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<p>Geritalover: </p> <hr /> <div>{{cleanup}}<br /> {{Pairing<br /> | char1 = Spain<br /> | char2 = Netherlands<br /> | image = Sa.png‎ <br /> | caption = Netherlands and Spain in soccer uniforms.<br /> | orientation = Homosexual<br /> | interaction = Yes (''see [[#Moments|moments]]'')<br /> <br /> | tag1 = {{pixivtag|オセロコンビ}} (''Othello Pair'' )<br /> | tag2 = {{pixivtag|蘭西}} (''RanNishi'' )<br /> | tag3 = {{pixivtag|西蘭}} (''NishiRan'' )<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Spain/Netherlands''' is a slash pairing in '''Axis Powers Hetalia''', involving the characters of [[Spain]] and [[Netherlands]].<br /> <br /> The pairing is sometimes called '''NethSpa''', '''SpaNeth''', '''HolSpa''', '''SpaHol''' taken from the first few letters of their nation names (Netherlands or Holland and Spain). However, some fans also refer to this pairing as '''Othello Pair''' (オセロコンビ) or in Japanese fandom '''RanNishi''' (蘭西).<br /> <br /> ==Manga==<br /> The first time they were seen together in a strip Boss Spain & Chibi Romano where Netherlands refuses to eat a meal in the company of Spain. Next time Netherlands was shown when he’s watching quarrels between Spain and chibi!Romano still in the same chapter. In Volume 4 they appeared together several times. When the Netherlands wants to sell weapons and food to Spain, when Netherlands dressed as a reindeer and holds Spain and in Antonio’s house when Romano recalls moments when he was a graduate of Spain. When Belgium asked Netherlands to bring her Santa, he brought her Spain (as the Dutch and Belgian Santa is Spanish) instead.<br /> <br /> Netherlands became a member of Spain's household when the Burgundian-Hapsburgs acquired the crown of Spain. Their relationship became very difficult up until the point where Spain believed Netherlands hated him. Netherlands eventually left and defeated Spain to be recognized as an independent country. During the Christmas 2010 event, they are seen together, though Netherlands continually tells Spain to go home. When a shadowy figure appears, Netherlands again orders Spain to leave. Finally when he got held down by the figure, Spain attempts to help free Netherlands. By the end of the event, a half-naked, sleeping Spain is on top of Netherlands, and his only comment was, "What the hell? This sucks."<br /> <br /> ==Fan Speculations==<br /> <br /> * The scar on Netherlands forehead is the result of his fight against Spain.<br /> * Netherlands scarf is a gift from Spain when he was a teenager.<br /> * They met for the first time when Netherlands was a teenager.<br /> <br /> ==Moments==<br /> <br /> Under construction<br /> <br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> <br /> Under construction<br /> <br /> {{SpainPairings}}<br /> {{NetherlandsPairings}}</div>

Geritalover http://hetalia.kitawiki.net/index.php?title=Spain/Netherlands&diff=40630 Spain/Netherlands 2017-10-05T21:22:17Z

<p>Geritalover: 90% of this is just literally historical things never shown in Hetalia webcomic/manga.</p> <hr /> <div>{{cleanup}}<br /> {{Pairing<br /> | char1 = Spain<br /> | char2 = Netherlands<br /> | image = Sa.png‎ <br /> | caption = Netherlands and Spain in soccer uniforms.<br /> | orientation = Homosexual<br /> | interaction = Yes (''see [[#Moments|moments]]'')<br /> <br /> | tag1 = {{pixivtag|オセロコンビ}} (''Othello Pair'' )<br /> | tag2 = {{pixivtag|蘭西}} (''RanNishi'' )<br /> | tag3 = {{pixivtag|西蘭}} (''NishiRan'' )<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Spain/Netherlands''' is a slash pairing in '''Axis Powers Hetalia''', involving the characters of [[Spain]] and [[Netherlands]].<br /> <br /> The pairing is sometimes called '''NethSpa''', '''SpaNeth''', '''HolSpa''', '''SpaHol''' taken from the first few letters of their nation names (Netherlands or Holland and Spain). However, some fans also refer to this pairing as '''Othello Pair''' (オセロコンビ) or in Japanese fandom '''RanNishi''' (蘭西).<br /> <br /> ==Manga==<br /> <br /> Netherlands became a member of Spain's household when the Burgundian-Hapsburgs acquired the crown of Spain. Their relationship became very difficult up until the point where Spain believed Netherlands hated him. Netherlands eventually left and defeated Spain to be recognized as an independent country. During the Christmas 2010 event, they are seen together, though Netherlands continually tells Spain to go home. When a shadowy figure appears, Netherlands again orders Spain to leave. Finally when he got held down by the figure, Spain attempts to help free Netherlands. By the end of the event, a half-naked, sleeping Spain is on top of Netherlands, and his only comment was, "What the hell? This sucks."<br /> <br /> ==Fan Speculations==<br /> <br /> * The scar on Netherlands forehead is the result of his fight against Spain.<br /> * Netherlands scarf is a gift from Spain when he was a teenager.<br /> * They met for the first time when Netherlands was a teenager.<br /> <br /> ==Moments==<br /> <br /> Under construction<br /> <br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> <br /> Under construction<br /> <br /> {{SpainPairings}}<br /> {{NetherlandsPairings}}</div>

Geritalover http://hetalia.kitawiki.net/index.php?title=Spain/Belgium&diff=40629 Spain/Belgium 2017-10-05T21:18:33Z

<p>Geritalover: not really that popular.</p> <hr /> <div>{{stub}}<br /> {{Pairing<br /> | char1 = Spain<br /> | char2 = Belgium<br /> | image = Belgium-Parallel-Spain-manga.JPG<br /> | caption = Belgium gives Parallel Spain her scarf in the Chirstmas 2010 Event.<br /> | orientation = Heterosexual<br /> | interaction = Yes (''see [[#Moments|moments]]'')<br /> <br /> | tag1 = {{pixivtag|オレンジワッフル}} (''Orange waffle'')<br /> }}<br /> '''Spain/Belgium''' is a heterosexual pairing in '''Axis Powers Hetalia/Hetalia: Axis Powers''', involving the characters of [[Belgium]] and [[Spain]]. The pairing is also referred to as SpaBel and Orange Waffle (オレンジワッフル) in the Japanese fandom. <br /> <br /> ==Relationship==<br /> Belgium seems to get along with Spain, unlike her brother Netherlands. In the Boss CD, Spain helps Belgium with laundry and with Romano. They enjoyed friendly meals together, as well, including the churros that he and Romano made together. When her brother left to become independent, she not only stayed with Spain, but ended up having to fight her brother. <br /> <br /> The Christmas 2007 Event revealed that when her brother left to become independent she not only stayed with Spain but also fought along side him. In the 2010 Christmas Event she is attacked by Parallel Spain and stops him by giving him her scarf. He falls in love with her, although she doesn't seem to notice. <br /> <br /> ==Moments==<br /> ===Manga===<br /> *'''Boss Spain and Chibi Romano'''<br /> *'''Christmas Special 2007'''<br /> *'''Christmas Bloodbath 2010'''<br /> *'''Halloween 2011'''<br /> <br /> ===Anime===<br /> *[[Episode 94]]<br /> <br /> ===Media===<br /> *[[Hetalia Drama CD Interval Vol. 2: Boss CD]]<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> *[http://spainxbelgium.deviantart.com/ SpainxBelgium]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://community.livejournal.com/spainxbelgium/ Citrus Constellation]- LiveJournal fan community.<br /> <br /> {{BelgiumPairings}}<br /> {{SpainPairings}}<br /> [[Category:Straight Pairings]]</div>

Geritalover http://hetalia.kitawiki.net/index.php?title=Spain&diff=40583 Spain 2017-08-14T04:05:11Z

<p>Geritalover: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Nation<br /> | name = Spain<br>スペイン<br /> | continent = EUROPE<br /> | image = Tradspain.png<br /> | country = [[Image:SpainFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:Spain|Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España)]]<br /> | human = [[Human names#Spain|Antonio Fernández Carriedo]] (アントーニョ・フェルナンデス・カリエド)<br /> | spellings = Antonio Hernández Carriedo (アントーニョ・ヘルナンデス・カリエド)<br /> | age = 25<ref>{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/extra/cache2.htm|archivedate=???|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 2006|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref><br /> | gender = Male<br /> | birthday = February 12<ref name="Vol1Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers|publisher=Gentosha|page=107|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref><br /> | hair = Brown<br /> | eyes = Green<br /> <br /> | volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]<br /> | strip = ''Meeting of the world''<br /> | game = [[kitayume:Noto-sama 5|Noto-sama 5]]<br /> | dramacd = [[Hetalia Drama CD Interval Vol. 1: The CD Of The Awesome Me]]<br /> | anime = [[Episode 01]]<br /> | musical = ''[[Hetalia: The Great World|Hetalia ~The Great World~]]''<br /> <br /> | japanese = [[Go Inoue]]<br /> | english = [[David Trosko]]<br /> }}<br /> '''Spain''' (スペイン, ''Supein'') is a supporting character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. In 2008, Himaruya gave human names to some of the characters, and he received the name '''[[Human names#Spain|Antonio Fernández Carriedo]]''' (アントーニョ・フェルナンデス・カリエド, ''Antōnyo Ferunandesu Kariedo''), though it may have been originally spelled '''Antonio Hernández Carriedo''' (アントーニョ・ヘルナンデス・カリエド, ''Antōnyo Herunandesu Kariedo'', ''see the "Human names" page for details'').<br /> <br /> ==Attributes==<br /> [[File:SpainChibi.png|thumb|left|160px|A 'chibi' version of Spain.]]<br /> <br /> ===Appearance===<br /> He has somewhat curly brown hair, green eyes, lightly tanned skin, and wears a khaki-colored uniform with his sleeves rolled up to his elbows. He is often depicted with his favorite food, tomatoes. In the profile image at the right, he is wearing a matador's uniform (from the '''Children's Day''' sketch series). His face is a typically Spanish one with clear cut features.<ref name="Vol. 5 SE Pamphlet">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2012|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 5 特装版|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 5 Special Edition|publisher=Gentosha|page=22-23|isbn=978-4-344-82564-2}}</ref><br /> <br /> Spain's skintone has alternated between fair and olive. He's said to always look happy, even without reason. Himaruya mentioned that his uncouth hairstyle looks very stylish, but he probably doesn't pay much attention to his hair.<ref name="Vol. 5 SE Pamphlet"/> He is stated to be considerably built.<ref name="blog entry 1228">{{cite web|title=ベラルーシさんとウクライナさんの軍服バージョン|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1228.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=July 30, 2011|accessdate=October 7, 2014|trans_title=Belarus & Ukraine military uniform versions}}</ref><br /> <br /> ===Personality and Interests===<br /> A passionate, cheerful country with a mysterious aura of light and darkness<ref name="Vol. 5 Prof">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2012|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 5|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 5|publisher=Gentosha|page=78|isbn=978-4-344-82563-5}}</ref>, Spain was once a super powerful nation and traveler until he was tormented by [[England]] and The [[Netherlands]], beaten by a younger [[America]], and thrown into war and poverty.<ref name="Vol1Profile"></ref> Despite all his hardships, he remained optimistic and passionate. The source of his constant happiness is the sunshine that casts over his land.<ref name="characternotes">{{cite web|title=どうでもいい設定集|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/matome_heta.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 14, 2014|trans_title=Trivial Establishments Collection}}</ref> He's said to not be likely to change much with time<ref name="Vol. 5 SE Pamphlet"/> and to do whatever he wants, whenever he wants, in whatever way he wants,<ref name="Vol. 5 Prof"/> being a very "my pace" country<ref name="Vol. 3 Prof">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3|publisher=Gentosha|page=19|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref>. He cannot read the atmosphere, nor does he even try so, although he means well, he happens to come off as insensitive and clueless at times.<ref name="characternotes"></ref><br /> <br /> Spain seems to be fond of children, or at least the Italy brothers (though he seems fond of them as adults, as well.) It is shown that his ultimate dream is for both of them to live with him.<ref name="SvsA">{{cite web|title=オーストリア継承戦争　スペイン対オーストリア戦|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/mrt3.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 31, 2010|trans_title=Spain VS Austria}}</ref><ref name="LooseMorn">{{cite web|title=■スペインのゆるい朝■|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/gift.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 31, 2010|trans_title=Spain's Loose Morning}}</ref> He'd also expressed interest in marrying them.<ref name="PopSpain">{{cite web|title=日記マンガ|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nikkimanga9.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 31, 2010|trans_title=Popular Spain}}</ref> He's often shown spending time with Romano, France, Prussia, Belgium, or Netherlands.<br /> <br /> When he drinks wine he's said to get sentimental, but getting him drunk makes him scary enough to change even Sweden's facial expression<ref>{{cite web|title=人懐こいイタリアン|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1271.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=October 6, 2011|accessdate=January 3, 2012|trans_title=Friendly Italian}}</ref>. It's advised to keep your distance when he's drunk, and that he won't be mad afterwards if you do.<ref name="Vol. 3 Prof"/><br /> <br /> Spain has a twitter account, but he prefers to speak directly with people.<ref name="blog entry 1310">{{cite web|title=感想ありがとうございます！|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1310.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=November 11, 2011|accessdate=October 7, 2014|trans_title=Thank you for your thoughts!}}</ref> He's the type to ask someone about a book they're reading even though he has no interest in it.<ref name="blog entry 1440">{{cite web|title=リクエスト８|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1440.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=November 2, 2013|accessdate=October 7, 2014|trans_title=Request 8}}</ref><br /> <br /> Spain speaks in the Osaka-ben variant of the ''Kansai'' dialect in the Japanese version of the manga and anime.<br /> <br /> ==Relationships==<br /> ===Austria===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Austria]]''<br /> <br /> They were united under the same king and ruling dynasty in 1519, when Charles I of Spain became Holy Roman Emperor. <ref name="Chibitalia">{{cite web|title=ちびたりあ|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/t_b5.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 14, 2014|trans_title=Chibitalia}}</ref> Austria and Spain remained married and closely allied within the [[wikipedia:House of Hapsburg|House of Hapsburg]] until the end of the[[wikipedia:War of the Spanish Succession| War of the Spanish Succession]], dated 1700-1715. <br /> <br /> Spain would later ally himself with [[France]] and [[Prussia]] in the [[wikipedia:War of the Austrian Succession|War of the Austrian Succession]].<ref name="AustrianSuccession">{{cite web|title=マリア・テレジアとオーストリア継承戦争|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/mrt.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 14, 2014|trans_title=Maria Theresa and the War of Austrian Succession}}</ref><br /> <br /> ===Belgium===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Belgium]]''<br /> <br /> Belgium and Netherlands became a member of Spain's household when the Burgundian-Hapsburgs acquired the crown of Spain. Although Netherlands does not seem to get along well with Spain at all, Belgium seems to. In the [[Hetalia Drama CD Interval Vol. 2: Boss CD|Boss CD]], Spain helps Belgium with laundry and with [[South Italy|Romano]]. They enjoyed friendly meals together, as well, including the churros that he and Romano made together.<br /> <br /> The Christmas 2007 Event revealed that when her brother left to become independent, she not only stayed with Spain but also fought along side him.<ref name="Xmas2007">{{cite web|title=クリスマス予告編|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/chrismas_bonsai.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 14, 2014|trans_title=Christmas Preview}}</ref><br /> <br /> In the 2010 Christmas Event she is attacked by [[List of minor characters in Hetalia: Axis Powers#Parallel Spain|Parallel Spain]] and stops him by giving him her scarf. He falls in love with her, although she doesn't seem to notice he looks exactly like Spain.<ref name="Xmas2010 p7">{{cite web|title=ねこちゃんとクリスマス！クリスマス2010-2011|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/xmas20117.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 14, 2014|trans_title=Kitties and Christmas! Christmas 2010-2011 p7}}</ref><br /> <br /> ===France===<br /> ''Main Article: [[France]]''<br /> <br /> The two get along reasonably well, having grown up and fought in wars together, as well as against each other, though Spain remains oblivious to France's more perverted tendencies.<ref name="AustrianSuccession"></ref><ref name="thecounselor">{{cite web|title=親分と相談相手|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/rmn2.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 14, 2014|trans_title=Boss and the Counselor}}</ref> It is said in production notes by Himaruya that their relationship is actually undesirable, yet the two remain inseparable.<ref name="characternotes"></ref> <br /> <br /> However, Spain seems to be aware that France is untrustworthy company, calling him "despicable" before defeating him in [[wikipedia:Battle of Garigliano (1503)| The Battle of Garigliano]] with the help of his pet [[Creatures of Hetalia#Spain's Bull|bull]].<ref name="garigliano">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3|publisher=Gentosha|page=58|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref> France's first bird named Pierre is used for communication with him.<ref name="characternotes"></ref><br /> <br /> ===Italy===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Italy]]''<br /> <br /> Italy affectionately refers to Spain as his older brother while, in the original Japanese text, Spain refers to Italy as ''Ita-chan.'' Spain's greatest desire is for the Italy brothers to live with him, and he's also expressed interest in marrying them, however, in 2005 when he returned to him saying that it was legal for men to marry, Italy merely congratulated him, despite having said that it would be okay for them to get married in the past.<ref name="PopSpain"></ref> When Romano and Veneziano were still young, Spain wished Romano could be as cute as his brother was and even wanted Austria to trade with him because North Italy was better behaved and a harder worker. but latter felt guilty for wanting to trade Romano. <ref name="BossisGoingMad">{{cite web|title=親分御乱心|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/isp.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 15, 2014|trans_title=Boss is Going Mad}}</ref> During the War of Austrian Succession, Spain promised Veneziano that they could be together forever when the fight was over, however his thoughts and possibly his expression scared Italy into running back to Austria in tears.<ref name="SvsA"></ref><br /> <br /> ===Monaco===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Monaco]]''<br /> <br /> Monaco was a member of Spain's household in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Spain kept doing her unwanted favors, though, and their relationship eventually grew sour.<ref name="blog entry 1145">{{Cite web|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1145.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 16, 2011|title=お菓子と南欧！|trans_title="Sweets and Southern Europe"|language = Japanese|access date = January 13, 2012}}</ref><br /> <br /> ===Netherlands===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Netherlands]]''<br /> <br /> Netherlands was a member of Spain's household for some time. Their relationship became very difficult up till the point where Spain believed Netherlands hated him. Eventually he left and later beat Spain up to be recognized as an independent country.<ref name="Xmas2007"></ref><br /> <br /> In the 2010 Christmas Event they are seen together during Christmas. Netherlands perpetually tells Spain to go home. When the strange figure approached Netherlands, he appeared to be defending Spain. Finally when he got held down by the figure, Spain attempts to help free Netherlands.<ref name="xmas2010 p4">{{cite web|title=ねこちゃんとクリスマス！クリスマス2010-2011|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/xmas20117.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 14, 2014|trans_title=Kitties and Christmas! Christmas 2010-2011 p4}}</ref> By the end of the event, a half-naked, sleeping Spain is on top of Netherlands, and his only comment was, "What the hell? This sucks."<ref name="xmas2010 p11">{{cite web|title=ねこちゃんとクリスマス！クリスマス2010-2011|url=http://www.hetarchive.net/scanlations/hetastreeeem/xmas201111.php|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 14, 2014|trans_title=Kitties and Christmas! Christmas 2010-2011 p11}}</ref><br /> <br /> ===South Italy (Romano)===<br /> ''Main Article: [[South Italy]]''<br /> <br /> Spain is rather affectionate to Romano, this affection being described as strange in character notes.<ref name="vol2profile">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 2|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 2|publisher=Gentosha|page=16|isbn=978-4-3448-1514-8}}</ref> As a result of having lived alongside him from the time he was a young and under his rule, Romano takes off some of his culture and customs, and both share a deep love for tomatoes.<ref name="vol1romaprofile">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia|publisher=Gentosha|page=18|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref><ref name="vol2profile"></ref><br /> <br /> After defeating France in the 'Batalla del Garellano', Spain took control over South Italy and made him his henchman (since he was the self-proclaimed 'boss' of his colonies).<ref name="garigliano"></ref> In the years of having him under his rule, Spain often had difficulty trying to get Romano to do chores and when he did, he often ended up breaking things, making him wish that he could have acquired North Italy instead, due to the younger brother's obedience and "cuteness".<ref name="BossisGoingMad"></ref><ref name="garigliano2">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3|publisher=Gentosha|page=62|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref> After Spain's attempt to trade him for his younger brother, Spain couldn't help feeling guilty for wanting to trade Romano.<ref name="BossReflectsUponHimself">{{cite web|title=親分自分を省みる|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/isp.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=April 18, 2014|trans_title=Boss Reflects Upon Himself}}</ref> Being under Spain's rule for a long time, Romano kept rebelling against him, but after being taken over by Austria once, he though that Spain was better and since then after that Romano and Spain have developed a pretty good relationship.<br /> <br /> Even though he found Romano's frequent bed-wetting and harsh attitude to be annoying, Spain remained affectionate to him, and was determined to save him when he was captured by [[Turkey]] and from France's frequent attempts to take Romano from him.<ref name="bossandbigboss">{{cite web|title=親分と大ボス|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/srm.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 6, 2014|trans_title=Boss and the BIG Boss}}</ref> Even though their kingdom wound up thrown into debt due to all the money spent on South Italy's protection, Spain refused to let go of him since he was 'special' to him, even after being scolded several times by his boss. Seeing this made Romano realise how much Spain truly cared for him, and after (very shyly) thanking his caretaker for rescuing him, Spain changed his view on him as well, saying he 'also had a cute side after all' and that 'it would be so cute if he was so honest all the time'.<ref name="bossandhenchman">{{cite web|title=親分と子分|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/srm.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 6, 2014|trans_title=Boss and Henchman}}</ref> After that their relationship improved a bit, but Romano also grew more jealous around Spain. In one strip, Romano tried to attack a German soldier who was talking to Spain, mistaking him for an enemy, which resulted in Spain being mad at him for being rude to a visitor.<ref name="henchmanthatworks">{{cite web|title=たまには働いてやる子分|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/rmn.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 7, 2014|trans_title=The Henchman That Works Sometimes}}</ref> Known by his inability to read the mood, Spain didn't know about Romano's true intentions until he asked him directly, which frustrated Romano to no end.<ref name="cantreadtheatmosphere">{{cite web|title=空気読めない親分|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/rmn.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 7, 2014|trans_title=Boss That Can't Read The Atmosphere}}</ref><br /> Romano's tendency to blush and turn completely red whenever he was embarrassed or angry as a kid often made Spain comment on how much he looked like a tomato.<ref name="cantreadtheatmosphere"></ref><ref name="sunsetboss">{{cite web|title=夕焼け親分|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/rmn2.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 7, 2014|trans_title=Sunset Boss}}</ref> Unaware of its effects on Romano, Spain also had the habit of pulling on and twirling Romano's curl, causing Romano to headbutt him and call him a pervert.<ref name="bossandhenchman"></ref><ref name="therapyforspain">{{cite web|title=スペインの癒し|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nikkimanga5.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 7, 2014|trans_title=Therapy for Spain}}</ref><br /> <br /> At one point Spain spent all his money on buying Chibi-Romano new clothes, while he himself was dressed in rags. Then in the same strip we're shown Romano (adult) reading a Spanish history book in the present, about how Spain spent lots of money in South Italy back at the time. However, while Romano is trying to say something that could be interpreted as an attempt to say thank you, in the end Spain doesn't get what Romano wants to say and says that 'he used to spend all his money without thinking in the past, but now he knows the importance of saving money'. This results in a very annoyed Romano, and the Netherlands stating that "he was always like this".<ref name="vol4romanosdiary">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2011|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers 4|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers 4|publisher=Gentosha|page=107|isbn=978-4-3448-2233-7}}</ref><br /> <br /> As Romano grew into an adult he continued to be close to Spain, and is rarely seen spending time with any other characters besides Spain and his own brother (and sometimes Belgium). Spain is one of the few characters to be on good terms with Romano, as they often appear spending time together. Whenever he gets in trouble he calls Spain for help, like the time he was captured by England in WW2, or when he ran out of pasta and he refused to accept anyone's food but Spain's.<ref name="escaping">{{cite web|title=脱走してみよう|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nii.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 7, 2014|trans_title=Let’s Try Escaping!}}</ref><ref name="pastaisntcoming">{{cite web|title=パスタとくるん|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nikkimanga9.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 7, 2014|trans_title=Pasta isn't Coming}}</ref> Even though he retains his harsh attitude throughout the series, in one strip he tried to save Spain from dying from a severe cold (caused by the great economic difficulties Spain was going through), and went as far as fighting the mafia (which he fears and always obeys) and trying to buy more imports from Spain, even though he was still dealing with his own cold (for economic reasons as well).<ref name="intwominutes">{{cite web|title=２分でなんとなくうわべだけはつかめるようなヨーロッパ経済|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/kiz.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 7, 2014|trans_title=In Just 2 Minutes You Can Grasp the Exterior of the European Economy}}</ref> During the Halloween Event 2011, Spain called Romano cute several times despite his appearance and unsettling aura, and stated that "he's so cute I just can't help but want to protect him".<ref name="halloween2011p2">{{cite web|title=ハッピーハロウィーン！|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/hall20112.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 7, 2014|trans_title=Happy Halloween!}}</ref> Spain also proposes to Romano after gay marriage became legalized in his country in 2005, who answered that he wanted a minimum of three meals a day and a nap with pasta. Spain took the answer as a rejection, and felt depressed that nobody wanted to marry him.<br /> <br /> ==Appearances==<br /> ===Anime===<br /> [[Image:SpainAnime.png|200px|thumb|right|Spain in Episode 14]]<br /> Spain cameos in [[Episode 01]] at the world meeting, asking [[Russia]] if he is going to say something to stop the quarreling that is going on. He then makes his official appearance as a young Spain appearing in the ''Chibitalia'' segments offering Italy churros in [[Episode 02]], but later in the episode is shown to be one of the other children that tried to control the Italy brothers.<br /> <br /> Episodes [[Episode 60|60]][[Episode 61|-]][[Episode 62|62]], [[Episode 68]], and [[Episode 75]][[Episode 76|-]][[Episode 77|77]] adapt '''Boss Spain's Control of Southern Italy'''. This shows the time from when Spain firsts acquires Romano to where he begins fighting France and Turkey for Romano.<br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> [[File:EarlySpainswitz.jpg|thumb|130px|right|An early design of Spain (shown on the left in this image).]]<br /> *According to a note by [[Hidekaz Himaruya]], Spain was only originally going to speak in the Kansai dialect whenever he was excited or around people that were close to him. In addition, Himaruya also revealed that Spain might as well have "two faces" like Russia. He also stated in another note that while Spain treated Romano kindly, he was stern to his other colonies. Himaruya himself wondered why Spain was "historically stuck on Italy" that much, as it was stuck spending so much money to protect it and struggled to try to get it back after losing it in the [[wikipedia:War of the Spanish Succession| War of the Spanish Succession]].<br /> *Himaruya stated that Spain was also based off a friend of his, which inspired him to give him the Kansai dialect. In addition, it is said that all of the Spanish-language nations will speak in some variant of Kansai. Though [[Belgium]] is not one of them, she speaks in the ''Shiga-ben'' variant, presumably since she used to be one of Spain's territories.<br /> *A separate character for '''Castile''' was originally planned as Spain's older sister,<ref name="blog entry 21">{{cite web|title=タイトル忘れてた|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-21.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 10, 2008|accessdate=July 27, 2015|trans_title=I Forgot the Title}}</ref> but it is speculated that Himaruya may have forgotten about this idea, as he later drew a child version of Spain that seemed to hint at the [[wikipedia:Reconquista|Reconquista]]. Fans speculate that the younger Spain may have represented Castile, or alternatively '''Aragon''' (in the case of Castile being a separate character). It originally seemed more likely that he represented Castile due to the above sketch, as well as the Castilian culture being the dominant culture of Spain. In the original webcomic, his boss was also shown to be [[wikipedia:Joanna of Castile|Joanna of Castile]] in the '''Boss Spain''' strips. However, in ''volume 3'', Spain was used to represent the Crown of Aragon, throwing doubt on to this theory. In most fanfiction, he is used to represent the entirety of '''Hispania''', especially during its days as a Roman province.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> <div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist|2}}</div><br /> <br /> {{CharacterIndex|continent=EUROPE}}<br /> [[Category:Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Male Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Manga Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Game Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Drama CD Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Anime Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Musical Characters]]<br /> [[Category:European Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Mediterranean Characters]]</div>

Geritalover http://hetalia.kitawiki.net/index.php?title=Spain/South_Italy&diff=40576 Spain/South Italy 2017-08-09T03:15:08Z

<p>Geritalover: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Pairing<br /> | char1 = Spain<br /> | char2 = South Italy<br /> | image = SpainRomano_young.png<br /> | caption = Spain and Romano, in their younger days.<br /> | interaction = Yes (''see [[#Moments|moments]]'')<br /> <br /> | tag1 = <br /> }}<br /> '''Spain/South Italy''' is a popular slash pairing in the series '''Axis Powers Hetalia''', involving the characters of [[Spain]] and [[South Italy]] (also referred to as '''Romano''').<br /> <br /> The pairing is also referred to as '''Spero''' by some fans, from the first syllables of ''Spain'' and ''Romano'' in Japanese. It is also called '''Spamano''', combining Spain and Romano.<br /> <br /> ==Childhood==<br /> Spain and Romano grew up in the middle of the Roman Empire, though after [[Ancient Rome|Grandpa Rome]] vanished, Spain and the other children began to bully Romano and [[Italy|his younger brother Veneziano]] (also referred to as '''Ita-chan''', or '''Chibitalia''') for their land and art.<br /> <br /> Soon after this, [[Austria]] and [[France]] went to war over ownership of Chibitalia. After a long period of war (''The Italian Wars''), Austria claimed Chibitalia as his own, on behalf of the [[Holy Roman Empire]].<br /> <br /> Austria proceeded to hand custody of Romano over to Spain, marking the beginning of his control over Southern Italy.<br /> <br /> ==The Era Of Boss Spain==<br /> Though Spain at first was overjoyed to get his own servant, he quickly found that the younger Romano was disobedient, lazy, and had problems with wetting the bed, as well as being a challenge to handle in general. [[France]] insisted that he take care of Romano instead, but Spain refused to give him up.<br /> <br /> After seeing how careless Romano was at handling chores, Spain begged Austria to exchange Chibitalia with him (due to seeing that the child was more obedient, polite, and "cuter" than his Italy), though he wasn't successful, after his attempt to trade him for his younger brother, Spain couldn't help feeling guilty for wanting to trade Romano.[. In ''Axis Powers Hetalia volume 1, ''it is revealed that Romano also had the disease [[wikipedia:Chorea|Chorea]], though he eventually was cured of the disease shortly after Spain made him dance the [[wikipedia:Tarantella|Tarantella]].<br /> <br /> The younger Romano often felt weak and useless, and was jealous of the attention his brother got in comparison to him, as well as his brother's natural talents. He also believed France and Spain were only using him to get a claim on his late grandfather's inheritance. However, Spain was unaware of his feelings and simply believed that Romano hated him.<br /> <br /> When the time came for Romano to go on a trip back to his homeland, he insisted that he go alone, though unbeknownst to him, France still had the intention of becoming his boss. Romano subsequently wound up kidnapped by [[Turkey]], who was planning to conquer Europe to begin with. Spain managed to rescue Romano, but the war with Turkey was far from over.<br /> <br /> In order to protect his servant, Spain wound up throwing himself further into poverty by selling most of his assets to Turkey. Even though their kingdom wound up thrown into debt due to all the money spent on South Italy's protection, Spain refused to let go of him since he was 'special' to him, even after being scolded several times by his boss. Seeing this made Romano realise how much Spain truly cared for him, and after (very shyly) thanking his caretaker for rescuing him, Spain changed his view on him as well, saying he 'also had a cute side after all' and that 'it would be so cute if he was so honest all the time'.<br /> <br /> Though Romano would often claim that he hated Spain, after their relationship improved a bit, he had the tendency of becoming extremely jealous when his boss was in the company of others, especially in the case of a German soldier (where he believed Spain was also in danger). Spain remained oblivious as to why the child treated him harshly, and only wound up upsetting him more by comparing his face to a tomato when he was angered (due to it being red and chubby).<br /> <br /> Spain also found that pulling Romano's haircurl would garner a violent reaction, though Romano secretly enjoyed it, finding that it "felt nice". But after France told Romano about "teasing play", Romano became disturbed by the hair-pulling, saying "This is-!!!" before walking off, saying Spain is a pervert. Though, it's shown that his curl has changed shape into a heart as he says this.<br /> <br /> When Spain proposed the idea of marriage to Chibitalia, Romano became noticeably upset at the idea of being left alone.<br /> <br /> Being under Spain's rule for a long time, Romano kept rebelling against him, but after being taken over once by Austria, he though that Spain was better and since then after that Romano and Spain have developed a pretty good relationship.<br /> <br /> ==The War Years==<br /> After the unification of Italy (an event which has yet to be covered in the series), Romano had long since left Spain and went back to his homeland to live with his brother. However, he was shown to still be in contact with Spain by the time of the "Great Depression", when the two attended a meeting and blamed [[Alfred F.Jones|America]] for the rapidly-spreading financial crisis.<br /> <br /> When both of the Italy brothers wound up kidnapped by [[Arthur Kirkland|England]] during the [[wikipedia:Spanish Civil War|Spanish Civil War]], Romano attempted to call Spain to bail them out of the situation, though he was unable to rescue them (due to his boss ordering him to make hundreds of roses).<br /> <br /> Due to the high cost of the war, both wound up having to spend a lot of money. As a result, Spain wound in debt by the start of WWII, and refused to get involved.<br /> <br /> ==Modern Life==<br /> As Romano grew into an adult he continued to be close to Spain, and is rarely seen spending time with other characters. Whenever he gets in trouble he calls Spain for help, like the time he was captured by England in WW2, or when he ran out of pasta and refused to accept anyone's food but Spain's (only to receive Spain's 'cheer-up charm' instead of pasta in the end).<br /> <br /> When Spain became ill due to his poor economy and was near-death, Romano attempted to go out on a quest to help cure him, even going as far as fighting the Mafia directly (who he feared and always obeyed) and trying to buy more imports form Spain (even though he was dealing with his own cold at the time). But by the time he returned, Spain had completely recovered due to his people adopting the euro as their currency.<br /> <br /> After gay marriage became legalized in his country in 2005, Spain proposed to Romano, who answered that he wanted a minimum of three meals a day and a nap with pasta. Spain took the answer as a rejection, and felt depressed that nobody wanted to marry him.<br /> <br /> At some other point in time, Spain had a dream in which both Italy brothers were his servants and Romano was warmer and nicer to him. But the dream quickly turned into a nightmare once his idealized version of Romano, in an attempt to wake him up (as he had done when he was a kid), jumped down on him and crushed his "vital regions". After suddenly waking up from his nightmare, Spain sees Romano waiting for him to wake up and make lunch, and comes to the conclusion that he prefers Romano as he is.<br /> <br /> In another strip, Spain and Romano had to deal with an influx of turtles in Romano's home. Romano was dismayed and annoyed about the situation, but Spain was cheerful about the whole thing, asking Romano what names they should give to the turtles.<br /> <br /> In a strip from volume four, Romano is shown reading a book about Spanish history and reading about how Spain spent all its money on Southern Italy in the past. Somewhat embarrassed upon having just discovered this fact, Romano tries to tell Spain something that could be interpreted as an attempt to say thank you, but only for Spain to answer that he used to spend his money without thinking in the past, but now he knows the importance of saving money. Of course this led to Romano becoming really annoyed, and Netherlands saying that "he was always like this" (referring to Spain's thick-headedness).<br /> <br /> During the Halloween Event 2011, Spain called Romano cute several times despite his appearance and unsettling aura, and stated that "he's so cute I just can't help but want to protect him". <br /> <br /> Also during the Christmas Event 2011, Spain was surprised to see Romano working hard for once, and even after being told by Romano that he didn't need to help, he decided to crouch behind him so that he didn't disturb him and used his 'cheer-up charm' with him, which only succeeded in making Romano lose his patience.<br /> <br /> In one strip, Spain is leading Romano to his home because he is completely drunk, when suddenly Portugal appears, Romano then complains that whenever Portugal is near Spain acts weird, and becomes upset with Spain because he is always meek around Portugal and apparently jealous because Spain is “playing favorites” with him.<br /> <br /> In another strip, Spain invites Romano to hang out with him at his place, Romano refuses because he doesn't want to “Hang out at a house full of old mans fighting all the time”, Spain then continues to insist for him to come hang out with him, saying he will shown him the Spaniards's “Clamping live roses on their lips”, which Romano finds dumb, Spain then accidently bites the rose's thorns and stars bleeding, while Romano initially finds funny, he becomes worried about him and starts to freak out when Spain's bleeding becomes worse, yelling and asking if he was alright.<br /> <br /> ==Fan Speculations==<br /> Going by a line from part 2 of '''Boss Spain's Control Of Southern Italy''', it is believed that part of the reason why Romano treats Spain so coldly is due to him fearing that Spain only wants him for his grandfather's inheritance, and that his childhood fears have possibly carried over into his adulthood.<br /> <br /> Another speculation and long-held fanon belief is that Romano is a strong Catholic and tries to deny any strong feelings he may have for Spain, remaining "closeted" as homosexuality and/or bisexuality wouldn't be approved of by his people's religion. One other belief is that Romano considers Spain to have been the cause of most of his childhood grief, and therefore has a hard time showing that he cares.<br /> <br /> Romano's inferiority complex is also believed to have carried over to his adulthood to some extent, with him being lonely and resenting the attention and popularity that his brother gets and the idea that his brother has someone to confide in (who he happens to hate).<br /> <br /> It is also speculated that Romano has an abandonment complex, which may have stemmed from his grandfather having left him in his youth in favor of taking Veneziano to live with him, and later dying. Spain was shown to fantasize of having both brothers living with him under his roof on two occasions, and expressed interest in having the younger Veneziano eventually marry him, which Romano objected to (as he would be abandoned).<br /> <br /> Due to his affections shown to both younger Italies and his fantasies, some speculate that Spain was a ''shotacon'' (or had the tendencies of one), though he would have been unaware of it due to his problem with "reading the atmosphere". Spain is either seen as the one who is unaware of Romano's true feelings, or the one who actually holds more affection but is unknowingly manipulated and lead around.<br /> <br /> ==Moments==<br /> ===Published Manga===<br /> *'''Chibitalia''' (omake, ''Axis Powers Hetalia volume 1'')<br /> *'''The Harsh Reality of Roses''' ('''Hetalia World ☆ Stars - Chapter 76''')<br /> <br /> ===Webcomic: "Extra Stories"===<br /> *'''The Story Of Italy's Big Brother'''<br /> *'''Boss Spain's Control Of Southern Italy'''<br /> *'''Lithuania's Outsourcing Series, part 3'''<br /> *'''Boss Spain's Control Of Southern Italy, part 2'''<br /> *'''Spain's Lazy Morning'''<br /> *'''In Just Two Minutes, You Can Grasp The Exterior Of The European Economy'''<br /> *'''Boss Spain Doesn't Understand''' (incomplete)<br /> *'''Sea Turtles And Southern Italy'''<br /> *'''Halloween 2011'''<br /> <br /> ===Webcomic: "Comic Diaries"===<br /> *'''Comic Diary 2'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 5'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 9'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 10'''<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> *[http://antonioxlovino-fc.deviantart.com/ AntonioxLovino-FC]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://spainro-fans.deviantart.com/ SpainRo-Fans]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://spamano-obsession.deviantart.com/ SpaMano-Obsession]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://tomatoheaven.deviantart.com/ TomatoHeaven]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://bossandhisman.tumblr.com/ Boss and his Man!]- Tumblr fan community.<br /> *[http://community.livejournal.com/tomatoamado/ Tomato Amado]- LiveJournal fan community.<br /> *[http://geritaespamano.forumfree.it/ Gerita e Spamano Fanforum]- Italian (Italiano) forum. Caters to [[Germany/North Italy|Gertalia]] as well.<br /> *[http://spamano.forumfree.it/ Dame un Beso]- Italian (Italiano) forum.<br /> <br /> {{SouthItalyPairings}}<br /> {{SpainPairings}}</div>

Geritalover http://hetalia.kitawiki.net/index.php?title=South_Italy&diff=40575 South Italy 2017-08-09T03:12:34Z

<p>Geritalover: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Nation<br /> | name = South Italy<br>南イタリア<br /> | continent = EUROPE<br /> | image = Romano-color.jpg<br /> | country = [[Image:ItalyFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:Italy|Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana)]], [[wikipedia:Southern Italy|Southern Italy]]<br /> | human = [[Human names#South Italy|Lovino Vargas]] (ロヴィーノ・ヴァルガス, ''Rovīno Varugasu'')<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref><br /> | age = 22-23<ref>{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/extra/cache2.htm|archivedate=???|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 2006|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref><br /> | gender = Male<br /> | birthday = March 17<ref name="Vol1Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers|publisher=Gentosha|page=18|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref><br /> | hair = Brown<br /> | eyes = Light Green/Hazel/Light Brown (manga, blog/events, ''Beautiful World'')<br /> Amber (anime, ''Axis Powers'' and ''World Series'')<br /> <br /> | volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]<br /> | strip = ''Chapter 4: Pact of Steel''<br /> | dramacd = [[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD]]<br /> | anime = [[Episode 01]] (Chibitalia)<br>[[Episode 07]] (as an adult)<br /> <br /> | japanese = [[Daisuke Namikawa]]<br>[[Aki Kanada]] (as a child, ''World Series'' [[Episode 60|Episode 08]] and on)<br>[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Shounosuke Hitachi]] (''Flower Of Iris'')<br /> | english = [[Ian Sinclair]]<br>[[Colleen Clinkenbeard]] (as a child, ''World Series'' [[Episode 60|Episode 08]] and on)<br /> }}<br /> '''South Italy''' (南イタリア, ''Minami Itaria''), often referred to as '''Romano '''(ロマーノ, ''Romāno''), is a supporting character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers''' and the older brother of [[Italy|North Italy]]. Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#South Italy|Lovino Vargas]]''' (ロヴィーノ・ヴァルガス, ''Rovīno Varugasu'').<ref name="Name"/><br /> <br /> ==Attributes==<br /> [[File:Italy_Romano_Chibi.PNG|thumb|left|150px|A 'chibi' version of Romano. Shown in Hidekaz Himaruya's blog.]]<br /> ===Appearance===<br /> South Italy has dark brown hair and an olive complexion, unlike his paler-complected brother. His eyes are green; however they are often colored hazel or brown by Himaruya himself, who said that fans were free to use whichever eye color they preferred for him, but noted that he often used a light green or light brown-like color, officially.<ref name="blog entry 89">{{cite web|title=あんまりこない質問もとめ|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-89.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=June 6, 2008|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=Summary of the remainder of the questions inside}}</ref><br /> <br /> Like his brother, he has a wild long curl that acts as his erogenous zone.<ref name="curls">{{cite web|title=■くるんかくのがやけに好きです。■ |url=http://www.hetarchive.net/scanlations/comicdiary.php?nikkimanga2|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=}}</ref> It usually rests towards the right side of his head, but sometimes will show towards the left when he's facing left. In his very first appearance in the webcomic, South Italy's shirt and belt were colored white, but were later shaded in dark. The actual color of the uniform is unknown due to it only appearing in black-and-white art. In most artwork and merchandise, he is shown wearing a khaki uniform in a different style than Italy's (and more similar to [[Spain]]'s), with 3/4-length sleeves. But in the published manga and anime, he instead wears a virtually identical uniform to his brother, although it has different colors.<br /> <br /> As a child, he did not always wear a maid dress like his brother but simply an apron, as seen in early strips of '''Boss Spain's Control of Southern Italy''.<ref name="bossspainscontrol">{{cite web|title=スペイン親分の南イタリア支配|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/isp.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=Boss Spain's Control of Southern Italy}}</ref> However, in some strips like the ones in ''Comic Diary 9'' and [[Volume 3]], he is depicted wearing a maid dress and apron like his brother's, though its colors are unknown.<ref name="bossspainscontrol">{{cite web|title=■俺がちびだった頃■|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nikkimanga9.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=My Younger Days}}</ref><ref name="Vol. 3 P59-63">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3|publisher=Gentosha|page=59-63|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref><br /> <br /> A chibi image by Himaruya, as well as a figurine, also show that South Italy has a casual sailor outfit like Italy, but with the blue accents replaced by green.<ref name="blog entry 209">{{cite web|title=ソコイテ!マテテ！|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-209.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=July 32, 2008|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title==}}</ref><br /> <br /> ===Personality and Interests===<br /> South Italy is friendly and kind to women, but is strict and less social to men.<ref name="Vol. 1 profile">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia|publisher=Gentosha|page=18|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref> Despite appearing to be tougher than his younger brother, he is just as cowardly and ineffectual, if not more so. He's stubborn and has actually been described as being quite timid. Though he is not very skilled with his hands, it is said that he is a good pickpocket.<ref name="Vol. 1 profile"></ref> He is also somewhat vulgar, often calling others "bastard"s or ending his sentences with a word translatable as "damn it". He makes a "Chigi" (or "Chigigi") sound when he is agitated or when his haircurl is pulled.<ref name="Vol. 2 profile">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 2|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 2|publisher=Gentosha|page=16|isbn=978-4-3448-1514-8}}</ref><br /> <br /> As a child, he often slacked off and slept when it came to chores; he was rather clumsy when he actually tried to do them. In ''Comic Diary 10'' and blog illustrations by Himaruya, as well as in the first part of '''Boss Spain's Control Of Southern Italy''', it is revealed that the younger South Italy had a bed-wetting problem and had trouble finding the toilet due to the vast size of Spain's mansion. In ''Hetalia: Axis Powers volume 1'', it is also revealed that he had the disease [[wikipedia:Choreia_(disease)|Choreia]] as a child, and that it played a part in his clumsiness. Spain attempted to heal him by making him dance the Tarantella; South Italy appeared to recover from the disease, whether due to those efforts or not. In the '''2011 Christmas Event''', it is revealed that Romano is actually a hard worker in modern times, much to Prussia's and Germany's surprise. According to Germany, Romano is "a guy who can do what he puts his mind into".<br /> <br /> When using grenades, he seemingly has no clue of the correct way to throw them (throwing the pin rather than the actual grenade, a habit shared by his brother). In the strip '''In Two Minutes, You Can Grasp The Exterior Of The European Economy''', it is shown that he is often controlled and led around by his own mafia. It is partially due to the influence of the mafia that his view of the world is more biased and bleak than Italy's. Nonetheless, he hates them, though he doesn't usually fight back, presumably out of his cowardice.<ref name="intwominutes">{{cite web|title=２分でなんとなくうわべだけはつかめるようなヨーロッパ経済|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/kiz.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 7, 2014|trans_title=In Just 2 Minutes You Can Grasp the Exterior of the European Economy}}</ref><br /> <br /> While Italy eats a variety of foods other than their own, with influence from Germany and Switzerland, South Italy refuses to eat foreign food, especially if it happens to be cheese or potatoes.<br /> <br /> ==Relationships==<br /> ===Ancient Rome===<br /> ''Main article: [[Ancient Rome]]''<br /> <br /> Like Italy, Rome has also tried to visit Romano. However, this doesn't happen often as Romano is too embarrassed to meet with him. This is mostly due to that fact that he will start crying tears of joy.<ref name="blog entry 936">{{Cite web|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1115.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=April 5, 2011|title=超次元シンデレラかんちゃん|language = Japanese|access date = September 6, 2014}}</ref><br /> <br /> ===Belgium===<br /> ''Main article: [[Belgium]]''<br /> <br /> As a child, South Italy had a crush on the older Belgium, though he found himself unable to kiss her or tell her how he actually felt (though Belgium revealed she was only teasing him and felt bad for it). He also gets incredibly flustered and tongue-tied when Belgium praises him for his hard work, even getting flustered to the point of meekness and admitting he hadn't worked much at all. They seem to get along as adults.<br /> <br /> ===Germany===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Germany]]''<br /> <br /> Unlike his brother, South Italy hates Germany and can't stand to see him and Italy together. He refers to Germany as a "potato bastard" and "macho potato".<br /> <br /> South Italy had attempted to get revenge on a few occasions, but failed each time:<br /> <br /> *Tried to charge at Germany, but slipped on a banana peel and skinned his arm ('''Italy's Big Brother, '''''Webcomic)''<br /> <br /> *Pulled the pin off a "Red Devil" grenade, but threw the pin instead of the actual grenade, which he held in his mouth, much like Italy in a [[Episode 20: America's Cleaning Of The Storage, Part 2 | previous episode]]. ('''Italy's Big Brother''').<br /> <br /> *Threatened to throw tomatoes at Germany and "rip every muscle" off of his body, but wound up frightened by [[France]] ('''Meet My Big Brother!, '''''Hetalia: Axis Powers''' '''volume 1'').<br /> <br /> *Attempted to embarrass Germany by holding up a fake mustache (to make him look like he was sporting one), but wound up making himself look like he wore mustache instead ('''Good Luck! Big Brother!, '''''Hetalia: Axis Powers volume 1''''')'''<br /> <br /> It is suggested that he might hate Germans in general, seeing that he thought one as a danger when he was a kid and got scolded by Spain because he believed the German would attack Spain. A line in '''Italy's Big Brother''' also reveals that his stereotype of Germans is that they're all "uncivilized country bumpkins with bad physiology." When Germany noted that Italy happened to have Germanic blood as well, it caused South Italy to go into a rage and attempt to charge at him (only for the above banana incident to occur).<br /> <br /> ===Italy===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Italy]]''<br /> <br /> The two brothers grew up knowing of each other, but they never actually met face to face. Italy eventually went off to live with their grandfather for some time, while South Italy stayed behind. After [[Ancient Rome|Grandpa Rome]] had died and Italy came back, South Italy and the other boys became bullies to him. The two were separated again at the end of the Italian War, when Italy was claimed by the Holy Roman Empire and [[Austria]], while South Italy was conquered by [[Spain]] after the ''Battle of Garigliano.''<br /> <br /> In the present day, the two brothers don't get along very well; South Italy occasionally refuses to acknowledge his brother's existence, though Italy is more than eager&nbsp;to be around his older brother.&nbsp;As a child, South Italy often felt jealous and inferior to Italy, due to the younger brother inheriting their grandfather's talent for art, while he could barely draw. He also felt that his brother took after their grandfather in appearance more. Despite this though, he's shown to have at least a subconscious care for him, becoming upset when his brother implies he doesn't admire him, and sharing a bed with him. Usually when it's hinted that he cares about Italy though, something happens that angers him and he instantly reverts back.<br /> <br /> ===Japan===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Japan]]''<br /> <br /> Though they have to met only briefly in an earlier "strip," in which they didn't actually interact beyond introductions and Japan's pondering of the brothers' curls, Himaruya has stated that they would both get along rather well and that Japan would refer to the other as "Romano-kun" after initially referring to him as "Romano-san."<ref>http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-83.html</ref><br /> <br /> ===Prussia===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Prussia]]''<br /> <br /> Prussia seems to have feelings for both of the Italy brothers due to their climate and topography. <br /> Despite his hatred of Germany, Romano does not appear to treat Prussia with the same level of contempt. However, Romano has been said to dislike Prussia and had wanted to fight him when he was a child, but he found him too scary. Instead, he merely cursed at him from afar. In modern times, as Prussia watched him work, Romano was not openly hostile towards him, neither yelling nor cursing excessively, while Prussia concerned himself as to why he worked barefoot, wondering if he had no money for shoes despite his hard work. Romano might trust Prussia a little bit (or it was simply siesta time and, like his brother, he will fall asleep no matter where he is, though Romano stayed dressed), as he fell asleep near him. Prussia watched him sleep, telling Germany that the flow of time was mysterious when he showed up, likely because Romano wasn't as hard a worker as a child as he was in the present.<br /> <br /> Romano later said that he felt gloomy for having associated with Prussia.<br /> <br /> ===Spain===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Spain]]''<br /> <br /> Because he lived with Spain and was under his rule and influence, South Italy has assimilated some of his culture, customs, religion, and his love for tomatoes.<ref name="teachingspanish">{{cite web|title=■親分スペイン語をイタリア・ロマーノに教える■|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/isp.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=Teaching Boss Spanish to Southern Italy}}</ref> While Spain often acts affectionately towards him, South Italy tends to treat him rather coldly because he believes that Spain just wants his grandfather's inheritance.<ref name="teachingspanish">{{cite web|title=■スペイン兄貴と子分の憂鬱■|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/srm.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=Big Brother Spain and His Henchman's Depression}}</ref> Though their relationship started off rocky due to young Romano's character flaws, Spain starts to dote on him and Romano is spoiled, though he continues to put on an act as if Spain only troubles him. Being under Spain's rule for a long time, Romano kept rebelling against him, but after being taken over once by Austria, he though that Spain was better and since then after that Romano and Spain have developed a pretty good relationship.<br /> <br /> Deep down, he does care about Spain, though he rarely shows it openly. He is also protective of Spain, and will lash out in anger when he thinks Spain could be, or has been, in danger or taken advantage of.<ref name="henchmanthatworks">{{cite web|title=■たまには働いてやる子分■|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/rmn.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=The Henchman That Works Sometimes}}</ref><ref name="afsequel">{{cite web|title=■エイプリルフール後日談■|http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/4_1matome.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=April Fool's Sequel}}</ref> When Spain caught a cold, South Italy increases imports from Spain (despite having a cold himself) and overcomes his weakness to the Mafia (even though he usually bends to their will.)<ref name="intwominutes"></ref> Romano apparently also helped out Spain during his own civil war, even at the cost of being shot in the butt.<ref name="warassistance">{{cite web|title=日記漫画まとめ　その２|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nikkimanga2.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=Comic Diary Summary Part 2}}</ref> <br /> <br /> As Romano grew into an adult he continued to be close to Spain, and is rarely seen spending time with any other characters besides Spain and his own brother (and sometimes Belgium). Spain is one of the few characters to be on good terms with Romano, as they often appear spending time together. Spain is also the person that Romano counts on first for help, despite his frustrations. He has requested his assistance on various occasions, like the time he was captured by England in WW2, or when he ran out of pasta and he refused to accept anyone's food but Spain's, although the outcome isn't exactly what he's hoping for.<ref name="letstryescaping">{{cite web|title=■脱走してみよう■|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nii.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=Let’s Try Escaping!}}</ref><ref name="pastaisntcoming">{{cite web|title=■パスタとくるん■|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nikkimanga9.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=Pasta isn't coming}}</ref> He will sometimes retaliate when the outcome is not what he is looking for.<ref name="warassistance"></ref> After gay marriage became legalized in Spain's country in 2005, he asks proposes to Romano, who answered that he wanted a minimum of three meals a day and a nap with pasta. Spain srangely took his answer as a rejection, and felt depressed that nobody wanted to marry him.<br /> <br /> In his youth, South Italy would often jump on Spain or headbutt him in the stomach to wake him up. This caused Spain to have a nightmare where an adult South Italy jumped on him and "crushed his vital regions."<br /> <br /> ===Turkey===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Turkey]]''<br /> <br /> Romano first encountered Turkey as a child. Turkey, then known as the Ottoman Empire, found Romano alone in a forest and captured him. Spain arrived soon after to reclaim him, and Turkey left with little protest. In modern times, Turkey acts amicably towards Romano, remarking on how much he has grown and asking how he has been. In contrast, Romano finds him frightening.<ref name="RomaTurk">{{cite web|title=リクエスト21|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1463.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=‎November 6, 2013|accessdate=November 28, 2013}}</ref><br /> <br /> ==Appearances==<br /> ===Anime===<br /> [[Image:S.ItalyAnime.PNG|thumb|right|South Italy in the Anime.]]<br /> South Italy is first shown briefly in the '''Chibitalia''' segment of [[Episode 01]] as a small child, and makes further non-speaking cameos in [[Episode 02]] (where the brothers are bullied by the other nations) and [[Episode 04]] (being stepped on by a victorious [[Austria]]). The adult South Italy finally appears in [[Episode 07]], which adapts '''Meet My Big Brother!''' and '''Good Luck! Big Brother!''' from ''Axis Powers Hetalia volume 1''. <br /> <br /> His childhood is further detailed in Episodes [[Episode 60|60]][[Episode 61|-]][[Episode 62|62]], [[Episode 67|67]], [[Episode 68 |68 and]] [[Episode 75]][[Episode 76|-]][[Episode 77|77]] which adapt '''Boss Spain's Control of Southern Italy'''. This shows the time from when Spain firsts aquires South Italy to where he begins fighting France and Turkey for him.<br /> <br /> He is voiced by [[Daisuke Namikawa]], who also voices Italy. Namikawa also initially voiced the child version of South Italy in the first episode, but the role was later recast for '''Hetalia: World Series''', with [[Aki Kanada]] providing the voice (as she did for his brother).<br /> <br /> In the anime adaptation (much like the later colored manga artwork), South Italy is given lighter skin, rather than being olive-skinned, while his eyes are amber-colored. Though he is depicted as wearing his pants over a short pair of boots in a character sketch for the manga, his anime turnaround instead shows him to have his pants tucked into a pair of tall boots (that look much like his brother's). His first military uniform is also colored khaki, with the shirt being maroon and the tie being navy.<br /> <br /> In the fifth season ''The Beautiful World'', his eyes are changed to green and his hair is slightly lightened.<br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> *Like his brother, South Italy's birthday falls on '''March 17th''', which is the date that the "Kingdom Of Italy" was formed<ref name="Vol1Profile"/>. He was also represented with the flag for the Kingdom in the original webcomic art, though the modern Italian one is now used for him. South Italy is confirmed to be the elder of the two; despite this, some fans continue to mistake them for twins.<br /> *His full nation name, '''Italy Romano''', is derived from '''Rome''', the capital of Italy. In the actual strips, he is simply '''Romano''', though '''South Italy''' is also used to differentiate him from his younger brother. Historically however, he would represent either kingdom of '''Sicily''' and '''Naples''' (which later became "The&nbsp;Kingdom Of The Two Sicilies"), which were part of Southern Italy and wound up under the control of Spain. ''Romano'' is an existent Italian male first name, derived from the Latin title "romanus" (which originally meant "a citizen of the Roman Empire", but now simply "native of Rome"). In addition, ''Romano'' can be seen as a pun on the phrase "''Roma no''", meaning "of Rome".<br /> *His given human name, ロヴィノ, whether transcribed as Lovino or Rovino is not an actual Italian name. "Rovino" means "I ruin" and would not be used as a name, especially for it's negativity. However, "Lovino" could pass off as a nickname deriving somehow from another name such as Luigi. In contrast, "Romano" is an actual, common Italian name.<br /> *South Italy is one of the Axis Powers during the second world war which would bring the total of Axis Powers in the story to four. This can be seen when he and North Italy were captured by [[England]] in [[episode 63]].<br /> *According to Hidekaz Himaruya, South Italy's hair is colored darker than Italy's due to having [[wikipedia:History_of_Islam_in_southern_Italy|Arabic blood]]. Himaruya described him as having both "darker hair" and a "darker personality". But in a 2006 profile of Italy on Kitayume, South Italy briefly appeared in an illustration with ''black'' hair, as opposed to the dark brown hair Himaruya would settle on.<br /> *One can tell North Italy and South Italy apart hair wise when South Italy has dark hair and his curl is in the middle of his hair and North Italy's hair is light brown and his curl is on the side of his hair.<br /> *In ''Hetalia: World☆Stars'', it was revealed he is shorter than his brother North Italy.<ref name="temp world stars ref">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2014|title=ヘタリア World☆Stars|trans_title= Hetalia: World☆Stars|publisher=Shonen Jump +}}</ref><br /> *It's revealed by Himaruya that one of the reasons to why there are two Italys in the series is the fact that during the WWII, Italy was actually split into two different contries, the South switched sides and joined the Allies, while the North continued to stay with the Axis. <ref>http://www.hetarchive.net/scanlations/oldblog/2006-10gatu.php</ref> <br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> <div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist|2}}</div><br /> <br /> {{CharacterIndex|continent=EUROPE}}<br /> [[Category:Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Male Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Manga Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Drama CD Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Anime Characters]]<br /> [[Category:European Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Mediterranean Characters]]</div>

Geritalover http://hetalia.kitawiki.net/index.php?title=Spain&diff=40574 Spain 2017-08-09T03:12:27Z

<p>Geritalover: That's said in the Hetalia World ☆ Stars - Chapter 73, just don't know exactly how to put it on the references.</p> <hr /> <div>{{Nation<br /> | name = Spain<br>スペイン<br /> | continent = EUROPE<br /> | image = Tradspain.png<br /> | country = [[Image:SpainFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:Spain|Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España)]]<br /> | human = [[Human names#Spain|Antonio Fernández Carriedo]] (アントーニョ・フェルナンデス・カリエド)<br /> | spellings = Antonio Hernández Carriedo (アントーニョ・ヘルナンデス・カリエド)<br /> | age = 25<ref>{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/extra/cache2.htm|archivedate=???|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 2006|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref><br /> | gender = Male<br /> | birthday = February 12<ref name="Vol1Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers|publisher=Gentosha|page=107|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref><br /> | hair = Brown<br /> | eyes = Green<br /> <br /> | volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]<br /> | strip = ''Meeting of the world''<br /> | game = [[kitayume:Noto-sama 5|Noto-sama 5]]<br /> | dramacd = [[Hetalia Drama CD Interval Vol. 1: The CD Of The Awesome Me]]<br /> | anime = [[Episode 01]]<br /> | musical = ''[[Hetalia: The Great World|Hetalia ~The Great World~]]''<br /> <br /> | japanese = [[Go Inoue]]<br /> | english = [[David Trosko]]<br /> }}<br /> '''Spain''' (スペイン, ''Supein'') is a supporting character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. In 2008, Himaruya gave human names to some of the characters, and he received the name '''[[Human names#Spain|Antonio Fernández Carriedo]]''' (アントーニョ・フェルナンデス・カリエド, ''Antōnyo Ferunandesu Kariedo''), though it may have been originally spelled '''Antonio Hernández Carriedo''' (アントーニョ・ヘルナンデス・カリエド, ''Antōnyo Herunandesu Kariedo'', ''see the "Human names" page for details'').<br /> <br /> ==Attributes==<br /> [[File:SpainChibi.png|thumb|left|160px|A 'chibi' version of Spain.]]<br /> <br /> ===Appearance===<br /> He has somewhat curly brown hair, green eyes, lightly tanned skin, and wears a khaki-colored uniform with his sleeves rolled up to his elbows. He is often depicted with his favorite food, tomatoes. In the profile image at the right, he is wearing a matador's uniform (from the '''Children's Day''' sketch series). His face is a typically Spanish one with clear cut features.<ref name="Vol. 5 SE Pamphlet">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2012|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 5 特装版|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 5 Special Edition|publisher=Gentosha|page=22-23|isbn=978-4-344-82564-2}}</ref><br /> <br /> Spain's skintone has alternated between fair and olive. He's said to always look happy, even without reason. Himaruya mentioned that his uncouth hairstyle looks very stylish, but he probably doesn't pay much attention to his hair.<ref name="Vol. 5 SE Pamphlet"/> He is stated to be considerably built.<ref name="blog entry 1228">{{cite web|title=ベラルーシさんとウクライナさんの軍服バージョン|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1228.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=July 30, 2011|accessdate=October 7, 2014|trans_title=Belarus & Ukraine military uniform versions}}</ref><br /> <br /> ===Personality and Interests===<br /> A passionate, cheerful country with a mysterious aura of light and darkness<ref name="Vol. 5 Prof">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2012|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 5|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 5|publisher=Gentosha|page=78|isbn=978-4-344-82563-5}}</ref>, Spain was once a super powerful nation and traveler until he was tormented by [[England]] and The [[Netherlands]], beaten by a younger [[America]], and thrown into war and poverty.<ref name="Vol1Profile"></ref> Despite all his hardships, he remained optimistic and passionate. The source of his constant happiness is the sunshine that casts over his land.<ref name="characternotes">{{cite web|title=どうでもいい設定集|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/matome_heta.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 14, 2014|trans_title=Trivial Establishments Collection}}</ref> He's said to not be likely to change much with time<ref name="Vol. 5 SE Pamphlet"/> and to do whatever he wants, whenever he wants, in whatever way he wants,<ref name="Vol. 5 Prof"/> being a very "my pace" country<ref name="Vol. 3 Prof">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3|publisher=Gentosha|page=19|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref>. He cannot read the atmosphere, nor does he even try so, although he means well, he happens to come off as insensitive and clueless at times.<ref name="characternotes"></ref><br /> <br /> Spain seems to be fond of children, or at least the Italy brothers (though he seems fond of them as adults, as well.) It is shown that his ultimate dream is for both of them to live with him.<ref name="SvsA">{{cite web|title=オーストリア継承戦争　スペイン対オーストリア戦|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/mrt3.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 31, 2010|trans_title=Spain VS Austria}}</ref><ref name="LooseMorn">{{cite web|title=■スペインのゆるい朝■|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/gift.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 31, 2010|trans_title=Spain's Loose Morning}}</ref> He'd also expressed interest in marrying them.<ref name="PopSpain">{{cite web|title=日記マンガ|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nikkimanga9.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 31, 2010|trans_title=Popular Spain}}</ref> He's often shown spending time with Romano, France, Prussia, Belgium, or Netherlands.<br /> <br /> When he drinks wine he's said to get sentimental, but getting him drunk makes him scary enough to change even Sweden's facial expression<ref>{{cite web|title=人懐こいイタリアン|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1271.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=October 6, 2011|accessdate=January 3, 2012|trans_title=Friendly Italian}}</ref>. It's advised to keep your distance when he's drunk, and that he won't be mad afterwards if you do.<ref name="Vol. 3 Prof"/><br /> <br /> Spain has a twitter account, but he prefers to speak directly with people.<ref name="blog entry 1310">{{cite web|title=感想ありがとうございます！|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1310.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=November 11, 2011|accessdate=October 7, 2014|trans_title=Thank you for your thoughts!}}</ref> He's the type to ask someone about a book they're reading even though he has no interest in it.<ref name="blog entry 1440">{{cite web|title=リクエスト８|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1440.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=November 2, 2013|accessdate=October 7, 2014|trans_title=Request 8}}</ref><br /> <br /> Spain speaks in the Osaka-ben variant of the ''Kansai'' dialect in the Japanese version of the manga and anime.<br /> <br /> ==Relationships==<br /> ===Austria===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Austria]]''<br /> <br /> They were united under the same king and ruling dynasty in 1519, when Charles I of Spain became Holy Roman Emperor. <ref name="Chibitalia">{{cite web|title=ちびたりあ|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/t_b5.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 14, 2014|trans_title=Chibitalia}}</ref> Austria and Spain remained married and closely allied within the [[wikipedia:House of Hapsburg|House of Hapsburg]] until the end of the[[wikipedia:War of the Spanish Succession| War of the Spanish Succession]], dated 1700-1715. <br /> <br /> Spain would later ally himself with [[France]] and [[Prussia]] in the [[wikipedia:War of the Austrian Succession|War of the Austrian Succession]].<ref name="AustrianSuccession">{{cite web|title=マリア・テレジアとオーストリア継承戦争|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/mrt.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 14, 2014|trans_title=Maria Theresa and the War of Austrian Succession}}</ref><br /> <br /> ===Belgium===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Belgium]]''<br /> <br /> Belgium and Netherlands became a member of Spain's household when the Burgundian-Hapsburgs acquired the crown of Spain. Although Netherlands does not seem to get along well with Spain at all, Belgium seems to. In the [[Hetalia Drama CD Interval Vol. 2: Boss CD|Boss CD]], Spain helps Belgium with laundry and with [[South Italy|Romano]]. They enjoyed friendly meals together, as well, including the churros that he and Romano made together.<br /> <br /> The Christmas 2007 Event revealed that when her brother left to become independent, she not only stayed with Spain but also fought along side him.<ref name="Xmas2007">{{cite web|title=クリスマス予告編|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/chrismas_bonsai.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 14, 2014|trans_title=Christmas Preview}}</ref><br /> <br /> In the 2010 Christmas Event she is attacked by [[List of minor characters in Hetalia: Axis Powers#Parallel Spain|Parallel Spain]] and stops him by giving him her scarf. He falls in love with her, although she doesn't seem to notice he looks exactly like Spain.<ref name="Xmas2010 p7">{{cite web|title=ねこちゃんとクリスマス！クリスマス2010-2011|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/xmas20117.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 14, 2014|trans_title=Kitties and Christmas! Christmas 2010-2011 p7}}</ref><br /> <br /> ===France===<br /> ''Main Article: [[France]]''<br /> <br /> The two get along reasonably well, having grown up and fought in wars together, as well as against each other, though Spain remains oblivious to France's more perverted tendencies.<ref name="AustrianSuccession"></ref><ref name="thecounselor">{{cite web|title=親分と相談相手|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/rmn2.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 14, 2014|trans_title=Boss and the Counselor}}</ref> It is said in production notes by Himaruya that their relationship is actually undesirable, yet the two remain inseparable.<ref name="characternotes"></ref> <br /> <br /> However, Spain seems to be aware that France is untrustworthy company, calling him "despicable" before defeating him in [[wikipedia:Battle of Garigliano (1503)| The Battle of Garigliano]] with the help of his pet [[Creatures of Hetalia#Spain's Bull|bull]].<ref name="garigliano">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3|publisher=Gentosha|page=58|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref> France's first bird named Pierre is used for communication with him.<ref name="characternotes"></ref><br /> <br /> ===Italy===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Italy]]''<br /> <br /> Italy affectionately refers to Spain as his older brother while, in the original Japanese text, Spain refers to Italy as ''Ita-chan.'' Spain's greatest desire is for the Italy brothers to live with him, and he's also expressed interest in marrying them, however, in 2005 when he returned to him saying that it was legal for men to marry, Italy merely congratulated him, despite having said that it would be okay for them to get married in the past.<ref name="PopSpain"></ref> When Romano and Veneziano were still young, Spain wished Romano could be as cute as his brother was and even wanted Austria to trade with him because North Italy was better behaved and a harder worker. but latter felt guilty for wanting to trade Romano. <ref name="BossisGoingMad">{{cite web|title=親分御乱心|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/isp.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 15, 2014|trans_title=Boss is Going Mad}}</ref> During the War of Austrian Succession, Spain promised Veneziano that they could be together forever when the fight was over, however his thoughts and possibly his expression scared Italy into running back to Austria in tears.<ref name="SvsA"></ref><br /> <br /> ===Monaco===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Monaco]]''<br /> <br /> Monaco was a member of Spain's household in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Spain kept doing her unwanted favors, though, and their relationship eventually grew sour.<ref name="blog entry 1145">{{Cite web|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1145.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 16, 2011|title=お菓子と南欧！|trans_title="Sweets and Southern Europe"|language = Japanese|access date = January 13, 2012}}</ref><br /> <br /> ===Netherlands===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Netherlands]]''<br /> <br /> Netherlands was a member of Spain's household for some time. Their relationship became very difficult up till the point where Spain believed Netherlands hated him. Eventually he left and later beat Spain up to be recognized as an independent country.<ref name="Xmas2007"></ref><br /> <br /> In the 2010 Christmas Event they are seen together during Christmas. Netherlands perpetually tells Spain to go home. When the strange figure approached Netherlands, he appeared to be defending Spain. Finally when he got held down by the figure, Spain attempts to help free Netherlands.<ref name="xmas2010 p4">{{cite web|title=ねこちゃんとクリスマス！クリスマス2010-2011|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/xmas20117.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 14, 2014|trans_title=Kitties and Christmas! Christmas 2010-2011 p4}}</ref> By the end of the event, a half-naked, sleeping Spain is on top of Netherlands, and his only comment was, "What the hell? This sucks."<ref name="xmas2010 p11">{{cite web|title=ねこちゃんとクリスマス！クリスマス2010-2011|url=http://www.hetarchive.net/scanlations/hetastreeeem/xmas201111.php|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 14, 2014|trans_title=Kitties and Christmas! Christmas 2010-2011 p11}}</ref><br /> <br /> ===South Italy (Romano)===<br /> ''Main Article: [[South Italy]]''<br /> <br /> Spain is rather affectionate to Romano, this affection being described as strange in character notes.<ref name="vol2profile">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 2|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 2|publisher=Gentosha|page=16|isbn=978-4-3448-1514-8}}</ref> As a result of having lived alongside him from the time he was a young and under his rule, Romano takes off some of his culture and customs, and both share a deep love for tomatoes.<ref name="vol1romaprofile">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia|publisher=Gentosha|page=18|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref><ref name="vol2profile"></ref><br /> <br /> After defeating France in the 'Batalla del Garellano', Spain took control over South Italy and made him his henchman (since he was the self-proclaimed 'boss' of his colonies).<ref name="garigliano"></ref> In the years of having raised him, Spain often had difficulty trying to get Romano to do chores and when he did, he often ended up breaking things, making him wish that he could have acquired North Italy instead, due to the younger brother's obedience and "cuteness".<ref name="BossisGoingMad"></ref><ref name="garigliano2">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3|publisher=Gentosha|page=62|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref> After Spain's attempt to trade him for his younger brother, Spain couldn't help feeling guilty for wanting to trade Romano.<ref name="BossReflectsUponHimself">{{cite web|title=親分自分を省みる|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/isp.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=April 18, 2014|trans_title=Boss Reflects Upon Himself}}</ref> Being under Spain's rule for a long time, Romano kept rebelling against him, but after being taken over by Austria once, he though that Spain was better and since then after that Romano and Spain have developed a pretty good relationship.<br /> <br /> Even though he found Romano's frequent bed-wetting and harsh attitude to be annoying, Spain remained affectionate to him, and was determined to save him when he was captured by [[Turkey]] and from France's frequent attempts to take Romano from him.<ref name="bossandbigboss">{{cite web|title=親分と大ボス|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/srm.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 6, 2014|trans_title=Boss and the BIG Boss}}</ref> Even though their kingdom wound up thrown into debt due to all the money spent on South Italy's protection, Spain refused to let go of him since he was 'special' to him, even after being scolded several times by his boss. Seeing this made Romano realise how much Spain truly cared for him, and after (very shyly) thanking his caretaker for rescuing him, Spain changed his view on him as well, saying he 'also had a cute side after all' and that 'it would be so cute if he was so honest all the time'.<ref name="bossandhenchman">{{cite web|title=親分と子分|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/srm.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 6, 2014|trans_title=Boss and Henchman}}</ref> After that their relationship improved a bit, but Romano also grew more jealous around Spain. In one strip, Romano tried to attack a German soldier who was talking to Spain, mistaking him for an enemy, which resulted in Spain being mad at him for being rude to a visitor.<ref name="henchmanthatworks">{{cite web|title=たまには働いてやる子分|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/rmn.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 7, 2014|trans_title=The Henchman That Works Sometimes}}</ref> Known by his inability to read the mood, Spain didn't know about Romano's true intentions until he asked him directly, which frustrated Romano to no end.<ref name="cantreadtheatmosphere">{{cite web|title=空気読めない親分|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/rmn.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 7, 2014|trans_title=Boss That Can't Read The Atmosphere}}</ref><br /> Romano's tendency to blush and turn completely red whenever he was embarrassed or angry as a kid often made Spain comment on how much he looked like a tomato.<ref name="cantreadtheatmosphere"></ref><ref name="sunsetboss">{{cite web|title=夕焼け親分|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/rmn2.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 7, 2014|trans_title=Sunset Boss}}</ref> Unaware of its effects on Romano, Spain also had the habit of pulling on and twirling Romano's curl, causing Romano to headbutt him and call him a pervert.<ref name="bossandhenchman"></ref><ref name="therapyforspain">{{cite web|title=スペインの癒し|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nikkimanga5.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 7, 2014|trans_title=Therapy for Spain}}</ref><br /> <br /> At one point Spain spent all his money on buying Chibi-Romano new clothes, while he himself was dressed in rags. Then in the same strip we're shown Romano (adult) reading a Spanish history book in the present, about how Spain spent lots of money in South Italy back at the time. However, while Romano is trying to say something that could be interpreted as an attempt to say thank you, in the end Spain doesn't get what Romano wants to say and says that 'he used to spend all his money without thinking in the past, but now he knows the importance of saving money'. This results in a very annoyed Romano, and the Netherlands stating that "he was always like this".<ref name="vol4romanosdiary">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2011|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers 4|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers 4|publisher=Gentosha|page=107|isbn=978-4-3448-2233-7}}</ref><br /> <br /> As Romano grew into an adult he continued to be close to Spain, and is rarely seen spending time with any other characters besides Spain and his own brother (and sometimes Belgium). Spain is one of the few characters to be on good terms with Romano, as they often appear spending time together. Whenever he gets in trouble he calls Spain for help, like the time he was captured by England in WW2, or when he ran out of pasta and he refused to accept anyone's food but Spain's.<ref name="escaping">{{cite web|title=脱走してみよう|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nii.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 7, 2014|trans_title=Let’s Try Escaping!}}</ref><ref name="pastaisntcoming">{{cite web|title=パスタとくるん|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nikkimanga9.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 7, 2014|trans_title=Pasta isn't Coming}}</ref> Even though he retains his harsh attitude throughout the series, in one strip he tried to save Spain from dying from a severe cold (caused by the great economic difficulties Spain was going through), and went as far as fighting the mafia (which he fears and always obeys) and trying to buy more imports from Spain, even though he was still dealing with his own cold (for economic reasons as well).<ref name="intwominutes">{{cite web|title=２分でなんとなくうわべだけはつかめるようなヨーロッパ経済|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/kiz.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 7, 2014|trans_title=In Just 2 Minutes You Can Grasp the Exterior of the European Economy}}</ref> During the Halloween Event 2011, Spain called Romano cute several times despite his appearance and unsettling aura, and stated that "he's so cute I just can't help but want to protect him".<ref name="halloween2011p2">{{cite web|title=ハッピーハロウィーン！|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/hall20112.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 7, 2014|trans_title=Happy Halloween!}}</ref> Spain also proposes to Romano after gay marriage became legalized in his country in 2005, who answered that he wanted a minimum of three meals a day and a nap with pasta. Spain took the answer as a rejection, and felt depressed that nobody wanted to marry him.<br /> <br /> ==Appearances==<br /> ===Anime===<br /> [[Image:SpainAnime.png|200px|thumb|right|Spain in Episode 14]]<br /> Spain cameos in [[Episode 01]] at the world meeting, asking [[Russia]] if he is going to say something to stop the quarreling that is going on. He then makes his official appearance as a young Spain appearing in the ''Chibitalia'' segments offering Italy churros in [[Episode 02]], but later in the episode is shown to be one of the other children that tried to control the Italy brothers.<br /> <br /> Episodes [[Episode 60|60]][[Episode 61|-]][[Episode 62|62]], [[Episode 68]], and [[Episode 75]][[Episode 76|-]][[Episode 77|77]] adapt '''Boss Spain's Control of Southern Italy'''. This shows the time from when Spain firsts acquires Romano to where he begins fighting France and Turkey for Romano.<br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> [[File:EarlySpainswitz.jpg|thumb|130px|right|An early design of Spain (shown on the left in this image).]]<br /> *According to a note by [[Hidekaz Himaruya]], Spain was only originally going to speak in the Kansai dialect whenever he was excited or around people that were close to him. In addition, Himaruya also revealed that Spain might as well have "two faces" like Russia. He also stated in another note that while Spain treated Romano kindly, he was stern to his other colonies. Himaruya himself wondered why Spain was "historically stuck on Italy" that much, as it was stuck spending so much money to protect it and struggled to try to get it back after losing it in the [[wikipedia:War of the Spanish Succession| War of the Spanish Succession]].<br /> *Himaruya stated that Spain was also based off a friend of his, which inspired him to give him the Kansai dialect. In addition, it is said that all of the Spanish-language nations will speak in some variant of Kansai. Though [[Belgium]] is not one of them, she speaks in the ''Shiga-ben'' variant, presumably since she used to be one of Spain's territories.<br /> *A separate character for '''Castile''' was originally planned as Spain's older sister,<ref name="blog entry 21">{{cite web|title=タイトル忘れてた|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-21.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 10, 2008|accessdate=July 27, 2015|trans_title=I Forgot the Title}}</ref> but it is speculated that Himaruya may have forgotten about this idea, as he later drew a child version of Spain that seemed to hint at the [[wikipedia:Reconquista|Reconquista]]. Fans speculate that the younger Spain may have represented Castile, or alternatively '''Aragon''' (in the case of Castile being a separate character). It originally seemed more likely that he represented Castile due to the above sketch, as well as the Castilian culture being the dominant culture of Spain. In the original webcomic, his boss was also shown to be [[wikipedia:Joanna of Castile|Joanna of Castile]] in the '''Boss Spain''' strips. However, in ''volume 3'', Spain was used to represent the Crown of Aragon, throwing doubt on to this theory. In most fanfiction, he is used to represent the entirety of '''Hispania''', especially during its days as a Roman province.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> <div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist|2}}</div><br /> <br /> {{CharacterIndex|continent=EUROPE}}<br /> [[Category:Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Male Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Manga Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Game Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Drama CD Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Anime Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Musical Characters]]<br /> [[Category:European Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Mediterranean Characters]]</div>

Geritalover http://hetalia.kitawiki.net/index.php?title=South_Italy&diff=40573 South Italy 2017-08-06T18:51:07Z

<p>Geritalover: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Nation<br /> | name = South Italy<br>南イタリア<br /> | continent = EUROPE<br /> | image = Romano-color.jpg<br /> | country = [[Image:ItalyFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:Italy|Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana)]], [[wikipedia:Southern Italy|Southern Italy]]<br /> | human = [[Human names#South Italy|Lovino Vargas]] (ロヴィーノ・ヴァルガス, ''Rovīno Varugasu'')<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref><br /> | age = 22-23<ref>{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/extra/cache2.htm|archivedate=???|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 2006|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref><br /> | gender = Male<br /> | birthday = March 17<ref name="Vol1Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers|publisher=Gentosha|page=18|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref><br /> | hair = Brown<br /> | eyes = Light Green/Hazel/Light Brown (manga, blog/events, ''Beautiful World'')<br /> Amber (anime, ''Axis Powers'' and ''World Series'')<br /> <br /> | volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]<br /> | strip = ''Chapter 4: Pact of Steel''<br /> | dramacd = [[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD]]<br /> | anime = [[Episode 01]] (Chibitalia)<br>[[Episode 07]] (as an adult)<br /> <br /> | japanese = [[Daisuke Namikawa]]<br>[[Aki Kanada]] (as a child, ''World Series'' [[Episode 60|Episode 08]] and on)<br>[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Shounosuke Hitachi]] (''Flower Of Iris'')<br /> | english = [[Ian Sinclair]]<br>[[Colleen Clinkenbeard]] (as a child, ''World Series'' [[Episode 60|Episode 08]] and on)<br /> }}<br /> '''South Italy''' (南イタリア, ''Minami Itaria''), often referred to as '''Romano '''(ロマーノ, ''Romāno''), is a supporting character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers''' and the older brother of [[Italy|North Italy]]. Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#South Italy|Lovino Vargas]]''' (ロヴィーノ・ヴァルガス, ''Rovīno Varugasu'').<ref name="Name"/><br /> <br /> ==Attributes==<br /> [[File:Italy_Romano_Chibi.PNG|thumb|left|150px|A 'chibi' version of Romano. Shown in Hidekaz Himaruya's blog.]]<br /> ===Appearance===<br /> South Italy has dark brown hair and an olive complexion, unlike his paler-complected brother. His eyes are green; however they are often colored hazel or brown by Himaruya himself, who said that fans were free to use whichever eye color they preferred for him, but noted that he often used a light green or light brown-like color, officially.<ref name="blog entry 89">{{cite web|title=あんまりこない質問もとめ|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-89.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=June 6, 2008|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=Summary of the remainder of the questions inside}}</ref><br /> <br /> Like his brother, he has a wild long curl that acts as his erogenous zone.<ref name="curls">{{cite web|title=■くるんかくのがやけに好きです。■ |url=http://www.hetarchive.net/scanlations/comicdiary.php?nikkimanga2|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=}}</ref> It usually rests towards the right side of his head, but sometimes will show towards the left when he's facing left. In his very first appearance in the webcomic, South Italy's shirt and belt were colored white, but were later shaded in dark. The actual color of the uniform is unknown due to it only appearing in black-and-white art. In most artwork and merchandise, he is shown wearing a khaki uniform in a different style than Italy's (and more similar to [[Spain]]'s), with 3/4-length sleeves. But in the published manga and anime, he instead wears a virtually identical uniform to his brother, although it has different colors.<br /> <br /> As a child, he did not always wear a maid dress like his brother but simply an apron, as seen in early strips of '''Boss Spain's Control of Southern Italy''.<ref name="bossspainscontrol">{{cite web|title=スペイン親分の南イタリア支配|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/isp.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=Boss Spain's Control of Southern Italy}}</ref> However, in some strips like the ones in ''Comic Diary 9'' and [[Volume 3]], he is depicted wearing a maid dress and apron like his brother's, though its colors are unknown.<ref name="bossspainscontrol">{{cite web|title=■俺がちびだった頃■|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nikkimanga9.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=My Younger Days}}</ref><ref name="Vol. 3 P59-63">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3|publisher=Gentosha|page=59-63|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref><br /> <br /> A chibi image by Himaruya, as well as a figurine, also show that South Italy has a casual sailor outfit like Italy, but with the blue accents replaced by green.<ref name="blog entry 209">{{cite web|title=ソコイテ!マテテ！|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-209.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=July 32, 2008|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title==}}</ref><br /> <br /> ===Personality and Interests===<br /> South Italy is friendly and kind to women, but is strict and less social to men.<ref name="Vol. 1 profile">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia|publisher=Gentosha|page=18|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref> Despite appearing to be tougher than his younger brother, he is just as cowardly and ineffectual, if not more so. He's stubborn and has actually been described as being quite timid. Though he is not very skilled with his hands, it is said that he is a good pickpocket.<ref name="Vol. 1 profile"></ref> He is also somewhat vulgar, often calling others "bastard"s or ending his sentences with a word translatable as "damn it". He makes a "Chigi" (or "Chigigi") sound when he is agitated or when his haircurl is pulled.<ref name="Vol. 2 profile">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 2|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 2|publisher=Gentosha|page=16|isbn=978-4-3448-1514-8}}</ref><br /> <br /> As a child, he often slacked off and slept when it came to chores; he was rather clumsy when he actually tried to do them. In ''Comic Diary 10'' and blog illustrations by Himaruya, as well as in the first part of '''Boss Spain's Control Of Southern Italy''', it is revealed that the younger South Italy had a bed-wetting problem and had trouble finding the toilet due to the vast size of Spain's mansion. In ''Hetalia: Axis Powers volume 1'', it is also revealed that he had the disease [[wikipedia:Choreia_(disease)|Choreia]] as a child, and that it played a part in his clumsiness. Spain attempted to heal him by making him dance the Tarantella; South Italy appeared to recover from the disease, whether due to those efforts or not. In the '''2011 Christmas Event''', it is revealed that Romano is actually a hard worker in modern times, much to Prussia's and Germany's surprise. According to Germany, Romano is "a guy who can do what he puts his mind into".<br /> <br /> When using grenades, he seemingly has no clue of the correct way to throw them (throwing the pin rather than the actual grenade, a habit shared by his brother). In the strip '''In Two Minutes, You Can Grasp The Exterior Of The European Economy''', it is shown that he is often controlled and led around by his own mafia. It is partially due to the influence of the mafia that his view of the world is more biased and bleak than Italy's. Nonetheless, he hates them, though he doesn't usually fight back, presumably out of his cowardice.<ref name="intwominutes">{{cite web|title=２分でなんとなくうわべだけはつかめるようなヨーロッパ経済|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/kiz.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 7, 2014|trans_title=In Just 2 Minutes You Can Grasp the Exterior of the European Economy}}</ref><br /> <br /> While Italy eats a variety of foods other than their own, with influence from Germany and Switzerland, South Italy refuses to eat foreign food, especially if it happens to be cheese or potatoes.<br /> <br /> ==Relationships==<br /> ===Ancient Rome===<br /> ''Main article: [[Ancient Rome]]''<br /> <br /> Like Italy, Rome has also tried to visit Romano. However, this doesn't happen often as Romano is too embarrassed to meet with him. This is mostly due to that fact that he will start crying tears of joy.<ref name="blog entry 936">{{Cite web|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1115.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=April 5, 2011|title=超次元シンデレラかんちゃん|language = Japanese|access date = September 6, 2014}}</ref><br /> <br /> ===Belgium===<br /> ''Main article: [[Belgium]]''<br /> <br /> As a child, South Italy had a crush on the older Belgium, though he found himself unable to kiss her or tell her how he actually felt (though Belgium revealed she was only teasing him and felt bad for it). He also gets incredibly flustered and tongue-tied when Belgium praises him for his hard work, even getting flustered to the point of meekness and admitting he hadn't worked much at all. They seem to get along as adults.<br /> <br /> ===Germany===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Germany]]''<br /> <br /> Unlike his brother, South Italy hates Germany and can't stand to see him and Italy together. He refers to Germany as a "potato bastard" and "macho potato".<br /> <br /> South Italy had attempted to get revenge on a few occasions, but failed each time:<br /> <br /> *Tried to charge at Germany, but slipped on a banana peel and skinned his arm ('''Italy's Big Brother, '''''Webcomic)''<br /> <br /> *Pulled the pin off a "Red Devil" grenade, but threw the pin instead of the actual grenade, which he held in his mouth, much like Italy in a [[Episode 20: America's Cleaning Of The Storage, Part 2 | previous episode]]. ('''Italy's Big Brother''').<br /> <br /> *Threatened to throw tomatoes at Germany and "rip every muscle" off of his body, but wound up frightened by [[France]] ('''Meet My Big Brother!, '''''Hetalia: Axis Powers''' '''volume 1'').<br /> <br /> *Attempted to embarrass Germany by holding up a fake mustache (to make him look like he was sporting one), but wound up making himself look like he wore mustache instead ('''Good Luck! Big Brother!, '''''Hetalia: Axis Powers volume 1''''')'''<br /> <br /> It is suggested that he might hate Germans in general, seeing that he thought one as a danger when he was a kid and got scolded by Spain because he believed the German would attack Spain. A line in '''Italy's Big Brother''' also reveals that his stereotype of Germans is that they're all "uncivilized country bumpkins with bad physiology." When Germany noted that Italy happened to have Germanic blood as well, it caused South Italy to go into a rage and attempt to charge at him (only for the above banana incident to occur).<br /> <br /> ===Italy===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Italy]]''<br /> <br /> The two brothers grew up knowing of each other, but they never actually met face to face. Italy eventually went off to live with their grandfather for some time, while South Italy stayed behind. After [[Ancient Rome|Grandpa Rome]] had died and Italy came back, South Italy and the other boys became bullies to him. The two were separated again at the end of the Italian War, when Italy was claimed by the Holy Roman Empire and [[Austria]], while South Italy was conquered by [[Spain]] after the ''Battle of Garigliano.''<br /> <br /> In the present day, the two brothers don't get along very well; South Italy occasionally refuses to acknowledge his brother's existence, though Italy is more than eager&nbsp;to be around his older brother.&nbsp;As a child, South Italy often felt jealous and inferior to Italy, due to the younger brother inheriting their grandfather's talent for art, while he could barely draw. He also felt that his brother took after their grandfather in appearance more. Despite this though, he's shown to have at least a subconscious care for him, becoming upset when his brother implies he doesn't admire him, and sharing a bed with him. Usually when it's hinted that he cares about Italy though, something happens that angers him and he instantly reverts back.<br /> <br /> ===Japan===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Japan]]''<br /> <br /> Though they have to met only briefly in an earlier "strip," in which they didn't actually interact beyond introductions and Japan's pondering of the brothers' curls, Himaruya has stated that they would both get along rather well and that Japan would refer to the other as "Romano-kun" after initially referring to him as "Romano-san."<ref>http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-83.html</ref><br /> <br /> ===Prussia===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Prussia]]''<br /> <br /> Prussia seems to have feelings for both of the Italy brothers due to their climate and topography. <br /> Despite his hatred of Germany, Romano does not appear to treat Prussia with the same level of contempt. However, Romano has been said to dislike Prussia and had wanted to fight him when he was a child, but he found him too scary. Instead, he merely cursed at him from afar. In modern times, as Prussia watched him work, Romano was not openly hostile towards him, neither yelling nor cursing excessively, while Prussia concerned himself as to why he worked barefoot, wondering if he had no money for shoes despite his hard work. Romano might trust Prussia a little bit (or it was simply siesta time and, like his brother, he will fall asleep no matter where he is, though Romano stayed dressed), as he fell asleep near him. Prussia watched him sleep, telling Germany that the flow of time was mysterious when he showed up, likely because Romano wasn't as hard a worker as a child as he was in the present.<br /> <br /> Romano later said that he felt gloomy for having associated with Prussia.<br /> <br /> ===Spain===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Spain]]''<br /> <br /> Because he lived with Spain and was under his rule and influence, South Italy has assimilated some of his culture, customs, religion, and his love for tomatoes.<ref name="teachingspanish">{{cite web|title=■親分スペイン語をイタリア・ロマーノに教える■|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/isp.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=Teaching Boss Spanish to Southern Italy}}</ref> While Spain often acts affectionately towards him, South Italy tends to treat him rather coldly because he believes that Spain just wants his grandfather's inheritance.<ref name="teachingspanish">{{cite web|title=■スペイン兄貴と子分の憂鬱■|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/srm.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=Big Brother Spain and His Henchman's Depression}}</ref> Though their relationship started off rocky due to young Romano's character flaws, Spain starts to dote on him and Romano is spoiled, though he continues to put on an act as if Spain only troubles him.<br /> <br /> Deep down, he does care about Spain, though he rarely shows it openly. He is also protective of Spain, and will lash out in anger when he thinks Spain could be, or has been, in danger or taken advantage of.<ref name="henchmanthatworks">{{cite web|title=■たまには働いてやる子分■|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/rmn.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=The Henchman That Works Sometimes}}</ref><ref name="afsequel">{{cite web|title=■エイプリルフール後日談■|http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/4_1matome.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=April Fool's Sequel}}</ref> When Spain caught a cold, South Italy increases imports from Spain (despite having a cold himself) and overcomes his weakness to the Mafia (even though he usually bends to their will.)<ref name="intwominutes"></ref> Romano apparently also helped out Spain during his own civil war, even at the cost of being shot in the butt.<ref name="warassistance">{{cite web|title=日記漫画まとめ　その２|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nikkimanga2.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=Comic Diary Summary Part 2}}</ref> <br /> <br /> As Romano grew into an adult he continued to be close to Spain, and is rarely seen spending time with any other characters besides Spain and his own brother (and sometimes Belgium). Spain is one of the few characters to be on good terms with Romano, as they often appear spending time together. Spain is also the person that Romano counts on first for help, despite his frustrations. He has requested his assistance on various occasions, like the time he was captured by England in WW2, or when he ran out of pasta and he refused to accept anyone's food but Spain's, although the outcome isn't exactly what he's hoping for.<ref name="letstryescaping">{{cite web|title=■脱走してみよう■|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nii.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=Let’s Try Escaping!}}</ref><ref name="pastaisntcoming">{{cite web|title=■パスタとくるん■|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nikkimanga9.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=Pasta isn't coming}}</ref> He will sometimes retaliate when the outcome is not what he is looking for.<ref name="warassistance"></ref> After gay marriage became legalized in Spain's country in 2005, he asks proposes to Romano, who answered that he wanted a minimum of three meals a day and a nap with pasta. Spain srangely took his answer as a rejection, and felt depressed that nobody wanted to marry him.<br /> <br /> In his youth, South Italy would often jump on Spain or headbutt him in the stomach to wake him up. This caused Spain to have a nightmare where an adult South Italy jumped on him and "crushed his vital regions."<br /> <br /> ===Turkey===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Turkey]]''<br /> <br /> Romano first encountered Turkey as a child. Turkey, then known as the Ottoman Empire, found Romano alone in a forest and captured him. Spain arrived soon after to reclaim him, and Turkey left with little protest. In modern times, Turkey acts amicably towards Romano, remarking on how much he has grown and asking how he has been. In contrast, Romano finds him frightening.<ref name="RomaTurk">{{cite web|title=リクエスト21|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1463.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=‎November 6, 2013|accessdate=November 28, 2013}}</ref><br /> <br /> ==Appearances==<br /> ===Anime===<br /> [[Image:S.ItalyAnime.PNG|thumb|right|South Italy in the Anime.]]<br /> South Italy is first shown briefly in the '''Chibitalia''' segment of [[Episode 01]] as a small child, and makes further non-speaking cameos in [[Episode 02]] (where the brothers are bullied by the other nations) and [[Episode 04]] (being stepped on by a victorious [[Austria]]). The adult South Italy finally appears in [[Episode 07]], which adapts '''Meet My Big Brother!''' and '''Good Luck! Big Brother!''' from ''Axis Powers Hetalia volume 1''. <br /> <br /> His childhood is further detailed in Episodes [[Episode 60|60]][[Episode 61|-]][[Episode 62|62]], [[Episode 67|67]], [[Episode 68 |68 and]] [[Episode 75]][[Episode 76|-]][[Episode 77|77]] which adapt '''Boss Spain's Control of Southern Italy'''. This shows the time from when Spain firsts aquires South Italy to where he begins fighting France and Turkey for him.<br /> <br /> He is voiced by [[Daisuke Namikawa]], who also voices Italy. Namikawa also initially voiced the child version of South Italy in the first episode, but the role was later recast for '''Hetalia: World Series''', with [[Aki Kanada]] providing the voice (as she did for his brother).<br /> <br /> In the anime adaptation (much like the later colored manga artwork), South Italy is given lighter skin, rather than being olive-skinned, while his eyes are amber-colored. Though he is depicted as wearing his pants over a short pair of boots in a character sketch for the manga, his anime turnaround instead shows him to have his pants tucked into a pair of tall boots (that look much like his brother's). His first military uniform is also colored khaki, with the shirt being maroon and the tie being navy.<br /> <br /> In the fifth season ''The Beautiful World'', his eyes are changed to green and his hair is slightly lightened.<br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> *Like his brother, South Italy's birthday falls on '''March 17th''', which is the date that the "Kingdom Of Italy" was formed<ref name="Vol1Profile"/>. He was also represented with the flag for the Kingdom in the original webcomic art, though the modern Italian one is now used for him. South Italy is confirmed to be the elder of the two; despite this, some fans continue to mistake them for twins.<br /> *His full nation name, '''Italy Romano''', is derived from '''Rome''', the capital of Italy. In the actual strips, he is simply '''Romano''', though '''South Italy''' is also used to differentiate him from his younger brother. Historically however, he would represent either kingdom of '''Sicily''' and '''Naples''' (which later became "The&nbsp;Kingdom Of The Two Sicilies"), which were part of Southern Italy and wound up under the control of Spain. ''Romano'' is an existent Italian male first name, derived from the Latin title "romanus" (which originally meant "a citizen of the Roman Empire", but now simply "native of Rome"). In addition, ''Romano'' can be seen as a pun on the phrase "''Roma no''", meaning "of Rome".<br /> *His given human name, ロヴィノ, whether transcribed as Lovino or Rovino is not an actual Italian name. "Rovino" means "I ruin" and would not be used as a name, especially for it's negativity. However, "Lovino" could pass off as a nickname deriving somehow from another name such as Luigi. In contrast, "Romano" is an actual, common Italian name.<br /> *South Italy is one of the Axis Powers during the second world war which would bring the total of Axis Powers in the story to four. This can be seen when he and North Italy were captured by [[England]] in [[episode 63]].<br /> *According to Hidekaz Himaruya, South Italy's hair is colored darker than Italy's due to having [[wikipedia:History_of_Islam_in_southern_Italy|Arabic blood]]. Himaruya described him as having both "darker hair" and a "darker personality". But in a 2006 profile of Italy on Kitayume, South Italy briefly appeared in an illustration with ''black'' hair, as opposed to the dark brown hair Himaruya would settle on.<br /> *One can tell North Italy and South Italy apart hair wise when South Italy has dark hair and his curl is in the middle of his hair and North Italy's hair is light brown and his curl is on the side of his hair.<br /> *In ''Hetalia: World☆Stars'', it was revealed he is shorter than his brother North Italy.<ref name="temp world stars ref">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2014|title=ヘタリア World☆Stars|trans_title= Hetalia: World☆Stars|publisher=Shonen Jump +}}</ref><br /> *It's revealed by Himaruya that one of the reasons to why there are two Italys in the series is the fact that during the WWII, Italy was actually split into two different contries, the South switched sides and joined the Allies, while the North continued to stay with the Axis. <ref>http://www.hetarchive.net/scanlations/oldblog/2006-10gatu.php</ref> <br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> <div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist|2}}</div><br /> <br /> {{CharacterIndex|continent=EUROPE}}<br /> [[Category:Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Male Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Manga Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Drama CD Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Anime Characters]]<br /> [[Category:European Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Mediterranean Characters]]</div>

Geritalover http://hetalia.kitawiki.net/index.php?title=Spain&diff=40572 Spain 2017-08-06T18:42:52Z

<p>Geritalover: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Nation<br /> | name = Spain<br>スペイン<br /> | continent = EUROPE<br /> | image = Tradspain.png<br /> | country = [[Image:SpainFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:Spain|Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España)]]<br /> | human = [[Human names#Spain|Antonio Fernández Carriedo]] (アントーニョ・フェルナンデス・カリエド)<br /> | spellings = Antonio Hernández Carriedo (アントーニョ・ヘルナンデス・カリエド)<br /> | age = 25<ref>{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/extra/cache2.htm|archivedate=???|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 2006|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref><br /> | gender = Male<br /> | birthday = February 12<ref name="Vol1Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers|publisher=Gentosha|page=107|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref><br /> | hair = Brown<br /> | eyes = Green<br /> <br /> | volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]<br /> | strip = ''Meeting of the world''<br /> | game = [[kitayume:Noto-sama 5|Noto-sama 5]]<br /> | dramacd = [[Hetalia Drama CD Interval Vol. 1: The CD Of The Awesome Me]]<br /> | anime = [[Episode 01]]<br /> | musical = ''[[Hetalia: The Great World|Hetalia ~The Great World~]]''<br /> <br /> | japanese = [[Go Inoue]]<br /> | english = [[David Trosko]]<br /> }}<br /> '''Spain''' (スペイン, ''Supein'') is a supporting character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. In 2008, Himaruya gave human names to some of the characters, and he received the name '''[[Human names#Spain|Antonio Fernández Carriedo]]''' (アントーニョ・フェルナンデス・カリエド, ''Antōnyo Ferunandesu Kariedo''), though it may have been originally spelled '''Antonio Hernández Carriedo''' (アントーニョ・ヘルナンデス・カリエド, ''Antōnyo Herunandesu Kariedo'', ''see the "Human names" page for details'').<br /> <br /> ==Attributes==<br /> [[File:SpainChibi.png|thumb|left|160px|A 'chibi' version of Spain.]]<br /> <br /> ===Appearance===<br /> He has somewhat curly brown hair, green eyes, lightly tanned skin, and wears a khaki-colored uniform with his sleeves rolled up to his elbows. He is often depicted with his favorite food, tomatoes. In the profile image at the right, he is wearing a matador's uniform (from the '''Children's Day''' sketch series). His face is a typically Spanish one with clear cut features.<ref name="Vol. 5 SE Pamphlet">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2012|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 5 特装版|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 5 Special Edition|publisher=Gentosha|page=22-23|isbn=978-4-344-82564-2}}</ref><br /> <br /> Spain's skintone has alternated between fair and olive. He's said to always look happy, even without reason. Himaruya mentioned that his uncouth hairstyle looks very stylish, but he probably doesn't pay much attention to his hair.<ref name="Vol. 5 SE Pamphlet"/> He is stated to be considerably built.<ref name="blog entry 1228">{{cite web|title=ベラルーシさんとウクライナさんの軍服バージョン|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1228.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=July 30, 2011|accessdate=October 7, 2014|trans_title=Belarus & Ukraine military uniform versions}}</ref><br /> <br /> ===Personality and Interests===<br /> A passionate, cheerful country with a mysterious aura of light and darkness<ref name="Vol. 5 Prof">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2012|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 5|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 5|publisher=Gentosha|page=78|isbn=978-4-344-82563-5}}</ref>, Spain was once a super powerful nation and traveler until he was tormented by [[England]] and The [[Netherlands]], beaten by a younger [[America]], and thrown into war and poverty.<ref name="Vol1Profile"></ref> Despite all his hardships, he remained optimistic and passionate. The source of his constant happiness is the sunshine that casts over his land.<ref name="characternotes">{{cite web|title=どうでもいい設定集|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/matome_heta.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 14, 2014|trans_title=Trivial Establishments Collection}}</ref> He's said to not be likely to change much with time<ref name="Vol. 5 SE Pamphlet"/> and to do whatever he wants, whenever he wants, in whatever way he wants,<ref name="Vol. 5 Prof"/> being a very "my pace" country<ref name="Vol. 3 Prof">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3|publisher=Gentosha|page=19|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref>. He cannot read the atmosphere, nor does he even try so, although he means well, he happens to come off as insensitive and clueless at times.<ref name="characternotes"></ref><br /> <br /> Spain seems to be fond of children, or at least the Italy brothers (though he seems fond of them as adults, as well.) It is shown that his ultimate dream is for both of them to live with him.<ref name="SvsA">{{cite web|title=オーストリア継承戦争　スペイン対オーストリア戦|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/mrt3.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 31, 2010|trans_title=Spain VS Austria}}</ref><ref name="LooseMorn">{{cite web|title=■スペインのゆるい朝■|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/gift.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 31, 2010|trans_title=Spain's Loose Morning}}</ref> He'd also expressed interest in marrying them.<ref name="PopSpain">{{cite web|title=日記マンガ|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nikkimanga9.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 31, 2010|trans_title=Popular Spain}}</ref> He's often shown spending time with Romano, France, Prussia, Belgium, or Netherlands.<br /> <br /> When he drinks wine he's said to get sentimental, but getting him drunk makes him scary enough to change even Sweden's facial expression<ref>{{cite web|title=人懐こいイタリアン|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1271.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=October 6, 2011|accessdate=January 3, 2012|trans_title=Friendly Italian}}</ref>. It's advised to keep your distance when he's drunk, and that he won't be mad afterwards if you do.<ref name="Vol. 3 Prof"/><br /> <br /> Spain has a twitter account, but he prefers to speak directly with people.<ref name="blog entry 1310">{{cite web|title=感想ありがとうございます！|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1310.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=November 11, 2011|accessdate=October 7, 2014|trans_title=Thank you for your thoughts!}}</ref> He's the type to ask someone about a book they're reading even though he has no interest in it.<ref name="blog entry 1440">{{cite web|title=リクエスト８|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1440.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=November 2, 2013|accessdate=October 7, 2014|trans_title=Request 8}}</ref><br /> <br /> Spain speaks in the Osaka-ben variant of the ''Kansai'' dialect in the Japanese version of the manga and anime.<br /> <br /> ==Relationships==<br /> ===Austria===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Austria]]''<br /> <br /> They were united under the same king and ruling dynasty in 1519, when Charles I of Spain became Holy Roman Emperor. <ref name="Chibitalia">{{cite web|title=ちびたりあ|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/t_b5.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 14, 2014|trans_title=Chibitalia}}</ref> Austria and Spain remained married and closely allied within the [[wikipedia:House of Hapsburg|House of Hapsburg]] until the end of the[[wikipedia:War of the Spanish Succession| War of the Spanish Succession]], dated 1700-1715. <br /> <br /> Spain would later ally himself with [[France]] and [[Prussia]] in the [[wikipedia:War of the Austrian Succession|War of the Austrian Succession]].<ref name="AustrianSuccession">{{cite web|title=マリア・テレジアとオーストリア継承戦争|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/mrt.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 14, 2014|trans_title=Maria Theresa and the War of Austrian Succession}}</ref><br /> <br /> ===Belgium===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Belgium]]''<br /> <br /> Belgium and Netherlands became a member of Spain's household when the Burgundian-Hapsburgs acquired the crown of Spain. Although Netherlands does not seem to get along well with Spain at all, Belgium seems to. In the [[Hetalia Drama CD Interval Vol. 2: Boss CD|Boss CD]], Spain helps Belgium with laundry and with [[South Italy|Romano]]. They enjoyed friendly meals together, as well, including the churros that he and Romano made together.<br /> <br /> The Christmas 2007 Event revealed that when her brother left to become independent, she not only stayed with Spain but also fought along side him.<ref name="Xmas2007">{{cite web|title=クリスマス予告編|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/chrismas_bonsai.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 14, 2014|trans_title=Christmas Preview}}</ref><br /> <br /> In the 2010 Christmas Event she is attacked by [[List of minor characters in Hetalia: Axis Powers#Parallel Spain|Parallel Spain]] and stops him by giving him her scarf. He falls in love with her, although she doesn't seem to notice he looks exactly like Spain.<ref name="Xmas2010 p7">{{cite web|title=ねこちゃんとクリスマス！クリスマス2010-2011|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/xmas20117.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 14, 2014|trans_title=Kitties and Christmas! Christmas 2010-2011 p7}}</ref><br /> <br /> ===France===<br /> ''Main Article: [[France]]''<br /> <br /> The two get along reasonably well, having grown up and fought in wars together, as well as against each other, though Spain remains oblivious to France's more perverted tendencies.<ref name="AustrianSuccession"></ref><ref name="thecounselor">{{cite web|title=親分と相談相手|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/rmn2.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 14, 2014|trans_title=Boss and the Counselor}}</ref> It is said in production notes by Himaruya that their relationship is actually undesirable, yet the two remain inseparable.<ref name="characternotes"></ref> <br /> <br /> However, Spain seems to be aware that France is untrustworthy company, calling him "despicable" before defeating him in [[wikipedia:Battle of Garigliano (1503)| The Battle of Garigliano]] with the help of his pet [[Creatures of Hetalia#Spain's Bull|bull]].<ref name="garigliano">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3|publisher=Gentosha|page=58|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref> France's first bird named Pierre is used for communication with him.<ref name="characternotes"></ref><br /> <br /> ===Italy===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Italy]]''<br /> <br /> Italy affectionately refers to Spain as his older brother while, in the original Japanese text, Spain refers to Italy as ''Ita-chan.'' Spain's greatest desire is for the Italy brothers to live with him, and he's also expressed interest in marrying them, however, in 2005 when he returned to him saying that it was legal for men to marry, Italy merely congratulated him, despite having said that it would be okay for them to get married in the past.<ref name="PopSpain"></ref> When Romano and Veneziano were still young, Spain wished Romano could be as cute as his brother was and even wanted Austria to trade with him because North Italy was better behaved and a harder worker. but latter felt guilty for wanting to trade Romano. <ref name="BossisGoingMad">{{cite web|title=親分御乱心|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/isp.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 15, 2014|trans_title=Boss is Going Mad}}</ref> During the War of Austrian Succession, Spain promised Veneziano that they could be together forever when the fight was over, however his thoughts and possibly his expression scared Italy into running back to Austria in tears.<ref name="SvsA"></ref><br /> <br /> ===Monaco===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Monaco]]''<br /> <br /> Monaco was a member of Spain's household in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Spain kept doing her unwanted favors, though, and their relationship eventually grew sour.<ref name="blog entry 1145">{{Cite web|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1145.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 16, 2011|title=お菓子と南欧！|trans_title="Sweets and Southern Europe"|language = Japanese|access date = January 13, 2012}}</ref><br /> <br /> ===Netherlands===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Netherlands]]''<br /> <br /> Netherlands was a member of Spain's household for some time. Their relationship became very difficult up till the point where Spain believed Netherlands hated him. Eventually he left and later beat Spain up to be recognized as an independent country.<ref name="Xmas2007"></ref><br /> <br /> In the 2010 Christmas Event they are seen together during Christmas. Netherlands perpetually tells Spain to go home. When the strange figure approached Netherlands, he appeared to be defending Spain. Finally when he got held down by the figure, Spain attempts to help free Netherlands.<ref name="xmas2010 p4">{{cite web|title=ねこちゃんとクリスマス！クリスマス2010-2011|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/xmas20117.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 14, 2014|trans_title=Kitties and Christmas! Christmas 2010-2011 p4}}</ref> By the end of the event, a half-naked, sleeping Spain is on top of Netherlands, and his only comment was, "What the hell? This sucks."<ref name="xmas2010 p11">{{cite web|title=ねこちゃんとクリスマス！クリスマス2010-2011|url=http://www.hetarchive.net/scanlations/hetastreeeem/xmas201111.php|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 14, 2014|trans_title=Kitties and Christmas! Christmas 2010-2011 p11}}</ref><br /> <br /> ===South Italy (Romano)===<br /> ''Main Article: [[South Italy]]''<br /> <br /> Spain is rather affectionate to Romano, this affection being described as strange in character notes.<ref name="vol2profile">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 2|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 2|publisher=Gentosha|page=16|isbn=978-4-3448-1514-8}}</ref> As a result of having lived alongside him from the time he was a young and under his rule, Romano takes off some of his culture and customs, and both share a deep love for tomatoes.<ref name="vol1romaprofile">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia|publisher=Gentosha|page=18|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref><ref name="vol2profile"></ref><br /> <br /> After defeating France in the 'Batalla del Garellano', Spain took control over South Italy and made him his henchman (since he was the self-proclaimed 'boss' of his colonies).<ref name="garigliano"></ref> In the years of having raised him, Spain often had difficulty trying to get Romano to do chores and when he did, he often ended up breaking things, making him wish that he could have acquired North Italy instead, due to the younger brother's obedience and "cuteness".<ref name="BossisGoingMad"></ref><ref name="garigliano2">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3|publisher=Gentosha|page=62|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref> After Spain's attempt to trade him for his younger brother, Spain couldn't help feeling guilty for wanting to trade Romano.<ref name="BossReflectsUponHimself">{{cite web|title=親分自分を省みる|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/isp.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=April 18, 2014|trans_title=Boss Reflects Upon Himself}}</ref><br /> <br /> Even though he found Romano's frequent bed-wetting and harsh attitude to be annoying, Spain remained affectionate to him, and was determined to save him when he was captured by [[Turkey]] and from France's frequent attempts to take Romano from him.<ref name="bossandbigboss">{{cite web|title=親分と大ボス|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/srm.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 6, 2014|trans_title=Boss and the BIG Boss}}</ref> Even though their kingdom wound up thrown into debt due to all the money spent on South Italy's protection, Spain refused to let go of him since he was 'special' to him, even after being scolded several times by his boss. Seeing this made Romano realise how much Spain truly cared for him, and after (very shyly) thanking his caretaker for rescuing him, Spain changed his view on him as well, saying he 'also had a cute side after all' and that 'it would be so cute if he was so honest all the time'.<ref name="bossandhenchman">{{cite web|title=親分と子分|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/srm.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 6, 2014|trans_title=Boss and Henchman}}</ref> After that their relationship improved a bit, but Romano also grew more jealous around Spain. In one strip, Romano tried to attack a German soldier who was talking to Spain, mistaking him for an enemy, which resulted in Spain being mad at him for being rude to a visitor.<ref name="henchmanthatworks">{{cite web|title=たまには働いてやる子分|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/rmn.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 7, 2014|trans_title=The Henchman That Works Sometimes}}</ref> Known by his inability to read the mood, Spain didn't know about Romano's true intentions until he asked him directly, which frustrated Romano to no end.<ref name="cantreadtheatmosphere">{{cite web|title=空気読めない親分|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/rmn.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 7, 2014|trans_title=Boss That Can't Read The Atmosphere}}</ref><br /> Romano's tendency to blush and turn completely red whenever he was embarrassed or angry as a kid often made Spain comment on how much he looked like a tomato.<ref name="cantreadtheatmosphere"></ref><ref name="sunsetboss">{{cite web|title=夕焼け親分|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/rmn2.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 7, 2014|trans_title=Sunset Boss}}</ref> Unaware of its effects on Romano, Spain also had the habit of pulling on and twirling Romano's curl, causing Romano to headbutt him and call him a pervert.<ref name="bossandhenchman"></ref><ref name="therapyforspain">{{cite web|title=スペインの癒し|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nikkimanga5.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 7, 2014|trans_title=Therapy for Spain}}</ref><br /> <br /> At one point Spain spent all his money on buying Chibi-Romano new clothes, while he himself was dressed in rags. Then in the same strip we're shown Romano (adult) reading a Spanish history book in the present, about how Spain spent lots of money in South Italy back at the time. However, while Romano is trying to say something that could be interpreted as an attempt to say thank you, in the end Spain doesn't get what Romano wants to say and says that 'he used to spend all his money without thinking in the past, but now he knows the importance of saving money'. This results in a very annoyed Romano, and the Netherlands stating that "he was always like this".<ref name="vol4romanosdiary">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2011|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers 4|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers 4|publisher=Gentosha|page=107|isbn=978-4-3448-2233-7}}</ref><br /> <br /> As Romano grew into an adult he continued to be close to Spain, and is rarely seen spending time with any other characters besides Spain and his own brother (and sometimes Belgium). Spain is one of the few characters to be on good terms with Romano, as they often appear spending time together. Whenever he gets in trouble he calls Spain for help, like the time he was captured by England in WW2, or when he ran out of pasta and he refused to accept anyone's food but Spain's.<ref name="escaping">{{cite web|title=脱走してみよう|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nii.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 7, 2014|trans_title=Let’s Try Escaping!}}</ref><ref name="pastaisntcoming">{{cite web|title=パスタとくるん|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nikkimanga9.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 7, 2014|trans_title=Pasta isn't Coming}}</ref> Even though he retains his harsh attitude throughout the series, in one strip he tried to save Spain from dying from a severe cold (caused by the great economic difficulties Spain was going through), and went as far as fighting the mafia (which he fears and always obeys) and trying to buy more imports from Spain, even though he was still dealing with his own cold (for economic reasons as well).<ref name="intwominutes">{{cite web|title=２分でなんとなくうわべだけはつかめるようなヨーロッパ経済|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/kiz.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 7, 2014|trans_title=In Just 2 Minutes You Can Grasp the Exterior of the European Economy}}</ref> During the Halloween Event 2011, Spain called Romano cute several times despite his appearance and unsettling aura, and stated that "he's so cute I just can't help but want to protect him".<ref name="halloween2011p2">{{cite web|title=ハッピーハロウィーン！|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/hall20112.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 7, 2014|trans_title=Happy Halloween!}}</ref> Spain also proposes to Romano after gay marriage became legalized in his country in 2005, who answered that he wanted a minimum of three meals a day and a nap with pasta. Spain took the answer as a rejection, and felt depressed that nobody wanted to marry him.<br /> <br /> ==Appearances==<br /> ===Anime===<br /> [[Image:SpainAnime.png|200px|thumb|right|Spain in Episode 14]]<br /> Spain cameos in [[Episode 01]] at the world meeting, asking [[Russia]] if he is going to say something to stop the quarreling that is going on. He then makes his official appearance as a young Spain appearing in the ''Chibitalia'' segments offering Italy churros in [[Episode 02]], but later in the episode is shown to be one of the other children that tried to control the Italy brothers.<br /> <br /> Episodes [[Episode 60|60]][[Episode 61|-]][[Episode 62|62]], [[Episode 68]], and [[Episode 75]][[Episode 76|-]][[Episode 77|77]] adapt '''Boss Spain's Control of Southern Italy'''. This shows the time from when Spain firsts acquires Romano to where he begins fighting France and Turkey for Romano.<br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> [[File:EarlySpainswitz.jpg|thumb|130px|right|An early design of Spain (shown on the left in this image).]]<br /> *According to a note by [[Hidekaz Himaruya]], Spain was only originally going to speak in the Kansai dialect whenever he was excited or around people that were close to him. In addition, Himaruya also revealed that Spain might as well have "two faces" like Russia. He also stated in another note that while Spain treated Romano kindly, he was stern to his other colonies. Himaruya himself wondered why Spain was "historically stuck on Italy" that much, as it was stuck spending so much money to protect it and struggled to try to get it back after losing it in the [[wikipedia:War of the Spanish Succession| War of the Spanish Succession]].<br /> *Himaruya stated that Spain was also based off a friend of his, which inspired him to give him the Kansai dialect. In addition, it is said that all of the Spanish-language nations will speak in some variant of Kansai. Though [[Belgium]] is not one of them, she speaks in the ''Shiga-ben'' variant, presumably since she used to be one of Spain's territories.<br /> *A separate character for '''Castile''' was originally planned as Spain's older sister,<ref name="blog entry 21">{{cite web|title=タイトル忘れてた|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-21.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 10, 2008|accessdate=July 27, 2015|trans_title=I Forgot the Title}}</ref> but it is speculated that Himaruya may have forgotten about this idea, as he later drew a child version of Spain that seemed to hint at the [[wikipedia:Reconquista|Reconquista]]. Fans speculate that the younger Spain may have represented Castile, or alternatively '''Aragon''' (in the case of Castile being a separate character). It originally seemed more likely that he represented Castile due to the above sketch, as well as the Castilian culture being the dominant culture of Spain. In the original webcomic, his boss was also shown to be [[wikipedia:Joanna of Castile|Joanna of Castile]] in the '''Boss Spain''' strips. However, in ''volume 3'', Spain was used to represent the Crown of Aragon, throwing doubt on to this theory. In most fanfiction, he is used to represent the entirety of '''Hispania''', especially during its days as a Roman province.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> <div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist|2}}</div><br /> <br /> {{CharacterIndex|continent=EUROPE}}<br /> [[Category:Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Male Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Manga Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Game Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Drama CD Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Anime Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Musical Characters]]<br /> [[Category:European Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Mediterranean Characters]]</div>

Geritalover http://hetalia.kitawiki.net/index.php?title=Spain&diff=40571 Spain 2017-08-06T18:41:55Z

<p>Geritalover: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Nation<br /> | name = Spain<br>スペイン<br /> | continent = EUROPE<br /> | image = Tradspain.png<br /> | country = [[Image:SpainFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:Spain|Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España)]]<br /> | human = [[Human names#Spain|Antonio Fernández Carriedo]] (アントーニョ・フェルナンデス・カリエド)<br /> | spellings = Antonio Hernández Carriedo (アントーニョ・ヘルナンデス・カリエド)<br /> | age = 25<ref>{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/extra/cache2.htm|archivedate=???|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 2006|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref><br /> | gender = Male<br /> | birthday = February 12<ref name="Vol1Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers|publisher=Gentosha|page=107|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref><br /> | hair = Brown<br /> | eyes = Green<br /> <br /> | volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]<br /> | strip = ''Meeting of the world''<br /> | game = [[kitayume:Noto-sama 5|Noto-sama 5]]<br /> | dramacd = [[Hetalia Drama CD Interval Vol. 1: The CD Of The Awesome Me]]<br /> | anime = [[Episode 01]]<br /> | musical = ''[[Hetalia: The Great World|Hetalia ~The Great World~]]''<br /> <br /> | japanese = [[Go Inoue]]<br /> | english = [[David Trosko]]<br /> }}<br /> '''Spain''' (スペイン, ''Supein'') is a supporting character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. In 2008, Himaruya gave human names to some of the characters, and he received the name '''[[Human names#Spain|Antonio Fernández Carriedo]]''' (アントーニョ・フェルナンデス・カリエド, ''Antōnyo Ferunandesu Kariedo''), though it may have been originally spelled '''Antonio Hernández Carriedo''' (アントーニョ・ヘルナンデス・カリエド, ''Antōnyo Herunandesu Kariedo'', ''see the "Human names" page for details'').<br /> <br /> ==Attributes==<br /> [[File:SpainChibi.png|thumb|left|160px|A 'chibi' version of Spain.]]<br /> <br /> ===Appearance===<br /> He has somewhat curly brown hair, green eyes, lightly tanned skin, and wears a khaki-colored uniform with his sleeves rolled up to his elbows. He is often depicted with his favorite food, tomatoes. In the profile image at the right, he is wearing a matador's uniform (from the '''Children's Day''' sketch series). His face is a typically Spanish one with clear cut features.<ref name="Vol. 5 SE Pamphlet">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2012|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 5 特装版|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 5 Special Edition|publisher=Gentosha|page=22-23|isbn=978-4-344-82564-2}}</ref><br /> <br /> Spain's skintone has alternated between fair and olive. He's said to always look happy, even without reason. Himaruya mentioned that his uncouth hairstyle looks very stylish, but he probably doesn't pay much attention to his hair.<ref name="Vol. 5 SE Pamphlet"/> He is stated to be considerably built.<ref name="blog entry 1228">{{cite web|title=ベラルーシさんとウクライナさんの軍服バージョン|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1228.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=July 30, 2011|accessdate=October 7, 2014|trans_title=Belarus & Ukraine military uniform versions}}</ref><br /> <br /> ===Personality and Interests===<br /> A passionate, cheerful country with a mysterious aura of light and darkness<ref name="Vol. 5 Prof">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2012|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 5|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 5|publisher=Gentosha|page=78|isbn=978-4-344-82563-5}}</ref>, Spain was once a super powerful nation and traveler until he was tormented by [[England]] and The [[Netherlands]], beaten by a younger [[America]], and thrown into war and poverty.<ref name="Vol1Profile"></ref> Despite all his hardships, he remained optimistic and passionate. The source of his constant happiness is the sunshine that casts over his land.<ref name="characternotes">{{cite web|title=どうでもいい設定集|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/matome_heta.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 14, 2014|trans_title=Trivial Establishments Collection}}</ref> He's said to not be likely to change much with time<ref name="Vol. 5 SE Pamphlet"/> and to do whatever he wants, whenever he wants, in whatever way he wants,<ref name="Vol. 5 Prof"/> being a very "my pace" country<ref name="Vol. 3 Prof">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3|publisher=Gentosha|page=19|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref>. He cannot read the atmosphere, nor does he even try so, although he means well, he happens to come off as insensitive and clueless at times.<ref name="characternotes"></ref><br /> <br /> Spain seems to be fond of children, or at least the Italy brothers (though he seems fond of them as adults, as well.) It is shown that his ultimate dream is for both of them to live with him.<ref name="SvsA">{{cite web|title=オーストリア継承戦争　スペイン対オーストリア戦|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/mrt3.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 31, 2010|trans_title=Spain VS Austria}}</ref><ref name="LooseMorn">{{cite web|title=■スペインのゆるい朝■|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/gift.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 31, 2010|trans_title=Spain's Loose Morning}}</ref> He'd also expressed interest in marrying them.<ref name="PopSpain">{{cite web|title=日記マンガ|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nikkimanga9.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 31, 2010|trans_title=Popular Spain}}</ref> He's often shown spending time with Romano, France, Prussia, Belgium, or Netherlands.<br /> <br /> When he drinks wine he's said to get sentimental, but getting him drunk makes him scary enough to change even Sweden's facial expression<ref>{{cite web|title=人懐こいイタリアン|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1271.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=October 6, 2011|accessdate=January 3, 2012|trans_title=Friendly Italian}}</ref>. It's advised to keep your distance when he's drunk, and that he won't be mad afterwards if you do.<ref name="Vol. 3 Prof"/><br /> <br /> Spain has a twitter account, but he prefers to speak directly with people.<ref name="blog entry 1310">{{cite web|title=感想ありがとうございます！|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1310.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=November 11, 2011|accessdate=October 7, 2014|trans_title=Thank you for your thoughts!}}</ref> He's the type to ask someone about a book they're reading even though he has no interest in it.<ref name="blog entry 1440">{{cite web|title=リクエスト８|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1440.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=November 2, 2013|accessdate=October 7, 2014|trans_title=Request 8}}</ref><br /> <br /> Spain speaks in the Osaka-ben variant of the ''Kansai'' dialect in the Japanese version of the manga and anime.<br /> <br /> ==Relationships==<br /> ===Austria===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Austria]]''<br /> <br /> They were united under the same king and ruling dynasty in 1519, when Charles I of Spain became Holy Roman Emperor. <ref name="Chibitalia">{{cite web|title=ちびたりあ|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/t_b5.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 14, 2014|trans_title=Chibitalia}}</ref> Austria and Spain remained married and closely allied within the [[wikipedia:House of Hapsburg|House of Hapsburg]] until the end of the[[wikipedia:War of the Spanish Succession| War of the Spanish Succession]], dated 1700-1715. <br /> <br /> Spain would later ally himself with [[France]] and [[Prussia]] in the [[wikipedia:War of the Austrian Succession|War of the Austrian Succession]].<ref name="AustrianSuccession">{{cite web|title=マリア・テレジアとオーストリア継承戦争|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/mrt.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 14, 2014|trans_title=Maria Theresa and the War of Austrian Succession}}</ref><br /> <br /> ===Belgium===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Belgium]]''<br /> <br /> Belgium and Netherlands became a member of Spain's household when the Burgundian-Hapsburgs acquired the crown of Spain. Although Netherlands does not seem to get along well with Spain at all, Belgium seems to. In the [[Hetalia Drama CD Interval Vol. 2: Boss CD|Boss CD]], Spain helps Belgium with laundry and with [[South Italy|Romano]]. They enjoyed friendly meals together, as well, including the churros that he and Romano made together.<br /> <br /> The Christmas 2007 Event revealed that when her brother left to become independent, she not only stayed with Spain but also fought along side him.<ref name="Xmas2007">{{cite web|title=クリスマス予告編|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/chrismas_bonsai.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 14, 2014|trans_title=Christmas Preview}}</ref><br /> <br /> In the 2010 Christmas Event she is attacked by [[List of minor characters in Hetalia: Axis Powers#Parallel Spain|Parallel Spain]] and stops him by giving him her scarf. He falls in love with her, although she doesn't seem to notice he looks exactly like Spain.<ref name="Xmas2010 p7">{{cite web|title=ねこちゃんとクリスマス！クリスマス2010-2011|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/xmas20117.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 14, 2014|trans_title=Kitties and Christmas! Christmas 2010-2011 p7}}</ref><br /> <br /> ===France===<br /> ''Main Article: [[France]]''<br /> <br /> The two get along reasonably well, having grown up and fought in wars together, as well as against each other, though Spain remains oblivious to France's more perverted tendencies.<ref name="AustrianSuccession"></ref><ref name="thecounselor">{{cite web|title=親分と相談相手|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/rmn2.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 14, 2014|trans_title=Boss and the Counselor}}</ref> It is said in production notes by Himaruya that their relationship is actually undesirable, yet the two remain inseparable.<ref name="characternotes"></ref> <br /> <br /> However, Spain seems to be aware that France is untrustworthy company, calling him "despicable" before defeating him in [[wikipedia:Battle of Garigliano (1503)| The Battle of Garigliano]] with the help of his pet [[Creatures of Hetalia#Spain's Bull|bull]].<ref name="garigliano">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3|publisher=Gentosha|page=58|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref> France's first bird named Pierre is used for communication with him.<ref name="characternotes"></ref><br /> <br /> ===Italy===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Italy]]''<br /> <br /> Italy affectionately refers to Spain as his older brother while, in the original Japanese text, Spain refers to Italy as ''Ita-chan.'' Spain's greatest desire is for the Italy brothers to live with him, and he's also expressed interest in marrying them, however, in 2005 when he returned to him saying that it was legal for men to marry, Italy merely congratulated him, despite having said that it would be okay for them to get married in the past.<ref name="PopSpain"></ref> When Romano and Veneziano were still young, Spain wished Romano could be as cute as his brother was and even wanted Austria to trade with him because North Italy was better behaved and a harder worker. but latter felt guilty for wanting to trade Romano. <ref name="BossisGoingMad">{{cite web|title=親分御乱心|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/isp.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 15, 2014|trans_title=Boss is Going Mad}}</ref> During the War of Austrian Succession, Spain promised Veneziano that they could be together forever when the fight was over, however his thoughts and possibly his expression scared Italy into running back to Austria in tears.<ref name="SvsA"></ref><br /> <br /> ===Monaco===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Monaco]]''<br /> <br /> Monaco was a member of Spain's household in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Spain kept doing her unwanted favors, though, and their relationship eventually grew sour.<ref name="blog entry 1145">{{Cite web|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1145.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 16, 2011|title=お菓子と南欧！|trans_title="Sweets and Southern Europe"|language = Japanese|access date = January 13, 2012}}</ref><br /> <br /> ===Netherlands===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Netherlands]]''<br /> <br /> Netherlands was a member of Spain's household for some time. Their relationship became very difficult up till the point where Spain believed Netherlands hated him. Eventually he left and later beat Spain up to be recognized as an independent country.<ref name="Xmas2007"></ref><br /> <br /> In the 2010 Christmas Event they are seen together during Christmas. Netherlands perpetually tells Spain to go home. When the strange figure approached Netherlands, he appeared to be defending Spain. Finally when he got held down by the figure, Spain attempts to help free Netherlands.<ref name="xmas2010 p4">{{cite web|title=ねこちゃんとクリスマス！クリスマス2010-2011|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/xmas20117.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 14, 2014|trans_title=Kitties and Christmas! Christmas 2010-2011 p4}}</ref> By the end of the event, a half-naked, sleeping Spain is on top of Netherlands, and his only comment was, "What the hell? This sucks."<ref name="xmas2010 p11">{{cite web|title=ねこちゃんとクリスマス！クリスマス2010-2011|url=http://www.hetarchive.net/scanlations/hetastreeeem/xmas201111.php|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 14, 2014|trans_title=Kitties and Christmas! Christmas 2010-2011 p11}}</ref><br /> <br /> ===South Italy (Romano)===<br /> ''Main Article: [[South Italy]]''<br /> <br /> Spain is rather affectionate to Romano, this affection being described as strange in character notes.<ref name="vol2profile">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 2|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 2|publisher=Gentosha|page=16|isbn=978-4-3448-1514-8}}</ref> As a result of having lived alongside him from the time he was a young and under his rule, Romano takes of his culture and customs, and both share a deep love for tomatoes.<ref name="vol1romaprofile">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia|publisher=Gentosha|page=18|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref><ref name="vol2profile"></ref><br /> <br /> After defeating France in the 'Batalla del Garellano', Spain took control over South Italy and made him his henchman (since he was the self-proclaimed 'boss' of his colonies).<ref name="garigliano"></ref> In the years of having raised him, Spain often had difficulty trying to get Romano to do chores and when he did, he often ended up breaking things, making him wish that he could have acquired North Italy instead, due to the younger brother's obedience and "cuteness".<ref name="BossisGoingMad"></ref><ref name="garigliano2">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3|publisher=Gentosha|page=62|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref> After Spain's attempt to trade him for his younger brother, Spain couldn't help feeling guilty for wanting to trade Romano.<ref name="BossReflectsUponHimself">{{cite web|title=親分自分を省みる|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/isp.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=April 18, 2014|trans_title=Boss Reflects Upon Himself}}</ref><br /> <br /> Even though he found Romano's frequent bed-wetting and harsh attitude to be annoying, Spain remained affectionate to him, and was determined to save him when he was captured by [[Turkey]] and from France's frequent attempts to take Romano from him.<ref name="bossandbigboss">{{cite web|title=親分と大ボス|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/srm.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 6, 2014|trans_title=Boss and the BIG Boss}}</ref> Even though their kingdom wound up thrown into debt due to all the money spent on South Italy's protection, Spain refused to let go of him since he was 'special' to him, even after being scolded several times by his boss. Seeing this made Romano realise how much Spain truly cared for him, and after (very shyly) thanking his caretaker for rescuing him, Spain changed his view on him as well, saying he 'also had a cute side after all' and that 'it would be so cute if he was so honest all the time'.<ref name="bossandhenchman">{{cite web|title=親分と子分|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/srm.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 6, 2014|trans_title=Boss and Henchman}}</ref> After that their relationship improved a bit, but Romano also grew more jealous around Spain. In one strip, Romano tried to attack a German soldier who was talking to Spain, mistaking him for an enemy, which resulted in Spain being mad at him for being rude to a visitor.<ref name="henchmanthatworks">{{cite web|title=たまには働いてやる子分|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/rmn.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 7, 2014|trans_title=The Henchman That Works Sometimes}}</ref> Known by his inability to read the mood, Spain didn't know about Romano's true intentions until he asked him directly, which frustrated Romano to no end.<ref name="cantreadtheatmosphere">{{cite web|title=空気読めない親分|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/rmn.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 7, 2014|trans_title=Boss That Can't Read The Atmosphere}}</ref><br /> Romano's tendency to blush and turn completely red whenever he was embarrassed or angry as a kid often made Spain comment on how much he looked like a tomato.<ref name="cantreadtheatmosphere"></ref><ref name="sunsetboss">{{cite web|title=夕焼け親分|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/rmn2.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 7, 2014|trans_title=Sunset Boss}}</ref> Unaware of its effects on Romano, Spain also had the habit of pulling on and twirling Romano's curl, causing Romano to headbutt him and call him a pervert.<ref name="bossandhenchman"></ref><ref name="therapyforspain">{{cite web|title=スペインの癒し|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nikkimanga5.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 7, 2014|trans_title=Therapy for Spain}}</ref><br /> <br /> At one point Spain spent all his money on buying Chibi-Romano new clothes, while he himself was dressed in rags. Then in the same strip we're shown Romano (adult) reading a Spanish history book in the present, about how Spain spent lots of money in South Italy back at the time. However, while Romano is trying to say something that could be interpreted as an attempt to say thank you, in the end Spain doesn't get what Romano wants to say and says that 'he used to spend all his money without thinking in the past, but now he knows the importance of saving money'. This results in a very annoyed Romano, and the Netherlands stating that "he was always like this".<ref name="vol4romanosdiary">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2011|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers 4|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers 4|publisher=Gentosha|page=107|isbn=978-4-3448-2233-7}}</ref><br /> <br /> As Romano grew into an adult he continued to be close to Spain, and is rarely seen spending time with any other characters besides Spain and his own brother (and sometimes Belgium). Spain is one of the few characters to be on good terms with Romano, as they often appear spending time together. Whenever he gets in trouble he calls Spain for help, like the time he was captured by England in WW2, or when he ran out of pasta and he refused to accept anyone's food but Spain's.<ref name="escaping">{{cite web|title=脱走してみよう|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nii.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 7, 2014|trans_title=Let’s Try Escaping!}}</ref><ref name="pastaisntcoming">{{cite web|title=パスタとくるん|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nikkimanga9.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 7, 2014|trans_title=Pasta isn't Coming}}</ref> Even though he retains his harsh attitude throughout the series, in one strip he tried to save Spain from dying from a severe cold (caused by the great economic difficulties Spain was going through), and went as far as fighting the mafia (which he fears and always obeys) and trying to buy more imports from Spain, even though he was still dealing with his own cold (for economic reasons as well).<ref name="intwominutes">{{cite web|title=２分でなんとなくうわべだけはつかめるようなヨーロッパ経済|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/kiz.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 7, 2014|trans_title=In Just 2 Minutes You Can Grasp the Exterior of the European Economy}}</ref> During the Halloween Event 2011, Spain called Romano cute several times despite his appearance and unsettling aura, and stated that "he's so cute I just can't help but want to protect him".<ref name="halloween2011p2">{{cite web|title=ハッピーハロウィーン！|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/hall20112.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 7, 2014|trans_title=Happy Halloween!}}</ref> Spain also proposes to Romano after gay marriage became legalized in his country in 2005, who answered that he wanted a minimum of three meals a day and a nap with pasta. Spain took the answer as a rejection, and felt depressed that nobody wanted to marry him.<br /> <br /> ==Appearances==<br /> ===Anime===<br /> [[Image:SpainAnime.png|200px|thumb|right|Spain in Episode 14]]<br /> Spain cameos in [[Episode 01]] at the world meeting, asking [[Russia]] if he is going to say something to stop the quarreling that is going on. He then makes his official appearance as a young Spain appearing in the ''Chibitalia'' segments offering Italy churros in [[Episode 02]], but later in the episode is shown to be one of the other children that tried to control the Italy brothers.<br /> <br /> Episodes [[Episode 60|60]][[Episode 61|-]][[Episode 62|62]], [[Episode 68]], and [[Episode 75]][[Episode 76|-]][[Episode 77|77]] adapt '''Boss Spain's Control of Southern Italy'''. This shows the time from when Spain firsts acquires Romano to where he begins fighting France and Turkey for Romano.<br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> [[File:EarlySpainswitz.jpg|thumb|130px|right|An early design of Spain (shown on the left in this image).]]<br /> *According to a note by [[Hidekaz Himaruya]], Spain was only originally going to speak in the Kansai dialect whenever he was excited or around people that were close to him. In addition, Himaruya also revealed that Spain might as well have "two faces" like Russia. He also stated in another note that while Spain treated Romano kindly, he was stern to his other colonies. Himaruya himself wondered why Spain was "historically stuck on Italy" that much, as it was stuck spending so much money to protect it and struggled to try to get it back after losing it in the [[wikipedia:War of the Spanish Succession| War of the Spanish Succession]].<br /> *Himaruya stated that Spain was also based off a friend of his, which inspired him to give him the Kansai dialect. In addition, it is said that all of the Spanish-language nations will speak in some variant of Kansai. Though [[Belgium]] is not one of them, she speaks in the ''Shiga-ben'' variant, presumably since she used to be one of Spain's territories.<br /> *A separate character for '''Castile''' was originally planned as Spain's older sister,<ref name="blog entry 21">{{cite web|title=タイトル忘れてた|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-21.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 10, 2008|accessdate=July 27, 2015|trans_title=I Forgot the Title}}</ref> but it is speculated that Himaruya may have forgotten about this idea, as he later drew a child version of Spain that seemed to hint at the [[wikipedia:Reconquista|Reconquista]]. Fans speculate that the younger Spain may have represented Castile, or alternatively '''Aragon''' (in the case of Castile being a separate character). It originally seemed more likely that he represented Castile due to the above sketch, as well as the Castilian culture being the dominant culture of Spain. In the original webcomic, his boss was also shown to be [[wikipedia:Joanna of Castile|Joanna of Castile]] in the '''Boss Spain''' strips. However, in ''volume 3'', Spain was used to represent the Crown of Aragon, throwing doubt on to this theory. In most fanfiction, he is used to represent the entirety of '''Hispania''', especially during its days as a Roman province.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> <div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist|2}}</div><br /> <br /> {{CharacterIndex|continent=EUROPE}}<br /> [[Category:Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Male Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Manga Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Game Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Drama CD Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Anime Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Musical Characters]]<br /> [[Category:European Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Mediterranean Characters]]</div>

Geritalover http://hetalia.kitawiki.net/index.php?title=Spain/South_Italy&diff=40570 Spain/South Italy 2017-08-06T18:37:05Z

<p>Geritalover: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Pairing<br /> | char1 = Spain<br /> | char2 = South Italy<br /> | image = SpainRomano_young.png<br /> | caption = Spain and Romano, in their younger days.<br /> | interaction = Yes (''see [[#Moments|moments]]'')<br /> <br /> | tag1 = <br /> }}<br /> '''Spain/South Italy''' is a popular slash pairing in the series '''Axis Powers Hetalia''', involving the characters of [[Spain]] and [[South Italy]] (also referred to as '''Romano''').<br /> <br /> The pairing is also referred to as '''Spero''' by some fans, from the first syllables of ''Spain'' and ''Romano'' in Japanese. It is also called '''Spamano''', combining Spain and Romano.<br /> <br /> ==Childhood==<br /> Spain and Romano grew up in the middle of the Roman Empire, though after [[Ancient Rome|Grandpa Rome]] vanished, Spain and the other children began to bully Romano and [[Italy|his younger brother Veneziano]] (also referred to as '''Ita-chan''', or '''Chibitalia''') for their land and art.<br /> <br /> Soon after this, [[Austria]] and [[France]] went to war over ownership of Chibitalia. After a long period of war (''The Italian Wars''), Austria claimed Chibitalia as his own, on behalf of the [[Holy Roman Empire]].<br /> <br /> Austria proceeded to hand custody of Romano over to Spain, marking the beginning of his control over Southern Italy.<br /> <br /> ==The Era Of Boss Spain==<br /> Though Spain at first was overjoyed to get his own servant, he quickly found that the younger Romano was disobedient, lazy, and had problems with wetting the bed, as well as being a challenge to handle in general. [[France]] insisted that he take care of Romano instead, but Spain refused to give him up.<br /> <br /> After seeing how careless Romano was at handling chores, Spain begged Austria to exchange Chibitalia with him (due to seeing that the child was more obedient, polite, and "cuter" than his Italy), though he wasn't successful, after his attempt to trade him for his younger brother, Spain couldn't help feeling guilty for wanting to trade Romano.[. In ''Axis Powers Hetalia volume 1, ''it is revealed that Romano also had the disease [[wikipedia:Chorea|Chorea]], though he eventually was cured of the disease shortly after Spain made him dance the [[wikipedia:Tarantella|Tarantella]].<br /> <br /> The younger Romano often felt weak and useless, and was jealous of the attention his brother got in comparison to him, as well as his brother's natural talents. He also believed France and Spain were only using him to get a claim on his late grandfather's inheritance. However, Spain was unaware of his feelings and simply believed that Romano hated him.<br /> <br /> When the time came for Romano to go on a trip back to his homeland, he insisted that he go alone, though unbeknownst to him, France still had the intention of becoming his boss. Romano subsequently wound up kidnapped by [[Turkey]], who was planning to conquer Europe to begin with. Spain managed to rescue Romano, but the war with Turkey was far from over.<br /> <br /> In order to protect his servant, Spain wound up throwing himself further into poverty by selling most of his assets to Turkey. Even though their kingdom wound up thrown into debt due to all the money spent on South Italy's protection, Spain refused to let go of him since he was 'special' to him, even after being scolded several times by his boss. Seeing this made Romano realise how much Spain truly cared for him, and after (very shyly) thanking his caretaker for rescuing him, Spain changed his view on him as well, saying he 'also had a cute side after all' and that 'it would be so cute if he was so honest all the time'.<br /> <br /> Though Romano would often claim that he hated Spain, after their relationship improved a bit, he had the tendency of becoming extremely jealous when his boss was in the company of others, especially in the case of a German soldier (where he believed Spain was also in danger). Spain remained oblivious as to why the child treated him harshly, and only wound up upsetting him more by comparing his face to a tomato when he was angered (due to it being red and chubby).<br /> <br /> Spain also found that pulling Romano's haircurl would garner a violent reaction, though Romano secretly enjoyed it, finding that it "felt nice". But after France told Romano about "teasing play", Romano became disturbed by the hair-pulling, saying "This is-!!!" before walking off, saying Spain is a pervert. Though, it's shown that his curl has changed shape into a heart as he says this.<br /> <br /> When Spain proposed the idea of marriage to Chibitalia, Romano became noticeably upset at the idea of being left alone.<br /> <br /> ==The War Years==<br /> After the unification of Italy (an event which has yet to be covered in the series), Romano had long since left Spain and went back to his homeland to live with his brother. However, he was shown to still be in contact with Spain by the time of the "Great Depression", when the two attended a meeting and blamed [[Alfred F.Jones|America]] for the rapidly-spreading financial crisis.<br /> <br /> When both of the Italy brothers wound up kidnapped by [[Arthur Kirkland|England]] during the [[wikipedia:Spanish Civil War|Spanish Civil War]], Romano attempted to call Spain to bail them out of the situation, though he was unable to rescue them (due to his boss ordering him to make hundreds of roses).<br /> <br /> Due to the high cost of the war, both wound up having to spend a lot of money. As a result, Spain wound in debt by the start of WWII, and refused to get involved.<br /> <br /> ==Modern Life==<br /> As Romano grew into an adult he continued to be close to Spain, and is rarely seen spending time with other characters. Whenever he gets in trouble he calls Spain for help, like the time he was captured by England in WW2, or when he ran out of pasta and refused to accept anyone's food but Spain's (only to receive Spain's 'cheer-up charm' instead of pasta in the end).<br /> <br /> When Spain became ill due to his poor economy and was near-death, Romano attempted to go out on a quest to help cure him, even going as far as fighting the Mafia directly (who he feared and always obeyed) and trying to buy more imports form Spain (even though he was dealing with his own cold at the time). But by the time he returned, Spain had completely recovered due to his people adopting the euro as their currency.<br /> <br /> After gay marriage became legalized in his country in 2005, Spain proposed to Romano, who answered that he wanted a minimum of three meals a day and a nap with pasta. Spain took the answer as a rejection, and felt depressed that nobody wanted to marry him.<br /> <br /> At some other point in time, Spain had a dream in which both Italy brothers were his servants and Romano was warmer and nicer to him. But the dream quickly turned into a nightmare once his idealized version of Romano, in an attempt to wake him up (as he had done when he was a kid), jumped down on him and crushed his "vital regions". After suddenly waking up from his nightmare, Spain sees Romano waiting for him to wake up and make lunch, and comes to the conclusion that he prefers Romano as he is.<br /> <br /> In another strip, Spain and Romano had to deal with an influx of turtles in Romano's home. Romano was dismayed and annoyed about the situation, but Spain was cheerful about the whole thing, asking Romano what names they should give to the turtles.<br /> <br /> In a strip from volume four, Romano is shown reading a book about Spanish history and reading about how Spain spent all its money on Southern Italy in the past. Somewhat embarrassed upon having just discovered this fact, Romano tries to tell Spain something that could be interpreted as an attempt to say thank you, but only for Spain to answer that he used to spend his money without thinking in the past, but now he knows the importance of saving money. Of course this led to Romano becoming really annoyed, and Netherlands saying that "he was always like this" (referring to Spain's thick-headedness).<br /> <br /> During the Halloween Event 2011, Spain called Romano cute several times despite his appearance and unsettling aura, and stated that "he's so cute I just can't help but want to protect him". <br /> <br /> Also during the Christmas Event 2011, Spain was surprised to see Romano working hard for once, and even after being told by Romano that he didn't need to help, he decided to crouch behind him so that he didn't disturb him and used his 'cheer-up charm' with him, which only succeeded in making Romano lose his patience.<br /> <br /> In one strip, Spain is leading Romano to his home because he is completely drunk, when suddenly Portugal appears, Romano then complains that whenever Portugal is near Spain acts weird, and becomes upset with Spain because he is always meek around Portugal and apparently jealous because Spain is “playing favorites” with him.<br /> <br /> In another strip, Spain invites Romano to hang out with him at his place, Romano refuses because he doesn't want to “Hang out at a house full of old mans fighting all the time”, Spain then continues to insist for him to come hang out with him, saying he will shown him the Spaniards's “Clamping live roses on their lips”, which Romano finds dumb, Spain then accidently bites the rose's thorns and stars bleeding, while Romano initially finds funny, he becomes worried about him and starts to freak out when Spain's bleeding becomes worse, yelling and asking if he was alright.<br /> <br /> ==Fan Speculations==<br /> Going by a line from part 2 of '''Boss Spain's Control Of Southern Italy''', it is believed that part of the reason why Romano treats Spain so coldly is due to him fearing that Spain only wants him for his grandfather's inheritance, and that his childhood fears have possibly carried over into his adulthood.<br /> <br /> Another speculation and long-held fanon belief is that Romano is a strong Catholic and tries to deny any strong feelings he may have for Spain, remaining "closeted" as homosexuality and/or bisexuality wouldn't be approved of by his people's religion. One other belief is that Romano considers Spain to have been the cause of most of his childhood grief, and therefore has a hard time showing that he cares.<br /> <br /> Romano's inferiority complex is also believed to have carried over to his adulthood to some extent, with him being lonely and resenting the attention and popularity that his brother gets and the idea that his brother has someone to confide in (who he happens to hate).<br /> <br /> It is also speculated that Romano has an abandonment complex, which may have stemmed from his grandfather having left him in his youth in favor of taking Veneziano to live with him, and later dying. Spain was shown to fantasize of having both brothers living with him under his roof on two occasions, and expressed interest in having the younger Veneziano eventually marry him, which Romano objected to (as he would be abandoned).<br /> <br /> Due to his affections shown to both younger Italies and his fantasies, some speculate that Spain was a ''shotacon'' (or had the tendencies of one), though he would have been unaware of it due to his problem with "reading the atmosphere". Spain is either seen as the one who is unaware of Romano's true feelings, or the one who actually holds more affection but is unknowingly manipulated and lead around.<br /> <br /> ==Moments==<br /> ===Published Manga===<br /> *'''Chibitalia''' (omake, ''Axis Powers Hetalia volume 1'')<br /> *'''The Harsh Reality of Roses''' ('''Hetalia World ☆ Stars - Chapter 76''')<br /> <br /> ===Webcomic: "Extra Stories"===<br /> *'''The Story Of Italy's Big Brother'''<br /> *'''Boss Spain's Control Of Southern Italy'''<br /> *'''Lithuania's Outsourcing Series, part 3'''<br /> *'''Boss Spain's Control Of Southern Italy, part 2'''<br /> *'''Spain's Lazy Morning'''<br /> *'''In Just Two Minutes, You Can Grasp The Exterior Of The European Economy'''<br /> *'''Boss Spain Doesn't Understand''' (incomplete)<br /> *'''Sea Turtles And Southern Italy'''<br /> *'''Halloween 2011'''<br /> <br /> ===Webcomic: "Comic Diaries"===<br /> *'''Comic Diary 2'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 5'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 9'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 10'''<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> *[http://antonioxlovino-fc.deviantart.com/ AntonioxLovino-FC]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://spainro-fans.deviantart.com/ SpainRo-Fans]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://spamano-obsession.deviantart.com/ SpaMano-Obsession]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://tomatoheaven.deviantart.com/ TomatoHeaven]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://bossandhisman.tumblr.com/ Boss and his Man!]- Tumblr fan community.<br /> *[http://community.livejournal.com/tomatoamado/ Tomato Amado]- LiveJournal fan community.<br /> *[http://geritaespamano.forumfree.it/ Gerita e Spamano Fanforum]- Italian (Italiano) forum. Caters to [[Germany/North Italy|Gertalia]] as well.<br /> *[http://spamano.forumfree.it/ Dame un Beso]- Italian (Italiano) forum.<br /> <br /> {{SouthItalyPairings}}<br /> {{SpainPairings}}</div>

Geritalover http://hetalia.kitawiki.net/index.php?title=Spain/South_Italy&diff=40569 Spain/South Italy 2017-08-06T18:30:20Z

<p>Geritalover: The only time he asks young veneziano (and romano) to marry him was in the past part of the strip, he doesn't do so in the present part</p> <hr /> <div>{{Pairing<br /> | char1 = Spain<br /> | char2 = South Italy<br /> | image = SpainRomano_young.png<br /> | caption = Spain and Romano, in their younger days.<br /> | interaction = Yes (''see [[#Moments|moments]]'')<br /> <br /> | tag1 = <br /> }}<br /> '''Spain/South Italy''' is a popular slash pairing in the series '''Axis Powers Hetalia''', involving the characters of [[Spain]] and [[South Italy]] (also referred to as '''Romano''').<br /> <br /> The pairing is also referred to as '''Spero''' by some fans, from the first syllables of ''Spain'' and ''Romano'' in Japanese. It is also called '''Spamano''', combining Spain and Romano.<br /> <br /> ==Childhood==<br /> Spain and Romano grew up in the middle of the Roman Empire, though after [[Ancient Rome|Grandpa Rome]] vanished, Spain and the other children began to bully Romano and [[Italy|his younger brother Veneziano]] (also referred to as '''Ita-chan''', or '''Chibitalia''') for their land and art.<br /> <br /> Soon after this, [[Austria]] and [[France]] went to war over ownership of Chibitalia. After a long period of war (''The Italian Wars''), Austria claimed Chibitalia as his own, on behalf of the [[Holy Roman Empire]].<br /> <br /> Austria proceeded to hand custody of Romano over to Spain, marking the beginning of his control over Southern Italy.<br /> <br /> ==The Era Of Boss Spain==<br /> Though Spain at first was overjoyed to get his own servant, he quickly found that the younger Romano was disobedient, lazy, and had problems with wetting the bed, as well as being a challenge to handle in general. [[France]] insisted that he take care of Romano instead, but Spain refused to give him up.<br /> <br /> After seeing how careless Romano was at handling chores, Spain begged Austria to exchange Chibitalia with him (due to seeing that the child was more obedient, polite, and "cuter" than his Italy), though he wasn't successful, after his attempt to trade him for his younger brother, Spain couldn't help feeling guilty for wanting to trade Romano.[. In ''Axis Powers Hetalia volume 1, ''it is revealed that Romano also had the disease [[wikipedia:Chorea|Chorea]], though he eventually was cured of the disease shortly after Spain made him dance the [[wikipedia:Tarantella|Tarantella]].<br /> <br /> The younger Romano often felt weak and useless, and was jealous of the attention his brother got in comparison to him, as well as his brother's natural talents. He also believed France and Spain were only using him to get a claim on his late grandfather's inheritance. However, Spain was unaware of his feelings and simply believed that Romano hated him.<br /> <br /> When the time came for Romano to go on a trip back to his homeland, he insisted that he go alone, though unbeknownst to him, France still had the intention of becoming his boss. Romano subsequently wound up kidnapped by [[Turkey]], who was planning to conquer Europe to begin with. Spain managed to rescue Romano, but the war with Turkey was far from over.<br /> <br /> In order to protect his servant, Spain wound up throwing himself further into poverty by selling most of his assets to Turkey. Even though their kingdom wound up thrown into debt due to all the money spent on South Italy's protection, Spain refused to let go of him since he was 'special' to him, even after being scolded several times by his boss. Seeing this made Romano realise how much Spain truly cared for him, and after (very shyly) thanking his caretaker for rescuing him, Spain changed his view on him as well, saying he 'also had a cute side after all' and that 'it would be so cute if he was so honest all the time'.<br /> <br /> Though Romano would often claim that he hated Spain, after their relationship improved a bit, he had the tendency of becoming extremely jealous when his boss was in the company of others, especially in the case of a German soldier (where he believed Spain was also in danger). Spain remained oblivious as to why the child treated him harshly, and only wound up upsetting him more by comparing his face to a tomato when he was angered (due to it being red and chubby).<br /> <br /> Spain also found that pulling Romano's haircurl would garner a violent reaction, though Romano secretly enjoyed it, finding that it "felt nice". But after France told Romano about "teasing play", Romano became disturbed by the hair-pulling and thought of Spain as a pervert.<br /> <br /> When Spain proposed the idea of marriage to Chibitalia, Romano became noticeably upset at the idea of being left alone.<br /> <br /> ==The War Years==<br /> After the unification of Italy (an event which has yet to be covered in the series), Romano had long since left Spain and went back to his homeland to live with his brother. However, he was shown to still be in contact with Spain by the time of the "Great Depression", when the two attended a meeting and blamed [[Alfred F.Jones|America]] for the rapidly-spreading financial crisis.<br /> <br /> When both of the Italy brothers wound up kidnapped by [[Arthur Kirkland|England]] during the [[wikipedia:Spanish Civil War|Spanish Civil War]], Romano attempted to call Spain to bail them out of the situation, though he was unable to rescue them (due to his boss ordering him to make hundreds of roses).<br /> <br /> Due to the high cost of the war, both wound up having to spend a lot of money. As a result, Spain wound in debt by the start of WWII, and refused to get involved.<br /> <br /> ==Modern Life==<br /> As Romano grew into an adult he continued to be close to Spain, and is rarely seen spending time with other characters. Whenever he gets in trouble he calls Spain for help, like the time he was captured by England in WW2, or when he ran out of pasta and refused to accept anyone's food but Spain's (only to receive Spain's 'cheer-up charm' instead of pasta in the end).<br /> <br /> When Spain became ill due to his poor economy and was near-death, Romano attempted to go out on a quest to help cure him, even going as far as fighting the Mafia directly (who he feared and always obeyed) and trying to buy more imports form Spain (even though he was dealing with his own cold at the time). But by the time he returned, Spain had completely recovered due to his people adopting the euro as their currency.<br /> <br /> After gay marriage became legalized in his country in 2005, Spain proposed to Romano, who answered that he wanted a minimum of three meals a day and a nap with pasta. Spain took the answer as a rejection, and felt depressed that nobody wanted to marry him.<br /> <br /> At some other point in time, Spain had a dream in which both Italy brothers were his servants and Romano was warmer and nicer to him. But the dream quickly turned into a nightmare once his idealized version of Romano, in an attempt to wake him up (as he had done when he was a kid), jumped down on him and crushed his "vital regions". After suddenly waking up from his nightmare, Spain sees Romano waiting for him to wake up and make lunch, and comes to the conclusion that he prefers Romano as he is.<br /> <br /> In another strip, Spain and Romano had to deal with an influx of turtles in Romano's home. Romano was dismayed and annoyed about the situation, but Spain was cheerful about the whole thing, asking Romano what names they should give to the turtles.<br /> <br /> In a strip from volume four, Romano is shown reading a book about Spanish history and reading about how Spain spent all its money on Southern Italy in the past. Somewhat embarrassed upon having just discovered this fact, Romano tries to tell Spain something that could be interpreted as an attempt to say thank you, but only for Spain to answer that he used to spend his money without thinking in the past, but now he knows the importance of saving money. Of course this led to Romano becoming really annoyed, and Netherlands saying that "he was always like this" (referring to Spain's thick-headedness).<br /> <br /> During the Halloween Event 2011, Spain called Romano cute several times despite his appearance and unsettling aura, and stated that "he's so cute I just can't help but want to protect him". <br /> <br /> Also during the Christmas Event 2011, Spain was surprised to see Romano working hard for once, and even after being told by Romano that he didn't need to help, he decided to crouch behind him so that he didn't disturb him and used his 'cheer-up charm' with him, which only succeeded in making Romano lose his patience.<br /> <br /> In one strip, Spain is leading Romano to his home because he is completely drunk, when suddenly Portugal appears, Romano then complains that whenever Portugal is near Spain acts weird, and becomes upset with Spain because he is always meek around Portugal and apparently jealous because Spain is “playing favorites” with him.<br /> <br /> In another strip, Spain invites Romano to hang out with him at his place, Romano refuses because he doesn't want to “Hang out at a house full of old mans fighting all the time”, Spain then continues to insist for him to come hang out with him, saying he will shown him the Spaniards's “Clamping live roses on their lips”, which Romano finds dumb, Spain then accidently bites the rose's thorns and stars bleeding, while Romano initially finds funny, he becomes worried about him and starts to freak out when Spain's bleeding becomes worse, yelling and asking if he was alright.<br /> <br /> ==Fan Speculations==<br /> Going by a line from part 2 of '''Boss Spain's Control Of Southern Italy''', it is believed that part of the reason why Romano treats Spain so coldly is due to him fearing that Spain only wants him for his grandfather's inheritance, and that his childhood fears have possibly carried over into his adulthood.<br /> <br /> Another speculation and long-held fanon belief is that Romano is a strong Catholic and tries to deny any strong feelings he may have for Spain, remaining "closeted" as homosexuality and/or bisexuality wouldn't be approved of by his people's religion. One other belief is that Romano considers Spain to have been the cause of most of his childhood grief, and therefore has a hard time showing that he cares.<br /> <br /> Romano's inferiority complex is also believed to have carried over to his adulthood to some extent, with him being lonely and resenting the attention and popularity that his brother gets and the idea that his brother has someone to confide in (who he happens to hate).<br /> <br /> It is also speculated that Romano has an abandonment complex, which may have stemmed from his grandfather having left him in his youth in favor of taking Veneziano to live with him, and later dying. Spain was shown to fantasize of having both brothers living with him under his roof on two occasions, and expressed interest in having the younger Veneziano eventually marry him, which Romano objected to (as he would be abandoned).<br /> <br /> Due to his affections shown to both younger Italies and his fantasies, some speculate that Spain was a ''shotacon'' (or had the tendencies of one), though he would have been unaware of it due to his problem with "reading the atmosphere". Spain is either seen as the one who is unaware of Romano's true feelings, or the one who actually holds more affection but is unknowingly manipulated and lead around.<br /> <br /> ==Moments==<br /> ===Published Manga===<br /> *'''Chibitalia''' (omake, ''Axis Powers Hetalia volume 1'')<br /> *'''The Harsh Reality of Roses''' ('''Hetalia World ☆ Stars - Chapter 76''')<br /> <br /> ===Webcomic: "Extra Stories"===<br /> *'''The Story Of Italy's Big Brother'''<br /> *'''Boss Spain's Control Of Southern Italy'''<br /> *'''Lithuania's Outsourcing Series, part 3'''<br /> *'''Boss Spain's Control Of Southern Italy, part 2'''<br /> *'''Spain's Lazy Morning'''<br /> *'''In Just Two Minutes, You Can Grasp The Exterior Of The European Economy'''<br /> *'''Boss Spain Doesn't Understand''' (incomplete)<br /> *'''Sea Turtles And Southern Italy'''<br /> *'''Halloween 2011'''<br /> <br /> ===Webcomic: "Comic Diaries"===<br /> *'''Comic Diary 2'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 5'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 9'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 10'''<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> *[http://antonioxlovino-fc.deviantart.com/ AntonioxLovino-FC]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://spainro-fans.deviantart.com/ SpainRo-Fans]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://spamano-obsession.deviantart.com/ SpaMano-Obsession]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://tomatoheaven.deviantart.com/ TomatoHeaven]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://bossandhisman.tumblr.com/ Boss and his Man!]- Tumblr fan community.<br /> *[http://community.livejournal.com/tomatoamado/ Tomato Amado]- LiveJournal fan community.<br /> *[http://geritaespamano.forumfree.it/ Gerita e Spamano Fanforum]- Italian (Italiano) forum. Caters to [[Germany/North Italy|Gertalia]] as well.<br /> *[http://spamano.forumfree.it/ Dame un Beso]- Italian (Italiano) forum.<br /> <br /> {{SouthItalyPairings}}<br /> {{SpainPairings}}</div>

Geritalover http://hetalia.kitawiki.net/index.php?title=Germany/North_Italy&diff=40540 Germany/North Italy 2017-06-11T20:10:20Z

<p>Geritalover: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Pairing<br /> | char1 = Germany<br /> | char2 = Italy<br /> | image = GermanyItaly.png<br /> | caption = Italy (left), Kitty (middle), and Germany (right) in Episode 38.<br /> | interaction = Yes (''see [[#Moments|moments]]'')<br /> <br /> | tag1 = {{pixivtag|枢軸お花夫婦}} (''Suujiku Ohana Fuufu'', Axis Flower Couple)<br /> }}<br /> '''Germany/North Italy''' is a popular, semi-canonical slash pairing in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers''', involving [[Germany]] and [[Italy]]. It is also commonly referred to as '''Gertalia''' and '''Gerita''' (from both ''Germany'' and ''Italia''). The pairing is also known as 枢軸お花夫婦 (''Suujiku Ohana Fuufu''), or Axis Flower Couple, in the Japanese fandom.<br /> <br /> ==World War I==<br /> In the middle of WWI, Germany searched for the heir to the [[Ancient Rome|Roman Empire]] and wished to fight him. Coming across a crate in the middle of the woods, he opened it to find a panicked Italy hiding inside.<br /> <br /> Germany proceeded to take Italy prisoner and kept him captive until he became too annoying to handle; when the war was over he literally kicked Italy back home.<br /> <br /> In the webcomic, Germany soon discovered that Italy had nearly starved to death in a desert (from using all his water to boil up pasta) and had to bail him out. However, in the published manga and anime, Italy became poor due to the fallout from the war and convinced Germany (who was going through money troubles himself) to let him come back to work for him.<br /> <br /> ==World War II==<br /> In the leadup to WWII, Italy became aggravated that Germany was ready to go to war and took it upon himself to become the self-proclaimed "ally" of Germany. Germany initially refused Italy's assistance but he eventually relented, and the two made a promise to help if either was in a pinch. However, Germany soon found the alliance to be a source of frustration, since he continued to bail Italy out of desperate situations. It was even more frustrating because he had no one else he could genuinely call a "friend."<br /> <br /> When the two were captured as prisoners of war, Germany refused to tell their captors anything; on the other hand, Italy quickly spilled all of his secrets, which humiliated Germany.<br /> <br /> In "Big Brother France and information manipulation activities", when England and France were spreading rumors about Germany, England told Italy that Germany had said that he hated him because he was useless, couldn't do anything himself, and wished Italy would stop hanging around his house. After getting discouraged, Italy immediately turned and ran to Germany and asked if he hated him, to which Germany responded that he didn't, much to Italy's relief.<br /> <br /> In ''Germany VS Italy'', Italy attempted to greet Germany with a hug. However, because he was 8cm shorter, he had a hard time and, while standing on his toes, stretched the muscles in his feet too hard and wound up in pain. Regardless, he continued asking for a hug, to which Germany responded by kissing him on the cheek.<br /> <br /> Germany found that Italy was like an obedient dog, as Italy would agree with anything he said and would state that the former was right in many different ways. But Germany frequently disciplined Italy because he ran away from battle, flirted with girls, or forgot to put on pants after he woke up from a naked siesta. He also had to deal with Italy's older brother [[Lovino Vargas|Romano]], who hated him and tried (but failed) to enact his vengeance.<br /> <br /> Italy became distressed when Germany didn't like the friendship posters he put up; Romano attempted to convince him that Germany hated him, causing the naked Italy to run through Europe to verify with Germany. Though a blushing (and naked) Germany told Italy that he didn't hate him, Italy insisted that Germany should clarify his words so he can understand. Italy became overjoyed at hearing that Germany "loved" him; when [[Japan]] came to check on them, Italy announced that he finally got closer to Germany.<br /> <br /> While camping out in the African war front, Germany and Italy saw a falling star. Italy wished for [[Arthur Kirkland|England]] to get a headache and go home, though Germany told him it wouldn't work. But after Italy turned in for the night, Germany secretly made his own (long) wish on the star. He wished that Italy would stop being a crybaby, stop eating pasta everywhere, stop pigging out on gelato, and learn to make actual hand grenades; he also wished that Romano would stop trying to get revenge on him and for a change in government, but the star could not grant all of those wishes. Instead, it granted Italy's wish by crashing into England's head, which caused him to get a headache and go home.<br /> <br /> When it was time for Germany and [[Ivan Braginski|Russia]] to invade [[Feliks Łukasiewicz|Poland]], Italy bid them good luck and tried to imitate Germany's style of saluting.<br /> <br /> ===Buon San Valentino===<br /> In a storyline left hanging, Germany began getting mixed signals from Italy's affection after they finished a war training session. He decided to get a book about communicating with a partner, and soon learned that Valentine's Day was approaching.<br /> <br /> When they next met, Italy gave Germany a bouquet of red roses as a Valentine's Day gift. Italy was unaware that the gesture was a romantic one, while Germany began to believe that Italy actually did have feelings for him and not any girls that he would usually flirt with, (due to the fact that red roses are a German confession of love). Italy confessed that he did have a first love, but that it was a boy, which caused more confusion.<br /> <br /> Germany soon felt pressured to give Italy an answer to his "confession", while Italy felt it unusual that Germany actually wanted to play soccer with him. Upon hearing Germany say "Yes", Italy believed that Germany read his mind and was referring to wanting to play another game, though Germany was actually giving an answer to the assumed confession.<br /> <br /> After following the last chapter of a dating advice book, Germany decided to ask Italy out to dinner. He soon became nervous in planning for the date, and had to get a reluctant Austria to help him out. Germany confessed that he had no prior romantic experience at all, and that he'd only read a few romance novels.<br /> <br /> During the course of the strips, Germany begins to feel more and more content with the situation as he thinks about the time he's spent with Italy, and noticing that he's actually starting to feel "happy".<br /> <br /> At the dinner, Germany began to feel emotions that he hadn't previously felt before, and became jealous at Italy for flirting with girls (believing him to be cheating). Italy was oblivious to the jealousy though, and wondered if it was something else he had done. But after Germany handed him a bouquet of flowers and a tomato engagement ring, Italy became flustered and scared of his "strange" behavior. Germany attempted to wipe his tears away, which only caused Italy to become more frightened.<br /> <br /> As Germany attempted to comfort an increasingly disturbed Italy, his mind became flooded with more strange emotions and he became silent (causing Italy more distress). As his mind overflowed with emotion, he seemed to recall a hazy memory from the past...<br /> <br /> ==Modern Life==<br /> During [[France]]'s rampage on Christmas Day of 2007, the two were seen together as they shopped for candy apples. The merchant (in actuality France) ordered both of them to take off their clothes as payment for the apples. France also implied that they were usually lovey-dovey. In the deleted sequel to the strip series, the two were shown to still be naked as they celebrated Christmas.<br /> <br /> In one strip it also shows them giving America the same birthday present (a newly built car).<br /> <br /> In one of the strips where they are traveling together, Italy says that if someone touches The Statue of Juliet's right breast, the person will be happily married, and then suggests that they should touch it, Germany denies, saying that “It's not like we can't get married anyway”.<br /> <br /> In another one Germany praises Italy's land and culture, causing him to giggle and blush. <br /> <br /> In another strip, it's shown that recently [[Spain]]'s land's sightseeing locations are becoming more popular with Germans than Italy's, causing him to become upset, stating that he though he would always be Germany's "Number One" and would find a way to fix that.<br /> <br /> ==Fan Speculations==<br /> Germany seems to have a crush on Italy, as evidenced by always blushing in personal moments between them and becoming awkward around him. If Germany really was the [[Holy Roman Empire]], it would be certain that he had one, but at that point of time he had believed Italy to be a girl. It is assumed that in the case of him being HRE, he lost all his childhood memories and forgot that he knew Italy.<br /> <br /> In the reverse, Italy grew to deeply care for HRE, whom he was afraid of at first due to having been stalked by him. Germany was visibly shocked at learning that Italy's first love was a boy, which furthered his confusion and belief that Italy was in love with him.<br /> <br /> However, it is debatable as to what Italy's exact feelings for Germany are. It is speculated that Italy may love Germany, but that he also may not know the distinctions between different types of love and therefore might have a different sense of "love" for Germany than what Germany himself feels. Other fans speculate that Italy might love Germany, but is held back by his promise to wait for HRE long ago.<br /> <br /> Due to having had no previous friends or any sort of romantic interest, it can be inferred that Germany has a deep interest in Italy because he has never felt anything like it before.<br /> <br /> ===Germany = Holy Roman Empire?===<br /> A common theory, mentioned above, is that Germany is in actuality HRE, having survived his apparent death in the Napoleonic Wars (or at the end of the Thirty Years War) when he was dissolved. It is often speculated that he got amnesia due to his defeat, though some believe that HRE gradually lost his memories over time (or purposely blocked them out to focus on his goal to win in wars) and that his dissolution was what wiped his mind clean.<br /> <br /> In the series, it is notable that [[Hidekaz Himaruya]] has not shown Germany at a younger age, and that there seem to be various hints connecting the two characters in some way. The strongest hint came at the cliffhanger of Buon San Valentino, when it appeared that Germany was recovering a memory of having seen Chibitalia (it seemed to be from HRE's point of view).<br /> <br /> The two characters bear an uncanny physical resemblance to each other, though HRE's eyes are drawn differently. When Germany's hair is not slicked back, he resembles an older version of HRE. In a scrapped illustration, HRE fantasizes about the day he and Chibitalia will become adults: An adult HRE is shown from the nose down and appears to resemble Germany in build and facial shape.<br /> <br /> A historical connection for the two does exist: The Holy Roman Empire is considered by historians to be the '''First Reich''', while the German Empire and Nazi Germany are the second and third, respectively. Supporters of the theory will use this as evidence, along with the fact that the Holy Roman Empire's full name after the 16th century was '''The Holy Roman Empire Of The German Nation'''. Detractors of the theory offer the counter-argument that the Second Reich would better represent [[Gilbert Beilschmidt|Prussia]], for it grew out of the Prussian war conquests and annexations of the 1860s. The government differences between the Empire and Germany are also pointed out in counter-arguments opposing the connection. It is also to be noted that the terms "First Reich" and "Second Reich" are frowned upon due to their usage in Nazi propaganda, casting doubt if the Reichs connection would be what is intended for the character.<br /> <br /> It is notable that HRE and Germany both share Germania as an ancestral figure (a father or grandfather, depending on the canon source), and have Prussia as a brother. But there are many offspring of Germania, so a counter-argument is that HRE and Germany could be brothers. The personality differences of the two characters are also noted in the counter-arguments, though the differences could be chalked up due to HRE's amnesia. It is also possible that Germany may simply be a "fragment" of HRE or a reincarnation of some sort, as the Empire split into many small states, including those that would come to make up the German Empire.<br /> <br /> Prussia being an elder brother to HRE also seems to be a common misconception that was born from early fandom, while historically, their age difference would be the reverse (unless Prussia started out as Old/Baltic Prussia). To rectify this, some believe that the two are in fact separate, with HRE being a brother to France and Germany as Prussia's younger brother.<br /> <br /> Another series connection drawn between the two is that Chibitalia gave HRE panties as a parting gift, while the adult Italy gave Germany boxers as a gift for Christmas. A strip featuring HRE and Chibitalia was also featured alongside the Christmas strip, and involved panties as well (HRE accidentally pulled Chibitalia's underwear down in trying to help "her" out of a box).<br /> <br /> Himaruya once promised that Chibitalia and HRE would eventually get a "happy ending", though it is debatable what he might have meant by that statement.<br /> <br /> ===After The War?===<br /> Fans will also speculate about the status of the Germany/Italy relationship after the end of the main WWII storyline. In one of Himaruya's deleted entry, when he was asked about Veneziano and Germany's relationship at the end of the war, he stated that: "The South switched sides and joined the Allies, while the North continued to stay with the Axis even after they surrendered. Despite knowing they were losing the war, The North fought along side Germany until they were finally taken over by the Allies and Southern Italy". Meaning the one who got to the Allies side was Romano, and not Veneziano, who stayed to Germany's side until the end. He attribues this fact due to people being unware that Italy was actually split into two countries during the war. He also stated that this is one of the reasons to why there is two Italys in the series.<br /> <br /> ==Moments==<br /> ===Webcomic: Main Storyline===<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 1'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 2: Allied Forces'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 4: Pact Of Steel'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 5: Lietuvis'''<br /> <br /> ===Published Manga===<br /> ====Volume 1====<br /> *'''Meeting Of The World'''<br /> *'''Prologue'''<br /> *'''Axis Powers'''<br /> *'''Power Ranger Allied Forces''' (strip: '''Back To Axis''')<br /> *''':) In The World'''<br /> *'''Shouting S.O.S At The Center Of The Earth!''' (reprint of '''You Know, We're Kind Of...''')<br /> *'''German Simulator'''<br /> *'''Preview: To The Unfinished Tomorrow''' (reprint of the deleted original ending to '''Lietuvis''')<br /> <br /> ====Volume 2====<br /> *'''Academy Hetalia Christmas'''<br /> *'''With Grandpa Rome''' (altered and redrawn reprint from the "Extra Stories")<br /> *'''Hello World! Hello Italy!'''<br /> *'''Wish Upon A Star''' (redrawn reprint from the "Extra Stories")<br /> <br /> ====Hetalia World✩Stars====<br /> *'''After the Rain there is Hetalia!'''<br /> *'''Hetalia World ☆ Stars - Volume 3 Page 36'''<br /> <br /> ===Webcomic: "Extra Stories"===<br /> *'''Germany vs. Italy'''<br /> *'''Big Brother France And The Information Manipulation Activities!'''<br /> *'''Contrary To The Italian Image'''<br /> *'''Italy Omake'''<br /> *'''Germany And The Drug Store'''<br /> *'''Wish Upon A Star'''<br /> *'''Chapter 5 Omake'''<br /> *'''Axis Powers Jokes'''<br /> *'''Christmas Scribbles''' (second strip)<br /> *'''You Know, We're Kind Of...'''<br /> *'''Italy And The African War Front'''<br /> *'''We're Shipwrecked!'''<br /> *'''We're Shipwrecked Too!''' (cameo)<br /> *'''You Be Italy, And I'll Be Germany'''<br /> *'''If It's Japan, He Can Make It: High-Efficiency Binoculars To See Inside Brains''' (cameo)<br /> *'''Christmas Rampage 2007'''<br /> *'''Buon San Valentino''' series (incomplete)<br /> *'''The World Conference''' (incomplete prototype strip)<br /> *'''Italy Observation Diary'''<br /> *'''With Grandpa Rome'''<br /> *'''April Fools Summary'''<br /> *'''National Foundation Day'''<br /> *'''Salted Salmon'''<br /> *'''Halloween 2011'''<br /> *'''Christmas 2011'''<br /> <br /> ===Webcomic: "Comic Diaries"===<br /> *'''Comic Diary 1'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 2'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 4 '''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 8'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 10'''<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> *[http://gertalia.deviantart.com/ Gertalia]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://gxi.deviantart.com/ GxI]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://ludxfeli.deviantart.com/ LudxFeli]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://geritaheadcanonanddiaryblog.tumblr.com/ GerIta Headcanon & Diary blog]- Tumblr fan community.<br /> *[http://community.livejournal.com/gertalia/ Gertalia]- LiveJournal fan community.<br /> *[http://geritaespamano.forumfree.it/ Gertalia]- Italian (Italiano) forum. Caters to [[Spain/South Italy|Spamano]] as well.<br /> <br /> {{GermanyPairings}}<br /> {{ItalyPairings}}</div>

Geritalover http://hetalia.kitawiki.net/index.php?title=Spain/South_Italy&diff=40539 Spain/South Italy 2017-06-11T19:38:55Z

<p>Geritalover: Added somethings</p> <hr /> <div>{{Pairing<br /> | char1 = Spain<br /> | char2 = South Italy<br /> | image = SpainRomano_young.png<br /> | caption = Spain and Romano, in their younger days.<br /> | interaction = Yes (''see [[#Moments|moments]]'')<br /> <br /> | tag1 = <br /> }}<br /> '''Spain/South Italy''' is a popular slash pairing in the series '''Axis Powers Hetalia''', involving the characters of [[Spain]] and [[South Italy]] (also referred to as '''Romano''').<br /> <br /> The pairing is also referred to as '''Spero''' by some fans, from the first syllables of ''Spain'' and ''Romano'' in Japanese. It is also called '''Spamano''', combining Spain and Romano.<br /> <br /> ==Childhood==<br /> Spain and Romano grew up in the middle of the Roman Empire, though after [[Ancient Rome|Grandpa Rome]] vanished, Spain and the other children began to bully Romano and [[Italy|his younger brother Veneziano]] (also referred to as '''Ita-chan''', or '''Chibitalia''') for their land and art.<br /> <br /> Soon after this, [[Austria]] and [[France]] went to war over ownership of Chibitalia. After a long period of war (''The Italian Wars''), Austria claimed Chibitalia as his own, on behalf of the [[Holy Roman Empire]].<br /> <br /> Austria proceeded to hand custody of Romano over to Spain, marking the beginning of his control over Southern Italy.<br /> <br /> ==The Era Of Boss Spain==<br /> Though Spain at first was overjoyed to get his own servant, he quickly found that the younger Romano was disobedient, lazy, and had problems with wetting the bed, as well as being a challenge to handle in general. [[France]] insisted that he take care of Romano instead, but Spain refused to give him up.<br /> <br /> After seeing how careless Romano was at handling chores, Spain begged Austria to exchange Chibitalia with him (due to seeing that the child was more obedient, polite, and "cuter" than his Italy), though he wasn't successful, after his attempt to trade him for his younger brother, Spain couldn't help feeling guilty for wanting to trade Romano.[. In ''Axis Powers Hetalia volume 1, ''it is revealed that Romano also had the disease [[wikipedia:Chorea|Chorea]], though he eventually was cured of the disease shortly after Spain made him dance the [[wikipedia:Tarantella|Tarantella]].<br /> <br /> The younger Romano often felt weak and useless, and was jealous of the attention his brother got in comparison to him, as well as his brother's natural talents. He also believed France and Spain were only using him to get a claim on his late grandfather's inheritance. However, Spain was unaware of his feelings and simply believed that Romano hated him.<br /> <br /> When the time came for Romano to go on a trip back to his homeland, he insisted that he go alone, though unbeknownst to him, France still had the intention of becoming his boss. Romano subsequently wound up kidnapped by [[Turkey]], who was planning to conquer Europe to begin with. Spain managed to rescue Romano, but the war with Turkey was far from over.<br /> <br /> In order to protect his servant, Spain wound up throwing himself further into poverty by selling most of his assets to Turkey. Even though their kingdom wound up thrown into debt due to all the money spent on South Italy's protection, Spain refused to let go of him since he was 'special' to him, even after being scolded several times by his boss. Seeing this made Romano realise how much Spain truly cared for him, and after (very shyly) thanking his caretaker for rescuing him, Spain changed his view on him as well, saying he 'also had a cute side after all' and that 'it would be so cute if he was so honest all the time'.<br /> <br /> Though Romano would often claim that he hated Spain, after their relationship improved a bit, he had the tendency of becoming extremely jealous when his boss was in the company of others, especially in the case of a German soldier (where he believed Spain was also in danger). Spain remained oblivious as to why the child treated him harshly, and only wound up upsetting him more by comparing his face to a tomato when he was angered (due to it being red and chubby).<br /> <br /> Spain also found that pulling Romano's haircurl would garner a violent reaction, though Romano secretly enjoyed it, finding that it "felt nice". But after France told Romano about "teasing play", Romano became disturbed by the hair-pulling and thought of Spain as a pervert.<br /> <br /> When Spain proposed the idea of marriage to Chibitalia, Romano became noticeably upset at the idea of being left alone.<br /> <br /> ==The War Years==<br /> After the unification of Italy (an event which has yet to be covered in the series), Romano had long since left Spain and went back to his homeland to live with his brother. However, he was shown to still be in contact with Spain by the time of the "Great Depression", when the two attended a meeting and blamed [[Alfred F.Jones|America]] for the rapidly-spreading financial crisis.<br /> <br /> When both of the Italy brothers wound up kidnapped by [[Arthur Kirkland|England]] during the [[wikipedia:Spanish Civil War|Spanish Civil War]], Romano attempted to call Spain to bail them out of the situation, though he was unable to rescue them (due to his boss ordering him to make hundreds of roses).<br /> <br /> Due to the high cost of the war, both wound up having to spend a lot of money. As a result, Spain wound in debt by the start of WWII, and refused to get involved.<br /> <br /> ==Modern Life==<br /> <br /> As Romano grew into an adult he continued to be close to Spain, and is rarely seen spending time with other characters. Whenever he gets in trouble he calls Spain for help, like the time he was captured by England in WW2, or when he ran out of pasta and refused to accept anyone's food but Spain's (only to receive Spain's 'cheer-up charm' instead of pasta in the end).<br /> <br /> When Spain became ill due to his poor economy and was near-death, Romano attempted to go out on a quest to help cure him, even going as far as fighting the Mafia directly (who he feared and always obeyed) and trying to buy more imports form Spain (even though he was dealing with his own cold at the time). But by the time he returned, Spain had completely recovered due to his people adopting the euro as their currency.<br /> <br /> After gay marriage became legalized in his country in 2005, Spain proposed to Romano, who answered that he wanted a minimum of three meals a day and a nap with pasta. Spain took the answer as a rejection, and felt depressed that nobody wanted to marry him (he had unsuccessfully tried to propose to the younger Italy brother as well, as he was trying to marry both of them).<br /> <br /> At some other point in time, Spain had a dream in which both Italy brothers were his servants and Romano was warmer and nicer to him. But the dream quickly turned into a nightmare once his idealized version of Romano, in an attempt to wake him up (as he had done when he was a kid), jumped down on him and crushed his "vital regions". After suddenly waking up from his nightmare, Spain sees Romano waiting for him to wake up and make lunch, and comes to the conclusion that he prefers Romano as he is.<br /> <br /> In another strip, Spain and Romano had to deal with an influx of turtles in Romano's home. Romano was dismayed and annoyed about the situation, but Spain was cheerful about the whole thing, asking Romano what names they should give to the turtles.<br /> <br /> In a strip from volume four, Romano is shown reading a book about Spanish history and reading about how Spain spent all its money on Southern Italy in the past. Somewhat embarrassed upon having just discovered this fact, Romano tries to tell Spain something that could be interpreted as an attempt to say thank you, but only for Spain to answer that he used to spend his money without thinking in the past, but now he knows the importance of saving money. Of course this led to Romano becoming really annoyed, and Netherlands saying that "he was always like this" (referring to Spain's thick-headedness).<br /> <br /> During the Halloween Event 2011, Spain called Romano cute several times despite his appearance and unsettling aura, and stated that "he's so cute I just can't help but want to protect him". <br /> <br /> Also during the Christmas Event 2011, Spain was surprised to see Romano working hard for once, and even after being told by Romano that he didn't need to help, he decided to crouch behind him so that he didn't disturb him and used his 'cheer-up charm' with him, which only succeeded in making Romano lose his patience.<br /> <br /> In one strip, Spain is leading Romano to his home because he is completely drunk, when suddenly Portugal appears, Romano then complains that whenever Portugal is near Spain acts weird, and becomes upset with Spain because he is always meek around Portugal and apparently jealous because Spain is “playing favorites” with him.<br /> <br /> In another strip, Spain invites Romano to hang out with him at his place, Romano refuses because he doesn't want to “Hang out at a house full of old mans fighting all the time”, Spain then continues to insist for him to come hang out with him, saying he will shown him the Spaniards's “Clamping live roses on their lips”, which Romano finds dumb, Spain then accidently bites the rose's thorns and stars bleeding, while Romano initially finds funny, he becomes worried about him and starts to freak out when Spain's bleeding becomes worse, yelling and asking if he was alright.<br /> <br /> ==Fan Speculations==<br /> Going by a line from part 2 of '''Boss Spain's Control Of Southern Italy''', it is believed that part of the reason why Romano treats Spain so coldly is due to him fearing that Spain only wants him for his grandfather's inheritance, and that his childhood fears have possibly carried over into his adulthood.<br /> <br /> Another speculation and long-held fanon belief is that Romano is a strong Catholic and tries to deny any strong feelings he may have for Spain, remaining "closeted" as homosexuality and/or bisexuality wouldn't be approved of by his people's religion. One other belief is that Romano considers Spain to have been the cause of most of his childhood grief, and therefore has a hard time showing that he cares.<br /> <br /> Romano's inferiority complex is also believed to have carried over to his adulthood to some extent, with him being lonely and resenting the attention and popularity that his brother gets and the idea that his brother has someone to confide in (who he happens to hate).<br /> <br /> It is also speculated that Romano has an abandonment complex, which may have stemmed from his grandfather having left him in his youth in favor of taking Veneziano to live with him, and later dying. Spain was shown to fantasize of having both brothers living with him under his roof on two occasions, and expressed interest in having the younger Veneziano eventually marry him, which Romano objected to (as he would be abandoned).<br /> <br /> Alternatively, some believe that Romano does not hold any real affection for Spain and simply tries to lead him on, but fails due to Spain's oblivious nature. In this interpretation, his answer to the proposal is seen as sarcasm or Romano simply having wanted to manipulate Spain into thinking he actually cared. His motivation is seen as either revenge for having been under Spain's control, or that he tries to use Spain's personality flaws to his own advantage (though it doesn't work).<br /> <br /> Due to his affections shown to both younger Italies and his fantasies, some speculate that Spain was a ''shotacon'' (or had the tendencies of one), though he would have been unaware of it due to his problem with "reading the atmosphere". Spain is either seen as the one who is unaware of Romano's true feelings, or the one who actually holds more affection but is unknowingly manipulated and lead around.<br /> <br /> ==Moments==<br /> ===Published Manga===<br /> *'''Chibitalia''' (omake, ''Axis Powers Hetalia volume 1'')<br /> *'''The Harsh Reality of Roses''' ('''Hetalia World ☆ Stars - Chapter 76''')<br /> <br /> ===Webcomic: "Extra Stories"===<br /> *'''The Story Of Italy's Big Brother'''<br /> *'''Boss Spain's Control Of Southern Italy'''<br /> *'''Lithuania's Outsourcing Series, part 3'''<br /> *'''Boss Spain's Control Of Southern Italy, part 2'''<br /> *'''Spain's Lazy Morning'''<br /> *'''In Just Two Minutes, You Can Grasp The Exterior Of The European Economy'''<br /> *'''Boss Spain Doesn't Understand''' (incomplete)<br /> *'''Sea Turtles And Southern Italy'''<br /> *'''Halloween 2011'''<br /> <br /> ===Webcomic: "Comic Diaries"===<br /> *'''Comic Diary 2'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 5'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 9'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 10'''<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> *[http://antonioxlovino-fc.deviantart.com/ AntonioxLovino-FC]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://spainro-fans.deviantart.com/ SpainRo-Fans]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://spamano-obsession.deviantart.com/ SpaMano-Obsession]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://tomatoheaven.deviantart.com/ TomatoHeaven]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://bossandhisman.tumblr.com/ Boss and his Man!]- Tumblr fan community.<br /> *[http://community.livejournal.com/tomatoamado/ Tomato Amado]- LiveJournal fan community.<br /> *[http://geritaespamano.forumfree.it/ Gerita e Spamano Fanforum]- Italian (Italiano) forum. Caters to [[Germany/North Italy|Gertalia]] as well.<br /> *[http://spamano.forumfree.it/ Dame un Beso]- Italian (Italiano) forum.<br /> <br /> {{SouthItalyPairings}}<br /> {{SpainPairings}}</div>

Geritalover http://hetalia.kitawiki.net/index.php?title=Rumors_and_Misconceptions&diff=40510 Rumors and Misconceptions 2017-04-09T18:00:07Z

<p>Geritalover: added two commum misconceptions.</p> <hr /> <div>{{cleanup}}<br /> Like many manga and anime series, '''Hetalia: Axis Powers''' is subject to much fan speculation and various theories, which may turn into misconceptions when newcomers confuse fanon with canon. Mistranslations of profiles and strips may also contribute to confusion as well. This is a list of some of the different rumors, misconceptions, and fan-theories related to the series and its characters.<br /> <br /> ==Rumors/Misconceptions about the Series==<br /> <br /> ===Demographic===<br /> <br /> '''Rumor''': Axis Powers Hetalia is a yaoi (genre that focuses on male same-sex relationships) manga.<br /> <br /> '''Fact''': While Hetalia has gay subtext, the main focus of the comic is on humor and history.<br /> <br /> ===Hetalia's Early Days===<br /> '''Rumor''': Hetalia began in March/May 2003.<br /> <br /> '''Fact''': Though the above was assumed to be true for a long time due to little info existing about the early days of Hetalia and Kitayume, the March 2003 launch date actually refers to the founding of Kitayume itself (though it has also been given as May or June 2003 in some commemorative headers).<br /> <br /> The first series on the site was '''Advance! Kitakou Broadcasting Club''', drawn by a then-teenage Himaruya. The following year introduced '''Advance! Kitakou Broadcasting Club Pure''' and '''Barjona Bombers''', and the two series began to cross over. However, Himaruya would later delete a large chunk of ''Kitakou'' stories, and both series seemed to eventually be abandoned once he drew more Hetalia stories.<br /> <br /> While it is likely that he might have had a Hetalia concept in mind earlier, it appears that the first chapter was drawn in mid-2006, with the rest of the series following in the fall.<br /> <br /> ===The Series Title===<br /> ''"Is the title of the series "'''Hetalia Axis Powers"''' or "'''Axis Powers Hetalia'''?"''<br /> <br /> The title of the series, more specifically the order of the words, has been up for debate ever since the published manga and anime came out. While most fanworks use the abbreviation '''APH''', the published manga and anime render the title as '''Hetalia Axis Powers''' (or '''Hetalia: Axis Powers'''), which is the official "international" title for the series in both of those incarnations, although the actual manga volumes show the logo with the ''APH'' ordering.<br /> <br /> However, the original webcomic is titled '''Axis Powers Hetalia''', and the title appeared this way in the first independent drama CD ([[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD]]), as well as on two of the later commercial drama CDs. It may be that the original title was intended to be read as ''"Axis Powers: Hetalia", ''though it remains uncertain.<br /> <br /> It would appear that either title is valid for the series, although the '''APH''' ordering would apply to the webcomic and some of the merchandise, while the '''HAP''' ordering would apply to the anime, published manga, and other merchandise. Two of the commercial drama CDs leave out the "Axis Powers" part altogether, and simply refer to the series as '''Hetalia'''.<br /> <br /> The Polish translation of the published manga (released on November 13th, 2009) opted to use the original '''APH''' order for its release, though it remains to be seen what order other countries&nbsp;will use to refer to it by. When FUNimation licensed the anime version of Hetalia for North American distribution, their site referred to it as "Hetalia: Axis Powers" yet also listed it as "Axis Powers Hetalia" in the summary for the series. It was then revealed with the solicitations for the first English DVD that they had opted to use the ''HAP'' order.<br /> <br /> ==Rumors/Misconceptions about Characters==<br /> <br /> ===Ancient Greece and Byzantine===<br /> '''Rumor''': '''Ancient Greece''' later becomes the '''Byzantine Empire'''.<br /> <br /> '''Fact''': ''Uncertain''. The identity of [[Greece]]'s mother has remained a source of confusion, with contradictory official sources.<br /> <br /> In [[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD]], Greece's mother is identified as having been the [[wikipedia:Byzantine Empire|Byzantine Empire]]. It is said that [[Turkey]] (as the [[wikipedia:Ottoman Empire|Ottoman Empire]]) killed her and kidnapped young Greece for himself. The timeline on the Hetalia website also lists the [[wikipedia:Fall of Constantinople|Fall of Constantinople]] on the timeline of events for the series, with both Byzantine and Turkey involved in it.<br /> <br /> However, Himaruya has also identified Greece's mother as [[List of minor characters in Hetalia: Axis Powers#Ancient_Greece|Ancient Greece]], which has lead to debates over whether he intends to have her be "Byzantine" at a later stage of life or for Byzantine to be a completely separate character. Proponents of her becoming Byzantine will point to his quote about Ancient Greece's troubles and internal struggle, and will point to other "dissimilar" character evolutions like [[Prussia]]'s. The opposing side will point to how it would be impossible anyway, as both cultures are much too different and that Byzantine was also known as the '''Eastern Roman Empire''' (and would likely be a relative of [[Ancient Rome|Rome]], perhaps a child of his) and that her struggles are related to the competing city-states that comprised Ancient Greece, which was not a singular nation. However, as seen as with the '''Holy Roman Empire''', a character can call themselves Roman and still be completely unrelated to Rome.<br /> <br /> A "Byzantine" is also mentioned in the profile notes for a '''Magyar''' character on Himaruya's blog, which was included alongside notes for Rome, [[Germania]], and both Ancient Egypt and Greece. This has lead some to assume that Himaruya has indeed made Byzantine a separate character from Ancient Greece, though it remains to be seen what he will do with either of them. However, it is to be noted that Himaruya's plans for characters are subject to change over time, and that the Magyar character was originally identified as '''Hun''' in the incomplete [[Gakuen Hetalia]] screenplay. Germania has also been alternatively referred to as a "father" or "grandfather" of [[Germany]], [[Holy Roman Empire]], and others.<br /> <br /> ===African Nations===<br /> '''Rumor''': '''Kenya''', '''Zimbabwe''', and three unnamed female African nations appear in concept art for [[Gakuen Hetalia]].<br /> <br /> '''Fact''': Though two of the girls' hairstyles somewhat resemble the hairstyles of Zimbabwe and Kenya, the "Kenya" in the sheet is shown to have a slightly different look to her hair. In designing the initial uniform sheets, Himaruya had also opted to use generic characters to represent both the Europe and Africa classes as a way to show off the uniforms without choosing a specific nation. However, he did use [[South Korea]] and [[Taiwan]] in art for the Asia Class uniforms, which has lead to speculation that perhaps one of the models could have been intended as an uncredited cameo of an African nation. But the models for these two sheets seem to have been intended to be normal unspecified girls.<br /> <br /> In the demo version, there are [[List of minor characters in Hetalia: Axis Powers#African_nations| five African nations]] that appear as super-deformed heads when greeting [[Seychelles]]: Kenya, '''Botswana''', Zimbabwe, '''Uganda''', and '''Ghana'''. Though Kenya is a female, the genders of three of the others are left ambiguous, though most Western fans assume that they too are women. In the rare instances that they are referenced in Japanese fanart, Zimbabwe is characterized as either male or female, and Botswana and Ghana tend to be male. Uganda is shown to be a male in the game, when he is carried out by paramedics for laughing too hard at Seychelles' crest.<br /> <br /> Five other African nations ('''Sahara''', '''Guinea-Bissau''', '''Cabinda''', '''Ethiopia''', and '''Congo''') introduce themselves in the demo, though their faces are unseen. Ethiopia is the only one whose gender has been outright confirmed, being a male (and picked on by the rest of the class due to being associated with Italy). In his notes around the demo's release, Himaruya mentioned that a '''Libya''' character was to be included, but they do not show up in either the demo or the unfinished screenplay.<br /> <br /> An unidentified female African colony of [[France]]'s has shown up in a doodle for '''Lithuania's Outsourcing''' in the footnotes about Europe's colonies having been affected by the [[wikipedia:Great Depression|Great Depression]]. To this date, Himaruya has yet to reveal which of the colonies she is meant to be.<br /> <br /> ===Australia Rumors===<br /> '''Rumor''': [[Australia]] is the younger brother of England, named '''Bruce/Cody Walters'''/'''Jak'''/'''Steve Kirkland'''. He is popular for telling strange jokes that nobody understands.<br /> <br /> '''Fact''': Official profile information for Australia has yet to be given by Himaruya. Due to Australia having been a British colony and the character sporting the same [[List of Hetalia: Axis Powers Fanterms#Iggybrows|thick eyebrows]] as England, some fans assume that they are directly related (though it is to be noted that [[Hong Kong]] also has thick eyebrows, which England cursed him to have).<br /> <br /> Fanon interpretations of the character often give him the surname '''Kirkland''', though at least one iteration (seen on deviantART) has given him the name '''Cody Walters''', along with the aforementioned fanon profile information. As it is a completely fanon interpretation of Australia, it should not be considered as true for the series.<br /> <br /> ===England or the United Kingdom?===<br /> ''"Is he "England" or the "UK"? Is he both?"''<br /> <br /> The identity of this character has long been a source of fan debate, in part due to translation and inconsistency with the name in English text in both scanlations and official art and merchandise. In katakana, the nation name is spelled out as ''Igirisu'', which has been used to refer to both England (''Ingurando'') and the United Kingdom (''Eikoku''), though it would technically refer to "Britain".<br /> <br /> The usage of the [[wikipedia:Union Flag|Union Flag]] would indicate that he is the UK (rather than simply England), as well as an early profile showing "United Kingdom" written in English. But in [[Gakuen Hetalia]], as well as some merchandise, he is instead referred to as "England". In the original profile, it is mentioned that [[Arthur Kirkland|Arthur]] is one of four brothers, which would indicate that although he is referred to as "UK", he would only represent one part of it. This is also alluded to in the strips and a note by Himaruya, the latter of which identifies his brothers as [[List of minor characters in Hetalia: Axis Powers#Northern_Ireland.2C_Scotland.2C_and_Wales|'''Scotland''', '''Wales''', and '''Northern Ireland''']] (oddly, though the profile referred to him being the youngest of four brothers, Northern Ireland would technically be the actual youngest of the four, while '''Ireland''' would be an older sibling).<br /> <br /> When asked by a fan if Arthur was England or the UK, Himaruya answered that he is only technically known as "England" when around his brothers, and known as "United Kingdom" to the other characters. It would seem that this trivia would confirm a long-standing fanon theory: That while all four brothers represent parts of the United Kingdom, it is Arthur who acts as the representative for the whole of it.<br /> <br /> ===Germany's Last Name===<br /> '''Rumor''': Germany's full human name is '''Ludwig Beilschmidt'''.<br /> <br /> '''Fact''': False. When the human names for the characters were originally stated by Hidekaz Himaruya, Germany was simply listed as '''Ludwig''', with no surname. Himaruya stated that there was a reason that Germany wasn't given a surname, and that fans would eventually find out the reason and the significance for it.<br /> <br /> But after Himaruya's old blog shut down, the posts with the characters having human names (or human ages) disappeared with it. Some fans have taken to giving Germany the full name of Ludwig Beilschmidt to correspond with his older brother Prussia (whose human name was given as '''Gilbert Beilschmidt'''). A common fanon theory is that Prussia adopted the amnesiac HRE and raised him to become Germany, presumably christening him with the name ''Ludwig'' as well. Another assumption (based off of historical information) is that Austria raised HRE up after he fell out of France's control, thus he was the one to rename him.<br /> <br /> Another thing of note is that the name Ludwig was once a common German name, and so the reason for not giving him a surname could be related to historical trivia. Some fans will point out that as Germany and Prussia were distinctly different in history, it would be unlikely for Germany to take his brother's surname (or even take on Austria's surname). Another thing is that it is rare for "sibling" pairs in Hetalia to have the same surname, with "sibling pairs" such as America and Canada not having the same surname (or Russia and Belarus).<br /> <br /> It should also be mentioned that the name of the founder of the Holy Roman Empire was Ludwig, without a last name.<br /> <br /> ===Holy Roman Empire's Fate===<br /> '''Rumor''': [[Holy Roman Empire]] grows up to be [[Germany]], having survived his apparent dissolution and death, but with amnesia. Alternatively, Germany is Holy Roman Empire reincarnated after his death at the hands of [[France]] in the [[wikipedia:Napoleonic Wars|Napoleonic Wars]] (or after his downfall at the end of the [[wikipedia:Thirty Years War|Thirty Years War]]).<br /> <br /> '''Fact''': Though the first is a popular theory supported by pieces of evidence in-series, most visibly in the cliffhanger to the strip '''Buon San Valentino''', it remains to be seen what the exact connection between Germany and Holy Roman Empire is. Detractors of the theory will point out the differences in the government of the '''German Confederation''' (and '''German Empire''') in relation to the rule of the Holy Roman Empire, as well as the fact that it took the German remnants time to form into that nation. After its dissolution, the German states of the Holy Roman Empire were first formed into '''The Confederation of The Rhine''' and were under the control of France from 1806 to 1813, while the German Confederation was established in 1815. It is also to note that the Holy Roman Empire technically only existed in name only after [[wikipedia:Peace of Westphalia|Peace of Westphalia]], in which most of its territories were granted sovereignty.<br /> <br /> In historical reference, supporters of the theory will point to the Holy Roman Empire's full name (from the 16th century onward), which was '''The Holy Roman Empire Of The German Nation'''. Some fans will also point to the Holy Roman Empire being considered the ''First Reich'', with the ''Second Reich'' classified as the German Empire (which lasted from 1871 to 1918) and the ''''Third Reich'''' being Nazi Germany (the main timeframe in which Hetalia is set). This would make a stronger case for HRE's connection to Germany, since all three Reichs would be the same character. But a counter-argument for this would be that the Second Reich would better represent [[Prussia]], for it grew out of his conquests and annexations in the 1860s. It is to be noted however, that such terms as the ''First Reich'' and ''Second Reich'' are not considered appropriate to use for the HRE&nbsp;and German Empire, due to the usage of them by the Nazis and in propaganda. This makes it even more uncertain if the fan-theory with the Reichs would be "correct" for either character.<br /> <br /> While most believe HRE dies in the Napoleonic Wars, due to a scrapped piece of artwork with France informing Italy of HRE's demise, some also believe that he dissolved at the end of the Thirty Years War and that Italy did not hear of his fate until the Napoleonic Wars. This is due to the aforementioned fact that HRE effectively existed in name only after the first war. In this case, some believe that Austria and France may have attempted to keep up the illusion that HRE was still alive until the official dissolution came.<br /> <br /> In-series, it has been noticed that Hidekaz Himaruya has seemed to go out of his way in not showing a younger Germany in any of the strips, while Holy Roman Empire happens to have an uncanny resemblance to Germany and look much like he would as a child. Germany is also shown to have a hairstyle similar to HRE's when his hair is not slicked back, and both have prominent sideburns. A design of a teenage HRE furthers the connection, along with a scrapped piece of art where the child HRE dreams of himself and Chibitalia in their adulthood. In the latter image, the adult HRE is shown from the nose down, but appears to resemble Germany in his height, build, and hairstyle. But some theorize that the teenage HRE has become a scrapped idea, much like the draft of a separate character for the Teutonic Order (which was designed around the same time), and that HRE could have never aged or grown due to not being an actual singular nation.<br /> <br /> Furthermore, a hint suggesting that Germany is HRE with amnesia can be found in the “[http://aph.starry-sky.com/05.html Hetare 5: Lietuvis!!]” part of the Main Storyline, in which Lithuania talks to Germany and is relieved that he does not remember him even if he, “along with Poland, had once beaten Germany's family member to a pulp”. The family member Lithuania is talking about is most likely Prussia, who, when he was still known as the Teutonic Knights, was beaten at the battle of Tannenberg by the Polish-Lithuanian union. However, in 1410, Germany did not yet exist. But because Lithuania fears that Germany actually could remember that incident, he might have already existed in another form, possibly the HRE. The fact that he does not, though, supports the theory that he forgot about it because of amnesia.<br /> <br /> A debate has also arisen over the appearance of a young child in ''Comic Diary 7'', who appears to be HRE in a "Knut"&nbsp;T-shirt. Some fans believe that the child is HRE (due to his eyes), while others believe that he is instead a "young Germany"&nbsp;(due to the shirt). However, a doodle of Chibitalia in modern clothes was also shown, so it may be that Himaruya was drawing HRE (or a younger Germany) in modern clothes simply for fun. If it was meant to be young Germany, his resemblance to HRE would be even more uncanny whether or not the two are intended to be the same.<br /> <br /> Holy Roman Empire was also an offspring of [[Germania]], as was Prussia, who is confirmed in later strips to be Germany's older brother. But Germania is shown to have many other offspring, and it is also debatable as to whether they are his children or grandchildren, as the official sources provide conflicting information. Prussia would also technically be the younger brother of HRE if he had originated from the Teutonic Order (rather than Old Prussia). Some fans also believe that France would be his brother instead, as both were historically [[wikipedia:Francia|Francia]] (with HRE having come from the Eastern part).<br /> <br /> One variant of the reincarnation theory was inspired by a doujinshi entitled '''Risorgimento''': Holy Roman Empire did in fact die, but his body was revived and came to be the young Germany, who may physically resemble HRE&nbsp;but is not him in spirit.<br /> <br /> Some members of the Japanese fandom (as well as the international one) for ''Hetalia'' have a third theory for the connection, it being that the two characters are not related in any way and the similarities are red herrings or mere coincidence in a possible bait-and-switch move by Himaruya. The only official word given on HRE's fate at this time (other than his apparent demise being reported in a scrapped strip) was in Himaruya's response to a fan's question (circa 2007), where he promised that eventually:<br /> <br /> *'''"Chibitalia and Holy Roman Empire will have a happy ending."'''<br /> <br /> But the meaning of that statement has been left up to debate as well.<br /> <br /> ===Hong Kong and Taiwan===<br /> '''Rumor''': Hong Kong and [[Taiwan]] are twins.<br /> <br /> '''Fact''': There is nothing in the series to suggest this being the case, though some fans will often consider the two to be twins due to their connections to China and both appearing to be young. Furthermore, the territories have had little history shared together other than both being under control of China, so while it is likely that they would be considered "siblings", it is not very likely that they would be twins.<br /> <br /> ===The Italy Brothers: Twins?===<br /> '''Rumor''': [[North Italy|Veneziano]] and [[South Italy|Romano]] are twins.<br /> <br /> '''Fact''': While the Italy brothers are often portrayed as identical twins in fanart and fanfiction, there is little in canon to support or suggest that to be the case. In the case of them being twins, it is more likely that they would be fraternal due to the differences in their size and appearance. Additionally, Veneziano specifically refers to Romano as his older brother (and Romano refers to Veneziano as a younger brother), which is used as evidence against the theory, though others will point to Japanese culture identifying twins specifically by their individual age.<br /> <br /> In a response to a question by a fan, Hidekaz Himaruya mentioned that he had designed Romano to be a few years older than Veneziano, and that their respective physical ages were approximately '''22-23''' and '''20'''.<br /> <br /> But it is to be noted that Romano's appearance has changed slightly over the course of the comic, and that there was originally more of a visible height difference between the two (which is rarely if ever shown in modern strips and absent in the anime, where the two are the same height). The child version of Romano also shrunk in height in later-drawn strips, and now appears to be the same size as the younger Veneziano (while in his '''Chibitalia''' debut, he was shown to be significantly larger). Romano also was originally colored to have darker, olive-toned skin in comparison to his brother, and had green (or hazel) eyes. In later artwork and the [[Axis Powers Hetalia (anime)|anime adaptation]], Romano's skintone was lightened and his eyes were changed to brown (or amber, in the case of the anime). An early colored picture used in a 2006 flash video also initially gave him jet black hair, while Veneziano had light brown hair.<br /> <br /> Due to the characters being nations and therefore not as fully-human as they appear to be, their aging patterns are also shown to be different than a normal human's. Characters who knew each other as child-nations have been shown to out-age each other, or that younger nations may wind up outgrowing their older peers once they hit their equivalent of puberty. In a liner note to the webcomic version of '''Chibitalia''', Himaruya suggested that Romano's growth remained (and remains) slow due to the long-term influence of [[Spain]], who had control over him for a lengthy period of time.<br /> <br /> But proponents of the twin theory suggest that perhaps Romano physically aged faster than Veneziano at birth, and only slowed down once he became controlled by Spain.<br /> <br /> In their profiles, the brothers' birthdays are both given as '''March 17th, 1861''', the foundation date of the [[wikipedia:Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946)|Kingdom of Italy]]. As both brothers are shown in the series to have been in existence since the days of the Roman Empire, it would appear that they count their unification as a shared birthday and celebrate it as such.<br /> <br /> Himaruya has also noted that the Italy brothers have different types of blood, which would be unlikely in the case of them being identical twins, or at least their blood following the same pattern as human twins: It is mentioned in an early strip that Veneziano has Germanic blood in him, reflecting the German influence on northern Italy, while Himaruya stated in a Q&A that Romano had Arabic blood.<br /> <br /> ===Germany and Veneziano after the war===<br /> '''Rumor''': [[North Italy|Veneziano]] betrayed [[Germany]] and switched sides, joining the Allies.<br /> <br /> '''Fact''': Even though most of the fandom seems to believe that, it's actually untrue. Historically, during the WWII, only the South part of Italy switched sides and joined the Allies, while the North stayed in the Axis, becoming the [[wikipedia:Italian Social Replubic|Italian Social Replubic]] while the South remained as the Kingdom of Italy. Meaning that, the one who switched sides would be Romano, and not Veneziano.<br /> <br /> Himaruya himself also adressed about that fact, in one of his deleted entries from 2006, when he was asked by an fan about Veneziano and Germany's relationship at the end of the war, saying they became enemies, he said that: "Hold on there! This is something Japanese textbooks don’t talk about-! At the time, Italy was actually split into two countries. The South switched sides and joined the Allies, while the North continued to stay with the Axis even after they surrendered. Despite knowing they were losing the war, The North fought along side Germany until they were finally taken over by the Allies and Southern Italy. Since the existence of the North was not known in Japan, Italy was seen as the traitor, which is really sad. Maybe only people who are familiar with world history or in the military know about it nowadays. That’s the reason why there are two Italys." Revealing that, not only Veneziano did not switched sides, but also that being one of the reasons to why there are two Italys in the series in the first place.<br /> <br /> ===Spain and Romano have a father-son or brotherly relationship===<br /> '''Rumor''': [[Spain]] and [[South Italy|Romano]]'s relationship is fraternal/fatherly.<br /> <br /> '''Fact''': There is nothing in the series that ever suggests that, in fact, quite the opposite. Unlike [[England]], who specifically raised his colonies as younger siblings, Spain "raised" Romano (and his other colonies) as his servant/henchman, being his Boss, thus meaning that they had a master/servant relationship, not an fraternal one like England and his colonies had. Though despite having an master/servant relationship at the beginning, Spain truly cared about him, being stated in one Himaruya's notes that while Spain treated Romano kindly, he was very stern to his other colonies. or even though he found Romano's frequent bed-wetting and harsh attitude to be annoying, Spain remained affectionate to him, and was determined to save him when he was captured by Turkey and from France's frequent attempts to take Romano from him. Even though their kingdom wound up thrown into debt due to all the money spent on South Italy's protection, Spain refused to let go of him since he was 'special' to him, even after being scolded several times by his boss.<br /> <br /> ===New Zealand===<br /> "Is New Zealand a boy or girl?"<br /> <br /> '''Fact''': In a November 2013 Bamboo Thicket blog post, Himaruya has confirmed that New Zealand is a male.<br /> <br /> ===North Korea===<br /> [[File:Femalekorea_volume2.JPG|thumb|left|A discarded design of South Korea, with notes describing her as an aspiring idol-type inspired by America.]]<br /> '''Rumor''': There is a '''North Korea''' in the series/The Korea in the series is North Korea.<br /> <br /> '''Fact''': There has yet to be a character for North Korea in ''Hetalia''.<br /> <br /> Occasionally, there is also the misconception that [[South Korea]] is the North, due to the fact that he is usually simply labeled as '''Korea''' (with no specific designation). But his nation name, '''Daehan-minguk''', would suggest that he is the South, as the name is generally used to refer to it by. South Korea is also written in kanji as ''Kankoku'' (which is used for the character), while North is rendered as ''Choseon''. Factoids from his profile indicate that his culture reflects South Korea as well, rather than the North's. It is also noteworthy that he only appears in the contemporary strips, and that the flag used for him is the South Korean one. His original profile also stated that he was ''"an unbelievable nation in the south of the Korean Peninsula"''. The only thing to suggest him possibly representing both halves would be a comment by China, who was aggravated that he had to "share a border" with Korea.<br /> <br /> A scrapped early design for the character is in existence, where they were originally designed as a female and said to be an idol-wannabe. Some fans theorize that her design could possibly be reused for a North Korea character, though [[Hidekaz Himaruya]] did recycle the basics of her design into the character '''Sena''', from his discontinued webcomic entitled '''MoeKan''' (A portmanteau of ''moe'' and the first part of ''kankoku'').<br /> <br /> But in 2007, Himaruya did state that he had plans to make a male North Korea character, and described him as being timid in personality and a musician, as well as being a "twin" of South Korea. However, as he was based off a Korean friend of his that moved away, and due to the controversy of North Korea in the news, fans feel that it is unlikely that he will be introduced any time soon. There are fans that also feel that "North" would be better as a female character than Himaruya's intended male one, and use that scrapped South Korea design for her.<br /> <br /> ===Philippines===<br /> '''Rumor''': The Philippines can be seen in [[Episode 01]] and the first chapter of volume 1. She is a maid that serves Spain a drink at the conference.<br /> <br /> '''Fact''': False. Though some fans have speculated that the maid was meant to be an uncredited cameo of a '''Philippines''' character, the maid was intended to be a normal human and is simply credited as "Maid" in notes and in the anime guide ''WorldWideWalking''. Proponents of the Philippines theory believe that she was not named due to controversy, though the truth is that a character for the nation has yet to be introduced in the series. Though it seems unusual for there to be a non-nation character at the conference, the series has shown instances of the nations interacting with normal humans before. In some cases, the humans are shown to be aware of the nations not being like them, and address them by their nation name (ie: A medicine store clerk referring to Germany as '''Mr.Germany''').<br /> <br /> It was also speculated that a mysterious character labeled '''Asia3''' was Philippines, but her identity was not clarified by Himaruya for the longest time. "Asia3" was shown to wear an outfit that some fans believed to be a maid dress, though the sketch was messy and the quality was not clear enough to tell exactly what kind of outfit it was. A later series of blog sketches revealed that the female character was actually intended as Vietnam with an alternate hairstyle.<br /> <br /> The conference maid is also notable for having brown hair and green eyes like Spain, something that would not be likely for a representation of the Philippines. Himaruya himself had also clarified that the maid was a Spanish housemaid, when asked by a fan who she was.<br /> <br /> '''Rumor''': Philippines will be a girl and her name is Maria Clara Fernandez Carriedo (or "Clara De La Cruz"). She will appear in season 3.<br /> <br /> '''Fact''': False. Though a fan-created character named Maria Clara exists, there is no canon Philippines named this. Though Filipino fans want a character for their country in the series, there has yet to be an official design. Even so, there have been hoaxes purporting this and the above rumor as fact, sometimes started by fans longing for an official character or trying to find significance for the maid or Asia3. There has also been no such news reporting of a Philippines in the third season, except for another fan-created hoax.<br /> <br /> '''Rumor''': Asia3 is Philippines, as Himaruya claimed she was close to America and had a complicated love story.<br /> <br /> '''Fact''': False. Some of the aforementioned hoax-starters about Philippines will attempt to earn others' trust by claiming that there was information about her that Himaruya deleted, but the fact is that there was not any information to begin with aside from the vague sketch. Though Himaruya has deleted information in the past, they were only on old pages of his site or his short-lived Yahoo blog. In later years, fans have become better at saving information and images in case of such deletions.<br /> <br /> A falsified screencap was created and posted to the Hetalia Philippines community on Livejournal, stating that Asia3 would be Philippines, though it was pointed out that the grammar did not match Himaruya's (as well as the text appearing to be pixelized and the timestamp matching that of another blog post). Nonetheless, some continue to believe in there being some sort of conspiracy theory about a Philippines character.<br /> <br /> But it was later revealed in a series of blog sketches that ''Asia3'' was actually Vietnam with her ponytail simply worn differently. In the sheet of sketches, Vietnam was shown with various different hairstyles including one with a bun and one with flowers like the chibi sketch.<br /> <br /> ===Prussia===<br /> <br /> ====Baltic Prussia====<br /> <br /> '''Rumor/Theory''': The Prussia in the series is not the original, for he killed/merged with the original Prussia, who was a Baltic.<br /> <br /> '''Fact''': Debatable and unconfirmed. The early days of Prussia are something that have yet to be delved into in full, although a young Prussia (in his Teutonic Knight incarnation) appears in the 3rd and 4th portions of the webcomic ''Extra Story'' entitled '''Liechtenstein's Journal Of Swiss Dopiness'''.<br /> <br /> In his official profile, it is said that Prussia was born as the "St.Maria Order", though it is more likely that Himaruya meant '''The Order of the Teutonic Knights of St. Mary's Hospital in Jerusalem'''. He then evolved to become [[wikipedia:State of the Teutonic Order|The Monastic State Of The Teutonic Knights]]. This period on his profile is followed by a space reading "a bunch of other stuff", before skipping to his incarnation as Prussia.<br /> <br /> It is notable that he has not been depicted as representing [[wikipedia:Prussia (region)|Old Prussia]], a historical Baltic region which the Teutonic Knights later conquered and divided into [[wikipedia:Royal Prussia|Royal Prussia]] (a province of Poland) and [[wikipedia:Duchy of Prussia|Ducal Prussia]]. The latter would later become [[wikipedia:Brandenburg-Prussia|Brandenburg-Prussia]], and then the [[wikipedia:Kingdom of Prussia|Kingdom of Prussia]]. Its final incarnation after it was annexed by Germany was known as the [[wikipedia:Free State Of Prussia|Free State Of Prussia]], which was later dissolved ''de jure'' by the Allied Forces in 1947.<br /> <br /> As Prussia starts off as a Teutonic Knight, fans have theorized that he killed off the original and took their name when he conquered their land, or simply merged with them and became the dominant personality. Alternatively, Old Prussia may not have had any character to represent it, and may simply have been a piece of important territory (or a "vital region") for the Baltics, as [[wikipedia:Silesia|Silesia]] was to [[Austria]].<br /> <br /> The union of Brandenburg and Prussia is also something that has yet to be depicted in the series, leaving fans to speculate what may have happened to the other country. As Prussia's profile stated that he avoided any marriage, it is commonly assumed that he may have physically merged with Brandenburg, or killed him off as well. Some other fans presumed that Prussia may have also represented Brandenburg to begin with, as the Kingdom of Prussia grew out of it, but this was debunked when Prussia mentioned a "Brandenburg" as his and Germany's brother in the Cleaning Prussia game (aka ''Kusogame'', jokingly referred to as "Prussia's Shit Cleaning").<br /> <br /> ====Post-WWII Status====<br /> <br /> *'''Theory 1''': Prussia is dead in the post-WWII timeline, as the nation was historically dissolved by the Allies in 1947. Any instances of him alive in modern strips are actually of him as a ghost.<br /> <br /> *'''Theory 2''': Prussia survives the dissolution, due to having been transformed into '''East Germany''' and falling under the control of [[Russia]]. He continues to survive due to the differences between the East and West, or may possibly be '''Brandenburg'''.<br /> <br /> *'''Theory 3''': Prussia survives the dissolution, as he has fallen under the control of Russia and become the representation of the [[wikipedia:Kaliningrad Oblast|Kaliningrad Oblast]] (as it used to be Königsberg, the capital of Prussia).<br /> <br /> '''Fact''': Prussia's exact status in the modern-day strips is something that has yet to be explained in full. The common fan theory before he appeared in contemporary strips was that he was dead, and the dissolution of Prussia became a subject explored in fanworks. It's been recently proved in ''Germany Plays an Impossible Game'' was that Prussia "evolved" to become East Germany, and fell under the control of Russia.<br /> <br /> In a response to a fan question, Hidekaz Himaruya explained that in the modern-day strips, Prussia finds himself lonely due to being more like an enclave than an actual nation, and that he freeloads off of his brother and Austria.<br /> But a series of production notes by Himaruya indicates that the second or third theories might be valid for ''Hetalia'' canon, as Prussia is described to have been under the control of Russia post-WWII and was stuck working unprofitable jobs for some time. It has also been stated that Prussia hates Russia, and he has been shown to refer to his younger brother as "West" (though he also refers to him as such before Germany was historically split). Regardless of what name he may have taken on later, he is still referred to as "Prussia" in events as recent as the April Fools' 09 storyline and site event, where he hijacked [[Kitayume]] and created his own blog.<br /> <br /> Another piece of evidence that could point to the East Germany theory is a Christmas game idea by Himaruya that was abandoned: In the game, the Hetalia nations are regular humans living in New York City, with Finland still working as a Santa Claus. An "East German" man was mentioned in the original text for the game, who seems to bear some resemblance in personality to Prussia. But as Himaruya scrapped the game idea, it is uncertain if the East German was intended to be the human version of him or not.<br /> <br /> The Kaliningrad theory had also had doubt thrown on it, as it is still considered a part of Russia at present, as well as the consequences of the expulsion and killing of ethnic Germans having affected it (and its populace having become mostly Russian). But some believe that Prussia could simply represent the Germanic minority of the exclave, and that as it is a highly militarized territory, he would fit more in the role (due to Prussia being best known as a military state). A sentence in Prussia's profile in volume 3 of the published manga also gives it as a possibility, mentioning that though he lives with his brother, he has also become an exclave of Russia. While some believe it indicates he is Kaliningrad, others believe that it is simply his "house" that is now Kaliningrad.<br /> <br /> ====The West/East Question====<br /> At least three fandom theories exist for Germany being referred to as "West":<br /> <br /> '''Theory 1''': Though Prussia first refers to him as "West" in a strip taking place sometime in early WWII, the most popular (and considered to be the most likely) theory is that the two brothers eventually become '''West Germany''' and '''East Germany''' post-WWII, with Prussia having been dissolved and a remaining portion of it having been transformed into part of the GDR (with traces of its Prussian past being wiped out). The theory also seems to be the most likely due to the aforementioned notes by Himaruya and his statement that Prussia does not like Russia.<br /> <br /> '''Theory 2''': Himaruya is taking the history of old Prussia territory into account and Prussia refers to his brother as "West" as he used to be western Prussian territory.<br /> <br /> '''Theory 3''': "West" is short for '''Westphalia''', after the [[wikipedia:Kingdom of Westphalia|Kingdom of Westphalia]], which was created a year after the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire. Parts of Westphalia had also once been Prussian territory, including the [[wikipedia:Electorate of Hesse|Electorate of Hesse]] (a Hesse is mentioned as one of Germany and Prussia's other siblings).<br /> <br /> ====An Albino?====<br /> '''Rumor''': Prussia is an albino, as evidenced by his pale hair and reddish eyes.<br /> <br /> '''Fact''': While his design does invoke the image of an albino, it has yet to be outright confirmed or commented on by Himaruya. In most fanart, he is simply colored with gray or white hair, though Prussia's actual hair and eye coloring are shown to vary in the series:<br /> <br /> *In the official color chart, his hair is depicted as an almost off-white shade. His eyes are described as a "reddish-purple" (red-violet), with more violet than red in them.<br /> <br /> *In his appearance in '''Christmas Rampage 2007''', he has dark blond hair and blue eyes. He also appears with this color scheme in '''''Noto-sama 5'' '''and would have appeared that way in [[Gakuen Hetalia]] as well. This color scheme was what Himaruya initially intended for Prussia when he was introduced in 2007, until he decided to give him lighter hair and the "reddish purple" eyes (apparently to distinguish him from Germany).<br /> <br /> *A sketch done of Prussia with his hair slicked back (to imitate his brother) has him colored with silver hair and red eyes. Another sketch has him colored with white hair and pink eyes.<br /> <br /> *The ''Hetalia'' trading card series depicts Prussia with ash blond hair and red eyes, and his chibi figurine follows that scheme. He also appears this way in a few colored character sketches, and official art for '''The Blog Of The Awesome Me'''.<br /> <br /> *In the anime adaptation, his hair is silver (or a silver-blond) and his eyes are a deeper red. As the color palette used by Studio DEEN tends to change depending on lighting or the animation quality (most notably in the Chibitalia segments, where characters are colored in a washed-out "watercolor" palette) his hair alternatively appears as more blond or more of a gray tone in certain episodes, while his eyes appear even darker in some instances.<br /> <br /> Some believe that his color variations are meant to reference the first line of the Prussian anthem: ''"Ich bin ein Preuße, kennt ihr meine Farben?"'' (''I am a Prussian, do you know my colors?'').<br /> <br /> It is notable that contrary to popular belief, not all albinos have red or pink eyes, but may also have light blue eyes that may appear to be lavender due to the pigmentation of the blood.<br /> <br /> ====Older Brother?====<br /> '''Rumor''': Prussia is the older brother to Holy Roman Empire, as well as Germany.<br /> <br /> '''Fact''': Debatable. While it is confirmed that he is an older brother to Germany, there has been no official confirmation if he is the same to Holy Roman Empire (or what HRE's connection to Germany may even be). Prussia having appeared to have originated as a Teutonic Knight would suggest that he is in fact the younger "brother" to HRE instead, if HRE and Germany were the same.<br /> <br /> In the liner notes to '''Liechtenstein's Journal Of Swiss Dopiness''', Himaruya described Prussia as having grown out of the [[wikipedia:Margraviate of Brandenburg|Margraviate of Brandenburg]], which had formed inside the Holy Roman Empire. If this were still the case, Prussia would be the younger of the two. Though it is possible that Himaruya was only referring to the historic Prussia, or hadn't yet decided what to do with his childhood, as his plans for characters are subject to change through the series.<br /> <br /> But in the theory of him having been originally Baltic Prussia (which would place him as older), it would be of note that he would not even be Germanic, but a Baltic instead and likely not a child of Germania. To reconcile this, some theorize elaborately that Germania may have kidnapped Baltic Prussia or that he split in two and became Germanic (or at least one half of him). Detractors of the separate-character theory point to the Old Prussian place names still being intact after the conquering, which would seem unlikely to be kept around. Similarities are also drawn between Old Prussia being conquered and America being conquered by various nations, to where it is pointed out that there was no character death involved for the personification of America (who seemed to be born after "New Sweden"), so it is theorized it would be unlikely for Old Prussia to have been killed, instead having been "Germanified".<br /> <br /> Some fans believe that if Germany is the older brother (through being HRE or through the original '''Kingdom Of Germany'''), it could be that he simply lets Prussia believe that he is older and act as such. Others believe that if HRE and Germany are in fact separate characters, Prussia would remain the older brother to Germany while HRE would have been a brother to France.<br /> <br /> Before Himaruya confirmed the two to be brothers, some fans in the Japanese fandom presented alternate theories for their relation, one being that Germany was Prussia's nephew while another had the two as cousins.<br /> <br /> ===Shotalia===<br /> '''Rumor''': Character designs of a teenage Holy Roman Empire and Italy brothers can be found in the special edition booklet of ''Hetalia: Axis Powers volume 2'', and are meant for the '''Shotalia''' storyline.<br /> <br /> '''Fact''': The sketch in question was actually drawn by Himaruya as a tribute to a fangame he liked that was loosely based off of his ''Shotalia'' idea (which he said would cover the [[wikipedia:Thirty Years War|Thirty Years War]]). It first appeared on his original blog and Kitayume in early 2007, and was reposted to his new blog, [[Bamboo Thicket (blog)|Bamboo Thicket]]. The fangame, [[Gloria Hetalia (fangame)|Gloria Hetalia]], has yet to be completed due to changes and complications in its development.<br /> <br /> A canon sketch of an older HRE does exist, and was created when Himaruya first announced his plan for Shotalia. Neither of these sketches can be found in the volume 2 booklet, though sketches for other characters are displayed, including theoretical RPG designs for the Axis and Allies (which were later used for [[Hetalia Fantasia]]).<br /> <br /> Although the storyline was first planned back in January 2007, no further announcements about it have been made, leading to speculations that it has either been postponed or scrapped entirely, possibly along with the idea of HRE as a teenager.<br /> <br /> Fans have noticed that the teenage Italy appears to be wearing papal robes in the fangame that the sketch was based off of, the implication being that the original artist meant for Italy to represent the [[wikipedia:Papal States|Papal States]], which has to lead to some criticisms over the inaccuracy. The teenage version of HRE appears as a knight in the game, and dresses in a similar fashion to the Teutonic Knight incarnation of Prussia.<br /> <br /> A teenage version of Italy has made brief appearances in ''Hetalia'' canon, while the teenage version of Romano has only appeared in a few blog sketches and was briefly shown from behind in '''Maria Theresa And The War Of Austrian Succession''' (where Italy appeared as well).<br /> <br /> ===Sweden's Sexuality===<br /> '''Rumor''': Himaruya has confirmed that Sweden is gay, but only for Finland.<br /> <br /> '''Fact''': Though the above rumor is in fact old information that was later lost, it remains confirmed as true in the Japanese fandom for Hetalia. The information could originally be found on Himaruya's original update logs from 2007, which were later deleted.<br /> <br /> In the original question, a fan asked if Sweden was gay and Himaruya confirmed that Sweden was indeed gay, but also told the fan to feel relieved as Sweden only had feelings for Finland. The statement has been seen as somewhat controversial due to the implication of the characters having set sexualities, the idea that Himaruya might be "playing favorites" with characters' relationships, or the possibility of there being homophobia in the series with the "strange" Sweden being the only confirmed gay character.<br /> <br /> As Himaruya's plans for characters tend to change, there is also debate as to whether this statement could still be considered "canon" or not.<br /> <br /> ===Taiwan and Japan===<br /> '''Rumor''': Taiwan wants to marry Japan/stated in a strip that she planned to marry Japan, explaining why she told China to leave him alone and does not get along with China.<br /> <br /> '''Fact''': Taiwan has not expressed any sort of feeling for Japan so far, and there is no evidence of her having said that she wished to marry Japan. The doodle where Taiwan tells China to leave Japan alone is often brought up by some Japan/Taiwan shippers as evidence for their pairing, but some go as far as to suggest that Taiwan has been longing to marry Japan due to her defending him.<br /> <br /> Some China/Taiwan fans will also suggest that it is China that she wants to marry and that she is his little sister, though it has yet to be seen what her actual relationships with both are like. In China's drama track, it appears that Taiwan does not see China as a brother or a lover, but as a teacher. As the track was written by Himaruya, it could stand to reason that this is valid for the strips.<br /> <br /> ==Rumors/Misconception about Human Names==<br /> Although the characters' human names are no longer listed, and Himaruya now only offers suggestions for them, fans will often come up with their own names for those characters. <br /> <br /> This can cause some confusion if fan names are mixed in with the official names, leading to the misconception that they are official as well. The original listing of human names was created in 2007, with Belarus and Canada being later additions in early 2008. In 2010, Himaruya suggested potential human names for nations who had not received them during 2007-2008, but ultimately gave fans the final say in what these names were.<br /> <br /> '''Rumors''':<br /> *[[Ukraine]]'s human name is '''Yekaterina Braginskaya''', and her nickname is '''"Katyusha"'''.<br /> *[[Denmark]]'s human name is '''Mathias Køhler'''.<br /> *[[Hong Kong]]'s human name is '''Kaoru'''.<br /> *[[Taiwan]]'s human name is '''Mei'''.<br /> <br /> '''Facts''':<br /> *Ukraine has not actually been given an official human name, though her nickname came from the Japanese fandom and is a term for a headband, as well as a type of rocket launcher. It is also a diminutive form of the name ''Ekaterina''/''Yekaterina'', which is used for her given human name in fanon. ''Braginskaya'' is also the feminine form of the surname ''Braginski''/''Braginsky''. "Katyusha" is also the title of [[wikipedia:Katyusha (song)|a Russian wartime song]] (though an earlier Japanese song of a similar title is known to be in existence as well).<br /> <br /> *'''Mathias Køhler''' was a name for Denmark that an anonymous editor put on the ''Hetalia'' page of ''TV Tropes''. As there was no human name given for him by Hidekaz Himaruya, it can be assumed to be one of a few fanon names that have been used for the character. ''Mathias'' and Søren appear to be the most common fan-names for the character.<br /> *'''Kaoru''' is a fanon name often used by both the Japanese and international fandom for Hong Kong, as it means "fragrant" while Hong Kong means "fragrant harbor". But it should be noted that "Kaoru" is a Japanese name, which would be unlikely for a character not representing Japan to use. Other fans opt to use the name '''Hong''' for him due to this reason. Hong Kong is often given an 'English' name in fanworks (for example, "Michael") in reference to the westernization of Hong Kong while it was a colony.<br /> <br /> *'''Mei''' is a popular fanon name for Taiwan in the international fandom, as it could mean either "beautiful" or "plum blossom" in Chinese depending on how it is written, the latter being more likely and more popular as it is the national flower of the Republic of China. The fact that Taiwan's name literally means "beautiful island" may also play a part in this misconception. Interestingly, "Mei" in Japanese could mean "dark." It could also be a shortening of her fanon nickname "Meimei" which is "little sister" in Mandarin, as some fans consider Taiwan to be the little sister of the Asian nations.<br /> <br /> ===Spelling Debates===<br /> Due to the human names having not been listed in English, there are often debates over how to spell certain characters' human names. As some seem to be uncommon or nonexistent as a name in the nation's language, it becomes even harder to tell which may have been the intended spelling.<br /> <br /> *The human name given for Lithuania is often rendered as '''Toris Lorinaitis''', from its katakana spelling of ''Toris Rorinaitisu''. Other common spellings for it are '''Taurys Laurinaitis''', '''Toris Raurinaitis''' and '''Thoris Lolinitis'''. It is uncertain what Hidekaz Himaruya may have intended, though ''Laurinaitis'' does exist as an actual surname, while the given name '''Tolys''' is one of actual Lithuanian origin (which would make the rendering '''Tolys Laurinaitis''').<br /> <br /> *Hungary's human name is another popular debate subject. While her last name is clearly ''Héderváry'', her given name (written as ''Erizabeta'' in katakana) has a number of possible spellings: '''Elizabeta''', '''Elizaveta''', and '''Elisabeth'''/'''Elizabeth''', along with its Hungarian equivalent '''Erzsébet'''. The last of these may have been the intended name in mind, though ''Elizabeta'' and ''Elizaveta'' are the most commonly used in the fandom and what the katakana for her given name can be rendered as. It is also possible that ''Elisabeth'' may have been the intended spelling, as an allusion to [[wikipedia:Elisabeth_of_Bavaria|Elisabeth of Bavaria]], but that Himaruya made an error in his rendering.<br /> <br /> *Switzerland's given name is usually spelled '''Vash''' in the international fandom, while Japanese fans seem to alternate between that spelling and two others: '''Basch''' and '''Bache'''. As with the letter "L" being spelled with an "R" character in kana, "V" is replaced with a "B". It is believed that ''Vash'' may be derived from the French word ''vache'' (cow). '''Vasch''' has also been used, though it isn't as common as the others. '''Basch''' may be in fact the valid spelling though, as it derives from a short form of ''Sebastian'' and the katakana also matches the name.<br /> <br /> *Finland's name is given as ''Teino Vainamainen'', commonly rendered as '''Tino Väinämöinen'''. However, some believe that Himaruya may have meant for him to be called '''Timo''', which is a more common Finnish name than Tino.<br /> <br /> *Belarus' surname was long believed to '''Alfroskaya''' and was listed as such on various fansites. But it was eventually discovered that the katakana read ''Arurofuskaya'' (rather than ''Arufuroskaya''), which has lead to the spelling '''Arlovskaya''' slowly falling into use. Her given name has been spelled out as both '''Natalia''' and '''Natalya'''. Some fans who do not want to choose either spelling will opt to refer to her by the diminutive name '''Natasha'''.<br /> <br /> *Korea's name has had the most spellings to date. Though the correct Korean rendering is '''Im Yong Soo''', it has been listed as '''Im Yonsu''', '''Im Yun Soo''', and '''Im Yong Su'''. Earlier spellings, derived from the rendering of his name in katakana, included: '''Ren Yong Soo''', '''Lim Young-soo''', and '''Lee Young-soo'''.<br /> <br /> *Turkey's surname is rendered as '''Adnan''' in most listings, though some opt to use '''Annan''' instead. There is also debate as to whether his given human name is '''Sadiq''' or '''Sadik'''. But there is no "Q" in the Turkish alphabet, and the ''Sadiq'' spelling is more of a Kurdish one, leaving fans to prefer ''Sadik'' since they feel it would be unlikely for him to use the Kurd spelling.<br /> <br /> *Canada's given name is rendered as '''Matthew''', but some fanworks refer to him as '''Matthieu''', or '''Mathieu''', acknowledging the French influence on Canada.<br /> <br /> *Russia's surname has alternatively been spelled '''Braginski''' or '''Braginsky''', though the former is more common.<br /> <br /> ==Rumors/Misconceptions About Himaruya==<br /> <br /> ===Man Whose Face is Obscured by Ice Cream===<br /> '''Rumor''': Himaruya posted a photo of himself on his blog, but placed a cup of ice cream so it would obscure most of his face.<br /> <br /> '''Fact''': False. This person was confirmed to be a friend of Himaruya's. <br /> <br /> ==Old Rumors/Misconceptions==<br /> <br /> ===Beautiful World's Ending Theme===<br /> '''Rumor''': The fifth season's ending theme is called ''Kira Kira''.<br /> <br /> '''Fact''': False. This was a translation misunderstanding. The fifth season's ending theme is called [[Mawaru Chikyuu Rondo]].<br /> <br /> ===Denmark, Norway, And Iceland In The Anime?===<br /> '''Rumor''': [[Denmark]], [[Norway]], and [[Iceland]] were going to appear in the first season of Hetalia.<br /> <br /> '''Fact''': False. The "announcement" of these three characters being in the anime was actually a hoax, believed to have originated from [http://www.2chan.net/ 2chan]. A photoshopped image was circulated around the internet, showing the three characters to be on a viewing screen (in actuality, it was a fanart photoshopped onto it). False information also circulated about the characters' voices, with the rumored seiyū being:<br /> <br /> *Denmark: [[wikipedia:Tomokazu Sugita|Tomokazu Sugita]]<br /> *Norway: [[wikipedia:Miyuki Sawashiro|Miyuki Sawashiro]]<br /> *Iceland: [[wikipedia:Mitsuki Saiga|Mitsuki Saiga]]<br /> <br /> Even after the hoax was exposed, some anime sites still have yet to remove the erroneous seiyū listings, which has continued to cause some confusion to newcomers in the fandom. The hoax was further debunked when Iceland appeared in the film [[Hetalia: Axis Powers: Paint it, White|Paint it, White]], voiced by [[Ayumu Asakura]]. Season 4 marked the debut of Denmark and Norway, voiced by [[Hiroshi Shimozaki]] and [[Masami Iwasaki]] respectively and putting the final nail in the coffin of this rumor.<br /> <br /> ===Fansub Mistranslations===<br /> [http://www.ggkthx.org/ gg subs], a group in charge of providing fansubbed versions of the Hetalia episodes (until they disbanded during the end of the second season), had taken some notable yet controversial liberties with the Japanese script when translating. Below are a few examples:<br /> <br /> *[[Episode 01]]: [[Russia]]'s reply to [[Estonia]] about bullying was subbed as '''"But it's so fun!"''', while official translations later revealed that he was actually supposed to be calling Estonia "annoying" for trying to stop him. [[Latvia]] was also incorrectly identified as "Lithuania".<br /> <br /> *[[Episode 18]], [[Episode 26]], and [[Episode 28: :) In The World|Episode 28]]: '''"Go, China!"''', said by [[America]], was subbed as '''"China, I choose you!"''', presumably as an added joke referencing [[wikipedia:Pokémon|Pokémon]]. Interestingly, the FUNimation adaptation uses the fansubbed translation.<br /> <br /> *[[Episode 41]]: [[France]]'s line about the rumors him and [[England]] spread about [[Germany]] was subbed as '''"The scary rumors about Germany are spreading like AIDS!"'''.<br /> <br /> *[[Episode 48]]: [[Italy]]'s lines about his voice are subbed as '''"Cool! My voice changed! I sound like a fag!"''' and '''"I sound like a fag! I really do!"'''. The appropriate translation would be something like '''"I sound so strange/weird!"'''. The FUNimation dub uses a variation of the fansub's translation, having Italy say '''"I sound kind of like a homo, don't I?"'''.<br /> <br /> *The subbers had also used "fag" in other episodes, most notably with [[Sealand]]'s "Jerk England" insults being replaced with it. "Retard"/"retarded" was also used on other occasions in place of "stupid".<br /> <br /> ===Hanatamago===<br /> '''Rumor/Theory''': Hanatamago represents the archipelago of the [[wikipedia:Åland Islands|Åland Islands]], which lie between Sweden and Finland.<br /> <br /> '''Fact''': False. Hanatamago is a normal dog with a prolonged life span, due to living with her owners.<br /> <br /> The basis for the theory comes from Hanatamago living with Finland and Sweden, while in geography the Åland archipelago lies between both countries. It also shares history with both, stemming from when Sweden ceded it to Russia in the [[wikipedia:Treaty Of Fredrikshamn|Treaty Of Fredikshamn]], where it then became a part of the [[wikipedia:Grand Duchy of Finland|Grand Duchy of Finland]]. Conflicts later came over whether Åland belonged to the Swedish or the Finnish, which lead to the state of the islands as an autonomous province of Finland (with the inhabitants retaining their right to speak the Swedish language and have their own culture). Hanatamago's apparent immortality has also led some fans to wonder if she may be a special sort of being like the nation characters.<br /> <br /> Some other fans have suggested that an Åland character would be more like an adopted child of both Sweden and Finland, even though Himaruya has also appeared to be unpredictable with what territories he might assign characters to, while others are only represented by accessories or parts of the body.<br /> <br /> In a September 2013 blog post, the rumor was debunked when Himaruya explained that Hanatamago is a regular dog but her owner's longevity rubs off on her. If she were to be separated from them, she would become a normal dog that ages normally.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1397.html|title=東京オリンピックきたー！|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=September 18, 2013|trans_title=The Tokyo Olympics came!|accessdate=September 17, 2013}}</ref> Prior to this blog post, the theory was merely fan speculation.<br /> <br /> ===Hong Kong's Gender===<br /> '''Rumor''': Hong Kong is female.<br /> <br /> '''Fact''': Due to his somewhat androgynous appearance, Hong Kong's true gender has caused some confusion, with some fans believing that "he" is actually a cross-dressing female. However, his profile and trading card clearly state him to be a boy, and a "character distinction chart" by Hidekaz Himaruya also lists him as a male. His gender was further clarified when he was given a speaking role in ''Hetalia Fantasia''.<br /> <br /> ===Korea's Voice Actor===<br /> '''Rumor''': The seiyū [[wikipedia:Kaoru Mizuhara|Kaoru Mizuhara]] was to play South Korea in the anime version, but lost the role when his part was cut.<br /> <br /> '''Fact''': The above was a misconception that happened when Mizuhara was discovered to be part of the cast in [[Hetalia Drama CD: Prologue 2]]. In her interview segment, she mentioned ''Kankoku'' and Korean barbeque, leading to assumptions that she was meant to be Korea's seiyū. A mistranslation of the segment also added to the confusion.<br /> <br /> However, it was later discovered that Mizuhara's mentioning of Korea was only in a "what if" situation of her being cast in the anime, with the Korean BBQ being something that she had enjoyed eating. Another seiyū had suggested a "Monaco" character for her earlier in the segment, before she decided to pick Korea (at the time, there was no Monaco character in the series). The only role that Mizuhara has had to date in ''Hetalia'' was a minor female voice in that drama CD.<br /> <br /> An animation error in [[Episode 14]] shows that Korea was originally going to be in the episode, though the rest of the shots where he would have appeared were edited to remove him due to the South Korean protests. It is unknown who he would have been voiced by, had [[Studio DEEN]] not cut him from the series.<br /> <br /> ===Prussia's Voice Actor===<br /> '''Rumor''': Prussia is voiced by '''Subaru Kimura''', most famous for being the later voice of '''Gian''' in the series [[wikipedia:Doraemon|Doraemon]].<br /> <br /> '''Fact''': False. When [[Episode 10]] was released, many fans in both the Japanese and international fandoms assumed that an uncredited Kimura had voiced Prussia, due to the distinct type of voice used for the character. However, Prussia's voice actor was never officially confirmed for a long time, and fans wondered if the "mystery" voice actor would be recast if Prussia got a larger role in the series.<br /> <br /> The speculation came to an end when an interview in ''Comic Birz'' revealed that [[Atsushi Kousaka]] had voiced Prussia in episode 10, and would continue to voice the character. It was also revealed that Hidekaz Himaruya had approved the casting and had anticipated that Kousaka would be the best choice for Prussia.<br /> <br /> ===The Published Manga===<br /> '''Rumor''': [[Gentosha Comics]] discontinued production of the collected editions of Hetalia: Axis Powers, due to controversy and the South Korean protests.<br /> <br /> '''Fact''': False. While there was a noticeable lack of announcement for the release date of ''Hetalia: Axis Powers volume 3'', it was never confirmed if the published manga had in fact been stopped due to the protests.<br /> <br /> Gentosha did later put out two "storyboard collections" and a guide (''World Wide Walking'') for the animated adaptation, which suggested that they had not completely stopped publishing Hetalia-related materials. After a long hiatus, the third volume of the series was finally announced on September 24th, 2009, and was released in May of the following year.<br /> <br /> ===Vital Regions===<br /> '''Rumor''': It is Prussia that coins the term "vital regions" in the comics, and his favorite hobby is to invade them and to threaten to seize them.<br /> <br /> '''Fact''': It is actually Austria that coined the term "vital regions" in the story '''Maria Theresa And The War Of Austrian Succession''', though it has been mistaken as a quote by Prussia by many fans. After Austria mentions the term, Maria Theresa tries to convince him that there are better ways of stating what happened to him. The term is mentioned once in the strip, and another time in the currently-unfinished followup about the Seven Years War.<br /> <br /> Due to Prussia being strongly associated with the term however, it has become a meme to depict him as threatening to "seize" and "invade" others' vital regions, to the point where it is a common misconception that he actually said those things in the series. Russia is another character that "vital regions" has been mistakenly attributed to.<br /> <br /> Spain has used the term once in another strip, after having a nightmare where Romano jumped on him and "crushed" his. In '''Checkmating Poland''', Lithuania also mentions to Poland that his "vital regions" are surrounded.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> <div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist}}</div><br /> <br /> [[Category:Fanon]]</div>

Geritalover http://hetalia.kitawiki.net/index.php?title=Germany/North_Italy&diff=40509 Germany/North Italy 2017-04-09T17:00:01Z

<p>Geritalover: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Pairing<br /> | char1 = Germany<br /> | char2 = Italy<br /> | image = GermanyItaly.png<br /> | caption = Italy (left), Kitty (middle), and Germany (right) in Episode 38.<br /> | interaction = Yes (''see [[#Moments|moments]]'')<br /> <br /> | tag1 = {{pixivtag|枢軸お花夫婦}} (''Suujiku Ohana Fuufu'', Axis Flower Couple)<br /> }}<br /> '''Germany/North Italy''' is a popular, semi-canonical slash pairing in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers''', involving [[Germany]] and [[Italy]]. It is also commonly referred to as '''Gertalia''' and '''Gerita''' (from both ''Germany'' and ''Italia''). The pairing is also known as 枢軸お花夫婦 (''Suujiku Ohana Fuufu''), or Axis Flower Couple, in the Japanese fandom.<br /> <br /> ==World War I==<br /> In the middle of WWI, Germany searched for the heir to the [[Ancient Rome|Roman Empire]] and wished to fight him. Coming across a crate in the middle of the woods, he opened it to find a panicked Italy hiding inside.<br /> <br /> Germany proceeded to take Italy prisoner and kept him captive until he became too annoying to handle; when the war was over he literally kicked Italy back home.<br /> <br /> In the webcomic, Germany soon discovered that Italy had nearly starved to death in a desert (from using all his water to boil up pasta) and had to bail him out. However, in the published manga and anime, Italy became poor due to the fallout from the war and convinced Germany (who was going through money troubles himself) to let him come back to work for him.<br /> <br /> ==World War II==<br /> In the leadup to WWII, Italy became aggravated that Germany was ready to go to war and took it upon himself to become the self-proclaimed "ally" of Germany. Germany initially refused Italy's assistance but he eventually relented, and the two made a promise to help if either was in a pinch. However, Germany soon found the alliance to be a source of frustration, since he continued to bail Italy out of desperate situations. It was even more frustrating because he had no one else he could genuinely call a "friend."<br /> <br /> When the two were captured as prisoners of war, Germany refused to tell their captors anything; on the other hand, Italy quickly spilled all of his secrets, which humiliated Germany.<br /> <br /> In "Big Brother France and information manipulation activities", when England and France were spreading rumors about Germany, England told Italy that Germany had said that he hated him because he was useless, couldn't do anything himself, and wished Italy would stop hanging around his house. After getting discouraged, Italy immediately turned and ran to Germany and asked if he hated him, to which Germany responded that he didn't, much to Italy's relief.<br /> <br /> In ''Germany VS Italy'', Italy attempted to greet Germany with a hug. However, because he was 8cm shorter, he had a hard time and, while standing on his toes, stretched the muscles in his feet too hard and wound up in pain. Regardless, he continued asking for a hug, to which Germany responded by kissing him on the cheek.<br /> <br /> Germany found that Italy was like an obedient dog, as Italy would agree with anything he said and would state that the former was right in many different ways. But Germany frequently disciplined Italy because he ran away from battle, flirted with girls, or forgot to put on pants after he woke up from a naked siesta. He also had to deal with Italy's older brother [[Lovino Vargas|Romano]], who hated him and tried (but failed) to enact his vengeance.<br /> <br /> Italy became distressed when Germany didn't like the friendship posters he put up; Romano attempted to convince him that Germany hated him, causing the naked Italy to run through Europe to verify with Germany. Though a blushing (and naked) Germany told Italy that he didn't hate him, Italy insisted that Germany should clarify his words so he can understand. Italy became overjoyed at hearing that Germany "loved" him; when [[Japan]] came to check on them, Italy announced that he finally got closer to Germany.<br /> <br /> While camping out in the African war front, Germany and Italy saw a falling star. Italy wished for [[Arthur Kirkland|England]] to get a headache and go home, though Germany told him it wouldn't work. But after Italy turned in for the night, Germany secretly made his own (long) wish on the star. He wished that Italy would stop being a crybaby, stop eating pasta everywhere, stop pigging out on gelato, and learn to make actual hand grenades; he also wished that Romano would stop trying to get revenge on him and for a change in government, but the star could not grant all of those wishes. Instead, it granted Italy's wish by crashing into England's head, which caused him to get a headache and go home.<br /> <br /> When it was time for Germany and [[Ivan Braginski|Russia]] to invade [[Feliks Łukasiewicz|Poland]], Italy bid them good luck and tried to imitate Germany's style of saluting.<br /> <br /> ===Buon San Valentino===<br /> In a storyline left hanging, Germany began getting mixed signals from Italy's affection after they finished a war training session. He decided to get a book about communicating with a partner, and soon learned that Valentine's Day was approaching.<br /> <br /> When they next met, Italy gave Germany a bouquet of red roses as a Valentine's Day gift. Italy was unaware that the gesture was a romantic one, while Germany began to believe that Italy actually did have feelings for him and not any girls that he would usually flirt with, (due to the fact that red roses are a German confession of love). Italy confessed that he did have a first love, but that it was a boy, which caused more confusion.<br /> <br /> Germany soon felt pressured to give Italy an answer to his "confession", while Italy felt it unusual that Germany actually wanted to play soccer with him. Upon hearing Germany say "Yes", Italy believed that Germany read his mind and was referring to wanting to play another game, though Germany was actually giving an answer to the assumed confession.<br /> <br /> After following the last chapter of a dating advice book, Germany decided to ask Italy out to dinner. He soon became nervous in planning for the date, and had to get a reluctant Austria to help him out. Germany confessed that he had no prior romantic experience at all, and that he'd only read a few romance novels.<br /> <br /> During the course of the strips, Germany begins to feel more and more content with the situation as he thinks about the time he's spent with Italy, and noticing that he's actually starting to feel "happy".<br /> <br /> At the dinner, Germany began to feel emotions that he hadn't previously felt before, and became jealous at Italy for flirting with girls (believing him to be cheating). Italy was oblivious to the jealousy though, and wondered if it was something else he had done. But after Germany handed him a bouquet of flowers and a tomato engagement ring, Italy became flustered and scared of his "strange" behavior. Germany attempted to wipe his tears away, which only caused Italy to become more frightened.<br /> <br /> As Germany attempted to comfort an increasingly disturbed Italy, his mind became flooded with more strange emotions and he became silent (causing Italy more distress). As his mind overflowed with emotion, he seemed to recall a hazy memory from the past...<br /> <br /> ==Modern Life==<br /> Little is known about what happened to Germany and Italy after the events of ''Buon San Valentino'' at this time.<br /> <br /> During [[France]]'s rampage on Christmas Day of 2007, the two were seen together as they shopped for candy apples. The merchant (in actuality France) ordered both of them to take off their clothes as payment for the apples. France also implied that they were usually lovey-dovey. In the deleted sequel to the strip series, the two were shown to still be naked as they celebrated Christmas.<br /> <br /> In one strip it also shows them giving America the same birthday present (a newly built car).<br /> <br /> As shown in more recent modern day strips, the two still seem to be very close, one example being one strip where Germany praises Italy's land and culture, causing him to giggle and blush, or one which shows that recently [[Spain]]'s land's sightseeing locations are becoming more popular with Germans than Italy's, causing him to become upset, stating that he though he would always be Germany's "Number One" and would find a way to fix that.<br /> <br /> ==Fan Speculations==<br /> Germany seems to have a crush on Italy, as evidenced by always blushing in personal moments between them and becoming awkward around him. If Germany really was the [[Holy Roman Empire]], it would be certain that he had one, but at that point of time he had believed Italy to be a girl. It is assumed that in the case of him being HRE, he lost all his childhood memories and forgot that he knew Italy.<br /> <br /> In the reverse, Italy grew to deeply care for HRE, whom he was afraid of at first due to having been stalked by him. Germany was visibly shocked at learning that Italy's first love was a boy, which furthered his confusion and belief that Italy was in love with him.<br /> <br /> However, it is debatable as to what Italy's exact feelings for Germany are. It is speculated that Italy may love Germany, but that he also may not know the distinctions between different types of love and therefore might have a different sense of "love" for Germany than what Germany himself feels. Other fans speculate that Italy might love Germany, but is held back by his promise to wait for HRE long ago.<br /> <br /> Due to having had no previous friends or any sort of romantic interest, it can be inferred that Germany has a deep interest in Italy because he has never felt anything like it before.<br /> <br /> ===Germany = Holy Roman Empire?===<br /> A common theory, mentioned above, is that Germany is in actuality HRE, having survived his apparent death in the Napoleonic Wars (or at the end of the Thirty Years War) when he was dissolved. It is often speculated that he got amnesia due to his defeat, though some believe that HRE gradually lost his memories over time (or purposely blocked them out to focus on his goal to win in wars) and that his dissolution was what wiped his mind clean.<br /> <br /> In the series, it is notable that [[Hidekaz Himaruya]] has not shown Germany at a younger age, and that there seem to be various hints connecting the two characters in some way. The strongest hint came at the cliffhanger of Buon San Valentino, when it appeared that Germany was recovering a memory of having seen Chibitalia (it seemed to be from HRE's point of view).<br /> <br /> The two characters bear an uncanny physical resemblance to each other, though HRE's eyes are drawn differently. When Germany's hair is not slicked back, he resembles an older version of HRE. In a scrapped illustration, HRE fantasizes about the day he and Chibitalia will become adults: An adult HRE is shown from the nose down and appears to resemble Germany in build and facial shape.<br /> <br /> A historical connection for the two does exist: The Holy Roman Empire is considered by historians to be the '''First Reich''', while the German Empire and Nazi Germany are the second and third, respectively. Supporters of the theory will use this as evidence, along with the fact that the Holy Roman Empire's full name after the 16th century was '''The Holy Roman Empire Of The German Nation'''. Detractors of the theory offer the counter-argument that the Second Reich would better represent [[Gilbert Beilschmidt|Prussia]], for it grew out of the Prussian war conquests and annexations of the 1860s. The government differences between the Empire and Germany are also pointed out in counter-arguments opposing the connection. It is also to be noted that the terms "First Reich" and "Second Reich" are frowned upon due to their usage in Nazi propaganda, casting doubt if the Reichs connection would be what is intended for the character.<br /> <br /> It is notable that HRE and Germany both share Germania as an ancestral figure (a father or grandfather, depending on the canon source), and have Prussia as a brother. But there are many offspring of Germania, so a counter-argument is that HRE and Germany could be brothers. The personality differences of the two characters are also noted in the counter-arguments, though the differences could be chalked up due to HRE's amnesia. It is also possible that Germany may simply be a "fragment" of HRE or a reincarnation of some sort, as the Empire split into many small states, including those that would come to make up the German Empire.<br /> <br /> Prussia being an elder brother to HRE also seems to be a common misconception that was born from early fandom, while historically, their age difference would be the reverse (unless Prussia started out as Old/Baltic Prussia). To rectify this, some believe that the two are in fact separate, with HRE being a brother to France and Germany as Prussia's younger brother.<br /> <br /> Another series connection drawn between the two is that Chibitalia gave HRE panties as a parting gift, while the adult Italy gave Germany boxers as a gift for Christmas. A strip featuring HRE and Chibitalia was also featured alongside the Christmas strip, and involved panties as well (HRE accidentally pulled Chibitalia's underwear down in trying to help "her" out of a box).<br /> <br /> Himaruya once promised that Chibitalia and HRE would eventually get a "happy ending", though it is debatable what he might have meant by that statement.<br /> <br /> ===After The War?===<br /> Fans will also speculate about the status of the Germany/Italy relationship after the end of the main WWII storyline. In one of Himaruya's deleted entry, when he was asked about Veneziano and Germany's relationship at the end of the war, he stated that: "The South switched sides and joined the Allies, while the North continued to stay with the Axis even after they surrendered. Despite knowing they were losing the war, The North fought along side Germany until they were finally taken over by the Allies and Southern Italy". Meaning the one who got to the Allies side was Romano, and not Veneziano, who stayed to Germany's side until the end. He attribues this fact due to people being unware that Italy was actually split into two countries during the war. He also stated that this is one of the reasons to why there is two Italys in the series.<br /> <br /> ==Moments==<br /> ===Webcomic: Main Storyline===<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 1'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 2: Allied Forces'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 4: Pact Of Steel'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 5: Lietuvis'''<br /> <br /> ===Published Manga===<br /> ====Volume 1====<br /> *'''Meeting Of The World'''<br /> *'''Prologue'''<br /> *'''Axis Powers'''<br /> *'''Power Ranger Allied Forces''' (strip: '''Back To Axis''')<br /> *''':) In The World'''<br /> *'''Shouting S.O.S At The Center Of The Earth!''' (reprint of '''You Know, We're Kind Of...''')<br /> *'''German Simulator'''<br /> *'''Preview: To The Unfinished Tomorrow''' (reprint of the deleted original ending to '''Lietuvis''')<br /> <br /> ====Volume 2====<br /> *'''Academy Hetalia Christmas'''<br /> *'''With Grandpa Rome''' (altered and redrawn reprint from the "Extra Stories")<br /> *'''Hello World! Hello Italy!'''<br /> *'''Wish Upon A Star''' (redrawn reprint from the "Extra Stories")<br /> <br /> ====Hetalia World✩Stars====<br /> *'''After the Rain there is Hetalia!'''<br /> *'''Hetalia World ☆ Stars - Volume 3 Page 36'''<br /> <br /> ===Webcomic: "Extra Stories"===<br /> *'''Germany vs. Italy'''<br /> *'''Big Brother France And The Information Manipulation Activities!'''<br /> *'''Contrary To The Italian Image'''<br /> *'''Italy Omake'''<br /> *'''Germany And The Drug Store'''<br /> *'''Wish Upon A Star'''<br /> *'''Chapter 5 Omake'''<br /> *'''Axis Powers Jokes'''<br /> *'''Christmas Scribbles''' (second strip)<br /> *'''You Know, We're Kind Of...'''<br /> *'''Italy And The African War Front'''<br /> *'''We're Shipwrecked!'''<br /> *'''We're Shipwrecked Too!''' (cameo)<br /> *'''You Be Italy, And I'll Be Germany'''<br /> *'''If It's Japan, He Can Make It: High-Efficiency Binoculars To See Inside Brains''' (cameo)<br /> *'''Christmas Rampage 2007'''<br /> *'''Buon San Valentino''' series (incomplete)<br /> *'''The World Conference''' (incomplete prototype strip)<br /> *'''Italy Observation Diary'''<br /> *'''With Grandpa Rome'''<br /> *'''April Fools Summary'''<br /> *'''National Foundation Day'''<br /> *'''Salted Salmon'''<br /> *'''Halloween 2011'''<br /> *'''Christmas 2011'''<br /> <br /> ===Webcomic: "Comic Diaries"===<br /> *'''Comic Diary 1'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 2'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 4 '''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 8'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 10'''<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> *[http://gertalia.deviantart.com/ Gertalia]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://gxi.deviantart.com/ GxI]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://ludxfeli.deviantart.com/ LudxFeli]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://geritaheadcanonanddiaryblog.tumblr.com/ GerIta Headcanon & Diary blog]- Tumblr fan community.<br /> *[http://community.livejournal.com/gertalia/ Gertalia]- LiveJournal fan community.<br /> *[http://geritaespamano.forumfree.it/ Gertalia]- Italian (Italiano) forum. Caters to [[Spain/South Italy|Spamano]] as well.<br /> <br /> {{GermanyPairings}}<br /> {{ItalyPairings}}</div>

Geritalover http://hetalia.kitawiki.net/index.php?title=Germany/North_Italy&diff=40507 Germany/North Italy 2017-04-07T22:29:53Z

<p>Geritalover: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Pairing<br /> | char1 = Germany<br /> | char2 = Italy<br /> | image = GermanyItaly.png<br /> | caption = Italy (left), Kitty (middle), and Germany (right) in Episode 38.<br /> | interaction = Yes (''see [[#Moments|moments]]'')<br /> <br /> | tag1 = {{pixivtag|枢軸お花夫婦}} (''Suujiku Ohana Fuufu'', Axis Flower Couple)<br /> }}<br /> '''Germany/North Italy''' is a popular, semi-canonical slash pairing in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers''', involving [[Germany]] and [[Italy]]. It is also commonly referred to as '''Gertalia''' and '''Gerita''' (from both ''Germany'' and ''Italia''). The pairing is also known as 枢軸お花夫婦 (''Suujiku Ohana Fuufu''), or Axis Flower Couple, in the Japanese fandom.<br /> <br /> ==World War I==<br /> In the middle of WWI, Germany searched for the heir to the [[Ancient Rome|Roman Empire]] and wished to fight him. Coming across a crate in the middle of the woods, he opened it to find a panicked Italy hiding inside.<br /> <br /> Germany proceeded to take Italy prisoner and kept him captive until he became too annoying to handle; when the war was over he literally kicked Italy back home.<br /> <br /> In the webcomic, Germany soon discovered that Italy had nearly starved to death in a desert (from using all his water to boil up pasta) and had to bail him out. However, in the published manga and anime, Italy became poor due to the fallout from the war and convinced Germany (who was going through money troubles himself) to let him come back to work for him.<br /> <br /> ==World War II==<br /> In the leadup to WWII, Italy became aggravated that Germany was ready to go to war and took it upon himself to become the self-proclaimed "ally" of Germany. Germany initially refused Italy's assistance but he eventually relented, and the two made a promise to help if either was in a pinch. However, Germany soon found the alliance to be a source of frustration, since he continued to bail Italy out of desperate situations. It was even more frustrating because he had no one else he could genuinely call a "friend."<br /> <br /> When the two were captured as prisoners of war, Germany refused to tell their captors anything; on the other hand, Italy quickly spilled all of his secrets, which humiliated Germany.<br /> <br /> In "Big Brother France and information manipulation activities", when England and France were spreading rumors about Germany, England told Italy that Germany had said that he hated him because he was useless, couldn't do anything himself, and wished Italy would stop hanging around his house. After getting discouraged, Italy immediately turned and ran to Germany and asked if he hated him, to which Germany responded that he didn't, much to Italy's relief.<br /> <br /> In ''Germany VS Italy'', Italy attempted to greet Germany with a hug. However, because he was 8cm shorter, he had a hard time and, while standing on his toes, stretched the muscles in his feet too hard and wound up in pain. Regardless, he continued asking for a hug, to which Germany responded by kissing him on the cheek.<br /> <br /> Germany found that Italy was like an obedient dog, as Italy would agree with anything he said and would state that the former was right in many different ways. But Germany frequently disciplined Italy because he ran away from battle, flirted with girls, or forgot to put on pants after he woke up from a naked siesta. He also had to deal with Italy's older brother [[Lovino Vargas|Romano]], who hated him and tried (but failed) to enact his vengeance.<br /> <br /> Italy became distressed when Germany didn't like the friendship posters he put up; Romano attempted to convince him that Germany hated him, causing the naked Italy to run through Europe to verify with Germany. Though a blushing (and naked) Germany told Italy that he didn't hate him, Italy insisted that Germany should clarify his words so he can understand. Italy became overjoyed at hearing that Germany "loved" him; when [[Japan]] came to check on them, Italy announced that he finally got closer to Germany.<br /> <br /> While camping out in the African war front, Germany and Italy saw a falling star. Italy wished for [[Arthur Kirkland|England]] to get a headache and go home, though Germany told him it wouldn't work. But after Italy turned in for the night, Germany secretly made his own (long) wish on the star. He wished that Italy would stop being a crybaby, stop eating pasta everywhere, stop pigging out on gelato, and learn to make actual hand grenades; he also wished that Romano would stop trying to get revenge on him and for a change in government, but the star could not grant all of those wishes. Instead, it granted Italy's wish by crashing into England's head, which caused him to get a headache and go home.<br /> <br /> When it was time for Germany and [[Ivan Braginski|Russia]] to invade [[Feliks Łukasiewicz|Poland]], Italy bid them good luck and tried to imitate Germany's style of saluting.<br /> <br /> ===Buon San Valentino===<br /> In a storyline left hanging, Germany began getting mixed signals from Italy's affection after they finished a war training session. He decided to get a book about communicating with a partner, and soon learned that Valentine's Day was approaching.<br /> <br /> When they next met, Italy gave Germany a bouquet of red roses as a Valentine's Day gift. Italy was unaware that the gesture was a romantic one, while Germany began to believe that Italy actually did have feelings for him and not any girls that he would usually flirt with, (due to the fact that red roses are a German confession of love). Italy confessed that he did have a first love, but that it was a boy, which caused more confusion.<br /> <br /> Germany soon felt pressured to give Italy an answer to his "confession", while Italy felt it unusual that Germany actually wanted to play soccer with him. Upon hearing Germany say "Yes", Italy believed that Germany read his mind and was referring to wanting to play another game, though Germany was actually giving an answer to the assumed confession.<br /> <br /> After following the last chapter of a dating advice book, Germany decided to ask Italy out to dinner. He soon became nervous in planning for the date, and had to get a reluctant Austria to help him out. Germany confessed that he had no prior romantic experience at all, and that he'd only read a few romance novels.<br /> <br /> During the course of the strips, Germany begins to feel more and more content with the situation as he thinks about the time he's spent with Italy, and noticing that he's actually starting to feel "happy".<br /> <br /> At the dinner, Germany began to feel emotions that he hadn't previously felt before, and became jealous at Italy for flirting with girls (believing him to be cheating). Italy was oblivious to the jealousy though, and wondered if it was something else he had done. But after Germany handed him a bouquet of flowers and a tomato engagement ring, Italy became flustered and scared of his "strange" behavior. Germany attempted to wipe his tears away, which only caused Italy to become more frightened.<br /> <br /> As Germany attempted to comfort an increasingly disturbed Italy, his mind became flooded with more strange emotions and he became silent (causing Italy more distress). As his mind overflowed with emotion, he seemed to recall a hazy memory from the past...<br /> <br /> ==Modern Life==<br /> Little is known about what happened to Germany and Italy after the events of ''Buon San Valentino'' at this time.<br /> <br /> During [[France]]'s rampage on Christmas Day of 2007, the two were seen together as they shopped for candy apples. The merchant (in actuality France) ordered both of them to take off their clothes as payment for the apples. France also implied that they were usually lovey-dovey. In the deleted sequel to the strip series, the two were shown to still be naked as they celebrated Christmas.<br /> <br /> In one strip it also shows them giving America the same birthday present (a newly built car).<br /> <br /> As shown in more recent modern day strips, the two still seem to be very close, one example being one strip where Germany praises Italy's land and culture, causing him to giggle and blush, or one which shows that recently [[Spain]]'s land's sightseeing locations are becoming more popular with Germans than Italy's, causing him to become upset, stating that he though he would always be Germany's "Number One" and would find a way to fix that.<br /> <br /> ==Fan Speculations==<br /> Germany seems to have a crush on Italy, as evidenced by always blushing in personal moments between them and becoming awkward around him. If Germany really was the [[Holy Roman Empire]], it would be certain that he had one, but at that point of time he had believed Italy to be a girl. It is assumed that in the case of him being HRE, he lost all his childhood memories and forgot that he knew Italy.<br /> <br /> In the reverse, Italy grew to deeply care for HRE, whom he was afraid of at first due to having been stalked by him. Germany was visibly shocked at learning that Italy's first love was a boy, which furthered his confusion and belief that Italy was in love with him.<br /> <br /> However, it is debatable as to what Italy's exact feelings for Germany are. It is speculated that Italy may love Germany, but that he also may not know the distinctions between different types of love and therefore might have a different sense of "love" for Germany than what Germany himself feels. Other fans speculate that Italy might love Germany, but is held back by his promise to wait for HRE long ago.<br /> <br /> Due to having had no previous friends or any sort of romantic interest, it can be inferred that Germany has a deep interest in Italy because he has never felt anything like it before.<br /> <br /> ===Germany = Holy Roman Empire?===<br /> A common theory, mentioned above, is that Germany is in actuality HRE, having survived his apparent death in the Napoleonic Wars (or at the end of the Thirty Years War) when he was dissolved. It is often speculated that he got amnesia due to his defeat, though some believe that HRE gradually lost his memories over time (or purposely blocked them out to focus on his goal to win in wars) and that his dissolution was what wiped his mind clean.<br /> <br /> In the series, it is notable that [[Hidekaz Himaruya]] has not shown Germany at a younger age, and that there seem to be various hints connecting the two characters in some way. The strongest hint came at the cliffhanger of Buon San Valentino, when it appeared that Germany was recovering a memory of having seen Chibitalia (it seemed to be from HRE's point of view).<br /> <br /> The two characters bear an uncanny physical resemblance to each other, though HRE's eyes are drawn differently. When Germany's hair is not slicked back, he resembles an older version of HRE. In a scrapped illustration, HRE fantasizes about the day he and Chibitalia will become adults: An adult HRE is shown from the nose down and appears to resemble Germany in build and facial shape.<br /> <br /> A historical connection for the two does exist: The Holy Roman Empire is considered by historians to be the '''First Reich''', while the German Empire and Nazi Germany are the second and third, respectively. Supporters of the theory will use this as evidence, along with the fact that the Holy Roman Empire's full name after the 16th century was '''The Holy Roman Empire Of The German Nation'''. Detractors of the theory offer the counter-argument that the Second Reich would better represent [[Gilbert Beilschmidt|Prussia]], for it grew out of the Prussian war conquests and annexations of the 1860s. The government differences between the Empire and Germany are also pointed out in counter-arguments opposing the connection. It is also to be noted that the terms "First Reich" and "Second Reich" are frowned upon due to their usage in Nazi propaganda, casting doubt if the Reichs connection would be what is intended for the character.<br /> <br /> It is notable that HRE and Germany both share Germania as an ancestral figure (a father or grandfather, depending on the canon source), and have Prussia as a brother. But there are many offspring of Germania, so a counter-argument is that HRE and Germany could be brothers. The personality differences of the two characters are also noted in the counter-arguments, though the differences could be chalked up due to HRE's amnesia. It is also possible that Germany may simply be a "fragment" of HRE or a reincarnation of some sort, as the Empire split into many small states, including those that would come to make up the German Empire.<br /> <br /> Prussia being an elder brother to HRE also seems to be a common misconception that was born from early fandom, while historically, their age difference would be the reverse (unless Prussia started out as Old/Baltic Prussia). To rectify this, some believe that the two are in fact separate, with HRE being a brother to France and Germany as Prussia's younger brother.<br /> <br /> Another series connection drawn between the two is that Chibitalia gave HRE panties as a parting gift, while the adult Italy gave Germany boxers as a gift for Christmas. A strip featuring HRE and Chibitalia was also featured alongside the Christmas strip, and involved panties as well (HRE accidentally pulled Chibitalia's underwear down in trying to help "her" out of a box).<br /> <br /> Himaruya once promised that Chibitalia and HRE would eventually get a "happy ending", though it is debatable what he might have meant by that statement.<br /> <br /> ===After The War?===<br /> Fans will also speculate about the status of the Germany/Italy relationship after the end of the main WWII storyline. In one of Himaruya's deleted entry, when he was asked about Veneziano and Germany's relationship at the end of the war, he stated that: "The South switched sides and joined the Allies, while the North continued to stay with the Axis even after they surrendered. Despite knowing they were losing the war, The North fought along side Germany until they were finally taken over by the Allies and Southern Italy". Meaning the one who got to the Allies side was Romano, and not Veneziano, who stayed to Germany's side until the end. He attribues this fact due to people being unware that Italy was actually split into two countries during the war. He also stated that this is one of the reasons to why there is two Italys in the series.<br /> <br /> Italy's nightmare in '''Pact Of Steel''' has been interpreted as a foreshadowing to the broken alliance of the Axis, much like how his dream as a child foretold that he would meet [[Japan]] some day.<br /> <br /> ==Moments==<br /> ===Webcomic: Main Storyline===<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 1'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 2: Allied Forces'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 4: Pact Of Steel'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 5: Lietuvis'''<br /> <br /> ===Published Manga===<br /> ====Volume 1====<br /> *'''Meeting Of The World'''<br /> *'''Prologue'''<br /> *'''Axis Powers'''<br /> *'''Power Ranger Allied Forces''' (strip: '''Back To Axis''')<br /> *''':) In The World'''<br /> *'''Shouting S.O.S At The Center Of The Earth!''' (reprint of '''You Know, We're Kind Of...''')<br /> *'''German Simulator'''<br /> *'''Preview: To The Unfinished Tomorrow''' (reprint of the deleted original ending to '''Lietuvis''')<br /> <br /> ====Volume 2====<br /> *'''Academy Hetalia Christmas'''<br /> *'''With Grandpa Rome''' (altered and redrawn reprint from the "Extra Stories")<br /> *'''Hello World! Hello Italy!'''<br /> *'''Wish Upon A Star''' (redrawn reprint from the "Extra Stories")<br /> <br /> ====Hetalia World✩Stars====<br /> *'''After the Rain there is Hetalia!'''<br /> *'''Hetalia World ☆ Stars - Volume 3 Page 36'''<br /> <br /> ===Webcomic: "Extra Stories"===<br /> *'''Germany vs. Italy'''<br /> *'''Big Brother France And The Information Manipulation Activities!'''<br /> *'''Contrary To The Italian Image'''<br /> *'''Italy Omake'''<br /> *'''Germany And The Drug Store'''<br /> *'''Wish Upon A Star'''<br /> *'''Chapter 5 Omake'''<br /> *'''Axis Powers Jokes'''<br /> *'''Christmas Scribbles''' (second strip)<br /> *'''You Know, We're Kind Of...'''<br /> *'''Italy And The African War Front'''<br /> *'''We're Shipwrecked!'''<br /> *'''We're Shipwrecked Too!''' (cameo)<br /> *'''You Be Italy, And I'll Be Germany'''<br /> *'''If It's Japan, He Can Make It: High-Efficiency Binoculars To See Inside Brains''' (cameo)<br /> *'''Christmas Rampage 2007'''<br /> *'''Buon San Valentino''' series (incomplete)<br /> *'''The World Conference''' (incomplete prototype strip)<br /> *'''Italy Observation Diary'''<br /> *'''With Grandpa Rome'''<br /> *'''April Fools Summary'''<br /> *'''National Foundation Day'''<br /> *'''Salted Salmon'''<br /> *'''Halloween 2011'''<br /> *'''Christmas 2011'''<br /> <br /> ===Webcomic: "Comic Diaries"===<br /> *'''Comic Diary 1'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 2'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 4 '''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 8'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 10'''<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> *[http://gertalia.deviantart.com/ Gertalia]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://gxi.deviantart.com/ GxI]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://ludxfeli.deviantart.com/ LudxFeli]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://geritaheadcanonanddiaryblog.tumblr.com/ GerIta Headcanon & Diary blog]- Tumblr fan community.<br /> *[http://community.livejournal.com/gertalia/ Gertalia]- LiveJournal fan community.<br /> *[http://geritaespamano.forumfree.it/ Gertalia]- Italian (Italiano) forum. Caters to [[Spain/South Italy|Spamano]] as well.<br /> <br /> {{GermanyPairings}}<br /> {{ItalyPairings}}</div>

Geritalover http://hetalia.kitawiki.net/index.php?title=South_Italy&diff=40506 South Italy 2017-04-07T22:24:45Z

<p>Geritalover: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Nation<br /> | name = South Italy<br>南イタリア<br /> | continent = EUROPE<br /> | image = Romano-color.jpg<br /> | country = [[Image:ItalyFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:Italy|Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana)]], [[wikipedia:Southern Italy|Southern Italy]]<br /> | human = [[Human names#South Italy|Lovino Vargas]] (ロヴィーノ・ヴァルガス, ''Rovīno Varugasu'')<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref><br /> | age = 22-23<ref>{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/extra/cache2.htm|archivedate=???|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 2006|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref><br /> | gender = Male<br /> | birthday = March 17<ref name="Vol1Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers|publisher=Gentosha|page=18|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref><br /> | hair = Brown<br /> | eyes = Light Green/Hazel/Light Brown (manga, blog/events, ''Beautiful World'')<br /> Amber (anime, ''Axis Powers'' and ''World Series'')<br /> <br /> | volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]<br /> | strip = ''Chapter 4: Pact of Steel''<br /> | dramacd = [[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD]]<br /> | anime = [[Episode 01]] (Chibitalia)<br>[[Episode 07]] (as an adult)<br /> <br /> | japanese = [[Daisuke Namikawa]]<br>[[Aki Kanada]] (as a child, ''World Series'' [[Episode 60|Episode 08]] and on)<br>[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Shounosuke Hitachi]] (''Flower Of Iris'')<br /> | english = [[Ian Sinclair]]<br>[[Colleen Clinkenbeard]] (as a child, ''World Series'' [[Episode 60|Episode 08]] and on)<br /> }}<br /> '''South Italy''' (南イタリア, ''Minami Itaria''), often referred to as '''Romano '''(ロマーノ, ''Romāno''), is a supporting character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers''' and the older brother of [[Italy|North Italy]]. Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#South Italy|Lovino Vargas]]''' (ロヴィーノ・ヴァルガス, ''Rovīno Varugasu'').<ref name="Name"/><br /> <br /> ==Attributes==<br /> [[File:Italy_Romano_Chibi.PNG|thumb|left|150px|A 'chibi' version of Romano. Shown in Hidekaz Himaruya's blog.]]<br /> ===Appearance===<br /> South Italy has dark brown hair and an olive complexion, unlike his paler-complected brother. His eyes are green; however they are often colored hazel or brown by Himaruya himself, who said that fans were free to use whichever eye color they preferred for him, but noted that he often used a light green or light brown-like color, officially.<ref name="blog entry 89">{{cite web|title=あんまりこない質問もとめ|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-89.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=June 6, 2008|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=Summary of the remainder of the questions inside}}</ref><br /> <br /> Like his brother, he has a wild long curl that acts as his erogenous zone.<ref name="curls">{{cite web|title=■くるんかくのがやけに好きです。■ |url=http://www.hetarchive.net/scanlations/comicdiary.php?nikkimanga2|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=}}</ref> It usually rests towards the right side of his head, but sometimes will show towards the left when he's facing left. In his very first appearance in the webcomic, South Italy's shirt and belt were colored white, but were later shaded in dark. The actual color of the uniform is unknown due to it only appearing in black-and-white art. In most artwork and merchandise, he is shown wearing a khaki uniform in a different style than Italy's (and more similar to [[Spain]]'s), with 3/4-length sleeves. But in the published manga and anime, he instead wears a virtually identical uniform to his brother, although it has different colors.<br /> <br /> As a child, he did not always wear a maid dress like his brother but simply an apron, as seen in early strips of '''Boss Spain's Control of Southern Italy''.<ref name="bossspainscontrol">{{cite web|title=スペイン親分の南イタリア支配|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/isp.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=Boss Spain's Control of Southern Italy}}</ref> However, in some strips like the ones in ''Comic Diary 9'' and [[Volume 3]], he is depicted wearing a maid dress and apron like his brother's, though its colors are unknown.<ref name="bossspainscontrol">{{cite web|title=■俺がちびだった頃■|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nikkimanga9.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=My Younger Days}}</ref><ref name="Vol. 3 P59-63">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3|publisher=Gentosha|page=59-63|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref><br /> <br /> A chibi image by Himaruya, as well as a figurine, also show that South Italy has a casual sailor outfit like Italy, but with the blue accents replaced by green.<ref name="blog entry 209">{{cite web|title=ソコイテ!マテテ！|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-209.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=July 32, 2008|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title==}}</ref><br /> <br /> ===Personality and Interests===<br /> South Italy is friendly and kind to women, but is strict and less social to men.<ref name="Vol. 1 profile">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia|publisher=Gentosha|page=18|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref> Despite appearing to be tougher than his younger brother, he is just as cowardly and ineffectual, if not more so. He's stubborn and has actually been described as being quite timid. Though he is not very skilled with his hands, it is said that he is a good pickpocket.<ref name="Vol. 1 profile"></ref> He is also somewhat vulgar, often calling others "bastard"s or ending his sentences with a word translatable as "damn it". He makes a "Chigi" (or "Chigigi") sound when he is agitated or when his haircurl is pulled.<ref name="Vol. 2 profile">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 2|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 2|publisher=Gentosha|page=16|isbn=978-4-3448-1514-8}}</ref><br /> <br /> As a child, he often slacked off and slept when it came to chores; he was rather clumsy when he actually tried to do them. In ''Comic Diary 10'' and blog illustrations by Himaruya, as well as in the first part of '''Boss Spain's Control Of Southern Italy''', it is revealed that the younger South Italy had a bed-wetting problem and had trouble finding the toilet due to the vast size of Spain's mansion. In ''Hetalia: Axis Powers volume 1'', it is also revealed that he had the disease [[wikipedia:Choreia_(disease)|Choreia]] as a child, and that it played a part in his clumsiness. Spain attempted to heal him by making him dance the Tarantella; South Italy appeared to recover from the disease, whether due to those efforts or not. In the '''2011 Christmas Event''', it is revealed that Romano is actually a hard worker in modern times, much to Prussia's and Germany's surprise. According to Germany, Romano is "a guy who can do what he puts his mind into".<br /> <br /> When using grenades, he seemingly has no clue of the correct way to throw them (throwing the pin rather than the actual grenade, a habit shared by his brother). In the strip '''In Two Minutes, You Can Grasp The Exterior Of The European Economy''', it is shown that he is often controlled and led around by his own mafia. It is partially due to the influence of the mafia that his view of the world is more biased and bleak than Italy's. Nonetheless, he hates them, though he doesn't usually fight back, presumably out of his cowardice.<ref name="intwominutes">{{cite web|title=２分でなんとなくうわべだけはつかめるようなヨーロッパ経済|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/kiz.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 7, 2014|trans_title=In Just 2 Minutes You Can Grasp the Exterior of the European Economy}}</ref><br /> <br /> While Italy eats a variety of foods other than their own, with influence from Germany and Switzerland, South Italy refuses to eat foreign food, especially if it happens to be cheese or potatoes.<br /> <br /> ==Relationships==<br /> ===Ancient Rome===<br /> ''Main article: [[Ancient Rome]]''<br /> <br /> Like Italy, Rome has also tried to visit Romano. However, this doesn't happen often as Romano is too embarrassed to meet with him. This is mostly due to that fact that he will start crying tears of joy.<ref name="blog entry 936">{{Cite web|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1115.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=April 5, 2011|title=超次元シンデレラかんちゃん|language = Japanese|access date = September 6, 2014}}</ref><br /> <br /> ===Belgium===<br /> ''Main article: [[Belgium]]''<br /> <br /> As a child, South Italy had a crush on the older Belgium, though he found himself unable to kiss her or tell her how he actually felt (though Belgium revealed she was only teasing him and felt bad for it). He also gets incredibly flustered and tongue-tied when Belgium praises him for his hard work, even getting flustered to the point of meekness and admitting he hadn't worked much at all. They seem to get along as adults.<br /> <br /> ===Germany===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Germany]]''<br /> <br /> Unlike his brother, South Italy hates Germany and can't stand to see him and Italy together. He refers to Germany as a "potato bastard" and "macho potato".<br /> <br /> South Italy had attempted to get revenge on a few occasions, but failed each time:<br /> <br /> *Tried to charge at Germany, but slipped on a banana peel and skinned his arm ('''Italy's Big Brother, '''''Webcomic)''<br /> <br /> *Pulled the pin off a "Red Devil" grenade, but threw the pin instead of the actual grenade, which he held in his mouth, much like Italy in a [[Episode 20: America's Cleaning Of The Storage, Part 2 | previous episode]]. ('''Italy's Big Brother''').<br /> <br /> *Threatened to throw tomatoes at Germany and "rip every muscle" off of his body, but wound up frightened by [[France]] ('''Meet My Big Brother!, '''''Hetalia: Axis Powers''' '''volume 1'').<br /> <br /> *Attempted to embarrass Germany by holding up a fake mustache (to make him look like he was sporting one), but wound up making himself look like he wore mustache instead ('''Good Luck! Big Brother!, '''''Hetalia: Axis Powers volume 1''''')'''<br /> <br /> It is suggested that he might hate Germans in general, seeing that he thought one as a danger when he was a kid and got scolded by Spain because he believed the German would attack Spain. A line in '''Italy's Big Brother''' also reveals that his stereotype of Germans is that they're all "uncivilized country bumpkins with bad physiology." When Germany noted that Italy happened to have Germanic blood as well, it caused South Italy to go into a rage and attempt to charge at him (only for the above banana incident to occur).<br /> <br /> ===Italy===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Italy]]''<br /> <br /> The two brothers grew up knowing of each other, but they never actually met face to face. Italy eventually went off to live with their grandfather for some time, while South Italy stayed behind. After [[Ancient Rome|Grandpa Rome]] had died and Italy came back, South Italy and the other boys became bullies to him. The two were separated again at the end of the Italian War, when Italy was claimed by the Holy Roman Empire and [[Austria]], while South Italy was conquered by [[Spain]] after the ''Battle of Garigliano.''<br /> <br /> In the present day, the two brothers don't get along very well; South Italy occasionally refuses to acknowledge his brother's existence, though Italy is more than eager&nbsp;to be around his older brother.&nbsp;As a child, South Italy often felt jealous and inferior to Italy, due to the younger brother inheriting their grandfather's talent for art, while he could barely draw. He also felt that his brother took after their grandfather in appearance more. Despite this though, he's shown to have at least a subconscious care for him, becoming upset when his brother implies he doesn't admire him, and sharing a bed with him. Usually when it's hinted that he cares about Italy though, something happens that angers him and he instantly reverts back.<br /> <br /> ===Japan===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Japan]]''<br /> <br /> Though they have to met only briefly in an earlier "strip," in which they didn't actually interact beyond introductions and Japan's pondering of the brothers' curls, Himaruya has stated that they would both get along rather well and that Japan would refer to the other as "Romano-kun" after initially referring to him as "Romano-san."<ref>http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-83.html</ref><br /> <br /> ===Prussia===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Prussia]]''<br /> <br /> Prussia seems to have feelings for both of the Italy brothers due to their climate and topography. <br /> Despite his hatred of Germany, Romano does not appear to treat Prussia with the same level of contempt. However, Romano has been said to dislike Prussia and had wanted to fight him when he was a child, but he found him too scary. Instead, he merely cursed at him from afar. In modern times, as Prussia watched him work, Romano was not openly hostile towards him, neither yelling nor cursing excessively, while Prussia concerned himself as to why he worked barefoot, wondering if he had no money for shoes despite his hard work. Romano might trust Prussia a little bit (or it was simply siesta time and, like his brother, he will fall asleep no matter where he is, though Romano stayed dressed), as he fell asleep near him. Prussia watched him sleep, telling Germany that the flow of time was mysterious when he showed up, likely because Romano wasn't as hard a worker as a child as he was in the present.<br /> <br /> Romano later said that he felt gloomy for having associated with Prussia.<br /> <br /> ===Spain===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Spain]]''<br /> <br /> Because Spain raised him, South Italy has assimilated some of his culture, customs, religion, and his love for tomatoes.<ref name="teachingspanish">{{cite web|title=■親分スペイン語をイタリア・ロマーノに教える■|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/isp.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=Teaching Boss Spanish to Southern Italy}}</ref> While Spain often acts affectionately towards him, South Italy tends to treat him rather coldly because he believes that Spain just wants his grandfather's inheritance.<ref name="teachingspanish">{{cite web|title=■スペイン兄貴と子分の憂鬱■|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/srm.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=Big Brother Spain and His Henchman's Depression}}</ref> Though their relationship started off rocky due to young Romano's character flaws, Spain starts to dote on him and Romano is spoiled, though he continues to put on an act as if Spain only troubles him.<br /> <br /> Deep down, he does care about Spain, though he rarely shows it openly. He is also protective of Spain, and will lash out in anger when he thinks Spain could be, or has been, in danger or taken advantage of.<ref name="henchmanthatworks">{{cite web|title=■たまには働いてやる子分■|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/rmn.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=The Henchman That Works Sometimes}}</ref><ref name="afsequel">{{cite web|title=■エイプリルフール後日談■|http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/4_1matome.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=April Fool's Sequel}}</ref> When Spain caught a cold, South Italy increases imports from Spain (despite having a cold himself) and overcomes his weakness to the Mafia (even though he usually bends to their will.)<ref name="intwominutes"></ref> Romano apparently also helped out Spain during his own civil war, even at the cost of being shot in the butt.<ref name="warassistance">{{cite web|title=日記漫画まとめ　その２|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nikkimanga2.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=Comic Diary Summary Part 2}}</ref> <br /> <br /> Spain is also the person that Romano counts on first for help, despite his frustrations. He has requested his assistance on various occasions, although the outcome isn't exactly what he's hoping for.<ref name="letstryescaping">{{cite web|title=■脱走してみよう■|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nii.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=Let’s Try Escaping!}}</ref><ref name="pastaisntcoming">{{cite web|title=■パスタとくるん■|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nikkimanga9.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=Pasta isn't coming}}</ref> He will sometimes retaliate when the outcome is not what he is looking for.<ref name="warassistance"></ref><br /> <br /> In his youth, South Italy would often jump on Spain or headbutt him in the stomach to wake him up. This caused Spain to have a nightmare where an adult South Italy jumped on him and "crushed his vital regions."<br /> <br /> ===Turkey===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Turkey]]''<br /> <br /> Romano first encountered Turkey as a child. Turkey, then known as the Ottoman Empire, found Romano alone in a forest and captured him. Spain arrived soon after to reclaim him, and Turkey left with little protest. In modern times, Turkey acts amicably towards Romano, remarking on how much he has grown and asking how he has been. In contrast, Romano finds him frightening.<ref name="RomaTurk">{{cite web|title=リクエスト21|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1463.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=‎November 6, 2013|accessdate=November 28, 2013}}</ref><br /> <br /> ==Appearances==<br /> ===Anime===<br /> [[Image:S.ItalyAnime.PNG|thumb|right|South Italy in the Anime.]]<br /> South Italy is first shown briefly in the '''Chibitalia''' segment of [[Episode 01]] as a small child, and makes further non-speaking cameos in [[Episode 02]] (where the brothers are bullied by the other nations) and [[Episode 04]] (being stepped on by a victorious [[Austria]]). The adult South Italy finally appears in [[Episode 07]], which adapts '''Meet My Big Brother!''' and '''Good Luck! Big Brother!''' from ''Axis Powers Hetalia volume 1''. <br /> <br /> His childhood is further detailed in Episodes [[Episode 60|60]][[Episode 61|-]][[Episode 62|62]], [[Episode 67|67]], [[Episode 68 |68 and]] [[Episode 75]][[Episode 76|-]][[Episode 77|77]] which adapt '''Boss Spain's Control of Southern Italy'''. This shows the time from when Spain firsts aquires South Italy to where he begins fighting France and Turkey for him.<br /> <br /> He is voiced by [[Daisuke Namikawa]], who also voices Italy. Namikawa also initially voiced the child version of South Italy in the first episode, but the role was later recast for '''Hetalia: World Series''', with [[Aki Kanada]] providing the voice (as she did for his brother).<br /> <br /> In the anime adaptation (much like the later colored manga artwork), South Italy is given lighter skin, rather than being olive-skinned, while his eyes are amber-colored. Though he is depicted as wearing his pants over a short pair of boots in a character sketch for the manga, his anime turnaround instead shows him to have his pants tucked into a pair of tall boots (that look much like his brother's). His first military uniform is also colored khaki, with the shirt being maroon and the tie being navy.<br /> <br /> In the fifth season ''The Beautiful World'', his eyes are changed to green and his hair is slightly lightened.<br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> *Like his brother, South Italy's birthday falls on '''March 17th''', which is the date that the "Kingdom Of Italy" was formed<ref name="Vol1Profile"/>. He was also represented with the flag for the Kingdom in the original webcomic art, though the modern Italian one is now used for him. South Italy is confirmed to be the elder of the two; despite this, some fans continue to mistake them for twins.<br /> *His full nation name, '''Italy Romano''', is derived from '''Rome''', the capital of Italy. In the actual strips, he is simply '''Romano''', though '''South Italy''' is also used to differentiate him from his younger brother. Historically however, he would represent either kingdom of '''Sicily''' and '''Naples''' (which later became "The&nbsp;Kingdom Of The Two Sicilies"), which were part of Southern Italy and wound up under the control of Spain. ''Romano'' is an existent Italian male first name, derived from the Latin title "romanus" (which originally meant "a citizen of the Roman Empire", but now simply "native of Rome"). In addition, ''Romano'' can be seen as a pun on the phrase "''Roma no''", meaning "of Rome".<br /> *His given human name, ロヴィノ, whether transcribed as Lovino or Rovino is not an actual Italian name. "Rovino" means "I ruin" and would not be used as a name, especially for it's negativity. However, "Lovino" could pass off as a nickname deriving somehow from another name such as Luigi. In contrast, "Romano" is an actual, common Italian name.<br /> *South Italy is one of the Axis Powers during the second world war which would bring the total of Axis Powers in the story to four. This can be seen when he and North Italy were captured by [[England]] in [[episode 63]].<br /> *According to Hidekaz Himaruya, South Italy's hair is colored darker than Italy's due to having [[wikipedia:History_of_Islam_in_southern_Italy|Arabic blood]]. Himaruya described him as having both "darker hair" and a "darker personality". But in a 2006 profile of Italy on Kitayume, South Italy briefly appeared in an illustration with ''black'' hair, as opposed to the dark brown hair Himaruya would settle on.<br /> *One can tell North Italy and South Italy apart hair wise when South Italy has dark hair and his curl is in the middle of his hair and North Italy's hair is light brown and his curl is on the side of his hair.<br /> *In ''Hetalia: World☆Stars'', it was revealed he is shorter than his brother North Italy.<ref name="temp world stars ref">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2014|title=ヘタリア World☆Stars|trans_title= Hetalia: World☆Stars|publisher=Shonen Jump +}}</ref><br /> *It's revealed by Himaruya that one of the reasons to why there are two Italys in the series is the fact that during the WWII, Italy was actually split into two different contries, the South switched sides and joined the Allies, while the North continued to stay with the Axis. <ref>http://www.hetarchive.net/scanlations/oldblog/2006-10gatu.php</ref> <br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> <div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist|2}}</div><br /> <br /> {{CharacterIndex|continent=EUROPE}}<br /> [[Category:Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Male Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Manga Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Drama CD Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Anime Characters]]<br /> [[Category:European Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Mediterranean Characters]]</div>

Geritalover http://hetalia.kitawiki.net/index.php?title=Germany/North_Italy&diff=40505 Germany/North Italy 2017-04-07T22:23:12Z

<p>Geritalover: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Pairing<br /> | char1 = Germany<br /> | char2 = Italy<br /> | image = GermanyItaly.png<br /> | caption = Italy (left), Kitty (middle), and Germany (right) in Episode 38.<br /> | interaction = Yes (''see [[#Moments|moments]]'')<br /> <br /> | tag1 = {{pixivtag|枢軸お花夫婦}} (''Suujiku Ohana Fuufu'', Axis Flower Couple)<br /> }}<br /> '''Germany/North Italy''' is a popular, semi-canonical slash pairing in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers''', involving [[Germany]] and [[Italy]]. It is also commonly referred to as '''Gertalia''' and '''Gerita''' (from both ''Germany'' and ''Italia''). The pairing is also known as 枢軸お花夫婦 (''Suujiku Ohana Fuufu''), or Axis Flower Couple, in the Japanese fandom.<br /> <br /> ==World War I==<br /> In the middle of WWI, Germany searched for the heir to the [[Ancient Rome|Roman Empire]] and wished to fight him. Coming across a crate in the middle of the woods, he opened it to find a panicked Italy hiding inside.<br /> <br /> Germany proceeded to take Italy prisoner and kept him captive until he became too annoying to handle; when the war was over he literally kicked Italy back home.<br /> <br /> In the webcomic, Germany soon discovered that Italy had nearly starved to death in a desert (from using all his water to boil up pasta) and had to bail him out. However, in the published manga and anime, Italy became poor due to the fallout from the war and convinced Germany (who was going through money troubles himself) to let him come back to work for him.<br /> <br /> ==World War II==<br /> In the leadup to WWII, Italy became aggravated that Germany was ready to go to war and took it upon himself to become the self-proclaimed "ally" of Germany. Germany initially refused Italy's assistance but he eventually relented, and the two made a promise to help if either was in a pinch. However, Germany soon found the alliance to be a source of frustration, since he continued to bail Italy out of desperate situations. It was even more frustrating because he had no one else he could genuinely call a "friend."<br /> <br /> When the two were captured as prisoners of war, Germany refused to tell their captors anything; on the other hand, Italy quickly spilled all of his secrets, which humiliated Germany.<br /> <br /> In "Big Brother France and information manipulation activities", when England and France were spreading rumors about Germany, England told Italy that Germany had said that he hated him because he was useless, couldn't do anything himself, and wished Italy would stop hanging around his house. After getting discouraged, Italy immediately turned and ran to Germany and asked if he hated him, to which Germany responded that he didn't, much to Italy's relief.<br /> <br /> In ''Germany VS Italy'', Italy attempted to greet Germany with a hug. However, because he was 8cm shorter, he had a hard time and, while standing on his toes, stretched the muscles in his feet too hard and wound up in pain. Regardless, he continued asking for a hug, to which Germany responded by kissing him on the cheek.<br /> <br /> Germany found that Italy was like an obedient dog, as Italy would agree with anything he said and would state that the former was right in many different ways. But Germany frequently disciplined Italy because he ran away from battle, flirted with girls, or forgot to put on pants after he woke up from a naked siesta. He also had to deal with Italy's older brother [[Lovino Vargas|Romano]], who hated him and tried (but failed) to enact his vengeance.<br /> <br /> Italy became distressed when Germany didn't like the friendship posters he put up; Romano attempted to convince him that Germany hated him, causing the naked Italy to run through Europe to verify with Germany. Though a blushing (and naked) Germany told Italy that he didn't hate him, Italy insisted that Germany should clarify his words so he can understand. Italy became overjoyed at hearing that Germany "loved" him; when [[Japan]] came to check on them, Italy announced that he finally got closer to Germany.<br /> <br /> While camping out in the African war front, Germany and Italy saw a falling star. Italy wished for [[Arthur Kirkland|England]] to get a headache and go home, though Germany told him it wouldn't work. But after Italy turned in for the night, Germany secretly made his own (long) wish on the star. He wished that Italy would stop being a crybaby, stop eating pasta everywhere, stop pigging out on gelato, and learn to make actual hand grenades; he also wished that Romano would stop trying to get revenge on him and for a change in government, but the star could not grant all of those wishes. Instead, it granted Italy's wish by crashing into England's head, which caused him to get a headache and go home.<br /> <br /> When it was time for Germany and [[Ivan Braginski|Russia]] to invade [[Feliks Łukasiewicz|Poland]], Italy bid them good luck and tried to imitate Germany's style of saluting.<br /> <br /> ===Buon San Valentino===<br /> In a storyline left hanging, Germany began getting mixed signals from Italy's affection after they finished a war training session. He decided to get a book about communicating with a partner, and soon learned that Valentine's Day was approaching.<br /> <br /> When they next met, Italy gave Germany a bouquet of red roses as a Valentine's Day gift. Italy was unaware that the gesture was a romantic one, while Germany began to believe that Italy actually did have feelings for him and not any girls that he would usually flirt with, (due to the fact that red roses are a German confession of love). Italy confessed that he did have a first love, but that it was a boy, which caused more confusion.<br /> <br /> Germany soon felt pressured to give Italy an answer to his "confession", while Italy felt it unusual that Germany actually wanted to play soccer with him. Upon hearing Germany say "Yes", Italy believed that Germany read his mind and was referring to wanting to play another game, though Germany was actually giving an answer to the assumed confession.<br /> <br /> After following the last chapter of a dating advice book, Germany decided to ask Italy out to dinner. He soon became nervous in planning for the date, and had to get a reluctant Austria to help him out. Germany confessed that he had no prior romantic experience at all, and that he'd only read a few romance novels.<br /> <br /> During the course of the strips, Germany begins to feel more and more content with the situation as he thinks about the time he's spent with Italy, and noticing that he's actually starting to feel "happy".<br /> <br /> At the dinner, Germany began to feel emotions that he hadn't previously felt before, and became jealous at Italy for flirting with girls (believing him to be cheating). Italy was oblivious to the jealousy though, and wondered if it was something else he had done. But after Germany handed him a bouquet of flowers and a tomato engagement ring, Italy became flustered and scared of his "strange" behavior. Germany attempted to wipe his tears away, which only caused Italy to become more frightened.<br /> <br /> As Germany attempted to comfort an increasingly disturbed Italy, his mind became flooded with more strange emotions and he became silent (causing Italy more distress). As his mind overflowed with emotion, he seemed to recall a hazy memory from the past...<br /> <br /> ==Modern Life==<br /> Little is known about what happened to Germany and Italy after the events of ''Buon San Valentino'' at this time.<br /> <br /> During [[France]]'s rampage on Christmas Day of 2007, the two were seen together as they shopped for candy apples. The merchant (in actuality France) ordered both of them to take off their clothes as payment for the apples. France also implied that they were usually lovey-dovey. In the deleted sequel to the strip series, the two were shown to still be naked as they celebrated Christmas.<br /> <br /> In one strip it also shows them giving America the same birthday present (a newly built car).<br /> <br /> As shown in more recent modern day strips, the two still seem to be very close, one example being one strip where Germany praises Italy's land and culture, causing him to giggle and blush, or one which shows that recently [[Spain]]'s land's sightseeing locations are becoming more popular with Germans than Italy's, causing him to become upset, stating that he though he would always be Germany's "Number One" and would find a way to fix that.<br /> <br /> ==Fan Speculations==<br /> Germany seems to have a crush on Italy, as evidenced by always blushing in personal moments between them and becoming awkward around him. If Germany really was the [[Holy Roman Empire]], it would be certain that he had one, but at that point of time he had believed Italy to be a girl. It is assumed that in the case of him being HRE, he lost all his childhood memories and forgot that he knew Italy.<br /> <br /> In the reverse, Italy grew to deeply care for HRE, whom he was afraid of at first due to having been stalked by him. Germany was visibly shocked at learning that Italy's first love was a boy, which furthered his confusion and belief that Italy was in love with him.<br /> <br /> However, it is debatable as to what Italy's exact feelings for Germany are. It is speculated that Italy may love Germany, but that he also may not know the distinctions between different types of love and therefore might have a different sense of "love" for Germany than what Germany himself feels. Other fans speculate that Italy might love Germany, but is held back by his promise to wait for HRE long ago.<br /> <br /> Due to having had no previous friends or any sort of romantic interest, it can be inferred that Germany has a deep interest in Italy because he has never felt anything like it before.<br /> <br /> ===Germany = Holy Roman Empire?===<br /> A common theory, mentioned above, is that Germany is in actuality HRE, having survived his apparent death in the Napoleonic Wars (or at the end of the Thirty Years War) when he was dissolved. It is often speculated that he got amnesia due to his defeat, though some believe that HRE gradually lost his memories over time (or purposely blocked them out to focus on his goal to win in wars) and that his dissolution was what wiped his mind clean.<br /> <br /> In the series, it is notable that [[Hidekaz Himaruya]] has not shown Germany at a younger age, and that there seem to be various hints connecting the two characters in some way. The strongest hint came at the cliffhanger of Buon San Valentino, when it appeared that Germany was recovering a memory of having seen Chibitalia (it seemed to be from HRE's point of view).<br /> <br /> The two characters bear an uncanny physical resemblance to each other, though HRE's eyes are drawn differently. When Germany's hair is not slicked back, he resembles an older version of HRE. In a scrapped illustration, HRE fantasizes about the day he and Chibitalia will become adults: An adult HRE is shown from the nose down and appears to resemble Germany in build and facial shape.<br /> <br /> A historical connection for the two does exist: The Holy Roman Empire is considered by historians to be the '''First Reich''', while the German Empire and Nazi Germany are the second and third, respectively. Supporters of the theory will use this as evidence, along with the fact that the Holy Roman Empire's full name after the 16th century was '''The Holy Roman Empire Of The German Nation'''. Detractors of the theory offer the counter-argument that the Second Reich would better represent [[Gilbert Beilschmidt|Prussia]], for it grew out of the Prussian war conquests and annexations of the 1860s. The government differences between the Empire and Germany are also pointed out in counter-arguments opposing the connection. It is also to be noted that the terms "First Reich" and "Second Reich" are frowned upon due to their usage in Nazi propaganda, casting doubt if the Reichs connection would be what is intended for the character.<br /> <br /> It is notable that HRE and Germany both share Germania as an ancestral figure (a father or grandfather, depending on the canon source), and have Prussia as a brother. But there are many offspring of Germania, so a counter-argument is that HRE and Germany could be brothers. The personality differences of the two characters are also noted in the counter-arguments, though the differences could be chalked up due to HRE's amnesia. It is also possible that Germany may simply be a "fragment" of HRE or a reincarnation of some sort, as the Empire split into many small states, including those that would come to make up the German Empire.<br /> <br /> Prussia being an elder brother to HRE also seems to be a common misconception that was born from early fandom, while historically, their age difference would be the reverse (unless Prussia started out as Old/Baltic Prussia). To rectify this, some believe that the two are in fact separate, with HRE being a brother to France and Germany as Prussia's younger brother.<br /> <br /> Another series connection drawn between the two is that Chibitalia gave HRE panties as a parting gift, while the adult Italy gave Germany boxers as a gift for Christmas. A strip featuring HRE and Chibitalia was also featured alongside the Christmas strip, and involved panties as well (HRE accidentally pulled Chibitalia's underwear down in trying to help "her" out of a box).<br /> <br /> Himaruya once promised that Chibitalia and HRE would eventually get a "happy ending", though it is debatable what he might have meant by that statement.<br /> <br /> ===After The War?===<br /> Fans will also speculate about the status of the Germany/Italy relationship after the end of the main WWII storyline. In one of Himaruya's deleted entry, when he was asked about Veneziano and Germany's relationship at the end of the war, he stated that: "The South switched sides and joined the Allies, while the North continued to stay with the Axis even after they surrendered. Despite knowing they were losing the war, The North fought along side Germany until they were finally taken over by the Allies and Southern Italy". Meaning the one who got to the Allies side was Romano, and not Veneziano, who stayed to Germany's side until the end. He attribues this fact due to people being unware that Italy was actually split into two countries during the war. He also stated that this is one of the reasons to why there is two Italys in the series.<br /> <br /> Italy's nightmare in '''Pact Of Steel''' has been interpreted as a foreshadowing to the broken alliance of the Axis, much like how his dream as a child foretold that he would meet [[Japan]] some day.<br /> <br /> ==Moments==<br /> ===Webcomic: Main Storyline===<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 1'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 2: Allied Forces'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 4: Pact Of Steel'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 5: Lietuvis'''<br /> <br /> ===Published Manga===<br /> ====Volume 1====<br /> *'''Meeting Of The World'''<br /> *'''Prologue'''<br /> *'''Axis Powers'''<br /> *'''Power Ranger Allied Forces''' (strip: '''Back To Axis''')<br /> *''':) In The World'''<br /> *'''Shouting S.O.S At The Center Of The Earth!''' (reprint of '''You Know, We're Kind Of...''')<br /> *'''German Simulator'''<br /> *'''Preview: To The Unfinished Tomorrow''' (reprint of the deleted original ending to '''Lietuvis''')<br /> <br /> ====Volume 2====<br /> *'''Academy Hetalia Christmas'''<br /> *'''With Grandpa Rome''' (altered and redrawn reprint from the "Extra Stories")<br /> *'''Hello World! Hello Italy!'''<br /> *'''Wish Upon A Star''' (redrawn reprint from the "Extra Stories")<br /> <br /> ===Webcomic: "Extra Stories"===<br /> *'''Germany vs. Italy'''<br /> *'''Big Brother France And The Information Manipulation Activities!'''<br /> *'''Contrary To The Italian Image'''<br /> *'''Italy Omake'''<br /> *'''Germany And The Drug Store'''<br /> *'''Wish Upon A Star'''<br /> *'''Chapter 5 Omake'''<br /> *'''Axis Powers Jokes'''<br /> *'''Christmas Scribbles''' (second strip)<br /> *'''You Know, We're Kind Of...'''<br /> *'''Italy And The African War Front'''<br /> *'''We're Shipwrecked!'''<br /> *'''We're Shipwrecked Too!''' (cameo)<br /> *'''You Be Italy, And I'll Be Germany'''<br /> *'''If It's Japan, He Can Make It: High-Efficiency Binoculars To See Inside Brains''' (cameo)<br /> *'''Christmas Rampage 2007'''<br /> *'''Buon San Valentino''' series (incomplete)<br /> *'''The World Conference''' (incomplete prototype strip)<br /> *'''Italy Observation Diary'''<br /> *'''With Grandpa Rome'''<br /> *'''April Fools Summary'''<br /> *'''National Foundation Day'''<br /> *'''Salted Salmon'''<br /> *'''Halloween 2011'''<br /> *'''Christmas 2011'''<br /> <br /> ===Webcomic: "Comic Diaries"===<br /> *'''Comic Diary 1'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 2'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 4 '''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 8'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 10'''<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> *[http://gertalia.deviantart.com/ Gertalia]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://gxi.deviantart.com/ GxI]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://ludxfeli.deviantart.com/ LudxFeli]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://geritaheadcanonanddiaryblog.tumblr.com/ GerIta Headcanon & Diary blog]- Tumblr fan community.<br /> *[http://community.livejournal.com/gertalia/ Gertalia]- LiveJournal fan community.<br /> *[http://geritaespamano.forumfree.it/ Gertalia]- Italian (Italiano) forum. Caters to [[Spain/South Italy|Spamano]] as well.<br /> <br /> {{GermanyPairings}}<br /> {{ItalyPairings}}</div>

Geritalover http://hetalia.kitawiki.net/index.php?title=Italy&diff=40504 Italy 2017-04-07T22:18:07Z

<p>Geritalover: </p> <hr /> <div>:''This article is about the character representing the northern portion of Italy. For the character representing the southern portion of Italy, see [[South Italy]].''<br /> {{Nation<br /> | name = Italy<br>イタリア<br /> | continent = EUROPE<br /> | image = Italy0.png<br /> | country = [[File:Flag_of_Italy.svg|16px|border]] [[wikipedia:Italy|Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana)]], Northern Italy<br /> | human = [[Human names#Italy|Feliciano Vargas]] (フェリシアーノ・ヴァルガス, ''Ferishiāno Varugasu'')<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref><br /> | spellings =<br /> | age = 20<ref>{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/extra/cache2.htm|archivedate=???|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 2006|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref><br /> | gender = Male<br /> | birthday = March 17<ref name="Vol1Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers|publisher=Gentosha|page=18|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref><br /> | hair = Brown (manga)<br> Auburn (anime)<br /> | eyes = Brown (manga)<br> Amber (anime)<br /> | height = 172 cm (5' 7.7")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/i_i11.htm|title=ヘタレ３ G-R Nonaggression Pact?|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = June 22, 2012|page=8|trans_title=Hetare 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?}}</ref><br /> <br /> | volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]<br /> | strip = ''Hetalia: Chapter 1''<br /> | game = [[Gakuen Hetalia]]<br /> | dramacd = [[Hetalia Drama CD: Prologue]]<br /> | anime = [[Episode 01]]<br /> | musical = [[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|''~Singin' in the World~'']]<br /> <br /> | japanese = [[Daisuke Namikawa]]<br>[[Aki Kanada]] (child)<br>[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Shounosuke Hitachi]] (drama CD)<br /> | english = [[Todd Haberkorn]]<br>[[Brina Palencia]] (child)<br /> }}<br /> '''Italy''' (イタリア ''Itaria'') is a main character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers.''' He is the representation of the northern part of Italy and is part of the Axis Powers. He is also referred to as '''Italy Veneziano''' (イタリア・ヴェネチアーノ ''Itaria Venechiāno''). Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#Italy|Feliciano Vargas]]''' (フェリシアーノ・ヴァルガス ''Ferishiāno Varugasu'').<ref name="Name"/><br /> <br /> ==Attributes==<br /> [[File:Italy.jpg|thumb|left|150px|A 'chibi' version of Italy. Shown in Hidekaz Himaruya's blog.]]<br /> ===Appearance===<br /> He has short brown hair and brown eyes, with a curl on the left side of his head, which acts as his erogenous zone when stroked or pulled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nikkimanga2.htm|title=「日記漫画まとめ　その２」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = June 22, 2012|trans_title=Comic Diary 2}}</ref> He wears a blue WWII military uniform, a black shirt and tie, and black boots. In earlier strips, his hair was shown smoother, and his curl was drawn smaller, a change which was noted in a gag illustration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/bldesuyo.htm|title=「ぼちぼちとリクエスト消化」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = August 14, 2012|trans_title=Digesting requests, little by little}}</ref> Italy's eyes were depicted as gray in the earliest artwork of him,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/d_i0.htm|title=ヘタリア１話|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = August 27, 2012|page=1|trans_title=Hetalia Chapter 1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/hetaria/ira5.htm|title=ヘタリア　*心のそこからヘタレイタリアをマンセーする*|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = August 28, 2012|page=|trans_title=}}</ref> but quickly changed to brown. In the [[Volume 5]] Special Booklet, Himaruya notes that he's changed the way Italy's hair falls, and it now appears shorter and more spread out as opposed to longer and falling to the sides of his head.<ref name="Vol5SE">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2012|title=ヘタリア 5 Axis Powers 特装版冊子|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers 5 Special Edition Booklet|publisher=Gentosha|page=4-5|isbn=978-4-3448-2564-2}}</ref><br /> <br /> In his first appearance in both versions of the manga, and the first two episodes of the anime, he wore a tan uniform that looked similar to his brother's, aside from being drawn as a jumpsuit in the manga (though it was shown as a two-piece suit in the anime).<br /> <br /> As a child, he wore dresses, and was often mistaken for a girl by [[Holy Roman Empire]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/t_b10.htm|title=ちびたりあ|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = August 12, 2012|page=10|trans_title=Chibitalia}}</ref> (and many others<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/hetaria/vinne.htm|title=「in ウィーン」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = August 12, 2012|trans_title=in Vienna}}</ref>). When not in uniform, he can often be seen dressed in a white sailor suit-style top (with blue collar, necktie, and sleeve bands) and blue shorts.<br /> <br /> ===Personality and Interests===<br /> [[File:ChibitaliaChibi.png|thumb|right|150px|Chibitalia.]]<br /> Italy is a cheerful, energetic man, who although being the kin of Ancient Rome, is an irresponsible crybaby. He loves pasta, pizza, gelato, and cheese. Although he relies on Germany a lot, Italy doesn't really listen to what he says and instead daydreams or wanders off. His hobbies include cooking, designing clothes, siestas, painting, and singing.<ref>http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/char.html</ref> He was noted as being able to use both hands skillfully, though it may have been a joke as it was cited that it he could hold a paintbrush in one hand and a slice of pizza in another.<ref>http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-71.html</ref><br /> <br /> In the webcomic and the first drama CD, it is noted that he frequently gets stomach pains due to overindulging on gelato. Italy is shown to have a compulsion of stripping off all of his clothes for his daily 3PM "siestas," and usually forgets to put his pants back on after he wakes back up (causing Germany to have to lend him a pair of his own). His public nudity has become notorious enough that [[Switzerland]] will fire upon him if he catches him streaking throughout his homeland.<br /> <br /> He also has the verbal tic of making a "Ve" sound (really said by Italians, above all in Emilia-Romagna, whereas you could hear a "Be" in other Italian regions, which is an abbreviation of "bene", "good", and it has the same function of the English interjection "well" at the beginning of a sentence), though in the anime adaptation, he makes other onomatopoeic sounds as well, a more notable one being a chant of "herahera" (a Japanese onomatopoeia which means "acting foolishly" or "frivolous") .<br /> <br /> Though he was relatively weak and timid as a child, he was able to take on [[Turkey]] single-handedly at one point. It's also possible that he's a skilled fencer, as Himaruya entitled one of his blog entries "Italy's Fencing Strength Is Abnormal."<ref>{{cite web|title=イタリアのフェンシングの強さは異常|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-895.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=September 30, 2010|accessdate=November 22, 2012|trans_title=Italy's Fencing Strength Is Abnormal}}</ref> According to Germany, when his hands and legs are bound, he dies.<br /> <br /> Italy dislikes wearing helmets as they make him feel shorter. <ref name="hetare 3_11">{{cite web|title=*ヘタレ３　<br /> G-R Nonaggression Pact?*|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/i_i11.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 7, 2014|trans_title=Hetare 2 G-R Nonaggression Pact}}</ref><br /> <br /> ==Relationships==<br /> ===America===<br /> ''Main Article: [[America]]''<br /> <br /> America and Italy have appeared together quite a few times and both are known for not being able to read the atmosphere. In Comic Diary 1 they were shown looking for the "Legendary ability to read the atmosphere" together. <br /> <br /> ===Ancient Rome===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Ancient Rome]]''<br /> <br /> The heir apparent to Rome's fortune, the young Italy spent an indeterminate amount of time living and traveling with his grandfather until Rome eventually grew weak and died due to his empire crumbling.<br /> <br /> Due to what happened to his grandfather, Italy refused to become a new Roman Empire when Holy Roman Empire offered him the chance to do so. Though he didn't emulate Rome's military success, he did pursue the same instinctive talent for art.<br /> <br /> ===Austria===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Austria]]''<br /> <br /> As a child, after Rome fell, Italy(Chibitalia) lived in Austria's house and spent the majority of his time there, acting as a maid due to becoming part of the Holy Roman Empire. He was raised there with [[Hungary]]'s help. He believed Italy to be a girl until his voice broke sometime after he'd grown into a preteen, with Austria thinking he "had a feeling this would happen for some reason." It's assumed that, from then on, Austria bought him clothes of the proper gender and no longer made him wear maid's dresses. Because of Italy's behavior and being rather useless, Austria often pushed him around and punished him. Italy often asked if they would have pasta for dinner and the answer was always no. However, Italy was a glutton and went looking for pasta anyway. When Holy Roman Empire snuck him food Austria, believing he'd stolen it, locked him in a dark room as punishment.<br /> <br /> During the Spanish-Austrian war, Italy had the opportunity to be reunited with his brother and live with Spain however he ran straight to Austria after being untied, despite that, according to Spain, he often complained about Austria's rule, seemingly because Spain scared him with his leering and dreaming of being with the Italy brothers all the time. He also was against Germany's annexation of Austria along with Hungary. Italy doesn't hold a grudge to Austria for his mistreatment as a child or from any wars they'd had, and is generally happy to see him, rushing to him and hugging him and rubbing their cheeks together.<br /> <br /> ===France===<br /> ''Main Article: [[France]]''<br /> <br /> Italy (still a child) grew up with a teenage France. The two got along well until Italy was taken to spend time with Ancient Rome. When he returned, France only wanted to gain control of him. They are still on rather good terms, as Italy still refers to France as his big brother and has visited him a number of times. France is also unwilling to harm Italy despite being enemies.<br /> <br /> ===Germany===<br /> ''Main article: [[Germany]]''<br /> <br /> After being found in a tomato crate, Italy became his prisoner, then ally. With [[Japan]], they formed the Axis Powers. Italy is openly affectionate towards Germany, always trying his best for him and the Axis Trio as a whole; though failing most of the time. It is shown repeatedly that Italy has no problem sleeping in Germany's bed or publicly asking how Germany feels about him. Despite their many differences, Italy and Germany are rather close.<br /> <br /> In the incomplete strip ''Buon San Valentino,'' it is hinted, though not outright confirmed, that Germany may be Italy's long-lost childhood love, Holy Roman Empire, when he appears to have a flashback of Chibitalia.<br /> <br /> In more recent modern day strips, the two still seem to be very close, one example being one strip where Germany praises Italy's land and culture, causing him to giggle and blush, or one which shows that recently [[Spain]]'s land's sightseeing locations are becoming more popular with Germans than Italy's, causing him to become upset, stating that he though he would always be Germany's "Number One" and would find a way to fix that.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Holy Roman Empire===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Holy Roman Empire]]''<br /> <br /> As a child, Holy Roman Empire would frequently chase Italy about, demanding that he become a part of the Holy Roman Empire. After Austria gained control of Italy, they resided in Holy Roman Empire's house. Holy Roman Empire was excited, but had a hard time interacting with Italy as he had a crush on him (believing him to be a girl). As a result of HRE's quiet and intense gazes, Italy became very afraid of him at times.<br /> <br /> Italy later revealed that the reason he refused HRE's offer to join him in becoming a new Roman Empire was because he saw the effects a long life of war had on his grandfather. Heartbroken, HRE leaves his home to go to war after other members of the Holy Roman Empire begin turning against him and Austria. As he leaves, he runs into Italy, and the two say their goodbyes as Italy gives HRE a token of his affection (his underwear in the webcomic version and his broom in the anime). The two share a goodbye kiss and HRE promises that he will return.<br /> <br /> HRE's eventual fate has yet to be confirmed in the series, though in a discarded or unfinished comic, France goes to Italy and tells him that Holy Rome is 'no more', hinting that he may have been killed. However, as the strip was never aired, Holy Roman Empire's fate continues to go without address.<br /> <br /> ===Hungary===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Hungary]]''<br /> <br /> When they were both under Austria's rule, she and Italy were very close and she became his older sister figure. She was one of the few characters who knew his true gender at that time, and didn't mind bathing with him despite that. Hungary then embraced him out of her love for cute boys. It's strongly hinted that they still remain close. Each December she dress herself as a monster from the Alps, the Krampus, and scares Italy. She was unable to contain herself and hugged him, telling him how cute he was, "capturing" him in the process, only serving to scare him more. He falls for this trick every year.<br /> <br /> ===Japan===<br /> ''Main article: [[Japan]]''<br /> <br /> Japan is shown to often be unnerved by Italy's "shameless" and unusual behavior, even going as far as to order him to "take responsibility" and marry him after having been hugged and kissed by Italy as a greeting. When Italy once drove Japan to his house, his erratic driving skills inspired Japan to invent safer cars. In infrequent but consistent instances, Italy seems to believe Japan looks much younger than he is, to Japan's mild irritation; Japan laments that when he visits Italy's house, he often hears "Where's his parent?"<ref name="Christmas2011Pg4">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_4.html|title=「クリスマス2011 4ページ」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=December 2011|accessdate=January 19, 2016|trans_title=Christmas 2011 Page 4}}</ref> However, Japan has appeared to have slowly accepted Italy's quirks over time. The two have been shown to have a mutual respect of each others' history and artwork, and seem to be friends.<br /> <br /> ===Poland===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Poland]]''<br /> <br /> Italy and Poland are shown to be good friends in a few of the "Extra Stories" and ''Comic Diary'' strips, and have known each other since they were small children. It was Poland who gave Italy the idea to make an ejectable seat in [[Germany]]'s Kübelwagen, as he had previously designed an airplane with one (which backfired on him).<br /> <br /> ===Prussia===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Prussia]]''<br /> <br /> Prussia is shown to be very fond of Italy and often refers to him as "Ita-chan" in the original Japanese text. According to Himaruya, worrying about Italy is "a tradition from Prussia's time".<ref>{{cite web|title=イタリア軍の短パンセーラー服の可愛さは異常|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1078.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=March 8, 2011|accessdate=October 8, 2012|trans_title=The Cuteness of the Italian Army's Sailor Uniform Shorts is Abnormal}}</ref>Upon being asked by a fan, Himaruya said that Prussia grew attached to him some time ago when they fought together.<ref>{{cite web|title=確かこれはフィレンツェ|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1339.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=December 11, 2011|accessdate=September 20, 2012|trans_title=If I recall, this is Florence}}</ref> Prussia considers him 'cute' and is attracted to his and his brother's climate and topography<ref name="PruIta">{{cite web|title=ヘタリアファンタジア３|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1297.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 31, 2011|accessdate=November 5, 2011|trans_title=Hetalia Fantasia 3}}</ref> and even asks him out on a date in the drama adaptation of his blog event, only for Italy to be oblivious to his question, being fixated on his bird. In the same CD, Germany says that Prussia is very good with Italy. In [[Osōji Prussia]] (''Cleaning Prussia''), if he chooses to go to Italy's house to clean, he states that he has clear ulterior motives to be praised by Italy. Upon arrival Prussia finds Italy asleep in his bed, and begins to stroke Italy's head. As he strokes Italy, he is reminded of the [[wikipedia:Risorgimento|Risorgimento]] as he did so, and happily daydreams about him and Italy on a gondola in [[wikipedia:Venezia|Venice]].<br /> <br /> Italy has also praised Prussia for his hard work<ref name="Hallpg4">{{cite web|title=ハロウィーンまとめ(4ページ目)|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/hall20114.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=‎November ‎05, ‎2011|accessdate=November 5, 2011|trans_title=Halloween Summary(Page 4)}}</ref> and was eager to join him and India in dancing during America's Halloween party.<ref name="Hallpg3">{{cite web|title=ハロウィーンまとめ(3ページ目)|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/hall20113.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=‎November ‎05, ‎2011|accessdate=November 5, 2011|trans_title=Halloween Summary(Page 3)}}</ref><br /> <br /> In an older series of drawings, Prussia was shown blushing and breathing harshly while approaching a teenaged Italy, before embracing him, to his distress.<br /> <br /> ===South Italy (Romano)===<br /> ''Main article: [[South Italy]]''<br /> <br /> The two brothers grew up knowing of each other, but they never actually met face to face. Italy eventually went off to live with their grandfather for some time, while South Italy stayed behind. After [[Ancient Rome|Grandpa Rome]] had died and Italy came back, South Italy and the other boys became bullies to him. The two were separated again at the end of the Italian War, when Italy was claimed by the Holy Roman Empire and [[Austria]], while South Italy was sent to live with [[Spain]] because he was too difficult to deal with.<br /> <br /> In the present day, the two brothers do not get along very well; South Italy occasionally refuses to acknowledge his brother's existence, though Italy is more than eager to be around his older brother. As a child, South Italy often felt jealous and inferior to Italy, due to the younger brother inheriting their grandfather's talent for art and cleaning, while he could do neither well. He also felt that his brother took after their grandfather in appearance more. Despite this though, he is shown to have at least a subconscious care for him, becoming upset when his brother implies he does not admire him, and sharing a bed with him. Usually, when it is hinted that he cares about Italy, something happens that angers him and he instantly reverts back.<br /> <br /> Although South Italy seems tougher than Italy, both are actually cowardly and ineffectual. South Italy refers to Italy as Veneziano, and Italy and others refer to South Italy as Romano, in order to avoid confusion.<br /> <br /> ===Spain===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Spain]]''<br /> <br /> Italy affectionately refers to Spain as his older brother while, in the original Japanese text, Spain refers to Italy as ''Ita-chan''. Spain's greatest desire is for the Italy brothers to live with him, and he's also expressed interest in marrying them, however, in 2005 when he returned to him saying that it was legal for men to marry now, Italy merely congratulated him despite having said it would be okay to get married as a child. When Romano and Veneziano were still young, Spain wished Romano could be as cute as his brother was and even wanted Austria to trade with him because North Italy was better behaved and a harder worker. During the War of Austrian Succession, Spain promised Veneziano that they could be together forever when the fight was over, however his thoughts and possibly his expression scared Italy into running back to Austria in tears.<br /> <br /> ==Appearances==<br /> ===Manga===<br /> [[File:ItalyMangaPanel2.jpg|thumb|left|Italy from the ''Axis Powers'' arc of the published manga.]]<br /> Italy is first introduced in the first chapter of the webcomic and the beginning of the published manga. During World War I, Germany crosses the border into northern Italy with just a stick. Expecting a great opponent reminiscent of the [[Ancient Rome|Roman Empire]], he instead encounters Italy hiding in a tomato crate in the woods. Italy immediately surrenders and begs Germany not to kill him, though Germany is still in shock and initially believes Italy is putting on an act. Italy shows no resistance to capture, and leaves when Germany leaves the cell door open only to return after briefly flirting with some girls. After writing a song about Germany, he is ultimately kicked out. After the war is over, Italy appears at Germany's house begging for a job as he has fallen into poverty just as Germany has. Grateful, Italy later declares himself an ally of Germany as the stage for World War II begins to form.<br /> <br /> Italy proves to be a "useless" ally, with his battle tools being various forms of Pasta and white flags. He is frequently retreating, captured, and overtaken whenever he tries to mount a strategy on his own. (Such as getting attacked by Egypt with a stick, provoking a defeated France into attacking him, and immediately surrendering to England while Germany is away on another front). When Germany meets with Japan to formalize their alliance, Italy flirts with the local girls then falls asleep underneath a heated kotatsu table. When the three begin to train, Italy shows regular incompetence despite Germany's threats and confuses Japan in the process. Italy also has a habit of abandoning training, in one case to play with a stray cat, though he is always dragged back by Germany.<br /> <br /> When Germany begins to put in place an alliance with Russia, Italy begins to worry that his friends will abandon him in favor of a stronger ally. He asks France for advice on how to keep his friends, and he tells Italy simply to talk to them (and write down what he wants to say in case he gets nervous). Germany finds the letter and reassures Italy, and the two form the Pact of Steel. On the day Russia arrives to meet with Germany, Italy plans to lurk outside to see what kind of guy Russia is, though he ends up stripping and taking a siesta when the clock strikes 3. When Italy wakes up, he immediately rushes inside and forgets to put in his pants, flashing Russia and the other visiting nations. Germany yells at him for his behavior and gives him his pants to wear, though Russia seems to take delight in the chaos. Italy later shows up as Germany, Austria and Russia prepare to mobilize and invade Poland. He gives Germany food to eat later and tells them both to be careful and not to get hurt, in addition to not doing any of the bad behaviors he himself had been doing previously.<br /> <br /> [[File:ItalyMangaPanel2.png|thumb|right|Chibitalia from ''Chibitalia in the 15th Century''.]]<br /> In a supplemental storyline showcasing Italy's childhood (known as "Chibitalia"), he is a frequent victim of bullying - especially at the hands of France and the Holy Roman Empire. While he was initially raised by his grandfather Rome, he is later conquered by Austria and forced to work as a servant in the house of the Holy Roman Empire. Italy is regularly scolded for creating problems by Austria, though he soon becomes the object of affection for Holy Rome, who believes Chibitalia to be a girl. However, Chibitalia is alternatively afraid and reverent around Holy Rome, and their interactions are often awkward or chaotic much to the amusement of fellow servant Hungary. The Holy Roman Empire begins to become unstable, and Holy Rome is forced to leave for war, though he asks Italy to join him and create the most powerful country in the world. Italy refuses, citing his grandfather's painful battle scars, as he does not want to see Holy Rome attacked in such a way. Chibitalia later encounters Holy Rome as he prepares to leave, and he becomes upset and gives Holy Rome his underwear (often at the center of their mishaps) to remember him by. Moved, they share a kiss and Holy Rome leaves for war, promising to return when the war is over.<br /> <br /> The title character, Italy has appeared in all five chapters of the main webcomic storyline and all six volumes of the published manga.<br /> <br /> ===Anime===<br /> [[File:EP38.png|thumb|left|200px|Italy in ''[[Episode 38]]''.]]<br /> Italy appears in [[Episode 01]], towards the end of the meeting. He offers to speak, but when he is called upon, he lets out a cry of "PASTA~!" instead of presenting data. He is formally introduced in [[Episode 02]], after Germany finds him hiding in the tomato crate, and is taken captive, but eventually kicked out and sent back home after he annoys the other man with a stereotype-filled song about Germans. Italy later returns to work for Germany after becoming poor, and eventually becomes his ally in the lead-up to WWII. In an adaption loosely based off the strip ''Shouting S.O.S. From the Center of the World'', Italy, Germany, and Japan are stranded on a tropical island though Italy doesn't seem too concerned about it. After playing in the water and on the beach, it is revealed that Italy has been buying food from a nearby Chinatown, and they decide to ask China for a ride home the next time he goes to get supplies. The other Allies are also on the island alongside China, and the two parties frequently battle with Italy surrendering immediately and begging for them not to hurt him. His cries are answered twice by the ghost of his grandfather who scares the attackers off, and once by [[Finland]] as Santa Claus delivering gifts.<br /> <br /> In the film ''[[Hetalia: Axis Powers: Paint it, White]]'', Italy and his citizens flee their country when the Pict arrive and drain away all the color and turn all who remain into more Pict. After putting their differences aside, the eight nations dress up in Pict costumes that Italy made to play with and enter the ship. Much to Germany's annoyance, Italy brings a stray cat inside with him to play with, which ends up attacking them while they are moving through the vents, leading to their capture by the Pict. As the others try to sway the Pict into enjoying aspects of earth's culture, Italy has to be frequently restrained from interfering and partaking in the activities himself. When the Pict are unimpressed, Italy encourages them to enjoy themselves in a very enthusiastic manner and while the Pict are bewildered by his behavior the nations take the opportunity to bail from the ship.<br /> [[File:Italy TBW.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Italy in the episode ''[[Each Battlefield]]''.]]<br /> <br /> Italy arrives on the beach of the deserted island and immediately begins to make pasta. The other nations arrive and sit down to eat, but the peace is broken when the Pict arrive. Distressed, Italy's cat runs off into the woods and he chases after it, returning to find that the others have been turned into Pict. As Italy cries out for help, Rome's ghost arrives and distracts the Pict with a song and leaves Italy a sharpie marker. Finally understanding why the Pict were so confused by his mannerisms, Italy decides to brighten them up and uses the sharpie to draw faces on all the Pict. Pleased, the princess of the Pict promises to fix everything and apologizes for the mess they've caused, and Italy gives her the sharpie marker as a parting gift. In a cutaway inter-spliced into the movie's main plot, Chibitalia and Holy Rome are shown in the woods holding hands and staring at one another with affection.<br /> <br /> The title character, Italy has appeared in all six seasons of the anime as well as the film. In the anime adaptation, Italy's hair is changed to auburn, while his tie is colored blue. His eyes were also changed to amber, a more "golden" shade than what they appear as in manga illustrations.<br /> <br /> ===Musical===<br /> [[File:Italy-Musical.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Ryōki Nagae]] as Italy.]]<br /> Italy appeared in the musical ''[[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~]]'' and was portrayed by [[Ryōki Nagae]].<ref name="Musical Cast">{{cite web|title=Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~ Stage Musical Unveils Cast|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-02/hetalia-~singin-in-the-world~-stage-musical-unveils-cast/.93665|date=October 2, 2015|accessdate=October 2, 2015}}</ref> A Chibitalia puppet also appears during one segment, controlled by [[Daiki Mihara]].<ref name="Ensemble Member Introduction">{{cite web|title=#ヘタミュブルズ(アンサンブルチーム)を紹介していきます。彼らがいなければ成立しない舞台、誰よりも長い時間舞台に立っている彼らです。左・ちびたりあ(三原大樹)&右・神聖ローマ(原野正章) パペットを扱う彼らの演技にも注目！|url=https://twitter.com/koutaroyositani/status/681064943165161473|date=December 27, 2015|accessdate=December 31, 2015}}</ref><br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> *The birthdate given in his profile, '''March 17th''', corresponds with the date of the formation of the "Kingdom Of Italy" (''Regno d'Italia'') in 1861<ref name="Vol1Profile"/>. As Italy is shown in the strips to have existed for centuries before, it is likely that the brothers use the date of the Italian Unification to celebrate their birthdays with, as a unified Italy. The formation date of the Italian Republic (''Repubblica Italiana'') is actually '''June 2nd'''. South Italy is confirmed to be the elder of the two; despite this, some fans continue to mistake them for twins due to having similar hairstyles.<br /> *Though Italy was represented with the flag for the '''Kingdom Of Italy''' in the original webcomic, the published manga and later media use the modern Italian flag.<br /> *His full nation name, '''Italy Veneziano''' (or just "Veneziano") is derived from ''Venezia'', the Italian name for '''Venice''', a city in Northern Italy. In the strips, he is simply referred to by the others as '''Italy''', with his brother and his grandfather only referring to him as '''Veneziano'''. The name '''North Italy''' is also used to differentiate him from his brother.'' ''In Italian'', ''the word'' Veneziano ''has the meaning of "venetian", "native of Venice", but, unlike his brother's second forename, it is no existent male first name''. Veneziano ''can also be seen as a sort of pun for the similar-sounding Japanese phrase "''Venezia no''", which would mean "of Venice".<br /> *Though his name is derived after Venice, he only seems to represent the Republic itself in the strip where he fights the Ottoman troops. In footnotes to strips such as ''The War of Austrian Succession'', it is shown that he has also been used to represent other northern areas of Italy such as [[wikipedia:Duchy of Milan|Milan]] and [[wikipedia:Piedmont-Sardinia|Piedmont-Sardinia]], before the unification of Italy.<br /> [[File:Italy_original.jpg|thumb|175px|An early design of Italy.]] <br /> *In the strip '''Let's Assist The French Economy!''', his right nipple is revealed to represent '''Corsica''' and winds up claimed by [[France]]. His right pectoral area is also said to represent both '''Savoy''' and '''Nice'''.<br /> *In '''Contrary To The Italian Image''', it is revealed in a footnote that Italy suffers from the medical condition [[wikipedia:phimosis|phimosis]] (which makes it difficult for the foreskin of the penis to be retracted), due to Italy ranking #2 in frequent cases of it.<br /> *In the webcomic strip '''Italy's Big Brother''', Germany reveals that Italy happens to share Germanic blood with him (presumably due to the German conquests of Italy after the fall of the Roman Empire). This noticeably angers South Italy, who was later said to be of Arabic blood by Himaruya.<br /> *In a note, Himaruya stated that Italy was not entirely weak, but due to him being cowardly and scared, he does not use his strength. However, as a child, he was shown at one point to be strong enough to defeat Ottoman forces that were invading the Adriatic Sea (referencing how Italian naval troops were thought to be stronger than the ones on land). In another illustration, the female version of Italy is shown to display an incredible bout of strength when angered, much to the surprise of her male counterpart.<br /> *In the special booklet included with the third volume of the published manga, it was revealed that Italy's curl was a last-minute addition to the design to make him look cuter. Himaruya calls the curl "important" now.<ref name="Vol3SE">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3 特装版|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3 Specially Equipped Edition|publisher=Gentosha|page=25|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref><br /> *In ''Hetalia: World☆Stars'', it was revealed that Italy is taller than his brother South Italy.<ref name="temp world stars ref">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2014|title=ヘタリア World☆Stars|trans_title= Hetalia: World☆Stars|publisher=Shonen Jump +}}</ref><br /> *When asked about Italy and Germany's relation at the end of the war, Himaruya said that, despire popular belief, North Italy has not changed sides during the WWII, stating that:"At the time, Italy was actually split into two countries. The South switched sides and joined the Allies, while the North continued to stay with the Axis even after they surrendered. Despite knowing they were losing the war, The North fought along side Germany until they were finally taken over by the Allies and Southern Italy". Meaning that would be Romano the one who switched sides during the war, and not Veneziano. He attribues this misconception to the fact of people being unware that Italy was actually split into two countries during the war. He also stated that this is one of the reasons to why there is two Italys in the series.<ref>http://www.hetarchive.net/scanlations/oldblog/2006-10gatu.php</ref> <br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> <div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist|2}}</div><br /> <br /> {{CharacterIndex|continent=EUROPE}}<br /> [[Category:Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Male Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Manga Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Game Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Drama CD Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Anime Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Musical Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Axis Powers Characters]]<br /> [[Category:European Characters]]</div>

Geritalover http://hetalia.kitawiki.net/index.php?title=Germany/North_Italy&diff=40503 Germany/North Italy 2017-04-07T22:17:58Z

<p>Geritalover: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Pairing<br /> | char1 = Germany<br /> | char2 = Italy<br /> | image = GermanyItaly.png<br /> | caption = Italy (left), Kitty (middle), and Germany (right) in Episode 38.<br /> | interaction = Yes (''see [[#Moments|moments]]'')<br /> <br /> | tag1 = {{pixivtag|枢軸お花夫婦}} (''Suujiku Ohana Fuufu'', Axis Flower Couple)<br /> }}<br /> '''Germany/North Italy''' is a popular, semi-canonical slash pairing in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers''', involving [[Germany]] and [[Italy]]. It is also commonly referred to as '''Gertalia''' and '''Gerita''' (from both ''Germany'' and ''Italia''). The pairing is also known as 枢軸お花夫婦 (''Suujiku Ohana Fuufu''), or Axis Flower Couple, in the Japanese fandom.<br /> <br /> ==World War I==<br /> In the middle of WWI, Germany searched for the heir to the [[Ancient Rome|Roman Empire]] and wished to fight him. Coming across a crate in the middle of the woods, he opened it to find a panicked Italy hiding inside.<br /> <br /> Germany proceeded to take Italy prisoner and kept him captive until he became too annoying to handle; when the war was over he literally kicked Italy back home.<br /> <br /> In the webcomic, Germany soon discovered that Italy had nearly starved to death in a desert (from using all his water to boil up pasta) and had to bail him out. However, in the published manga and anime, Italy became poor due to the fallout from the war and convinced Germany (who was going through money troubles himself) to let him come back to work for him.<br /> <br /> ==World War II==<br /> In the leadup to WWII, Italy became aggravated that Germany was ready to go to war and took it upon himself to become the self-proclaimed "ally" of Germany. Germany initially refused Italy's assistance but he eventually relented, and the two made a promise to help if either was in a pinch. However, Germany soon found the alliance to be a source of frustration, since he continued to bail Italy out of desperate situations. It was even more frustrating because he had no one else he could genuinely call a "friend."<br /> <br /> When the two were captured as prisoners of war, Germany refused to tell their captors anything; on the other hand, Italy quickly spilled all of his secrets, which humiliated Germany.<br /> <br /> In "Big Brother France and information manipulation activities", when England and France were spreading rumors about Germany, England told Italy that Germany had said that he hated him because he was useless, couldn't do anything himself, and wished Italy would stop hanging around his house. After getting discouraged, Italy immediately turned and ran to Germany and asked if he hated him, to which Germany responded that he didn't, much to Italy's relief.<br /> <br /> In ''Germany VS Italy'', Italy attempted to greet Germany with a hug. However, because he was 8cm shorter, he had a hard time and, while standing on his toes, stretched the muscles in his feet too hard and wound up in pain. Regardless, he continued asking for a hug, to which Germany responded by kissing him on the cheek.<br /> <br /> Germany found that Italy was like an obedient dog, as Italy would agree with anything he said and would state that the former was right in many different ways. But Germany frequently disciplined Italy because he ran away from battle, flirted with girls, or forgot to put on pants after he woke up from a naked siesta. He also had to deal with Italy's older brother [[Lovino Vargas|Romano]], who hated him and tried (but failed) to enact his vengeance.<br /> <br /> Italy became distressed when Germany didn't like the friendship posters he put up; Romano attempted to convince him that Germany hated him, causing the naked Italy to run through Europe to verify with Germany. Though a blushing (and naked) Germany told Italy that he didn't hate him, Italy insisted that Germany should clarify his words so he can understand. Italy became overjoyed at hearing that Germany "loved" him; when [[Japan]] came to check on them, Italy announced that he finally got closer to Germany.<br /> <br /> While camping out in the African war front, Germany and Italy saw a falling star. Italy wished for [[Arthur Kirkland|England]] to get a headache and go home, though Germany told him it wouldn't work. But after Italy turned in for the night, Germany secretly made his own (long) wish on the star. He wished that Italy would stop being a crybaby, stop eating pasta everywhere, stop pigging out on gelato, and learn to make actual hand grenades; he also wished that Romano would stop trying to get revenge on him and for a change in government, but the star could not grant all of those wishes. Instead, it granted Italy's wish by crashing into England's head, which caused him to get a headache and go home.<br /> <br /> When it was time for Germany and [[Ivan Braginski|Russia]] to invade [[Feliks Łukasiewicz|Poland]], Italy bid them good luck and tried to imitate Germany's style of saluting.<br /> <br /> ===Buon San Valentino===<br /> In a storyline left hanging, Germany began getting mixed signals from Italy's affection after they finished a war training session. He decided to get a book about communicating with a partner, and soon learned that Valentine's Day was approaching.<br /> <br /> When they next met, Italy gave Germany a bouquet of red roses as a Valentine's Day gift. Italy was unaware that the gesture was a romantic one, while Germany began to believe that Italy actually did have feelings for him and not any girls that he would usually flirt with, (due to the fact that red roses are a German confession of love). Italy confessed that he did have a first love, but that it was a boy, which caused more confusion.<br /> <br /> Germany soon felt pressured to give Italy an answer to his "confession", while Italy felt it unusual that Germany actually wanted to play soccer with him. Upon hearing Germany say "Yes", Italy believed that Germany read his mind and was referring to wanting to play another game, though Germany was actually giving an answer to the assumed confession.<br /> <br /> After following the last chapter of a dating advice book, Germany decided to ask Italy out to dinner. He soon became nervous in planning for the date, and had to get a reluctant Austria to help him out. Germany confessed that he had no prior romantic experience at all, and that he'd only read a few romance novels.<br /> <br /> During the course of the strips, Germany begins to feel more and more content with the situation as he thinks about the time he's spent with Italy, and noticing that he's actually starting to feel "happy".<br /> <br /> At the dinner, Germany began to feel emotions that he hadn't previously felt before, and became jealous at Italy for flirting with girls (believing him to be cheating). Italy was oblivious to the jealousy though, and wondered if it was something else he had done. But after Germany handed him a bouquet of flowers and a tomato engagement ring, Italy became flustered and scared of his "strange" behavior. Germany attempted to wipe his tears away, which only caused Italy to become more frightened.<br /> <br /> As Germany attempted to comfort an increasingly disturbed Italy, his mind became flooded with more strange emotions and he became silent (causing Italy more distress). As his mind overflowed with emotion, he seemed to recall a hazy memory from the past...<br /> <br /> ==Modern Life==<br /> Little is known about what happened to Germany and Italy after the events of ''Buon San Valentino'' at this time.<br /> <br /> During [[France]]'s rampage on Christmas Day of 2007, the two were seen together as they shopped for candy apples. The merchant (in actuality France) ordered both of them to take off their clothes as payment for the apples. France also implied that they were usually lovey-dovey. In the deleted sequel to the strip series, the two were shown to still be naked as they celebrated Christmas.<br /> <br /> In one strip it also shows them giving America the same birthday present (a newly built car).<br /> <br /> As shown in more recent modern day strips, the two still seem to be very close, one example being one strip where Germany praises Italy's land and culture, causing him to giggle and blush, or one which shows that recently [[Spain]]'s land's sightseeing locations are becoming more popular with Germans than Italy's, causing him to become upset, stating that he though he would always be Germany's "Number One" and would find a way to fix that.<br /> <br /> ==Fan Speculations==<br /> Germany seems to have a crush on Italy, as evidenced by always blushing in personal moments between them and becoming awkward around him. If Germany really was the [[Holy Roman Empire]], it would be certain that he had one, but at that point of time he had believed Italy to be a girl. It is assumed that in the case of him being HRE, he lost all his childhood memories and forgot that he knew Italy.<br /> <br /> In the reverse, Italy grew to deeply care for HRE, whom he was afraid of at first due to having been stalked by him. Germany was visibly shocked at learning that Italy's first love was a boy, which furthered his confusion and belief that Italy was in love with him.<br /> <br /> However, it is debatable as to what Italy's exact feelings for Germany are. It is speculated that Italy may love Germany, but that he also may not know the distinctions between different types of love and therefore might have a different sense of "love" for Germany than what Germany himself feels. Other fans speculate that Italy might love Germany, but is held back by his promise to wait for HRE long ago.<br /> <br /> Due to having had no previous friends or any sort of romantic interest, it can be inferred that Germany has a deep interest in Italy because he has never felt anything like it before.<br /> <br /> ===Germany = Holy Roman Empire?===<br /> A common theory, mentioned above, is that Germany is in actuality HRE, having survived his apparent death in the Napoleonic Wars (or at the end of the Thirty Years War) when he was dissolved. It is often speculated that he got amnesia due to his defeat, though some believe that HRE gradually lost his memories over time (or purposely blocked them out to focus on his goal to win in wars) and that his dissolution was what wiped his mind clean.<br /> <br /> In the series, it is notable that [[Hidekaz Himaruya]] has not shown Germany at a younger age, and that there seem to be various hints connecting the two characters in some way. The strongest hint came at the cliffhanger of Buon San Valentino, when it appeared that Germany was recovering a memory of having seen Chibitalia (it seemed to be from HRE's point of view).<br /> <br /> The two characters bear an uncanny physical resemblance to each other, though HRE's eyes are drawn differently. When Germany's hair is not slicked back, he resembles an older version of HRE. In a scrapped illustration, HRE fantasizes about the day he and Chibitalia will become adults: An adult HRE is shown from the nose down and appears to resemble Germany in build and facial shape.<br /> <br /> A historical connection for the two does exist: The Holy Roman Empire is considered by historians to be the '''First Reich''', while the German Empire and Nazi Germany are the second and third, respectively. Supporters of the theory will use this as evidence, along with the fact that the Holy Roman Empire's full name after the 16th century was '''The Holy Roman Empire Of The German Nation'''. Detractors of the theory offer the counter-argument that the Second Reich would better represent [[Gilbert Beilschmidt|Prussia]], for it grew out of the Prussian war conquests and annexations of the 1860s. The government differences between the Empire and Germany are also pointed out in counter-arguments opposing the connection. It is also to be noted that the terms "First Reich" and "Second Reich" are frowned upon due to their usage in Nazi propaganda, casting doubt if the Reichs connection would be what is intended for the character.<br /> <br /> It is notable that HRE and Germany both share Germania as an ancestral figure (a father or grandfather, depending on the canon source), and have Prussia as a brother. But there are many offspring of Germania, so a counter-argument is that HRE and Germany could be brothers. The personality differences of the two characters are also noted in the counter-arguments, though the differences could be chalked up due to HRE's amnesia. It is also possible that Germany may simply be a "fragment" of HRE or a reincarnation of some sort, as the Empire split into many small states, including those that would come to make up the German Empire.<br /> <br /> Prussia being an elder brother to HRE also seems to be a common misconception that was born from early fandom, while historically, their age difference would be the reverse (unless Prussia started out as Old/Baltic Prussia). To rectify this, some believe that the two are in fact separate, with HRE being a brother to France and Germany as Prussia's younger brother.<br /> <br /> Another series connection drawn between the two is that Chibitalia gave HRE panties as a parting gift, while the adult Italy gave Germany boxers as a gift for Christmas. A strip featuring HRE and Chibitalia was also featured alongside the Christmas strip, and involved panties as well (HRE accidentally pulled Chibitalia's underwear down in trying to help "her" out of a box).<br /> <br /> Himaruya once promised that Chibitalia and HRE would eventually get a "happy ending", though it is debatable what he might have meant by that statement.<br /> <br /> ===After The War?===<br /> Fans will also speculate about the status of the Germany/Italy relationship after the end of the main WWII storyline. In one of Himaruya's deleted entry, when he was asked Veneziano and Germany's relationship at the end of the war, he stated that: "The South switched sides and joined the Allies, while the North continued to stay with the Axis even after they surrendered. Despite knowing they were losing the war, The North fought along side Germany until they were finally taken over by the Allies and Southern Italy". Meaning the one who got to the Allies side was Romano, and not Veneziano, who stayed to Germany's side until the end. He attribues this fact due to people being unware that Italy was actually split into two countries during the war. He also stated that this is one of the reasons to why there is two Italys in the series.<br /> <br /> Italy's nightmare in '''Pact Of Steel''' has been interpreted as a foreshadowing to the broken alliance of the Axis, much like how his dream as a child foretold that he would meet [[Japan]] some day.<br /> <br /> ==Moments==<br /> ===Webcomic: Main Storyline===<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 1'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 2: Allied Forces'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 4: Pact Of Steel'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 5: Lietuvis'''<br /> <br /> ===Published Manga===<br /> ====Volume 1====<br /> *'''Meeting Of The World'''<br /> *'''Prologue'''<br /> *'''Axis Powers'''<br /> *'''Power Ranger Allied Forces''' (strip: '''Back To Axis''')<br /> *''':) In The World'''<br /> *'''Shouting S.O.S At The Center Of The Earth!''' (reprint of '''You Know, We're Kind Of...''')<br /> *'''German Simulator'''<br /> *'''Preview: To The Unfinished Tomorrow''' (reprint of the deleted original ending to '''Lietuvis''')<br /> <br /> ====Volume 2====<br /> *'''Academy Hetalia Christmas'''<br /> *'''With Grandpa Rome''' (altered and redrawn reprint from the "Extra Stories")<br /> *'''Hello World! Hello Italy!'''<br /> *'''Wish Upon A Star''' (redrawn reprint from the "Extra Stories")<br /> <br /> ===Webcomic: "Extra Stories"===<br /> *'''Germany vs. Italy'''<br /> *'''Big Brother France And The Information Manipulation Activities!'''<br /> *'''Contrary To The Italian Image'''<br /> *'''Italy Omake'''<br /> *'''Germany And The Drug Store'''<br /> *'''Wish Upon A Star'''<br /> *'''Chapter 5 Omake'''<br /> *'''Axis Powers Jokes'''<br /> *'''Christmas Scribbles''' (second strip)<br /> *'''You Know, We're Kind Of...'''<br /> *'''Italy And The African War Front'''<br /> *'''We're Shipwrecked!'''<br /> *'''We're Shipwrecked Too!''' (cameo)<br /> *'''You Be Italy, And I'll Be Germany'''<br /> *'''If It's Japan, He Can Make It: High-Efficiency Binoculars To See Inside Brains''' (cameo)<br /> *'''Christmas Rampage 2007'''<br /> *'''Buon San Valentino''' series (incomplete)<br /> *'''The World Conference''' (incomplete prototype strip)<br /> *'''Italy Observation Diary'''<br /> *'''With Grandpa Rome'''<br /> *'''April Fools Summary'''<br /> *'''National Foundation Day'''<br /> *'''Salted Salmon'''<br /> *'''Halloween 2011'''<br /> *'''Christmas 2011'''<br /> <br /> ===Webcomic: "Comic Diaries"===<br /> *'''Comic Diary 1'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 2'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 4 '''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 8'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 10'''<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> *[http://gertalia.deviantart.com/ Gertalia]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://gxi.deviantart.com/ GxI]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://ludxfeli.deviantart.com/ LudxFeli]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://geritaheadcanonanddiaryblog.tumblr.com/ GerIta Headcanon & Diary blog]- Tumblr fan community.<br /> *[http://community.livejournal.com/gertalia/ Gertalia]- LiveJournal fan community.<br /> *[http://geritaespamano.forumfree.it/ Gertalia]- Italian (Italiano) forum. Caters to [[Spain/South Italy|Spamano]] as well.<br /> <br /> {{GermanyPairings}}<br /> {{ItalyPairings}}</div>

Geritalover http://hetalia.kitawiki.net/index.php?title=Italy&diff=40502 Italy 2017-04-07T22:13:39Z

<p>Geritalover: i'am not aware of properly add references, if someone edits it to it's proper way, i would be thankful.</p> <hr /> <div>:''This article is about the character representing the northern portion of Italy. For the character representing the southern portion of Italy, see [[South Italy]].''<br /> {{Nation<br /> | name = Italy<br>イタリア<br /> | continent = EUROPE<br /> | image = Italy0.png<br /> | country = [[File:Flag_of_Italy.svg|16px|border]] [[wikipedia:Italy|Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana)]], Northern Italy<br /> | human = [[Human names#Italy|Feliciano Vargas]] (フェリシアーノ・ヴァルガス, ''Ferishiāno Varugasu'')<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref><br /> | spellings =<br /> | age = 20<ref>{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/extra/cache2.htm|archivedate=???|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 2006|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref><br /> | gender = Male<br /> | birthday = March 17<ref name="Vol1Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers|publisher=Gentosha|page=18|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref><br /> | hair = Brown (manga)<br> Auburn (anime)<br /> | eyes = Brown (manga)<br> Amber (anime)<br /> | height = 172 cm (5' 7.7")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/i_i11.htm|title=ヘタレ３ G-R Nonaggression Pact?|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = June 22, 2012|page=8|trans_title=Hetare 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?}}</ref><br /> <br /> | volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]<br /> | strip = ''Hetalia: Chapter 1''<br /> | game = [[Gakuen Hetalia]]<br /> | dramacd = [[Hetalia Drama CD: Prologue]]<br /> | anime = [[Episode 01]]<br /> | musical = [[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|''~Singin' in the World~'']]<br /> <br /> | japanese = [[Daisuke Namikawa]]<br>[[Aki Kanada]] (child)<br>[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Shounosuke Hitachi]] (drama CD)<br /> | english = [[Todd Haberkorn]]<br>[[Brina Palencia]] (child)<br /> }}<br /> '''Italy''' (イタリア ''Itaria'') is a main character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers.''' He is the representation of the northern part of Italy and is part of the Axis Powers. He is also referred to as '''Italy Veneziano''' (イタリア・ヴェネチアーノ ''Itaria Venechiāno''). Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#Italy|Feliciano Vargas]]''' (フェリシアーノ・ヴァルガス ''Ferishiāno Varugasu'').<ref name="Name"/><br /> <br /> ==Attributes==<br /> [[File:Italy.jpg|thumb|left|150px|A 'chibi' version of Italy. Shown in Hidekaz Himaruya's blog.]]<br /> ===Appearance===<br /> He has short brown hair and brown eyes, with a curl on the left side of his head, which acts as his erogenous zone when stroked or pulled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nikkimanga2.htm|title=「日記漫画まとめ　その２」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = June 22, 2012|trans_title=Comic Diary 2}}</ref> He wears a blue WWII military uniform, a black shirt and tie, and black boots. In earlier strips, his hair was shown smoother, and his curl was drawn smaller, a change which was noted in a gag illustration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/bldesuyo.htm|title=「ぼちぼちとリクエスト消化」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = August 14, 2012|trans_title=Digesting requests, little by little}}</ref> Italy's eyes were depicted as gray in the earliest artwork of him,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/d_i0.htm|title=ヘタリア１話|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = August 27, 2012|page=1|trans_title=Hetalia Chapter 1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/hetaria/ira5.htm|title=ヘタリア　*心のそこからヘタレイタリアをマンセーする*|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = August 28, 2012|page=|trans_title=}}</ref> but quickly changed to brown. In the [[Volume 5]] Special Booklet, Himaruya notes that he's changed the way Italy's hair falls, and it now appears shorter and more spread out as opposed to longer and falling to the sides of his head.<ref name="Vol5SE">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2012|title=ヘタリア 5 Axis Powers 特装版冊子|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers 5 Special Edition Booklet|publisher=Gentosha|page=4-5|isbn=978-4-3448-2564-2}}</ref><br /> <br /> In his first appearance in both versions of the manga, and the first two episodes of the anime, he wore a tan uniform that looked similar to his brother's, aside from being drawn as a jumpsuit in the manga (though it was shown as a two-piece suit in the anime).<br /> <br /> As a child, he wore dresses, and was often mistaken for a girl by [[Holy Roman Empire]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/t_b10.htm|title=ちびたりあ|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = August 12, 2012|page=10|trans_title=Chibitalia}}</ref> (and many others<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/hetaria/vinne.htm|title=「in ウィーン」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = August 12, 2012|trans_title=in Vienna}}</ref>). When not in uniform, he can often be seen dressed in a white sailor suit-style top (with blue collar, necktie, and sleeve bands) and blue shorts.<br /> <br /> ===Personality and Interests===<br /> [[File:ChibitaliaChibi.png|thumb|right|150px|Chibitalia.]]<br /> Italy is a cheerful, energetic man, who although being the kin of Ancient Rome, is an irresponsible crybaby. He loves pasta, pizza, gelato, and cheese. Although he relies on Germany a lot, Italy doesn't really listen to what he says and instead daydreams or wanders off. His hobbies include cooking, designing clothes, siestas, painting, and singing.<ref>http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/char.html</ref> He was noted as being able to use both hands skillfully, though it may have been a joke as it was cited that it he could hold a paintbrush in one hand and a slice of pizza in another.<ref>http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-71.html</ref><br /> <br /> In the webcomic and the first drama CD, it is noted that he frequently gets stomach pains due to overindulging on gelato. Italy is shown to have a compulsion of stripping off all of his clothes for his daily 3PM "siestas," and usually forgets to put his pants back on after he wakes back up (causing Germany to have to lend him a pair of his own). His public nudity has become notorious enough that [[Switzerland]] will fire upon him if he catches him streaking throughout his homeland.<br /> <br /> He also has the verbal tic of making a "Ve" sound (really said by Italians, above all in Emilia-Romagna, whereas you could hear a "Be" in other Italian regions, which is an abbreviation of "bene", "good", and it has the same function of the English interjection "well" at the beginning of a sentence), though in the anime adaptation, he makes other onomatopoeic sounds as well, a more notable one being a chant of "herahera" (a Japanese onomatopoeia which means "acting foolishly" or "frivolous") .<br /> <br /> Though he was relatively weak and timid as a child, he was able to take on [[Turkey]] single-handedly at one point. It's also possible that he's a skilled fencer, as Himaruya entitled one of his blog entries "Italy's Fencing Strength Is Abnormal."<ref>{{cite web|title=イタリアのフェンシングの強さは異常|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-895.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=September 30, 2010|accessdate=November 22, 2012|trans_title=Italy's Fencing Strength Is Abnormal}}</ref> According to Germany, when his hands and legs are bound, he dies.<br /> <br /> Italy dislikes wearing helmets as they make him feel shorter. <ref name="hetare 3_11">{{cite web|title=*ヘタレ３　<br /> G-R Nonaggression Pact?*|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/i_i11.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 7, 2014|trans_title=Hetare 2 G-R Nonaggression Pact}}</ref><br /> <br /> ==Relationships==<br /> ===America===<br /> ''Main Article: [[America]]''<br /> <br /> America and Italy have appeared together quite a few times and both are known for not being able to read the atmosphere. In Comic Diary 1 they were shown looking for the "Legendary ability to read the atmosphere" together. <br /> <br /> ===Ancient Rome===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Ancient Rome]]''<br /> <br /> The heir apparent to Rome's fortune, the young Italy spent an indeterminate amount of time living and traveling with his grandfather until Rome eventually grew weak and died due to his empire crumbling.<br /> <br /> Due to what happened to his grandfather, Italy refused to become a new Roman Empire when Holy Roman Empire offered him the chance to do so. Though he didn't emulate Rome's military success, he did pursue the same instinctive talent for art.<br /> <br /> ===Austria===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Austria]]''<br /> <br /> As a child, after Rome fell, Italy(Chibitalia) lived in Austria's house and spent the majority of his time there, acting as a maid due to becoming part of the Holy Roman Empire. He was raised there with [[Hungary]]'s help. He believed Italy to be a girl until his voice broke sometime after he'd grown into a preteen, with Austria thinking he "had a feeling this would happen for some reason." It's assumed that, from then on, Austria bought him clothes of the proper gender and no longer made him wear maid's dresses. Because of Italy's behavior and being rather useless, Austria often pushed him around and punished him. Italy often asked if they would have pasta for dinner and the answer was always no. However, Italy was a glutton and went looking for pasta anyway. When Holy Roman Empire snuck him food Austria, believing he'd stolen it, locked him in a dark room as punishment.<br /> <br /> During the Spanish-Austrian war, Italy had the opportunity to be reunited with his brother and live with Spain however he ran straight to Austria after being untied, despite that, according to Spain, he often complained about Austria's rule, seemingly because Spain scared him with his leering and dreaming of being with the Italy brothers all the time. He also was against Germany's annexation of Austria along with Hungary. Italy doesn't hold a grudge to Austria for his mistreatment as a child or from any wars they'd had, and is generally happy to see him, rushing to him and hugging him and rubbing their cheeks together.<br /> <br /> ===France===<br /> ''Main Article: [[France]]''<br /> <br /> Italy (still a child) grew up with a teenage France. The two got along well until Italy was taken to spend time with Ancient Rome. When he returned, France only wanted to gain control of him. They are still on rather good terms, as Italy still refers to France as his big brother and has visited him a number of times. France is also unwilling to harm Italy despite being enemies.<br /> <br /> ===Germany===<br /> ''Main article: [[Germany]]''<br /> <br /> After being found in a tomato crate, Italy became his prisoner, then ally. With [[Japan]], they formed the Axis Powers. Italy is openly affectionate towards Germany, always trying his best for him and the Axis Trio as a whole; though failing most of the time. It is shown repeatedly that Italy has no problem sleeping in Germany's bed or publicly asking how Germany feels about him. Despite their many differences, Italy and Germany are rather close.<br /> <br /> In the incomplete strip ''Buon San Valentino,'' it is hinted, though not outright confirmed, that Germany may be Italy's long-lost childhood love, Holy Roman Empire, when he appears to have a flashback of Chibitalia.<br /> <br /> ===Holy Roman Empire===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Holy Roman Empire]]''<br /> <br /> As a child, Holy Roman Empire would frequently chase Italy about, demanding that he become a part of the Holy Roman Empire. After Austria gained control of Italy, they resided in Holy Roman Empire's house. Holy Roman Empire was excited, but had a hard time interacting with Italy as he had a crush on him (believing him to be a girl). As a result of HRE's quiet and intense gazes, Italy became very afraid of him at times.<br /> <br /> Italy later revealed that the reason he refused HRE's offer to join him in becoming a new Roman Empire was because he saw the effects a long life of war had on his grandfather. Heartbroken, HRE leaves his home to go to war after other members of the Holy Roman Empire begin turning against him and Austria. As he leaves, he runs into Italy, and the two say their goodbyes as Italy gives HRE a token of his affection (his underwear in the webcomic version and his broom in the anime). The two share a goodbye kiss and HRE promises that he will return.<br /> <br /> HRE's eventual fate has yet to be confirmed in the series, though in a discarded or unfinished comic, France goes to Italy and tells him that Holy Rome is 'no more', hinting that he may have been killed. However, as the strip was never aired, Holy Roman Empire's fate continues to go without address.<br /> <br /> ===Hungary===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Hungary]]''<br /> <br /> When they were both under Austria's rule, she and Italy were very close and she became his older sister figure. She was one of the few characters who knew his true gender at that time, and didn't mind bathing with him despite that. Hungary then embraced him out of her love for cute boys. It's strongly hinted that they still remain close. Each December she dress herself as a monster from the Alps, the Krampus, and scares Italy. She was unable to contain herself and hugged him, telling him how cute he was, "capturing" him in the process, only serving to scare him more. He falls for this trick every year.<br /> <br /> ===Japan===<br /> ''Main article: [[Japan]]''<br /> <br /> Japan is shown to often be unnerved by Italy's "shameless" and unusual behavior, even going as far as to order him to "take responsibility" and marry him after having been hugged and kissed by Italy as a greeting. When Italy once drove Japan to his house, his erratic driving skills inspired Japan to invent safer cars. In infrequent but consistent instances, Italy seems to believe Japan looks much younger than he is, to Japan's mild irritation; Japan laments that when he visits Italy's house, he often hears "Where's his parent?"<ref name="Christmas2011Pg4">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_4.html|title=「クリスマス2011 4ページ」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=December 2011|accessdate=January 19, 2016|trans_title=Christmas 2011 Page 4}}</ref> However, Japan has appeared to have slowly accepted Italy's quirks over time. The two have been shown to have a mutual respect of each others' history and artwork, and seem to be friends.<br /> <br /> ===Poland===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Poland]]''<br /> <br /> Italy and Poland are shown to be good friends in a few of the "Extra Stories" and ''Comic Diary'' strips, and have known each other since they were small children. It was Poland who gave Italy the idea to make an ejectable seat in [[Germany]]'s Kübelwagen, as he had previously designed an airplane with one (which backfired on him).<br /> <br /> ===Prussia===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Prussia]]''<br /> <br /> Prussia is shown to be very fond of Italy and often refers to him as "Ita-chan" in the original Japanese text. According to Himaruya, worrying about Italy is "a tradition from Prussia's time".<ref>{{cite web|title=イタリア軍の短パンセーラー服の可愛さは異常|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1078.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=March 8, 2011|accessdate=October 8, 2012|trans_title=The Cuteness of the Italian Army's Sailor Uniform Shorts is Abnormal}}</ref>Upon being asked by a fan, Himaruya said that Prussia grew attached to him some time ago when they fought together.<ref>{{cite web|title=確かこれはフィレンツェ|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1339.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=December 11, 2011|accessdate=September 20, 2012|trans_title=If I recall, this is Florence}}</ref> Prussia considers him 'cute' and is attracted to his and his brother's climate and topography<ref name="PruIta">{{cite web|title=ヘタリアファンタジア３|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1297.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 31, 2011|accessdate=November 5, 2011|trans_title=Hetalia Fantasia 3}}</ref> and even asks him out on a date in the drama adaptation of his blog event, only for Italy to be oblivious to his question, being fixated on his bird. In the same CD, Germany says that Prussia is very good with Italy. In [[Osōji Prussia]] (''Cleaning Prussia''), if he chooses to go to Italy's house to clean, he states that he has clear ulterior motives to be praised by Italy. Upon arrival Prussia finds Italy asleep in his bed, and begins to stroke Italy's head. As he strokes Italy, he is reminded of the [[wikipedia:Risorgimento|Risorgimento]] as he did so, and happily daydreams about him and Italy on a gondola in [[wikipedia:Venezia|Venice]].<br /> <br /> Italy has also praised Prussia for his hard work<ref name="Hallpg4">{{cite web|title=ハロウィーンまとめ(4ページ目)|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/hall20114.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=‎November ‎05, ‎2011|accessdate=November 5, 2011|trans_title=Halloween Summary(Page 4)}}</ref> and was eager to join him and India in dancing during America's Halloween party.<ref name="Hallpg3">{{cite web|title=ハロウィーンまとめ(3ページ目)|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/hall20113.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=‎November ‎05, ‎2011|accessdate=November 5, 2011|trans_title=Halloween Summary(Page 3)}}</ref><br /> <br /> In an older series of drawings, Prussia was shown blushing and breathing harshly while approaching a teenaged Italy, before embracing him, to his distress.<br /> <br /> ===South Italy (Romano)===<br /> ''Main article: [[South Italy]]''<br /> <br /> The two brothers grew up knowing of each other, but they never actually met face to face. Italy eventually went off to live with their grandfather for some time, while South Italy stayed behind. After [[Ancient Rome|Grandpa Rome]] had died and Italy came back, South Italy and the other boys became bullies to him. The two were separated again at the end of the Italian War, when Italy was claimed by the Holy Roman Empire and [[Austria]], while South Italy was sent to live with [[Spain]] because he was too difficult to deal with.<br /> <br /> In the present day, the two brothers do not get along very well; South Italy occasionally refuses to acknowledge his brother's existence, though Italy is more than eager to be around his older brother. As a child, South Italy often felt jealous and inferior to Italy, due to the younger brother inheriting their grandfather's talent for art and cleaning, while he could do neither well. He also felt that his brother took after their grandfather in appearance more. Despite this though, he is shown to have at least a subconscious care for him, becoming upset when his brother implies he does not admire him, and sharing a bed with him. Usually, when it is hinted that he cares about Italy, something happens that angers him and he instantly reverts back.<br /> <br /> Although South Italy seems tougher than Italy, both are actually cowardly and ineffectual. South Italy refers to Italy as Veneziano, and Italy and others refer to South Italy as Romano, in order to avoid confusion.<br /> <br /> ===Spain===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Spain]]''<br /> <br /> Italy affectionately refers to Spain as his older brother while, in the original Japanese text, Spain refers to Italy as ''Ita-chan''. Spain's greatest desire is for the Italy brothers to live with him, and he's also expressed interest in marrying them, however, in 2005 when he returned to him saying that it was legal for men to marry now, Italy merely congratulated him despite having said it would be okay to get married as a child. When Romano and Veneziano were still young, Spain wished Romano could be as cute as his brother was and even wanted Austria to trade with him because North Italy was better behaved and a harder worker. During the War of Austrian Succession, Spain promised Veneziano that they could be together forever when the fight was over, however his thoughts and possibly his expression scared Italy into running back to Austria in tears.<br /> <br /> ==Appearances==<br /> ===Manga===<br /> [[File:ItalyMangaPanel2.jpg|thumb|left|Italy from the ''Axis Powers'' arc of the published manga.]]<br /> Italy is first introduced in the first chapter of the webcomic and the beginning of the published manga. During World War I, Germany crosses the border into northern Italy with just a stick. Expecting a great opponent reminiscent of the [[Ancient Rome|Roman Empire]], he instead encounters Italy hiding in a tomato crate in the woods. Italy immediately surrenders and begs Germany not to kill him, though Germany is still in shock and initially believes Italy is putting on an act. Italy shows no resistance to capture, and leaves when Germany leaves the cell door open only to return after briefly flirting with some girls. After writing a song about Germany, he is ultimately kicked out. After the war is over, Italy appears at Germany's house begging for a job as he has fallen into poverty just as Germany has. Grateful, Italy later declares himself an ally of Germany as the stage for World War II begins to form.<br /> <br /> Italy proves to be a "useless" ally, with his battle tools being various forms of Pasta and white flags. He is frequently retreating, captured, and overtaken whenever he tries to mount a strategy on his own. (Such as getting attacked by Egypt with a stick, provoking a defeated France into attacking him, and immediately surrendering to England while Germany is away on another front). When Germany meets with Japan to formalize their alliance, Italy flirts with the local girls then falls asleep underneath a heated kotatsu table. When the three begin to train, Italy shows regular incompetence despite Germany's threats and confuses Japan in the process. Italy also has a habit of abandoning training, in one case to play with a stray cat, though he is always dragged back by Germany.<br /> <br /> When Germany begins to put in place an alliance with Russia, Italy begins to worry that his friends will abandon him in favor of a stronger ally. He asks France for advice on how to keep his friends, and he tells Italy simply to talk to them (and write down what he wants to say in case he gets nervous). Germany finds the letter and reassures Italy, and the two form the Pact of Steel. On the day Russia arrives to meet with Germany, Italy plans to lurk outside to see what kind of guy Russia is, though he ends up stripping and taking a siesta when the clock strikes 3. When Italy wakes up, he immediately rushes inside and forgets to put in his pants, flashing Russia and the other visiting nations. Germany yells at him for his behavior and gives him his pants to wear, though Russia seems to take delight in the chaos. Italy later shows up as Germany, Austria and Russia prepare to mobilize and invade Poland. He gives Germany food to eat later and tells them both to be careful and not to get hurt, in addition to not doing any of the bad behaviors he himself had been doing previously.<br /> <br /> [[File:ItalyMangaPanel2.png|thumb|right|Chibitalia from ''Chibitalia in the 15th Century''.]]<br /> In a supplemental storyline showcasing Italy's childhood (known as "Chibitalia"), he is a frequent victim of bullying - especially at the hands of France and the Holy Roman Empire. While he was initially raised by his grandfather Rome, he is later conquered by Austria and forced to work as a servant in the house of the Holy Roman Empire. Italy is regularly scolded for creating problems by Austria, though he soon becomes the object of affection for Holy Rome, who believes Chibitalia to be a girl. However, Chibitalia is alternatively afraid and reverent around Holy Rome, and their interactions are often awkward or chaotic much to the amusement of fellow servant Hungary. The Holy Roman Empire begins to become unstable, and Holy Rome is forced to leave for war, though he asks Italy to join him and create the most powerful country in the world. Italy refuses, citing his grandfather's painful battle scars, as he does not want to see Holy Rome attacked in such a way. Chibitalia later encounters Holy Rome as he prepares to leave, and he becomes upset and gives Holy Rome his underwear (often at the center of their mishaps) to remember him by. Moved, they share a kiss and Holy Rome leaves for war, promising to return when the war is over.<br /> <br /> The title character, Italy has appeared in all five chapters of the main webcomic storyline and all six volumes of the published manga.<br /> <br /> ===Anime===<br /> [[File:EP38.png|thumb|left|200px|Italy in ''[[Episode 38]]''.]]<br /> Italy appears in [[Episode 01]], towards the end of the meeting. He offers to speak, but when he is called upon, he lets out a cry of "PASTA~!" instead of presenting data. He is formally introduced in [[Episode 02]], after Germany finds him hiding in the tomato crate, and is taken captive, but eventually kicked out and sent back home after he annoys the other man with a stereotype-filled song about Germans. Italy later returns to work for Germany after becoming poor, and eventually becomes his ally in the lead-up to WWII. In an adaption loosely based off the strip ''Shouting S.O.S. From the Center of the World'', Italy, Germany, and Japan are stranded on a tropical island though Italy doesn't seem too concerned about it. After playing in the water and on the beach, it is revealed that Italy has been buying food from a nearby Chinatown, and they decide to ask China for a ride home the next time he goes to get supplies. The other Allies are also on the island alongside China, and the two parties frequently battle with Italy surrendering immediately and begging for them not to hurt him. His cries are answered twice by the ghost of his grandfather who scares the attackers off, and once by [[Finland]] as Santa Claus delivering gifts.<br /> <br /> In the film ''[[Hetalia: Axis Powers: Paint it, White]]'', Italy and his citizens flee their country when the Pict arrive and drain away all the color and turn all who remain into more Pict. After putting their differences aside, the eight nations dress up in Pict costumes that Italy made to play with and enter the ship. Much to Germany's annoyance, Italy brings a stray cat inside with him to play with, which ends up attacking them while they are moving through the vents, leading to their capture by the Pict. As the others try to sway the Pict into enjoying aspects of earth's culture, Italy has to be frequently restrained from interfering and partaking in the activities himself. When the Pict are unimpressed, Italy encourages them to enjoy themselves in a very enthusiastic manner and while the Pict are bewildered by his behavior the nations take the opportunity to bail from the ship.<br /> [[File:Italy TBW.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Italy in the episode ''[[Each Battlefield]]''.]]<br /> <br /> Italy arrives on the beach of the deserted island and immediately begins to make pasta. The other nations arrive and sit down to eat, but the peace is broken when the Pict arrive. Distressed, Italy's cat runs off into the woods and he chases after it, returning to find that the others have been turned into Pict. As Italy cries out for help, Rome's ghost arrives and distracts the Pict with a song and leaves Italy a sharpie marker. Finally understanding why the Pict were so confused by his mannerisms, Italy decides to brighten them up and uses the sharpie to draw faces on all the Pict. Pleased, the princess of the Pict promises to fix everything and apologizes for the mess they've caused, and Italy gives her the sharpie marker as a parting gift. In a cutaway inter-spliced into the movie's main plot, Chibitalia and Holy Rome are shown in the woods holding hands and staring at one another with affection.<br /> <br /> The title character, Italy has appeared in all six seasons of the anime as well as the film. In the anime adaptation, Italy's hair is changed to auburn, while his tie is colored blue. His eyes were also changed to amber, a more "golden" shade than what they appear as in manga illustrations.<br /> <br /> ===Musical===<br /> [[File:Italy-Musical.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Ryōki Nagae]] as Italy.]]<br /> Italy appeared in the musical ''[[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~]]'' and was portrayed by [[Ryōki Nagae]].<ref name="Musical Cast">{{cite web|title=Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~ Stage Musical Unveils Cast|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-02/hetalia-~singin-in-the-world~-stage-musical-unveils-cast/.93665|date=October 2, 2015|accessdate=October 2, 2015}}</ref> A Chibitalia puppet also appears during one segment, controlled by [[Daiki Mihara]].<ref name="Ensemble Member Introduction">{{cite web|title=#ヘタミュブルズ(アンサンブルチーム)を紹介していきます。彼らがいなければ成立しない舞台、誰よりも長い時間舞台に立っている彼らです。左・ちびたりあ(三原大樹)&右・神聖ローマ(原野正章) パペットを扱う彼らの演技にも注目！|url=https://twitter.com/koutaroyositani/status/681064943165161473|date=December 27, 2015|accessdate=December 31, 2015}}</ref><br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> *The birthdate given in his profile, '''March 17th''', corresponds with the date of the formation of the "Kingdom Of Italy" (''Regno d'Italia'') in 1861<ref name="Vol1Profile"/>. As Italy is shown in the strips to have existed for centuries before, it is likely that the brothers use the date of the Italian Unification to celebrate their birthdays with, as a unified Italy. The formation date of the Italian Republic (''Repubblica Italiana'') is actually '''June 2nd'''. South Italy is confirmed to be the elder of the two; despite this, some fans continue to mistake them for twins due to having similar hairstyles.<br /> *Though Italy was represented with the flag for the '''Kingdom Of Italy''' in the original webcomic, the published manga and later media use the modern Italian flag.<br /> *His full nation name, '''Italy Veneziano''' (or just "Veneziano") is derived from ''Venezia'', the Italian name for '''Venice''', a city in Northern Italy. In the strips, he is simply referred to by the others as '''Italy''', with his brother and his grandfather only referring to him as '''Veneziano'''. The name '''North Italy''' is also used to differentiate him from his brother.'' ''In Italian'', ''the word'' Veneziano ''has the meaning of "venetian", "native of Venice", but, unlike his brother's second forename, it is no existent male first name''. Veneziano ''can also be seen as a sort of pun for the similar-sounding Japanese phrase "''Venezia no''", which would mean "of Venice".<br /> *Though his name is derived after Venice, he only seems to represent the Republic itself in the strip where he fights the Ottoman troops. In footnotes to strips such as ''The War of Austrian Succession'', it is shown that he has also been used to represent other northern areas of Italy such as [[wikipedia:Duchy of Milan|Milan]] and [[wikipedia:Piedmont-Sardinia|Piedmont-Sardinia]], before the unification of Italy.<br /> [[File:Italy_original.jpg|thumb|175px|An early design of Italy.]] <br /> *In the strip '''Let's Assist The French Economy!''', his right nipple is revealed to represent '''Corsica''' and winds up claimed by [[France]]. His right pectoral area is also said to represent both '''Savoy''' and '''Nice'''.<br /> *In '''Contrary To The Italian Image''', it is revealed in a footnote that Italy suffers from the medical condition [[wikipedia:phimosis|phimosis]] (which makes it difficult for the foreskin of the penis to be retracted), due to Italy ranking #2 in frequent cases of it.<br /> *In the webcomic strip '''Italy's Big Brother''', Germany reveals that Italy happens to share Germanic blood with him (presumably due to the German conquests of Italy after the fall of the Roman Empire). This noticeably angers South Italy, who was later said to be of Arabic blood by Himaruya.<br /> *In a note, Himaruya stated that Italy was not entirely weak, but due to him being cowardly and scared, he does not use his strength. However, as a child, he was shown at one point to be strong enough to defeat Ottoman forces that were invading the Adriatic Sea (referencing how Italian naval troops were thought to be stronger than the ones on land). In another illustration, the female version of Italy is shown to display an incredible bout of strength when angered, much to the surprise of her male counterpart.<br /> *In the special booklet included with the third volume of the published manga, it was revealed that Italy's curl was a last-minute addition to the design to make him look cuter. Himaruya calls the curl "important" now.<ref name="Vol3SE">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3 特装版|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3 Specially Equipped Edition|publisher=Gentosha|page=25|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref><br /> *In ''Hetalia: World☆Stars'', it was revealed that Italy is taller than his brother South Italy.<ref name="temp world stars ref">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2014|title=ヘタリア World☆Stars|trans_title= Hetalia: World☆Stars|publisher=Shonen Jump +}}</ref><br /> *When asked about Italy and Germany's relation at the end of the war, Himaruya said that, despire popular belief, North Italy has not changed sides during the WWII, stating that:"At the time, Italy was actually split into two countries. The South switched sides and joined the Allies, while the North continued to stay with the Axis even after they surrendered". Meaning that would be Romano the one who switched sides during the war, and not Veneziano. He attribues this misconception to the fact of people being unware that Italy was actually split into two countries during the war. He also stated that this is one of the reasons to why there is two Italys in the series.<ref>http://www.hetarchive.net/scanlations/oldblog/2006-10gatu.php</ref> <br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> <div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist|2}}</div><br /> <br /> {{CharacterIndex|continent=EUROPE}}<br /> [[Category:Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Male Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Manga Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Game Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Drama CD Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Anime Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Musical Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Axis Powers Characters]]<br /> [[Category:European Characters]]</div>

Geritalover http://hetalia.kitawiki.net/index.php?title=South_Italy&diff=40501 South Italy 2017-04-07T22:13:32Z

<p>Geritalover: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Nation<br /> | name = South Italy<br>南イタリア<br /> | continent = EUROPE<br /> | image = Romano-color.jpg<br /> | country = [[Image:ItalyFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:Italy|Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana)]], [[wikipedia:Southern Italy|Southern Italy]]<br /> | human = [[Human names#South Italy|Lovino Vargas]] (ロヴィーノ・ヴァルガス, ''Rovīno Varugasu'')<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref><br /> | age = 22-23<ref>{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/extra/cache2.htm|archivedate=???|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 2006|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref><br /> | gender = Male<br /> | birthday = March 17<ref name="Vol1Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers|publisher=Gentosha|page=18|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref><br /> | hair = Brown<br /> | eyes = Light Green/Hazel/Light Brown (manga, blog/events, ''Beautiful World'')<br /> Amber (anime, ''Axis Powers'' and ''World Series'')<br /> <br /> | volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]<br /> | strip = ''Chapter 4: Pact of Steel''<br /> | dramacd = [[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD]]<br /> | anime = [[Episode 01]] (Chibitalia)<br>[[Episode 07]] (as an adult)<br /> <br /> | japanese = [[Daisuke Namikawa]]<br>[[Aki Kanada]] (as a child, ''World Series'' [[Episode 60|Episode 08]] and on)<br>[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Shounosuke Hitachi]] (''Flower Of Iris'')<br /> | english = [[Ian Sinclair]]<br>[[Colleen Clinkenbeard]] (as a child, ''World Series'' [[Episode 60|Episode 08]] and on)<br /> }}<br /> '''South Italy''' (南イタリア, ''Minami Itaria''), often referred to as '''Romano '''(ロマーノ, ''Romāno''), is a supporting character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers''' and the older brother of [[Italy|North Italy]]. Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#South Italy|Lovino Vargas]]''' (ロヴィーノ・ヴァルガス, ''Rovīno Varugasu'').<ref name="Name"/><br /> <br /> ==Attributes==<br /> [[File:Italy_Romano_Chibi.PNG|thumb|left|150px|A 'chibi' version of Romano. Shown in Hidekaz Himaruya's blog.]]<br /> ===Appearance===<br /> South Italy has dark brown hair and an olive complexion, unlike his paler-complected brother. His eyes are green; however they are often colored hazel or brown by Himaruya himself, who said that fans were free to use whichever eye color they preferred for him, but noted that he often used a light green or light brown-like color, officially.<ref name="blog entry 89">{{cite web|title=あんまりこない質問もとめ|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-89.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=June 6, 2008|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=Summary of the remainder of the questions inside}}</ref><br /> <br /> Like his brother, he has a wild long curl that acts as his erogenous zone.<ref name="curls">{{cite web|title=■くるんかくのがやけに好きです。■ |url=http://www.hetarchive.net/scanlations/comicdiary.php?nikkimanga2|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=}}</ref> It usually rests towards the right side of his head, but sometimes will show towards the left when he's facing left. In his very first appearance in the webcomic, South Italy's shirt and belt were colored white, but were later shaded in dark. The actual color of the uniform is unknown due to it only appearing in black-and-white art. In most artwork and merchandise, he is shown wearing a khaki uniform in a different style than Italy's (and more similar to [[Spain]]'s), with 3/4-length sleeves. But in the published manga and anime, he instead wears a virtually identical uniform to his brother, although it has different colors.<br /> <br /> As a child, he did not always wear a maid dress like his brother but simply an apron, as seen in early strips of '''Boss Spain's Control of Southern Italy''.<ref name="bossspainscontrol">{{cite web|title=スペイン親分の南イタリア支配|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/isp.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=Boss Spain's Control of Southern Italy}}</ref> However, in some strips like the ones in ''Comic Diary 9'' and [[Volume 3]], he is depicted wearing a maid dress and apron like his brother's, though its colors are unknown.<ref name="bossspainscontrol">{{cite web|title=■俺がちびだった頃■|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nikkimanga9.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=My Younger Days}}</ref><ref name="Vol. 3 P59-63">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3|publisher=Gentosha|page=59-63|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref><br /> <br /> A chibi image by Himaruya, as well as a figurine, also show that South Italy has a casual sailor outfit like Italy, but with the blue accents replaced by green.<ref name="blog entry 209">{{cite web|title=ソコイテ!マテテ！|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-209.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=July 32, 2008|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title==}}</ref><br /> <br /> ===Personality and Interests===<br /> South Italy is friendly and kind to women, but is strict and less social to men.<ref name="Vol. 1 profile">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia|publisher=Gentosha|page=18|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref> Despite appearing to be tougher than his younger brother, he is just as cowardly and ineffectual, if not more so. He's stubborn and has actually been described as being quite timid. Though he is not very skilled with his hands, it is said that he is a good pickpocket.<ref name="Vol. 1 profile"></ref> He is also somewhat vulgar, often calling others "bastard"s or ending his sentences with a word translatable as "damn it". He makes a "Chigi" (or "Chigigi") sound when he is agitated or when his haircurl is pulled.<ref name="Vol. 2 profile">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 2|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 2|publisher=Gentosha|page=16|isbn=978-4-3448-1514-8}}</ref><br /> <br /> As a child, he often slacked off and slept when it came to chores; he was rather clumsy when he actually tried to do them. In ''Comic Diary 10'' and blog illustrations by Himaruya, as well as in the first part of '''Boss Spain's Control Of Southern Italy''', it is revealed that the younger South Italy had a bed-wetting problem and had trouble finding the toilet due to the vast size of Spain's mansion. In ''Hetalia: Axis Powers volume 1'', it is also revealed that he had the disease [[wikipedia:Choreia_(disease)|Choreia]] as a child, and that it played a part in his clumsiness. Spain attempted to heal him by making him dance the Tarantella; South Italy appeared to recover from the disease, whether due to those efforts or not. In the '''2011 Christmas Event''', it is revealed that Romano is actually a hard worker in modern times, much to Prussia's and Germany's surprise. According to Germany, Romano is "a guy who can do what he puts his mind into".<br /> <br /> When using grenades, he seemingly has no clue of the correct way to throw them (throwing the pin rather than the actual grenade, a habit shared by his brother). In the strip '''In Two Minutes, You Can Grasp The Exterior Of The European Economy''', it is shown that he is often controlled and led around by his own mafia. It is partially due to the influence of the mafia that his view of the world is more biased and bleak than Italy's. Nonetheless, he hates them, though he doesn't usually fight back, presumably out of his cowardice.<ref name="intwominutes">{{cite web|title=２分でなんとなくうわべだけはつかめるようなヨーロッパ経済|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/kiz.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 7, 2014|trans_title=In Just 2 Minutes You Can Grasp the Exterior of the European Economy}}</ref><br /> <br /> While Italy eats a variety of foods other than their own, with influence from Germany and Switzerland, South Italy refuses to eat foreign food, especially if it happens to be cheese or potatoes.<br /> <br /> ==Relationships==<br /> ===Ancient Rome===<br /> ''Main article: [[Ancient Rome]]''<br /> <br /> Like Italy, Rome has also tried to visit Romano. However, this doesn't happen often as Romano is too embarrassed to meet with him. This is mostly due to that fact that he will start crying tears of joy.<ref name="blog entry 936">{{Cite web|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1115.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=April 5, 2011|title=超次元シンデレラかんちゃん|language = Japanese|access date = September 6, 2014}}</ref><br /> <br /> ===Belgium===<br /> ''Main article: [[Belgium]]''<br /> <br /> As a child, South Italy had a crush on the older Belgium, though he found himself unable to kiss her or tell her how he actually felt (though Belgium revealed she was only teasing him and felt bad for it). He also gets incredibly flustered and tongue-tied when Belgium praises him for his hard work, even getting flustered to the point of meekness and admitting he hadn't worked much at all. They seem to get along as adults.<br /> <br /> ===Germany===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Germany]]''<br /> <br /> Unlike his brother, South Italy hates Germany and can't stand to see him and Italy together. He refers to Germany as a "potato bastard" and "macho potato".<br /> <br /> South Italy had attempted to get revenge on a few occasions, but failed each time:<br /> <br /> *Tried to charge at Germany, but slipped on a banana peel and skinned his arm ('''Italy's Big Brother, '''''Webcomic)''<br /> <br /> *Pulled the pin off a "Red Devil" grenade, but threw the pin instead of the actual grenade, which he held in his mouth, much like Italy in a [[Episode 20: America's Cleaning Of The Storage, Part 2 | previous episode]]. ('''Italy's Big Brother''').<br /> <br /> *Threatened to throw tomatoes at Germany and "rip every muscle" off of his body, but wound up frightened by [[France]] ('''Meet My Big Brother!, '''''Hetalia: Axis Powers''' '''volume 1'').<br /> <br /> *Attempted to embarrass Germany by holding up a fake mustache (to make him look like he was sporting one), but wound up making himself look like he wore mustache instead ('''Good Luck! Big Brother!, '''''Hetalia: Axis Powers volume 1''''')'''<br /> <br /> It is suggested that he might hate Germans in general, seeing that he thought one as a danger when he was a kid and got scolded by Spain because he believed the German would attack Spain. A line in '''Italy's Big Brother''' also reveals that his stereotype of Germans is that they're all "uncivilized country bumpkins with bad physiology." When Germany noted that Italy happened to have Germanic blood as well, it caused South Italy to go into a rage and attempt to charge at him (only for the above banana incident to occur).<br /> <br /> ===Italy===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Italy]]''<br /> <br /> The two brothers grew up knowing of each other, but they never actually met face to face. Italy eventually went off to live with their grandfather for some time, while South Italy stayed behind. After [[Ancient Rome|Grandpa Rome]] had died and Italy came back, South Italy and the other boys became bullies to him. The two were separated again at the end of the Italian War, when Italy was claimed by the Holy Roman Empire and [[Austria]], while South Italy was conquered by [[Spain]] after the ''Battle of Garigliano.''<br /> <br /> In the present day, the two brothers don't get along very well; South Italy occasionally refuses to acknowledge his brother's existence, though Italy is more than eager&nbsp;to be around his older brother.&nbsp;As a child, South Italy often felt jealous and inferior to Italy, due to the younger brother inheriting their grandfather's talent for art, while he could barely draw. He also felt that his brother took after their grandfather in appearance more. Despite this though, he's shown to have at least a subconscious care for him, becoming upset when his brother implies he doesn't admire him, and sharing a bed with him. Usually when it's hinted that he cares about Italy though, something happens that angers him and he instantly reverts back.<br /> <br /> ===Japan===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Japan]]''<br /> <br /> Though they have to met only briefly in an earlier "strip," in which they didn't actually interact beyond introductions and Japan's pondering of the brothers' curls, Himaruya has stated that they would both get along rather well and that Japan would refer to the other as "Romano-kun" after initially referring to him as "Romano-san."<ref>http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-83.html</ref><br /> <br /> ===Prussia===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Prussia]]''<br /> <br /> Prussia seems to have feelings for both of the Italy brothers due to their climate and topography. <br /> Despite his hatred of Germany, Romano does not appear to treat Prussia with the same level of contempt. However, Romano has been said to dislike Prussia and had wanted to fight him when he was a child, but he found him too scary. Instead, he merely cursed at him from afar. In modern times, as Prussia watched him work, Romano was not openly hostile towards him, neither yelling nor cursing excessively, while Prussia concerned himself as to why he worked barefoot, wondering if he had no money for shoes despite his hard work. Romano might trust Prussia a little bit (or it was simply siesta time and, like his brother, he will fall asleep no matter where he is, though Romano stayed dressed), as he fell asleep near him. Prussia watched him sleep, telling Germany that the flow of time was mysterious when he showed up, likely because Romano wasn't as hard a worker as a child as he was in the present.<br /> <br /> Romano later said that he felt gloomy for having associated with Prussia.<br /> <br /> ===Spain===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Spain]]''<br /> <br /> Because Spain raised him, South Italy has assimilated some of his culture, customs, religion, and his love for tomatoes.<ref name="teachingspanish">{{cite web|title=■親分スペイン語をイタリア・ロマーノに教える■|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/isp.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=Teaching Boss Spanish to Southern Italy}}</ref> While Spain often acts affectionately towards him, South Italy tends to treat him rather coldly because he believes that Spain just wants his grandfather's inheritance.<ref name="teachingspanish">{{cite web|title=■スペイン兄貴と子分の憂鬱■|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/srm.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=Big Brother Spain and His Henchman's Depression}}</ref> Though their relationship started off rocky due to young Romano's character flaws, Spain starts to dote on him and Romano is spoiled, though he continues to put on an act as if Spain only troubles him.<br /> <br /> Deep down, he does care about Spain, though he rarely shows it openly. He is also protective of Spain, and will lash out in anger when he thinks Spain could be, or has been, in danger or taken advantage of.<ref name="henchmanthatworks">{{cite web|title=■たまには働いてやる子分■|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/rmn.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=The Henchman That Works Sometimes}}</ref><ref name="afsequel">{{cite web|title=■エイプリルフール後日談■|http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/4_1matome.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=April Fool's Sequel}}</ref> When Spain caught a cold, South Italy increases imports from Spain (despite having a cold himself) and overcomes his weakness to the Mafia (even though he usually bends to their will.)<ref name="intwominutes"></ref> Romano apparently also helped out Spain during his own civil war, even at the cost of being shot in the butt.<ref name="warassistance">{{cite web|title=日記漫画まとめ　その２|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nikkimanga2.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=Comic Diary Summary Part 2}}</ref> <br /> <br /> Spain is also the person that Romano counts on first for help, despite his frustrations. He has requested his assistance on various occasions, although the outcome isn't exactly what he's hoping for.<ref name="letstryescaping">{{cite web|title=■脱走してみよう■|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nii.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=Let’s Try Escaping!}}</ref><ref name="pastaisntcoming">{{cite web|title=■パスタとくるん■|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nikkimanga9.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 8, 2014|trans_title=Pasta isn't coming}}</ref> He will sometimes retaliate when the outcome is not what he is looking for.<ref name="warassistance"></ref><br /> <br /> In his youth, South Italy would often jump on Spain or headbutt him in the stomach to wake him up. This caused Spain to have a nightmare where an adult South Italy jumped on him and "crushed his vital regions."<br /> <br /> ===Turkey===<br /> ''Main Article: [[Turkey]]''<br /> <br /> Romano first encountered Turkey as a child. Turkey, then known as the Ottoman Empire, found Romano alone in a forest and captured him. Spain arrived soon after to reclaim him, and Turkey left with little protest. In modern times, Turkey acts amicably towards Romano, remarking on how much he has grown and asking how he has been. In contrast, Romano finds him frightening.<ref name="RomaTurk">{{cite web|title=リクエスト21|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1463.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=‎November 6, 2013|accessdate=November 28, 2013}}</ref><br /> <br /> ==Appearances==<br /> ===Anime===<br /> [[Image:S.ItalyAnime.PNG|thumb|right|South Italy in the Anime.]]<br /> South Italy is first shown briefly in the '''Chibitalia''' segment of [[Episode 01]] as a small child, and makes further non-speaking cameos in [[Episode 02]] (where the brothers are bullied by the other nations) and [[Episode 04]] (being stepped on by a victorious [[Austria]]). The adult South Italy finally appears in [[Episode 07]], which adapts '''Meet My Big Brother!''' and '''Good Luck! Big Brother!''' from ''Axis Powers Hetalia volume 1''. <br /> <br /> His childhood is further detailed in Episodes [[Episode 60|60]][[Episode 61|-]][[Episode 62|62]], [[Episode 67|67]], [[Episode 68 |68 and]] [[Episode 75]][[Episode 76|-]][[Episode 77|77]] which adapt '''Boss Spain's Control of Southern Italy'''. This shows the time from when Spain firsts aquires South Italy to where he begins fighting France and Turkey for him.<br /> <br /> He is voiced by [[Daisuke Namikawa]], who also voices Italy. Namikawa also initially voiced the child version of South Italy in the first episode, but the role was later recast for '''Hetalia: World Series''', with [[Aki Kanada]] providing the voice (as she did for his brother).<br /> <br /> In the anime adaptation (much like the later colored manga artwork), South Italy is given lighter skin, rather than being olive-skinned, while his eyes are amber-colored. Though he is depicted as wearing his pants over a short pair of boots in a character sketch for the manga, his anime turnaround instead shows him to have his pants tucked into a pair of tall boots (that look much like his brother's). His first military uniform is also colored khaki, with the shirt being maroon and the tie being navy.<br /> <br /> In the fifth season ''The Beautiful World'', his eyes are changed to green and his hair is slightly lightened.<br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> *Like his brother, South Italy's birthday falls on '''March 17th''', which is the date that the "Kingdom Of Italy" was formed<ref name="Vol1Profile"/>. He was also represented with the flag for the Kingdom in the original webcomic art, though the modern Italian one is now used for him. South Italy is confirmed to be the elder of the two; despite this, some fans continue to mistake them for twins.<br /> *His full nation name, '''Italy Romano''', is derived from '''Rome''', the capital of Italy. In the actual strips, he is simply '''Romano''', though '''South Italy''' is also used to differentiate him from his younger brother. Historically however, he would represent either kingdom of '''Sicily''' and '''Naples''' (which later became "The&nbsp;Kingdom Of The Two Sicilies"), which were part of Southern Italy and wound up under the control of Spain. ''Romano'' is an existent Italian male first name, derived from the Latin title "romanus" (which originally meant "a citizen of the Roman Empire", but now simply "native of Rome"). In addition, ''Romano'' can be seen as a pun on the phrase "''Roma no''", meaning "of Rome".<br /> *His given human name, ロヴィノ, whether transcribed as Lovino or Rovino is not an actual Italian name. "Rovino" means "I ruin" and would not be used as a name, especially for it's negativity. However, "Lovino" could pass off as a nickname deriving somehow from another name such as Luigi. In contrast, "Romano" is an actual, common Italian name.<br /> *South Italy is one of the Axis Powers during the second world war which would bring the total of Axis Powers in the story to four. This can be seen when he and North Italy were captured by [[England]] in [[episode 63]].<br /> *According to Hidekaz Himaruya, South Italy's hair is colored darker than Italy's due to having [[wikipedia:History_of_Islam_in_southern_Italy|Arabic blood]]. Himaruya described him as having both "darker hair" and a "darker personality". But in a 2006 profile of Italy on Kitayume, South Italy briefly appeared in an illustration with ''black'' hair, as opposed to the dark brown hair Himaruya would settle on.<br /> *One can tell North Italy and South Italy apart hair wise when South Italy has dark hair and his curl is in the middle of his hair and North Italy's hair is light brown and his curl is on the side of his hair.<br /> *In ''Hetalia: World☆Stars'', it was revealed he is shorter than his brother North Italy.<ref name="temp world stars ref">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2014|title=ヘタリア World☆Stars|trans_title= Hetalia: World☆Stars|publisher=Shonen Jump +}}</ref><br /> *When asked about Italy and Germany's relation at the end of the war, Himaruya said that, despire popular belief, North Italy has not changed sides during the WWII, stating that:"At the time, Italy was actually split into two countries. The South switched sides and joined the Allies, while the North continued to stay with the Axis even after they surrendered". Meaning that would be Romano the one who switched sides during the war, and not Veneziano. He attribues this misconception to the fact of people being unware that Italy was actually split into two countries during the war. He also stated that this is one of the reasons to why there is two Italys in the series.<ref>http://www.hetarchive.net/scanlations/oldblog/2006-10gatu.php</ref> <br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> <div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist|2}}</div><br /> <br /> {{CharacterIndex|continent=EUROPE}}<br /> [[Category:Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Male Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Manga Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Drama CD Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Anime Characters]]<br /> [[Category:European Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Mediterranean Characters]]</div>

Geritalover http://hetalia.kitawiki.net/index.php?title=Germany/North_Italy&diff=40500 Germany/North Italy 2017-04-07T21:39:31Z

<p>Geritalover: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Pairing<br /> | char1 = Germany<br /> | char2 = Italy<br /> | image = GermanyItaly.png<br /> | caption = Italy (left), Kitty (middle), and Germany (right) in Episode 38.<br /> | interaction = Yes (''see [[#Moments|moments]]'')<br /> <br /> | tag1 = {{pixivtag|枢軸お花夫婦}} (''Suujiku Ohana Fuufu'', Axis Flower Couple)<br /> }}<br /> '''Germany/North Italy''' is a popular, semi-canonical slash pairing in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers''', involving [[Germany]] and [[Italy]]. It is also commonly referred to as '''Gertalia''' and '''Gerita''' (from both ''Germany'' and ''Italia''). The pairing is also known as 枢軸お花夫婦 (''Suujiku Ohana Fuufu''), or Axis Flower Couple, in the Japanese fandom.<br /> <br /> ==World War I==<br /> In the middle of WWI, Germany searched for the heir to the [[Ancient Rome|Roman Empire]] and wished to fight him. Coming across a crate in the middle of the woods, he opened it to find a panicked Italy hiding inside.<br /> <br /> Germany proceeded to take Italy prisoner and kept him captive until he became too annoying to handle; when the war was over he literally kicked Italy back home.<br /> <br /> In the webcomic, Germany soon discovered that Italy had nearly starved to death in a desert (from using all his water to boil up pasta) and had to bail him out. However, in the published manga and anime, Italy became poor due to the fallout from the war and convinced Germany (who was going through money troubles himself) to let him come back to work for him.<br /> <br /> ==World War II==<br /> In the leadup to WWII, Italy became aggravated that Germany was ready to go to war and took it upon himself to become the self-proclaimed "ally" of Germany. Germany initially refused Italy's assistance but he eventually relented, and the two made a promise to help if either was in a pinch. However, Germany soon found the alliance to be a source of frustration, since he continued to bail Italy out of desperate situations. It was even more frustrating because he had no one else he could genuinely call a "friend."<br /> <br /> When the two were captured as prisoners of war, Germany refused to tell their captors anything; on the other hand, Italy quickly spilled all of his secrets, which humiliated Germany.<br /> <br /> In "Big Brother France and information manipulation activities", when England and France were spreading rumors about Germany, England told Italy that Germany had said that he hated him because he was useless, couldn't do anything himself, and wished Italy would stop hanging around his house. After getting discouraged, Italy immediately turned and ran to Germany and asked if he hated him, to which Germany responded that he didn't, much to Italy's relief.<br /> <br /> In ''Germany VS Italy'', Italy attempted to greet Germany with a hug. However, because he was 8cm shorter, he had a hard time and, while standing on his toes, stretched the muscles in his feet too hard and wound up in pain. Regardless, he continued asking for a hug, to which Germany responded by kissing him on the cheek.<br /> <br /> Germany found that Italy was like an obedient dog, as Italy would agree with anything he said and would state that the former was right in many different ways. But Germany frequently disciplined Italy because he ran away from battle, flirted with girls, or forgot to put on pants after he woke up from a naked siesta. He also had to deal with Italy's older brother [[Lovino Vargas|Romano]], who hated him and tried (but failed) to enact his vengeance.<br /> <br /> Italy became distressed when Germany didn't like the friendship posters he put up; Romano attempted to convince him that Germany hated him, causing the naked Italy to run through Europe to verify with Germany. Though a blushing (and naked) Germany told Italy that he didn't hate him, Italy insisted that Germany should clarify his words so he can understand. Italy became overjoyed at hearing that Germany "loved" him; when [[Japan]] came to check on them, Italy announced that he finally got closer to Germany.<br /> <br /> While camping out in the African war front, Germany and Italy saw a falling star. Italy wished for [[Arthur Kirkland|England]] to get a headache and go home, though Germany told him it wouldn't work. But after Italy turned in for the night, Germany secretly made his own (long) wish on the star. He wished that Italy would stop being a crybaby, stop eating pasta everywhere, stop pigging out on gelato, and learn to make actual hand grenades; he also wished that Romano would stop trying to get revenge on him and for a change in government, but the star could not grant all of those wishes. Instead, it granted Italy's wish by crashing into England's head, which caused him to get a headache and go home.<br /> <br /> When it was time for Germany and [[Ivan Braginski|Russia]] to invade [[Feliks Łukasiewicz|Poland]], Italy bid them good luck and tried to imitate Germany's style of saluting.<br /> <br /> ===Buon San Valentino===<br /> In a storyline left hanging, Germany began getting mixed signals from Italy's affection after they finished a war training session. He decided to get a book about communicating with a partner, and soon learned that Valentine's Day was approaching.<br /> <br /> When they next met, Italy gave Germany a bouquet of red roses as a Valentine's Day gift. Italy was unaware that the gesture was a romantic one, while Germany began to believe that Italy actually did have feelings for him and not any girls that he would usually flirt with, (due to the fact that red roses are a German confession of love). Italy confessed that he did have a first love, but that it was a boy, which caused more confusion.<br /> <br /> Germany soon felt pressured to give Italy an answer to his "confession", while Italy felt it unusual that Germany actually wanted to play soccer with him. Upon hearing Germany say "Yes", Italy believed that Germany read his mind and was referring to wanting to play another game, though Germany was actually giving an answer to the assumed confession.<br /> <br /> After following the last chapter of a dating advice book, Germany decided to ask Italy out to dinner. He soon became nervous in planning for the date, and had to get a reluctant Austria to help him out. Germany confessed that he had no prior romantic experience at all, and that he'd only read a few romance novels.<br /> <br /> During the course of the strips, Germany begins to feel more and more content with the situation as he thinks about the time he's spent with Italy, and noticing that he's actually starting to feel "happy".<br /> <br /> At the dinner, Germany began to feel emotions that he hadn't previously felt before, and became jealous at Italy for flirting with girls (believing him to be cheating). Italy was oblivious to the jealousy though, and wondered if it was something else he had done. But after Germany handed him a bouquet of flowers and a tomato engagement ring, Italy became flustered and scared of his "strange" behavior. Germany attempted to wipe his tears away, which only caused Italy to become more frightened.<br /> <br /> As Germany attempted to comfort an increasingly disturbed Italy, his mind became flooded with more strange emotions and he became silent (causing Italy more distress). As his mind overflowed with emotion, he seemed to recall a hazy memory from the past...<br /> <br /> ==Modern Life==<br /> Little is known about what happened to Germany and Italy after the events of ''Buon San Valentino'' at this time.<br /> <br /> During [[France]]'s rampage on Christmas Day of 2007, the two were seen together as they shopped for candy apples. The merchant (in actuality France) ordered both of them to take off their clothes as payment for the apples. France also implied that they were usually lovey-dovey. In the deleted sequel to the strip series, the two were shown to still be naked as they celebrated Christmas.<br /> <br /> In one strip it also shows them giving America the same birthday present (a newly built car).<br /> <br /> As shown in more recent modern day strips, the two still seem to have a very good relationship, one example being one strip where Germany praises Italy's land and culture, causing him to giggle and blush, or one which shows that recently [[Spain]]'s land's sightseeing locations are becoming more popular with Germans than Italy's, causing him to become upset, stating that he though he would always be Germany's "Number One" and would find a way to fix that.<br /> <br /> ==Fan Speculations==<br /> Germany seems to have a crush on Italy, as evidenced by always blushing in personal moments between them and becoming awkward around him. If Germany really was the [[Holy Roman Empire]], it would be certain that he had one, but at that point of time he had believed Italy to be a girl. It is assumed that in the case of him being HRE, he lost all his childhood memories and forgot that he knew Italy.<br /> <br /> In the reverse, Italy grew to deeply care for HRE, whom he was afraid of at first due to having been stalked by him. Germany was visibly shocked at learning that Italy's first love was a boy, which furthered his confusion and belief that Italy was in love with him.<br /> <br /> However, it is debatable as to what Italy's exact feelings for Germany are. It is speculated that Italy may love Germany, but that he also may not know the distinctions between different types of love and therefore might have a different sense of "love" for Germany than what Germany himself feels. Other fans speculate that Italy might love Germany, but is held back by his promise to wait for HRE long ago.<br /> <br /> Due to having had no previous friends or any sort of romantic interest, it can be inferred that Germany has a deep interest in Italy because he has never felt anything like it before.<br /> <br /> ===Germany = Holy Roman Empire?===<br /> A common theory, mentioned above, is that Germany is in actuality HRE, having survived his apparent death in the Napoleonic Wars (or at the end of the Thirty Years War) when he was dissolved. It is often speculated that he got amnesia due to his defeat, though some believe that HRE gradually lost his memories over time (or purposely blocked them out to focus on his goal to win in wars) and that his dissolution was what wiped his mind clean.<br /> <br /> In the series, it is notable that [[Hidekaz Himaruya]] has not shown Germany at a younger age, and that there seem to be various hints connecting the two characters in some way. The strongest hint came at the cliffhanger of Buon San Valentino, when it appeared that Germany was recovering a memory of having seen Chibitalia (it seemed to be from HRE's point of view).<br /> <br /> The two characters bear an uncanny physical resemblance to each other, though HRE's eyes are drawn differently. When Germany's hair is not slicked back, he resembles an older version of HRE. In a scrapped illustration, HRE fantasizes about the day he and Chibitalia will become adults: An adult HRE is shown from the nose down and appears to resemble Germany in build and facial shape.<br /> <br /> A historical connection for the two does exist: The Holy Roman Empire is considered by historians to be the '''First Reich''', while the German Empire and Nazi Germany are the second and third, respectively. Supporters of the theory will use this as evidence, along with the fact that the Holy Roman Empire's full name after the 16th century was '''The Holy Roman Empire Of The German Nation'''. Detractors of the theory offer the counter-argument that the Second Reich would better represent [[Gilbert Beilschmidt|Prussia]], for it grew out of the Prussian war conquests and annexations of the 1860s. The government differences between the Empire and Germany are also pointed out in counter-arguments opposing the connection. It is also to be noted that the terms "First Reich" and "Second Reich" are frowned upon due to their usage in Nazi propaganda, casting doubt if the Reichs connection would be what is intended for the character.<br /> <br /> It is notable that HRE and Germany both share Germania as an ancestral figure (a father or grandfather, depending on the canon source), and have Prussia as a brother. But there are many offspring of Germania, so a counter-argument is that HRE and Germany could be brothers. The personality differences of the two characters are also noted in the counter-arguments, though the differences could be chalked up due to HRE's amnesia. It is also possible that Germany may simply be a "fragment" of HRE or a reincarnation of some sort, as the Empire split into many small states, including those that would come to make up the German Empire.<br /> <br /> Prussia being an elder brother to HRE also seems to be a common misconception that was born from early fandom, while historically, their age difference would be the reverse (unless Prussia started out as Old/Baltic Prussia). To rectify this, some believe that the two are in fact separate, with HRE being a brother to France and Germany as Prussia's younger brother.<br /> <br /> Another series connection drawn between the two is that Chibitalia gave HRE panties as a parting gift, while the adult Italy gave Germany boxers as a gift for Christmas. A strip featuring HRE and Chibitalia was also featured alongside the Christmas strip, and involved panties as well (HRE accidentally pulled Chibitalia's underwear down in trying to help "her" out of a box).<br /> <br /> Himaruya once promised that Chibitalia and HRE would eventually get a "happy ending", though it is debatable what he might have meant by that statement.<br /> <br /> ===After The War?===<br /> Fans will also speculate about the status of the Germany/Italy relationship after the end of the main WWII storyline. Historically, the two nations' alliance was broken due to the Italian armistice with the Allied Forces, and Germany soon invaded Italy. This is however, stated to be untrue, as in one of Himaruya's deleted entry, it's stated that ''The South switched sides and joined the Allies, while the North continued to stay with the Axis even after they surrendered''. Meaning the one who got to the Allies side was Romano, and not Veneziano. He attribues this fact due to most people being unware that Italy was actually split into two countries during the war. He also stated that this is one of the reasons to why there is two Italys in the series.<br /> <br /> Italy's nightmare in '''Pact Of Steel''' has been interpreted as a foreshadowing to the broken alliance of the Axis, much like how his dream as a child foretold that he would meet [[Japan]] some day.<br /> <br /> ==Moments==<br /> ===Webcomic: Main Storyline===<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 1'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 2: Allied Forces'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 4: Pact Of Steel'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 5: Lietuvis'''<br /> <br /> ===Published Manga===<br /> ====Volume 1====<br /> *'''Meeting Of The World'''<br /> *'''Prologue'''<br /> *'''Axis Powers'''<br /> *'''Power Ranger Allied Forces''' (strip: '''Back To Axis''')<br /> *''':) In The World'''<br /> *'''Shouting S.O.S At The Center Of The Earth!''' (reprint of '''You Know, We're Kind Of...''')<br /> *'''German Simulator'''<br /> *'''Preview: To The Unfinished Tomorrow''' (reprint of the deleted original ending to '''Lietuvis''')<br /> <br /> ====Volume 2====<br /> *'''Academy Hetalia Christmas'''<br /> *'''With Grandpa Rome''' (altered and redrawn reprint from the "Extra Stories")<br /> *'''Hello World! Hello Italy!'''<br /> *'''Wish Upon A Star''' (redrawn reprint from the "Extra Stories")<br /> <br /> ===Webcomic: "Extra Stories"===<br /> *'''Germany vs. Italy'''<br /> *'''Big Brother France And The Information Manipulation Activities!'''<br /> *'''Contrary To The Italian Image'''<br /> *'''Italy Omake'''<br /> *'''Germany And The Drug Store'''<br /> *'''Wish Upon A Star'''<br /> *'''Chapter 5 Omake'''<br /> *'''Axis Powers Jokes'''<br /> *'''Christmas Scribbles''' (second strip)<br /> *'''You Know, We're Kind Of...'''<br /> *'''Italy And The African War Front'''<br /> *'''We're Shipwrecked!'''<br /> *'''We're Shipwrecked Too!''' (cameo)<br /> *'''You Be Italy, And I'll Be Germany'''<br /> *'''If It's Japan, He Can Make It: High-Efficiency Binoculars To See Inside Brains''' (cameo)<br /> *'''Christmas Rampage 2007'''<br /> *'''Buon San Valentino''' series (incomplete)<br /> *'''The World Conference''' (incomplete prototype strip)<br /> *'''Italy Observation Diary'''<br /> *'''With Grandpa Rome'''<br /> *'''April Fools Summary'''<br /> *'''National Foundation Day'''<br /> *'''Salted Salmon'''<br /> *'''Halloween 2011'''<br /> *'''Christmas 2011'''<br /> <br /> ===Webcomic: "Comic Diaries"===<br /> *'''Comic Diary 1'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 2'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 4 '''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 8'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 10'''<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> *[http://gertalia.deviantart.com/ Gertalia]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://gxi.deviantart.com/ GxI]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://ludxfeli.deviantart.com/ LudxFeli]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://geritaheadcanonanddiaryblog.tumblr.com/ GerIta Headcanon & Diary blog]- Tumblr fan community.<br /> *[http://community.livejournal.com/gertalia/ Gertalia]- LiveJournal fan community.<br /> *[http://geritaespamano.forumfree.it/ Gertalia]- Italian (Italiano) forum. Caters to [[Spain/South Italy|Spamano]] as well.<br /> <br /> {{GermanyPairings}}<br /> {{ItalyPairings}}</div>

Geritalover http://hetalia.kitawiki.net/index.php?title=Germany/North_Italy&diff=40499 Germany/North Italy 2017-04-07T21:38:36Z

<p>Geritalover: Updated to include information from more recent strips.</p> <hr /> <div>{{Pairing<br /> | char1 = Germany<br /> | char2 = Italy<br /> | image = GermanyItaly.png<br /> | caption = Italy (left), Kitty (middle), and Germany (right) in Episode 38.<br /> | interaction = Yes (''see [[#Moments|moments]]'')<br /> <br /> | tag1 = {{pixivtag|枢軸お花夫婦}} (''Suujiku Ohana Fuufu'', Axis Flower Couple)<br /> }}<br /> '''Germany/North Italy''' is a popular, semi-canonical slash pairing in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers''', involving [[Germany]] and [[Italy]]. It is also commonly referred to as '''Gertalia''' and '''Gerita''' (from both ''Germany'' and ''Italia''). The pairing is also known as 枢軸お花夫婦 (''Suujiku Ohana Fuufu''), or Axis Flower Couple, in the Japanese fandom.<br /> <br /> ==World War I==<br /> In the middle of WWI, Germany searched for the heir to the [[Ancient Rome|Roman Empire]] and wished to fight him. Coming across a crate in the middle of the woods, he opened it to find a panicked Italy hiding inside.<br /> <br /> Germany proceeded to take Italy prisoner and kept him captive until he became too annoying to handle; when the war was over he literally kicked Italy back home.<br /> <br /> In the webcomic, Germany soon discovered that Italy had nearly starved to death in a desert (from using all his water to boil up pasta) and had to bail him out. However, in the published manga and anime, Italy became poor due to the fallout from the war and convinced Germany (who was going through money troubles himself) to let him come back to work for him.<br /> <br /> ==World War II==<br /> In the leadup to WWII, Italy became aggravated that Germany was ready to go to war and took it upon himself to become the self-proclaimed "ally" of Germany. Germany initially refused Italy's assistance but he eventually relented, and the two made a promise to help if either was in a pinch. However, Germany soon found the alliance to be a source of frustration, since he continued to bail Italy out of desperate situations. It was even more frustrating because he had no one else he could genuinely call a "friend."<br /> <br /> When the two were captured as prisoners of war, Germany refused to tell their captors anything; on the other hand, Italy quickly spilled all of his secrets, which humiliated Germany.<br /> <br /> In "Big Brother France and information manipulation activities", when England and France were spreading rumors about Germany, England told Italy that Germany had said that he hated him because he was useless, couldn't do anything himself, and wished Italy would stop hanging around his house. After getting discouraged, Italy immediately turned and ran to Germany and asked if he hated him, to which Germany responded that he didn't, much to Italy's relief.<br /> <br /> In ''Germany VS Italy'', Italy attempted to greet Germany with a hug. However, because he was 8cm shorter, he had a hard time and, while standing on his toes, stretched the muscles in his feet too hard and wound up in pain. Regardless, he continued asking for a hug, to which Germany responded by kissing him on the cheek.<br /> <br /> Germany found that Italy was like an obedient dog, as Italy would agree with anything he said and would state that the former was right in many different ways. But Germany frequently disciplined Italy because he ran away from battle, flirted with girls, or forgot to put on pants after he woke up from a naked siesta. He also had to deal with Italy's older brother [[Lovino Vargas|Romano]], who hated him and tried (but failed) to enact his vengeance.<br /> <br /> Italy became distressed when Germany didn't like the friendship posters he put up; Romano attempted to convince him that Germany hated him, causing the naked Italy to run through Europe to verify with Germany. Though a blushing (and naked) Germany told Italy that he didn't hate him, Italy insisted that Germany should clarify his words so he can understand. Italy became overjoyed at hearing that Germany "loved" him; when [[Japan]] came to check on them, Italy announced that he finally got closer to Germany.<br /> <br /> While camping out in the African war front, Germany and Italy saw a falling star. Italy wished for [[Arthur Kirkland|England]] to get a headache and go home, though Germany told him it wouldn't work. But after Italy turned in for the night, Germany secretly made his own (long) wish on the star. He wished that Italy would stop being a crybaby, stop eating pasta everywhere, stop pigging out on gelato, and learn to make actual hand grenades; he also wished that Romano would stop trying to get revenge on him and for a change in government, but the star could not grant all of those wishes. Instead, it granted Italy's wish by crashing into England's head, which caused him to get a headache and go home.<br /> <br /> When it was time for Germany and [[Ivan Braginski|Russia]] to invade [[Feliks Łukasiewicz|Poland]], Italy bid them good luck and tried to imitate Germany's style of saluting.<br /> <br /> ===Buon San Valentino===<br /> In a storyline left hanging, Germany began getting mixed signals from Italy's affection after they finished a war training session. He decided to get a book about communicating with a partner, and soon learned that Valentine's Day was approaching.<br /> <br /> When they next met, Italy gave Germany a bouquet of red roses as a Valentine's Day gift. Italy was unaware that the gesture was a romantic one, while Germany began to believe that Italy actually did have feelings for him and not any girls that he would usually flirt with, (due to the fact that red roses are a German confession of love). Italy confessed that he did have a first love, but that it was a boy, which caused more confusion.<br /> <br /> Germany soon felt pressured to give Italy an answer to his "confession", while Italy felt it unusual that Germany actually wanted to play soccer with him. Upon hearing Germany say "Yes", Italy believed that Germany read his mind and was referring to wanting to play another game, though Germany was actually giving an answer to the assumed confession.<br /> <br /> After following the last chapter of a dating advice book, Germany decided to ask Italy out to dinner. He soon became nervous in planning for the date, and had to get a reluctant Austria to help him out. Germany confessed that he had no prior romantic experience at all, and that he'd only read a few romance novels.<br /> <br /> During the course of the strips, Germany begins to feel more and more content with the situation as he thinks about the time he's spent with Italy, and noticing that he's actually starting to feel "happy".<br /> <br /> At the dinner, Germany began to feel emotions that he hadn't previously felt before, and became jealous at Italy for flirting with girls (believing him to be cheating). Italy was oblivious to the jealousy though, and wondered if it was something else he had done. But after Germany handed him a bouquet of flowers and a tomato engagement ring, Italy became flustered and scared of his "strange" behavior. Germany attempted to wipe his tears away, which only caused Italy to become more frightened.<br /> <br /> As Germany attempted to comfort an increasingly disturbed Italy, his mind became flooded with more strange emotions and he became silent (causing Italy more distress). As his mind overflowed with emotion, he seemed to recall a hazy memory from the past...<br /> <br /> ==Modern Life==<br /> Little is known about what happened to Germany and Italy after the events of ''Buon San Valentino'' at this time.<br /> <br /> During [[France]]'s rampage on Christmas Day of 2007, the two were seen together as they shopped for candy apples. The merchant (in actuality France) ordered both of them to take off their clothes as payment for the apples. France also implied that they were usually lovey-dovey. In the deleted sequel to the strip series, the two were shown to still be naked as they celebrated Christmas.<br /> <br /> In one strip it also shows them giving America the same birthday present (a newly built car).<br /> <br /> As shown in more recent modern day strips, the two still seem to share a very good relationship, such as in one strip where Germany praises Italy's land and culture, causing him to giggle and blush, or one which shows that recently [[Spain]]'s land's sightseeing locations are becoming more popular with Germans than Italy's, causing him to become upset, stating that he though he would always be Germany's "Number One" and would find a way to fix that.<br /> <br /> ==Fan Speculations==<br /> Germany seems to have a crush on Italy, as evidenced by always blushing in personal moments between them and becoming awkward around him. If Germany really was the [[Holy Roman Empire]], it would be certain that he had one, but at that point of time he had believed Italy to be a girl. It is assumed that in the case of him being HRE, he lost all his childhood memories and forgot that he knew Italy.<br /> <br /> In the reverse, Italy grew to deeply care for HRE, whom he was afraid of at first due to having been stalked by him. Germany was visibly shocked at learning that Italy's first love was a boy, which furthered his confusion and belief that Italy was in love with him.<br /> <br /> However, it is debatable as to what Italy's exact feelings for Germany are. It is speculated that Italy may love Germany, but that he also may not know the distinctions between different types of love and therefore might have a different sense of "love" for Germany than what Germany himself feels. Other fans speculate that Italy might love Germany, but is held back by his promise to wait for HRE long ago.<br /> <br /> Due to having had no previous friends or any sort of romantic interest, it can be inferred that Germany has a deep interest in Italy because he has never felt anything like it before.<br /> <br /> ===Germany = Holy Roman Empire?===<br /> A common theory, mentioned above, is that Germany is in actuality HRE, having survived his apparent death in the Napoleonic Wars (or at the end of the Thirty Years War) when he was dissolved. It is often speculated that he got amnesia due to his defeat, though some believe that HRE gradually lost his memories over time (or purposely blocked them out to focus on his goal to win in wars) and that his dissolution was what wiped his mind clean.<br /> <br /> In the series, it is notable that [[Hidekaz Himaruya]] has not shown Germany at a younger age, and that there seem to be various hints connecting the two characters in some way. The strongest hint came at the cliffhanger of Buon San Valentino, when it appeared that Germany was recovering a memory of having seen Chibitalia (it seemed to be from HRE's point of view).<br /> <br /> The two characters bear an uncanny physical resemblance to each other, though HRE's eyes are drawn differently. When Germany's hair is not slicked back, he resembles an older version of HRE. In a scrapped illustration, HRE fantasizes about the day he and Chibitalia will become adults: An adult HRE is shown from the nose down and appears to resemble Germany in build and facial shape.<br /> <br /> A historical connection for the two does exist: The Holy Roman Empire is considered by historians to be the '''First Reich''', while the German Empire and Nazi Germany are the second and third, respectively. Supporters of the theory will use this as evidence, along with the fact that the Holy Roman Empire's full name after the 16th century was '''The Holy Roman Empire Of The German Nation'''. Detractors of the theory offer the counter-argument that the Second Reich would better represent [[Gilbert Beilschmidt|Prussia]], for it grew out of the Prussian war conquests and annexations of the 1860s. The government differences between the Empire and Germany are also pointed out in counter-arguments opposing the connection. It is also to be noted that the terms "First Reich" and "Second Reich" are frowned upon due to their usage in Nazi propaganda, casting doubt if the Reichs connection would be what is intended for the character.<br /> <br /> It is notable that HRE and Germany both share Germania as an ancestral figure (a father or grandfather, depending on the canon source), and have Prussia as a brother. But there are many offspring of Germania, so a counter-argument is that HRE and Germany could be brothers. The personality differences of the two characters are also noted in the counter-arguments, though the differences could be chalked up due to HRE's amnesia. It is also possible that Germany may simply be a "fragment" of HRE or a reincarnation of some sort, as the Empire split into many small states, including those that would come to make up the German Empire.<br /> <br /> Prussia being an elder brother to HRE also seems to be a common misconception that was born from early fandom, while historically, their age difference would be the reverse (unless Prussia started out as Old/Baltic Prussia). To rectify this, some believe that the two are in fact separate, with HRE being a brother to France and Germany as Prussia's younger brother.<br /> <br /> Another series connection drawn between the two is that Chibitalia gave HRE panties as a parting gift, while the adult Italy gave Germany boxers as a gift for Christmas. A strip featuring HRE and Chibitalia was also featured alongside the Christmas strip, and involved panties as well (HRE accidentally pulled Chibitalia's underwear down in trying to help "her" out of a box).<br /> <br /> Himaruya once promised that Chibitalia and HRE would eventually get a "happy ending", though it is debatable what he might have meant by that statement.<br /> <br /> ===After The War?===<br /> Fans will also speculate about the status of the Germany/Italy relationship after the end of the main WWII storyline. Historically, the two nations' alliance was broken due to the Italian armistice with the Allied Forces, and Germany soon invaded Italy. This is however, stated to be untrue, as in one of Himaruya's deleted entry, it's stated that ''The South switched sides and joined the Allies, while the North continued to stay with the Axis even after they surrendered''. Meaning the one who got to the Allies side was Romano, and not Veneziano. He attribues this fact due to most people being unware that Italy was actually split into two countries during the war. He also stated that this is one of the reasons to why there is two Italys in the series.<br /> <br /> Italy's nightmare in '''Pact Of Steel''' has been interpreted as a foreshadowing to the broken alliance of the Axis, much like how his dream as a child foretold that he would meet [[Japan]] some day.<br /> <br /> ==Moments==<br /> ===Webcomic: Main Storyline===<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 1'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 2: Allied Forces'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 4: Pact Of Steel'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 5: Lietuvis'''<br /> <br /> ===Published Manga===<br /> ====Volume 1====<br /> *'''Meeting Of The World'''<br /> *'''Prologue'''<br /> *'''Axis Powers'''<br /> *'''Power Ranger Allied Forces''' (strip: '''Back To Axis''')<br /> *''':) In The World'''<br /> *'''Shouting S.O.S At The Center Of The Earth!''' (reprint of '''You Know, We're Kind Of...''')<br /> *'''German Simulator'''<br /> *'''Preview: To The Unfinished Tomorrow''' (reprint of the deleted original ending to '''Lietuvis''')<br /> <br /> ====Volume 2====<br /> *'''Academy Hetalia Christmas'''<br /> *'''With Grandpa Rome''' (altered and redrawn reprint from the "Extra Stories")<br /> *'''Hello World! Hello Italy!'''<br /> *'''Wish Upon A Star''' (redrawn reprint from the "Extra Stories")<br /> <br /> ===Webcomic: "Extra Stories"===<br /> *'''Germany vs. Italy'''<br /> *'''Big Brother France And The Information Manipulation Activities!'''<br /> *'''Contrary To The Italian Image'''<br /> *'''Italy Omake'''<br /> *'''Germany And The Drug Store'''<br /> *'''Wish Upon A Star'''<br /> *'''Chapter 5 Omake'''<br /> *'''Axis Powers Jokes'''<br /> *'''Christmas Scribbles''' (second strip)<br /> *'''You Know, We're Kind Of...'''<br /> *'''Italy And The African War Front'''<br /> *'''We're Shipwrecked!'''<br /> *'''We're Shipwrecked Too!''' (cameo)<br /> *'''You Be Italy, And I'll Be Germany'''<br /> *'''If It's Japan, He Can Make It: High-Efficiency Binoculars To See Inside Brains''' (cameo)<br /> *'''Christmas Rampage 2007'''<br /> *'''Buon San Valentino''' series (incomplete)<br /> *'''The World Conference''' (incomplete prototype strip)<br /> *'''Italy Observation Diary'''<br /> *'''With Grandpa Rome'''<br /> *'''April Fools Summary'''<br /> *'''National Foundation Day'''<br /> *'''Salted Salmon'''<br /> *'''Halloween 2011'''<br /> *'''Christmas 2011'''<br /> <br /> ===Webcomic: "Comic Diaries"===<br /> *'''Comic Diary 1'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 2'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 4 '''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 8'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 10'''<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> *[http://gertalia.deviantart.com/ Gertalia]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://gxi.deviantart.com/ GxI]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://ludxfeli.deviantart.com/ LudxFeli]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://geritaheadcanonanddiaryblog.tumblr.com/ GerIta Headcanon & Diary blog]- Tumblr fan community.<br /> *[http://community.livejournal.com/gertalia/ Gertalia]- LiveJournal fan community.<br /> *[http://geritaespamano.forumfree.it/ Gertalia]- Italian (Italiano) forum. Caters to [[Spain/South Italy|Spamano]] as well.<br /> <br /> {{GermanyPairings}}<br /> {{ItalyPairings}}</div>

Geritalover http://hetalia.kitawiki.net/index.php?title=Germany/North_Italy&diff=40498 Germany/North Italy 2017-04-07T20:50:45Z

<p>Geritalover: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Pairing<br /> | char1 = Germany<br /> | char2 = Italy<br /> | image = GermanyItaly.png<br /> | caption = Italy (left), Kitty (middle), and Germany (right) in Episode 38.<br /> | interaction = Yes (''see [[#Moments|moments]]'')<br /> <br /> | tag1 = {{pixivtag|枢軸お花夫婦}} (''Suujiku Ohana Fuufu'', Axis Flower Couple)<br /> }}<br /> '''Germany/North Italy''' is a popular, semi-canonical slash pairing in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers''', involving [[Germany]] and [[Italy]]. It is also commonly referred to as '''Gertalia''' and '''Gerita''' (from both ''Germany'' and ''Italia''). The pairing is also known as 枢軸お花夫婦 (''Suujiku Ohana Fuufu''), or Axis Flower Couple, in the Japanese fandom.<br /> <br /> ==World War I==<br /> In the middle of WWI, Germany searched for the heir to the [[Ancient Rome|Roman Empire]] and wished to fight him. Coming across a crate in the middle of the woods, he opened it to find a panicked Italy hiding inside.<br /> <br /> Germany proceeded to take Italy prisoner and kept him captive until he became too annoying to handle; when the war was over he literally kicked Italy back home.<br /> <br /> In the webcomic, Germany soon discovered that Italy had nearly starved to death in a desert (from using all his water to boil up pasta) and had to bail him out. However, in the published manga and anime, Italy became poor due to the fallout from the war and convinced Germany (who was going through money troubles himself) to let him come back to work for him.<br /> <br /> ==World War II==<br /> In the leadup to WWII, Italy became aggravated that Germany was ready to go to war and took it upon himself to become the self-proclaimed "ally" of Germany. Germany initially refused Italy's assistance but he eventually relented, and the two made a promise to help if either was in a pinch. However, Germany soon found the alliance to be a source of frustration, since he continued to bail Italy out of desperate situations. It was even more frustrating because he had no one else he could genuinely call a "friend."<br /> <br /> When the two were captured as prisoners of war, Germany refused to tell their captors anything; on the other hand, Italy quickly spilled all of his secrets, which humiliated Germany.<br /> <br /> In "Big Brother France and information manipulation activities", when England and France were spreading rumors about Germany, England told Italy that Germany had said that he hated him because he was useless, couldn't do anything himself, and wished Italy would stop hanging around his house. After getting discouraged, Italy immediately turned and ran to Germany and asked if he hated him, to which Germany responded that he didn't, much to Italy's relief.<br /> <br /> In ''Germany VS Italy'', Italy attempted to greet Germany with a hug. However, because he was 8cm shorter, he had a hard time and, while standing on his toes, stretched the muscles in his feet too hard and wound up in pain. Regardless, he continued asking for a hug, to which Germany responded by kissing him on the cheek.<br /> <br /> Germany found that Italy was like an obedient dog, as Italy would agree with anything he said and would state that the former was right in many different ways. But Germany frequently disciplined Italy because he ran away from battle, flirted with girls, or forgot to put on pants after he woke up from a naked siesta. He also had to deal with Italy's older brother [[Lovino Vargas|Romano]], who hated him and tried (but failed) to enact his vengeance.<br /> <br /> Italy became distressed when Germany didn't like the friendship posters he put up; Romano attempted to convince him that Germany hated him, causing the naked Italy to run through Europe to verify with Germany. Though a blushing (and naked) Germany told Italy that he didn't hate him, Italy insisted that Germany should clarify his words so he can understand. Italy became overjoyed at hearing that Germany "loved" him; when [[Japan]] came to check on them, Italy announced that he finally got closer to Germany.<br /> <br /> While camping out in the African war front, Germany and Italy saw a falling star. Italy wished for [[Arthur Kirkland|England]] to get a headache and go home, though Germany told him it wouldn't work. But after Italy turned in for the night, Germany secretly made his own (long) wish on the star. He wished that Italy would stop being a crybaby, stop eating pasta everywhere, stop pigging out on gelato, and learn to make actual hand grenades; he also wished that Romano would stop trying to get revenge on him and for a change in government, but the star could not grant all of those wishes. Instead, it granted Italy's wish by crashing into England's head, which caused him to get a headache and go home.<br /> <br /> When it was time for Germany and [[Ivan Braginski|Russia]] to invade [[Feliks Łukasiewicz|Poland]], Italy bid them good luck and tried to imitate Germany's style of saluting.<br /> <br /> ===Buon San Valentino===<br /> In a storyline left hanging, Germany began getting mixed signals from Italy's affection after they finished a war training session. He decided to get a book about communicating with a partner, and soon learned that Valentine's Day was approaching.<br /> <br /> When they next met, Italy gave Germany a bouquet of red roses as a Valentine's Day gift. Italy was unaware that the gesture was a romantic one, while Germany began to believe that Italy actually did have feelings for him and not any girls that he would usually flirt with, (due to the fact that red roses are a German confession of love). Italy confessed that he did have a first love, but that it was a boy, which caused more confusion.<br /> <br /> Germany soon felt pressured to give Italy an answer to his "confession", while Italy felt it unusual that Germany actually wanted to play soccer with him. Upon hearing Germany say "Yes", Italy believed that Germany read his mind and was referring to wanting to play another game, though Germany was actually giving an answer to the assumed confession.<br /> <br /> After following the last chapter of a dating advice book, Germany decided to ask Italy out to dinner. He soon became nervous in planning for the date, and had to get a reluctant Austria to help him out. Germany confessed that he had no prior romantic experience at all, and that he'd only read a few romance novels.<br /> <br /> During the course of the strips, Germany begins to feel more and more content with the situation as he thinks about the time he's spent with Italy, and noticing that he's actually starting to feel "happy".<br /> <br /> At the dinner, Germany began to feel emotions that he hadn't previously felt before, and became jealous at Italy for flirting with girls (believing him to be cheating). Italy was oblivious to the jealousy though, and wondered if it was something else he had done. But after Germany handed him a bouquet of flowers and a tomato engagement ring, Italy became flustered and scared of his "strange" behavior. Germany attempted to wipe his tears away, which only caused Italy to become more frightened.<br /> <br /> As Germany attempted to comfort an increasingly disturbed Italy, his mind became flooded with more strange emotions and he became silent (causing Italy more distress). As his mind overflowed with emotion, he seemed to recall a hazy memory from the past...<br /> <br /> ==Modern Life==<br /> Little is known about what happened to Germany and Italy after the events of ''Buon San Valentino'' at this time, or what happened to them in the years after the end of WWII in the series.<br /> <br /> During [[France]]'s rampage on Christmas Day of 2007, the two were seen together as they shopped for candy apples. The merchant (in actuality France) ordered both of them to take off their clothes as payment for the apples. France also implied that they were usually lovey-dovey. In the deleted sequel to the strip series, the two were shown to still be naked as they celebrated Christmas.<br /> <br /> In one strip it also shows them giving America the same birthday present (a newly built car).<br /> <br /> ==Fan Speculations==<br /> Germany seems to have a crush on Italy, as evidenced by always blushing in personal moments between them and becoming awkward around him. If Germany really was the [[Holy Roman Empire]], it would be certain that he had one, but at that point of time he had believed Italy to be a girl. It is assumed that in the case of him being HRE, he lost all his childhood memories and forgot that he knew Italy.<br /> <br /> In the reverse, Italy grew to deeply care for HRE, whom he was afraid of at first due to having been stalked by him. Germany was visibly shocked at learning that Italy's first love was a boy, which furthered his confusion and belief that Italy was in love with him.<br /> <br /> However, it is debatable as to what Italy's exact feelings for Germany are. It is speculated that Italy may love Germany, but that he also may not know the distinctions between different types of love and therefore might have a different sense of "love" for Germany than what Germany himself feels. Other fans speculate that Italy might love Germany, but is held back by his promise to wait for HRE long ago.<br /> <br /> Due to having had no previous friends or any sort of romantic interest, it can be inferred that Germany has a deep interest in Italy because he has never felt anything like it before.<br /> <br /> ===Germany = Holy Roman Empire?===<br /> A common theory, mentioned above, is that Germany is in actuality HRE, having survived his apparent death in the Napoleonic Wars (or at the end of the Thirty Years War) when he was dissolved. It is often speculated that he got amnesia due to his defeat, though some believe that HRE gradually lost his memories over time (or purposely blocked them out to focus on his goal to win in wars) and that his dissolution was what wiped his mind clean.<br /> <br /> In the series, it is notable that [[Hidekaz Himaruya]] has not shown Germany at a younger age, and that there seem to be various hints connecting the two characters in some way. The strongest hint came at the cliffhanger of Buon San Valentino, when it appeared that Germany was recovering a memory of having seen Chibitalia (it seemed to be from HRE's point of view).<br /> <br /> The two characters bear an uncanny physical resemblance to each other, though HRE's eyes are drawn differently. When Germany's hair is not slicked back, he resembles an older version of HRE. In a scrapped illustration, HRE fantasizes about the day he and Chibitalia will become adults: An adult HRE is shown from the nose down and appears to resemble Germany in build and facial shape.<br /> <br /> A historical connection for the two does exist: The Holy Roman Empire is considered by historians to be the '''First Reich''', while the German Empire and Nazi Germany are the second and third, respectively. Supporters of the theory will use this as evidence, along with the fact that the Holy Roman Empire's full name after the 16th century was '''The Holy Roman Empire Of The German Nation'''. Detractors of the theory offer the counter-argument that the Second Reich would better represent [[Gilbert Beilschmidt|Prussia]], for it grew out of the Prussian war conquests and annexations of the 1860s. The government differences between the Empire and Germany are also pointed out in counter-arguments opposing the connection. It is also to be noted that the terms "First Reich" and "Second Reich" are frowned upon due to their usage in Nazi propaganda, casting doubt if the Reichs connection would be what is intended for the character.<br /> <br /> It is notable that HRE and Germany both share Germania as an ancestral figure (a father or grandfather, depending on the canon source), and have Prussia as a brother. But there are many offspring of Germania, so a counter-argument is that HRE and Germany could be brothers. The personality differences of the two characters are also noted in the counter-arguments, though the differences could be chalked up due to HRE's amnesia. It is also possible that Germany may simply be a "fragment" of HRE or a reincarnation of some sort, as the Empire split into many small states, including those that would come to make up the German Empire.<br /> <br /> Prussia being an elder brother to HRE also seems to be a common misconception that was born from early fandom, while historically, their age difference would be the reverse (unless Prussia started out as Old/Baltic Prussia). To rectify this, some believe that the two are in fact separate, with HRE being a brother to France and Germany as Prussia's younger brother.<br /> <br /> Another series connection drawn between the two is that Chibitalia gave HRE panties as a parting gift, while the adult Italy gave Germany boxers as a gift for Christmas. A strip featuring HRE and Chibitalia was also featured alongside the Christmas strip, and involved panties as well (HRE accidentally pulled Chibitalia's underwear down in trying to help "her" out of a box).<br /> <br /> Himaruya once promised that Chibitalia and HRE would eventually get a "happy ending", though it is debatable what he might have meant by that statement.<br /> <br /> ===After The War?===<br /> Fans will also speculate about the status of the Germany/Italy relationship after the end of the main WWII storyline. Historically, the two nations' alliance was broken due to the Italian armistice with the Allied Forces, and Germany soon invaded Italy. This is however, stated to be untrue, as in one of Himaruya's deleted entry, it's stated that ''The South switched sides and joined the Allies, while the North continued to stay with the Axis even after they surrendered''. Meaning the one who got to the Allies side was Romano, and not Veneziano. He attribues this fact due to most people being unware that Italy was actually split into two countries during the war. He also stated that this is one of the reasons to why there is two Italys in the series.<br /> <br /> Italy's nightmare in '''Pact Of Steel''' has been interpreted as a foreshadowing to the broken alliance of the Axis, much like how his dream as a child foretold that he would meet [[Japan]] some day.<br /> <br /> ==Moments==<br /> ===Webcomic: Main Storyline===<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 1'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 2: Allied Forces'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 4: Pact Of Steel'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 5: Lietuvis'''<br /> <br /> ===Published Manga===<br /> ====Volume 1====<br /> *'''Meeting Of The World'''<br /> *'''Prologue'''<br /> *'''Axis Powers'''<br /> *'''Power Ranger Allied Forces''' (strip: '''Back To Axis''')<br /> *''':) In The World'''<br /> *'''Shouting S.O.S At The Center Of The Earth!''' (reprint of '''You Know, We're Kind Of...''')<br /> *'''German Simulator'''<br /> *'''Preview: To The Unfinished Tomorrow''' (reprint of the deleted original ending to '''Lietuvis''')<br /> <br /> ====Volume 2====<br /> *'''Academy Hetalia Christmas'''<br /> *'''With Grandpa Rome''' (altered and redrawn reprint from the "Extra Stories")<br /> *'''Hello World! Hello Italy!'''<br /> *'''Wish Upon A Star''' (redrawn reprint from the "Extra Stories")<br /> <br /> ===Webcomic: "Extra Stories"===<br /> *'''Germany vs. Italy'''<br /> *'''Big Brother France And The Information Manipulation Activities!'''<br /> *'''Contrary To The Italian Image'''<br /> *'''Italy Omake'''<br /> *'''Germany And The Drug Store'''<br /> *'''Wish Upon A Star'''<br /> *'''Chapter 5 Omake'''<br /> *'''Axis Powers Jokes'''<br /> *'''Christmas Scribbles''' (second strip)<br /> *'''You Know, We're Kind Of...'''<br /> *'''Italy And The African War Front'''<br /> *'''We're Shipwrecked!'''<br /> *'''We're Shipwrecked Too!''' (cameo)<br /> *'''You Be Italy, And I'll Be Germany'''<br /> *'''If It's Japan, He Can Make It: High-Efficiency Binoculars To See Inside Brains''' (cameo)<br /> *'''Christmas Rampage 2007'''<br /> *'''Buon San Valentino''' series (incomplete)<br /> *'''The World Conference''' (incomplete prototype strip)<br /> *'''Italy Observation Diary'''<br /> *'''With Grandpa Rome'''<br /> *'''April Fools Summary'''<br /> *'''National Foundation Day'''<br /> *'''Salted Salmon'''<br /> *'''Halloween 2011'''<br /> *'''Christmas 2011'''<br /> <br /> ===Webcomic: "Comic Diaries"===<br /> *'''Comic Diary 1'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 2'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 4 '''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 8'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 10'''<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> *[http://gertalia.deviantart.com/ Gertalia]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://gxi.deviantart.com/ GxI]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://ludxfeli.deviantart.com/ LudxFeli]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://geritaheadcanonanddiaryblog.tumblr.com/ GerIta Headcanon & Diary blog]- Tumblr fan community.<br /> *[http://community.livejournal.com/gertalia/ Gertalia]- LiveJournal fan community.<br /> *[http://geritaespamano.forumfree.it/ Gertalia]- Italian (Italiano) forum. Caters to [[Spain/South Italy|Spamano]] as well.<br /> <br /> {{GermanyPairings}}<br /> {{ItalyPairings}}</div>

Geritalover http://hetalia.kitawiki.net/index.php?title=Germany/North_Italy&diff=40497 Germany/North Italy 2017-04-07T20:37:59Z

<p>Geritalover: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Pairing<br /> | char1 = Germany<br /> | char2 = Italy<br /> | image = GermanyItaly.png<br /> | caption = Italy (left), Kitty (middle), and Germany (right) in Episode 38.<br /> | interaction = Yes (''see [[#Moments|moments]]'')<br /> <br /> | tag1 = {{pixivtag|枢軸お花夫婦}} (''Suujiku Ohana Fuufu'', Axis Flower Couple)<br /> }}<br /> '''Germany/North Italy''' is a popular, semi-canonical slash pairing in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers''', involving [[Germany]] and [[Italy]]. It is also commonly referred to as '''Gertalia''' and '''Gerita''' (from both ''Germany'' and ''Italia''). The pairing is also known as 枢軸お花夫婦 (''Suujiku Ohana Fuufu''), or Axis Flower Couple, in the Japanese fandom.<br /> <br /> ==World War I==<br /> In the middle of WWI, Germany searched for the heir to the [[Ancient Rome|Roman Empire]] and wished to fight him. Coming across a crate in the middle of the woods, he opened it to find a panicked Italy hiding inside.<br /> <br /> Germany proceeded to take Italy prisoner and kept him captive until he became too annoying to handle; when the war was over he literally kicked Italy back home.<br /> <br /> In the webcomic, Germany soon discovered that Italy had nearly starved to death in a desert (from using all his water to boil up pasta) and had to bail him out. However, in the published manga and anime, Italy became poor due to the fallout from the war and convinced Germany (who was going through money troubles himself) to let him come back to work for him.<br /> <br /> ==World War II==<br /> In the leadup to WWII, Italy became aggravated that Germany was ready to go to war and took it upon himself to become the self-proclaimed "ally" of Germany. Germany initially refused Italy's assistance but he eventually relented, and the two made a promise to help if either was in a pinch. However, Germany soon found the alliance to be a source of frustration, since he continued to bail Italy out of desperate situations. It was even more frustrating because he had no one else he could genuinely call a "friend."<br /> <br /> When the two were captured as prisoners of war, Germany refused to tell their captors anything; on the other hand, Italy quickly spilled all of his secrets, which humiliated Germany.<br /> <br /> In "Big Brother France and information manipulation activities", when England and France were spreading rumors about Germany, England told Italy that Germany had said that he hated him because he was useless, couldn't do anything himself, and wished Italy would stop hanging around his house. After getting discouraged, Italy immediately turned and ran to Germany and asked if he hated him, to which Germany responded that he didn't, much to Italy's relief.<br /> <br /> In ''Germany VS Italy'', Italy attempted to greet Germany with a hug. However, because he was 8cm shorter, he had a hard time and, while standing on his toes, stretched the muscles in his feet too hard and wound up in pain. Regardless, he continued asking for a hug, to which Germany responded by kissing him on the cheek.<br /> <br /> Germany found that Italy was like an obedient dog, as Italy would agree with anything he said and would state that the former was right in many different ways. But Germany frequently disciplined Italy because he ran away from battle, flirted with girls, or forgot to put on pants after he woke up from a naked siesta. He also had to deal with Italy's older brother [[Lovino Vargas|Romano]], who hated him and tried (but failed) to enact his vengeance.<br /> <br /> Italy became distressed when Germany didn't like the friendship posters he put up; Romano attempted to convince him that Germany hated him, causing the naked Italy to run through Europe to verify with Germany. Though a blushing (and naked) Germany told Italy that he didn't hate him, Italy insisted that Germany should clarify his words so he can understand. Italy became overjoyed at hearing that Germany "loved" him; when [[Japan]] came to check on them, Italy announced that he finally got closer to Germany.<br /> <br /> While camping out in the African war front, Germany and Italy saw a falling star. Italy wished for [[Arthur Kirkland|England]] to get a headache and go home, though Germany told him it wouldn't work. But after Italy turned in for the night, Germany secretly made his own (long) wish on the star. He wished that Italy would stop being a crybaby, stop eating pasta everywhere, stop pigging out on gelato, and learn to make actual hand grenades; he also wished that Romano would stop trying to get revenge on him and for a change in government, but the star could not grant all of those wishes. Instead, it granted Italy's wish by crashing into England's head, which caused him to get a headache and go home.<br /> <br /> When it was time for Germany and [[Ivan Braginski|Russia]] to invade [[Feliks Łukasiewicz|Poland]], Italy bid them good luck and tried to imitate Germany's style of saluting.<br /> <br /> ===Buon San Valentino===<br /> In a storyline left hanging, Germany began getting mixed signals from Italy's affection after they finished a war training session. He decided to get a book about communicating with a partner, and soon learned that Valentine's Day was approaching.<br /> <br /> When they next met, Italy gave Germany a bouquet of red roses as a Valentine's Day gift. Italy was unaware that the gesture was a romantic one, while Germany began to believe that Italy actually did have feelings for him and not any girls that he would usually flirt with, (due to the fact that red roses are a German confession of love). Italy confessed that he did have a first love, but that it was a boy, which caused more confusion.<br /> <br /> Germany soon felt pressured to give Italy an answer to his "confession", while Italy felt it unusual that Germany actually wanted to play soccer with him. Upon hearing Germany say "Yes", Italy believed that Germany read his mind and was referring to wanting to play another game, though Germany was actually giving an answer to the assumed confession.<br /> <br /> After following the last chapter of a dating advice book, Germany decided to ask Italy out to dinner. He soon became nervous in planning for the date, and had to get a reluctant Austria to help him out. Germany confessed that he had no prior romantic experience at all, and that he'd only read a few romance novels.<br /> <br /> During the course of the strips, Germany begins to feel more and more content with the situation as he thinks about the time he's spent with Italy, and noticing that he's actually starting to feel "happy".<br /> <br /> At the dinner, Germany began to feel emotions that he hadn't previously felt before, and became jealous at Italy for flirting with girls (believing him to be cheating). Italy was oblivious to the jealousy though, and wondered if it was something else he had done. But after Germany handed him a bouquet of flowers and a tomato engagement ring, Italy became flustered and scared of his "strange" behavior. Germany attempted to wipe his tears away, which only caused Italy to become more frightened.<br /> <br /> As Germany attempted to comfort an increasingly disturbed Italy, his mind became flooded with more strange emotions and he became silent (causing Italy more distress). As his mind overflowed with emotion, he seemed to recall a hazy memory from the past...<br /> <br /> ==Modern Life==<br /> Little is known about what happened to Germany and Italy after the events of ''Buon San Valentino'' at this time, or what happened to them in the years after the end of WWII in the series.<br /> <br /> During [[France]]'s rampage on Christmas Day of 2007, the two were seen together as they shopped for candy apples. The merchant (in actuality France) ordered both of them to take off their clothes as payment for the apples. France also implied that they were usually lovey-dovey. In the deleted sequel to the strip series, the two were shown to still be naked as they celebrated Christmas.<br /> <br /> In one strip it also shows them giving America the same birthday present (a newly built car).<br /> <br /> ==Fan Speculations==<br /> Germany seems to have a crush on Italy, as evidenced by always blushing in personal moments between them and becoming awkward around him. If Germany really was the [[Holy Roman Empire]], it would be certain that he had one, but at that point of time he had believed Italy to be a girl. It is assumed that in the case of him being HRE, he lost all his childhood memories and forgot that he knew Italy.<br /> <br /> In the reverse, Italy grew to deeply care for HRE, whom he was afraid of at first due to having been stalked by him. Germany was visibly shocked at learning that Italy's first love was a boy, which furthered his confusion and belief that Italy was in love with him.<br /> <br /> However, it is debatable as to what Italy's exact feelings for Germany are. It is speculated that Italy may love Germany, but that he also may not know the distinctions between different types of love and therefore might have a different sense of "love" for Germany than what Germany himself feels. Other fans speculate that Italy might love Germany, but is held back by his promise to wait for HRE long ago.<br /> <br /> Due to having had no previous friends or any sort of romantic interest, it can be inferred that Germany has a deep interest in Italy because he has never felt anything like it before.<br /> <br /> ===Germany = Holy Roman Empire?===<br /> A common theory, mentioned above, is that Germany is in actuality HRE, having survived his apparent death in the Napoleonic Wars (or at the end of the Thirty Years War) when he was dissolved. It is often speculated that he got amnesia due to his defeat, though some believe that HRE gradually lost his memories over time (or purposely blocked them out to focus on his goal to win in wars) and that his dissolution was what wiped his mind clean.<br /> <br /> In the series, it is notable that [[Hidekaz Himaruya]] has not shown Germany at a younger age, and that there seem to be various hints connecting the two characters in some way. The strongest hint came at the cliffhanger of Buon San Valentino, when it appeared that Germany was recovering a memory of having seen Chibitalia (it seemed to be from HRE's point of view).<br /> <br /> The two characters bear an uncanny physical resemblance to each other, though HRE's eyes are drawn differently. When Germany's hair is not slicked back, he resembles an older version of HRE. In a scrapped illustration, HRE fantasizes about the day he and Chibitalia will become adults: An adult HRE is shown from the nose down and appears to resemble Germany in build and facial shape.<br /> <br /> A historical connection for the two does exist: The Holy Roman Empire is considered by historians to be the '''First Reich''', while the German Empire and Nazi Germany are the second and third, respectively. Supporters of the theory will use this as evidence, along with the fact that the Holy Roman Empire's full name after the 16th century was '''The Holy Roman Empire Of The German Nation'''. Detractors of the theory offer the counter-argument that the Second Reich would better represent [[Gilbert Beilschmidt|Prussia]], for it grew out of the Prussian war conquests and annexations of the 1860s. The government differences between the Empire and Germany are also pointed out in counter-arguments opposing the connection. It is also to be noted that the terms "First Reich" and "Second Reich" are frowned upon due to their usage in Nazi propaganda, casting doubt if the Reichs connection would be what is intended for the character.<br /> <br /> It is notable that HRE and Germany both share Germania as an ancestral figure (a father or grandfather, depending on the canon source), and have Prussia as a brother. But there are many offspring of Germania, so a counter-argument is that HRE and Germany could be brothers. The personality differences of the two characters are also noted in the counter-arguments, though the differences could be chalked up due to HRE's amnesia. It is also possible that Germany may simply be a "fragment" of HRE or a reincarnation of some sort, as the Empire split into many small states, including those that would come to make up the German Empire.<br /> <br /> Prussia being an elder brother to HRE also seems to be a common misconception that was born from early fandom, while historically, their age difference would be the reverse (unless Prussia started out as Old/Baltic Prussia). To rectify this, some believe that the two are in fact separate, with HRE being a brother to France and Germany as Prussia's younger brother.<br /> <br /> Another series connection drawn between the two is that Chibitalia gave HRE panties as a parting gift, while the adult Italy gave Germany boxers as a gift for Christmas. A strip featuring HRE and Chibitalia was also featured alongside the Christmas strip, and involved panties as well (HRE accidentally pulled Chibitalia's underwear down in trying to help "her" out of a box).<br /> <br /> Himaruya once promised that Chibitalia and HRE would eventually get a "happy ending", though it is debatable what he might have meant by that statement.<br /> <br /> ===After The War?===<br /> Fans will also speculate about the status of the Germany/Italy relationship after the end of the main WWII storyline. Historically, the two nations' alliance was broken due to the Italian armistice with the Allied Forces, and Germany soon invaded Italy. This is however, stated to be untrue, as in one of Himaruya's deleted entry, it's stated that ''The South switched sides and joined the Allies, while the North continued to stay with the Axis even after they surrendered''. Meaning the one who got to the Allies side was Romano, and not Veneziano. He attribues this fact due to most people being unware that Italy was actually split into two countries during the war. He also states that this is one of the reasons to why there is two Italys. <br /> <br /> Italy's nightmare in '''Pact Of Steel''' has been interpreted as a foreshadowing to the broken alliance of the Axis, much like how his dream as a child foretold that he would meet [[Japan]] some day.<br /> <br /> ==Moments==<br /> ===Webcomic: Main Storyline===<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 1'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 2: Allied Forces'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 4: Pact Of Steel'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 5: Lietuvis'''<br /> <br /> ===Published Manga===<br /> ====Volume 1====<br /> *'''Meeting Of The World'''<br /> *'''Prologue'''<br /> *'''Axis Powers'''<br /> *'''Power Ranger Allied Forces''' (strip: '''Back To Axis''')<br /> *''':) In The World'''<br /> *'''Shouting S.O.S At The Center Of The Earth!''' (reprint of '''You Know, We're Kind Of...''')<br /> *'''German Simulator'''<br /> *'''Preview: To The Unfinished Tomorrow''' (reprint of the deleted original ending to '''Lietuvis''')<br /> <br /> ====Volume 2====<br /> *'''Academy Hetalia Christmas'''<br /> *'''With Grandpa Rome''' (altered and redrawn reprint from the "Extra Stories")<br /> *'''Hello World! Hello Italy!'''<br /> *'''Wish Upon A Star''' (redrawn reprint from the "Extra Stories")<br /> <br /> ===Webcomic: "Extra Stories"===<br /> *'''Germany vs. Italy'''<br /> *'''Big Brother France And The Information Manipulation Activities!'''<br /> *'''Contrary To The Italian Image'''<br /> *'''Italy Omake'''<br /> *'''Germany And The Drug Store'''<br /> *'''Wish Upon A Star'''<br /> *'''Chapter 5 Omake'''<br /> *'''Axis Powers Jokes'''<br /> *'''Christmas Scribbles''' (second strip)<br /> *'''You Know, We're Kind Of...'''<br /> *'''Italy And The African War Front'''<br /> *'''We're Shipwrecked!'''<br /> *'''We're Shipwrecked Too!''' (cameo)<br /> *'''You Be Italy, And I'll Be Germany'''<br /> *'''If It's Japan, He Can Make It: High-Efficiency Binoculars To See Inside Brains''' (cameo)<br /> *'''Christmas Rampage 2007'''<br /> *'''Buon San Valentino''' series (incomplete)<br /> *'''The World Conference''' (incomplete prototype strip)<br /> *'''Italy Observation Diary'''<br /> *'''With Grandpa Rome'''<br /> *'''April Fools Summary'''<br /> *'''National Foundation Day'''<br /> *'''Salted Salmon'''<br /> *'''Halloween 2011'''<br /> *'''Christmas 2011'''<br /> <br /> ===Webcomic: "Comic Diaries"===<br /> *'''Comic Diary 1'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 2'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 4 '''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 8'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 10'''<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> *[http://gertalia.deviantart.com/ Gertalia]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://gxi.deviantart.com/ GxI]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://ludxfeli.deviantart.com/ LudxFeli]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://geritaheadcanonanddiaryblog.tumblr.com/ GerIta Headcanon & Diary blog]- Tumblr fan community.<br /> *[http://community.livejournal.com/gertalia/ Gertalia]- LiveJournal fan community.<br /> *[http://geritaespamano.forumfree.it/ Gertalia]- Italian (Italiano) forum. Caters to [[Spain/South Italy|Spamano]] as well.<br /> <br /> {{GermanyPairings}}<br /> {{ItalyPairings}}</div>

Geritalover http://hetalia.kitawiki.net/index.php?title=Germany/North_Italy&diff=40496 Germany/North Italy 2017-04-07T20:35:03Z

<p>Geritalover: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Pairing<br /> | char1 = Germany<br /> | char2 = Italy<br /> | image = GermanyItaly.png<br /> | caption = Italy (left), Kitty (middle), and Germany (right) in Episode 38.<br /> | interaction = Yes (''see [[#Moments|moments]]'')<br /> <br /> | tag1 = {{pixivtag|枢軸お花夫婦}} (''Suujiku Ohana Fuufu'', Axis Flower Couple)<br /> }}<br /> '''Germany/North Italy''' is a popular, semi-canonical slash pairing in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers''', involving [[Germany]] and [[Italy]]. It is also commonly referred to as '''Gertalia''' and '''Gerita''' (from both ''Germany'' and ''Italia''). The pairing is also known as 枢軸お花夫婦 (''Suujiku Ohana Fuufu''), or Axis Flower Couple, in the Japanese fandom.<br /> <br /> ==World War I==<br /> In the middle of WWI, Germany searched for the heir to the [[Ancient Rome|Roman Empire]] and wished to fight him. Coming across a crate in the middle of the woods, he opened it to find a panicked Italy hiding inside.<br /> <br /> Germany proceeded to take Italy prisoner and kept him captive until he became too annoying to handle; when the war was over he literally kicked Italy back home.<br /> <br /> In the webcomic, Germany soon discovered that Italy had nearly starved to death in a desert (from using all his water to boil up pasta) and had to bail him out. However, in the published manga and anime, Italy became poor due to the fallout from the war and convinced Germany (who was going through money troubles himself) to let him come back to work for him.<br /> <br /> ==World War II==<br /> In the leadup to WWII, Italy became aggravated that Germany was ready to go to war and took it upon himself to become the self-proclaimed "ally" of Germany. Germany initially refused Italy's assistance but he eventually relented, and the two made a promise to help if either was in a pinch. However, Germany soon found the alliance to be a source of frustration, since he continued to bail Italy out of desperate situations. It was even more frustrating because he had no one else he could genuinely call a "friend."<br /> <br /> When the two were captured as prisoners of war, Germany refused to tell their captors anything; on the other hand, Italy quickly spilled all of his secrets, which humiliated Germany.<br /> <br /> In "Big Brother France and information manipulation activities", when England and France were spreading rumors about Germany, England told Italy that Germany had said that he hated him because he was useless, couldn't do anything himself, and wished Italy would stop hanging around his house. After getting discouraged, Italy immediately turned and ran to Germany and asked if he hated him, to which Germany responded that he didn't, much to Italy's relief.<br /> <br /> In ''Germany VS Italy'', Italy attempted to greet Germany with a hug. However, because he was 8cm shorter, he had a hard time and, while standing on his toes, stretched the muscles in his feet too hard and wound up in pain. Regardless, he continued asking for a hug, to which Germany responded by kissing him on the cheek.<br /> <br /> Germany found that Italy was like an obedient dog, as Italy would agree with anything he said and would state that the former was right in many different ways. But Germany frequently disciplined Italy because he ran away from battle, flirted with girls, or forgot to put on pants after he woke up from a naked siesta. He also had to deal with Italy's older brother [[Lovino Vargas|Romano]], who hated him and tried (but failed) to enact his vengeance.<br /> <br /> Italy became distressed when Germany didn't like the friendship posters he put up; Romano attempted to convince him that Germany hated him, causing the naked Italy to run through Europe to verify with Germany. Though a blushing (and naked) Germany told Italy that he didn't hate him, Italy insisted that Germany should clarify his words so he can understand. Italy became overjoyed at hearing that Germany "loved" him; when [[Japan]] came to check on them, Italy announced that he finally got closer to Germany.<br /> <br /> While camping out in the African war front, Germany and Italy saw a falling star. Italy wished for [[Arthur Kirkland|England]] to get a headache and go home, though Germany told him it wouldn't work. But after Italy turned in for the night, Germany secretly made his own (long) wish on the star. He wished that Italy would stop being a crybaby, stop eating pasta everywhere, stop pigging out on gelato, and learn to make actual hand grenades; he also wished that Romano would stop trying to get revenge on him and for a change in government, but the star could not grant all of those wishes. Instead, it granted Italy's wish by crashing into England's head, which caused him to get a headache and go home.<br /> <br /> When it was time for Germany and [[Ivan Braginski|Russia]] to invade [[Feliks Łukasiewicz|Poland]], Italy bid them good luck and tried to imitate Germany's style of saluting.<br /> <br /> ===Buon San Valentino===<br /> In a storyline left hanging, Germany began getting mixed signals from Italy's affection after they finished a war training session. He decided to get a book about communicating with a partner, and soon learned that Valentine's Day was approaching.<br /> <br /> When they next met, Italy gave Germany a bouquet of red roses as a Valentine's Day gift. Italy was unaware that the gesture was a romantic one, while Germany began to believe that Italy actually did have feelings for him and not any girls that he would usually flirt with, (due to the fact that red roses are a German confession of love). Italy confessed that he did have a first love, but that it was a boy, which caused more confusion.<br /> <br /> Germany soon felt pressured to give Italy an answer to his "confession", while Italy felt it unusual that Germany actually wanted to play soccer with him. Upon hearing Germany say "Yes", Italy believed that Germany read his mind and was referring to wanting to play another game, though Germany was actually giving an answer to the assumed confession.<br /> <br /> After following the last chapter of a dating advice book, Germany decided to ask Italy out to dinner. He soon became nervous in planning for the date, and had to get a reluctant Austria to help him out. Germany confessed that he had no prior romantic experience at all, and that he'd only read a few romance novels.<br /> <br /> During the course of the strips, Germany begins to feel more and more content with the situation as he thinks about the time he's spent with Italy, and noticing that he's actually starting to feel "happy".<br /> <br /> At the dinner, Germany began to feel emotions that he hadn't previously felt before, and became jealous at Italy for flirting with girls (believing him to be cheating). Italy was oblivious to the jealousy though, and wondered if it was something else he had done. But after Germany handed him a bouquet of flowers and a tomato engagement ring, Italy became flustered and scared of his "strange" behavior. Germany attempted to wipe his tears away, which only caused Italy to become more frightened.<br /> <br /> As Germany attempted to comfort an increasingly disturbed Italy, his mind became flooded with more strange emotions and he became silent (causing Italy more distress). As his mind overflowed with emotion, he seemed to recall a hazy memory from the past...<br /> <br /> ==Modern Life==<br /> Little is known about what happened to Germany and Italy after the events of ''Buon San Valentino'' at this time, or what happened to them in the years after the end of WWII in the series.<br /> <br /> During [[France]]'s rampage on Christmas Day of 2007, the two were seen together as they shopped for candy apples. The merchant (in actuality France) ordered both of them to take off their clothes as payment for the apples. France also implied that they were usually lovey-dovey. In the deleted sequel to the strip series, the two were shown to still be naked as they celebrated Christmas.<br /> <br /> In one strip it also shows them giving America the same birthday present (a newly built car).<br /> <br /> ==Fan Speculations==<br /> Germany seems to have a crush on Italy, as evidenced by always blushing in personal moments between them and becoming awkward around him. If Germany really was the [[Holy Roman Empire]], it would be certain that he had one, but at that point of time he had believed Italy to be a girl. It is assumed that in the case of him being HRE, he lost all his childhood memories and forgot that he knew Italy.<br /> <br /> In the reverse, Italy grew to deeply care for HRE, whom he was afraid of at first due to having been stalked by him. Germany was visibly shocked at learning that Italy's first love was a boy, which furthered his confusion and belief that Italy was in love with him.<br /> <br /> However, it is debatable as to what Italy's exact feelings for Germany are. It is speculated that Italy may love Germany, but that he also may not know the distinctions between different types of love and therefore might have a different sense of "love" for Germany than what Germany himself feels. Other fans speculate that Italy might love Germany, but is held back by his promise to wait for HRE long ago.<br /> <br /> Due to having had no previous friends or any sort of romantic interest, it can be inferred that Germany has a deep interest in Italy because he has never felt anything like it before.<br /> <br /> ===Germany = Holy Roman Empire?===<br /> A common theory, mentioned above, is that Germany is in actuality HRE, having survived his apparent death in the Napoleonic Wars (or at the end of the Thirty Years War) when he was dissolved. It is often speculated that he got amnesia due to his defeat, though some believe that HRE gradually lost his memories over time (or purposely blocked them out to focus on his goal to win in wars) and that his dissolution was what wiped his mind clean.<br /> <br /> In the series, it is notable that [[Hidekaz Himaruya]] has not shown Germany at a younger age, and that there seem to be various hints connecting the two characters in some way. The strongest hint came at the cliffhanger of Buon San Valentino, when it appeared that Germany was recovering a memory of having seen Chibitalia (it seemed to be from HRE's point of view).<br /> <br /> The two characters bear an uncanny physical resemblance to each other, though HRE's eyes are drawn differently. When Germany's hair is not slicked back, he resembles an older version of HRE. In a scrapped illustration, HRE fantasizes about the day he and Chibitalia will become adults: An adult HRE is shown from the nose down and appears to resemble Germany in build and facial shape.<br /> <br /> A historical connection for the two does exist: The Holy Roman Empire is considered by historians to be the '''First Reich''', while the German Empire and Nazi Germany are the second and third, respectively. Supporters of the theory will use this as evidence, along with the fact that the Holy Roman Empire's full name after the 16th century was '''The Holy Roman Empire Of The German Nation'''. Detractors of the theory offer the counter-argument that the Second Reich would better represent [[Gilbert Beilschmidt|Prussia]], for it grew out of the Prussian war conquests and annexations of the 1860s. The government differences between the Empire and Germany are also pointed out in counter-arguments opposing the connection. It is also to be noted that the terms "First Reich" and "Second Reich" are frowned upon due to their usage in Nazi propaganda, casting doubt if the Reichs connection would be what is intended for the character.<br /> <br /> It is notable that HRE and Germany both share Germania as an ancestral figure (a father or grandfather, depending on the canon source), and have Prussia as a brother. But there are many offspring of Germania, so a counter-argument is that HRE and Germany could be brothers. The personality differences of the two characters are also noted in the counter-arguments, though the differences could be chalked up due to HRE's amnesia. It is also possible that Germany may simply be a "fragment" of HRE or a reincarnation of some sort, as the Empire split into many small states, including those that would come to make up the German Empire.<br /> <br /> Prussia being an elder brother to HRE also seems to be a common misconception that was born from early fandom, while historically, their age difference would be the reverse (unless Prussia started out as Old/Baltic Prussia). To rectify this, some believe that the two are in fact separate, with HRE being a brother to France and Germany as Prussia's younger brother.<br /> <br /> Another series connection drawn between the two is that Chibitalia gave HRE panties as a parting gift, while the adult Italy gave Germany boxers as a gift for Christmas. A strip featuring HRE and Chibitalia was also featured alongside the Christmas strip, and involved panties as well (HRE accidentally pulled Chibitalia's underwear down in trying to help "her" out of a box).<br /> <br /> Himaruya once promised that Chibitalia and HRE would eventually get a "happy ending", though it is debatable what he might have meant by that statement.<br /> <br /> ===After The War?===<br /> Fans will also speculate about the status of the Germany/Italy relationship after the end of the main WWII storyline. Historically, the two nations' alliance was broken due to the Italian armistice with the Allied Forces, and Germany soon invaded Italy. This is however, stated to be untrue, as in one of Himaruya's deleted entry, it's stated that ''The South switched sides and joined the Allies, while the North continued to stay with the Axis even after they surrendered''. Meaning the one who got to the Allies side was Romano, and not Veneziano. He also states that this is one of the reasons to why there is two Italys. <br /> <br /> Italy's nightmare in '''Pact Of Steel''' has been interpreted as a foreshadowing to the broken alliance of the Axis, much like how his dream as a child foretold that he would meet [[Japan]] some day.<br /> <br /> ==Moments==<br /> ===Webcomic: Main Storyline===<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 1'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 2: Allied Forces'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 4: Pact Of Steel'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 5: Lietuvis'''<br /> <br /> ===Published Manga===<br /> ====Volume 1====<br /> *'''Meeting Of The World'''<br /> *'''Prologue'''<br /> *'''Axis Powers'''<br /> *'''Power Ranger Allied Forces''' (strip: '''Back To Axis''')<br /> *''':) In The World'''<br /> *'''Shouting S.O.S At The Center Of The Earth!''' (reprint of '''You Know, We're Kind Of...''')<br /> *'''German Simulator'''<br /> *'''Preview: To The Unfinished Tomorrow''' (reprint of the deleted original ending to '''Lietuvis''')<br /> <br /> ====Volume 2====<br /> *'''Academy Hetalia Christmas'''<br /> *'''With Grandpa Rome''' (altered and redrawn reprint from the "Extra Stories")<br /> *'''Hello World! Hello Italy!'''<br /> *'''Wish Upon A Star''' (redrawn reprint from the "Extra Stories")<br /> <br /> ===Webcomic: "Extra Stories"===<br /> *'''Germany vs. Italy'''<br /> *'''Big Brother France And The Information Manipulation Activities!'''<br /> *'''Contrary To The Italian Image'''<br /> *'''Italy Omake'''<br /> *'''Germany And The Drug Store'''<br /> *'''Wish Upon A Star'''<br /> *'''Chapter 5 Omake'''<br /> *'''Axis Powers Jokes'''<br /> *'''Christmas Scribbles''' (second strip)<br /> *'''You Know, We're Kind Of...'''<br /> *'''Italy And The African War Front'''<br /> *'''We're Shipwrecked!'''<br /> *'''We're Shipwrecked Too!''' (cameo)<br /> *'''You Be Italy, And I'll Be Germany'''<br /> *'''If It's Japan, He Can Make It: High-Efficiency Binoculars To See Inside Brains''' (cameo)<br /> *'''Christmas Rampage 2007'''<br /> *'''Buon San Valentino''' series (incomplete)<br /> *'''The World Conference''' (incomplete prototype strip)<br /> *'''Italy Observation Diary'''<br /> *'''With Grandpa Rome'''<br /> *'''April Fools Summary'''<br /> *'''National Foundation Day'''<br /> *'''Salted Salmon'''<br /> *'''Halloween 2011'''<br /> *'''Christmas 2011'''<br /> <br /> ===Webcomic: "Comic Diaries"===<br /> *'''Comic Diary 1'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 2'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 4 '''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 8'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 10'''<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> *[http://gertalia.deviantart.com/ Gertalia]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://gxi.deviantart.com/ GxI]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://ludxfeli.deviantart.com/ LudxFeli]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://geritaheadcanonanddiaryblog.tumblr.com/ GerIta Headcanon & Diary blog]- Tumblr fan community.<br /> *[http://community.livejournal.com/gertalia/ Gertalia]- LiveJournal fan community.<br /> *[http://geritaespamano.forumfree.it/ Gertalia]- Italian (Italiano) forum. Caters to [[Spain/South Italy|Spamano]] as well.<br /> <br /> {{GermanyPairings}}<br /> {{ItalyPairings}}</div>

Geritalover http://hetalia.kitawiki.net/index.php?title=Germany/North_Italy&diff=40495 Germany/North Italy 2017-04-07T20:34:29Z

<p>Geritalover: it was confirmed by Hima in a deleted entry from 2006 that Germany and Italy remained allies in the WWII, the one how got to the Allies side was Romano. there are some things here that really have to be updated, some things here are really old.</p> <hr /> <div>{{Pairing<br /> | char1 = Germany<br /> | char2 = Italy<br /> | image = GermanyItaly.png<br /> | caption = Italy (left), Kitty (middle), and Germany (right) in Episode 38.<br /> | interaction = Yes (''see [[#Moments|moments]]'')<br /> <br /> | tag1 = {{pixivtag|枢軸お花夫婦}} (''Suujiku Ohana Fuufu'', Axis Flower Couple)<br /> }}<br /> '''Germany/North Italy''' is a popular, semi-canonical slash pairing in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers''', involving [[Germany]] and [[Italy]]. It is also commonly referred to as '''Gertalia''' and '''Gerita''' (from both ''Germany'' and ''Italia''). The pairing is also known as 枢軸お花夫婦 (''Suujiku Ohana Fuufu''), or Axis Flower Couple, in the Japanese fandom.<br /> <br /> ==World War I==<br /> In the middle of WWI, Germany searched for the heir to the [[Ancient Rome|Roman Empire]] and wished to fight him. Coming across a crate in the middle of the woods, he opened it to find a panicked Italy hiding inside.<br /> <br /> Germany proceeded to take Italy prisoner and kept him captive until he became too annoying to handle; when the war was over he literally kicked Italy back home.<br /> <br /> In the webcomic, Germany soon discovered that Italy had nearly starved to death in a desert (from using all his water to boil up pasta) and had to bail him out. However, in the published manga and anime, Italy became poor due to the fallout from the war and convinced Germany (who was going through money troubles himself) to let him come back to work for him.<br /> <br /> ==World War II==<br /> In the leadup to WWII, Italy became aggravated that Germany was ready to go to war and took it upon himself to become the self-proclaimed "ally" of Germany. Germany initially refused Italy's assistance but he eventually relented, and the two made a promise to help if either was in a pinch. However, Germany soon found the alliance to be a source of frustration, since he continued to bail Italy out of desperate situations. It was even more frustrating because he had no one else he could genuinely call a "friend."<br /> <br /> When the two were captured as prisoners of war, Germany refused to tell their captors anything; on the other hand, Italy quickly spilled all of his secrets, which humiliated Germany.<br /> <br /> In "Big Brother France and information manipulation activities", when England and France were spreading rumors about Germany, England told Italy that Germany had said that he hated him because he was useless, couldn't do anything himself, and wished Italy would stop hanging around his house. After getting discouraged, Italy immediately turned and ran to Germany and asked if he hated him, to which Germany responded that he didn't, much to Italy's relief.<br /> <br /> In ''Germany VS Italy'', Italy attempted to greet Germany with a hug. However, because he was 8cm shorter, he had a hard time and, while standing on his toes, stretched the muscles in his feet too hard and wound up in pain. Regardless, he continued asking for a hug, to which Germany responded by kissing him on the cheek.<br /> <br /> Germany found that Italy was like an obedient dog, as Italy would agree with anything he said and would state that the former was right in many different ways. But Germany frequently disciplined Italy because he ran away from battle, flirted with girls, or forgot to put on pants after he woke up from a naked siesta. He also had to deal with Italy's older brother [[Lovino Vargas|Romano]], who hated him and tried (but failed) to enact his vengeance.<br /> <br /> Italy became distressed when Germany didn't like the friendship posters he put up; Romano attempted to convince him that Germany hated him, causing the naked Italy to run through Europe to verify with Germany. Though a blushing (and naked) Germany told Italy that he didn't hate him, Italy insisted that Germany should clarify his words so he can understand. Italy became overjoyed at hearing that Germany "loved" him; when [[Japan]] came to check on them, Italy announced that he finally got closer to Germany.<br /> <br /> While camping out in the African war front, Germany and Italy saw a falling star. Italy wished for [[Arthur Kirkland|England]] to get a headache and go home, though Germany told him it wouldn't work. But after Italy turned in for the night, Germany secretly made his own (long) wish on the star. He wished that Italy would stop being a crybaby, stop eating pasta everywhere, stop pigging out on gelato, and learn to make actual hand grenades; he also wished that Romano would stop trying to get revenge on him and for a change in government, but the star could not grant all of those wishes. Instead, it granted Italy's wish by crashing into England's head, which caused him to get a headache and go home.<br /> <br /> When it was time for Germany and [[Ivan Braginski|Russia]] to invade [[Feliks Łukasiewicz|Poland]], Italy bid them good luck and tried to imitate Germany's style of saluting.<br /> <br /> ===Buon San Valentino===<br /> In a storyline left hanging, Germany began getting mixed signals from Italy's affection after they finished a war training session. He decided to get a book about communicating with a partner, and soon learned that Valentine's Day was approaching.<br /> <br /> When they next met, Italy gave Germany a bouquet of red roses as a Valentine's Day gift. Italy was unaware that the gesture was a romantic one, while Germany began to believe that Italy actually did have feelings for him and not any girls that he would usually flirt with, (due to the fact that red roses are a German confession of love). Italy confessed that he did have a first love, but that it was a boy, which caused more confusion.<br /> <br /> Germany soon felt pressured to give Italy an answer to his "confession", while Italy felt it unusual that Germany actually wanted to play soccer with him. Upon hearing Germany say "Yes", Italy believed that Germany read his mind and was referring to wanting to play another game, though Germany was actually giving an answer to the assumed confession.<br /> <br /> After following the last chapter of a dating advice book, Germany decided to ask Italy out to dinner. He soon became nervous in planning for the date, and had to get a reluctant Austria to help him out. Germany confessed that he had no prior romantic experience at all, and that he'd only read a few romance novels.<br /> <br /> During the course of the strips, Germany begins to feel more and more content with the situation as he thinks about the time he's spent with Italy, and noticing that he's actually starting to feel "happy".<br /> <br /> At the dinner, Germany began to feel emotions that he hadn't previously felt before, and became jealous at Italy for flirting with girls (believing him to be cheating). Italy was oblivious to the jealousy though, and wondered if it was something else he had done. But after Germany handed him a bouquet of flowers and a tomato engagement ring, Italy became flustered and scared of his "strange" behavior. Germany attempted to wipe his tears away, which only caused Italy to become more frightened.<br /> <br /> As Germany attempted to comfort an increasingly disturbed Italy, his mind became flooded with more strange emotions and he became silent (causing Italy more distress). As his mind overflowed with emotion, he seemed to recall a hazy memory from the past...<br /> <br /> ==Modern Life==<br /> Little is known about what happened to Germany and Italy after the events of ''Buon San Valentino'' at this time, or what happened to them in the years after the end of WWII in the series.<br /> <br /> During [[Francis Bonnefoy|France]]'s rampage on Christmas Day of 2007, the two were seen together as they shopped for candy apples. The merchant (in actuality France) ordered both of them to take off their clothes as payment for the apples. France also implied that they were usually lovey-dovey. In the deleted sequel to the strip series, the two were shown to still be naked as they celebrated Christmas.<br /> <br /> In one strip it also shows them giving America the same birthday present (a newly built car).<br /> <br /> ==Fan Speculations==<br /> Germany seems to have a crush on Italy, as evidenced by always blushing in personal moments between them and becoming awkward around him. If Germany really was the [[Holy Roman Empire]], it would be certain that he had one, but at that point of time he had believed Italy to be a girl. It is assumed that in the case of him being HRE, he lost all his childhood memories and forgot that he knew Italy.<br /> <br /> In the reverse, Italy grew to deeply care for HRE, whom he was afraid of at first due to having been stalked by him. Germany was visibly shocked at learning that Italy's first love was a boy, which furthered his confusion and belief that Italy was in love with him.<br /> <br /> However, it is debatable as to what Italy's exact feelings for Germany are. It is speculated that Italy may love Germany, but that he also may not know the distinctions between different types of love and therefore might have a different sense of "love" for Germany than what Germany himself feels. Other fans speculate that Italy might love Germany, but is held back by his promise to wait for HRE long ago.<br /> <br /> Due to having had no previous friends or any sort of romantic interest, it can be inferred that Germany has a deep interest in Italy because he has never felt anything like it before.<br /> <br /> ===Germany = Holy Roman Empire?===<br /> A common theory, mentioned above, is that Germany is in actuality HRE, having survived his apparent death in the Napoleonic Wars (or at the end of the Thirty Years War) when he was dissolved. It is often speculated that he got amnesia due to his defeat, though some believe that HRE gradually lost his memories over time (or purposely blocked them out to focus on his goal to win in wars) and that his dissolution was what wiped his mind clean.<br /> <br /> In the series, it is notable that [[Hidekaz Himaruya]] has not shown Germany at a younger age, and that there seem to be various hints connecting the two characters in some way. The strongest hint came at the cliffhanger of Buon San Valentino, when it appeared that Germany was recovering a memory of having seen Chibitalia (it seemed to be from HRE's point of view).<br /> <br /> The two characters bear an uncanny physical resemblance to each other, though HRE's eyes are drawn differently. When Germany's hair is not slicked back, he resembles an older version of HRE. In a scrapped illustration, HRE fantasizes about the day he and Chibitalia will become adults: An adult HRE is shown from the nose down and appears to resemble Germany in build and facial shape.<br /> <br /> A historical connection for the two does exist: The Holy Roman Empire is considered by historians to be the '''First Reich''', while the German Empire and Nazi Germany are the second and third, respectively. Supporters of the theory will use this as evidence, along with the fact that the Holy Roman Empire's full name after the 16th century was '''The Holy Roman Empire Of The German Nation'''. Detractors of the theory offer the counter-argument that the Second Reich would better represent [[Gilbert Beilschmidt|Prussia]], for it grew out of the Prussian war conquests and annexations of the 1860s. The government differences between the Empire and Germany are also pointed out in counter-arguments opposing the connection. It is also to be noted that the terms "First Reich" and "Second Reich" are frowned upon due to their usage in Nazi propaganda, casting doubt if the Reichs connection would be what is intended for the character.<br /> <br /> It is notable that HRE and Germany both share Germania as an ancestral figure (a father or grandfather, depending on the canon source), and have Prussia as a brother. But there are many offspring of Germania, so a counter-argument is that HRE and Germany could be brothers. The personality differences of the two characters are also noted in the counter-arguments, though the differences could be chalked up due to HRE's amnesia. It is also possible that Germany may simply be a "fragment" of HRE or a reincarnation of some sort, as the Empire split into many small states, including those that would come to make up the German Empire.<br /> <br /> Prussia being an elder brother to HRE also seems to be a common misconception that was born from early fandom, while historically, their age difference would be the reverse (unless Prussia started out as Old/Baltic Prussia). To rectify this, some believe that the two are in fact separate, with HRE being a brother to France and Germany as Prussia's younger brother.<br /> <br /> Another series connection drawn between the two is that Chibitalia gave HRE panties as a parting gift, while the adult Italy gave Germany boxers as a gift for Christmas. A strip featuring HRE and Chibitalia was also featured alongside the Christmas strip, and involved panties as well (HRE accidentally pulled Chibitalia's underwear down in trying to help "her" out of a box).<br /> <br /> Himaruya once promised that Chibitalia and HRE would eventually get a "happy ending", though it is debatable what he might have meant by that statement.<br /> <br /> ===After The War?===<br /> Fans will also speculate about the status of the Germany/Italy relationship after the end of the main WWII storyline. Historically, the two nations' alliance was broken due to the Italian armistice with the Allied Forces, and Germany soon invaded Italy. This is however, stated to be untrue, as in one of Himaruya's deleted entry, it's stated that ''The South switched sides and joined the Allies, while the North continued to stay with the Axis even after they surrendered''. Meaning the one who got to the Allies side was Romano, and not Veneziano. He also states that this is one of the reasons to why there is two Italys. <br /> <br /> Italy's nightmare in '''Pact Of Steel''' has been interpreted as a foreshadowing to the broken alliance of the Axis, much like how his dream as a child foretold that he would meet [[Japan]] some day.<br /> <br /> ==Moments==<br /> ===Webcomic: Main Storyline===<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 1'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 2: Allied Forces'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 4: Pact Of Steel'''<br /> *'''Hetalia Chapter 5: Lietuvis'''<br /> <br /> ===Published Manga===<br /> ====Volume 1====<br /> *'''Meeting Of The World'''<br /> *'''Prologue'''<br /> *'''Axis Powers'''<br /> *'''Power Ranger Allied Forces''' (strip: '''Back To Axis''')<br /> *''':) In The World'''<br /> *'''Shouting S.O.S At The Center Of The Earth!''' (reprint of '''You Know, We're Kind Of...''')<br /> *'''German Simulator'''<br /> *'''Preview: To The Unfinished Tomorrow''' (reprint of the deleted original ending to '''Lietuvis''')<br /> <br /> ====Volume 2====<br /> *'''Academy Hetalia Christmas'''<br /> *'''With Grandpa Rome''' (altered and redrawn reprint from the "Extra Stories")<br /> *'''Hello World! Hello Italy!'''<br /> *'''Wish Upon A Star''' (redrawn reprint from the "Extra Stories")<br /> <br /> ===Webcomic: "Extra Stories"===<br /> *'''Germany vs. Italy'''<br /> *'''Big Brother France And The Information Manipulation Activities!'''<br /> *'''Contrary To The Italian Image'''<br /> *'''Italy Omake'''<br /> *'''Germany And The Drug Store'''<br /> *'''Wish Upon A Star'''<br /> *'''Chapter 5 Omake'''<br /> *'''Axis Powers Jokes'''<br /> *'''Christmas Scribbles''' (second strip)<br /> *'''You Know, We're Kind Of...'''<br /> *'''Italy And The African War Front'''<br /> *'''We're Shipwrecked!'''<br /> *'''We're Shipwrecked Too!''' (cameo)<br /> *'''You Be Italy, And I'll Be Germany'''<br /> *'''If It's Japan, He Can Make It: High-Efficiency Binoculars To See Inside Brains''' (cameo)<br /> *'''Christmas Rampage 2007'''<br /> *'''Buon San Valentino''' series (incomplete)<br /> *'''The World Conference''' (incomplete prototype strip)<br /> *'''Italy Observation Diary'''<br /> *'''With Grandpa Rome'''<br /> *'''April Fools Summary'''<br /> *'''National Foundation Day'''<br /> *'''Salted Salmon'''<br /> *'''Halloween 2011'''<br /> *'''Christmas 2011'''<br /> <br /> ===Webcomic: "Comic Diaries"===<br /> *'''Comic Diary 1'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 2'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 4 '''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 8'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 10'''<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> *[http://gertalia.deviantart.com/ Gertalia]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://gxi.deviantart.com/ GxI]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://ludxfeli.deviantart.com/ LudxFeli]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://geritaheadcanonanddiaryblog.tumblr.com/ GerIta Headcanon & Diary blog]- Tumblr fan community.<br /> *[http://community.livejournal.com/gertalia/ Gertalia]- LiveJournal fan community.<br /> *[http://geritaespamano.forumfree.it/ Gertalia]- Italian (Italiano) forum. Caters to [[Spain/South Italy|Spamano]] as well.<br /> <br /> {{GermanyPairings}}<br /> {{ItalyPairings}}</div>

Geritalover http://hetalia.kitawiki.net/index.php?title=Spain/South_Italy&diff=40494 Spain/South Italy 2017-04-06T21:35:35Z

<p>Geritalover: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Pairing<br /> | char1 = Spain<br /> | char2 = South Italy<br /> | image = SpainRomano_young.png<br /> | caption = Spain and Romano, in their younger days.<br /> | interaction = Yes (''see [[#Moments|moments]]'')<br /> <br /> | tag1 = <br /> }}<br /> '''Spain/South Italy''' is a popular slash pairing in the series '''Axis Powers Hetalia''', involving the characters of [[Spain]] and [[South Italy]] (also referred to as '''Romano''').<br /> <br /> The pairing is also referred to as '''Spero''' by some fans, from the first syllables of ''Spain'' and ''Romano'' in Japanese. It is also called '''Spamano''', combining Spain and Romano.<br /> <br /> ==Childhood==<br /> Spain and Romano grew up in the middle of the Roman Empire, though after [[Ancient Rome|Grandpa Rome]] vanished, Spain and the other children began to bully Romano and [[Italy|his younger brother Veneziano]] (also referred to as '''Ita-chan''', or '''Chibitalia''') for their land and art.<br /> <br /> Soon after this, [[Austria]] and [[France]] went to war over ownership of Chibitalia. After a long period of war (''The Italian Wars''), Austria claimed Chibitalia as his own, on behalf of the [[Holy Roman Empire]].<br /> <br /> Austria proceeded to hand custody of Romano over to Spain, marking the beginning of his control over Southern Italy.<br /> <br /> ==The Era Of Boss Spain==<br /> Though Spain at first was overjoyed to get his own servant, he quickly found that the younger Romano was disobedient, lazy, and had problems with wetting the bed, as well as being a challenge to handle in general. [[France]] insisted that he take care of Romano instead, but Spain refused to give him up.<br /> <br /> After seeing how careless Romano was at handling chores, Spain begged Austria to exchange Chibitalia with him (due to seeing that the child was more obedient, polite, and "cuter" than his Italy), though he wasn't successful, after his attempt to trade him for his younger brother, Spain couldn't help feeling guilty for wanting to trade Romano.[. In ''Axis Powers Hetalia volume 1, ''it is revealed that Romano also had the disease [[wikipedia:Chorea|Chorea]], though he eventually was cured of the disease shortly after Spain made him dance the [[wikipedia:Tarantella|Tarantella]].<br /> <br /> The younger Romano often felt weak and useless, and was jealous of the attention his brother got in comparison to him, as well as his brother's natural talents. He also believed France and Spain were only using him to get a claim on his late grandfather's inheritance. However, Spain was unaware of his feelings and simply believed that Romano hated him.<br /> <br /> When the time came for Romano to go on a trip back to his homeland, he insisted that he go alone, though unbeknownst to him, France still had the intention of becoming his boss. Romano subsequently wound up kidnapped by [[Turkey]], who was planning to conquer Europe to begin with. Spain managed to rescue Romano, but the war with Turkey was far from over.<br /> <br /> In order to protect his servant, Spain wound up throwing himself further into poverty by selling most of his assets to Turkey. Even though their kingdom wound up thrown into debt due to all the money spent on South Italy's protection, Spain refused to let go of him since he was 'special' to him, even after being scolded several times by his boss. Seeing this made Romano realise how much Spain truly cared for him, and after (very shyly) thanking his caretaker for rescuing him, Spain changed his view on him as well, saying he 'also had a cute side after all' and that 'it would be so cute if he was so honest all the time'.<br /> <br /> Though Romano would often claim that he hated Spain, after their relationship improved a bit, he had the tendency of becoming extremely jealous when his boss was in the company of others, especially in the case of a German soldier (where he believed Spain was also in danger). Spain remained oblivious as to why the child treated him harshly, and only wound up upsetting him more by comparing his face to a tomato when he was angered (due to it being red and chubby).<br /> <br /> Spain also found that pulling Romano's haircurl would garner a violent reaction, though Romano secretly enjoyed it, finding that it "felt nice". But after France told Romano about "teasing play", Romano became disturbed by the hair-pulling and thought of Spain as a pervert.<br /> <br /> When Spain proposed the idea of marriage to Chibitalia, Romano became noticeably upset at the idea of being left alone.<br /> <br /> ==The War Years==<br /> After the unification of Italy (an event which has yet to be covered in the series), Romano had long since left Spain and went back to his homeland to live with his brother. However, he was shown to still be in contact with Spain by the time of the "Great Depression", when the two attended a meeting and blamed [[Alfred F.Jones|America]] for the rapidly-spreading financial crisis.<br /> <br /> When both of the Italy brothers wound up kidnapped by [[Arthur Kirkland|England]] during the [[wikipedia:Spanish Civil War|Spanish Civil War]], Romano attempted to call Spain to bail them out of the situation, though he was unable to rescue them (due to his boss ordering him to make hundreds of roses).<br /> <br /> Due to the high cost of the war, both wound up having to spend a lot of money. As a result, Spain wound in debt by the start of WWII, and refused to get involved.<br /> <br /> ==Modern Life==<br /> <br /> As Romano grew into an adult he continued to be close to Spain, and is rarely seen spending time with other characters. Whenever he gets in trouble he calls Spain for help, like the time he was captured by England in WW2, or when he ran out of pasta and refused to accept anyone's food but Spain's (only to receive Spain's 'cheer-up charm' instead of pasta in the end).<br /> <br /> When Spain became ill due to his poor economy and was near-death, Romano attempted to go out on a quest to help cure him, even going as far as fighting the Mafia directly (who he feared and always obeyed) and trying to buy more imports form Spain (even though he was dealing with his own cold at the time). But by the time he returned, Spain had completely recovered due to his people adopting the euro as their currency.<br /> <br /> After gay marriage became legalized in his country in 2005, Spain proposed to Romano, who answered that he wanted a minimum of three meals a day and a nap with pasta. Spain took the answer as a rejection, and felt depressed that nobody wanted to marry him (he had unsuccessfully tried to propose to the younger Italy brother as well, as he was trying to marry both of them).<br /> <br /> At some other point in time, Spain had a dream in which both Italy brothers were his servants and Romano was warmer and nicer to him. But the dream quickly turned into a nightmare once his idealized version of Romano, in an attempt to wake him up (as he had done when he was a kid), jumped down on him and crushed his "vital regions". After suddenly waking up from his nightmare, Spain sees Romano waiting for him to wake up and make lunch, and comes to the conclusion that he prefers Romano as he is.<br /> <br /> In another strip, Spain and Romano had to deal with an influx of turtles in Romano's home. Romano was dismayed and annoyed about the situation, but Spain was cheerful about the whole thing, asking Romano what names they should give to the turtles.<br /> <br /> In a strip from volume four, Romano is shown reading a book about Spanish history and reading about how Spain spent all its money on Southern Italy in the past. Somewhat embarrassed upon having just discovered this fact, Romano tries to tell Spain something that could be interpreted as an attempt to say thank you, but only for Spain to answer that he used to spend his money without thinking in the past, but now he knows the importance of saving money. Of course this led to Romano becoming really annoyed, and Netherlands saying that "he was always like this" (referring to Spain's thick-headedness).<br /> <br /> During the Halloween Event 2011, Spain called Romano cute several times despite his appearance and unsettling aura, and stated that "he's so cute I just can't help but want to protect him". <br /> <br /> Also during the Christmas Event 2011, Spain was surprised to see Romano working hard for once, and even after being told by Romano that he didn't need to help, he decided to crouch behind him so that he didn't disturb him and used his 'cheer-up charm' with him, which only succeeded in making Romano lose his patience.<br /> <br /> ==Fan Speculations==<br /> Going by a line from part 2 of '''Boss Spain's Control Of Southern Italy''', it is believed that part of the reason why Romano treats Spain so coldly is due to him fearing that Spain only wants him for his grandfather's inheritance, and that his childhood fears have possibly carried over into his adulthood.<br /> <br /> Another speculation and long-held fanon belief is that Romano is a strong Catholic and tries to deny any strong feelings he may have for Spain, remaining "closeted" as homosexuality and/or bisexuality wouldn't be approved of by his people's religion. One other belief is that Romano considers Spain to have been the cause of most of his childhood grief, and therefore has a hard time showing that he cares.<br /> <br /> Romano's inferiority complex is also believed to have carried over to his adulthood to some extent, with him being lonely and resenting the attention and popularity that his brother gets and the idea that his brother has someone to confide in (who he happens to hate).<br /> <br /> It is also speculated that Romano has an abandonment complex, which may have stemmed from his grandfather having left him in his youth in favor of taking Veneziano to live with him, and later dying. Spain was shown to fantasize of having both brothers living with him under his roof on two occasions, and expressed interest in having the younger Veneziano eventually marry him, which Romano objected to (as he would be abandoned).<br /> <br /> Alternatively, some believe that Romano does not hold any real affection for Spain and simply tries to lead him on, but fails due to Spain's oblivious nature. In this interpretation, his answer to the proposal is seen as sarcasm or Romano simply having wanted to manipulate Spain into thinking he actually cared. His motivation is seen as either revenge for having been under Spain's control, or that he tries to use Spain's personality flaws to his own advantage (though it doesn't work).<br /> <br /> Due to his affections shown to both younger Italies and his fantasies, some speculate that Spain was a ''shotacon'' (or had the tendencies of one), though he would have been unaware of it due to his problem with "reading the atmosphere". Spain is either seen as the one who is unaware of Romano's true feelings, or the one who actually holds more affection but is unknowingly manipulated and lead around.<br /> <br /> ==Moments==<br /> ===Published Manga===<br /> *'''Chibitalia''' (omake, ''Axis Powers Hetalia volume 1'')<br /> <br /> ===Webcomic: "Extra Stories"===<br /> *'''The Story Of Italy's Big Brother'''<br /> *'''Boss Spain's Control Of Southern Italy'''<br /> *'''Lithuania's Outsourcing Series, part 3'''<br /> *'''Boss Spain's Control Of Southern Italy, part 2'''<br /> *'''Spain's Lazy Morning'''<br /> *'''In Just Two Minutes, You Can Grasp The Exterior Of The European Economy'''<br /> *'''Boss Spain Doesn't Understand''' (incomplete)<br /> *'''Sea Turtles And Southern Italy'''<br /> *'''Halloween 2011'''<br /> <br /> ===Webcomic: "Comic Diaries"===<br /> *'''Comic Diary 2'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 5'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 9'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 10'''<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> *[http://antonioxlovino-fc.deviantart.com/ AntonioxLovino-FC]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://spainro-fans.deviantart.com/ SpainRo-Fans]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://spamano-obsession.deviantart.com/ SpaMano-Obsession]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://tomatoheaven.deviantart.com/ TomatoHeaven]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://bossandhisman.tumblr.com/ Boss and his Man!]- Tumblr fan community.<br /> *[http://community.livejournal.com/tomatoamado/ Tomato Amado]- LiveJournal fan community.<br /> *[http://geritaespamano.forumfree.it/ Gerita e Spamano Fanforum]- Italian (Italiano) forum. Caters to [[Germany/North Italy|Gertalia]] as well.<br /> *[http://spamano.forumfree.it/ Dame un Beso]- Italian (Italiano) forum.<br /> <br /> {{SouthItalyPairings}}<br /> {{SpainPairings}}</div>

Geritalover http://hetalia.kitawiki.net/index.php?title=Spain/South_Italy&diff=40493 Spain/South Italy 2017-04-06T21:32:22Z

<p>Geritalover: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Pairing<br /> | char1 = Spain<br /> | char2 = South Italy<br /> | image = SpainRomano_young.png<br /> | caption = Spain and Romano, in their younger days.<br /> | interaction = Yes (''see [[#Moments|moments]]'')<br /> <br /> | tag1 = <br /> }}<br /> '''Spain/South Italy''' is a popular slash pairing in the series '''Axis Powers Hetalia''', involving the characters of [[Spain]] and [[South Italy]] (also referred to as '''Romano''').<br /> <br /> The pairing is also referred to as '''Spero''' by some fans, from the first syllables of ''Spain'' and ''Romano'' in Japanese. It is also called '''Spamano''', combining Spain and Romano.<br /> <br /> ==Childhood==<br /> Spain and Romano grew up in the middle of the Roman Empire, though after [[Ancient Rome|Grandpa Rome]] vanished, Spain and the other children began to bully Romano and [[Italy|his younger brother Veneziano]] (also referred to as '''Ita-chan''', or '''Chibitalia''') for their land and art.<br /> <br /> Soon after this, [[Austria]] and [[France]] went to war over ownership of Chibitalia. After a long period of war (''The Italian Wars''), Austria claimed Chibitalia as his own, on behalf of the [[Holy Roman Empire]].<br /> <br /> Austria proceeded to hand custody of Romano over to Spain, marking the beginning of his control over Southern Italy.<br /> <br /> ==The Era Of Boss Spain==<br /> Though Spain at first was overjoyed to get his own servant, he quickly found that the younger Romano was disobedient, lazy, and had problems with wetting the bed, as well as being a challenge to handle in general. [[France]] insisted that he take care of Romano instead, but Spain refused to give him up.<br /> <br /> After seeing how careless Romano was at handling chores, Spain begged Austria to exchange Chibitalia with him (due to seeing that the child was more obedient, polite, and "cuter" than his Italy), though he wasn't successful, after his attempt to trade him for his younger brother, Spain couldn't help feeling guilty for wanting to trade Romano.[. In ''Axis Powers Hetalia volume 1, ''it is revealed that Romano also had the disease [[wikipedia:Chorea|Chorea]], though he eventually was cured of the disease shortly after Spain made him dance the [[wikipedia:Tarantella|Tarantella]].<br /> <br /> The younger Romano often felt weak and useless, and was jealous of the attention his brother got in comparison to him, as well as his brother's natural talents. He also believed France and Spain were only using him to get a claim on his late grandfather's inheritance. However, Spain was unaware of his feelings and simply believed that Romano hated him.<br /> <br /> When the time came for Romano to go on a trip back to his homeland, he insisted that he go alone, though unbeknownst to him, France still had the intention of becoming his boss. Romano subsequently wound up kidnapped by [[Turkey]], who was planning to conquer Europe to begin with. Spain managed to rescue Romano, but the war with Turkey was far from over.<br /> <br /> In order to protect his servant, Spain wound up throwing himself further into poverty by selling most of his assets to Turkey.<br /> <br /> Though Romano would often claim that he hated Spain, he had the tendency of becoming extremely jealous when his boss was in the company of others, especially in the case of a German soldier (where he believed Spain was also in danger). Spain remained oblivious as to why the child treated him harshly, and only wound up upsetting him more by comparing his face to a tomato when he was angered (due to it being red and chubby).<br /> <br /> Spain also found that pulling Romano's haircurl would garner a violent reaction, though Romano secretly enjoyed it, finding that it "felt nice". But after France told Romano about "teasing play", Romano became disturbed by the hair-pulling and thought of Spain as a pervert.<br /> <br /> When Spain proposed the idea of marriage to Chibitalia, Romano became noticeably upset at the idea of being left alone.<br /> <br /> ==The War Years==<br /> After the unification of Italy (an event which has yet to be covered in the series), Romano had long since left Spain and went back to his homeland to live with his brother. However, he was shown to still be in contact with Spain by the time of the "Great Depression", when the two attended a meeting and blamed [[Alfred F.Jones|America]] for the rapidly-spreading financial crisis.<br /> <br /> When both of the Italy brothers wound up kidnapped by [[Arthur Kirkland|England]] during the [[wikipedia:Spanish Civil War|Spanish Civil War]], Romano attempted to call Spain to bail them out of the situation, though he was unable to rescue them (due to his boss ordering him to make hundreds of roses).<br /> <br /> Due to the high cost of the war, both wound up having to spend a lot of money. As a result, Spain wound in debt by the start of WWII, and refused to get involved.<br /> <br /> ==Modern Life==<br /> <br /> As Romano grew into an adult he continued to be close to Spain, and is rarely seen spending time with other characters. Whenever he gets in trouble he calls Spain for help, like the time he was captured by England in WW2, or when he ran out of pasta and refused to accept anyone's food but Spain's (only to receive Spain's 'cheer-up charm' instead of pasta in the end).<br /> <br /> When Spain became ill due to his poor economy and was near-death, Romano attempted to go out on a quest to help cure him, even going as far as fighting the Mafia directly (who he feared and always obeyed) and trying to buy more imports form Spain (even though he was dealing with his own cold at the time). But by the time he returned, Spain had completely recovered due to his people adopting the euro as their currency.<br /> <br /> After gay marriage became legalized in his country in 2005, Spain proposed to Romano, who answered that he wanted a minimum of three meals a day and a nap with pasta. Spain took the answer as a rejection, and felt depressed that nobody wanted to marry him (he had unsuccessfully tried to propose to the younger Italy brother as well, as he was trying to marry both of them).<br /> <br /> At some other point in time, Spain had a dream in which both Italy brothers were his servants and Romano was warmer and nicer to him. But the dream quickly turned into a nightmare once his idealized version of Romano, in an attempt to wake him up (as he had done when he was a kid), jumped down on him and crushed his "vital regions". After suddenly waking up from his nightmare, Spain sees Romano waiting for him to wake up and make lunch, and comes to the conclusion that he prefers Romano as he is.<br /> <br /> In another strip, Spain and Romano had to deal with an influx of turtles in Romano's home. Romano was dismayed and annoyed about the situation, but Spain was cheerful about the whole thing, asking Romano what names they should give to the turtles.<br /> <br /> In a strip from volume four, Romano is shown reading a book about Spanish history and reading about how Spain spent all its money on Southern Italy in the past. Somewhat embarrassed upon having just discovered this fact, Romano tries to tell Spain something that could be interpreted as an attempt to say thank you, but only for Spain to answer that he used to spend his money without thinking in the past, but now he knows the importance of saving money. Of course this led to Romano becoming really annoyed, and Netherlands saying that "he was always like this" (referring to Spain's thick-headedness).<br /> <br /> During the Halloween Event 2011, Spain called Romano cute several times despite his appearance and unsettling aura, and stated that "he's so cute I just can't help but want to protect him". <br /> <br /> Also during the Christmas Event 2011, Spain was surprised to see Romano working hard for once, and even after being told by Romano that he didn't need to help, he decided to crouch behind him so that he didn't disturb him and used his 'cheer-up charm' with him, which only succeeded in making Romano lose his patience.<br /> <br /> ==Fan Speculations==<br /> Going by a line from part 2 of '''Boss Spain's Control Of Southern Italy''', it is believed that part of the reason why Romano treats Spain so coldly is due to him fearing that Spain only wants him for his grandfather's inheritance, and that his childhood fears have possibly carried over into his adulthood.<br /> <br /> Another speculation and long-held fanon belief is that Romano is a strong Catholic and tries to deny any strong feelings he may have for Spain, remaining "closeted" as homosexuality and/or bisexuality wouldn't be approved of by his people's religion. One other belief is that Romano considers Spain to have been the cause of most of his childhood grief, and therefore has a hard time showing that he cares.<br /> <br /> Romano's inferiority complex is also believed to have carried over to his adulthood to some extent, with him being lonely and resenting the attention and popularity that his brother gets and the idea that his brother has someone to confide in (who he happens to hate).<br /> <br /> It is also speculated that Romano has an abandonment complex, which may have stemmed from his grandfather having left him in his youth in favor of taking Veneziano to live with him, and later dying. Spain was shown to fantasize of having both brothers living with him under his roof on two occasions, and expressed interest in having the younger Veneziano eventually marry him, which Romano objected to (as he would be abandoned).<br /> <br /> Alternatively, some believe that Romano does not hold any real affection for Spain and simply tries to lead him on, but fails due to Spain's oblivious nature. In this interpretation, his answer to the proposal is seen as sarcasm or Romano simply having wanted to manipulate Spain into thinking he actually cared. His motivation is seen as either revenge for having been under Spain's control, or that he tries to use Spain's personality flaws to his own advantage (though it doesn't work).<br /> <br /> Due to his affections shown to both younger Italies and his fantasies, some speculate that Spain was a ''shotacon'' (or had the tendencies of one), though he would have been unaware of it due to his problem with "reading the atmosphere". Spain is either seen as the one who is unaware of Romano's true feelings, or the one who actually holds more affection but is unknowingly manipulated and lead around.<br /> <br /> ==Moments==<br /> ===Published Manga===<br /> *'''Chibitalia''' (omake, ''Axis Powers Hetalia volume 1'')<br /> <br /> ===Webcomic: "Extra Stories"===<br /> *'''The Story Of Italy's Big Brother'''<br /> *'''Boss Spain's Control Of Southern Italy'''<br /> *'''Lithuania's Outsourcing Series, part 3'''<br /> *'''Boss Spain's Control Of Southern Italy, part 2'''<br /> *'''Spain's Lazy Morning'''<br /> *'''In Just Two Minutes, You Can Grasp The Exterior Of The European Economy'''<br /> *'''Boss Spain Doesn't Understand''' (incomplete)<br /> *'''Sea Turtles And Southern Italy'''<br /> *'''Halloween 2011'''<br /> <br /> ===Webcomic: "Comic Diaries"===<br /> *'''Comic Diary 2'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 5'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 9'''<br /> *'''Comic Diary 10'''<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> *[http://antonioxlovino-fc.deviantart.com/ AntonioxLovino-FC]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://spainro-fans.deviantart.com/ SpainRo-Fans]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://spamano-obsession.deviantart.com/ SpaMano-Obsession]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://tomatoheaven.deviantart.com/ TomatoHeaven]- DeviantART fan community.<br /> *[http://bossandhisman.tumblr.com/ Boss and his Man!]- Tumblr fan community.<br /> *[http://community.livejournal.com/tomatoamado/ Tomato Amado]- LiveJournal fan community.<br /> *[http://geritaespamano.forumfree.it/ Gerita e Spamano Fanforum]- Italian (Italiano) forum. Caters to [[Germany/North Italy|Gertalia]] as well.<br /> *[http://spamano.forumfree.it/ Dame un Beso]- Italian (Italiano) forum.<br /> <br /> {{SouthItalyPairings}}<br /> {{SpainPairings}}</div>

Geritalover http://hetalia.kitawiki.net/index.php?title=Terminology_in_Hetalia:_Axis_Powers&diff=40176 Terminology in Hetalia: Axis Powers 2016-12-21T21:15:41Z

<p>Geritalover: </p> <hr /> <div>This is a list of terms used in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers''' and their definitions and significance in relation to history and other aspects of the world.<br /> <br /> ==Body Height==<br /> The nations' body height usually depends on the size of their country territory, wealth, and power. But a newborn country is always shown as a little kid, no matter how much power and wealth they have. Independence may also play a role in aging for younger nations, while others seem to not age much at all (ie: [[Latvia]] and [[Liechtenstein]]).<br /> <br /> Examples of body height growth in the series include:<br /> *The young [[America]] grew taller than [[England]] in a short amount of time due to his fast development as a nation.<br /> <br /> *[[Sealand]] never ages due to his small territory, and the fact that he's not considered an actual nation.<br /> <br /> *In England's nightmare, Sealand suddenly grew taller than England due to a change in the earth crust that caused a landmass to rise up beneath the platform, thus making him a true nation. Shown in the strip '''This Kind Of Sealand is OO'''.<br /> <br /> *In the original webcomic prologue strip to '''Chibitalia''', it was said that the younger [[Italy]] (Veneziano) did not age along with [[France]] and [[Spain]] due to the fact that he spent his time painting rather than conquering. It appears that being conquered himself also slowed his aging process down (until he managed to hit puberty one day).<br /> <br /> *A footnote in the same story implies that [[South Italy]] (Romano)'s growth possibly remains slow due to having been under Spain's rule. However, in the earlier-drawn Hetalia strips, Romano was shown to be somewhat taller than Veneziano (as both an adult and child).<br /> <br /> *[[Greece]] appeared to be a small child while under Ottoman rule, but is shown to have grown up after becoming independent. But in a volume 3 strip, it is suggested that he at least aged to his teens at some point while with Turkey.<br /> <br /> ==Body Pain==<br /> The nations tend to feel this when a power struggle happens in their government or land, as well as when disaster may strike.<br /> <br /> ==Boss==<br /> The political leader or head of state for a nation. Though the nation has power themselves, they defer to their boss and don't (or can't) interfere with the plans their boss may make.<br /> <br /> Examples of "bosses" in the series include:<br /> *An unspecified President as America's boss<br /> <br /> *[[wikipedia:Maria Theresa|Maria Theresa]] as [[Austria]]'s, shown in the '''Maria Theresa''' strip series<br /> <br /> *[[wikipedia:Adolf Hitler|Adolf Hitler]] (shown from behind in '''Pact Of Steel''') as [[Germany]]'s boss in the World War-centric strips<br /> <br /> *[[wikipedia:Frederich II Of Prussia|Frederich II]] (also known as [[List_of_historical_characters_in_Hetalia:_Axis_Powers#Friedrich_II_of_Prussia|Old Fritz]]) as [[Prussia]]'s boss in the '''Maria Theresa''' strip series<br /> <br /> *[[wikipedia:Joanna of Castile|Joanna the Mad]] as Spain's, shown in the strips wherein Spain cares for Romano.<br /> <br /> *[[wikipedia:King Henry VIII|Henry VIII]] as England's, shown in Episode 39 of the Anime.<br /> <br /> Though the bosses are mostly portrayed as being historical political leaders, [[China]] is an exception, with his boss instead depicted as a giant dragon.<br /> <br /> ==Catching A Cold==<br /> When a nation's economy goes through a recession or any other sort of crisis, it causes them to catch a cold. England was the first character shown to experience this, while America had no clue what a "cold" even was.<br /> <br /> Later strips would reveal that when America does happen to catch a cold, it quickly becomes contagious and spreads to other nations.<br /> <br /> ==Family==<br /> If nations happen to share a history together or culture, they are sometimes portrayed as being related in some fashion. Non-"blood" relative examples include:<br /> <br /> *England adopting the younger America and raising him as a younger brother. Eventually, America becomes estranged from England after declaring himself independent (and having fought the [[wikipedia:Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] for it).<br /> <br /> *France raising [[Canada]], and later [[Seychelles]].<br /> <br /> *[[Switzerland]] adopting the Liechtenstein and becoming an older brother to her. However, since both of them are Germanic nations, which are all stated to be childrens/grandchildrens of Germania, they are possibly blood-related.<br /> <br /> *[[Sweden]] appearing to buy Sealand off [http://www.ebay.com/ eBay] and adopting him as a son. However, this scenario appears to have been a dream of England's, though Sealand is shown around Sweden in a few strips taking place after this one. But it appears that the two are no longer connected, as Sealand's current profile states that he only hopes that Sweden will adopt him, indicating a possible revision to the storyline (as well as the aforementioned strip with Sealand's "adoption" not being reprinted and volume 3's Sealand strips overwriting the rest of ''''It's Sealand-kun!'''').<br /> <br /> *The [[wikipedia:Baltic States|Baltic States]] of [[Lithuania]], Latvia, and [[Estonia]]. But even with being close, they don't formally recognize each other as "brothers", and their differing cultures also contribute to it. When Latvia expresses interest in having siblings, the other two ignore him.<br /> <br /> *China raising [[Japan]] as a younger brother, though Japan denied having such a connection to him when asked. It is often theorized that China may have raised the other Asian nations like [[South Korea]], [[Taiwan]], and [[Hong Kong]] as siblings as well, though these relations have yet to be confirmed.<br /> <br /> Meanwhile, "blood" relative examples include:<br /> <br /> *America and Canada as brothers. It is often assumed that they are identical twins, though the strips do not specify if they are twins or which of them is older or younger. Fanon often casts Canada as the younger brother, due to America's older confederation date, though other fans think of Canada as the older one, due to his calmer personality.<br /> <br /> *England and his brothers ([[List_of_minor_characters_in_Hetalia:_Axis_Powers#Northern_Ireland.2C_Scotland.2C_and_Wales|Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland]]). Sealand may also be counted, as he was created by England. It is unknown what role [[List_of_minor_characters_in_Hetalia:_Axis_Powers#Ireland|Ireland]] may have in relation to him, but can be assumed he is one of his siblings as well.<br /> <br /> *[[Russia]] and his two sisters, [[Belarus]] and [[Ukraine]].<br /> <br /> *[[Ancient Rome]] and his grandsons: Italy (Veneziano) and South Italy (Romano). [[Moldova]] and [[Romania]] are also possibly his grandsons, as Romania claims that he is Rome's grandson as well, due to his land's past and culture.<br /> <br /> *[[Germania]] and his several descendants: [[Holy Roman Empire]], Prussia, Germany, [[List_of_minor_characters_in_Hetalia:_Axis_Powers#Saxony|Saxony]], [[List_of_minor_characters_in_Hetalia:_Axis_Powers#Bavaria|Bavaria]], Switzerland, Sweden, Austria and the other Germanic nations. Prussia and Germany are specifically said to be brothers, along with the other German states (such as Bavaria). However, it is sometimes debated in fanon if Prussia is an actual descendant to Germania, due to the land's Baltic past. Also, due to the fact that Germania is said as the father/grandfather of the Germanic nations, it can be assumed that Liechtenstein, [[Belgium]], [[Netherlands]] and [[Luxembourg]], etc. are also his descendants, the latter three being specifically said to be siblings.<br /> <br /> *[[Portugal]] and [[Spain]], as they share the same ancestor, are relatives in some way, though how exactly is unknown, possibly they are brothers due to the fact they are often mistaken with each other due to their very similar appearance.<br /> <br /> *[[List_of_minor_characters_in_Hetalia:_Axis_Powers#Ancient_Greece|Ancient Greece]] and her son, Greece (who succeeded her).<br /> <br /> *[[List_of_minor_characters_in_Hetalia:_Axis_Powers#Ancient_Egypt|Ancient Egypt]] and her son, Egypt (who also succeeded her).<br /> <br /> *[[List_of_minor_characters_in_Hetalia:_Axis_Powers#Magyar|Magyar]] and his descendant Hungary.<br /> <br /> *Norway and his brother [[Iceland]].<br /> <br /> ==Special "Friends"==<br /> Nations that have historically formed an "alliance" of some sort tend to be portrayed as close "friends" in the series.<br /> <br /> Examples include:<br /> *Greece and Japan<br /> <br /> *Lithuania and [[Poland]]<br /> <br /> *America and England<br /> <br /> *Both England and America's alliances with Japan<br /> <br /> *Germany and North Italy (and later Japan, after the [[wikipedia:Tripartite Pact|Tripartite Pact]] was signed)<br /> <br /> ==Language==<br /> The nations in the series are said to speak different languages at various times, including their own. But it is implied that they all share one specific universal language that they can understand (it could be Esperanto, a language created for a second-language of universal peace and international understanding among nations). It is directly said that it would be hard for newborn nations or isolated ones to understand languages easily, including this one.<br /> <br /> Some Nations show preferences to languages other than their own when communicating. Iceland, for example, is somewhat embarrassed by his thick accent and hard-to-understand language and speaks in English whenever possible.<br /> <br /> ==Marriage==<br /> Used to signify two nations unifying and becoming one, as in the case of Austria and Hungary, who married with the [[wikipedia:Austro-Hungarian Compromise|Austro-Hungarian Compromise]]. However, their union proved to be short-lived. It is also stated that Austria had many other marriages, one of these other unions is briefly alluded to in canon when he chastises Spain for wanting to bring bigamy into their household (as they were united under the Habsburgs).<br /> <br /> Lithuania and Poland, married with the [[wikipedia:Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth|Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]], 1569-1795.<br /> <br /> In '''Dream United Kingdom''', the war-torn France proposed marriage to England, but was shot down.<br /> <br /> Belarus desires to marry her [[Russia|brother]].<br /> <br /> But there are cases of unions in the series not specifically depicted or referred to as marriage, one such instance being the unification of the Italy brothers as the [[wikipedia:Kingdom Of Italy (1861-1946)|Kingdom Of Italy]].<br /> <br /> ==Roommate==<br /> A nation having been annexed or put under the control of another in some fashion.<br /> <br /> Instances in the series include:<br /> *Austria having to live with Germany (due to Germany's "boss" ordering it)<br /> <br /> *Russia's control over the Baltics and his two sisters, as part of the [[wikipedia:Soviet Union|Soviet Union]]. He also had control over [[Finland]] and Poland for a period of time.<br /> <br /> *Sweden and Finland having to live under Denmark's rule, before they eventually ran away. Finland was thus an underling to Sweden for a period of time, though the strips lack to mention that it had technically already been a part of Sweden.<br /> <br /> *Chibitalia (child version of North Italy) coming under the control of Holy Roman Empire (along with Austria, Hungary, and some other nations).<br /> <br /> *Prussia moving into Germany's house after he lost his official position as a nation and became the East side of Germany.<br /> <br /> ==Sickness==<br /> Intense political situations may cause nations to become ill, as well as disasters in their homeland. One instance of the latter was Russia cursing Japan, which eventually resulted in him coming down with an illness at the same time as the "Great Kanto Earthquake".<br /> <br /> In '''The Long-Awaited Deep Emotion Is Ruined''', England became deathly-ill after his experimental [[wikipedia:Panjandrum|Panjandrum]] project failed and exploded.<br /> <br /> Himaruya has also stated that bad weather may also cause nations to feel ill, such as if it rained too much. It was also said that such an occurrence would vary among different nations, along with their body temperature.<br /> <br /> ==Vital Regions==<br /> A term often used as a double entendre in reference to nations' capitals and states, as well as their actual genitalia.<br /> <br /> It was first used in-series when Prussia threatened to invade Austria and later did so, taking [[wikipedia:Silesia|Silesia]] for himself and angering Hungary in the process. When Austria announced that Prussia had seized his vital regions, Maria Theresa responded that there were better ways of saying it.<br /> <br /> It was later used in reference to genitalia when Spain had a nightmare of the grown-up Romano "crushing" his after jumping down on him. Lithuania also used the term in another strip, when he played chess with Poland.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Manga]]<br /> [[Category:Anime]]<br /> [[Category:Fanon]]</div>

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