Appearance

Short blond hair, green eyes, and a green military uniform. His eyebrows are rather thick and prominent, a trait that is shared by his younger brother Peter, as well as Australia and Hong Kong.

Personality and Interests

Arthur was formerly a great empire and pirate that tormented Antonio, stripping the Spaniard's status as a powerful nation. In modern times, he claims to be a gentleman, though is cynical, sharp-tongued and prone to rough speech, and yearns for the golden years. He is noted as being horrible at cooking, which has caused Alfred, his former charge, to have "bad" taste in food. Arthur is also apparently the "king of losing things" and can be described as "spacey" because of his strong belief in magic, spirits, fairies, and other fantasy-related creatures. He has the ability to communicate with supernatural beings and is not limited to creatures from his homeland, being able to interact with various Japanese youkai and spirits. Despite this, Arthur often ridicules Alfred's belief in aliens, as well as Alfred's alien friend, Tony. According to the author's notes, Arthur's interests include embroidery, craftsmanship, reading literature, rock music, and giving scathing criticisms to Alfred's movies.

Arthur is also terrible with expressing himself and others often misunderstand him, so he can also be rather self-deprecating or tsundere. Behind his cynical, realistic view on the world, he is a romanticist. When drunk, his personality will change from that of a gentlemen to a bitter and violent delinquent.

It is mentioned at least two times in the series that Arthur has brothers (one representing Scotland, the others presumably Wales and Northern Ireland), who hate him and used to drive him away with stones and arrows when he was a child, and went as far as to deliver curses to him through the mail.

Relationships

Peter Kirkland (Sealand)

Peter is Arthur's youngest brother, an abandoned naval for who declared himself a nation at the end of WWII. The two always bicker because Sealand, wanting to be recognized as a full-fledged nation, often sneaks into conferences the other countries attend (such as the G8, in which Peter pretended to be Canada). Despite being called "Jerk England" and being promised that he will one day bow to Peter, Arthur, though annoyed, does look out for Peter.

Alfred F. Jones (America)

He was discovered as a small child by Tino and Berwald, who later told Arthur and Francis about his existence. Arthur and Francis fought over who could be his older brother, though Alfred chose Arthur after he began to cry because he didn't have anything to offer compared to Francis's cooking. Arthur cared for Alfred as his "little brother" and visited Alfred's home whenever he found the time, but he always needed to return to Europe after his visits. Only Alfred was capable of liking or tolerating Arthur's terrible cooking, resulting in Arthur being delighted and Alfred adopting the same "tasteless-ness." Arthur also provided Alfred with toys and clothes and was shown to be very affectionate to Alfred, even letting him sleep in Arthur's bed when he couldn't sleep due to reading horror stories. One day, when Arthur visited, he was surprised to find out that Alfred had grown from a child into a teen and had become increasingly independent, no longer needing to rely on Arthur.

Soon after, the Revolutionary War broke out and Alfred fought Arthur for his freedom and right to be his own nation. Near the end of the war, Arthur gave up, not being able to shoot Alfred when he had the opportunity to and chose to let him be independent. While Arthur cried in front of him, Alfred stated "You used to be so...big."

This memory always makes Arthur upset, and when drunk, he is known for cursing Alfred for leaving him and wishing for old times (Arthur states that 'someone left him heartbroken' for centuries, and it is assumed he refers to Alfred), especially when American Independence Day, or Alfred's "birthday", arrives. The Revolutionary War caused a rift between the two and they constantly bicker and have disagreements. Despite this, they care for each other and work together when necessary.

Matthew Williams (Canada)

Alfred's brother. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries British and French explorers began claiming many parts of the present-day United States and Canada. During the late 1600s and into the mid-1700s, the two European powers fought a series of four wars, known as the French and Indian wars (1689–1763), in their struggle for control of territory in North America. (France had Native American allies, so the term "Indian" was used in naming the conflicts.) Three of the conflicts—King William's War (1689–97), Queen Anne's War (1702–13), and King George's War (1744–4 cool —broke out in Europe before spreading to North America, where British and French colonists participated in the effort to acquire new lands. Arthur does know Canada, and does care about him too.

Francis Bonnefoy (France)

Despite both being members of the Allied forces, Arthur and Francis have a deep-rooted historical rivalry between them. While they often have petty disagreements, they appear to have a level of respect for each other and are quick to team up with each other if a third party should enter the argument. Francis tried to marry Arthur to save his country once, even though neither of them really wanted it. In strips focusing on Arthur's childhood, he is often shown being picked on by a pre-teen Francis. On one occassion, he scoffs at Arthur for not growing his hair long, and when Arthur's longer hair turns out a mess, Francis teases him, saying he'll cut it into a "cool" style, only to cut it back to its original style.