, he'd have to be [[ObliviousBeauty pretty ditzy]] not to notice. He also puts a great deal of effort into his appearance and fashion.
--> ''"I refuse to be ugly like the rest of you!"''
* LeFilmArtistique: The French horror film during the Nations' horror film-fest.
* ''Literature/PeterPan'': His costume for the ''Manga/Hetaween2011'' event, complete with him flying on a wire...[[invoked]][[SpecialEffectsFailure that he gets stuck on.]]
* ReallyGetsAround: He's mentioned having relationships in the past, was once shown taking two young women home with him after a party, and during the 2007 April Fool's event when one fan wrote in claiming she was pregnant with his child, he responded:
-->Wh-Who are you...?! Who?!
-->Are you Marianne?! Jennifer?!
-->I'm really sorry about that time...
* SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud: "Slap slap slap"
* StylishProtectionGear: France's uniform in ''Paint It, White!'' is a bit more dressed-up than everyone else's.
* SuckMyRose: He carries one in his official art. Another time, it's used to [[HandOrObjectUnderwear censor his privates]].
* SuperSpeed: He's ''fast''. Not even America can catch up to him.
* TheTalk: In the anime, after Italy asks France what "sexual intercourse" means, the latter is only too happy to explain.
* TeamDad: Wants to be called "big brother" by everyone younger than him (and sometimes even older), breaks up a fight between America and [[NotSoAboveItAll England]] in his introduction, cares for his colonies and many younger countries in his [[PervertDad own special way]], and in "Though I may depart, you shall remain", he is happy to see a human man with his child, ultimately implying France would like to become a father, but [[WhoWantsToLiveForever cannot due to his immortality]].
* TheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: France takes care of England when he's ill, and despite a DudeShesLikeInAComa moment, he appears genuinely concerned for England's health.
* TooKinkyToTorture: After his April Fool's rampage, some of his victims capture him and attempt to humiliate him in retaliation... only to find that he actually enjoys most of their punishment. [[spoiler: Until Sweden comes up with a CoolAndUnusualPunishment, that is.]]
* TripleNipple: France may count as such ever since the strip "Let's Assist the French Economy!", wherein he claimed Italy's right nipple, [[http://www.hetarchive.net/scanlations/nonlinear.php?korusika which apparently]] represents Corsica. At the very least, Italy is down to one.
* UrbanLegendLoveLife: He's implied to be rather successful with his flirting ''outside'' of the nations, such as charming a maid in TheMovie.
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Not France, apparently. The few times he speaks directly about his immortality, he seems to view it quite negatively. Then again, he's likely over two thousand years old, so who could blame him for being tired?
* WindowWatcher: France once spied on Austria by peeping through his window. He might have gotten away with it if he hadn't butted in on the argument that Austria was having with Germany.
* WineIsClassy: There's a few scenes in the anime of him drinking it, and he's often drawn holding a wine glass.
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[[folder:People's Republic of China - Wang Yao]]
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->''What ruckus, this? Ah, England, France, and America fighting again. These lands of Europe, they like fighting so very much.''

->Voiced by: Kanae Kasuga (Flower of Iris CD), Creator/YukiKaida (JP), Creator/ClarineHarp (EN)
[[hardline]]
* [[DudeWheresMyRespect Aiya Where Is My Respect Aru?!]]: A part of the drama track in China's character CD is about him trying to get the respect of Shinatty and his sister Taiwan and failing hilariously.
-->'''Taiwan:''' Shut up teacher!
-->'''China:''' T-Taiwan...!
-->'''Taiwan:''' Please, you need to keep quiet when you’re in public areas like this! If you’re too noisy, you’ll scare away all the birds and make the flowers die...
-->'''Shinatty:''' Please forgive us; the old man’s gone a bit crazy, he was having flashbacks about his childhood!
-->'''China:''' I’m not an old man! I’m young, cool, and hip!
-->'''Taiwan:''' ‘Cool and hip?’ [[TotallyRadical That just dates you even more...]]
* AllChinesePeopleKnowKungFu: Actually justified. The characters in Hetalia are personifications of their countries' histories and cultures, and China ''does'' have a long tradition of martial arts.
* AsianRudeness: His propensity for bluntness, and his being somewhat easily annoyed and prone to snapping. Especially so in the dub, of course.
* BadassAdorable: Especially in the anime. See CuteBruiser below.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Push him too far and he'll start smashing walls ''with his bare fists and head!''
* BigFancyHouse: The [[http://hetalia.livejournal.com/12289372.html "I, like, wanna be free" manga]] strip gives us a glimpses of China's living room. It looks like he, Macau and Hong Kong live in [[http://kathyinmongolia.blogspot.com/2011/08/traditional-chinese-home.html a traditional Chinese complex home]].
* BlandNameProduct: Some of these are [[JustifiedTrope justified]] as his cheap knock-offs.
** The author thinks China's real-life Hello Kitty dolls have been given a PsychoticSmirk.
* ButtMonkey: To the point where the other Allies treat him like their personal servant and ''claim pieces of him'' shortly after rescuing him.
* ChineseVampire: Dresses as one for [[http://img14.deviantart.net/fc1d/i/2013/289/a/9/all_hetalia_halloween_costumes_by_heta_lolia-d6qpdgs.jpg one Halloween]].
* CrazyJealousGuy : Non-romantic version (that we know of). While kind-hearted, China can be ''very'' clingy towards his relatives and treat them like children. A good example is the "I like, wanna be free", where he's ''completely'' baffled as to why Hong Kong wants to have more freedom [[MeddlingParents after having censored his movies and meddled in his room.]]
* CoolOldGuy: Being a 4000 year old man, China certainly qualifies. Come ''on''! The guy can fight with a [[ImprobableWeaponUser wok!]]
* CrossdressingVoices: The only one among the eight main characters voiced by a female.
* CuteBruiser: In the anime. "Aiya! I'm gonna kick your ass!"
** In episode 28 of the World Series, he proves able to [[SuperStrength punch through a wall with eleven chops, kick through another one with just one kick and even visibly crack a third one]] with just his head before America stops him.
* CuteKitten: [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Shinatty-chan]]!
* DudeLooksLikeALady / [[invoked]]ViewerGenderConfusion: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in his entry on the official character chart: "The only female member of the Allies. {{Not}}."
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcuNbB-FKVI Also lampshaded by his own actress!]]
* ElderlyImmortal: Zigzagged. While China doesn't ''look'' much older than the other Nations (who all appear between 16-mid-thirties, micronations excluded), his age is frequently called out not only by other Nations, but China himself.
* EmbarrassingAnimalSuit: Wears one in order to get Hong Kong to stay with him in one strip.
* ExtremeOmnivore: When everybody was discussing what they would do in an alien invasion, China remarked "Leave the cooking to me!"
* FishOutOfWater: Like his brother Japan, he feels alienated sometimes in regards to the Allies.
* FreudianSlip: There is a running joke in the Japanese fandom that China sang "Netto Chinko" (internet penis) instead of "Netto Jinko" (internet population) in his character song "Hello China".
* GoofyPrintUnderwear: He wears panda boxers!
* GratuitousForeignLanguage: More noticeable than the other Allies.
* ShesGotLegs: He's Got Legs: Many have fallen to the beauty that is China's leg.
* ImmortalImmaturity: He's a 4000 year old Franchise/HelloKitty fan.
* InscrutableOriental: ''Completely'' averted. China is loud, extroverted and pushy.
* MeddlingParents: Meddling Big Brother: Acts this way toward Hong Kong at least, if not all of his siblings.
* NotBloodSiblings: He's explicitly this with Japan, while with his other siblings it's still ambiguous.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Older Than He Looks: He's a 4000-year-old man, and doesn't look any of it.
* OlderIsBetter: He will gladly brag about his ancient heritage at any opportunity, including and specifically that he's older than other countries, and that this makes him superior. He's 4,000 years old and can he still wallop Germany with a wok and bust through walls with a karate-chop.
* OneOfTheKids: Tries his best to act as a mentor to others, often giving out advice or nagging. When he's not, he's cheerfully playing with Shinatty and other cute things.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: His boss is (or was represented as) a Chinese dragon.
* PandaingToTheAudience: He loves his pandas. To the point of having a birthmark of one on his butt.
* ParentalSubstitute: He's an [[BigBrotherMentor older brother figure]] to the East Asian nation-tans, rather than adoptive father.
* PhysicalScarsPsychologicalScars: He has a single but large one across his back, after Japan injures him with his katana and leaves. We see it when he gets a massage from Korea.
* PickyEater: Inverted. China's TrademarkFavoriteFood is ''variety''; considering the different types of Chinese cuisine, this can be seen as TruthInTelevision.
* ProperlyParanoid: About [[PsychopathicManchild Russia]]:
-->'''China:''' [To a "panda"] There's no doubt in my mind that he's trying to take me over from behind my back!
-->'''Russia:''' [Takes the head off the panda suit] How did you know?!
* {{Qipao}}: Any time China is forced to crossdress by whatever "antagonist" at that time will result in this. Best example in Bloodbath 2010 and April Fool 2011.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Even if you don't take the MagicRealism stance, China's profile describes him as being 4000 years old.
* RedArmbandOfLeadership: In certain portrayals he wears a uniform with a red armband...of leadership.
* ScreamDiscretionShot: When Japan [[InTheBack severs their relationship...]]
* SuperStrength: When he has his temper tantrum after the Allies treat him like a servant, he smashes through walls with his fists and head.
* TeamDad: ''Wants'' to be this towards the other Asian countries.
* TeamMom: Is mostly this to the other Allies.
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: China's profile lists him as four-thousand years old and immortal, so this characterization is popular fanon. Also his character song "Aiyaa Four-Thousand Years" seems to take this stance.
* WithFriendsLikeThese: Even when the Allies start getting Japan off his back, they still keep picking on him. There's also a webcomic strip that shows England, France and Russia "comforting" him after the Boxer Rebellion by saying that he should give them territory or live with them.
* [[FryingPanOfDoom Wok Of Doom]]: In the anime.

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[[folder:Canada - Matthew Williams]]
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-> ''Excuse me! I'm sorry for my lateness! A terrible accident happened... When I woke up this morning, it was already past noon!''

->Voiced by: Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (JP), Creator/EricVale (EN)
[[hardline]]
* AccidentalMisnaming: Canada doesn't seem to be able to get his pet's name right. This situation might be ranging from type C to type F.
* ApologisesALot: ...see quote.
* BadassLongcoat: His parka in his military uniform seems to be one.
* BearsAreBadNews: Averted, since his pet polar bear Kumajirou might forget who Canada really is, but isn't exactly a bad or evil animal.
* BewareTheNiceOnes / BewareTheQuietOnes: The guy goes from very quiet to practically invisible! Get him angry, though, and he might give ''you'' a [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech mind-blowing three-hour rant!]]
** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbot_War There's historical precedent for this trait too.]]
* ButtMonkey: Uh oh, poor kid.
* CanadaEh: Oddly enough the English dub, which is infamous for giving almost every character a stereotypical accent, was the one to avert this for the most part. Played a little straighter in the season 5 dub, wherein a few Canadian pronunciations like "aboot" can be heard from him.
* DistressedDude: In Hetalia Fantasia 3, though it can be debated just how distressed he was since it was [[DeepImmersionGaming just a computer game]].
* TheDutifulSon: The ''World☆Stars'' chapters centered around the American Revolution portray him this way, being the loyal, comforting presence to an England fresh off the emotional trauma from the Revolution. He even [[WhatTheHellHero chews America out for breaking England's heart]] with his departure.
* ForgettableCharacter: His interactions with other characters often involve them forgetting who he is or that he exists and/or mistaking him for his more outgoing brother America.
* GogglesDoNothing: Possibly justified? Canada was the aircraft manufacturing and flight training center for most of the British Empire in [=WW2=] and his uniform is aviator-appropriate and seems to include a parachute. While America is clearly dressed as a fighter pilot, Canada is likely to be a bombardier or navigator.
* GroinAttack: Happens to him when he plays catch with America. ''Ouch.''
* HeavySleeper: Seems to be narcoleptic, as one of the webcomic strips has him speaking to someone else and then both fall asleep randomly. See his quote as well.
* ALizardNamedLiz: "Kuma" means "bear" in Japanese. And WordOfGod has stated that if he'd been named in English, his name would be ''Will-bear.''
* {{Megane}}: Fits the shy, gentle variation.
* MistakenIdentity: Canada is always confused for America (but not the other way around), much to his misery.
* PhraseCatcher: When he's not being mistaken as America, everyone else would likely ask him, "Who are you?" whenever he shows up in events. This includes his pet.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: America and Canada argue. Canada has a [[BewareTheQuietOnes 'not so quiet']] moment and ''wins''. After three hours, England cuts him off out of mercy for a collapsing America.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: When interacting with Cuba, with Canada as the Sensitive Guy and Cuba as the Manly Man.
* ShrinkingViolet: Compared to his extremely nosy, extroverted brother.
* TheStoner: In {{Fanon}}, due to the country's rather laid back stance on cannabis in RealLife ''and'' to the extremely good diplomatic relationships with the ''other'' {{fanon}} stoner, Netherlands. Confirmed in the Manga/HetaliaBloodbath2010.
* TalkingAnimal: Kumajirou, the talking polar bear.
* TheStrategist: Himaruya remarked that he was a good tactician.
* TheUnFavorite: Canada has always been overshadowed by America ever since they were little. As soon as England seemed to be paying more attention to Canada, America came along and took his attention back.
** In fact, poor Canada is usually treated as a non-entity - people either forget who he is or don't even notice him. (In one strip Russia spends ''a whole meeting'' sitting in his lap because he didn't notice that Canada was already sitting in the chair. Later Russia comments to Belarus on how comfortable his chair was.)
** ''Averted'' in 2011: Canada was the host in Manga/{{Hetaween 2011}} and not only people recalled who he was, but they ''congratulated'' him on his job. [[NeverLiveItDown Some of the fandom seems to block that out of their collective minds]] though others declared it was [[WildMassGuessing because of the 2010 Olympics drawing attention to him.]]
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* {{Adorkable}}: America, who's practically a comic book geek, for crying out loud. Canada, with his incredibly sweet nature, also counts.

* EvilLaugh / LaughingMad: Occasional does this, like when he betrayed Austria.

* InscrutableAsian: ''Completely'' averted. China is loud, extroverted and pushy.

* ChivalrousPervert: Sure, he'll hit on anyone no matter [[BiTheWay gender]] and [[NoYay age]], but he also believes that love shouldn't be forced on people and will, according to WordOfGod, stop trying to touch or strip people if it's made clear that what he's doing isn't enjoyed.

->Voiced by: Kanae Kasuga (Flower of Iris CD), Creator/YukiKaida (JP), Clarine Harp (EN)

* PurpleEyes: Connected to his supernatural relationship with General Winter.

** AccidentalMisnaming: And in turn Canada doesn't seem to be able to get his name right. This situation might be ranging from type C to type F.

** In some works, he has violet eyes.
* TheStoner: In {{Fanon}}, due to the country's rather laid back stance on cannabis in RealLife ''and'' to the extremely good diplomatic relationships with the ''other'' {{fanon}} stoner, Netherlands.
** With Manga/HetaliaBloodbath2010, apparantly confirmed.

** ALizardNamedLiz: "Kuma" means "bear" in Japanese. And WordOfGod has stated that if he'd been named in English, his name would be ''Will-bear.''

* AnnoyingLaugh: In the dub. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5nvhfUecGw&feature=related Oh honhonhonhon~]] Just listen!

* [[ShesGotLegs He's Got Legs]]: Many have fallen to the beauty that is China's leg.
* ImmortalImmaturity: He's a 4000 year old HelloKitty fan.

* [[MeddlingParents Meddling Big Brother]]: Acts this way toward Hong Kong at least, if not all of his siblings.

* [[OlderThanTheyLook Older Than He Looks]]: He's a 4000-year-old man, and doesn't look any of it.

** BadassInCharge: Considers himself this, though each of the Allies seems to think ''they'' should be in charge.

* VerbalTic:
** China ends most of his sentences with "aru," which is derived from a Japanese stereotype of Chinese people. When talking to England (for example in the Britannia Angel strip) "aru" sometimes changes to "ahen" which means [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything "opium"]].[[note]]This is actually TruthInTelevision, as adding 'ar' onto the ends of sentences is one of the most prominent features of the Beijing dialect of Mandarin.[[/note]]
** When America talks business, he ends his sentences with [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything "-gates"]].
** Canada has "Maple!" when he's in pain.
** Russia and his threatening "kolkolkol" chant.
* VitriolicBestBuds:
** England has this kind of relationship with both America and France, to varying extents.
** To a lesser extent, the Allies are this. They bicker a lot and only barely manage to get along, but in the end they've got each other's backs.

* WeAreStrugglingTogether: The Allies as a whole don't always get along very well.

* AnachronismStew: [[http://community.livejournal.com/hetalia/5087111.html This strip]], when England asks America (who is admittedly a [[GeniusDitz technical wizard]]) if he's trying to show off by having a computer that won't be invented for forty-two years.

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: It's hard to believe that the relatively unassuming, idealistic, and boisterous America has SuperStrength to rival Russia... and his IdiotHero tendencies do not help one bit.

* CutenessProximity: England is very affectionate to the nice spirits that follow him around (i.e, Flying Mint Bunny, a unicorn, Captain Hook, and Tinkerbell). Since no one else can see those spirits, they assume [[CassandraTruth he's gone a little crazy.]]

* {{Foil}}: England and America. England is grumpy, a realist, somewhat pessimistic and world-weary, while America is incredibly optimistic, outgoing, cheerful, and highly imaginative.

* FreudianExcuse: It's implied that Russia turned insane mainly because of his horrible history, which included him being implicitly tormented by General Winter during his childhood, bullied by other nations as a kid, and witnessing many tragedies and wars.

* IdiotHair: Out the wazoo in the comic as a whole.

* ItsAllAboutMe: While America ''does'' genuinely try to help others, there are times he falls into this. His "battle plan" for the Allies is this ''in spades''.

* LargeHam: America is often very energetic and loud, commanding all the attention for himself.

* ManipulativeBastard: In Episode 20 of the World Series, America (successfully) lays a guilt trip on Japan to get the latter to come to the former's Christmas party.

** France-- naturally, he leads the way spreading nasty rumors about Germany. At his best, he almost pulled off a DivideAndConquer against the Habsburgs. Divide, but not ''quite'' conquer.
*** It's also pointed out early in the series that France often profits from the sidelines during any war or military conflict, even if he's not involved in it.

* NakedPeopleAreFunny: Some of France's antics. And mind you, he isn't content with being the ''only'' naked one during those moments. He devotes an entire [[ChristmasEpisode Christmas special]] to taking off characters' shirts ([[{{Fanservice}} and a bit more]]).

* RivalsTeamUp: Arguably the whole group of them, but particularly France and England, and America and Russia. Could also apply to China and Russia, given their historical disagreements about communism.

* SignatureLaugh: Also ubiquitous.

* SitcomArchnemesis: [[TruthInTelevision England and France]]. The only surefire way to keep England out of your house is to invite France. America observes that after 900 years of war the only thing that keeps these two old timers going is antagonizing each other.

** China ends most of his sentences with "aru," which is derived from a Japanese stereotype of Chinese people. When talking to England (for example in the Britannia Angel strip) "aru" sometimes changes to "ahen" which means [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything "opium"]].
*** This is actually TruthInTelevision, as adding 'ar' onto the ends of sentences is one of the most prominent features of the Beijing dialect of Mandarin.

** They even have a strip that has a title that pretty much translates to [[MomentKiller The Moment Is Killed]]. More specifically, [[http://www.hetarchive.net/scanlations/volume1.php?v1_081 The Long-Awaited Deep Emotion is Ruined]].

* TheAlliance: The Allies, [[CaptainObvious of course]].

* GreenEyes: ''"In England's green & pleasant Land..."''