G.E / German Empire || CH/countryhumans

APPEARANCE German Empire is usually wearing a black coat as an undershirt and a German Rifleman overcoat with gold epaulets on his shoulders or the current Imperial German Uniform of the time such as the 1910 Vereinfachte uniform. On his head, he frequently wears a pickelhaube. He is most often adorned in Feldgrau a greenish-gray color and it was the official color of basic military uniforms of the German army from the 1900s. He might also have additional shoulder straps, rank insignia, and color patches.

G.E. is around 29-33

PERSONALITY German Empire has a sense of pride and nationalism that is extremely important to him. he cares deeply for his country and people, however, it is not so extreme to the point that he thinks others are inferior. He's rather blunt.

That’s not to say that the empire can’t be funny - Imperial Germany has a dry sense of humor that still manages to be provocative and often inappropriate to others, though most of the time, he makes jokes for himself rather than those around them. In professional situations though, he rarely allows his sense of humor to show.

Seeing how nationalistic and self-focused, perhaps even selfish, Imperial Germany is, he isn't good at expressing care for others. Usually, if he cared about others, he would tell them things such as stories of his personal experiences and try to offer moral advice. Generally, when he shows care for others, it's pretty indirect and seems to ultimately still be related to himself in some way.

Part of this is likely because Imperial Germany isn’t exactly an empath. He values logic, not emotions, especially in war. He doesn't understand those who allow themselves to be led by their hearts rather than their brains.

Regardless, He's not a psychopath incapable of empathy or guilt whatsoever. He has a lot of guilt from not being there for his kid during and after WWI. He also has a lot of guilt and unresolved inner conflict from the war in general; like many other countries, the Great War plagues them.

And though he isn't well known for it, Imperial Germany can still be protective (even overly possessive at times) and warm to those he genuinely cares about. He might not be an empath as mentioned before, but he still can be kind and show the best side of himself. When he wasn't struggling with the Great War, Imperial Germany tried to care for his kid the best he could and enjoyed teaching the child all that he knew.

But sometimes, he can’t show the best side of himself. Sometimes Imperial Germany cries, sometimes he screams, perhaps he'll lash out at those he loves. He's still, at their core, a human. And humans cannot bottle things up forever, a thing that Imperial Germany is notorious for attempting to do many times. Part of it may be to live up to traditional ideas of masculinity, or maybe he feels like he isn't supposed to feel because he's country too, or a mix of both.

Either way, despite all of his pride, despite the entire charade to appear unbothered, Imperial Germany is a very lonely person. He isn't close to other countries, and when they do get close, they'll likely get pushed away thanks to his ignorance of others’ feelings. It’s not that he doesn't necessarily care, he's just bad at reading people and comforting them.

He also doesn't care much for mind games or things like that - he can get frustrated when people try to be indirect to him and lie and such. He appreciates honesty very much.

Unsurprisingly, he does enjoy arguing and debating. He'll vehemently argue for his side, but are very solid in his beliefs and never really consider the other side. Whether or not this makes him a good debater, it shows some of Imperial Germany’s traits: his firm, prideful beliefs that ground them, and his refusal (conscious or not) to truly understand and connect with others.

He has a soft spot for Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, genuinely protective over him and would kill anyone just to protect the other. Call him lovesick — but he wouldn't let anybody harm or try to even touch A.H