North Italy

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North Italy or Veneziano is the main and titular character of Hetalia: Axis Powers (anime) and Hetalia: Axis Powers: Paint it, White. The title was created by blending the worlds hetare  ( へたれ,  Japanese for "useless" or "unreliable" in an endearing way) and  Italia  (the Italian word for Italy) together in a single-word katakana title,  ヘタリア (Hetaria/Hetalia).

He one of the most important forces in the Axis Powers, along with Germany and Japan.

His full name is Italy Veneziano, used to distinguish him from his brother Italy Romano.

Italy's human name is Feliciano Vargas, as given to him by Himaruya between the years 2007 and 2008.

Appearance
Full Article: Uniform Guide: North Italy 

Italy has light-brown/auburn, straight hair with a long curl that serves as an erogenous zone on the left side of his head and fair skin. He is nearly always depicted with his eyes closed, but on the few occasions that he is portrayed with his eyes open they are an amber or golden color. His all-around appearance is said to be "cute", which he uses to his advantage while flirting. He bears multiple physical similarities to South Italy, but is generally lighter-coloured. He's best seen in media wearing a blue Italian military uniform with tall brown boots with white cuffs (which is different to his brother's, despite them both being Italy), and is iconically seen holding pasta or waving a white flag in surrender.

Character summary
As the title implies, North Italy is a rather cowardly and comically clumsy character, but is  very friendly and energetic towards most other Nations and humans. He's very different than his older brother Romano in many ways, personality-wise. Veneziano is normally very outspoken and often shows how terrible his ability to "read the atmosphere" is, persisting with his ideas until the one he's bothering snaps and either gives in or openly expresses their frustration. He can easily make some Nations (such as Japan) feel very awkward or embarrassed around him. However, when he's around someone he fears (such as Russia ), he tends to just quietly cower. Italy is a very good flirt and seems to do so as a hobby, as a stereotypical young Italian man would, much to the irritation of those around him (particularly Germany). He also has a passion for fine food as a reference to Italian cuisine. It gets to the point where he eats it almost exclusively.



Although Italy's genetics all point towards him being a powerful and skilled fighter, his lack of motivation to train and his cowardice in the face of danger leave much to be desired (although he did once beat up a fully-grown Turkey when he was a child). Italy seems to suffer during the basic training regimens set up by Germany and normally insists on surrendering or running away instead of risking the possibility of getting beaten up. When neither of these options are available to him, he'll call Germany to come help him. These traits are made up by Italy's history of being weak and pushed around. However, off-battlefield, Veneziano shows many talents in arts such as painting and cooking which surpass even those of his older brother.

Italy is a descendant (grandson) of the ancient Roman Empire, along with his older brother Romano. He raised Veneziano until his dissolution, leaving both of his grandsons vulnerable to all the dangerous superpowers surrounding them in Europe. Italy was eventually split up, and Veneziano was sent to work for Austria while Romano was given to Spain. There, Veneziano was raised away from his brother as part of the Holy Roman Empire, notably by Austria and Hungary and alongside the personification of the Holy Roman Empire itself. Italy was noted to have grown very slowly due to his unstable economy. The personification of the Holy Roman Empire eventually became Italy's childhood love, although he never knew Italy's real gender. Their romance was unfortunately brought to an end when the Holy Roman Empire was dissolved. Himaruya has promised us that Italy and HRE would have a happy ending eventually.

Some Italian stereotypes he portrays include: his physical and mental weakness, his all-around enthusiasm, his love for Italian food and all girls, the verbal tic of "Ve~" he uses when happy or dispirited, the prominent erogenous zone (curl) he has, etc.

Relationships
Germany 

Germany is one of Italy's closest friends, and often protects him when Italy does something foolish. They are very often paired together, resulting in the "GerIta" pairing.

Romano

Romano is Italy's older brother, and Italy likes and somewhat respects him, despite Romano's rudeness towards him.