He's serious about winning wars, and to him, victory comes through raw effort, determination, and strict discipline. Even though he's not sure that his boss has his head screwed on tight (why is he ordering for Germany to run around looking for the legendary Holy Grail...?), he follows any order down to the letter. He will never give up, and never surrender. When captured and tortured, he refuses to let out any information to the enemy at all, which also demonstrates his passionate sense of loyalty. According to the Hetalia author, heaven on earth is when you have a German for an engineer, and hell on earth is when you have a German for a police officer.
Germany is very serious.
Outside of winning battles, however, Germany may possess some faults. He allies with Italy, the heir to the legendary Roman Empire, but can't for the life of him just leave the pathetic country alone. Much of the wartime is spent with Italy getting in trouble somewhere, and Germany having to run over and rescue him. There is a general feel that Germany and Italy care for each other very deeply, illustrated literally in a famous painting by Friedrich Overbeck. It's true that through much of the war, Germany took extra-special care of Italy, both by saving his butt in battles and supplying him with (actual working) ammo and grenades. Even when Italian troops ran away from battle and Germans found them hitting on girls or hanging out in a restaurant, Germany kept on taking care of Italy. It was an official alliance, after all.
Germany is very serious.
If he doesn't know how to do something, or is presented with something that doesn't make sense to him, he solves the problem by researching it, of course. It doesn't always go as planned; in fact, he's so terrible with modern technology that if someone takes out a GPS, he is suddenly struck with the urge to use the restroom. Besides that, though, he turns to books whenever a problem he's unfamiliar with presents himself. It's too bad that there aren't many good books out there to explain Why Italians Are So Useless or What To Do When You Think Someone Has Fallen In Love With You. Regardless, Germany will follow the directions to the letter, even if it doesn't end up well for him, thanks to his obliviousness to the atmosphere in a room.
GERMANY IS VERY SERIOUS.
--That aside, the remaining traits that make Germany, Germany might be summed up by the following. He doesn't see a problem walking around shirtless if it's very hot outside. His hobbies include cleaning, baking, and walking his dog. He isn't very embarrassed when it comes to personal space, although he does think Italy is very weird for wanting to sleep naked in the same bed as him. He doesn't seem to ever want to make friends with England or France, not in the slightest, and it can be assumed that he can't stand America either (although past events at Mayfield changed his mind). He obsesses over Italy's short-comings more than is good for his blood pressure, at one point wishing on a star that it would all just be cured and go away. He is very straight-forward, and doesn't know how to beat around the bush with delicate matters. Even though Italy drives him up the wall, he admits out loud that he doesn't hate him, and wishes to stay his friend.
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Germany is very serious.
He's serious about winning wars, and to him, victory comes through raw effort, determination, and strict discipline. Even though he's not sure that his boss has his head screwed on tight (why is he ordering for Germany to run around looking for the legendary Holy Grail...?), he follows any order down to the letter. He will never give up, and never surrender. When captured and tortured, he refuses to let out any information to the enemy at all, which also demonstrates his passionate sense of loyalty. According to the Hetalia author, heaven on earth is when you have a German for an engineer, and hell on earth is when you have a German for a police officer.
Germany is very serious.
Outside of winning battles, however, Germany may possess some faults. He allies with Italy, the heir to the legendary Roman Empire, but can't for the life of him just leave the pathetic country alone. Much of the wartime is spent with Italy getting in trouble somewhere, and Germany having to run over and rescue him. There is a general feel that Germany and Italy care for each other very deeply, illustrated literally in a famous painting by Friedrich Overbeck. It's true that through much of the war, Germany took extra-special care of Italy, both by saving his butt in battles and supplying him with (actual working) ammo and grenades. Even when Italian troops ran away from battle and Germans found them hitting on girls or hanging out in a restaurant, Germany kept on taking care of Italy. It was an official alliance, after all.
Germany is very serious.
If he doesn't know how to do something, or is presented with something that doesn't make sense to him, he solves the problem by researching it, of course. It doesn't always go as planned; in fact, he's so terrible with modern technology that if someone takes out a GPS, he is suddenly struck with the urge to use the restroom. Besides that, though, he turns to books whenever a problem he's unfamiliar with presents himself. It's too bad that there aren't many good books out there to explain Why Italians Are So Useless or What To Do When You Think Someone Has Fallen In Love With You. Regardless, Germany will follow the directions to the letter, even if it doesn't end up well for him, thanks to his obliviousness to the atmosphere in a room.
GERMANY IS VERY SERIOUS.
--That aside, the remaining traits that make Germany, Germany might be summed up by the following. He doesn't see a problem walking around shirtless if it's very hot outside. His hobbies include cleaning, baking, and walking his dog. He isn't very embarrassed when it comes to personal space, although he does think Italy is very weird for wanting to sleep naked in the same bed as him. He doesn't seem to ever want to make friends with England or France, not in the slightest, and it can be assumed that he can't stand America either (although past events at Mayfield changed his mind). He obsesses over Italy's short-comings more than is good for his blood pressure, at one point wishing on a star that it would all just be cured and go away. He is very straight-forward, and doesn't know how to beat around the bush with delicate matters. Even though Italy drives him up the wall, he admits out loud that he doesn't hate him, and wishes to stay his friend.