User blog comment:KatDWolf/I wonder..../@comment-1271618-20100517223227

It would be nice to see a full character design for Mongolia beyond the two chibis (that vary in appearance too) that have been shown of him. The one in the "Teensy Japan" footnotes was rather earlier, and lacked his glasses. There's also been debate if Mongol Empire would be him or his dad, though something tells me they're the same (like how Turkey is the same as Ottoman Empire in-series).

This also makes me wonder about headcanon for the barely-there characters like Bulgaria and what Himaruya's own thought on him might be (if he even remembers him!). Would he be the first empire or Great Bulgaria? I think a Bulgar ancestor could be interesting to add to the "older generation". Then there is Macedonia to think about in relation to Bulgaria...