To be fair, Russia wasn't created with the intention to be loved, at least not in the way a standard anime protagonist is. He's just loveable in his own way. In fact, most Hetalia characters are assholes, or have extremely unlikable traits that people still happen to love regardless. America is brash and ignorant, Italy is a reckless coward, Canada is a doormat, etc. But, in context, people still adore them due to how quirky and comical they are. Characters don't have to be "uwu soft beans" to be likeable, which definitely applies to Russia. I honestly just can't help but love him.
He's got purple eyes because there is a mineral called "charoite", which can be found only in one place in the world - in Siberia (named for the type locality, the Chara River. "Chary" means "magic" or "charms" in Russian). It's very rare and very expensive compared to other minerals. It's purple and weakly fluorescent.
The character Russia is actually supposed to be the Soviet Union I think, so actual Russia character representation stereotype thing would be less. . . *you know, this*
Russia is more than millenia old. And USSR lasted less than a century. So no my friend, youre both wrong and dont know history very well. It wasnt rainbow and sunshines before USSR either
Lithuania: *sexually and physically abused by Russia* Russia fan girls: aaaah Kawaii sugouuuuu Russia San is so cute and has no flaws and even though he does fucked up shit it’s not his fault Lithuania: am I a joke to u
For me the russia fangirls are just 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
Russia has honestly done a LOT to Lithuania, and honestly that’s probably not even close to the worst thing Russia has done to him. Poor Lithuania. All the abuse he must’ve suffered.
@@cynolover Rightfully so. I don't hate Russia, I really don't, and I honestly feel bad for him, but he's done _so much_ to the Baltics, and especially to poor Lithuania. It's also possible he's sexually abused Lithuania, but I can't confirm that, but everything he's done to Lithuania is just plain inexcusable. Lithuania is a messed up character now, and he's an absolute _magnet_ for abusive relationships because of how he internalizes everything and doesn't talk back, if the way he acts around Russia is anything to go off of. He cares so much about others and he gets so much pain in return...
Actually, 182 cm is not nearly an average height in Russia. *But in Latvia it is* Source: was born and lived in Russia for 15 years, currently living in Latvia for 5 years, drunk Latvians love to ask me why all Russians are so smoll
I actually have a headcanon that the countries who bullied him as a child (especially Prussia when he was the Teutonic Knights) had a hand in why Russia is the way he is
@ElizaDrawsStuff I suppose it could be because in the manga/anime Russia goes from being a bullied weakling to literally choking Prussia. However there are many other possibilities of how Russia ended up the way he did like his sister issues, his bosses, and living in isolation.
Heta facts: You don't get purple eyes! Me: *Pushes Alexander Hamilton forward* (Historically his eyes were violet/Purpley blue, which I know isn't what Heta's going for, but I mean, that's how I write Ivan's eyes)
Indigo eyes used to be somewhat common, but they were basically bred out and replaced with the crystal blue color (y'know, Germany's eye color). Alexander Hamilton came from both Scottish and Caribbean ancestors, so it's safe to assume that his relatives (and other people from the same region his ancestors came from) had indigo eyes/the genes that would give a person indigo eyes. It's theorized that the gene for blue and indigo eyes mutated in Europe (caucasian skin and blue eyes are both mutations that are believed to have occured in Europe before/right after Pangaea split up), so it would make sense if European nations had blue or indigo eyes. There is also a huge possibility that indigo eyes were as common as blue eyes are today before paintings became more realistic (as opposed to the hieroglyphic-esque art that came before the renaissance)
As Russian, I really got used to see Russia/Russians as abusive/rude/cruel/unemotional villains in like...every TV series, movies and animes😓😓😓 That makes me sad... I JUST WANT TO SEE AT LEAST ONE(!!!) GOOD RUSSIAN CHARACTER...PLEASE :_(
America is probably the only person that could be remotely considered a friend of Russia because hes the only one not afraid of him. And its not because America is dumb and cocky, he just isn't in a position to be afraid. Isn't that sad? I'm glad this video exists. I never really understood why people ever thought Russia was a good person. He had a hard life that makes him severely unhinged. Its sad but it doesn't really change how badly he treats people. People seem to just want to forget every bad thing Russia does to justify their perception of him as a sweet hug-gable teddy bear. Actually that's just how the fans are in general with any problematic thing they want to like. They really need reminded that the characters are not perfect. Another thing that frustrates me is how people will insist that these countries only represent the people and not the country. Russia really is a case and point example of why this isn't true. Russia is unhinged because of his political history. He grew up in a world where there was threats on all sides and the only protection was the winter, which hurt him too. To survive the country expanded outwards and became an empire to survive and the state became exceedingly centralized and autocratic to cope with the expansion and control of the new territory. This is where his severe lack of ethics comes from. If he was based on only his people I don't think he would be unhinged. The unhinged mental state doesn't come from his people being unhinged, it comes from what he had to do to survive.
Here’s a few things 1:The country’s aren’t human, as in manga sealand is said to be made of metal 2:Although only slightly, it is possible to have purple eyes due to a slightly red coloration in brown eyes effecting blue eyes(so basically mixed, but mostly blue)
it's possible to have purple eyes due to albinism. it's due to the lack of pigment blue eyes are blue due to rayleigh scattering (the same reason as to why the sky is blue) and purple eyes are similar to blue eyes, it's just that they have almost no pigment and the blood vessels show through, resulting in violet color
bro bro ive .ice ieve Ive been.. in this fandom for almost 10 years pls pls dtahp afkdkdkd i need out pls it keeps pulling me back in-- IVE ALREADY MOVED ON FROM CREEPYPA--
THAAANK YOU for mentioning the height thing! personally, i just headcanon russia to be 6'6.6... aha, see what i did there nah but seriously, i would put him at 7ft but that's a bit too tall and people at that height often pose health risks so i just keep him in the middle of 6 ft.
as ive been rewatching hetalia and reading the first time i've been noticing al bunch of shit i never picked up on as a kid. i never realized before how abusive he is.... but for all his faults i still love russia :'0 used to rp him in middle school. he is adorable, and i love him unconditionally
headcanons that have been proven more and more as I continue my journey through Hetalia: Russia is so naive and a "psycho" because of all the shit Mongolia put him through (ah yes childhood trauma, I relate ) so he really doesn't know how to actually be a good person because abuse is all he's ever known. He definitely has some sort of mental illness (probably schizophrenia) He is 100% depressed (I'm fairly sure he's tried to off himself multiple times) RUSSIA UR MY FAVORITE PLS STOP HURTING PEOPLE THO-
Maybe it's because I've read the manga but I don't see how people would depict Russia other than what this video showed. Then again, I also don't read rusliet fanfics.
If you got the height off of the wiki, then it’s probably incorrect, it’s says that England is 5’9, and it says the same for America, but in the anime, we see that America is clearly fucking taller, and when I heard Russia was 5’11, I fucking flipped, so the wiki is probably not accurate at all, at least I hope it’s not. Cause no way in hell is russia that smol, he has to be at least 6 feet
He's probably traumatized from his life of loneliness and reverts to a childish attitude to defend himself/cope. He really, *really* needs therapy. (I personally believe that if he didn't have his sisters, he might have developed some type of personality disorder.)
Indigo eyes were a trait people had (the most popular example is Alexander Hamilton). I have a theory that indigo eyes were just bred out of existance.
@@lululovesderangedoldmen I know this is an old comment, but I still just wanted to say that indigo eyes were more common long, long ago, but eventually faded/bred out. Since almost all the Hetalia countries were born a long ass time ago, it would make since if a lot of them still have this trait.
"Cossack kicking people" Wait what? I wanna see this. What I gathered is that yeah, he's indeed basically English version!Henry from Fire Emblem Awakening. Maybe with a mix of Elmyra from Tiny Toons. Though this makes me kind of wish that there were more flanderizations of Russia that played up the childishness even more, lol. As in using "Doo-doo head" or "No, YOU'RE dumb!" as an unironic insult (the latter could even be a reference to the whole whataboutism thing), adds "ie" or "y" to the end of certain words (like "ouchie" or "baddie" or "dummy"), general childish language (e.g. "I don't wanna!", "Boo-boo", "bunny!"), cries because something he wanted was sold out, whines "But UKKRRRAAAAIIIINNNNEEE-" in a way a child character might say "But moooooommmmm!!!", easily fooled by "Look, a (X)!" or "Wanna play a game? Do (X)!" type tricks, gets easily bribed with vodka to do anything ("But I don't wanna-" "I'll give you 10 bottles of vodka" "Yaaay!"), calms down as soon as he's given a comfort item like a stuffed animal or something, that type of stuff. Pretty sure it would have gotten obnoxious, but just for the sake of variety. I'm kind of surprised it wasn't too common, since that type of flanderization is usually pretty common from what I've seen (I'm looking at you, N from Pokemon). Also canon!Russia is often obliviously abusive, but since he's childish, if someone was smart enough the reverse is entirely possible... Someone who is more manipulative could easily manipulate him using his unstable mental health. Maybe that could be an explored concept too. ...Actually it arguably kind of is... but not with any nation, but with his leaders. Even in my semi-AU Russia is kind of the way he is partially because most of his leaders were horrifically abusive.
First thing: Why is he smiling? Russians are infamously not ones for smiling. He should be more a Tharja, not a Henry! ...Or maybe that's just because Belarus is The Tharja of this series.
You did a good job! You have completely ruined my favorite character! But I will still love him forever because I relate to him the most. I can come off as a little crazy to other people even though I think I’m sweet and friendly. We’re both people who need a friend to look past our first impression.
I’m lucky enough to have such a Friend. So, I’m hoping it will work out for you as well (as well as Russia; preferably someone else, than his incestous little sister, Belarus; though I love Belarus, but she is crazier than Russia, in many ways).
Love the take, though not sure why purple eyes are seen as fake, if people have them Technically the color blue's also a mutation, just a very common one, as is heterochromia and red eyes due to albinism A super rare color is still a color :D
Hi, I'm from Russia. Want to know something interesting? We have a lot of fights on TV, and hell, people love to watch it! In addition.. How not to go crazy when constitutional rights are violated in all as well as common sense... We've got a man arrested here because the policeman who beat him broke his arm. A man who was arrested for throwing a paper Cup at a police officer. What about trying to restore the iron curtain? Oh Yes, I live here, I'm going to ride the roof soon too... Hooray?
Historical fanfic hetalia needs to be a thing. I view the countries more on how they're portrayed in historical fanfics or AU's but i go back to comedic hetalia every once in a while. whichiswhyidontthinki'lleverleavethefandomIKEEPGETTINGPULLEDBACKINHELPME there's yaoi, history, comedy, attractive country men and women.. what more can you ask for? SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEiloverussia
Historical Hetalia is very interesting and adds a particular layer of darkness and angst to the fandom that I, honestly, enjoy. I love history as a whole and applying it to the Hetalia nations makes it better, especially the tidbits that aren't as well-known. I also wonder, would APH Finland have to go through the same things (or similar things at least) as the Baltics when he was the Duchy of Finland under the Russian Empire? Because that would be 108 years of him being Russia's subordinate, and we all know Russia doesn't treat his subordinates as people. And Russia (as a country) has been stalking and harassing Finland (as a country) ever since Finnish independence, so I can see APH Russia stalking APH Finland, too.
@@meteorshower8490 I don't know anything about Finnish history but I could see the personifications being so mentally damaged based from their histories. How can any human withstand that? They all must have like, selective memories!? I think Finland would most likely be oblivious if Russia was "stalking" him or keeping an eye on him in but it would most likely be because his boss told him to since in most fanfics i've read there's always a "boss" that decides what to do regardless of the country itself's opinions and that person in charge is probably the president. This "headcanon" or idk can also be applied when Russia was ruled by the Romanovs...it bugs me to think if Russia was lowkey siding with Stalin and the rebels. It's obvious that the country themselves want what's best for their people since they are what keeps them alive. Was Russia also living with the Romanovs and taking care of the Romanovs and the princesses of Russia? (and what would his reactions to Rasputin be?) I'm also really curious if he didn't know that the Romanovs would be massacred or MAYBE no one knew that every country had a personification and they instead lived with humans. That also makes me wonder if China was hiding himself in the rise of the different dynasties or lived thinking he was a God because of his immortality or was he living a peaceful life, unaware of his purpose? There are so many possibilities and I'm pretty sure their personalities and traits are much much intense and serious if it's based from reality. Hetalia just shows a more stereotypical and comedic approach of it.
@@seurn7801 I saw a headcanon that the nations' personifications come equipped (I don't know what other word to use ;;) with stronger mental resilience that's far above a normal human's, otherwise they wouldn't be sane enough to speak (and it also guards them against certain things like chronic depression). But Italy Veneziano has shown many signs of repressing memories of his childhood to avoid having to think about Roman Empire and Holy Roman Empire, since the memories cause him too much pain (and these memories resurface when he sleeps so he wakes up screaming from nightmares), and I also see how Germany and England both suffered incredibly tough childhoods that led to them being hostile and temperamental. Despite that they still take waaayyy more than normal people would be able to stay sane through. So I can see how they're more resilient by nature, but not completely immune. Russia has shown to still have... issues with Finland. He tampered with Finland's phone so that it would continuously go off until Finland agreed to spend the day with Russia. Not to mention things like the Winter War. And in general it seems like he doesn't like it when his subordinates leave him, which Finland did. He most likely does this of his own free will, since it spans several generations and several of his bosses, so it can't be other people telling him to do it. He's been stalking Lithuania ever since they were children, too. We don't really know about Russia's political alignments, but we can speculate. I know that Stalin was cruel towards Russia and didn't treat him correctly, usually letting him freeze and starve while wearing warm clothes and eating directly in front of him, and threatening to "punish" Russia, which caused Russia to become *very* afraid. It should be noted that the personifications *have* to listen to their bosses, whether or not they disagree. I think they know that the personifications exist, since humans talk about meeting them and taking pictures with them while acknowledging them and calling them their nation names. There's this one episode in Beautiful World where a man takes a picture with France, and he tells the story to his grandson, and he refers to France as "France". Fifty years later, that grandson meets France and also addressed him as France. Prussia, when he was still Teutonic Knights, fought directly alongside his fellow knights, so I'm guessing they knew the guy who's been with them for hundreds of years. So most likely the citizens know about their personifications.
Russia you very.. very... very... special nutcase. I think dissing on Prussia would be funny with all the narcissism. But I'm probably saying it cause he's my favorite but whichever character you diss next I think we'll be very interesting.
So, that’s why I love him. He’s so depressed, sadistic at the same time cute and.. heartwarming? Idk how to explain this. I feel like I should protect him from this evil world, I feel his drama, I kinda understand him.. he deserves more love
Oreo KitKat IDK, most of this is making me like him more. Not because I agree with what he does, it makes him more interesting. TBH most if not all characters in hetalia are shitty people on some level. But yeah, Russia is on a whole other level, undeniably.
Everyone called him Uncle Joe in meetings. The first use of "OMG" was in a letter to Winston Churchill. Hitler made fat jokes about Göring. I have many useless facts like this. Meme pain in French means same bread. Help
182 is almost 6’1”. If you don’t want me to tear the Imperialist system completely to shreds for the sheer idiocy that such a complicated and irrational system exists in the 21st century, in the first place, you’d better accept these truncations: 1 foot = 30 cm, and 1 inch = 2,5 cm. Hence, 6 feet = 6 * 30 cm = 180 cm; so, 6’1” = (6 * 30 cm) + (1 * 2,5 cm) = 182,5 cm; so, 182 cm = 6’0,8”. Even Matt Parker has made a rant video on the Imperial(ist) system: ruclips.net/video/r7x-RGfd0Yk/видео.html Also, keep in mind that, as this is a Japanese anime/manga, the standard is largely influenced by the average heights in Japan, where 182 cm *WOULD BE* considered a giant. That being said, I think 182 cm *IS* too short for Russia. Also, Sweden has no business being as tall as Russia. Finland is also too short. 170 cm is *NOT* the average height for Finnish men. 180 cm is more in the ballpark, and that’s counting the fact that in Northern Finland (like Lapland), people tend to be shorter, because there’s less food available. Finland is *SAID* to be the shortest of the Nordics, which I’ve found to simply be false: Various canon pictures show him being a bit taller than Iceland, even without his beret 🇫🇮 > 🇮🇸.
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To be fair, Russia wasn't created with the intention to be loved, at least not in the way a standard anime protagonist is. He's just loveable in his own way.
In fact, most Hetalia characters are assholes, or have extremely unlikable traits that people still happen to love regardless. America is brash and ignorant, Italy is a reckless coward, Canada is a doormat, etc. But, in context, people still adore them due to how quirky and comical they are. Characters don't have to be "uwu soft beans" to be likeable, which definitely applies to Russia. I honestly just can't help but love him.
Yes,I agree with you.100%.
Whats wrong with being a doormat? I'm a doormat too
@@xalciaqx9026 I'am pretty sure this not what they meant.
Ur username fits ur comment
@@xalciaqx9026 hi :3
"And apparently he lives in hell."
Well like, this is hetalia after all
Helltalia*
“being a dick is not a one time thing... Its a lifestyle“
-russia, at least one tims
He's got purple eyes because there is a mineral called "charoite", which can be found only in one place in the world - in Siberia (named for the type locality, the Chara River. "Chary" means "magic" or "charms" in Russian). It's very rare and very expensive compared to other minerals. It's purple and weakly fluorescent.
*So the Magic metal pipe of pain makes even sense?-*
@@vvv-lp8sz : )
“the snow is soft enough to land on” head ass
Omg 😂😂
aww. He's like an emotionally abusive giant smol child...
aww?
*Awww*
*Top 5 personality types that no one knew existed*
The character Russia is actually supposed to be the Soviet Union I think, so actual Russia character representation stereotype thing would be less. . .
*you know, this*
Russia is more than millenia old. And USSR lasted less than a century. So no my friend, youre both wrong and dont know history very well.
It wasnt rainbow and sunshines before USSR either
If you drag Russia this much I wonder what you’re going to say about England lmfao
I don't think I'll roast England. At least not for a while. I feel like I've roasted him enough over the years so I want to give him a bit of a break.
:O Thanks for replying! I’m looking forward to the next video, whoever you include in it. Also, you taking a break from England make sense lol
Petition to get Russia the help he needs, sign here:
*sign* a therapist plz
Vu Ngoc Bao Chau Hell Man. If I could I would write a fic (or even man a blog) on russia getting help and becoming better
@@wyvolf yesh ;w;
i mean look at him - *cries*
*slaps signature on petition*
@@EarlyOwOwl yessssssssssss! *signs rapidly*
Lithuania: *sexually and physically abused by Russia*
Russia fan girls: aaaah Kawaii sugouuuuu Russia San is so cute and has no flaws and even though he does fucked up shit it’s not his fault
Lithuania: am I a joke to u
Well,
not everyone likes victims... Personally, I prefer dominant people ^^
janet mor so... rape victims are a joke to you???
They're probably masochists....
Like me.
For me the russia fangirls are just 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
Russia is scarily calm with his magic metal pipe of pain
Boy howdy does Russia need therapy. So much therapy
“He’s making warning sounds”
Yuh, like a rattle snake or a puppy
April Animula Indubitably
Russia is my favorite, and I sympathize with him because of my personal experiences, but man, he's on thin ice
Babumsssssss
Aleksandra Ivanov yep
@@austriaisgayforhispiano7609 ur name
I never sympathize him to what he did to Baltics, Poland and Georgia!
9:54 he's like Rasputin when he drank that poisoned wine and he said it was delicious
Wowowowowow
Ra ra rasputin there was a cat that really was gone
Lithuania getting whipped in a maid outfit
*_RUSSIA WHAT THE FLYING FUCK BRO_*
FINALY I'M NOT ALONE!
YEAH LIKE WTF?
Russia has honestly done a LOT to Lithuania, and honestly that’s probably not even close to the worst thing Russia has done to him. Poor Lithuania. All the abuse he must’ve suffered.
@@meteorshower8490 Ikr? That's why poor Liet is so depressed..
All the things that Russia has done to the Baltics is making me start to hate him.
@@cynolover Rightfully so. I don't hate Russia, I really don't, and I honestly feel bad for him, but he's done _so much_ to the Baltics, and especially to poor Lithuania. It's also possible he's sexually abused Lithuania, but I can't confirm that, but everything he's done to Lithuania is just plain inexcusable. Lithuania is a messed up character now, and he's an absolute _magnet_ for abusive relationships because of how he internalizes everything and doesn't talk back, if the way he acts around Russia is anything to go off of. He cares so much about others and he gets so much pain in return...
I like how Russia looks like one of those those ‘relatable’ period memes at 7:19.
Wtf that's so hilarious. I clicked and almost peed myself laughing!
Hetalia fandom: Russia, our precious little cinnamon bun!
Me:
Actually, 182 cm is not nearly an average height in Russia. *But in Latvia it is*
Source: was born and lived in Russia for 15 years, currently living in Latvia for 5 years, drunk Latvians love to ask me why all Russians are so smoll
Since Latvia is still around 14-15, I like to imagine he's gonna get a random growth spurt and suddenly become very tall
I actually have a headcanon that the countries who bullied him as a child (especially Prussia when he was the Teutonic Knights) had a hand in why Russia is the way he is
Oh yeah for sure; one of the earliest moments in his life that he snaps is when he finally fights back against Prussia and is literally choking him
@ElizaDrawsStuff I suppose it could be because in the manga/anime Russia goes from being a bullied weakling to literally choking Prussia. However there are many other possibilities of how Russia ended up the way he did like his sister issues, his bosses, and living in isolation.
"And a very fluffy cat-"
*skips ahead*
"-who I should roast"
Oh god XD
Heta Mom: “Russia likes sticking his giant nose into others people’s business.”
Me: BIH me too. *drinks water*
**sips tea*
he is literal russia and is the most acurate verison of my country (((( i love him
edit : hes still an asshole. we are assholes
12:05 I have never wheezed so hard in my life
It was like a 3 second realization before I started laughing like a psycho
Hello friend
Hetafacts: * gets flamethrower* Time to melt the snowman
Heta facts: You don't get purple eyes!
Me: *Pushes Alexander Hamilton forward* (Historically his eyes were violet/Purpley blue, which I know isn't what Heta's going for, but I mean, that's how I write Ivan's eyes)
Indigo eyes used to be somewhat common, but they were basically bred out and replaced with the crystal blue color (y'know, Germany's eye color). Alexander Hamilton came from both Scottish and Caribbean ancestors, so it's safe to assume that his relatives (and other people from the same region his ancestors came from) had indigo eyes/the genes that would give a person indigo eyes.
It's theorized that the gene for blue and indigo eyes mutated in Europe (caucasian skin and blue eyes are both mutations that are believed to have occured in Europe before/right after Pangaea split up), so it would make sense if European nations had blue or indigo eyes. There is also a huge possibility that indigo eyes were as common as blue eyes are today before paintings became more realistic (as opposed to the hieroglyphic-esque art that came before the renaissance)
@@___o1799 I feel fucking cheated, we need to breed that back in WTF who wouldn't wan't indigo eyes that's fucking meta
you may have blue eyes with cornflower purple tint, but purple eyes are very rare
As Russian, I really got used to see Russia/Russians as abusive/rude/cruel/unemotional villains in like...every TV series, movies and animes😓😓😓
That makes me sad...
I JUST WANT TO SEE AT LEAST ONE(!!!) GOOD RUSSIAN CHARACTER...PLEASE :_(
Виктор и Юра из известного аниме «Юри на льду» тебя не устраивает?
The red haired girl in marvel isn't she Russian? Idk kinda heard of if
@@kicherouf5080 Это единственный пример, который приходит в голову...
@@stupid67 Yes, she is! Luv her very much~
@@stupid67 Yes, she is! Luv her very much~
Actually purple can be an eye color it just doesn’t happen often
maxie roller isn’t that mostly in albino people though?
Cynthia Anderson blue/gray eyes can appear purple in certain lighting
hatsukoi that’s true, but actual purple eyes are usually in albino people
How is a person albino?
F r e n c h F r i e s its very rare but sometimes people can have very light blonde/white hair, pale skin and blue/purple/pink eyes
America is probably the only person that could be remotely considered a friend of Russia because hes the only one not afraid of him. And its not because America is dumb and cocky, he just isn't in a position to be afraid. Isn't that sad?
I'm glad this video exists. I never really understood why people ever thought Russia was a good person. He had a hard life that makes him severely unhinged. Its sad but it doesn't really change how badly he treats people. People seem to just want to forget every bad thing Russia does to justify their perception of him as a sweet hug-gable teddy bear. Actually that's just how the fans are in general with any problematic thing they want to like. They really need reminded that the characters are not perfect.
Another thing that frustrates me is how people will insist that these countries only represent the people and not the country. Russia really is a case and point example of why this isn't true. Russia is unhinged because of his political history. He grew up in a world where there was threats on all sides and the only protection was the winter, which hurt him too. To survive the country expanded outwards and became an empire to survive and the state became exceedingly centralized and autocratic to cope with the expansion and control of the new territory. This is where his severe lack of ethics comes from. If he was based on only his people I don't think he would be unhinged. The unhinged mental state doesn't come from his people being unhinged, it comes from what he had to do to survive.
He's still my favorite and I still love him, he just needs serious help.
Ikrrrr
And a psychiatrist
Here’s a few things
1:The country’s aren’t human, as in manga sealand is said to be made of metal
2:Although only slightly, it is possible to have purple eyes due to a slightly red coloration in brown eyes effecting blue eyes(so basically mixed, but mostly blue)
it's possible to have purple eyes due to albinism. it's due to the lack of pigment
blue eyes are blue due to rayleigh scattering (the same reason as to why the sky is blue) and purple eyes are similar to blue eyes, it's just that they have almost no pigment and the blood vessels show through, resulting in violet color
sealand is made of metal because he’s basically a metal platform in the sea
@@starchaser4eva does that mean that the other countries are made of rocks and dirt though
@@uuuuuuuuuuuuuuu5323 Actually, no. That's a myth.
@@sockpuppetyamato7657 it's not a myth, it's just eye albinism
"I WISH FOR GERMANY AND FRANCE'S LOCAL ECONOMIES TO GET WORSE, AND FOR THEM TO COME TO ME BEGGING FOR HELP!"
Me: yep, Russia refuses not to have his way.
Also me: *reading hetalia fanfics* Wait...not to have his way...yandere anyone?
I should just make bell noises to intimidate my enemies.
well, atleast he's not cold anymore.
Well, the global warming has melted him quite nicely already, according to Himaruya.
I just found it again. Hetalia, in fucking 2019? Is this an alternate universe or what?
You cannot escape
One of us
One of us
One of us
@@mariemurtagh886
One of us
One of us
One of us
bro bro ive
.ice ieve Ive been.. in this fandom for almost 10 years pls pls dtahp afkdkdkd
i need out pls
it keeps pulling me back in-- IVE ALREADY MOVED ON FROM CREEPYPA--
@@seurn7801 I've been here for 7 years. It's my autistic special focus. This is literally my emotional support fandom I cannot live without it.
THAAANK YOU for mentioning the height thing!
personally, i just headcanon russia to be 6'6.6... aha, see what i did there
nah but seriously, i would put him at 7ft but that's a bit too tall and people at that height often pose health risks so i just keep him in the middle of 6 ft.
russia is 5'11/6'0 while lithuania is
*6'1*
hes taller than russia
@@Alcoholic.uncle. that's why you don't listen to hima and make headcanons
@@romalea xD
@@romalea heyyy I saw you earlier somewhere, you are everywhere
@@xalciaqx9026 AHAHAHA yeah i'm all over hetalia videos :O
5:18 Magic Metal Pipe of Pain!
Also, Peter the Great often tore people’s beards off, deeming them to be ”too un-European”.
And HE LOOKS SO DAMN ADORABLE while doing all these.
as ive been rewatching hetalia and reading the first time i've been noticing al bunch of shit i never picked up on as a kid. i never realized before how abusive he is.... but for all his faults i still love russia :'0 used to rp him in middle school. he is adorable, and i love him unconditionally
Any male Hetalia fans out there who just like it because of the memes?
Hetafacts trying to roast Russia.
How does Russia feel about this? That tickles, you're going to make me giggle.
Russia is a country.
This also is an anime.
This is why the eyes can be purple.
*YOU ARE A GOD*
MissesKitty and they are also technically not human anyway, as in the manga it mentions SEALAND IS MADE OF METAL. So yeah...
*mind BLOWN!*
I'm sorry but...this was the first thing that came to my mind.
11:44
Bop it, Twist it, Pull it
PFFFFFFT
LMAO
headcanons that have been proven more and more as I continue my journey through Hetalia:
Russia is so naive and a "psycho" because of all the shit Mongolia put him through (ah yes childhood trauma, I relate ) so he really doesn't know how to actually be a good person because abuse is all he's ever known.
He definitely has some sort of mental illness (probably schizophrenia)
He is 100% depressed (I'm fairly sure he's tried to off himself multiple times)
RUSSIA UR MY FAVORITE PLS STOP HURTING PEOPLE THO-
i LOVE him I would marry him if he existed 😢😢😭😭
11:20 kinky?yes
Kinkiest?........
3 words: russian roulette lemon
Oh God No
Maybe it's because I've read the manga but I don't see how people would depict Russia other than what this video showed.
Then again, I also don't read rusliet fanfics.
This makes me love Russia more.
Not joking
*Same, im scared i will start fangirling......*
*Help*
If anything, I like this character more now
Same, Dude
Same😂
Me too oops
Bruh me too the worse they are the funnier it gets
If you got the height off of the wiki, then it’s probably incorrect, it’s says that England is 5’9, and it says the same for America, but in the anime, we see that America is clearly fucking taller, and when I heard Russia was 5’11, I fucking flipped, so the wiki is probably not accurate at all, at least I hope it’s not. Cause no way in hell is russia that smol, he has to be at least 6 feet
Bulgaria is also called boris bookamooka and that's not his real name because the Cyrillic is WAYYYY DIFFERENT
hes just a little baby man and everyone knows children are cruel and oblivious
he didnt get a chance to grow up he needs therapy
He's probably traumatized from his life of loneliness and reverts to a childish attitude to defend himself/cope. He really, *really* needs therapy. (I personally believe that if he didn't have his sisters, he might have developed some type of personality disorder.)
... YOU JUST SAID PEOPLE HAVE PURPLE EYES! That means Russia can have purple eyes too!
Omg rusame child
But there are so many characters with purple eyes in hetalia...
Indigo eyes were a trait people had (the most popular example is Alexander Hamilton). I have a theory that indigo eyes were just bred out of existance.
@@lululovesderangedoldmen I know this is an old comment, but I still just wanted to say that indigo eyes were more common long, long ago, but eventually faded/bred out. Since almost all the Hetalia countries were born a long ass time ago, it would make since if a lot of them still have this trait.
"Cossack kicking people"
Wait what? I wanna see this.
What I gathered is that yeah, he's indeed basically English version!Henry from Fire Emblem Awakening. Maybe with a mix of Elmyra from Tiny Toons.
Though this makes me kind of wish that there were more flanderizations of Russia that played up the childishness even more, lol. As in using "Doo-doo head" or "No, YOU'RE dumb!" as an unironic insult (the latter could even be a reference to the whole whataboutism thing), adds "ie" or "y" to the end of certain words (like "ouchie" or "baddie" or "dummy"), general childish language (e.g. "I don't wanna!", "Boo-boo", "bunny!"), cries because something he wanted was sold out, whines "But UKKRRRAAAAIIIINNNNEEE-" in a way a child character might say "But moooooommmmm!!!", easily fooled by "Look, a (X)!" or "Wanna play a game? Do (X)!" type tricks, gets easily bribed with vodka to do anything ("But I don't wanna-" "I'll give you 10 bottles of vodka" "Yaaay!"), calms down as soon as he's given a comfort item like a stuffed animal or something, that type of stuff. Pretty sure it would have gotten obnoxious, but just for the sake of variety. I'm kind of surprised it wasn't too common, since that type of flanderization is usually pretty common from what I've seen (I'm looking at you, N from Pokemon).
Also canon!Russia is often obliviously abusive, but since he's childish, if someone was smart enough the reverse is entirely possible... Someone who is more manipulative could easily manipulate him using his unstable mental health. Maybe that could be an explored concept too. ...Actually it arguably kind of is... but not with any nation, but with his leaders. Even in my semi-AU Russia is kind of the way he is partially because most of his leaders were horrifically abusive.
I admit it. I've had NSFW dreams involving Russia.
"A-ah Russia please not here--"
I had mine involving China-
@@kiyomiaru3078 Good taste.
@@kiyomiaru3078 mine was involving norway 😔😔
@Salt And More Salt lmao
In reality (since proves it) only sertan albinos have purple eyes, meaning that Russia is probably an albino like Prussia, but idk
So not only is Russia WATCHING drama, but he's STARTING drama too. One and the same, especially at school
First thing: Why is he smiling? Russians are infamously not ones for smiling. He should be more a Tharja, not a Henry! ...Or maybe that's just because Belarus is The Tharja of this series.
And here I thought Germany was a hardcore sadist
what about the Holocaust xD
@Cat Princess 101 Georgian Stalin has killed mostly Russian people. He was a violent boss who tortured Russia
Someone in my room was sleeping so i have to minimize the volume...
_so i opened the captions_
Yes I did too
WHY ATE THEY IN DUTCH
Why the hell are they Dutch what the fuck
Anime is known for unnatural coloured eyes 👌
I'm scared now...
*puts curl on*
*DOITSU DOITSU HELP MEEEEEEEEE*
(My favorite charcter is Wang Yao/Yao Wang/China aru~)
ong hes my favorite too !!
This just made me love him more....ACK
Russia can be a adorable but sometimes he can be scared too
3:53 hey I thought you were roasting Russia not me
Her: says how russia is so bad at making friends
Me: hehe-heh...if you saw how I try to make friends...
Russia should be taller! Like 6'4 at least he's the biggest country there is and he's only 5'11? That's my height! And I'm a girl.
Well soda popinski/vodka drunkenski is 6"6, him being the tallest punch out character
I think he should be around 7 foot.
Your so tall, I'm a girl and I'm 4'10
I'm not that tall. I just hate that if I wear small hells I'm already a bit over 6ft. Honestly I wish I was a bit shorter.
Russia fans: Awww cute lil cinnamon roll!
Me: sinnaon roll*
I like it when they struggle
Me: *dies* 😆🤣
LMAO
You did a good job! You have completely ruined my favorite character! But I will still love him forever because I relate to him the most. I can come off as a little crazy to other people even though I think I’m sweet and friendly. We’re both people who need a friend to look past our first impression.
I’m lucky enough to have such a Friend. So, I’m hoping it will work out for you as well (as well as Russia; preferably someone else, than his incestous little sister, Belarus; though I love Belarus, but she is crazier than Russia, in many ways).
Me, a Russia simp:And I took the insults personally
Love the take, though not sure why purple eyes are seen as fake, if people have them
Technically the color blue's also a mutation, just a very common one, as is heterochromia and red eyes due to albinism
A super rare color is still a color :D
Russia is 5'9"
Italy is 5' 7" (5'7.7" almost 5'8")
Russia is less than two inches taller than Italy
Don't want to start anything but Russia is 5'11".6
The only reason I know this is because me and Russia are the same height :3
Lucia Ulven Either way it’s too short for such an intimidating character. 6 feet at LEAST
Yeah I say minimum for Russia a 6"6
...if thats true im literally one inch shorter than he is T^T
The whole video about Russia? Hell yes!
CEO of spitting facts
fr tho i love ur channel we're literally so blessed to have u 👑
and he isnt a gopnik which is the staple of russian society and culture
Is anyone gonna say how much off a yandere vibe this guy is giving off
Umm, not trying to r/woosh you, but Belarus is a Yandere, and Russia is a Yangire
@@xalciaqx9026 um, I think you have the wrong subreddit hon
@@numerals8939 Maybe 🤷🏼♀️ I'm new to Hetalia
@@xalciaqx9026 Actualy, Russia is a dorodere, not a yangire. Dorodere can have yangire thoughts, but they don't act like that.
@@nautillus-i1s omg hi I forgot about my comment 😹 yea yea i know I'm embarassed now
russian kick people when he’s mad😂😂🤣🤣
Hi, I'm from Russia.
Want to know something interesting? We have a lot of fights on TV, and hell, people love to watch it!
In addition.. How not to go crazy when constitutional rights are violated in all as well as common sense... We've got a man arrested here because the policeman who beat him broke his arm.
A man who was arrested for throwing a paper Cup at a police officer.
What about trying to restore the iron curtain?
Oh Yes, I live here, I'm going to ride the roof soon too... Hooray?
W o w
Then this youtuber basically just roasted the whole of Russia as a country
*o o f*
Привяо из России 🇷🇺 ♥️
Historical fanfic hetalia needs to be a thing. I view the countries more on how they're portrayed in historical fanfics or AU's but i go back to comedic hetalia every once in a while.
whichiswhyidontthinki'lleverleavethefandomIKEEPGETTINGPULLEDBACKINHELPME
there's yaoi, history, comedy, attractive country men and women.. what more can you ask for? SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEiloverussia
yEP it's dragging you back in by your ankles into the depths of hell that is this fandom. Welcome back, we still have cookies.
Historical Hetalia is very interesting and adds a particular layer of darkness and angst to the fandom that I, honestly, enjoy. I love history as a whole and applying it to the Hetalia nations makes it better, especially the tidbits that aren't as well-known. I also wonder, would APH Finland have to go through the same things (or similar things at least) as the Baltics when he was the Duchy of Finland under the Russian Empire? Because that would be 108 years of him being Russia's subordinate, and we all know Russia doesn't treat his subordinates as people. And Russia (as a country) has been stalking and harassing Finland (as a country) ever since Finnish independence, so I can see APH Russia stalking APH Finland, too.
@@meteorshower8490 I don't know anything about Finnish history but I could see the personifications being so mentally damaged based from their histories. How can any human withstand that? They all must have like, selective memories!? I think Finland would most likely be oblivious if Russia was "stalking" him or keeping an eye on him in but it would most likely be because his boss told him to since in most fanfics i've read there's always a "boss" that decides what to do regardless of the country itself's opinions and that person in charge is probably the president. This "headcanon" or idk can also be applied when Russia was ruled by the Romanovs...it bugs me to think if Russia was lowkey siding with Stalin and the rebels. It's obvious that the country themselves want what's best for their people since they are what keeps them alive. Was Russia also living with the Romanovs and taking care of the Romanovs and the princesses of Russia? (and what would his reactions to Rasputin be?)
I'm also really curious if he didn't know that the Romanovs would be massacred or MAYBE no one knew that every country had a personification and they instead lived with humans.
That also makes me wonder if China was hiding himself in the rise of the different dynasties or lived thinking he was a God because of his immortality or was he living a peaceful life, unaware of his purpose?
There are so many possibilities and I'm pretty sure their personalities and traits are much much intense and serious if it's based from reality. Hetalia just shows a more stereotypical and comedic approach of it.
@@seurn7801 I saw a headcanon that the nations' personifications come equipped (I don't know what other word to use ;;) with stronger mental resilience that's far above a normal human's, otherwise they wouldn't be sane enough to speak (and it also guards them against certain things like chronic depression). But Italy Veneziano has shown many signs of repressing memories of his childhood to avoid having to think about Roman Empire and Holy Roman Empire, since the memories cause him too much pain (and these memories resurface when he sleeps so he wakes up screaming from nightmares), and I also see how Germany and England both suffered incredibly tough childhoods that led to them being hostile and temperamental. Despite that they still take waaayyy more than normal people would be able to stay sane through. So I can see how they're more resilient by nature, but not completely immune.
Russia has shown to still have... issues with Finland. He tampered with Finland's phone so that it would continuously go off until Finland agreed to spend the day with Russia. Not to mention things like the Winter War. And in general it seems like he doesn't like it when his subordinates leave him, which Finland did. He most likely does this of his own free will, since it spans several generations and several of his bosses, so it can't be other people telling him to do it. He's been stalking Lithuania ever since they were children, too.
We don't really know about Russia's political alignments, but we can speculate. I know that Stalin was cruel towards Russia and didn't treat him correctly, usually letting him freeze and starve while wearing warm clothes and eating directly in front of him, and threatening to "punish" Russia, which caused Russia to become *very* afraid. It should be noted that the personifications *have* to listen to their bosses, whether or not they disagree.
I think they know that the personifications exist, since humans talk about meeting them and taking pictures with them while acknowledging them and calling them their nation names. There's this one episode in Beautiful World where a man takes a picture with France, and he tells the story to his grandson, and he refers to France as "France". Fifty years later, that grandson meets France and also addressed him as France. Prussia, when he was still Teutonic Knights, fought directly alongside his fellow knights, so I'm guessing they knew the guy who's been with them for hundreds of years. So most likely the citizens know about their personifications.
Russia you very.. very... very... special nutcase. I think dissing on Prussia would be funny with all the narcissism. But I'm probably saying it cause he's my favorite but whichever character you diss next I think we'll be very interesting.
He may be a manipulate mansplain malewife
But he's mine manipulate mansplain malewife :3
Oh my god...WHY DO I LIKE HIM MORE NOW NOOOOOO ME NOOOOOOO STOP DOING THAT WITH UR BRAINN PLS
Russia does live in hell
On the eye thing, violet eyes are actually a thing, obviously not THAT violet they are normally grey but under certain light they’re violet
I want to cry, i feel so bad for him
Russia's my smol drama queen.
more like big drama king
So, that’s why I love him. He’s so depressed, sadistic at the same time cute and.. heartwarming? Idk how to explain this. I feel like I should protect him from this evil world, I feel his drama, I kinda understand him.. he deserves more love
I want to pat his head like a loli.
MAKE EVERYONE TALLER, I WANT TO GET DWARFED BY EVERYONE AAAAAAAAAAAA
Kol indonesia means Cabbage, Soo....
*cabbagecabbagecabbagecabbage*
lol
Yes, exactly....
anyone wants some c a b b a g e s ?
🥬🥬🥬🥬🥬🥬
But 8:54 is a historical reference to the Peter the Great reforms :'(
I just realized I’m Russia and I have a lot of sh*t to work on now. Damn I feel bad. But thanks.
It's okay. Actual bad people don't worry about if they're bad. Your a good person if your brave enough to question yourself.
I can hear the Russia fangirls fuming...
Oreo KitKat
No one:
Not even a single soul:
Russia Fangirls: UWU my smol innocent bean, what’s that? he’s violent and he emotionally disturbed 0w0?!?!
Oreo KitKat IDK, most of this is making me like him more. Not because I agree with what he does, it makes him more interesting. TBH most if not all characters in hetalia are shitty people on some level.
But yeah, Russia is on a whole other level, undeniably.
Kolkolkolkolkolkolkolkolkolkolkolkolkolkolkolkolkolkolkol XD
I can't get why Himaruya didn't show American genocide of Indians or their black slave trade. Only Russia was painted as the villain
@@chalkfanatic1848 I'm a Russia fangirl and I'm not like those XD!!
*When everyone is going by cm and not feet*
Me: o okay
Also me: -Hey Google, Whats 100 cm in feet?-
@memesoul Actually, I'm a Canadian :>
But close enough mate.
100cm is a meter ;D
I'm the opposite
Why are Russias knuckles so flipping square
Heights are weird Stalin was 5’4”
Everyone called him Uncle Joe in meetings.
The first use of "OMG" was in a letter to Winston Churchill.
Hitler made fat jokes about Göring.
I have many useless facts like this.
Meme pain in French means same bread.
Help
@@5H4NKTH35HARK please spread more knowledge!!!
They are FICTIONAL characters, then can have ANY eye colour! (facepalm)
My bad if it has been already said, but i read purple eyes are used to signify mystery
182 is almost 6’1”. If you don’t want me to tear the Imperialist system completely to shreds for the sheer idiocy that such a complicated and irrational system exists in the 21st century, in the first place, you’d better accept these truncations: 1 foot = 30 cm, and 1 inch = 2,5 cm. Hence, 6 feet = 6 * 30 cm = 180 cm; so, 6’1” = (6 * 30 cm) + (1 * 2,5 cm) = 182,5 cm; so, 182 cm = 6’0,8”. Even Matt Parker has made a rant video on the Imperial(ist) system:
ruclips.net/video/r7x-RGfd0Yk/видео.html
Also, keep in mind that, as this is a Japanese anime/manga, the standard is largely influenced by the average heights in Japan, where 182 cm *WOULD BE* considered a giant. That being said, I think 182 cm *IS* too short for Russia. Also, Sweden has no business being as tall as Russia. Finland is also too short. 170 cm is *NOT* the average height for Finnish men. 180 cm is more in the ballpark, and that’s counting the fact that in Northern Finland (like Lapland), people tend to be shorter, because there’s less food available. Finland is *SAID* to be the shortest of the Nordics, which I’ve found to simply be false: Various canon pictures show him being a bit taller than Iceland, even without his beret 🇫🇮 > 🇮🇸.
ahah. this is more of the representation of Soviet Russia in Axis powers. it was a cruel regime which i understand. which is pretty rough