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.png*Appearance
South Vietnam has an identical appearance to her sister, North Vietnam (who is currently the unified Vietnam) albeit with an orange to peach colored ao dai with either white pants or a flowing skirt. During the time of one of her boss's, South wore a christian cross. She also carries two baskets that are tied onto both ends of a stick. Inside are some lotus buds, hay and two chicks (one with a half shell on their head). Like her sister, South Vietnam has honey gold eyes with dark brown hair. Before the two were split, she had long hair tied into a low ponytail. A white lotus used to sit in it. The lotus eventually dies and South cuts her hair shorter after the split at the request of a former boss to show her acceptance of seperation. She was later given a white ribbon to tie it into a half ponytail by a certain Western Superpower. South Vietnam's structure is quite petite and has a hidden curvy figure. South Vietnam is also shorter and lighter than her northern counterpart; most likely due to the differences in strengths.

 (* Appearance is subject to change, especially that skirt >:I) 

Personality and Interests
Originally a noble turned farmer, South was described by others as ingenuous and demure but was unpredictable in her actions. Despite this, the girl was easy to intimidate and would constantly worry over everything; obsessing over her mistakes and whether or not she was bothering others. She harbored an interest in Western Culture and disliked anything that was too expensive to afford. South Vietnam was noted to have been frugal with her money but often sold things at cheap prices. Out of the two, South Vietnam was always weaker and more  submissive (but had the desire to become stronger). This made her the more compliant one, but almost never enjoyed living under someone.

Towards the end of the Vietnam War and despite initial popularity among others, South Vietnam was eventually looked down upon by most countries for continuing to fight a doomed battle in which she would most likely have a destructive downfall. South's outlook on the world also changed, rendering a rather peaceful country to more hostile one who could no longer trust anyone.

North Vietnam was implied to have killed South Vietnam during the Fall of Saigon on April 30th 1975. South Vietnam appears as a ghost on the day of her death and her sister's new birthday with her gentle personality. She seems to have forgiven her sister's actions wholeheartedly and likes to float by Vietnam's side.

North Vietnam AKA Vietnam
It should be noted that at first, North Vietnam and South Vietnam only were neighbors; when South Vietnam was named Cham Pa. After a time of Cham-Vietnamese wars in 1471, Cham Pa was adopted as North's little sister and was renamed (Cham Pa resisted heavily however, but ended in absolute defeat, and perhaps ruptured her memory in the process).

South Vietnam managed to maintain a positive, close and somewhat healthy relationship with her older sister up to 1955. Before th e end of WW2 and their division, the two spent almost every second with eachother. Enjoying many activities together despite their contrasts in personality, they thought highly of eachother and cared for eachother dearly. As an older sibling, North Vietnam was the one who  mostly protected South, while South Vietnam mostly hid and dissaproved of the violence. However, they did aid eachother as much as they could during their time of need. The sisters often wanted what was best for eachother, and thus was what brought on their fateful argument over Communism and Capitalism, marking a fateful moment of disagreement between the two sisters (another being the Trinh-Nguyen war which caused a temporary split and a war that North Vietnam won, however, it ended in treaty and not by force).

The Hien Luong Bridge was where the two parted as individual countries rather than sisters who shared one.

Upon North Vietnam's return to South Vietnam's house in hopes to reunite them both in 1975, it was implied North was forced to kill her after South struggled in desperation to keep her independent status going. South Vietnam called North Vietnam "chị lớn" while North called South "em gái".

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. During the time the spent together, America had doted on her lovingly and saw South Vietnam as a seperate individual from her sister with her own value. South Vietnam  reciprocated his friendly affection for her and thought of him highly; believing that he was really a hero who would save her. At times, some could say that they loved and trusted eachother with all their heart.

At least, that's what was thought in the beginning.

Despite this, America was never able to fully understand the Vietnam sisters, and at times ended up contributing to South Vietnam's downfall. Towards the end, the genuine friendship between the two grew sour as more and more nations began to disapprove of how America was dealing with her situation, and as more damage was being dealt to South Vietnam. America left 2 years prior to the Fall of Saigon, while South Vietnam was left to crumble into a state of mess and grief without her emotional and physical support. After learning of her death, he formed a mixture of depression and guilt nicknamed " Vietnam Syndrome " until winning the Gulf War almost 15 years later. It's implied that traces of Vietnam Syndrome still linger within him, but only subconciously. Whenever she appears, South Vietnam's ghost will follow him around but he won't ever notice, or perhaps he ignores her. Who could say?

France
During the time of French Colonization, South Vietnam was called Southern Indochina. While originally showing resistance towards him, she dejectedly submitted to him after a crushed uprising in 1916. France, on the other hand, found her more gentler and less of a problem to deal with than her sister, who wasn't actually a colony but a protectorate. In summary, South Vietnam had a mostly quiet life  as a French Colony and her government was given International Diplomatic Recognition in 1950.

Japan
Prior to the end of the Nguyen dynasty, The Vietnam sisters and Japan had gotten along relatively well. With a good enough trade that was even allowed after his isolationism (through Netherlands, of course). During WW2, France surrendered his Indochinas to Japan. This caused some rifts as both Vietnams didn't really like him or the way he treated their situation. However, South did respect him to some degree as he did try to promise their independence away from France and him if Japan won. During the Vietnam War Japan tried to encourage some negotiations between the two.

Thailand
A former rival turned good friend. During the Siamese-Vietnamese wars, South was captured by him once. This ended in the angrier and older North Vietnam taking her back and forcing Thailand out of Vietnam and Cambodia all together. This changed again when Thailand tried to take over Cambodia and force the sisters control out, but this ended in the Vietnam's and Thailand agreeing to look after Cambodia together. During her time as a lone South Vietnam, Thailand and her got along relatively well, with Thailand taking her side against the North.

South Korea
A close friend of South Vietnam. While he was quite determined to impress South Vietnam, he ended up damaging her on several occasions and even left a few messes even after her death. However, the two Souths enjoyed eachothers company and found both of their situations relatable;  A Southern nation fought/was fighting a sibling for what they believed in. This allowed them to bond quite easily when he arrived to give her aid and advice. During the course of his support, he tried his best to keep South Vietnam safe despite his frequent misunderstandings between him and her, while South appreciated his help and enjoyed his prescence.

Australia
Initially, Australia was very much enthusiastic about helping the weaker Southeast Asian Nation, treating her like a little sister and praising her; being one of the few nations to be her advisors prior to the Vietnam War (the others being South Korea and America). South Vietnam treated him with respect, and thought he was a 'cool' person to look up to. However, as the Vietnam War dragged on, Australia found himself less and less willing to help her until he finally broke during the 1968 Tet Offensive. Australia began to consider withdrawing from the war entirely and eventually did in 1972.

New Zealand
Prior to the Vietnam War, New Zealand was the one who considered her fate carefully; wondering if South Vietnam would be doomed from the start or not. In the end, he went off with Australia to fight against North Vietnam. However, he grew less willing to fight over time due to finding the fields too violent and Australia growing less and less enthusiastic over the whole situation. He soon pulled out of Vietnam alongside Australia in 1972.

England
England was North and South Vietnam's caretaker shortly after WW2; France being too weakened to take care of the two Indochinas. It was described that the two sisters were a mess when he saw them and that Britain tried to ease things off of them. This was when a 6 month operation began however, as Britain removing the Viet Minh from South Vietnam managed to stir up some troubles in Saigon. England ceded control over to France in 1946, and the war continued as the 1st Indochina War leading up to the Diem Bien Phu.

China
The older brother who adopted North Vietnam rather than South. He held a somewhat strong' relationship with her as Cham Pa. In the long term aftermath as South Vietnam, she always found him rather strange but interesting, in constrast to her sister who found him to be a nuiscance at times. During the Vietnam War, he was thought of as scary.

India
During her time living as Cham Pa, South Vietnam was heavily influenced by India. At times she looked up to him as an older brother, but he mostly left her alone as an Independent country.

Trivia

 * South Vietnam's birthday corresponds with the founding of the State of Vietnam in June 14th 1949 (which later became the Republic of Vietnam in 1955). However, the date of the State of Vietnam referendum (which was the official day that a new government would be decided for the State of Vietnam) was October 26th 1955, which could count as a birthday. Another birthday could be July 20th 1954, when South and North were split in the Geneva conference. As the State of Vietnam was the root of the two latter birthdays, the creator went with the founding of the State of Vietnam.
 * She may be referred to as South Vietnam or the Republic of Vietnam. Her former title was State of Vietnam until the State of Vietnam refurendum.
 * Her original design was a young woman wearing an orange ao dai with long front bangs and a short back. Another was quite similar, but her hair was chopped messily to chin-length and had two Hoa Mai flowers placed between both her ears.
 * She had a bike and motorcycle as a means of transport. According to America, South could also perform some pretty 'sick' moves with them too.
 * South Vietnam is knowledgable in hand-to-hand combat as an expert in Vovinam.
 * During the Vietnam War, many countries supported her whether or not they were actually involved in the fighting but eventually began to lose focus on her and rather on the Nations who were dealing with the situation and demanded that the countries stationed there should just leave due to the lack of progress and damage they were causing to themselves and the Vietnam sisters. By the time her allies left, many found South Vietnam to be unimportant both strategically and economically; many countries even considering her to have been a lost cause from the start.
 * The Vietnam Sisters are either fraternal twins or regular siblings.
 * 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 yet to be decided, several choices have been: Mai An, Tien Ba, Xuan Tuyen, Huong Tien with a last name of Nguyen. As an english name, Cheryl would be nice.
 * Potential character songs are "See You Tomorrow" by Aoi Yuuki, and "Aquamarine Rain" by IA, though this one is probably meant to be sung together with her sister. (u v u )
 * South Vietnam's creator (Nononon) is aware that her character is a bit too depressing and serious for the actual series. Please forgive me for any mistakes made and tell me if a thing is off historically. Though, I did try my best to make this character be as accurate as possible. My deviantart is Otakuhime-chan, which is silly because I had that deviantart since I was like 11 years old but i still use it (i dont like my username on deviantart but it has been 3 years since then). 
 * My plans for South Vietnam is for her to feature in a fan comic (either drawn or written) about the Vietnam sisters and their life dating from the French Colonization to the aftermath of Reunification called "Hien Luong Bridge' . It might feature a few countries that are canon and non-canon. However, it's still in the planning stages but i'm probably going to be too lazy to do anything with it. Cheers and don't forget to stay awesome, my dears. - Nononon / Gwyneth (◡‿◡✿)
 * My idea for a Nyotalia South Vietnam is a friendly and hardworking person but is naiive. He's also notably more confident than his original version and has a romantic way of talking.
 * In Gakuen Hetalia, South Vietnam is a student who is never seen leaving the School Roof. Her name never appears on the list of Countries and she appears to never attend classes. It is heavily implied that she is the school ghost.