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 Vietnan) albeit with an orange to peach colored ao dai with the white pants swapped out for a flowing skirt. She also carries two baskets that are tied onto both ends of a stick. Inside are some lotuses and two chicks (one with a half shell on their head.)

South Vietnam has honey gold eyes and dark brown hair similar to North Vietnam. Before the two were split, South had long hair similar to her sisters with  a white ribbon to fasten her half bun-ponytail hairstyle. She cuts her hair shorter to show she is now a different Vietnam and uses the white ribbon to tie it into a half ponytail. Her hair also covers her ears and her bangs are more messier and longer than her Northern counterpart's. Due to several reasons such as an overload of battles being fought at her house, she's noted to be slightly shorter than her sister.

Personality and Interests
Originally a Vietnamese noble alongside her sister who became a rural working girl, South Vietnam is an unsophisticated yet demure young woman who forgets to take care of herself much too often. Although she is a hard worker with the gentle nature of a mother, it's said she's is easy to talk to once she believes you're a good person. Her determination and will is also said to be frightening. South, like her sister, is good with her hands and has a natural skillfulness. She also harbors an interest in Western Culture and has an affinity for literature and gardens. South Vietnam is also known to be quite frugal with her money, yet doesn't hesistate to drop prices for others when selling something. In terms of physical strength; South Vietnam is a professional at Vovinam and is able to floor many opponents by utilizing her small stature and speed. South's weapon of choice is either a spear or an AK47 rifle. Out of the two, South Vietnam was always the weaker one and the more submissive out of the two. This meant she was often a favorite of whoever was 'taking care' of them.

Among the other nations, she's either considered a dissolved nation or '''someone who should've stopped while she was at it'. ''However, she (like Rome) sometimes appears from the afterlife to follow her older sister around. Not many notice her, and while only a handful do; they still choose to ignore her presence. Only North continously acknowledges her prescence when South visits.

North Vietnam AKA Vietnam
South Vietnam maintained a positive and healthy relationship with her sister up to 1955, before the two were seperated, Before the split, the two spent almost every second with eachother. No matter what pulled them away from eachother, the Vietnam siblings always found a way back to eachother and ensured that things stayed that way. While South Vietnam was often treated better, North Vietnam never showed any jealousy outwardly, and South admired her sister greatly for her strength and generousity. They enjoyed partaking in many activities together despite their contrasts in personality and indulged in eachothers interests such as reading or crafting. The two often wanted what was best for eachother, which ironically brought on their argument over Communism and Capitalism, marking a rare moment of disagreement between the two sisters (another being the Trinh-Nguyen war). They both suffered heavily after the split, and both turned to two Major Superpowers for support. This brought on the wider Cold War to themselves.

Upon North Vietnam's return to South Vietnam's house in hopes to reunite them both in 1975, it is implied she was forced to kill her after South struggled in desperation to keep her independent status going.

In present time, South's spirit(?) and North see eachother often and seem to have rebuilt their sisterly love for eachother. However, there is only one singular Vietnam left, and that is North Vietnam (now named the Socialist Republic of Vietnam).

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. Although they had met several times prior to becoming a Republic of Vietnam, their relationship first started with him growing an interest in how communism would affect her and her sister, and was impressed by South Vietnam's conviction to stay anticommunist despite her sister's protests. Shortly after, he began to protect her and doted on her lovingly (e.g leading her around by hand when on walks, keeping a watchful eye on her, making sure she had enough supplies to be happy, etc.). The Western Superpower cared for her greatly and wanted to win her full support for the Vietnam War, while South allowed herself to enjoy his company and look up to him as a role model. The two had an affection for eachother in platonic terms and planned for South to visit his house once the war was over.

Despite this, America couldn't bring himself to rely on her skills or even trust her devotion in what he believed in due to her being so similar to her sister in his eyes. This caused her much pain and injury in form of;

1) His tactics of attacking her civilians and land in order to repel any movements from the enemy, in the process destroying bits of her mental state and will to fight.

 2) The VietCong rebels which formed like a tumor inside her. Often allowing deep cuts or wounds to appear on different parts of her body. 

However, he never meant to do it on purpose, and in fact, South Vietnam still loved him dearly as a person who treated her well and with care, at least in the beginning, and had hopes that he'd continue staying with her to help her get stronger and more independent. South was devasted at the news that he was leaving her to fight on her own, despite all the training and skills he had taught her. The fact that he agreed to leave without consoling her only hit her harder, and he left without so much of a response from her. After learning of her dissapearance, he formed a suppressed depression nicknamed "Vietnam Syndrome" until winning the Gulf War almost 15 years later. In present day, he is one of the few who can see her but chooses to ignore South Vietnam's apparition in public. In private; America treats her spirit like an old friend and often greets her with many hugs and pats.

Trivia

 * Her recognized birthdate, while unknown, is said to be sometime in July, 1955. This corresponds to the date that Vietnam was officially partitioned on the 18th parallel. It's unkown what her true birthday originally was, but it most likely corresponds with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
 * She has a bike and motorcycle as a means of transport. According to America, South can also perform some pretty 'sick' moves with them too.
 * It's possible that the two are twins, with South being the younger sibling. However, the possibility they are not still stands due to their height difference and different shaped eyes.
 * 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 unknown, 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.