He can see and communicate with supernatural beings with his barrette but hasn’t been shown to be capable of using magic (e.g., he’s not part of the magic club in the World Academy AU). [x].
So far, it’s only England and his three older brothers and Romania whose magic-performing abilities have been confirmed.
Misconception: The nations are a secret kept from the public.
Canon: The nations are well-known to the public. Their
existence isn’t a secret.
Misconception: The nations can speak all languages and
inherently understand each other.
Canon: There is a general meta language that they all understand but will still sometimes need translators during first meetings [x].
Thank you to @jammerlea for bringing the former point to my attention [x].
Misconception: “Flying Mint Bunny” and “Gilbird(s).”
Reality: These are fanon names. Both pets haven’t been given
an official name.
Misconception: Holy Rome died immediately after his dissolution.
Reality: He didn’t die right away and instead sought refuge in
Prussia’s home. To this day, his death has never been seen or confirmed [x].
Even in the deleted strip—not to be taken as canon—where France informs
Italy that Holy Rome is “no more” leaves things vague and open-ended.
*stomach growls*
America: Dude, I’m craving some sushi.
Canada: Let’s get you something. You get scary when you’re hungry.
America: I guess you could say I become… tempura-mental.
It might be. While America did get a unicorn for his bicentennial as a gift from England, it’s unclear if the one he encounters near a forest is the same one [x].
What this post will
explore is how, despite his independence, America is still equated to a child
by England. I will also touch on how America fights against this image and
overcompensates by attempting to discard any association of his childhood with
England.
As designated by the title,
America’s independence didn’t stop England from infantilizing him. Instead,
what you’ll see is that in light of losing his responsibility of guardianship,
England turns to criticizing everything America does and often meddles in his
affairs. Unconsciously, he’s unwilling to relinquish the authority that he had
over America.
Of course, America is
chronologically young in comparison to other nations, but there is still
something distinct in the way that England fusses over everything the former
does. It’s similar to an estranged parent that hasn’t come to terms with the fact
that they’ve lost control over their adult child.
Some examples of England’s
meddling would be…
Ex: England is caught
meddling in America’s political affairs during the latter’s Civil War [x].
Ex: England conveniently
shows up when America attempts to establish a trading agreement with Japan [x].
Ex: When Lithuania moves
in with America to pursue work, England immediately turns up. He wants to know
how Lithuania is being treated.
Translation: he wants to know what’s going on in
America’s life but is too prideful to admit it [x].
Some examples of his critical,
often condescending, attitude toward America would be…
Ex: When America arrives
at the African Warfront in WW2, England is dismayed over having to “babysit.”
In the same strip, he has
an entire dream sequence where he worries about America injuring himself.
Ex: He hypocritically
reprimands America for running his mouth during a world meeting despite having
a foul mouth himself.
Ex: He bashes America’s
[admittedly childish] world defense plan, referring to him as a “spoiled child” [x].
America’s hero complex,
in large, is an expression of his autonomy, his ability to succeed, and the
ability to assume the responsibility of making choices for both himself and
others. The only problem is that any reminder of his past with England doesn’t
reconcile with this new image of himself.
It’s for this reason that
I believe America suppresses any hint of his childhood with England. In other
words, it works against the mature, capable person that he’s constructed
himself to be.
Ex: England falls asleep
during a world meeting. It’s only until England starts murmuring his dream out
loud that America wakes him up. To be fair, it would be mortifying to have your
past bedwetting habit revealed.
Ex: America drinks
coffee out of spite. Drinking tea would be an acknowledgment of his past as a
subordinate. It’s a childish way of him wanting to differentiate himself from
England [x].
Ex: Lithuania finds the
toy soldiers that England gave to America when he was younger. *In arrives
England for a surprise visit* America becomes distressed and tells
Lithuania to hide the toy soldiers [x].
In sum, even though
America formally gained his independence from England, both struggled to readjust
and form new images of themselves in the aftermath.
*has a bad day*
Brain: It’s fine. Just escape into the world of fantasy.
Me: Fiction doesn’t solve everything!
Also me:
Exactly. While he was rude before, stemming from his
unresolved feelings over the revolution, it’s evolved to constructive criticism.
It happens so often that America’s willing to allow England to critique him.
Their relationship really has come a long way! [x].
You’re right on the money with that! On top of that, England very much infantilizes America and still conceives of him as a child, as do much of the other nations. Post coming up tonight!
Do You think that it’s okay to think in China,
India and Turkey as Ancients Nations. I don’t know if to be an Ancient, the
nation has to be old and had passed a long time ago.
There’s no explicit rule on what makes an ancient an ancient. I use a
rule of thumb and go by chronological age.
Yes, to China given that he’s lived for 4000+
years (e.g., he’s alive the same time as Rome) [x].
India, we don’t know enough information about
to pinpoint if he’s a more recent personification/ if he has an ancient
counterpart.
Yes, to Turkey too. In one of the drama CDs, it’s
revealed that he was the one who killed the Byzantine Empire (previously Ancient
Greece) [x].
Why does Turkey wear a mask?
No real reason is given. The
closest we’ve come to an answer only leaves us with more ambiguity… (Source:
Christmas 2007 event).
On the other hand,
Himaruya does play with the idea of the mask. He’s created posts, where if you
click on Turkey’s image, a new image of him without a mask will appear [x].
What do you think of Germanys character song Steady Rhythmus?
A lot of people seem to be confused because it’s rock/“metal”. Idk
why tho, considering that a shitload of Germans (including me) love those genres.
I mean, we have rock/metal bands and festivals everywhere 
Not a fan of it, but I do get why it’s of that genre. I
actually kind of like Prussia’s “My song that is written for me, by me”, save
for some parts lmao. The instrumentals are good.
Would Prussia still be considered a nation, or is he now
human? If we’re ignoring the East Germany theory, that is.
The simple answer is that he seems to be somewhere in
between. He takes longer to heal, yet Gilbird is still around him. Since
the personifications’ immortality rubs off on their pet, Prussia may have still
retained some of his immortality, although it could be waning. Hypothetically,
if Prussia was human, being constantly around Germany—whom he lives with—would drive him mad [x].
The main reasons I say this are:
1) He’s once referred to as being “in a pitiful state of an
enclave” [x].
2) When asked if Prussia would eventually fade away, Hima states
this: [x].
Do you think that Italy is underestimated by others nations,
sometimes?
Yes and no.
Germany often underestimates him, being biased from what he
witnessed of Italy during the World Wars.
Ex: Germany’s reaction at
the Galata Bridge scene where Turkey recalls how strong young Italy used to be (Source: Volume 4).
There are also moments where nations recognize that it’s
better not to underestimate Italy (Source: Christmas 2011 Event).
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