Favorite line from AN's Factbooks II

[Oktotheio]

Tony, a man who was kidnapped by cultists as an infant and whose soul is bound to a powerful devil named Articus...

That sounds wild as heck, I'd love to see it.

[Kingdom of Lechia]

Nudism

Polygamy

Oh God...

Law & Order

No Prisons

Oh fuck.

[The Caleshan Valkyrie]

Unitary Lubiczist-Borzywojist socialist absolute monarchy under a totalitarian regime

*blink blink blink*

“Hello, Cryptology department? I got a doozy for ya…”

[Incelistan The Dearest]

And then they are thrown out of a specially-made window atop the tallest structure in the area. Most landcarriers have a dedicated observation area for this purpose.

[Estado Americano de Espana]

At age 12 I was exposed to the catalyzer that is romance, of both happiness and sadness, of course. I never ever managed to obtain a woman in my life, as you might expect.

an audible groan emanates from a speaker nearby...

[Kingdom of Lechia]

Civic Ultranationalism (American Vanguard)

Corporatist Syndicalism (American Vanguard)

[Newland City]

Ukraine ... took advantage of this opportunity and invaded Lechia in March 2027.

Ironic.

[The Aquaria]

After a period of tense peace, the People's Republic of China and the United States have gone to war, the catalyst being the two major nations taking sides in a civil war in Brasilistan. The United Federation, obviously, sided with the United States. Interestingly, Daguo sided with the US rather than the PRC. Daguo had strong cultural ties to China, but had also historically been interested in "Reclaiming the middle kingdom."

I see. Is Daguo gonna revive Qing or wut?

[Orlesian States]

The yellow octagon star has superior meanings. Yellow is a colour of glory, marking our victory in the January Revolution. The eight points mark the eight republics of the Aquaria. Kurumia, Yukihira, Hestirinia, Misaki, Itadori, Emiya, Saten, and Gulagiria.

I chose this line in particular because I'm a big fan of whenever someone has publicly available information on flag meanings/interpretations by IC historians and the like, it immerses me quite a bit into the nation because a flag is more than just your NS symbol, it's... The primary flag of your nation in question, the explanation in itself is also really interesting, I took one of the sentences from the article, but all together it provides a neat little summary of its meaning. Great job Aquaria!

[Oktotheio]

English is the de facto national language. Approximately 60% of the population speaks English as a first language, with another 30% speaking Latin as a first language.

Wow, good on you guys for keeping that alive.

[Ex Machina]

Intercourse in private is illegal.

Remember, Big Brother is watching you. And so is everyone else.

[Free Ravensburg]

I will command all of you
Your kids will meditate in school

No, you won't.

[The Astellian Kingdom]

Pizza-loving gladiatorial Germans looking for copper and reference Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure too much

Yeah

[Terra Britania]

The scar across the world was formed when the Goddess Shara made an attempt on Harahel's life during the Divine War. It is said that the weapon Shara used was cursed, causing a corruption upon Harahel's heart. As such, "Shara's Scar" is the origin of the monsters and demons that roam between the lands of Harahel.

I love it when fantasy worldbuilding puts overt global-scale geographic peculiarities and then explains them with a legend, and you don't know if the legend is real—though it most likely is—or just made up because it's a fantasy world and anything could happen.

[Continental Free States]

Prisoners and immigrants are stripped of any right to become electors and to hold public office, even if the former have finished their sentence—though a prisoner regains his right if proven innocent by court—or the latter have come back to England, unless given special permission by the Crown.

I legit wonder if this England isn't classsified as a 'hybrid regime' by ytl's Democracy Index

[Yohaulticetlia]

We, the delegates of Appalachia, California, Cascadia, Florida, the Great Lakes, the Great Plains, New England, New Mexico, Piedmont, the Rocky Mountains, and Texas, humbly acknowledging Almighty God as the source of all authority and power in civil government, the Lord Jesus Christ as the Governor among all nations, and His revealed as our supreme authority, in order to form a more perfect federation confirmed in liberty and justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, peace at home, and social progress abroad, reaffirm the eternal alliance for the protection of the territory, law, and common good of the aforesaid, and the welfare of the American people, and proclaim our union anew.

This alternate version of US government with a parliamentary monarchy and a unified church and state is fascinating. Love the detail you put into writing an entire national constitution.

[Loli Christians]

[Marx's description of it as an "opiate" was not meant to mock religion itself, but as a compassionate statement about how people are forced to turn to ideas like the divine in order to have any hope in the face of an existence in poverty and racism.]

Religion, when only used as a tool of the state for control, is an evil perversion of religion. The ultimate goal of religion is to bring humanity together and not tear us apart. Call me a hippie; I don’t care

[Free Ravensburg]

The racial makeup is 95% Italian, 3.5% non- Italian Europeans, 1% Africans, and <0.5% other minorities. Chronologically, the age demographics resemble modern day Italy.

pizza time

[Waisnor]

Daniel is transported to another dimension by a fungal interdimensional warlock, and must now work with that dimension’s hero, Matthew Shields, to get back to his dimension

Thanks for this)
But I just can't imagine confusion of Matthew when he hears that chap explaining himself)

[Cornish National Liberation Army]

Season 2, Episode 4: "Enduring pain"
Matthew fights a serial killer known for his sophisticated torture of victims. And now Shields knows how he did it - killer has the ability to make other people feel pain.

Season 2, Episode 5: "To the rhythm of the music"
Matthew goes to the party to relax and have fun, but suddenly he finds himself crowded by people dancing in the unison. After this he also start dancing against his will because there is somebody who can control movements of people...

Interesting development... going from dealing with a sadistic serial killer who gets off to making other people feel pain remotely (I'm assuming something like Steely Dan's Lovers?) to being stuck in the dance party apocalypse/Pied Piper boss fight.

If only I could get Interdimensional cable... I'd be binging this show, though something tells me I'll need a lot of beer in doing so.

[Crimson Tree]

"nothing more than a joke"

Poor guys really got done like that

Honestly your entire overview is top-notch comedy

[The Aquaria]

Akagi is also the surname of de facto President Chisana Akagi. This name was chosen as it was the name of President Akagi's magnum opus, the Akagi Project, the result of this project being the monumental construction of the arcologies Crimson Tree was established in.

Sounds like a decent name for both a person and a country. Quite like it.

However, don't you think that it sounds like a Cult of Personality, when considering that fact that the whole country is named after a person and her contribution?

[Roedthaffen]

Chairperson of the Federal Council

Jolyne Cujoh
(United Worker's Party)

This isn't my Favorite Line because Jolyne is the Chairperson, its my favorite line because of how absurd this is, just straight up use the name instead of making a new one, kudos.

[Crimson Tree]

Akagi is also the surname of de facto President Chisana Akagi. This name was chosen as it was the name of President Akagi's magnum opus, the Akagi Project, the result of this project being the monumental construction of the arcologies Crimson Tree was established in.

Sounds like a decent name for both a person and a country. Quite like it.

However, don't you think that it sounds like a Cult of Personality, when considering that fact that the whole country is named after a person and her contribution?

"Oh, I didn't intentionally decide the name, we just kept calling it the Akagi Project and it eventually stuck.

- President Chisana Akagi

/skipme

[Waisnor]

lets try be singapore and bosnia at the same time for some reason woohoo!

Hmmm in which ways will you Singapore and Bosnia?