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.Saint valentine's day 💌.
#CUTIESSS *eats them*#can i#can i give them a little smooch#nyotalia#aph nyo cuba#aph nyo venezuela#i dont even tag my stuff properly 90% of the time but they deserve it
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THE NEW COVER..
#OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG#they existttttt#my boy#my little guy#im not used to raivis functioning#i think im just too pissy at hima for what he did to him#also eduard <3333#the beloveds
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Puerto Rico x Ireland
very quick doodle.
Version where Ireland has no freckles and a fun fact (excuses as to why I ship them)
Did you know that a Puerto Rican man,
Pedro Albizu Campos
(this man)
helped with the Irish constitution?
Here's the wiki article that talks about him:
#contributed in the creating of this#theyre so fucking silly your honour#They/them Puerto Rico when/j#<<<< always#Hetalia oc#aph ireland#Aph Puerto Rico#no ship tag for them yet sadly
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Thanks to @alisune I have a new headcanon to present about Lithuania
His actual full human name is Algirdas Tolys Laurinaitis, but everyone for some reason calls him Tolys like it's his first name, when it's not.
It's become a joke at this point for Latvia and Estonia
They definitely call him Algi as a nickname from time to time.
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Birthday boy!!
Second attempt to upload this because I forgot to add the photograph of the cute bow ties I made when I was in Riga two years ago ;v; I made a photo of them because I knew I wanted to draw Lat wearing one but it took me two years to do it ahh ;v;
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Estonia: You're smiling. What happened?
Lithuania: What? Can't I smile just because I feel like it?
Latvia: Ivan tripped and fell down the stairs today.
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Alternative names for Latvia
Noticed that name accuracies for countries has been quite a bit of a topic recently, well, I've contacted a dear Latvian friend of mine to bring to focus the name of our dear Latvian nation.
Raivis as a name for Latvia is alright, but if you want something different then:
Ansis
Juris
Pēteris
Jānis
Work just fine too!
Some nyo names my friend also suggested are:
Jana
Antra
Judīte
Paija
Līga
Lāsma
Liene
Aija
Ance
Maija
Rēzija
Rūta
Annija
Ilze
Dace
What brought Latvia's name into discussion the most is the last name, which is more Italian than Latvian. (When looking up, only one Latvian opera singer can be found among the army of Italians etc.) So.
Alternative surnames for Latvia
Male/female
Liepiņš/Liepiņa
Ozols/Ozola
Ozoliņš/Ozoliņa
Akmentiņš/Akmentiņa
Bērziņš/Bērziņa
Vītols/Vītola
I hope this is of some help! Once again thank you to my Latvian friend @/alikush for making this possible! <3
#reblogging this too because ive been on a baltics kick and im saving this so i can figure out a name i like for latvia#as an italian seeing galante has always killed me a little#gonna shit on hima again but#no hima you cant just take a random opera singer's surname and call it a day#so yeah again#thanks to OP and their friend for their work!#aph latvia#hetalia
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Estonia's human name
|| Been thinking a lot about Estonia's last name recently, and how I personally go for Eduard Tamm for him.
Eduard Von Bock in general is a very German origin name, and that's fine, a little, but only with EDUARD which is just another common-uncommon name that exists here.
Von Bock though? Sorry, it needs to go.
Only Baltic Germans in Estonia may have ever had that, the Baltic Germans who kept Estonians as slaves for centuries and treated them like crap. Estophiles aka Baltic Germans who supported Estonians and their culture did later on appear around the time of the National awakening, but still, Baltic Germans are the foreign settlers, the colonizers.
There is such a shit ton of variety with Estonian last names especially. You can literally think of any word like lynx (Ilves) or heck - fucking stair (Trepp), and it will be a valid last name. Come on Hima if you had just done ONE Google search - T-T
I feel like Von Bock was a name Eduard ONCE HAD HAD, back before he was free, given by the Teutonic Order and Livonia. With religious trauma and just the typical nation trauma in general, Eduard Von Bock likely isn't a name that brings the best memories. It wouldn't be a name he chose, but a name he was oppressed with, with being forcibly converted, his old native belief attempting to be erased and to try and kill his culture.
I personally now headcannon Von Bock is almost like a trigger word, something he can't stand being called.
With that I bring in what I have given him as a last name, you can pick pretty much anything, but I've picked the very common and simple Tamm.
Tamm means Oak, the Oak in Estonia is a national symbol (even featured on the country's coat of arms when you look at the leaves) and is considered a sacred tree. It held significance in the old native belief and even does today.
By giving himself the name Tamm, it's almost like it's fighting against his oppression, by embracing and proudly smacking his culture and language in the faces of those who want to go against him, in a very subtle way. It would be a showcase of national pride, something very important for Estonia.
✨Thank you for reading ✨||
#omg thank you for giving him a proper surname OP!!!!#every time i had to read his canon full name i was like#hima did a fucky wucky#so thanks for fixing his mistakes#(this fandom is just a collecting fixing-hima's-bs i swear)#aph estonia#hetalia
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yo... it's Marie (Valle d'Aosta)
quality may be shit
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Mr. Genova: Instructions for Use
Hello there! I recently got to re-read Hetalia’s story about Napoleon in occasion of a trip in Corsica, and suddently remembered this adorable little guy. While there are a lot of wonderful people that took the mantle and tried to give character and story to what are actually just 2 sketches from 3y ago, I also noticed some disappointment (understandable) and…. misinformation from lack of context and historical knowledge about the topic. I know that seeing the 4th italian brother when maybe your country isn’t in yet can be frustrating, but trust me when I say that Genova is a very important character for many of the events that occurred between the middle-ages and WWII (does Colombo ring a bell?).
With that said let’s try to discover together who actually was is Mr.Genova!
Why Genova and not Genoa? Genova is the correct italian name of the republic/city while Genoa is it's english version and, incidentally, the name of Genova's most renowed football team. So just like for Venezia and Roma we'll keep the original pronunciation.
In this first part we’ll talk about Genova design
[Original sketch by Hima, I just polished and colored it to better convey my ideas about his design.]
I’ve heard people complaining that “he just seems like a fusion of Romano and France”, funnily enough not only the comparison is quite on point, but it’s coherent with Genova’s history and probably intentional on Hima’s side.
To understand what I mean let’s look at a little map of modern Italy
We can immediatly notice some things ->
1) Liguria (the name given to Genova’s historical territories after the city became “capoluogo di regione” in 1948) borders with France and Monaco. For all it’s life Genova had to fend against France and would often end under it’s dominion for brief periods; at the same time their vicinity favored a similar culture and language (with one BIG exeption we'll see another time): Monaco and Corsica, previously territories of Genova, retain a great resemblance with Ligurian when speaking their actual language, aka Corso and Monegasco. At the same time Ligurian presents some elements common in french that are actually absent in standard italian.
2) Genova is situated in front of the Ligurian sea and has open access to all of west-Mediterraneum, becoming the most important harbor in north-west Italy since it gained his autonomy from the HRE around 1096 A.D. Due to Liguria peculiar geografical conformation (no plains and the Alps-Appenines isolating Genova from the rest of north Italy, favoring a climatic bubble that makes the region a greener version of the south) our republic decided to limit it's expansion towards northen countries and instead focus on the Mediterraneum sea, becoming Spain and by proxy South Italy best commercial/political buddy till (almost) the end of it’s indipendent life.
3bonus) Yes guys Seborga is a little town in the Ligurian hinterland and was part of the Genovese republic. While Seborga's story is really interesting (might do a focus in the future) the general history and culture of the 2 is the same.
NOTE: every time I use the term “Italy” during any period pre 1861 consider it only as the geographical meaning of the peninsula (Italy as a country wasn't a thing till then).
PALETTE AND DESIGN
With this introduction in mind it makes sense for little Genova to have his hair styled similar to France and a darker shade compared to Veneziano. While the dark gray used by Hima could hint at both black and dark brown, the latter is by far the most common color in Liguria so I decided to go with that.
His eyes are anybody’s game to be fair, but I decided to be as faithful as possible to the average ligurian so, just like Feli and Lovi when Hima decides that his eyes aren’t olive anymore, brown/light brown is the most common color in Italy (+ we already have Seborga as the random flashy neighbouring brother).
To end our palette the skin tone could be an in between: probably darker that a Northener but lighter than a Southener (no mayor arabic nor germanic influences here)
CLOTHES AND ACCESSORIES
clothes -> nothing too important to say, the clothes are fit for the XVIII sec., they shows Genova’s status as a wealthy commercial republic and unofficial bank of Europe (yup, before Switzerland Genova had that role and it’s banks are considered the oldest in Europe). As long as the colors used aren’t too flashy everything is fine.
crown thingy(?) -> now this is where things become interesting. There are 3 possible options I could think as of why Genova, of all the possible accessories, has a crown when it wasn’t even a monarchy. Pick what you prefer or feel free to add your personal interpretation if you want.
1) money and superbia: as written before, during it's prime Genova was a wealthy republic, lending money to half of Europe and being the indiscussed queen of west-Mediterraneum (ofc Venezia was the queen of east-Mediterraneum, but that’s another story for another post). The city even got the nickname “Superba” to enanche the grandiosity and way too much pride of it’s people. A crown would be a fitting choice for someone who is probably a bit narcisist.
2) city status: in ancient paintings the personifications of countries and cities were made recognizable by the presence of a little crown on their head. Adding to that, in Italy to be a full fledged town or city you must receive a crown symbol to put on your emblem, maybe Hima is hinting at Genova actual predicament.
3) the Lanterna: I’ll admit the first thing I tought while looking at Genova was “that looks like a little tower”. A bit strange, but actually not farfetched; if you have ever visited Genova you’ll know what I mean when I say this city has a lot, and I say A LOT of towers positioned trough the historical center. The reason? To protect themselves from the French/Ottomans/eventual pirates, in the XVI sec. Genova decided to build a massive system of walls and towers that surrounded the city. There is also a specific tower that is considered the symbol of Genova itself “la Lanterna”. The Lanterna is the oldest Lighthouse still in function trough Europe; maybe if you glance at its modern look it doesn’t scream “tower”, but before it was semi-destroyed by the French army in 1513 A.D. Lanterna beared a striking resemblance to what Mr.Genova is wearing.
“MUGUGNO LIBERO”
Last but not least, the infamous pout that gave Genova the label of “Romano 2.0”. It’s not random, it’s not wrong, it’s such a toughtful and unexpected touch that Hima would be declared honored guest by any Genovese (and made me personally laugh like an idiot for an hour).
What Genova is doing here has a specific term in the local language, mugugnare!
What is “mugugnare”? Mugugnare is a peculiar way of complaining and rambling specific of the Ligurians. This act is soo ingraned into the culture of the region that it’s considered an art and will take a good part of any conversation you’ll have with a local.
I’ll be more specific when we’ll touch Genova possible characterization, just you know that where Romano is loud, pretty offensive and direct the mugugno is more subtle and passive-aggressive. It can and WILL BE directed at anything, from the weather to jobs to Venezia and the rest of the north.
This finally brings us in what defines most of the characters of Hetalia, the wonderful land of stereotypes.
See you in the next part where we’ll talk about the temperament and culture of what is often considered the “black sheep” of north Italy!
#omg omg omg omg#op you dont understand how happy this post makes me#my boyyy#thank you for explaining the reasons for him existing <3#i was scrolling through the aph genoa tag expecting nothing#and then i found this#so thank you for thatt#aph genoa
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Venecu
#LOOK AT THEMMMM#meito's been sending me the process and i keep losing it#theyre so perfect#cuties cuties#the pain was worth it meitoo
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BULGARIA FINALLY HAS HIS CHIBI PROFILE FORM OMG.
BULGARIA'S NEW UNIFORM IS SO PRETTY. RO AND MOL'S MORE DECORATED HATS THOU 😭💞💓💕
FROM TWITTER THANK YOU HIMA
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Harm Happening Around the World
Please note that there are actually more humanity crisis situations happening about the world.
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Say it with me:
Change is coming. Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Hawaii, and more will be free.
Stop talking about these places as if hope is lost. Change is coming. Palestine will be free, then we will work on the next thing, then the next.
Change is coming.
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i think theres not enough talk about how in canon gils favourite director is schnaas. the obscure trashy gorey horror movie director. performance art. is he trolling ? is he into low budget horror ? is he just functioning on a higher plane of irony and artistry inaccessible to us ?? schnaas.......
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маленький итальяшка опять и снова
#aph north italy#hetalia#chibitalia#LOOKIT#i love OP's baby feli so dearly#OP's art in general is so <3<3<3
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