Friend: Stop it! You’re so annoying!

Me: Fine.

Also me:

Some sweet Russia?

Russia getting excited
at the prospect of other nations being turned into kids [x].

Do you ever recieve critism for using Freud’s theories? Because I am and I’m stressed.

Nope. I usually state in
my posts that I don’t necessarily believe in all aspects of his theories. It’s
the fact that concepts from his theories (e.g. erogenous zones) are used in the
manga that make them relevant to what I do. I’m just unpacking clever references that Himaruya has incorporated in the manga.

It’s mostly the Germanic nations
that Freud’s theories are seen in; Germany and Austria are so obviously
Anal-retentive personality types. It’s crazy. Austria is literally described as
a stingy perfectionist…I mean! Austrians are also stereotyped for Freud, so it’s a pretty essential part of his personality.

Not to mention that
there are plenty of feminist neo-Freudians out there that have tweaked and
changed Freud’s theories – given that they were originally done from a male
perspective observing a patriarchal society. Psychodynamics today, as I’m sure you already know, is not all male-centered, contrary to popular belief.

Point is, you can still appreciate the core of a theory while also recognizing how outdated it is. I wouldn’t stress too much, although I understand why you would feel that way given how watered down people’s conceptions of his theories are.

[2p Fem France, China and Russia]

Misconception:
The 2ps are canon characters with personalities.

Reality: The 2ps
are alternate character designs with fanmade personalities. While some designs are official, most of them are fanmade.

It’s complicated, but let’s go through it.

The 2ps are alternate character designs made by Himaruya. It’s
a play on how in some video games the same character will come in different colours. That way, several players are able to use them at the same time.

Ex: In Super Smash Brothers, players can choose alternate
colours for the costumes of the character they want to play as.

Another colour simply means that the colours were changed.

While they haven’t been given canon personalities, the 2ps
were drawn by Himaruya to look as if they were part of an evil organization [x].

“Well, I thought I’d give them clothes and coloring that’s a bit different than usual, so I drew them to look more like heels or someone who could run an evil organization.

I like that Italy looks like a bad boy.”

Therefore,
any 2p that is depicted with a personality is completely fanmade.

The Axis are the only original characters in Hetalia to receive
this second colouring [x].

Although, Poland was once given an alternate blue military
uniform in 2008 [x].

The remaining 2p designs that are most commonly seen are
fanmade. They’re genderbent versions of the “Nyotalia” alternate colour designs
that were posted in 2011 [x].

On the other hand, in 2013, Himaruya created real 2P designs
for America, Austria, Canada, China, England, France, Netherlands, Russia,
Switzerland, Spain, and Turkey [x].

Notice how their clothing differs slightly.

According to Hetarchive, it’s left unclear whether these latter draft
designs are for separate characters or if they’re just alternate colours/designs [x].

In sum, some 2ps are official designs while most are not. Likewise, any 2p character with a personality is fanmade.

Me before I know you:

Me after I know you:

Thank you for your post on the bosses’ relationship. I never thought that they would be forced to do things against their will.

Any time! It’s unfortunate, but also a necessary part of their
characterization. Otherwise, it would get complicated, messy, and
controversial. The most important point to take away from this is that the
nations have their own agency and resist the actions of their government, even
if they can’t physically do so.

Russia is the best example of this.

Ex: He’s forced to build a steam engine during the Second Industrial Revolution. If not, he risks
being punished [x].

Ex: He’s forced to build a canal in freezing cold weather
with no food. He’s not given any special treatment and is just like any other
Russian citizen tasked with doing manual labour during the Stalinization era [x]. The last panel is cruel.

It might just be me being agender, but I don’t see how the female/male counterparts of canon would act different? Makes it hard to characterize them for fanfics and the like

Oh. As said in the post, it’s because they’re entirely different people. The personality difference doesn’t have to do with their gender.

Again, I’m only doing this because it’s a question I’m often asked about. All of this information can be found through google, thanks to Hetarchive. I’ll make a guide, no problem, but plenty of other content creators have already explained this before me.

The parallel nations come from the 2010 Christmas Event. They’re separate from the 2ps – who are alternate colour designs.

As for my opinion on the 2p fanmade characters? Who am I to stop people from channeling their creativity and interests? While I’m not necessarily into the 2ps , I don’t dislike them either. People should always be free to enjoy the fandom how they want to, so long as they’re not hurting others.

Guide coming up tonight!

Misconception: Nyotalia isn’t canon.

Reality: The word “Nyotalia” isn’t canon. It’s a fanmade
term. On the other hand, alternate female and male versions of APH characters have
been officially created. They’re character designs, and some of them also have
character notes and personalities.

Himaruya stated on his blog that each nation will have a
reverse male and female counterpart [x].

While designs, the reverse male and female versions are
separate people from their original counterpart. As such, their personalities
are slightly different [x].

Ex: Both female Italies are stronger fighters [x] [x].

Ex: Female England, Canada, and America [x].

Ex: Female Austria and Prussia [x].

Ex: Male Taiwan [x].

Ex: An old version of Portugal’s design – that has since
changed slightly – and his female version [x].

Ex: The female nations’ male versions [x]. *not all of them*

Ex: The male nations’ female versions [x]. *not all of them*

It’s important to remember that Himaruya is open to fans
choosing whatever names they please for “nyo” characters [x].

Another thing that confuses people is the female versions’
cameo in volume 4. The premise is that Estonia has a dream where God grants him
his [alleged] fantasy to be surrounded by girls – although this plays out with
the male nations being replaced by their female versions.

The point to differentiate here is that while the female
versions don’t exist in canon, given that they’re separate versions of the
original canon nations, they’re officially designed characters with
personalities that have made an official appearance. Although, this appearance
doesn’t occur in reality. [I know, it’s confusing.]

If it helps, Estonia’s reaction to the female nations sets
out the fact that they don’t exist in canon. Nonetheless, they’re canon because
they’re officially designed characters with personalities.

Fun facts:

When asked, Himaruya explained that the reason why Estonia
has these strange dream experiences – including the mochi one – is because his
“elite glasses summon strange fellows,” [x].

This is just a speculation, but my best bet as to why there
are far more male nations than there are female ones is because Himaruya has
repeatedly admitted to not being good at drawing girls [x] [x].

When you join a fandom

and have a ton of content to catch up on