California pt.2

## South California

### Unofficial Nickname(s)

Grape State, Land of Sunshine and Opportunity, Land of Milk and Honey, Land of Fruits and Nuts, Where Stars Are Buried, Cereal Bowl of the Nation, Eureka State, Bear State (or Republic), El Dorado State, Golden West

California (*カリフォルニア, Kariforunia*) or Clarissa "Clara" Angelica Lopez (*クラリッサ・アンジェリカ・ロペス, Kurarissa anjerika Ropesu*) is a fan-made character in Hetalia: Axis Powers. She represents the State of California, alongside her twin brother, North California. She's often referred to as Cali or South Cali as a nickname.

## Appearance

California has long black hair that goes slightly past her mid-back and is usually tied into a high ponytail, bright blue eyes and tan skin. Cali has a gold pin that holds her hair to represent the gold and the state's nickname. She has multiple scars from earthquakes, one of them being the San Fernando earthquake on her left shoulder blade. She has a dry patch on skin that extends from her right leg all the way to her right hip that represents the Mojave Desert, a birthmark on her left thigh that represents the Tehachapi Mountains, a birthmark on her left shoulder that represents the Channel Islands and a dry patch that burns during the summer that represents Death Valley. She has a tattoo of a camera on her stomach to represents Hollywood. Cali usually wears a white crop-top with jean shorts, a camera dangling from her neck, sunglasses and red slip-ons. She's also seen wearing a white t-shirt with light blue yoga pants and white flip-flops. She's also seen in a bikini when she's on the beach.

## Personality and Interests

California's a bubbly and cheerful girl. She's very outgoing and confident. She loves to talk and can blabber on for hours, rarely knowing when to stop talking. She loves the spotlight and takes it whenever possible, coming off as conceited and self-centered. She loves going to parties and loves gossip and rumors. She's fun to be around and always seems to be at ease, she doesn't seem to be affected by what people say about her. Cali loves to take pictures of everything and loves music.

Cali's a big fan of sports and plays a couple of them herself. She loves her beaches and surfs a lot of the time she's there. Cali loves the ocean and has taken the time to study marine life. She also loves acting and filmmaking. Cali's favorite foods are avocados and avocado toast, kiwifruit, plums, peaches and strawberries. She also loves boba, California rolls and California-style pizza. She also drinks a lot of wine.

## Relationships

### North California (Clint F. Lopez)

Despite being twins, they couldn't be more different.

### Mexico

Despite the bitter note they left off, Cali and Mexico have a good relationship. Cali admires Mexico's culture and loves to hang out with him when they're both free.

### America (Alfred F. Jones)

Cali has always admired America and was happy to finally be living with him. They love to hang out together in LA and are usually on the beach. Cali has tried to teach America surfing, unsucessfully.

## Trivia

* California's state flower is the California or golden poppy.
* California's birthday corresponds with the day California became a state.
* California is the thirty-first state to be admitted into the Union.
* Other nicknames for Cali are South, Claire, Riss, Rissa, Angel, Lia, Lica, SoCal and SoCali.
* She can speak English, Spanish and slight Mandarin.