Estonia (エストニア Esutonia) is a supporting character in the series Hetalia.
In 2008, Himaruya gave out human names to some of the characters and he received the name, Eduard von Bock (エドァルド・フォンヴォック Edoarudo fon Vokku).
Appearance
- Main article: Uniform Guide: Estonia
Estonia is a simple looking boy with square glasses and a narrow face. He has dark blond hair and blue eyes, though early art (such as the chibi seen on the left) portrayed him with green eyes. His glasses are a must due to his poor eyesight, but also adds that he has a lot on his mind, so they play a role in concealing his facial expressions. He has a tendency to fall asleep with his glasses on, but often doesn't realize it and forgets to take them off. His usual choice of outfit in the WWII-set strips is a deep green military suit, however a later chibi design on the back cover of Volume 4 had the uniform colored in a dark blue. Some early art also showed his uniform having a Sam Browne belt. In a series of sketches featuring some of the male nations topless and in aprons, Estonia's upper body was shown to be somewhat toned and was featured with broad shoulders and muscular arms.
In his debut in the webcomic, he was shown wearing a star-shaped pendent around his neck though this was the only time he was seen wearing it. In the strip Meeting of the World in Volume 1, he was shown wearing a silver band on his middle finger but this also was the only time he was seen wearing it. In response to a fan question, Estonia was said to be the tallest among the Baltics, though no specific numbers were given
Personality And Interests
The second oldest of the Baltics, he is an ace student and is considered the luckiest of the three (although this is a historical inaccuracy), having managed to avoid problems with his wit. He is skilled at information technology, and appears to have good relations with most of the other nations. However, he tends to work at his own pace and doesn't pay much attention to his surroundings so he often goes unnoticed by others, despite his status as an ace student.
Estonia plays the piano and says his singing voice is considered to be "revolutionary." He enjoys making "handmade products" and star-gazing. He also runs his own blog. Estonia keeps a variety of sentient mochi creatures that display the characteristics of various nations. He is often seen carrying the shape-shifting America mochi who found its way to Estonia's home. He purchased more through auction websites and soon realized that he became addicted to taking care of them.
Relationships
America
- Main article: America
In The Gentle Fight Between Russia and I, Estonia asks for America's help to track the hacker who hacked his blog. Estonia is convinced that Russia's the culprit and he waits for the internet connection to screen. The two nations wait and America then sits on the windowsill and talks to a bird while Estonia groans in dismay.
Iceland
- Main article: Iceland
Iceland didn't want Estonia to become a Nordic country, and appeared to be against the idea.
Finland
- Main article: Finland
Estonia and Finland have known each other for a long time, thus they are good friends. After fleeing Denmark's rule, Finland stopped by to see him; during this visit, Sweden offered for the Baltics to come join them as family. Though Poland refused to let them go, Sweden gained partial custody of both Estonia and his friend Latvia.
The two men are known to come up with strange festival ideas together, though Estonia snatched the "leader" position.
Latvia
- Main article: Latvia
Estonia isn't close to him but has the same feeling as him toward Russia, frightened. Estonia seems to actually care for Latvia's wellbeing, as shown in one particular comic strip as well as the fact he seems to yell Latvia's name whenever Latvia's in danger.
Norway
- Main article: Norway
The two nations are said to share some sort of an acquaintanceship. In the volume 4 omake comic, Estonia writes that Norway is difficult to read but they talk on occasion. After the two nations are kidnapped by Parallel France (alongside with Finland and Sweden) in the 2010 Christmas event, Norway mentioned that Estonia's eagerness to join the Nordics frighten him sometimes.
Sweden
- Main article: Sweden
Estonia and Sweden meet for the first time in the strip, The Violent Sve of Northern Europe Takes a Mighty Swing! Upon their first encounter, Estonia screams in fright when seeing Sweden's face but later apologizes for being rude after Finland whispered to him that he made Sweden angry (Sweden however couldn't hear him) and introduces himself. Sweden later states that he wants Estonia and Latvia to come with him but Estonia nervously says that it's not possible while Latvia adds they need Poland's permission first. Determined, Poland tries to stand his ground against Sweden but later he ends up getting "stranger anxiety" and he is given partially custody of Estonia and Latvia. Estonia lived as an underling under his rule. In the volume 4 omake comic, Estonia wrote that when Sweden looks down at him, he feels as if Sweden might want to kill him.
Russia
- Main article: Russia
Estonia lived with Russia during various points in history. During his time there, Estonia was taught many things in order to be "converted into Russia". When he found himself back at Russia's house for a second time, Estonia said he didn't want to see Cyrillic characters for a long time.
Estonia is sometimes nervous around him (particularly during the WWII-setting strips) and tries to avoid him but in some strips he has been shown to have no problems being around Russia such as when he accused him of hacking his blog. His dependency on Russia is low. The two of them are rival tweakers.
In the Anime
Estonia made his first appearance in Episode 01 stating to Russia that it isn't nice to pick on others.
In a minor change to his character design, his green eyes were changed to a dark blue, while his military uniform became blue as well.
Name
The surname von Bock are actually of German origin, and Eduard is the spelling of Edward used in several languages, including Estonian, German, Dutch, Czech, etc.
Character Songs
Peace Sounds Nice (featured)
Gallery
Trivia
- Self-portrait comics of Hidekaz Himaruya suggest that Estonia bears resemblance to his creator. Also, Himaruya has said Estonia is "the coolest creation in the series."
- His birthday references the date of Estonia's declaration of independence from both Germany and Russia on February 24, 1918. It became officially recognized as independent on February 2, 1920, but was annexed by the Soviet Union from 1940-1941. Next, it fell under the occupation of the Third Reich until 1944, when Soviet forces reoccupied the nation. Estonia regained its independence from the Soviet Union on August 20, 1991.
- In a webpost, Gakuen Hetalia Estonia, along with Ukraine, is said to be part of the Chorus club. A picture in the same post shows that he can also play the piano.
- Estonia is the only country that has interacted with the Nyotalia characters.
- In a timeline given in Let's go take a look at Estonia, it was stated that Denmark and the Teutonic Knights used to beat him up frequently and later forced the teachings of Christianity against his will.
- In (No Longer Copy) Book of History Stuff I Can’t Really Draw, Himaruya mentions a story he heard of when the Baltics separated from Russia, Lithuania threw away anything associated with Russia, Latvia was scared to throw them away, while Estonia sold everything at cheap prices and believed it fit their personalities. The page was later reposted on Bamboo Thicket with some additional sketches.
- In an incomplete version of The Meeting of the World, Estonia was shown to reek the scent of money.
- In Episode 29 Estonia suggests eating 'piirakka'. That is actually a Finnish word and the food pictured derives from Karjala (Karjalan piirakas), an Eastern part of Finland. It's called 'Karjala pirukas' in Estonian, but is not really a very common thing to eat in Estonia.
- In Omochi Omochi 2, a framed photo that reads "I ♥ IKEA" is seen hanging above his bed.
- Estonia is the only character (in the canon and linear story) that has had interaction with the Nyotalia nations.
- In chapter 95 of Hetalia: World☆Stars, his "Nordic side" was shown to be a well-dress man who wore "accessories with flashy patterns and pinstriped clothes" with thicker frames and his hair styled more to the right. Vegetables were also said to be the staple of his diet.
- In chapter 103 of Hetalia: World☆Stars, he was shown to own a Nokia phone.