Sealand

Peter Kirkland (ピーター・カークランド, Piitaa Kaakurando) is a character in the popular manga and anime series, Axis Powers Hetalia/Hetalia: Axis Powers. He is the representation of the micronation Sealand (シーランド,Shirando).

Appearance
He has blond hair, blue eyes, and thick eyebrows much like Arthur's. He wears a white sailor shirt with a blue collar, a matching hat, and blue capri pants, as well as white knee-high socks and black Mary Jane shoes.

Originally, Peter's eyebrows were drawn somewhat thinner, while his sailor necktie lacked its "tails", and he wore shorts instead of capris. His eyes were also originally colored green, giving him a further resemblance to a younger Arthur.

In the game Noto-sama 6, his hair is colored a dark sandy blond, while his eyes are sea green.

According to the English dub of the anime, he has a large birthmark shaped like a transistor radio.

Personality And Interests
Due to the fact that he isn't considered an actual nation, none of the others take him very seriously. However, Peter believes that someday he will become a huge empire that even his brother will bow down to. He is actually made of steel and can fire a "Rocket Punch", that he believes is super powerful. He also tends to end his sentences with "desu yo", which is meant to give him a very enthusiastic flare.

Arthur Kirkland (England)
Main Article: Arthur Kirkland

Peter declared Sealand as an independent country when Arthur didn't want it back after the end of the war. The two would always bicker as Sealand, wanting to be recognized as a nation, would often sneak into conferences the other countries attend to (such as the G8, when Peter pretended to be Canada). Despite calling his brother "Jerk England" and promising that the older nation will bow to him someday, Peter does rely on Arthur.

Berwald Oxenstierna (Sweden)
Main Article: Berwald Oxenstierna

After being auctioned off online, Peter became his property and adoptive child (Berwald was the only one that bid).

Raivis Galante (Latvia)
Main Article: Raivis Galante

The two are good friends, in part due to their similarities of being small nations that don't get the respect that they want. However, while Raivis attempts to act as a big brother to Peter, his own insecurities get in the way.

Iceland
Main Article: Iceland

Peter first met him when Iceland was attempting to auction himself off on Ebay, but Iceland didn't understand what he meant when he wanted to become his friend due to their similarities, (as well as Peter wanting to be referred to as "senpai" by Iceland.)

Principality of Wy
Peter has tried to make friends with the Australian micronation of Wy, based on percieved similarities. Wy quickly pointed out that unlike Sealand, she is recognized, as Wy's declaration of independence was accepted by the mayor of the surrounding township in 2004.

In The Anime
Peter first appears in Episode 21, which adapts It's Sealand-kun! (reprinted as Recommend! Sealand! in Hetalia: Axis Powers volume 1). He attempts to attend a world meeting with the other nations, though his presence winds up going ignored. But Peter manages to get Toris to notice him, and is given advice on how to become an actual nation. Peter then appeared in Episode 38 where he dressed up as Matthew to sneak into a meeting, but wound up quickly recognized by Arthur.

In the anime, his eyebrows are drawn thinner and his earlier character design is used, with the exception of his eyes being colored blue (as in his later design).

Trivia

 * The plotline of Peter's adoption was loosely based off of a real-life occurance when the actual Sealand was being put up for auction on Ebay. The Pirate Bay, a Sweden-based BitTorrent website, considered buying Sealand, but in the end did not purchase it.


 * While the exact origin of his human name is unknown, Peter means "rock" and could possibly be a reference to the fact that the actual Sealand is simply a "rock" itself, or more accurately, a small concrete military fort. Another common assumption is that his name is referencing Peter Pan, due to his inability to grow up.


 * His birthday corresponds to the date of Sealand's founding, on September 2nd, 1967.
 * Sealand has a fondness for chocolate bars, and likes to browse the internet and play games as a hobby, as revealed by the "desktop mascots" from the official blog.