Peter Kirkland

**Peter Kirkland** is the younger brother of Arthur Kirkland in the manga, *Hetalia*, and the *Tea Leaves* series. He wants to be a country, but he can't because he isn't recognized as one. Peter is the personification of Sealand.

## Appearance and Personality

### Appearance

He has blond hair, blue eyes, and thick eyebrows much like Arthur's. He wears a white sailor shirt with a blue collar, a blue neck tie, a matching hat, and blue capri pants, as well as white knee-high socks and black Mary Jane shoes.

Originally, Peter's eyebrows were drawn somewhat thinner, while his sailor necktie lacked its "tails", and he wore shorts instead of capris. His eyes were also originally colored green, giving him a further resemblance to a younger Arthur.

In the game Noto-sama 6, his hair is colored a dark sandy blond, while his eyes are sea green.

### Personality

Due to the fact that he isn't considered an actual nation, none of the others take him very seriously. However, Peter believes that someday he will become a huge empire that even his brother will bow down to.

Like his fort, he is actually made of steel and can fire a "Rocket Punch" that he believes is super powerful (though in actuality he can only do so when dressed up in a kids' mecha costume). He also tends to end his sentences with "desu yo", which is meant to give him a very enthusiastic flare.

## Back Story

Peter first appears in Episode 21, which adapts *It's Sealand-kun!* (reprinted as *Recommend! Sealand!* in *Hetalia: Axis Powers volume 1*). He attempts to attend a world meeting with the other nations, though his presence winds up going ignored. Peter managed to get Kiku to notice and nod his head toward him.

He then turned around and continued walking in the direction he was heading), but it was seen that Kiku looked rather uncomfortable and Arthur stared at Kiku with a harsh look. Peter manages to get Toris to notice him, and is given advice on how to become an actual nation.

In the anime, his eyebrows are drawn thinner and earlier character design is used, with the exception of his eyes being colored blue as in his later design.

## Storyline History

### Tea Leaves and Black Lipstick

Peter is starting to have memories of a past life where he wasn't even born yet. His past life hadn't even began because he was aborted. At least, he could take comfort in knowing that he wasn't the only one experiencing strange visions. However, that isn't the only thing on his mind. Peter wakes up one morning when something hits the roof of his house. He goes outside to see a wriggling pile of fleshy mass. He doesn't know what to make of this.

## Relationships

### Arthur Kirkland

*Main Article: Arthur Kirkland*

Peter declared himself an independent country when Arthur didn't want it back after the end of the war. The two always bicker because Peter, who wants to be recognized as a nation, often sneaks into conferences the other countries attend (such as the G8, when Peter pretended to be Matthew). Despite calling his brother "Jerk Arthur" and promising that the older nation will bow to him someday, Peter relies on Arthur.

### Emil Steilsson

Peter first met him when Emil was attempting to auction himself off on Ebay, but Emil didn't understand what he meant when he wanted to become his friend due to their similarities, (as well as Peter wanting to be referred to as "senpai" by Emil.)

### Raivis Galante

The two are good friends, in part due to their similarities of being small nations that don't get the respect that they want (though Raivis is an actual recognized nation in comparison to Peter being a micronation). However, while Raivis attempts to act as a big brother to Peter, his own insecurities get in the way, most notably his fear of Ivan.

### Berwald Oxenstierna

*Main article: Berwald Oxenstierna*

After being auctioned off online, Peter became his property and adoptive child (as Berwald was the only one that bid). The two appear to have a close relationship, though Berwald came up with the strange idea of a "Dambolis" in an attempt to make the TV-obsessed Peter pay attention to him more.

### Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Peter attempts to make friends with TRNC and points out that they are both micronations, but TRNC blows him off and points out that while he is recognized by Sadik, Peter is recognized by no one. Peter begins to cry, and he later attacks TRNC in a fit of rage. After Peter becomes friends with Wy and Seborga, TRNC is seen watching them from a distance.

### Wy

*Main Article: Wy*

Peter has tried to make friends with the Australian micronation of Wy, based on perceived similarities. Wy quickly pointed out that unlike Peter, she is recognized, as Wy's declaration of independence was accepted by the mayor of the surrounding township in 2004.

## Trivia

* His birthday corresponds to the date of Sealand's founding, on September 2, 1967.
* The plotline of Peter's adoption was loosely based off of a real-life occurrence when the actual Sealand was being put up for auction on eBay. The Pirate Bay, a Sweden-based BitTorrent website, considered buying Sealand, but in the end did not purchase it.
* Peter has a fondness for chocolate bars, and likes to browse the internet and play games as a hobby, as revealed by the "desktop mascots" from the official blog.

## Source

* https://hetalia.fandom.com/wiki/Sealand