History Characters / PolandballOthers

->-Rome's FamousLastWords before going off to fight the barbarians.

* AbusiveParents: Frequently depicted as abusive to several of the non-Russian SSRs. Occasionally also to Russia as well, holding him to unrealistic standards as a global superpower and leaving Russia to deal with all of his problems.

* KilledOffForReal: Was dissolved by the allies post World War 2, although he may have died before then by becoming German Empire. See VillainousLegacy.

* KilledOffForReal: At the end of the Civil War. Shows up as a ghost more than other defunct nations though.

* KilledOffForReal: At the end of World War II.

* KilledOffForReal: Not "killed" so as much that West Germany anschlussed him upon reunification and removed traces of his existence in the East. Then again, united Germanyball seems to have developed a secret side for world domination all of a sudden.

* KilledOffForReal: Dissolved in 1991.

* KilledOffForReal: Dissolved in 1992. Somewhat existed as a union between Serbia and Montenegro, but that ended in the 2000s as well.

!!Union of American States
* AntagonisticOffspring: Does not like Cuba, Venezuela, or Nicaragua... who all are co-founders. Doubly so for Venezuela, as the UAS was inspired by an idea of Símon Bolívar's.

* CommissarCap: [[https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/15912_382258665276936_7874179904145715930_n.jpg?oh=fca33c5d0aea3948435f484eb8a824e6&oe=553DF23D Sometimes wears one.]]

* OneOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: The only part of the Union who can't speak proper English, in spite of him being UK's son.

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Is the only micronation allowed in ''Polandball''.

* ArchEnemy: The UK, USSR, USA, and France.

* BigBad: Of most comics set within World War 2.
* TheBully: A particularly vicious one towards Jews.

* KilledOffForReal: At the end of World War 2.

!!The Reichtangle/The Fourth Reich/The German Empire
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[[caption-width-right:310:[[AC:Guten tag.]]]]

A tall rectangle in the colours of the German Empire, Reichtangle represents (depending on who you ask) the future Fourth Reich, the German Empire, or German's militaristic side in general, and is Germany's SuperpoweredEvilSide. Its sole purpose is to absorb other countries into itself.

%%* AxCrazy
* ArmiesAreEvil: [[https://img.4plebs.org/boards/pol/image/1393/02/1393021992139.png Represents years of German conquest.]]
%%* BloodKnight
* CatchPhrase: "Guten Tag" and "Surprise Anschluss!".
* DependingOnTheWriter: If he's the second reich German Empire, the hypothetical 4th reich or just Germany's simple SuperpoweredEvilSide.
* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: The more innocent portrayals of Reichtangle sometimes show him hurting or killing lesser countries without realizing it.
* TheDreaded: Oh, yes. No other character (with the possible exception of Omsk Bird) arouses such sheer terror in the regular countries.
* EldritchAbomination: Being a rectangle with hollow eyes certainly comes off as creepy to expressive adorable countries.
* EmptyEyes: Sports small beady [[MonoChromaticEyes white]] eyes all the time, thus effectively giving him a cold and soulless appearance, in stark contrast to the more expressive standard country eyes.
%%* EvilCostumeSwitch.
* EvilIsBigger: He is much bigger than all of the other countries due to his shape. When anschlussing them, he towers over them, which makes him look more threatening.
* GreaterScopeVillain: Thanks to genocide and extreme racial prejudice, Nazi manages to be the only one to come off as worse than Reichtangle. Also leads to FridgeHorror since these two warmongering characters are the historical alter egos of {{Workaholic}} Germany, showing some pretty nasty HiddenDepths within him.
* MundaneUtility: Apart from making it terrifying, its size and shape have plenty of practical uses, such as [[http://i.imgur.com/bYBwHa7.png being a bridge]] [[http://country-balls.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/country-balls-die-keksdose4.png being able to reach tall places.]]
* NonMaliciousMonster: It doesn't seem to be driven by any type of ideology, or even demonstrate any anger or hatred towards its victims. It simply exists to [[InsistentTerminology anschluss]] until there is nothing left to anschluss.
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: It is a large, two-dimensional (though DependingOnTheArtist it is sometimes shown as a thin box, or even a cylinder) rectangle in a world of balls. [[EldritchAbomination It's hinted that this is one of the reasons it is so terrifying to the other countries]].
** Fittingly, Kazakhstan is the only country besides Austria (who ''wants'' Anschluss) who is typically unafraid of Reichtangle.
* OmnicidalManiac: [[http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130926231800/polandball/images/5/5d/Reichtangle2.jpg As If he wasn't scary enough.]]
* PaintingTheMedium: Its dialogue is always in Courier, or (very occasionally) Fraktur.
* SuperpoweredEvilSide: Modern Germany will turn into it as soon as he annexes a country. In some comics, other countries deliberately take advantage of this because they have need of the Reichtangle's powers. [[http://i.imgur.com/cvnr9GB.png Such as when they need someone tall enough to fetch a jar of cookies from the top shelf.]]
* WarIsGlorious: Seems to think this.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Sometimes depicted as having a genuinely innocent, childlike personality and being unable to understand why everyone else runs in terror from it.

* TheMentor: To [[OfficerAndAGentleman UK]], [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy France]], and [[GermanicEfficiency Ger]][[ProudWarriorRaceGuy many]]; by proxy, his learning was passed on to [[TheBigGuy USA]].
** MentorOccupationalHazard: UK, France, and Germany had to rely on those lessons to survive after SPQR bit it.

-->"Shut up! You did not know Rome! [[YoungGun When he was young, he was a fighter]]; [[HadToBeSharp he had to be]]. In his prime, he was a fighter; [[TheAce he was the best, unstoppable, and so much more]]. [[OldSoldier And when he was old... he was still a fighter]]. Yes, he may have abandoned you, just as he abandoned my brother and I. [[ParentalAbandonment When he died, we were both sad and furious]]. But as he died, [[HeroicSacrifice he fought]] [[UsefulNotes/{{Attila}} to them]] off. [[OneManArmy Fought them all off.]] Saved us all, and left a strong son. He was the reason why these guns you are so proud of were manufactured, why your huts are not just more sand and branches. So be quiet. He was ten times the fighter you'll ever be."

* PoliceAreUseless

* StronglyWordedLetter: His, uh, [[NonActionGuy "Weapon"]] [[WeaponOfChoice of Choice]].

-->"Shut up! You did not know Rome! [[YoungGun When he was young, he was a fighter]]; [[HadToBeSharp he had to be]]. In his prime, he was a fighter; [[TheAce he was the best, unstoppable, and so much more]]. [[OldSoldier And when he was old...]] [[{{Determinator}} he was]] [[BadassGrandpa still a fighter]]. Yes, he may have abandoned you, just as he abandoned my brother and I. [[ParentalAbandonment When he died, we were both sad and furious]]. But as he died, [[HeroicSacrifice he fought]] [[UsefulNotes/{{Attila}} to th]][[TheScourgeOfGod em]] off. [[OneManArmy Fought]] [[BossRush them]] [[MultiMookMelee ALL]] [[AllOfThem off.]] Saved us all, and left a strong son. He was the reason why these guns you are so proud of were manufactured, why your huts are not just more sand and branches. So be quiet. He was ten times the fighter you'll ever be."

** GeniusBruiser: As a result, this trope is the natural home of Prussia when he's not AxCrazy.

** ThoseTwoGuys

* VitriolicBestBuds: With California. They have oposite personalities and fight a lot but still hang out out the end of the day. [[spoiler:They also agree to split the other states after getting independence.]]

** Tunisia calls ISIS dinner. That is all.

* DependingOnTheWriter[=/=]DecompositeCharacter: While it is a ball in one comic like any other in most comics, Reddit treats it as an organisation ''in-universe'': a group of smaller balls (Syria, Iraq, Nigeria, Libya) wearing black headbands and engaging in acts of terrorism. Aside from [[NoSwastikas avoiding showing extremist imagery]], this also helps to explain why it keeps showing up - sometimes in one comic - while [[ActionBomb constantly exploding]].

** TheVoiceless: Sometimes he just doesn't speak and only expresses himself through emotions.
* SmallSecludedWorld: Is never seen leaving his frosty home and has little to no communication with other countries, thus fuelling his loneliness (although sometimes that's what he prefers).

* AxCrazy

* BiggerBad: Thanks to genocide and extreme racial prejudice, Nazi manages to be the only one to come off as worse than Reichtangle. Also leads to FridgeHorror since these two warmongering characters are the historical alter egos of {{Workaholic}} Germany, showing some pretty nasty HiddenDepths within him.
* BloodKnight

* EvilCostumeSwitch.

* MadScientist: He may talk like hes an idiot but that doesn't stop him from building submarines and ironclads.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Thinks slavery is awesome

[[caption-width-right:310:Guten tag.]]

* TheFundamentalist: [=ISIS=] believes in an medieval ultrafundamentalist Wahhabist Islam doctrine, which alienates and creeps out all other Islamic countries, even already fundamentalist Islamic countries like Saudi Arabia.

* AxCrazy

* DarkIsEvil[=/=]LightIsNotGood: Has a black and white pattern.

* TheFundamentalist

* KnightTemplar

!!The Reichtangle/The Fourth Reich

* ProudMerchantRaceGuy: He was ''the'' trader to know in the eastern Mediterranean, and never let anyone forget it.

* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Tends to be portrayed as extremely greedy and backstabbing. Just ask Byzantium

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* AntagonisticOffspring: [[{{Understatement}} Doesn't get along well]] with China, as their ideologies oppose each other.

* {{Determinator}}: As shown in the ButtMonkey and YankTheDogsChain entries, he gets ''a lot'' of abuse from China everytime he demands him independence. One thing though; he '''never''' gives up.