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Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

2011-01-21T21:13:20Z

69.47.227.188:

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| name = Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus<br>北キプロス・トルコ共和国
| continent = EURASIA
| image = TRNCChibi.jpg
| country = [[Image:TRNCFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:Northern Cyprus|Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti)]]
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| gender = Male
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| eyes = Amber
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| strip = ''The Principality of Wy & the Mysterious Sealand''
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| dramacd =[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD]]
| anime =

| japanese = [[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Hina Minami]] (''Flower Of Iris'')
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'''Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus''' (北キプロス・トルコ共和国, ''Kita Kipurosu Toruko Kyōwakoku''), often referred to as '''TRNC''' or '''Northern Cyprus''', is a minor character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers'''.

==Attributes==
===Appearance===
[[File:4ofem.png|thumb|left|Omake illustration showing TRNC watching the micronations.]]
A Mediterranean character, he appears to be a small child and is the younger brother of [[List of minor characters in Axis Powers Hetalia#Cyprus|Cyprus]], though his clothing imitates [[Turkey]]. His only color appearance to date is in the Hetalia Trading Card game, where he is depicted with olive skin and brown eyes. In [[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD]], it is mentioned that TRNC can't grow up due to not being recognized as a country by anyone except for Turkey.

===Personality and Interests===
TRNC speaks in a monotone voice and is noticeably more stern and quiet than his older brother. His style of dress imitates Turkey, the only one that will recognize him as a legitimate nation. Despite this, he is proud of being recognized by Turkey and is a rival of sorts to [[Sealand]] because of this (as Sealand is not recognized as a nation by anyone but himself).

In the drama CD, he proposes the idea of reunification to Cyprus, but both are interrupted by another one of [[Greece]] and Turkey's fights before there can be a definitive answer. Despite Cyprus's close relationship with Greece, TRNC tries to convince him that Turkey is nice, and doesn't forgive anyone who is mean to him.

==Relationships==
===Greece===
''Main Article: [[Greece]]''

Greece openly hates TRNC, and threatens to disown Cyprus unless he cuts off all communications with him. Likewise, TRNC dislikes Greece for getting into fights with Turkey, and will often try to aid Turkey against him.

===Sealand===
''Main Article: [[Sealand]]''

Sealand attempts to make friends with TRNC and claims they are both micronations, but TRNC reminds Sealand that while he is recognized by Turkey, Sealand is recognized by no one (not even by [[England]] or [[Sweden]]). Sealand begins to cry, and he later attacks TRNC in a fit of rage, causing a fight between Greece and Turkey to reignite nearby.
===Turkey===
''Main Article: [[Turkey]]''

Turkey is the only country to recognize TRNC as a country, and TRNC admires him as a result. TRNC calls Turkey "gentle" and won't forgive anyone who is mean to him. Whenever Greece and Turkey get into a fight, TRNC wants nothing more than to help Turkey.

==Appearances==
===Manga===
TRNC's designed was first revealed in the ''Hetalia'' trading card game. Since then, he has appeared once on Himaruya's [[Bamboo Thicket (blog)|blog]], watching the micronations from afar.

===Drama CD===
TRNC first appeared in the independent drama CD ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD]]''. In ''The Flag of Cyprus'' segment, he and Turkey approach Cyprus about reunification. Greece vehemently disagrees with Cyprus communicating with TRNC. The track ends with Cyprus and TRNC never coming to a resolution.

==Trivia==
*Despite being compared with Sealand, TRNC is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_facto de facto state], not a micronation
*TRNC follows the pattern established by characters such as [[Hong Kong]] and [[Taiwan]], as his appearance in a drama CD predates any manga or anime appearances.
*In fandom, TRNC is often misidentified as Cyprus itself, as Cyprus has yet to receive a character design.
*While there is no concrete evidence to specify when TRNC was "born", TRNC makes reference to Turkey's cooking being great, which fans take to mean that he existed under British rule as part of Cyprus and thus represented the Turkish Cypriots before the official formation of the Turkish state.
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Episode 56

2010-05-08T04:29:38Z

69.47.227.188: /* Post-Credits Teaser: Shieldtalia */

{{Episode|
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number=56 (4)|
date=April 16th, 2010|
length=5:00|
prev=[[Episode 55]]|
next=[[Episode 57]]|
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The fourth episode of '''Hetalia: World Series''' (and fifty-sixth episode overall) was broadcast on April 16th, 2010. It adapts part of '''Pact of Steel''', specifically the strips with [[Toris Lorinaitis|Lithuania]] and [[Feliks Łukasiewicz|Poland]], and the strip '''France vs. Italy'''.

==Plot Summary==

===France vs. Italy===
[[Feliciano Vargas|Italy]] asks [[Francis Bonnefoy|France]] if he'll return his paintings, but France responds by punching him. A frightened Italy asks France what the punch was for, as France asks him if he would like to go to war for them, with an expression that terrifies Italy further.

===The Plot to Conquer Poland===
[[Toris Lorinaitis|Lithuania]] arrives to bring [[Ivan Braginski|Russia]] tea, but overhears Russia and his boss discussing a plan to conquer [[Feliks Łukasiewicz|Poland]]. Lithuania panics and telephones Poland to warn him. He thinks about how Russia is still targeting Poland and wonders if he'll be alright, as he looks at an old photograph (showing him and Poland when they were somewhat younger). A caption reads that Poland and Lithuania were once one kingdom.

As Lithuania waits for Poland to answer, he flashes back to the times when they lived together:
*Poland ordering Lithuania to be his underling
*Poland stating that Lithuania's ''sakotis'' will be his ''sękacz''
*Poland stating that since they'll be living together, Lithuania will have to "adjust" himself

Lithuania becomes aggravated by the memories and yells about what a bastard Poland was, while a nervous [[Eduard von Bock|Estonia]] shakes and wonders what Lithuania's angry about.

===Calling Poland===
A caption reads that Lithuania still tried to contact Poland anyway. Lithuania greets him on the phone, but Poland quickly interrupts and wonders why he bothered to call so early.

Lithuania explains that he overheard Russia's plan to invade. Poland then panics that Russia would be insane to invade, as he wanted to re-paint his house. But Poland then brushes the concern off and decides to talk about what he just did, while Lithuania begs him to listen seriously for once.

===Lithuania the Worry-Wart===

Poland sits down to eat [[wikipedia:Paluzski|paluszki]], commenting on how it calms him down and how "awesome" Polish snacks are. Lithuania asks him if he remembers what he said, but Poland tells him not to worry and reminds him of how he beat up [[Ludwig|Germany]] a while back (while a flashback shows a "chibi"-style Poland standing on top of Germany, Lithuania looking on nervously). A still-panicked Lithuania reminds him in turn that he was there and that Poland would have lost if he fought Germany alone.

Poland then says that he has to go to the bathroom, and hangs up. Lithuania continues to worry if Poland will be okay.

Lithuania then calls up one of his soldiers to ask how things are looking for Poland, and if Russia's troops have arrived. The soldier reports back that there's nothing there.

===Post-Credits Teaser: Shieldtalia===
Chibitalia informs France that the enemy troops have arrived, to which France tells him to act as a shield. A troop of enemy soldiers arrive ready to fight, but find Chibitalia holding a naginata, standing in their way, shaking and struggling to defend his spot.

The soldiers realize how pathetic the display is, while Chibitalia continues to struggle. A gag [[Eyecatch|eyecatch]] of Chibitalia appears, saying "Shieldtalia" (with the Hetalia logo altered to read such).

Suddenly, [[Holy Roman Empire]] appears and drags "her" off. Chibitalia screams while the enemy soldiers stare on in confusion. A note reads "To be continued".

==Character Appearances==
*[[Feliciano Vargas|North Italy]] (as an adult and as Chibitalia)
*[[Ludwig|Germany]] (non-speaking cameo, flashback)
*[[Francis Bonnefoy|France]]
*[[Ivan Braginski|Russia]] (voice only)
*[[Toris Lorinaitis|Lithuania]]
*[[Feliks Łukasiewicz|Poland]]
*[[Eduard von Bock|Estonia]]
*[[Holy Roman Empire]]

==Voice Cast==
*North Italy: [[Daisuke Namikawa]]
*France: [[Masaya Onosaka]]
*Russia: [[Yasuhiro Takato]]
*Lithuania: [[Ken Takeuchi]]
*Poland: [[Kokoro Tanaka]]
*Estonia: [[Atsushi Kousaka]]
*Holy Roman Empire: [[Jun Konno]]
*Chibitalia: [[Aki Kanada]]

==Trivia==
*The first segment and post-credits teaser are both taken from the early ''Extra Story'' '''France vs. Italy'''. The footnote about Italy having been used as a shield and having tried to regain his honor later in the wars (along with a thought of how France seemed very villainous) was not included.

*A footnote about Poland being like a "phoenix" and being able to rebuild even after being destroyed many times was also not included in the episode. The footnote also states that there were times that Poland won against Russia and Germany, while the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was like the golden age for both Poland and Lithuania.

*All of the segments about Poland and Lithuania in this episode originally took place after Germany and Italy made their pact, which was adapted in [[Episode 37]] and [[Episode 38]]. A scene with Poland that took place in the fifth storyline chapter was moved to [[Episode 47]] even though it references these strips before they were actually animated, creating another "out of order" oddity in the anime.
*In Lithuania's flashbacks about Poland, his hair is colored blond in an animation error when Poland informs him that he'll be his lackey.
*This episode features a singular [[Eyecatch|eyecatch]] of Lithuania for the first time. He first appeared in an eyecatch featuring all three Baltics back in [[Episode 43]]. This is also the first episode to feature a purely gag eyecatch ("Shieldtalia").
*The voice that Atsushi Kousaka uses for Estonia in this episode is more reminiscent of the tone he usually uses for [[Gilbert Beilschmidt|Prussia]].
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Episode 44

2010-05-08T00:43:52Z

69.47.227.188: /* Trivia */

{{Episode|
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number=44|
date=November 20th, 2009|
length=5:00|
prev=[[Episode 43]]|
next=[[Episode 45]]|
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The forty-fourth episode of '''Hetalia: Axis Powers''' was broadcast on November 20th, 2009. It adapts part of the published version of '''Liechtenstein's Journal Of Swiss Dopiness''', more of '''Fly, Canada-san, Fly!''' and '''Japan-kun and America-kun'''.

==Plot Summary==

===The Rabbit Will Die Of Loneliness===

SD versions of [[Vash Zwingli|Switzerland]] and [[Liechtenstein]] are shown. The narrator explains that due to them coming to an agreement on tariffs, people are free to come and go between the two. An SD [[Roderich Edelstein|Austria]] then appears, as the narrator explains that if someone wants to get from Austria to Liechtenstein, they must go through the customs procedures in Switzerland. Though Liechtenstein has no immigration stamp or reason to perform inspections herself, she gives out stamps that feature her royal crown to tourists.

After this scene, Switzerland is shown at a blackboard. He informs Liechtenstein (who is dressed in her identical uniform) that they'll begin the self-defense course. Switzerland draws two stick figures of Liechtenstein and Austria, as he instructs her not to go near strangers or to let them in the house. A stick figure of Switzerland himself is shown, as he adds that Liechtenstein should not accept any invitations from the strangers (and to be skeptical of all of them).

Liechtenstein speaks up, and asks Switzerland if he can draw again on a separate sheet for her later, as she finds his drawings to be cute.

In the next lesson, Switzerland draws a squirrel and rabbit on the board, as he instructs a shaking Liechtenstein to be wary of wild animals. He warns her of their deceptive cuteness, as well as animals that bear fangs and poison. He adds that if she should choose to keep an animal, that she should only keep at least two.

Liechtenstein however, starts to daydream of how her brothers' drawings would make cute stamps. Switzerland relents and decides to draw for her, though he notes that they'll resume the lesson after he's finished.

===Japan-kun and America-kun===
The narrator explains that [[Honda Kiku|Japan]] and [[Alfred F.Jones|America]] have decided to visit each others' countries in order to be better friends and know more about each other.

A bright green cake with bright blue icing is shown, as the narrator explains that it is not uncommon to see sweets with unappetizing colors and cakes with "Devil's" in the title in the United States. Japan takes a picture of the cake with his camera, though America is confused as to why. Japan explains that he thought the cake was worthy to take a picture of.

===Fly, Canada-san, Fly!===
After being beaten up by [[Cuba]] again, [[Matthew Williams|Canada]] has come to hold a grudge against his brother America. He decides that it's time to tell America off, and goes to do so, but finds that America is busy with a chainsaw. Canada struggles at trying to scold him, and instead asks about the weather.

America laughs and swings out the chainsaw, as he asks Canada what he needs. Canada stammers, and says that it's not really anything important.

Canada then tries to explain that America's attitude with the rest of the world always backfires and affects HIM instead, and suggests that America should tone it down some. Canada winds up frightened as America starts the chainsaw again (with one lense of his glasses glinting and a disturbing expression on his face). Canada then stammers that he was "only kidding" and doesn't feel that way at all. America replies that he couldn't hear Canada, and wonders what he was trying to say as Canada bids him goodbye.

The next shot is of Canada, lying slumped on the floor. He explains to Kumajirou that he wasn't able to tell America off, though Kumajirou yet again wonders who Canada is.

===Post-Credits Teaser===
A younger Liechtenstein is shown crying in a rainy alleyway, as she narrates that her house and everything around her fell into ruins due to a depression, and that she doesn't have enough to eat. She wonders what will happen to her. A note reads "To be continued".

==Character Appearances==
*[[Vash Zwingli|Switzerland]]
*[[Liechtenstein]]
*[[Roderich Edelstein|Austria]] (in SD form and as a stick figure on the blackboard)
*[[Honda Kiku|Japan]]
*[[Alfred F.Jones|America]]
*[[Matthew Williams|Canada]]
*[[Cuba]] (in flashback)
*'''Kumajirou'''

==Voice Cast==
*Narrator: [[Yuki Kaida]]
*Switzerland: [[Romi Park]]
*Liechtenstein: [[Rie Kugimiya]]
*America, Canada: [[Katsuyuki Konishi]]
*Japan, Cuba: [[Hiroki Takahashi]]
*Kumajirou: [[Ai Iwamura]]

==Trivia==
*The first segment in this episode adapts one of the volume 2-exclusive strips of ''Swiss Dopiness'', and takes place after Switzerland and Liechtenstein's shopping trip in that volume. In that version, the entire meeting with Austria is not included.

*'''Japan-kun and America-kun''' is adapted from a short series of gag illustrations from volume 2, which includes the scene with the cake.

*The last segment, from '''Fly, Canada-san, Fly!''', originally took place some strips before [[Peter Kirkland|Sealand]] attempted to disguise himself as Canada, and took place after Cuba first beat up Canada (seen at the end of [[Episode 35]]).
*When Canada talks about America going around carrying a big stick, it's most likely a reference to Theodore Roosevelt's Big Stick policy towards diplomacy and the quote "Speak softly and carry a big stick." What it means is to talk out your problems, but let people know you'll use force if necessary. An example of this is when Roosevelt visited Japan with a fleet of battleships.

*Two new [[Eyecatch|eyecatches]] are introduced with this episode, and feature both Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
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Episode 44

2010-04-25T18:03:06Z

69.47.227.188: /* Trivia */

{{Episode|
image=EP44.png|
number=44|
date=November 20th, 2009|
length=5:00|
prev=[[Episode 43]]|
next=[[Episode 45]]|
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The forty-fourth episode of '''Hetalia: Axis Powers''' was broadcast on November 20th, 2009. It adapts part of the published version of '''Liechtenstein's Journal Of Swiss Dopiness''', more of '''Fly, Canada-san, Fly!''' and '''Japan-kun and America-kun'''.

==Plot Summary==

===The Rabbit Will Die Of Loneliness===

SD versions of [[Vash Zwingli|Switzerland]] and [[Liechtenstein]] are shown. The narrator explains that due to them coming to an agreement on tariffs, people are free to come and go between the two. An SD [[Roderich Edelstein|Austria]] then appears, as the narrator explains that if someone wants to get from Austria to Liechtenstein, they must go through the customs procedures in Switzerland. Though Liechtenstein has no immigration stamp or reason to perform inspections herself, she gives out stamps that feature her royal crown to tourists.

After this scene, Switzerland is shown at a blackboard. He informs Liechtenstein (who is dressed in her identical uniform) that they'll begin the self-defense course. Switzerland draws two stick figures of Liechtenstein and Austria, as he instructs her not to go near strangers or to let them in the house. A stick figure of Switzerland himself is shown, as he adds that Liechtenstein should not accept any invitations from the strangers (and to be skeptical of all of them).

Liechtenstein speaks up, and asks Switzerland if he can draw again on a separate sheet for her later, as she finds his drawings to be cute.

In the next lesson, Switzerland draws a squirrel and rabbit on the board, as he instructs a shaking Liechtenstein to be wary of wild animals. He warns her of their deceptive cuteness, as well as animals that bear fangs and poison. He adds that if she should choose to keep an animal, that she should only keep at least two.

Liechtenstein however, starts to daydream of how her brothers' drawings would make cute stamps. Switzerland relents and decides to draw for her, though he notes that they'll resume the lesson after he's finished.

===Japan-kun and America-kun===
The narrator explains that [[Honda Kiku|Japan]] and [[Alfred F.Jones|America]] have decided to visit each others' countries in order to be better friends and know more about each other.

A bright green cake with bright blue icing is shown, as the narrator explains that it is not uncommon to see sweets with unappetizing colors and cakes with "Devil's" in the title in the United States. Japan takes a picture of the cake with his camera, though America is confused as to why. Japan explains that he thought the cake was worthy to take a picture of.

===Fly, Canada-san, Fly!===
After being beaten up by [[Cuba]] again, [[Matthew Williams|Canada]] has come to hold a grudge against his brother America. He decides that it's time to tell America off, and goes to do so, but finds that America is busy with a chainsaw. Canada struggles at trying to scold him, and instead asks about the weather.

America laughs and swings out the chainsaw, as he asks Canada what he needs. Canada stammers, and says that it's not really anything important.

Canada then tries to explain that America's attitude with the rest of the world always backfires and affects HIM instead, and suggests that America should tone it down some. Canada winds up frightened as America starts the chainsaw again (with one lense of his glasses glinting and a disturbing expression on his face). Canada then stammers that he was "only kidding" and doesn't feel that way at all. America replies that he couldn't hear Canada, and wonders what he was trying to say as Canada bids him goodbye.

The next shot is of Canada, lying slumped on the floor. He explains to Kumajirou that he wasn't able to tell America off, though Kumajirou yet again wonders who Canada is.

===Post-Credits Teaser===
A younger Liechtenstein is shown crying in a rainy alleyway, as she narrates that her house and everything around her fell into ruins due to a depression, and that she doesn't have enough to eat. She wonders what will happen to her. A note reads "To be continued".

==Character Appearances==
*[[Vash Zwingli|Switzerland]]
*[[Liechtenstein]]
*[[Roderich Edelstein|Austria]] (in SD form and as a stick figure on the blackboard)
*[[Honda Kiku|Japan]]
*[[Alfred F.Jones|America]]
*[[Matthew Williams|Canada]]
*[[Cuba]] (in flashback)
*'''Kumajirou'''

==Voice Cast==
*Narrator: [[Yuki Kaida]]
*Switzerland: [[Romi Park]]
*Liechtenstein: [[Rie Kugimiya]]
*America, Canada: [[Katsuyuki Konishi]]
*Japan, Cuba: [[Hiroki Takahashi]]
*Kumajirou: [[Ai Iwamura]]

==Trivia==
*The first segment in this episode adapts one of the volume 2-exclusive strips of ''Swiss Dopiness'', and takes place after Switzerland and Liechtenstein's shopping trip in that volume. In that version, the entire meeting with Austria is not included.

*'''Japan-kun and America-kun''' is adapted from a short series of gag illustrations from volume 2, which includes the scene with the cake.

*The last segment, from '''Fly, Canada-san, Fly!''', originally took place some strips before [[Peter Kirkland|Sealand]] attempted to disguise himself as Canada, and took place after Cuba first beat up Canada (seen at the end of [[Episode 35]]).
*When Canada talks about America going around carrying a big stick, it's most likely a reference to Theodore Roosevelt's Big Stick policy towards diplomacy and the quote "Speak softly and carry a big stick." What it means is to talk out your problems, but let people know you'll use force it necessary. An example of this is when he visited Japan with a fleet of battleships.

*Two new [[Eyecatch|eyecatches]] are introduced with this episode, and feature both Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
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Creatures of Hetalia

2010-04-13T00:58:35Z

69.47.227.188: /* Alfred's Whale */

There are many animals that appear in '''Axis Powers Hetalia/Hetalia:Axis Powers'''. This article includes information about the characters' pets, and other animals that appear in the series.

== Pets==

=== [[Alfred F. Jones|Alfred's]] Whale ===

When ordered to "go make friends" in Japan, Alfred befriended a whale. Later, the same whale is shown to be living in a pool in Alfred's backyard. It has a fondness for [[Toris Lorinaitis|Toris]], much to the alien Tony's jealousy. Known as Ameriwhale to some fans.

=== [[Arthur Kirkland|Arthur's]] Magical Creatures ===

Arthur has various magical creatures that appear before him, such as fairies, pixies, unicorns, and a little winged rabbit (one of the many types of fairies that hang around him). Fanon has suggested various different names for his unicorn, and the flying fairy rabbit is suggested in fanon as being Arthur's magical [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familiar familiar].

=== Australia's Koala ===
Australia is shown to own a Koala, which often looks very angry.

=== [[Feliks Łukasiewicz|Feliks]]' Pony ===
Feliks reveals he has a pony to Francis and Arthur when they ask him if he has made preparations for a fight against Ludwig.

=== [[Francis Bonnefoy|Francis']] Birds ===

Francis has several small birds, all named Pierre, who are used to send letters and messages to [[Antonio Fernandez Carriedo|Antonio]] and other nations. [[Feliciano Vargas|Feliciano]] commented on Gilbert's blog and asked if his bird could do the same.

=== [[Gilbert Beilschmidt|Gilbert's]] Bird ===

Gilbert has a small yellow bird, which often rides on his head. He didn't know about the bird until he started a blog and someone emailed him about it. The bird does not have an official name, but is often called "Gilbird". Additionally, due to how the blog was set up, it is possible that "Gilbird" transforms into [[Raivis Galante|Raivis]] when patted on the head.

=== Hanatamago ===

Hanatamago is a small white dog who belongs to [[Tino Väinämöinen|Tino]] and [[Berwald Oxenstierna|Berwald]]. She was able to talk in a Christmas special, and said that she wished she had a normal name like Charlotte, and that she didn't like the things Tino feeds her.

Some fans theorize that she may possibly represent the '''Åland Islands''', which are geographically located between both Sweden and Finland (while Hanatamago happens to live with both as a pet).

=== [[Heracles Karpusi|Heracles']] Cats ===

Heracles' has many cats that live in his house and follow him around, parodying the large amount of stray cats found in Greece. Most of them are not named, as Kiku found out while talking to Heracles.

=== [[Iceland|Iceland's]] Puffin ===

Iceland is often drawn with a puffin-like bird. Not much is known about it, besides that it follows Iceland and eats fish.

=== Kumajirou ===
*Voiced by: [[Ai Iwamura]]
Kumajirou is a small polar bear who belongs to [[Matthew Williams|Matthew]]. He has the ability to talk. He often forgets who his owner is, and in return, Matthew cannot remember his exact name.

=== [[Ludwig|Ludwig's]] dogs ===

Ludwig has three dogs shown and named in canon: Blackie, Berlitz, and Aster. Blackie is believed to be a short-haired German Shepherd, Berlitz a Doberman, and Aster appears to be a Golden Retriever.

A fourth, unnamed dog and its puppy have been shown in the trading card set. They appear to be Dalmatians. Ludwig has also briefly appeared with a dog and a cat in an early Christmas-themed strip.

=== Pochi-kun ===
*Voiced by: [[Aki Kanada]]
Pochi, or Pochi-kun, is a small brown (sometimes colored white) hybrid Shiba dog that belongs to [[Kiku Honda|Kiku]]. He is often shown with his master, and has appeared in a sketch with Hanatamago.

=== [[Vash Zwingli|Vash's]] Goats ===
Eiger, Jungfrau, and Mönch are the names of [[Vash Zwingli|Vash's]] pet goats, all named after Swiss mountains. He is pictured with one on the official Hetalia calendar.
===[[Wang Yao|Yao's]] Panda===
Yao is often portrayed with a panda in official artwork, which he either carries in his hands or a basket on his back.
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France

2010-04-11T17:57:06Z

69.47.227.188: /* Arthur Kirkland (UK) */

{{Character
|name = Francis Bonnefoy
|jname = フランシス・ボヌフォア
|image = Francetran.png
|country = Republic Of France (République française)
|age = 26
|gender = Male
|birthday = July 14
|hair = Blond
|eyes = Blue
|height = 175 cm (5'9 ft est)
|firstmanga = ''Chapter 2: Allied Forces'' (Separate strips), ''Hetalia Axis Powers: Vol.1'' (Published manga)
|firstanime = [[Episode 01]]
|lastmanga = On-going
|lastanime = N/A
|japanese = [[Masaya Onosaka]]
|english = N/A
}}

'''Francis Bonnefoy''' (フランシス・ボヌフォア, ''Furanshisu Bonufoa'') is a character in the series, '''Axis Powers Hetalia'''/'''Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. He is the representation of the country, [[wikipedia:France|France]] (フランス,''Furansu'').

== Appearance ==

[[File:France_original.jpg|thumb|left|Francis, as he originally appeared]]

Francis has shoulder-length blond hair and blue eyes, and has a slight amount of facial hair which he believes makes him look like a "big brother" (it is said to represent the ''Gorges du Tarn'', or the '''Tarn Gorges'''). He wears a long blue coat and matching capelet, with red pants and brown boots. He is often depicted with a rose, which is also used to censor his genitals in his nude scenes.

When Francis initially appeared in the webcomic, his hair was drawn shorter and less wavy, but was drawn longer over time as the art style changed and evolved. He also originally wore white spats over his boots, a detail that was dropped in later artwork.

==Personality and Interests==
Francis was once a large nation, but after [[Wikipedia:Napoleon I of France|Napoleon Bonaparte]] had died, he was no longer good in wars and instead attracted tourists to his country with his wine. He has an intense rivalry with [[Arthur Kirkland|Arthur]], and loves to argue with him over trivial topics (one example is arguing over "who is more perverted"). Francis is infatuated with most of the nations and is known to make blatant sexual comments at every opportunity and is very affectionate, often shown streaking or touching other nations inappropriately. He is attracted to beautiful things, which include men and women of any age and maybe even some non-human beings. He loves himself so much that he doesn't bother to remember English and considers French the "language of love."

==Relationships==

===Arthur Kirkland (UK)===
''Main Article: [[Arthur Kirkland]]''

Despite both being members of the Allied forces, Arthur and Francis have a deep-rooted historical rivalry between them. While they can be seen to constantly argue with each other over the littlest things (like language and culture), they appear to have a level of respect for each other and are quick to team up with each other if a third party should enter the argument. Francis tried to marry Arthur to save his country once, even though neither of them really wanted it. In strips focusing on Arthur's childhood, he is often shown being picked on by a pre-teen Francis, who on one occassion, scoffs at him for not growing his hair long - and when Arthur's long hair turns out a mess, Francis teases him by saying he'll cut it into a "cool" style - by cutting it back to the style he had before.

===Antonio Fernandez Carriedo (Spain)===
''Main Article: [[Antonio Fernandez Carriedo]]''

Their relationship is described as being "undesirable but necessary." Despite this, the two get along rather well, though Antonio is still unaware of Francis' more "perverted" tendencies and can't see why nations like [[Lovino Vargas|Lovino]] dislike him. Francis uses his bird, '''Pierre''', to communicate with Antonio.

=== Feliciano Vargas (North Italy) ===
''Main Article : [[Feliciano Vargas]]''

Francis grew up with a small Chibitalia, but after Chibitalia returned from spending time with Roman Empire, Francis only wanted to control Italy. Feliciano refers to Francis as "France nii-chan" in strips set in both the past and present. When Feliciano was a teenager, he visited Francis again and asked him "what is intercourse?" while reading a book. Francis replied by saying that intercourse is something you do with someone you like and finishes with "So Italy...DO YOU LIKE ME?" Francis seems to have a soft spot for Feliciano, becoming frantic when Arthur suggests they spread rumours about Italy and responding with "I know he's kind of dumb, and he's weak and useless... But he's not a bad person! He really isn't! Seriously, he's not a bad person..." while beginning to cry. With insults such as "CRAZY! VIOLENT! POTATO! KRAUTZ!" for Ludwig, Francis could only bring himself to use "Um, well... you're a bit dim. Yup." for Feliciano. Though Francis does hold some affection for Feliciano, he's quick to punch him when he asks for his paintings back.

=== Seychelles ===
''Main Article: [[Seychelles]]''

In the ''Gakuen Hetalia'' universe, it is revealed (via flashback) that he helped raise her as a child, while in the present day he carries a strong affection for her and attempts to undress and grope her, much to her shock and embarrassment, apparently desperate to see what her body has become like.

Their relationship in the mainstream Hetalia universe has not been mentioned, outside of Francis appearing with her in ''Shipwrecked'' and an illustration in '''Christmas Rampage 2007''', which depicts him groping Seychelles yet again.

==In The Anime==

[[Image:FranceAnime.png|200px|right|thumb|France in Episode 09.]]
Francis appears at the world meeting in [[Episode 01]], opting to disagree with both [[Alfred F.Jones|Alfred]] and Arthur in their argument.

He later appears in [[Episode 06]], and roasts marshmallows with the other Allies on the beach. In [[Episode 08]], he kidnaps [[Feliciano Vargas|Feliciano]] by disguising himself as a "pretty girl" to lure him in. In [[Episode 09]], he attempts to break up Arthur and Alfred's fight, remarking that they should instead do something about their uniforms. He is the one to later suggest that the five Allies re-plan their war tactics.

After being left out of the second Allied Forces meeting in [[Episode 10]], Francis reflects on his history of past "victories," insisting that he was successful a long time ago. In a flash-forward to 1956 in [[Episode 12]], Francis proposes marriage to Arthur, believing that he'll die if he doesn't get married (due to the Suez Canal crisis that's plagued his country). Even after Arthur refused, Francis attempted to drag him off.

In episodes 9 and [[Episode 13|13]], he becomes the first of the Allies to get a glimpse at [[Ivan Braginski|Ivan]]'s darker side.

==Trivia==
*Francis' surname, ''Bonnefoy'' (also spelled ''Bonne-Fois''), means "good time" in French. His given name (which means "Frenchman") is a common French name, though an alternative rendering in the language would be '''François'''.

*When [[Hidekaz Himaruya]] originally listed the nations' human names, he noted that the original name he had in mind for France was '''Jean'''. The surname '''Epine''' was also considered.

*His birthdate ('''July 14th''') corresponds with the date of the French national holiday known as [[wikipedia:Bastille Day|Bastille Day]], a celebration of the anniversary of the [[wikipedia:Storming of the Bastille|Storming of the Bastille]].
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France

2010-04-11T17:56:44Z

69.47.227.188: /* Arthur Kirkland (UK) */

{{Character
|name = Francis Bonnefoy
|jname = フランシス・ボヌフォア
|image = Francetran.png
|country = Republic Of France (République française)
|age = 26
|gender = Male
|birthday = July 14
|hair = Blond
|eyes = Blue
|height = 175 cm (5'9 ft est)
|firstmanga = ''Chapter 2: Allied Forces'' (Separate strips), ''Hetalia Axis Powers: Vol.1'' (Published manga)
|firstanime = [[Episode 01]]
|lastmanga = On-going
|lastanime = N/A
|japanese = [[Masaya Onosaka]]
|english = N/A
}}

'''Francis Bonnefoy''' (フランシス・ボヌフォア, ''Furanshisu Bonufoa'') is a character in the series, '''Axis Powers Hetalia'''/'''Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. He is the representation of the country, [[wikipedia:France|France]] (フランス,''Furansu'').

== Appearance ==

[[File:France_original.jpg|thumb|left|Francis, as he originally appeared]]

Francis has shoulder-length blond hair and blue eyes, and has a slight amount of facial hair which he believes makes him look like a "big brother" (it is said to represent the ''Gorges du Tarn'', or the '''Tarn Gorges'''). He wears a long blue coat and matching capelet, with red pants and brown boots. He is often depicted with a rose, which is also used to censor his genitals in his nude scenes.

When Francis initially appeared in the webcomic, his hair was drawn shorter and less wavy, but was drawn longer over time as the art style changed and evolved. He also originally wore white spats over his boots, a detail that was dropped in later artwork.

==Personality and Interests==
Francis was once a large nation, but after [[Wikipedia:Napoleon I of France|Napoleon Bonaparte]] had died, he was no longer good in wars and instead attracted tourists to his country with his wine. He has an intense rivalry with [[Arthur Kirkland|Arthur]], and loves to argue with him over trivial topics (one example is arguing over "who is more perverted"). Francis is infatuated with most of the nations and is known to make blatant sexual comments at every opportunity and is very affectionate, often shown streaking or touching other nations inappropriately. He is attracted to beautiful things, which include men and women of any age and maybe even some non-human beings. He loves himself so much that he doesn't bother to remember English and considers French the "language of love."

==Relationships==

===Arthur Kirkland (UK)===
''Main Article: [[Arthur Kirkland]]''
Despite both being members of the Allied forces, Arthur and Francis have a deep-rooted historical rivalry between them. While they can be seen to constantly argue with each other over the littlest things (like language and culture), they appear to have a level of respect for each other and are quick to team up with each other if a third party should enter the argument. Francis tried to marry Arthur to save his country once, even though neither of them really wanted it. In strips focusing on Arthur's childhood, he is often shown being picked on by a pre-teen Francis, who on one occassion, scoffs at him for not growing his hair long - and when Arthur's long hair turns out a mess, Francis teases him by saying he'll cut it into a "cool" style - by cutting it back to the style he had before.

===Antonio Fernandez Carriedo (Spain)===
''Main Article: [[Antonio Fernandez Carriedo]]''

Their relationship is described as being "undesirable but necessary." Despite this, the two get along rather well, though Antonio is still unaware of Francis' more "perverted" tendencies and can't see why nations like [[Lovino Vargas|Lovino]] dislike him. Francis uses his bird, '''Pierre''', to communicate with Antonio.

=== Feliciano Vargas (North Italy) ===
''Main Article : [[Feliciano Vargas]]''

Francis grew up with a small Chibitalia, but after Chibitalia returned from spending time with Roman Empire, Francis only wanted to control Italy. Feliciano refers to Francis as "France nii-chan" in strips set in both the past and present. When Feliciano was a teenager, he visited Francis again and asked him "what is intercourse?" while reading a book. Francis replied by saying that intercourse is something you do with someone you like and finishes with "So Italy...DO YOU LIKE ME?" Francis seems to have a soft spot for Feliciano, becoming frantic when Arthur suggests they spread rumours about Italy and responding with "I know he's kind of dumb, and he's weak and useless... But he's not a bad person! He really isn't! Seriously, he's not a bad person..." while beginning to cry. With insults such as "CRAZY! VIOLENT! POTATO! KRAUTZ!" for Ludwig, Francis could only bring himself to use "Um, well... you're a bit dim. Yup." for Feliciano. Though Francis does hold some affection for Feliciano, he's quick to punch him when he asks for his paintings back.

=== Seychelles ===
''Main Article: [[Seychelles]]''

In the ''Gakuen Hetalia'' universe, it is revealed (via flashback) that he helped raise her as a child, while in the present day he carries a strong affection for her and attempts to undress and grope her, much to her shock and embarrassment, apparently desperate to see what her body has become like.

Their relationship in the mainstream Hetalia universe has not been mentioned, outside of Francis appearing with her in ''Shipwrecked'' and an illustration in '''Christmas Rampage 2007''', which depicts him groping Seychelles yet again.

==In The Anime==

[[Image:FranceAnime.png|200px|right|thumb|France in Episode 09.]]
Francis appears at the world meeting in [[Episode 01]], opting to disagree with both [[Alfred F.Jones|Alfred]] and Arthur in their argument.

He later appears in [[Episode 06]], and roasts marshmallows with the other Allies on the beach. In [[Episode 08]], he kidnaps [[Feliciano Vargas|Feliciano]] by disguising himself as a "pretty girl" to lure him in. In [[Episode 09]], he attempts to break up Arthur and Alfred's fight, remarking that they should instead do something about their uniforms. He is the one to later suggest that the five Allies re-plan their war tactics.

After being left out of the second Allied Forces meeting in [[Episode 10]], Francis reflects on his history of past "victories," insisting that he was successful a long time ago. In a flash-forward to 1956 in [[Episode 12]], Francis proposes marriage to Arthur, believing that he'll die if he doesn't get married (due to the Suez Canal crisis that's plagued his country). Even after Arthur refused, Francis attempted to drag him off.

In episodes 9 and [[Episode 13|13]], he becomes the first of the Allies to get a glimpse at [[Ivan Braginski|Ivan]]'s darker side.

==Trivia==
*Francis' surname, ''Bonnefoy'' (also spelled ''Bonne-Fois''), means "good time" in French. His given name (which means "Frenchman") is a common French name, though an alternative rendering in the language would be '''François'''.

*When [[Hidekaz Himaruya]] originally listed the nations' human names, he noted that the original name he had in mind for France was '''Jean'''. The surname '''Epine''' was also considered.

*His birthdate ('''July 14th''') corresponds with the date of the French national holiday known as [[wikipedia:Bastille Day|Bastille Day]], a celebration of the anniversary of the [[wikipedia:Storming of the Bastille|Storming of the Bastille]].
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Canada

2010-04-11T17:15:22Z

69.47.227.188: /* Trivia */

{{Character|
name=Matthew Williams|
jname=マシュー・ウィリアムズ|
image=Canada_young.png|
country=Canada|
age=Unknown|
gender=Male|
birthday=July 01|
hair=Blond/Orange (manga), Dark Blond (anime)|
eyes=Violet (manga), Blue (anime)|
height=Unknown|
firstmanga=''Fly, Canada-san, Fly!'' (Separate strips), ''Hetalia Axis Powers: Vol.1 (Published manga)''|
firstanime=[[Episode 19]]|
lastmanga=N/A|
lastanime=N/A|
japanese=[[Katsuyuki Konishi]]|
english=N/A|
}}

'''Matthew Williams''' (マシュー・ウィリアムズ, ''Masshuu Viriamuzu'') is a character in the series '''Axis Powers Hetalia'''/'''Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. He represents the country [[wikipedia:Canada|Canada]] (カナダ,''Kanada'') and is the brother of [[Alfred F.Jones]] (America).

==Appearance==
His hair is wavy, and depicted at times as being two-toned: A lighter blond on top, with more of an orange (or darker blond) shade on the bottom and tips. He has violet eyes, though they have also been colored blue in some of the official art featuring him. At least one figurine depicts him with completely orange hair. The anime depicts him with the same dark blond hair as his brother, and slightly darker blue eyes. He also sports a curly ahoge off the top of his head.

Matthew wears a heavy tan winter coat and pants as his military uniform, though when he's dressed casual, he is usually shown wearing a hoodie (sometimes depicted with the Canadian flag emblem on it), and a pair of jeans. Like his brother, Matthew wears glasses, though he also sports a pair of goggles on his head at times (such as when wearing his uniform). The picture at the right depicts him in his younger days, presumably in his early teens.

Although often drawn as shorter in fanart, official art makes it clear that Matthew is either the same height/build as Alfred, or very close to it.

==Personality And Interests==
In contrast to Alfred, Matthew is shy, sensitive, and hates fighting. Despite this, he is often mistaken for his brother and has found himself in trouble for incidents that Alfred has caused. When he's not being mistaken for his brother, all the other nations seem to forget that he exists. He is also passive aggressive and was once able to make Alfred cry by arguing with him for over three hours and pointing out every single one of his faults.

He has a pet polar bear named Kumajirou, but even it forgets about him. In return, Matthew can't ever remember his bear's exact name.

==Relationships==

===Alfred F. Jones (America)===
''Main Article: [[Alfred F.Jones]]''

The two brothers grew up separately as children, until [[Arthur Kirkland|Arthur]] eventually took Matthew on a trip to meet Alfred, who wound up becoming bored with him and forgetting him shortly into their first meeting.

In their adulthood, Alfred is the source of his constant troubles, due to the fact that people get their identities mixed up and he gets blamed for fights that Alfred started. However, during an argument, Matthew was able to reduce Alfred to tears when he went on a 3-hour rant about all of his flaws. Despite this, the two seem to have a healthy relationship, as their arguing and Alfred's frequent forgetting of him can merely come off as sibling rivalry.

===Cuba===
''Main Article: [[Cuba]]''

Cuba, as well as numerous other nations, initially mistook Matthew for Alfred and beat him up. Later, he apologized with a peace offering of ice cream. The two get along well, though Cuba still sometimes mistakes Matthew for his brother.

==In The Anime==

[[File:CanadaAnime.png‎|right|thumb|Canada in Episode 19.]]
Matthew and Kumajirou appear briefly in [[Episode 19]], at an Allied Forces meeting. But due to Matthew's "invisibility effect", the other Allies do not realize that he's there with them.

He makes an appearance after the credits of [[Episode 34]], and turns up late for a G8 meeting in [[Episode 35]], though none of the countries realize he's missing. After the credits, he is tormented by [[Cuba]] after being mistaken for Alfred.

In [[Episode 52]], [[Francis Bonnefoy|France]] correctly identifies him as he has "gorgeous silky hair" like France's.

His design was slightly altered for the anime, with his eyes changed to blue and his hair drawn slightly shorter and straighter, as well as colored dark blond and missing its gradient effect. His casual hoodie, often assumed to be red (though colored light green in one official pic), is also colored teal.

He is voiced by [[Katsuyuki Konishi]], who also voices Alfred in the anime. In an interview with ''PASH'' magazine, Konishi said that he played Matthew's voice as very quiet and "barely above a whisper", in contrast to the louder Alfred.

==Trivia==
*His birthday, '''July 1st''', corresponds to the national holiday of [[wikipedia:Canada Day|Canada Day]], when Canada first became independent on July 1st, 1867. Although, full independence wasn't gained until August 1982.
*There is no definite source for his first name, '''Matthew'''. Across Canada, 'Matthew' has been a greatly popular name for newborns in recent decades, often in the top three most frequently given first names. Coincidentally or not, the caravel sailed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cabot John Cabot] from Bristol to North America in 1497 was named [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_(ship) Matthew]. John Cabot and his crew are thought to have reached somewhere in Newfoundland (unusually, not a province of Canada until 1949). In fanworks, his name is occasionally spelled "Matthieu" or "Mathieu", acknowledging past and present French influence on Canada
*It is a source of debate as to whether Alfred or Matthew is the older of the two brothers. Hidekaz Himaruya has yet to confirm the age difference between the two. A common fanon assumption is that the two are twins, due to their similarities and the fact that Matthew is easily mistaken for Alfred (due to having the same face), though the two do not share the same day of birth. Some parts of the fandom assert that the nation's birthdays merely refer to their date of independence or unification, and that a "nation" may not have an official birthday in the same sense as humans, thus making the lack of a same birthday a non-issue. For example, both Matthew and Alfred existed as colonies for an undefined period of time, fought over between France and England. It's possible, according to some fans, that Canada and America were born before then and could thus be "twin nations", with their birthdays being mere formalities that appeared when each gained independence.
*Though it hasn't been confirmed by Himaruya, many fans believe that Matthew takes hockey very seriously and can be quite scary about it, and thus put it in fanfiction sometimes.
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Canada

2010-03-03T21:37:59Z

69.47.227.188:

{{Character|
name=Matthew Williams|
jname=マシュー・ウィリアムズ|
image=Canada_young.png|
country=Canada|
age=Unknown|
gender=Male|
birthday=July 01|
hair=Blond/Orange (manga), Dark Blond (anime)|
eyes=Violet (manga), Blue (anime)|
height=Unknown|
firstmanga=''Fly, Canada-san, Fly!'' (Separate strips), ''Hetalia Axis Powers: Vol.1 (Published manga)''|
firstanime=[[Episode 19]]|
lastmanga=N/A|
lastanime=N/A|
japanese=[[Katsuyuki Konishi]]|
english=N/A|
}}

'''Matthew Williams''' (マシュー・ウィリアムズ, ''Masshuu Viriamuzu'') is a character in the series '''Axis Powers Hetalia'''/'''Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. He represents the country [[wikipedia:Canada|Canada]] (カナダ,''Kanada'') and is the brother of [[Alfred F.Jones]] (America).

==Appearance==
His hair is wavy, and depicted at times as being two-toned: A lighter blond on top, with more of an orange (or darker blond) shade on the bottom and tips. He has violet eyes, though they have also been colored blue in some of the official art featuring him. At least one figurine depicts him with completely orange hair.

Matthew wears a heavy tan winter coat and pants as his military uniform, though when he's dressed casual, he is usually shown wearing a red hoodie with the Canadian flag emblem, and a pair of jeans. Like his brother, Matthew wears glasses, though he also sports a pair of goggles on his head at times (such as when wearing his uniform). The picture at the right depicts him in his younger days, presumably in his early teens.

==Personality And Interests==
In contrast to Alfred, Matthew is shy, sensitive, and hates fighting. Despite this, he is often mistaken for his brother and has found himself in trouble for incidents that Alfred has caused. When he's not being mistaken for his brother, all the other nations seem to forget that he exists. He is also passive aggressive and was once able to make Alfred cry by arguing with him for over three hours and pointing out every single one of his faults.

He has a pet polar bear named Kumajirou, but even it forgets about him. In return, Matthew can't ever remember his bear's exact name.

==Relationships==

===Alfred F.Jones (America)===
''Main Article: [[Alfred F.Jones]]''

The two brothers grew up separately as children, until [[Arthur Kirkland|Arthur]] eventually took Matthew on a trip to meet Alfred, who wound up becoming bored with him and forgetting him shortly into their first meeting.

In their adulthood, Alfred is the source of his constant troubles, due to the fact that people get his identity mixed up and he gets blamed for fights that Alfred started. But when the two had an argument, Matthew was able to reduce Alfred to tears when he went on a 3-hour rant about all of his flaws.

===Cuba===
''Main Article: [[Cuba]]''

Cuba, as well as numerous other nations, initially mistook Matthew for Alfred and beat him up. Later, he apologized with a peace offering of ice cream. The two get along well, though Cuba still sometimes mistakes Matthew for his brother.

==In The Anime==

[[File:CanadaAnime.png‎|right|thumb|Canada in Episode 19.]]
Matthew and Kumajirou appear briefly in [[Episode 19]], at an Allied Forces meeting. But due to Matthew's "invisibility effect", the other Allies do not realize that he's there with them.

He makes an appearance after the credits of [[Episode 34]], and turns up late for a G8 meeting in [[Episode 35]], though none of the countries realize he's missing. After the credits, he is tormented by [[Cuba]] after being mistaken for Alfred.

His design was slightly altered for the anime, with his eyes changed to blue and his hair drawn slightly shorter and straighter, as well as colored dark blond and missing its gradient effect.

He is voiced by [[Katsuyuki Konishi]], who also voices Alfred in the anime. In an interview with ''PASH'' magazine, Konishi said that he played Matthew's voice as very quiet and "barely above a whisper", in contrast to the louder Alfred.

==Trivia==
*His birthday, '''July 1st''', corresponds to the national holiday of [[wikipedia:Canada Day|Canada Day]], when Canada first became independent on July 1st, 1867. Although, full independence wasn't gained until August 1982.
*There is no definite source for his first name, '''Matthew'''. Across Canada, 'Matthew' has been a greatly popular name for newborns in recent decades, often in the top three most frequently given first names. Coincidentally or not, the caravel sailed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cabot John Cabot] from Bristol to North America in 1497 was named [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_(ship) Matthew]. John Cabot and his crew are thought to have reached somewhere in Newfoundland (unusually, not a province of Canada until 1949). In fanworks, his name is occasionally spelled "Matthieu" or "Mathieu", acknowledging past and present French influence on Canada
*It is a source of debate as to whether Alfred or Matthew is the older of the two brothers. Though Matthew is often thought of as the younger one, Hidekaz Himaruya has yet to confirm the age difference between the two. A common fanon assumption is that the two are twins, due to their similarities and the fact that Matthew is easily mistaken for Alfred (due to having the same face), though the two do not share the same day of birth.

:Some parts of the fandom assert that the nation's birthdays merely refer to their date of independence or unification, and that a "nation" may not have an official birthday in the same sense as humans, thus making the lack of a same birthday a non-issue. For example, both Matthew and Alfred existed as colonies for an undefined period of time, fought over between France and England. It's possible, according to some fans, that Canada and America were born before then and could thus be "twin nations", with their birthdays being mere formalities that appeared when each gained independence.
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Japan

2010-03-03T21:25:45Z

69.47.227.188:

{{Character
|name = Honda Kiku
|jname = 本田菊
|image = Kiku_new.png
|country = Japan
|age = Exact age unknown
|gender = Male
|birthday = February 11th
|hair = Black
|eyes = Brown
|height = 165 cm (5'4-5'5 ft est)
|firstmanga = ''Hetalia: Chapter 1'' (Seperate strips),''Hetalia Axis Powers: Vol.1 ''(Published manga)
|firstanime = [[Episode 01]]
|lastmanga = N/A
|lastanime = N/A
|japanese = [[Hiroki Takahashi]], [[Ai Iwamura]] (Young Japan)
|english = N/A
}}

'''Honda Kiku''' is a main character in the series '''Axis Powers Hetalia/Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. He is the representation of [[wikipedia:Japan|Japan]] (日本,'' Nihon''), and is part of the Axis Powers.

==Appearance==
He is a short, slim man with black hair, dark brown eyes, and is often depicted wearing a white naval uniform with black and gold accents. His first appearance in both the anime and the published manga shows him briefly wearing a more ornate version, with gold epaulets and frog clasps down in the front of the jacket. When he first appeared in the webcomic, he wore a standard gray/black uniform until sometime after joining the Axis.

In some of Himaruya's official art, his hair is dark brown and his eyes are a lighter brown.

==Personality And Interests==
A quiet and hard-working man, Kiku doesn't know very much about the outside world and needs time to adjust to other people. But he's very curious and interested in learning things from other nations. His distinct island customs may seem mysterious to others, although he finds them perfectly normal. He tends to have the behavior of an "old man" and was a'' hikikomori ''for a long time (Kiku had spent approximately 200 years in isolation). Though he appears horrified at the idea of nudity or intimate contact, he has erotic woodcuts in his possession, which he tries to hide secretly between his non-erotic books. Kiku also voiced his preference for 2D girls over 3D girls to [[Arthur Kirkland|Arthur]], [[Heracles Karpusi|Heracles]], and [[Francis Bonnefoy|Francis]] in one strip, hinting that he has an ''otaku'' side. His otaku side is further shown when he decides to buy a [[wikipedia:Shonen Jump|Shonen Jump]] magazine in his preparations for the New Year.

Kiku seems to be fond of food in general, very similar to [[Wang Yao|Yao]]'s fondness, his country's food in particular, as evidenced by his annoyance of having his salted salmon taken off [[Ludwig]]'s diet plan. He expressed dismay at the increase of the price of eggs due to a bad economy. He also had the urge to touch the Vargas brothers' ''ahoge''s due to them reminding him of vegetables. It is said that earwigs are one of the things that Kiku hates the most, to the extent where he could cry over them. Although he appears relatively calm most of the time, it is suggested that his anger would be the "scariest". However, it is shown that it's hard for him to get that angry, as he is mostly able to only summon an "unpleasant feeling".

He loves animals, especially cats, and owns a white dog called Pochi that resembles an Akita or perhaps a Shibu Inu, both Japanese breeds. He also eventually gets a rabbit and a guinea pig, which he loves because they are soft and fluffy.

==Relationships==

===Wang Yao (China)===
[[image:Nihon_and_Chugoku.gif‎|thumb|left|150px|Chibihon]]
''Main Article: [[Wang Yao]]''

After being discovered by Yao as a small child, Kiku was raised by the older man, who taught how to use kanji (Kiku used it to create the hiragana alphabet). One day, Kiku turned on Yao and attacked him with a katana, leaving him with a disfiguring scar on his back. From this point, the two were enemies in war, and Yao despaired over how war had changed Kiku.

It can be inferred from a reference made about the '''Battle Of Keichou''' that their relations were already starting to strain before the betrayal, combined with their differing views and Kiku's vow to "become stronger". It is also to be noted that while Yao considered Kiku a younger brother, Kiku himself denied there being such a connection when asked.

===Im Yong Soo (South Korea)===
''Main Article: [[Im Yong Soo]]''

They do not get along very well. Yong Soo claims to hate Kiku but often can be seen copying Kiku's style and taking credit for others' work. He also has an unusual obsession with grabbing Kiku's "breasts", with the belief that they belong to him (though he once expressed interest in Yao's). At one point he wanted to dig a tunnel to connect their houses, but his plan did not succeed.

When asked about his complicated feelings, Yong Soo claimed that he invented ''tsundere''. It is unclear in the strips what their relations were when they were younger, other than Yong Soo mentioning that Kiku had bullied him (and vowing to find proof to settle a bet).

=== Heracles Karpusi (Greece) ===
''Main Article: [[Heracles Karpusi]]''

The two nations have very friendly, possibly romantic relations and multiple strips can be seen of them visiting each other or bonding over their mutual love of cats. Their relationship could be associated with the real-life Greco-Japan diplomatic relationship, which started in 1899. It is implied that they slept together when Kiku stated he had no "experience", and Heracles said he'd fix that. He then woke up naked in bed with Heracles, even though an embarrassed Kiku has denied that anything happened between them, by exclaiming, "It's just a dream!".

===Ivan Braginski (Russia)===
''Main Article: [[Ivan Braginski]]''

In the strips set around the WWII era, Kiku is shown to abhor Ivan, his grudge stemming as far back as the [[wikipedia:Russo-Japanese War|Russo-Japanese War]] (although he defeated him, he wound up using up his life savings and became poor). After hearing of the alliance between Ivan and [[Ludwig]], Kiku became upset and attempted to take action and get revenge against Ivan:

*Put caltrops on his seat, but failed as Ivan noticed them and did not sit down.

*Hid in the ceiling and attempted to harpoon him, only for Ivan to catch the harpoon and reveal his hiding place.

*Placed poison in an ohagi in hopes that Ivan would eat it, only for him to eat one of the unpoisoned candies.

Another strip shows that Ivan was able to curse Kiku and make him fall ill from simply staring at him.

==In The Anime==
[[Image:JapanAnime.png|200px|right|thumb|Japan in Episode 15.]]
Kiku first appears in [[Episode 01]] briefly at the "Meeting Of The World". He agrees with [[Alfred F.Jones|Alfred]]'s ridiculous solution for global warming, much to the annoyance of [[Vash Zwingli|Vash]], who tells him to say his own opinion instead.

After making a cameo at the end of [[Episode 03]] as a teaser, he is formally introduced in [[Episode 04]]. Some of the moments that originally occured at this point in ''Hetalia: Axis Powers volume 1'' were moved to the later [[Episode 15]], while other things (like Kiku seeing the world as an RPG) were dropped entirely.

In [[Episode 06]], while stranded on an island, Kiku suggests to [[Ludwig]] that they call their team "Suujiku(枢軸)" ('''Axis'''), ''eine Achse'' in German and ''un Asse'' in Italian.

Since the anime is based more off the published version of the manga than the original webcomic, Kiku does not wear his black uniform in his introduction, instead wearing the decorative version of his naval suit before he becomes part of the Axis Powers. He is also depicted in his WWII naval suit in instances where he originally wore other clothing in the equivalent manga strips.

==Trivia==
*His given name, ''Kiku'', comes from the Japanese word for the [[wikipedia:Chrysanthemum|Chrysanthemum]] flower. ''Honda'' is a common Japanese surname that includes the kanji 本 ''hon'', as in 日本 ''Nihon'' (''Japan'').
*His birthday '''(February 11th) '''corresponds to the date of '''National Foundation Day''' in Japan, which celebrates the foundation of Japan in 660 BC by [[wikipedia:Emperor Jimmu|Emperor Jimmu]].
*Though his exact age is unknown and Himaruya listed it as a "secret", Japanese fans consider Kiku to be approximately '''2,670''' years old.
*In one strip it is shown he sees the world as an RPG, another hint at his Otaku-ness.
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Spain

2010-02-25T04:18:12Z

69.47.227.188: /* Trivia */

{{Character
|name = Antonio Fernandez Carriedo
|jname = アントーニョ・フェルナンデス・カリエド
|image = Tradspain.png
|country = Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España)
|age = 25
|gender = Male
|birthday = February 12
|hair = Brown
|eyes = Green
|height = Unknown
|firstmanga = ''The Story of Italy's Big Brother'' (Separate strips), ''Hetalia Axis Powers: Vol.1 (Published manga)''
|firstanime = [[Episode 01]]
|lastmanga = N/A
|lastanime = N/A
|japanese = [[Go Inoue]]
|english = N/A
}}

'''Antonio Fernandez Carriedo''' (アントーニョ・フェルナンデス・カリエド, ''Antoonyo Ferunandesu Kariedo'') is a character in the series, '''Axis Powers Hetalia'''/'''Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. He is the representation of the country, [[wikipedia:Spain|Spain]] (スペイン, ''Supein'').

==Appearance==

[[File:EarlySpainswitz.jpg|thumb|left|An early design of Antonio (shown on the left in this image).]]

He has somewhat curly brown hair, green eyes, tanned skin, and wears a khaki-colored uniform with 3/4-length sleeves. He is often depicted with his favorite food, tomatoes. In the profile image at the right, he is depicted in a bullfighter uniform (from the '''Children's Day''' sketch series).

While Antonio's skintone is often tan, he is also shown to be depicted with fair skin in other images.

==Personality And Interests==
A cheerful country bumpkin, Antonio was once a super powerful nation and traveler until he was tormented by [[Arthur Kirkland|Arthur]] and [[Holland]], beat up by a younger [[Alfred F.Jones|Alfred]], and cast into war and poverty. Despite all his hardships, he remained optimistic and passionate. The source of his constant happiness is the sunshine that's cast over his land.

Although he means well, Antonio happens to come off as insensitive and clueless at times due to his inability to "read the atmosphere" (it is said that he does not even try to assess the situation). But it is suggested that he may in fact have "two faces." He speaks in a ''Kansai'' dialect.

Fans call him a pedophile because of his unconditional love for Romano, especially when he was a child.

==Relationships==
===Lovino Vargas (South Italy/Romano)===
''Main Article: [[Lovino Vargas]]''

Antonio is rather affectionate to Lovino, having raised him from the time he was a child and under his rule. As a result, Lovino takes after him in his culture and customs.

In the years of having raised him, Antonio often had difficulty trying to get Lovino to do chores, and had wished that he could have acquired Feliciano instead, due to the younger brother's obedience and "cuteness." He also found Lovino's frequent bed-wetting and harsh attitude to be annoying, though he eventually wound up having to bail him out when he was kidnapped by [[Sadiq Adnan|Sadiq]], though their kingdom wound up thrown into debt due to the Ottoman ruler taking over for some time.

===Francis Bonnefoy (France)===
''Main Article: [[Francis Bonnefoy]]''

The two get along rather well, having grown up and fought in wars together, though Antonio remains oblivious to Francis's more perverted tendencies and cannot see why Lovino hates him. It is said in production notes by Himaruya that their relationship is actually undesirable, yet the two remain inseperable. Francis's bird '''Pierre''' is used for communication with him.

===Roderich Edelstein (Austria)===
''Main Article: [[Roderich Edelstein]]''

He was conquered by Roderich before the Italian Wars, and became part of the Habsburg family through an arranged marriage. The two remained in close contact as allies until the [[wikipedia:War Of Spanish Succession|War Of Spanish Succession]]. Antonio would later ally himself with Francis and [[Gilbert Beilschmidt|Gilbert]] for the [[wikipedia:War Of Austrian Succession|War Of Austrian Succession]].

==In The Anime==
[[Image:SpainAnime.png|200px|thumb|right|Spain in Episode 14]]
Antonio first shows up in [[Episode 01]] at the world meeting, and asks [[Ivan Braginski|Ivan]] if he's going to say something to stop the quarreling that is going on. He later appears in [[Episode 10]], in a flashback to when Arthur defeated his armada. [[Francis Bonnefoy|Francis]] subsequently arrives and begins to beat him up by hitting him on the head repeatedly with a stick.

Antonio later shows up in [[Episode 14]], as the cashier at a busy supermarket. In [[Episode 33]] he shows up as the owner of a cafe, offering the customer instant coffee, as it is all he has due to the economy being bad.

The younger version of Antonio appears in the ''Chibitalia'' segments in [[Episode 02]] and [[Episode 04]]. In the segment in Episode 02, he offers Chibitalia churros, but later is shown to be one of the other children that bullies both Italy brothers. In Episode 04, a depressed Antonio tells Chibitalia to do everything he likes while he still can (as the Italian Wars approach).

==Trivia==
*According to a note by [[Hidekaz Himaruya]], Antonio 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 Antonio might as well have "two faces" like [[Ivan Braginski|Ivan]]. He also stated in another note that while Antonio treated Lovino 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 Spanish Succession|War Of Spanish Succession]].

*Himaruya stated that Antonio 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.

*A separate character for '''Castile''' was originally planned, but it is speculated that Himaruya may have forgotten about this idea, as he later drew a child version of Antonio that seemed to hint at the [[wikipedia:Reconquista|Reconquista]]. Fans speculate that the younger Antonio may have represented Castile, or alternatively '''Aragon''' (in the case of Castile being a separate character). It seems to be more likely that he represented Castile, as the Castilian culture and language makes up most of Spain, as well as his boss having been shown to be [[wikipedia:Joanna of Castile|Joanna of Castile]] in the '''Boss Spain''' strips. In most fanfiction, he is used to represent the entirety of '''Hispania''', especially during its days as a Roman province.
*There is debate over whether his first surname is '''Fernandez''' or '''Hernandez'''. When Himaruya first gave him a human name, the katakana resembled the characters for the latter more (ヘルナンデス, ''Herunandesu''), though it later appeared with the kana for "Fernandez" and became Romanized as such. It is unclear if this is due to a mistake by a fan or if Himaruya later spelled the name differently, though there is a noticeable debate over which spelling is the correct one in both the Western and Eastern fandom. Japanese fanworks often use either one, while international fanworks tend to use "Fernandez" more often. The slight difference becomes more apparent as Fernandez is a patronimic that comes from the first name "Fernando" like the Spanish King Fernando Of Aragon (Ferdinand II Of Aragon, husband to [[wikipedia:Joanna of Castile|Joanna of Castile]] as the Catholic Kings), and Hernandez comes from "Hernán", like the Spanish conquistador, Hernán Cortés. Both are common surnames in Spain.
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Japan

2010-02-07T21:28:36Z

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{{Character
|name = Honda Kiku
|jname = 本田菊
|image = Kiku_new.png
|country = Japan
|age = Exact age unknown
|gender = Male
|birthday = February 11th
|hair = Black
|eyes = Brown
|height = 165 cm (5'4-5'5 ft est)
|firstmanga = ''Hetalia: Chapter 1'' (Seperate strips),''Hetalia Axis Powers: Vol.1 ''(Published manga)
|firstanime = [[Episode 01]]
|lastmanga = N/A
|lastanime = N/A
|japanese = [[Hiroki Takahashi]], [[Ai Iwamura]] (Young Japan)
|english = N/A
}}

'''Honda Kiku''' is a main character in the series '''Axis Powers Hetalia/Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. He is the representation of [[wikipedia:Japan|Japan]] (日本,'' Nihon''), and is part of the Axis Powers.

==Appearance==
He is a short, slim man with black hair, dark brown eyes, and is often depicted wearing a white naval uniform with black and gold accents. His first appearance in both the anime and the published manga shows him briefly wearing a more ornate version, with gold epaulets and frog clasps down in the front of the jacket.  When he first appeared in the webcomic, he wore a standard gray/black uniform until sometime after joining the Axis.

In some of Himaruya's official art, his hair is dark brown and his eyes are a lighter brown.

==Personality And Interests==
A quiet and hard-working man, Kiku doesn't know very much about the outside world and needs time to adjust to other people. But he's very curious and interested in learning things from other nations. His distinct island customs may seem mysterious to others, although he finds them perfectly normal. He tends to have the behavior of an "old man" and was a'' hikikomori ''for a long time (Kiku had spent approximately 200 years in isolation). Though he appears horrified at the idea of nudity or intimate contact, he has erotic woodcuts in his possession, which he tries to hide secretly between his non-erotic books. Kiku also voiced his preference for 2D girls over 3D girls to [[Arthur Kirkland|Arthur]], [[Heracles Karpusi|Heracles]], and [[Francis Bonnefoy|Francis]] in one strip, hinting that he has an ''otaku'' side. His otaku side is further shown when he decides to buy a [[wikipedia:Shonen Jump|Shonen Jump]] magazine in his preparations for the New Year.

Kiku seems to be fond of food in general, very similar to [[Wang Yao|Yao]]'s fondness, his country's food in particular, as evidenced by his annoyance of having his salted salmon taken off [[Ludwig]]'s diet plan. He expressed dismay at the increase of the price of eggs due to a bad economy.  He also had the urge to touch the Vargas brothers' ''ahoge''s due to them reminding him of vegetables. It is said that earwigs are one of the things that Kiku hates the most, to the extent where he could cry over them. Although he appears relatively calm most of the time, it is suggested that his anger would be the "scariest". However, it is shown that it's hard for him to get that angry, as he is mostly able to only summon an "unpleasant feeling".

He loves animals, especially cats, and owns a white dog called Pochi that resembles an Akita or perhaps a Shibu Inu, both Japanese breeds. He also eventually gets a rabbit and a guinea pig, which he loves because they are soft and fluffy.

==Relationships==

===Wang Yao (China)===
[[image:Nihon_and_Chugoku.gif‎|thumb|left|150px|Chibihon]]
''Main Article: [[Wang Yao]]''

After being discovered by Yao as a small child, Kiku was raised by the older man, who taught how to use kanji (Kiku used it to create the hiragana alphabet). One day, Kiku turned on Yao and attacked him with a katana, leaving him with a disfiguring scar on his back. From this point, the two were enemies in war, and Yao despaired over how war had changed Kiku.

It can be inferred from a reference made about the '''Battle Of Keichou''' that their relations were already starting to strain before the betrayal, combined with their differing views and Kiku's vow to "become stronger". It is also to be noted that while Yao considered Kiku a younger brother, Kiku himself denied there being such a connection when asked.

===Im Yong Soo (South Korea)===
''Main Article: [[Im Yong Soo]]''

They do not get along very well. Yong Soo claims to hate Kiku but often can be seen copying Kiku's style and taking credit for others' work. He also has an unusual obsession with grabbing Kiku's "breasts", with the belief that they belong to him (though he once expressed interest in Yao's). At one point he wanted to dig a tunnel to connect their houses, but his plan did not succeed.

When asked about his complicated feelings, Yong Soo claimed that he invented ''tsundere''. It is unclear in the strips what their relations were when they were younger, other than Yong Soo mentioning that Kiku had bullied him (and vowing to find proof to settle a bet).

=== Heracles Karpusi (Greece) ===
''Main Article: [[Heracles Karpusi]]''

The two nations have very friendly, possibly romantic relations and multiple strips can be seen of them visiting each other or bonding over their mutual love of cats. Their relationship could be associated with the real-life Greco-Japan diplomatic relationship, which started in 1899.  It is implied that they slept together when Kiku stated he had no "experience", and Heracles said he'd fix that. He then woke up naked in bed with Heracles, even though an embarrassed Kiku has denied that anything happened between them, by exclaiming, "It's just a dream!".

===Ivan Braginski (Russia)===
''Main Article: [[Ivan Braginski]]''

In the strips set around the WWII era, Kiku is shown to abhor Ivan, his grudge stemming as far back as the [[wikipedia:Russo-Japanese War|Russo-Japanese War]] (although he defeated him, he wound up using up his life savings and became poor). After hearing of the alliance between Ivan and [[Ludwig]], Kiku became upset and attempted to take action and get revenge against Ivan:

*Put caltrops on his seat, but failed as Ivan noticed them and did not sit down.

*Hid in the ceiling and attempted to harpoon him, only for Ivan to catch the harpoon and reveal his hiding place.

*Placed poison in an ohagi in hopes that Ivan would eat it, only for him to eat one of the unpoisoned candies.

Another strip shows that Ivan was able to curse Kiku and make him fall ill from simply staring at him.

==In The Anime==
[[Image:JapanAnime.png|200px|right|thumb|Japan in Episode 15.]]
Kiku first appears in [[Episode 01]] briefly at the "Meeting Of The World". He agrees with [[Alfred F.Jones|Alfred]]'s ridiculous solution for global warming, much to the annoyance of [[Vash Zwingli|Vash]], who tells him to say his own opinion instead.

After making a cameo at the end of [[Episode 03]] as a teaser, he is formally introduced in [[Episode 04]]. Some of the moments that originally occured at this point in ''Hetalia: Axis Powers volume 1'' were moved to the later [[Episode 15]], while other things (like Kiku seeing the world as an RPG) were dropped entirely.

In [[Episode 06]], while stranded on an island, Kiku suggests to [[Ludwig]] that they call their team "Suujiku(枢軸)" ('''Axis'''), ''eine Achse'' in German and ''un Asse'' in Italian.

Since the anime is based more off the published version of the manga than the original webcomic, Kiku does not wear his black uniform in his introduction, instead wearing the decorative version of his naval suit before he becomes part of the Axis Powers.  He is also depicted in his WWII naval suit in instances where he originally wore other clothing in the equivalent manga strips.

==Trivia==
*His given name, ''Kiku'', comes from the Japanese word for the [[wikipedia:Chrysanthemum|Chrysanthemum]] flower.  ''Honda'' is a common Japanese surname that includes the kanji 本 ''hon'', as in 日本 ''Nihon'' (''Japan'').
*His birthday '''(February 11th) '''corresponds to the date of '''National Foundation Day''' in Japan, which celebrates the foundation of Japan in 660 BC by [[wikipedia:Emperor Jimmu|Emperor Jimmu]].
*Though his exact age is unknown and Himaruya listed it as a "secret", Japanese fans consider Kiku to be approximately '''2,669''' years old.
*In one strip it is shown he sees the world as an RPG, another hint at his Otaku-ness.
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