Germany

"If you keep talking like this I will have no choice but to shoot you in the head!"

- Germany aka Ludwig.

Germany (ドイツ Doitsu) is a main character in the Japanese webcomic series Hetalia: Axis Powers (Akushisu Pawāzu Hetaria or APH for short) and leads the Axis Powers. Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave out human names to some of the characters and he received the name Ludwig (ルートヴィッヒ, Rūtovihhi).

Appearance
Germany is a tall, muscular man, with sleek blond hair and blue eyes; his facial features strongly resemble those of Germania. He wears either a green Wehrmacht, or a Waffen-SS officers' uniform with a Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on the collar. In early webcomic chapters that take place during WWI, he wore a gray-blue Waffenrock uniform (as seen in colored artwork) characteristic of the German army uniform of that period (the color of this uniform was changed to green for the anime). However, the black cuffs and white piping may also suggest Germany wears a Schutzpolizei administration uniform.

Personality
He is a tough, too-serious, and efficient man who always abides by the rules and is "weak to" them. He often has difficulty leaving his commanding, serious mode and relaxing, even for the sake of another. Germany has to deal with an unreasonable boss along with the troublemaking italy. He does not tolerate any mistakes, is a neat freak, and happens to have a rather pessimistic nature.

Trivia

 * He was named the real-life European country of the same name.