Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam )

The Republic of Vietnam (ベトナム共和国, Betonamu Kyoowakoku) AKA South Vietnam (南ベトナム, Minami Betonamu) is a  fanmade and supporting character for the series Hetalia: Axis Powers.

South.pngAppearance
South Vietnam has an identical appearance to her sister, North Vietnam (who is currently the unified Vietnam) albeit with an orange to peach colored ao dai with the white pants swapped out for a white flowing skirt. She also carries two baskets that are tied onto both ends of a stick. Inside are some lotuses, hay and two chicks (one with a half shell on their head). Like her sister, South Vietnam has honey gold eyes with dark brown hair. Before the two were split, she had long hair tied into a low ponytail. She cuts her hair shorter after the split and uses a white ribbon to tie it into a half ponytail. South Vietnam's structure is petite and has a hidden curvy figure. South Vietnam is also shorter and lighter than her northern counterpart; most likely due to the differences in strengths.

Personality and Interests
Originally a noble turned farmer, South was described by others as ingenuous and demure but was unpredictable in her actions. Despite this, the girl was easy to intimidate and would constantly worry over everything; obsessing over her mistakes and whether or not she was bothering others. She harbored an interest in Western Culture and disliked anything that was too expensive to afford. South Vietnam was noted to have been frugal with her money but often sold things at cheap prices. Out of the two, South Vietnam was always weaker and more  submissive (but had the desire to become stronger). This made her the more compliant one.

North Vietnam was implied to have killed South Vietnam during the Fall of Saigon on April 30th 1975. After her dissolvation, many Nations seem to have forgotten her existence either out of trauma or ignorance. However, her death seemingly impacted the few who remember her.

North Vietnam AKA Vietnam
South Vietnam maintained a positive, close and healthy relationship with her older sister up to 1955. Before th e the end of WW2 and their division, the two spent almost every second with eachother. Enjoying many activities together despite their contrasts in personality, They thought highly of eachother and cared for eachother dearly. As an older sibling, North Vietnam was the one who  mostly protected South, while South Vietnam mostly hid and dissaproved of the violence. However, they did aid eachother as much as they could during their time of need. The sisters often wanted what was best for eachother, and thus was what brought on their fateful argument over Communism and Capitalism, marking a rare moment of disagreement between the two sisters (another being the Trinh-Nguyen war which caused a temporary split and a war that North Vietnam won, however, it ended in treaty and not by force).

Upon North Vietnam's return to South Vietnam's house in hopes to reunite them both in 1975, it was implied North was forced to kill her after South struggled in desperation to keep her independent status going. In present day, North still remembers her sister but many don't bring South up in a conversation around or with her. South Vietnam called North Vietnam "chị lớn" while North called South "em gái".

America
Both her former mentor, and best friend, the two nations held a symbolic relationship which impacted the rest of the world even after her dissolvation. During the time the spent together, America had doted on her lovingly and saw South Vietnam as a seperate individual from her sister with her own value. South Vietnam  reciprocated his friendly affection for her and thought of him highly; believing that he was really a hero who would save her. At times, some could say that they loved eachother.

Despite this, America was never able to understand the Vietnam sisters, and at times ended up contributing to South Vietnam's downfall. Towards the end, the genuine friendship between the two grew sour as more and more nations began to disapprove of how America was dealing with her situation, and as more damage was being dealt to South Vietnam. After learning of her death, he formed a mixture of depression and guilt nicknamed " Vietnam Syndrome " until winning the Gulf War almost 15 years later. In present day, he is one of the few nations who remembers South Vietnam and reminds himself to never forget her.

France
During the time of French Colonization, South Vietnam was called Southern Indochina. While originally showing resistance towards him, she dejectedly submitted to him after a crushed uprising in 1916. France, on the other hand, found her more gentler and less of a problem to deal with than her sister, who wasn't actually a colony but a protectorate. In summary, South Vietnam had a mostly quiet life  as a French Colony and her government was given International Diplomatic Recognition in 1950. In the present, he avoids talking about her in public but does when someone brings it up in private.

China
The older brother who adopted the Vietnam sisters, both South and North (but mostly North *due to most settlers living in the North during Chinese Domination*) continously avoided and rebelled against him for the first few hundred years under his rule. However, North and South Vietnam sometimes found themselves looking up to him greatly. On the other hand, China seemed to enjoy North's company more due to South's quiet prescence as a child. The only way he was ensured to stop bothering them for a few hundred years was when France beat him and claimed the Indochinas as his own. During the Vietnam War, China terrified South Vietnam. After the reunification, Modern-day Vietnam and China grew an unstable relationship because of tensions rising during the War despite their alliance. Due to this, it's likely that China barely remembers South Vietnam.

Japan
Prior to the end of the Nguyen dynasty, The Vietnam sisters and Japan had gotten along relatively well. With a good enough trade that was even allowed after his isolationism (through Netherlands, of course). During WW2, France surrendered his Indochinas to Japan. This caused some rifts as both Vietnams didn't really like him or the way he treated their situation. However, South did respect him to some degree as he did try to promise their independence away from France and him if Japan won. During the Vietnam War Japan tried to encourage some negotiations between the two. Japan doesn't seem to remember South Vietnam.

Thailand
A former rival turned close friend. During the Siamese-Vietnamese wars, South was captured by him once. This ended in the angrier and older North Vietnam taking her back and forcing Thailand out of Vietnam and Cambodia all together. This changed again when Thailand tried to take over Cambodia and force the sisters control out, but this ended in the Vietnam's and Thailand agreeing to look after Cambodia together. During her time as a lone South Vietnam, Thailand and her got along relatively well, with Thailand taking her side against the North. In the present, Thailand is one of the nations who barely remembers South.

South Korea
A close friend of South Vietnam. While he was quite determined to impress South Vietnam, he ended up damaging her on several occasions and even left a few messes even after her death. However, the two Souths enjoyed eachothers company and found both of their situations relatable;  A Southern nation fought/was fighting a sibling for what they believed in. This allowed them to bond quite easily when he arrived to give her aid and advice. During the course of his support, he tried his best to keep South Vietnam safe despite his frequent misunderstandings between him and her, while South appreciated his help and enjoyed his prescence. In the present day, her death haunts him but South Korea continues to support modern-day Vietnam.

Australia
Initially, Australia was very much enthusiastic about helping the weaker Southeast Asian Nation, treating her like a little sister and praising her; being one of the few nations to be her advisors prior to the Vietnam War (the others being South Korea and America). South Vietnam treated him with respect, and thought he was a 'cool' person to look up to. However, as the Vietnam War dragged on, Australia found himself less and less willing to help her until he finally broke during the 1968 Tet Offensive. Australia began to consider withdrawing from the war entirely and eventually did in 1972. In the present, Australia doesn't remember South Vietnam at all and avoids her name entirely.

New Zealand
Prior to the Vietnam War, New Zealand was the one who considered her fate carefully; wondering if South Vietnam would be doomed from the start or not. In the end, he went off with Australia to fight against North Vietnam. However, he grew less willing to fight over time due to finding the fields too violent and Australia growing less and less enthusiastic over the whole situation. He soon pulled out of Vietnam alongside Australia in 1972. In the present, New Zealand doesn't seem to remember South Vietnam.

England
England was North and South Vietnam's caretaker shortly after WW2; France being too weakened to take care of the two Indochinas. It was described that the two sisters were a mess when he saw them and that Britain tried to ease things off of them. This was when a 6 month operation began however, as Britain removing the Viet Minh from South Vietnam managed to stir up some troubles in Saigon. England ceded control over to France in 1946, and the war continued as the 1st Indochina War. He seems to remember South Vietnam as he was the one who mostly comforted America shortly after her death.

Trivia

 * South Vietnam's birthday corresponds with the founding of the State of Vietnam in June 14th 1949 (which later became the Republic of Vietnam in 1955). However, the date of the State of Vietnam referendum (which was the official day that a new government would be decided for the State of Vietnam) was October 26th 1955, which could count as a birthday. Another birthday could be July 20th 1954, when South and North were split in the Geneva conference. As the State of Vietnam was the root of the two latter birthdays, the creator went with the founding of the State of Vietnam.
 * She may be referred to as South Vietnam or the Republic of Vietnam. Her former title was State of Vietnam until the State of Vietnam refurendum.
 * Her original design was a young woman wearing an orange ao dai with long front bangs and a short back. Another was quite similar, but her hair was chopped messily to chin-length and had two Hoa Mai flowers placed between both her ears.
 * She had a bike and motorcycle as a means of transport. According to America, South could also perform some pretty 'sick' moves with them too.
 * South Vietnam is knowledgable in hand-to-hand combat as an expert in Vovinam. She uses an AK47 Rifle as a weapon of choice.
 * During the Vietnam War, many countries supported her whether or not they were actually involved in the fighting but eventually began to lose focus on her and rather on the Nations who were dealing with the situation and demanded that the countries stationed there should just leave due to the lack of progress and damage they were causing to themselves and the Vietnam sisters. By the time her allies left, many found South Vietnam to be unimportant both strategically and economically; many countries even considering her to have been a lost cause from the start.
 * The Vietnam Sisters are twins. However, the possibility they may be fraternal still stands due to their different eye shapes and height.
 * It's also possible that a third family member existed, which could've been middle Vietnam (Annam). Prior to 1949, it's likely that this Middle Vietnam acted as a motherly or fatherly figure to both Cochinchina and Tonkin before it was split in two to contribute to both North and South Vietnam
 * While her human name is yet to be decided, several choices have been: Mai An, Tien Ba, Xuan Tuyen with a last name of Chung, Trinh, Nguyen or Trung. As an english name, Cheryl would be nice.
 * South Vietnam's creator (Nononon) is aware that her character is a bit too depressing and serious for the actual series. Please forgive me for any mistakes made and tell me if a thing is off historically. Though, I did try my best to make this character be as accurate as possible. My deviantart is Otakuhime-chan, which is silly because I had that deviantart since I was like 11 years old but i still use it (i dont like my username on deviantart but it has been 3 years since then). 
 * My plans for South Vietnam is for her to feature in a fan comic (either drawn or written) about the Vietnam sisters and their life dating from the French Colonization to the aftermath of Reunification called 'A Star and Three Stripes' (reference to the North Vietnamese Flag and the South, plus Annam flag (both had 3 stripes). It might feature a few countries that are canon and non-canon. However, it's still in the planning stages but i'm probably going to be too lazy to do anything with it. Cheers and don't forget to stay awesome, my dears. - Nononon / Gwyneth (◡‿◡✿)
 * As for the forgetting of South Vietnam, it's mostly based off personal experience; many people I speak to often forget that the Vietnam War wasn't just Vietnam vs America but rather a civil war with America as a main contributer. I based the remembering bits off of how well South Vietnam got along with the nation in question.
 * My idea for a Nyotalia South Vietnam is a friendly and hardworking person but is naiive. He's also notably more confident than his original version and has a romantic way of talking.
 * In Gakuen Hetalia, South Vietnam is a student who is never seen leaving the School Roof. Her name never appears on the list of Countries and she appears to never attend classes. It is heavily implied that she is the school ghost..