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Character Name: America (Alfred F. Jones)
Canon: Axis Powers Hetalia
Age: Lots. (Appears to be in his late teens)
Appearance: Link
Canon Point: August, 1969
How will your character react to the initial night period?: He's totally spooked by ghosts and haunted houses and things that go bump in the night, so he will definitely be freaking out when night falls, especially since the place seemed so rad during the day. But he's also a nation with decades of combat experience, and he's no stranger to dealing with intense situations. Once the initial shock's worn off, he won't hesitate to get down to business and protect his fellow residents.
History: 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. As he's currently embroiled in the Space and Arms Race with the Soviet Union-- not to mention the Vietnam War-- don't even get him started on the damn Commies. 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 argument. 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, watching TV, going to the movies or listening to the radio. 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 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.
Abilities: Superhuman strength, immortality and accelerated healing.
Samples
First Person: Link
Third Person: He was pretty sure they were on another planet.
Sure, it did a pretty convincing job of California, but he knows for a fact what's California and what isn't, and this place fell squarely in the "definitely not California" category. He certainly hadn't been anywhere on earth where his connection to his people felt so muted and distant.
And not anywhere on the moon, either, he grinned to himself, swelling with pride for his boys. It still felt almost unreal. (Eat shit, Ruskies.)
But then again, if his hypothesis was correct, this could be even bigger than the lunar landing. A week ago he wouldn't have believed such a thing was even possible.
That is, it would be bigger, once he reverse-engineered the technology to get everyone back home. But that wasn't going to be an issue.
With enough time and resources, he could definitely figure it out.
The wristwatches were what had sparked the idea-- definitely something straight out of Star Trek-- but the biggest clue was the length of the days. He almost hadn't noticed it, at first; it was certainly easy to lose track of time when you were a nation, especially when your most pressing appointments are that night's dinner reservations. But counting back, he'd realized that since he'd arrived, there had been more than one hundred hours of daylight. And from what he'd gleaned from the other hotel guests, there would still be more to come. The area obviously wasn't polar, so it stood to reason that the planet's rotation was considerably slower than earth's.
Still, the evidence wasn't quite substantial enough to draw conclusions. It could be that they were actually in a simulated reality deep beneath the earth's crust, or maybe in a satellite. Or possibly in a different dimension enitrely.
He would just have to find more evidence.
Character Name: America (Alfred F. Jones)
Canon: Axis Powers Hetalia
Age: Lots. (Appears to be in his late teens)
Appearance: Link
Canon Point: August, 1969
How will your character react to the initial night period?: He's totally spooked by ghosts and haunted houses and things that go bump in the night, so he will definitely be freaking out when night falls, especially since the place seemed so rad during the day. But he's also a nation with decades of combat experience, and he's no stranger to dealing with intense situations. Once the initial shock's worn off, he won't hesitate to get down to business and protect his fellow residents.
History: 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. As he's currently embroiled in the Space and Arms Race with the Soviet Union-- not to mention the Vietnam War-- don't even get him started on the damn Commies. 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 argument. 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, watching TV, going to the movies or listening to the radio. 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 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.
Abilities: Superhuman strength, immortality and accelerated healing.
Samples
First Person: Link
Third Person: He was pretty sure they were on another planet.
Sure, it did a pretty convincing job of California, but he knows for a fact what's California and what isn't, and this place fell squarely in the "definitely not California" category. He certainly hadn't been anywhere on earth where his connection to his people felt so muted and distant.
And not anywhere on the moon, either, he grinned to himself, swelling with pride for his boys. It still felt almost unreal. (Eat shit, Ruskies.)
But then again, if his hypothesis was correct, this could be even bigger than the lunar landing. A week ago he wouldn't have believed such a thing was even possible.
That is, it would be bigger, once he reverse-engineered the technology to get everyone back home. But that wasn't going to be an issue.
With enough time and resources, he could definitely figure it out.
The wristwatches were what had sparked the idea-- definitely something straight out of Star Trek-- but the biggest clue was the length of the days. He almost hadn't noticed it, at first; it was certainly easy to lose track of time when you were a nation, especially when your most pressing appointments are that night's dinner reservations. But counting back, he'd realized that since he'd arrived, there had been more than one hundred hours of daylight. And from what he'd gleaned from the other hotel guests, there would still be more to come. The area obviously wasn't polar, so it stood to reason that the planet's rotation was considerably slower than earth's.
Still, the evidence wasn't quite substantial enough to draw conclusions. It could be that they were actually in a simulated reality deep beneath the earth's crust, or maybe in a satellite. Or possibly in a different dimension enitrely.
He would just have to find more evidence.