Misconception: He’s
lazy and unmotivated
Reality: He’s extremely
strict, neat, and places great importance in his appearance. Nonetheless, on
occasion, he has been shown to grow bored easily when faced with the prospect of
work.
Ex: He trained America and his military during the American
Revolution.
Ex: He keeps his clothes spick and span.
Ex: He gets bored and sneezes when he’s given a book on how
to socialize with people.
Misconception: He’s
full of himself, so he doesn’t need anyone.
Reality: He’s
painfully lonely.
Ex: He never
married.
As such, he’s brought to tears when he sees Austria and
Hungary as a couple on Christmas.
He unconvincingly rationalizes to himself that he’s happy to
be alone.
This is repeated in his character song Mein Gott!, where he claims
that “Being alone is too much fun.”
Ex:
He misses Frederick II, and hasn’t found someone to fulfill this strong [but nonetheless implicit] desire for companionship.
It’s even said that he grows
depressed at the mere mention of Fritz. Ironic considering that he has a picture
of him on his nightstand.
Notice how Prussia also calls
on Fritz during Valentine’s Day, and once again attempts to convince himself
that he’s happy to be single.
Misconception: He’s overly-confident.
Reality:
Prussia’s narcissistic, but this stems from being extremely insecure about
himself.
He’s always trying to gain
power for self-reassuring purposes. This reassurance acts to discount his
insecurities over being weak. His use of the word awesome, then, is more
defensive and reparative than it is an exercise of confidence.
Ex: He associates fancy
clothes with strength + brags to bolster and reinforce confidence within himself.
Before his country grew in
strength, notice how he falsely tries to convince himself that his clothes are
still cool, despite them being worn down. The important difference is that he
doesn’t make use of the word awesome. This a time where his confidence and
morale is low. Awesome for him is equated with strength.
Bonus Facts:
He’s noted to feel like an enclave as opposed to an actual
nation.
He’s an incredible older brother:
Ex:
He reads Fairy Tales to a dying Holy Rome, and is revealed to be heartbroken
after the Napoleonic Wars.
Ex: He immediately
steps in to protect young Germany when he’s born.
Ex: He’s very supportive
and encouraging of Germany, despite teasing him a lot.
To be honest, given all this, I find it redundant for
Prussia to refer to himself as awesome.
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