Prussia is a young man of average height with a skinny build, light-colored hair and red eyes, though he first appeared with dark blond hair in early colored media. His hair varies between platinum blond, white, or silver, while his eyes have also been depicted as pink or a violet hue. His face and haircut have been described as asymmetrical.[12]

In modern media, he dresses in a more casual and vintage fashion.

According to Himaruya, although Prussia is older than Germany, he is shorter in comparison due to malnutrition.[13]

Personality Prussia will do anything to become strong, and has an arrogant attitude, believing that he is the best and still more "awesome" than others, although he hasn't really succeeded at his goal. Although he proclaims to like being alone, he is seen crying when he sees Hungary and Austria together in the Christmas Rampage 2007 strips. It was stated that this loneliness stemmed from that he felt like an enclave rather than an actual nation. Germany once said that Prussia "knows little about common sense." Deep down, it is said that his true nature is that of a punctual and diligent soldier, though his bad manners (especially during his "transition period") mask it.

He is very loyal to his leaders, and had a special attachment to Frederich II, known to him as "Old Fritz". He continues to hope that Old Fritz will watch over him and that he'll be proud. It is said though, that he tends to become rather depressed if Fritz is brought up due to this attachment.

It is revealed that he had kept diaries since he was formed, which led to him having an entire library of journals. Almost all of them start with passages that read "I'm so cool/I was so cool today". He also seems to be fond of cute things, and buys things such as stuffed pandas, as seen on his April Fools Blog. In addition, on his blog, he says he's fond of sleeping, fighting, and eating, his fondness for eating being displayed in his going to England to eat lunch, him "only accepting" France's ability to cook well, and his desire to get food from Italy and Austria with his brother in their Counting Sheep CD.

He seems to have a tendency to sneeze and find himself bored with or distracted from tasks, especially reading, although he claimed to be "a wiz at cleaning" and also seemed to be good at gardening, so it's possible his skills show when he is less distracted. In his and Germany's Counting Sheep CD, after sneezing and growing bored of counting, Germany insists he continue to count, causing him to continue, also raising the possibility that he can continue to do things despite his own odds (boredom) if encouraged.

Biography A lot of what is known about Prussia's life comes from the diaries he has been writing since the dawn of his existence.[5] Because of his arrogant and self-absorbed personality, he makes quite the unreliable narrator, which is something other Nations have sometimes pointed out by giving a more nuanced point of view on Prussia's past.

His bio from Axis Powers Volume 2 states that he was born to fight the same battles as Austria, but unlike him, Prussia managed to avoid marriages and did nothing but fight.[14]

An unrelated blog post[15] from 2016 gives a rough summary of his life from the time of his birth to the present day, lingering on his desire for a strong and unified German nation as well as his place within the Holy Roman Empire.

Teutonic Order In Liechtenstein’s Doting Older Brother Journal,[5] it is mentioned that Prussia represented the Order of St. Mary before he became part of the Teutonic Order, but the earliest Prussia is properly seen in his history is during the Northern Crusades, representing the Teutonic Knights during his childhood/early teens.

He was given the territory of Burzenland by Hungary's boss (at the time Andrew II of Hungary) for his good services as a guard against the Cumans. However, because the Teutonic Knights disregarded the local bishopric's rights, Hungary got angry and kicked him out (events also featured or alluded to in Episode 53 and Episode 53.5). At the time, he was also obsessed with Christian precepts (especially since he was heavily supported by the Pope), which would get him in awkward situations with Hungary and Poland as he desperately tries to find out their gender. More on that in their individual relationship sections.

After that, he went on to work for Poland to defend against the neighboring pagans, marking the start of the Prussian Crusade. This would lead Prussia to relentlessly attack the freshly unified Grand Duchy of Lithuania with the goal of christianizing him (shown in Episode 92 adapting Eastern Europe While Totally Being Pushed Around by Poland![16]). These forceful attempts at conversion sparked a feeling of strong resentment in Lithuania, that he still holds against Prussia in modern times.[17]

Around the same period, driven by his lack of boundaries and hunger for power, he would go on to bully Russia, who was known back then as the Novgorod Republic, which leads to the Battle on the Ice (shown in Russia and Friends adapting the strip of the same name[18]). However, that battle ends with the Teutonic Knights' defeat, and Russia jumps on the opportunity to manhandle a weakened Prussia.

Prussia would then strain his relationship with Poland as well,[5] because of a territorial dispute similar to that of Burzenland which he ends up winning. Tension between Prussia, Poland and Lithuania would keep rising and eventually reach its climax during the Battle of Grunwald, where Poland and Lithuania (allied but not yet the single-state Commonwealth) defeat him thanks to a ruse from Lithuania (events of The Ruler of Scandinavia and the King of Eastern Europe and strip of the same name[19]). This battle killed most of the Teutonic leaders, and this defeat propelled the Teutonic Order into its decline.

With their reputation of "invincible warriors" tarnished, the Teutonic Knights progressively dwindled due to infighting, losing control over most of their territory. It is also from that point on that Prussia starts being referred to as such, instead of the Teutonic Knights.[Note 12]

Prussia The next chronological event he appears in is the War of the Austrian Succession, which occured between 1740 and 1748. Now representing the Kingdom of Prussia, Prussia allies with France and Spain to challenge Habsburg power, under the pretense of questioning Maria Theresa's right to become the next ruler as she would be the first woman to do so. This is briefly shown in Episode 10 and more largely in Episode 64 and Episode 65 which adapt Maria Theresa and the War of Austrian Succession,[10] where Prussia sends Austria a letter threatening him to declare war if he is not given the Austrian region of Silesia. This would then lead to the Silesian Wars, which Prussia wins.

After this crushing defeat, Maria Theresa goes on to ask the Hungarian parliament for help, and ends up getting military assistance. Hungary shows up with her troops, determined to avenge Austria (continuing in Episode 65), and successfully fights off the Prussian invasion.

Due to divergence in interests between France, England and Austria, the Diplomatic Revolution occurs which would in turn lead to the Seven Years' War. England abandons his alliance with Austria (as seen in Episode 65), and Austria is forced to quickly find a new ally to withstand further Prussian offensives.

The events of the Diplomatic Revolution are alluded to in Maria Theresa and the Seven Years’ War,[20] in which Maria Theresa forces Austria to seek out new allies by sending them letters. To the shock or amusement of most European countries, France ends up swapping sides to become Austria's support instead of his foe, with Russia joining their side as well. Meanwhile, Prussia and his boss (Frederick the Great) decide to form an alliance with England. However, despite Frederick's ability to put up a decent fight against his opponents, the conflict would stall for a while and end on a draw, but Prussia still acquired the status of European superpower thanks to the House of Hohenzollern.

Prussia technically was involved in the Napoleonic Wars, but he is never properly shown during that time period in Hetalia aside from a brief mention in Awesome Me's Biography[21] as well as a blog post[15] from 2016.

Shortly after losing to Napoleon, Prussia supposedly witnesses the death of Holy Roman Empire. True to his big brother nature, Prussia was shown taking HRE under his care as he grew weaker, entertaining him with music[22] and fairytales.[23] World☆Stars Chapter 187[23] reveals that HRE had been hiding at Prussia's place even though he should have been dissolved and that his time of death was near, but what exactly happened past this point is unknown. This leads to the German Wars of Unification, which culminate in 1871 with the creation and "birth" of Germany (as the German Empire; shown in The Life of the Great Man, the Awesome Me which adapts Awesome Me's Biography,[24][25] as well as in World☆Stars Chapter 12[11]).

This marks a new start for Prussia as an older brother, as he is now in charge of Germany and guards him from the hardships the latter faced right after his creation.[11] For more information, see their relationship section.

WWI and WWII Prussia did not appear during major events of WWI or WWII, save for a section of Brother! We Are…!! (adapting the strip of the same name[26]) where he teaches Germany how to disguise himself as an American soldier in order to cause confusion among enemy troops. This might be referencing the real-life Operation Greif.

He does however show up in slice of life strips taking place during WWII, judging by the uniform he wears (though whether or not that content actually takes place circa WWII is uncertain, as characters used to be drawn in WWII-era uniforms by default and it could just be a matter of character design consistency). Such content includes Episode 79 adapting Salted Salmon, Germany, and I[27], parts of Brother! We Are…!! (and strip of the same name[26]) and The Life of the Great Man, the Awesome Me adapting Awesome Me's Biography.[28]

East Germany After the abolition of Prussia in 1947, he became East Germany[2] and fell under Russia's rule. Content depicting him in this time period is rather scarce, but he was shown during his stay at Russia's house a couple times. While Latvia and Estonia are happy to meet him, with the former even inviting him for dinner,[29] Lithuania merely reinstates that he doesn't like Prussia and warns him about Russia's personality.[30][17] While living at Russia's house, Prussia still attempts to communicate with others, namely sending a letter to Austria that was heavily censored by Russia.[29]

Prussia has naturally been on the receiving end of Russia's overbearing and behavior,[31] just like the other occupants of the house (the Baltics and Moldova, though the latter eventually warms up to Russia). For more information, see their relationship section.

Modern Era After the German reunification, Prussia moved back in with Germany (formerly West Germany) with his modest possessions.[2] Despite what he has been through and his dislike for Russia, he still experiences ostalgie (meaning nostalgia for East Germany).[1]

In response to a fan question[17] about whether or not Prussia will disappear, Himaruya said that Prussia would be living with Germany and not do much for a while, but would be happy to disappear knowing that Germany inherited his knowledge and awesomeness. While it remains unsure what Prussia's status is in the present day and what his future as a Nation holds, it has been shown that some of his supernatural abilities are faltering, namely how fast his wounds heal.[22]