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Character Name: Republic of Latvia [Raivis Galante] Character Series: Axis Powers Hetalia Character Age: Physically fifteen. Has existed for at least 600 years, very likely to be much longer than that.
Latvia is taken from a modern day setting so all history is applicable.
Personality: At a glance, Latvia appears to be quite a quiet boy. Usually there’s a sense of unease about him, as if something terrible could happen at any moment. Over the course of his life he’s endured many hardships and while he’s managed to make it through, it has left him a little worse for wear.
One notable thing about him is that he tends to wear his heart on his sleeve. As it turns out, most of the time his heart is fairly skittish and nervous. Whenever he feels like this, he has a tendency to start shaking. This can range from a slight tremble to immobilizing quaking depending on how threatening and scary the situation seems to be. In extreme cases, Latvia may also have trouble speaking however this seems to rarely happen.
This kind of submissive personality comes from years of being beaten up and forced to live with other nations. Latvia is by no means a total pushover though. Despite his chronic bad luck and uncanny ability to injure himself he can pull through against all odds, crying and complaining all the while. If it were up to him, he would much rather take it easy and spend time with a good book or something to drink so these kinds of unbelievable feats only really happen when he’s ordered to or it’s imperative to his own safety and comfort.
A lot of the time he’ll want to rely on people in order to make things easier on himself. On the other hand he doesn’t want these people to control him either. In the end he feels somewhat lonely. There’s nothing that Latvia would want more than an older brother or sister to rely on and keep him company. Unfortunately his socials skills are a little awkward. For most people he’s extremely polite, even to those he may hold some resentment to (and he will hold that resentment for a long time) but there are times when he can be a little blunt. Much in the same way he always shows his true emotions, he often speaks without thinking and can say things that may be considered rude. Sometimes it’s by accident, sometimes it may be a passive aggressive act since he isn’t much of a fighter. In large conflicts he would like to stay neutral but often gets dragged in anyway.
While Latvia may be polite to most, when it comes to people younger or smaller than him he will often try and assert authority over them in strange ways. Despite his attempts he almost always ends up shrinking back and becoming more submissive. The desire to be in a more dominant position probably stems from a combination of the fact he’s always been a subordinate throughout his life and frustration he feels from having such a young body. He’s existed for centuries and wants to be treated as an adult, considering himself fairly mature despite showing childish mannerisms at times. Some of his hobbies, his drinking habit especially, are a little more adult and Latvia hates being denied these things or patronized because of his appearance. His shorter than average stature doesn’t help in the slightest.
Making friends may be a struggle but if you form a good relationship with him, Latvia is undoubtedly a loyal companion. He’ll look out for those he’s close to, even when it isn’t convenient or he becomes frustrated by them. After trying and failing to cut out bad relationships he knows how good the good ones really are.
Abilities: Due to his status as a nation Latvia shares a link with his people and his land. Because of this he displays a degree of immortality and supposedly can’t be killed unless the country of Latvia ceases to exist, even then it’s a little sketchy. In the event of physical injury, healing is extremely quick.
Also, he can drink forty cups of alcohol before it completely incapacitates him.
Sample Entry: [Latvia restlessly fidgets with the phone chord as the ringing echoes through the ear piece. Part of him hopes that they won’t pick up, he doesn’t want to explain what happened, or even own up to it but a voice suddenly speaks up and he almost drops the phone]
Yes! H-hello this is Raivis.
I’m really sorry. I’m the one who... I mean, I... uh...
[Taking a deep breath he tries to stop himself from shaking and just forces the words out. No one ever seems to get too angry here, how bad could it be?]
I’m the one who broke your fence. It was an accident! I swear!
I wasn’t paying attention, there was a cat in the road and I panicked and my bike swerved and I just...
I’m really really sorry! I-I promise I’ll make it up to you, I’ll get the money to repair it...
[Deep in his heart he hopes he won’t have to repair it himself. Carpentry only earns him more injuries than it’s worth. All Latvia can do is wait anxiously for his punishment]
Latvia | Axis Powers Hetalia | No reservation
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Contact Info: [E-mail] hmyo.m@hotmail.com, [AIM] Mierigi
Other Characters Played: N/A
Preferred Housing: N/A
Character Name: Republic of Latvia [Raivis Galante]
Character Series: Axis Powers Hetalia
Character Age: Physically fifteen. Has existed for at least 600 years, very likely to be much longer than that.
Background:
General background [Wikipedia]
Character information [Hetalia archives]
Latvia is taken from a modern day setting so all history is applicable.
Personality: At a glance, Latvia appears to be quite a quiet boy. Usually there’s a sense of unease about him, as if something terrible could happen at any moment. Over the course of his life he’s endured many hardships and while he’s managed to make it through, it has left him a little worse for wear.
One notable thing about him is that he tends to wear his heart on his sleeve. As it turns out, most of the time his heart is fairly skittish and nervous. Whenever he feels like this, he has a tendency to start shaking. This can range from a slight tremble to immobilizing quaking depending on how threatening and scary the situation seems to be. In extreme cases, Latvia may also have trouble speaking however this seems to rarely happen.
This kind of submissive personality comes from years of being beaten up and forced to live with other nations. Latvia is by no means a total pushover though. Despite his chronic bad luck and uncanny ability to injure himself he can pull through against all odds, crying and complaining all the while. If it were up to him, he would much rather take it easy and spend time with a good book or something to drink so these kinds of unbelievable feats only really happen when he’s ordered to or it’s imperative to his own safety and comfort.
A lot of the time he’ll want to rely on people in order to make things easier on himself. On the other hand he doesn’t want these people to control him either. In the end he feels somewhat lonely. There’s nothing that Latvia would want more than an older brother or sister to rely on and keep him company. Unfortunately his socials skills are a little awkward. For most people he’s extremely polite, even to those he may hold some resentment to (and he will hold that resentment for a long time) but there are times when he can be a little blunt. Much in the same way he always shows his true emotions, he often speaks without thinking and can say things that may be considered rude. Sometimes it’s by accident, sometimes it may be a passive aggressive act since he isn’t much of a fighter. In large conflicts he would like to stay neutral but often gets dragged in anyway.
While Latvia may be polite to most, when it comes to people younger or smaller than him he will often try and assert authority over them in strange ways. Despite his attempts he almost always ends up shrinking back and becoming more submissive. The desire to be in a more dominant position probably stems from a combination of the fact he’s always been a subordinate throughout his life and frustration he feels from having such a young body. He’s existed for centuries and wants to be treated as an adult, considering himself fairly mature despite showing childish mannerisms at times. Some of his hobbies, his drinking habit especially, are a little more adult and Latvia hates being denied these things or patronized because of his appearance. His shorter than average stature doesn’t help in the slightest.
Making friends may be a struggle but if you form a good relationship with him, Latvia is undoubtedly a loyal companion. He’ll look out for those he’s close to, even when it isn’t convenient or he becomes frustrated by them. After trying and failing to cut out bad relationships he knows how good the good ones really are.
Abilities: Due to his status as a nation Latvia shares a link with his people and his land. Because of this he displays a degree of immortality and supposedly can’t be killed unless the country of Latvia ceases to exist, even then it’s a little sketchy. In the event of physical injury, healing is extremely quick.
Also, he can drink forty cups of alcohol before it completely incapacitates him.
Sample Entry: [Latvia restlessly fidgets with the phone chord as the ringing echoes through the ear piece. Part of him hopes that they won’t pick up, he doesn’t want to explain what happened, or even own up to it but a voice suddenly speaks up and he almost drops the phone]
Yes! H-hello this is Raivis.
I’m really sorry. I’m the one who... I mean, I... uh...
[Taking a deep breath he tries to stop himself from shaking and just forces the words out. No one ever seems to get too angry here, how bad could it be?]
I’m the one who broke your fence. It was an accident! I swear!
I wasn’t paying attention, there was a cat in the road and I panicked and my bike swerved and I just...
I’m really really sorry! I-I promise I’ll make it up to you, I’ll get the money to repair it...
[Deep in his heart he hopes he won’t have to repair it himself. Carpentry only earns him more injuries than it’s worth. All Latvia can do is wait anxiously for his punishment]