Philippines (Ligaya "Li" Rivera)

If you have any questions about Philippines, ask 'Iridesong (The person who made this fanmade OC) on DeviantArt. '

'Anyone'' is allowed to use Ligaya in their art,fanfics,etc. Just don't claim this OC as yours and your good to go!'''

'Please do not edit without permission. Thanks!' 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, her hair 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 made of sampaguita flowers. 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 light aqua blue dress, ending a couple inches before her knee caps. The top part is sleeveless and extends to her neck and around. On the right of her dress, there is turquoise-colored ripple patterns. On both wrists, are bracelets made of pristine,shiny pearls. Ligaya wears brown sandals that she is comfortable wearing. Philippines has a visible scar on the back of her right leg, a few inches below her dress. The scar was from WW2.

Military Outfit
Piri's military is a green, camouflage military outfit. Instead of long pants, she has shorts stopping about three inches from her kneecap. Short like her pants, the nation's shirt sleeve stops two inches from her elbow. A black belt is included in her outfit, as long as a pair of black combat boots. Her flowers are removed from her hair and replaced with one single sampaguita flower, carefully placed on the right of her head, slightly above and to the right of her right eye. The single flower resembles courage in her country. Her cross necklace was not removed from the outfit, nor her pearl bracelets.

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.
 * China Philippines and China are enemies, they don't really get along with each other.
 * 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.