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[[caption-width-right:225:Badass. But still can't into space.]]
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* XMeetsY: He's pretty much Freud with a Hitler streak.
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** Is appalled at the general unhealthiness of [=USA=]'s food. Also considers Canada's invention of Hawaiian pizza an [[BeserkButton unspeakable abomination.]]
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** Is appalled at the general unhealthiness of [=USA=]'s food. Also considers Canada's invention of Hawaiian pizza an [[BeserkButton [[BerserkButton unspeakable abomination.]]
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* CatchPhrase: "Börk" or "Allah Akbörk" (when he's feeling more Islamically inclined.)
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* CatchPhrase: "Börk" "[[SelfDemonstrating/SwedishChef Bö]][[Franchise/TheMuppets rk]]" or "Allah Akbörk" (when he's feeling more Islamically inclined.)
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HeterosexualLifePartners: With Belgium.
TheStoner: Often has pinkish eyes and a bong.
TheStoner: Often has pinkish eyes and a bong.
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Belgium.
* TheStoner: Often has pinkish eyes and a bong.
* TheStoner: Often has pinkish eyes and a bong.
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!!Luxembourg
* TheNapoleon: Thinks he can into relevants. He can't.
* UnclePennybags: Has far more money than even "[[FanNickname Germoney]]".
!!Netherlands
HeterosexualLifePartners: With Belgium.
TheStoner: Often has pinkish eyes and a bong.
* TheNapoleon: Thinks he can into relevants. He can't.
* UnclePennybags: Has far more money than even "[[FanNickname Germoney]]".
!!Netherlands
HeterosexualLifePartners: With Belgium.
TheStoner: Often has pinkish eyes and a bong.
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* [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe Half The Countryball He Used To Be]]: See Split Personality below. Sometimes Ukraine starts a comic bisected.
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* [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe Half The Countryball He Used To Be]]: See Split Personality below. Sometimes Ukraine starts a comic bisected.split in half.
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** Is appalled at the general unhealthiness of [=USA=]'s food. Also considers Canada's invention of Hawaiian pizza an unspeakable abomination.
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** Is appalled at the general unhealthiness of [=USA=]'s food. Also considers Canada's invention of Hawaiian pizza an [[BeserkButton unspeakable abomination.]]
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->''"REMOVE KEBAB!"''KEBAB FROM THE PREMISES SERBIA STRONK!"''
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* KarmaHoudini: No one ever seems to bring up his atrocious colonial past, which spares him from any sort of reputation as TheDreaded whereas other countries have been ostracized for crimes that they apologized for or are no where near as bad.
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* KarmaHoudini: No one ever seems to bring up his atrocious colonial past, which spares him from any sort of reputation as TheDreaded whereas other countries like Germany have been ostracized for crimes that they apologized for or are no where near as bad.
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* InsistentAppellation: Insists on calling UK "ze Rosbif"
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* InsistentAppellation: Insists on calling UK "ze Rosbif""Rosbif"
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* EmptyEyes: When he sports small beady white eyes, it's a visual cue that either in anschluss mode or about to turn into Reichtangle.
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* EmptyEyes: When he sports small beady white eyes, it's a visual cue that either in anschluss mode or about to turn into the Reichtangle.
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* ManBehindTheMan: Similar to how Angela Merkel in RealLife is seen as the leader of the EU, Germany is pretty much pushing EU's agenda. Little does EU know that Germany's reunification with his brother has caused him to obsess over creating a new reich through debts.
* MeanBoss: Is one due to his strict attitude towards [[{{Workaholic}} work]]. He is very stern towards the other EU members and can get frustrated easily when they become uncooperative.
* MeanBoss: Is one due to his strict attitude towards [[{{Workaholic}} work]]. He is very stern towards the other EU members and can get frustrated easily when they become uncooperative.
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* ManBehindTheMan: Similar to how Angela Merkel in RealLife is seen as the leader of the EU, Germany is pretty much pushing EU's agenda. Little does EU know that West Germany's reunification with his brother brother, East Germany, has caused him to obsess over creating a new reich through debts.
* MeanBoss: Is one due to his strict attitude towards [[{{Workaholic}}work]].wörk]]. He is very stern towards the other EU members and can get frustrated easily when they become uncooperative.
* MeanBoss: Is one due to his strict attitude towards [[{{Workaholic}}
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* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Oh, yeah. From the Cherusci and the Franks to the Teutonic Knights and Prussia, all the way to the World Wars and the Modern Day. [[http://9gag.com/gag/aNog3N0 He's always truly been characterised by his military, and diplomacy is really only a fairly new thing to him.]] Even now, whenever Girl!France goes to bed, he takes little EU off to [[spoiler: [[http://i.imgur.com/noLsXeK.png secretly plot invasions against their enemies]]]].
** A recent portrayal inverts this, showing him as being weak in terms of military and afraid of causing another war. It's meant to mirror the RealLife country's reluctance to use its underequipped army.
** A recent portrayal inverts this, showing him as being weak in terms of military and afraid of causing another war. It's meant to mirror the RealLife country's reluctance to use its underequipped army.
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* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Oh, yeah. From the Cherusci and the Franks to the Teutonic Knights and Prussia, all the way to the World Wars and the Modern Day. [[http://9gag.com/gag/aNog3N0 He's always truly been characterised by his military, and diplomacy is really only a fairly new thing to him.]] Even now, whenever Girl!France goes to bed, Fem!France is sleeping, he takes little EU off to [[spoiler: [[http://i.imgur.com/noLsXeK.png secretly plot invasions against their enemies]]]].
** A recent portrayal inverts this, showing him as being weak in terms of military and afraid of causing another war. It's meant to mirror the RealLife country's reluctance to use itsunderequipped small army.
** A recent portrayal inverts this, showing him as being weak in terms of military and afraid of causing another war. It's meant to mirror the RealLife country's reluctance to use its
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* RetiredMonster: He used to be known for industrial genocide and attempted domination of Europe. Now he's the EU's tax collector.
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* RetiredMonster: He used to be known for industrial genocide and attempted domination of Europe. Now he's the EU's leader and tax collector.
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* SuperpoweredEvilSide: Reichtangle is this to him. Virtually the entire world fears the day when a new German Reich will emerge.
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* SuperpoweredEvilSide: [[http://i.imgur.com/CQOx1Tz.png Reichtangle is this to him. him.]] Virtually the entire world fears the day when a new German Reich will emerge.
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* CollectorOfTheStrange / CreepySouvenir: Collects chopped-off hands, a holdover from the days of [[BadBoss ruling]] over Belgian Congo.
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* CollectorOfTheStrange / CreepySouvenir: CollectorOfTheStrange[=/=]CreepySouvenir: Collects chopped-off hands, a holdover from the days of [[BadBoss ruling]] over Belgian Congo.
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* FriendlySniper / ColdSniper: As the homeland of the RealLife TropeCodifier for both, [[UsefulNotes/SimoHayha Simo Häyhä]], Finland gives even Russia nightmares.
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* FriendlySniper / ColdSniper: FriendlySniper[=/=]ColdSniper: As the homeland of the RealLife TropeCodifier for both, [[UsefulNotes/SimoHayha Simo Häyhä]], Finland gives even Russia nightmares.
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* CuteandPsycho: Generally portrayed as a woobie who is bullied by far more powerful nations but has been known to beat up Russia when in a bad mood. Also seems to enjoy calling other countries "whores" in Polish, "kurwa" means "whore" in some Slavic languages
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* CuteandPsycho: CuteAndPsycho: Generally portrayed as a woobie who is bullied by far more powerful nations but has been known to beat up Russia when in a bad mood. Also seems to enjoy calling other countries "whores" in Polish, "kurwa" means "whore" in some Slavic languages
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* RedEyesTakeWarning: Not eyes, but the [[spoiler: Oriflamme]]. Seen during the defense against Denmark's Vikings, the end of the Hundred Years' War, the Resistance against the Vichy and Nazis]]
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* RedEyesTakeWarning: Not eyes, but the [[spoiler: Oriflamme]]. Seen during the defense against Denmark's Vikings, the end of the Hundred Years' War, the Resistance against the Vichy and Nazis]]Nazis
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** Another Muslim he likes is Tunisia, who is not recognized Kosovo also.
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* ButtMonkey: Ever since the famous comic made by /u/FVBLT [http://i.imgur.com/BPxF5TV.png Portugal]], both in-universe nations and Polandball fans have loved dumping on the [[FanNickname "worthless shit-rectangle"]].
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* ButtMonkey: Ever since the famous comic made by /u/FVBLT [http://i.[[http://i.imgur.com/BPxF5TV.png Portugal]], both in-universe nations and Polandball fans have loved dumping on the [[FanNickname "worthless shit-rectangle"]].
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!!Liechtenstein
* ActualPacifist: Currently does not have an army and is a neutral country like Switzerland.
* OutOfFocus: Doesn't receive as much focus as the other countryballs on this page.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Usually appears alongside Switzerland.
** SatelliteCharacter
* ActualPacifist: Currently does not have an army and is a neutral country like Switzerland.
* OutOfFocus: Doesn't receive as much focus as the other countryballs on this page.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Usually appears alongside Switzerland.
** SatelliteCharacter
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!!Liechtenstein
* ActualPacifist: Currently does not have an army and is a neutral country like Switzerland.
* OutOfFocus: Doesn't receive as much focus as the other countryballs on this page.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Usually appears alongside Switzerland.
** SatelliteCharacter
* ActualPacifist: Currently does not have an army and is a neutral country like Switzerland.
* OutOfFocus: Doesn't receive as much focus as the other countryballs on this page.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Usually appears alongside Switzerland.
** SatelliteCharacter
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* ButtMonkey: Ever since the famous comic [[http://i.imgur.com/BPxF5TV.png Portugal]], both in-universe nations and Polandball fans have loved dumping on the [[FanNickname worthless shit-rectangle]].
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* ButtMonkey: Ever since the famous comic [[http://i.made by /u/FVBLT [http://i.imgur.com/BPxF5TV.png Portugal]], both in-universe nations and Polandball fans have loved dumping on the [[FanNickname worthless shit-rectangle]]."worthless shit-rectangle"]].
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* AccidentalPornomancer: [[http://i.imgur.com/x6ElQF8.png As seen here]], he's so hot, other balls can't help themselves. He even manages to seduce [[spoiler:Eritrea, who came to kill him as revenge for years of slavery.]]
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* AccidentalPornomancer: [[http://i.imgur.com/x6ElQF8.png As seen here]], he's so hot, other balls people can't help themselves. He even manages to seduce [[spoiler:Eritrea, who came to kill him as revenge for years of slavery.]]
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* HatesBeingTouched: They all treasure their personal space, which ranges from a few feet to a few kilometers.
* HornyVikings: The Nordics back in the day, although they occasionally break into old habits.
* HornyVikings: The Nordics back in the day, although they occasionally break into old habits.
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* HatesBeingTouched: They all treasure their personal space, which ranges from a few feet meters to a few several kilometers.
* HornyVikings: The Nordics back in the day, although they occasionally break into oldhabits.habits nowadays.
* HornyVikings: The Nordics back in the day, although they occasionally break into old
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* AbusiveParents: The colonies of other European countries may be brats, but little Congo turned out all right. [[http://i.imgur.com/fEzrfsp.png Right?]]
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* AbusiveParents: The colonies of other European countries may be brats, but little Congo turned out all right. [[http://i.imgur.com/fEzrfsp.png Right?]]Right?...]]
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* FrenchJerk: Can be rather arrogant and narcissistic.
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* FrenchJerk: Can be rather arrogant and narcissistic.narcissistic sometimes.
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* CatchPhrase: "Wörk!"
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* CatchPhrase: "Wörk!"
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!!Poland
* ArtisticLicenseHistory: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miros%C5%82aw_Hermaszewski He historically DID into space]], but this is discarded for RuleOfFunny in the series.
* AudienceSurrogate: Usually takes up this role due to being TheHero.
* BackFromTheDead: Presumably his superpower, which activates whenever [[http://i.imgur.com/x7O7WqD.png?1 his national anthem is played]]. It may explain how he was able to survive the partitions.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Makes up in ferocity what he lacks in power. Occasionally, he's even [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu knocked out stronger nations who've offended him.]]
* ButtMonkey: Far, far too often. Other countries, especially Germany and Russia, find it easy to take advantage of his simpleton nature.
* CatchPhrase: "[[ForeignCussWord Kurwa]]"!
* CosmicPlaything: The universe seriously does not like the idea of Poland going to space. Every attempt to do so would always end in failure. He doesn't give up, though.
* CuteandPsycho: Generally portrayed as a woobie who is bullied by far more powerful nations but has been known to beat up Russia when in a bad mood. Also seems to enjoy calling other countries "whores" in Polish, "kurwa" means "whore" in some Slavic languages
* {{Determinator}}: See CosmicPlaything above and IronButtMonkey below.
* TheDitz: He isn't very smart, to say the least. He often falls for other countries' cheap tricks.
* EthnicMenialLabour: Works for the UK, usually as a plumber. He tends to carry a plunger with him.
* FutureBadass: In some continuities, he will invent the [[RecycledInSpace Space Hussars]].
* TheHero: Is the supposed protagonist as his name is right there in the title, although it's subject to change as [[EnsembleCast other countries get their turns]].
* HeteronormativeCrusader: Owing to a very high Catholic population. He immediately takes action whenever he (mis)construes something as pertaining to "gender" ideology.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Sometimes fights with a toilet plunger.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Has a absolutely tiny non-white population, which leads to him freaking out when he first sees an African, who he thinks is the devil.
* InsistentTerminology: Gay people are "gender".
* IronButtMonkey: He was partitioned by the Russian Empire, the Austrian Empire and Prussia and managed to recover from it. During WWII, he was invaded and was partitioned ''again'' by Nazi Germany and the USSR. He was able to come back on both counts.
* ManChild: Despite being almost a hundred years old (if one discounts his earlier incarnations), he is often portrayed as being childish. His naivety and idealism may also be turned UpToEleven.
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Poland (or [[FanNickname "Polan"]]) is almost always drawn upside-down (ie. red over white). Drawing him correctly is considered "cancer" and is prohibited on r/Polandball.
** The original artist probably drew the Polish flag incorrectly in his first few strips. The depiction caught on quickly due to it drawing ire from Polish users, and the rest is history.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Every Polish stereotype turned UpToEleven. Being strongly Catholic and ethnically homogeneous, he often comes off as bigoted to others.
* RetiredBadass: Used to be [[http://i.imgur.com/6IfFlqR.png the country of the mighty Winged Hussars]]. Since the World Wars, it has gotten [[CurbStompBattle stomped again and again]].
* SirSwearsALot: His catchprhase is a common Polish swear word.
* StickyFingers: As per the traditional joke "Come to Poland! Your car's already here!".
* TradeMarkFavouriteFood: Pierogi.
* ArtisticLicenseHistory: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miros%C5%82aw_Hermaszewski He historically DID into space]], but this is discarded for RuleOfFunny in the series.
* AudienceSurrogate: Usually takes up this role due to being TheHero.
* BackFromTheDead: Presumably his superpower, which activates whenever [[http://i.imgur.com/x7O7WqD.png?1 his national anthem is played]]. It may explain how he was able to survive the partitions.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Makes up in ferocity what he lacks in power. Occasionally, he's even [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu knocked out stronger nations who've offended him.]]
* ButtMonkey: Far, far too often. Other countries, especially Germany and Russia, find it easy to take advantage of his simpleton nature.
* CatchPhrase: "[[ForeignCussWord Kurwa]]"!
* CosmicPlaything: The universe seriously does not like the idea of Poland going to space. Every attempt to do so would always end in failure. He doesn't give up, though.
* CuteandPsycho: Generally portrayed as a woobie who is bullied by far more powerful nations but has been known to beat up Russia when in a bad mood. Also seems to enjoy calling other countries "whores" in Polish, "kurwa" means "whore" in some Slavic languages
* {{Determinator}}: See CosmicPlaything above and IronButtMonkey below.
* TheDitz: He isn't very smart, to say the least. He often falls for other countries' cheap tricks.
* EthnicMenialLabour: Works for the UK, usually as a plumber. He tends to carry a plunger with him.
* FutureBadass: In some continuities, he will invent the [[RecycledInSpace Space Hussars]].
* TheHero: Is the supposed protagonist as his name is right there in the title, although it's subject to change as [[EnsembleCast other countries get their turns]].
* HeteronormativeCrusader: Owing to a very high Catholic population. He immediately takes action whenever he (mis)construes something as pertaining to "gender" ideology.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Sometimes fights with a toilet plunger.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Has a absolutely tiny non-white population, which leads to him freaking out when he first sees an African, who he thinks is the devil.
* InsistentTerminology: Gay people are "gender".
* IronButtMonkey: He was partitioned by the Russian Empire, the Austrian Empire and Prussia and managed to recover from it. During WWII, he was invaded and was partitioned ''again'' by Nazi Germany and the USSR. He was able to come back on both counts.
* ManChild: Despite being almost a hundred years old (if one discounts his earlier incarnations), he is often portrayed as being childish. His naivety and idealism may also be turned UpToEleven.
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Poland (or [[FanNickname "Polan"]]) is almost always drawn upside-down (ie. red over white). Drawing him correctly is considered "cancer" and is prohibited on r/Polandball.
** The original artist probably drew the Polish flag incorrectly in his first few strips. The depiction caught on quickly due to it drawing ire from Polish users, and the rest is history.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Every Polish stereotype turned UpToEleven. Being strongly Catholic and ethnically homogeneous, he often comes off as bigoted to others.
* RetiredBadass: Used to be [[http://i.imgur.com/6IfFlqR.png the country of the mighty Winged Hussars]]. Since the World Wars, it has gotten [[CurbStompBattle stomped again and again]].
* SirSwearsALot: His catchprhase is a common Polish swear word.
* StickyFingers: As per the traditional joke "Come to Poland! Your car's already here!".
* TradeMarkFavouriteFood: Pierogi.
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!!Poland
* ArtisticLicenseHistory: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miros%C5%82aw_Hermaszewski He historically DID into space]], but this is discarded for RuleOfFunny in the series.
* AudienceSurrogate: Usually takes up this role due to being TheHero.
* BackFromTheDead: Presumably his superpower, which activates whenever [[http://i.imgur.com/x7O7WqD.png?1 his national anthem is played]]. It may explain how he was able to survive the partitions.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Makes up in ferocity what he lacks in power. Occasionally, he's even [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu knocked out stronger nations who've offended him.]]
* ButtMonkey: Far, far too often. Other countries, especially Germany and Russia, find it easy to take advantage of his simpleton nature.
* CatchPhrase: "[[ForeignCussWord Kurwa]]"!
* CosmicPlaything: The universe seriously does not like the idea of Poland going to space. Every attempt to do so would always end in failure. He doesn't give up, though.
* CuteandPsycho: Generally portrayed as a woobie who is bullied by far more powerful nations but has been known to beat up Russia when in a bad mood. Also seems to enjoy calling other countries "whores" in Polish, "kurwa" means "whore" in some Slavic languages
* {{Determinator}}: See CosmicPlaything above and IronButtMonkey below.
* TheDitz: He isn't very smart, to say the least. He often falls for other countries' cheap tricks.
* EthnicMenialLabour: Works for the UK, usually as a plumber. He tends to carry a plunger with him.
* FutureBadass: In some continuities, he will invent the [[RecycledInSpace Space Hussars]].
* TheHero: Is the supposed protagonist as his name is right there in the title, although it's subject to change as [[EnsembleCast other countries get their turns]].
* HeteronormativeCrusader: Owing to a very high Catholic population. He immediately takes action whenever he (mis)construes something as pertaining to "gender" ideology.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Sometimes fights with a toilet plunger.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Has a absolutely tiny non-white population, which leads to him freaking out when he first sees an African, who he thinks is the devil.
* InsistentTerminology: Gay people are "gender".
* IronButtMonkey: He was partitioned by the Russian Empire, the Austrian Empire and Prussia and managed to recover from it. During WWII, he was invaded and was partitioned ''again'' by Nazi Germany and the USSR. He was able to come back on both counts.
* ManChild: Despite being almost a hundred years old (if one discounts his earlier incarnations), he is often portrayed as being childish. His naivety and idealism may also be turned UpToEleven.
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Poland (or [[FanNickname "Polan"]]) is almost always drawn upside-down (ie. red over white). Drawing him correctly is considered "cancer" and is prohibited on r/Polandball.
** The original artist probably drew the Polish flag incorrectly in his first few strips. The depiction caught on quickly due to it drawing ire from Polish users, and the rest is history.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Every Polish stereotype turned UpToEleven. Being strongly Catholic and ethnically homogeneous, he often comes off as bigoted to others.
* RetiredBadass: Used to be [[http://i.imgur.com/6IfFlqR.png the country of the mighty Winged Hussars]]. Since the World Wars, it has gotten [[CurbStompBattle stomped again and again]].
* SirSwearsALot: His catchprhase is a common Polish swear word.
* StickyFingers: As per the traditional joke "Come to Poland! Your car's already here!".
* TradeMarkFavouriteFood: Pierogi.
* ArtisticLicenseHistory: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miros%C5%82aw_Hermaszewski He historically DID into space]], but this is discarded for RuleOfFunny in the series.
* AudienceSurrogate: Usually takes up this role due to being TheHero.
* BackFromTheDead: Presumably his superpower, which activates whenever [[http://i.imgur.com/x7O7WqD.png?1 his national anthem is played]]. It may explain how he was able to survive the partitions.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Makes up in ferocity what he lacks in power. Occasionally, he's even [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu knocked out stronger nations who've offended him.]]
* ButtMonkey: Far, far too often. Other countries, especially Germany and Russia, find it easy to take advantage of his simpleton nature.
* CatchPhrase: "[[ForeignCussWord Kurwa]]"!
* CosmicPlaything: The universe seriously does not like the idea of Poland going to space. Every attempt to do so would always end in failure. He doesn't give up, though.
* CuteandPsycho: Generally portrayed as a woobie who is bullied by far more powerful nations but has been known to beat up Russia when in a bad mood. Also seems to enjoy calling other countries "whores" in Polish, "kurwa" means "whore" in some Slavic languages
* {{Determinator}}: See CosmicPlaything above and IronButtMonkey below.
* TheDitz: He isn't very smart, to say the least. He often falls for other countries' cheap tricks.
* EthnicMenialLabour: Works for the UK, usually as a plumber. He tends to carry a plunger with him.
* FutureBadass: In some continuities, he will invent the [[RecycledInSpace Space Hussars]].
* TheHero: Is the supposed protagonist as his name is right there in the title, although it's subject to change as [[EnsembleCast other countries get their turns]].
* HeteronormativeCrusader: Owing to a very high Catholic population. He immediately takes action whenever he (mis)construes something as pertaining to "gender" ideology.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Sometimes fights with a toilet plunger.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Has a absolutely tiny non-white population, which leads to him freaking out when he first sees an African, who he thinks is the devil.
* InsistentTerminology: Gay people are "gender".
* IronButtMonkey: He was partitioned by the Russian Empire, the Austrian Empire and Prussia and managed to recover from it. During WWII, he was invaded and was partitioned ''again'' by Nazi Germany and the USSR. He was able to come back on both counts.
* ManChild: Despite being almost a hundred years old (if one discounts his earlier incarnations), he is often portrayed as being childish. His naivety and idealism may also be turned UpToEleven.
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Poland (or [[FanNickname "Polan"]]) is almost always drawn upside-down (ie. red over white). Drawing him correctly is considered "cancer" and is prohibited on r/Polandball.
** The original artist probably drew the Polish flag incorrectly in his first few strips. The depiction caught on quickly due to it drawing ire from Polish users, and the rest is history.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Every Polish stereotype turned UpToEleven. Being strongly Catholic and ethnically homogeneous, he often comes off as bigoted to others.
* RetiredBadass: Used to be [[http://i.imgur.com/6IfFlqR.png the country of the mighty Winged Hussars]]. Since the World Wars, it has gotten [[CurbStompBattle stomped again and again]].
* SirSwearsALot: His catchprhase is a common Polish swear word.
* StickyFingers: As per the traditional joke "Come to Poland! Your car's already here!".
* TradeMarkFavouriteFood: Pierogi.
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* OddFriendship: With Indonesia, who is also mostly a Muslim, which it's because [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia%27s_reaction_to_the_2008_Kosovo_declaration_of_independence he does not recognized Kosovo as a country]].
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!!Belgium
* AbusiveParents: The colonies of other European countries may be brats, but little Congo turned out all right. [[http://i.imgur.com/fEzrfsp.png Right?]]
* ButtMonkey: He is mocked as being "not a real nation".
* CollectorOfTheStrange / CreepySouvenir: Collects chopped-off hands, a holdover from the days of [[BadBoss ruling]] over Belgian Congo.
* CurbStompBattle: WWI and WWII turned him into a warzone without his permission.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Netherlands.
* KarmaHoudini: No one ever seems to bring up his atrocious colonial past, which spares him from any sort of reputation as TheDreaded whereas other countries have been ostracized for crimes that they apologized for or are no where near as bad.
* RetiredMonster: He's a civilised, kind-hearted, typical Western European. Just don't ask him what he used to get up to in his African colony.
* SplitPersonality: May be subject to this due to the high tension between his Dutch-speaking Flanders and French-speaking Wallonia.
* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Waffles and chocolate.
* TokenEvilTeammate: This takes some doing in a work when ComedicSociopathy is the norm, although this trait only appears in portrayals of modern-day Belgium for the purposes of punchlines.
!!France
->''"Shouldn't you be working?"''
->''"No. I am strike. Such injustice."''
* AnnoyingLaugh: The classic Frenchman laugh.
--> ''Honhonhonhonhon''
* CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkeys: PlayedWith. France is often the butt of jokes of this kind (and YMMV on whether they're justified), but it's worth the other countryballs' whiles (especially [[TheRival [=UK=]]]) to remember that TheSoCalledCoward can be formidable.
* HappilyMarried: Fem!France is portrayed married to Germany and the mother of the EU, and the relationship is stable if not always friendly.
* GloryDays: Is rather nostalgic about Napoleon's reign.
* FrenchCuisineIsHaughty: This serves as the basis for his CulturalPosturing towards Italy - he believes that French cuisine is more refined than the latter's.
* FrenchJerk: Can be rather arrogant and narcissistic.
* InsistentAppellation: Insists on calling UK "ze Rosbif"
* OnlySaneMan: Takes up this role when Germany isn't available.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Not eyes, but the [[spoiler: Oriflamme]]. Seen during the defense against Denmark's Vikings, the end of the Hundred Years' War, the Resistance against the Vichy and Nazis]]
* SmokingIsGlamorous: Presumably why he is often drawn smoking a cigarette.
* SupremeChef: Believes himself to be this and actually lives up to it.
** CordonBleughChef: ...but sometimes this isn't the case.
* RetiredBadAss: He has had [[http://i.imgur.com/fvypapU.png a lot of military victories]] in the past but almost no one remembers them now.
** CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Possesses a military about as powerful as Germany's, and after ISIS' attacks on Paris, they are going to war once more.
!!Germany
->''"Wörk, wörk."''
* TheAtoner: [[http://imgur.com/a/rpzHc All you need to know]].
* CatchPhrase: "Wörk!"
** "PAY DEBTS" to Greece at least.
* CompositeCharacter: Modern Germany has combined the [[PlanetOfHats traits]] of his previous incarnations (with the obvious exception of Nazi). He has German Empire's love for efficiency, Holy Roman Empire's love for culture and West Germany's love for austerity and the EuropeanUnion. Upon reuniting with East Germany, he gained a secret Bond Villain side for world domination and Prussia's need to create a new Reich.
* TheDreaded: Is this to Greece since he's constantly forcing him to pay his EU debts.
* EmptyEyes: When he sports small beady white eyes, it's a visual cue that either in anschluss mode or about to turn into Reichtangle.
* FutureMeScaresMe: Modern day Germany honestly doesn't want the Reichtangle to emerge, but he may not have a choice.
* GermanicDepressives: Mention the Holocaust and he'll start feeling guilty again. This has been exploited many times by other countries, usually Greece or Israel, to give them money. He has also been shown to not understand jokes easily.
* GermanicEfficiency: He loves to work... and is great at it. When they exiled him to Siberia to work, he didn't think much of it.
* HairTriggerTemper: Unfortunately for him, he's also the OnlySaneMan. Seeing Poland do something extremely stupid [[EnragedByIdiocy may even trigger his Reichtangle form]].
* HiddenDepths: The existence of [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Reichtangle]] imply some [[AxCrazy rather]] [[TheDreaded nasty]] [[BloodKnight traits]] within him.
* ManBehindTheMan: Similar to how Angela Merkel in RealLife is seen as the leader of the EU, Germany is pretty much pushing EU's agenda. Little does EU know that Germany's reunification with his brother has caused him to obsess over creating a new reich through debts.
* MeanBoss: Is one due to his strict attitude towards [[{{Workaholic}} work]]. He is very stern towards the other EU members and can get frustrated easily when they become uncooperative.
* NeverLiveItDown: In-universe. Nazi Germany and the Second World War are forever a big black mark on him, causing constant complications ranging from awkward dinner conversations to downright paranoia on those he had previously conquered.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: His current decisions and EU obsessions are played off Angela Merkel's RealLife policies.
* OnlySaneMan: Is usually the voice of reason when everyone else refuses to listen. [[SubvertedTrope Unless he's the crazy one himself.]]
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Oh, yeah. From the Cherusci and the Franks to the Teutonic Knights and Prussia, all the way to the World Wars and the Modern Day. [[http://9gag.com/gag/aNog3N0 He's always truly been characterised by his military, and diplomacy is really only a fairly new thing to him.]] Even now, whenever Girl!France goes to bed, he takes little EU off to [[spoiler: [[http://i.imgur.com/noLsXeK.png secretly plot invasions against their enemies]]]].
** A recent portrayal inverts this, showing him as being weak in terms of military and afraid of causing another war. It's meant to mirror the RealLife country's reluctance to use its underequipped army.
** Played straight ever since the Russian intervention in Crimea. He has the raw industrial power to rearm himself on a moment's notice, and he has already been readying his standing defenses heavily. He remembers well [[BarbarianHero where he came from]].
* RetiredMonster: He used to be known for industrial genocide and attempted domination of Europe. Now he's the EU's tax collector.
* SuperOCD: He strongly believes in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordnung Ordnung]] and tries his best to follow the rules as closely as possible.
* SuperpoweredEvilSide: Reichtangle is this to him. Virtually the entire world fears the day when a new German Reich will emerge.
** It recently made a return during its crushing victory over Brazil in the 2014 World Cup. In this case, though, it was not so much represented as an EvilOverlord as it was a badass ConsummateProfessional, which also describes that year's team quite well.
* TakeOverTheWorld: This was the [[PlanetOfHats mantra]] of his past 3 reich incarnations. Reuniting with StateSec obsessed East Germany in comics has caused him to develop a new need to do so once more, this time with the EU and debts rather than armies.
* UnclePennybags: Greece frequently asks him for (and gets) large amounts of money.
* {{Workaholic}}: Overlaps with GermanicEfficiency. [[WildMassGuessing Is he so good at work because he likes it so much? Or did he fall in love with working ever since he became good at it?]]
* AbusiveParents: The colonies of other European countries may be brats, but little Congo turned out all right. [[http://i.imgur.com/fEzrfsp.png Right?]]
* ButtMonkey: He is mocked as being "not a real nation".
* CollectorOfTheStrange / CreepySouvenir: Collects chopped-off hands, a holdover from the days of [[BadBoss ruling]] over Belgian Congo.
* CurbStompBattle: WWI and WWII turned him into a warzone without his permission.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Netherlands.
* KarmaHoudini: No one ever seems to bring up his atrocious colonial past, which spares him from any sort of reputation as TheDreaded whereas other countries have been ostracized for crimes that they apologized for or are no where near as bad.
* RetiredMonster: He's a civilised, kind-hearted, typical Western European. Just don't ask him what he used to get up to in his African colony.
* SplitPersonality: May be subject to this due to the high tension between his Dutch-speaking Flanders and French-speaking Wallonia.
* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Waffles and chocolate.
* TokenEvilTeammate: This takes some doing in a work when ComedicSociopathy is the norm, although this trait only appears in portrayals of modern-day Belgium for the purposes of punchlines.
!!France
->''"Shouldn't you be working?"''
->''"No. I am strike. Such injustice."''
* AnnoyingLaugh: The classic Frenchman laugh.
--> ''Honhonhonhonhon''
* CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkeys: PlayedWith. France is often the butt of jokes of this kind (and YMMV on whether they're justified), but it's worth the other countryballs' whiles (especially [[TheRival [=UK=]]]) to remember that TheSoCalledCoward can be formidable.
* HappilyMarried: Fem!France is portrayed married to Germany and the mother of the EU, and the relationship is stable if not always friendly.
* GloryDays: Is rather nostalgic about Napoleon's reign.
* FrenchCuisineIsHaughty: This serves as the basis for his CulturalPosturing towards Italy - he believes that French cuisine is more refined than the latter's.
* FrenchJerk: Can be rather arrogant and narcissistic.
* InsistentAppellation: Insists on calling UK "ze Rosbif"
* OnlySaneMan: Takes up this role when Germany isn't available.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Not eyes, but the [[spoiler: Oriflamme]]. Seen during the defense against Denmark's Vikings, the end of the Hundred Years' War, the Resistance against the Vichy and Nazis]]
* SmokingIsGlamorous: Presumably why he is often drawn smoking a cigarette.
* SupremeChef: Believes himself to be this and actually lives up to it.
** CordonBleughChef: ...but sometimes this isn't the case.
* RetiredBadAss: He has had [[http://i.imgur.com/fvypapU.png a lot of military victories]] in the past but almost no one remembers them now.
** CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Possesses a military about as powerful as Germany's, and after ISIS' attacks on Paris, they are going to war once more.
!!Germany
->''"Wörk, wörk."''
* TheAtoner: [[http://imgur.com/a/rpzHc All you need to know]].
* CatchPhrase: "Wörk!"
** "PAY DEBTS" to Greece at least.
* CompositeCharacter: Modern Germany has combined the [[PlanetOfHats traits]] of his previous incarnations (with the obvious exception of Nazi). He has German Empire's love for efficiency, Holy Roman Empire's love for culture and West Germany's love for austerity and the EuropeanUnion. Upon reuniting with East Germany, he gained a secret Bond Villain side for world domination and Prussia's need to create a new Reich.
* TheDreaded: Is this to Greece since he's constantly forcing him to pay his EU debts.
* EmptyEyes: When he sports small beady white eyes, it's a visual cue that either in anschluss mode or about to turn into Reichtangle.
* FutureMeScaresMe: Modern day Germany honestly doesn't want the Reichtangle to emerge, but he may not have a choice.
* GermanicDepressives: Mention the Holocaust and he'll start feeling guilty again. This has been exploited many times by other countries, usually Greece or Israel, to give them money. He has also been shown to not understand jokes easily.
* GermanicEfficiency: He loves to work... and is great at it. When they exiled him to Siberia to work, he didn't think much of it.
* HairTriggerTemper: Unfortunately for him, he's also the OnlySaneMan. Seeing Poland do something extremely stupid [[EnragedByIdiocy may even trigger his Reichtangle form]].
* HiddenDepths: The existence of [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Reichtangle]] imply some [[AxCrazy rather]] [[TheDreaded nasty]] [[BloodKnight traits]] within him.
* ManBehindTheMan: Similar to how Angela Merkel in RealLife is seen as the leader of the EU, Germany is pretty much pushing EU's agenda. Little does EU know that Germany's reunification with his brother has caused him to obsess over creating a new reich through debts.
* MeanBoss: Is one due to his strict attitude towards [[{{Workaholic}} work]]. He is very stern towards the other EU members and can get frustrated easily when they become uncooperative.
* NeverLiveItDown: In-universe. Nazi Germany and the Second World War are forever a big black mark on him, causing constant complications ranging from awkward dinner conversations to downright paranoia on those he had previously conquered.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: His current decisions and EU obsessions are played off Angela Merkel's RealLife policies.
* OnlySaneMan: Is usually the voice of reason when everyone else refuses to listen. [[SubvertedTrope Unless he's the crazy one himself.]]
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Oh, yeah. From the Cherusci and the Franks to the Teutonic Knights and Prussia, all the way to the World Wars and the Modern Day. [[http://9gag.com/gag/aNog3N0 He's always truly been characterised by his military, and diplomacy is really only a fairly new thing to him.]] Even now, whenever Girl!France goes to bed, he takes little EU off to [[spoiler: [[http://i.imgur.com/noLsXeK.png secretly plot invasions against their enemies]]]].
** A recent portrayal inverts this, showing him as being weak in terms of military and afraid of causing another war. It's meant to mirror the RealLife country's reluctance to use its underequipped army.
** Played straight ever since the Russian intervention in Crimea. He has the raw industrial power to rearm himself on a moment's notice, and he has already been readying his standing defenses heavily. He remembers well [[BarbarianHero where he came from]].
* RetiredMonster: He used to be known for industrial genocide and attempted domination of Europe. Now he's the EU's tax collector.
* SuperOCD: He strongly believes in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordnung Ordnung]] and tries his best to follow the rules as closely as possible.
* SuperpoweredEvilSide: Reichtangle is this to him. Virtually the entire world fears the day when a new German Reich will emerge.
** It recently made a return during its crushing victory over Brazil in the 2014 World Cup. In this case, though, it was not so much represented as an EvilOverlord as it was a badass ConsummateProfessional, which also describes that year's team quite well.
* TakeOverTheWorld: This was the [[PlanetOfHats mantra]] of his past 3 reich incarnations. Reuniting with StateSec obsessed East Germany in comics has caused him to develop a new need to do so once more, this time with the EU and debts rather than armies.
* UnclePennybags: Greece frequently asks him for (and gets) large amounts of money.
* {{Workaholic}}: Overlaps with GermanicEfficiency. [[WildMassGuessing Is he so good at work because he likes it so much? Or did he fall in love with working ever since he became good at it?]]
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!!Common Tropes:
* AxCrazy: Not ''all'' of them, but it's more of a rule than an exception.
* DysfunctionJunction: It's the [[BalkanizeMe Balkans]], after all.
!!Albania
* BerserkButton: Do ''not'' badmouth [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skanderbeg Skanderbeg]] in front of him.
* ButtMonkey: He's not very smart or useful, and other countries tend to be mean to him or shun him.
* CatchPhrase: "Shqip!"[[note]]The Albanian word for the Albanian language/people. For non-Albanian speakers, the "q" is supposed to make the word rhyme with/sound like "cheap", not "keep".[[/note]]
* CloudCuckooLander: One of the countries least attached to reality.
* CulturalPosturing: He's Muslim, but is very keen to point out that he's European, not Near Eastern. He also believes that Kosovo is Albanian clay.
** A disturbing trend seems to be emerging where Albania kills other 'kebabs' Highlander-style (i.e. "There can only be one").
* TheDitz: He's often portrayed as not too bright, to put it mildly.
* NiceHat: Often pictured with a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fez Fez]] or [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qeleshe Qeleshe]].
* OddFriendship: Seems to have formed one with Kosovo.
* OrganTheft: [[ImpossibleThief He even stole Omsk Bird's organs once!]]
* ProperlyParanoid: He is obsessed with building bunkers. In some comics, the ''qeleshe'' cap ''is'' a bunker.
* PokemonSpeak: In some comics, his dialogue consists of nothing but the word "Shqip."
* PottyFailure: Sometimes shown as having pissed himself in group "photos", to show that it is poorer than every other country bordering it.
!!Bosnia and Herzegovina
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Thanks to Serbia.
* TheEeyore: He's generally depressed and expecting the worst. That said, he usually has good reason to.
* EmoTeen: The yellow triangle on his flag has been depicted as an emo-style forelock. And of course, he has the depression to go with it.
* OnlySaneMan: Together with [[WhiteSheep Slovenia]], one of the least kill-happy of the former Yugoslav countries. Though it's hard to know whether that's from any moral superiority or simply because he never gets the chance.
* StockholmSyndrome: Developed one under the reign of the Ottoman Empire. He's the only Balkan that is on good terms with Turkey.
!!Bulgaria
* CulturalPosturing: Is proud of inventing the Cyrillic alphabet.
* HairTriggerTemper: He seems to be [[http://i.imgur.com/nQ6KCUQ.png in a bad mood]] most of the time, so this isn't surprising. When portrayed as female, it's joked that [[AllPeriodsArePMS she's on her period]].
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Romania. It helps that they both have problems with gypsies.
* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Yoghurt.
* OutOfFocus: He doesn't get many comics focusing on him.
!!Croatia
* ArchEnemy: To Serbia, though he shares this position with Turkey.
* BerserkButton: When Arabic countries pronounce his name "Kurwatia". (''Kurwa'' means "whore" in the Slavic languages.)
* PatrioticFervor: Enough to rival that of Serbia's.
* PetTheDog: Is nice to Muslims and can be seen defending Bosnia during one of his many arguments with Serbia.
* SmugSnake: Is arrogant to a fault and acts really haughty, looking down on those who disagree with him.
* WickedCultured: The Balkan country most into books and culture.
!!Greece
->''"Of wait! Am mighting descendant of the glorious ancient Ελλασα! Must decide pay denbts or no pay denbts with... DEMOCRACY!"''
->-Greece, shortly before entering a single "no" into a ballot box.
* ArchEnemy: Fellow Balkan Turkey, although as seen below, Greece is not the only one who wants a shot at them.
* BerserkButton: Macedonia's claims of being a real country.
* CulturalPosturing: About the only thing Greece has going for himself is the contributions Ancient Greece made to western civilization. As a result, he has a tendency to claim that *everything* about western civilization originated in Greece and therefore credited (and [[PerpetualPoverty given royalties]]) for it.
* [[NeverLendToAFriend Never Lend to Greece]]: When given money, Greece will often waste it away and then ask for more. [[AesopAmnesia He doesn't seem to learn from this.]]
* PerpetualPoverty
* PhraseCatcher: "Pay denbts."
* RichesToRags: Invented Democracy. Touted as the birthplace of Western Civilization. Is constantly asking Germany to gib monies.
* SleepyHead: Is often shown to be sleeping during EU meetings.
* TradeMarkFavouriteFood: Gyros.
!!Kosovo
* UnwantedAssistance: He doesn't particularly feel the need to be protected from Albania by [[BigBrotherBully Serbia]].
!!Macedonia
* CulturalPosturing: Takes this UpToEleven. He barely cares about anything other than being recognised as the true Macedon.
* DoNotCallMePaul: Hates being called a Slav despite speaking a Slavic language and using the Cyrillic alphabet.
* FounderOfTheKingdom: Claims UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat, much to the annoyance of Greece.
* OverlyLongName: Per his dispute with Greece, to the UN he's known as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
* PaletteSwap: Bears an unfortunate resemblance to Imperial Japan.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Sometimes likes to tout Greek history as his own.
!!Montenegro
* LazyBum: Would rather have Serbia do his European Union entry application for him.
* SleepyHead: Is shown to be sleeping a lot.
!!Romania
* BloodKnight: He gets rather... ''gleeful'' about removing Turkey. And of course, he may have [[OurVampiresAreDifferent less politically motivated reasons for liking blood]].
* ClassicalMovieVampire: When depicted as a vampire, he wears the cape and tends to carry [[AGlassOfChianti a glass of something red]].
* CulturalPosturing: Will tell everyone who cares to listen that he is descended from the Roman Empire. He will be particularly upset if you imply that he's Roma.
* FriendlyEnemy: Hates Hungary and often taunts him about the Treaty of Trianon but they are often seen hanging out together.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Bulgaria.
* IdenticalStranger: Often confused with Chad, as both of their flags are exactly the same with only a slight difference in shades of blue.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Unlike Serbia below, Romania isn't so averse to running someone through. See BloodKnight and OurVampiresAreDifferent.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Is often depicted as a vampire, due to being the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler and the focus of a lot of European vampire lore.
* StickyFingers: Due to his high association with the gypsies, he seems to have picked up their trait of stealing stuff. If it's not them, then it's him.
!!Serbia
->''"REMOVE KEBAB!"''
* ArchEnemy: Turkey and Croatia. Any [[InsistentTerminology kebab]] will do in a pinch, however.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Towards Kosovo. He would rather that Kosovo stay with him rather than become a part of Albania, despite the fact the Kosovo is mostly Muslim.
* BigBrotherWorship: He looks up to fellow Orthodox Slav Russia. They've even done a duet together.
* BloodKnight: While he's not alone in this among the countries, he's the most purebred example. Whenever he appears, you can be fairly sure that he's going to try to remove [[InsistentTerminology kebab]], Croatia, any other country that's not him...
* BreakoutCharacter: You wouldn't know that Serbia is not a heavy hitter in world affairs from reading Polandball. For instance, compare Serbia's trope entries to those of the more famous Spain and France.
* CatchPhrase: "Remove kebab!"
* DoesNotLikeSpam: He'd rather die than eat kebab, since it reminds him of Turkey. Doubles as a BerserkButton.
* DependingOnTheWriter: Although this will generally apply to how the author will do all of their comics and not just ones focused on Serbia, but Serbia's definition of Kebab will vary. It either applies exclusively to Turkey and his brother Azerbaijan, or "Euro Muslims" which then includes his other arch enemies Bosnia and Albania or just "Muslims" period which makes his ethnic tensions becoming a religious one instead. The only constant is that Turkey is 100% Kebab and no questions asked.
** Interestingly he is never shown reacting to the central Asian nations negatively despite 4 of them being Turkic and all 5 of them being Muslim. It somewhat helps that they're disconnected quite a bit with their brother Turkey.
* TheDreaded: At least by other Balkan countries. Most larger countries don't even care.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: While he's all for killing Turkey and other Islamic countries, he draws the line at impalement. [[DependingOnTheWriter Usually]].
* EyepatchOfPower: Formed by the white double-headed eagle crest. Comics set during UsefulNotes/TheYugoslavWars (when Serbia's flag didn't have the crest) will occasionally show him as missing an eye.
* FreudianExcuse: His insane hatred for Islamic countries was caused by him being forced into slavery by the Ottoman Empire for centuries.
** Croatia has abused him a lot in the past, as well.
* TheFundamentalist: PlayedWith. He's Orthodox, but more importantly, he's ''not Muslim''.
* HairTriggerTemper: It doesn't take a lot for him to materialise a knife and Chetnik beret and go on a killing spree.
* {{Jerkass}}
* MacheteMayhem: His weapon of choice is a machete. It gets used a lot.
* MoralityPet: Montenegro. While Serbia tends to treat him as something akin to an annoying little brother, he's usually less abusive to him than to other countries.
* NiceHat: Nearly always with a Beret.
* TheNicknamer: He's the one that started calling Turks and Muslims in general "Kebabs", spamming the other food denominations. Also uses "Shqiptard" for Albania and "Montenigger" for Montenegro.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: In a rather dark example, his musical skills and general demeanour are inspired by a Republika Srpska soldier seen playing the accordion in a [[MemeticMutation viral]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-EQJA8Ahac propaganda video]] from the 1990s. Since the anonymous accordionist is believed to be identical with [[http://www.trial-ch.org/en/ressources/trial-watch/trial-watch/profils/profile/135/action/show/controller/Profile/tab/legal-procedure.html Novislav Djajic]], who was sentenced in the Hague for fourteen killings of Muslims, this would also be an example of No War Criminals Were Harmed.
* PatrioticFervor: The driving force of his existence.
* PintSizePowerhouse: Like the other Balkan countries, he's generally drawn smaller than most countries. That doesn't make him any less ferocious, though.
* TheSociopath: He's a removing machine. His fondness for violence is the only thing dependable about him.
* WarriorPoet: He loves playing the accordion and singing as much as he loves killing Muslim countries, and is sometimes depicted as preferring his music to a life of violence. Of course, sometimes he manages to combine the two.
!!Slovenia
* EyepatchOfPower
* TheGenericGuy: He isn't as interesting as the other Balkans.
* OnlySaneMan: One of the few Balkan countries that doesn't want to messily kill his neighbours.
* TheUnfavourite: Yugoslavia doesn't particularly like him due to him being the first one to secede and for being different from his brothers.
* WhiteSheep: Slovenia doesn't really fit in with the other former-Yugoslav states, and constantly strives to align himself with Central Europe instead.
* {{Workaholic}}: It's been joked that he's the Germany of the Balkans.
!!Turkey
* AbhorrentAdmirer: To the EU.
* AffablyEvil: While the "evil" part varies, he's generally jovial and polite.
* BerserkButton: Being confused for an Arab.
* BigBrotherInstinct: [[https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/1395208_687706747990816_8083636269217558375_n.png?oh=cdc8b06f92d70547ada21c1cf7e76921&oe=5505974E&__gda__=1426677647_a091d0ca90d7bb21f45cadd65b13b5dd Turkey has always stood by Azerbaijan's side.]]
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Most of the countryballs that made up the Ottoman Empire are rather fixated on Turkey, whether as an enemy or a protector. For his part, none of his former conquests particularly stand out to him.
* CulturalPosturing: Because of his glorious imperial past, he can be very condescending to his neighbors.
* GloryDays: The Ottoman Empire.
* NotSoImaginaryFriend: He's the only one that can see Northern Cyprus.
* NiceHat: Often seen wearing a fez.
* ObliviousToLove: In the fraternal sense. While he's often lonely, he seldom seems to notice how much his little brother Azerbaijan cares about him.
* OnlyFriend: Sometimes has this dynamic with Germany.
* ThePollyanna: He doesn't reciprocate the hostility that most Euros direct to him (except to Armenia and maybe Greece), and still clings to the hope that he'll be accepted soon in the EU.
* RetiredBadass: Was once universally feared by all of Europe.
* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Kebab. Also expect to see a lot of rakija in times of stress.
* WeaponOfChoice: A scimitar.
* WouldBeRudeToSayGenocide: Refuses point-blank to listen to Armenia's claim of genocide and attempts to remove every single mention of it.
* YankTheDogsChain: Desperately wants to get into the European Union, but any time it looks like he'll finally make it, expect something to go wrong.
* AxCrazy: Not ''all'' of them, but it's more of a rule than an exception.
* DysfunctionJunction: It's the [[BalkanizeMe Balkans]], after all.
!!Albania
* BerserkButton: Do ''not'' badmouth [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skanderbeg Skanderbeg]] in front of him.
* ButtMonkey: He's not very smart or useful, and other countries tend to be mean to him or shun him.
* CatchPhrase: "Shqip!"[[note]]The Albanian word for the Albanian language/people. For non-Albanian speakers, the "q" is supposed to make the word rhyme with/sound like "cheap", not "keep".[[/note]]
* CloudCuckooLander: One of the countries least attached to reality.
* CulturalPosturing: He's Muslim, but is very keen to point out that he's European, not Near Eastern. He also believes that Kosovo is Albanian clay.
** A disturbing trend seems to be emerging where Albania kills other 'kebabs' Highlander-style (i.e. "There can only be one").
* TheDitz: He's often portrayed as not too bright, to put it mildly.
* NiceHat: Often pictured with a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fez Fez]] or [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qeleshe Qeleshe]].
* OddFriendship: Seems to have formed one with Kosovo.
* OrganTheft: [[ImpossibleThief He even stole Omsk Bird's organs once!]]
* ProperlyParanoid: He is obsessed with building bunkers. In some comics, the ''qeleshe'' cap ''is'' a bunker.
* PokemonSpeak: In some comics, his dialogue consists of nothing but the word "Shqip."
* PottyFailure: Sometimes shown as having pissed himself in group "photos", to show that it is poorer than every other country bordering it.
!!Bosnia and Herzegovina
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Thanks to Serbia.
* TheEeyore: He's generally depressed and expecting the worst. That said, he usually has good reason to.
* EmoTeen: The yellow triangle on his flag has been depicted as an emo-style forelock. And of course, he has the depression to go with it.
* OnlySaneMan: Together with [[WhiteSheep Slovenia]], one of the least kill-happy of the former Yugoslav countries. Though it's hard to know whether that's from any moral superiority or simply because he never gets the chance.
* StockholmSyndrome: Developed one under the reign of the Ottoman Empire. He's the only Balkan that is on good terms with Turkey.
!!Bulgaria
* CulturalPosturing: Is proud of inventing the Cyrillic alphabet.
* HairTriggerTemper: He seems to be [[http://i.imgur.com/nQ6KCUQ.png in a bad mood]] most of the time, so this isn't surprising. When portrayed as female, it's joked that [[AllPeriodsArePMS she's on her period]].
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Romania. It helps that they both have problems with gypsies.
* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Yoghurt.
* OutOfFocus: He doesn't get many comics focusing on him.
!!Croatia
* ArchEnemy: To Serbia, though he shares this position with Turkey.
* BerserkButton: When Arabic countries pronounce his name "Kurwatia". (''Kurwa'' means "whore" in the Slavic languages.)
* PatrioticFervor: Enough to rival that of Serbia's.
* PetTheDog: Is nice to Muslims and can be seen defending Bosnia during one of his many arguments with Serbia.
* SmugSnake: Is arrogant to a fault and acts really haughty, looking down on those who disagree with him.
* WickedCultured: The Balkan country most into books and culture.
!!Greece
->''"Of wait! Am mighting descendant of the glorious ancient Ελλασα! Must decide pay denbts or no pay denbts with... DEMOCRACY!"''
->-Greece, shortly before entering a single "no" into a ballot box.
* ArchEnemy: Fellow Balkan Turkey, although as seen below, Greece is not the only one who wants a shot at them.
* BerserkButton: Macedonia's claims of being a real country.
* CulturalPosturing: About the only thing Greece has going for himself is the contributions Ancient Greece made to western civilization. As a result, he has a tendency to claim that *everything* about western civilization originated in Greece and therefore credited (and [[PerpetualPoverty given royalties]]) for it.
* [[NeverLendToAFriend Never Lend to Greece]]: When given money, Greece will often waste it away and then ask for more. [[AesopAmnesia He doesn't seem to learn from this.]]
* PerpetualPoverty
* PhraseCatcher: "Pay denbts."
* RichesToRags: Invented Democracy. Touted as the birthplace of Western Civilization. Is constantly asking Germany to gib monies.
* SleepyHead: Is often shown to be sleeping during EU meetings.
* TradeMarkFavouriteFood: Gyros.
!!Kosovo
* UnwantedAssistance: He doesn't particularly feel the need to be protected from Albania by [[BigBrotherBully Serbia]].
!!Macedonia
* CulturalPosturing: Takes this UpToEleven. He barely cares about anything other than being recognised as the true Macedon.
* DoNotCallMePaul: Hates being called a Slav despite speaking a Slavic language and using the Cyrillic alphabet.
* FounderOfTheKingdom: Claims UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat, much to the annoyance of Greece.
* OverlyLongName: Per his dispute with Greece, to the UN he's known as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
* PaletteSwap: Bears an unfortunate resemblance to Imperial Japan.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Sometimes likes to tout Greek history as his own.
!!Montenegro
* LazyBum: Would rather have Serbia do his European Union entry application for him.
* SleepyHead: Is shown to be sleeping a lot.
!!Romania
* BloodKnight: He gets rather... ''gleeful'' about removing Turkey. And of course, he may have [[OurVampiresAreDifferent less politically motivated reasons for liking blood]].
* ClassicalMovieVampire: When depicted as a vampire, he wears the cape and tends to carry [[AGlassOfChianti a glass of something red]].
* CulturalPosturing: Will tell everyone who cares to listen that he is descended from the Roman Empire. He will be particularly upset if you imply that he's Roma.
* FriendlyEnemy: Hates Hungary and often taunts him about the Treaty of Trianon but they are often seen hanging out together.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Bulgaria.
* IdenticalStranger: Often confused with Chad, as both of their flags are exactly the same with only a slight difference in shades of blue.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Unlike Serbia below, Romania isn't so averse to running someone through. See BloodKnight and OurVampiresAreDifferent.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Is often depicted as a vampire, due to being the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler and the focus of a lot of European vampire lore.
* StickyFingers: Due to his high association with the gypsies, he seems to have picked up their trait of stealing stuff. If it's not them, then it's him.
!!Serbia
->''"REMOVE KEBAB!"''
* ArchEnemy: Turkey and Croatia. Any [[InsistentTerminology kebab]] will do in a pinch, however.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Towards Kosovo. He would rather that Kosovo stay with him rather than become a part of Albania, despite the fact the Kosovo is mostly Muslim.
* BigBrotherWorship: He looks up to fellow Orthodox Slav Russia. They've even done a duet together.
* BloodKnight: While he's not alone in this among the countries, he's the most purebred example. Whenever he appears, you can be fairly sure that he's going to try to remove [[InsistentTerminology kebab]], Croatia, any other country that's not him...
* BreakoutCharacter: You wouldn't know that Serbia is not a heavy hitter in world affairs from reading Polandball. For instance, compare Serbia's trope entries to those of the more famous Spain and France.
* CatchPhrase: "Remove kebab!"
* DoesNotLikeSpam: He'd rather die than eat kebab, since it reminds him of Turkey. Doubles as a BerserkButton.
* DependingOnTheWriter: Although this will generally apply to how the author will do all of their comics and not just ones focused on Serbia, but Serbia's definition of Kebab will vary. It either applies exclusively to Turkey and his brother Azerbaijan, or "Euro Muslims" which then includes his other arch enemies Bosnia and Albania or just "Muslims" period which makes his ethnic tensions becoming a religious one instead. The only constant is that Turkey is 100% Kebab and no questions asked.
** Interestingly he is never shown reacting to the central Asian nations negatively despite 4 of them being Turkic and all 5 of them being Muslim. It somewhat helps that they're disconnected quite a bit with their brother Turkey.
* TheDreaded: At least by other Balkan countries. Most larger countries don't even care.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: While he's all for killing Turkey and other Islamic countries, he draws the line at impalement. [[DependingOnTheWriter Usually]].
* EyepatchOfPower: Formed by the white double-headed eagle crest. Comics set during UsefulNotes/TheYugoslavWars (when Serbia's flag didn't have the crest) will occasionally show him as missing an eye.
* FreudianExcuse: His insane hatred for Islamic countries was caused by him being forced into slavery by the Ottoman Empire for centuries.
** Croatia has abused him a lot in the past, as well.
* TheFundamentalist: PlayedWith. He's Orthodox, but more importantly, he's ''not Muslim''.
* HairTriggerTemper: It doesn't take a lot for him to materialise a knife and Chetnik beret and go on a killing spree.
* {{Jerkass}}
* MacheteMayhem: His weapon of choice is a machete. It gets used a lot.
* MoralityPet: Montenegro. While Serbia tends to treat him as something akin to an annoying little brother, he's usually less abusive to him than to other countries.
* NiceHat: Nearly always with a Beret.
* TheNicknamer: He's the one that started calling Turks and Muslims in general "Kebabs", spamming the other food denominations. Also uses "Shqiptard" for Albania and "Montenigger" for Montenegro.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: In a rather dark example, his musical skills and general demeanour are inspired by a Republika Srpska soldier seen playing the accordion in a [[MemeticMutation viral]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-EQJA8Ahac propaganda video]] from the 1990s. Since the anonymous accordionist is believed to be identical with [[http://www.trial-ch.org/en/ressources/trial-watch/trial-watch/profils/profile/135/action/show/controller/Profile/tab/legal-procedure.html Novislav Djajic]], who was sentenced in the Hague for fourteen killings of Muslims, this would also be an example of No War Criminals Were Harmed.
* PatrioticFervor: The driving force of his existence.
* PintSizePowerhouse: Like the other Balkan countries, he's generally drawn smaller than most countries. That doesn't make him any less ferocious, though.
* TheSociopath: He's a removing machine. His fondness for violence is the only thing dependable about him.
* WarriorPoet: He loves playing the accordion and singing as much as he loves killing Muslim countries, and is sometimes depicted as preferring his music to a life of violence. Of course, sometimes he manages to combine the two.
!!Slovenia
* EyepatchOfPower
* TheGenericGuy: He isn't as interesting as the other Balkans.
* OnlySaneMan: One of the few Balkan countries that doesn't want to messily kill his neighbours.
* TheUnfavourite: Yugoslavia doesn't particularly like him due to him being the first one to secede and for being different from his brothers.
* WhiteSheep: Slovenia doesn't really fit in with the other former-Yugoslav states, and constantly strives to align himself with Central Europe instead.
* {{Workaholic}}: It's been joked that he's the Germany of the Balkans.
!!Turkey
* AbhorrentAdmirer: To the EU.
* AffablyEvil: While the "evil" part varies, he's generally jovial and polite.
* BerserkButton: Being confused for an Arab.
* BigBrotherInstinct: [[https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/1395208_687706747990816_8083636269217558375_n.png?oh=cdc8b06f92d70547ada21c1cf7e76921&oe=5505974E&__gda__=1426677647_a091d0ca90d7bb21f45cadd65b13b5dd Turkey has always stood by Azerbaijan's side.]]
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Most of the countryballs that made up the Ottoman Empire are rather fixated on Turkey, whether as an enemy or a protector. For his part, none of his former conquests particularly stand out to him.
* CulturalPosturing: Because of his glorious imperial past, he can be very condescending to his neighbors.
* GloryDays: The Ottoman Empire.
* NotSoImaginaryFriend: He's the only one that can see Northern Cyprus.
* NiceHat: Often seen wearing a fez.
* ObliviousToLove: In the fraternal sense. While he's often lonely, he seldom seems to notice how much his little brother Azerbaijan cares about him.
* OnlyFriend: Sometimes has this dynamic with Germany.
* ThePollyanna: He doesn't reciprocate the hostility that most Euros direct to him (except to Armenia and maybe Greece), and still clings to the hope that he'll be accepted soon in the EU.
* RetiredBadass: Was once universally feared by all of Europe.
* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Kebab. Also expect to see a lot of rakija in times of stress.
* WeaponOfChoice: A scimitar.
* WouldBeRudeToSayGenocide: Refuses point-blank to listen to Armenia's claim of genocide and attempts to remove every single mention of it.
* YankTheDogsChain: Desperately wants to get into the European Union, but any time it looks like he'll finally make it, expect something to go wrong.
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!!Malta
* TheMedic: Because of his history with the Knights Hospitaller he's often seen as a medical expert. Sometimes he assists Swizerland.
!!North Cyprus
* ImaginaryFriend: To Turkey.
* TheMedic: Because of his history with the Knights Hospitaller he's often seen as a medical expert. Sometimes he assists Swizerland.
!!North Cyprus
* ImaginaryFriend: To Turkey.
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!!Common Tropes:
* HatesBeingTouched: They all treasure their personal space, which ranges from a few feet to a few kilometers.
* HornyVikings: The Nordics back in the day, although they occasionally break into old habits.
* NiceGuy: Known for being rather tolerant countries compared to the many other nationalistic countries in the series.
* VitriolicBestBuds: They hassle each other incessantly and have longstanding rivalries, but still get along better than just about any other countries with similar historical baggage.
!!Denmark
* AbusiveParents: Isn't a very good father to Greenland and Faroe.
* TheAlcoholic
* BlackComedy: He enjoys them, much to Poland's confusion.
* TheRival: Has a history with Sweden and Norway.
** Has a bit of a beef with Canada over the ownership of Hans Island.
* ProductPlacement: Sometimes seen with {{Franchise/Lego}}.
* TheUnintelligible: Other countryballs can't understand his language and mock him for it.
* TradeMarkFavouriteFood: [[http://i.imgur.com/YiV3VXL.png Salt]].
!!Faroe Islands
* TradeMarkFavouriteFood: Rotten fish.
* SpearCarrier: Generally only shows up in comics that need all representatives of the Danish Realm.
!Finland
->''"Russia! Yuo hurt me so many time! Finland never be hurt again, of swear on grave of Simo Häyhä!"''
* TheAlcoholic: A consummate vodka drinker.
* DualWielding: A knife in one hand and a broken bottle in the other.
* FriendlySniper / ColdSniper: As the homeland of the RealLife TropeCodifier for both, [[UsefulNotes/SimoHayha Simo Häyhä]], Finland gives even Russia nightmares.
* GrumpyBear: In contrast with the rest of the carefree Nordics.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Is shown to [[MoralityPet care deeply for Estonia]].
* KnifeNut: Especially when combined with his alcoholism. Russia tends to be on the receiving end of his knife.
* NietzscheWannabe: Can be extremely nihilistic and depressive, partly from long winters, partly from a long history of being sandwiched between Russia and Sweden. In lighter-hearted comics, it might instead be attributed to his country's fancied resemblance to a ballsack.
* NoSocialSkills: His greatest fear? Having to sit next to a stranger on public transportation.
* NotSoDifferent: While his general attitude toward Sweden is beleaguered resentment, he has a prominent Swedish-speaking minority.
* PerpetualFrowner: He is rarely seen smiling.
* PyrrhicVictory: On both sides between him and the USSR during the Winter War. For all intents and purposes, Finland LOST and ceded land to USSR ball's clay. However, he managed to avoid annexation and is remembered as a badass during this conflict while the USSR is (technically incorrectly given the outcome) remembered as GeneralFailure.
* SirSwearsALot: [[ForeignCussWord Perkele]], or a contraction thereof.
* VodkaDrunkenski: Despite not actually being Russian.
!!Greenland
* DrivenToSuicide: Due to his high suicide rate among his citizens. [[NegativeContinuity Thankfully, Polandball has no canon.]]
** BlackComedy: See above.
* GiantMook: Is one for Denmark.
* GrumpyBear: Denmark has given him a lot of grief.
* SleepyHead: May be shown sleeping at odd times.
** EyesAlwaysShut.
!!Iceland
* ActualPacifist: Mainly because of the total lack of a standing army.
* TheBerserker: Is portrayed as one [[http://i.imgur.com/7dZ34q9.png in this comic]]. A few wild mushrooms and an axe are all he needs...
* OutOfFocus: Generally appears the least out of the Nordic characters.
* PassThePopcorn: Likes to watch the struggles of other countryballs from the sidelines, with the exception of the Cod Wars.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: In some comics, he harnesses the power of Eyjafjallajökull volcano to defend himself or rain destruction on his enemies. Also see TheBerserker above.
!!Norway
* BoldExplorer: Discovered many new lands. Is rumoured to have explored space before any other country.
* ConspicuousConsumption: Has a lot of expensive stuff, thanks to his oil.
* {{Hypocrite}}: His oil money has been contrasted against his reputation for environmental friendliness.
* TheRival: To Canada in regards to arctic control.
!!Sweden
->''"Allahu Akbork"''
* ArchEnemy: '''Denmark'''.
* BeingGoodSucks: His tolerant policies make him the butt of ridicule by others. See StrawCharacter.
** StupidGood: Although he does tend to take [[PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad things a little too far himself with being tolerant]].
* CampGay: Is the most flamboyant of all the Nordics and is very accepting of homosexuals.
* CaptainErsatz: Female and male Swedenball's characterization as a sexy dominatrix and a homosexual intellectual, respectively, is similar to ScandinaviaAndTheWorld.
* CatchPhrase: "Börk" or "Allah Akbörk" (when he's feeling more Islamically inclined.)
* EvilutionaryBiologist: Seems to have retained his belief in eugenics.
* {{Leatherman}}: Has often been drawn in [[http://i.imgur.com/2gjALFQ.png such an outfit]].
* LethalChef: Nobody wants to try his surströmming. Even BigEater America avoids it.
* ProductPlacement: Loves Ikea.
* RealMenWearPink: Manages to be a sensitive, Music/{{ABBA}}-loving progressive and a hard-drinking neo-viking simultaneously.
* RetiredBadass: Used to be a European superpower back in the day, but hasn't fought a war for centuries.
* SexyScandinavian: Fem!Sweden is apparently very pretty in-universe, considering the other countryballs' reactions to her.
* StrawCharacter: Is often portrayed as a parody of social justice warriors. He's very liberal, [[PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad insists on political correctness]] and can be a SoapboxSadie at times.
* SwedishChef: Certainly speaks the part.
* TeamSwitzerland: Opted for neutrality during WWII, much to [[http://i.imgur.com/paJPr1e.png the despair of the Baltic nations who came seeking refuge]].
* RunningGag: Is Muslim. And is CampGay. [[LogicBomb Often torn between the two]].
* HatesBeingTouched: They all treasure their personal space, which ranges from a few feet to a few kilometers.
* HornyVikings: The Nordics back in the day, although they occasionally break into old habits.
* NiceGuy: Known for being rather tolerant countries compared to the many other nationalistic countries in the series.
* VitriolicBestBuds: They hassle each other incessantly and have longstanding rivalries, but still get along better than just about any other countries with similar historical baggage.
!!Denmark
* AbusiveParents: Isn't a very good father to Greenland and Faroe.
* TheAlcoholic
* BlackComedy: He enjoys them, much to Poland's confusion.
* TheRival: Has a history with Sweden and Norway.
** Has a bit of a beef with Canada over the ownership of Hans Island.
* ProductPlacement: Sometimes seen with {{Franchise/Lego}}.
* TheUnintelligible: Other countryballs can't understand his language and mock him for it.
* TradeMarkFavouriteFood: [[http://i.imgur.com/YiV3VXL.png Salt]].
!!Faroe Islands
* TradeMarkFavouriteFood: Rotten fish.
* SpearCarrier: Generally only shows up in comics that need all representatives of the Danish Realm.
!Finland
->''"Russia! Yuo hurt me so many time! Finland never be hurt again, of swear on grave of Simo Häyhä!"''
* TheAlcoholic: A consummate vodka drinker.
* DualWielding: A knife in one hand and a broken bottle in the other.
* FriendlySniper / ColdSniper: As the homeland of the RealLife TropeCodifier for both, [[UsefulNotes/SimoHayha Simo Häyhä]], Finland gives even Russia nightmares.
* GrumpyBear: In contrast with the rest of the carefree Nordics.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Is shown to [[MoralityPet care deeply for Estonia]].
* KnifeNut: Especially when combined with his alcoholism. Russia tends to be on the receiving end of his knife.
* NietzscheWannabe: Can be extremely nihilistic and depressive, partly from long winters, partly from a long history of being sandwiched between Russia and Sweden. In lighter-hearted comics, it might instead be attributed to his country's fancied resemblance to a ballsack.
* NoSocialSkills: His greatest fear? Having to sit next to a stranger on public transportation.
* NotSoDifferent: While his general attitude toward Sweden is beleaguered resentment, he has a prominent Swedish-speaking minority.
* PerpetualFrowner: He is rarely seen smiling.
* PyrrhicVictory: On both sides between him and the USSR during the Winter War. For all intents and purposes, Finland LOST and ceded land to USSR ball's clay. However, he managed to avoid annexation and is remembered as a badass during this conflict while the USSR is (technically incorrectly given the outcome) remembered as GeneralFailure.
* SirSwearsALot: [[ForeignCussWord Perkele]], or a contraction thereof.
* VodkaDrunkenski: Despite not actually being Russian.
!!Greenland
* DrivenToSuicide: Due to his high suicide rate among his citizens. [[NegativeContinuity Thankfully, Polandball has no canon.]]
** BlackComedy: See above.
* GiantMook: Is one for Denmark.
* GrumpyBear: Denmark has given him a lot of grief.
* SleepyHead: May be shown sleeping at odd times.
** EyesAlwaysShut.
!!Iceland
* ActualPacifist: Mainly because of the total lack of a standing army.
* TheBerserker: Is portrayed as one [[http://i.imgur.com/7dZ34q9.png in this comic]]. A few wild mushrooms and an axe are all he needs...
* OutOfFocus: Generally appears the least out of the Nordic characters.
* PassThePopcorn: Likes to watch the struggles of other countryballs from the sidelines, with the exception of the Cod Wars.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: In some comics, he harnesses the power of Eyjafjallajökull volcano to defend himself or rain destruction on his enemies. Also see TheBerserker above.
!!Norway
* BoldExplorer: Discovered many new lands. Is rumoured to have explored space before any other country.
* ConspicuousConsumption: Has a lot of expensive stuff, thanks to his oil.
* {{Hypocrite}}: His oil money has been contrasted against his reputation for environmental friendliness.
* TheRival: To Canada in regards to arctic control.
!!Sweden
->''"Allahu Akbork"''
* ArchEnemy: '''Denmark'''.
* BeingGoodSucks: His tolerant policies make him the butt of ridicule by others. See StrawCharacter.
** StupidGood: Although he does tend to take [[PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad things a little too far himself with being tolerant]].
* CampGay: Is the most flamboyant of all the Nordics and is very accepting of homosexuals.
* CaptainErsatz: Female and male Swedenball's characterization as a sexy dominatrix and a homosexual intellectual, respectively, is similar to ScandinaviaAndTheWorld.
* CatchPhrase: "Börk" or "Allah Akbörk" (when he's feeling more Islamically inclined.)
* EvilutionaryBiologist: Seems to have retained his belief in eugenics.
* {{Leatherman}}: Has often been drawn in [[http://i.imgur.com/2gjALFQ.png such an outfit]].
* LethalChef: Nobody wants to try his surströmming. Even BigEater America avoids it.
* ProductPlacement: Loves Ikea.
* RealMenWearPink: Manages to be a sensitive, Music/{{ABBA}}-loving progressive and a hard-drinking neo-viking simultaneously.
* RetiredBadass: Used to be a European superpower back in the day, but hasn't fought a war for centuries.
* SexyScandinavian: Fem!Sweden is apparently very pretty in-universe, considering the other countryballs' reactions to her.
* StrawCharacter: Is often portrayed as a parody of social justice warriors. He's very liberal, [[PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad insists on political correctness]] and can be a SoapboxSadie at times.
* SwedishChef: Certainly speaks the part.
* TeamSwitzerland: Opted for neutrality during WWII, much to [[http://i.imgur.com/paJPr1e.png the despair of the Baltic nations who came seeking refuge]].
* RunningGag: Is Muslim. And is CampGay. [[LogicBomb Often torn between the two]].
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!!Italy
* AccidentalPornomancer: [[http://i.imgur.com/x6ElQF8.png As seen here]], he's so hot, other balls can't help themselves. He even manages to seduce [[spoiler:Eritrea, who came to kill him as revenge for years of slavery.]]
* TheCasanova: Is often portrayed to be very successful with female countryballs.
* CatchPhrase: "Ciao!" and "bunga bunga".
* CulturalPosturing: Insists that his cuisine, art, etc. is superior to France's.
* TheDitz: Comics set during the Second World War tend to depict him as ditzy and incompetent. Even after he joins the EU, he still has traits of this.
* FaceHeelRevolvingDoor: His propensity for switching sides is as memetic as France's for surrendering.
* MinionWithAnFInEvil: To Nazi Germany.
* OliveGarden
* RichesToRags: Much like Greece, he's gone from being the supreme world power to having to beg Germany for money.
* SupremeChef: Spends most of his time bickering with France over whose food is better.
** Is appalled at the general unhealthiness of [=USA=]'s food. Also considers Canada's invention of Hawaiian pizza an unspeakable abomination.
* WildCard: No one knows who's side he is on. If he picks a side he '''will''' switch to the [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarI other]] [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII side]] [[HeelFaceTurn halfway]] through.
!!San Marino
* LongLived: Is one of the oldest nations, having existed since the final years of the Roman Empire.
* QuirkyNeighbourCountry: Italy is this to him, often annoying and disrupting his peaceful life.
!!Vatican City
* CorruptingInfluence: Is sometimes portrayed as a dark mentor to Poland with tendencies of pedophilia.
* HeteronormativeCrusader: Not a fan at all of other nations accepting homosexuals.
* HolierThanThou: The most Catholic nation by far and not shy about it.
* PedophilePriest: Don't let him near young countries like South Sudan.
* AccidentalPornomancer: [[http://i.imgur.com/x6ElQF8.png As seen here]], he's so hot, other balls can't help themselves. He even manages to seduce [[spoiler:Eritrea, who came to kill him as revenge for years of slavery.]]
* TheCasanova: Is often portrayed to be very successful with female countryballs.
* CatchPhrase: "Ciao!" and "bunga bunga".
* CulturalPosturing: Insists that his cuisine, art, etc. is superior to France's.
* TheDitz: Comics set during the Second World War tend to depict him as ditzy and incompetent. Even after he joins the EU, he still has traits of this.
* FaceHeelRevolvingDoor: His propensity for switching sides is as memetic as France's for surrendering.
* MinionWithAnFInEvil: To Nazi Germany.
* OliveGarden
* RichesToRags: Much like Greece, he's gone from being the supreme world power to having to beg Germany for money.
* SupremeChef: Spends most of his time bickering with France over whose food is better.
** Is appalled at the general unhealthiness of [=USA=]'s food. Also considers Canada's invention of Hawaiian pizza an unspeakable abomination.
* WildCard: No one knows who's side he is on. If he picks a side he '''will''' switch to the [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarI other]] [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII side]] [[HeelFaceTurn halfway]] through.
!!San Marino
* LongLived: Is one of the oldest nations, having existed since the final years of the Roman Empire.
* QuirkyNeighbourCountry: Italy is this to him, often annoying and disrupting his peaceful life.
!!Vatican City
* CorruptingInfluence: Is sometimes portrayed as a dark mentor to Poland with tendencies of pedophilia.
* HeteronormativeCrusader: Not a fan at all of other nations accepting homosexuals.
* HolierThanThou: The most Catholic nation by far and not shy about it.
* PedophilePriest: Don't let him near young countries like South Sudan.
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* ButtMonkey: Ever since the famous comic [[Portugal http://i.imgur.com/BPxF5TV.png]], https://www.reddit.com/r/polandball/comments/300b86/portugal/]], both in-universe nations and Polandball fans have loved dumping on the [[FanNickname worthless shit-rectangle]].
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!!Spain
* BerserkButton: [=UK=]'s refusal to [[{{Pun}} Gib-raltar]].
* BoldExplorer: Discovered the Americas.
* DashingHispanic: With good reason.
* GloryDays: Still longs for the days of the Spanish Empire when he wasn't poor.
* LazyBum: Would rather take a siesta than work.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Portugal.
* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Is associated with paella.
!!Portugal
* AlwaysSecondBest: Feels this way due to Spain overshadowing him in terms of relevancy.
* ButtMonkey: Ever since the famous comic [[Portugal http://i.imgur.com/BPxF5TV.png]], both in-universe nations and Polandball fans have loved dumping on the [[FanNickname worthless shit-rectangle]].
* TheEeyore: Downplayed in the fact that he's not depressed, just melancholic.
* DashingHispanic: Whilst not Spanish, close enough as to make no matter.
* TheDreaded: By the Moors, both in history and in the modern day.
* TradeMarkFavouriteFood: He is associated with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacalhau bacalhau]] in-universe.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Appears alongside Spain.
* VestigialEmpire: Even after the Portugese Empire ended, he still had some overseas territories. [[http://polandballcomics.tumblr.com/image/104069084676 Until he lost them]].
* WhereDidWeGoWrong: His reaction upon meeting Brazil. Portugal is embarrassed by Brazil's odd habits and wonders where he gets it from since the two of them have [[TheEeyore completely]] [[TheHyena different]] [[GenkiGuy personalities]].
* BerserkButton: [=UK=]'s refusal to [[{{Pun}} Gib-raltar]].
* BoldExplorer: Discovered the Americas.
* DashingHispanic: With good reason.
* GloryDays: Still longs for the days of the Spanish Empire when he wasn't poor.
* LazyBum: Would rather take a siesta than work.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Portugal.
* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Is associated with paella.
!!Portugal
* AlwaysSecondBest: Feels this way due to Spain overshadowing him in terms of relevancy.
* ButtMonkey: Ever since the famous comic [[Portugal http://i.imgur.com/BPxF5TV.png]], both in-universe nations and Polandball fans have loved dumping on the [[FanNickname worthless shit-rectangle]].
* TheEeyore: Downplayed in the fact that he's not depressed, just melancholic.
* DashingHispanic: Whilst not Spanish, close enough as to make no matter.
* TheDreaded: By the Moors, both in history and in the modern day.
* TradeMarkFavouriteFood: He is associated with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacalhau bacalhau]] in-universe.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Appears alongside Spain.
* VestigialEmpire: Even after the Portugese Empire ended, he still had some overseas territories. [[http://polandballcomics.tumblr.com/image/104069084676 Until he lost them]].
* WhereDidWeGoWrong: His reaction upon meeting Brazil. Portugal is embarrassed by Brazil's odd habits and wonders where he gets it from since the two of them have [[TheEeyore completely]] [[TheHyena different]] [[GenkiGuy personalities]].
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!!Belarus
* AbhorrentAdmirer: It is difficult to judge the attractiveness of countryballs, but Russia's reactions to him suggest this is in effect.
* CallToAgriculture: Loves farming [[TrademarkFavouriteFood potatoes]].
* {{Catchphrase}}: "Bulba bulba."
* DoggedNiceGuy: Is one towards Russia. The former desperately wants to be with the latter, who doesn't return his feelings due to his HeteronormativeCrusader status. This doesn't stop Belarus from trying to convince Russia to [[InsistentTerminology anschluss]] him back.
* GloryDays: Dearly misses the Soviet Union.
* HappinessInSlavery: Has no idea how to handle being independent, having always been a subject of Poland, Lithuania, [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs Poland-Lithuania]], or Russia until recently.
* ALoveToDismember: [[http://i.imgur.com/Pgr2qZg.png Seen here.]] [[spoiler:Belarus keeps the heart of his beloved Soviet Union in a jar.]]
* NuclearNasty: Was on the receiving end of 70 per cent of the fallout from the {{UsefulNotes/Chernobyl}} disaster, which occasionally causes him problems. Often shown as having three eyes.
* TheRival: Ukraine, who keeps stealing his pigs.
* StockholmSyndrome: Seems to be the reason for his attachment to Russia.
!!Moldova
* TheEeyore: His neighbours don't care about him, Transnistria keeps demanding independence, his economy is doing poorly... is it any surprise that he ranks low on the Happy Planet Index?
!!Poland
* ArtisticLicenseHistory: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miros%C5%82aw_Hermaszewski He historically DID into space]], but this is discarded for RuleOfFunny in the series.
* AudienceSurrogate: Usually takes up this role due to being TheHero.
* BackFromTheDead: Presumably his superpower, which activates whenever [[http://i.imgur.com/x7O7WqD.png?1 his national anthem is played]]. It may explain how he was able to survive the partitions.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Makes up in ferocity what he lacks in power. Occasionally, he's even [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu knocked out stronger nations who've offended him.]]
* ButtMonkey: Far, far too often. Other countries, especially Germany and Russia, find it easy to take advantage of his simpleton nature.
* CatchPhrase: "[[ForeignCussWord Kurwa]]"!
* CosmicPlaything: The universe seriously does not like the idea of Poland going to space. Every attempt to do so would always end in failure. He doesn't give up, though.
* CuteandPsycho: Generally portrayed as a woobie who is bullied by far more powerful nations but has been known to beat up Russia when in a bad mood. Also seems to enjoy calling other countries "whores" in Polish, "kurwa" means "whore" in some Slavic languages
* {{Determinator}}: See CosmicPlaything above and IronButtMonkey below.
* TheDitz: He isn't very smart, to say the least. He often falls for other countries' cheap tricks.
* EthnicMenialLabour: Works for the UK, usually as a plumber. He tends to carry a plunger with him.
* FutureBadass: In some continuities, he will invent the [[RecycledInSpace Space Hussars]].
* TheHero: Is the supposed protagonist as his name is right there in the title, although it's subject to change as [[EnsembleCast other countries get their turns]].
* HeteronormativeCrusader: Owing to a very high Catholic population. He immediately takes action whenever he (mis)construes something as pertaining to "gender" ideology.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Sometimes fights with a toilet plunger.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Has a absolutely tiny non-white population, which leads to him freaking out when he first sees an African, who he thinks is the devil.
* InsistentTerminology: Gay people are "gender".
* IronButtMonkey: He was partitioned by the Russian Empire, the Austrian Empire and Prussia and managed to recover from it. During WWII, he was invaded and was partitioned ''again'' by Nazi Germany and the USSR. He was able to come back on both counts.
* ManChild: Despite being almost a hundred years old (if one discounts his earlier incarnations), he is often portrayed as being childish. His naivety and idealism may also be turned UpToEleven.
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Poland (or [[FanNickname "Polan"]]) is almost always drawn upside-down (ie. red over white). Drawing him correctly is considered "cancer" and is prohibited on r/Polandball.
** The original artist probably drew the Polish flag incorrectly in his first few strips. The depiction caught on quickly due to it drawing ire from Polish users, and the rest is history.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Every Polish stereotype turned UpToEleven. Being strongly Catholic and ethnically homogeneous, he often comes off as bigoted to others.
* RetiredBadass: Used to be [[http://i.imgur.com/6IfFlqR.png the country of the mighty Winged Hussars]]. Since the World Wars, it has gotten [[CurbStompBattle stomped again and again]].
* SirSwearsALot: His catchprhase is a common Polish swear word.
* StickyFingers: As per the traditional joke "Come to Poland! Your car's already here!".
* TradeMarkFavouriteFood: Pierogi.
!!Russia
->''"xaxaxa polan i am trick yuoo"''
* AbusiveParents: He essentially takes on the role of a drunken, abusive father to the other East European countries, especially in his USSR days.
* AnnoyingLaugh: "Xaxaxa."
* TheAlcoholic: While he's always liked his vodka, since he stopped being the USSR he spends most of his time in a drunken stupor, trying to relive his past glories.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: He fears that America is this to him... but will admit it to only a select few.
* ArmouredClosetGay: Famous for passing anti-gay legislature after anti-gay legislature... yet, seems to be having urges of his own.
* TheDreaded: Has been feared by many countries throughout history. His actions in modern times hasn't helped his image either.
** He's essentially the only character Polandball has to a fully fledged central antagonist, given his consistent portrayal as a sociopath. You'll be hard pressed to find comics where he isn't a JerkAss.
* FreudianExcuse: Sometimes specifically cited as the Mongol invasions, [[RussianGuySuffersMost but he's had plenty of traumatic episodes to choose from]].
* TheGadfly: Tricking Poland has become one of his favourite hobbies.
* GloryDays: Sees the USSR as this. As of the recent Ukrainian Crisis, it seems that he wants to relive those days.
* HeteronormativeCrusader: He really doesn't like the homogays. [[ArmouredClosetGay But then again...]]
* HuskyRusskie: Often drawn significantly larger than other countryballs in the same comic.
* LargeAndInCharge: Is consistently drawn the biggest out of the countryballs and holds much power.
* LaughablyEvil: Presumably why his most common depiction is that of a violent sociopath. His [[IntentionalEngrishForFunny manner of speaking]] combined with his [[ComedicSociopathy unrepentant behaviour]] can make him a quite funny character.
* LonelyAtTheTop: Is often depicted as having no friends or close relationships. If a country is weaker than he, he'll treat it as a slave, and if it's more equal to him in strength (such as America), it becomes his rival.
* MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong: Strong enough to meet America head-to-head.
* OnlyFriend: China's the only country that he's not actively hostile to, possibly because they're [[CommonalityConnection very similar]] in terms of their [[BigBrotherBully personalities]]. They occasionally share [[FriendshipMoment friendship moments]] together.
** Averted in recent situations, since the nations of the Euraisan Union (Armenia, Belarus and Kazakhstan) and anyone else against America (like Iran or Venezuela) might count. Heck, he might have even convinced [[RichesToRags Greece]] to abandon his usual pro west position.
* VodkaDrunkenski: 'Natch.
* WeaponOfChoice: A [[RuleOfSymbolism hammer and a sickle]], or a Kalashnikov rifle.
* [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why Did It Have To Be Mongolia?]]: Is absolutely terrified of Mongolia because the latter was able to successfully invade him.
** Same with Finland because of the Winter War. Although he (as the USSR) WON the conflict, he took so much damage from Finland that he's still paranoid about him today.
!!Ukraine
* ArchEnemy: Russia, in the wake of the Ukrainian Crisis.
* DesignatedVictim: Has become this as of late.
* [[EtTuBrute Et Tu, Crimea?]]
* [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe Half The Countryball He Used To Be]]: See Split Personality below. Sometimes Ukraine starts a comic bisected.
* NuclearNasty: Despite most of the radiation fallout affecting Belarus, it didn't treat him so well either.
* TheRival: Belarus. It's a constant race between the two.
* SuperSpeed: Ukraine has shown spectacular bursts of speed when relieving Belarus of his pigs.
* SplitPersonality: The pro-Russian and pro-EU parts of Ukraine threaten (and sometimes manage) to [[LiteralMetaphor tear him in half.]]
* TradeMarkFavouriteFood: Salo. But unfortunately, it looks like he's out of pigs so he would have to steal some.
* AbhorrentAdmirer: It is difficult to judge the attractiveness of countryballs, but Russia's reactions to him suggest this is in effect.
* CallToAgriculture: Loves farming [[TrademarkFavouriteFood potatoes]].
* {{Catchphrase}}: "Bulba bulba."
* DoggedNiceGuy: Is one towards Russia. The former desperately wants to be with the latter, who doesn't return his feelings due to his HeteronormativeCrusader status. This doesn't stop Belarus from trying to convince Russia to [[InsistentTerminology anschluss]] him back.
* GloryDays: Dearly misses the Soviet Union.
* HappinessInSlavery: Has no idea how to handle being independent, having always been a subject of Poland, Lithuania, [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs Poland-Lithuania]], or Russia until recently.
* ALoveToDismember: [[http://i.imgur.com/Pgr2qZg.png Seen here.]] [[spoiler:Belarus keeps the heart of his beloved Soviet Union in a jar.]]
* NuclearNasty: Was on the receiving end of 70 per cent of the fallout from the {{UsefulNotes/Chernobyl}} disaster, which occasionally causes him problems. Often shown as having three eyes.
* TheRival: Ukraine, who keeps stealing his pigs.
* StockholmSyndrome: Seems to be the reason for his attachment to Russia.
!!Moldova
* TheEeyore: His neighbours don't care about him, Transnistria keeps demanding independence, his economy is doing poorly... is it any surprise that he ranks low on the Happy Planet Index?
!!Poland
* ArtisticLicenseHistory: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miros%C5%82aw_Hermaszewski He historically DID into space]], but this is discarded for RuleOfFunny in the series.
* AudienceSurrogate: Usually takes up this role due to being TheHero.
* BackFromTheDead: Presumably his superpower, which activates whenever [[http://i.imgur.com/x7O7WqD.png?1 his national anthem is played]]. It may explain how he was able to survive the partitions.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Makes up in ferocity what he lacks in power. Occasionally, he's even [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu knocked out stronger nations who've offended him.]]
* ButtMonkey: Far, far too often. Other countries, especially Germany and Russia, find it easy to take advantage of his simpleton nature.
* CatchPhrase: "[[ForeignCussWord Kurwa]]"!
* CosmicPlaything: The universe seriously does not like the idea of Poland going to space. Every attempt to do so would always end in failure. He doesn't give up, though.
* CuteandPsycho: Generally portrayed as a woobie who is bullied by far more powerful nations but has been known to beat up Russia when in a bad mood. Also seems to enjoy calling other countries "whores" in Polish, "kurwa" means "whore" in some Slavic languages
* {{Determinator}}: See CosmicPlaything above and IronButtMonkey below.
* TheDitz: He isn't very smart, to say the least. He often falls for other countries' cheap tricks.
* EthnicMenialLabour: Works for the UK, usually as a plumber. He tends to carry a plunger with him.
* FutureBadass: In some continuities, he will invent the [[RecycledInSpace Space Hussars]].
* TheHero: Is the supposed protagonist as his name is right there in the title, although it's subject to change as [[EnsembleCast other countries get their turns]].
* HeteronormativeCrusader: Owing to a very high Catholic population. He immediately takes action whenever he (mis)construes something as pertaining to "gender" ideology.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Sometimes fights with a toilet plunger.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Has a absolutely tiny non-white population, which leads to him freaking out when he first sees an African, who he thinks is the devil.
* InsistentTerminology: Gay people are "gender".
* IronButtMonkey: He was partitioned by the Russian Empire, the Austrian Empire and Prussia and managed to recover from it. During WWII, he was invaded and was partitioned ''again'' by Nazi Germany and the USSR. He was able to come back on both counts.
* ManChild: Despite being almost a hundred years old (if one discounts his earlier incarnations), he is often portrayed as being childish. His naivety and idealism may also be turned UpToEleven.
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Poland (or [[FanNickname "Polan"]]) is almost always drawn upside-down (ie. red over white). Drawing him correctly is considered "cancer" and is prohibited on r/Polandball.
** The original artist probably drew the Polish flag incorrectly in his first few strips. The depiction caught on quickly due to it drawing ire from Polish users, and the rest is history.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Every Polish stereotype turned UpToEleven. Being strongly Catholic and ethnically homogeneous, he often comes off as bigoted to others.
* RetiredBadass: Used to be [[http://i.imgur.com/6IfFlqR.png the country of the mighty Winged Hussars]]. Since the World Wars, it has gotten [[CurbStompBattle stomped again and again]].
* SirSwearsALot: His catchprhase is a common Polish swear word.
* StickyFingers: As per the traditional joke "Come to Poland! Your car's already here!".
* TradeMarkFavouriteFood: Pierogi.
!!Russia
->''"xaxaxa polan i am trick yuoo"''
* AbusiveParents: He essentially takes on the role of a drunken, abusive father to the other East European countries, especially in his USSR days.
* AnnoyingLaugh: "Xaxaxa."
* TheAlcoholic: While he's always liked his vodka, since he stopped being the USSR he spends most of his time in a drunken stupor, trying to relive his past glories.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: He fears that America is this to him... but will admit it to only a select few.
* ArmouredClosetGay: Famous for passing anti-gay legislature after anti-gay legislature... yet, seems to be having urges of his own.
* TheDreaded: Has been feared by many countries throughout history. His actions in modern times hasn't helped his image either.
** He's essentially the only character Polandball has to a fully fledged central antagonist, given his consistent portrayal as a sociopath. You'll be hard pressed to find comics where he isn't a JerkAss.
* FreudianExcuse: Sometimes specifically cited as the Mongol invasions, [[RussianGuySuffersMost but he's had plenty of traumatic episodes to choose from]].
* TheGadfly: Tricking Poland has become one of his favourite hobbies.
* GloryDays: Sees the USSR as this. As of the recent Ukrainian Crisis, it seems that he wants to relive those days.
* HeteronormativeCrusader: He really doesn't like the homogays. [[ArmouredClosetGay But then again...]]
* HuskyRusskie: Often drawn significantly larger than other countryballs in the same comic.
* LargeAndInCharge: Is consistently drawn the biggest out of the countryballs and holds much power.
* LaughablyEvil: Presumably why his most common depiction is that of a violent sociopath. His [[IntentionalEngrishForFunny manner of speaking]] combined with his [[ComedicSociopathy unrepentant behaviour]] can make him a quite funny character.
* LonelyAtTheTop: Is often depicted as having no friends or close relationships. If a country is weaker than he, he'll treat it as a slave, and if it's more equal to him in strength (such as America), it becomes his rival.
* MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong: Strong enough to meet America head-to-head.
* OnlyFriend: China's the only country that he's not actively hostile to, possibly because they're [[CommonalityConnection very similar]] in terms of their [[BigBrotherBully personalities]]. They occasionally share [[FriendshipMoment friendship moments]] together.
** Averted in recent situations, since the nations of the Euraisan Union (Armenia, Belarus and Kazakhstan) and anyone else against America (like Iran or Venezuela) might count. Heck, he might have even convinced [[RichesToRags Greece]] to abandon his usual pro west position.
* VodkaDrunkenski: 'Natch.
* WeaponOfChoice: A [[RuleOfSymbolism hammer and a sickle]], or a Kalashnikov rifle.
* [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why Did It Have To Be Mongolia?]]: Is absolutely terrified of Mongolia because the latter was able to successfully invade him.
** Same with Finland because of the Winter War. Although he (as the USSR) WON the conflict, he took so much damage from Finland that he's still paranoid about him today.
!!Ukraine
* ArchEnemy: Russia, in the wake of the Ukrainian Crisis.
* DesignatedVictim: Has become this as of late.
* [[EtTuBrute Et Tu, Crimea?]]
* [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe Half The Countryball He Used To Be]]: See Split Personality below. Sometimes Ukraine starts a comic bisected.
* NuclearNasty: Despite most of the radiation fallout affecting Belarus, it didn't treat him so well either.
* TheRival: Belarus. It's a constant race between the two.
* SuperSpeed: Ukraine has shown spectacular bursts of speed when relieving Belarus of his pigs.
* SplitPersonality: The pro-Russian and pro-EU parts of Ukraine threaten (and sometimes manage) to [[LiteralMetaphor tear him in half.]]
* TradeMarkFavouriteFood: Salo. But unfortunately, it looks like he's out of pigs so he would have to steal some.
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* AffablyEvil: Often portrayed as very reasonable and friendly, even in those comics where he's evil incarnate.
* HerrDoktor: As the birthplace of Sigmund Freud, he often acts as a psychologist for other countries.
* InsaneTrollLogic: Often utilizes this when diagnosing his patients.
* KarmaHoudini: Foists all blame for Nazism on Germany.
* MadDoctor: On a good day he is helpful. On a bad [[http://i.imgur.com/8bAqypU.png day]]...
* ManipulativeBastard: Unlike cousin Germany, Austria has a centuries-long history of political maneuvering. He's very good at getting other countrys to do what he wants.
* PsychoPsychologist
* PsychoSupporter: Was one for Nazi Germany and would very much like to join him should he become powerful again. He's also the only country besides Kazakhstan that's typically unafraid of Reichtangle.
* SuperDoc: He only owns a degree in psychology and [[AllPsychologyIsFreudian a rather questionable one at that]], yet he's usually the go-to mental doctor in the ''Polandball'' universe.
* TortureCellar: Owns one. If you ever end up in there, you're pretty much screwed.
* XMeetsY: He's pretty much Freud with a Hitler streak.
!!Czech Republic
* FairWeatherFriend: But when bad things affect Poland, he'll rather not get involved.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Poland. No gender, of course.
* [[TradeMarkFavouriteFood Trademark Favourite Drink]]: Loves beer.
* VitriolicBestBuds: On good terms with Slovakia; loves to [[VolleyingInsults exchange insults with her]].
!!Hungary
* BlackSheep: Gets a lot of flack for being most "Asian" of Central Europe. Sometimes called a Mongol.
* FriendlyEnemy: Hates Romania and would get revenge on him for stealing his clay at any possible moment, yet they are often seen hanging out together.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Poland. Also, formerly with Austria.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Never hesitates to brag about his military history, from the Huns to the Magyars.
* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Goulash, but failing that he'll eat anything with paprika in it.
** Sometimes he [[http://i.imgur.com/iRGc5yM.png just eats paprika]] full stop.
!!Liechtenstein
* ActualPacifist: Currently does not have an army and is a neutral country like Switzerland.
* OutOfFocus: Doesn't receive as much focus as the other countryballs on this page.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Usually appears alongside Switzerland.
** SatelliteCharacter
!!Slovakia
* AmicableExes: Is still on good terms with Czech Republic after the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissolution_of_Czechoslovakia Velvet Divorce]], though it is rather [[VitriolicBestBuds vitriolic]].
* EyepatchOfPower: Received this as a result of a freak accident during the dissolution.
* OutOfFocus: Doesn't receive as much focus as the other countryballs on this page.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: She's sometimes bitter that her neighbors have always had more political clout than she has.
* VolleyingInsults: She and Czech Republic love to do this to each other.
!!Switzerland
->''"Sorry, I'm neutrality. Only zing I can do is taking care of your money."''
* HyperspaceArsenal: [[http://i.imgur.com/2MoPLID.png When Switzerland starts to sneeze, be sure to keep your distance.]]
* TheMedic: Frequently takes this role as a result of founding the international red cross movement.
** As opposed to [[MeatGrinderSurgery D.R. Congo]] and [[PsychoPsychologist Austria]], Switzerland is actually a ''competent'' doctor.
* PassThePopcorn: Enjoys watching other nations go to war from the safety of the Alps.
* PrivateMilitaryContractors: A few comics reference his pre-World War I past, during which he was a mercenary-- and an extremely talented one at that.
* TheStoic: Usually doesn't show any strong emotions.
* TeamSwitzerland: His defining characteristic.
** Often portrayed as a referee because of this.
* WalkingArmoury: He may be neutral but he has a shitload of weapons to protect him should anybody try to invade.
* {{Workaholic}}: At least on Germany's level. In some comics, he actually ''surpasses'' Germany in this regard!
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* ChromaticArrangement: The colours that make up all or part of the flags for the Gaelic territories (Mann is red, Scotland is blue and Ireland is green).
* DysfunctionalFamily
* NiceHat: Beside UK's iconic top hat, England occasionally dons a flat cap, and Scotland often wears a tam o' shanter.
!!The United Kingdom
* BritishStuffiness: He tends to be aloof in most situations.
* BerserkButton: Do not cut off his tea supply. Do not overcook his tea. Do not undercook his tea. Do not destory or waste his tea. And for heaven's sake do not imply coffee is superior to tea. [[SeriousBusiness Noticing a pattern yet?]]
** Also don't violate neutrality.
* CatchPhrase: "U WOT m8?" (see FootballHooligans below)
** "Britannia rules the waves!"
* CompositeCharacter: England, Scotland and Wales usually appear as the [=UK=], although England tends to dominate the union and they are therefore often conflated for convenience.
* FootballHooligans: And not just about football. When he enters war, he is either AnOfficerAndAGentleman... or he curses like a sailor, hammers at people ferociously, and commits genocide/atrocities.
* HighClassGlass: Never seen (in modern times) without his gold monocle and chain.
* AnOfficerAndAGentleman: Some scenes show him as this in war, standing stoically against opposition in majestic poses.
* PerilousOldFool: Doesn't always realize that he isn't up to being the top world power anymore. Sometimes is put in a retirement home by the rest of the Anglosphere.
* QuintessentialBritishGentleman: Along with his stovepipe hat and monocle, he tends to use SesquipedalianLoquaciousness and behaves like a gentleman in general.
* RetiredBadass: Played with. He kicked ass back in the day, he still does it now... but there's a difference between being the worlds greatest industrial power and being a power that is, nevertheless, back to 1.5 of an island and significantly dwarfed by USA, China, and Russia.
* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: Eventually gets fed up with the European Union and votes to leave it.
* SeriousBusiness: Created and ran his empire for the sole purpose satisfying his demand for tea. Some might say it was to spread civilization, or for the power, but lets not kid ourselves, it was all about the tea.
* StiffUpperLip: He patented it; he has it. It saw him through hundreds of wars and disasters, and it will continually see him through.
* VagueAge: Is usually portrayed as an old senior with the colonies as his adult children, despite being around the same age or even younger than other country balls that aren't portrayed as particularly old.
* VitriolicBestFriends: He and France haven't forgotten all the years of fighting... but they're staunch allies now, and admit that with the other as a rival and companion, they can always find hope in their competition and cooperation.
** He is this with any of his allies really.
!!Ireland
* TheAlcoholic
* BoisterousBruiser: He's always raring for a fight with UK, to mixed results.
* TheChewToy: Got bullied by England before independence.
* CompositeCharacter: An interesting case. Ireland [[DependingOnTheWriter may be treated as either or both of Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland]]. The former may appear as an individual or as part of a ''different'' composite character, although when he is not instead a part of [=UK=] the flag he uses is a point of contention.
* SixthRanger: Is not actually part of the UK, except for Northern Ireland, but often tags along.
* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Potato. The potato famine left him in a state of NothingButSkinAndBones. He also has had clashes with Latvia as to who is the true master of potato.
!!England
* CompositeCharacter: Cornwall and, less frequently, other countyballs make an appearance alongside or instead of the rest of England.
* FootballHooligans: Is very passionate about football and will often get violent and unruly if things don't go his way.
* TheLeader: As stated above, dominates the Union and is treated in much the same way as [=UK=], albeit with a greater tendency toward violence and swearing.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: He's terrified of Normandy.
* WorkingClassPeopleAreMorons: In comics that contrast him with the posh UK, he's generally portrayed as being rather dim.
!!Isle of Mann
* SpearCarrier: Appears exclusively for name puns, flag jokes and comics containing the entire Celtic or United Kingdom cast.
!!Northern Ireland
* BerserkButton: [[http://i.imgur.com/2v7jFRm.png Flags are a very touchy subject]] for him.
** He hates being confused with his neighbour Ireland.
* TheDitz: Out of all the countryballs on this page, he's portrayed as not being the brightest.
* PokemonSpeak: Talks like this in some comics; his most repeated words are "norn iron" (parodying the thick Northern Ireland accent) and "fleg".
* TheUnfavourite: UK seems to resent his inclusion the most out of all his regions.
!!Scotland
* TheAlcoholic: Loves his whiskey a little too much.
* TheLancer: Complete with [[ViolentGlaswegian angsty violence]], cynicism, and a grumpy history with England.
* SitcomArchNemesis: England, although some comics portray it as a SiblingRivalry or [[VitriolicBestBuds vitriolic friendship]], both of which are fairly fashionable in the UK...
* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Haggis. [[{{Pun}} It doesn't come up often]].
!!Wales
* AnimalMotifs: Dragons.
* BestialityIsDepraved: Sheep, of course.
* [[GratuitousForeignLanguage Gratuitous Welsh]]: Welsh is just mainstream enough to appear as one of Wales' habits without it being comprehensible to most people, although that said, an unusually large amount of writers who use it get it correct.
* TheUnintelligible: When speaking Welsh; comes close when speaking English as well, as seen by the fact that he is one of the only anglophone countryballs to use butchered grammar and spelling in some comics.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: Averted with the Rebecca Riots
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* ChromaticArrangement: The colours that make up all or part of the flags for the Gaelic territories (Mann is red, Scotland is blue and Ireland is green).
* DysfunctionalFamily
* NiceHat: Beside UK's iconic top hat, England occasionally dons a flat cap, and Scotland often wears a tam o' shanter.
!!The United Kingdom
* BritishStuffiness: He tends to be aloof in most situations.
* BerserkButton: Do not cut off his tea supply. Do not overcook his tea. Do not undercook his tea. Do not destory or waste his tea. And for heaven's sake do not imply coffee is superior to tea. [[SeriousBusiness Noticing a pattern yet?]]
** Also don't violate neutrality.
* CatchPhrase: "U WOT m8?" (see FootballHooligans below)
** "Britannia rules the waves!"
* CompositeCharacter: England, Scotland and Wales usually appear as the [=UK=], although England tends to dominate the union and they are therefore often conflated for convenience.
* FootballHooligans: And not just about football. When he enters war, he is either AnOfficerAndAGentleman... or he curses like a sailor, hammers at people ferociously, and commits genocide/atrocities.
* HighClassGlass: Never seen (in modern times) without his gold monocle and chain.
* AnOfficerAndAGentleman: Some scenes show him as this in war, standing stoically against opposition in majestic poses.
* PerilousOldFool: Doesn't always realize that he isn't up to being the top world power anymore. Sometimes is put in a retirement home by the rest of the Anglosphere.
* QuintessentialBritishGentleman: Along with his stovepipe hat and monocle, he tends to use SesquipedalianLoquaciousness and behaves like a gentleman in general.
* RetiredBadass: Played with. He kicked ass back in the day, he still does it now... but there's a difference between being the worlds greatest industrial power and being a power that is, nevertheless, back to 1.5 of an island and significantly dwarfed by USA, China, and Russia.
* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: Eventually gets fed up with the European Union and votes to leave it.
* SeriousBusiness: Created and ran his empire for the sole purpose satisfying his demand for tea. Some might say it was to spread civilization, or for the power, but lets not kid ourselves, it was all about the tea.
* StiffUpperLip: He patented it; he has it. It saw him through hundreds of wars and disasters, and it will continually see him through.
* VagueAge: Is usually portrayed as an old senior with the colonies as his adult children, despite being around the same age or even younger than other country balls that aren't portrayed as particularly old.
* VitriolicBestFriends: He and France haven't forgotten all the years of fighting... but they're staunch allies now, and admit that with the other as a rival and companion, they can always find hope in their competition and cooperation.
** He is this with any of his allies really.
!!Ireland
* TheAlcoholic
* BoisterousBruiser: He's always raring for a fight with UK, to mixed results.
* TheChewToy: Got bullied by England before independence.
* CompositeCharacter: An interesting case. Ireland [[DependingOnTheWriter may be treated as either or both of Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland]]. The former may appear as an individual or as part of a ''different'' composite character, although when he is not instead a part of [=UK=] the flag he uses is a point of contention.
* SixthRanger: Is not actually part of the UK, except for Northern Ireland, but often tags along.
* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Potato. The potato famine left him in a state of NothingButSkinAndBones. He also has had clashes with Latvia as to who is the true master of potato.
!!England
* CompositeCharacter: Cornwall and, less frequently, other countyballs make an appearance alongside or instead of the rest of England.
* FootballHooligans: Is very passionate about football and will often get violent and unruly if things don't go his way.
* TheLeader: As stated above, dominates the Union and is treated in much the same way as [=UK=], albeit with a greater tendency toward violence and swearing.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: He's terrified of Normandy.
* WorkingClassPeopleAreMorons: In comics that contrast him with the posh UK, he's generally portrayed as being rather dim.
!!Isle of Mann
* SpearCarrier: Appears exclusively for name puns, flag jokes and comics containing the entire Celtic or United Kingdom cast.
!!Northern Ireland
* BerserkButton: [[http://i.imgur.com/2v7jFRm.png Flags are a very touchy subject]] for him.
** He hates being confused with his neighbour Ireland.
* TheDitz: Out of all the countryballs on this page, he's portrayed as not being the brightest.
* PokemonSpeak: Talks like this in some comics; his most repeated words are "norn iron" (parodying the thick Northern Ireland accent) and "fleg".
* TheUnfavourite: UK seems to resent his inclusion the most out of all his regions.
!!Scotland
* TheAlcoholic: Loves his whiskey a little too much.
* TheLancer: Complete with [[ViolentGlaswegian angsty violence]], cynicism, and a grumpy history with England.
* SitcomArchNemesis: England, although some comics portray it as a SiblingRivalry or [[VitriolicBestBuds vitriolic friendship]], both of which are fairly fashionable in the UK...
* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Haggis. [[{{Pun}} It doesn't come up often]].
!!Wales
* AnimalMotifs: Dragons.
* BestialityIsDepraved: Sheep, of course.
* [[GratuitousForeignLanguage Gratuitous Welsh]]: Welsh is just mainstream enough to appear as one of Wales' habits without it being comprehensible to most people, although that said, an unusually large amount of writers who use it get it correct.
* TheUnintelligible: When speaking Welsh; comes close when speaking English as well, as seen by the fact that he is one of the only anglophone countryballs to use butchered grammar and spelling in some comics.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: Averted with the Rebecca Riots
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* ButtMonkey: The Baltics are some of Russia's favourite toys.
!!Estonia
* TheCutie: Usually is considered one out of universe but she can be one in-universe as well.
* TheDitz: Can be very slow to comprehend things.
* DoggedNiceGirl: Has a long-standing crush for Finland that the latter usually ignores.
* {{Fanboy}}: Is one in regards to NATO.
* FlawExploitation: She exploits Finland's alcoholism by making him drunk on Estonian vodka so that he'll allow her to tag along to Nordic meetings.
** Intentionally invades Sweden's [[HatesBeingTouched personal space]] in [[http://i.imgur.com/nnXTd7k.png this comic]] in order to get into the Nordics.
* HollywoodAtheist: Centuries of oppression by various regional powers have resulted in her giving up on religion.
* InSeriesNickname: Eesti.[[note]]"Estonia" in Estonian[[/note]]
** e-Stonia, although it is much rarer than the above and is more often used by [[FanNickname fans]].
* [[IJustWantToBeSpecial I Just Want To Be Nordic]]
* ThePowerOfLove: Her superpower, according to [[http://i.imgur.com/mL2hfSe.png this comic]].
* ThickerThanWater: Averted. Estonia tends to be aloof from Latvia and Lithuania.
!!Latvia
* CommonalityConnection: Averted and inverted. Despite both being obsessed with potatoes, Latvia and Belarus seldom (if ever) interact, let alone strike up a friendship. See TheRival for Ireland's case.
* TheDogBitesBack: After years of abuse at the hands of the Soviet Union, Latvia snaps and joins Nazi Germany.
* TheGenericGuy: Lithuania is most closely aligned with Central Europe of the Baltics, Estonia is most closely aligned with the Nordics of the Baltics, which leaves Latvia as the most Baltic of the Baltics. Which leaves him with Russia...
* KickTheDog: Most of his endeavours for potatoes usually ends in failure.
* TheRival: Ireland. They have been known to compete fiercely for ownership of potatoes.
* ThoseWackyNazis: It appears that he still has a soft spot for them, as shown [[http://i.imgur.com/6Jk7s3b.png in this comic]].
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: He loves his potato, but it's usually taken away by bigger nations. This love sometimes becomes [[CargoShip a little less innocent]].
!!Lithuania
* TheDreaded: Used to be one. Germany and Prussia still look upon him warily from when he was the last pagan nation of Europe.
* TheEeyore: Is portrayed as depressive and occasionally suicidal because of his high suicide rate. It may also be due to hanging out with Finland, who shares his nihilistic beliefs with him.
* HypercompetentSidekick: Whenever he helps Poland in one of his space schemes, he is less likely to mess up than the latter and has a clearer idea of what he is doing.
* OnlySaneMan: With Latvia being crazy for potatoes and Estonia being lovesick for Finland, this leaves Lithuania as the sanest of the Baltics.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: [[DownplayedTrope While they aren't (usually) outright enemies]], it is evident that the days of the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth have long passed. Their relationship appears to have been soured due to Poland attempting to recapture Vilnius multiple times.
* ButtMonkey: The Baltics are some of Russia's favourite toys.
!!Estonia
* TheCutie: Usually is considered one out of universe but she can be one in-universe as well.
* TheDitz: Can be very slow to comprehend things.
* DoggedNiceGirl: Has a long-standing crush for Finland that the latter usually ignores.
* {{Fanboy}}: Is one in regards to NATO.
* FlawExploitation: She exploits Finland's alcoholism by making him drunk on Estonian vodka so that he'll allow her to tag along to Nordic meetings.
** Intentionally invades Sweden's [[HatesBeingTouched personal space]] in [[http://i.imgur.com/nnXTd7k.png this comic]] in order to get into the Nordics.
* HollywoodAtheist: Centuries of oppression by various regional powers have resulted in her giving up on religion.
* InSeriesNickname: Eesti.[[note]]"Estonia" in Estonian[[/note]]
** e-Stonia, although it is much rarer than the above and is more often used by [[FanNickname fans]].
* [[IJustWantToBeSpecial I Just Want To Be Nordic]]
* ThePowerOfLove: Her superpower, according to [[http://i.imgur.com/mL2hfSe.png this comic]].
* ThickerThanWater: Averted. Estonia tends to be aloof from Latvia and Lithuania.
!!Latvia
* CommonalityConnection: Averted and inverted. Despite both being obsessed with potatoes, Latvia and Belarus seldom (if ever) interact, let alone strike up a friendship. See TheRival for Ireland's case.
* TheDogBitesBack: After years of abuse at the hands of the Soviet Union, Latvia snaps and joins Nazi Germany.
* TheGenericGuy: Lithuania is most closely aligned with Central Europe of the Baltics, Estonia is most closely aligned with the Nordics of the Baltics, which leaves Latvia as the most Baltic of the Baltics. Which leaves him with Russia...
* KickTheDog: Most of his endeavours for potatoes usually ends in failure.
* TheRival: Ireland. They have been known to compete fiercely for ownership of potatoes.
* ThoseWackyNazis: It appears that he still has a soft spot for them, as shown [[http://i.imgur.com/6Jk7s3b.png in this comic]].
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: He loves his potato, but it's usually taken away by bigger nations. This love sometimes becomes [[CargoShip a little less innocent]].
!!Lithuania
* TheDreaded: Used to be one. Germany and Prussia still look upon him warily from when he was the last pagan nation of Europe.
* TheEeyore: Is portrayed as depressive and occasionally suicidal because of his high suicide rate. It may also be due to hanging out with Finland, who shares his nihilistic beliefs with him.
* HypercompetentSidekick: Whenever he helps Poland in one of his space schemes, he is less likely to mess up than the latter and has a clearer idea of what he is doing.
* OnlySaneMan: With Latvia being crazy for potatoes and Estonia being lovesick for Finland, this leaves Lithuania as the sanest of the Baltics.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: [[DownplayedTrope While they aren't (usually) outright enemies]], it is evident that the days of the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth have long passed. Their relationship appears to have been soured due to Poland attempting to recapture Vilnius multiple times.
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