This was a tough list to make in some ways. I was going to go for a
top-10 standard, but after 8 or 9 I just stopped caring. Still, I think
my reasoning was pretty solid. You're probably not going to agree with
me, but then you can just go and make your own list.
8. Spain.
No one expects the Spanish Inquisition! But other than that, if
anyone's a hero around here, it's Spain. He has to put up with raising
Chibi Romano (even though he was giddily happy about it at first and not
in a sadistic way, unlike France) and constantly saving him and getting
into wars with other countries in the process. In that way, he is very
cool and responsible even if the queen yells at him a lot. Churro,
anyone?
7. Italy. The main/title
character,voiced by Todd Haberkorn, is described by him as a
"nancy-boy," and his over-the-top performance as such (combined by the
dub adaptation written by Jamie Marchi and Chuck Huber) is what makes
the show so funny. He alone can save us from the Nobura invasion in the Paint It White
movie, and other than waving the white flag and running away from a
fightor calling Germany for help, he pretty much takes everything thrown
at him in stride. Todd draws his inspiration from the SuperMario games.
6. Germany.
The straight man to Italy's silliness, he is often the only sane man in
the room willing to take any sort of action. As it turns out, there is
some German in my ancestry, so the German curse word he utters
increasingly frequently has found its way into my vocabulary since
watching this show. He would like to make it clear that he doesn't like
Hitler (who is referred to as Herr Moustache) any more than the rest of
the world does. Threatening to gas Italy for annoying him while he's
trying to read is totally okay, however.
5. Sweden.
Based on my last name, I am of Swedish descent. This may explain this
character/country's placement on this list. Others, especially Finland
(the unwilling object of Sweden's affection), think he is quite creepy.
He probably is, but there is a heart buried under there that is
misunderstood as scary. He would like to make it clear that the nasty
Vikings were all from Denmark and Norway and not him and Finland. I'd go
to his cafe anytime. He reminds me of Grandpa (not Italy's, mine).
4. Hungary.
She is a superstar. Do not mess with her Austria if you want to live,
though. She may live in his house, but she wears the pants in this
relationship and will fight for him to the death - and probably win.
Still, she hesitates to whack France with her skillet just because God
told her to do it and he deserves it for being such a perv. She may or
may not also be responsible for perpetuating the perception that
Chibitalia is female because she kept putting her dresses on him.
3. Tie between China and Japan.
This is not me being racist and not knowing the difference. I've
weighed them both in my mind and they turned out to be about equal after
all things were considered. What I like about Japan is that he's quiet
and reserved but may or may not be scheming things behind everyone's
backs, be they Allies or Axis. Actually, I don't like the scheming part
so much, but it is funny; however, it's even more funny when others do
it to him - especially when they feel bad afterward. Chris draws his
inspiration from the Cooking Mama games. What I like about China is the
way he (or is it she?) pronounces swear words in English. He also likes
cat plushies even though his dragon master overlord is mean to him about
it. He is Japan's older brother, but since this is a Japanese show it's
got a lot of bias against China. Clarine draws her inspiration from her
mom, but apparently fans didn't like that (and yet they can somehow
joke about France's rape laugh, much to the voice actors' collective
disbelief and disgust.
2. Canada. I'm
American, but I like Canada better because America is a jerk (they're
both voiced by Eric Vale, though). I feel bad for him because he's
invisible and ghostlike at meetings. I just wanna give him a hug and
have a game of catch with him and not throw the ball at him so hard.
Maple hockey!
1. Britain. Given what the rest
of my heritage is, this was probably a foregone conclusion. I cannot
escape the fact that a significant part of my roots are tied to the
American Revolution, so even though it was promoted to death, the
Storage Cleaning segments are close to my heart. But America's still a
jerk, and an idiot. Britain's not perfect himself, either, but he is in
need of several hugs whether or not he'd actually accept them. On the
flipside of things, I'm also in the process of writing a fan fic wherein
all his former colonies invade his sovereign territory ala Kickassia
(once Britain convinces America that he's not the only one with pesky
micronations and America has Tony look up TGWTG). Also, my eighth grade
history teacher never made the conflicts between Britain and France to
be the result of sexual tension but instead compared them to Itchy and
Scratchy from The Simpsons. Speaking of, that's kind of likehow Britain and America interact sometimes - like Homer strangling Bart.
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