Antarctica (Erik Larsen)

Antarctica (aka Erik Larsen, aka that guy with the schnozz) is a Hetalia fan character made by two bored losers in the fall of 2010.

He may or may not have a presence on Facebook

Appearance
Erik is rather tall, standing at just about six feet disregarding his hair. He has an emaciated build due to living in such a harsh environment. Erik's hair is long, choppy, and white; it appears blue most of the time due to reflection. His eyes are a dark, low-chroma blue. Being a continent, he is considerably older than the countries and even the empires, appearing to be in his late 40s or early to mid 50s. (okay, the artist can't draw old guys.)

His teeth and nose are almost unnaturally pointy, and his skin is pale and almost translucent. On his back, he bears a large scar-like sore, which represents the ozone hole. The larger the lesion, the more ill and frail he gets (and thus, appears.)  He tends to keep both this and his bony build a secret from those he does not know.

Personality
Erik is a cruel and unforgiving continent. He is generally a composed and even charming little sociopath, and while he has a bone to pick with nearly every nation (particularly those interested in colonization or commodification), he would rather wait to see them die off than take immediate action.

Erik is incredibly secretive, especially concerning his health. He refuses to acknowledge that others know about his illnesses (particularly the ozone hole) in attempts to look stronger than he really is.

Erik enjoys learning and the pursuit of knowledge. He has learned to speak a good number of languages (some fluently, others not so much), and while he appreciates the research done in his house, he can't help picking off one or two researchers every so often. He hates penguins and would do anything to get rid of the little pests that plague him in the summer months.

Despite his sadistic nature, Erik is lonely deep down inside.

Too bad all of his companions end up dead.

History
Long ago, Antarctica was a child of Pangaea. After the death of Pangaea, the young continents went their separate ways. When the others began to develop life and friendships, Antarctica began to develop the seeds of global hatred and yes, even envy.

Forming an alliance with the similarly-powered Arctic (who was not a child of Pangaea, but rather an original incarnation,) Antarctica ruled throughout the great Ice Ages. As their alliance slowly metamorphosed into something more romantic, Erik's shortcomings got the better of him, and the two split up, breaking their control over the globe.

The Arctic retreated peacefuly, not wanting anything to do with her cruel partner any longer. Antarctica, however, was even more damaged. He directed his haterd back towards humanity, which was beginning to form civilizations and even empires. Not having the strength to fight, Antarctica waited patiently and clandestinely at the bottom of the globe for the new nations to come to him.

When he was discovered, Antarctica gave himself the name of Erik Larsen, refusing to allow any country to have the honor of naming him. His first interactions with the countries were hit-and-miss. There were times he could control his rage, but there were others where he would hurt the countries who visited him. He had no qualms about killing an explorer to make a point. This unpredicatbility did not keep others away, much to Antarctica's chagrin, and soon enough, more and more countries wanted to explore, study, and even own Antarctica for themselves.

An agreement was made in 1959 among the interested countries and Antarctica himself. He was to be controlled by no one, yet to make up for this, he had to allow foreign researchers into his land. In keeping with his agreement, Antarctica attempted to play nice, though disappearances of researchers were not at all rare even then.

Things spiralled downhill from there. A small lesion began to grow on Antarctica's back, making him sicker and sicker as time went by. Despite his efforts to hide it, other countries took notice and once again began to pry. Even though their efforts had essentially stabilized this "ozone hole" as it was dubbed, Erik still holds his grudges, and will continue to be the cold, harsh wasteland at the bottom of the world.

Relationships
Erik hates everyone equally. Every empire. Every country. Every micronation. While he may have different reasons for each case, it is unlikely that Erik truly has a friend on this planet. After the incident with the Arctic, Erik no longer bothers with love.

The only person he can really tolerate is one of the Arctic's second incarnations, Greenland.

2P?
Like many others in the Hetalia universe, Erik does have a "2p mode"

His average garb (layered jackets and boots) becomes replaced with the robes befitting of a sadistic ruler. His hair darkens, and his eyes change a burning red surrounded by a bleak, black sclera. It is said that if Erik ever regains control of the planet again, he will turn into this twisted version of what he once was before his fall.

He is currently too weak to do so, and a new ice age (and global human extinction) will be unlikely

Marukaite Chikyuu
No self respecting Hetalia character can life his or her life without one of these

Hey Hey UN, can I rule now,

Hey Hey, UN, hey hey UN,

I can't forget the taste

of that blood in the snow

Draw a circle, there's the Earth!

Draw a circle, there's my Earth!

Draw a circle, FREEZE THE EARTH!

I am Antarctica!

Draw a circle, there's the Earth!

Stare a minute, there's my Earth!

Was it ever really your Earth?

I am Antarctica!

Ah, the marvelous world,

Can be seen dead as can be

Why am I even singing?

Um.