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Published: 2016-05-14 19:31:29 +0000 UTC; Views: 11391; Favourites: 140; Downloads: 0
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Description ayyyyyyy here she is, my new APH OC! I drew this to distract/destress myself from studying for finals lol

She's still a WIP obviously, but in a week I will be back home for summer, so I will be able to work more on her, and update all of my other OC's as well! For the time being, I can only write a few things about her, so enjoy!

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Country:  Malo Sa 'oloto Tuto 'atasi o Sāmoa

Capital: 
Apia

Language(s): Samoan and English

Birthday: 
June 1st (originally gained independence from New Zealand on January 1st, but June 1st is the annually celebrated Independence Day)

Human Name: Tausa'afia Nafanua Alesana

Tausa'afia (tah ooh sah ‘ah FEE ah) is a Samoan name that means a "pleasant and love-able personality – someone who is kind and good and well-mannered." Nafanua is the name of a famous Samoan Warrior Princess and a legend Polynesian mythology. And Alesana is a last name taken from Tofilau Eti Alesana, a Samoan politician who was responsible for the change of the country's name from Western Samoa to Samoa.

Tausa'afia also goes by the nicknames ‘Tau’ or ‘Fia’.

Age (by appearance): 18 years old
 
Height: 5’7’’ (170.18 cm)

Weight: 195 lbs (88.45 kg)

Personality: 

Much like her first name suggests, Tausa'afia is a very kind and well-mannered girl. She's very friendly and outgoing and loves looking for adventure! She's very gentle for a majority of the time, unless you manage to upset her. If that's the case, she will not hesitate to become aggressive and kick your ass. She's also known to be quite a good and strong leader. Tausa'afia has a great sense of humor and loves telling jokes to others in order to see them laugh or grin. She is known for being a little loud from time to time, but she doesn't care or try to hold back because she has no shame. Don't let her appearance fool you, she's very strong and can easily knock you out, especially when it comes to sports since she is very competitive.  Tausa'afia is very family-oriented and religious. Family and the church come first over other things. She makes sure to be very respectful towards others. Respect is very important. She will have your back if you have hers. She's very forgiving, which isn't always a good thing. Tausa'afia is very laid back, which also isn't a good thing all the time because that makes her unpunctual. She can also be very indecisive usually answering questions she does not immediately know the answer to with a shrug of her shoulders and an "I don't know."


One point to make is that Tausa'afia hates being stereotyped. There are many places and people who stereotype Samoans as ignorant, dumb, ugly savages, which is not true at all. If you even dare to mention something like this to Tausa'afia, she will probably stop talking to you, a rare exception to her being very forgiving.

 

Appearance:

Standing at 5'7'' (170.18 cm) and 195 lbs (88.45 kg), Tausa'afia could be considered a little bit on the overweight side, but she doesn't care what others say, she loves herself for who she is. She has very, very thick and wavy hair. She is only able to pull up part of her hair into a hairtie, otherwise the hairtie will snap from trying to contain too much hair. She has two hairclips of the Red Ginger, the national flower, that America gave to her a while back (represents America Samoa). She wears a black one armed top, along with a common lavalava skirt that can be retied over her right shoulder to make a dress. The pattern on the lavalava is a traditional Samoan pattern. The green color of the skirt represents the Samoan tropical moist forests. She has a matching tooth necklace and tooth anklet. The tooth necklace, also known as Ula Nifo, is normally worn during traditional dances, but Tausa'afia wears it, as well as the tooth anklet, to show her love of the Samoan culture. Tausa'afia has tattoos, known as malu on her upper thighs. These tattoos are an important symbol of Samoan cultural identity. She also has two other tattoos, one on her right arm, and one on the center of her upper back. The arm tattoo includes a turtle, which is an important animal in the Samoan culture. In general, it symbolizes longevity, wellness and peace. The tattoo of a sun on her back symbolizes riches, brightness, grandeur and leadership.

Geography overview: 

Samoa is about halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii, located in the Polynesian region of the Pacific Ocean The islands make up an area of 2,842 km² (1,097 sq mi) consisting of two larger islands, Upolu and Savai'i, and eight smaller islands.
The islands were produced by volcanism, but currently the only volcanically active island is Savai'i, with Mt. Matavanu, Mata o le Afi and Mauga Afi.

History of Samoa:

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Headcanons:

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That's all I have for now, I'll have more by the end of next week!
Let me know what you think!

Samoa and art: 
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Hetalia: 

*please don't trace this character or claim as your own. Thank you! 

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Comments: 25

noxiousbaloney [2023-09-19 02:47:12 +0000 UTC]

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AdamWarlock23 [2021-03-03 17:06:21 +0000 UTC]

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gordonphilbin [2020-02-22 12:47:04 +0000 UTC]

Samoa looks amazing!

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Asgardian-Mischief [2018-08-14 13:16:34 +0000 UTC]

oH MY GOD SHES SO BEAUTIFUL!!!!! Honestly one of the best Polynesian ocs I have EVER seen!!! <3333

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Korvec84 [2018-03-11 04:17:32 +0000 UTC]

I love this. My wife is from Vailele, Samoa, and I've spent a lot of time in the country. I love this piece, and how you've incorporated a lot of the culture in it. Malo le galue! Keep it up!

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Serge2nd [2017-03-23 10:28:42 +0000 UTC]

Таусаафия Нафануа -родственница Моане из Матануи! Вперёд, смелей, мы чтим заветы наших предков -покорителей морей!

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ISmashU [2016-11-25 15:59:09 +0000 UTC]

Malo, suga! Tau is beautiful! I'm half-Samoan myself (momma was born in Apia Samoa)
Just out of curiosity, have you seen Moana yet? :3

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SaMelodii In reply to ISmashU [2017-01-13 23:30:31 +0000 UTC]

Hello, sorry for the late reply ; v ; thank you for the compliment! <33
and even now in January I somehow still haven't seen Moana ;; A ;; but I really want to!

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Raakone [2016-07-28 18:41:10 +0000 UTC]

Aulelei!

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Haveanicedream8 [2016-05-19 02:26:00 +0000 UTC]

You need to stop creating OCs because they all turn out WAYYY too perfect Seriously never stop making OCs

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BarInSpace [2016-05-17 10:37:38 +0000 UTC]

you keep surprising us with your babes, and now this Samoan babe! I love her!
Her tattoos is epic and the hair is so unique! I love it <3

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KITTYKINKIN [2016-05-17 00:38:17 +0000 UTC]

She's beautiful.  
A little random but isn't that the name of a Girlscout cookie?

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anonomyscritic [2016-05-16 06:58:34 +0000 UTC]

I hope you don't mind a little bit of honesty here. Not trying to make you feel bad or offend you. Just thought I'd state some things that urk me a little bit. Everyone here always seems to compliment you and I don't blame them, but it doesn't really help you grow as an artists if everyone is just going to compliment you all the time. Just gonna give a little input on how this drawing makes me feel. I'll start by stating some positive feedback.

- Your style is really cute and adorable.
- Your attention to detail is phenomenal.
- Proportions are great here.
- Great research done.
- You're coloring is spot on!

And now for a little bit of my own personal feedback and constructive criticism:

I strongly dislike the hair style you chose for this Oc. I think if someone were to try to cosplay this character, it would not turn out very well simply because of the hair. That's just my own personal opinion, again everyone is entitled to their own, so do not take offense. I am just one person, and I'm not going to make any difference especially if I end up getting hate mail for this. I'm not here to hate on you, just want to see you grow as an amazing artist. I've also noticed that you have a habit of giving your different Oc's the same eye shape and facial expressions. This is actual a common term known as "Same face syndrome" which is a phase that happens within a huge variety of artists, not just you. A lot of professional artists struggle through this phase of development. But perhaps you might try changing up the eye shape or facial expressions every once in a while? As an artist I think experimenting with these things will really help you grow. And I know it might just be apart of your style, but again, there is always room for improvement in the world of art.
- Sincerely Anonymous Critic

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SaMelodii In reply to anonomyscritic [2016-05-16 13:48:43 +0000 UTC]

Hello! Thanks for the compliments, here's my rebuttal for your complaints:

-I don't know why you're assessing the hair based on cosplay? I don't draw my characters based on whether or not someone can cosplay them. I chose the hair because it's different, but also made sure to keep the idea that Samoans generally have very thick hair. The hair is based on characteristics of a Samoan, not whether or not it's cosplayable.. 

-the reason all their faces look the same is because I'm drawing them in Himaruya/Hetalia style, so that's the whole point. Hima pretty much does the same facial structure for all of his characters, a few exceptions being like the eyes for Germany, Prussia, Poland etc. but a majority of the characters have the same basic structure. And since these are Hetalia OCs, I just mimicked his style and therefore they all have the same face structure in these specific type of drawings.

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fireweed15 [2016-05-16 04:14:27 +0000 UTC]

Wow, I love the details you put into her-- especially the tattoos!  

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Theanimefan123 [2016-05-16 03:26:55 +0000 UTC]

She's so cute! I love her!

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shindianaify [2016-05-15 07:21:06 +0000 UTC]

Awww she's lovely

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cats-pajamas-designs [2016-05-14 21:40:31 +0000 UTC]

Oh my god a historically accurate APH OC.

I want to hug you right now

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Hunekoneko [2016-05-14 21:14:38 +0000 UTC]

Just like all your oc's...Beautiful!!!

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La-Joya [2016-05-14 20:25:42 +0000 UTC]

OOOOO I had my own Samoa oc that I ended up scratching XD nice work on her Malu tattoos!!))

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LaReforma1857 [2016-05-14 20:17:39 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful !

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mari-berry [2016-05-14 19:52:59 +0000 UTC]

she is GORGEOUS omg i love her already??!! her body type is the cutest and i love her hair <3333

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Hide25 [2016-05-14 19:51:35 +0000 UTC]

*sending huge hug from her Tonga*
She looks lovely, I can't wait to see more <333

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HoneyBeeGirl94 [2016-05-14 19:41:04 +0000 UTC]

OMG, SHE SO CUTE!  

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maeomuu [2016-05-14 19:38:40 +0000 UTC]

👌👌 lmao Sam ignore that robot spam thing below but seriously this is some good shit she's A++

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