South Italy

Lovino Vargas (often referred to as Romano) is a character in the series Axis Powers Hetalia. He represents the southern half of Italy, and is the older brother of Feliciano.

Appearance
He has dark brown hair, hazel eyes, and appears to be slightly tanner than his younger brother (though there is no visible difference in skintone in the anime adaptation).

Like his brother, he has a wild long curl that acts as his erogenous zone, though it rests on the right side of his head, as opposed to the left. He wears a tan uniform in a different style than Feliciano's, though sometimes he wears a similar uniform with a brown dress shirt and black tie.

Personality And Interests
Lovino is friendly and kind to women, but is strict and less social to men. Despite appearing to be tougher than his younger brother, he is just as cowardly and ineffectual. He is also a good pickpocket despite not being very skilled with his hands, and speaks in profanity rather often.

Feliciano Vargas (North Italy/Veneziano)
Main Article: Feliciano Vargas

The two of them grew up together until Feliciano went off to live with their grandfather. After he had died and Feliciano came back, Lovino and the other boys had since become bullies to him. The two were separated again at the end of the Italian War, when Feliciano was claimed by the Holy Roman Empire and Roderich, while Lovino went to live with Antonio. In the present day, the two brothers don't get along very well, Lovino occasionally even refusing to acknowledge his brother's existance. As a child, Lovino often felt jealous and inferior to Feliciano, due to the younger brother inheriting their grandfather's talent for art.

Ludwig (Germany)
Main Article: Ludwig

Unlike his brother, Lovino hates Ludwig and can't stand to see him and Feliciano together, referring to him as a "potato bastard" and "potato macho".

Antonio Fernandez Carriedo (Spain)
Main Article: Antonio Fernandez Carriedo

Because he was raised by him for so long, he takes after him in his culture, customs, and religion, as well as his love for tomatoes. While Antonio is often affectionate to him, Romano tends to treat him rather coldly.

In The Anime
Lovino is first shown briefly in the Chibitalia segment of Episode 01 as a small child, and makes further non-speaking cameos in Episode 02 (where the brothers are bullied by the other nations) and Episode 04 (being stepped on by a victorious Roderich). The adult Lovino finally appears in Episode 07, which adapts Meet My Big Brother! and '''Good Luck! Big Brother!' from Hetalia'' volume 1. Both the child and adult versions of Lovino are voiced by Daisuke Namikawa, who also voices Feliciano.