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{{Character
|name = Holland (Netherlands)
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|name = Netherlands (Holland)
|jname = オランダ
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|jname = オランダ
|image = Holland.jpg
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|image = Holland_Cropped.png
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|imageSize = 250
|country = Kingdom of The Netherlands (Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
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|country = [[wikipedia:Netherlands|Kingdom of the Netherlands (Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)]]
|age = Unknown
 
|gender = Male
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|human = N/A
 
|spellings = N/A
|birthday = Unknown
 
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|age = 25
|hair = Blond (early color chart), Light Brown
 
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|gender = Male
|eyes = Green (early color chart), Amber
 
|height = Unknown
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|birthday = Unknown
 
|hair = Blond (early color chart, FIFA 2010 chibi banner), Light Brown
|firstmanga = ''The Battle For America'' (Silhouette form, separate strips)
 
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|eyes = Green (early color chart, FIFA 2010 banner), Amber (World Cup sketch), Blue (uniform sketch)
|firstanime = [[Episode 39: The Battle For America]] (Silhouette)
 
 
|height = Unknown
|lastmanga = N/A
 
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|firstvolume = Volume 3 (formal debut)
|lastanime = N/A
 
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|firstcomic = ''The Battle for America'' (silhouette), ''Netherlands and Japan’s Isolation'' (formal debut)
|japanese = [[Hiroki Yasumoto]]
 
 
|firstanime = [[Episode 39: The Battle For America]] (Silhouette), [[Episode 94]] (formal debut)
|english = N/A
 
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|japanese = [[Hiroki Yasumoto]] (Silhouette form, episode 39), [[Arisa Nishiguchi]] (child), [[Nobuya Mine]] (World Series, The Beautiful World)
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|english = [[Michael Sinterniklaas]]
 
Holland (オランダ, Oranda; also known as Netherlands; human name unknown), is a minor character in in the series '''Axis Powers Hetalia'''. He represents the country of [[wikipedia:Netherlands|Netherlands]] (of which Holland is a region). He is the older brother of [[Belgium]].
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}}'''Netherlands''' (オランダ, ''Oranda''; also known as Holland), is a supporting character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. He represents the country of Netherlands (of which Holland is a region, see ''Trivia'' for explanation of the naming problem). He is the older brother of [[Belgium]] and [[Luxembourg]].
   
 
== Appearance ==
 
== Appearance ==
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[[File:Chibi_netherlands.png|thumb|left|Netherlands in chibi form.]]
Holland has somewhat short, spiky pale brown hair with sideburns, and amber eyes. He is shown to be quite muscular and about the same height as [[Denmark]].
 
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[[File:Netherlands_with_his_hair_down.jpg|thumb|Netherlands with his hair down]]
   
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''Full Article: [[Uniform Guide: Netherlands]] ''
However, in an earlier color chart by [[Hidekaz Himaruya]], Holland's hair and eye colors were respectively listed as blond and green (like Belgium).
 
   
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Netherlands has somewhat short, spiky pale brown or blond hair with sideburns, and eyes that have varied between being amber, green, or blue in different colored artwork. He is shown to be quite muscular and about the same height as [[Denmark]], and has a small vertical scar on his forehead. He also wears a long, blue and white striped scarf, shown in his formal debut in the series as well as a uniform sketch.
 
== Personality and Interests ==
 
== Personality and Interests ==
He is said to be a strong man who likes really young women (Lolita Complex) and thinks nothing of using some types of shady drugs. He once fought with [[Turkey]] over the title of "The Tulip Country".
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Netherlands is said to be a strong strategist and world-dominating type of man who likes really young women (aka Lolita Complex, or ''lolicon'') and thinks nothing of using some types of shady drugs. Altough he's a pleasant coworker and a reliable business partner. He won't go back with someone if something bad happened because it's a ''tad embarrassing ''and everyone'll gossip about it.
   
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In '''Volume 3''' (p. 20) of the manga the character profile says that he is "''The solemn, neat freak, downer, Hokuriku-dialect speaking, scheming older brother. (Hokuriku is the region west of Tokyo on the Japan Sea side of Japan.) Of course he goes Dutch. Of course his kitchen and garden maintenence is flawless. By the way, he loves bunnies! The raw materials for his cooking come from Germany!''".<br />
Only so much of Holland has been revealed at this time. He has yet to have an official appearance in the webcomic, published manga, or the anime (though he did appear in silhouette form in both '''The Battle For America''' and an illustration in '''The War Of Austrian Succession'''). Notes in '''Christmas Rampage 2007''' reveal that he is also quite the world-dominating and removed type. It is also revealed that he has another sibling, '''Luxembourg''', although even less is known about that character (including their gender).
 
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Also on a different page (p.61) it is stated that he also is "''a neurotic, solemn, free older brother" ''who'' "hates tied things and messy gardens".'''' '''''
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As mentioned in '''Christmas Rampage 2007''', he once fought with [[Turkey]] over the title of "The Tulip Country".
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The notes in ''Rampage'' also revealed that he has another sibling, [[Luxembourg]], adding [[Belgium]] to be his younger sister.
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Netherlands is depicted as a smoking a marijuana blunt in one sketch, further reflecting the infamy of marijuana and other drugs in Amsterdam. In his formal debut in the series, he is shown constantly smoking a cigarette.
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In the ''Battle For America'' strip, he is mentioned to have beat up both [[Sweden]] and [[Finland]] after they built a villa ([[wikipedia:New Sweden|New Sweden]]) in the "new world". Finland proceeds to worry about what would happen if Netherlands found the baby America.
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Netherlands also owns a [[Creatures of Hetalia#Netherlands' Rabbit|pet rabbit]], whose name is not yet known.
   
 
==Relationships==
 
==Relationships==
   
 
===Belgium===
 
===Belgium===
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<p style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">''Main article: [[Belgium]]''</p>
''Main article: [[Belgium]]''
 
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<p style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Their relations as children have been elaborated on in Episode 109, in which Belgium brings her brother to her house, lavish and rich compared to his humble home. It is because of this that she admits that Netherlands' cheap manner may have partially been her fault.</p>
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<p style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Netherlands and Belgium are said to have had difficult relations, stemming from when they were both under [[Spain]]'s control. When Netherlands left to become independent, he fought against both her and Spain in the [[wikipedia:Dutch Revolt|Dutch Revolt]] and the [[wikipedia:Eighty Years' War|Eighty Years' War]].</p>
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<p style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He later tried to reconcile with Belgium so they could both form the ''Kingdom of the Netherlands'', but due to their irreconcilable differences (Netherlands being better with trade and influenced by the Protestant [[England|British]] versus Belgium being better with farming and influenced by the Catholic [[France|French]]), it did not work out and Belgium declared her independence.</p>
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<p style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It is said that she is often pushed around by both Netherlands and their other sibling Luxembourg.</p>
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===Finland===
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<p style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">''Main article: [[Finland]]''</p>
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<p style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Finland finds the Netherlands "a scary guy" as he was beaten up by him when built a villa (New Finland) in the United States. He appears to fear the Netherlands. He is also scared if he'll find Baby America.</p>
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<h3 style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Greece</h3>
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''Main article: [[Greece]]''[[File:Ned_angry.jpg|thumb|250px|Netherlands losing his composure with Greece.]]
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Netherlands tends to lose his composure when Greece bothers him too much, especially when it involves business.
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===Japan===
 
''Main article: [[Japan]]''
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Though Netherlands acted aggressive towards most others, he refrained from acting this way towards Japan to convince him to open trade with foreigners, due to having had a companionship with him for years before.
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Also, in the '''Netherlands and Isolationist!Japan''' comic, it is shown that Netherlands is visibly bothered by the fact that Japan signed a peace treaty with America.
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=== Luxembourg ===
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''Main article: [[Luxembourg]]''
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Luxembourg is Netherland's Younger Brother, as well as Belgium's. Not much is known about their relationship, though Luxembourg says that the art designs at Netherlands house are nice and the gardens are also nice. Netherlands also states that he doesn't want Luxembourg to follow his example.
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===Portugal===
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''Main article: [[Portugal]]''
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===Spain===
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''Main article: [[Spain]]''
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Netherlands became a member of Spain's household when the Burgundian-Hapsburgs acquired the crown of Spain. Their relationship became very difficult up till the point where Spain believed Netherlands hated him. Eventually he left and later beat Spain up to be recognised as an independent country.<br />
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In the 2010 Christmas Event they are spending Christmas together.
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===Sweden===
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''Main article: [[Sweden]]''
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It is confirmed that, though Sweden is one of the few characters taller than him, he succeeded into beating Sweden up and scaring him out of the New World. It is not clear if Sweden still fears him.
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===Turkey===
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''Main article: [[Turkey]]''
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As mentioned in '''Christmas Rampage 2007''', he once fought with Turkey over the title of "The Tulip Country". It is a battle that he probably won, according to [[Finland]].
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== In the Anime ==
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[[File:SilhouetteNetherlands.jpg|thumb|135px|Netherlands as a monstrous silhouette, his first appearance within the anime]]
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The silhouette version of Netherlands briefly appeared in [[Episode 39: The Battle For America|Episode 39: The Battle]]
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[[File:Netherlands_inanime.jpg|thumb|left|Netherlands in Episode 109]]
 
[[Episode 39: The Battle For America|For America]], where he was drawn slightly more "monster-like" than how he appeared in the manga strip. He is voiced by [[Hiroki Yasumoto]] in this cameo. He also makes a shilouetted appearance in [[Episode 64]], on a war relations list.
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In December 2010, [[Nobuya Mine]] was announced as his seiyuu.
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He makes his formal debut in [[Episode 94]] (Episode 42 of Hetalia: World Series).
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While Netherlands' hair in the manga ranges from a pale blond to a dirty blond/light brown color, his appearance in ''World Series'' gave him bright yellow-blond hair. In ''The Beautiful World'', his hair is changed to a sandy blond color.
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== Name ==
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Himaruya has listed over the years the potential names he liked for Netherlands are '''Tim''', '''Govert''', '''Abel''' and '''Mogens'''.
   
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==Character Songs==
Holland and Belgium are said to have had difficult relations, stemming from when they were both under [[Antonio Fernandez Carriedo|Spain]]'s control. When Holland left to become independent, he fought against both her and Spain in the [[wikipedia:Dutch Revolt|Dutch Revolt]].
 
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[[Hatafutte Parade (Netherlands and Belgium)]]
   
==In The Anime==
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==Trivia==
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*Though notes on Netherlands were given as early as 2007, his actual appearance remained shrouded in mystery until Hidekaz Himaruya drew an illustration to commemorate Group E in the [[wikipedia:2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 FIFA World Cup]]. Before the illustration, all that was known of his appearance was that he had blond hair and green eyes (though he appeared with somewhat different colors in the FIFA group shot). His silhouetted form also briefly appeared in both '''The Battle For America''' and an illustration in the webcomic version of '''The War Of Austrian Succession'''.
The silhouette version of Holland briefly appeared in [[Episode 39: The Battle For America]], where he was drawn slightly more "monster-like" than how he appeared in the manga strip. He is voiced by [[Hiroki Yasumoto]] in this cameo.
 
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*Due to both the Netherlands and Holland being referred to as ''Oranda'' in Japanese, his name is commonly translated as "Holland" rather than "Netherlands" which would be the more technically-correct term as Holland only refers to two of its provinces, North Holland and South Holand. However, both names are sometimes mistakenly used interchangeably for the entire Netherlands, similar to the tendency to refer to the United Kingdom as "England". It should be noted that sometimes the Dutch people refer to their own country as Holland.
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*It was believed by some fans that the scar on Netherlands' forehead was either a result of the ''Dutch Revolt'' or from one of the historical floods such as the [[wikipedia:Great Storm of 1703|Great Storm of 1703]] or the [[wikipedia:North Sea flood of 1953|North Sea Flood of 1953]]. But as Netherlands appears as a teenager with the scar in the 1500s (in volume 3), these theories have been rendered moot and it remains unknown as to how he received it. Another possibility would be the flood of 1421, which killed 10,000 people.
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*An early answer to a question in 2007 described Netherlands as a ''tsundere'' type of character who loves to fight, and that was xenophobic. However, it remains to be seen if the latter is part of his characterization or if he is still a tsundere type.(Although with current politics in his country, it could be that he is a little xenophobic)
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*Netherlands has his first speaking role in Hetalia volume 3 when he says to Belgium that he doesn't want snacks if Spain is around.
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*In Volume 3 both character profiles of Belgium and the Netherlands say that they are older sisters and brothers, not depicting who of them is older. However this could imply that their sibling Luxembourg is younger then them.
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*In a recent blog post, Himaruya has mentioned fan suggested options for his human name, including '''Tim''', '''Nash''', '''Govert''', '''Abel''', and '''Mogens'''.
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*Netherlands is revealed in Episode 103 and the strip '''Walking Together''' to be the world's second fastest walker (based on worldwide statistics), just behind Ireland.
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* The color pattern of his scarf most likely represents the Dutch province of [[wikipedia:Zeeland|Zeeland.]]
 
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Revision as of 17:53, 13 June 2020

Netherlands (Holland)
オランダ
Holland_Cropped
Name: Kingdom of the Netherlands (Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
Human Name: N/A
Alternative Spelling(s): N/A
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Birthday: Unknown
Hair Color: Blond (early color chart, FIFA 2010 chibi banner), Light Brown
Eye Color: Green (early color chart, FIFA 2010 banner), Amber (World Cup sketch), Blue (uniform sketch)
Height: Unknown
First Appearance (volume): Volume 3 (formal debut)
First Appearance (strip): The Battle for America (silhouette), Netherlands and Japan’s Isolation (formal debut)
First Appearance (anime): Episode 39: The Battle For America (Silhouette), Episode 94 (formal debut)
Japanese VA: Hiroki Yasumoto (Silhouette form, episode 39), Arisa Nishiguchi (child), Nobuya Mine (World Series, The Beautiful World)
English VA: Michael Sinterniklaas

Netherlands (オランダ, Oranda; also known as Holland), is a supporting character in the series Hetalia: Axis Powers. He represents the country of Netherlands (of which Holland is a region, see Trivia for explanation of the naming problem). He is the older brother of Belgium and Luxembourg.

Appearance

Chibi netherlands

Netherlands in chibi form.

Netherlands with his hair down

Netherlands with his hair down

Full Article: Uniform Guide: Netherlands


Netherlands has somewhat short, spiky pale brown or blond hair with sideburns, and eyes that have varied between being amber, green, or blue in different colored artwork. He is shown to be quite muscular and about the same height as Denmark, and has a small vertical scar on his forehead. He also wears a long, blue and white striped scarf, shown in his formal debut in the series as well as a uniform sketch.

Personality and Interests

Netherlands is said to be a strong strategist and world-dominating type of man who likes really young women (aka Lolita Complex, or lolicon) and thinks nothing of using some types of shady drugs. Altough he's a pleasant coworker and a reliable business partner. He won't go back with someone if something bad happened because it's a tad embarrassing and everyone'll gossip about it.

In Volume 3 (p. 20) of the manga the character profile says that he is "The solemn, neat freak, downer, Hokuriku-dialect speaking, scheming older brother. (Hokuriku is the region west of Tokyo on the Japan Sea side of Japan.) Of course he goes Dutch. Of course his kitchen and garden maintenence is flawless. By the way, he loves bunnies! The raw materials for his cooking come from Germany!".
Also on a different page (p.61) it is stated that he also is "a neurotic, solemn, free older brother" who "hates tied things and messy gardens".'

As mentioned in Christmas Rampage 2007, he once fought with Turkey over the title of "The Tulip Country".

The notes in Rampage also revealed that he has another sibling, Luxembourg, adding Belgium to be his younger sister.

Netherlands is depicted as a smoking a marijuana blunt in one sketch, further reflecting the infamy of marijuana and other drugs in Amsterdam. In his formal debut in the series, he is shown constantly smoking a cigarette.

In the Battle For America strip, he is mentioned to have beat up both Sweden and Finland after they built a villa (New Sweden) in the "new world". Finland proceeds to worry about what would happen if Netherlands found the baby America.

Netherlands also owns a pet rabbit, whose name is not yet known.

Relationships

Belgium

Main article: Belgium

Their relations as children have been elaborated on in Episode 109, in which Belgium brings her brother to her house, lavish and rich compared to his humble home. It is because of this that she admits that Netherlands' cheap manner may have partially been her fault.

Netherlands and Belgium are said to have had difficult relations, stemming from when they were both under Spain's control. When Netherlands left to become independent, he fought against both her and Spain in the Dutch Revolt and the Eighty Years' War.

He later tried to reconcile with Belgium so they could both form the Kingdom of the Netherlands, but due to their irreconcilable differences (Netherlands being better with trade and influenced by the Protestant British versus Belgium being better with farming and influenced by the Catholic French), it did not work out and Belgium declared her independence.

It is said that she is often pushed around by both Netherlands and their other sibling Luxembourg.

Finland

Main article: Finland

Finland finds the Netherlands "a scary guy" as he was beaten up by him when built a villa (New Finland) in the United States. He appears to fear the Netherlands. He is also scared if he'll find Baby America.

Greece

Main article: Greece

Ned angry

Netherlands losing his composure with Greece.

Netherlands tends to lose his composure when Greece bothers him too much, especially when it involves business.

Japan

Main article: Japan

Though Netherlands acted aggressive towards most others, he refrained from acting this way towards Japan to convince him to open trade with foreigners, due to having had a companionship with him for years before.

Also, in the Netherlands and Isolationist!Japan comic, it is shown that Netherlands is visibly bothered by the fact that Japan signed a peace treaty with America.

Luxembourg

Main article: Luxembourg

Luxembourg is Netherland's Younger Brother, as well as Belgium's. Not much is known about their relationship, though Luxembourg says that the art designs at Netherlands house are nice and the gardens are also nice. Netherlands also states that he doesn't want Luxembourg to follow his example.

Portugal

Main article: Portugal

Spain

Main article: Spain

Netherlands became a member of Spain's household when the Burgundian-Hapsburgs acquired the crown of Spain. Their relationship became very difficult up till the point where Spain believed Netherlands hated him. Eventually he left and later beat Spain up to be recognised as an independent country.
In the 2010 Christmas Event they are spending Christmas together.

Sweden

Main article: Sweden

It is confirmed that, though Sweden is one of the few characters taller than him, he succeeded into beating Sweden up and scaring him out of the New World. It is not clear if Sweden still fears him.

Turkey

Main article: Turkey

As mentioned in Christmas Rampage 2007, he once fought with Turkey over the title of "The Tulip Country". It is a battle that he probably won, according to Finland.

In the Anime

SilhouetteNetherlands

Netherlands as a monstrous silhouette, his first appearance within the anime

The silhouette version of Netherlands briefly appeared in Episode 39: The Battle

Netherlands inanime

Netherlands in Episode 109

For America, where he was drawn slightly more "monster-like" than how he appeared in the manga strip. He is voiced by Hiroki Yasumoto in this cameo. He also makes a shilouetted appearance in Episode 64, on a war relations list.

In December 2010, Nobuya Mine was announced as his seiyuu.

He makes his formal debut in Episode 94 (Episode 42 of Hetalia: World Series).

While Netherlands' hair in the manga ranges from a pale blond to a dirty blond/light brown color, his appearance in World Series gave him bright yellow-blond hair. In The Beautiful World, his hair is changed to a sandy blond color.

Name

Himaruya has listed over the years the potential names he liked for Netherlands are Tim, Govert, Abel and Mogens.

Character Songs

Hatafutte Parade (Netherlands and Belgium)

Trivia

  • Though notes on Netherlands were given as early as 2007, his actual appearance remained shrouded in mystery until Hidekaz Himaruya drew an illustration to commemorate Group E in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Before the illustration, all that was known of his appearance was that he had blond hair and green eyes (though he appeared with somewhat different colors in the FIFA group shot). His silhouetted form also briefly appeared in both The Battle For America and an illustration in the webcomic version of The War Of Austrian Succession.
  • Due to both the Netherlands and Holland being referred to as Oranda in Japanese, his name is commonly translated as "Holland" rather than "Netherlands" which would be the more technically-correct term as Holland only refers to two of its provinces, North Holland and South Holand. However, both names are sometimes mistakenly used interchangeably for the entire Netherlands, similar to the tendency to refer to the United Kingdom as "England". It should be noted that sometimes the Dutch people refer to their own country as Holland.
  • It was believed by some fans that the scar on Netherlands' forehead was either a result of the Dutch Revolt or from one of the historical floods such as the Great Storm of 1703 or the North Sea Flood of 1953. But as Netherlands appears as a teenager with the scar in the 1500s (in volume 3), these theories have been rendered moot and it remains unknown as to how he received it. Another possibility would be the flood of 1421, which killed 10,000 people.
  • An early answer to a question in 2007 described Netherlands as a tsundere type of character who loves to fight, and that was xenophobic. However, it remains to be seen if the latter is part of his characterization or if he is still a tsundere type.(Although with current politics in his country, it could be that he is a little xenophobic)
  • Netherlands has his first speaking role in Hetalia volume 3 when he says to Belgium that he doesn't want snacks if Spain is around.
  • In Volume 3 both character profiles of Belgium and the Netherlands say that they are older sisters and brothers, not depicting who of them is older. However this could imply that their sibling Luxembourg is younger then them.
  • In a recent blog post, Himaruya has mentioned fan suggested options for his human name, including Tim, Nash, Govert, Abel, and Mogens.
  • Netherlands is revealed in Episode 103 and the strip Walking Together to be the world's second fastest walker (based on worldwide statistics), just behind Ireland.
  • The color pattern of his scarf most likely represents the Dutch province of Zeeland.