Austria

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Austria is a supporting character in Hetalia: Axis Powers (anime) as a minor memeber of the Axis Powers and one of the former rulers over North Italy.

Between the years 2007 and 2008, Austria was officially given the name Roderich Edelstein.

Appearance
Austria has the air of a more sophisticated of nations, featuring carefully done hair, classy attire, sharp glasses and even a small mole on his chin. His hair is somewhat wavy and a very dark shade of brown, actually seeming more black than any other color, featuring a wild strand near the part that represents Mariazell. His eyes are a deep shade of violet and are framed by squared glasses (the glasses being used as an accessory rather than to aid with his eyesight; he thinks he would look plain without them). The mole on his chin also acts as a erogenous zone, similar to the Italies' curls. Austria is one of the characters who's normally depicted in an outfit other than their nation's military outfit, instead wearing a long blue coat, black pants, dark boots and black gloves.

Character Summary
Austria is more of the domestic young-master type of man who gained most of his power through strategic marriages. He can seem to be a very composed and sophisticated person, and actually is one to some extent, but can more easily be known as rather preppy and aloof. He's said to bear multiple similarities to Germany as well, but is more sociable and less organized. He's hardly seen outside of his house and has a frail body and immune system, causing him to fall seriously ill at the slightest change of temperature and tiring out after only a few minutes of work. Despite these flaws, is still extremely photogenic, seeming to look good in any random picture one would take of him. His affinity and talents for music can easily be said as one of the best out of all the nations. However, his stinginess can easily get on one's nerves. He also has a horrible sense of direction, having been shown to rely on Germany to come by and pick him up once he gets lost, which he will. Some of his hobbies include arts, music (particularly the piano), making cakes (which he has the ability to do using explosions, apparently), and the likes.

He is also very stingy, putting on the appearance of a rich person by buying the most expensive cheeses and paying for meals, but he secretly wears old clothing. He was a child who smiled freely, notably around a younger Switzerland, but started to become more serious after their separation. He could also be rather cruel and hot-tempered, going as far as to step on or lock Italy in a dark room when he misbehaved in the Holy Roman Empire house and yelling at Germany for trying to throw out worn underwear.

Austria was best known as a large part of the Holy Roman Empire, being the one to finally capture Italy as well as being the one everyone turned against, or as one of the main factors in the House of Hapsburg. He was the one who won the Italian Wars against Spain, giving him the southern half of Italy and keeping the northern half for himself as a servant. As a younger child, he was constantly harassed and beaten up by other nations such as Hungary, needing Switzerland to bail him out and carry him home around 51 (or as Switzerland insisted, 52) times. After he and Switzerland were split up with the times, he became a stronger part of the Holy Roman Empire and went through multiple advantageous marriages with nations such as Hungary and Spain. After being almost willingly annexed by Germany, Austria was revealed to be very lazy and used his situation to benefit himself by freeloading. Also, if he were to break a cup, he would refuse to take the blame and panic. Nowadays, he seems to spend time around Germany's house getting lost in town or doing house work.

Germany
Austria and Germany were allied in both World Wars, and lived together for a while during that time. He gives Germany advice in his confusion over Italy in the Valentine’s Day strips. They appear to be very close, although he annoys Germany at times with his behavior.

Hungary
The two still have a very close relationship, despite the dissolution of their alliance and marriage. The marriage was mostly a valuable war alliance, as the two promised that they would support each other in war. As children, he was often beaten up and defeated by her when it came to wars, but when they got older, she was forced into becoming his servant while they were both under the rule of Holy Roman Empire.

Throughout the anime and manga, the two share many moments that suggest that they still have feelings for one another. For example, in the Buon San Valentino strips, Hungary is given a gift from an anonymous source, but when described the man has many of the same facial features that Austria has. She also seems to enjoy watching him play the piano. When Germany was sent to forcibly annex Austria, Hungary tried to stop him, asking him "to please consider his feelings."

Italy
Chibitalia spent a lot of time at Austria's house where he acted as a maid. Austria was one of the many people to believe Italy was a girl until one day his voice finally broke, with Austria thinking he "had a feeling this would happen for some reason."

Prussia
Prussia takes pleasure in annoying and humiliating him in whatever ways he can, and had fought against him in wars in the past, most notably seizing Silesia for himself and starting the War Of Austrian Succession.

On numerous occasions when he finds himself alone and crying, Prussia will mention that he is happy alone unlike a certain "stupid aristocrat". In the Christmas Strips, Prussia has to tell himself that he rather be alone than be with others ''"because clustering is for the weak. Yeah, like that stupid aristocr--". ''Prussia often talks about Austria in a negative tone. In the Maria Theresa arc of the anime, Prussia seems to be hell-bent on humiliating Austria, and shows, on multiple occasions throughout the episodes, a strong desire to see Austria beg for his mercy during the battles. He went so far as to hire a painter to paint Austria's face and defeat so that his failure would forever be a part of history.

In the present day while living with his brother, Prussia also freeloads off of Austria and has a habit of stalking him. Also, in Prussia's blog, it is implied that either Prussia and Austria are both living together in Germany's house, or that Austria associates with the brothers very often to sort out their messes.

Despite their cat-and-dog relationship, Austria seemed seriously concerned when (during the blog segments) Hungary hit Prussia over the head with a frying pan and knocked him unconscious. They are often shipped together as PruAus

Switzerland


A former childhood friend of Austria's. In their youth, they were close, but Austria was weak and unable to fight as well as Switzerland expected him to, and had to be bailed out when he'd get beaten up in war.

They eventually grew apart, and Switzerland denies that the two of them ever used to be friends. Although he did, Switzerland still never forgot the times when they were.

They can be, and are often shipped together as Elderwiss, referring to the national flower of both countries.

AU (Alternate Universe) Versions
'NOTE: A great deal of the information surrounding the AU versions of this character are purely fanon ideas - headcanons, if you will. Little official information has been given on the alternate universes; please do not believe any of the details not stated to be confirmed as canon to be official.'

Read more on the alternative versions of Austria, listed or not listed below, at: Memes in fandom

Nyotalia/Genderswapped (Nyo!)
Nyo! Austria has appeared in only one official work, being a chibi illustration of her Nyo! Prussia. She was not in the initial I Was Overwhelmed by Heroines strip and has not been given a seiyū or official Beautiful World design since she is likely not going to make an appearance. Popular fan names of hers include Anneliese or Sophia Edelstein. She looks rather similar to Austria, having the same face (minus the glasses, and the mole being on the right side of her chin instead of the left) with violet eyes and somewhat surly expression. Her hair is also the same color as his and has an almost similar style, just longer and more ornately styled with a purple-gemmed accessory. She’s been shown wearing a long and elegant-looking feminine version of the uniform worn during the War of Austrian Succession; being a long, white dress with a white-and-purple accented overcoat covering the torso, complete with a ruff. She also wears tall, dark-colored boots.

Nyo! Austria usually comes off as a more princess-y or snobbish type of woman to fans. She’s said to be a great cook by Himaruya, who takes others’ recipes and creates her own version of it rather than making her own. She’s also been connected with the Austrian opera “Der Rosenkavalier (Rose Night), possibly indicating she bears similarities to the main character, an older princess who’s forced to let go of her younger lover. She’s also been stated to having wanted Nyo! Germany to refer to her as “Onee-chan (Big Sis)” at some point and possibly in current day, though Nyo! Germany refused to, as “doing so would cause various issues".

Character Songs
Marukaite Chikyuu (Austria)