Estonia

Eduard von Bock (エドァルド・フォンヴォック, Edwarudo fonVokku) is a character in the series Axis Powers Hetalia/Hetalia: Axis Powers. He represents the country Estonia (エストニア,Esutonia).

Appearance
Eduard has blond hair and green eyes, and wears glasses. His usual choice of outfit in the WWII-set strips is a deep green military suit.

Personality And Interests
The second oldest of the Baltics, he is an ace student and is considered the luckiest of the three (although this is a historical inaccuracy), having managed to avoid problems with his wit. He is skilled at Information Technology, and appears to have good relations with most of the other nations.

Tino Väinämöinen (Finland)
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Eduard and Tino are very good friends, having known each other for a long time. After fleeing Denmark's rule, Tino stopped by to visit him, while Berwald offered for the Baltics to come join them as family. Though Feliks refused to let them go, Berwald and Tino gained partial custody of both Eduard and his younger "brother" Raivis. The two men are known to come up with strange festival ideas together, though Eduard snatched the "leader" position away.

In the Anime
Eduard first made a brief appearance in Episode 01 stating to Ivan that it isn't nice to pick on others. He later appeared in Episode 29 with the other two Baltics, to greet Ivan after he came back from an Allied Forces meeting. He is shown briefly at the end of Episode 37 with the other two Baltics, as all three make the decision to follow Ivan to Ludwig's house (with great reluctance on their part). In Episode 43, Raivis remarks that it would be nice to have siblings, implying he does not have any, therefore disproving the popular fandom theory that the Baltic States are "brothers". Some fans have taken his request for siblings toward the other two as a hint that Eduard and Toris act as the 'parental' Baltic states.

In a minor change to his character design, his green eyes were changed to a deep blue, while his military uniform also became blue. However, in an early character design, Eduard's eyes appeared to be a dull brown.

Trivia

 * Self-portrait comic depictions of Hidekaz Himaruya suggest Estonia bears resemblance to his creator. Also, Himaruya has jokingly said Estonia is "the coolest creation in the series".


 * Both Eduard and the surname von Bock are actually of German origin, though Eduard is also a common name for Baltic, Slavic, Russian, and Catalonian males.


 * His birthday references the date of Estonia's declaration of independence from both Germany and Russia, on February 24th, 1918. It became officially recognized as independent on February 2nd, 1920, but would wind up annexed by the Soviet Union from 1940-1941. It next fell under the occupation of the Third Reich until 1944, when Soviet forces reoccupied the nation. Estonia would regain its independence from the Soviet Union on August 20th, 1991.