gargleblasted Application
OOC:
Name: Kiwi
Are you over 16?: Are you?
Personal LJ: gundamkiwi
Email: kiwi_no_miko at yahoo dot com
Timezone: PST
Other contact: AIM: gundamkiwi
Characters already in the game: congenialsinner, yellow_snakeyes, pilot_zero_two, jajankengon
How did you find us?: I live here. B(
IC:
Character name: Germany
Fandom: Axis Powers Hetalia
Timeline: 2011 I guess
Age: UNKNOWN! Modern Germany (the APH character) is a descendent of ancient Germania, and is thought to be one and the same as the Holy Roman Empire, who appeared sometime in the 10th Century. However, he doesn't appear to remember this previous, adorable chibi version of himself, and seems to be the culmination of modern Germany's initial unification in 1871. So I guess we'll go with that.
~*Magical*~ abilities and strengths: As a personified nation, he's got the magical ability of EXTREME LONG LIFE! He's pretty tough to kill (as evidenced by his glowing military record.../cough) and doesn't get sick, unless his nation is in serious economic or social decline. Aside from that, he's quite skilled with firearms and taking care of idiotic Italians. He's also good at saving money, baking, and cleaning.
How would they use their abilities?: He'll probably just keep to himself...and take care of any idiotic Italians he happens to come across.
Appearance: Tall (180cm), blonde-haired, blue-eyed, and extremely manly This is the anthropomorphic personification of Germany we're talking about. He's the Aryan ideal. He usually wears his hair slicked back and normally has a serious-bordering-on-scary expression on his face.
Character Appendix
Background/Personality: First and most obviously, Germany is a very serious person. While he's no longer being ordered around by his tyrannical boss (that one führer fellow from WWII...you know the one), he's still stuck living between sexually-aggressive France and stuffy, uptight Austria, which has a tendency to affect his lifestyle quite a bit more than he would like.
He's very by-the-books. If he doesn't know how to do something, he'll find a how-to guide, and follow the guide's instructions to the letter. While this works fine for things like baking, it's not the best technique for maintaining and balancing interpersonal relationships...which is something Germany is not very good at, even with all the self-help and advice books money can buy.
He only relaxes after a few beers, but this can cause more harm than good, as he has a tendency to let go of all his suppressed frustration when he drinks, and things can get a little explosive.
Germany's (Hetalia canon) history begins with WWI, so in the interest of keeping this as short and sweet as possible, that is where this application's 'history' section truly begins.
One of the pivotal relationships in the series is that between Germany and Italy. In the series, Germany first encountered Italy during World War I. As they were enemies at the time, Germany captured him, but quickly became puzzled by Italy's complacency, and at one point even encouraged him to try to escape. Italy wasn't interested in escape, though - he liked it at Germany's place, because there was plenty to eat and no one around to pick on him. He even wrote a song for Germany! Germany didn't really appreciate it, though, and packed Italy up and sent him home in a box.
At the end of the war, which Germany lost, he was forced to make reparations in the form of making cuckoo clocks for France. He actually didn't mind it so much at first, since he was left to himself and didn't have to babysit that annoying Italy anymore. His peace didn't last long, though, because Italy soon showed up to beg for work; as bad as things were for Germany, they were far worse for Italy. And so, despite the fact that Italy annoyed the crap out of him, Germany took pity on him and gave him work...though he wasn't able to pay him a wage that amounted to much of anything. So it's pretty clear from fairly early on that even though Germany comes across as a grumpy and somewhat fierce guy, he's secretly pretty nice.
His kindness towards Italy both during and after WWI turned around and backfired on him in an especially epic fashion, though, because once he began setting up for WWII (in which his ultimate goal was to kick France's ass and force him to make cuckoo clocks for Germany), Italy, in a fit of good-hearted helpfulness, decided that the best way to help his friend Germany was to ally with him! Considering Italy's cowardly, high-maintenance, and generally air-headed attitude, Germany was less than thrilled at the prospect. But once again, Italy managed to talk him into it, listing the benefits for them both - though said benefits greatly favored Italy. What really struck Germany, however, was Italy's offer of friendship - he had never had a friend before. He even said as much to Italy, informing him that since he'd never had a friend before, he'd likely treat Italy badly, but as this didn't seem to bother Italy, a beautiful friendship was born.
Together with Italy, Germany forged an alliance with the island nation of Japan, and the three became known as the Axis nations, who would conquer the world and have it revolve around them. The three spent some time together stranded on a desert island, spied on and occasionally attacked by the Allied nations (America, China, England, France, and Russia).
He's very stubborn and works hard towards his goals no matter the odds, as evidenced by his determination to train Italy up into a proper soldier. He'll keep trying for as long as it takes to make a real soldier out of Italy, no matter how many times Italy runs away, throws the wrong bit of the grenade, or surrenders to a cat because its rough tongue was hurting his face.
Over the years Germany has become very protective of Italy. He actually becomes angry when other countries pick on him (which they often do), although he himself often becomes irritated because he's always being called on by Italy for help. Since they've become friends Germany spends a lot of his time running after Italy to rescue him from stupid situations. For example, he once got an incoherent phone call in which the only phrases he could make out were "Romano's in bed" "It won't come out!" "Take it out!" "Ow ow!" "Take it out!" He immediately rushed over to Italy's place, clearly expecting something perverted, hardcore, and non-consensual, only to find North and South Italy, both in their pajamas, stuck together by their respective hair curls. While he was relieved that the situation was nothing like he was imagined, he still got massively angry and yelled a lot - which is his normal reaction to relief after overwhelming worry.
When approached in a reasonable manner, though, his inherent kindness comes out a bit more obviously. When Germany and Russia were striking up a friendship some time after WWII, Italy became afraid that Germany would end up liking Russia better and would stop being his friend, and, after some advice from France, wrote Germany a letter. When Germany read the letter, he immediately sprang into action! ...In the kitchen. After which, he approached Italy and flat out told him he didn't need to worry about Russia getting in the way of their friendship and that Italy would always be his BFF. He offered a formal pinky swear, and then shared his best wurst with Italy, which they ate together outside.
Another time, England and France were amusing themselves by spreading nasty rumors about other countries, and England decided it would be hilarious to tell Italy that Germany secretly hated him. Italy immediately confronted Germany about it, asking whether or not it was true. Even in such an awkward situation, rather than beat around the bush like many people tend to do, and even though he was blushing fiercely, Germany was direct and truthful with his answer. In the English dub, he declares that whatever England said is absolutely false, and follows up with, "to tell the truth, Ich libe dich." However, in the manga, he's slightly less assertive and more awkward, but still comes out with, "I don't hate you."
As Italy once said, "He's really a nice guy, trust me! He's really helpful when it's to his advantage and he certainly knows how to keep things organized! [...] Also, Germans sound real funny! And laughing is good for the heart!"
Tl;dr - Germany is secretly a nice guy with a scary exterior who tends to react with loud yelling when a situation makes him uncomfortable, because being uncomfortable makes him angry, and when he's angry, he yells.
Have you read up on how the game works?: Germany, being terrible with technology, might have a difficult time with the Flaming Ferret Guide plug-in, although fortunately he's a hard-worker and capable of taking on missions as well as free-lance work. He wouldn't steal or mooch off of his friends, though, because that's just not how he does things.
1st person sample:
[Here, Thor, have an irritated German man:]
The paperwork in this place is an absolute clerical nightmare. The redundancy among the so-called necessary forms is utterly asinine, and the color-coding system is a complete farce. If you ask me the whole thing has been designed to create as much confusion and chaos as possible, because they're doing an excellent job of it so far.
That aside, if there are any other nations present, I would like to speak with you. I have some questions about how the world supposedly "ended".
[And he's finished. CLICK!]
3rd person sample: Not even Italy had ever tried Germany's patience this far. If this farcical dance of being told he had the wrong form and sent to the back of the queue to get the correct one continued much longer, there was no way he'd be responsible for his actions.
"Do you have all your paperwork? Ah, yes, alright. Alright. Let's see...hmmm...well, this is all in order. Congratulations." The bored-sounding alien said as it stamped the last of Germany's paperwork. "Here's your towel and your Guide. Take this voucher to the window at the end of the line over there and you can pick up your refugee stipend. NEXT!"
....Finally. Puzzled by the towel but not bothered enough to argue, Germany took the proffered items and made his way to the next (and hopefully last) window.
Questions?: Do you still love me, Ant? :
Name: Kiwi
Are you over 16?: Are you?
Personal LJ: gundamkiwi
Email: kiwi_no_miko at yahoo dot com
Timezone: PST
Other contact: AIM: gundamkiwi
Characters already in the game: congenialsinner, yellow_snakeyes, pilot_zero_two, jajankengon
How did you find us?: I live here. B(
IC:
Character name: Germany
Fandom: Axis Powers Hetalia
Timeline: 2011 I guess
Age: UNKNOWN! Modern Germany (the APH character) is a descendent of ancient Germania, and is thought to be one and the same as the Holy Roman Empire, who appeared sometime in the 10th Century. However, he doesn't appear to remember this previous, adorable chibi version of himself, and seems to be the culmination of modern Germany's initial unification in 1871. So I guess we'll go with that.
~*Magical*~ abilities and strengths: As a personified nation, he's got the magical ability of EXTREME LONG LIFE! He's pretty tough to kill (as evidenced by his glowing military record.../cough) and doesn't get sick, unless his nation is in serious economic or social decline. Aside from that, he's quite skilled with firearms and taking care of idiotic Italians. He's also good at saving money, baking, and cleaning.
How would they use their abilities?: He'll probably just keep to himself...and take care of any idiotic Italians he happens to come across.
Appearance: Tall (180cm), blonde-haired, blue-eyed, and extremely manly This is the anthropomorphic personification of Germany we're talking about. He's the Aryan ideal. He usually wears his hair slicked back and normally has a serious-bordering-on-scary expression on his face.
Character Appendix
Background/Personality: First and most obviously, Germany is a very serious person. While he's no longer being ordered around by his tyrannical boss (that one führer fellow from WWII...you know the one), he's still stuck living between sexually-aggressive France and stuffy, uptight Austria, which has a tendency to affect his lifestyle quite a bit more than he would like.
He's very by-the-books. If he doesn't know how to do something, he'll find a how-to guide, and follow the guide's instructions to the letter. While this works fine for things like baking, it's not the best technique for maintaining and balancing interpersonal relationships...which is something Germany is not very good at, even with all the self-help and advice books money can buy.
He only relaxes after a few beers, but this can cause more harm than good, as he has a tendency to let go of all his suppressed frustration when he drinks, and things can get a little explosive.
Germany's (Hetalia canon) history begins with WWI, so in the interest of keeping this as short and sweet as possible, that is where this application's 'history' section truly begins.
One of the pivotal relationships in the series is that between Germany and Italy. In the series, Germany first encountered Italy during World War I. As they were enemies at the time, Germany captured him, but quickly became puzzled by Italy's complacency, and at one point even encouraged him to try to escape. Italy wasn't interested in escape, though - he liked it at Germany's place, because there was plenty to eat and no one around to pick on him. He even wrote a song for Germany! Germany didn't really appreciate it, though, and packed Italy up and sent him home in a box.
At the end of the war, which Germany lost, he was forced to make reparations in the form of making cuckoo clocks for France. He actually didn't mind it so much at first, since he was left to himself and didn't have to babysit that annoying Italy anymore. His peace didn't last long, though, because Italy soon showed up to beg for work; as bad as things were for Germany, they were far worse for Italy. And so, despite the fact that Italy annoyed the crap out of him, Germany took pity on him and gave him work...though he wasn't able to pay him a wage that amounted to much of anything. So it's pretty clear from fairly early on that even though Germany comes across as a grumpy and somewhat fierce guy, he's secretly pretty nice.
His kindness towards Italy both during and after WWI turned around and backfired on him in an especially epic fashion, though, because once he began setting up for WWII (in which his ultimate goal was to kick France's ass and force him to make cuckoo clocks for Germany), Italy, in a fit of good-hearted helpfulness, decided that the best way to help his friend Germany was to ally with him! Considering Italy's cowardly, high-maintenance, and generally air-headed attitude, Germany was less than thrilled at the prospect. But once again, Italy managed to talk him into it, listing the benefits for them both - though said benefits greatly favored Italy. What really struck Germany, however, was Italy's offer of friendship - he had never had a friend before. He even said as much to Italy, informing him that since he'd never had a friend before, he'd likely treat Italy badly, but as this didn't seem to bother Italy, a beautiful friendship was born.
Together with Italy, Germany forged an alliance with the island nation of Japan, and the three became known as the Axis nations, who would conquer the world and have it revolve around them. The three spent some time together stranded on a desert island, spied on and occasionally attacked by the Allied nations (America, China, England, France, and Russia).
He's very stubborn and works hard towards his goals no matter the odds, as evidenced by his determination to train Italy up into a proper soldier. He'll keep trying for as long as it takes to make a real soldier out of Italy, no matter how many times Italy runs away, throws the wrong bit of the grenade, or surrenders to a cat because its rough tongue was hurting his face.
Over the years Germany has become very protective of Italy. He actually becomes angry when other countries pick on him (which they often do), although he himself often becomes irritated because he's always being called on by Italy for help. Since they've become friends Germany spends a lot of his time running after Italy to rescue him from stupid situations. For example, he once got an incoherent phone call in which the only phrases he could make out were "Romano's in bed" "It won't come out!" "Take it out!" "Ow ow!" "Take it out!" He immediately rushed over to Italy's place, clearly expecting something perverted, hardcore, and non-consensual, only to find North and South Italy, both in their pajamas, stuck together by their respective hair curls. While he was relieved that the situation was nothing like he was imagined, he still got massively angry and yelled a lot - which is his normal reaction to relief after overwhelming worry.
When approached in a reasonable manner, though, his inherent kindness comes out a bit more obviously. When Germany and Russia were striking up a friendship some time after WWII, Italy became afraid that Germany would end up liking Russia better and would stop being his friend, and, after some advice from France, wrote Germany a letter. When Germany read the letter, he immediately sprang into action! ...In the kitchen. After which, he approached Italy and flat out told him he didn't need to worry about Russia getting in the way of their friendship and that Italy would always be his BFF. He offered a formal pinky swear, and then shared his best wurst with Italy, which they ate together outside.
Another time, England and France were amusing themselves by spreading nasty rumors about other countries, and England decided it would be hilarious to tell Italy that Germany secretly hated him. Italy immediately confronted Germany about it, asking whether or not it was true. Even in such an awkward situation, rather than beat around the bush like many people tend to do, and even though he was blushing fiercely, Germany was direct and truthful with his answer. In the English dub, he declares that whatever England said is absolutely false, and follows up with, "to tell the truth, Ich libe dich." However, in the manga, he's slightly less assertive and more awkward, but still comes out with, "I don't hate you."
As Italy once said, "He's really a nice guy, trust me! He's really helpful when it's to his advantage and he certainly knows how to keep things organized! [...] Also, Germans sound real funny! And laughing is good for the heart!"
Tl;dr - Germany is secretly a nice guy with a scary exterior who tends to react with loud yelling when a situation makes him uncomfortable, because being uncomfortable makes him angry, and when he's angry, he yells.
Have you read up on how the game works?: Germany, being terrible with technology, might have a difficult time with the Flaming Ferret Guide plug-in, although fortunately he's a hard-worker and capable of taking on missions as well as free-lance work. He wouldn't steal or mooch off of his friends, though, because that's just not how he does things.
1st person sample:
[Here, Thor, have an irritated German man:]
The paperwork in this place is an absolute clerical nightmare. The redundancy among the so-called necessary forms is utterly asinine, and the color-coding system is a complete farce. If you ask me the whole thing has been designed to create as much confusion and chaos as possible, because they're doing an excellent job of it so far.
That aside, if there are any other nations present, I would like to speak with you. I have some questions about how the world supposedly "ended".
[And he's finished. CLICK!]
3rd person sample: Not even Italy had ever tried Germany's patience this far. If this farcical dance of being told he had the wrong form and sent to the back of the queue to get the correct one continued much longer, there was no way he'd be responsible for his actions.
"Do you have all your paperwork? Ah, yes, alright. Alright. Let's see...hmmm...well, this is all in order. Congratulations." The bored-sounding alien said as it stamped the last of Germany's paperwork. "Here's your towel and your Guide. Take this voucher to the window at the end of the line over there and you can pick up your refugee stipend. NEXT!"
....Finally. Puzzled by the towel but not bothered enough to argue, Germany took the proffered items and made his way to the next (and hopefully last) window.
Questions?: Do you still love me, Ant? :