Ladonia (ラドニア, Radonia) is a supporting character in the series Hetalia.
Appearance
Main Article: Uniform Guide: Ladonia
Ladonia appears to be a young boy with ruffled red hair and blue-gray eyes. He has a greenish streak of paint across his face (Appearing more of a tan/red color in the anime), extending from his right cheek to his nose. Ladonia wears dark pants and a white trench coat decorated with grey buttons, frilly lapels and large cuffs, which are gray as well. He has a gold apple pin attached to his lapel, which represents a Ladonian legend about golden apples that grant immortality. His looks make him to be similar as an elementary school's student.
Personality
Ladonia is a Internet-Based Micronation in Sweden, who considers himself very powerful, even enough so that he could conquer Sweden. He is a bit cheeky and overall at a primary age.
He is a very hot-headed person and is often shown as aggressive towards the other micronations, refusing the friendship of Sealand and claiming he hates him as soon as said friendship is offered. Despite this "hatred" and denial of friendship, he is later shown to have joined the Micronations.
Ladonia claims to be popular worldwide, even so among Pakistanis. This is because he lives "in the net" and due to this reason, he won't appear in the real world if his connection is shut off, as what Molossia does by turning off Ladonia's laptop upon meeting him.
Relationships
Denmark
- Main article: Denmark
In the Christmas 2011 Event, Denmark tries to convince Ladonia alongside Sweden that Santa exists. Ladonia calls him uncle and says that he's childish.
Finland
- Main article: Finland
In the Christmas 2011 Event, Ladonia complains to Sweden and Denmark that Santa doesn't exist. Ever since, he chooses to refuse believing on Christmas but is changed when he sees Santa driving his sleigh that passes over his window. Turns out, America is the Santa and Finland is the one that asks for him to help, saying that he doesn't want to ruin Ladonia's christmas.
Sealand
- Main article: Sealand
Ladonia apparently looks down on Sealand. Being hot-headed, Ladonia treats Sealand as if they're getting into a fight on which Sealand once claims that his punch is as hard as steel. When Sealand askes him to join the micronations, Ladonia harshly refused. However, he soon enters the group. In contrast, Sealand thinks Ladonia is 'cool' when he is transported into the laptop.
Sweden
- Main article: Sweden
Ladonia's territory is located in Sweden, and as such he has a close relationship with Sweden himself. It can be inferred that because other micronations, such as Sealand, have been directly stated to be related to their host nation, that Laodnia and Sweden are also family, but their exact family relation has not been stated. However, Sweden acts like a father to him, and Ladonia has been shown to live with him. Ladonia, however, does not always acknowledge this relation and acts slightly bratty to Sweden, even addressing him as "Sve". He also has play-fought with Sweden on multiple occasions, with Sweden purposely letting him win, though Ladonia was unaware of this and brags that he has fought and won against Sweden. In the Christmas 2011 event he appears to have done this to distract Ladonia from fears that he was on Santa's naughty list or that Santa wasn't coming.
In The Anime
Ladonia's first official debut and anime appearance is in the episode It's a Pandora Box of Countries! - Second Part. He appears to follow the micronation group when they are asking for other micronations to join them. At the very last, he makes an abrupt entrance and declared that he's the Internet Country of Ladonia. Wy immediately dejects him as Sealand happily asked him to join them. Ladonia refuses, but he soon joins them anyway.
In The Manga
Ladonia makes his debut in the mini-event It's a Treasure Box of Countries~, which follows Sealand, Seborga, and Wy's attempts to widen their circle of friends. He follows the trio around; unbeknownst to him, they are aware of his presence. He claims to be the only one with the power to lead the micronations and attempts to take over, but is promptly locked into his laptop by a frustrated Molossia. Though he initially rejects the micronations' request for friendship, he is later shown as being an accepted member of their group. Ladonia briefly appears during the Christmas 2011 event, worrying about Santa not arriving.
Trivia
- Ladonia's flag appears to be completely green, but actually contains a Nordic cross. It is not visible because it is the same shade of green as the surrounding flag.
- A fan had mistaken the paint on his nose as a scar, Himaruya confirms that it's actually paint.
- During the Christmas 2011 event, he stated that his favourite Pokémon is Stunfisk.
- The Queen of Ladonia has acknowledged the personification several times on her official twitter account.
- On June 5th, 2015, when user @Jersey_Len stated that they thought it would be cool if the paint on Ladonia's face was a real scar, the Queen of Ladonia replied, "Why do you wish he had a scar?"
- On August 14th, 2015, to @ShionsTear's excitement about many micronations appearing in the anime, highlighting Ladonia, the Queen replied, "Wonderful news!"
- She once again acknowledged the personification on August 28th of the same year; in a reply to a discussion on It's a Pandora Box of Countries! - First Part, user @nijihimus explained to user @devalierite that the episode was about micronations, but did not yet include Ladonia. The queen replied to both, "Why not??"