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Which of these countrys do you think Rolf most likely came from?
Finland 2 (20%)
Sweden 0 (0%)
Norway 0 (0%)
Germany 1 (10%)
Poland 0 (0%)
France 0 (0%)
Denmark 0 (0%)
Switzerland 7 (70%)
Spain 0 (0%)
Total Votes: 10
Rolf's Homeland
Topic Started: Jul 3 2010, 04:14 AM (822 Views)
ILoveGravy
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If Rolf came from anywhere I think he would be from Europe. Which of these countrys do you think Rolf came from?
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Kirkland22
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I actually have several theories of where Rolf is from.

Keep in mind that I think EEnE takes place in the early/mid 1990s.

The first theory that I had was that he's from one of the Scandinavian countries like Sweden, Finland, Norway or Iceland. I tried matching the cultures of these lands with Rolf's strange cultural customs, and perhaps the similarities between the two may not be really close, but closer than any other cultures.

My most recent theory would mean none of the above. According to this theory, Rolf's homeland was in northern Ukraine or southern Belarus. In 1986, the Chernobyl Disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant spread radiation fallout all over this section of Europe, forcing many people to evacuate their homes. So I'm guessing that Rolf and his family once lived in or near this area, and perhaps evacuated to America after the disaster. The fall of the Soviet Union was in 1991, so it would have been about this time.

That leads me to my next theory that maybe Rolf's family left after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

All this is just theorizing on my part. Rolf's homeland wasn't really supposed to be determined.
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ILoveGravy
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when selecting the countrys for this poll I took in account elements such as flash-back, photos, storys, and stuff along the lines of those . This area did not resemble the Chernobyl zone(trust me I took this into account I read a lot of stuff on Chernobyl). This area resemble more of a central Europe or Scandinavia(so Kinkland I beleve your first theory was closer), with arcitecture and background taken into account. But as you said Rolf's homeland was not to be found this is a poll just for guesses from photos, flash-backs, ect. from EEnE episodes and what the fans think.
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Kirkland22
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I've read a lot about the Chernobyl Disaster as well, and you do have a point - the flashback seen in 'No Speak Da Ed' doesn't really resemble the Zone of Alienation. But do keep in mind that this was just a theory, that just came into my mind several weeks ago.

But I'd agree that my first theory was the most probable. I'm thinking perhaps Norway, Sweden, or Finland is where Rolf is from, it just seems most likely. Perhaps another interesting theory for the location of Rolf's 'Old Country' could be smaller countries like Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. To me, Rolf's culture seems like a Scandinavian or Eastern Europe culture. I doubt the 'Old Country' was anywhere in Western Europe such as France or Spain. It seems much more likely to be Eastern Europe or Scandinavia.
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ILoveGravy
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Yeah, that seems more of an old country location. I'm pretty sure that Rolfs from somewhere near mountains and forests with would lead to likely Scandanavia. I agree with Scandinavia but Central Europe has the Alps and that area seems more like where he would come from. He could have immigrated from Eastern Europe bringing culture to somewhere like the Alps or Scandinavia with the geography. Then immigrated to Peach Creek.
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Waffles
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I pick Finland.

Because I can.
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PurpleVision
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Since the culture of wherever it is Rolf comes from bears no relation to the culture of any country except superficially, I'd guess that he simply comes from a very isolated fictional village in somewhere like Switzerland that had developed its own customs and practises.

The advantage of this theory is that you don't have to shove a square peg into a round hole by trying to work out where the culture comes from. The main problem I see with this is that Rolf refers to his country in such a way that implies that these customs aren't out of the ordinary there.

However, I can think of two reasons for Rolf to say this. One is for the village to be so isolated that Rolf simply assumes that everyone else in the country is like him, and the other is for the village (or possibly villages) to be fiercely independent and insist on calling themselves a country, such as in Catalonia.
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AnimatEd
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Rolf lived atop a hill, separated from the rest of his village (possibly even moreso if the spooky woods in No Speak Da Ed surround his home). In 'Eds or Tails', he states he comes from a long line of village idiots. Between that and his separation from the rest of his culture, I think it's believable enough that his family developed their own version of the culture and that he could be from a real country without actually showing many traits of that country.

Also, I don't think it's been brought up in this thread, but I've been meaning to make the point SOMEWHERE that, although Rolf knows of Gerta from Norway, that doesn't prove him to be Norwegian because he also implied that he knew someone named Marion who lived in Hungary in 'Your Ed Here'. Unless Marion The Hungarian is a fictional character like Maid Marion or Marion the Librarian were.
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Kirkland22
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I've also considered that Rolf's homeland is located somewhere in the Alps. I mean, look at this picture of (what we understand to be) the Old Country – Does this not look like the Alps in Switzerland?:

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But it seems interesting that Rolf mentions knowing people from Norway, Hungary, etc., and so I think that pretty much tells us he is from some European country. Which is why I still suggest anywhere from Switzerland, all the way to Belarus and Ukraine.
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Nico_97
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I think Switzerland
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The Fox Prince
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Die Alpen sind Bergen in Deutschland auch.
What, no Austria?
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RTCombo
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a.k.a. Driveus
Italy
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Kirkland22
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RTCombo,Dec 30 2017
05:16 PM
Italy

Not enough pasta and tomato sauce for that to be the case.
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RTCombo
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Yeah lol.
I just thought I'd throw it out there since I remember reading on the Animation By Mistake website that Rolf's original are supposed to mirror that of Antonucci and his family's roots to Italy. Maybe if Rolf looked more like Antonucci's earlier, clearly Italian characters. Sidenote, Antonucci's Italian characters need to use more hand gestures.
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