Roderich Edelstien

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The Character

Country Name: Austria

Human Name: Roderich Edelstein

Gender: Male

Appearance:

Personality: A well-spoken man, Austria is very prone to speak his mind on matters that would originally never involve him anyways. He doesn't enjoy the company of incompetent persons who cannot sit back and enjoy art, and will usually call them an ass or something to get them going. Though he does enjoy the company of those who are close to his own likes, he does try to understand where others come from.

He does speak in tongues other than his own, as he has found a strange liking to Spanish, Italian and German. He will usually force a way to use these, though it usually never works out quite like he wants it to and if someone else does know what he's saying, well they'll get a nice laugh. He almost never uses the words correctly, and as such his conversations with Italy, Spain and Germany usually turn either awkward, or hilarious.

He has a soft spot for birds, especially a small yellow bird. He doesn't enjoy the annoying owner of the bird, but the bird is his definite weakness. He only really hangs around said person because of the bird, and sometimes he'll even try and steal the bird away just to hold it a while longer or speak to it for a little longer than a second or two.

He can also express his ultimate frustration via piano. He almost always uses Chopin to express his anger and utter disgust over matters, but he always stops on a low part and basically says they should get the idea before leaving. He's actually rather introverted near strangers, but if he notices them throwing something away half-eaten he'll ask him what they think they're doing...

Around friends he is the silent type, choosing not to speak until he's brought in against his will. He'd much rather eat cake than talk to half of them anyways.

In bad situations he'll simply sit down and complain, much like a woman, for someone to come help him out of it. He doesn't like to do many things by himself, as he prefers someone to do it for him. That's just his aristocratic side of himself coming out. He heavilly dislikes dirtying his own hands, and will always complain when he is forced to do so, saying how unreliable others are.

When he's in a decent situation he will still eat his cake, and just nod in time with a tune in his head, usually to Mozart or Chopin, and almost completely ignoring those around him. He really hates being disturbed, but usually just sighs and forgives the person who disturbed him.

He is highly unable to stay furious at anyone, and usually goes through a flurry of facial expressions before he finally forgives the person and strikes up a small, short-lived conversation with them to get his mind off of whatever they did or said to upset him. This always works.

When he's alone... Well he makes Music when he's alone. He's quiet, calm, and concentrated. Other than being alone, he's only silent and calm around Canada, mainly because he has absolutely no idea who Canada is, or where he is. He can't see Canada, at all. Who is Canada anyways? Who is he talking about?

Weapon: Hussar Sabre (Sword)

Likes: Music
Art
Cake
Saving Money
Sewing

Dislikes: Marine Animals
Wasting money
Throwing away clothes because they have a hole in them
People who dislike art and music
people pulling on his Mariazell

Strengths:
+Musical Coordination
+Observant
+Common Sense
+ A natural eye for artistic talent
+ His sword arm is rather decent(ish), as he prefers swords over rifles.

Weaknesses:
-Lack of direction
-His Mariazell. (The ahoge of his hair.)
-Music being played incorrectly
-Trust Issues
- Puts others before himself.


Sample Post: Silence. The deafening roar of the lack of sound. It's all Roderich could think about as he tried desperately to remember. Remember what? Who knew. Eventually Roderich would give up, sighing as he grabbed his cake and small fork from his desk, the small chink of metal against porcelain enough to make him smile at the sound. Sound. The very essence of beauty when mixed correctly with an orchestra, or a very good Piano and Violin. A vocal ensemble is acceptable as well, especially when they sing the correct notes in correct pitch. Otherwise, he couldn't stand sound. It was a love/hate relationship between him and sound, most of the time it was love, some of the time it was hate. The sun played pleasantly on his grand piano, where he had been spending the last few days writing a new song, a new mixture of sound, something everyone outside could enjoy. As he created his next score, he had heard others outside playing the most disgusting mixture of sound and voice ever. They enjoyed it, but he did not. He closed his windows, every day around the same time just to block out the incorrect mixture of sound flowing inside of his home.

As time progressed he found himself dozing off, his cake untouched and silence settling around him once more. Something about the silence made him unbearably tired, as his lids slowly closed over violet eyes. He began dreaming in vivid color, of sound playing beautifully as it had before, of sweet, addictive symphonies being played in front of entire audiences...

When would music ever be the same..?

Did you read the rules?:
★ rose
★ tomatoes
★ freedom
★ eyebrows
★ maple
★ knife

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The Player

Name: Austria

Timezone: GMT - 6 (Central Standard Time)

[Mysterious Voice]

Hello, and thank you for submitting an application to Hetalia Replay. Unfortunately, due to several reasons (listed below), we will have to reject this application. You are definitely free to try again once the issues below are addressed, and the application in general pleases the Voices. Do remember that you can only submit up to two applications in total, and that there must be a 24-hour waiting period between each try.

As a side note, please remember to reserve the character before posting an application. This is to avoid any reservation drama and complications that may occur in the future. Thank you.

Grammar was slightly awkward in some portions, but that is something easily fixed by double-checking what you write.

It was very difficult to summarize what the Voices found wrong with the Personality section. Austria is a canon character, and has his personality outlined by Himaruya; thus, you were given less leeway than someone who has submitted an OC.

Would Austria truly “speak his mind on matters that would never originally involve him anyways”? This would imply that he’s very nosy, and even confrontational. Would Austria, a refined sort of gentleman who has even been described as the ‘young master’ type, call someone an ass? (Also, it was unclear what you meant by “to get them going”. If it was to get them to leave, then no, Austria would certainly not call them an ass, much less even use that word in the first place.)

It’s understandable to have him know some Spanish, Italian, and German. The Habsburgs, at one point, ruled both Austria and Spain; Austria ruled Italy until it was united and independent; and many Austrians speak Germany in Austria. However, if Austria was not proficient in speaking Spanish, Italian, and German, he would most definitely not make it a point to do so often; rather, would it not make more sense for someone as distinguished as him to try harder to learn the language and master it, rather than continuously make mistakes and ridicule himself?

The tidbit about the bird – clearly Prussia’s – seems random and unbefitting of his character. Would someone like Austria – refined, well-spoken, aloof – really steal a bird away and talk to it? What brought on this obsession with Prussia’s bird?

It’s true that Austria expresses his frustrations through the piano, true that he’s aloof, and true that he is very frugal. However, the way you phrased this portion of the Personality makes it almost seem like you’re deviating away from those points. Would Austria really approach a random stranger and apprehend them if he sees them wasting food? Or would he keep his comments to himself? Perhaps if it was Switzerland or someone he knew well, he’d speak up, but a stranger? Not so likely.

To say that Austria values cake more than speaking with his friends is wrong on several levels. Cake is cake – it’s a food he enjoys, not an all-consuming obsession. It has been said that he’s aloof, yes, but please realize that aloof does not always translate into quiet and even rude.

In no way would Austria ever complain “like a woman” – or even at all – and leave others to do the work for him. If that were the way he was, Austria would most certainly not have survived up to this point. Remember, Austria was once a major European power. (Read: Austrian Empire and the succeeding Austro-Hungarian Empire.) Yes, Austria is almost aristocratic in many ways, but would he really sit around uselessly and wait for others to do his work for him? Would he really complain and critique others for their unreliability if they’re unable to help him? This section is completely inconsistent to his character and Austrian history in general.

It has already been established that he likes cake, so mentioning it again was a little redundant. However, the issue here is whether or not Austria would really ignore someone, just because he’s eating and listening to music in his head. Wouldn’t he just listen to actual music? And would he really be that rude?

Would Austria – or anyone, really – forgive someone who wronged him after merely changing his expression a few times? Would he have easily forgiven Prussia for taking away his lands and power? Would he have easily forgiven Serbia following the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand? These all seem like small things, when encountered individually, but as a collective whole, they make Austria’s character seem rather unstable and far too unrealistic.

It has been a running joke for the fandom to have Canada be invisible, so a level of ignorance to his existence was always tolerated. Austria has a bad sense of direction, but he would most definitely know his basic geography. Also, it would be incorrect to say that Austria does not know who Canada is. It may take him a while, perhaps, but he would most definitely recognize Canada, as the two have very good and amicable relations with one another. (See: Austro-Canadian Relations)

As for dislikes, “wasting money” and “throwing away clothes because they have a hole in them” can be combined and more accurately summarized into “wastefulness”.

Austria is musically talented, but in this setting, it would not be much of a useful skill. Still, the Voices will accept it. However, common sense is something that most would have, and is not so much a major strength. His eye for artistic talent would also fall into the same category. Please remember the setting which this is taking place in, and the words major strengths. What helps Austria in particular survive in a dangerous situation? Also, his sword arm is too vague to be listed. Did you mean that he is skilled with a sword? Or that he can punch harder with it? Please clarify.

How is Mariazell a weakness? How is music being played incorrectly a weakness? Again, please take into consideration the context of this roleplay. We are not looking for things that irk them; we’re looking for things that would put the character at a severe disadvantage. What brought on his trust issues? And finally, self-sacrifice does not seem to be very consistent with the way you portrayed Austria. In the Personality section, you made him out to be a very self-absorbed, whiny, me-first sort of man, particularly with your mentioning of how he does not like to do his own work, and complains when things aren’t done for him.

The sample post seems to be a little disorganized, too. It goes from Austria being unable to remember something, to a rather interesting talk about how he views sound, to sleeping. It’s rather confusing.

Overall, those are the issues that seemed to stand out the most. Thank you very much for your interest in joining us here at Hetalia Replay, but we’re afraid that we must reject your application as it currently stands. We will be more than happy to look over your application again should you wish to address our concerns and reapply.