★★★ Aмєяιcα--------------------------------------------------------------------------Unity, Justice, Liberty----------ⒽⒺⓇⓄ ☆☆☆--------------------------⇨ Aℓғяεɖ F. Јσиєs ★★★
Name: Alfred F. Jones
Represents: United States of America
Gender: Male
Birthday: July 4
Age: 19
Height: 5'9" (177 cm)
Eye & Hair Color: Blonde hair, blue eyes
Biography: Alfred 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, therefore making his only friends Arthur and Kiku, perhaps because they're the only ones who have gotten used to his immature and impulsive behavior. He loves hamburgers and junk food, and can even eat strange and inedible things due to inheriting Arthur's sense of taste (or lack thereof). Alfred is also known for not being aware of how "the atmosphere" is when he's around others (which, at one point, he was told to read it), but it has been noted that it's 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; 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 SUV, belonging to Arthur, behind him for an hour in order to ask permission to borrow it.
Alfred is shown to be ignorant of the geography outside his own home, believing that maps of the United States are a "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's 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). As Alfred is obsessed with heroes and happy endings, he hopes that his future will be that way.
Though he is friends with an alien named Tony, he doesn't believe in Arthur's magical friends, the fairies or unicorns. Alfred also has a pet whale who lives in his backyard in a pool. He is completely horrified of ghosts and hates horror movies, yet is constantly watching them, inviting Kiku over to watch them with him most of the time. Though Alfred may seem like an imbecile to some people, like Arthur, he is actually very good with computers and it can be deduced that he is, in fact, smart. Alfred may be a somewhat conceited young man, but he also happens to be very friendly and a bit naive, which is where his failure at "reading the atmosphere" comes in. Alfred also has a twin brother named Matthew, who represents Canada, although it is unsure which twin is the older one. Most fans like to assume that Alfred is the elder, while Matthew is the younger.
Fun Facts:
- In some fanart, he is often portrayed with a bunny, as "U.S.A." can also be "usa", which means "bunny" in Japanese. The child version of Alfred was also shown to have a bunny following him, when he first met the older nations.
- According to Himaruya, Alfred's personality was based off of his teacher's. The same teacher is said to have a strong disinterest in world geography. Meanwhile, Alfred's appearance is based off of that of a Canadian that Himaruya met when he went to America.
- "Jones" is one of the most common surnames in the United States (as is "Smith" and "Williams" ). "Alfred F." is most probably an allusion to Alfred E. Neuman. It is also possible that his name is a reference to the USS Alfred, the first ship to fly the Grand Union Flag. The man who hoisted the flag was John Paul Jones. It is also possible that 'Jones' refers to the action movie hero Indiana Jones, as Alfred has stated that one of his own hobbies is archaeology.
Alfred is my favorite Hetalia character, and overall anime character in general. There is just SO much to love about him that...I don't even know how to explain it. He's so adorkable and just AWESOME. >w< So discuss anything you want about Alfred here, but if it's a ship, please relocate it to the appropriate subforum!
