Axis Powers Hetalia/Fridge: Difference between revisions

* It seems like almost every character with a recurring role has their own version of either Marukaite Chikyuu or Hatafutte Parade. The Axis and Allies have one of each, of course, but characters with shorter appearances are starting to get them, too - like Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Greece, Turkey, even Sweden, who's only been in three or four episodes so far. And considering the size of his fanbase, and the fact that he was introduced in the second season, before both Sweden and Turkey, shouldn't Canada have his own version of the theme song? Well, obviously not - they forgot about him again!

** Although, he did receive his own character song, titled "Canada Complete Introduction"

** It's actually not, when Russia's leader suggested that Belarus unite with Russia, only 20% of Byelorussians voted in favor of it.

*** However, sometimes a nation-tan's actions are meant to reflect their government instead of their people, and the Belarussian government is rather in favor of the Union State.

* [[Tropers/Juice Box Hero|This troper]] was reading some of Himaruya's old notes. One of them said that Sweden was 100% gay, but "only acts that way around Finland." At first I thought it was some weird form of [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]. Then on the LJ fan community for the Nordic characters, I learned about the (Finnish) stereotype of all Swedish men being gay. Himaruya, you sneaky bastard.

** Another Nordic-related instance of [[Fridge Brilliance]] came when reading Iceland's character profile. It said he tried to be cool and level-headed, but was [[Hot-Blooded]] and had a volatile temper on the outside. Sounds like a typical awkward teenager... until you remember that Iceland is made up of ''volcanoes.''

** But it doesn't stop there; consider how it's shown that Turkey doesn't like seeing Greece with Japan at all. Now consider how Turkey's resentment might not be simply that his crush likes his hated rival better than him, but that when he finally allowed himself to fall in love again after the terrible events with Ancient Greece, her son, the living reminder of the fact that his previous love loved someone else more than him, is the reason for his current love ''also'' loving someone else more than him. [[Love Hurts|Damn.]] It would also explain Japan's aversion to choosing one of them over the other in spite of the obvious bias (other than his [[Japanese Politeness]], of course); he must have heard both sides of the story and recognized that each one of them is not the bastard the other one believes he is (why else would he be friends with them, if they weren't both good at heart?) - but also that the deep and very emotionally-seated reasons behind their hostility means that it would take a miracle for them to realize that themselves - and that if he ''does'' choose Greece, it would be like twisting the knife further for Turkey. ''Damn.'' It makes so much sense that it's not even funny. --Solandra.

* For a long time I assumed that the reason there are two Italies was just because Italy was the main character and so Himaruya wanted to be able to focus on more aspects of Italian history. But originally, the series was a retelling of World War Two. And in 1943, half of Italy ended up under the allies, while the other half was occupied by Germany. Of course Himaruya created two Italies; how else could he have portrayed that? Of course, he abandoned the actual story long before it reached 1943, but Romano had already been created by then, so he stayed on in the cast. -- [[User:Arla Grey]]

* In medieval times bright blue was considered a 'rich' color, due to the long time it took to make the dye. It was especially revered in France, where it was not only considered a rich color but the royal color. Now, what color does [[The Dandy|France]] wear in anime episodes such as the one where he cuts England's hair? Blue!

* Another piece of [[Fridge Brilliance]] regarding Canada: He's the least-noticed sibling in the Anglo-sphere family (assumedly, the other nations such as Australia and New Zealand are more recognizable, despite not having appeared outside of the Holiday Specials), and he never gets a chance to get his say. Combined with his rather beta personality compared to his brother, I wouldn't be surprised if he has to repeat himself constantly to get a word in edgewise. Now, maybe this is a coincidence, but even if it is, it's a great one. Canada displays personality traits and character tropes that are also seen in another well-known Canadian character: The least-noticed brother? From a big family? Soft-spoken compared to the others? Never gets his word in, to the point where he is completely ignored unless he makes himself heard? Did Himaruya read and/or watch [[Jacob Two Two]]?

 

== [[Fridge Horror]] ==

**** Okay, now explain why child rearing would be ''anywhere'' near historically accurate in a comedy series that skirts around fighting so much. It was actual [[Fridge Horror]] to this troper at least.

**** [[Values Dissonance]]. Some of what Japan calls acceptable parental behavior and [[Comedic Sociopathy]], other countries tend to call child abuse and torture.

***** [[Nightmare Fuel|There are things he could have done without seeing that Chibitalia wasn't a girl.]] (Would like to add that I don't think Austria would be sexually abusive in any way to Chibitalia - he was definitely kind of a jackass, but not that bad - but this is a Fridge Horror page and the possibility hit me.)

* Also being a horror-that I do my best to not think about...how on earth are certain events like....the holocaust going to be handled, or how it would be handled with Germany. Or other tragic events for that matter in history? There is only so much one can tip toe around-before something becomes a full-blown [[Dude, Not Funny]] and [[Too Soon]], and whole lot of other [[Unfortunate Implications]]. I don't know, maybe I'm paranoid, but I worry for the mangaka's sake, I know Hetalia is a comedy, but some pretty gruesome things have happened in our history as humans.