Olympus/Characters

## Main Characters

* **Greece** - *"A philosophical, easy-going man who's surrounded by cats. A playboy and not afraid to admit it."*

Greece is the main playable character. While trying to accommodate a surprise visit from the holidaying Axis Trio (Germany, Italy and Japan), he invites them to the Acropolis of Olympus, a polis nearing the end of its excavation and soon opening to the public. However, after a falling out with both Germany and Japan, Greece finds himself whisked away to the world of Olympus. Greece appears to have taken a very blasé approach to the world of Olympus so far, going along for the ride as he tries to adapt to his strange circumstances.

He is shown to be quite a hoarder, as seen by his house and the amount of his mama's relics that he keeps around it, indicating an attachment to his past and his mama. Amongst them lives his cats, naturally. Greece is shown to be not informed on the latest technology and has a hard time learning how to use them, as evidence by his uninstalled television in his dining room and the fact that Japan had to be the one to set up the 24/7 cat livestream in his living room (all done to earn donations to feed the cats hanging around his place.) Greece is shown to be rather forgetful such as losing keys to rooms in his house, not remembering passwords to his laptop or aimlessly rambling while talking with other people around him.

There appears to be a great deal of insecurity under the cool exterior. In his opinion, Greece's nationhood is his personal enslavement, referring to it with terms like *'the shackles of nationhood*. However, Germany disregards these concerns as *'frivolous fantasies*, invalidating Greece's point of view and causing him to stalk off on his own. Greece's insecurities are only exacerbated when Japan comes to comfort him, only to reveal that he doesn't think of Greece as his own best friend. Even Greece has stated that many people are *'not really friends with [him]',* though whether this isolation is self-inflicted or just naturally happened due to his nature is still up in the air.

## Side Characters

* **Germany** - *"Uber-serious and always follows rules to the letter. Babysitting the EU has turned into a full time job."*

Given that Germany is said to love holidays, it is a pity that he gets the short end of the stick when the first thing he does upon arriving at Greece's place is start washing his dishes and cleaning his house. However, he is clearly very motivated to go out and engage in Greek culture alongside Japan, suggesting that everyone takes a visit to the ruins of the Acropolis of Olympus for the educational content and fresh air. Germany being Germany, he is a stickler for the rules, initially refusing to trespass on the ruins before eventually being convinced to do so by Japan and Italy. However, Germany's admiration for ancient European culture and history wins over his pedantry, and was invested in being shown around the ruins by Greece.

His relationship to Greece is a very rocky one, to say the least, causing Germany's pragmaticism to rise to the fore to deal with Greece's odd, sometimes nonsensical musings. Many of the things Greece does annoy Germany, such as the state of his house, the state of his car, his off the wall conversations and his general laziness. Despite this, there are moments where they are shown to get along well, such as their time spent together in the ruins up until their falling out over the debate of nationhood vs. being human. Germany makes his stance very clear, claiming that being a nation is *'one of the most important jobs given to us'* and that it is *'our duty to serve our country',* pointing to his very work-oriented and militaristic mindset. This makes a stark opposition to Greece's free-thinking point of view as he blathers on about Greek heroes and wanting to be experience the *'better days'* of the past. While Germany realises later on that he may have been too harsh in debating his point of view, it is too late by then.

* **North Italy** - *"A mischievous, cheery cry-baby who loves pasta, pizza, and siestas. Only serious in front of girls."*

Italy is one of the trio who has arrived for the holiday in Greece, and is constantly missing in action during the prologue. He is very clearly coasting along for the ride during his friends' holiday, preferring to laze in beds and ruins rather than help with carrying suitcases or hike around. He is also the one who inadvertently caused the group to crash at Greece's house, having made them arrive late by looking up the wrong B&B they were to stay in. Italy's portrayal here is a touch more self-absorbed and two-faced than usually seen in most Hetalia media. Italy is also shown to be quite the flirt with Greece, though the latter doesn't appear to reciprocate much in the moment.

* **Japan** - *"A nation that carries the spirit of Bushido. Too busy worrying about others to notice how weird he is."*

The final member of the holidaying trio, Japan is mainly interested in the exploration and photography aspect of the holiday, carrying around his camera everywhere in order to take pictures of the sights. When Greece and Germany have a falling out, Japan attempts to sit by him and make him feel better. However, when Greece says that he is glad that he and Japan are best friends, Japan does not reciprocate these feelings, claiming to like just being friends with a lot of people. Unfortunately, Japan's fencesitting on this issue was the last thing Greece wanted to hear. When Japan makes the mistake of bringing up his frienship with Turkey and then refuses to pick whom he likes best out of the pair, Greece ends up even more huffy and upset. Japan tries to compromise that he could be Greece's best friend, even if he's not his, but this does not offer much consolation. As a result, Japan leaves the conversation, and thus Greece alone in the ruins.

### Mentioned Characters

* **South Italy**

Briefly mentioned by Greece, while Veneziano was flirting with him. *(Magna Graecia.)*

* **Turkey**

Turkey is mentioned as a point of contention between Japan and Greece. In particular, Turkey is described to be *'fun and engaging to be around'* - traits which one can infer that Greece doesn't have from Japan's point of view. The hatred for Turkey runs deep, considering he is the subject of one of 5 potential passwords to the cat livestream Greece runs.

* **Netherlands**

One of Japan's mentioned friends.

* **Ancient Greece**

Affectionately referred to as 'mama' by Greece, she is brought up often by Greece, especially in relation to interacting with the ancient junk around his house and the polis ruins. In the drowning sequence, she appears in a short dream holding a baby Greece after he is first transported to Olympus. It can be inferred that this is a memory more than a dream, though.

## Main Characters (Zodiac)

* **Pisces (Italy Veneziano)** - *"A mischievous, cheery cry-baby who loves parties, bellas and siestas. Only serious in front of girls."*

Along with Pisco, Pisces was one of the first people to meet Greece, having saved him from drowning... Or so it seems, at least. Pisces is depicted to be very carefree, though arrogant and self-centered, focused a lot on preening himself and literally drowning himself in a harem of Piscean merwomen. Being a deadbeat dad, he recklessly spends his deceased grandfather's inheritance paying child support. Similar to Veneziano, Pisces openly and consistently flirts with Greece (or 'Grease' as he calls him,) despite heavily implying that he has a partner.

## Side Characters (Zodiac)

* **Pisco (Italy Romano)** - *"Big brother who also loves (a) bella and siestas. More testy than his younger brother but every bit as useless."*

Pisco is Pisces older brother, though he does not get even half the attention or affection as Pisces does. He is mainly content to sit in his bedroom (a servants' entrance converted into a bedroom, while Pisces lives in the lap of luxury,) with his three dogs by his side.

When Pisco is lumped with the job of showing Greece around Aquae Laudanum, he shows him the shrine dedicated to his grandfather. It is revealed that it wasn't Pisces that had initially found and rescued Greece from drowning, but Pisco himself. While Pisco was initially cold and grumpy towards Greece, that revelation helped warm him up towards him, indicating that perhaps he is fond of him in a more romantic manner than expected...

### Mentioned Characters (Zodiac)

* **Virgo (Nyo!France)** - *"Intoxicated by wine and fine arts. A fussy, snobby, yet caring and protective motherly figure."*

Virgo is briefly mentioned by Pisces as a person who could help Greece. She is hinted to appear in the next update of the game at the end of the Pisces chapter.