i have a question. So , i have been taking Japanese courses the past few months and i learned that Iggyrisu (いげりす) means Unites Kingdom (Britain, Scotland , Ireland , Wales). In the sub , they call Arthur Iggyrisu. But in the dub they call him Britain. And we have seen Scotland as a character on his own (at the meeting of Arthur and Young America , which he is shown to send curses over at Arthur.) Which is it then? Britain? UK? or Great Britain??
Bare with
me here, this is going to get a little complicated. Let’s just clarify a few
things first!
Great Britain isn’t a country. It’s
a geographic island that contains the majority of England, Scotland, and Wales.
What confuses a lot of people is that it’s often referred to as the UK, which
is too vague of a term because it doesn’t include Northern Ireland.
The United Kingdom is a country in
itself, which consists of another four countries: England, Scotland, Wales, and
Northern Ireland. It’s sometimes referred to as the Kingdom of Great Britain (which includes the three former countries
from the geographic region I just mentioned) and Northern Ireland. Despite
being part of the UK, each four of the countries also possess sovereign status.
To avoid
confusion, it’s important to note that Himaruya did initially create a separate
UK character, but discarded him from canon afterwards:
Now, as for your question: England is both the
representative of the UK, and the personification of England. (This has definitely
been answered before, but I don’t mind). We know that he represents the UK
because of the Union Jack flag that appears over his head, as opposed to the separate
English flag.
However, since
he is also referred to as England by the other nations, we know that he
represents England too.
This is
very similar to the situation with Russia and the Soviet Union (USSR). Even
though he acted as the Soviet representative, Russia still represented Russia (what
a mouthful). Russia was referred to as such after WW2 because it was easier to
say. Anyways, it’s not impossible for the nations to represent more than one political
entity.
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