South Dakota

South Dakota (サウス・ダコタ, Sausu dakota) or Ember "Emmy" Pierre Jayne-Todd (エンバー・ピエール・ジェイン・トッド, Enbā piēru jein Toddo) is a fan-made character in Hetalia: Axis Powers. She represents the State of South Dakota. She's often called Kota or South as a nickname.
== Appearance ==
South Dakota has shoulder-length black hair with green eyes and light brown skin. South has a birthmark on her left hip that represents Black Elk Peak, a birthmark on her elbow that represents Bear Mountain, a birthmark on her chest that represents the James River and a necklace that represents Mount Rushmore. Kota usually wears a green long-sleeved blouse with a black leather motorcycle jacket, leather boots and her hair tied into a ponytail. She's also seen wearing a blue blouse with flared sleeves, a black circle skirt that reaches her knees, blue and black kitten heels with her hair tied into a braid.
== Personality and Interests ==
South Dakota's a bubbly and lively young girl. She's known for being silly and loving to cause pranks on her neighbors. She tends to speak without thinking twice about it, causing a lot of arguments with the other states, which she laughs at. She thinks it's stupid the other states would fight over something so mundane. She's quite confident in herself and her sense of humor. Though, her jokes have caused problems with her neighbors, but she's too pride to apologize.
Despite being quite reckless, she isn't downright dumb and is smarter than she lets on. Kota doesn't like to be ignored or forgotten about and causes a fuss if she is. She also doesn't want to appear dull, however, vast lands of farm and Mount Rushmore aren't enough to get people excited. So she tries to get the attention of more popular states, such as Michigan and Illinois, with little success. Kota loves reading books and constantly reads aloud to her siblings, even if she annoys them.
Kota loves going fishing and hunting. She also loves running, cycling and hiking. She never skips the annual Mount Rushmore marathon and the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally unless she's sick or injured. She adores her motorcycle and rarely lets anyone use it, screaming at someone who does without her permission. Her favorite foods are Bierocks (or runzas), Chislic, Kuchens, Pheasant and Walleye, Dimock Dairy Cheese, Kolaches and homemade fudge from Turtle Town.
== Relationships ==
=== North Dakota (Eden N. Jayne-Todd) ===
They don't get along despite being twins. South doesn't like that North's reserved to the point where she has to speak for her. She hated when they lived in the same house together for around 28 years as every time they went out, South had to speak for her. She loves to continue her pranks despite North telling her stop as she loves to piss North off. She thinks that her constant reading aloud annoys her and loves to rev her engine whenever she's back from driving her motorcycle or at her when she's walking. She also thinks it annoys her when she keeps on calling her. Little does she know that North loves those noises as it reassures her sister that she’s safe.
=== Nebraska (Roxie C. Schmidt) ===
Despite being neighbors, Nellie doesn't like her. Kota loves to rant about her to North and loves to play pranks on her often. South loves to rev her engine whenever Nellie's near to annoy her. South doesn't know where Nellie's hatred of her started, but she assumes it was when she called Kansas a "moron" during the Dust Bowl. She has too much pride to apologize to Kan-Kan and Nellie.
=== Kansas (Con R. Schmidt) ===
Kansas and Dakota's relationship was pretty good until the Dust Bowl. Being close in the country and being forgotten constantly, they quickly bonded over not being popular and the vast amount of open land. Though, Kan-Kan didn't and still doesn't understand why Kota wants to get the attention of the popular states, he encouraged her to do so, something he regrets. When she called him a 'moron' during the Dust Bowl, Kan-Kan quickly distanced himself from her, thinking she has become exactly like the popular states and didn't want to be around her anymore. Kota has tried apologizing, but she has too much pride to actually say sorry.
=== Minnesota (Ethan G. Erickson) ===
South finds Minne to be friendly and kind despite the fact he's a bit stand-offish with her. She loves to drag him to her house from time to time when South has no one around. She hasn't successful gotten Minne to ride her motorcycle alone, but he has rode on her motorcycle with her driving. Though, she gets annoyed when Minne tries to lecture her about her jokes and pranks and warning her to not let them go too far. She doesn't listen and usually gets a talking to by him.
=== L.P and U.P Michigan (Cody C. and Sam V. Schneider) ===
Being an unpopular state, Kota has tried to get the attention of more popular states, like Michigan and Illinois. However, she has had little success. Kota had first started with Michigan. She tried everything, waving at him anytime he passed her or making his favorite food to get on his good side. Michigan has just ignored her.
Since Lower Peninsula Michigan didn't work, Kota thought that befriend his sister would help her get Mich's attention. However, like the Lower Peninsula, the Upper Peninsula was just like him. She just ignored Kota. It wasn't until Kota helped her when she spilled knives all over the ground, did U.P actually notice her. It's been slow, but U.P usually calls Kota up so she isn't so alone when L.P is gone.
=== Illinois (Kathy R. Moore) ===
Since U.P was taking a while to befriend, Kota decided to start on Illinois. Unlike the Michigans, Illinois was much more receptive and started to talk to her after she introduced herself. She's allowed Illinois to ride her bike multiple times and Kota has forced Illinois on the Mount Rushmore marathon, something Illinois did poorly at. Though, Illinois does think she's weird, especially since Kota overprotective of her bike.
=== America (Alfred F. Jones) ===
Kota doesn't talk to America often and he often forgets she's in the Union. However, Kota admires his strength. South once tried to teach America how to ride a motorcycle, but it didn't end too well.
== Trivia ==
* South Dakota's state flower is the American Pasque.
* South Dakota's birthday corresponds with the day South Dakota became a state.
* South Dakota's the fortieth state admitted into the Union.
* Other nicknames for her is Em and South Dak.
* She can speak English, Sioux, Dakota and she can slightly speak Spanish and German.
* South Dakota's middle name is after her state capital, Pierre.
* South Dakota's surname is after the Dakota Territory's first governor, William Jayne, and Lincoln's cousin-in-law who lobbied for the Dakota Territory, John Blair Smith Todd.