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, but it has varied in appearances in the various illustrations 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 chibi design, the neckbow was changed back to a tie (with a somewhat different design than before) and her pants became breeches.

When dressed for the "Meeting Of The World" in both the published manga and anime, she wears an aqua dress and lavender bolero (with a matching lavender headband).

In earlier-drawn sketches, Belgium was shown in a traditional European dress and wore a slightly different headband (with longer ribbon "tails"). A later colored "chibi" headshot sketch in late 2009 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, Netherlands, 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.

Netherlands
Main article: Netherlands

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, Netherlands fought to become independent and went to war with his sister, as she remained with Spain.

He later attempted to reconcile with her to form the Kingdom of the Netherlands, but their differences were too great and she decided to declare her independence from him.

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.