Philadelphia

### Spoken Language(s)

English, Spanish, German, Pennsylvania Dutch, Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, Chinese, Italian

### Bio Family

Pennsylvania (father), Lancaster (younger brother), York (younger brother)

Philadelphia (*フィラデルフィア, Firaderufia*) or Payton "Philly" Liberty Weaver (*ペイトン・リバティ・ウィーバー, Peiton ribati u~ībā*) is a fan-made character in Hetalia: Axis Powers. He represents the first capital city of America and the most populous city in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. He's often referred to as Philly as a nickname.

## Appearance

Philadelphia has short honey brown hair, chocolate brown eyes and pale skin. He has a scar on his ankle from the Siege of Fort Mifflin or the Siege of Mud Island Fort and a scar on his neck from the British occupation of Philadelphia. He has a tattoo of a bell on his upper arm that represents the Liberty Bell, a birthmark on his left waist that represents the Schuylkill River and a necklace with a red star-shaped gem, representing him being the first capital. Philly usually wears a dark blue Philadelphia hoodie with dark blue jeans, blue tennis and a black Eagles baseball cap. He's also seen in a white, fluffy jumper with black sweats and white sneakers.

## Personality and Interests

Loud, sarcastic and foul-mouthed, Philadelphia's careless, unserious and quite proud of his city. Most of the time. He's quite energetic as he talks and walks quite fast, Lance didn't believe he could do that until he saw it himself. He has a quite bossy and boastful attitude as Philadelphia was constantly chosen to be the capital of the new nation and loves to boss people around because of it. Philadelphia has never cared if someone talked sh\*t about his city and usually brushes their words off, except if you tell him he's the worst city in the Union or that Philadelphia should have never been considered a temporary more than once.

Philly constantly says he's better than everyone else as he was the capital of the U.S a total of six times. Philly loves going to the Jersey Shore in summer and he also loves to rerun the Jersey Shore to piss off South. As it stands, most of the Northeast, even Pennsylvania, agree that Philadelphia is the worst driver among them. However, Philadelphia quickly denies it and says that he's the best driver among them.

Philly's known for being brash, painfully honest and sardonic, but he's not flat-out rude or mean. However, the others have told him that he's "quite an asshole," but he usually just brushes them off. Philadelphia can laugh hysterically at any time, regardless if it's appropriate or not if he finds something truly hilarious. Like his father, Philadelphia tends to hide his true feelings under his personality, but deep down he's cynical and he can form strong kinships with close friends and family. He's known for being very tolerant of different people and has never backed down from a challenge. Back when he was capital, Philly was serious and showed more of his cynical nature than today.

Philly usually avoids any conversion about his old self and seems keen on keeping it away from others. Philly's very passionate about Pennsylvania's sports teams to the point where he'll throw hands with his siblings if they tell him differently. Philly's known for getting drunk for fun and usually eats multiple cheesesteak sandwiches after the fact. Philly used to love fine art, but fell out of it during the late 1800s to early 1900s. Philly loves music and has a knack for rap. He's also known for going to theaters in his city and others.

Philly loves water ice (Italian ice) and soft pretzels, even if they weren't created in his city. Philly loves Irish potato candy and eats more than usual during St. Patrick's Day. Philly loves going to his annual fairs and events, especially the Mummers Parade, Welcome America, the Wing Bowl and Unity Day.

## Relationships

### Pennsylvania (Will H. Penn)

Despite being in the state, they rarely talk or see each other as Philly usually busy with work. Despite that, Philly loves his father and loves to give him treats every time he visits.

### South and North Jersey (Nicky and Mike J. Mitchell)

Philly and South love to go around and prank people. West usually takes him to the Jersey Shore to hang out during the summer. In other seasons, they hang out in Philadelphia or Trenton. Philly loves to learn cooking and baking from West whenever he comes over. Sometimes, Philly makes jokes about West, West laughs at them as he knows it's all for fun and vice versa.

Philly rarely talks to East as East’s usually in his own house. When he does see him, Philly tries to make small talk, but it's always been awkward.

### Lancaster and York (Lance A. Snyder and Rich J. Brooks)

Philly loves his younger siblings. During the Civil War, Philly tried to protect the twins and was heart-broken when York was taken by Confederate forces. Now, he never lets any of the used-to-be Confederate states talk or even go near the twins.

### Trenton (Ellie W. Trent)

Despite their proximity, Philly and Trent rarely talk without getting into an argument. Philly didn't like that Trent wasn't remotely like him and threw a fit when he first found out about it. They usually get along over several shots of alcohol However, Philly would protect and defend Trent no matter what.

### New York City (Brookie B. Hudson)

Both of them fight constantly. Philly doesn't understand why Downstate doesn't like him and is frustrated when Downstate calls him selfish and self-centered.

### Washington D.C (Cara C. Edwards)

Philly didn't like D.C at first as she took his position as capital. However, Philly acts kind towards her as he's afraid of what her parents and his father would do if he did make jokes towards her.

### America (Alfred F. Jones)

Being the first capital of the U.S, America and Philly get along quite well. They usually chat and hang out when Philly isn't busy with work. Philly worked under America when he was young and was taught a lot about things with America and Penny. Philly loves to hang out with both America and Nicky as they love to laugh with each other.

## Trivia

* Philadelphia's birthday corresponds with the day Philadelphia was the capital.
* Philly was the first and last capital before D.C became the national capital.
* Philadelphia's middle name is reminiscent of being the birthplace of America and the Liberty Bell.