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Represents: Kingdom Of Prussia (Königreich Preußen)<br />
Age: 20↑ [some age older than 20]<br />
Gender: Male<br />
Birthday: January 18<br />
Hair Color: Platinum Blond<br />
Eye Color: Red-Violet<br />
Height: 177 cm (5'9 ft est) <br />
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Gilbert was born to fight the same type of battles as Roderich, but was a hooligan who did nothing but fight and avoided any marriage. He 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 Elizabeta and Roderich together in the Christmas Rampage 2007 strips. 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" wink mask it.<br />
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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.<br />
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Gilbert often refers to his younger brother Ludwig as "West," and hates Ivan[<-- LIES]. He doesn't get along well with Roderich, and also seems to very much enjoy the company of Feliciano.<br />
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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." <br />
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Relationships:<br />
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Roderich Edelstein (Austria)<br />
Gilbert takes pleasure in annoying and humiliating him in whatever ways he can, and had fought against him in wars in the past, most notably seizing Silesia for himself in the War Of Austrian Succession (the strip of which contained Roderich saying the infamous "vital regions" line that is often erroneously attributed to Gilbert himself).<br />
On numerous occasions when he finds himself alone and crying, Gilbert will mention that he is happy alone unlike a certain "stupid aristocrat". In the Christmas Strips, Gilbert has to tell himself that he rather be alone than be with others "because clustering is for the weak. Yeah, like that stupid aristocr--". Gilbert often talks about Roderich in a negative tone, showing that he has some strong feelings towards him, though what feeling it is exactly is unknown. An arguement that since Gilbert always stalks Roderich, and speaks about him with such interest, states that Gilbert may harbor a slight crush on the Austrian, though the point is argumentable and can be taken different ways.<br />
In the present day while living with his brother, he also freeloads off of Roderich and has a habit of stalking him. Also, in Gilbert's blog, it is implied that either Gilbert and Roderich are both living together in Ludwig's house, or that Roderich hangs around the brothers more often to sort out their messes. In the Maria Theresa portion of the anime, Gilbert seems to be extremely infatuated with Roderich, and shows, on multiple occasions throughout the episodes, a very powerful desire to have Roderich beg for his mercy during the battle. He wanted this so much, he mentioned wanting a painter to come and paint Roderich's face after he had lost the first battle, so that his failure could be etched into history.<br />
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Ludwig (Germany)<br />
Though the two are brothers, they do not appear together in most of the strips (as Gilbert's earlier appearances were before the foundation of the German Empire). Ludwig is shown to be annoyed by his brother's wild attitude and his tendency to buy strange things, as seen in the April Fools' blog event and drama CD and Gilbert refers to their familial tie as "unsavory".<br />
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Feliciano Vargas (North Italy)<br />
Gilbert is shown to like Feliciano very much, considering him "cute" and going as far as to ask him on a date in the drama adaptation of his blog event, only for Feliciano to be oblivious to his question (as he was fixated on Gilbert's bird).<br />
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Elizabeta Héderváry (Hungary)<br />
The two have had a rivalry since childhood, when Elizabeta believed herself to be a boy (as did Gilbert). It is said that she loathes Gilbert due to the fact that he kept on making fun of her hardships since that time. She is also known to hit him with her frying pan when she catches him bothering Roderich, and had appeared at his bedside fully armed with a spear to threaten him to give back Silesia after he had seized it.<br />
Gilbert had also noticeably groped Elizabeta when they were children, though he was unaware of her true gender at the time and simply thought he'd grab a weak spot, though after realizing the truth, he became disgusted and upset that he might have committed a sin, and he was utterly horrified by his actions. This came about in the Volume 3 strips in which Gilbert has just changed his name to The Duchry of Prussia (the period after his Tectonic Knight era) By now both Gilbert and Elizabeta are older and he finds her wounded against a tree. It's only after he offers her his 'crotch cloth' as a make-shift bandage that he realises he can clearly see her breasts and that she is a girl. After this, he throws at her his whole cloak and hurries away.<br />
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Feliks Łukasiewicz (Poland)<br />
Though the two have not appeared in many strips together, it is said that their relations are rather rocky due to Gilbert having invaded and gone on a rampage. A glimpse of their past is shown in the Polish-Swedish Wars strips, when Tino mentions the Battle of Grunwald. Gilbert was shown to have nearly defeated Feliks (and having threatened to kill him) until Toris intervened and defeated the Teutonic Knights (after having pretended to flee). <br />
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part of:<br />
Awesome Trio (America, Prussia, and Denmark): A term based on how these three characters often praise themselves as amazing. <br />
Bad Brothers (England, Denmark, and Prussia): Also referred to as the "pitiful brothers", "pitiful trio", or the "frail brothers", because of their failure at being older brothers and their tendency to drink a lot of alcohol. <br />
Bad Friends Trio (France, Prussia, and Spain): A popular term derived from their appearance in the War of Austrian Succession as allies. They have also alternatively been referred to as the Bad Touch Trio, Bad Business Trio, Badass Trio, and Bad Company Trio.<br />
Frying Pangle (Austria, Hungary, and Prussia): A term used to describe a love triangle for these three, or a simple grouping. It comes from the words frying pan and triangle. Frying pan comes from the fact that Hungary always hits Prussia with frying pan because of Austria.