Arizona

Arizona the third youngest of America's 50 states, also known as "Ari" or "Aria". She has quite a rebelious spirit and takes some matters into her own hands. She is at odds and ends right now about her border with Mexico.

She loves her four corner siblings and other 47 cousins deeply but is a little bit of love-hate with America and Spain.

Arizona's human name 'Ari' means "brings rain" in old Norse which when she goes to an area that is suitable for rain, it pours non-stop. Even back home, when it rains, it pours.

Appearance
The shortest of the fifty states it's actually surprisingly hard to miss her. Her hair is long and brown always kept in a ponytail that has spikes. Her hair itself represents the Grandcanyon and her ponytail is the Hoover Dam. She has brown eyes and slightly tan skin. She is rarely seen in outfits outside of tank-tops, t-shirts, shorts, and swimsuits. Most consist of the colors orange, red, blue, and yellow.

Personality and Interests
Compared to some other states, and even nations, she is very outgoing and hyper. Her spacy exterior fools most but she actually has a triple-sided personality. Most often around the people she knows she is outgoing and a little childish. She also has the studious/shy side that is only around people she is not familiar and/or comfortable with. The last is her spacy/far-out look where she is trying to find solutions to the world.

Some interests of hers are more like any other persons but to a higher extent. She loves to hike, paint, and go rafting. She takes much interest in the history of the Nordic Europe even though she has no relation to them.

She was one of the farthest places the US had battles against the Confereation and she wasn't even a state yet. For that she still has tension against America.

History
Most of Arizona's history is surrounded in mystery and dirt not much was known about her first tribe of Natives, the Hopi Indians, and much of her past, even the westward expansion, had been covered by the dust. Only Oregon knows much of her past but never talks about it beyond becoming teritory of Spain.

Colorado
The oldest of the four-corner states and the clostest to Ari's heart she and Colorado share the same interests in EVERYTHING from bands, to clothes, to opinons on other states. They are almost the same person.

Oregon
Ari's cousin but is closer to sister. She not only protected her but also raised her during Spanish rule, and the Westward Expansion. Even to this day Oregon protects her from other people who hurt her or her feelings.

Michigan
Known by most as the Love-Hate rivals Michigan and Arizona have more heated debates than Germany may shake Herr Schtick at. They still love somethings but more often start bickering about other things.

Louisiana
Louisiana, Arizona, and Oregon make up the Crazy Trio and are always reaking havoc on either their cousins or some other nations. They share the love of hating France.

Norway
When Ari and her cousins left home to go on a journey through Europe and Asia, Arizona, along with Colorado, Michigan, and Oregon, had split off to go up to the North and stopped at Norway's house because of an unexpected rain-storm. He acts as an older brother to the girls and has more patience with Ari's stupidity than even that of Denmark.

Spain
Arizona is currently in a love-hate relationship with Spain. She likes some of the culture he left behind in her territory but hates how he had treated Oregon and some of the other territories. She still knows Castillian Spanish to this day.

America
She respects America for being mostly in control of her and having gotten rid of Spain. She doesn't have full respect for him though because of his rashness, his want for full control, and how he is so picky which laws she gets to implement. That and he doesn't like it when Ari and family goes out of country since he doesn't have the slightest clue whre they go.

Canada
Ari and Canada get along like butter and sugar always being friendly to each other. This is because Canada has plenty of Arizonans in his country while Ari has her share of Canadian's in her state. She hopes to have better relations in the future

Ario
Commonly known as her 'genderbent' Ario is her brother that represents Arizona, yes, but more of the Northern half of the state. Ari and Ario are meant to be opposites, Ari's being young, childish, curious sister, to Ario's mature, older, more wise brother. His name means 'Lion' or 'Eagle' in old Norse and that beign one of the things that ties them together.

Phoenix
Also known by a more pet-like name 'Mickey' her dog is a Shih Tzu pup that is also the capital of the state. He is also meant to show that there is a high population of Chinese people in her state.

Luna
A small female Lizard techically owned by Ario. This cuddly reptile actually spies on some of America's work and tells her about it.

Trivia

 * Despite being older than Hawai'i she is surprisingly shorter.
 * She has the biggest habit of being a loudmouth and a clutz
 * She has the ability to talk to desert animals; like snakes, lizards, bunnies, hummingbirds, and cactus wren
 * Ari is easily infuriated by people who draw scenes of Texas with Saguaro cactus [Or any desert scene that's not supposed to be Arizona]
 * Arizona is strict about her 'Enlgish only policy' in schools, now if only teachers would follow that.
 * She may have some connection to Norway because she has the use of magic if it's enchanted in Latin or Norwegian
 * Ari can somehow "predict" natural disaters by the use of clocks. When she has deja-vu when staring at a clock within an hour a disater occurs.