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America

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{{Nation
| name = America<br>アメリカ
| continent = NORTH
| image = America0.png
| country = [[Image:USFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:United States|The United States of America]]
| human = [[Human names#America|Alfred F. Jones]] (アルフレッド・F・ジョーンズ, ''Arufureddo F. Joonzu'')<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref>
| age = 19<ref>{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/extra/cache2.htm|archivedate=???|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 2006|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref>
| gender = Male
| birthday = July 04<ref name="Vol1Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers|publisher=Gentosha|page=43|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref>
| hair = Blond
| eyes = Blue
| height = 177 cm (5'9.6")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/i_i11.htm|title=ヘタレ３ G-R Nonaggression Pact?|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = June 22, 2012|page=8|trans_title=Hetare 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?}}</ref>

| volume = [[Volume 1]]
| strip = ''Chapter 2: Allied Forces''
| game = [[Gakuen Hetalia]]
| dramacd = [[Hetalia Drama CD: Prologue]]
| anime = [[Episode 01]]

| japanese = [[Katsuyuki Konishi]]<br>Ryoko Shimizu (Young America, drama CD "Prologue")<br>[[Ai Iwamura]] (Young America, anime)<br>[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Osamu Ikeda]] (''Flower of Iris'')
| english = [[Eric Vale]]<br>[[Luci Christian]] (Young)
}}

'''America''' (アメリカ, ''Amerika'') is a main character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers''' and leads the Allied Forces. Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave out human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#America|Alfred F. Jones]]''' (アルフレッド・F・ジョーンズ, Arufureddo F. Jōnzu).<ref name="Name"/>

==Attributes==
[[File:AmericaChibi.png|thumb|left|150px|A 'chibi' version of America.]]
===Appearance===
He has short dusty blond hair with an ahoge, representing [[wikipedia:Nantucket|Nantucket]], sticking up and sky blue eyes. He wears a tan uniform and a brown bomber jacket with a '50' on the back (for the fifty states). His glasses are said to represent the state of [[wikipedia:Texas|Texas]]. America is often shown holding a hamburger or a large-sized soft drink (usually a cola) and flashing a thumbs-up. Uniquely enough, even though he was one of England's colonies, he was not cursed with his thick eyebrows, unlike [[Hong Kong]], [[New Zealand]], or [[Australia]].

When America initially appeared in the webcomic, his hair was drawn smoother, parted in the center, and with no ahoge. Eventually as the art style changed, Himaruya added in the strand and made America's hair slightly wilder. America also was shown to have his pants tucked into his boots in older designs, but more modern artwork depicts him wearing his pants over the boots.

===Personality and Interests===
America is a cheerful, energetic and somewhat conceited young man who is obsessed with heroes, justice, and freedom. He has the habit of sticking his nose into everyone's business, which causes him to have difficulty making friends. He loves hamburgers and junk food, to the point of obsession, and can even eat strange and inedible things due to inheriting [[England]]'s sense of taste (or lack thereof). America is also known for not being aware of how "the atmosphere" is when he is around others (which, at one point, he was told to read it), but it has been noted that it is not that he lacks the ability to "assess the situation", he simply chooses not to. On multiple occasions it has been shown that, when calm or serious, America can become very logical, reading further into things than he usually would, and actually reading the atmosphere. This is shown in the movie ''Paint It White'', where he suggests to infiltrate the enemy base, something that the others quickly accept which is unusual. His profile states that his hobbies are sports, games, and making movies. Furthermore, in the side-story '''Black Ships Have Come''', when introducing himself to [[Japan]], he states that his hobbies are "quick-draw, archaeology, and adventures" (which is translated to Japan as America's hobby being lechery). He possesses an abnormal amount of strength, shown even as a child by easily swinging a full-grown buffalo around, and has been once seen running around dragging a heavy Rolls Royce, belonging to England, behind him for an hour in order to ask permission to borrow it. In the '''NotoSama 6''' game, America was able to stop a car with the heel of his foot.

He is shown to be ignorant of the geography outside his own home, believing that maps of the United States constitute the "world map" and that he can simply get to other countries by car travel. He is shown becoming concerned about his weight in the strip '''Supersize You!''' and it is mentioned that he has invented strange diet machines as well as becoming obsessed with exercise (which has caused him to become paranoid about his rising weight, as he is unaware of his building muscle). Aside from being afraid of ghosts and weighing scales, he also fears [[wikipedia:Marmite|Marmite]]. In '''Hetalia Fantasia 2''' it is revealed that America has at least 238 weaknesses, one of those being [[wikipedia:Dora The Explorer|Dora The Explorer]]. As America is obsessed with heroes and happy endings, he hopes that his future will be that way.

Though he is friends with an alien named [[Creatures of Hetalia#Tony|Tony]] and his friends, he does not believe in England's magical friends, fairies, or unicorns, except on Halloween.

In the 2010 Christmas event, he said that he was jealous of all of the kids in his country that get presents from their fathers. This may be a reference to America's fast growth and young age, and how he missed out on a lot of childhood things by growing physically mature so quickly, as well as what seems to be the lack of parents for most of the nations (as opposed to elder siblings).

==Relationships==

===Belarus===
''Main Article: [[Belarus]]''

America became a sort of big brother to her after she attempted to separate herself from her brother after the fall of the Soviet Union. However, she tired him out a lot in doing so, and he tried to get rid of her the same as Russia did.<ref name="Russisters"/> She's annoyed by American ghosts (as they're very conspicuous) and going to America's house, though she seems to enjoy the famous haunted mansion, the Winchester mystery house, and went there with Russia despite being irritated at having to visit America.<ref name="sealat"/>

America/Belarus is a rather popular, pairing which has a big fanon base support. This pairing first stemmed off in '''Russia's Big and Little Sisters''' where an afterword was added that America took Belarus in as a little sister as well.

Often referred to as '''AmeBel''',this pairing has many fanarts and fanfictions and often revolves around the love theme of 'opposite attracts', basing on how different the two nations' personalities are.

===Canada===
''Main Article: [[Canada]]''

America's kind-hearted brother, who is frequently overshadowed by him and has even been mistaken for him more than once. America and the other nations also tend to forget that he exists, but there are times, such as in [[Episode 44]], where Canada comes to talk to America, and America has no trouble recognizing him and seeing him. America also visits Canada's house on occasion and is seen to be the one Canada spends the most time with. They seem to have a healthy sibling relationship, despite Canada's passive aggressive resentment and America's cluelessness.

===Cuba===
''Main Article: [[Cuba]]''

Cuba does not get along with America; their relationship has failed to the point of "diplomatic discommunication". Though he has yet to interact with America in the series, he displays violent outbursts when he sees Canada and believes him to be America.

===England/UK/Britain===
''Main Article: [[England]]''

After America was discovered as a small child by Finland, England adopted and raised him like a younger brother, caring for him with adoration and teaching him how to be a nation. When the Revolutionary War came, America declared his independence and split from England, creating a huge rift between the two that still is present, if only less severe. As part of the Allied Forces, they manage to work together, although England often disagrees with the unusual ideas that America presents and America teases England about everything from his cooking, his style of dress, and his "old" age. They are shown to be always bickering but it is hinted the two truly care for one another.
Although they do argue on a regular basis, America tends to get upset when he and England don't patch things up. When England didn't give him chocolates for Valentine's Day, he sulked about it. He also grew concerned for England when he was sick and feigned glee at his "death", knowing it would shock him into waking up.

===Finland===
''Main Article: [[Finland]]''

Finland was shown to be the first one to discover America in '''Finland's Holiday Home'''; after mentioning it to him, Sweden decides to try to capture him, but they both end up being beat up by [[Netherlands|Holland]]. Finland also is the one who tells France and England about America. While the two argue over who the boy looks most like, Finland asks if America looks like him. There is a resemblance, but both France and England deny it.

There is not much more interaction between Finland and America, though in the '''2010 Christmas Event''', after listening to America express his jealousy for the children who receive presents from their fathers, Finland suggested that, since America shared his genes from the colonization days, America could think of him as his papa. America responded with "I might be able to if you looked older", to which Finland responded "I'll wear a beard!"<ref>{{cite web|title=ねこちゃんとクリスマス！クリスマス2010-2011|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/xmas2011.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate=October 6, 2012|trans_title=Cat and Christmas! Christmas 2010-2011}}</ref>

===France===
''Main Article: [[France]]''

As a baby, America was fought over by both France and England, with England becoming the winner. Despite him being England's rival, America holds no hate for France, likely because of his contributions to America's independence. Even though France always refers to himself as "onii-san" and treats America similar to a younger sibling, America has never referred to him as such. France has offered to feed America his food instead of England's cooking multiple times, once becoming very depressed when a young America stated that both France's and England's cooking were "sweet and tasty". In the strip''' America's Brewster F2A Buffalo''' France refuses to offer a depressed America a drink after he has a horrible day, stating that he is still a child.

After a lot of hard work on his part, France presented America with a dismembered Statue of Liberty, celebrating America's 100th year of official independence in '''The Story of The Statue of Liberty'''. In '''Independence Day''', France's gift was a censored object along with champagne, to which America asked for such things not to be shown in public. When America went on a diet in '''Supersize You''', he asked France for a suggestion, however, whatever was said was censored out; later in the '''Hetalia Fantasia 2 C.D.''', it seems that France had lied about a snack diet being a great way to lose weight. This revelation came after France stumbled into a dungeon area that he believed America had based off of the Palace of Versailles, and he became very emotional. He then goes on about how much he always knew America loved his culture and how grateful he is for it, but this is never verified by America himself.

===Japan===
''Main Article: [[Japan]] ''

In '''Black Ships have Come''', America rather forcefully convinces Japan to open up his borders, leaving him frustrated. Apparently the relationship gets better, since in '''Japan and The Footsteps of Westernization''', America visits his house. He introduces "table turning" to Japan, asking what he would like to question the table about. Japan eventually ends up confiding that, while he is happy to be opening up his borders and meeting new people, he is fearful of not being able to get along with other countries. He then goes on to request that America ask if he will be able to make new friends, and America promptly makes the table shift once, exclaiming "That means the answer's yes!"

In modern-day strips, these two get along well. They share a love of technology and video games, and are frequently at each others' houses to play them together. Differences between the American and Japanese culture and lifestyle are often explored using these two, such as in '''Traits of Japanese People that America-Kuns Have Noticed''', and '''Why Americans Love Spring'''.

===Lithuania===
''Main Article: [[Lithuania]]''

After falling into poverty due to WWI, Lithuania started to work for America as his housekeeper, finding himself a happy freedom in the process. When the [[wikipedia:Great_Depression|Great Depression]] hit, Lithuania found himself having to return back home with [[Russia]].

It seems like Lithuania actually cares for America since in [[Episode 29]] he asks Russia about him, although a trembling [[Estonia]] interrupts to remind him that he can't talk to Russia about America. He also was one of the people who went to America's birthday party.

=== Prussia===
''Main Article: [[Prussia]]''

Though there hasn't been much interaction between them, it was revealed that Prussia trained America in combat for the Revolutionary War. Initially he was worried about how he didn't know what he was thinking, and told himself to be cautious. However, after Prussia introduced himself he thought Prussia was friendly; he later realized that he was being serious when he said that his training methods were harsh, as they were like torture. In more modern times, on a day the countries had gone to the beach, Prussia and America had a swimming race. According to Prussia, America swims very quickly, like a shark, making it impossible for him to win. In the drama CD, Prussia lost because a wave knocked him back.

==Appearances==
===Anime===
[[Image:AmericaAnime.PNG|thumb|right|America in the anime]]

America makes his first appearance at the beginning of [[Episode 01]] where he announces his plan to stop global warming.

His childhood is spotlighted numerous times in the anime, including [[Episode 25]] and [[Episode 39: The Battle For America, Part 1|Episode 39]] and [[Episode 40: The Battle For America, Part 2|Episode 40]], which tells of how France and England battled each other over his ownership.

In a minor difference from the manga design, the '50' was left off of America's jacket in the anime adaptation.

In Hetalia: The Beautiful World, America's hair had a lighter shade.

==Trivia==
*His birthday corresponds with the [[wikipedia:Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]] of '''July 4th, 1776''', when the Declaration of Independence was approved by the U.S. Continental Congress.<ref name="Vol1Profile"/>
*Although commonly referred to as '''America''', some merchandise refer to him by the full term '''United States Of America''', or simply '''U.S.''' for short.
* In some fanart, he is portrayed with a rabbit, as "U.S.A." can also be "usa" (a shortening of the word "usagi"), which means "bunny" in Japanese. The child version of America was also shown to have a bunny following him, when he first met the older nations.[[File:Earlyamerica_vol3.jpg|thumb| An early America as seen in vol 3.]]
*According to Himaruya, America's personality was based off of his teacher's. The same teacher is said to have a strong disinterest in world geography. Meanwhile, America's appearance is based off of that of a Canadian that Himaruya met when he went to America.
*Notes in the special edition booklet for ''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' [[volume 3]] revealed that America was originally intended to be smarter and more cheeky, but evolved into a "Go for it!" type of character. Himaruya noted that in retrospect, the original character personality would have been harder to use.<ref name="Vol3SE">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3 特装版|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3 Specially Equipped Edition|publisher=Gentosha|page=26|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref>
*In a set of character notes, it is revealed that America has mingled a lot with Germanic blood, and that he was insecure for having no history of his own before England adopted him.
*In '''England, Dreaming About The Past''', it was revealed by a sleeping England that America used to wet his bed when he was younger.
*It is a source of debate among fans as to whether it is America or Canada that is the older of the two brothers (with Hidekaz Himaruya having not confirmed a set age difference between the two). A common fanon assumption is that the two are twins, due to their similarities and the fact that Canada is easily mistaken for America (due to having the same face), though the two do not share the same day of birth. Supporters of the twin theory point out the nations' birthdays merely refer to their date of independence or unification, and that a "nation" may not have an official birthday in the same sense as humans.
*The number '50' on his jacket, representing the 50 states, is historically incorrect. Hawaii became a state on August 21, 1959 and Alaska became a state on January 3, 1959, both after the end of World War II, the time in which the story primarily takes place. This is most likely the reason the '50' is not present in the anime adaption.

==References==
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America

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{{Nation
| name = America<br>アメリカ
| continent = NORTH
| image = America0.png
| country = [[Image:USFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:United States|The United States of America]]
| human = [[Human names#America|Alfred F. Jones]] (アルフレッド・F・ジョーンズ, ''Arufureddo F. Joonzu'')<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref>
| age = 19<ref>{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/extra/cache2.htm|archivedate=???|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 2006|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref>
| gender = Male
| birthday = July 04<ref name="Vol1Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers|publisher=Gentosha|page=43|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref>
| hair = Blond
| eyes = Blue
| height = 177 cm (5'9.6")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/i_i11.htm|title=ヘタレ３ G-R Nonaggression Pact?|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = June 22, 2012|page=8|trans_title=Hetare 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?}}</ref>

| volume = [[Volume 1]]
| strip = ''Chapter 2: Allied Forces''
| game = [[Gakuen Hetalia]]
| dramacd = [[Hetalia Drama CD: Prologue]]
| anime = [[Episode 01]]

| japanese = [[Katsuyuki Konishi]]<br>Ryoko Shimizu (Young America, drama CD "Prologue")<br>[[Ai Iwamura]] (Young America, anime)<br>[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Osamu Ikeda]] (''Flower of Iris'')
| english = [[Eric Vale]]<br>[[Luci Christian]] (Young)
}}

'''America''' (アメリカ, ''Amerika'') is a main character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers''' and leads the Allied Forces. Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave out human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#America|Alfred F. Jones]]''' (アルフレッド・F・ジョーンズ, Arufureddo F. Jōnzu).<ref name="Name"/>

==Attributes==
[[File:AmericaChibi.png|thumb|left|150px|A 'chibi' version of America.]]
===Appearance===
He has short dusty blond hair with an ahoge, representing [[wikipedia:Nantucket|Nantucket]], sticking up and sky blue eyes. He wears a tan uniform and a brown bomber jacket with a '50' on the back (for the fifty states). His glasses are said to represent the state of [[wikipedia:Texas|Texas]]. America is often shown holding a hamburger or a large-sized soft drink (usually a cola) and flashing a thumbs-up. Uniquely enough, even though he was one of England's colonies, he was not cursed with his thick eyebrows, unlike [[Hong Kong]], [[New Zealand]], or [[Australia]].

When America initially appeared in the webcomic, his hair was drawn smoother, parted in the center, and with no ahoge. Eventually as the art style changed, Himaruya added in the strand and made America's hair slightly wilder. America also was shown to have his pants tucked into his boots in older designs, but more modern artwork depicts him wearing his pants over the boots.

===Personality and Interests===
America is a cheerful, energetic and somewhat conceited young man who is obsessed with heroes, justice, and freedom. He has the habit of sticking his nose into everyone's business, which causes him to have difficulty making friends. He loves hamburgers and junk food, to the point of obsession, and can even eat strange and inedible things due to inheriting [[England]]'s sense of taste (or lack thereof). America is also known for not being aware of how "the atmosphere" is when he is around others (which, at one point, he was told to read it), but it has been noted that it is not that he lacks the ability to "assess the situation", he simply chooses not to. On multiple occasions it has been shown that, when calm or serious, America can become very logical, reading further into things than he usually would, and actually reading the atmosphere. This is shown in the movie ''Paint It White'', where he suggests to infiltrate the enemy base, something that the others quickly accept which is unusual. His profile states that his hobbies are sports, games, and making movies. Furthermore, in the side-story '''Black Ships Have Come''', when introducing himself to [[Japan]], he states that his hobbies are "quick-draw, archaeology, and adventures" (which is translated to Japan as America's hobby being lechery). He possesses an abnormal amount of strength, shown even as a child by easily swinging a full-grown buffalo around, and has been once seen running around dragging a heavy Rolls Royce, belonging to England, behind him for an hour in order to ask permission to borrow it. In the '''NotoSama 6''' game, America was able to stop a car with the heel of his foot.

He is shown to be ignorant of the geography outside his own home, believing that maps of the United States constitute the "world map" and that he can simply get to other countries by car travel. He is shown becoming concerned about his weight in the strip '''Supersize You!''' and it is mentioned that he has invented strange diet machines as well as becoming obsessed with exercise (which has caused him to become paranoid about his rising weight, as he is unaware of his building muscle). Aside from being afraid of ghosts and weighing scales, he also fears [[wikipedia:Marmite|Marmite]]. In '''Hetalia Fantasia 2''' it is revealed that America has at least 238 weaknesses, one of those being [[wikipedia:Dora The Explorer|Dora The Explorer]]. As America is obsessed with heroes and happy endings, he hopes that his future will be that way.

Though he is friends with an alien named [[Creatures of Hetalia#Tony|Tony]] and his friends, he does not believe in England's magical friends, fairies, or unicorns, except on Halloween.

In the 2010 Christmas event, he said that he was jealous of all of the kids in his country that get presents from their fathers. This may be a reference to America's fast growth and young age, and how he missed out on a lot of childhood things by growing physically mature so quickly, as well as what seems to be the lack of parents for most of the nations (as opposed to elder siblings).

==Relationships==

===Belarus===
''Main Article: [[Belarus]]''

America became a sort of big brother to her after she attempted to separate herself from her brother after the fall of the Soviet Union. However, she tired him out a lot in doing so, and he tried to get rid of her the same as Russia did. She's annoyed by American ghosts (as they're very conspicuous) and going to America's house, though she seems to enjoy the famous haunted mansion, the Winchester mystery house, and went there with Russia despite being irritated at having to visit America.

America/Belarus is a rather popular, pairing which has a big fanon base support. This pairing first stemmed off in '''Russia's Big and Little Sisters''' where an afterword was added that America took Belarus in as a little sister as well.

Often referred to as '''AmeBel''',this pairing has many fanarts and fanfictions and often revolves around the love theme of 'opposite attracts', basing on how different the two nations' personalities are.

===Canada===
''Main Article: [[Canada]]''

America's kind-hearted brother, who is frequently overshadowed by him and has even been mistaken for him more than once. America and the other nations also tend to forget that he exists, but there are times, such as in [[Episode 44]], where Canada comes to talk to America, and America has no trouble recognizing him and seeing him. America also visits Canada's house on occasion and is seen to be the one Canada spends the most time with. They seem to have a healthy sibling relationship, despite Canada's passive aggressive resentment and America's cluelessness.

===Cuba===
''Main Article: [[Cuba]]''

Cuba does not get along with America; their relationship has failed to the point of "diplomatic discommunication". Though he has yet to interact with America in the series, he displays violent outbursts when he sees Canada and believes him to be America.

===England/UK/Britain===
''Main Article: [[England]]''

After America was discovered as a small child by Finland, England adopted and raised him like a younger brother, caring for him with adoration and teaching him how to be a nation. When the Revolutionary War came, America declared his independence and split from England, creating a huge rift between the two that still is present, if only less severe. As part of the Allied Forces, they manage to work together, although England often disagrees with the unusual ideas that America presents and America teases England about everything from his cooking, his style of dress, and his "old" age. They are shown to be always bickering but it is hinted the two truly care for one another.
Although they do argue on a regular basis, America tends to get upset when he and England don't patch things up. When England didn't give him chocolates for Valentine's Day, he sulked about it. He also grew concerned for England when he was sick and feigned glee at his "death", knowing it would shock him into waking up.

===Finland===
''Main Article: [[Finland]]''

Finland was shown to be the first one to discover America in '''Finland's Holiday Home'''; after mentioning it to him, Sweden decides to try to capture him, but they both end up being beat up by [[Netherlands|Holland]]. Finland also is the one who tells France and England about America. While the two argue over who the boy looks most like, Finland asks if America looks like him. There is a resemblance, but both France and England deny it.

There is not much more interaction between Finland and America, though in the '''2010 Christmas Event''', after listening to America express his jealousy for the children who receive presents from their fathers, Finland suggested that, since America shared his genes from the colonization days, America could think of him as his papa. America responded with "I might be able to if you looked older", to which Finland responded "I'll wear a beard!"<ref>{{cite web|title=ねこちゃんとクリスマス！クリスマス2010-2011|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/xmas2011.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate=October 6, 2012|trans_title=Cat and Christmas! Christmas 2010-2011}}</ref>

===France===
''Main Article: [[France]]''

As a baby, America was fought over by both France and England, with England becoming the winner. Despite him being England's rival, America holds no hate for France, likely because of his contributions to America's independence. Even though France always refers to himself as "onii-san" and treats America similar to a younger sibling, America has never referred to him as such. France has offered to feed America his food instead of England's cooking multiple times, once becoming very depressed when a young America stated that both France's and England's cooking were "sweet and tasty". In the strip''' America's Brewster F2A Buffalo''' France refuses to offer a depressed America a drink after he has a horrible day, stating that he is still a child.

After a lot of hard work on his part, France presented America with a dismembered Statue of Liberty, celebrating America's 100th year of official independence in '''The Story of The Statue of Liberty'''. In '''Independence Day''', France's gift was a censored object along with champagne, to which America asked for such things not to be shown in public. When America went on a diet in '''Supersize You''', he asked France for a suggestion, however, whatever was said was censored out; later in the '''Hetalia Fantasia 2 C.D.''', it seems that France had lied about a snack diet being a great way to lose weight. This revelation came after France stumbled into a dungeon area that he believed America had based off of the Palace of Versailles, and he became very emotional. He then goes on about how much he always knew America loved his culture and how grateful he is for it, but this is never verified by America himself.

===Japan===
''Main Article: [[Japan]] ''

In '''Black Ships have Come''', America rather forcefully convinces Japan to open up his borders, leaving him frustrated. Apparently the relationship gets better, since in '''Japan and The Footsteps of Westernization''', America visits his house. He introduces "table turning" to Japan, asking what he would like to question the table about. Japan eventually ends up confiding that, while he is happy to be opening up his borders and meeting new people, he is fearful of not being able to get along with other countries. He then goes on to request that America ask if he will be able to make new friends, and America promptly makes the table shift once, exclaiming "That means the answer's yes!"

In modern-day strips, these two get along well. They share a love of technology and video games, and are frequently at each others' houses to play them together. Differences between the American and Japanese culture and lifestyle are often explored using these two, such as in '''Traits of Japanese People that America-Kuns Have Noticed''', and '''Why Americans Love Spring'''.

===Lithuania===
''Main Article: [[Lithuania]]''

After falling into poverty due to WWI, Lithuania started to work for America as his housekeeper, finding himself a happy freedom in the process. When the [[wikipedia:Great_Depression|Great Depression]] hit, Lithuania found himself having to return back home with [[Russia]].

It seems like Lithuania actually cares for America since in [[Episode 29]] he asks Russia about him, although a trembling [[Estonia]] interrupts to remind him that he can't talk to Russia about America. He also was one of the people who went to America's birthday party.

=== Prussia===
''Main Article: [[Prussia]]''

Though there hasn't been much interaction between them, it was revealed that Prussia trained America in combat for the Revolutionary War. Initially he was worried about how he didn't know what he was thinking, and told himself to be cautious. However, after Prussia introduced himself he thought Prussia was friendly; he later realized that he was being serious when he said that his training methods were harsh, as they were like torture. In more modern times, on a day the countries had gone to the beach, Prussia and America had a swimming race. According to Prussia, America swims very quickly, like a shark, making it impossible for him to win. In the drama CD, Prussia lost because a wave knocked him back.

==Appearances==
===Anime===
[[Image:AmericaAnime.PNG|thumb|right|America in the anime]]

America makes his first appearance at the beginning of [[Episode 01]] where he announces his plan to stop global warming.

His childhood is spotlighted numerous times in the anime, including [[Episode 25]] and [[Episode 39: The Battle For America, Part 1|Episode 39]] and [[Episode 40: The Battle For America, Part 2|Episode 40]], which tells of how France and England battled each other over his ownership.

In a minor difference from the manga design, the '50' was left off of America's jacket in the anime adaptation.

In Hetalia: The Beautiful World, America's hair had a lighter shade.

==Trivia==
*His birthday corresponds with the [[wikipedia:Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]] of '''July 4th, 1776''', when the Declaration of Independence was approved by the U.S. Continental Congress.<ref name="Vol1Profile"/>
*Although commonly referred to as '''America''', some merchandise refer to him by the full term '''United States Of America''', or simply '''U.S.''' for short.
* In some fanart, he is portrayed with a rabbit, as "U.S.A." can also be "usa" (a shortening of the word "usagi"), which means "bunny" in Japanese. The child version of America was also shown to have a bunny following him, when he first met the older nations.[[File:Earlyamerica_vol3.jpg|thumb| An early America as seen in vol 3.]]
*According to Himaruya, America's personality was based off of his teacher's. The same teacher is said to have a strong disinterest in world geography. Meanwhile, America's appearance is based off of that of a Canadian that Himaruya met when he went to America.
*Notes in the special edition booklet for ''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' [[volume 3]] revealed that America was originally intended to be smarter and more cheeky, but evolved into a "Go for it!" type of character. Himaruya noted that in retrospect, the original character personality would have been harder to use.<ref name="Vol3SE">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3 特装版|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3 Specially Equipped Edition|publisher=Gentosha|page=26|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref>
*In a set of character notes, it is revealed that America has mingled a lot with Germanic blood, and that he was insecure for having no history of his own before England adopted him.
*In '''England, Dreaming About The Past''', it was revealed by a sleeping England that America used to wet his bed when he was younger.
*It is a source of debate among fans as to whether it is America or Canada that is the older of the two brothers (with Hidekaz Himaruya having not confirmed a set age difference between the two). A common fanon assumption is that the two are twins, due to their similarities and the fact that Canada is easily mistaken for America (due to having the same face), though the two do not share the same day of birth. Supporters of the twin theory point out the nations' birthdays merely refer to their date of independence or unification, and that a "nation" may not have an official birthday in the same sense as humans.
*The number '50' on his jacket, representing the 50 states, is historically incorrect. Hawaii became a state on August 21, 1959 and Alaska became a state on January 3, 1959, both after the end of World War II, the time in which the story primarily takes place. This is most likely the reason the '50' is not present in the anime adaption.

==References==
<div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist|2}}</div>

{{CharacterIndex|continent=NORTH}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Male Characters]]
[[Category:Manga Characters]]
[[Category:Game Characters]]
[[Category:Drama CD Characters]]
[[Category:Anime Characters]]
[[Category:Allied Forces Characters]]

America

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{{Nation
| name = America<br>アメリカ
| continent = NORTH
| image = America0.png
| country = [[Image:USFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:United States|The United States of America]]
| human = [[Human names#America|Alfred F. Jones]] (アルフレッド・F・ジョーンズ, ''Arufureddo F. Joonzu'')<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref>
| age = 19<ref>{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/extra/cache2.htm|archivedate=???|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 2006|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref>
| gender = Male
| birthday = July 04<ref name="Vol1Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers|publisher=Gentosha|page=43|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref>
| hair = Blond
| eyes = Blue
| height = 177 cm (5'9.6")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/i_i11.htm|title=ヘタレ３ G-R Nonaggression Pact?|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = June 22, 2012|page=8|trans_title=Hetare 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?}}</ref>

| volume = [[Volume 1]]
| strip = ''Chapter 2: Allied Forces''
| game = [[Gakuen Hetalia]]
| dramacd = [[Hetalia Drama CD: Prologue]]
| anime = [[Episode 01]]

| japanese = [[Katsuyuki Konishi]]<br>Ryoko Shimizu (Young America, drama CD "Prologue")<br>[[Ai Iwamura]] (Young America, anime)<br>[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Osamu Ikeda]] (''Flower of Iris'')
| english = [[Eric Vale]]<br>[[Luci Christian]] (Young)
}}

'''America''' (アメリカ, ''Amerika'') is a main character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers''' and leads the Allied Forces. Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave out human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#America|Alfred F. Jones]]''' (アルフレッド・F・ジョーンズ, Arufureddo F. Jōnzu).<ref name="Name"/>

==Attributes==
[[File:AmericaChibi.png|thumb|left|150px|A 'chibi' version of America.]]
===Appearance===
He has short dusty blond hair with an ahoge, representing [[wikipedia:Nantucket|Nantucket]], sticking up and sky blue eyes. He wears a tan uniform and a brown bomber jacket with a '50' on the back (for the fifty states). His glasses are said to represent the state of [[wikipedia:Texas|Texas]]. America is often shown holding a hamburger or a large-sized soft drink (usually a cola) and flashing a thumbs-up. Uniquely enough, even though he was one of England's colonies, he was not cursed with his thick eyebrows, unlike [[Hong Kong]], [[New Zealand]], or [[Australia]].

When America initially appeared in the webcomic, his hair was drawn smoother, parted in the center, and with no ahoge. Eventually as the art style changed, Himaruya added in the strand and made America's hair slightly wilder. America also was shown to have his pants tucked into his boots in older designs, but more modern artwork depicts him wearing his pants over the boots.

===Personality and Interests===
America is a cheerful, energetic and somewhat conceited young man who is obsessed with heroes, justice, and freedom. He has the habit of sticking his nose into everyone's business, which causes him to have difficulty making friends. He loves hamburgers and junk food, to the point of obsession, and can even eat strange and inedible things due to inheriting [[England]]'s sense of taste (or lack thereof). America is also known for not being aware of how "the atmosphere" is when he is around others (which, at one point, he was told to read it), but it has been noted that it is not that he lacks the ability to "assess the situation", he simply chooses not to. On multiple occasions it has been shown that, when calm or serious, America can become very logical, reading further into things than he usually would, and actually reading the atmosphere. This is shown in the movie ''Paint It White'', where he suggests to infiltrate the enemy base, something that the others quickly accept which is unusual. His profile states that his hobbies are sports, games, and making movies. Furthermore, in the side-story '''Black Ships Have Come''', when introducing himself to [[Japan]], he states that his hobbies are "quick-draw, archaeology, and adventures" (which is translated to Japan as America's hobby being lechery). He possesses an abnormal amount of strength, shown even as a child by easily swinging a full-grown buffalo around, and has been once seen running around dragging a heavy Rolls Royce, belonging to England, behind him for an hour in order to ask permission to borrow it. In the '''NotoSama 6''' game, America was able to stop a car with the heel of his foot.

He is shown to be ignorant of the geography outside his own home, believing that maps of the United States constitute the "world map" and that he can simply get to other countries by car travel. He is shown becoming concerned about his weight in the strip '''Supersize You!''' and it is mentioned that he has invented strange diet machines as well as becoming obsessed with exercise (which has caused him to become paranoid about his rising weight, as he is unaware of his building muscle). Aside from being afraid of ghosts and weighing scales, he also fears [[wikipedia:Marmite|Marmite]]. In '''Hetalia Fantasia 2''' it is revealed that America has at least 238 weaknesses, one of those being [[wikipedia:Dora The Explorer|Dora The Explorer]]. As America is obsessed with heroes and happy endings, he hopes that his future will be that way.

Though he is friends with an alien named [[Creatures of Hetalia#Tony|Tony]] and his friends, he does not believe in England's magical friends, fairies, or unicorns, except on Halloween.

In the 2010 Christmas event, he said that he was jealous of all of the kids in his country that get presents from their fathers. This may be a reference to America's fast growth and young age, and how he missed out on a lot of childhood things by growing physically mature so quickly, as well as what seems to be the lack of parents for most of the nations (as opposed to elder siblings).

==Relationships==

===Belarus===
''Main Article: [[Belarus]]''

America became a sort of big brother to her after she attempted to separate herself from her brother after the fall of the Soviet Union. However, she tired him out a lot in doing so, and he tried to get rid of her the same as Russia did. She's annoyed by American ghosts (as they're very conspicuous) and going to America's house, though she seems to enjoy the famous haunted mansion, the Winchester mystery house, and went there with Russia despite being irritated at having to visit America.

America/Belarus is a rather popular, pairing which has a big fanon base support. This pairing first stemmed off in '''Russia's Big and Little Sisters''' where an afterword was added that America took Belarus in as a little sister as well.

Often referred to as '''AmeBel''',this pairing has many fanarts and fanfictions and often revolves around the love theme of 'opposite attracts', basing on how different the two nations' personalities are.

===Canada===
''Main Article: [[Canada]]''

America's kind-hearted brother, who is frequently overshadowed by him and has even been mistaken for him more than once. America and the other nations also tend to forget that he exists, but there are times, such as in [[Episode 44]], where Canada comes to talk to America, and America has no trouble recognizing him and seeing him. America also visits Canada's house on occasion and is seen to be the one Canada spends the most time with. They seem to have a healthy sibling relationship, despite Canada's passive aggressive resentment and America's cluelessness.

===Cuba===
''Main Article: [[Cuba]]''

Cuba does not get along with America; their relationship has failed to the point of "diplomatic discommunication". Though he has yet to interact with America in the series, he displays violent outbursts when he sees Canada and believes him to be America.

===England/UK/Britain===
''Main Article: [[England]]''

After America was discovered as a small child by Finland, England adopted and raised him like a younger brother, caring for him with adoration and teaching him how to be a nation. When the Revolutionary War came, America declared his independence and split from England, creating a huge rift between the two that still is present, if only less severe. As part of the Allied Forces, they manage to work together, although England often disagrees with the unusual ideas that America presents and America teases England about everything from his cooking, his style of dress, and his "old" age. They are shown to be always bickering but it is hinted the two truly care for one another.
Although they do argue on a regular basis, America tends to get upset when he and England don't patch things up. When England didn't give him chocolates for Valentine's Day, he sulked about it. He also grew concerned for England when he was sick and feigned glee at his "death", knowing it would shock him into waking up.

===Finland===
''Main Article: [[Finland]]''

Finland was shown to be the first one to discover America in '''Finland's Holiday Home'''; after mentioning it to him, Sweden decides to try to capture him, but they both end up being beat up by [[Netherlands|Holland]]. Finland also is the one who tells France and England about America. While the two argue over who the boy looks most like, Finland asks if America looks like him. There is a resemblance, but both France and England deny it.

There is not much more interaction between Finland and America, though in the '''2010 Christmas Event''', after listening to America express his jealousy for the children who receive presents from their fathers, Finland suggested that, since America shared his genes from the colonization days, America could think of him as his papa. America responded with "I might be able to if you looked older", to which Finland responded "I'll wear a beard!"<ref>{{cite web|title=ねこちゃんとクリスマス！クリスマス2010-2011|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/xmas2011.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate=October 6, 2012|trans_title=Cat and Christmas! Christmas 2010-2011}}</ref>

===France===
''Main Article: [[France]]''

As a baby, America was fought over by both France and England, with England becoming the winner. Despite him being England's rival, America holds no hate for France, likely because of his contributions to America's independence. Even though France always refers to himself as "onii-san" and treats America similar to a younger sibling, America has never referred to him as such. France has offered to feed America his food instead of England's cooking multiple times, once becoming very depressed when a young America stated that both France's and England's cooking were "sweet and tasty". In the strip''' America's Brewster F2A Buffalo''' France refuses to offer a depressed America a drink after he has a horrible day, stating that he is still a child.

After a lot of hard work on his part, France presented America with a dismembered Statue of Liberty, celebrating America's 100th year of official independence in '''The Story of The Statue of Liberty'''. In '''Independence Day''', France's gift was a censored object along with champagne, to which America asked for such things not to be shown in public. When America went on a diet in '''Supersize You''', he asked France for a suggestion, however, whatever was said was censored out; later in the '''Hetalia Fantasia 2 C.D.''', it seems that France had lied about a snack diet being a great way to lose weight. This revelation came after France stumbled into a dungeon area that he believed America had based off of the Palace of Versailles, and he became very emotional. He then goes on about how much he always knew America loved his culture and how grateful he is for it, but this is never verified by America himself.

===Japan===
''Main Article: [[Japan]] ''

In '''Black Ships have Come''', America rather forcefully convinces Japan to open up his borders, leaving him frustrated. Apparently the relationship gets better, since in '''Japan and The Footsteps of Westernization''', America visits his house. He introduces "table turning" to Japan, asking what he would like to question the table about. Japan eventually ends up confiding that, while he is happy to be opening up his borders and meeting new people, he is fearful of not being able to get along with other countries. He then goes on to request that America ask if he will be able to make new friends, and America promptly makes the table shift once, exclaiming "That means the answer's yes!"

In modern-day strips, these two get along well. They share a love of technology and video games, and are frequently at each others' houses to play them together. Differences between the American and Japanese culture and lifestyle are often explored using these two, such as in '''Traits of Japanese People that America-Kuns Have Noticed''', and '''Why Americans Love Spring'''.

===Lithuania===
''Main Article: [[Lithuania]]''

After falling into poverty due to WWI, Lithuania started to work for America as his housekeeper, finding himself a happy freedom in the process. When the [[wikipedia:Great_Depression|Great Depression]] hit, Lithuania found himself having to return back home with [[Russia]].

It seems like Lithuania actually cares for America since in [[Episode 29]] he asks Russia about him, although a trembling [[Estonia]] interrupts to remind him that he can't talk to Russia about America. He also was one of the people who went to America's birthday party.

=== Prussia===
''Main Article: [[Prussia]]''

Though there hasn't been much interaction between them, it was revealed that Prussia trained America in combat for the Revolutionary War. Initially he was worried about how he didn't know what he was thinking, and told himself to be cautious. However, after Prussia introduced himself he thought Prussia was friendly; he later realized that he was being serious when he said that his training methods were harsh, as they were like torture. In more modern times, on a day the countries had gone to the beach, Prussia and America had a swimming race. According to Prussia, America swims very quickly, like a shark, making it impossible for him to win. In the drama CD, Prussia lost because a wave knocked him back.

==Appearances==
===Anime===
[[Image:AmericaAnime.PNG|thumb|right|America in the anime]]

America makes his first appearance at the beginning of [[Episode 01]] where he announces his plan to stop global warming.

His childhood is spotlighted numerous times in the anime, including [[Episode 25]] and [[Episode 39: The Battle For America, Part 1|Episode 39]] and [[Episode 40: The Battle For America, Part 2|Episode 40]], which tells of how France and England battled each other over his ownership.

In a minor difference from the manga design, the '50' was left off of America's jacket in the anime adaptation.

In Hetalia: The Beautiful World, America's hair had a lighter shade.

==Trivia==
*His birthday corresponds with the [[wikipedia:Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]] of '''July 4th, 1776''', when the Declaration of Independence was approved by the U.S. Continental Congress.<ref name="Vol1Profile"/>
*Although commonly referred to as '''America''', some merchandise refer to him by the full term '''United States Of America''', or simply '''U.S.''' for short.
* In some fanart, he is portrayed with a rabbit, as "U.S.A." can also be "usa" (a shortening of the word "usagi"), which means "bunny" in Japanese. The child version of America was also shown to have a bunny following him, when he first met the older nations.[[File:Earlyamerica_vol3.jpg|thumb| An early America as seen in vol 3.]]
*According to Himaruya, America's personality was based off of his teacher's. The same teacher is said to have a strong disinterest in world geography. Meanwhile, America's appearance is based off of that of a Canadian that Himaruya met when he went to America.
*Notes in the special edition booklet for ''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' [[volume 3]] revealed that America was originally intended to be smarter and more cheeky, but evolved into a "Go for it!" type of character. Himaruya noted that in retrospect, the original character personality would have been harder to use.<ref name="Vol3SE">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3 特装版|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3 Specially Equipped Edition|publisher=Gentosha|page=26|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref>
*In a set of character notes, it is revealed that America has mingled a lot with Germanic blood, and that he was insecure for having no history of his own before England adopted him.
*In '''England, Dreaming About The Past''', it was revealed by a sleeping England that America used to wet his bed when he was younger.
*It is a source of debate among fans as to whether it is America or Canada that is the older of the two brothers (with Hidekaz Himaruya having not confirmed a set age difference between the two). A common fanon assumption is that the two are twins, due to their similarities and the fact that Canada is easily mistaken for America (due to having the same face), though the two do not share the same day of birth. Supporters of the twin theory point out the nations' birthdays merely refer to their date of independence or unification, and that a "nation" may not have an official birthday in the same sense as humans.
*The number '50' on his jacket, representing the 50 states, is historically incorrect. Hawaii became a state on August 21, 1959 and Alaska became a state on January 3, 1959, both after the end of World War II, the time in which the story primarily takes place. This is most likely the reason the '50' is not present in the anime adaption.

==References==
<div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist|2}}</div>

{{CharacterIndex|continent=NORTH}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Male Characters]]
[[Category:Manga Characters]]
[[Category:Game Characters]]
[[Category:Drama CD Characters]]
[[Category:Anime Characters]]
[[Category:Allied Forces Characters]]

America

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{{Nation
| name = America<br>アメリカ
| continent = NORTH
| image = America0.png
| country = [[Image:USFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:United States|The United States of America]]
| human = [[Human names#America|Alfred F. Jones]] (アルフレッド・F・ジョーンズ, ''Arufureddo F. Joonzu'')<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref>
| age = 19<ref>{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/extra/cache2.htm|archivedate=???|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 2006|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref>
| gender = Male
| birthday = July 04<ref name="Vol1Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers|publisher=Gentosha|page=43|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref>
| hair = Blond
| eyes = Blue
| height = 177 cm (5'9.6")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/i_i11.htm|title=ヘタレ３ G-R Nonaggression Pact?|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = June 22, 2012|page=8|trans_title=Hetare 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?}}</ref>

| volume = [[Volume 1]]
| strip = ''Chapter 2: Allied Forces''
| game = [[Gakuen Hetalia]]
| dramacd = [[Hetalia Drama CD: Prologue]]
| anime = [[Episode 01]]

| japanese = [[Katsuyuki Konishi]]<br>Ryoko Shimizu (Young America, drama CD "Prologue")<br>[[Ai Iwamura]] (Young America, anime)<br>[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Osamu Ikeda]] (''Flower of Iris'')
| english = [[Eric Vale]]<br>[[Luci Christian]] (Young)
}}

'''America''' (アメリカ, ''Amerika'') is a main character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers''' and leads the Allied Forces. Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave out human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#America|Alfred F. Jones]]''' (アルフレッド・F・ジョーンズ, Arufureddo F. Jōnzu).<ref name="Name"/>

==Attributes==
[[File:AmericaChibi.png|thumb|left|150px|A 'chibi' version of America.]]
===Appearance===
He has short dusty blond hair with an ahoge, representing [[wikipedia:Nantucket|Nantucket]], sticking up and sky blue eyes. He wears a tan uniform and a brown bomber jacket with a '50' on the back (for the fifty states). His glasses are said to represent the state of [[wikipedia:Texas|Texas]]. America is often shown holding a hamburger or a large-sized soft drink (usually a cola) and flashing a thumbs-up. Uniquely enough, even though he was one of England's colonies, he was not cursed with his thick eyebrows, unlike [[Hong Kong]], [[New Zealand]], or [[Australia]].

When America initially appeared in the webcomic, his hair was drawn smoother, parted in the center, and with no ahoge. Eventually as the art style changed, Himaruya added in the strand and made America's hair slightly wilder. America also was shown to have his pants tucked into his boots in older designs, but more modern artwork depicts him wearing his pants over the boots.

===Personality and Interests===
America is a cheerful, energetic and somewhat conceited young man who is obsessed with heroes, justice, and freedom. He has the habit of sticking his nose into everyone's business, which causes him to have difficulty making friends. He loves hamburgers and junk food, to the point of obsession, and can even eat strange and inedible things due to inheriting [[England]]'s sense of taste (or lack thereof). America is also known for not being aware of how "the atmosphere" is when he is around others (which, at one point, he was told to read it), but it has been noted that it is not that he lacks the ability to "assess the situation", he simply chooses not to. On multiple occasions it has been shown that, when calm or serious, America can become very logical, reading further into things than he usually would, and actually reading the atmosphere. This is shown in the movie ''Paint It White'', where he suggests to infiltrate the enemy base, something that the others quickly accept which is unusual. His profile states that his hobbies are sports, games, and making movies. Furthermore, in the side-story '''Black Ships Have Come''', when introducing himself to [[Japan]], he states that his hobbies are "quick-draw, archaeology, and adventures" (which is translated to Japan as America's hobby being lechery). He possesses an abnormal amount of strength, shown even as a child by easily swinging a full-grown buffalo around, and has been once seen running around dragging a heavy Rolls Royce, belonging to England, behind him for an hour in order to ask permission to borrow it. In the '''NotoSama 6''' game, America was able to stop a car with the heel of his foot.

He is shown to be ignorant of the geography outside his own home, believing that maps of the United States constitute the "world map" and that he can simply get to other countries by car travel. He is shown becoming concerned about his weight in the strip '''Supersize You!''' and it is mentioned that he has invented strange diet machines as well as becoming obsessed with exercise (which has caused him to become paranoid about his rising weight, as he is unaware of his building muscle). Aside from being afraid of ghosts and weighing scales, he also fears [[wikipedia:Marmite|Marmite]]. In '''Hetalia Fantasia 2''' it is revealed that America has at least 238 weaknesses, one of those being [[wikipedia:Dora The Explorer|Dora The Explorer]]. As America is obsessed with heroes and happy endings, he hopes that his future will be that way.

Though he is friends with an alien named [[Creatures of Hetalia#Tony|Tony]] and his friends, he does not believe in England's magical friends, fairies, or unicorns, except on Halloween.

In the 2010 Christmas event, he said that he was jealous of all of the kids in his country that get presents from their fathers. This may be a reference to America's fast growth and young age, and how he missed out on a lot of childhood things by growing physically mature so quickly, as well as what seems to be the lack of parents for most of the nations (as opposed to elder siblings).

==Relationships==

===Belarus===
''Main Article: [[Belarus]]''

America became a sort of big brother to her after she attempted to separate herself from her brother after the fall of the Soviet Union. However, she tired him out a lot in doing so, and he tried to get rid of her the same as Russia did. She's annoyed by American ghosts (as they're very conspicuous) and going to America's house, though she seems to enjoy the famous haunted mansion, the Winchester mystery house, and went there with Russia despite being irritated at having to visit America.

America/Belarus is a rather popular, pairing which has a big fanon base support. This pairing first stemmed off in '''Russia's Big and Little Sisters''' where an afterword was added that America took Belarus in as a little sister as well.

Often referred to as '''AmeBel''',this pairing has many fanarts and fanfictions and often revolves around the love theme of 'opposite attracts', basing on how different the two nations' personalities are.

===Canada===
''Main Article: [[Canada]]''

America's kind-hearted brother, who is frequently overshadowed by him and has even been mistaken for him more than once. America and the other nations also tend to forget that he exists, but there are times, such as in [[Episode 44]], where Canada comes to talk to America, and America has no trouble recognizing him and seeing him. America also visits Canada's house on occasion and is seen to be the one Canada spends the most time with. They seem to have a healthy sibling relationship, despite Canada's passive aggressive resentment and America's cluelessness.

===Cuba===
''Main Article: [[Cuba]]''

Cuba does not get along with America; their relationship has failed to the point of "diplomatic discommunication". Though he has yet to interact with America in the series, he displays violent outbursts when he sees Canada and believes him to be America.

===England/UK/Britain===
''Main Article: [[England]]''

After America was discovered as a small child by Finland, England adopted and raised him like a younger brother, caring for him with adoration and teaching him how to be a nation. When the Revolutionary War came, America declared his independence and split from England, creating a huge rift between the two that still is present, if only less severe. As part of the Allied Forces, they manage to work together, although England often disagrees with the unusual ideas that America presents and America teases England about everything from his cooking, his style of dress, and his "old" age. They are shown to be always bickering but it is hinted the two truly care for one another.
Although they do argue on a regular basis, America tends to get upset when he and England don't patch things up. When England didn't give him chocolates for Valentine's Day, he sulked about it. He also grew concerned for England when he was sick and feigned glee at his "death", knowing it would shock him into waking up.

===Finland===
''Main Article: [[Finland]]''

Finland was shown to be the first one to discover America in '''Finland's Holiday Home'''; after mentioning it to him, Sweden decides to try to capture him, but they both end up being beat up by [[Netherlands|Holland]]. Finland also is the one who tells France and England about America. While the two argue over who the boy looks most like, Finland asks if America looks like him. There is a resemblance, but both France and England deny it.

There is not much more interaction between Finland and America, though in the '''2010 Christmas Event''', after listening to America express his jealousy for the children who receive presents from their fathers, Finland suggested that, since America shared his genes from the colonization days, America could think of him as his papa. America responded with "I might be able to if you looked older", to which Finland responded "I'll wear a beard!"<ref>{{cite web|title=ねこちゃんとクリスマス！クリスマス2010-2011|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/xmas2011.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate=October 6, 2012|trans_title=Cat and Christmas! Christmas 2010-2011}}</ref>

===France===
''Main Article: [[France]]''

As a baby, America was fought over by both France and England, with England becoming the winner. Despite him being England's rival, America holds no hate for France, likely because of his contributions to America's independence. Even though France always refers to himself as "onii-san" and treats America similar to a younger sibling, America has never referred to him as such. France has offered to feed America his food instead of England's cooking multiple times, once becoming very depressed when a young America stated that both France's and England's cooking were "sweet and tasty". In the strip''' America's Brewster F2A Buffalo''' France refuses to offer a depressed America a drink after he has a horrible day, stating that he is still a child.

After a lot of hard work on his part, France presented America with a dismembered Statue of Liberty, celebrating America's 100th year of official independence in '''The Story of The Statue of Liberty'''. In '''Independence Day''', France's gift was a censored object along with champagne, to which America asked for such things not to be shown in public. When America went on a diet in '''Supersize You''', he asked France for a suggestion, however, whatever was said was censored out; later in the '''Hetalia Fantasia 2 C.D.''', it seems that France had lied about a snack diet being a great way to lose weight. This revelation came after France stumbled into a dungeon area that he believed America had based off of the Palace of Versailles, and he became very emotional. He then goes on about how much he always knew America loved his culture and how grateful he is for it, but this is never verified by America himself.

===Japan===
''Main Article: [[Japan]] ''

In '''Black Ships have Come''', America rather forcefully convinces Japan to open up his borders, leaving him frustrated. Apparently the relationship gets better, since in '''Japan and The Footsteps of Westernization''', America visits his house. He introduces "table turning" to Japan, asking what he would like to question the table about. Japan eventually ends up confiding that, while he is happy to be opening up his borders and meeting new people, he is fearful of not being able to get along with other countries. He then goes on to request that America ask if he will be able to make new friends, and America promptly makes the table shift once, exclaiming "That means the answer's yes!"

In modern-day strips, these two get along well. They share a love of technology and video games, and are frequently at each others' houses to play them together. Differences between the American and Japanese culture and lifestyle are often explored using these two, such as in '''Traits of Japanese People that America-Kuns Have Noticed''', and '''Why Americans Love Spring'''.

===Lithuania===
''Main Article: [[Lithuania]]''

After falling into poverty due to WWI, Lithuania started to work for America as his housekeeper, finding himself a happy freedom in the process. When the [[wikipedia:Great_Depression|Great Depression]] hit, Lithuania found himself having to return back home with [[Russia]].

It seems like Lithuania actually cares for America since in [[Episode 29]] he asks Russia about him, although a trembling [[Estonia]] interrupts to remind him that he can't talk to Russia about America. He also was one of the people who went to America's birthday party.

=== Prussia===
''Main Article: [[Prussia]]''

Though there hasn't been much interaction between them, it was revealed that Prussia trained America in combat for the Revolutionary War. Initially he was worried about how he didn't know what he was thinking, and told himself to be cautious. However, after Prussia introduced himself he thought Prussia was friendly; he later realized that he was being serious when he said that his training methods were harsh, as they were like torture. In more modern times, on a day the countries had gone to the beach, Prussia and America had a swimming race. According to Prussia, America swims very quickly, like a shark, making it impossible for him to win. In the drama CD, Prussia lost because a wave knocked him back.

==Appearances==
===Anime===
[[Image:AmericaAnime.PNG|thumb|right|America in the anime]]

America makes his first appearance at the beginning of [[Episode 01]] where he announces his plan to stop global warming.

His childhood is spotlighted numerous times in the anime, including [[Episode 25]] and [[Episode 39: The Battle For America, Part 1|Episode 39]] and [[Episode 40: The Battle For America, Part 2|Episode 40]], which tells of how France and England battled each other over his ownership.

In a minor difference from the manga design, the '50' was left off of America's jacket in the anime adaptation.

In Hetalia: The Beautiful World, America's hair had a lighter shade.

==Trivia==
*His birthday corresponds with the [[wikipedia:Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]] of '''July 4th, 1776''', when the Declaration of Independence was approved by the U.S. Continental Congress.<ref name="Vol1Profile"/>
*Although commonly referred to as '''America''', some merchandise refer to him by the full term '''United States Of America''', or simply '''U.S.''' for short.
* In some fanart, he is portrayed with a rabbit, as "U.S.A." can also be "usa" (a shortening of the word "usagi"), which means "bunny" in Japanese. The child version of America was also shown to have a bunny following him, when he first met the older nations.[[File:Earlyamerica_vol3.jpg|thumb| An early America as seen in vol 3.]]
*According to Himaruya, America's personality was based off of his teacher's. The same teacher is said to have a strong disinterest in world geography. Meanwhile, America's appearance is based off of that of a Canadian that Himaruya met when he went to America.
*Notes in the special edition booklet for ''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' [[volume 3]] revealed that America was originally intended to be smarter and more cheeky, but evolved into a "Go for it!" type of character. Himaruya noted that in retrospect, the original character personality would have been harder to use.<ref name="Vol3SE">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3 特装版|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3 Specially Equipped Edition|publisher=Gentosha|page=26|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref>
*In a set of character notes, it is revealed that America has mingled a lot with Germanic blood, and that he was insecure for having no history of his own before England adopted him.
*In '''England, Dreaming About The Past''', it was revealed by a sleeping England that America used to wet his bed when he was younger.
*It is a source of debate among fans as to whether it is America or Canada that is the older of the two brothers (with Hidekaz Himaruya having not confirmed a set age difference between the two). A common fanon assumption is that the two are twins, due to their similarities and the fact that Canada is easily mistaken for America (due to having the same face), though the two do not share the same day of birth. Supporters of the twin theory point out the nations' birthdays merely refer to their date of independence or unification, and that a "nation" may not have an official birthday in the same sense as humans.
*The number '50' on his jacket, representing the 50 states, is historically incorrect. Hawaii became a state on August 21, 1959 and Alaska became a state on January 3, 1959, both after the end of World War II, the time in which the story primarily takes place. This is most likely the reason the '50' is not present in the anime adaption.

==References==
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Belarus

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{{Nation
| name = Belarus<br>ベラルーシ
| continent = EUROPE
| image = Belarus new.png
| country = [[Image:BelarusFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:Belarus|Republic Of Belarus (Рэспубліка Беларусь)]]
| human = [[Human names#Belarus|Natalya "Natasha" Arlovskaya]] (ナターリヤ (ナターシャ) アルロフスカヤ'' Natāriya "Natāsha" Arurofusukaya'')
| spellings = (given name) Natalia (surname) Arlofskaya
| age = 19<ref name="sealat"/>
| gender = Female
| birthday = August 25<ref name="Vol2Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers 2|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers 2|publisher=Gentosha|page=18|isbn=978-4-3448-1514-8}}</ref>
| hair = Platinum Blonde (early art),<br> Blonde (manga),<br> Dark Blonde (anime)
| eyes = Blue or Violet (manga),<br> Blue (anime)
| height = over 160 cm (5'3 ft est)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/hoUTq.gif|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|title=Height chart from around 2008. (Deleted from Himaruya's blog)|accessdate = June 22, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=ジョ――――ッ！|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-812.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=June 1, 2010|accessdate=October 19, 2012}}</ref>

| volume = [[Volume 1]]
| strip = ''Fly, Canada-san, Fly!''
| dramacd = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Character CD Vol. 7- Russia]]
| anime = [[Episode 01]] (cameo)<br>[[Episode 42]] (speaking)

| japanese = [[Urara Takano]]
| english = [[Monica Rial]]
}}

'''Belarus '''(ベラルーシ, ''Berarūshi)'' is a supporting character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. In 2008, Himaruya gave human names to some of the characters and she received the name '''[[Human names#Belarus|Natalya Arlovskaya]]''' (ナターリヤ・アルロフスカヤ, ''Natāriya Arurofusukaya)''. An informal variant was also provided: '''Natasha''' (ナターシャ, ''Natāsha); (Belarusian: ''Наталля Арлоўская, (Natałlia Arłoŭskaja)''; Russian: ''Наталья Арловская (Natal'ya Arlovskaya)''.

==Attributes==
[[File:BelarusChibi.png|thumb|left|160px|A 'chibi' version of Belarus.]]
===Appearance===
Belarus has long<ref name="charchart"/>, straight<ref name="chart"/> platinum blonde hair and dark blue<ref>{{cite web|title=瞳と髪の毛の色ｍａｔｏｍｅ|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-105.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=June 12, 2008|accessdate=March 3, 2009|trans_title=Eye and Hair Color ｓｕｍｍａｒｙ}}</ref> eyes. Though it's generally worn straight down, her hair was in a ponytail during the 2011 Christmas event<ref>{{cite web|title=クリスマスの7ページ目|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_7.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate=October 10, 2012|trans_title=Christmas' Page 7}</ref>. She's also been noted to have large breasts <ref name="oppai"> {{cite web|title=幸せ人間|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-57.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 27, 2008|accessdate=October 10, 2012|trans_title=Happy People}}</ref> .She wears a dark purple dress given to her by Russia<ref name="dress">{{cite web|title=確かこれはフィレンツェ|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1339.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=December 7, 2011|accessdate=October 10, 2012|trans_title=If I recall, this is Florence}}</ref> that reaches her knees, a white hair ribbon<ref name="charchart">{{cite web|title=見分け表途中経過|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-534.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=April 16, 2009|accessdate=October 10, 2012|trans_title=Character Distinction}}</ref>(though it is said to have variations in color<ref name="chart"/>, notably black<ref name="ribbon">{{cite web|title=もうそろそろだー|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-655.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=September 10, 2009|accessdate=October 10, 2012}}</ref>,) a white waist apron (though the ribbon holding it to the dress is striped), and black mary jane shoes with black stockings. Russia has stated that Belarus is "a total beauty"<ref name="Vol2-rusisters52">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 2|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 2|publisher=Gentosha|page=52|isbn=978-4-3448-1514-8}}</ref> and "really pretty"<ref name="Vol2-rusisters54">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 2|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 2|publisher=Gentosha|page=54|isbn=978-4-3448-1514-8}}</ref>, while Lithuania commented that she, "despite being very strong, can be cute sometimes."<ref name="Vol2-rusistersbaltics">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 2|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 2|publisher=Gentosha|page=57|isbn=978-4-3448-1514-8}}</ref> She is shown to carry around a knife at points.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia|publisher=Gentosha|page=5|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref> In her cameo appearance in the published manga, her hair was colored light brown, and she wore a black ribbon and black dress with no apron. Her hair also appeared to be drawn shorter.<ref name="meeting">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia|publisher=Gentosha|page=5|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref>

In a sketch by [[Hidekaz Himaruya]], Belarus is shown to wear a deep green jacket, a long matching skirt, and black boots as part of her military uniform. Her bow is also black in this image.<ref>{{cite web|title=ベラルーシさんとウクライナさんの軍服バージョン|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1228.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=July 30, 2007|accessdate=September 11, 2012|trans_title=Belars And Ukraine's Military Uniform Versions}}</ref>

===Personality and Interests===
Belarus is an intimidating, harsh young woman who radiates a hostile atmosphere. She has a deep infatuation with her brother [[Russia]],<ref name="chart"/> though her feelings are not returned<ref name="Vol2Profile"/> and he feels disturbed by her deep obsession with marrying him and her somewhat stalker-like behavior. Latvia said that she and Russia are so scary that even ghosts wouldn't want to meet them.<ref name="sealat">{{cite video game |title=すっごい！シーランド君とラトビアちゃん |developer=Himaruya Hidekaz |date=January 19, 2011 |platform=PC |language=Japanese}}</ref> She's said to have a very strong heart and equally strong will, but they only seem to manifest in negative ways.<ref name="Russisters-Bel">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 2|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 2|publisher=Gentosha|page=54|isbn=978-4-3448-1514-8}}</ref> She's rather vulgar in her speech, and was noted to say things like "penis" and "shit" in a calm way.<ref name="chart">{{cite web|title=表情集|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-370.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 25, 2008|accessdate=October 10, 2012|trans_title=Facial Expression Collection}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=つかわんて。つかわんて。|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-768.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=March 31, 2010|accessdate=October 10, 2012}}</ref>

Belarus briefly became a sort of adoptive younger sister to [[America]] after the fall of the Soviet Union, when she began trying to avoid Russia because nothing good came out of sticking to him.<ref name="Russisters">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 2|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 2|publisher=Gentosha|page=55|isbn=978-4-3448-1514-8}}</ref> Her appearance as a Hetalia "desktop buddy" also reveals that she loves the occult, finds her traditional clothes cute, is a good fortune teller, and that she is an avid reader of the newspaper [[wikipedia:Pravda|Pravda]]. Latvia also mentions that Belarus has been into rock music as of late.<ref name="sealat"/> Himaruya has mentioned that Belarus is a good acrobat.<ref>{{cite web|title=終わったー|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-65.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=May 31, 2008|accessdate=September 11, 2012|trans_title=I finiiished}}</ref> She said that the gymnasium is her pride and that her voice is supreme, mentioning that she got to talk a lot in Russia's CD.<ref name="sealat"/>

Also in her appearance in the Sealand and Latvia desktop buddies it's revealed that she can see ghosts. She expressed confusion at ghosts that are only their head or hand, and said that they must not be confident enough to only exist as their balls. It's possible she spaces out a lot, as she's spent so much time staring at objects (namely her ribbon, "France's thing," "a cat's thing," cardboard, flea remover, or a herring's eyes) that the sun went down or it became night as she did so, or spending three hours staring at the white noise on a TV. She said that Louis Gruenberg should be kinder to her, and that she should have done better back in the Soviet Union. Her outlook on life, or at least, human life, is rather negative as she finds that "humans are a series of misfortunes and hardships" and they're constantly filled with misfortune and make others suffer without realizing it by constantly striving for eternal happiness. She seems to value Lukashenko (her boss) because she knows she will eventually die, so she must value the things she has now before death takes them from her. Somewhat related, she's questioned how much longer she will live, and her reason for existence, saying she only thought such things because she's lonely. According to her diary, she's fantasized about Dmitri Smirnov, made a fansite for both her brother and her boss, occasionally enjoys prank calling Lithuania and "silent calling" (calling, but then not speaking once the phone's been picked up) Poland, stacking blocks into rows of threes and knocking them down repeatedly, and doing other activities. She also took haunted photos as a hobby, however when she did so in America, she was bothered by how conspicuous the American ghosts were. She also seems to have an odd fondness for cardboard and cardboard boxes. According to her, she's packing for something. She knows a lot of "useless trivia" such as the name of Paris Hilton's dog and that rodents can be taught to use tools, however she says not to use that knowledge for crime, before mentioning that "the degu rodent is kind of cute..."<ref name="sealat"/>

According to her, she's skilled in cooking potatoes and she always eats them due to inflation.<ref name="sealat"/> She thinks that "as long as we have something to eat, it's fine" and works hard on her agriculture due to her bad economy.<ref name="Russisters"/> She said that Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs labeled her as unsafe and she has travel warnings against her.<ref name="sealat"/>

Upon being asked by Latvia, she said that the higher ups in Belarus used to speak Polish, somewhat implying that she can, as well.<ref name="sealat"/>

At five in the morning, she said she would go watch the sun rise. She calls eight AM "torture" and four PM "the devil." At nine, she decided to "watch some state-run TV to be poisoned by propaganda." According to her, ten in the morning is the most thrilling time in Belarus. She seems to get nervous around 11 and 12 for some reason, and calms down (saying "you've forgotten") at one and that "it's alright" and "you have to start moving on" at two. <ref name="sealat"/>

She said that the shadow on the moon was, according to Netherlands or Denmark (she couldn't recall which,) someone who had been imprisoned there for some crime. She wondered how long he had to stare at the earth powerlessly until he was forgiven and that she wasn't much better off than him.<ref name="sealat"/>

==Relationships==
===America===
''Main Article: [[America]]''

America became a sort of big brother to her after she attempted to separate herself from her brother after the fall of the Soviet Union. However, she tired him out a lot in doing so, and he tried to get rid of her the same as Russia did.<ref name="Russisters"/> She's annoyed by American ghosts (as they're very conspicuous) and going to America's house, though she seems to enjoy the famous haunted mansion, the Winchester mystery house, and went there with Russia despite being irritated at having to visit America.<ref name="sealat"/>

America/Belarus is a rather popular, pairing which has a big fanon base support. This pairing first stemmed off in '''Russia's Big and Little Sisters''' where an afterword was added that America took Belarus in as a little sister as well.

Often referred to as '''AmeBel''',this pairing has many fanarts and fanfictions and often revolves around the love theme of 'opposite attracts', basing on how different the two nations' personalities are.

===Latvia===
''Main Article: [[Latvia]]''

Belarus and Latvia talked a little bit in the Sealand and Latvia mascots. One of her diary's possible entries included her dropping potatoes on Latvia's house, or having "played around with" him, though it also could have been replaced with several other names. He was a bit surprised when Belarus began to get philosophical, wondering why she was alive and how much longer she would be that way. They also shared mutual marvel at the shape of Belarus' National Library, talked about various stories about the moon, and spoke about the [[wikipedia:Mary_Celeste|Mary Celeste]].<ref name="sealat"/> During Halloween, as Belarusian children do not go door to door to ask for candy, Belarus told Latvia, as she apparently did every year, that she had no candy at her house for him.<ref name="hallow">{{cite web|title=ハロウィーン！|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1285.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 19, 2011|accessdate=October 10, 2012|trans_title=Halloween!}}</ref>

===Lithuania===
''Main Article: [[Lithuania]]''

Though Lithuania has a crush on her, Belarus despises him and treats him harshly. It's somewhat implied that Belarus' hatred for him comes from Russia favoring him.<ref name="Vol2-rusisters54"/> Belarus' relationship chart on her face chart listed Poland and Lithuania as annoying.<ref name="chart"/> Furthermore, she asked why "those cat shit bastards Poland and Lithuania" often bother her (though the word used can also mean "be concerned about" or "care about,") to which Latvia said she was "at that age," the word used meaning "adult age" or "marriageable age."<ref name="sealat"/> In a discarded strip, Poland said that she'd been doing things such as strangling Lithuania since they were children and, even then, Lithuania thought little to nothing of it<ref name="passu">{{cite web|title=没ったコマUP|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-361.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 19, 2008|accessdate=October 8, 2012|trans_title=Discarded Frames UP}}</ref>, however as it was discarded and a proper one released(though, deleted later) it's likely this has been retconned. In the proper release for that comic, Lithuania finally managed to arrange a date between them, however it only lasted for three minutes. Lithuania was shocked when she suddenly held his hand, however she did so merely to break all of his fingers (and followed him home to continue to do so.)<ref>{{cite web|title=バッキバッキ|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nikkimanga11.htm|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate=October 10, 2012|trans_title=Crack Crack}}</ref> A newer blog post also referred to them as something of strange childhood friends.<ref name="lithy">{{cite web|title=ベラルーシさんとウクライナさんの軍服バージョン|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1228.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=July 30, 2011|accessdate=October 10, 2012|trans_title=Belarus and Ukraine's Military Uniform Versions}}</ref> In the ''Halloween 2011'' event, Belarus does not treat him with her usual cruelty. Lithuania also worried over her, asking her if she "really want"ed to throw the hanger at Denmark, and asking what she was doing in a hysterical manner while she was being rude to Denmark and asked her to stop, however she ignored him.<ref>{{cite web|title=ハロウィーンまとめ 2ページ目|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/hall20112.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate=October 10, 2012|trans_title=Halloween Summary Page 2}}</ref>

In the SeaLat mascots, Belarus' diary contained the entry "Played around with Lithuania and his strange sideburns. It was interesting seeing what kind of faces he makes when I do such things to him." though "Lithuania and his strange sideburns" could have been replaced with 'that unkempt person'; 'that guy with a stomachache'; 'that guy with [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pollakiuria pollakiuria]'; '[[Estonia|that glasses-wearing nerd]]'; or 'Latvia and his virtually bare armpits.' She also spent a large part of her morning observing Lithuania's house. An option for the rest of the evening before bed was that she prank called Lithuania's house as well. On the program's startup, if it's nighttime, she may ask if you'd seen Lithuania with a fish in his mouth anywhere around.<ref name="sealat"/>

===Poland===
''Main Article: [[Poland]]''

While their relationship has yet to be shown in the comics, Belarus talks about him a few times in the SeaLat mascots and he was listed in the relationship section of her face chart along with Lithuania, both of which are said to be annoying.<ref name="chart"/> She asked why "those cat shit bastards Poland and Lithuania" often bother her (though the word used can also mean "be concerned about" or "care about,") to which Latvia said they were "at that age," the word used meaning "adult age" or "marriageable age." One of her diary entries' options was that she made silent calls to Poland's house in the evening. Latvia also asked if Belarus could speak Polish at one time, however she said it was only the officials who could and that she'd always spoken Belarusian.<ref name="sealat"/>

===Russia===
''Main Article: [[Russia]]''

Russia is Belarus' older brother. While Belarus loves her brother to the point of obsession and wishes to marry him, he sees her only as a younger sibling and is frightened by her behavior.<ref name="chart"/> She loves him so much that she forgot to speak her own language. However, for a time, she realized that nothing good came of sticking to her brother and tried to avoid him.<ref name="Russisters"/> She is shown to stalk him, as well as stick by his side to intimidate others.<ref name="meeting"/><ref name="Vol2-rusistersbaltics"/> It's notable that, despite this, when Belarus is not actively attempting to get him to marry her or being aggressive towards him otherwise, they can get along peacefully<ref name="Russisters56">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 2|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 2|publisher=Gentosha|page=56|isbn=978-4-3448-1514-8}}</ref> and he both values her opinion<ref>{{cite web|title=飛び越せ！カナダさん|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/cnd.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 11, 2012|trans_title=G8 Again!}}</ref> and thinks she is beautiful.<ref name="Vol2-rusisters52"/><ref name="Vol2-rusisters54"/> Belarus also showed an attachment to her brother as a child, as well.<ref name="Vol2-rusisters58">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 2|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 2|publisher=Gentosha|page=58|isbn=978-4-3448-1514-8}}</ref> It is also hinted in her and Ukraine's character song ''[[Carrots and Sticks]]'' that her sadism may even extend to her brother, as long as it keeps him with her. The ''Hetalia'' "desktop buddies" elaborated on Belarus' obsession for Russia further, with her stating her desire to get suggestive photos of her brother.<ref name="sealat"/> According to Himaruya the dress that she wears is a gift from her brother, and she tries to wear it as often as possible even though it's rather old-fashioned.<ref name="dress"/>

According to her appearance in the Sealand and Latvia mascots, she'll only tell her hobbies to her brother. Despite her creepy love for him, many of the things she imagines herself doing with him are fairly normal, such as walking through the woods, singing, "moving along smoothly," proudly smiling at each other, being in awe of nature's splendor, and "having a talk about the greatness of love." However her diary entries occasionally involve her doing things such as stealing all his underwear, smelling and wearing his underwear as a nightcap, looking through pornographic pictures of him, and making a fansite for him as well. She's also expressed the desire to '''be''' his underwear, as well as his toothbrush and fantasized about having sex with him.<ref name="sealat"/>

===Ukraine===
''Main Article: [[Ukraine]]''

Ukraine is Belarus' older sister. Their relationship was stated as Ukraine often worrying about Belarus, while Belarus believes that Ukraine is the reason Russia hates her.<ref name="chart"/> It has been shown that Belarus seems to scare Ukraine sometimes and their actions character song implies that they have a rivalry over obtaining Russia's affections. However, Ukraine apologizes for being a "bewitching older sister", implying she would like Belarus to be happy. Belarus says that she should burn in an oven for standing between her and Russia, while Ukraine replies that they should, instead, bake bread in the oven and be together.

In Belarus' appearance in the Sealand and Latvia desktop mascots, a possible entry of her diary she'll read for you involves her spending three hours massaging Ukraine's breasts or stretching her headband. Oddly enough, it also contained an entry in which she went through her garbage bags.<ref name="sealat"/>

==Appearances==
===Manga===
Belarus debuted in the ''Fly, Mr. Canada, Fly'' strip series that focused on Canada and his diplomatic relations. The strip was later included in [[volume 1]] of the published manga. Also included was the ''Meeting of the World'' strip, in which Belarus had a cameo intimidating Latvia. Belarus was featured heavily in a series of strips focusing on Russia and his sisters. Belarus was revealed to have known Russia and Ukraine since they were young; even at a young age, Belarus displayed an attachment to her brother. In strips focused on her current status, she is shown to be mentally unstable and focused on marrying Russia, despite his disapproval. Belarus has also appeared in several holiday events. In the ''Christmas 2010'' event, Belarus agrees to have Finland take a picture of her smiling if he sends it to Russia. She dresses in an ''Alice in Wonderland''-themed costume for America's costume party during the ''Halloween 2011'' event, and accompanies Russia, Ukraine, and the Baltics.

===Drama CDs===
To date, Belarus has been featured in two dramas. One was included in the Russia-centric CD ''[[Hetalia: Axis Powers Character CD Vol. 7- Russia]]''. The other is part of the ''Goodnight with Sheep'' drama CD collection, which focuses on various nations' attempts to fall asleep. Belarus appears with Russia and Ukraine in the CD ''[[Hetalia x Goodnight with Sheep Vol. 5- Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus]]''.

===Anime===
[[Image:BelarusAnime.png|175px|right|thumb|Belarus in Episode 42, her formal appearance.]]
Belarus first appeared in a cameo in [[Episode 01]] at the "Meeting Of The World", where she was seen holding the knife to a crying Latvia's back (as in the manga). She makes another brief cameo in a thought bubble in [[Episode 37]], as Lithuania mentions that he planned to go out on a date with her. She finally makes her speaking debut in [[Episode 42]], where she attempts and succeeds in breaking down her brother's door, in an attempt to get him to agree to marry her.

Her anime design originally had a color scheme similar to the one that she had in the manga version of the ''Meeting of the World'' strip, with her hair being darker and her dress colored black, rather than her hair being light blonde and her dress being navy. The only difference between the designs is that an apron was added and her hair was lengthened to match her later manga design. However, when she reappeared in [[Episode 42]], the colors of her dress and bow were corrected, though her hair still remained dark blonde.

[[File:EarlyBelarus.jpg|thumb|right|100px|An early draft of Belarus.]]
==Trivia==
*Her birthdate, '''August 25th''', corresponds with the date of Belarus' establishment of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.<ref name="Vol2Profile"/>
*According to notes in 2009 by [[Hidekaz Himaruya]], Belarus was originally designed as a slimmer, shy, and more mild-mannered woman. An early headshot sketch shows her to have a plain headband, while her hair is colored light brown.<ref name="protolarus">{{cite web|title=ちびべら|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-525.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=April 5, 2009|accessdate=October 10, 2012|trans_title=ChibiBel}}</ref> Additional notes in the special edition of ''Hetalia: Axis Powers volume 3'' revealed that she was supposed to be the type who can get her point across well, and mutters quietly when she really got angry, and that Himaruya was unsure how she became the character she was now.<ref name="Vol3SE">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3 特装版|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3 Specially Equipped Edition|publisher=Gentosha|page=27|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref>
*Belarus' name appeared in the closing credits of [[kitayume:Noto-sama 6|Noto-sama 6]] but isn't present in the game. She did appear in some unfinished concept art for the patch but it remains to been seen as to what kind of role she plays due to the patch being postponed.

==References==
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America

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{{Nation
| name = America<br>アメリカ
| continent = NORTH
| image = America0.png
| country = [[Image:USFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:United States|The United States of America]]
| human = [[Human names#America|Alfred F. Jones]] (アルフレッド・F・ジョーンズ, ''Arufureddo F. Joonzu'')<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref>
| age = 19<ref>{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/extra/cache2.htm|archivedate=???|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 2006|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref>
| gender = Male
| birthday = July 04<ref name="Vol1Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers|publisher=Gentosha|page=43|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref>
| hair = Blond
| eyes = Blue
| height = 177 cm (5'9.6")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/i_i11.htm|title=ヘタレ３ G-R Nonaggression Pact?|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = June 22, 2012|page=8|trans_title=Hetare 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?}}</ref>

| volume = [[Volume 1]]
| strip = ''Chapter 2: Allied Forces''
| game = [[Gakuen Hetalia]]
| dramacd = [[Hetalia Drama CD: Prologue]]
| anime = [[Episode 01]]

| japanese = [[Katsuyuki Konishi]]<br>Ryoko Shimizu (Young America, drama CD "Prologue")<br>[[Ai Iwamura]] (Young America, anime)<br>[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Osamu Ikeda]] (''Flower of Iris'')
| english = [[Eric Vale]]<br>[[Luci Christian]] (Young)
}}

'''America''' (アメリカ, ''Amerika'') is a main character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers''' and leads the Allied Forces. Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave out human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#America|Alfred F. Jones]]''' (アルフレッド・F・ジョーンズ, Arufureddo F. Jōnzu).<ref name="Name"/>

==Attributes==
[[File:AmericaChibi.png|thumb|left|150px|A 'chibi' version of America.]]
===Appearance===
He has short dusty blond hair with an ahoge, representing [[wikipedia:Nantucket|Nantucket]], sticking up and sky blue eyes. He wears a tan uniform and a brown bomber jacket with a '50' on the back (for the fifty states). His glasses are said to represent the state of [[wikipedia:Texas|Texas]]. America is often shown holding a hamburger or a large-sized soft drink (usually a cola) and flashing a thumbs-up. Uniquely enough, even though he was one of England's colonies, he was not cursed with his thick eyebrows, unlike [[Hong Kong]], [[New Zealand]], or [[Australia]].

When America initially appeared in the webcomic, his hair was drawn smoother, parted in the center, and with no ahoge. Eventually as the art style changed, Himaruya added in the strand and made America's hair slightly wilder. America also was shown to have his pants tucked into his boots in older designs, but more modern artwork depicts him wearing his pants over the boots.

===Personality and Interests===
America is a cheerful, energetic and somewhat conceited young man who is obsessed with heroes, justice, and freedom. He has the habit of sticking his nose into everyone's business, which causes him to have difficulty making friends. He loves hamburgers and junk food, to the point of obsession, and can even eat strange and inedible things due to inheriting [[England]]'s sense of taste (or lack thereof). America is also known for not being aware of how "the atmosphere" is when he is around others (which, at one point, he was told to read it), but it has been noted that it is not that he lacks the ability to "assess the situation", he simply chooses not to. On multiple occasions it has been shown that, when calm or serious, America can become very logical, reading further into things than he usually would, and actually reading the atmosphere. This is shown in the movie ''Paint It White'', where he suggests to infiltrate the enemy base, something that the others quickly accept which is unusual. His profile states that his hobbies are sports, games, and making movies. Furthermore, in the side-story '''Black Ships Have Come''', when introducing himself to [[Japan]], he states that his hobbies are "quick-draw, archaeology, and adventures" (which is translated to Japan as America's hobby being lechery). He possesses an abnormal amount of strength, shown even as a child by easily swinging a full-grown buffalo around, and has been once seen running around dragging a heavy Rolls Royce, belonging to England, behind him for an hour in order to ask permission to borrow it. In the '''NotoSama 6''' game, America was able to stop a car with the heel of his foot.

He is shown to be ignorant of the geography outside his own home, believing that maps of the United States constitute the "world map" and that he can simply get to other countries by car travel. He is shown becoming concerned about his weight in the strip '''Supersize You!''' and it is mentioned that he has invented strange diet machines as well as becoming obsessed with exercise (which has caused him to become paranoid about his rising weight, as he is unaware of his building muscle). Aside from being afraid of ghosts and weighing scales, he also fears [[wikipedia:Marmite|Marmite]]. In '''Hetalia Fantasia 2''' it is revealed that America has at least 238 weaknesses, one of those being [[wikipedia:Dora The Explorer|Dora The Explorer]]. As America is obsessed with heroes and happy endings, he hopes that his future will be that way.

Though he is friends with an alien named [[Creatures of Hetalia#Tony|Tony]] and his friends, he does not believe in England's magical friends, fairies, or unicorns, except on Halloween.

In the 2010 Christmas event, he said that he was jealous of all of the kids in his country that get presents from their fathers. This may be a reference to America's fast growth and young age, and how he missed out on a lot of childhood things by growing physically mature so quickly, as well as what seems to be the lack of parents for most of the nations (as opposed to elder siblings).

==Relationships==

===Belarus===
''Main Article: [[Belarus]]''

America became a sort of big brother to her after she attempted to separate herself from her brother after the fall of the Soviet Union. However, she tired him out a lot in doing so, and he tried to get rid of her the same as Russia did. She's annoyed by American ghosts (as they're very conspicuous) and going to America's house, though she seems to enjoy the famous haunted mansion, the Winchester mystery house, and went there with Russia despite being irritated at having to visit America.

America/Belarus is a rather popular, pairing which has a big fanon base support. This pairing first stemmed off in '''Russia's Big and Little Sisters''' where an afterword was added that America took Belarus in as a little sister as well.

Often referred to as AmeBel,this pairing has many fanarts and fanfictions and often revolves around the love theme of 'opposite attracts', basing on how different the two nations' personalities are.

===Canada===
''Main Article: [[Canada]]''

America's kind-hearted brother, who is frequently overshadowed by him and has even been mistaken for him more than once. America and the other nations also tend to forget that he exists, but there are times, such as in [[Episode 44]], where Canada comes to talk to America, and America has no trouble recognizing him and seeing him. America also visits Canada's house on occasion and is seen to be the one Canada spends the most time with. They seem to have a healthy sibling relationship, despite Canada's passive aggressive resentment and America's cluelessness.

===Cuba===
''Main Article: [[Cuba]]''

Cuba does not get along with America; their relationship has failed to the point of "diplomatic discommunication". Though he has yet to interact with America in the series, he displays violent outbursts when he sees Canada and believes him to be America.

===England/UK/Britain===
''Main Article: [[England]]''

After America was discovered as a small child by Finland, England adopted and raised him like a younger brother, caring for him with adoration and teaching him how to be a nation. When the Revolutionary War came, America declared his independence and split from England, creating a huge rift between the two that still is present, if only less severe. As part of the Allied Forces, they manage to work together, although England often disagrees with the unusual ideas that America presents and America teases England about everything from his cooking, his style of dress, and his "old" age. They are shown to be always bickering but it is hinted the two truly care for one another.
Although they do argue on a regular basis, America tends to get upset when he and England don't patch things up. When England didn't give him chocolates for Valentine's Day, he sulked about it. He also grew concerned for England when he was sick and feigned glee at his "death", knowing it would shock him into waking up.

===Finland===
''Main Article: [[Finland]]''

Finland was shown to be the first one to discover America in '''Finland's Holiday Home'''; after mentioning it to him, Sweden decides to try to capture him, but they both end up being beat up by [[Netherlands|Holland]]. Finland also is the one who tells France and England about America. While the two argue over who the boy looks most like, Finland asks if America looks like him. There is a resemblance, but both France and England deny it.

There is not much more interaction between Finland and America, though in the '''2010 Christmas Event''', after listening to America express his jealousy for the children who receive presents from their fathers, Finland suggested that, since America shared his genes from the colonization days, America could think of him as his papa. America responded with "I might be able to if you looked older", to which Finland responded "I'll wear a beard!"<ref>{{cite web|title=ねこちゃんとクリスマス！クリスマス2010-2011|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/xmas2011.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate=October 6, 2012|trans_title=Cat and Christmas! Christmas 2010-2011}}</ref>

===France===
''Main Article: [[France]]''

As a baby, America was fought over by both France and England, with England becoming the winner. Despite him being England's rival, America holds no hate for France, likely because of his contributions to America's independence. Even though France always refers to himself as "onii-san" and treats America similar to a younger sibling, America has never referred to him as such. France has offered to feed America his food instead of England's cooking multiple times, once becoming very depressed when a young America stated that both France's and England's cooking were "sweet and tasty". In the strip''' America's Brewster F2A Buffalo''' France refuses to offer a depressed America a drink after he has a horrible day, stating that he is still a child.

After a lot of hard work on his part, France presented America with a dismembered Statue of Liberty, celebrating America's 100th year of official independence in '''The Story of The Statue of Liberty'''. In '''Independence Day''', France's gift was a censored object along with champagne, to which America asked for such things not to be shown in public. When America went on a diet in '''Supersize You''', he asked France for a suggestion, however, whatever was said was censored out; later in the '''Hetalia Fantasia 2 C.D.''', it seems that France had lied about a snack diet being a great way to lose weight. This revelation came after France stumbled into a dungeon area that he believed America had based off of the Palace of Versailles, and he became very emotional. He then goes on about how much he always knew America loved his culture and how grateful he is for it, but this is never verified by America himself.

===Japan===
''Main Article: [[Japan]] ''

In '''Black Ships have Come''', America rather forcefully convinces Japan to open up his borders, leaving him frustrated. Apparently the relationship gets better, since in '''Japan and The Footsteps of Westernization''', America visits his house. He introduces "table turning" to Japan, asking what he would like to question the table about. Japan eventually ends up confiding that, while he is happy to be opening up his borders and meeting new people, he is fearful of not being able to get along with other countries. He then goes on to request that America ask if he will be able to make new friends, and America promptly makes the table shift once, exclaiming "That means the answer's yes!"

In modern-day strips, these two get along well. They share a love of technology and video games, and are frequently at each others' houses to play them together. Differences between the American and Japanese culture and lifestyle are often explored using these two, such as in '''Traits of Japanese People that America-Kuns Have Noticed''', and '''Why Americans Love Spring'''.

===Lithuania===
''Main Article: [[Lithuania]]''

After falling into poverty due to WWI, Lithuania started to work for America as his housekeeper, finding himself a happy freedom in the process. When the [[wikipedia:Great_Depression|Great Depression]] hit, Lithuania found himself having to return back home with [[Russia]].

It seems like Lithuania actually cares for America since in [[Episode 29]] he asks Russia about him, although a trembling [[Estonia]] interrupts to remind him that he can't talk to Russia about America. He also was one of the people who went to America's birthday party.

=== Prussia===
''Main Article: [[Prussia]]''

Though there hasn't been much interaction between them, it was revealed that Prussia trained America in combat for the Revolutionary War. Initially he was worried about how he didn't know what he was thinking, and told himself to be cautious. However, after Prussia introduced himself he thought Prussia was friendly; he later realized that he was being serious when he said that his training methods were harsh, as they were like torture. In more modern times, on a day the countries had gone to the beach, Prussia and America had a swimming race. According to Prussia, America swims very quickly, like a shark, making it impossible for him to win. In the drama CD, Prussia lost because a wave knocked him back.

==Appearances==
===Anime===
[[Image:AmericaAnime.PNG|thumb|right|America in the anime]]

America makes his first appearance at the beginning of [[Episode 01]] where he announces his plan to stop global warming.

His childhood is spotlighted numerous times in the anime, including [[Episode 25]] and [[Episode 39: The Battle For America, Part 1|Episode 39]] and [[Episode 40: The Battle For America, Part 2|Episode 40]], which tells of how France and England battled each other over his ownership.

In a minor difference from the manga design, the '50' was left off of America's jacket in the anime adaptation.

In Hetalia: The Beautiful World, America's hair had a lighter shade.

==Trivia==
*His birthday corresponds with the [[wikipedia:Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]] of '''July 4th, 1776''', when the Declaration of Independence was approved by the U.S. Continental Congress.<ref name="Vol1Profile"/>
*Although commonly referred to as '''America''', some merchandise refer to him by the full term '''United States Of America''', or simply '''U.S.''' for short.
* In some fanart, he is portrayed with a rabbit, as "U.S.A." can also be "usa" (a shortening of the word "usagi"), which means "bunny" in Japanese. The child version of America was also shown to have a bunny following him, when he first met the older nations.[[File:Earlyamerica_vol3.jpg|thumb| An early America as seen in vol 3.]]
*According to Himaruya, America's personality was based off of his teacher's. The same teacher is said to have a strong disinterest in world geography. Meanwhile, America's appearance is based off of that of a Canadian that Himaruya met when he went to America.
*Notes in the special edition booklet for ''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' [[volume 3]] revealed that America was originally intended to be smarter and more cheeky, but evolved into a "Go for it!" type of character. Himaruya noted that in retrospect, the original character personality would have been harder to use.<ref name="Vol3SE">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3 特装版|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3 Specially Equipped Edition|publisher=Gentosha|page=26|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref>
*In a set of character notes, it is revealed that America has mingled a lot with Germanic blood, and that he was insecure for having no history of his own before England adopted him.
*In '''England, Dreaming About The Past''', it was revealed by a sleeping England that America used to wet his bed when he was younger.
*It is a source of debate among fans as to whether it is America or Canada that is the older of the two brothers (with Hidekaz Himaruya having not confirmed a set age difference between the two). A common fanon assumption is that the two are twins, due to their similarities and the fact that Canada is easily mistaken for America (due to having the same face), though the two do not share the same day of birth. Supporters of the twin theory point out the nations' birthdays merely refer to their date of independence or unification, and that a "nation" may not have an official birthday in the same sense as humans.
*The number '50' on his jacket, representing the 50 states, is historically incorrect. Hawaii became a state on August 21, 1959 and Alaska became a state on January 3, 1959, both after the end of World War II, the time in which the story primarily takes place. This is most likely the reason the '50' is not present in the anime adaption.

==References==
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[[Category:Manga Characters]]
[[Category:Game Characters]]
[[Category:Drama CD Characters]]
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[[Category:Allied Forces Characters]]