The comprehensive breakdown of the major players. (10,000 hours on paint)

naval empire colony man

Likes: guaranteeing independence, large navies

Dislikes: France, uncolonised territory, fascism

appeaseboy

“I’m going to pay you the Sudetenland to bog off, chum.”

Likes: world tension, tea, giving fascists more territory than they deserve

Dislikes: France, violence in any way

stoic chin man

Likes: giving speeches, naval invasions, bombing enemy population centers

Dislikes: France, unsmoked cigars, the Luftwaffe

le arrive at the last minute and claim all credit man

*muffled Star Spangled Banner*

Likes: doing absolutely nothing, oil, freedom

Dislikes: Communists, Austrian-German dictators

white flag man

“Hon hon hon, monsieur, it would appear you have managed to slip two divisions beyond the limits of the Maginot line. The ploy of leaving our greatest defences completely unmanned has seemingly failed. I regret to inform you that in the wake of this earth shattering revelation, this utterly and irrevocably damning conclusion to the future of France, that the loss of those two tiles had led to the decision being made to offer France’s immediate and unconditional surrender to you. Good day sir.”

Likes: forgetting to occupy the maginot line, capitulating, being occupied, white flags, baguettes, other assorted French stereotypes

Dislikes: actually defending their home in a meaningful way, attacking, doing anything useful at all

warcrimes denial expert

“BANZZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEE”

Likes: brutally opressing and annexing asian countries, being an annoying afterthought after defeating Germany, screaming incoherently

Dislikes: invading the phillipines, the geneva convention, China

le spaghetti man

“I like spaghetti and Fascism.”

Likes: fascism, the swiss alps, losing wars, having his fleet destroyed, being navally invaded by the allies, eating pizza pasta and spaghetti, switching sides mid-conflict

Dislikes: being competent

Side-switching theme song:

papa

Likes: Mass mobilisation doctrine, gulags, collectivisation, destroying the fascists

Dislikes: Finland, Baltic countries, the socialist wavy hair boy

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“Gutentag, mein freund. I am here to [CENSORED] and reunite the [BLOCKED FOR YOUR SAFETY] under a strong and capable government of [REDACTED] and destroy the encroaching tide of [REMOVED FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL PERSONS]”

Likes: declaring war on everybody, running out of manpower, fighting wars on multiple fronts, anime, fleeing to Argentina

Dislike: world tension, Italy, having a sustainable source of fuel

von macklemore

Likes: devising ground breaking musical tracks, overthrowing fascist regimes, stealing your girlfriend

Dislikes: France, shaving

chiang kai-shrek AKA non-socialist hair lacking boy

likes: capitulating to Japan in >2 months, sending millions of chinamen to die (by encirclement) to the Japanese, being bullied by communists

dislikes: being mistaken for Shrek, communists

socialist wavy hair boy

Likes: papa Stalin, inexplicably aging 20+ years within a few days, hair grooming products, collectivisation

Dislikes: Shrek (the film), Shrek (the leader), the bourgeiouse

dr.hairline

Likes: Having just enough hair not to be bald yet not enough for a full head, losing civil wars despite having the majority of foreign support, being puppeted by the Soviet Union

Dislikes: France, combs, the royal navy

HOI4 leaders part 2 – HOI4 Leader Guide Part 2