Appearance • Age/Build: Physical age around 19; tall (180 cm) and slender with a surprisingly muscular body. • Hair & Eyes: Shoulder-length brown hair (sometimes tied back in a ponytail) and green eyes. • Attire: Typically wears a green military uniform with tall boots for WWII settings, or casual/housekeeper clothes. • Key Detail: Carries deep scars across his back from his harsh history under Russian rule. Personality • Serious and Introverted: He is the most grounded and responsible of the Baltic states, often acting as the voice of reason. • Stressed Overthinker: He tends to worry constantly, suppress his own hardships, and develop stress-induced stomachaches. • Loyal Caretaker: Despite a tragic past of being pushed around by larger powers like Russia, he is deeply devoted to his friends—especially enduring Poland's wild antics and working dutifully as America's housekeeper. • Interests: He enjoys literature, martial arts, and driving a second-hand car. Lithuania is a man of average height with wavy,[Note 7] shoulder-length brown hair and green eyes (blue in earlier media). He sometimes wears his hair tied back into a ponytail.

He is the tallest of the Baltics, being nearly on par with Estonia. In an early blog note however, Estonia was said to be the tallest.[7] This plus another blog entry[8] from the same period already revealed a 10 cm difference between Lithuania and Poland, way before Hetalia☆Collezione[9] officialized many characters' heights.

In the strip "While You Were Gone",[10] Lithuania is shown to have deep scars covering his back. Although it has never been confirmed how and when exactly he got them, fans largely speculate that Russia is the culprit.

Personality Lithuania is the eldest of the three Baltics.[11] He is introverted, serious and perseverant, but is also described as an overthinker. Those traits make him prone to stress, which in turn triggers his stomachaches. A bio from Axis Powers Volume 3[12] describes him as "more serious than Germany and worse at understanding jokes". He was often bossed around by Poland, but he shows patience and resilience even in the face of hardships.

He is also very aware of his condition as a personification and what that entails (of which he clearly thinks the disadvantages outweigh the advantages), as shown in "It's Sealand!"[13] and Episode 21.

In "Lithuania's Out-Sourcing",[14] Russia describes him as being a busybody, which checked out a few time throughout the series. During WWII, he phoned Poland a couple times to inform him of Russia's intentions ("Pact of Steel"[4] and Episode 56) and what he knew about Germany gaining power ("Lietuvis!!"[15] and Episode 47). Similarly, in "Estonia’s and Russia’s Gentle Argument"[16] (adapted in The Gentle Fight Between Russia and I), America comes to Estonia's help after hearing about the hack from Lithuania.

Lithuania is said to be interested in martial arts and literature, and drives a second-hand car.[11] The strip "Checkmating Poland"[17] also shows a liking for chess, which he shares with Poland despite the latter's tendency to cheat his way to victory.

Biography Like many other Nations, Lithuania doesn't remember a lot about his early childhood. In "World☆Stars Chapter 510",[18] he, Estonia and Latvia discuss the many attempts at bringing back ancient Baltic faith. Inspired by what humans have been up to, they get excited about the idea of reconnecting with their pre-Christianity roots, and try setting up a Midsummer[Note 8] folk festival. It proves to be a success for Estonia and Latvia, but Lithuania finds it a rather unsettling experience.

Middle Ages The earliest we see Lithuania in his history is when he was a Grand Duchy after being unified as such by Mindaugas (Episode 92 adapting "Eastern Europe While Totally Being Pushed Around by Poland!"[19]), during which time he was under the looming threat of stronger entities like the Golden Horde and the Teutonic Knights, of which a young Prussia was part. Prussia's relentless attempts to convert Lithuania to Christianity is what sparked the feeling of strong resentment Lithuania still holds against Prussia in modern times (more info in their relationship section).

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth As a teen, he was told by his boss (at the time Grand Duke Jogaila) that an alliance with another nation should be considered, given that Lithuania struggles to keep the Teutonic Knights at bay by himself. Jogaila and Lithuania arrange a visit to the neighboring Kingdom of Poland, where they are awaited by Queen Jadwiga and a very anxious Poland. Jogaila later goes on to marry Jadwiga, sealing the Union of Krewo, and Lithuania winds up being a part of a union that would later become the single-state Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (following the Union of Lublin). This marriage also marks Lithuania's effective conversion to Christianity. These events make up Episode 95, which adapts "The First Time the Poland Rule Was Used!"[20]

Together with Poland, he became an Eastern European superpower during the Middle Ages and despite being bossed around by Poland most of the time, the two developed a sense of partnership. In The Ruler of Scandinavia and the King of Eastern Europe (adapting the "strip of the same name"[21]), Finland gives Sweden a rundown of what he witnessed during the Battle of Grunwald.[Note 9] He notes that despite Poland's undeniable strength, the usually harmless-looking Lithuania is the one they should really watch out for. He shows exceptional leadership skills towards his soldiers, as well as excellent strategizing. By feigning a retreat, Lithuania was able to outsmart Prussia and strike back just in time to save Poland. After listening to Finland's musings, Sweden gives everyone the order to retreat despite being face to face with their enemy, leaving Lithuania and Poland with no one to fight against.

In Episode 70 adapting the events of "The Violent Mr. Sve of Northern Europe Takes a Swing",[22] Lithuania and Poland meet Finland and Sweden, the latter being interested in taking Estonia and Latvia (part of the Commonwealth's territory at the time) with him. Upset by the request, Poland petulantly denies Sweden at first, but eventually succumbs to his intimidating glare and cowers behind Lithuania, who looks helpless. This serves as a very rough summary of the real-world Livonian War as well as part of the Polish-Swedish Wars.

Other content from this time period includes "What Happened After Tannenburg"[23] (follow-up to the Battle of Grunwald), "The Legend of the Iron Wolf"[24] (also in Episode 96), "Lietuvis!!"[15] (flashback) as well as an annoted doodle from "Lithuania’s Out-Sourcing Part 2".[25]

Lithuania and Poland's defeat in a series of wars[Note 10] at the end of the 18th century lead to the Partitions of Poland (events shown in Episode 57 adapting the flashback from "Pact of Steel"[4]), destroying the Commonwealth for good. Defeated, Lithuania is forcefully taken away to live with Russia where he becomes his subordinate along with Estonia and Latvia. More than a century later, he bears witness to Russia's mental breakdown that escalates into Bloody Sunday (shown in "About the Fact That Russia’s History is Too Scary"[26]).

Advertisement Soviet Union After the events of World War I, Lithuania gains independence and moves to America[Note 11] to work as a housekeeper, given the dire state of his country and economy. The strips "Lithuania's Out-Sourcing" part 1[14] and 2,[25] "Cleaning out the Storage"[27] as well as Episode 17 and Episode 20 follow him in this new chapter of his life. However, when the Great Depression comes around, Russia returns once again to take Lithuania home with him (events from "Lithuania’s Out-Sourcing Part 3 (The Great Depression)"[28]), reuniting him with the two other Baltics, Belarus, Ukraine and Prussia and Moldova under the Soviet Union.[Note 12]

It is worth noting that this part is historically inaccurate as real-life Lithuania remained independent until 1940, before being forced into surrender by a Soviet ultimatum.

Lithuania's time in the USSR is only shown through bits and pieces scattered throughout the comic, the only main storyline strip being "Pact of Steel"[4] (featured in Episode 56 and Episode 57). As the beginnings of World War II are set in motion, Lithuania overhears a conversation between Russia and his boss about invading Poland. Worried, he decides to give Poland a phone call to warn him about Russia's intentions. After one unsuccessful call Poland eventually picks up, but he doesn't take Lithuania's words seriously, making up all sorts of crazy plans to defeat or escape the enemy.

When Lithuania calls him once more some time later to try and reason with him, Poland states that he has already taken action against Russia. Lithuania's initial relief is short-lived, as distressed screams from Russia leads Lithuania to find out Poland's plan was to send a chain letter, threatening to make Russia's capital Warsaw if he doesn't send the letter to three other people within three days. Despite Russia's panic upon reading the letter (and Poland's confidence in the fact that Russia has no friends and thus cannot escape the threat), Lithuania points out that although Russia may not have many friends, but he has plenty of underlings.

As Russia's subordinates, he and the other Baltics are tasked with many chores, most of which are housekeeping (only Lithuania seems to have the extra task of handling paperwork,[29][30] something his "Hetalia☆Collezione" profile says he enjoys doing). They are mostly seen preparing meals (Episode 29 adapting), doing laundry, or helping Russia with his diplomatic endeavors, which sometimes strains their personal life. In Episode 37 (adapting part of "Pact of Steel"[4] and foreshadowing the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact), Lithuania initially declines Russia's suggestion that he comes along on his diplomatic visit to Germany, stating that not only does he find Germany scary, but he also has a date planned with Belarus that day. Russia however is having none of it, informing all three Baltics that they are to come with him on an earlier train through Siberia. Even though all of them were hoping to have some time away from Russia, they're too frightened to disobey him.

In a bio from Axis Powers Volume 2,[3] he states that his time in the USSR felt like "waking up to a strange theme park under construction".

Advertisement Modern Era After the Soviet Union fell, he fully regained his independence and got help from Poland to settle into his post-Soviet life (as described in Lithuania's Axis Powers Volume 2[3] bio). The two of them started hanging out with each other again after spending almost 70 years apart, though that quickly lead them to discover how much either of them changed (best example being "While You Were Gone"[10]). For more information, see their relationship section.

In the present day, Lithuania has been catching up with people he lost touch with during Soviet times, and has also been strengthening his bond with Estonia and Latvia to keep a sense of togetherness as the Baltic Trio after gaining their independence for good.