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* 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. It helps that the dynamics between ASEAN are pretty similar to what goes on in the EU.
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* 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. [[https://old.reddit.com/r/polandball/comments/2a1gsa/asean_asks_eu_for_advice/ It helps that the dynamics between ASEAN are pretty similar to what goes on in the EU. ]]
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* ArchEnemy: His historical enmity with China might sometimes pop up.
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* NuclearNasty: Sometimes shown to have mutations after the USA's nuclear bombardment in WWII.
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* NuclearNasty: NuclearMutant: Sometimes shown to have mutations after the USA's nuclear bombardment in WWII.
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* OnlySaneMan: He's probably the most normal out of all the -stan countryballs, being surprisingly developed and far more democratic than the others since the change of regime.
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* OnlySaneMan: He's probably the most normal out of all the -stan countryballs, being surprisingly developed and far more democratic than the others since the change stepping down of regime.
Nazarbayev.
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* AntagonisticOffspring: Tends to have this dynamic with Iran, who sometimes attempts to anschluss him.
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* StrawMisogynist: Much like Saudi Arabia, he's particularly infamous for his very poor track record in terms of women's rights.
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* {{Jerkass}}: His rampant misogyny and short fuse don't make him any better than Saudi Arabia in this regard.
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* NiceGuy
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* OnlySaneMan: He's probably the most normal out of all the -stan countryballs, being surprisingly developed and far more democratic than the others since the change of regime.
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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Is often associated with khachapuri, a dish similar to pizza usually topped with melted cheese and eggs.
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* SmallNameBigEgo: Takes this UpToEleven. He considers himself the most important and awesome thing on Earth, but most other countries won't even notice him.
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* SmallNameBigEgo: Takes this UpToEleven. He considers himself the most important and awesome thing on Earth, but most other countries won't even notice him.
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* CommonalityConnection: Sympathizes with Ukraine due to their shared problems with their immediate neighbors.
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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Is often associated with boba/bubble tea.
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* NiceHat: Occasionally dons the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songkok songkok]], as per his Malay heritage.
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* NiceHat: Often wears a songkok or [[AllAsiansWearConicalStrawHats conical straw hat]] to differentiate him from Poland.
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* NiceHat: Wears a songkok on occasion as per his Malay heritage. Can also be used to differentiate between Malays and non-Malays, as done [[http://i.imgur.com/tpGVOLM.png here]].
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* NiceHat: All of the Gulf Countries are often drawn wearing the ''kufiyah''.
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* {{Jerkass}}: He's fundamentalist, trigger-happy, self-centered and incredibly bigoted towards anyone else who isn't a straight Arab male; [[TheFriendNobodyLikes even his closest allies only get along with him because of his oil and nothing else.]] Really, it's almost impossible to find a comic that doesn't paint him as an unlikable jerk.
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* {{Jerkass}}: He's fundamentalist, trigger-happy, self-centered egotistical and incredibly bigoted towards anyone else who isn't a straight Arab male; [[TheFriendNobodyLikes even his closest allies only get along with him because of his oil and nothing else.]] Really, it's almost impossible to find a comic He's probably the closest modern day sovereign countryball that doesn't paint him could qualify as an unlikable jerk.a HateSink, even more so than North Korea.
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* TheFundamentalist: One of his most prominent characterizations, owing to the country's incredibly strict application of Sharia law.
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* {{Jerkass}}: He's fundamentalist, trigger-happy, self-centered and incredibly misogynistic; [[TheFriendNobodyLikes even his closest allies only get along with him because of his oil and nothing else.]]
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* {{Jerkass}}: He's fundamentalist, trigger-happy, self-centered and incredibly misogynistic; bigoted towards anyone else who isn't a straight Arab male; [[TheFriendNobodyLikes even his closest allies only get along with him because of his oil and nothing else.]]]] Really, it's almost impossible to find a comic that doesn't paint him as an unlikable jerk.
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* {{Jerkass}}: He's fundamentalist, trigger-happy, self-centered and incredibly misogynistic; [[TheFriendNobodyLikes even his closest allies only get along with him because of his oil and nothing else.]]
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* SupremeChef: He is usually regarded as the best chef in South East Asia, and has used this trait to great results in diplomacy.
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* SupremeChef: He is usually regarded as the best chef in South East Asia, and [[ThroughHisStomach has used this trait to great results in diplomacy.]]
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* TookALevelInKindness: Exaggerated. His Imperial self was a depraved, racist, sociopathic piece of work whose sadism [[EvenEvilHasStandards terrified even Nazi Germany.]] Since his defeat in WWII he's become a full-on NiceGuy.
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* ArchEnemy: '''''Pakistan.''''' The two have hated each other since their independence, and have almost always taken opposite sides in world issues just to spite each other. And the less said about Kashmir, the better.
* ArchEnemy: India, oh so much. Their dispute over Kashmir says it all.
* GaiasLament: His issues with extreme air pollution are sometimes discussed in his comics.
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* TheRival: To India. Their dispute of Kashmir says it all.
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* SupremeChef: He is usually regarded as the best chef in South East Asia, and has used this trait to great results in diplomacy.
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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Kimchi - that is fermented, salted and spiced vegetables. Much like with other countries, he might sometimes get called as such.
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Another common characterization. Although his quirkiness sometimes gets the best of him, it is still one of Asia's richest and most powerful countries even long after his Imperial days.
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* NoPronounciationGuide: A common grievance with his name is that it's easily mispronounceable as "Laos", even though the correct pronounciation is "Lao". Of course, mispronouncing his name is a huge BerserkButton for him.
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* NoPronounciationGuide: NoPronunciationGuide: A common grievance with his name is that it's easily mispronounceable mispronunceable as "Laos", even though the correct pronounciation pronunciation is "Lao". Of course, mispronouncing mispronuncing his name is a huge BerserkButton for him.
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* NoPronounciationGuide: A common grievance with his name is that it's easily mispronounceable as "Laos", even though the correct pronounciation is "Lao". Of course, mispronouncing his name is a huge BerserkButton for him.
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* IHatePastMe: And ''how.'' His hatred towards his Communist past is on par with Germany's hatred towards Nazi Germany.
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* IHatePastMe: And ''how.'' His hatred towards his Communist past Khmer Rouge self is on par with Germany's hatred towards Nazi Germany.
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* IHatePastMeIHatePastMe: And ''how.'' His hatred towards his Communist past is on par with Germany's hatred towards Nazi Germany.
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* KnightInSourArmor: His struggles against ISIS turned him into this; he doesn't consider his quest in improving his situation to be easy in the slightest, but he keeps persevering and to surprising success too.
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: Considers Laos as his best friend, further helped by sharing similar cultures and mutually intelligible languages as well as being the only neighboring countryball that he doesn't have any old quarrels with.
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Thailand, as they share extremely similar cultures as well as mutually intelligible languages. To make a comparison, Laos is the Canada to Thailand's United States.
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* FanNickname: He's sometimes called Mini-Turkey. Because he's a small Turkish country in Turkey's sphere of influence.
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* [[ExpressiveShirt Expressive Flag Colors]]: The Philippines has a unique quirk: His colors actually invert (the red and blue of his flag switch places so that the former is over the latter) when he feels anger or aggression. This is to reflect that raising the Philippine flag upside down is an indication that the country is in a state of war.
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* [[ExpressiveShirt Expressive Flag Colors]]: ExpressiveShirt: The Philippines has a unique quirk: His colors actually invert (the red and blue of his flag switch places so that the former is over the latter) when he feels anger or aggression. This is to reflect that raising the Philippine flag upside down is an indication that the country is in a state of war.
