Estonia

Eduard von Bock is a character in the series Axis Powers Hetalia. 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 Baltic "brothers", he is an ace student and is considered the luckiest of the three (despite actually being the second unluckiest historically), 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.

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 a minor change to his character design, his green eyes were changed to a dull brown, while his military uniform became blue.

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.