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Player
Name: Leafy
Personal Journal:feuillu
E-mail: fillefeuillu [at] gmail [dot] com
AIM/MSN: leafy is leafy
Timezone: EST
Current Characters in Route: None
Character
Name: America
Series: Axis Powers Hetalia
Timeline: Late 2000
Canon Resource Links: Wikipedia Link
Personality: AMERICA IS THE HERO. If there's a problem, America is your go-to guy! Okay, sure, he might not always fix something exactly how others would, and your situation might end up more Things America Likes than Things You Asked For, but hey, his heart is in the right place, okay! Your life would have totally sucked without him!
America really does have a heart of gold, and a strong desire to help those in need. He just has a tendency to act without thinking, or to get caught up in his own ideas and forget that his preferences aren't everyone's. He's fairly shortsighted as well, and doesn't always remember to factor in what will be most beneficial in the long run when deciding on a plan of action. That being said, he has an incredibly acute sense of right and wrong, and he won't stand by idly while injustice is done! He just really really wants to help everyone, and only partially because he wants the recognition and adoration that comes with being a hero! (That doesn't mean he won't occasionally take a little more credit for things than he deserves.)
On the other hand, he's also the type of person that gets pissed off and can hold grudges for a long-ass time. Probably the most obvious example is his ongoing animosity with Russia. Despite the fact that the Cold War has been over for over 20 years, Russians are still the stereotypical movie villain, and even mild socialism freaks him out. (On the other hand, he doesn't seem to have nearly as much trouble dealing with currently Communist China-- probably because he gets a lot of cheap crap out of the deal). There are some things America just doesn't like, and will therefore declare them to be unilaterally bad without a whole lot of supporting evidence. Or sometimes even when there's evidence to the contrary-- he's very good at ignoring facts in favor of his own reality.
America's also kind of an airhead. Despite having a brilliant mind for science (some of the greatest inventions and scientific advancements of our time have come from America after all!) he tends to lack common sense. He more or less operates on a different wavelength than the rest of the world-- marching to the beat of his own drummer, if you will-- which sometimes gives him a hard time understanding why other countries would do things the way that they do, and definitely gives most other countries a hard time understanding why he does what he does (just look at his "screw the rules I do what I want" continuing use of the imperial system).
America is energetic, friendly, and helpful to the majority of people he meets, and for a lot of people, that's probably all they'll see. Charming, entertaining, but ultimately pretty shallow. America often gets read as naive, or an idiot, or someone who can't read the atmosphere, because he always presents a positive, upbeat attitude and childlike enthusiasm for things. It's not that his outward persona is fake, but it is... emphasized. America loves to be liked and he loves to make friends, so, like any politician, he presents the public face that will be most appealing to his audience. It's not hard. But for those that he's very close to, there are a lot of deeper emotions there under the surface that he can have a hard time processing himself.
Probably the easiest example to point out is his relationship with England, historically and currently. As a child, looking up to England as a mentor and father- figure, America idolized and idealized him. Even his disgusting food was perfect in America's eyes. But as America grew and came to learn more about the world-- as his citizens grew discontent with monarchy and began to discuss revolution-- America began to realize that England was not the perfect being that he had always seen him as. He had flaws, and big ones-- America was angry, but more than that he was heartbroken to learn that the person he had loved so much wasn't what he had thought. Though their relationship eventually mends after the revolution into a peer relationship (in which both continuously give each other a hard time), in the America's Storage Cleaning strip we learn that America can't bring himself to get rid of the toy soldiers that England had made for him when he was a boy, since they hold too many memories of his once-idealized guardian. But neither can he bring himself to get rid of his old scratched musket, with its memories of the times they bitterly fought. (He would be terribly embarrassed if England knew he kept any of that stuff of course-- heroes don't get sappy over old toys!)
In a similar vein is his relationship with Canada. Since they met as children, and grew up together in a way, they refer to each other as brothers and are fairly close. And although America's domineering personality generally pushes Canada to the background, he's actually possibly one of the only countries who can really get under America's skin and get him to back down in an arguement. In one strip, a typical siblingesque argument between the two, picking at each other's faults, quickly turns into a three hour rant from Canada that actually reduces America to tears. While he and Russia may antagonize each other near-constantly, he definitely has an easier time letting the insults roll off his back and returning fire than when his flaws are picked out by someone who he's close to.
In his downtime, America just likes to chill out and relax, playing video games or watching TV. Because he hates the cold, he'll spend most of the winter hanging around in his pajamas in front of the television with a big supply of snacks. He's got a thing for horror movies and games that Japan gives him, even though he is absolutely terrified of ghosts (then he ends up dragging whoever happens to be around-- England, Lithuania, Japan-- into bed with him so he won't have nightmares). On the other hand, when the weather is nice, he enjoys outdoor activities as well. He's crazy about sports (baseball being his favorite), and loves to go to the beach. He also likes to tinker around with things, and ends up making weird inventions that the other nations don't understand.
Strengths/Weaknesses:
Strengths:
America is quite physically strong (supernaturally strong, in canon he can lift bison and pull cars, although in Route he will simply be a faily strong human). As a nation, he has several centuries of experience in combat and politics. He is shown both fighting on the field with his soldiers and working closely with his higher-ups and officials, which suggests that he is not only capable in a physical fight, but that he can understand and work out tactics as well. America can be cleverer than he lets on, particularly when dealing with other nations-- he acts like a doofus, but he's actually quite good at knowing just what buttons to push to get a desired reaction from a given person like poking fun at England's cooking to get a rise out of him. But even though he can be obnoxious, America is genuinely a kind and good-hearted person. He will always be there for someone who is in trouble or in danger, and he doesn't like to see anyone sad. His attempts to help or to cheer someone up may be clumsy, but his intentions are pure. He especially has a soft spot for kids. America also has quite an affinity for science, especially dealing with aeronautics and space. He has a long history with the mechanics of flight, from watching the Wright brothers test their designs at Kitty Hawk, to flying as an Air Force pilot in the World Wars, to the birth of the Space Race and the Apollo missions. He gets really into it, too-- although hemay be flighty and distractable a lot of the time, when he's focused on a project, he is truly focused, and he will keep working at it until the job is done.
Weaknesses:
However, while America can be tactical and clever, he often isn't, especially if he doesn't see an immediate benefit to it. He's very much into instant gratification, so he often doesn't consider the long-term ramifications of his actions. Spending money on some kind of gadget from an infomercial seems like a great idea; it will make his life so much easier!! But they always make those things seem so much more life-changing than they are, and how many potatoes do you really need to peel at once, and sooner or later it's gathering dust in a closet and he's out 4 easy payments of $19.95. (He rarely, if ever, learns his lesson though.) He's not really too great with money in general, again owing to his need for instant gratification, he'd rather spend money now than save it up for something better later. When dealing with others, America often has trouble interpreting the atmosphere. He tends to think that everyone thinks like him, which can end up getting him in trouble when he insists on sticking his nose into other peoples' business and making suggestions based on his own situation. Many of the other nations find him quite annoying because of this. He also has a tendency to jump to conclusions without thinking things through, or forming judgements against things because of prior experiences. For example, as a result of the COld War and the McCarthy era, anything remotely socialist registers as "communism = bad," even if it's fairly minor or benign. He also has an irrational fear of ghosts and other spookies, but he will intentionally seek out scary movies to watch before bedtime. Each time he ends up needing to find someone else to sleep with, or else ends up having nightmares. (Yet, he always does it again...)
Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Trainer
Starter: Rufflet
Password: Strawberry Marmalade
Samples
First Person Sample: [Hello pokepeople. Have a blond doofus. He looks distressed about something. I wonder why?]
Hey so like, can anyone tell me what's up with that Sprout Tower? I mean like... is there anything good in there? Like for training or whatever. 'Cuz-- [His eyes dart quickly away from the camera, glancing skyward, then to the ground, and finally settling on his pokemon pal] --Liberty keeps flippin' out whenever we walk by it, so I was thinking maybe we should skip it. 'Cause that probably means there's something bad up in there. Ahahaha-- right? [Awkward smile :Dd] I mean I wanna be the Pokemon Master an' all but I don't wanna give my little guy a heart attack y'know? So I mean it's not worth it unless there's like something really cool that'll make him really strong or something. But probably not. I mean, it's just some old tower, right?
Third Person Sample: Welcome to the world of Pokemon. It was the sentence every ten-year-old with a Gameboy dreamed of hearing, so naturally America, being an overgrown ten-year-old boy at heart, was instantly over the moon. Pokemon. Pokemon for real. Or at least, if it was a dream, he hoped it would be a nice long one. (He didn't have any stupid meetings the next morning, did he--? That's not the kind of stuff you think about in dreams! Do you?)
Well anyway, whatever the heck was going on, he was definitely gonna make sure he enjoyed it while it lasted. Taking the pokeball he had been given in quivering hands, he tossed it dramatically to the ground. "Pokeball, go!" Please be a charmander, please be a charmander.
"Ruff!"
Well, it wasn't a charmander. America stared at the little creature that had appeared in front of him with eyes like dinnerplates. As if he had thought this dream could get any better, a friggin' bald eagle pokemon. Either he'd died and gone to Heaven (pretty unlikely), or his subconscious was way cooler than Japan's (duh), because he didn't remember any Pokemon like this and he definitely would remember.
"Ruff, ruff!" Apparently tired of being ignored, the little bird launched itself at America's chest. America remembered that he had forgotten to move and collected it up in his arms, nuzzling his face into the soft ruff of feathers.
"What's your name, little buddy?"
"Rufflet!"
"Rufflet, huh?" America grinned. "Well you're my pokemon, and that makes me your trainer! So from now on, I'm gonna call you-- Liberty!" Rufflet chirruped happily and bonked its beak against America's glasses. America laughed. "Aw man, you and I are gonna be the best like no one ever was."
Name: Leafy
Personal Journal:
feuilluE-mail: fillefeuillu [at] gmail [dot] com
AIM/MSN: leafy is leafy
Timezone: EST
Current Characters in Route: None
Character
Name: America
Series: Axis Powers Hetalia
Timeline: Late 2000
Canon Resource Links: Wikipedia Link
Personality: AMERICA IS THE HERO. If there's a problem, America is your go-to guy! Okay, sure, he might not always fix something exactly how others would, and your situation might end up more Things America Likes than Things You Asked For, but hey, his heart is in the right place, okay! Your life would have totally sucked without him!
America really does have a heart of gold, and a strong desire to help those in need. He just has a tendency to act without thinking, or to get caught up in his own ideas and forget that his preferences aren't everyone's. He's fairly shortsighted as well, and doesn't always remember to factor in what will be most beneficial in the long run when deciding on a plan of action. That being said, he has an incredibly acute sense of right and wrong, and he won't stand by idly while injustice is done! He just really really wants to help everyone, and only partially because he wants the recognition and adoration that comes with being a hero! (That doesn't mean he won't occasionally take a little more credit for things than he deserves.)
On the other hand, he's also the type of person that gets pissed off and can hold grudges for a long-ass time. Probably the most obvious example is his ongoing animosity with Russia. Despite the fact that the Cold War has been over for over 20 years, Russians are still the stereotypical movie villain, and even mild socialism freaks him out. (On the other hand, he doesn't seem to have nearly as much trouble dealing with currently Communist China-- probably because he gets a lot of cheap crap out of the deal). There are some things America just doesn't like, and will therefore declare them to be unilaterally bad without a whole lot of supporting evidence. Or sometimes even when there's evidence to the contrary-- he's very good at ignoring facts in favor of his own reality.
America's also kind of an airhead. Despite having a brilliant mind for science (some of the greatest inventions and scientific advancements of our time have come from America after all!) he tends to lack common sense. He more or less operates on a different wavelength than the rest of the world-- marching to the beat of his own drummer, if you will-- which sometimes gives him a hard time understanding why other countries would do things the way that they do, and definitely gives most other countries a hard time understanding why he does what he does (just look at his "screw the rules I do what I want" continuing use of the imperial system).
America is energetic, friendly, and helpful to the majority of people he meets, and for a lot of people, that's probably all they'll see. Charming, entertaining, but ultimately pretty shallow. America often gets read as naive, or an idiot, or someone who can't read the atmosphere, because he always presents a positive, upbeat attitude and childlike enthusiasm for things. It's not that his outward persona is fake, but it is... emphasized. America loves to be liked and he loves to make friends, so, like any politician, he presents the public face that will be most appealing to his audience. It's not hard. But for those that he's very close to, there are a lot of deeper emotions there under the surface that he can have a hard time processing himself.
Probably the easiest example to point out is his relationship with England, historically and currently. As a child, looking up to England as a mentor and father- figure, America idolized and idealized him. Even his disgusting food was perfect in America's eyes. But as America grew and came to learn more about the world-- as his citizens grew discontent with monarchy and began to discuss revolution-- America began to realize that England was not the perfect being that he had always seen him as. He had flaws, and big ones-- America was angry, but more than that he was heartbroken to learn that the person he had loved so much wasn't what he had thought. Though their relationship eventually mends after the revolution into a peer relationship (in which both continuously give each other a hard time), in the America's Storage Cleaning strip we learn that America can't bring himself to get rid of the toy soldiers that England had made for him when he was a boy, since they hold too many memories of his once-idealized guardian. But neither can he bring himself to get rid of his old scratched musket, with its memories of the times they bitterly fought. (He would be terribly embarrassed if England knew he kept any of that stuff of course-- heroes don't get sappy over old toys!)
In a similar vein is his relationship with Canada. Since they met as children, and grew up together in a way, they refer to each other as brothers and are fairly close. And although America's domineering personality generally pushes Canada to the background, he's actually possibly one of the only countries who can really get under America's skin and get him to back down in an arguement. In one strip, a typical siblingesque argument between the two, picking at each other's faults, quickly turns into a three hour rant from Canada that actually reduces America to tears. While he and Russia may antagonize each other near-constantly, he definitely has an easier time letting the insults roll off his back and returning fire than when his flaws are picked out by someone who he's close to.
In his downtime, America just likes to chill out and relax, playing video games or watching TV. Because he hates the cold, he'll spend most of the winter hanging around in his pajamas in front of the television with a big supply of snacks. He's got a thing for horror movies and games that Japan gives him, even though he is absolutely terrified of ghosts (then he ends up dragging whoever happens to be around-- England, Lithuania, Japan-- into bed with him so he won't have nightmares). On the other hand, when the weather is nice, he enjoys outdoor activities as well. He's crazy about sports (baseball being his favorite), and loves to go to the beach. He also likes to tinker around with things, and ends up making weird inventions that the other nations don't understand.
Strengths/Weaknesses:
Strengths:
America is quite physically strong (supernaturally strong, in canon he can lift bison and pull cars, although in Route he will simply be a faily strong human). As a nation, he has several centuries of experience in combat and politics. He is shown both fighting on the field with his soldiers and working closely with his higher-ups and officials, which suggests that he is not only capable in a physical fight, but that he can understand and work out tactics as well. America can be cleverer than he lets on, particularly when dealing with other nations-- he acts like a doofus, but he's actually quite good at knowing just what buttons to push to get a desired reaction from a given person like poking fun at England's cooking to get a rise out of him. But even though he can be obnoxious, America is genuinely a kind and good-hearted person. He will always be there for someone who is in trouble or in danger, and he doesn't like to see anyone sad. His attempts to help or to cheer someone up may be clumsy, but his intentions are pure. He especially has a soft spot for kids. America also has quite an affinity for science, especially dealing with aeronautics and space. He has a long history with the mechanics of flight, from watching the Wright brothers test their designs at Kitty Hawk, to flying as an Air Force pilot in the World Wars, to the birth of the Space Race and the Apollo missions. He gets really into it, too-- although hemay be flighty and distractable a lot of the time, when he's focused on a project, he is truly focused, and he will keep working at it until the job is done.
Weaknesses:
However, while America can be tactical and clever, he often isn't, especially if he doesn't see an immediate benefit to it. He's very much into instant gratification, so he often doesn't consider the long-term ramifications of his actions. Spending money on some kind of gadget from an infomercial seems like a great idea; it will make his life so much easier!! But they always make those things seem so much more life-changing than they are, and how many potatoes do you really need to peel at once, and sooner or later it's gathering dust in a closet and he's out 4 easy payments of $19.95. (He rarely, if ever, learns his lesson though.) He's not really too great with money in general, again owing to his need for instant gratification, he'd rather spend money now than save it up for something better later. When dealing with others, America often has trouble interpreting the atmosphere. He tends to think that everyone thinks like him, which can end up getting him in trouble when he insists on sticking his nose into other peoples' business and making suggestions based on his own situation. Many of the other nations find him quite annoying because of this. He also has a tendency to jump to conclusions without thinking things through, or forming judgements against things because of prior experiences. For example, as a result of the COld War and the McCarthy era, anything remotely socialist registers as "communism = bad," even if it's fairly minor or benign. He also has an irrational fear of ghosts and other spookies, but he will intentionally seek out scary movies to watch before bedtime. Each time he ends up needing to find someone else to sleep with, or else ends up having nightmares. (Yet, he always does it again...)
Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Trainer
Starter: Rufflet
Password: Strawberry Marmalade
Samples
First Person Sample: [Hello pokepeople. Have a blond doofus. He looks distressed about something. I wonder why?]
Hey so like, can anyone tell me what's up with that Sprout Tower? I mean like... is there anything good in there? Like for training or whatever. 'Cuz-- [His eyes dart quickly away from the camera, glancing skyward, then to the ground, and finally settling on his pokemon pal] --Liberty keeps flippin' out whenever we walk by it, so I was thinking maybe we should skip it. 'Cause that probably means there's something bad up in there. Ahahaha-- right? [Awkward smile :Dd] I mean I wanna be the Pokemon Master an' all but I don't wanna give my little guy a heart attack y'know? So I mean it's not worth it unless there's like something really cool that'll make him really strong or something. But probably not. I mean, it's just some old tower, right?
Third Person Sample: Welcome to the world of Pokemon. It was the sentence every ten-year-old with a Gameboy dreamed of hearing, so naturally America, being an overgrown ten-year-old boy at heart, was instantly over the moon. Pokemon. Pokemon for real. Or at least, if it was a dream, he hoped it would be a nice long one. (He didn't have any stupid meetings the next morning, did he--? That's not the kind of stuff you think about in dreams! Do you?)
Well anyway, whatever the heck was going on, he was definitely gonna make sure he enjoyed it while it lasted. Taking the pokeball he had been given in quivering hands, he tossed it dramatically to the ground. "Pokeball, go!" Please be a charmander, please be a charmander.
"Ruff!"
Well, it wasn't a charmander. America stared at the little creature that had appeared in front of him with eyes like dinnerplates. As if he had thought this dream could get any better, a friggin' bald eagle pokemon. Either he'd died and gone to Heaven (pretty unlikely), or his subconscious was way cooler than Japan's (duh), because he didn't remember any Pokemon like this and he definitely would remember.
"Ruff, ruff!" Apparently tired of being ignored, the little bird launched itself at America's chest. America remembered that he had forgotten to move and collected it up in his arms, nuzzling his face into the soft ruff of feathers.
"What's your name, little buddy?"
"Rufflet!"
"Rufflet, huh?" America grinned. "Well you're my pokemon, and that makes me your trainer! So from now on, I'm gonna call you-- Liberty!" Rufflet chirruped happily and bonked its beak against America's glasses. America laughed. "Aw man, you and I are gonna be the best like no one ever was."