Maria-Clara de la Cruz

Philippines is a fanmade character for the anime and web comic, Hetalia Axis Powers. She represents the Philipines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. Her human name is Maria dela Cruz. Alternatively, there is the male version known as Juan dela Cruz.

Appearance
Maria has dark gold eyes and long, black hair. She is often seen in a traditional Baro't Saya. She imbibes the both the physical features of an Asian and a Latin. Together, she has a small frame, but is curvy at the same time. Her small stature is an advantage since it renders her to be very agile and quick. She is a little bit shorter than Honda Kiku (Japan).

Personality and Interests
Maria is outspoken and can be very stubborn sometimes but is known for her hospitality and violent edge. It is thought that she appears to be very frightening when mad. She has been trained in many things that allow her a great advantage against her opponent. She could even take down much bigger countries because of her speed and agility. Maria is very fond of food, especially Fillipino dishes. She loves making all the food so she could give it to others. Food also seems to be one of the things that can cheer her up when she is depressed/in a bad mood or calm her down when she's angry.

Maria is terrified of insects, spiders especially. She also has a deep fear of Duwendes (mythical Philippine dwarves). At first, she did not belive in them, until one day she accidentally destroyed a Duwende's home. Because of that she ended up having terrible luck that lasted for a long while.

Maria inherited a few of her other traits from Spain, having been raised by him for a while. She has fiestas often because of this. She also idolizes America to the point where she adapted his culture.