#nyo philippines

[netsue101]

I miss drawing piri

[k-ruru]

Style change, how we feelin!?!1 (idk how to feel abt it so i might revrt back to having an anime artstyel uhhhh.)

[umahumahumah]

¿quién es ella, la bulaqueña?

[pvffinsdaisies]

CHARACTERS I TEND TO PORTRAY AS WOMEN

A short little list of character that, generally, when I’m speaking about them, I’m speaking about a female alternative and a short explanation on why. Excluding nations that are not canon in hetalia (e.g. the Faroe Islands).

NYO REPLACEMENTS:

“Nyo replacements” refer to nations where I still acknowledge the existence of the male counterpart, I might include them in ships or different AUs, but generally speaking, I prefer to treat their nyo as the “main” portrayal.

NYO ICELAND:

“Hrafnhildur Ingólfsdóttir”

Whilst I have never actually taken any issue with regular Iceland, I, at some point, just started gravitating more towards Hrafnhildur, instead. I actively developed her more than I did regular Ice, and became more comfortable with her. Iceland is also one of the best countries for women in the modern world, it was one of the first in Europe to elect a female head of state, for example. Other reasons, but my explanation is getting long as is.

NYO ESTONIA:

“Ivika Tamm”

Mainly thanks to Finland, who can be seen in OC replacement, I personally just love the idea of Finland and Estonia as a sister duo more than a brother-sister duo. Also, Estonia was actually a pretty good fighter back in the day.. and kind of unhinged… and I just love female “warrior” Eesti. And, similar to Iceland, I just developed a nyo Estonia before I did hws Estonia.

NYO ITALY:

“Angelica Viola Rossi”

Again, another one where I just developed the nyo counterpart more than the male one, women are just easier for me. If I were to list countries that just give me a more “feminine” vibe, Italy would be one of the first ones to name. And I’ve just always loved and gravitated towards nyo Italy, so I use her far more often. Feliciano is cute, but he just never stood out to me in the way Angelica does.

NYO POLAND:

“Felicja Skłodowska”

I debated whether or not to add Poland to this list, but ultimately decided I should. Whilst I do love the “Poland is the land of fem-boys” meme and I appreciate how it fits Feliks perfectly, regular Poland has never stood out to me at all, really, where as Felicja is more fun. I prefer Poland’s female design, and would’ve preferred to see them as a woman, like originally intended.

NYO PHILIPPINES:

Currently unnamed

Like many people, before Philippines was released, I was in the camp that they should’ve been a girl. Whilst I am not knowledgeable on Filipino culture, from what I’ve heard, it would make most cultural sense for the Philippines to have been a woman. I’ve seen multiple female Philippines OCs that I have loved, and whilst I do not have my own portrayal, I feel as though a female Philippines just has more potential. But I have no problem with canon Piri, he’s pretty fun.

OC REPLACEMENTS:

“OC replacements” refer to characters where I refuse to admit could even be nyos. The male counterpart does not exist to me at all, they are dead, deceased, I personally killed them.

FINLAND:

“Aino Lemmikki Järvinen”

Mainly thanks to “Suomi Neito” or the Finnish maiden, in English. A female personification of Finland within Finnish culture, originally stemming from the idea that the land looks like a woman. Even besides, I personally find making Finland a girl to be a good visual way to show the difference between them and the other Nordics. This was before I replaced Iceland with nyo Iceland, keep in mind. I’ve spoken about this before, multiple times, so I won’t say much here. The only time I use male Finland is when I’m using a friend’s portrayal.

IRELAND:

“Saoirse O’Reilly/Ní Raghallaigh”

I cannot express the disappointment I felt when Ireland was released as a man, I was one of the many people who was really rooting for a female Ireland. I tried to make my peace with male Ireland, but I just could not. Ireland will forever be a woman in my mind. There are so many strong women who come from Ireland, and Ireland just in general has strong feminine vibes imo.

NORTHERN IRELAND:

“Niamh O’Reilly/Ní Raghallaigh”

Again, similar to Ireland, I personally headcanoned N. Ireland as a woman before actual Northern Ireland became canon, and whilst my disappointment wasn’t as strong, I just could not sit with a male n. Ireland. I did consider her a nyo for a while, but eventually I just gave up with that.

SOUTH KOREA:

“Im Soojin”

Mainly thanks to @itstokkii and their wonderful portrayal of Korea 💕 South Korea just has such strong feminine vibes to me, and I just cannot picture them as anything other than a woman. South Korea, as a character, I just did not care about at all until I started viewing them as a girl, I love my hyper-modern tech whizz girly ig, what can I say?

NEW ZEALAND/AOTEAROA:

“Maia Ngaio” as I’m unfamiliar with Māori names, as notes or suggestions are very much welcome.

When it comes to New Zealand, I just think of so many strong, amazing female activists and fighters. New Zealand was actually the first country to give women the right to vote, and is also just so great for women’s rights. Which has to account for something, right? I just love female Aotearoa so much, I always have done, and a male portrayal just has absolutely no appeal to me at all anymore.

[pyresol]

So I brought her back after a few years.

Headcanon: I imagine her having sun earrings and a tarshier-like eyes 🥺

[ask-the-pearloftheorient]

If Piri's the nurse, then Nyo! Piri is the doctor who gets called nurse because she's a girl and she gets super pissed.

Cuz girl didn't spent majority of her existence to become a doctor only to be called nurse instead.

She's beauty she's grace she'll shove her degree papers to your face

[I liked her twin braids in someone else's fanart but she would kinda look like the fanmade Nyo Italy which is kinda cool lol]

Nyo Piri's POV when people call her a nurse for the 456th time:

[hwspirilovebot]

finally, our queen mother, first of her name, storm barrier, pearl of the orient sea, madame piri in a filipiniana

[obmessed]

Nyo! Philippines

Leonora "Nora" Gabriela Teodora Alonso Panganiban

I named her after my favorite song. Screw naming her after Maria Clara, she ain't even real.

Got inspired by the modernization of Filipinianas, wondered why I haven't seen anyone dressed her in one yet, then the thought came 'fine, I'll do it myself'

I mean look at these:

I was also gonna give her this bag, but due to the positioning of her arms, there was no way you guys would be able to see it! Maybe another time:

Nyo! Piri be out here drippin, meanwhile our Piri stays almost virtually the same.

And I know, Piri's eyes are purple now but I just pretend that never happened, okay? So you can stop pestering me now anon

[mikavenz]

Nyo!AmePhil Fluff HCs

Maria sings to Amelia ALL the time. Amelia finds her voice to be the most beautiful and calming thing ever. Maria sings when brushing Ame's hair, when they're in the car together, and even hums soft melodies when she does small things like tie her shoes. Amelia loves this about her.

HARANA!! Phili definitely went outside Ame's doorstep, guitar in hand and serenaded her (im a creep, im a weirdo)

Since Phili is shorter than Amelia, there's a lot of headpats and resting her chin on Phili's head (even if she has to tiptoe to do that last one)

Amelia cannot handle spice while Maria can dump a cup of tabasco on food and feel nothing (exaggeration). This spice tolerance gap leads to very interesting and goofy moments where Ame's face starts burning after eating Maria's sisig, Bicol Express, or any food that's a little spicy

Amelia has a loud laugh that most people will think is annoying, but Maria seems to be the only one who can tolerate it

They both listen to musicals together (i have OdyPen but its Nyo!AmePhil brainrot)

I HC that Amelia does boxing as a hobby and Maria is always there to watch matches, though she gets really worried about Amelia being in pain after sparring. She's very gentle with nursing Ame after she gets hurt.

I also HC that Maria plays volleyball and gets smacked in the face every now and then. Unlike Maria, Amelia freaks the hell out and causes a scene when she's felt the slightest bit of pain (AAAAA WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY BBG type shit lol)

Amelia can doodle and Maria can write. They want to make smol picture books together :3

There's not exactly a "better one" when it comes to video games. Amelia is great at Valorant, Apex Legends, CS;GO while Maria is better at Leauge of Legends, Overwatch, Fortnite. They're kinda balanced in skill at fighting games so the winner normally depends on the circumstance when they play

[caffeinated-beverage]

HEADCANON LIST FOR MY PERSONAL MUSES!!!

First, though, let me list their names:

Ąžuolas: 1p Liet

Tatjana: Nyo Liet

Raivis: 1p Lat.via

Rebeka: nyo Lat.via

Motega: 1p Ame.rica

Kima: Nyo Ameri.ca

Kateryna: 1p Ukr.aine

Jomari: 1p Phil.ippines

Hiraya: Nyo Phil.ippines

Hafoca: 1p Ice.land

Björk: Nyo Ice.land

Madam Chaikova: 1p Bel.arus

Anastazy: 1p Pol.and

Kaishek: 1p Hon.g-Kon.g

Karling: Nyo Hon.g-Kon.g

-Ąžuolas gets airsickness when flying in the plane. HE DOES LOVE VISITING OTHER COUNTRIES THOUGH but flying in the plane makes him feel nauseous. Good that he can teleport though, yea? :D Ofc, he's technically not SUPPOSED to TP into another country bc of things like,, visas n whatnot. But unless someone snitches, no authorities will ever know :P

-When Tatjana was in the hospital for a recent major surgery, there was someone visiting her & trying to make her laugh, at a point where it was still painful for her to speak, let alone *laugh* 🤦 they meant well, ofc. but still.. that hurts.. :(

-Raivis stims by stretching out his hair curls, fluttering his eyes, rocking side-to-side, rolling his eyes (he's not trying to be rude, i promise you! it's subconsious, and means absolutely nothing!), crossing his eyes, rubbing his hands together, clicking his pen (this drives Ąžuolas NUTS, but he tries not to say anything), whistling, shaking his head, etc. He toys with his bracelets, sits there are stares at the little dust particles floating around in the light, and loves to try and balance the light switch and watch the lights flicker in rooms (this also drives Ąžuolas absolutely BONKERS!!). He also likes to open and close the fridge door and just watch the light in there go on and off. And whenever he walks past any fences, trees, or bushes, he has to run his hands on them.

-Rebeka enjoys herbology, and likes to make potions :)

-Motega actually really dislikes pickles. He also doesn't rlly like sour stuff, but his reaction to tasting something sour is absolutely hilarious xD

-Both Motega & Kima really enjoy playing baseball, but they don't play it professionally

-If you go tipping Kateryna's cows, she'll tip YOU over next >:(

-Ąžuolas & Motega are gossip buddies.

-Ąžuėlis & Mote skype each other every night (or day), and just chat about general things, AND ALSO spew about whatever gossip they heard recently.

-Tanja is the type to make sure nobody who comes to her house will ever starve while they're there

-Raivis & Hafoca are QPR partners who have sleepovers as often as they are able, give each other "tattoos" with markers, cuddle on the sofa watching cartoons, etc.

-Rebeka has abit of a crush on Karling. Karling barely knows her 😂

-Motega & Ąžuėlis kiss each other goodnight

-Kima would buy you a new ice cream if u dropped urs on the floor

-Kateryna is the type to lie and say she's already eaten a big meal when she goes to someone else's house & they offer her food, bc she doesn't wanna be a burden :((

-Both Jomari & Hiraya know about mythical sea creatures, know they exist for real n whatnot, but they don't tell anyone bc they were required to keep their sightings secret

-Hiraya is the type of person who is making spam musubi at 2 in the -freaking- morning 😂

-Raivis & Hafoca like watching & poking fun at those fake 3AM videos together

Madam Chaikova is the type of person who always must have either a scented diffuser, or scented candles going in her house

-Anastazy has two yappy pomeranians who will bark at literally anything & everything, and somehow ALWAYS know when he spills his drink or drops his food/snack.

-Björk secretly enjoys kids' cartoons

-If you were to read Jomari's diary, you will see several hand-written articles in full-detail about his encounters with mythical sea-creatures, which might not be so "mythical" afterall..?

-Hiraya is an AMAZING cook. Could go professional if she ever wanted to. She makes god-tier halo-halo, puto, & pan de coco.

-Hafoca's favorite drinks are apple juice, yogurt smoothie, & coca-cola

-Madam Chaikova has a itty-bitty black cat that is missing one eye. Her name is Rybka, and she helps her with alchemy <3 and, unlike her MOMMY, she is a very sweet lil' cat (madam chaikova is a grouchy old lady lol)

-Anastazy doesn't know what to do with flowers when they are given to him, so he just eats them 🤦

-Björk really does not like to go swimming, because ✨ insecurities ✨

-Karling is the type who gets to go on a vacation once per summer (so jealous fr)

-Ąžuolas plays basketball as a recreational activity. Also, he gets really into it when watching basketball on the tv. He be yelling at the tv screen and everything

-If you have to confess something to Tatjana, DO NOT approach her with an "I have to tell something to you, but pls don't be angry 🥺 ", because if that's the first thing you say to her, she will already be heavily suspicious, and also way more likely to get mad if you tell her something slightly anger-inducing.

-Raivis can see ghosts, but he's been seeing them for so long, he is too used to them to get scared. He knows every ghost that lives in his apartment building by 1st & last name, age, gender, and appearance. And, if one of his plates suddenly crash onto the floor for seemingly no reason, he knows exactly who is to blame for it.

-Rebeka loves boba tea. Also, her favorite candies are always chocolates. Also, she tries to cook & make concoctions, but it always gets really messy. She does try to clean up after herself though, but she still manages to leave something behind, proving that she's been up to something

-Kateryna grows corn, wheat, & soybeans in her farm, and also has some apple trees.

-Motega isn't really too much into drinking, but he may have an occasional drink during social occasions. Also, he's slightly addicted to energy drinks. And when it comes to pepsi vs coca-cola, he is 100% with coca-cola, but his boyfriend ĄŽUĖLIS prefers pepsi >:(( But they both love cream soda tho

-Kima has a dog; she's a pitbull/rottweiler mix named Brownie. Brownie, despite being a big & muscular dog, thinks she's a lapdog and has a habit of jumping up into EVERYONE's laps, even guests. Also, headcanon Eng.land screams like a little girl every time that dog jumps on him 😂

-Jomari is an ocean fisherman. He's been in this profession for a long time, too, so he even knows how to handle the types of sea creatures everyone is afraid of, such as sharks, squids, crabs, etc. He knows the best spots to catch the most fish, and the best methods for getting them. Also, he ironically owns & wears this hat:

-Hiraya owns a motorcycle, but she still uses public transport sometimes.

-At some point, Hafoca was in archery classes. He was the top student in these classes, but he was always incapable of taking compliments/praise from others 😂

-Madam Chaikova has very granny-type hobbies, such as; knitting, embroidering, gardening, baking, reading, birdwatching, crotcheting, hiking, quilting, alchemy (potion-making), witchcraft, etc.

-Anastazy drives a motorcycle. And, there have been many occasions where some assholes stole his motorcycle despite him using a lock for it, but he has always managed to report it & get his motorcycle back. But in the meantime while his motorcycle was missing, he'd carpool with Ąžuėlis.

-Björk is the type who always oversleeps & is grouchy when she wakes up, and also gets difficult whenever someone tries to get her up. But then, when she wakes up & sees the time, she freaks out and is like, "OMG NOR.WAY!!! WHY DID YOU NOT WAKE ME UP?!?!" whilst she runs around like a chicken with her head cut off trying to hurry up & get ready. Also, she always has messy hair due to her usually waking up late & not even having time to brush her hair a bit, let alone style it in any way. There have even been a few times when she showed up mildly smelly, bc she was in such a rush that she forgot to put on deodorant 😭 She's always atleast a little bit late to wherever she was going, too 😂

-Karling snores like a train 😭

-Kaishek is the type of kid who takes his nintendo switch with him everywhere

[estellanataleigh]

[sweaty-clouds]

back from the void with nyo!MXPH doodles

[nalidyne]

WNTDU concept art part 2!! I really love coming up with nyos designs 😔

[umahumahumah]

What if nyo piri was a butch lesbian from the 2010s?

[aphmexphil]

My babies ;; I don't think I've ever drawn kid nyo!mex before but here she is with the amazing @sweaty-clouds's design of kid nyo!ph! They're both wearing clothing that dates roughly to the 1600s.

I like to think that as a child, nyo!mx had a slightly overweight Chihuahua dog that she constantly babied ^^; I still have yet to come up with a good name orz

[ano-po]

Filipino writers may be unto something here, as I am seeing similarities between Jose Rizal's characters and Lualhati Bautista's (especially Dekada 70)

Their characters are from a privileged or middle class background with happy families and sweet lovelives. They are well-accepted in society that was crumbling in the background. Slowly, the people around them are acting erratic or dying, as they try to keep everything together in their minds, hoping that things will return to normal tomorrow. They know something is wrong in their society, but they'd like to think they can be spared. Until, even the people of similar standing are being targeted. Nobody is safe. They realize they should have fought from the very beginning, but what can they do? They have a family/lover to protect. They are now backed in the corner and they can't do anything.

This feeling is quite fundamental in being a Filipino. Something is wrong, we can feel it. However, we want to delude ourselves that we are safe, and that our beautiful life can go on as normal.

Are you a Rizalian character?

By no means you have a main character vibe, but you are greatly affected by the movers of society and it's either you hate it or you blind yourself from it.