I share the belief with others that North Italy’s “ve” is a reference
to part of his land, that being Venice. It’s stated to be a physiological
response as a result of their curls being tugged on.
Physiological refers to one’s body, the different organs or parts,
as well as their function. Since we know that the nations’ landmasses are
reflected in their human bodies (ex: America’s texas), their verbal ticks are very
likely referring to a specific geographical region.
What I haven’t seen others do is give a reason for Romano’s “chigi.”
That’ll be tonight’s theory.
We all know Prussia’s
East Germany, and yet, Hima hasn’t directly referred to him as such. He’s only
been referred to as East and is also stated to have fallen under Russia’s
control after WW2, working unprofitable jobs.
It’s like Hima enjoys toying with us, leaving hints literally
everywhere. But, I mean, it’s not like he would make a hint so obvious that he would make use of a symbolic
wall in the strips…
DAMN IT, HIMA. SERIOUSLY?!!
And lest we forget about this beautiful strip, where Taiwan
and Hong Kong are moving furniture. Move it to the east and west, you say? Well,
wouldn’t that be a convenient excuse
to sneak in another Berlin Wall reference and have Germany or Prussia pop out
of nowhere.
Well played, sir.
Well played.
[America and Canada having a sleepover]
America: Hey.
Canada: Go to bed, Alfred.
America: Do you ever wonder why we don’t have microwaves that blow cold air?
Note: This is not a theory. I’m simply just presenting canon information to answer a question.
Despite some inconsistencies regarding Prussia’s first
personification, all of them are German. That said, my answer to this question
is no. Prussia may have conquered territory that held indigenous Baltic peoples
(Old Prussians) but again, his starting points are all rooted in German
ancestry.
In “Liechtenstein’s Journal of Swiss Dopiness” we learn that
Prussia began as Margraviate of Brandenburg (1157-1806), which is considered to
be the ancestor of the Kingdom of Prussia. Brandenburg-Prussia was a leading
state in the Holy Roman Empire until its dissolution. It later incorporated the territory of the Teutonic Knights.
However, what I’m more willing to accept as his starting
point is this panel, as we see him depicted more frequently as such in the strips.
It states that Prussia began as St. Mary’s order and then
became the Teutonic knights (1190 – Present). I believe this might be a small
error, as St Mary’s Order is short for “The Order of Brothers of the German
House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem”, which was more commonly known as the
Teutonic Knights.
There’s also the
Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights (or State of the Teutonic Order), which
was an actual state formed by the Teutonic knights (Teutonic Order) in the 13th
century.
What Hima also does is leave how Prussia became Prussia from the Teutonic Knights
open-ended. All this put together only ends up causing a lot of confusion, as
well as a problematic timeline. Either way, the personifications mentioned are
still nonetheless German.
The reason why some people believe Prussia used to be a Baltic is likely
because of the 13th century German invasions of
the original Baltic tribes (Old Prussians) that resided in Prussia. The
Monastic State of the Teutonic knights were then formed to conquer more
territory. Prussia was actually a name taken from the Baltic people originally
living in the region, hence the term Old Prussians
The point to reiterate once again is that Prussia’s stated origins
are all German, not Baltic.
One last thing. It’s not really related, but it’s been
speculated that Prussia once represented Livonia too. I disagree with this
theory. In “Lazy Comic Country” Japan has trouble remembering who Lithuania is,
despite knowing that he’s likely a Baltic.
Japan ponders if Lithuania is Livonia, but in the end, can’t
figure out who he is and decides to use a
more general greeting to avoid any awkwardness.
We also see in “Opening a Country is tough, too”, that
Prussia is one of the few countries that Japan allows into his country during
his recluse period and even signs a treaty with him.
Point is, Japan doesn’t show any lapse or uncertainty in his
memory when he sees Prussia, and if he at least remembers Livonia in the other
strip, then I’m sure he would recognize Prussia as Livonia if he truly was
Livonia – I don’t think he is. Livonia’s likely a separate personification that
has yet to be created.
Either way, given the information provided for in the
strips, I don’t believe that Prussia was a Baltic. He seems to be German
through and through.
Hamiltalia, “You’ll be Back”
England as King George III:
You say The price of my love’s not a price that you’re willing to pay You cry In your tea which you hurl in the sea when you see me go by
Why so sad?
Remember we made an arrangement when you went away Now you’re making me mad Remember, despite our estrangement, I’m your man
You’ll be back, soon you’ll see
You’ll remember
you belong to me
You’ll be back,
time will tell
You’ll remember that I served you well
Oceans rise, empires fall We have seen each other through it all And when push comes to shove I will send a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love!
Da da da dat da dat da da da da ya da Da da dat dat da ya da! Da da da dat da dat da da da da ya da Da da dat— Every colony~!
This isn’t really a theory, I’ll just be presenting evidence! As for my opinion? No, I don’t think Prussia was originally a Baltic. Post coming up soon 🙂
@ellawritesficssometimes requested England in palette 50 and @thefallengondolin suggested I draw him as James Bond so here is Arthur as 007. I love spy England and Spy AUs in general. 💞
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