Nebraska

### Unofficial Nickname(s)

Beef State, Tree Planters’ State, Antelope State, Bugeating State, Black Water State, Squatters

Nebraska (*ネブラスカ州, Neburasuka-shū*) or Roxanne "Roxie" Connor Nelson (*ロクサーヌ・コナー・ネルソン, Rokusānu konā Neruson*) is a fan-made character in Hetalia: Axis Powers. She represents the State of Nebraska. She's often referred to as Nellie as a nickname.

## Appearance

Nebraska has medium-length brown hair that's usually in a braid with amber eyes and pale skin. Nellie has a noticeably large chest due to her vast open fields and her agricultural history. Nellie has a cowlick that represents the Nebraska Panhandle, a birthmark on her left hip that represents the Platte River, a birthmark on her right wrist that represents Panorama Point and a bracelet that represents Chimney Rock. Nellie's usually seen wearing a white short-sleeved shirt with dusty green overalls and brown boots. She's also seen wearing a plaid yellow shirt with beige overalls and brown boots.

## Personality and Interests

Nebraska's known for being extremely friendly and open to total strangers as it can get pretty lonely out on the fields. Nellie's a soft-spoken, modest and placid person, known for liking plain and simple things. She knows that she's not everyone's favorite and her boring reputation proves it. She doesn't mind being forgotten and likes to observe instead of communicate. Nellie's a reliable and loyal person who loves to lend a hand. She's quite nice and supportive of others. Nellie's usually hanging out on her farm taking care of her animals and caring for her plants.

She's named all her animals, she has an Australian Shepherd named Lincoln and a Dutch Shepherd she named Kan-Kan. Nellie's known for liking Dorothy Lynch dressing and beef, especially ribs and steak. On a hot day, Nebraska will get some Butter Brickle ice cream as it's her favorite brand of ice cream and eat it on her porch. Nellie loves Reuben sandwiches and Runzas, having multiple nearly every day. She also loves cheese frenchees, raisin pie, kolaches, corn and her favorite beverage, Kool-Aid. Nebraska's fond of The Wizard of Oz and poetry due to Kan-Kan.

## Relationships

### Kansas (Con R. Schmidt)

Kansas's forever thankful to Nellie for helping him during Bleeding Kansas, the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl and the godforsaken tornadoes that keep coming. Kan-Kan loves to write poetry and showing it to Nellie for her to look over. He's also made her watch the Wizard of Oz so many times Nellie's lost track. Despite Nellie being younger than Kan-Kan, Kan-Kan thinks of Nellie as a older sister and loves to come over unannounced to do stuff with her like farming together.

### Iowa (Ginny J. Meyer)

Nellie and Iowa get along well and they usually call each other when Nellie doesn't want people over. Nellie loves Iowa, but she doesn't like it when Iowa tries to force her to talk. However, she doesn't mind Iowa coming over and dragging her to some random state fair. Nebraska appreciates Iowa helping her with Kan-Kan and helping her as well.

### South Dakota (Emmy P. Carlson)

Despite being nextdoor neighbors, the two don't get along well. Nellie doesn't like that Kota plays pranks on everyone. She hates it when she passes by her and she revs her engine. They share a lot of similar foods, but they don't eat them around each other. Nellie doesn't exactly know when this hatred began, but she assumes it was when Kota called Kan-Kan a "homeless moron" back during the Dust Bowl.

### America (Alfred F. Jones)

She admires America for his loud and out-going personality, Nellie wishes she was like America sometimes. Nellie's quite strong and is quite proud that she can beat America in armwrestling.

## Trivia

* Nebraska's birthday corresponds with the day Nebraska became a state.
* Nebraska is the thirty-seventh admitted into the Union.
* Other nicknames for Nebraska are Rox, Anne, Con, Connie, Braska, Brass.
* Nebraska's Australian Shepherd is named after her capital, Lincoln and her Dutch Shepherd is named after Kansas' nickname.
* Nebraska's middle name is Kansas' first name.