aph Germany – Page 25 – Ellawritesficssometimes

Twas the night before Xmas, when all through the world

Not a country was stirring; the horror had not yet unfurled

Doors were bound shut with rigorous care

In the hopes that a certain American would not be there

The nations lay in their beds, unable to get a wink of sleep

For the safety of their homes they had to keep

Germany with his dogs, and Switzerland with his guns

(Meanwhile, Britain could not have been anymore done)

Suddenly, out in the sky there arose a bright light

Neon colours in the shape of a circular kite

Away from the windows those smart enough ran

There appeared a large metal craft, a tiny grey man

And a golden-haired driver, with the strength of a tank

Christmas was here, there was simply no escaping that yank

Sure thing! Basically, as I said in my last post about
this, Prussia is like a paler version of what you would consider to be your
stereotypical German.

It’s almost like he’s
a shadow of Germany in the sense that although German himself, Prussia never
truly got to represent the German identity. He unified the identity into one sovereign
nation with the formation of the German Confederation and speaks the language,
but he fell short of representing it…LITERALLY.

It’s also said that due to malnutrition when he was younger,
Prussia didn’t get to reach his full height… or you can even say… potential. Even if he did represent East Germany, Germany has assumed
full control over the nation in modern times. Sometimes Prussia is seen
attending the World Meetings, but we don’t know much more than that.

It’s a common trope/ archetype for main characters to have a
shadow or mirror image of themselves. A character that is uncanny – something that
is strangely familiar, and yet different enough to make them distinguishable.

Yes, characters with Prussia’s coloration are often used as archetypal
villains in Japanese pop culture, but Hima’s already said that he’s changed the
direction and intentions of Prussia’s character (He was originally intended to be
a villain). Even so, I still think the contrast of opposite coloring between
Germany and Prussia was meant to be a juxtaposition, villain or not.

Although, just to be fair, one example where I know this archetype
is used is in the Japanese Legend of Zelda video game franchise. The protagonist,
Link, fights against a mirror image of himself – Dark Link. He has red eyes,
and is supposed to represent evil in opposition of the true Link’s pureness and
heroism.

However, while the contrast between Germany and Prussia may
have originally intended to be a villain-good guy distinction, it can possibly come
to represent polar opposites now. That is, new German identity and old German
identity/ heritage. Prussia is a fad, and Germany is the future of the German culture.