Egypt (エジプト, Ejiputo) is a supporting character in the series Hetalia. He is the personification of Egypt.
In 2008, Himaruya gave human names to some of the characters and he received the name Gupta Muhammad Hassan (グプタ・モハメッド・ハッサン, Guputa Mohameddo Hassan; Arabic: غوبتا محمد حسن)
Appearance
Egypt has light brown skin and wears a khaki uniform. His head is covered with a white keffiyeh. In some artwork, he is depicted with an Anubis-like creature and in one sketch, appears to know magic.
A blog sketch by Hidekaz Himaruya showed him to have short, dark hair when he is not wearing his keffiyeh. His eyes have been shown as a golden brown in his original character profile, however, the newest profile revealed them to be a rather dull forest green. When not in uniform, he is shown to dress in white robes. Moreover, Egypt has a golden hooked earring on his left ear.
Personality And Interests
He is a quiet, mysterious young man who seems stubborn, but is actually friendly and family-minded. His mother, Ancient Egypt, knew Rome.
He first appeared in the original webcomic when Italy Veneziano attempted to invade his land and pick a fight with him, though the plan was foiled when Egypt beat him up with a stick. Egypt later made a cameo during France's Christmas escapades, and barely spoke, except for asking France if he wanted to buy some pots.
Relationships
Ancient Egypt
- Main article: Ancient Egypt
Egypt is confirmed to be Ancient Egypt's son, this is widely visible in the traits and historical monuments he possessed from her. Egypt treasures her and has various mementos concerning his mother. In a Bamboo Sketch entry, he is shown as a baby being cradled in Ancient Egypt's arms.
Turkey
- Main article: Turkey
He was once occupied by the Ottoman Empire but he gets along well with Turkey. In his bio entry, it is stated that Turkey treats him well since the early days. They usually appear together with Greece or Cyprus as in the Halloween 2011 Event.
France
Main article: France
France and Egypt are first shown interacting in the April Fools' 2007 event, where France asks Egypt if he can talk and Egypt tries to sell him a pot. In a sketch posted after the event as an extra, later subtitled with "Egypt has been excavated", France is shown leering at him while he hangs clothing to dry after stripping down. In 2010 character notes, it is stated that he gave France an obelisk in exchange for a timepiece.
Appearance
Manga
Egypt first appeared during the first chapter of the original Hetalia main storyline. Italy decides that he could contribute more to the Axis, so he launches an attack on Egypt. However, Egypt begins hitting him with a stick, causing Italy to cry. By the time Germany arrives to help, Italy is sitting on the ground with a number of bumps on his head while Egypt hovers over him. He is next seen during the third part of Lithuania’s Outsourcing Series, where, during the Great Depression, England goes to him and Seychelles in order to gain more funds as they are his colonies. He makes a cameo appearance at the end of the webcomic version of Opening of the Meeting at the Center of the World watching an exchange between the Italy brothers and Germany. During the Christmas 2007 event, France runs into Egypt and asks if he can talk, and Egypt asks him if he'd like to buy a clay pot from him. He shows up again in a fake news story invented by Spain during the April Fools' 2008 event, where it claims that he was seen talking in long sentences for five hours to a Turkish tourist.
Anime
Egypt made a brief cameo in Episode 27, when Italy tried to invade his desert. He doesn't speak and barely grunts. In the anime adaptation, his eyes are a deep brown and his skin is very light.
A young Egypt also appeared in Each Battlefield with Turkey and a young Greece. Turkey tells them both a story and Egypt runs away when Greece starts to philosophize it.
Name
Muhammad and Hassan are both common Arabic names; however, Gupta is actually an Indian surname as well as the name of an Indian empire (The Gupta Empire). Interestingly, there is no true 'p' sound in Arabic, except that this may be deprived from Jawi, a language that mixtures Arabic with some languages in South-East Asia to be used in business during the Malay World Era.
Gallery
Trivia
- His birthday corresponds with the date that Egypt gained independence from the United Kingdom, on February 28, 1922.
- In Fandom, it's common to find pictures of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus misidentified as Egypt as their character designs appear to look vaguely similar to some fans.
- Contrary to fan speculation, Egypt is capable of smiling and has been shown in canon doing so during the Christmas 2011 event.
- In one of Himaruya's recent profile drawings, Egypt is seen having a small earing on his left ear.
- According to 2010 character notes, his air conditioner is of the "loud, booming, shrill variety."