History Characters / PolandballAsianNations

* NotSoDifferent: His relationship with China is less than pleasant, but they are more similar than they let on, as seen [[http://i.imgur.com/YKLtxTP.png here]].

* ClusterFBomb: If his [[http://polandball.wikia.com/wiki/Bruneiball#Neutral_.28Berkecuali.29 reactions]] towards his enemies could attest.

** This trait still prevails in him these days. He has [[http://polandball.wikia.com/wiki/Indonesiaball#Hubungan_.28Relationships.29 pretty amicable relationships with both the West and the East]].

* NiceGuy: Along with Vietnam, he is one of the last remaining communist countries that doesn't get the same levels of bad rap from other countries (apart of his BlackSheep treatment above). He [[http://polandball.wikia.com/wiki/Laosball#Relations tries his best to treat his neighbors with respect]], while the others are more prone to get into spats with each other. He is even able to befriend China and North Korea of all people.

** IronButtMonkey: In spite of all of these, he still manages to stand still to this day and maintain amicable relationships with many countries as seen from [[http://polandball.wikia.com/wiki/Iraqball#Friends the friend list in his Polandball wiki page]]. Also see {{Determinator}} below.

* CommonalityConnection: Recognizing the Armenian genocide or being a Kebab remover is a pretty easy way to get on Armenia's good side as can be indicated by his [[http://polandball.wikia.com/wiki/Armeniaball friend's list in his Polandball wiki page]]

* FusionDance: The three countries did this in 1918 after the fall of Russia, becoming [[http://polandball.wikia.com/wiki/Transcaucasiaball Transcaucasiaball]]. [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/polandball/images/9/92/Transcaucasia.png/revision/latest?cb=20150423101850 It didn't last long]].

* UnfortunateNames: [[http://i.imgur.com/fAMVhuY.png In this comic.]]

* PowerTrio: They don't usually get along, but their issues are a source for many entertaining Polandball comics.

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* {{Mediator}}: Is firmly on the side of the Gulf Nations lead by Saudi, but has to sort out their own feuds.

* OnlySaneMan: Counts as this both amongst the Middle East and the Saudi-led Gulf Nations. Apart from the Iraqi invasion in the Gulf War, he has been doing well for himself (as evidenced by his ArabOilSheikh status) and is a {{Mediator}} among the aforementioned Gulf nations.

* TheRival: To the United States.
** FriendlyRival: They get along pretty well though, much more so than the USA and Russia do with each other.

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* OddFriendship: He actually gets along well with many Muslim countries, unless they happen to be named Turkey, Azerbaijan or Pakistan. Examples include Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Malaysia and Indonesia; the case with Iran is even more ironic considering both had a very violent history when Iran is still Persia, mostly due to Iran's resentment of Azerbaijan.

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Before East Timor's independence, The Philippines was simultaneously the only Christian, Latin, and predominantly Indo-European speaking country in Southeast Asia.

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Is the only country in Southeast Asia that was never colonised. [[http://i.imgur.com/Ne5hMaV.png The others resent him due to that...]]

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Is the only Arabian country without any major oil reserves (asides from Palestine), which he points out in [[http://41.media.tumblr.com/ee7d9f32ee4f43a9ff328082010461ae/tumblr_nftqncaiHa1szo7eyo1_1280.png this comic]].

* [[UnfortunateNames Unfortunate Name]]: [[http://i.imgur.com/fAMVhuY.png In this comic.]]

* TooSoon: {{Invoked}}. The reason why some authors do not portray Syria. This being ''Polandball'', however, other authors are perfectly willing to pick up the slack, usually in a RippedFromTheHeadlines manner.

* AnimeLand: His main [[NationalStereotypes National Stereotype]].

* OneOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: The only Southeast Asian country that is landlocked and has no access to sea.

* OneOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: One of two non-Arabophone countries in the region.

* OneOfTheseThingsIsNotLikeTheOthers: He used to be the only majority-Christian country in the Near East, until the Civil War caused a mass exodus of Christians. These days he's predominantly Shia, but he still has the highest Christian population of anywhere in the region.

* OneOfTheseThingsIsNotLikeTheOthers: He's the only country in the world to have Ibadi Islam as his state religion. This means he's usually not involved in any conflicts between Sunnis and Shias, which helps him stay neutral.

* OneOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: A predominantly Irannic nation, in contrast to the other predominantly Turkic Central Asian nations.

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* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Even amongst theoretical allies like China, nobody can stand him.

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* BornUnlucky: [[NeverLiveItDown When it comes to airplanes.]] [[http://i.imgur.com/PWMiXVk.png Summed here.]]

* BreakoutCharacter: While Polandball is still skewed towards comics about European countries, the Southeast Asian countryballs enjoy considerable popularity. In particular, comics starring Indonesia, Singapore, and Philippines are about as common as any concerning the Euros.
* TransAtlanticEquivalent: If ASEAN itself is a character, the adventures surrounding it and the other South East Asian nations are the equivalents of whatever is going on in the EU.

* CordonBleughChef: Fried tarantula, rats etc.

* WeUsedToBeFriends: Inverted. He has had pretty tense relationships with a lot of western countries in the past (particularly USA and UK), but has become quite friendly with them these days, as he is grateful at them for helping him remove ISIS, although past occurrences still make their relationships kind of rocky.

* CrankyNeighbour: All three view each other as this.

* FanNickname: He's sometimes called Mini-Turkey. [[CaptainObvious Because he's a small Turkish country in Turkey's sphere of influence]].

* CommonalityConnection: [[CaptainObvious They all have a name that end with -stan.]]

* MaskOfSanity: Despite being TheStoic, he has a [[https://i.redd.it/8lxh32izgbu11.png very unhinged side]]: he uses the ancient Assyrian methods to silence his critics. [[spoiler:Amusingly he botches it pretty badly by following it to the letter]].