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NAME: Poland, his human name is Feliks Łukasiewicz.
CANON: Axis Powers Hetalia
CANON POINT: Modern day
AGE: 1054 but looks 19
BACKGROUND: Poland in Hetalia / Polish History Wiki
I’m not going to make anybody read the entire wiki of Polish history so this is a super abridged version of Polish history that just goes over the biggest points.
Poland came to be around 966. That was when Poland’s first recorded ruler converted to Christianity. For a while, there were mostly battles for territory as Poland tried to get on its feet. It’s not until 1382 that Poland really starts to become more influential. Ten year old Jadwiga has the Polish crown passed down to her. Two years later, at age twelve, she marries Lithuania’s Duke Jagiello. Jagiello converts to Christianity and an alliance between Lithuania and Poland begins. Basically so they can kick Prussia's ass, which they do. Pretty awesomely. Prussia doesn't learn his lesson and tries to take Lithuania and so Poland kicks his ass AGAIN. Poland did a lot of ass-kicking during these times.
The alliance between Poland and Lithuania stays in effect for a long while and later they form the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1569. The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was a joining of the two countries, Poland and Lithuania, into one state. The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was pretty damn powerful and some would argue the biggest nation in Europe at one point. It had an amazing amount of religious freedom for the time and even made a lot of developments in military and medical science that would be lost to time until the twentieth century. This doesn’t last forever and so begins Poland’s long streak of tragedy.
The monarchy is starting to become corrupt and more and more countries want to bring down the Commonwealth and get their land. Russia, Prussia, and Austria are able to do this. Poland was first partitioned in 1772, then in 1793, and then the country Poland is completely taken off the map in 1795 with its final partition. Poland is no longer a country. For more than 100 years, the people of Poland are told to forget their culture and act like either Russians or Germans. Not that the people don’t try to fight back against this, they really do, but none of the uprisings go very well for them.
The Polish people see their chance in World War I to become a country again, though it doesn’t seem like much of one. All of the Polish people are fighting against each other (forced to by Russia, Prussia, and Austria of course) and they still aren‘t thought of as a country. They have nothing but hope and pride, but it’s all they need as some of the Polish people fight in American armies and slowly secure their dream.
On November 11, 1918, Poland becomes a country again. And things go pretty well too. Poland gets some of Prussia’s lands and the economy is doing well and everything. Poland is slowly coming back as a powerful country.
But then World War II comes and Poland doesn’t do well, to put it lightly. Poland did sign a non-aggression act with both Germany and Russia, but Germany invades anyway on September 1, 1939 and Russia comes in about two weeks later. And yet again, Poland is partitioned. Even after the war is ended, Poland becomes apart of the Soviet Union as a communist country, having to depend on the government nobody wants just to survive for about forty years until 1989 when the fall of the Berlin Wall and reformers took control of the Soviet Union. Poland was able to break free and become its own government and country once more. Since then, it has been a slow and steady path to becoming a country that can depend on itself.
PERSONALITY:
Poland is a difficult type. There’s so many different sides to his personality and so it’s hard to get to know him. You think you know who he is and then it seems you’re entirely wrong and he’s more than what you originally thought. He’s a lot more complex than you would think at first glance.
When you first meet him, you see a shy and awkward guy. He doesn’t talk much and this is where you see his fierce anxiety when it comes to people he doesn’t know well. He probably (definitely) won’t talk to you face to face. He’s much more willing to hide behind somebody he trusts than to talk to you himself. Don’t let yourself make your judgment about him here because this is not the only side of Poland because then when he gets used to you? You see he’s not really that type of person at all. No, he’s a lazy, selfish, and somebody who can’t take most things seriously. If he knows you well enough, expect him to try to make you do his work. It was stated back when he first met Lithuania by an attendant that he’s very much like a spoiled child and he’s practically allergic to any work.
Something that’s very important to remember is that Poland is dumb. Back in his younger days, a way he wanted to sell rye? Was dye it pink or blue. He thought people would want it more. And he bought ponies for a war. And he had troubles screwing in a light bulb. He’s not always the brightest guy around and those examples can also be shown to show how it seems impossible for him to take anything seriously. He even laughed at his best friend's face when he was being taken away and screaming for help. Is it obvious why Poland's hard to get to know and get along with yet? He's also very confusing. He's been said to live in his own “crazy world that only makes sense to himself” according to his best friend. Something nonsensical is more likely to come from him rather than something that makes sense. However, he hates not to be taken seriously and it’s a sore spot for him.
But even though Poland can be selfish, lazy, and generally an annoying person, he isn’t an entirely bad guy. While he doesn’t show up in Hetalia a lot to show off his serious side, there have been times where he surprises people and even some of his funny moments can say a lot about his serious side. One example is when he stands up against Russia to stick up for Lithuania, his best friend. He tells Russia that if he touches Lithuania, he'll turn his capital into Warsaw. Which sounds ridiculous because Hetalia but it is him telling Russia to back off. Russia is huge and has bullied Poland. A lot. Through history Russia has always tried to knock him down but Poland has never been afraid of him while most countries are terrified of him. Poland doesn’t let people push him around and he’s really brave in his own right and even though Poland's selfish, if he cares about you? He cares with his whole heart and will do absolutely anything for you. This also makes Poland very clingy and really, he’ll do almost anything for somebody he likes because he does not want to let them go.
While Poland has a hard time being serious, he can be serious when he needs to be for people he cares about. An example of this is when he sees Lithuania’s scars. He leaves it alone and simply remarks “There’s a side to Lithuania I don’t know.” Poland’s the type of guy who you would think would barge in on him and demand answers. This is probably what most people expected to happen when they first read that strip. But Poland doesn’t. Poland knows well enough to leave it alone. It goes to show that Poland does know limits. In volume three when he has to meet Lithuania and his king for the first time, this is where we see him crying and throwing a fit because he had to see a stranger. But when he realized there was no other choice, he bucked up and fought against his shyness and one of his people remarks about this, saying that he was capable of being responsible after all. Another thing that’s shown is that when another one of his people sees him joking around with Lithuania, he says he hasn’t seen him joke around a lot lately. It's apparent that while Poland is more often than not cheerful, this is not always so.
Poland's profile says he is a happy, opinionated guy who is easy to take advantage of. Poland is definitely this. He is also a guy who loves ponies and chats about snacks when people are trying to discuss serious events with him. He didn't know how to screw a lightbulb in and once got stuck in a tree. But Poland is also a country that has had a very harsh history. In his version of Marukaite Chikyuu, he even says "getting over a harsh history, there is an important present" which says a lot about Poland.Yes, he's had it bad, but he has the future to look forward to. Poland won't be depressed over his tragedies. He'll keep striving for the future and this really sums Poland up. He's silly, lazy, selfish, and dumb at times. But he's also brave, proud, and enduring.
POWERS/ABILITIES: Poland is a nation and this basically means he’s kind of immortal. While a country can definitely die (as many countries have disappeared from the world), this could only happen to Poland if there were none of his people or nobody saw themselves as Polish. Basically? As long as there are Poles, there is Poland. He’ll come back from any sort of injury pretty well. Physically, he’s much stronger than most humans. Though it’s important to say that since the author himself has said Poland is like a phoenix and has more strength than he appears to have. Poland is pretty damn sturdy and how he is able to survive through anything (even not existing on the map for over one hundred years) stands out a lot more than this does for other countries. Poland’s kind of like a cockroach to many nations. They want him gone, but he could probably make it through a nuclear war.
Poland’s fighting skills are not too impressive, though. While he is definitely a skilled fighter, in canon it shows that his troops were a little messy and once he was knocked off his horse, he seemed easier to beat even though this was all an act. Generally one could assume Poland can definitely keep up with a fight, though only through swords and the like. He can stand up for himself and manage pretty well.
INVENTORY: He’ll be coming with absolutely nothing
MOONBLESSING: Iris
NAME: Poland, his human name is Feliks Łukasiewicz.
CANON: Axis Powers Hetalia
CANON POINT: Modern day
AGE: 1054 but looks 19
BACKGROUND: Poland in Hetalia / Polish History Wiki
I’m not going to make anybody read the entire wiki of Polish history so this is a super abridged version of Polish history that just goes over the biggest points.
Poland came to be around 966. That was when Poland’s first recorded ruler converted to Christianity. For a while, there were mostly battles for territory as Poland tried to get on its feet. It’s not until 1382 that Poland really starts to become more influential. Ten year old Jadwiga has the Polish crown passed down to her. Two years later, at age twelve, she marries Lithuania’s Duke Jagiello. Jagiello converts to Christianity and an alliance between Lithuania and Poland begins. Basically so they can kick Prussia's ass, which they do. Pretty awesomely. Prussia doesn't learn his lesson and tries to take Lithuania and so Poland kicks his ass AGAIN. Poland did a lot of ass-kicking during these times.
The alliance between Poland and Lithuania stays in effect for a long while and later they form the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1569. The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was a joining of the two countries, Poland and Lithuania, into one state. The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was pretty damn powerful and some would argue the biggest nation in Europe at one point. It had an amazing amount of religious freedom for the time and even made a lot of developments in military and medical science that would be lost to time until the twentieth century. This doesn’t last forever and so begins Poland’s long streak of tragedy.
The monarchy is starting to become corrupt and more and more countries want to bring down the Commonwealth and get their land. Russia, Prussia, and Austria are able to do this. Poland was first partitioned in 1772, then in 1793, and then the country Poland is completely taken off the map in 1795 with its final partition. Poland is no longer a country. For more than 100 years, the people of Poland are told to forget their culture and act like either Russians or Germans. Not that the people don’t try to fight back against this, they really do, but none of the uprisings go very well for them.
The Polish people see their chance in World War I to become a country again, though it doesn’t seem like much of one. All of the Polish people are fighting against each other (forced to by Russia, Prussia, and Austria of course) and they still aren‘t thought of as a country. They have nothing but hope and pride, but it’s all they need as some of the Polish people fight in American armies and slowly secure their dream.
On November 11, 1918, Poland becomes a country again. And things go pretty well too. Poland gets some of Prussia’s lands and the economy is doing well and everything. Poland is slowly coming back as a powerful country.
But then World War II comes and Poland doesn’t do well, to put it lightly. Poland did sign a non-aggression act with both Germany and Russia, but Germany invades anyway on September 1, 1939 and Russia comes in about two weeks later. And yet again, Poland is partitioned. Even after the war is ended, Poland becomes apart of the Soviet Union as a communist country, having to depend on the government nobody wants just to survive for about forty years until 1989 when the fall of the Berlin Wall and reformers took control of the Soviet Union. Poland was able to break free and become its own government and country once more. Since then, it has been a slow and steady path to becoming a country that can depend on itself.
PERSONALITY:
Poland is a difficult type. There’s so many different sides to his personality and so it’s hard to get to know him. You think you know who he is and then it seems you’re entirely wrong and he’s more than what you originally thought. He’s a lot more complex than you would think at first glance.
When you first meet him, you see a shy and awkward guy. He doesn’t talk much and this is where you see his fierce anxiety when it comes to people he doesn’t know well. He probably (definitely) won’t talk to you face to face. He’s much more willing to hide behind somebody he trusts than to talk to you himself. Don’t let yourself make your judgment about him here because this is not the only side of Poland because then when he gets used to you? You see he’s not really that type of person at all. No, he’s a lazy, selfish, and somebody who can’t take most things seriously. If he knows you well enough, expect him to try to make you do his work. It was stated back when he first met Lithuania by an attendant that he’s very much like a spoiled child and he’s practically allergic to any work.
Something that’s very important to remember is that Poland is dumb. Back in his younger days, a way he wanted to sell rye? Was dye it pink or blue. He thought people would want it more. And he bought ponies for a war. And he had troubles screwing in a light bulb. He’s not always the brightest guy around and those examples can also be shown to show how it seems impossible for him to take anything seriously. He even laughed at his best friend's face when he was being taken away and screaming for help. Is it obvious why Poland's hard to get to know and get along with yet? He's also very confusing. He's been said to live in his own “crazy world that only makes sense to himself” according to his best friend. Something nonsensical is more likely to come from him rather than something that makes sense. However, he hates not to be taken seriously and it’s a sore spot for him.
But even though Poland can be selfish, lazy, and generally an annoying person, he isn’t an entirely bad guy. While he doesn’t show up in Hetalia a lot to show off his serious side, there have been times where he surprises people and even some of his funny moments can say a lot about his serious side. One example is when he stands up against Russia to stick up for Lithuania, his best friend. He tells Russia that if he touches Lithuania, he'll turn his capital into Warsaw. Which sounds ridiculous because Hetalia but it is him telling Russia to back off. Russia is huge and has bullied Poland. A lot. Through history Russia has always tried to knock him down but Poland has never been afraid of him while most countries are terrified of him. Poland doesn’t let people push him around and he’s really brave in his own right and even though Poland's selfish, if he cares about you? He cares with his whole heart and will do absolutely anything for you. This also makes Poland very clingy and really, he’ll do almost anything for somebody he likes because he does not want to let them go.
While Poland has a hard time being serious, he can be serious when he needs to be for people he cares about. An example of this is when he sees Lithuania’s scars. He leaves it alone and simply remarks “There’s a side to Lithuania I don’t know.” Poland’s the type of guy who you would think would barge in on him and demand answers. This is probably what most people expected to happen when they first read that strip. But Poland doesn’t. Poland knows well enough to leave it alone. It goes to show that Poland does know limits. In volume three when he has to meet Lithuania and his king for the first time, this is where we see him crying and throwing a fit because he had to see a stranger. But when he realized there was no other choice, he bucked up and fought against his shyness and one of his people remarks about this, saying that he was capable of being responsible after all. Another thing that’s shown is that when another one of his people sees him joking around with Lithuania, he says he hasn’t seen him joke around a lot lately. It's apparent that while Poland is more often than not cheerful, this is not always so.
Poland's profile says he is a happy, opinionated guy who is easy to take advantage of. Poland is definitely this. He is also a guy who loves ponies and chats about snacks when people are trying to discuss serious events with him. He didn't know how to screw a lightbulb in and once got stuck in a tree. But Poland is also a country that has had a very harsh history. In his version of Marukaite Chikyuu, he even says "getting over a harsh history, there is an important present" which says a lot about Poland.Yes, he's had it bad, but he has the future to look forward to. Poland won't be depressed over his tragedies. He'll keep striving for the future and this really sums Poland up. He's silly, lazy, selfish, and dumb at times. But he's also brave, proud, and enduring.
POWERS/ABILITIES: Poland is a nation and this basically means he’s kind of immortal. While a country can definitely die (as many countries have disappeared from the world), this could only happen to Poland if there were none of his people or nobody saw themselves as Polish. Basically? As long as there are Poles, there is Poland. He’ll come back from any sort of injury pretty well. Physically, he’s much stronger than most humans. Though it’s important to say that since the author himself has said Poland is like a phoenix and has more strength than he appears to have. Poland is pretty damn sturdy and how he is able to survive through anything (even not existing on the map for over one hundred years) stands out a lot more than this does for other countries. Poland’s kind of like a cockroach to many nations. They want him gone, but he could probably make it through a nuclear war.
Poland’s fighting skills are not too impressive, though. While he is definitely a skilled fighter, in canon it shows that his troops were a little messy and once he was knocked off his horse, he seemed easier to beat even though this was all an act. Generally one could assume Poland can definitely keep up with a fight, though only through swords and the like. He can stand up for himself and manage pretty well.
INVENTORY: He’ll be coming with absolutely nothing
MOONBLESSING: Iris