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An Official Guide to the Friendbeasts' 2PTalia RP Universe!

Summary:

Do you want an expanded 2PTalia universe to roleplay in? Extensive, unnecessarily complicated in-universe mechanics? A long-winded magic system that explains away a bunch of magic bullshit that you can do? Cats??

Well, look no further! Here's the official guide for the 2PTalia RP that @1cbear7 and I have been deeply invested in and working on for the past four years and counting! Features include: somewhat detailed character profiles with listed abilities, practically essay-worthy paragraphs for each new concept introduced (with references to the RP that will be completely useless to the average reader), and byzantine explanations of possible conditions, techniques, and the whole 2P thing.

Please feel free to use any aspects detailed in this guide for your own roleplaying games, to make your own characters, or even just for descriptions of the 2PTalia characters, with credit as due.

Notes:

So! Welcome to the Friendbeasts' 2PTalia AU, an extremely specific Hetalia AU used for roleplaying. As all interpretations of AUs are, this one is markedly different from any other, and newcomers might find it confusing to keep track of. Of course, even seasoned roleplayers in this AU are confused occasionally, which is why this work will be a masterlist of all intricacies of the universe. Have fun roleplaying!

Note: this guide was originally written as part of a wider 2PTalia RP.

Chapter 1: COUNTRY PERSONIFICATION AND PROFILES

Summary:

Full cast list dropping here!

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

Differing from regular Hetalia (as regular as it can get, anyway), the personifications of 2PTalia are of “another color”, and their personalities can vastly differ from their original counterparts, almost to the point of being flipped. As a helpful guide, below are listed the countries and both personification counterparts, if they have appeared in the roleplay. Character profiles will be included for the 2P counterparts! These names will be used hereafter to refer to the characters in later chapters. The list will be expanded as more countries are discovered in the RP!

NORTHERN ITALY: Feliciano Vargas and Luciano Vargas(2P)

Luciano Vargas is an aloof, stubborn, and altogether annoying bastard that plays a role as a minor antagonist early on, later shifting into a tentative ally. He has a proclivity for knives, and his tongue is twice as sharp. He makes a mess of things somewhat, but he does try to show that he cares about his family and friends. After Vasska's bombing of Italy, he became even more waspish than before, which is probably to be expected.

SOUTH ITALY: Lovino Vargas and Flavio Vargas(2P)

Flavio Vargas is a bit of a fashionable airhead, but he cares deeply for his brother and is sucked into the conflicts of the 2PTalia RP by virtue of sharing a country with Luciano. He's known to be soft-hearted and a worrier, and it can be argued that he's a little cowardly. After Vasska's bombing of Italy, he threw himself into working to try and fix his and his brother's country. Doesn't show it much, but he can be a workaholic.

GERMANY: Ludwig Beilschmidt and Lutz Beilschmidt(2P)

Lutz Beilschmidt is a hardheaded and stupidly brave fool, who often follows Luciano's lead in most situations and shifted from minor antagonist to ally along with him. He's reliable and steadfast, though his friendship with Allen leaves something to be desired of his decorum. He's one of the stronger countries out there.

JAPAN: Kiku Honda and Kuro Honda(2P)

Kuro Honda is known to be quick-witted, casually cruel, and a dab hand at sword-fighting. Although he masks it behind boredom and indifference, he shows incredible depth of emotion for his friends on occasion, and will often follow a friend to the very end. Like Luciano and Lutz, he shifts from a minor antagonist to an ally, though he becomes an ally much faster than the others by virtue of having shared headspace with the main character.

He's recently shown a bit of a knack for emotional magic. Jump to 'Existing Magic Users' for an extended magic profile.

AMERICA: Alfred F. Jones and Allen F. Jones(2P)

Allen F. Jones is a brash, loud-mouthed, and confident delinquent, who often gets himself into more trouble than necessary. He's willing to very literally go to bat for the people he likes, even if it's a bad decision overall. He stays an ally throughout most of the story, and often uses a spiked baseball bat.

ENGLAND: Arthur Kirkland and Oliver Kirkland(2P)

Oliver Kirkland is a bright and bubbly tea/poisons/drugs expert, who takes good care of his family to the point of being overbearing. Being a little unhinged, perhaps this guy isn't the best choice to have strong telekinetic magic, even if he's got nigh impeccable control over it. His personality is balancing on a knife's edge of being cloyingly sweet and worryingly violent. Wavers between mini-antagonist and ally.

As mentioned, he's got telekinetic magic. Jump to 'Existing Magic Users' for an extended magic profile.

FRANCE: Francis Bonnefoy and François Bonnefoy(2P)

François Bonnefoy is an apathetic smoker, who doesn't care much for what's going on around him and typically leans towards the side of pessimism. He's not one for love or affection but will stand beside his friends and family when necessary. Somewhat of an ally?

CANADA: Matthew Williams and James Williams(2P)

James Williams is often the steadfast and tough rock of the group, someone to be depended on. He can develop strong and long-lasting bonds with his friends, even though he's a little closed-off at first, and his affection can be depended upon. Ally throughout the story, mostly.

RUSSIA: Ivan Braginsky and Viktor Braginsky(2P)

Viktor Braginsky is a dark, cold, and calculating kind of person, who forges his way forward by choosing the most rational option in every situation. Mentioned only once.

ROMANIA: Vlad Lupei and Vasska Lupei(2P)

Vasska Lupei is an ambitious, power-hungry dude, who's obsessed with his idea of a perfect world and will do most anything to achieve it. He's been known to show kindness on occasion when he slows down on his path to glory to see the wreck he's made of everything, and he tries his best to treat others well if he's ever taken a liking to them. In love with Milen, and tried his best to save him from becoming a 2P like all the rest of the countries (despite the fact that he was the one to make him that way). He's got a fucked up soul link with the protagonist from his many attempts at reviving her. Main antagonist.

He's got so much magic going on with him. Jump to 'Existing Magic Users' for an extended magic profile.

BULGARIA: Milen Dmitrov and Toma Dmitrov(2P)

Toma Dmitrov is most often wary, on-guard, and prone to paranoia, with a tendency of preparing for the worst. Possibly influenced by Vasska's obsession with his 1P. Mentioned only once.

HUNGARY: Elizabeta Héderváry and Julia Héderváry(2P)

Julia Héderváry is headstrong and refined, usually meddling/mother-henning where she's not needed. She's got a poor sense of empathy and leans towards acting cruelly if not kept in check. Tends to be an ally more often than not.

She's got a fine touch with soul manipulation. Jump to 'Existing Magic Users' for an extended magic profile.

ICELAND: Emil Steilsson and Egill Steilsson(2P)

Egill Steilsson is a bit of an obsessive megalomaniac, who follows doggedly in Vasska's footsteps as his pet apprentice. He relishes the opportunity to act cruelly to others and does it whenever possible. Was pretty obsessed with his older brother Loki before, but now even more so after the tragic disowning of Loki from the Nordic Five. Minor antagonist, simply because Vasska elevates him up from 'side character'. Somewhat of a loser.

This guy has some necromancy in him. Jump to 'Existing Magic Users' for an extended magic profile.

NORWAY: Lukas Bondevik and Loki Bondevik(2P)

Loki Bondevik is an excitable and hyperactive pyromaniac, whose proclivities tend towards arson and caretaking. He can get too caught up in the excitement of his research to care about the feelings of others, and usually needs someone to reel him back in. Won't speak about his tragic disowning from the Nordic Five, and hates Egill's obsession with him with a burning passion. A strong ally.

He's proficient in fire magic! Jump to 'Existing Magic Users' for an extended magic profile.

SWITZERLAND: Vash Zwingli and Voss Zwingli(2P)

Voss Zwingli is a shy, sweet lad, who's more nervous than not. He's the picture of delicate and refined. Only mentioned once.

LIECHTENSTEIN: Lili Zwingli and Elise Zwingli(2P)

Elise Zwingli is a self-reliant, determined young lass, who's got a bit of a foul mouth and tends to be aggressive towards others. Only mentioned once.

 

And finally, as our main character...

BROOKE CASTELLAN:

Brooke Castellan's willful, stubborn, and fights with all she's got for the goodness of the world. The burdens the countries are putting on her to solve their problems for them are wearing on her quite a bit! Can't these jackasses sort themselves out for a moment here? She's got a fucked up soul link with Vasska from his many attempts at reviving her, and probably also some trauma from the extended events of the 2PTalia RP as well. She's the main protagonist.

Like Vasska, she's got magic out her ass. Jump to 'Existing Magic Users' for an extended magic profile.

Notes:

Wow this is a lot of dudes to juggle. Next up, we'll be going over the Dreamscape and its specific mechanics!