In previous posts [x][x], I’ve laid out the rules that explain what
affects a nations’ health. This post, however, will elaborate in more detail to
show the different ways in which they can be affected and why that is.
For one thing, we know that the personification’s health is
predicated on their economic and political situation. That is, if they are
suffering from political issues (either domestic or international) or are
experiencing an economic recession, they will fall ill.
That said, let’s go through the symptoms they can experience.
They can get colds or fevers:
Ex: Several nations develop fevers or colds in reaction to
the Great Depression.
Ex: Austria will develop a high fever and eventually collapse if
Germany acquires a cold [from an economic slump].
“A reliable country that likes to approach things with a sober seriousness. He approves of and supports lots of Germany’s ideas so he may look like one of the helper countries, but in reality the level of his dependency is pretty high.
So high that when Germany catches a little cold, Austria goes straight to high fever and eventually collapses, and so he doesn’t have much of a choice than to take good care of himself.”
Ex: England develops a cold after the American Revolution.
They can suffer from fatigue and exhaustion:
Ex: The aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars.
They can die:
Ex: Spain nearly dies during an economic recession before
Romano starts helping him recover with imports.
They can cough up blood:
This symptom in particular is depicted more as a consequence
of war (which includes separate battles/attacks) or civil strife. You’ll often
see the most devastated nations coughing up blood in panels where Hima
introduces different sides of the conflict.
Ex: Prussia, Spain, and Italy during the Napoleonic Wars.
Ex: Prussia during the American Revolution.
Ex: China during WW2 after being betrayed by Japan.
Ex: The disunity in the Holy Roman empire causes Holy Rome
to fall ill and cough up blood. His political situation isn’t stable, which, in
turn, is reflected in his poor health.
Bonus case:
The nations cough up blood and get sick during conflicts,
but are nonetheless able to heal from these wounds with time as their country’s
situation stabilizes.
But, what if a personification never healed emotionally from
a conflict and keep reliving it over and over again?
Wouldn’t that explain why England coughs up blood and falls
ill every year during the fourth of July? The event is still fresh in his mind,
and regardless if it’s over and done with, his body reacts as if it’s still
happening.
The purpose of this post will be to analyze the ways in
which childhood traumas and unhealthy relationships are continuously repeated
in how the nations lead their adult lives.
England:
What you’ll see with England is that the rocky relationship
he has with his brothers is replicated in how he maintains future
relationships. As a child, his brothers, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
had a profound hatred of him. The hatred was so deep that they would send hexes
to England in the mail or attack him with arrows and stones.
The consequence of this, from a psychological standpoint,
would be that England learned to have a hostile distrust of others. Just like
his brothers would send him away, England replicates this through his own
hostility. He denigrates others because it’s something he grew accustomed to –
it’s all he knows how to do.
In other words, he isolated himself and became the Black
Sheep of Europe.
Likewise, this denigration is also imposed on himself. England
has poor self-esteem and deprecates himself just as much as he does to others.
Those who have problematic upbringings unconsciously pass on
their own neuroses (inferiorities) to their children. You can’t expect a parent
to be a true parent if they haven’t experienced what it’s like to be a child
who’s cared for and loved.
This would explain why England did such a poor job in
raising America, despite caring so deeply for him. He’s capable of love but has
a terrible way of expressing it. He was alone in childhood, so leaving America for long periods of time was, in his mind, ‘normal’. It’s not.
This is why I also believe he was so critical of America
post-Revolution. The relationship he shared with America was full of unconditional
love and care on the part of the latter. He could come back and visit at anytime and be able to expect a warm welcome from America.
America was naïve and had no reason to hate him. The hostility came when America declared his independence. England was being pushed away again… The care was gone, and not knowing how to cope with this, England
went back to being hostile.
Notice the repetition in behaviour where England, the older
brother figure, casts a hex on America, the younger ‘brother. ’I don’t think
this was done for no reason.
He attempts to get America to sit in the cursed Busby Stoop chair. Russia sits in it instead.
America:
With England gone for long periods of time, America had to
grow up fast. Of course, this didn’t stop him from [initially] having panic
attacks over being left alone, especially given how young he was biologically.
In more modern strips, America still panics over the thought
of being alone.
Ex: America pokes his nose into other nations’ business to
the detriment of them ‘hating’ him. Desperately, he tries to convince himself
that at the very least he has Japan as a friend.
Germany:
As a nation that was thrust into wars right from birth,
Germany has trouble understanding sincerity in others.
He also has difficulty understanding the concept of
praise and doesn’t know how to react when he’s on the receiving end of it.
Similarly, when he gives praise himself, it takes him a
while to realize that he’s done so.
Russia:
Growing up under repressive rule warped Russia’s conception
of what a healthy relationship should be like. As such, he mistakenly grew to
believe that power is what is needed and essential in a relationship. The
adults [conquering leaders] are giants that can do whatever they please. Russia,
as the child [underling], is both powerless and coercively subject to
satisfying what the adult wants.
He claims that he and Lithuania can’t be friends until they have more power.
This child imagery pops up again during Bloody Sunday. The
way he describes the protestors as children, as something to be controlled and suppressed,
is even more telling of what he perceives to be a ‘normal’ relationship.
Russia is attacked during the 2010 Christmas Event and calls
on General Winter for help. When they’re both defeated, Russia realizes that
his power has been taken away. He’s no longer in control of the situation and tears
up over how nostalgic this is of the past. It’s the perverse power dynamic
that is most important here.
I’ll end on the note that a lot of the ‘childish’ behaviour
that Hetalia is criticized for has meaning and purpose to it. There’s a ton to
unpack if you step past the simplicity of external appearances and dig deeper –
that’s just how detailed Hima’s characterization is. It’s easy to overlook if
you only look.
please do yourself a favor and watch The Cat Returns:
the premise is a school girl accidentally gets promised to the prince of a magical cat kingdom, so she has prevent herself from getting married to a cat
lotsof cats walking on two legs with hilarious walk cycles
-tuxedo / secret service cats and camoflauge army cats
-”Go FRY YOURSELF you big chicken!”
-”the king of the cat kingdom, the cat king!” “hey babe”
It was a bit strange for Sombra to get used to the scruff and stubble that always followed McCree’s kisses. But rather quickly, it becomes one of her favorite things about him and his smooches, and she actively seeks him out for a kiss, only she now loves the feel of the scratchy stubble against her skin.
McCree assumes she wants a kiss but instead of going for it, Sombra will drape her arms over his shoulders and simply rub her face against his cheek, loving the rough drag of his beard and stubble contrasting with the softness of her skin.
When she does this, she reminds Jesse of a cat rubbing its face against an owner. He lets her do her thing, not at all bothered (as he’s usually chilling when she finds him) until he wants a kiss too, moving to grab her by the waist and pull her into his lap for proper lip-lock.
This is a GIF REF BASED ON THE ANIMATION SINBAD!!!! my most fave scene im laughing so hard cause it remind me of gladnoct moment so much….
I tried analyse each frame before I draw and damn all the details made me love the animation all over again plz guys go watch it again(for the hair porn u know what i mean), and since its a total of 12 frames……i think i can draw those tattoos….
and so i did…(my hand died), a fine end for April shinagians when im going back to Taiwan cause……its gonna be may (wiggles)
Since this is a referenced gif for lolz, this is a free gif for use in countering all shirtless Gladdy you wish to put a shirt on (dontspamtoomuchtho;w;)
Friendly reminder that even though a headcanon is widely accepted in fandom, that doesn’t make it canon. It’s still a headcanon. And people are allowed to have different ones.
*the day is Jesse and Sombra’s wedding, the ceremony has just ended and Jesse and Sombra are just breaking out of their wedding kiss*
Officiant: May I present Mr. And Mrs. Jesse and Olivia McCree! Sombra: … McCree: I… I didn’t tell him to use the ‘O’ word. Sombra: *opens screen* McCree: Wait.. you’re not—? Sombra: *taps several commands out on the screen* McCree: …Puddin’ Pie, I’m beggin’ ya…. Sombra: *hits ‘Execute’ command and the phones of everyone at the wedding starts buzzing* McCree: …you sent the video, didn’t you. Sombra: I sent the video.
daydreaming is often a coping mechanism for people who are often lonely or don’t receive a good amount of love in their life, so they make people inside their heads that will love them so they can feel the right amount of love.
Tomorrow(05/25/2017) we leave for Anime North 2017 in Toronto! 🙂 You’ve all seen enough of my Underswap Sans cosplay, but here’s Vince’s Genji he will be wearing!!! All of the green is a powerful glow in the dark paint and his katana/dagger lights up as well, ugh so cool…
This is the most prepared I think we’ve ever been, it’s pretty exciting and stress-free~!! We did it! Yeah!! ᕙ(⇀ω↼‶)ᕗ
I think i drew similar thing before…but damn i love older gladnis like this…..youknow……….that kind of hug from behind and just gentle swing along with the music by the camp fire????
Saw this earlier and felt it would be a good thing to spread around as its something that has bothered me as an artist and i doubt im alone in it, so it would be good to raise awareness to talk about character design.
thank fuck cause usually this kind of comment makes me want to strangle them in rage
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