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== Istanbul Not Constantinople ==

* [[Arch Enemy]] / [[Sitcom Arch Nemesis]]: Greece and Turkey are this to each other. Especially noticeable in Greece's case, as Turkey is the ''[[Berserk Button|only]]'' [[Berserk Button|thing]] that can rile up the normally laidback nation.

* [[Foe Yay]]: The popular [[Fanon]] pairing of Turkey/Greece is straight-up [[The Masochism Tango]]. ([[Interplay of Sex and Violence|Pretty]] ''[[Interplay of Sex and Violence|hot]]'' [[Interplay of Sex and Violence|if well done, though]].)

* [[Good Old Fisticuffs]]: Greece and Turkey have a fistfight in almost every Christmas strip.

* [[Idiot Hair]]: Greece and Turkey both have the same kind of ahoge that splits in two curled parts, although Turkey's is harder to spot as his is located on the back of his neck, unlike with Greece's which is located on the top of his head. TRNC has one in an unfinished sketch, too.

** Curiously, in his first apparition Cyprus actualy ''lacks'' said [[Idiot Hair]].

* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Turkey and Greece, respectively.

* [[Sensitive Guy and Manly Man]]: Greece and Turkey, respectively.

 

== Greece - Heracles Karpusi ==

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* [[Berserk Button]]: Turkey's mere presence.

* [[Blade on a Stick]]: Aside of his [[Improbable Weapon User|metal cross]], he uses a [[media:kodogre.jpg|spear]] in some drawings.

* [[Chivalrous Pervert]]: He's #1 in the frequency of sex in the world, surpassing even ''France'', and everyone else knows it, and he has no problems with nudity like France... and yet he's one of the [[Nice Guy|nicest characters]] in the series and the other characters don't seem afraid of being randomly undressed or molested while interacting with him, unlike with France. Additionally, it's made clear that he definitely wouldn't object to having sex with his close friend Japan (and may haved managed to get him into bed at least once) but also that he values their friendship enough, or is mindful enough of Japan's intimacy issues, to not press him ''too'' hard on this, and ''genuinely'' likes him as a person.

* [[Crazy Jealous Guy]]: Pick a fanwork, ''any'' fanwork that has Turkey flirting with Japan within Greece's line of sight, causing him to go from [[Heavy Sleeper|sleepy-eyed]] to [[Green-Eyed Monster|green-eyed]] (if not outright [[Death Glare|death-glaring]]) in 0.3 seconds flat. It's usually only when Turkey is around, though.

* [[Coat Cape]]

* [[Drives Like Crazy]]: According to some manga notes:

* [[Erudite Stoner]]: Other than the drug-using part, he fits this trope to a T. So well, in fact, that it's somewhat surprising that there haven't been that many fanworks that make him a full-blown one - maybe because [[Fanon]] has already pegged Canada and Netherlands as the main [[The Stoner|Stoners]].

* [[Heavy Sleeper]] / [[Sleepyhead]]: In the world conference shown in the first manga chapter and anime episode, he sleeps right through all the other countries' loud fighting. He also tends to doze off in the middle of conversations and fall asleep on the spot without warning.

* [[Ho Yay]]: After Japan finds out that Greece is n°1 in the frequency of having sex while Japan is dead last, he gets a private lesson from him... There's also the [[Together Umbrella]] strip where Greece doesn't want Japan to see him with [[Messy Hair]] in the rain and gets upset when Japan tries to assure him that his hair doesn't look any different than usual (i.e. his hair looks messy all the time to him) until he begins wondering if this is actually "humiliation play"... And then, after posing in an Ancient Greek chiton, Greece either casually flashes Japan by lifting up the lower part of his chiton or holds up another chiton for Japan to wear himself. And he's wearing [[Animal-Eared Headband|cat ears]] [[Call Back|like the ones Japan gave him in an earlier strip]].

* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: Some sketches show him carrying around a huge metal cross, which represents [[wikipedia:Mount Athos|the Agion Oros aka Mount Athos]].

== Turkey/The Ottoman Empire - Sadik Adnan ==

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* [[The Alcoholic]]: Well, he ''did'' spend most of the [[Hetalia Bloodbath 2010]] drunk. [[Drowning My Sorrows|Unless...]]

* [[Belly Dancer]]: There is a humorously large amount of fanart that shows Turkey (Yes, [[The Bear|very male Turkey]]) as a belly dancer. Make of that what you will.

* [[Child-Hater]]: "I really hate kids!", after {{spoiler|Chibitalia}} kicks him in the face.

** Interestingly enough, he's one of the few recurring cast members who's never been shown as a child, either.

* [[Crazy Jealous Guy]]: Is often portrayed as this to Greece or Japan in fanworks. The latter case might be canon, considering how he becomes incensed upon seeing Japan with Greece in one manga chapter and jumps to the assumption that Greece is "[[Does This Remind You of Anything?|trying to invade Japan]]", even claiming that "Ya don't know how well Japan and I get along!" He even threatens to invade France if he tries to harass Japan his usual way.

* [[Coat, Hat, Mask]]

* [[Must Have Caffeine]]: In the dub he isn't going to invade Europe just yet because he wants to go home to get some ''real'' coffee. He thinks European coffee is "for the baby".

* [[Over-the-Shoulder Carry]]: He does that when he 'kidnaps' Greece after forcing him into an Aladdin costume, to carry him to the Halloween party.

* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: Is it "Sadiq" or "Sadik"? Also, is it "Adnan" or "Annan"?

* [[Sweet Tooth]]: He loves sweet food, one such food being [[wikipedia:Ashure|ashure]] or Noah's pudding, a traditional Turkish dessert. [[Justified Trope]], since [[wikipedia:Turkish cuisine|Turkish cuisine]] is well-known for its sweets.

== Egypt - Gupta Muhammad Hassan ==

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* [[But Not Too Black]]: While he has olive skin in the illustrations, the anime makes him much paler. It's true that some Egyptian people ''are'' quite pale compared to other African ethnicities, but still.

* [[Green Eyes]]: [http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/h_micro.html In his new profile picture]. In earlier artwork and the anime, he has [[Brown Eyes]] instead.

* [[Magic Warrior]]: ''Maybe'', considering one or three sketches.

** In his new profile picture, he has an falcon as well. Likely an allusion to [[wikipedia:Ra|Ra, the falcon god of the Sun]].

* [[Sugar and Ice Personality]]: According to [[Word of God]].

 

 

== Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) ==

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* [[Nice Hat]]: Similar to Turkey's.

* [[Perpetual Frowner]]

* [[Sibling Yin-Yang]]: In the Drama CD, TRNC is deadpan, quiet and stern, while his big brother Cyprus is expressive, talkative and polite.

 

== Bulgaria ==

 

* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Possible characterization since he randomly decides to smack Italy after France and England do, and the only photo of him in his military clothes has him posing for the shot.

* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]] / [[Ho Yay]]: Hinted, with Romania.

 

== Cyprus ==

* [[Badass Pacifist]]: In the Drama CD he is a ''very'' [[Nice Guy]], but when Turkey and Greece push his limits he blows up at them and gives them a good talking-to about their people living in peace. In his comic cameo he demands from Greece to try getting along with Turkey.

* [[The Cameo]]: In a very recent [http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k561/pipipiyo/VOLUME%204/tg2.png Greece and Turkey strip].

** [[Fashionable Asymmetry]]: One side of his hair is ''much'' longer than the other.

* [[Strong Family Resemblance]]: Toyed with. He looks like a younger and slimmer Greece, but lacks the [[Idiot Hair]] that both Greece ''and'' Turkey have.

* [[Sibling Yin-Yang]]: As mentioned above, he's more emotional and expressive than his baby brother TRNC.

== Romania ==

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* [[Badass Longcoat]]: Wears a ''very'' nice one in the sketches.

* [[Black Magic]]: His first appearance is in the background of the [[High School AU|Gakuen Hetalia]] magic club.

* [[Cute Little Fangs]]

* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]] - [[Ho Yay]]: Apparently, with Bulgaria. [[wikipedia:Bulgaria%E2%80%93Romania relations|Wouldn't be THAT far off, actually.]]

* [[Fan Nickname]]: There's no real agreement for a [[Fanon]] "human name", but "Gavril" and "Mircea" have been seen.

* [[Foe Yay]]: With [[Hot Amazon|Hungary]], in [[Fanon]].

* [[Hair Color Dissonance]]: Is he a brunet, a dark blond, or a redhead?

* [[Nightmare Fetishist]]: According to the [[Hetalia Bloodbath 2011]]. He scares the everloving shit of his old friend Bulgaria while telling him about Vlad the Impaler with a big cheerful smile.

* [[Our Vampires Are Different]]: Some people suspect he may be a vampire, since he has red eyes and is the home of Dracula. We have yet to see whether or not this is true, although the [[Cute Little Fangs|Cute Little Fang]] he sports ''might'' be hinting at that...

* [[Psychotic Smirk]]: As mentioned below, he usually has this or the [[Slasher Smile]] in fanarts.

* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: He appears to have the red eyes, but he doesn't ''look'' too threatening.

* [[Sitcom Arch Nemesis]]: With Hungary.

* [[The Faceless]]: Mentioned in Hungary's relationship chart and possibly appeared as a cloaked figure called Wallachia, but was only recently given a real appearance.

* [[The Rival]]: He has a rivalry with Hungary, which makes historical sense.

* [[Third Option Love Interest]]: Until he was given a face, [[Ship-to-Ship Combat|the main "contendors" for Hungary's heart]] in [[Fanon]] were [[Rich Suitor, Poor Suitor|Austria and Prussia]] (and once or twice, Turkey). The moment he appeared, Romania/Hungary fanarts started to pop out almost immediately...

* [[Trickster]]: Described as mischievous by the author himself.

** [[Wild Mass Guessing|Maybe Romania and]] [[Epileptic Trees|Hungary are siblings?]]

* [[Strange Girl|Strange Guy]]: It is stated in his profile of him being 'carelessly eccentric.' Let's see: [[Nightmare Fetishist]], interest in [[Black Magic]]? looks like it!

 

== Moldova ==

* [[Meido]]: If the maid costumed female character appearing in the "Today it's Russia, tomorrow it's Russia" stip is indeed Moldova. She has family resemblance to Romania and could well his younger sister, which would make cultural and historical sense.

* [[Perpetual Poverty]]: in this nation's only appearance to date in the strip ''In Just Two Minutes, You Can Grasp The Exterior Of The European Economy'', he is said to have an economy 1/30th the size of Greece.

 

== Croatia ==

* [[Dull Surprise]]

* [[Lazy Bum]]: Has the appearence. Wether he turns out to be one is yet left open.

* [[Only Six Faces]]: Looks a lot like Turkey, minus the enthusiasm.

* [[Sweet Tooth]]: [[wikipedia:Licitar|The Licitar gingerbread]] is his [[Trademark Favourite Food]]

* [[Tearful Smile]]: He has a very pleasing, serene, eyes-half-closed smile that's almost melancholic.

* [[Unkempt Beauty]]