Benjamin Kirkland-Jones (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania)

== Benjamin Michael Kirkland-Jones== Benjamin Kirkland-Jones [ベンジャミンマイケルカークランドジョーンズ ; Benjamin Maikeru Kākurando - Jōnzu] is a fanmade [|Axis Axis Powers Hetalia] character, representing the [|Commonwealth Commonwealth of Pennsylvania] [ペンシルベニア州 ; Penshirubenia-shū]. He is the second of Alfred F. Jones' sons, and one of the original thirteen colonies.

Appearance
Benjamin is pale, though not horribly so; being of a temperate climate it ranges from mid-tan to ghost-white like Arthur. His hair also goes through several shades of blonde throughout the year, ranging from ashen to golden. He gets less Gary-Stu-ish as you go on, I swear. His eyes are a greenish-brownish-hazel [as he begrudgingly describes them...].

His dress can be described, at best, as casual; hoodies, jeans, etc. At worst, it's downright farmboy. [He's Pennsylvania, what do you expect?] Generally he is dressed appropriately for whatever it is he's doing that day; normally speaking that's a dark blue hoodie, jeans, and black Converse sneakers. However, he does own several suits for formal occasions, as well as some... less savoury... outfits coughSIMILAR TO ARTHUR'S WAITER OUTFITcough that he's acquired when drunk.

He has several noteworthy scars and other superficial features; first of all, the scar running down his right arm. It represents the Battle of Gettysburg, which took place during the Civil War. Also, he has tick-mark scars running down his back from the American Revolution. Though he'd rather walk on hot coals than admit it, they make him very self-conscious. Along with these scars, Benjamin also has several tattoos; the Declaration of Independance tattooed down his back and a small cross on his right pectoral [serving as his erogenous-zone].

Oh, and for the record, he does indeed have a playby whom I use extensively mostly for the fanservice - Alex Pettyfer.

Personality and Interests
Benjamin tends to come off as a rather quiet, reserved young man, with little to say to anyone that isn't 'hello' or some other form of small talk. He is generally well-liked, or so he hopes.

In reality, that persona isn't anywhere close to the truth. Benjamin is a bit of a hothead [especially when it comes to his former father, Arthur Kirkland] and opinionated at that. He will not back down from a fight, and defends himself fairly well. [However, if he really is thinking about what he's tyring to say he develops a stutter. This should not be mistaken for a nervous stutter, and is something he hates...] On the other hand, he tends to hold grudges for immense periods of time [ex.: He still hates Arthur. It's been 234 years.] Also, he's... very bitter, starlingly so, about a lot of things - you may have to dig it out of him, but it's there. He resents not being as much of a major state as he once was, and being labeled as a farm boy. To combat that he's recently graduated from Penn State with a major in English Lit and a minor in Agricultural Sciences. Having also had the Founding Fathers around to learn from, he's naturally rather intelligent, if occasionaly dense like his father. That being said... he also has a lot of qualities from Arthur, like his blasted tsundereness like his stubborn attitude and mild contempt for a lot of people. Again like Arthur, he's fiercely loyal to family or people he's grown close to.

He refuses to admit he's like Arthur at all.

Don't listen to him.

He is.

Benjamin enjoys working out on the farm [as crappy literally speaking, here as it gets], drinking, the occasional smoke [...he's trying to quit, okay], and reading.

Alfred Jones/America
A typical father/son relationship, in most respects - Al embarasses Benji, they get along fairly well, etc. However, Benjamin does rather resent his father for the Revolution and the fact that he's not as important a state as he once was.

Arthur Kirkland/England
...Strained, to say the least. He sees Artthur as an imperialistic, cocky SOAB who got what was coming to him in the Revolution. To be honest, it's more because he felt betrayed at the time than the actual acts themselves - he considered Arthur one of his fathers. Wouldn't say that to him if you value your nuts, though.

His sisters/brothers
In general, he treats them fairly well. He has a bit of a tendancy to baby the states that were recognised after the original thirteen, considering them his younger brothers and sisters - those of them that were part of the original thirteen get varying degrees of jealousy, respect, and love.

Trivia

 * He has a Great Dane named Keystone.


 * Every night, Benjamin has nightmares; it's currently to the point where he's afraid to go to sleep. There is a reason why he lives alone...


 * While he does have a large population of people known as the 'Pennsylvania Dutch', he is in no way related to Holland. Don't relate him to Holland. Dutch is actually a misspelling of Deutsch, or what the Germans refer to themselves as, and can relate to either German or Teutonic.