Note: This theory
makes the assumption that Holy Rome is Germany.  It also makes the assumption that Prussia evolved
to adopt the title of East Germany. I will also be talking about specific
evidence in this post. For more detail and evidence regarding my thoughts about
the Holy Rome = Germany connection, here’s a slew of previous posts for that. It
includes things like memory repression, faked rebirth, the role of culture in
nationhood, and other similar goodies.

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The Gap:

As I re-read the material, I’ve noticed something
odd that could account for the reason that Germany hasn’t come to the conclusion
– at least overtly – that he’s Holy Rome.

That is, there’s a significant gap in his relationship with
Prussia.

We know that post-WW2, Prussia ended up under Russia’s
control, working unprofitable jobs.

Source: Hetarchive, Notes & Etc.

We also know that Russia heavily censored Prussia’s communications
with other nations during the Soviet Era.

Source: Hetarchive (Bamboo Thicket, eng trans., Oct 30th 2013). 

Ex: A letter that
Prussia sent to Austria was heavily censored by Russia.

If that’s the case, it would be likely that the two had very
little communication with each other outside of meetings. Even then, we know
that Russia attended meetings on the Baltic trio’s behalf, so that’s another
factor to consider if the same rule were to apply to Prussia as East Germany.

More importantly, this gap in communication is demonstrated
in more subtle ways too.

Ex: After the fall
of the Berlin Wall, Germany is surprised to find how tattered and rugged
Prussia’s appearance is (note the presumable East German car model Prussia uses).

Source: Hetarchive (Bamboo Thicket, eng trans., Oct 8th 2013). 

Ex: Prussia also
talks about Ostalgie (a combined word illustrating nostalgia for East German life)
in another strip. Point is, it highlights that the brothers lived separately for several decades.

Source: Hetarchive, Germany’s Playing an Impossible Game.

“’We have to get rid of the “wall in out hearts,” so that the country can get better and the progress will be naturally more effective! When the Ostalgie level gets higher, Russia imposes himself on my big brother.”

Child of the Past:

Working off the section above, we also know that there’s a
lot of murky waters when it comes to how the series discusses Germany’s past.

For one thing, we know that Prussia has lied about stories
of his own past and that Germany took them at a face value. This scene in the
Christmas 2011 event makes us question whether Prussia may have lied about
aspects of Germany’s past as well.

Ex: Prussia’s account of Germany’s history starts from the
formation of modern-day Germany. He doesn’t delve past that, which is
questionable.

Source: Hetarchive, Christmas Event 2011.

We also know from hints in Buon San Valentino that Germany
may be suffering from memory loss. The basic gist of the scene is that Germany
gets so overwhelmed that he blacks out. The scene then pans in on his brain and
the next panels illustrate fuzzy images of Chibitalia as if Germany is
recalling a lost memory.

Source: Hetarchive, Buon San Valentino pt 3.

Another instance where Himaruya potentially plays with the
idea of Germany and memory loss is this panel here. It seemingly depicts him
having a fuzzy dream. What’s interesting is that this looks very similar to
what his other birth scenes look like.

Source: Hetarchive (Bamboo Thicket, April 15th, 2011).

vs

Source: Volume 6 + Hetascanlations, World Stars Chapter 12.

The reason I bring up these examples is that if Germany
truly is an amnesiac Holy Rome, then at the time that Buon San Valentino took
place (WW2), he was consciously like a child compared to other personifications
who’ve lived for centuries and millennia.

Perhaps it’s for this reason that Prussia didn’t want to
tell Germany about his forgotten past, because it would be too soon and
traumatic to bring up. 

Now factor in the gap and lack of communication between
Prussia and Germany post-WW2.

The question I’m asking and want people to think about: Is
it that Prussia still sees Germany as a child and hasn’t felt it necessary to
tell him these secrets? There’s also the fact that because it’s such a
personal, familial matter, other nations haven’t bothered to intrude and tell
Germany this themselves.

Not a passive
spectator:

Lastly, I just want to end on the note that Germany isn’t a passive
spectator in this equation.

While he’s quick to denounce anything that isn’t scientific –
e.g., discounting ghosts, such as Quintillus, a Roman emperor – I think at some
level Germany knows that not everything lines up.

Source: Hetascanlations, World Stars Chapter 41.

What if he’s interested in looking at Roman history because
he wants to know his roots?

Source: Hetarchive (Bamboo Thicket, October 20th, 2014).

Or could it be that he wants to know more about Rome and how
he died and studies Roman history as an indirect way of approaching this?

Source: Hetarchive, Together with Grandpa Rome.

Notice how uncomfortable and unsure Germany looks. 

This RARELY happens.

If there was another Holy Rome personification that died,
shouldn’t they be in heaven too…like Rome? Could it be that Germany is second-guessing
his status and realizes that just like how Prussia, Austria, and Hungary (to
name a few) have been able to adopt new titles regarding what they represent, the same thing occurred with him?

Source: Hetascanlations, World Stars Chapter 1.

Or how about the undeniable fact that they look exactly
alike?

Source: Hetascanlations. Edited photo, from left to right; Germany World Stars Chapter 12 + Holy Rome World Stars chapter 187.