| Holland (Netherlands) オランダ | |
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| Name: | Kingdom of The Netherlands (Koninkrijk der Nederlanden) |
| Human Name: | {{{human}}} |
| Alternative Spelling(s): | N/A |
| Age: | Unknown |
| Gender: | Male |
| Birthday: | Unknown |
| Hair Color: | Blond (early color chart), Light Brown |
| Eye Color: | Green (early color chart), Amber |
| Height: | Unknown |
| First Appearance (volume): | {{{firstvolume}}} |
| First Appearance (strip): | {{{firstcomic}}} |
| First Appearance (anime): | Episode 39: The Battle For America (Silhouette) |
| Japanese VA: | Hiroki Yasumoto |
| English VA: | N/A |
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 Netherlands (of which Holland is a region). He is the older brother of Belgium.
Appearance
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, and has a small vertical scar on his forehead.
However, in an earlier color chart by Hidekaz Himaruya, Holland's hair and eye colors were respectively listed as blond and green (like Belgium).
Personality and Interests
He is said to be a strong man who likes really young women (Lolita Complex, or lolicon) and thinks nothing of using some types of shady drugs. He once fought with Turkey over the title of "The Tulip Country".
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). In the Battle 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 Holland found the baby America.
An earlier note by Himaruya described Holland as a tsundere type of character who loves to fight, and is xenophobic.
Relationships
Belgium
Main article: Belgium
Holland and Belgium are said to have had difficult relations, stemming from when they were both under Spain's control. When Holland left to become independent, he fought against both her and Spain in the Dutch Revolt.
It is said that she is often pushed around by both Holland and their other sibling Luxembourg.
In The Anime
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.
Trivia
- Though notes on Holland 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).
- 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). Both names are sometimes mistakenly used interchangeably for the entire Netherlands, however.
- It is believed by some fans that the scar on Holland's head is 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.