Q & A

A good majority of the fan-fiction I read about
Belarus is about how she’s obsessed with Russia. Is there more to her than just
her obsession? I know she’s really really likes Russia but I want to believe
that’s not all to her character.

Honestly, no. Her
obsession is what shows up in most of her appearances. This doesn’t mean that
she can’t act normal, though. I have a post dedicated to showing that [x]. However,
even in the moments where she’s not hostile or aggressive, the gimmick still
ends up relating back to Russia.

It’s unfortunate, but
that’s just how it is. I’m still waiting for Himaruya to do something with her
character, as she’s only had one appearance in World Stars. It’s not even a
full appearance…

Source: Hetascanlations, World Stars Chapter 235.

I’m not an expert or anything, but I think
Canada has some symptoms of having abandoned child syndrome (ACS) or something
similar to it. Almost any official story arc involving him is about how he’s
neglected by everyone, his own family too. Poor baby I just want him to be
happy D’:

Without a doubt, Canada
was neglected as a child, but it’s not to the extent of abandoned child
syndrome. I’m also iffy on your claim that he’s neglected in every arc he’s
portrayed in. In fact, a key theme of America and Canada’s relationship—which
is depicted in more depth in World stars—shows that Canada is actually taken
for granted by America. America relied on Canada to follow his every command;
Canada’s character development revolved around him learning how to stand up for
himself.

I’m always hesitant to
medicalize characters because often enough labels like abandoned child syndrome
are thrown around without any substantiation, leading to exaggerated and
inaccurate conclusions (very similar to false claims that Chibitalia suffered
from Stockholm Syndrome).

The only symptom I would
say that Canada does have is guilt and believing that he did something wrong/
something is wrong with him that caused the neglect + accompanying
feelings of depression. Otherwise, he doesn’t have clinginess, he doesn’t
experience withdrawal from social activities, he isn’t resistant towards
others, he doesn’t have any sleeping or eating disorders, and he doesn’t have a
problem with substance abuse.

Source: Hetascanlations, World Stars Chapter 180.

Oh, and I’m not an expert either ^^

Hey,
why do you think Germany doesn’t share the same last name as Prussia?

I agree with Hetarchive’s perspective on this. They believe
that the last name wasn’t given in order to leave more ambiguity in the relationship
between Holy Rome and Germany. They also go on to point out that the founder of
the Holy Roman Empire was named Ludwig (actually Louis, but Ludwig is the
German name version of Louis).

Hey Ella, do you have a theory as to why
Veneziano and Romano call Rome grandpa and not father? Is it a term of
endearment like “big brother” or are they actually blood related? And
if so do you think there was another nation between them and Rome that would be
their parent but didn’t last long? I’ve been wondering about that since day one
😅

No theory needed. It’s confirmed that they’re biologically
related. Their descendancy is confirmed through a curl of all things. It’s used
to discount Romania’s claim that he’s biologically related to Rome in spite of
being largely influenced by the latter’s culture.

Based on what I’ve seen in the manga, I think
the grandpa label is interchangeable and they just used what felt right to
them. Rome was older when the two of them were born, so ‘Grandpa’ likely felt
more appropriate in spite of the fact that he was their sole parent figure.

Source: Hetascanlations, World Stars Chapter 163.

Another example: Ancient Egypt had a more
youthful appearance, which could explain why Egypt refers to her as Mom.

Is it true that England once hired China and India
to cook for him?

Yes. It’s meant to represent their cuisine’s
growing influence in his country.

Source: Hetascanlations, World Stars Chapter 291.

Out of context, it looks like a sitcom…

*insert laugh track*

America: ASlkfflghnh….

France: Mon dieu. What’s wrong with him?

England: America, have a pumpkin spice latte. You’re not you
when you’re thirsty.

*hands America the latte*

England: Better?

America: Better.

ellawritesficssometimes:

Time to get spooky

Friend: You need professional help.

Me and my demons:

Note: This post
will use Adler’s theory of Birth Order.

Birth Order
Psychology…what is it?

In analyzing how children’s personalities develop, Adler was
the first to point out the impact of birth order. Essentially, he contended
that regardless of genetics and the environment children are reared in, the
order in which siblings are born have a unique impact on their personalities.

In fact, the birth order itself was considered to be a
different environment in itself. For example, an only child would have grown up
in a much different environment than a first-born with one younger sibling or a
youngest child with five elder siblings.

While only for fun, I’m going to analyze the personalities
of different siblings in the series. Their personalities don’t correspond with their respective birth order; however, a lot
of their personalities fit very well in Adler’s personality model.

Let’s go through them.

First-born Child:

First-born children tend to adopt the role of the teacher,
the tutor, the leader, and the disciplinarian. They are intellectually mature
and have a deep interest in maintaining order and authority. As such, they’re
good organizers, are very detail-oriented, and hold authoritarian/ conservative
attitudes.

Sound familiar? It should, because this describes both
German brothers: Germany and Prussia.

Both are very disciplined and ordered.

Ex: Prussia
mentored America and gave him vast military knowledge.

Source: Hetarchive, Christmas 2011

Ex: Germany
trains his allies, Japan and Italy, in a hierarchical manner during WW2.

Source: Hetarchive, Diary Sketches Summary.

Both are very organized and devote a great attention to
detail.

Ex: Germany is
known for his neurotic attention to detail, such as keeping his kitchen clean,
meticulously organizing his day with agendas, and following manuals to the
letter.

Source: Volume 1.

Ex: Prussia has
documented several centuries worth of diary entries and has an entire library
to shelf them.

Source: Hetascanlations, World Stars Chapter 339.

Second-born:

Second born children often have a pacesetter set in the
older sibling or vice-versa. A lot of times, this involves becoming locked in a
competition with the other sibling where they may strive to surpass them.

This is especially relevant to Canada and Romano.

Romano has felt inferior to Veneziano ever since he was a
young child.

Source: Hetarchive, Boss Spain’s Control of Southern Italy pt. 2

Canada’s characterization often revolves around his struggle
to overcome his invisibility, step out from America’s shadow, and develop a
unique and memorable identity for himself. His greatest irritation is being
mistaken for America.

Source: Hetarchive, Fly Canada-San, Fly!

Last-born:

Like second-borns, last borns are also driven by the need to
surpass their older siblings and often develop at a remarkably fast rate. They are
high achievers in whatever they decide to undertake. On the other hand, if they
fulfill the role of the “baby” of the family and are coddled too much, they can
also become dependent and helpless in adulthood.

This personality is most relevant to America, who both
developed (aged) at a remarkably fast rate but also rose to surpass England as
a world power to be reckoned with during the second Industrial Revolution.

Source: Volume 3, England Dreaming of Long Days Passed + Hetascanlations, World Stars Chapter 71.

A good example of the baby-like aspect of his personality is
that America is notorious for pouting when he doesn’t get something he wants.

Ex: He pouts and sulks when England doesn’t give him
chocolate on Valentine’s Day.

Source: Hetarchive, Buon San Valentino pt. 2.

Only-child:

Only childs are far more mature than their peers due to being reared in an environment with adults. They are likely to
experience difficulties in situations outside the home where they are not the
center of attention.

Italy fits this personality-type best.

Italy grew up in prosperity and accumulated aptitudes in
several things, such as trade and commerce and art.

Ex: Both he and Romano had a talent for business at a young
age.

Source: Hetarchive, Christmas 2011 Event.

It’s not so much that Italy wants to be the center of
attention, but abandonment issues that he suffered from after Rome and Holy
Rome died definitely plays a part in how initially clingy he was towards
Germany.

Source: Hetarchive, Main Storyline Chapter 4.

Okay, but are we just going to ignore the fact that America regularly jumps through people’s windows?

Who ever said that we’re ignoring it?

Source: Hetarchive, 2008 Merry Halloween + 2009 Christmas Backlog.

Post-Colonial America (to
England): Leave me alone, you overstuffed scone. I’ll do what I want.

America today: Dude. I’m on your roof with a 12 pack of
donuts, beer, and bubble wrap…what do you mean you’re ‘busy’?

*at night*

America: Ghosts? Pft. I ain’t afraid of them.

*creak*

America:

Q & A

Ok I’ve been thinking about this for a few
days. What do you think about the height’s of the characters? First I started
with the mindset of “I’m just gonna add ten cm to all Caucasian characters
this seems very unrealistic.” But then I remembered that Europeans used to
be like 20cm shorter only a few hundred years ago so now I don’t know…

I’ve already done a few
posts on this [x] [x] [x]

Based on precedent, the
height is dependent on the political and economic development of the country
and if the latter two are strong only then is the national average taken
into consideration. Aside from Prussia’s height, which is smaller due to
malnutrition, I do agree with you. I think a lot of the heights of the adult
nations we see depicted are based on modern figures.

Ella, do you happen to know what’s with the
“be the piano” thing? Is it from cookies-hetaoni? I mean, i’m afraid
to play the game so I don’t what it means. Have you played it?

I haven’t had the privilege
of accessing a copy (I’ve only watched playthroughs), but the “be the piano” thing is from the original version.
Canada tries to pretend to be a piano when he encounters one of the “Steves.”

Was Sweden ever confirmed as gay or was it just gay
for Finland? I’ve seen some debates about it and I’m just confused.

It’s complicated. Sweden was confirmed to be gay only for Finland in a 2007 blog post that has since been deleted. Most consider it be canon, especially because of Sweden’s continued and favoured interest in Finland (not as prominent post 2010).

Do what you will with the information. Unfortunately, it’s not a black and white answer [x].

Could you make a post explaining why PruCan
(Prussia x Canada) is a crack ship? No bashing though, it just kinda is, isn’t
it? Or maybe you will need to make a post explaining to me that it isn’t truly
a crack ship after all lol

I already did a shipping
post on that here [x].

I’m not a fan of the
word “crack” ship. It assumes that there’s a hierarchy where people are
obligated to justify their ships according to plausibility. Prussia and Canada
do have a canon interaction. I’ve noticed that it’s often been used as the basis for
the ship.

Just wonderin’ why is America
so reluctant to not to be England’s little brother. Is it because he’s
resentful? Whats your opinion?

Again, not really a clear-cut answer, but this is my take on it. America refers to England as “onii-chan”, a title used to devote affection and adoration. England became America’s de-facto older brother figure.

America later rejected the label because he was tired of being infantilized and bossed around by England. He wanted freedom and considering England as a brother figure was associated with this lack of autonomy. I believe his rejection of the label ultimately boils down to the fact that he didn’t want to be seen as a child.

Source: Hetarchive, Cleaning out the Storage Closet.