CONCRIT POST!

[dasschlechtende]

CONCRIT MESeriously, I am a history nut and a perfectionist and I will not hate you for correcting me to improve my game. Also, I am not of German heritage in any way (I think) and thus have been researching LIKE MAD so that I can get Prussia's history down and play him as he is as a nation and as a person. I will also be posting up some of the

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[kazaera]

Considering you got in several weeks ago, you've probably already got the name sorted out, buuut just in case

das schlechte Ende - the bad end
ein schlechtes Ende - a bad end
schlechtes Ende - bad end

*is CFUD-Hetalia stalker, and also German*

Also, anon is ttly not enabled. Just saying.

...also, eeeh Prussia eeeh. <3333

[jeva_chan]

... oops. I thought it was, damn. *goes to fix the anon thing*

Also thank you! I did get it figured out but seeing the other ways it could go is very helpful and educational! :D

[anoathkept]

Hello. One little thing I'm going to point out because it's been bothering me as I've been reading your essays.

You can't make up history to give your character depth. History is history. You did it in your most recent essay (where you used dates to explain your logic-in order to analyze history, you need a lot more than dates to explain your reasoning), and I've seen you do it in the past.

I ... hope this doesn't come off as harsh as it is, but please, please keep in mind that there is solid information when coming upon the information you're using here. I know you want to represent Prussia as a three-dimensional character, but "headcanon" and the like should only be used sparingly. Making up when things were formed, established, and so forth is ... not a great idea. You've done it in other areas with him, as well

[dasschlechtende]

Actually, no, you bring up a fair point with the headcanon versus canon thing. However, it has been confirmed in recent translations of canon profiles that the character of Prussia did originate the way that I'd thought. Yeah, it probably would've been better if I didn't just assume with that kind of thing or make it seem like I was assuming--actually, my castmates and I have discussed these kinds of things quite often, so...

And I have been researching Prussia's history quite a bit. Maybe I did go about the medieval information the wrong way but that is because I'm more informed of historical facts after the 16th century, really. I'll keep looking into it and will fact check with you if you don't mind?

As for the critique on countries and nationalities during the medieval, Hetalia gives canon such as with the Battle of Tannenberg with the Teutonic Order against the Lithuanians and the Poles. It's an over-simplification of the event and shows the conflict as nations warring rather than people fighting each other over religious

[anoathkept]

According to what you wrote in the previous post, plus that confirmation, I think you're still misunderstanding some of the key parts of the medieval stuff. The way I see Hetalia is this: it's a simplification that's not a simplification that is a simplification? As a history major, I often experienced my professors simplifying history in ways that were hilariously similar to how Hetalia is written. I don't think Hetalia discounts the events, but doesn't include the documents, the middle-men, and so forth, which is why it often seems offensive to an outsider. I actually see Hetalia as accurate in its own way as a result of this, but I think playing it as an oversimplification is probably what offends people. It might be better not to do that, which I think you're trying to do, but as someone familiar with Europe during the era in which Prussia was "developed," I think you need a different perspective on the matter

[anoathkept]

Furthermore, I am willing to help you understand the medieval stuff a little bit better once I do have access to my books (though my notes are, unfortunately, lost to the ether). I already offered, but you said you're better after the sixteenth century, and medieval stuff is tricky. I'd probably be a better help for Germany, England, and Italy than you (edit and France, deeeeeer), but I do know enough to guide and interpret and point you in the right direction, regarding the general overall feel of the era.

It's something I'm insanely passionate about, and I don't want to come off the wrong way. I'm not being judgmental toward Hetalia players, I just want to help. I just. ... Like I said, yay passion, yay history.

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[dasschlechtende]

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