Singapore (Míng-Xīng Zhào)

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Singapore (Singapura, 新加坡, குடியரசு ) is a fanmade character in the anime series Hetalia: Axis Powers. Her human name is Zhào Míng-Xīng (赵明星) which translates to "Bright Star" or "Intelligent Star" in Chinese.

Her English given name is Emily Kirkland.

Appearance
She has black layered hair that has side swept fringe, dark brown eyes, and a somewhat tan skin tone. Her usual outfit consists of a Chinese qipao infused with the semi-transparent layering style of the Malay’s kebaya. She has red glasses for her far-sightedness but prefers not to wear them because they make her "look like an old lady".

That red clip is to clip away her fringe when she's working. Teachers would literally cut fringes off if students didn't clip them up in class in Singapore.

Her back is littered with tiny scars from World War II from bombing raids done by England and America. She also has a naval piercing from her rebellious teenage days.

Personality and Interests
Ming is a bit shy when one first starts talking with her; she keeps stuttering and sometimes her sentences are a bit incomprehensible. However, her stutter will still be present even if you are long-time friends; the level of it will just tone down. She is very polite and formal, and will add a "Miss" or "Mister" in front of someone else's name unless she knows the person well.

She’s intelligent, business minded, hard working, and independent. Basically, she's sort of a workaholic. She’s also adept in self defense and aerial battles are her forté. She also likes queuing up for free stuff (even if said free stuff is tissues--she will wait in line for two hours for a pack of tissues) and is quite a cheapstake even if her savings account is practically loaded for life.

Singapore’s a techie by heart so she’s constantly up to date with the latest technology. In fact, she's dreamed of having a mechanical limb before but is scared because of the numerous robot apocalypse books she's read. She also wants a bigger bust size.

Ming is a skilled hacker and has a gift with fixing even the worse of computers. She loves to surf the web and read the news online. Because of how young she looks, her bosses usually insist that she attend a local school. She enjoys hacking into the school's computers. Her online computer life has caused much of her shyness.

The thing that irks her most is people calling her short. The moment that word is uttered and directed towards her, her calm and polite demeanor will take a complete 180. If there is anything close by that could be used as a weapon, expect her to chase you with it.

Her favorite pastimes are shopping and dining. Even so, she always makes sure the price of her dinners and clothes are cheap enough to buy. She's known for pushing her way into a sale and grabbing the best piece of fabric she can get her hands on. Flea markets are also appreciated.

Because her island is so small and there are many people living in it, she had developed claustrophilia—a love of tight spaces. She feels that if she’s all alone in a room by herself, she’s a sitting duck and could be shot at or harmed at any second. Her economy relies mainly on immigrant labor workers (40% of her population are foreigners) so the last thing she would want was for them to leave.

England
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Originally living with her older brother Malaysia, she was separated from him when Britain took her under his wing. Singapore became one of Arthur’s important port cities in South East Asia because of her strategic position and in return she relied heavily on him. During WWII, she, like most of her siblings, fell to the hands of Japan. Britain was too busy fighting the war on the western side and was complacent that his men could protect his daughter in the east. Underestimating Kiku was a huge mistake and Singapore had to pay for that. Upon the end of WWII England got her back though she wasn’t as close to him as she was before and a few years after she decided to secede entirely from her father.

Nowadays, they're on fairly positive terms with each other. Ming refers to him as "Dad" or "Father". Just to irk him, though, she usually shows up on his doorstep on Mother's Day. She inherited his 'tsundere' side after much years of observing him with America.

Malaysia
Despite being separated from Malaysia while under Arthur, the two of them were still quite close. Mostly because of the close proximity between them and the shared culture. Singapore decided to marry Malaysia after the war to help support herself. What everyone thought was a match made in heaven ended in tears when Malaysia divorced her and expelled her from the union.

Despite their constant bickering Malaysia and Singapore still care a great deal about each other. Her tsundere side shows up the most while around him.

She's also ruining his beaches by expanding her landmass, much to his dismay. Though he doesn't do a thing about it when he sees how happy she is.

Japan
Main Article: Japan

During her years under him during WWII, she was put through extreme poverty and forced to watch her citizens massacred by his men. However, she was never put through physical torture nor did anyone even get near her except Kiku. Her mental state was shattered layer by layer by him in three years. When England finally gained possession of her again after Japan's surrender, she was on the brink of madness. To fix the problem, she was sent to a psychiatrist to help her recover. It ended up erasing the most horrible of memories to keep her stable. She still knows he did it, but she doesn't know the full blunt of it. It's the cause of her stuttering.

Ming still gets a bit tense whenever Kiku is in the room, and usually brushes off any gifts given by him. Subconsciously, she wants nothing more than for him to disappear. It's quelled over the years though the shifty glances thrown his way are still there.

Nowadays, she's fixed to the latest computer software developed by him and any PC games she can get her hands on.

China
Main Article: China

Most of her population is made of Chinese immigrants and even her government is headed by Chinese officials. Singapore is one of the countries that is allowed in his house without permission. Yao was one of the first ones to recognize her as a country and the two are on good terms. They indulge in their love of online gaming together and have cooking competitions (China always wins). Ming has adopted him as a sort of older-brother figure and calls him "Yao-ge".

Trivia

 * Her birthday, August 31st, is the date of independence from Britain. The creator originally intended it to be January 29th, the date she was first made a British colony.


 * Her English name Emily Kirkland is based off of England's human name to show their relation to each other. Emily means "laboreous; eager; rival" showing her workaholic tendencies.


 * She is well-versed in medical science. Doctors in Singapore have almost worked out a nullification for cancer with few side effects or none at all.