Belgium

Belgium (ベルギー, Berugii, human name unknown) is a minor character in the series Axis Powers Hetalia/Hetalia: Axis Powers. She represents the country of Belgium.

Appearance


She has short and wavy blonde hair, held back with a green ribbon headband. In her profile sketch by Hidekaz Himaruya, she is shown wearing a military uniform like most of the other characters. However, in her "Meeting Of The World" appearance in both the manga and anime, she wears an aqua dress and pink bolero (with a matching pink headband).

Her military uniform has varied in appearance in the sketches that exist of it: In an early-full body picture, she was shown to wear gloves, her boots were high-heeled with visible laces, and her tie had an elaborate black design. In a super-deformed character sketch, her boots were simplified (with the heels and laces removed), and her tie was changed to a neckbow. However, in a later design, the neckbow was changed back to a tie (with a somewhat different design than before) and her pants became breeches.

In earlier-drawn sketches, Belgium is shown in a traditional European dress and wearing a slightly different headband (with longer ribbon "tails"). A later colored "chibi" sketch shows her hair colored pale brown, rather than blonde.

Personality And Interests
Little has been revealed about Belgium at this time, though it is mentioned in Christmas Rampage '07 that she has a brother Holland (who has only been shown in a picture on Hidekaz Himaruya's blog) and another sibling, Luxembourg.

It is said that although she is mature and has a cheerful personality, she doesn't stand out much when surrounded by other people. A note in a later character chart by Himaruya indicates that she speaks in a Shiga dialect. Earlier notes on the character describe her as a tsukkomi ("straight man") type, and state that she is often pushed around by her siblings.

Holland (Netherlands)
Main article: Holland

The two siblings are said to be on difficult terms with each other and find it hard to get along. When both were under the control of Spain, Holland fought to become independent and went to war with his sister, as she remained with Spain.

In The Anime
Belgium is shown in a brief non-speaking cameo in the "Meeting Of The World" segment of Episode 01. Whether she will appear in any capacity beyond this remains to be seen.