#aph ask

[roran01]

You’re Romanian!! What are some of your favorite headcanons for hws Romania? Do you have any name headcanons?

I made a list of my headcanons for him here

If there's a popular headcanon I like about him that isn't mine then it's him being a trickster and a father to Moldova instead of a brother.

As for the name, I'm not against using "Vladimir" so technically I don't really have a headcanon for that.

But I prefer different family names such as: Aldea, Bradu, Petru/Petrea, Balaj, Bora, Barbu, Dobre, Dragan, Iordan, Lupan, Neagu, Pană...etc. I've seen too many "-escu" and I'm not a fan. I used to have Lupeanu too.

However if I'd have to chose a different name other than Vladimir because of reasons, I'd chose from these: Avram, Dorian, David, Bogdan, Vadim, Sergiu, Valeriu, Liviu, Martin, Ovidiu. Adrian is good too.

[hetalian-veteran]

Another returning/veteran fan? I discovered Hetalia and got really into it during the same years as you did, although I was only lurking and not creating any content. Well, almost. I was most interested in Hetalia from 2012-2015, then until Season 7 was released I would only look at Hetalia occasionally. My favorite characters were and still are the Nordics, so I was deep into fanon and shipping back then (the canon Nordics really suck). When I returned in 2022 though, my interest in Hetalia changed to focus on the real countries and cultures instead of the canon Hetalia content.

What about you? What drew you in to Hetalia at first? Who were your favorite characters then and now? Have the elements of Hetalia that interest you changed since you joined the fandom? Do you have any funny or cringe memories of the old fandom?

Hey! Nice to see another returning/veteran fan!

I was also more or less just lurking around back in the day, not creating any content. But I definitely loved perusing around all the fan-content I found interesting. Which, seeing how big the fandom was back in the day, was never in short supply. I wasn't super deep into shipping (though I did have a few ships I enjoyed), but I absolutely got invested in fanon, to the point where I even confused some fanon elements to be canon for the longest time (like the fanon version of Scotland lol).

Returning to the fandom has been interesting, in that I still indulge in a little bit of fanon I suppose, but I'm also just having fun looking at everything through the modern day lens, especially now that I'm more invested in current world events.

I was first introduced to Hetalia by a couple of friends at school who were into the show. But what really sucked me in was not only the comedy, but the fact that I was already very interested in world history, and Hetalia gave me a new way to look at it (if not always the most accurate). As a result I got deeply invested in the historical side of the fandom. I was petty into the fanon, 2p!s, creepypastas, and Hetaoni as well... But holy crap the historical side of the fandom had a chokehold on me (still kinda does, tbh).

I think I've become more and more interested in thinking about how the characters would react to current world events, especially with the conflicts arising in places like Europe and the Middle East, with the threat of war in Asia arising as well. I know this may sound unsettling, but it is intersting to me as an adult that's gotten much more invested in looking at/analyzing world politics and conflicts.

My favorite characters are Romano, Prussia, America, Denmark, Norway, Italy, 2p!Canada, 2p!France, and 2p!Prussia.

And as for funny/cringe memories of the old fandom? Not a ton. I was really good about not really socializing with other people online back in the day, so I didn't know about a lot of the messed up crap some of the fans were getting into and doing.

Though I was the kid running around her middle school hallways singing and calling out "PASTA~!" throughout seventh grade so... Yeah, the cringe in my Hetalia past was me.

There's so much I wanted to write here, but I think I'll save some of those for future posts. There really is so much to talk about.

[peonycats]

it's time for (west) afriiicaaaaaaa

BONUS:

central africa congos cameos (triple c threat if you will)

[ellmovy]

no way! I actually did it!! here's all 93 hetalia characters, my beloved

the last time I did one of these was like 7 years ago 🥲 here's the previous ones: 2016//Sept 2015//Feb 2015

hope you all enjoy, this is my little treat to the hetalia fandom, also the last digital art I'll do for the next 5 months but I've got something else big to post in a while plus sketchbook stuff!

[straystarship]

If you're still taking requests, how about America in a classic gangster outfit, with the pinstriped suit and fedora? 👀

He just got out of a meeting.

[miikoissant]

Hetalia official anime art in the older seasons is like a nightmare I would never wake up no matter how hard I try

What if the new Hetalia season is called 𝓕𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂talia: pronoun power, starring the Axis Powers that is now renamed as "Agender beam" and the Allied Powers that is now "Homosquad". America calls himself instead of "the hero", but "the bitch", France then calls himself "The mommy". They live together in Wokearth, with pronoun badges. /ref /s

[alloydia]

Your russia,,.., I’m obsessed. Biting him mlsjdjskzkz

Please don't bite

[renonv]

Tee hee I’ve been super busy w no time for blorbos 😣 but I do have this nonsensical art that came after I drew the second installment of the furry saga..

these are Antonio’s meeting “notes” after he overhears Feli and Roma talk abt fursonas and starts drawing his own furry shit. Bro be exploring styles

The second one was draw as half joke to get a reaction out of Romano and also because he was over drawing animals (and he’s gay)

Romano had two minor notes on that second doodle

[roszabell]

💎: the nation with your favorite design

this motherfucker, no doubt

[khloxxy]

Do not ask him about his wolf!!

[roran01]

What kind of vampire is Romania? infected by vampires, undead, or cursed into one?

I assume this ask was inspired by the supernatural thing in my headcanons? I haven't thought a proper idea about vampires or supernaturals in general but I like to think they exist in Hetalia besides the usual weird shenanigans of the countries.

About the ask, If I have to choose how Ro became a vampire it would be the cursed option. The undead can't happen due to him being an immortal entity who can't die to humans so that was already a given (even if he's not a corpse). About turning into a vampire by one, I don't think that existed before and I'll ramble a bit about it.

Vampires used to be just your average folklore demonic creatures that terrifies humans like any other before Vlad Țepeş give them a personality. We called them "strigoi", a more monster looking version and sometimes both are associated as the same species with different ranks, one thing they have in common is shape-shifting. The infected/turning into vampire thing is from the modern version so even if "vampires" existed before, they weren't quite the same and not that different from the average folktale monsters (as in not special) and the turning thing is like the defining trait of the modern ones, beside the blood drinking.

I don't think "vampires" even originated from Romania, the tale existed around the balkans for a long time with slight twists. The modern version however it does.

As a reference, I'd say the vampires we're talking about didn't exist yet, so it had to start from somewhere and you can add to this whatever you like for an interesting story. Maybe a couple of witches wanted to get a little vengeful with their curses and ended up creating an entirely new species of monsters, who knows.

Overall for me I say Ro is the cursed kind of vampire and one of the firsts to become so.

[hetalian-veteran]

Okay, since you just came back to the fandom, I gotta ask who your favorite character is! (Welcome back btw, hope you have fun<333)

Hello!

Shoot, It's hard to pick just one favorite. With so many characters, it's hard to not have multiple (especially if you include the 2p!s).

I think my favorite 1p! characters would have to be Romano, Prussia, America, Denmark, Norway, and of course our boy Italy.

My favorite 2p! characters would have to be 2p!Canada, 2p!France, and 2p!Prussia.

(Especially 2p!France, because his tired, stressed, annoyed attitiude about seemingly everything resonates with me now that I'm an adult lol).

[peonycats]

Can you draw Japan in late Sengoku Era samurai armor?

this ask has been rotting in my inbox for like actual years and i still took a lot of liberties with it, drawing nyo japan as an onnamusha (female samurai) and archer instead LOL

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[heedzhee-art]

God the way you draw prussia is sooo hot wtf

prussia drawn in 39 seconds which is exactly how long a russian missile was in poland for on march 24th this year

[straystarship]

Maybe.......Pirate Arthur? 👀

You know, based on the timeframe of when the golden age of pirates took place, and the way that people often depict his clothing, England was likely colonizing America while still being a pirate. And I find that hilarious, the idea of him trying to be a kind mentor and instill good values into America, whilst also leaving for years on end to go terrorize everyone else.

[jaynuu]

'This man said, "It's gruesome

That someone so handsome should care"'