Philippines (Ligaya "Li" Rivera)

Philippines is a fan made character in the series, Hetalia: Axis Powers. Her human name is Ligaya "Li" Rivera. She is also called the Pearl of the Orient Seas, and part of the ASEAN.

Appearance
The nation has olive skin and black hair. Although, in bright light, it appears dark brown. Her eyes are warm, colored dark brown. Philippine's soft hair is straight, stopping at her elbows. Her bangs are in a swift curve, pushed to the left of her face. It slightly covers her left eye but she can still see clearly in that one eye. On her head is a flower crown of her national flower, the Sampaguita (Or the Arabian jasmine) flower and other flowers that grow there in the Philippines. Li has a necklace with a cross, since she is very religious. She has little curves and a short height, 5' 3". The nation wears a aqua blue dress, ending a couple inches from her knee caps. On the bottom right, there is turquoise-colored ripple patterns, ending at Piri's waist. On both wrists, are bracelets made of pristine,shiny pearls. Ligaya wears brown sandals that she is comfortable wearing. Philippines has a scar on the back of her right leg, a few inches below her dress. (Military description is coming very soon.)

Personality
Philippines is generally kind, and very friendly. It's common that other countries or humans become friends with her. When she meets new people, she's hospitable. In groups, she can get loud. The nation is outgoing, and she is fond of singing. She even has a karaoke machine in her house, and you can find many in her homeland. Sometimes, when she talks, she makes mistakes with he and she. For example, she might mistake a boy for a girl, or vice versa. The nation is very quiet when a conversation is about WW2. Piri is devoted, very religious and superstitious. Philippines loves mangos and other fruit, and is a anime fan. She considers countries in the ASEAN as family. She has a extreme fear of typhoons, because she is been affected by typhoons so often.

Relationships

 * America Philippines view America as a very close friend, since he helped her in terrible crises. They hang out often.
 * Japan Philippines and Japan are close friends, but Piri is really quiet if they talk about WW2. Like her friendship with America, they hang out often.
 * Spain Li sees Spain as a close relative, and they treat each other like family. Sometimes Spain is protective of Philippines.
 * Malaysia They are friendly with each other and close, almost like siblings.
 * Indonesia They are friendly with each other and close, like Malaysia, they are almost like siblings.

If you have any questions about Philippines, ask 'Iridesong on DeviantArt. '