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Character Name: Matthew Williams/Canada
Series: Axis Powers Hetalia
Timeline: Modern day.
Canon Resource Link: Ca~Na~Da
Character Background:
History: Much like his 'brother' Alfred (America), Matthew was a small child in the wilderness, originally discovered and raised for a while by Francis (France) and named Nouvelle-France. After the Seven Year War, he was taken by Arthur (England) through the Treaty of Paris after King Louis XV of France decided the territory of Guadeloupe was more valuable than Nouvelle-France. Arthur renamed him the Province of Quebec (later referred to as the British Province of Canada) and took him to be introduced to his brother. This began the now very common occurrence of almost anyone within his presence either not acknowledging he's there or mistaking him for Alfred. After being doted on by Arthur more as a trophy in his ever-constant battle against Francis, and Alfred completely taken by how much they looked alike, both became bored and simply left him alone.
During the American Revolution, while Matthew retained sympathy for his brother, he remained loyal under British rule, not joining his brother in the rebellion. Likewise, when Alfred attempted to take Quebec from Arthur both during 1775 and the War of 1812 to use as a pawn, Matthew fought back. He gained a severe distrust for anything Alfred had to do with Arthur and the British colonies, especially when it came to involving him, and while he allowed loyalist Americans to enter his borders, that distrust remained. He remained under British rule, his house being divided and reunited, renamed and reshaped several times until eventually becoming the Dominion of Canada, a self-governing colony under the British Empire on July 1, 1876, becoming eventually modern day Canada.
During the World Wars, Canada's participation served as a unity between the British and the Canadians, and the usually shy and quiet (commonly forgotten) Matthew proved his prowess as a fighter. The Canadian Corps of World War I were not only the most respected of the Allies, but the most feared by the Germans, with 4 Canadian Divisions defeating 40 German ones, fronting most of the Allied attacks during what became known as Canada's 100 Days. This also served as Matthew's shining moment, asserting himself against Arthur's rule, and showing his backbone at what he saw as his father-figure's command failure. Eventually, the Statute of Westminster of 1931, as an act of the Parliament of the UK, granted Canada "almost complete legislative independence from the Parliament of the United Kingdom", one which became for Matthew, his personal Declaration of Independence.
Even with these victories, Canada was considered to be hit the hardest by the interwar Great Depression. His economy had fallen the furthest, and while he adapted to the hard times, he unfortunately never fully recovered until the Second World War began. Once again, the fearsomeness of Canada's armed forces was shown in full glory. Almost a week after Britain’s declaration, Canada declared war on Germany and proved his strength through a number of raids and invasions. In fact, Canada's military became a significant military power. However, much like everything in Matthew's life, this was only temporary, as the Big Three allies of WWII (Russia, America and Britain) paid little to no attention to him.
Even so, Canada prospered after the War, though his neighbor and fellow British Colony Newfoundland wasn't doing as well, eventually relinquishing a responsible government and returning to a crown colony. America assisted Newfoundland in returning to prosperity, which upset Canada in fear the Newfoundland would become apart of the US, and Canada pleaded for Newfoundland to become a confederation instead of joining. The British government eventually gave Newfoundland three options, one of which was to join Canada, which eventually occurred, albeit not without a bit of bitterness. Newfoundland became a Canadian province in 1949.
During the Cold War, while Canada wasn't a superpower, his foreign policy tied deeply with Alfred's, eventually becoming a member of NATO, establishing the joint air defense of NORAD and assisting with the Korean War efforts. It was also during this time that the Québécois nationalists of the French Canadians sought independence and sovereignty. Tensions rose between the French and English Canadians until violence erupted during the October Crisis of 1970. The province of Quebec never became separated, but attempts to unify the French and English Canadians were pursued, most symbolically through the policy of bilingualism. It wasn't until the 1980s when attempts to remove the alienation of Quebec and to have them officially sign the Canadian Constitution, but this didn't pan out.
After the Canada Act passed through both the British parliament and Canadian parliament granting royal assent by Queen Elizabeth II and "patriating" the Constitution of Canada, modern day Canada is still regarded by most of the world as "eternally invisible" and wholly forgotten by most of the world, overshadowed by his much louder and obnoxious neighbor below. Matthew is polite and relatively shy, with a passive-aggressive snark that tends to show up in the presence of his fellow nations, in one case even reducing Alfred to tears. While he doesn't need to be a superpower, he wouldn't mind of bit of recognition once in a while, and not in the form of mistaken identity.
Relationships:
Kumajirou: Matthew's constant companion; a relatively small polar bear with a lazy but adorable disposition and a penchant for forgetting his master (which may or may not be purposeful). Despite this, Matthew continues to feed him and house him, keeping him around for his adorability and general fluffiness, not to mention the companionship. He tends to keep his little bear friend just as annoyed by making sure he gets the wrong name when speaking to him. Kumajirou has a bit of a love for attention himself, allowing Ludwig (Germany) to mistake him for another polar bear, Knut.
Alfred F. Jones: Perhaps his closest ally and the bane of his existence, Alfred is Matthew's 'brother' nation; while both grew up separately, only being introduce once by Arthur as children, the neighbors remain pretty close. Alfred was fascinated with Matthew and their similar appearance for all of about five minutes before moving on, and with all of Alfred's terrible habits and knack for getting into trouble, it leaves Matthew forgotten and out in the cold. It doesn't help that the two are passable for twins, with nations commonly mistaking the Canadian for his loud and rude brother, causing the normally peaceful nation to end up getting blamed for Al's shenanigans. While Matt puts up with it for the most part (as he can't bring himself to mention it to Al, especially when the American is being insane with a chain saw), he has a way of not only out-snarking his brother, but getting mixed up in his antics. A constant frustration.
Cuba: Due to America and Cuba having a very bad diplomatic relationship, Cuba holds a hard grudge on Alfred. More often than not, this ends up with Matthew on the receiving end of many beatdowns. Even after Matthew explaining that he and Alfred are two different "people", and he gets into most of his trouble because of him, Cuba takes this as Matt being Alfred's underling, and beats him up harder. Eventually, Cuba realizes his mistake and offers a peace treaty for their mutual love of ice cream and a trip to his home. It goes well, until Cuba forgets again...but despite these lapses, Canada and Cube get along well.
Gilbert Weillschmidt: One of the rare exceptions of a nation that doesn't flat out ignore or mistake Matthew for Alfred. During April Fools of 2009, Matthew freely offered Gilbert a bottle of maple syrup out of kindness. Thinking it was a trick, the Prussian took it anyway, but under Cuba's suggestion to try it, he does. His next post declares Gilbert wanting to send Matthew an "Ore-sama" Honor Award for his pancake and maple syrup concoction.
Abilities/Special Powers: While not necessarily a power, Matthew has the innate ability to be completely ignored and forgotten by those around him. The entire assembly of the G8 knew a member was missing during a meeting, but couldn't pinpoint who it was at all. There are a few exceptions to this rule, such as Francis, but this might be due his own narcissism of seeing himself in Matthew. Many of the Asian nations, notably China and Korea, recognize Matthew right away, and Korea has a special interest in the Canadian. Another of Matthew's more notable traits is his ability to pass as Alfred (America), with many, many nations having to be corrected by him. Again, a partial exception to this is Francis, and to a lesser extent Cuba. This has never, ever been a helpful trait at all, as most of the time it's Matt who gets beaten up for Alfred's idiocies.
Character Name: Matthew Williams/Canada
Series: Axis Powers Hetalia
Timeline: Modern day.
Canon Resource Link: Ca~Na~Da
Character Background:
History: Much like his 'brother' Alfred (America), Matthew was a small child in the wilderness, originally discovered and raised for a while by Francis (France) and named Nouvelle-France. After the Seven Year War, he was taken by Arthur (England) through the Treaty of Paris after King Louis XV of France decided the territory of Guadeloupe was more valuable than Nouvelle-France. Arthur renamed him the Province of Quebec (later referred to as the British Province of Canada) and took him to be introduced to his brother. This began the now very common occurrence of almost anyone within his presence either not acknowledging he's there or mistaking him for Alfred. After being doted on by Arthur more as a trophy in his ever-constant battle against Francis, and Alfred completely taken by how much they looked alike, both became bored and simply left him alone.
During the American Revolution, while Matthew retained sympathy for his brother, he remained loyal under British rule, not joining his brother in the rebellion. Likewise, when Alfred attempted to take Quebec from Arthur both during 1775 and the War of 1812 to use as a pawn, Matthew fought back. He gained a severe distrust for anything Alfred had to do with Arthur and the British colonies, especially when it came to involving him, and while he allowed loyalist Americans to enter his borders, that distrust remained. He remained under British rule, his house being divided and reunited, renamed and reshaped several times until eventually becoming the Dominion of Canada, a self-governing colony under the British Empire on July 1, 1876, becoming eventually modern day Canada.
During the World Wars, Canada's participation served as a unity between the British and the Canadians, and the usually shy and quiet (commonly forgotten) Matthew proved his prowess as a fighter. The Canadian Corps of World War I were not only the most respected of the Allies, but the most feared by the Germans, with 4 Canadian Divisions defeating 40 German ones, fronting most of the Allied attacks during what became known as Canada's 100 Days. This also served as Matthew's shining moment, asserting himself against Arthur's rule, and showing his backbone at what he saw as his father-figure's command failure. Eventually, the Statute of Westminster of 1931, as an act of the Parliament of the UK, granted Canada "almost complete legislative independence from the Parliament of the United Kingdom", one which became for Matthew, his personal Declaration of Independence.
Even with these victories, Canada was considered to be hit the hardest by the interwar Great Depression. His economy had fallen the furthest, and while he adapted to the hard times, he unfortunately never fully recovered until the Second World War began. Once again, the fearsomeness of Canada's armed forces was shown in full glory. Almost a week after Britain’s declaration, Canada declared war on Germany and proved his strength through a number of raids and invasions. In fact, Canada's military became a significant military power. However, much like everything in Matthew's life, this was only temporary, as the Big Three allies of WWII (Russia, America and Britain) paid little to no attention to him.
Even so, Canada prospered after the War, though his neighbor and fellow British Colony Newfoundland wasn't doing as well, eventually relinquishing a responsible government and returning to a crown colony. America assisted Newfoundland in returning to prosperity, which upset Canada in fear the Newfoundland would become apart of the US, and Canada pleaded for Newfoundland to become a confederation instead of joining. The British government eventually gave Newfoundland three options, one of which was to join Canada, which eventually occurred, albeit not without a bit of bitterness. Newfoundland became a Canadian province in 1949.
During the Cold War, while Canada wasn't a superpower, his foreign policy tied deeply with Alfred's, eventually becoming a member of NATO, establishing the joint air defense of NORAD and assisting with the Korean War efforts. It was also during this time that the Québécois nationalists of the French Canadians sought independence and sovereignty. Tensions rose between the French and English Canadians until violence erupted during the October Crisis of 1970. The province of Quebec never became separated, but attempts to unify the French and English Canadians were pursued, most symbolically through the policy of bilingualism. It wasn't until the 1980s when attempts to remove the alienation of Quebec and to have them officially sign the Canadian Constitution, but this didn't pan out.
After the Canada Act passed through both the British parliament and Canadian parliament granting royal assent by Queen Elizabeth II and "patriating" the Constitution of Canada, modern day Canada is still regarded by most of the world as "eternally invisible" and wholly forgotten by most of the world, overshadowed by his much louder and obnoxious neighbor below. Matthew is polite and relatively shy, with a passive-aggressive snark that tends to show up in the presence of his fellow nations, in one case even reducing Alfred to tears. While he doesn't need to be a superpower, he wouldn't mind of bit of recognition once in a while, and not in the form of mistaken identity.
Relationships:
Kumajirou: Matthew's constant companion; a relatively small polar bear with a lazy but adorable disposition and a penchant for forgetting his master (which may or may not be purposeful). Despite this, Matthew continues to feed him and house him, keeping him around for his adorability and general fluffiness, not to mention the companionship. He tends to keep his little bear friend just as annoyed by making sure he gets the wrong name when speaking to him. Kumajirou has a bit of a love for attention himself, allowing Ludwig (Germany) to mistake him for another polar bear, Knut.
Alfred F. Jones: Perhaps his closest ally and the bane of his existence, Alfred is Matthew's 'brother' nation; while both grew up separately, only being introduce once by Arthur as children, the neighbors remain pretty close. Alfred was fascinated with Matthew and their similar appearance for all of about five minutes before moving on, and with all of Alfred's terrible habits and knack for getting into trouble, it leaves Matthew forgotten and out in the cold. It doesn't help that the two are passable for twins, with nations commonly mistaking the Canadian for his loud and rude brother, causing the normally peaceful nation to end up getting blamed for Al's shenanigans. While Matt puts up with it for the most part (as he can't bring himself to mention it to Al, especially when the American is being insane with a chain saw), he has a way of not only out-snarking his brother, but getting mixed up in his antics. A constant frustration.
Cuba: Due to America and Cuba having a very bad diplomatic relationship, Cuba holds a hard grudge on Alfred. More often than not, this ends up with Matthew on the receiving end of many beatdowns. Even after Matthew explaining that he and Alfred are two different "people", and he gets into most of his trouble because of him, Cuba takes this as Matt being Alfred's underling, and beats him up harder. Eventually, Cuba realizes his mistake and offers a peace treaty for their mutual love of ice cream and a trip to his home. It goes well, until Cuba forgets again...but despite these lapses, Canada and Cube get along well.
Gilbert Weillschmidt: One of the rare exceptions of a nation that doesn't flat out ignore or mistake Matthew for Alfred. During April Fools of 2009, Matthew freely offered Gilbert a bottle of maple syrup out of kindness. Thinking it was a trick, the Prussian took it anyway, but under Cuba's suggestion to try it, he does. His next post declares Gilbert wanting to send Matthew an "Ore-sama" Honor Award for his pancake and maple syrup concoction.
Abilities/Special Powers: While not necessarily a power, Matthew has the innate ability to be completely ignored and forgotten by those around him. The entire assembly of the G8 knew a member was missing during a meeting, but couldn't pinpoint who it was at all. There are a few exceptions to this rule, such as Francis, but this might be due his own narcissism of seeing himself in Matthew. Many of the Asian nations, notably China and Korea, recognize Matthew right away, and Korea has a special interest in the Canadian. Another of Matthew's more notable traits is his ability to pass as Alfred (America), with many, many nations having to be corrected by him. Again, a partial exception to this is Francis, and to a lesser extent Cuba. This has never, ever been a helpful trait at all, as most of the time it's Matt who gets beaten up for Alfred's idiocies.