APH takes all the major nations of the world, and some not-so-major ones, and personifies them. Here I'll give you a brief run down of some of those characters, but there are far to many for me to list here. Most of the ones I mention will be major players in New Revolution. Some are there just because. There will most likely be no images, though, sorry. You'll have to do a Google Image Search for pics of the characters later, or something.
Okay. All characters listed here don't belong to me. For more, see the disclaimer on the lower sidebar. Also, most characters have both the name of the country they represent and a human name, and those two names will be used interchangeably in New Revolution. Don't worry, you'll get the hang of it.
America - Alfred F. Jones
He, in case you couldn't tell from the title, is the personification of the United States of America. (Just the U.S. No other part of the continent.) His hobbies are adventure and archeology, and he enjoys eating junk food.* He was raised by England, right up until he declared independence. (Of course, you should know this already.) He also has an alien friend named Tony.
England - Arthur Kirkland**
This guy used to be a pirate, but he grew out of it or something. He has many talents, including seeing supernatural creatures and using magic. He's also a terrible cook.
He has a unique relationship with Alfred, and so for that reason, and 'cause I like to watch these two interact, I've decided to use him a lot in the story. His eyebrows are ginormous, for no apparently obvious reason,
Canada - Matthew Williams
This poor guy is overlooked. A lot. To the point that it's a running gag in the series. And when he's not being overlooked, he's being mistaken for his brother America. Despite all this he's a pretty nice guy. He has a (pet?) polar bear named Kumajiro that he takes everywhere. And Kumajiro can't remember who Canada is either.
K: "Who're you?"
C: "I'm Canada."***
Prussia - Gilbert Beilschmidt
Yes, I know Prussia is no longer a country. That fact hasn't caught up to APH or Gilbert himself, for that matter. He's supposed to be some kind of great fighter, but if fandom is anything to go by (usually it's not) then he has this thing about 'awesome.' That'll probably show up in NR because without it I don't know what this guy could do.
China - Wang Yao
No, I don't know which of those two human names is his first name. I would assume "Yao" but I could be wrong.**** This guy has been alive for a very, very long time, and has a verbal tick (aru!) which he puts on the end of his sentences.
Another interesting thing to note is that this guy has numerous villas all over the world, in the form of Chinatowns.
France - Francis Bonnefoy
Ah, France. This guy is pervert, and it's usually played for laughs. He's also England's archenemies, another thing that seems to be played for laughs. Sometimes credited with raising Matthew. Mostly credited for being a lech.
And it would take more time than I have to tell you about Ivan Braginski, the representation of Russia, Kiku Honda, otherwise known as Japan, and I'd love to list out more, but I'd be here 'til doomsday.
Watch a great deal of the subbed anime here on Veoh.
Tokyopop is said to have the license for the manga and first volume is supposed to come out sometime in Spetember, but you can read it online here in the meantime. Don't forget to buy the actual book if you like it.
Notes:
* Have you ever seen some commercial where X brand was powered by Y? This sports person powered by Gatorade, for example?(5) Well, APH is Powered By Stereotypes.
** Um, technically it's not 'England' so much as it's 'The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.' Everyone just calls him England for logical reasons.
*** Actual lines from an actual episode of APH.
****I read somewhere that Yao is his first name, and that makes sense. I've seen other Chinese character have the last name of Wang and it's variants, so it seems that Yao is China's first name.
5 - I do not own Gatorade.
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