Alfred F. Jones (America)

Appearance

He has short, golden blond hair with a cowlick, representing Nantucket, sticking up and blue eyes. He wears a tan uniform and a brown bomber jacket with a "50" on the back for the fifty states. His glasses are said to represent the state of Texas.

Personality and Interests

America is a cheerful, energetic, yet somewhat conceited young man who is obsessed with heroes, justice, and freedom. He has the habit of sticking his nose into everyone else's business, which causes him to have difficulty making friends. He loves hamburgers and junk food, to the point of an obsession, and can even eat strange and inedible things due to inheriting England's sense of taste (or lack thereof). America is also known for not being aware of how "the atmosphere" is when he is around others (which, at one point, he was told to read it), but it has been noted that it is not that he lacks the ability to "assess the situation", he simply chooses not to. His profile states that his hobbies are sports, games, and making movies, but he also enjoys watching movies specifically of the horror genre. On multiple occasions, he has forced Japan to watch movies that he calls "Too freaking scary!" because they are about ghosts and paranormal activity. Japan gives him zombie video games to come over his fear of ghosts. Furthermore, in the side-story Black Ships Have Come, in introducing himself to Japan, he states that his hobbies are "quick-draw, archaeology, and adventures" (which is translated to Japan as America's hobby being lechery). He possesses an abnormal amount of strength, shown even as a child by easily swinging a full-grown buffalo around, and has been once seen running around dragging a heavy Rolls Royce that belong to England with one hand behind him for an hour in order to ask permission to borrow it. In the NotoSama 6 game, America was able to stop a car with the heel of his foot.

More Personality and Interests

America is shown to be ignorant of the geography outside his own home, believing that maps of the United States constitute the "world map" and believes that he can simply get to other countries by car travel. He is shown becoming concerned about his weight in the strip Supersize You! and it is mentioned that he has invented strange diet machines as well as becoming obsessed with exercise which has caused him to become paranoid about his rising weight, as he is unaware of his building muscle. Aside from being afraid of ghosts, scary movies, and weighing scales, he also fears marmite. As America is obsessed with heroes and happy endings, he hopes that his future will be that way. Though he is friends with a space alien named Tony, he does not believe in England's magical friends, fairies, or unicorns, except on Halloween.

Stuff to Know

His birthday corresponds with the Independence Day of July 4th, 1776, when the Declaration of Independence was approved by the U.S. Continental Congress. America used to wet his bed when he was younger. He’s very sensitive about the subject. America has at least 238 weaknesses, one of those being Dora the Explorer He also seems to like cars and has a car collection, as it is said that he has several, including a Mustang, a remodeled Caprice, a 1955 Thunderbird, and a DeLorean modeled after the car in the movie Back to the Future. Because of his fast growing nature, he missed out on a lot of childhood experiences. He gets jealous of kids who get to experience it unlike him. in addition to America's glasses representing Texas, his glasses are "a prop to show you he's normally disguising his power". This pays homage to the American cartoon trope where the hero conceals his identity with a pair of glasses. However, America still feels like a hero even with them on. He suffers from body dysmorphia, and thinks he’s fat even though he’s more on the lean side. Regular everyday humans don’t know about the personification of countries, except high ranking government officials. His human name is Alfred F. Jones, but when its just other countries around he just goes by his country name. Loves burgers and mcdonalds and is usually seen eating. This leads to the other countries calling him fat, fueling his body dysmorphia.

More info about him

Absurdly strong, can pick up a buffalo with one hand. Is loud and is horrible at reading the room. Cares a lot about his image and spends hours on his appearance. Underneath the loud mouth exterior he is deeply insecure and wants people to love him.

Relationships

Arthur Kirkland (England) aka Britain - America was adopted and cared for by him when he was young and the two view each other as brothers. When America was young, he greatly adored Britian and loved the Englishman's cooking. However, their relationship became heavily strained when America started to become more independent and no longer needed Britian's support. Over the years after the Revolution, they appear to have re-established their bond, but both are still haunted by those events. They work well as part of the Allied Forces but many, if not all, of America's suggestions are met with disapproval and heavy criticism from Britain. America wouldn’t admit it but he values England’s approval. He has very complicated feelings towards England. He has a deep attachment to him as a guardian figure but also kind of resents him at the same time. France - America views France with a mix of admiration and exasperation. He appreciates France’s contributions to art, food, and culture but finds France’s romanticism and world-weariness a little over-the-top. America also doesn’t mind poking fun at France’s, let’s say, open-minded lifestyle. But at the end of the day, America respects France as an important ally and friend, and both nations share a deep, if sometimes unspoken, affection.