The WCRB Files: A 1983 Doomsday Record

by mdc1957

The wake of Doomsday left many gone forever. Those who survived live in a changed world, some for better. Others for worse. Here are what became of them. A series of profile-style vignettes for the Doomsday-verse AU for Hetalia and partly inspired by the Game of Thrones series. Featuring both canon Nations and OCs. (NOW ON HOLD.) .

2. File 02 - Switzerland

The WCRB Files

A 1983 Doomsday Record through the Nation's Eyes

**File 02 - Alpine Confederation - Suisse/Schweiz/Svizzera /Switzerland - Vash Zwingli**

"The Alps have been home to the Schweizer Cantons for many generations. It has protected their ancestors as much as it challenged them. In time these mountains helped give meaning and form to their way of life, including the lengths taken to protect it. Thus of the three core members of the Alpine Confederation, the original Confoederatio Helvetica has the best claim to upholding that name. I should know, as it's my obligation and right as one born to embody them.

Back in the Cold War, our neutrality meant that a world eager to tear itself apart left us alone. At least, that was how it was supposed to work for the most part. My leaders had been wise to stay out of it, aside perhaps from promoting the value of commerce and the allure of our more private vaults. Still, my people kept at arm's length those convoluted networks and international blocs that would make World War III a matter of time.

Sure enough it came on September 26, 1983, a date many call Doomsday. It didn't really matter back then whether America or Russia fired first, so long as their last gasps didn't harm me. But even as nuclear warheads streaked past my home, as refugees flowed from dead countries in swarms towards the borders, we were ready. Emergency measures were enacted, frontiers secured both for myself and Liechtenstein, meine Schwöschter. For the sake of order, despite old grudges I even helped a crippled Austria fight off the trash left behind by the madness, marking the start of a renewed partnership. Though there were some decisions – some done out of necessity. I did what had to be done to survive. We all did.

For all that, the country emerged stronger and more resolved from the chaos. With Liechtenstein and even Austria, my territory became an oasis of civilization, the Alps untouched by the bombs that claimed so many casualties in the days and years to come. While ties with them go back centuries, the binding pacts we formed amongst each other were at once for our mutual benefit and in the interests of my people. Eventually these led to the formation of the Alpine Confederation in 1997, solidifying as fact – both on paper and in action – our position as a bastion over the Wastes. The years since have seen us grow more in wealth and might, whether through the charity or weapons of my citizens.

Some priorities remain constant however. The Swiss consider independence, democracy and self-reliance greatly important. They bow to no king or dictator. That much has been true ever since the Cantons first rose up, more so now as inspiring values for all Alpines. From the streets of Bern to the smallest village, many uphold their traditional freedoms and way of life even as they embrace the promises of prosperity. They are also fiercely protective of the very neutrality that has kept them, and myself safe for so long, even if it's by the force of our guns. As Doomsday so demonstrated, nations can only depend on their own to survive in the end. This isn't to say that those foreigners willing to live here or seek help are not welcomed. But know that any enemy, warlord or nation, that threatens my people, interests or the Confederation's borders will not live long to regret it.

In the Alpine flag, the Swiss Cross can be found right at the very center. It signifies not only continuity or unity but just how valued Switzerland is, as are the other founding member states. Einer für alle, alle für einen. In reality, Schwöschter and I know fully well where the real power lies – and who the future of the Alps will take after."

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Switzerland is also known as Confoederatio Helvetica, from which "CH" comes from.

In the Doomsday-verse and source material, the Alpine Confederation started out as the "Austro-Swiss Union," with Switzerland being the one more in control.

Schwöschter is the Swiss German word for "sister."

Einer für alle, alle für einen is derived from Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno, considered the traditional if unofficial motto of Switzerland. It means "One for all, all for one" in English.