Thank you! Sure, I don’t see why not. Here’s one for
Germany (Volume 2):
“A
pessimistic young man who takes things too seriously. His hobbies include
reading books, making confections, and walking his dogs.
He’s
very dependent on manuals, hence he has a lot of them and things that things
will surely go wrong if he doesn’t follow them.
”
“He
is a neat-freak, but hasn’t got any more ideas for recycling.”
“He seems to still be telling Italy off and taking care of
him even to this day.”
To my knowledge, yes. This is from his Volume 1 Character note.
Note: This post
makes the assumption that Germany is Holy Rome. It hasn’t been
confirmed in canon so don’t take it as such. For more posts and evidence on
this subject, go here [x] [x] [x] [x] [x].
Aside from the overwhelming evidence that draws parallels
between Holy Rome and Germany (e.g., foreshadowing, mimicked dialogue, and similar
traits, behaviours, and tastes), there are also several instances in the series
that deliberately include Holy Rome and Germany in the same strip, utilizing
contexts that bridge a significant connection between the two.
There’s no explanation
I can think of that would account for why they would both be included in
these strips if not for the purpose to stress that there’s a link between them
that we have yet to learn. These don’t appear to be coincidental; there’s a
striking sense of intentionality and purpose that shouldn’t be overlooked or
waved off.
Comic Diary 7—
A series of fragmented scenes that, on a surface level appear to make no sense, but… [x].
Kid versions of
Chibitalia and Holy Rome “press for acknowledgment.” I’ve theorized before
that this symbolizes how both Italy and Germany have repressed memories from
their childhood.
The strip then continues with some panels covering Austria’s
annexation during WW2.
Reference to the
German Confederation. There’s a notable fixation around the vague process
of Germany’s birth. We also know that the whole idea of Germany asking about his
past is vague or misleading, as Prussia isn’t the most reliable storyteller.
The Flute. Prussia
plays the flute for Germany. He has a flashback of how sick Holy Rome became
after his dissolution [x].
Notice how Prussia repeats the exact same line as Holy Rome.
Unconsciously, perhaps, but it still doesn’t negate the fact that there’s a
connection and obvious repetition here. Again, I don’t think Himaruya did this for no reason.
Continuity. Chibitalia, Hungary, and Holy Rome wear cat ears
to participate in Belgium’s cat festival.
Cut to Austria wearing cat ears and pressuring Germany to do
so too.
Edited photo: Adult Italy and Germany (Left) and Chibitalia and Holy Rome (Right). From the same strip.
Misconception: He’s
weak.
Reality: Austria
was born a fighter [x], but as he turned to marriage to solve his political
problems, he lost shape and became accustomed to home life. He’s actually quite
lazy now [x].
Misconception: He
was cruel and heartless when he ruled over Chibitalia.
Reality: While he
was strict and stern with Chibitalia, a lot of this can be attributed to the extreme
and exaggerated humour employed by Himaruya in the series’ early days.
Even with the strict punishments, Chibitalia still shared
many fond moments with Austria—nations living in Holy Rome’s household
considered each other to be family and even maintained this sense of closeness
decades afterwards [x] [x].
Misconception:
Due to historical tensions, it’s impossible that he and Hungary were able to
possess such a strong relationship under their empire. [x].
Reality: Yes and
no.
You have to remember that the nations are people too. They
have a political self and a personal self. It’s for this reason that while
Hungary has “defiant” feelings from her time spent under Austrian rule, she also
has “complicated, yearning-like” feelings for him [x].
How I interpret this is that she despised Austria for what
Austria the country stood for at the time but not who he stood for as a
concrete and separate person.
Lest we forget all the times where it’s hinted that the
two still have feelings for each other. The most notable panel that substantiates
this claim is from Buon San Valentino. There, Hungary receives a Valentine’s
day gift from someone with “glasses and one hair standing up,” [x].
“He hides his name but not his Mariazell.”
Misconception:
Austria and Prussia hate each other.
Reality: Again,
yes and no. It depends on the time period. The ‘hatred’ isn’t deep-set but
rather it’s temporary. Himaruya once said that it would be fun to draw Austria, Germany, and Prussia as a “chaotic sort of family,” [x].
Undoubtedly, Prussia gets on Austria’s nerves…a lot [x]. (Another good reference would be the Maria Theresa series).
Still, the strips have also shown that they don’t truly hate each other.
Ex: Austria
receives a censored letter from Prussia (who was under Soviet rule at the time)
and reads it out of pity [x].
Ex: The two still
consider each other to be ‘family’ and spend their holidays together despite
all the fighting it causes (Christmas 2010 Event).
(Prussia initially didn’t want to let Austria spend
Christmas with him because he was a “lesser German”. He was just being an ass;
I wouldn’t take it seriously, especially given Germany’s response).
Bonus Facts:
He’s considerably self-critical.
Ex: He wears his glasses to avoid looking plain. It’s not
from poor eyesight. Instead, they represent his “musical something,” [x].
Ex: Being unsatisfied with his appearance is enough to make
him feel discontented [x].
Similar to Freud’s “anal-retentive” personality-type,
Austria is a stingy [x] perfectionist [x].
His mole acts as an erogenous zone, not his ahoge
[Mariazell] [x].
He gets grumpy when he doesn’t have coffee.
He spent part of his life in a wheelchair [x].
He doesn’t have a sense of direction.
He once avoided fighting with Prussia because he didn’t want
to harm young Germany [x].
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