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Name: oozaru
Personal Journal: petitebabby
Contact Info: PM is preferred, AIM is fluffbrows.
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Character Information
Name: France || Marianne Bonnefoy
Source Canon: Axis Powers Nyotalia.
Age: Appears 26. Approximately 2000.
Role In Canon: Nyotalia is an AU of Hetalia, where all the original cast have been replaced by characters that represent the same country they do but are of a different gender and have a different personality (though there are similarities). In Nyotalia-verse, France is one of the Allies and so is a fairly major character. However, as not much has been revealed about her yet besides appearance and some small notes, she is essentially a Canon OC.
History:
A brief outline of French history since Gaul.
History of France, Wikipedia.
France's role in the events listed above is generally as a representative of the country. Her actions usually match that of her government, but she also represents the people and so she doesn't always agree with what she's ordered to do. At the beginning of the French Revolution, for example, she was very ill and had become quite resentful of the ancien régime. So she was sympathetic towards the revolutionary movement and didn't take long to support the National Assembly. The period after this mostly involved headaches and following whoever shouted the loudest, but she did take part in the women's March on Versailles and had a rather love-hate relationship with Marie Antoinette.
As la France, she is required to go to battle and fight other countries in war. Because of the fact that she's a woman and the army isn't exactly known for it's feminist views, she goes about this through a variety of methods, such as taking on more behind the scenes roles such as a nurse or medic, cross dressing in cases of emergency, or simply ignoring and pulling rank on anyone who says maybe she shouldn't be out there waving a sword around. During La Résistance years in WW2, she wasn't allowed a very active role, as both the Vichy government and most resistance movements were firmly chauvinistic and encouraged women to stay at home and fulfil their traditional roles. She did work behind the scenes with the resistance movements on occasion though and was mostly a supporter of de Gaulle, but was usually confined to trying to make the best of a bad situation within the Vichy government. She did take the blame placed on her nature for the surrender quite hard, as she was labeled decadent and rotting from within.
I'll be playing France from modern day, 2010.
Personality:
France lives her life as though there's always someone watching her- and loves every bit of it. No matter the situation, she makes sure she looks absolutely chic, maintaining the style and sex appeal she considers crucial to the character of lle Français. Just about anything is excusable, so long as it's done big and with the dramatic flair that captivates her interest. Failure is acceptable and can lead to improvement. Boredom is unforgivable. As such, she loves to keep up with the latest fashions, while experimenting with the avant-garde, and has no patience for anything passé, even if she herself was wearing it less than a year ago. You don't see her wearing it now, do you? She's utterly in love with her own image as a sexy, confident, intelligent, mature woman. Though she's proudly feminist in philosophy, she relishes her femininity as la France (la is feminine) and fully expects men to hold doors open for her, carry her bags and compliment her beauty. While other feminists might see this as disrespectful and a sign of the man considering women weak, France considers it simply what is done and what she deserves. Equal rights are crucial, of course, but it'll be a cold day in hell before she gives up the few benefits chivalry has given her over the centuries. Unlike her male counterpart, she holds being proper in a high regard and tends to look down on those who don't match up to her standards.
Despite appearing rather superficial, France values intelligence and debate above all else. Les discours (debate and conversation) are vital for any social interaction and she'll happily argue any concept- from philosophy to politics to food- for hours before reaching any decision, by which point the conversation will have gone off on such a tangent that it's likely all members of the conversation- by now including every Frenchman or woman within a five mile radius- will have completely forgotten the original topic and no longer care anyway. Everyone in France is a philosopher and Madame France herself is no exception. She has an opinion on everything and is always willing to share it. Rude to a fault, France sees no problem in insulting strangers, friends and enemies and she's brutally forward with her opinions on people. Though this is true of the male France as well, Madame France takes it to extremes and is a bit of a busybody who sees everyone's business as her own. Or rather, even if it isn't her business, she has the right to make it her business. Casual rudeness is perfectly acceptable to her, and respect is something to be earned- a privilege rather than a right. In contrast, she makes a point of speaking very eloquently and formally. Unlike with her male counterpart, this fades when she loses her temper at which point she's happy to start swearing at the world and screaming at the top of her lungs. She doesn't hold English in very high regard and despite being completely fluent at this point in history, she frequently lapses into French when she doesn't think the English fully expresses her feelings, but also whenever she's bored and just to remind people that she is very French. Secretly this is part of her resistance to Americanisation but she hates to admit that it's a concern for her. She despises the idea of Americanisation within herself and does her best to promote her own culture.
One of her main flaws is definitely her sense of entitlement and ego, she cares very little for anyone's opinion of her since she knows she's magnificent. While this certainly benefits her sense of self-worth, it does little towards helping her make friends. Nevertheless, she simply tells herself that only a truly important nation could have so many enemies. The male France seems to be much more self-conscious, even if only in private. One of her most significant relationships is with one “sweet enemy” (not her words) across the Channel, England. The two women have known each other since childhood and frequently argue with each other. Though they are now on friendlier terms, a millennium of warfare is not so easily forgotten and neither of them act quite so fond of the other. That said, France does care for England deep down and frequently worries and fusses over her. It's a complicated relationship that involves lots of swearing and shouting.
Unlike her male counterpart, France can appear to be fairly unmovable and appears unaffected by most things, dismissing anything that displeases her. However, once one of her buttons has been pressed she becomes very emotional. This involves either extreme rage, bursting into tears or cold and calculated revenge, depending on what said button was and who was pushing it. She's actually quite malicious and has been described as a “poor winner” that “does not take her victories well”, probably because of her love of being incredibly harsh on the loser. France can be quite cruel to anyone that scorns her, though she prefers to take a much more cold and calculating approach to it than her male self. That isn't to say, however, that she isn't prone to hot-blooded bursts of rage herself.
Of course, if there's one thing you would associate with France, it's l'amour. There's really no way around it. For France, love, romance and sex are all part of every day life. There is no escaping it and it fills all aspects of her character. She has a soft spot for unrequited, tragic love affairs in fiction, seeing beauty in love that continues on even after rejection and heart break. However, in her own life, this fondness for l'amour usually finds itself in the form of short lived love affairs, one night stands and occasionally molesting her fellow nations. They generally don't appreciate this very much, but she loves flirting and harassing even her enemies. She's more restrained with humans and much more charming. She's attracted to men and women, but only beautiful ones. “Beautiful” is a flexible thing, since for France it's more about sex appeal than purely aesthetics, but she's far pickier than her male counterpart. She does value true romance when she sees it, and encourages it as best she can, but considers herself too old and too free to settle down herself. Besides, consistency is boring, and being boring is the worst thing she can think of. It's probably no coincidence that all her closest friendships are frequently interrupted by some kind of angst or ferocious warfare. It keeps things interesting.
After World War II, France isn't really known for her military prowess (“cheese-eating surrender monkeys” as the English say) and she's mostly content with being known for her philosophers and artists, war has lost the appeal it had in her younger years. However, she is capable of being quite brutal and in her day she was a highly sought after ally and a worrisome enemy. Many of her former colonies can attest to her ruthlessness but there's also the fact that- by her memory- Napoleon was not so long ago. Today she'd rather avoid war if she can though, lately it really hasn't brought her anything but trouble. She likes to think she's matured a lot since the end of the Great War, though your mileage may vary when it comes to how true this is. Though she's often insulted and called a coward, in reality she is simply a survivalist. Centuries of warfare, being invaded and just the harsh realities of life in general have made her surprisingly pragmatic in her heart of hearts and she'll do just about anything to ensure her own survival.
Since going through the beginning of the 20th Century with not enough children (contributing to her surrender in WW2, she insists) her already strong maternal instincts have gone into overdrive. She adores children and pampers them to a ridiculous degree. She enjoys mothering not only children but her “younger siblings”, other nations. Even England experiences it when she gets sick, though only after France makes fun of her until she realises it's serious. She likes forcing food onto people, showering them in hugs and kisses and giving them the advice you'd expect from a cool older sis. Sometimes she gives good advice. Sometimes she gives terrible advice. She does express far more platonic affection than her male counterpart (which isn't to say she shows any less of the other kind) and often gets carried away with her “big sister” image of herself.
Abilities: France is a nation, but this doesn't normally translate into any special powers. She's linked to her nation's well-being so it's harder to hurt or kill her and it's been shown that countries seem to be stronger than average humans (though not on the same scale as America). This doesn't come through with France very much, but she is a fairly skilled fighter.
Sample:
Quell chance! This really is a beautiful place, oui? And with such beautiful young women... C'est le Pérou! I would love to meet you all more intimately. If we're going to be staying here together, we should get to know each other, non?
I suppose we could be kidnapped to far worse places, really. Even if I might miss Noël! Ah, c'est tragique! Paris is so beautiful at this time of year! Even more than it usually is, I mean. Mon coeur... So as you see, I dearly need some company to get me through this sad time. With so many kind young women, I'm sure I'll find many volunteers.
In the mean time... [Suddenly France's tone becomes dangerous.] I'm in the mood for a rabbit stew. Those shoes were expensive!
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Extra samples within the threads for this entry at my musebox. The post itself is not an adequate sample, obviously, but the threads should help flesh out your understanding of her.
Name: oozaru
Personal Journal: petitebabby
Contact Info: PM is preferred, AIM is fluffbrows.
Other Characters: N/A
Character Information
Name: France || Marianne Bonnefoy
Source Canon: Axis Powers Nyotalia.
Age: Appears 26. Approximately 2000.
Role In Canon: Nyotalia is an AU of Hetalia, where all the original cast have been replaced by characters that represent the same country they do but are of a different gender and have a different personality (though there are similarities). In Nyotalia-verse, France is one of the Allies and so is a fairly major character. However, as not much has been revealed about her yet besides appearance and some small notes, she is essentially a Canon OC.
History:
A brief outline of French history since Gaul.
History of France, Wikipedia.
France's role in the events listed above is generally as a representative of the country. Her actions usually match that of her government, but she also represents the people and so she doesn't always agree with what she's ordered to do. At the beginning of the French Revolution, for example, she was very ill and had become quite resentful of the ancien régime. So she was sympathetic towards the revolutionary movement and didn't take long to support the National Assembly. The period after this mostly involved headaches and following whoever shouted the loudest, but she did take part in the women's March on Versailles and had a rather love-hate relationship with Marie Antoinette.
As la France, she is required to go to battle and fight other countries in war. Because of the fact that she's a woman and the army isn't exactly known for it's feminist views, she goes about this through a variety of methods, such as taking on more behind the scenes roles such as a nurse or medic, cross dressing in cases of emergency, or simply ignoring and pulling rank on anyone who says maybe she shouldn't be out there waving a sword around. During La Résistance years in WW2, she wasn't allowed a very active role, as both the Vichy government and most resistance movements were firmly chauvinistic and encouraged women to stay at home and fulfil their traditional roles. She did work behind the scenes with the resistance movements on occasion though and was mostly a supporter of de Gaulle, but was usually confined to trying to make the best of a bad situation within the Vichy government. She did take the blame placed on her nature for the surrender quite hard, as she was labeled decadent and rotting from within.
I'll be playing France from modern day, 2010.
Personality:
France lives her life as though there's always someone watching her- and loves every bit of it. No matter the situation, she makes sure she looks absolutely chic, maintaining the style and sex appeal she considers crucial to the character of lle Français. Just about anything is excusable, so long as it's done big and with the dramatic flair that captivates her interest. Failure is acceptable and can lead to improvement. Boredom is unforgivable. As such, she loves to keep up with the latest fashions, while experimenting with the avant-garde, and has no patience for anything passé, even if she herself was wearing it less than a year ago. You don't see her wearing it now, do you? She's utterly in love with her own image as a sexy, confident, intelligent, mature woman. Though she's proudly feminist in philosophy, she relishes her femininity as la France (la is feminine) and fully expects men to hold doors open for her, carry her bags and compliment her beauty. While other feminists might see this as disrespectful and a sign of the man considering women weak, France considers it simply what is done and what she deserves. Equal rights are crucial, of course, but it'll be a cold day in hell before she gives up the few benefits chivalry has given her over the centuries. Unlike her male counterpart, she holds being proper in a high regard and tends to look down on those who don't match up to her standards.
Despite appearing rather superficial, France values intelligence and debate above all else. Les discours (debate and conversation) are vital for any social interaction and she'll happily argue any concept- from philosophy to politics to food- for hours before reaching any decision, by which point the conversation will have gone off on such a tangent that it's likely all members of the conversation- by now including every Frenchman or woman within a five mile radius- will have completely forgotten the original topic and no longer care anyway. Everyone in France is a philosopher and Madame France herself is no exception. She has an opinion on everything and is always willing to share it. Rude to a fault, France sees no problem in insulting strangers, friends and enemies and she's brutally forward with her opinions on people. Though this is true of the male France as well, Madame France takes it to extremes and is a bit of a busybody who sees everyone's business as her own. Or rather, even if it isn't her business, she has the right to make it her business. Casual rudeness is perfectly acceptable to her, and respect is something to be earned- a privilege rather than a right. In contrast, she makes a point of speaking very eloquently and formally. Unlike with her male counterpart, this fades when she loses her temper at which point she's happy to start swearing at the world and screaming at the top of her lungs. She doesn't hold English in very high regard and despite being completely fluent at this point in history, she frequently lapses into French when she doesn't think the English fully expresses her feelings, but also whenever she's bored and just to remind people that she is very French. Secretly this is part of her resistance to Americanisation but she hates to admit that it's a concern for her. She despises the idea of Americanisation within herself and does her best to promote her own culture.
One of her main flaws is definitely her sense of entitlement and ego, she cares very little for anyone's opinion of her since she knows she's magnificent. While this certainly benefits her sense of self-worth, it does little towards helping her make friends. Nevertheless, she simply tells herself that only a truly important nation could have so many enemies. The male France seems to be much more self-conscious, even if only in private. One of her most significant relationships is with one “sweet enemy” (not her words) across the Channel, England. The two women have known each other since childhood and frequently argue with each other. Though they are now on friendlier terms, a millennium of warfare is not so easily forgotten and neither of them act quite so fond of the other. That said, France does care for England deep down and frequently worries and fusses over her. It's a complicated relationship that involves lots of swearing and shouting.
Unlike her male counterpart, France can appear to be fairly unmovable and appears unaffected by most things, dismissing anything that displeases her. However, once one of her buttons has been pressed she becomes very emotional. This involves either extreme rage, bursting into tears or cold and calculated revenge, depending on what said button was and who was pushing it. She's actually quite malicious and has been described as a “poor winner” that “does not take her victories well”, probably because of her love of being incredibly harsh on the loser. France can be quite cruel to anyone that scorns her, though she prefers to take a much more cold and calculating approach to it than her male self. That isn't to say, however, that she isn't prone to hot-blooded bursts of rage herself.
Of course, if there's one thing you would associate with France, it's l'amour. There's really no way around it. For France, love, romance and sex are all part of every day life. There is no escaping it and it fills all aspects of her character. She has a soft spot for unrequited, tragic love affairs in fiction, seeing beauty in love that continues on even after rejection and heart break. However, in her own life, this fondness for l'amour usually finds itself in the form of short lived love affairs, one night stands and occasionally molesting her fellow nations. They generally don't appreciate this very much, but she loves flirting and harassing even her enemies. She's more restrained with humans and much more charming. She's attracted to men and women, but only beautiful ones. “Beautiful” is a flexible thing, since for France it's more about sex appeal than purely aesthetics, but she's far pickier than her male counterpart. She does value true romance when she sees it, and encourages it as best she can, but considers herself too old and too free to settle down herself. Besides, consistency is boring, and being boring is the worst thing she can think of. It's probably no coincidence that all her closest friendships are frequently interrupted by some kind of angst or ferocious warfare. It keeps things interesting.
After World War II, France isn't really known for her military prowess (“cheese-eating surrender monkeys” as the English say) and she's mostly content with being known for her philosophers and artists, war has lost the appeal it had in her younger years. However, she is capable of being quite brutal and in her day she was a highly sought after ally and a worrisome enemy. Many of her former colonies can attest to her ruthlessness but there's also the fact that- by her memory- Napoleon was not so long ago. Today she'd rather avoid war if she can though, lately it really hasn't brought her anything but trouble. She likes to think she's matured a lot since the end of the Great War, though your mileage may vary when it comes to how true this is. Though she's often insulted and called a coward, in reality she is simply a survivalist. Centuries of warfare, being invaded and just the harsh realities of life in general have made her surprisingly pragmatic in her heart of hearts and she'll do just about anything to ensure her own survival.
Since going through the beginning of the 20th Century with not enough children (contributing to her surrender in WW2, she insists) her already strong maternal instincts have gone into overdrive. She adores children and pampers them to a ridiculous degree. She enjoys mothering not only children but her “younger siblings”, other nations. Even England experiences it when she gets sick, though only after France makes fun of her until she realises it's serious. She likes forcing food onto people, showering them in hugs and kisses and giving them the advice you'd expect from a cool older sis. Sometimes she gives good advice. Sometimes she gives terrible advice. She does express far more platonic affection than her male counterpart (which isn't to say she shows any less of the other kind) and often gets carried away with her “big sister” image of herself.
Abilities: France is a nation, but this doesn't normally translate into any special powers. She's linked to her nation's well-being so it's harder to hurt or kill her and it's been shown that countries seem to be stronger than average humans (though not on the same scale as America). This doesn't come through with France very much, but she is a fairly skilled fighter.
Sample:
Quell chance! This really is a beautiful place, oui? And with such beautiful young women... C'est le Pérou! I would love to meet you all more intimately. If we're going to be staying here together, we should get to know each other, non?
I suppose we could be kidnapped to far worse places, really. Even if I might miss Noël! Ah, c'est tragique! Paris is so beautiful at this time of year! Even more than it usually is, I mean. Mon coeur... So as you see, I dearly need some company to get me through this sad time. With so many kind young women, I'm sure I'll find many volunteers.
In the mean time... [Suddenly France's tone becomes dangerous.] I'm in the mood for a rabbit stew. Those shoes were expensive!
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Extra samples within the threads for this entry at my musebox. The post itself is not an adequate sample, obviously, but the threads should help flesh out your understanding of her.