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| − | |country = French Republic |
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| + | |country = [[wikipedia:France|French Republic (République française)]] |
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| − | (République Française) |
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| − | |human = Francis Bonnefoy |
+ | |human = Francis Bonnefoy |
| + | |spellings = Francis Bonnefoi |
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| − | (フランシス・ボヌフォワ, ''Furanshisu Bonufowa'') |
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|firstvolume = Volume 1 |
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| − | |firstcomic = Chapter 2: Allied Forces |
+ | |firstcomic = ''Chapter 2: Allied Forces'' |
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+ | |firstanime = [[Episode 01]] |
| − | |japanese = [[Masaya Onosaka]] |
+ | |japanese = [[Masaya Onosaka]], [[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Ciaou Sasaki]] (''Flower Of Iris'') |
| + | |english = [[J. Michael Tatum]] |
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| − | |english = [[J. Michael Tatum]]|image = France_Alternate_Chibi.jpg}}''(This page is a work in progress, as are all the other individual character pages. Please add or remove anything you must!)'' |
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| + | '''France''' (フランス,'' Furansu'') is a main character in the series, '''Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. In 2008, Himaruya gave human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''Francis Bonnefoy''' (フランシス・ボヌフォア, ''Furanshisu Bonufoa''). |
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| − | France is one of the main characters in [[Hetalia: Axis Powers: Paint it, White]] and [[Hetalia: Axis Powers (anime)]]. |
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| + | [[File:France_original.jpg|thumb|left|Francis, as he originally appeared.]] |
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| + | France has shoulder-length blond hair and blue eyes, and has a slight amount of facial hair which he believes makes him look like a "big brother" (it is said to represent the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorges_du_Tarn Gorges du Tarn], or '''Tarn Gorges'''). He wears a long blue coat and matching capelet, with red pants and brown boots. He is often depicted with a rose, which is also used to censor his genitals in his nude scenes. |
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| − | He is one of the main powers in the [[Allied Forces]], along with [[England]],[[ America]], [[China]] and [[Russia]]. |
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| + | When France initially appeared in the webcomic, his hair was drawn shorter and less wavy, but was drawn longer over time as the art style changed and evolved. He also originally wore white spats over his boots, a detail that was dropped in later artwork. |
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| − | During the years 2001 and 2008, Himaruya gave human names to some characters. France received the name '''Francis Bonnefoy''' (sometimes styalised as '''François''' and/or '''Bonnefoi'''). |
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| + | ==Personality and Interests== |
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| + | France was once a large nation, but after [[Wikipedia:Napoleon I of France|Napoleon Bonaparte]] had died, he was no longer good in wars and instead attracted tourists to his country with his wine. He has an intense rivalry with [[England]], and loves to argue with him over trivial topics (one example is arguing over "who is more perverted"). His hobbies are manipulation activities, agriculture, fashion design, sketching, singing, and telephones, as well as wandering around the art museums and fashion boutiques of Paris. He likes places that are a little odd or chic. |
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| + | France is infatuated with most of the nations and is known to make blatant sexual comments at every opportunity and is very affectionate, often shown streaking or touching other nations inappropriately. He is attracted to beautiful things, which include men and women of any age (supported by statements such as "Sure, I'll settle for boys! Boys are the best!" and "This onii-san here loves pure and innocent children like you." in response to a fan not knowing the meaning of the term "tachi") and maybe even some non-human beings. He said "be gentle to the ladies and be gentle to the earth" is his motto. He has admitted to being "the dandiest among the dandies." He loves himself so much that he does not bother to remember English and considers French the "language of love." In addition, he has referred to the others as insignificant characters. |
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| − | France has blue eyes that sometimes seem violet, and shoulder-length blonde hair that was passed on to his former colony Canada. At one point, in an attempt to look more "big brotherly", he grew a small amout of facial hair on his chin that's still there now and is rumoured to represent the Gorges du Tarn. He stands at the same height as England at 175 cm or 5' 9 inches, but is sometimes portrayed as slightly taller due to the slightly heeled boots he wears. France's uniform is known as the flashiest of the Allied Forces'; it being a long blue coat, vibrant red pants and tall brown boots (this flashiness also lead to him being a popular target for cannons and such on the battlefield). A popular accessory of his would be a red rose, enforcing his romantic air as well as doubling for a censoring icon. It's been mentioned that his body is rather nice if not a bit lanky, but he has muscles "in the right places". Overall, his appearance is normally well-praised by himself and others. |
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| + | He likes men who have exquisite bodies and give him a good impression, and has no preference in their personalities, so long as they are not loud like England. He said he would like cool but passionate women, and might latch on best to someone who is good at singing. He also mentioned, in response to that the French supposedly fall in love due to other's body odors, that a faint, flowery scent could have him curled up in pleasure. |
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| − | France is one of the more peaceful nations and is quite a romanticist. His talents for many arts such as cooking, fashion, singing, etc. should not be overlooked either. He prefers to focus on tourism and food rather than war, and has an extreme affinity for beauty, being known to fall in love with beautiful men, women, and sometimes objects or non-human beings. France is also well known to be very "affectionate" towards many other nations through means of touching, stripping and/or blatantly sexual comments or suggestions, and is also not shown to back down from a chance to streak. Because of this, many fans and other characters consider him a pervert or rapist and it has become a sort of running joke in the fandom. However, these thoughts appear to be misleading, as France strongly enforces the thought of true love and insists that it should never be forced upon others. Normally upon hearing a firm "no" from the subject of his actions, he won't continue with whatever he's doing. "Be gentle to the ladies and be gentle to the earth" is his motto. His ego is less than modest as well, having admitted to being "the dandiest among the dandies" and preferring his own language, the "language of love", over English. In addition, he has referred to the others as insignificant characters. |
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| + | He stated that he is afraid of computers, Germany (and that he supposedly hates Germans in general, despite that he seems to get along with both brothers as of recent), Russia, Switzerland, whenever England is angry, and possibly Turkey. He stated this through a response to a fan, thus over the computer, and that doing so was bad enough for him. It seems that gardening relaxes him, and that he is not intimidated by other technologies, as he claimed to be playing "Bokosuka", a video game, with Germany and England. In response to another fan suggesting their lack of will to stand near him because of his overbearing scent, he stated that he only wore a little perfume. |
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| − | [[File:Pg_1_France.jpg|thumb|left|240px|France's official design, with Himaruya's notes]] |
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| + | He has referenced his old age several times, saying things like how his waist is always creaking, his back hurts, and that he had to surrender to sleep early in the day. Despite this, he gets upset when said that he is a grandpa as opposed to a big brother, and claims he is still young. |
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| − | In the past, France was well known to the surrounding nations (namely England) due to his seemingly outlandish fashion sense, such as his long hair and long tunics for grown men, which England's pope claimed were only meant for girls. Despite these claims, the preeteened France loved to flaunt his style and ended up rubbing off on nations such as England, who wanted to outshine him. When England tried to grow out his hair to look better than France's (with disasterous consequences), France offered to cut and style his hair. After being asked to give him something that "suited him", France ended up cutting England's hair back to its former state, erasing months of hard work and enraging the latter. (It seems to sum up their entire relationship back then, don't you think?) |
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| − | He was also shown to have been a large nation with substantially more power than in modern times, but that all ended after the defeat and death of Napoleon Bonaparte. When beaten in war, he usually claimed that "God wanted it to be this way" or "God was taking a break from watching over us" (in short, he would blame God), refusing to believe that he was weak. He also became rather dramatically upset when he thought he had been excluded from one of the Allies' after-parties. He was also shown to have been a love interest of Jean D'Arc, and became very nostalgic when he apparently found her reincarnation - a girl named Lisa who was vacationing to his house. |
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| + | ===Austria=== |
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| + | ''Main Article: [[Austria]]'' |
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| + | Not much is known about these two's relationship, although in '''Big Brother France And The Frying Pan!''' France is seen outside Austria's window, ranting about how much he desires him, and talking about how good looking and talented Austria is. In the '''Christmas Rampage 2007''' strips, he also tricks Austria into stripping down in order to get [[Hungary |Hungary]] a hat, yet this may have only been to make [[Prussia |Prussia]] feel better. In Hetalia: World Series Episode 25 of the anime it is stated that France and Austria do not get along. |
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| − | Some French stereotypes he portrays include: His romantic and perverted tendencies, stylish appearance, love of beautiful things, self-centered ways, etc. |
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| + | ''Main Article: [[England]]'' |
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| + | Despite both being members of the Allied forces, England and France have a deep-rooted historical rivalry between them. While they can be seen to constantly argue with each other over the littlest things (like language and culture), they appear to have a level of respect for each other and are quick to team up with each other if a third party should enter the argument. France even tried to marry England to save his country once, though neither of them really wanted it. In strips focusing on England's childhood, he is often shown being picked on by a preteen France, who, on one occasion, scoffs at him for not growing his hair long - and when England's long hair turns out a mess, France teases him by saying he will cut it into a "cool" style - by cutting it back to the style he had before. In '''Crossing Through the Year 1000''', the two younger countries are fooled into believing that the world will soon be over, and England agrees to let France pretend to have conquered him, since it is only for a little while. They later reminisce about their childhood when [[Japan]] makes the same mistake. In the movie [[Hetalia: Axis Powers: Paint it, White|Hetalia: Paint it White]], they said that "they have an undesirable relationship, but indestructible in their heart; they get along very well". |
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| − | Despite both being members of the Allied forces, England and France have a deep-rooted historical rivalry between them. They can be seen to constantly argue with each other over the littlest things (like language and culture) and pointedly starting fights to go up against each other, thought they still appear to have a level of respect for each other and are quick to team up with each other if a third party should enter the argument. They care for each other to some extent, such as when England came down with a cold and France insisted on caring for him, despite England's protests of "Stay away, you might get sick too". France is also known to make sexual advances on England from time to time, attempting to strip him, commenting on him, and occasionally calling him "cute" when he's vulnerable, though he shows distaste toward his overall personality. France once even tried to marry England to save his country, to which England became flustered and rejected him. |
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| + | ''Main Article: [[Germany]]'' |
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| − | [[Image:France_and_ChibiEngland 1.jpg|thumb|right|130px|Younger England and France]] |
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| + | The state of their relationship depends on the specified time period however, generally, like England, Germany and France have a history of being one another's enemies, and as such the two do not seem to get along. In '''Let's Think About The G8 members''', when Germany suggested France be removed from the group, he argued that they had been actually getting along well recently. In '''Kusogame''', the two and America went to a maid cafe in Japan together. Both are set in the present day. During his April Fools sitejacking, he seemed to know a fair amount about him, especially that he, like Italy, often ran around naked, thus he needed a different idea of what to do to him as he had been stripping the others (in the end he forced him into a maid cosplay and cat ears). |
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| − | As children, France would constantly pick on or tease England on his constantly "outdated" and "unrefined" appearance and fashion trends, leading England to start growing his hair out to match France's. When this turned out a mess, however, France took the liberty of cutting it into a "cool" style that suited him - back to the way it had been before. At the time where they both believed that the world would end, England granted France's wish of having conquered him in a way (by playing pretend until the world would "end"). They both seemed to have enjoyed it in a way until they found out the "end of the world" was a hoax, as they reflected when Japan made the same mistake. They also fought hard on who would take the title of America's big brother, but wasted no time in shooting down Finland's chance together. However, they are also said to have raised some nations such as Canada together, and are the parental figures in the FACE (France/America/Canada/England) "family". |
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| − | They are a popular pairing in the fandom, going by "[[France/England|FrUK]]". However, this pairing seems to be constantly competing against the pairing [[America/England or England/America|USUK]]. |
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| + | ''Main Article: [[Italy]]'' |
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| + | France grew up with a small Chibitalia, but after Chibitalia returned from spending time with Roman Empire, France only wanted to control him. Italy refers to France as "France nii-chan" in strips set in both the past and present. Once Italy had grown into a teenager, he visited France again, resulting in the older man suddenly becoming enthusiastically attracted to him. During the visit, Italy saw the word "intercourse" in a book and asked him what the definition was. France replied by saying that intercourse is something you do with someone you like, then proceeded to ask "So Italy, do you like me?" (This was changed in the anime to France using body language to express the meaning of intercourse). France seems to have a soft spot for Italy, becoming frantic when England suggests they spread rumors about Italy and responding with "I know he's kind of dumb, and he's weak and useless, but he's not a bad guy...". He then proceeds to break down in tears, causing England to note that France, while always insulting Germany, never really brings himself to badmouth Italy. |
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| − | France and Germany's relationship depends heavily on the period of time in which they're depicted, but they have a history of constantly being at eachother's throats. Germany was also shown once to break into France's house and annex him at gunpoint. Generally, they still don't seem to get along perfectly. However, in more recent dates, their relationship seems to have improved a bit, such as when the two went togther with America to a maid café in Japan (in Kusogame) and when France seemed to know quite a bit about Germany during his April Fool's day hijacking of the site. When Germany suggested France be removed from the G8, France claimed the thought they'd finally started to get along recently. Their mutual relationship with Italy may mean they see each other more often then shown, though there's little proof supporting this. |
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| + | ''Main Article: [[Monaco]]'' |
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| − | France and Italy grew up together (in part) as young children, where he was referred to as an older brother. When Italy left to go live with Rome, France was evidently upset, but upon Italy's return he simply became obsessed with the thought of controlling him as French territory. However, France was one of the few nations to stand up for Italy while he was bullied by others, such as telling off the Holy Roman Empire for chasing him around, despite eventually being to one to invade him and leading him and his brother into hardship. When Italy was a young teenager, France became suddenly very attracted to him and once again obsessed over making him French territory. He also educated Italy about "intercourse", subliminally suggesting they partake in it in the manga (it was changed to France expressing the meaning of intercourse through body language in the anime). Although they were enemies in WWII, France could not bring himself to hurt or spread rumours about Italy, claiming "I know he's kind of dumb, and he's weak and useless, but he's not a bad guy...." and breaking down in tears. England then noted that while France would costantly insult Germany, he could never find it in himself to badmouth Italy. |
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| − | Their modern day relationship is seen to be rather positive, with Italy still referring to France as "Big Brother" and France being affectionate toward the younger nation. |
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| − | They are sometimes paired together because of their many references and the Gakuen Hetalia AU as "リボン組 (''Ribon Gumi'')". |
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| + | ''Main Article: [[Spain]]'' |
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| ⚫ | The two get along rather well, having grown up and fought in wars together, though Spain remains oblivious to France's more perverted tendencies and cannot see why Romano hates him. It is said in production notes by Himaruya that their relationship is actually undesirable, yet the two remain inseparable. Recently, it seems Spain is aware that France is a bad influence on him, calling him "despicable" before defeating him in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Garigliano_(1503) The Battle of Garigliano] with the help of his pet [http://hetalia.wikia.com/wiki/Creatures_of_Hetalia#Antonio.27s_Bull bull]. France's first bird named Pierre is used for communication with him. |
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| ⚫ | The two get along rather well, having grown up and fought in wars together, though Spain remains oblivious to France's more perverted tendencies and cannot see why Romano hates him. It is said in production notes by Himaruya that their relationship is actually undesirable, yet the two remain inseparable. |
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| + | [[File:FranceAnime.png|thumb|150px|France in Episode 09.]] |
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| + | France first appears at the world meeting in [[Episode 01]], opting to disagree with both [[America]] and England in their argument. |
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| + | After being left out of the second Allied Forces meeting in [[Episode 10]], France reflects on his history of past "victories," insisting that he was successful a long time ago. |
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| − | They are a surprisingly popular ship, going by the name "[[France/Spain]]", but it is normally outdone by more popular ships such as [[Spain/South Italy|Spamano]] and [[France/England|FrUK]]. |
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| + | His given name, '''Francis '''(which means "Frenchman"). When [[Hidekaz Himaruya]] originally listed the nations' human names, he noted that the original name he had in mind for France was '''Jean'''. The surname '''Epine''' was also considered. |
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| + | *His birthdate ('''July 14th''') corresponds with the date of the French national holiday known as [[wikipedia:Bastille Day|Bastille Day]], a celebration of the anniversary of the [[wikipedia:Storming of the Bastille|Storming of the Bastille]]. |
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| + | *In notes included in the special edition booklet for Hetalia: Axis Powers volume 3, Himaruya stated that France was originally meant to look more middle-aged, and that he was intended to have a completely suave personality. The "older", shorter-haired design could be seen in early chapters of the webcomic, but faded as the style changed. |
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| + | *France shares both Japanese and English voice actors, Masaya Onosaka and J. Michael Tatum respectively, with Issac Dian, a character from the anime ''Baccano!''.{{navbox/Characters}} |
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Revision as of 18:49, 4 July 2015
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| Name: | French Republic (République française) |
| Human Name: | Francis Bonnefoy |
| Alternative Spelling(s): | Francis Bonnefoi |
| Age: | 26 |
| Gender: | Male |
| Birthday: | July 14 |
| Hair Color: | Blond |
| Eye Color: | Blue |
| Height: | 175 cm (5' 9") |
| First Appearance (volume): | Volume 1 |
| First Appearance (strip): | Chapter 2: Allied Forces |
| First Appearance (anime): | Episode 01 |
| Japanese VA: | Masaya Onosaka, Ciaou Sasaki (Flower Of Iris) |
| English VA: | J. Michael Tatum |
France (フランス, Furansu) is a main character in the series, Hetalia: Axis Powers. In 2008, Himaruya gave human names to some of the characters and he received the name Francis Bonnefoy (フランシス・ボヌフォア, Furanshisu Bonufoa).
Appearance
Francis, as he originally appeared.
Main article: Uniform Guide: France
France has shoulder-length blond hair and blue eyes, and has a slight amount of facial hair which he believes makes him look like a "big brother" (it is said to represent the Gorges du Tarn, or Tarn Gorges). He wears a long blue coat and matching capelet, with red pants and brown boots. He is often depicted with a rose, which is also used to censor his genitals in his nude scenes.
When France initially appeared in the webcomic, his hair was drawn shorter and less wavy, but was drawn longer over time as the art style changed and evolved. He also originally wore white spats over his boots, a detail that was dropped in later artwork.
Personality and Interests
France was once a large nation, but after Napoleon Bonaparte had died, he was no longer good in wars and instead attracted tourists to his country with his wine. He has an intense rivalry with England, and loves to argue with him over trivial topics (one example is arguing over "who is more perverted"). His hobbies are manipulation activities, agriculture, fashion design, sketching, singing, and telephones, as well as wandering around the art museums and fashion boutiques of Paris. He likes places that are a little odd or chic.
France is infatuated with most of the nations and is known to make blatant sexual comments at every opportunity and is very affectionate, often shown streaking or touching other nations inappropriately. He is attracted to beautiful things, which include men and women of any age (supported by statements such as "Sure, I'll settle for boys! Boys are the best!" and "This onii-san here loves pure and innocent children like you." in response to a fan not knowing the meaning of the term "tachi") and maybe even some non-human beings. He said "be gentle to the ladies and be gentle to the earth" is his motto. He has admitted to being "the dandiest among the dandies." He loves himself so much that he does not bother to remember English and considers French the "language of love." In addition, he has referred to the others as insignificant characters.
He likes men who have exquisite bodies and give him a good impression, and has no preference in their personalities, so long as they are not loud like England. He said he would like cool but passionate women, and might latch on best to someone who is good at singing. He also mentioned, in response to that the French supposedly fall in love due to other's body odors, that a faint, flowery scent could have him curled up in pleasure.
He stated that he is afraid of computers, Germany (and that he supposedly hates Germans in general, despite that he seems to get along with both brothers as of recent), Russia, Switzerland, whenever England is angry, and possibly Turkey. He stated this through a response to a fan, thus over the computer, and that doing so was bad enough for him. It seems that gardening relaxes him, and that he is not intimidated by other technologies, as he claimed to be playing "Bokosuka", a video game, with Germany and England. In response to another fan suggesting their lack of will to stand near him because of his overbearing scent, he stated that he only wore a little perfume.
He has referenced his old age several times, saying things like how his waist is always creaking, his back hurts, and that he had to surrender to sleep early in the day. Despite this, he gets upset when said that he is a grandpa as opposed to a big brother, and claims he is still young.
Relationships
Austria
Main Article: Austria
Not much is known about these two's relationship, although in Big Brother France And The Frying Pan! France is seen outside Austria's window, ranting about how much he desires him, and talking about how good looking and talented Austria is. In the Christmas Rampage 2007 strips, he also tricks Austria into stripping down in order to get Hungary a hat, yet this may have only been to make Prussia feel better. In Hetalia: World Series Episode 25 of the anime it is stated that France and Austria do not get along.
England/UK/Britain
Main Article: England
Despite both being members of the Allied forces, England and France have a deep-rooted historical rivalry between them. While they can be seen to constantly argue with each other over the littlest things (like language and culture), they appear to have a level of respect for each other and are quick to team up with each other if a third party should enter the argument. France even tried to marry England to save his country once, though neither of them really wanted it. In strips focusing on England's childhood, he is often shown being picked on by a preteen France, who, on one occasion, scoffs at him for not growing his hair long - and when England's long hair turns out a mess, France teases him by saying he will cut it into a "cool" style - by cutting it back to the style he had before. In Crossing Through the Year 1000, the two younger countries are fooled into believing that the world will soon be over, and England agrees to let France pretend to have conquered him, since it is only for a little while. They later reminisce about their childhood when Japan makes the same mistake. In the movie Hetalia: Paint it White, they said that "they have an undesirable relationship, but indestructible in their heart; they get along very well".
Germany
Main Article: Germany
The state of their relationship depends on the specified time period however, generally, like England, Germany and France have a history of being one another's enemies, and as such the two do not seem to get along. In Let's Think About The G8 members, when Germany suggested France be removed from the group, he argued that they had been actually getting along well recently. In Kusogame, the two and America went to a maid cafe in Japan together. Both are set in the present day. During his April Fools sitejacking, he seemed to know a fair amount about him, especially that he, like Italy, often ran around naked, thus he needed a different idea of what to do to him as he had been stripping the others (in the end he forced him into a maid cosplay and cat ears).
Italy
Main Article: Italy
France grew up with a small Chibitalia, but after Chibitalia returned from spending time with Roman Empire, France only wanted to control him. Italy refers to France as "France nii-chan" in strips set in both the past and present. Once Italy had grown into a teenager, he visited France again, resulting in the older man suddenly becoming enthusiastically attracted to him. During the visit, Italy saw the word "intercourse" in a book and asked him what the definition was. France replied by saying that intercourse is something you do with someone you like, then proceeded to ask "So Italy, do you like me?" (This was changed in the anime to France using body language to express the meaning of intercourse). France seems to have a soft spot for Italy, becoming frantic when England suggests they spread rumors about Italy and responding with "I know he's kind of dumb, and he's weak and useless, but he's not a bad guy...". He then proceeds to break down in tears, causing England to note that France, while always insulting Germany, never really brings himself to badmouth Italy.
Monaco
Main Article: Monaco
Monaco acts as a younger sister to France and is solely dependent on him for economic and diplomatic strength, as well as intervention in other affairs. Due to this, Monaco often accepts his various requests.
Seychelles
Main Article: Seychelles
In the Gakuen Hetalia universe, it is revealed (via flashback) that he helped raise her as a child, while in the present day he carries an affection for her and attempts to undress her, much to her shock and embarrassment, apparently to see what her body has become like.
Their relationship in the mainstream Hetalia universe has not been mentioned, outside of France appearing with her in Shipwrecked and an illustration in Christmas Rampage 2007, which depicts him groping Seychelles.
Spain
Main Article: Spain
The two get along rather well, having grown up and fought in wars together, though Spain remains oblivious to France's more perverted tendencies and cannot see why Romano hates him. It is said in production notes by Himaruya that their relationship is actually undesirable, yet the two remain inseparable. Recently, it seems Spain is aware that France is a bad influence on him, calling him "despicable" before defeating him in The Battle of Garigliano with the help of his pet bull. France's first bird named Pierre is used for communication with him.
In The Anime
France in Episode 09.
France first appears at the world meeting in Episode 01, opting to disagree with both America and England in their argument.
After being left out of the second Allied Forces meeting in Episode 10, France reflects on his history of past "victories," insisting that he was successful a long time ago.
Name
His given name, Francis (which means "Frenchman"). When Hidekaz Himaruya originally listed the nations' human names, he noted that the original name he had in mind for France was Jean. The surname Epine was also considered.
Character Songs
Fall In Love, Madamoiselle
Overflowing Passion (featured)
Wa! Wa!! World Ondo (featured)
We Wish You A Merry Chirstmas (featured)
United Nations Star (featured)
Trivia
Early France.
- His birthdate (July 14th) corresponds with the date of the French national holiday known as Bastille Day, a celebration of the anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille.
- In notes included in the special edition booklet for Hetalia: Axis Powers volume 3, Himaruya stated that France was originally meant to look more middle-aged, and that he was intended to have a completely suave personality. The "older", shorter-haired design could be seen in early chapters of the webcomic, but faded as the style changed.
- France shares both Japanese and English voice actors, Masaya Onosaka and J. Michael Tatum respectively, with Issac Dian, a character from the anime Baccano!.
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