Memes in fandom

This is a list of popular memes in the fandom for Axis Powers Hetalia.

Fatty Russia
Refers to art where Russia is portrayed as being somewhat overweight or more noticeably heavier and larger than the other characters.

In canon, Russia himself claims to simply be big-boned, even wearing a shirt that states such in a sketch by Hidekaz Himaruya.

Five Meters
An injoke started by a fan about Prussia during a discussion about the average penis sizes of men in various countries. After stating that Prussia was "five meters long", the joke quickly caught on as a meme and fanworks with Prussia can often be seen referencing "FIVE METERS".

Italy's Erogenous Zone
Started in the original webcomic. Italy's 'erogenous zone' is the curl of hair he has and was discovered when Germany started becoming curious about it, going so far as to touch it. South Italy 'saves' his brother, telling off Germany for doing something inappropriate. From then on, jokes about both Italies' curls have appeared in almost every medium.

Because countries such as Greece, Turkey, Taiwan, Norway, Austria and Korea have similar curls, jokes and plot ploys have been developed from them, though any sign that they too are 'erogenous zones' has yet to be shown.

Marukaite Chikyuu
Because of the different versions of Marukaite Chikyuu sung by each country's respective voice actor, it has become a common meme to either perform a version of the song in

-Japanese but lyrics are changed to suit the country in question

-English but lyrics are changed to suit the country in question

-The language of the country with the lyrics changed to suit the country in question

-A female (or opposite sex) voice with the same lyrics

Gender Bender/Sex Change
It has become common to depict characters as the opposite gender in either fanart or fanfiction (for example, Germany as a female or Hungary as a male). In addition, "canon" genderbent designs exist for certain characters, as Hidekaz Himaruya drew them for fun to see what the nations would be like as the opposite gender.

So far, the Himaruya-drawn genderbends include the Axis and Allies, Spain and South Italy, Hungary, Prussia, and Liechtenstein.

On Pixiv, this meme is referred to as Nyotalia, from the words nyotaika (which refers to male-to-female genderbends) and Italia.

The Axis

 * North Italy's female counterpart has her hair tied back into a ponytail, and has a wild curl of hair dangling down at the side of her head. In one sketch, she wears a more feminine version of a military uniform, with a double-breasted jacket and mini skirt.


 * The female Germany still wears her SS Uniform, but her hair is somewhat messier. In a group sketch, she is shown to wear only a tank top and pants when training, much like the regular Germany.


 * Japan is depicted as a short girl with a bob hairstyle, and has shine to her eyes unlike her male counterpart.

The Allies

 * The female version of America does not have glasses, but instead dresses in a crop top and shorts with a cowboy hat and boots. One illustration shows what appears to be an American flag emblem tattooed on her chest as well.


 * UK, however, does have glasses. She no longer has the signature thick eyebrows, and instead wears her hair in long pigtails. This version of the character is called Igiko (girl Britain) by Himaruya and fans alike.


 * France's female counterpart is an elegantly-dressed woman with her hair tied back into a bun. Her eyebrows appear to be somewhat thick.


 * China wears a qipao dress and has her hair tied up in a set of buns.


 * Russia is a modestly-dressed woman with long beige-blonde hair.

Other "Official" Genderbends

 * The female version of South Italy is drawn with dark, shoulder-length hair held back by a pink headband. Unlike the genderbent version of North Italy, she does not keep her haircurl. She wears a pink dress.


 * The female Spain is shown to be a stylish woman with a pinstripe shirt and her hair tied back into a bun.


 * Hungary's male counterpart still wears the Lake Balaton flower in his hair, but keeps his hair tied back into a short ponytail.


 * Prussia has two versions. The first version has Prussia's hair short and wild (much like her male counterpart) and seems to be much like a tomboy as her clothing appears to remain the same. The second version has Prussia's hair long and more tame and has her pants replaced with a long skirt. It appears that these two versions have been used interchangeably as fans have both named her Maria. It is unknown why this name was chosen.


 * The male version of Liechtenstein is depicted as a young boy in a long shirt and overalls.

KolKolKol
Russia's chant when threatening someone or taking pleasure in someone else's misfortune. Though he hasn't uttered the chant in the anime, it is often seen in the webcomic strips and a hoarse 'KolKolKol' can be heard on the Hetalia drama CDs. 'KolKolKol' can often be seen in comments from fans.

e.g.

'Poor France D: I'm sure Russia enjoys that D:'

'KolKolKol I bet he does c:'

A rather disturbing 'KolKolKol' can be heard in Russia's Marukaite Chikyuu.

Nice --
On YouTube, it is quite common to find videos of Hetalia characters doing a continuous pelvic thrust in their underwear to the song 'I Like Your Booty (But I'm Not Gay)' by Dana Swanson and Nick Ingkatanuwat. The meme started from The Aqua Teen Hunger Force and the string of Hetalia videos started with 'Nice Florida'.

Currently existing versions-

America - Nice Florida

Russia - Nice Primorsky

Sweden - Nice Stockholm

Japan - Nice Kansai...?

UK- Nice Big Ben

Prussia - Nice Königsberg

Germany - Nice Frankfurt

Greece - Nice Thessaloniki

France and UK- Nice D0ver!

Germany, North Italy and Japan - Nice suji9!

Lithuania - Nice Neringa

There is also a gag Canada version entitled 'Nice Toronto' though all that is seen is the Canadian flag as the background, as a reference to how no one notices Canada.

Dance Dance World Revolution
Again, this meme started with America and was originally created by 'yuumei' on deviantART and is accompanied by music by NIGHTkilla from Newgrounds.

The meme features the country in question dancing from side to side with their national flag in each hand with little icons e.g. Hello Kitty for China or Tomatoes or 'Ve~' for Italy flying from the flag each time they wave it. Some countries have numerous versions and their videos can be found on YouTube and/or deviantART.

RomaHeta
RomaHeta is a series of fanvideos that circulated on Nico Nico Douga, that play out as an RPG featuring characters of the Axis, the Allied Forces, Prussia, Belarus, Spain, and South Italy.

In the climax to the series, both of the Italy brothers are revealed to be the final bosses that must be taken down. The brothers power up and transform into white-robed, "holy" forms. These versions of the Italy brothers quickly became popular in fanart on Pixiv as a result of the video series.

Servant Of Evil Series
Another meme present on Nico Nico Douga and YouTube involves the creation of MADs based off of the Vocaloid song "Servant Of Evil" and the other songs related to it.

In the original song, Rin Kagamine is the "Daughter Of Evil", a tyrannical ruler who has caused much death and chaos under her rule, causing a revolution to occur. Her brother and servant Len, who knew of her kinder and gentler side in addition to her cruelty, decides to switch places with her and be captured by the villagers she wronged. The "Daughter Of Evil" (in actuality Len) is then beheaded, while Rin is left free to run, but distraught by her brother's death.

In some cases, the MAD author will also do videos based off of the two sequels to the song: "Regret Message" and "Re_birthday". However, this is not always the case. It is rare to find MADs based off of the original "Daughter Of Evil" song which preceded "Servant".

In the Hetalia versions, sibling pairs are usually used to further mirror the songs. Fanfiction and fanart have also been done with this theme.

North and South Italy
In a MAD based off of "Servant Of Evil", Italy plays the part of Rin, while Romano plays Len. Italy sees that his brother has become interested in Spain (in the role of Miku Hatsune), and orders Romano to kill him. In the end, Romano decides to switch places with his brother when the revolution occurs, and has his head cut off by Prussia (in the role of Meiko). Austria, who is also included in the storyline, plays the part of Kaito.

The "Regret Message" followup contains Italy reminiscing over happier times spent with his brother, and the wish that they both secretly expressed in the end: To be reborn and meet again.

The artist of both videos had also done a doujinshi based off of the "Evil" story, which was used as the basis for a short "Re_birthday" video, in which Romano is reborn.

America and Canada
America and Canada have also been featured in MADs, though their roles are subject to vary. In one particular MAD (Aku no Maple), Canada is the "evil" twin and America is his servant.

The North American brothers are the most common to be used in fanfiction based off of the series.

Germany and Prussia
Germany and Prussia have also been used to portray the siblings in MADs, though depending on the author, either Germany or Prussia may be the "evil" one.