Now originally I was going to be posting my Who is the Attack on Titan narrator part 2 today but in the comments section I had an interesting conversation discussing if Germany really is Holy Roman Empire, I support this headcanon fully and the other user did not but neither of us had true evidence to prove our points and thus I did some research. So today I will attempt to answer the question: Is Germany really the Holy Roman Empire?
Now in a historical standpoint this feat is not impossible as Germany originally originated from...well...Germania, According to the Hetalia wikipedia page on Holy Roman Empire (you can read it here). Holy Roman Empire is the grandson of Germania therefore Germany and Holy Roman Empire have some sort of connection through their origins of Germania. In a panel in one of the issues of the Hetalia web comic (manga? Idk) Holy Roman Empire is imagining himself in the future with Italy (who he thought was a girl) and the future Holy Roman Empire is very similar to the Germany we all know and love in the anime. And as we see throughout the anime, Germany actually has a lot in common with HRE when it comes to looks. From nearly the same color eyes, to the blonde hair and even the skin tone but then again that still isn't hardcore evidence.
Germany, like Holy Roman Empire seems to have romantic feelings towards Italy but perhaps the fact that Holy Roman Empire thought the chibi Italy was a girl means that they have different sexuality statuses where Germany is homosexual or even bisexual whereas Holy Roman Empire was originally heterosexual or bisexual. Even so there is still a possibility that both possess a bisexuality making them similar in that way. Now this may not be that much of a point considering the fact that all the countries could have bisexuality considering the number of ships in the fanbase whether they are canon or not which at least helps us in our argument.
However...there are still the reasons why Germany is in fact not Holy Roman Empire. For one...in episode 22 of the anime Holy Roman Empire bid Italy farewell and seemed to have never returned. It seems as in the Hetalia universe, nations that have self destructed or "died" have little no ways of reincarnating themselves unless they already had a nation they were raising before their death. So, the possibilities that Holy Roman Empire was reincarnated as Germany are slim to none narrowing the possibilities that Germany is HRE. Also, Holy Roman Empire seemed to have gained an artistic talent and viewpoint due to his time with Italy, Germany does not seem to inherit this making it even less likely the Germany is the reincarnation of Holy Roman Empire.
In my book...yes Germany is Holy Roman Empire for several reasons involving a historical and completely fanon based opinion
Should I do more of these? Idk
Sayonara!
-L
