South Italy

Lovino Vargas (often referred to as Romano (ロマーノ) ) is a character in the series Axis Powers Hetalia. He represents the southern half of Italy (イタリア,Italia), and is the older brother of Feliciano.

Appearance
He has dark brown hair, hazel eyes, and appears to be slightly tanner than his younger brother, though there is no visible skin tone difference in the anime adaptation and later artwork. His eyes were originally green, but are usually colored hazel or brown in the more recent art.

Like his brother, he has a wild long curl that acts as his erogenous zone, though it rests on the right side of his head, as opposed to the left. He usually wears a tan uniform in a different style than Feliciano's (and more similar to Antonio's), with 3/4-length sleeves.

In his very first appearance in the webcomic, he wore a similar uniform to Feliciano's, but his dress shirt and belt were colored white (the actual color of the uniform is unknown due to it only appearing in black-and-white art). In the published manga and anime, he also wears a similar uniform to his brother's, but in tan with a brown dress shirt and navy blue tie.

As a child, he also often wore dresses, but was never mistaken for a girl, unlike his brother. A chibi image by Himaruya, as well as a figurine, also show that he has a casual sailor outfit like Feliciano, but with the blue parts of it in teal/green instead.

Personality And Interests
Lovino is friendly and kind to women, but is strict and less social to men. Despite appearing to be tougher than his younger brother, he is just as cowardly and ineffectual. He is also a good pickpocket despite not being very skilled with his hands, and speaks in profanity rather often.

In Comic Diary 10 and blog illustrations by Himaruya, as well as in the first part of Boss Spain's Control Of Southern Italy, it is revealed that the younger Lovino had a bed-wetting problem and often had trouble finding the toilet due to the vast size of Antonio's mansion.

Feliciano Vargas (North Italy/Veneziano)
Main Article: Feliciano Vargas

The two of them grew up together until Feliciano went off to live with their grandfather. After he had died and Feliciano came back, Lovino and the other boys had since become bullies to him. The two were separated again at the end of the Italian War, when Feliciano was claimed by the Holy Roman Empire and Roderich, while Lovino went to live with Antonio. In the present day, the two brothers don't get along very well, Lovino occasionally even refusing to acknowledge his brother's existance. As a child, Lovino often felt jealous and inferior to Feliciano, due to the younger brother inheriting their grandfather's talent for art.

Ludwig (Germany)
Main Article: Ludwig

Unlike his brother, Lovino hates Ludwig and can't stand to see him and Feliciano together, referring to him as a "potato bastard" and "potato macho".

Antonio Fernandez Carriedo (Spain)
Main Article: Antonio Fernandez Carriedo

Because he was raised by him for so long, he takes after him in his culture, customs, and religion, as well as his love for tomatoes. While Antonio is often affectionate to him, Lovino tends to treat him rather coldly.

In The Anime
Lovino is first shown briefly in the Chibitalia segment of Episode 01 as a small child, and makes further non-speaking cameos in Episode 02 (where the brothers are bullied by the other nations) and Episode 04 (being stepped on by a victorious Roderich). The adult Lovino finally appears in Episode 07, which adapts Meet My Big Brother! and '''Good Luck! Big Brother!' from Hetalia'' volume 1.

Lovino has a brief non-speaking cameo in Episode 14, as he cuts in the middle of a line at the supermarket while whistling the ending theme Marukaite Chikyuu.

Both the child and adult versions of Lovino are voiced by Daisuke Namikawa, who also voices Feliciano.