Canada

Matthew Williams is a character in the series Axis Powers Hetalia. He represents the country Canada (カナダ,Kanada) and is the brother of Alfred F.Jones (America).

Appearance
His hair is blonde on top, with more of an orange shade on the bottom and tips. He has violet eyes, though they have also been colored blue in some of the official art featuring him. In some of the merchandise for the series, his hair is colored completely orange.

Matthew wears a heavy tan winter coat and pants as his military uniform, though when he's dressed casual, he is usually shown wearing a red hoodie with the Canadian flag emblem, and a pair of jeans (at the right seen in younger days). Like his brother, Matthew wears glasses, though he also sports a pair of goggles on his head at times (such as when wearing his uniform).

Personality And Interests
In contrast to Alfred, Matthew is shy, sensitive, and hates fighting. Despite this, he is often mistaken for his brother and has found himself in trouble for incidents that Alfred has caused. When he's not being mistaken for his brother, all the other nations seem to forget that he exists. He is also passive aggressive and has a hidden snarky side, and has been known to make Alfred cry - in one instance arguing with him for over three hours and pointing out every single one of America's faults.

He has a pet polar bear named Kumajirou, but even it forgets about him. In return, Matthew can't ever remember his bear's exact name.

Alfred F.Jones (America)
Main Article: Alfred F.Jones

The two brothers grew up separately as children, until Arthur eventually took Matthew on a trip to meet Alfred, who wound up becoming bored with him and forgetting him shortly into their first meeting.

In their adulthood, Alfred is the source of his constant troubles, due to the fact that people get his identity mixed up and he gets blamed for fights that Alfred started. But when the two had an argument, Matthew was able to reduce Alfred to tears when he went on a 3-hour rant about all of his flaws.

Cuba
Main Article: Cuba

Cuba, as well as numerous other nations, initially mistook Canada for America and beat him up. Later, he apologised with a peace offering of ice cream. The two get along well, though Cuba still sometimes mistakes Canada for America.

In The Anime
Matthew and Kumajirou appear briefly in Episode 19, at an Allied Forces meeting. But due to Matthew's "invisibility effect", the other Allies do not realize that he's there with them.

His design was slightly altered for the anime, with his eyes changed to blue and his hair drawn slightly shorter and straighter, as well as colored dark blonde and missing its gradient effect.

He is voiced by Katsuyuki Konishi, who also voices Alfred in the anime. In an interview with PASH magazine, Konishi said that he played Matthew's voice as very quiet and "barely above a whisper", in contrast to the louder Alfred.

Trivia

 * His birthday, July 1st, corresponds to the national holiday of Canada Day, when Canada first became independent on July 1st, 1867. Although, full independence wasn't gained until August 1982.
 * There is no definite source for his first name, Matthew. Across Canada, 'Matthew' has been a greatly popular name for newborns in recent decades, often in the top 3 most frequent names. Coincidentally or not, the caravel sailed by John Cabot from Bristol to North America in 1497 was named Matthew. John Cabot and his crew are thought to have reached somewhere in Newfoundland, a province of Canada.