| 1 | [[center: [-[[Characters/{{Polandball}} Main Character Index]] | [[Characters/PolandballAfricanNations African Nations]] | [[Characters/PolandballAsianNations Asian Nations]] | '''European Nations''' | [[Characters/PolandballOceania Nations of Oceania]] | [[Characters/PolandballNorthAmericanNations North American Nations]] | [[Characters/PolandballLatinAmericanNations South American Nations]] | [[Characters/PolandballOthers Others]]]]-] |
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| 3 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 4 | |
| 5 | [[folder: Nations of the Baltic]] |
| 6 | |
| 7 | !!Common Tropes: |
| 8 | * ArchEnemy: Russia, obviously. |
| 9 | * ButtMonkey: The Baltics are some of Russia's favourite toys. |
| 10 | |
| 11 | !!Estonia |
| 12 | [[quoteright:245:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/estonia.png]] |
| 13 | [[caption-width-right:245:Can I into Nordic?]] |
| 14 | * TheCutie: Usually is considered one out of universe but she can be one in-universe as well. |
| 15 | * TheDitz: Can be very slow to comprehend things. |
| 16 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: All Baltics kind of have dark pasts due to the abuse they suffered under Soviet Union's rule, but Estonia gets a special mention-- she has went through oppression by various regional powers and worked for them for centuries. She enjoys a brief period of independence before getting re-annexed ''again'' by Soviet Union, and only managed to regain it decades later. |
| 17 | * {{Fanboy}}: Is one in regards to NATO. Also the Nordics. |
| 18 | * 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. |
| 19 | ** Intentionally invades Sweden's [[HatesBeingTouched personal space]] in [[http://i.imgur.com/nnXTd7k.png this comic]] in order to get into the Nordics. |
| 20 | * HollywoodAtheist: One of the most atheist countries around; her DarkAndTroubledPast mentioned above has led her into giving up on religion. |
| 21 | * InSeriesNickname: Eesti[[note]]"Estonia" in Estonian[[/note]] and e-Stonia, although it is much rarer. |
| 22 | * IJustWantToBeSpecial: I Just Want To Be Nordic: One of Estonia's most recurring character traits is a desire to be considered one of the Nordic countries[[note]]normally, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Greenland, the Faroes, and Finland are considered to be Nordic countries[[/note]]. |
| 23 | * MoralityPet: To grouchy Finland. She tends to bring out his warmer side. |
| 24 | * ThePowerOfLove: Her superpower, according to [[http://i.imgur.com/mL2hfSe.png this comic]]. |
| 25 | * StepfordSmiler: Back during her days as a Soviet republic, she pretends to smile and be friends with the Soviet Union to avoid further abuse, even though in reality she resents him. |
| 26 | * ThickerThanWater: Averted. Although she still cares about them, Estonia usually tends to be aloof from Latvia and Lithuania. |
| 27 | |
| 28 | !!Latvia |
| 29 | [[quoteright:236:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/latvia.png]] |
| 30 | [[caption-width-right:236:Missing: potato. [[CargoShip There is a good reason for that.]]]] |
| 31 | * 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. |
| 32 | * TheDogBitesBack: After years of abuse at the hands of the Soviet Union, Latvia snaps and joins Nazi Germany. Subverted later as he gets re-annexed by Soviet Union, and stayed his slave until his collapse. |
| 33 | * 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... |
| 34 | * IdenticalStranger: Bears a strong resemblance to Austria. |
| 35 | * KickTheDog: Most of his endeavours for potatoes usually ends in failure. |
| 36 | * TheRival: Ireland. They have been known to compete fiercely for ownership of potatoes. |
| 37 | * ThoseWackyNazis: It appears that he still has a soft spot for them, as shown [[http://i.imgur.com/6Jk7s3b.png in this comic]]. |
| 38 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: He loves his potato, but it's usually taken away by bigger nations. This love sometimes becomes [[CargoShip a little less innocent]]. |
| 39 | |
| 40 | !!Lithuania |
| 41 | [[quoteright:298:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lithuania.png]] |
| 42 | [[caption-width-right:298: What's Poland gotten him into this time?]] |
| 43 | * TheDreaded: Used to be one. Germany and Prussia still look upon him warily from when he was the last pagan nation of Europe. |
| 44 | * DrivenToSuicide: [[https://i.imgur.com/hVRdREv.png In this comic he ends his life because of Finland]]. |
| 45 | * 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. |
| 46 | * HotBlooded: When he is not depressed, he is by far the most hot-blooded of the Baltics. |
| 47 | * 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. |
| 48 | * OnlySaneMan: With Latvia being crazy for potatoes and Estonia being lovesick for Finland, this leaves Lithuania as the sanest of the Baltics. |
| 49 | * 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. |
| 50 | |
| 51 | [[/folder]] |
| 52 | |
| 53 | [[folder: Nations of the British Isles]] |
| 54 | |
| 55 | !!Common Tropes: |
| 56 | * 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). |
| 57 | * DysfunctionalFamily |
| 58 | |
| 59 | See also [[Characters/PolandballOthers Provinces, States, and Territories]] for the component nations of the [=UK=] |
| 60 | |
| 61 | !!The United Kingdom |
| 62 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/uk.png]] |
| 63 | [[caption-width-right:300:Britannia rules the waves!]] |
| 64 | * BritishStuffiness: He tends to be aloof in most situations. |
| 65 | * BerserkButton: |
| 66 | ** Do not cut off his tea supply. Do not overcook his tea. Do not undercook his tea. Do not destroy or waste his tea. And for heaven's sake, do not imply coffee is superior to tea. [[SeriousBusiness Noticing a pattern yet?]] |
| 67 | ** Don’t violate neutrality. One particular example is his reaction after Germany (as the German Empire) violated Belgium's neutrality in World War I. |
| 68 | * CatchPhrase: |
| 69 | ** "U WOT m8?" (see FootballHooligans below) |
| 70 | ** "Britannia rules the waves!" |
| 71 | * 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. |
| 72 | * FootballHooligans: And not just about football. When he enters war, he is either an OfficerAndAGentleman... or he curses like a sailor, hammers at people ferociously, and commits genocide/atrocities. |
| 73 | * HiddenDepths: He used to (and still can) [[https://external-preview.redd.it/hthTHKSX4LOLJhC8i-E3V0brhqg91cVBefNdLgMwhhs.png?auto=webp&v=enabled&s=4ae0310327d9e054bc5c5ceca30db567900d85a6 rock a guitar]]. Even ''America'' was impressed |
| 74 | * HighClassGlass: Never seen (in modern times) without his gold monocle and chain, and is only seen without them when he is poor or broke. |
| 75 | * LastOfHisKind: Is the last remaining English country still loyal to the British Empire's original ideology after his children and siblings have long since evolved beyond it, [[https://i.imgur.com/jC5ya3n.png something that he doesn't take well whenever he remembers his colonies' childhoods]]. |
| 76 | * OfficerAndAGentleman: Some scenes show him as this in war, standing stoically against opposition in majestic poses. |
| 77 | * OddFriendship: With Portugal. |
| 78 | * 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. |
| 79 | * ThePowerOfRock: Some comics bring up his history in rock, [[https://external-preview.redd.it/hthTHKSX4LOLJhC8i-E3V0brhqg91cVBefNdLgMwhhs.png?auto=webp&v=enabled&s=4ae0310327d9e054bc5c5ceca30db567900d85a6 even impressing his son once]]. |
| 80 | * QuintessentialBritishGentleman: Along with his stovepipe hat and monocle, he tends to use SesquipedalianLoquaciousness and behaves like a gentleman in general. |
| 81 | * 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. |
| 82 | * ScrewThisImOutOfHere: Eventually gets fed up with the European Union and votes to leave it. |
| 83 | * 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. |
| 84 | * StiffUpperLip: He patented it; he has it. It saw him through hundreds of wars and disasters, and it will continually see him through. |
| 85 | * TotemPoleTrench: Often has his constituent countries hiding in his hat. |
| 86 | * 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. |
| 87 | * 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. |
| 88 | ** He is this with any of his allies really. |
| 89 | |
| 90 | !!Ireland |
| 91 | [[quoteright:310:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ireland_5.jpg]] |
| 92 | [[caption-width-right:310:Also a huge potato fan.]] |
| 93 | * TheAlcoholic: One of his favorite things is beer. Need to take a guess? |
| 94 | * BoisterousBruiser: He's always raring for a fight with UK, to mixed results. |
| 95 | * BunnyEarsLawyer: He is pretty wealthy and stable (apart from his debt issues with Germany) earning the title 'Celtic Tiger' and his HDI is also one of the highest, despite the fact that he is often seen drunk. |
| 96 | * TheChewToy: Got bullied by England before independence. |
| 97 | * 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. |
| 98 | * FightingIrish |
| 99 | * FriendlyEnemy: With UK. Their relationship is ''very'' complicated, especially because UK refused to help him during the potato famine-- but Ireland still pretty much relies on him with trade. |
| 100 | * SixthRanger: Is not actually part of the UK, except for Northern Ireland, but often tags along. |
| 101 | * 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. |
| 102 | [[/folder]] |
| 103 | |
| 104 | [[folder: Nations of Western Europe]] |
| 105 | |
| 106 | !!Belgium |
| 107 | [[quoteright:281:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/belgium.png]] |
| 108 | [[caption-width-right:281:Just him on a normal day, when he is not obsessing over hands.]] |
| 109 | * AbusiveParents: Suffice to say, he... Isn't a very good father to his colonies. Essentially all of his sons have harbored resentment for him, and they have experienced genocides at points of their life. |
| 110 | ** Is little Congo alright, though? [[http://i.imgur.com/fEzrfsp.png See for yourself]]. |
| 111 | * ButtMonkey: He is mocked as being "not a real nation". |
| 112 | * CollectorOfTheStrange[=/=]CreepySouvenir: Collects chopped-off hands, a holdover from the days of [[BadBoss ruling]] over Belgian Congo. |
| 113 | * CurbStompBattle: WWI and WWII turned him into a warzone without his permission. |
| 114 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Netherlands. |
| 115 | * 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. |
| 116 | * NeutralityBacklash: He tried to be neutral during both world wars, but he still gets invaded by Germany in both times. |
| 117 | * 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. |
| 118 | * SplitPersonality: May be subject to this due to the high tension between his Dutch-speaking Flanders and French-speaking Wallonia. |
| 119 | * TrademarkFavouriteFood: Waffles, mussels, fries, and chocolate. He is extremely adamant about the name and invention of fries and will fly into a rampage if you call them French. |
| 120 | * 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. |
| 121 | |
| 122 | !!France |
| 123 | ->''"Shouldn't you be working?"'' |
| 124 | ->''"No. I am strike. Such injustice."'' |
| 125 | |
| 126 | [[quoteright:310:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/france.png]] |
| 127 | [[caption-width-right:310:Vive la France!]] |
| 128 | |
| 129 | * AbusiveParents: Not a good parent to any of her colonies to say the least. Most of the former colonies hate France or have some resentment towards her. |
| 130 | |
| 131 | * ButtMonkey: Nowhere as bad as some of the other examples, but she often gets the short end of the stick due to [[CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkeys some particular]] [[OnceDoneNeverForgotten reasons]]. |
| 132 | * 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. |
| 133 | * HappilyMarried: France is portrayed married to Germany and the mother of the EU, and the relationship is stable if not always friendly. |
| 134 | * GloryDays: Is rather nostalgic about Napoleon's reign. |
| 135 | * FrenchCuisineIsHaughty: This serves as the basis for her CulturalPosturing towards Italy - she believes that French cuisine is more refined than the latter's. |
| 136 | * FrenchJerk: Can be rather arrogant and narcissistic sometimes. |
| 137 | * InsistentAppellation: Insists on calling UK "Rosbif" |
| 138 | * MoralityPet: Sometimes, Modern France is portreyed as this to Germany. |
| 139 | * OnceDoneNeverForgotten: Her infamous surrender in World War II, as well as his losses afterwards are this to him. |
| 140 | * OnlySaneMan: Takes up this role when Germany isn't available. |
| 141 | * 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 |
| 142 | * TheSoCalledCoward: She is often the butt of many jokes due to her surrender in World War II, but he actually has many military victories and can be genuinely terrifying if she's given a chance to fight. |
| 143 | * SmokingIsGlamorous: Presumably why she is often drawn smoking a cigarette. |
| 144 | * SupremeChef: Believes herself to be this and actually lives up to it. |
| 145 | ** CordonBleughChef: ...but sometimes this isn't the case. |
| 146 | * RetiredBadAss: She has had [[http://i.imgur.com/fvypapU.png a lot of military victories]] in the past but almost no one remembers them now. |
| 147 | ** CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Possesses a military about as powerful as Germany's and can be positively ''ruthless'' in battle, and after ISIS' attacks on Paris, they are going to war once more. |
| 148 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Is very commonly associated with wine and escargots, but other dishes worthy of mention include bouillabaisse, onion soup, cheese fondue, and crepes. |
| 149 | * {{Tsundere}}: Type A towards the UK. |
| 150 | |
| 151 | !!Luxembourg |
| 152 | [[quoteright:278:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/luxembourg.png]] |
| 153 | [[caption-width-right:278:I am of relevant!]] |
| 154 | * AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Averted; in fact he more or less acts like an ''annoyed'' younger sibling to his brothers Netherlands and Belgium, often finding himself confused with their antics. |
| 155 | * BeingGoodSucks: Averted. Despite being very liberal to the point it nears Sweden's levels, he almost never gets the mockery that came with it. May have something to do with the fact that he can't into relevants. |
| 156 | * BerserkButton: Being called French, German, or Belgian. |
| 157 | * BigGuyLittleGuy: To both Netherlands and Belgium, as he is often drawn smaller compared to them. |
| 158 | * HiddenHeartOfGold: He is obsessed with becoming relevant and generally has a no-nonsense and dry attitude. Nevertheless Luxembourg is more or less as liberal and tolerant as Sweden, and he even allows immigrants to come to his country without any hesitation, which naturally drew many arguments between him and Hungary. |
| 159 | * IdenticalStranger: He bears a striking resemblance to Netherlands when he was still the Dutch Republic. |
| 160 | * [[IJustWantToBeSpecial I Just Want To Be Relevant]] |
| 161 | * TheNapoleon: Thinks he can into relevants. He can't. |
| 162 | * PerpetualFrowner: He ''[[DownplayedTrope does]]'' smile time to time, but it's still present. He is often shown as being serious and focused in comics, which results in him seldom smiling. |
| 163 | * PintSizedPowerhouse: He is tiny, and is often forgotten to the point he wants to become relevant so badly, but he is one of the richest countries in the world, and is often shown with a lot of money besides him. |
| 164 | * UnclePennybags: Has far more money than even "Germoney". |
| 165 | |
| 166 | !!Monaco |
| 167 | * BigGuyLittleGuy: The Little Guy to France's Big Guy. |
| 168 | * CoolShades: Often drawn wearing one to differentiate him from [[IdenticalStranger Indonesia and Poland]], and also to symbolize his richness. |
| 169 | * TheRival: With Luxembourg, competing in terms of wealth. |
| 170 | * UnclePennybags: He might be small, but he is very rich. |
| 171 | |
| 172 | !!Netherlands |
| 173 | [[quoteright:158:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/netherlands.png]] |
| 174 | [[caption-width-right:158:How can he be so high, while such a low country?]] |
| 175 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: While he is mostly harmless, he does have his dangerous moments when he is provoked, as shown in [[http://i.imgur.com/s4PnAZn.png this comic]]. Also see RetiredMonster below. |
| 176 | * BunnyEarsLawyer: He is shown [[TheStoner smoking weed]] and getting high in most of his appearances (even sometimes showing characteristics of TheDitz due to it) and other countries often mock him because of it, but he is actually pretty wealthy and has successfully defended his clay against the ocean. |
| 177 | * CameBackWrong: Sometimes, he will get into an accident and then get turned into a personality-wise more aggressive country. [[http://i.imgur.com/gwEFWea.png Cases]] [[https://i.imgur.com/VZZbAIl.png in point.]] |
| 178 | * TheDitz: Whenever he smokes weed, this trope is zigzagged-- most of the time, he avoids showing symptoms of this trope, but at other times he just flat-out shows the characteristics of a ditz, as shown [[https://polandball.cc/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/PLu1D31.png here]]. |
| 179 | * EruditeStoner: If he's not portrayed as TheDitz then chances are he'll be portrayed as this, owing to the country's long history in philosophy and arts. |
| 180 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Belgium. |
| 181 | * NiceGuy: His addiction for weed aside, he has a pretty laid-back personality and is generally friendly to most countries. |
| 182 | * RetiredMonster: Nowhere near his neighbor Belgium's levels, but he also [[https://m.imgur.com/2WQ52Ed used to be pretty ruthless in his colonial days]], but is now more or less a harmless, albeit weed-smoking NiceGuy. |
| 183 | * TheStoner: Often has pinkish eyes and a bong. |
| 184 | * [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why Did It Have To Be Water?]]: Has major problems with water and is often shown to have a deep-seated fear for it, mostly because his clay is under the water for most of the time. It doubles as a [[BerserkButton rather touchy subject]] for him in some portrayals. |
| 185 | ** [[http://i.imgur.com/qPnP5J8.png One particular moment]] shows him refusing to take a bath because of his fear for water. |
| 186 | |
| 187 | !!Switzerland |
| 188 | ->''"Sorry, I'm neutrality. Only zing I can do is taking care of your money."'' |
| 189 | |
| 190 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/switzerland.jpg]] |
| 191 | [[caption-width-right:300:The master of neutrality for centuries. Just don't take away its chocolate.]] |
| 192 | |
| 193 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: Sometimes has this dynamic with Austria. |
| 194 | * HyperspaceArsenal: [[http://i.imgur.com/2MoPLID.png When Switzerland starts to sneeze, be sure to keep your distance.]] |
| 195 | * TheMedic: Frequently takes this role as a result of founding the international red cross movement. |
| 196 | ** As opposed to [[MeatGrinderSurgery D.R. Congo]] and [[PsychoPsychologist Austria]], Switzerland is actually a ''competent'' doctor. |
| 197 | * NeutralityBacklash: Mostly averted, although [[https://i.imgur.com/SSCFKku.png some]] [[http://countryballs.net/_nw/37/77114052.png portrayals]] show him being extremely confused about simple questions due to his neutrality. |
| 198 | * NiceGuy: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]]. Although he can come off as cold and unemotional sometimes, he is usually very polite and reasonable. Due to his neutrality, he has a very short list of enemies and is pretty friendly towards almost everyone and in turn, virtually almost nobody hates him. |
| 199 | * PassThePopcorn: Enjoys watching other nations go to war from the safety of the Alps. |
| 200 | * PrivateMilitaryContractors: A few comics reference his pre-World War I past, during which he was a mercenary-- and an extremely talented one at that. |
| 201 | * TheStoic: Usually doesn't show any strong emotions, due to him having no strong feelings towards either sides. |
| 202 | * TeamSwitzerland: His defining characteristic. |
| 203 | ** Often portrayed as a referee because of this. |
| 204 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Chocolate, almost to the point of addiction. |
| 205 | * WalkingArmoury: He may be neutral but he has a shitload of weapons to protect him should anybody try to invade. |
| 206 | * {{Workaholic}}: At least on Germany's level. In some comics, he actually ''surpasses'' Germany in this regard! |
| 207 | |
| 208 | [[/folder]] |
| 209 | |
| 210 | [[folder: Nations of Central Europe]] |
| 211 | |
| 212 | !!Germany |
| 213 | ->''"Wörk, wörk."'' |
| 214 | |
| 215 | [[quoteright:279:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/germany_4.png]] |
| 216 | [[caption-width-right:279:Look at his expression and you will know why he works for life.]] |
| 217 | |
| 218 | * TheAtoner: [[http://imgur.com/a/rpzHc All you need to know]]. |
| 219 | * BerserkButton: Has several, such as Poland being stupid and Greece not paying his debts. |
| 220 | ** Whatever you do, never, EVER call him a Nazi. |
| 221 | * BrokenAce: He is Europe's biggest economical powerhouse and is great at multiple things, but he is also extremely shaken due to his past atrocities and is genuinely afraid he might turn back into Reichtangle once again. |
| 222 | * CatchPhrase: "Wörk!" |
| 223 | ** "PAY DEBTS" to Greece at least. |
| 224 | * 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 UsefulNotes/TheEuropeanUnion. Upon reuniting with East Germany, he gained a secret Bond Villain side for world domination and Prussia's need to create a new Reich. |
| 225 | * CovertPervert: Despite not looking such he is ''really'' into the more extreme forms of porn, and has a particular knack for UsefulNotes/{{BDSM}}. |
| 226 | * TheCynic: He is noticeably serious and cynical, due to his DarkAndTroubledPast. |
| 227 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: Suffered two big mental breakdowns as both Reichtangle and Nazi Germany in both world wars, and then was split into two countries in the Cold War, which conducts [[TheCynic severe]] [[GermanicDepressives profound]] [[GermanicEfficiency impacts]] on how he acts today. |
| 228 | * TheDreaded: Is this to Greece, and sometimes the other heavily indebted EU members such as Spain and Portugal, since he's constantly forcing them to pay their EU debts. |
| 229 | * 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. |
| 230 | * EvilMeScaresMe: As already described, he '''hates''' Nazi Germany and is scared of his [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Reichtangle]] form. |
| 231 | * FutureMeScaresMe: Modern day Germany honestly doesn't want the Reichtangle to emerge, but he may not have a choice. |
| 232 | * 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. |
| 233 | * 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. |
| 234 | * HairTriggerTemper: Unfortunately for him, he's also the OnlySaneMan. Seeing Poland do something extremely stupid [[EnragedByIdiocy may even trigger his Reichtangle form]]. |
| 235 | * HiddenDepths: The existence of [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Reichtangle]] imply some [[AxCrazy rather]] [[TheDreaded nasty]] [[BloodKnight traits]] within him. |
| 236 | * IHatePastMe: In contrast to other countries who miss their glory days (Norway with his viking days, France with the Napoleon reign, Russia with the Soviet Union, etc.), he is more than happy with his current self and loathes his past selves to the pulp. ESPECIALLY Nazi Germany. |
| 237 | * TheManBehindTheMan: 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, East Germany, has caused him to obsess over creating a new reich through debts. |
| 238 | * MeanBoss: Is one due to his strict attitude towards [[{{Workaholic}} wörk]]. He is very stern towards the other EU members and can get frustrated easily when they become uncooperative. |
| 239 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: His current decisions and EU obsessions are played off Angela Merkel's RealLife policies. The whole take over the world via EU thing he developed after reuniting with East Germany is based on the joke and fear that Merkel is using West German styled economics and Stasi intelligence tactics to create a 4th Reich, given that Merkel's East German origins are a source of jokes. |
| 240 | * OnceDoneNeverForgotten: 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. |
| 241 | * OneWordVocabulary: When used to portray the various germanic tribes prior to the establishment of kingdoms, he only says "bar". |
| 242 | * OnlySaneMan: Is usually the voice of reason when everyone else refuses to listen. [[SubvertedTrope Unless he's the crazy one himself.]] |
| 243 | * 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 Fem!France is sleeping, he takes little EU off to [[spoiler: [[http://i.imgur.com/noLsXeK.png secretly plot invasions against their enemies]]]]. |
| 244 | ** 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 small army. |
| 245 | ** 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]]. |
| 246 | * SuperpoweredEvilSide: [[http://i.imgur.com/CQOx1Tz.png Reichtangle is this to him.]] Virtually the entire world fears the day when a new German Reich will emerge. |
| 247 | ** 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. |
| 248 | * TakeOverTheWorld: This was the [[PlanetOfHats mantra]] of his past three 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. |
| 249 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Is usually associated with currywurst, sauerkrauts, bread, and (most importantly) beer. |
| 250 | * UnclePennybags: Greece frequently asks him for (and gets) large amounts of money. |
| 251 | * {{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?]] |
| 252 | |
| 253 | !!Austria |
| 254 | [[quoteright:294:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/austria_2.png]] |
| 255 | [[caption-width-right:294:The go-to and the most reliable doctor in the ''Polandball'' universe. [[PsychoPsychologist Usually]].]] |
| 256 | * AffablyEvil: Often portrayed as very reasonable and friendly, even in those comics where he's evil incarnate. |
| 257 | * HerrDoktor: As the birthplace of Sigmund Freud, he often acts as a psychologist for other countries. |
| 258 | * InsaneTrollLogic: Often utilizes this when diagnosing his patients. |
| 259 | * KarmaHoudini: Foists all blame for Nazism on Germany. |
| 260 | * MadDoctor: On a good day he is helpful. On a bad [[http://i.imgur.com/8bAqypU.png day]]... |
| 261 | * 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. |
| 262 | * PsychoPsychologist |
| 263 | * 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. |
| 264 | * 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. |
| 265 | * TortureCellar: Owns one. If you ever end up in there, you're pretty much screwed. |
| 266 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Is sometimes associated with schnitzel and Red Bull. |
| 267 | * UnknownRival: He sometimes reclaims South Tyrol from Italy, who doesn't pay him much attention in return. |
| 268 | |
| 269 | !!Czech Republic |
| 270 | [[quoteright:248:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/czech_republic.png]] |
| 271 | * TheAlcoholic: [[https://static.miraheze.org/polandballwiki/8/85/Beverage_of_choice.png Case in point.]] |
| 272 | * BerserkButton: Mistaking him with Chechnya. |
| 273 | * CantHoldHisLiquor: When drunk. |
| 274 | * FairWeatherFriend: But when bad things affect Poland, he'll rather not get involved. |
| 275 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Poland. No gender, of course. |
| 276 | * HisOwnWorstEnemy: He has a rather small list of enemies, but [[http://polandball.wikia.com/wiki/Czechiaball#Enemies.2FNep.C5.99.C3.A1tel.C3.A9 it has been stated that his worst enemy is himself, especially when drunk]]. |
| 277 | * NiceGuy: He is a very reserved and friendly guy. A good example of this is his good relationship with Slovakia despite the dissolution, and how he cares deeply about his son Liberland. |
| 278 | * OddFriendship: His friendship with Poland could count, given they have rather different temperments and he doesn't share Poland's fervent Catholicism. And yet throughout history, even back in the days of the Hussite Wars, they often found ways to help each other. |
| 279 | * SelfDeprecation: He is rather adamant of murmuring about his own faults. |
| 280 | * [[TradeMarkFavouriteFood Trademark Favourite Drink]]: Loves beer. |
| 281 | * VitriolicBestBuds: On good terms with Slovakia; loves to [[VolleyingInsults exchange insults with her]]. |
| 282 | |
| 283 | !!Hungary |
| 284 | [[quoteright:242:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hungary.png]] |
| 285 | [[caption-width-right:242:I am not of Slav or Mongol. MAGYAR STRONK!]] |
| 286 | * BerserkButton: '''Trianon''', full stop. He still hates France for it. Also, don't call him Slav or Mongol. |
| 287 | ** He also dislikes immigrants, and he is by far the most open about opposing mass immigration in Europe. |
| 288 | ** Jokes about him being [[IncrediblyLamePun hungry]] deeply annoy him in general. |
| 289 | * BlackSheep: Gets a lot of flack for being most "Asian" of Central Europe. Sometimes called a Mongol. He is not a fan of it. |
| 290 | * BrokenAce: He is a genius who has invented a lot of things, as well as various successes in many departments. However, the Treaty of Trianon deeply affects him and he is still bitter about it to this day. |
| 291 | * 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. |
| 292 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Poland. Also, formerly with Austria. |
| 293 | * NoSocialSkills: His social records are... Not that good, to say at least. He is pretty isolated and has no close relatives in Europe, and his relationships with various other European countries are kind of rocky particularly because of Trianon. Poland is by far the only nation Hungary is shown to be at very good terms with. |
| 294 | * ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Never hesitates to brag about his military history, from the Huns to the Magyars. |
| 295 | * SitcomArchNemesis: With Romania, thanks to Trianon and their woes over Szekelyland and Transylvania. |
| 296 | * TheSmartGuy: 'Natch. He has [[https://www.polandballwiki.com/wiki/Hungaryball a lot of successes and created a lot of inventions]] that are used by a lot of countries nowadays. |
| 297 | * TrademarkFavouriteFood: Goulash, but failing that he'll eat anything with paprika in it. |
| 298 | ** Sometimes he [[http://i.imgur.com/iRGc5yM.png just eats paprika]] full stop. |
| 299 | |
| 300 | !!Liechtenstein |
| 301 | * ActualPacifist: Currently does not have an army and is a neutral country like Switzerland. |
| 302 | * OutOfFocus: Doesn't receive as much focus as the other countryballs on this page. |
| 303 | * TheRival: To Czech Republic, due to competing over the ownership of his castles. |
| 304 | * ThoseTwoGuys: Usually appears alongside Switzerland. |
| 305 | |
| 306 | !!Poland |
| 307 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/310.png]] |
| 308 | [[caption-width-right:225:While they look bad ass, those wings won't help him get into space.]] |
| 309 | * ArtisticLicenseHistory: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miroslaw_Hermaszewski He historically DID into space]], but this is discarded for RuleOfFunny in the series. |
| 310 | * AudienceSurrogate: Usually takes up this role due to being TheHero. |
| 311 | * 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. |
| 312 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: Makes up in ferocity what he lacks in power. Occasionally, he's even [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu knocked out stronger nations who've offended him.]] |
| 313 | * ButtMonkey: Far, far too often. Other countries, especially Germany and Russia, find it easy to take advantage of his simpleton nature. Doesn't help that he often lost much of his land to hostile nations. |
| 314 | * CatchPhrase: "[[ForeignCussWord Kurwa!]]" |
| 315 | * 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. |
| 316 | * 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 |
| 317 | * DemotedToExtra: Poland was originally the main star of Polandball, but the comic now focuses on all countries in the world, not just Poland. |
| 318 | * {{Determinator}}: His national anthem is named "Poland Is Not Yet Lost" for a ''reason.'' See CosmicPlaything above and IronButtMonkey below. |
| 319 | * TheDitz: He isn't very smart, to say the least. He often falls for other countries' cheap tricks. |
| 320 | * EthnicMenialLabour: Works for the UK, usually as a plumber. He tends to carry a plunger with him. |
| 321 | * FutureBadass: In some continuities, he will invent the [[RecycledInSpace Space Hussars]]. |
| 322 | * 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]]. |
| 323 | * HeteronormativeCrusader: Owing to a very high Catholic population. He immediately takes action whenever he (mis)construes something as pertaining to "gender" ideology. |
| 324 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: Sometimes fights with a toilet plunger. |
| 325 | * 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. |
| 326 | * InsistentTerminology: Gay people are "gender". |
| 327 | * 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. |
| 328 | * 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 [[Film/ThisIsSpinalTap up to eleven]]. |
| 329 | * NonstandardCharacterDesign: Poland 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. |
| 330 | * OnlyFriend: To Hungary. He is the only nation who doesn't get into arguments with him at regular basis, and they have been best friends for centuries. |
| 331 | * PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Every Polish stereotype turned up to eleven. Being strongly Catholic and ethnically homogeneous, he often comes off as bigoted to others. |
| 332 | * 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]]. |
| 333 | * RunningGag: His inability to get into space. |
| 334 | * SirSwearsALot: His catchprhase is a common Polish swear word. |
| 335 | * StickyFingers: As per the traditional joke "Come to Poland! Your car's already here!". |
| 336 | * TradeMarkFavouriteFood: Pierogi. |
| 337 | * VitriolicBestBuds: Poland and Germany have had a quite painful history with each other and still hassle with each other in the present day sometimes. However, since Germany underwent a major change in himself and apologized for his crimes, the two have experienced a closer relationship than they would ever be in the past, with Germany often giving monies to Poland as one of the forms of the apologies for his crimes. |
| 338 | |
| 339 | !!Slovakia |
| 340 | [[quoteright:183:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/slovakia.png]] |
| 341 | * 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]]. |
| 342 | * EyepatchOfPower: Received this as a result of a freak accident during the dissolution. |
| 343 | * OutOfFocus: Doesn't receive as much focus as the other countryballs on this page. |
| 344 | * OvershadowedByAwesome: She's sometimes bitter that her neighbors have always had more political clout than she has. |
| 345 | * VitriolicBestBuds: With Hungary. They still had woes over the Treaty of Trianon, but they are both members of the Visegrad group and have the same opinion about immigrants. |
| 346 | ** Also, with Czech Republic. |
| 347 | * VolleyingInsults: She and Czech Republic love to do this to each other. |
| 348 | |
| 349 | [[/folder]] |
| 350 | |
| 351 | [[folder: Nations of Eastern Europe]] |
| 352 | |
| 353 | !!Belarus |
| 354 | [[quoteright:251:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/belarus.png]] |
| 355 | [[caption-width-right:251:Worshipping Russia is already a daily routine for him.]] |
| 356 | * AbhorrentAdmirer: It is difficult to judge the attractiveness of countryballs, but Russia's reactions to him suggest this is in effect. |
| 357 | * CallToAgriculture: Loves farming [[TrademarkFavouriteFood potatoes]]. |
| 358 | * CharacterCatchphrase: "Bulba bulba." |
| 359 | * 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. |
| 360 | * GloryDays: Dearly misses the Soviet Union. |
| 361 | * HappinessInSlavery: Has no idea how to handle being independent, having always been a subject of Poland, Lithuania, [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs Poland-Lithuania]], or Russia until recently. |
| 362 | * LoveMartyr: Unusually friendly with Russia, given their past history together in the Soviet Union. |
| 363 | * ALoveToDismember: [[http://i.imgur.com/Pgr2qZg.png Seen here.]] [[spoiler:Belarus keeps the heart of his beloved Soviet Union in a jar.]] |
| 364 | * NuclearMutant: 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. |
| 365 | * TheRival: Ukraine, who keeps stealing his pigs. |
| 366 | * SatelliteCharacter: His detractors often denounce him as this, and call him a puppet of Russia. |
| 367 | * {{Yandere}}: His attachment to Russia sometimes borders this. |
| 368 | |
| 369 | !!Moldova |
| 370 | [[quoteright:248:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/moldova.jpg]] |
| 371 | * TheAlcoholic: He sure drinks a lot, as he is one of the countries with the highest consumption of alcohol per capita in the world. [[JustifiedTrope Not that he doesn't have]] [[TheEeyore a good reason to, though...]] |
| 372 | * ButtMonkey: His reputation as the poorest country in Europe has not gone unnoticed. And then there is the whole deal with Transnistria and Gagauzia ... |
| 373 | * TheEeyore: His neighbours don't care that much about him, Transnistria and Gagauzia keep demanding independence, his economy is doing poorly... Is it any surprise that he ranks low on the Happy Planet Index? |
| 374 | * SplitPersonality: He suffers a pretty bad one, due to Transnistria. [[http://i.imgur.com/P52U5sR.png The reason? See for yourself.]] |
| 375 | |
| 376 | !!Russia |
| 377 | ->''"xaxaxa polan i am trick yuoo"'' |
| 378 | |
| 379 | [[quoteright:310:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/russia.png]] |
| 380 | [[caption-width-right:310:One of the occassions where he is seen genuinely happy.]] |
| 381 | |
| 382 | * AbusiveParents: He essentially takes on the role of a drunken, abusive father to the other East European countries, especially in his USSR days. |
| 383 | * 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. |
| 384 | * AlwaysSomeoneBetter: He fears that America is this to him... but will admit it to only a select few. |
| 385 | * ArmouredClosetGay: Famous for passing anti-gay legislature after anti-gay legislature... yet, seems to be having [[https://i.imgur.com/0zdPITY.gif urges of his own]]. |
| 386 | * TheDreaded: Has been feared by many countries throughout history. His actions in modern times hasn't helped his image either. |
| 387 | ** With the possible exception of Reichtangle, 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. |
| 388 | * FreudianExcuse: Sometimes specifically cited as the Mongol invasions, [[RussianGuySuffersMost but he's had plenty of traumatic episodes to choose from]]. |
| 389 | * TheGadfly: Tricking Poland has become one of his favourite hobbies. |
| 390 | * GloryDays: Sees the USSR as this. As of the recent Ukrainian Crisis, it seems that he wants to relive those days. |
| 391 | * HeteronormativeCrusader: He really doesn't like the homogays. [[ArmouredClosetGay But then again...]] |
| 392 | * HuskyRusskie: Often drawn significantly larger than other countryballs in the same comic. |
| 393 | * LargeAndInCharge: Is consistently drawn the biggest out of the countryballs and holds much power. |
| 394 | * 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. |
| 395 | * 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. |
| 396 | * MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong: Strong enough to meet America head-to-head. |
| 397 | * 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. |
| 398 | ** 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. |
| 399 | * VodkaDrunkenski: Russia drinks vodka ''a lot''. |
| 400 | * [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why Did It Have To Be Mongolia?]]: Is absolutely terrified of Mongolia because the latter was able to successfully invade him. |
| 401 | ** 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. |
| 402 | |
| 403 | !!Ukraine |
| 404 | [[quoteright:310:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ukraine.png]] |
| 405 | [[caption-width-right:310:Hates Russia. Like innovation.]] |
| 406 | * ArchEnemy: Russia, in the wake of the Ukrainian Crisis. |
| 407 | * ButtMonkey: Gets a lot of physical abuse in comics, and has suffered a lot of problems as well. |
| 408 | * DesignatedVictim: Has become this as of late. |
| 409 | * [[EtTuBrute Et Tu, Crimea?]] |
| 410 | * [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe Half The Countryball He Used To Be]]: See Split Personality below. Sometimes Ukraine starts a comic split in half. |
| 411 | * NuclearMutant: Despite most of the radiation fallout affecting Belarus, it didn't treat him so well either. |
| 412 | * TheRival: Belarus. It's a constant race between the two. |
| 413 | * SiblingYinYang: Also with Belarus, as the degrees of their desire for being independent and view of Russia in general couldn't be more different. |
| 414 | * SuperSpeed: Ukraine has shown spectacular bursts of speed when relieving Belarus of his pigs. |
| 415 | * SplitPersonality: The pro-Russian and pro-EU parts of Ukraine threaten (and sometimes manage) to [[LiteralMetaphor tear him in half.]] |
| 416 | * TradeMarkFavouriteFood: Salo. But unfortunately, it looks like he's out of pigs so he would have to steal some. |
| 417 | |
| 418 | [[/folder]] |
| 419 | |
| 420 | [[folder: Nations of the Iberian Peninsula]] |
| 421 | |
| 422 | !!Common Tropes |
| 423 | * ButtMonkey: They get picked a lot in comics. |
| 424 | * TakeAThirdOption: They chose the neutral ground in both World Wars, even though Spain has a brutal civil war during the second one. |
| 425 | |
| 426 | !!Spain |
| 427 | [[quoteright:279:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/spain_0.png]] |
| 428 | [[caption-width-right:279:Is in dire need of monies, to become stronk again.]] |
| 429 | * ArchEnemy: Catalonia. Their animosity towards each other stems from the fact that she keeps on demanding independence from Spain. |
| 430 | ** This dynamic is an odd example out of all the ''Polandball'' examples of this trope, since it involves a nation against its own region. |
| 431 | * AxCrazy: Back during her days as Francoist Spain. |
| 432 | * BerserkButton: [=UK=]'s refusal to [[{{Pun}} Gib-raltar]]. |
| 433 | * BodyHorror: Due to her constant problems with separatists, she is often the object of this trope. |
| 434 | * BoldExplorer: Discovered the Americas, but don't say that in front of Norway. |
| 435 | * DashingHispanic: With good reason. |
| 436 | * EyepatchOfPower: Her coat of arms is sometimes drawn this way. |
| 437 | * GloryDays: Still longs for the days of the Spanish Empire when he wasn't poor. |
| 438 | * LazyBum: She would rather take a siesta than work. |
| 439 | * ManChild: Is often portrayed and described as such. |
| 440 | * PerpetualFrowner: [[DownplayedTrope Not to Finland's extent]], but she does frown a lot, mostly due to her debt issues with Germany and separatism. |
| 441 | * RetiredBadass: Used to be the most powerful empire of the world at some point, before the UK took his place. |
| 442 | * RichesToRags: He was once one of the most powerful empires on Earth, owning most of the American continent and some of other territories overseas. Now, she is one of the countries constantly asking Germany to give monies along with Greece, Ireland and Portugal. And then there are the separatist movements... |
| 443 | * TheRival: With Netherlands in regards of football matches in World Cup. She also occupied his territory for a while, chalking up the relationship. |
| 444 | ** She also has a rivalry with Norway over who discovered the most lands, with the Americas being a particularly sore spot. |
| 445 | * SleepyHead: She is shown to be sleeping in a lot of comics to emphasize his LazyBum trait. |
| 446 | * SmarterThanYouLook: [[https://m.imgur.com/ZnQP2f7 Some of]] [[https://i.imgur.com/tA8Uvze.png his plans]] of getting back at Catalonia for rebelling against her are downright impressive, considering he acts immature and grouchy most of the time. |
| 447 | * TrademarkFavouriteFood: Is associated with paella. |
| 448 | |
| 449 | !!Portugal |
| 450 | [[quoteright:310:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portugal.png]] |
| 451 | [[caption-width-right:310:Always calm and relaxed.]] |
| 452 | * AlwaysSecondBest: Feels this way due to Spain overshadowing him in terms of relevancy. |
| 453 | * 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 "worthless shit-rectangle". |
| 454 | * DotingParent: Towards East Timor and Macau. |
| 455 | * TheEeyore: Downplayed in the fact that he's not depressed, just melancholic. |
| 456 | * DashingHispanic: Whilst not Spanish, close enough as to make no matter. |
| 457 | * TheDreaded: By the Moors, both in history and in the modern day. |
| 458 | * NiceGuy: Although he is somewhat melancholic, he is generally very calm and easygoing. He also cares a lot about his sons, although only Brazil and East Timor reciprocate this for him. |
| 459 | * ParentalFavoritism: Mainly Brazil and East Timor(In some scenarios) are his favorite children, given the circumstances how the others rebelled. Brazil rebelled too, but he turned out to be successful enough [[spoiler:or not]] that Portugal is in better terms with him. |
| 460 | * RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Spain's red; he is noticeably more reserved compared to the latter. |
| 461 | * RichesToRags: A ''very'' painful case. His was the first truly global empire, controlling not just colonies in the Americas, Africa, and Asia, but vast swathes of sea via colonial outposts. Then a string of terrible luck and bad leadership cost him everything but his mainland holdings, the Azores, and Madeira. |
| 462 | * TradeMarkFavouriteFood: He is associated with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacalhau bacalhau]] in-universe. |
| 463 | * ThoseTwoGuys: Usually appears alongside Spain. |
| 464 | * VestigialEmpire: Even after the Portugese Empire ended, he still had some overseas territories. [[http://polandballcomics.tumblr.com/image/104069084676 Until he lost them]]. |
| 465 | * 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]]. |
| 466 | |
| 467 | [[/folder]] |
| 468 | |
| 469 | [[folder: Nations of the Italian Peninsula]] |
| 470 | |
| 471 | !!Italy |
| 472 | [[quoteright:310:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/italy_8.png]] |
| 473 | * AccidentalPornomancer: [[http://i.imgur.com/x6ElQF8.png As seen here]], he's so hot, other people can't help themselves. He even manages to seduce [[spoiler:Eritrea, who came to kill him as revenge for years of slavery.]] |
| 474 | * BerserkButton: The Hawaiian Pizza. If anything, when he goes down to the hell in [[https://i.imgur.com/wjGnwFd.png this comic]], the thing that he concerns the most is [[spoiler:beating Canada up for even daring to create the idea of it.]] |
| 475 | * TheCasanova: Is often portrayed to be very successful with female countryballs. |
| 476 | * CatchPhrase: "Ciao!" and "bunga bunga". Also "[[PokemonSpeak ital ital]]" in his notably [[TheDitz ditzier]] portrayals. |
| 477 | * CulturalPosturing: Insists that his cuisine, art, etc. is superior to France's. |
| 478 | * 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. |
| 479 | * FaceHeelRevolvingDoor: His propensity for switching sides is as memetic as France's for surrendering. |
| 480 | * GreaterScopeVillain: Kingdom of Italy acted as inspiration for Nazi Germany, Imperial Japan and other fascist states... |
| 481 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: Considers Greece and Spain to be his absolute closest friends, given they all are Mediterranean countries with similar cultures that also share a long history together. |
| 482 | * IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Among Axis powers, Italy tends to be TheLoad, failing about every single military operations he does. |
| 483 | * LongGame: It is often joked that his betrayals against Germany in both World Wars and his mooching relationship with him in the EU is part of Italy playing a long-term revenge plan against him due to [[SinsOfOurFathers his ancestors playing a key role in the downfall of the Roman Empire.]] |
| 484 | * RambunctiousItalian: A loudmouthed and exuberant womanizer, he fits this trope to a T. |
| 485 | * RichesToRags: Much like Greece, he's gone from being the supreme world power to having to beg Germany for money. |
| 486 | * ThrowTheDogABone: Even though his modern-day portrayals tend to be less-than-flattering, he's been given a chance to shine in COVID-19-centered comics as he's had one of the best responses to the pandemic to counteract his catastrophic infection rate. His multiple victories in 2021 ranging from [[UsefulNotes/EuropeanChampionship EURO 2020]] to the Series/EurovisionSongContest and his first UsefulNotes/{{Olympic|Games}} gold in [=100m=] athletics have also been noted. |
| 487 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Pizza, to the point of being SeriousBusiness. |
| 488 | * SpaghettiAndGondolas |
| 489 | * SupremeChef: Is well-known for his cuisine, and spends most of his time bickering with France over whose food is better. |
| 490 | ** He is appalled at the general unhealthiness of [=USA=]'s food, and also considers Canada's invention of Hawaiian pizza an [[BerserkButton unspeakable abomination.]] |
| 491 | * 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. |
| 492 | |
| 493 | !!San Marino |
| 494 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sanmarinotransparent.png]] |
| 495 | [[caption-width-right:350:I is the oldest republic of all, and I'm still alive!]] |
| 496 | * LongLived: Is one of the oldest nations, having existed since the final years of the Roman Empire. |
| 497 | * QuirkyNeighbourCountry: Italy is this to him, often annoying and disrupting his peaceful life. |
| 498 | * TeamSwitzerland: He is uninterested in practically anything happening around him. |
| 499 | |
| 500 | !!Vatican City |
| 501 | * TheCorrupter: Is sometimes portrayed as a dark mentor to Poland with tendencies of pedophilia. |
| 502 | * HeteronormativeCrusader: Not a fan at all of other nations accepting homosexuals. |
| 503 | * HolierThanThou: The most Catholic nation by far and not shy about it. |
| 504 | * PedophilePriest: Don't let him near young countries like South Sudan. |
| 505 | |
| 506 | [[/folder]] |
| 507 | |
| 508 | [[folder: Nations of the Mediterranean]] |
| 509 | |
| 510 | !!Malta |
| 511 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/maltaball.png]] |
| 512 | * BerserkButton: Being called an Arab or Semite. |
| 513 | * ChurchMilitant: Because of his [[UsefulNotes/TheKnightsHospitallers past]], he is fiercely Catholic and considered part of the Kebab Removal club. |
| 514 | * CompositeCharacter: Sometimes he is combined with the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, even though they are two separate entities. |
| 515 | * TheMedic: Because of his history with the Knights Hospitaller he's often seen as a medical expert. Sometimes he assists Swizerland. |
| 516 | |
| 517 | !!Cyprus |
| 518 | * SplitPersonality: Has one called "Northern Cyprus", which Turkey regards at his property, but is viewed by the rest of the world as part of Cyprus. |
| 519 | |
| 520 | [[/folder]] |
| 521 | |
| 522 | [[folder: Nations of Scandinavia]] |
| 523 | |
| 524 | !!Common Tropes: |
| 525 | * FourTemperamentEnsemble: Denmark is the Sanguine, Norway is the Choleric, Finland is the Melancholic, and Sweden is the Phlegmatic. If included, Iceland acts as the Leukine. |
| 526 | * HatesBeingTouched: They all treasure their personal space, which ranges from a few meters to a several kilometers. |
| 527 | * HornyVikings: The Nordics back in the day, although they occasionally break into old habits nowadays. |
| 528 | * NiceGuy: Known for being rather tolerant countries compared to the many other nationalistic countries in the series. |
| 529 | * 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. |
| 530 | |
| 531 | !!Denmark |
| 532 | [[quoteright:266:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/denmark_9.png]] |
| 533 | * AbusiveParents: Isn't a very good father to Greenland and Faroe. |
| 534 | * TheAlcoholic: He likes his beer, but is nowhere near as bad as Czechia in this regard. |
| 535 | * ArchEnemy: His historic squabbles with Sweden are sometimes brought up, although his relationship with him nowadays chalks more towards VitriolicBestBuds. |
| 536 | * BlackComedy: He enjoys them, much to Poland's confusion. |
| 537 | * TheRival: Has a history with Sweden and Norway. |
| 538 | ** Has a bit of a beef with Canada over the ownership of Hans Island. |
| 539 | * ProductPlacement: Sometimes seen with {{Franchise/Lego}}. |
| 540 | * TheUnintelligible: Other countryballs can't understand his language and mock him for it. |
| 541 | * TradeMarkFavouriteFood: [[http://i.imgur.com/YiV3VXL.png Salt]]. |
| 542 | |
| 543 | !!Faroe Islands |
| 544 | * TradeMarkFavouriteFood: Rotten fish. |
| 545 | * SpearCarrier: Generally only shows up in comics that need all representatives of the Danish Realm. |
| 546 | |
| 547 | !!Finland |
| 548 | ->''"Russia! Yuo hurt me so many time! Finland never be hurt again, of swear on grave of Simo Häyhä!"'' |
| 549 | |
| 550 | [[quoteright:231:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/finland_6.png]] |
| 551 | [[caption-width-right:231:Perkele!]] |
| 552 | |
| 553 | * TheAlcoholic: A consummate vodka drinker. |
| 554 | * BlackSheep: It is the only Scandinavian country to not have any Viking lineage, and his language is completely unintelligible to other Scandinavians. As such, he doesn't really like being referred to as Scandinavian and would rather be called Nordic. |
| 555 | * BunnyEarsLawyer: A more serious and darker version; in spite of his general attitude, he still manages to do worthy things like inventing the sauna and the Nokia cellphone. |
| 556 | * DualWielding: A knife in one hand and a broken bottle in the other. |
| 557 | * FriendlySniper[=/=]ColdSniper: As the homeland of the RealLife TropeCodifier for both, [[UsefulNotes/SimoHayha Simo Häyhä]], Finland gives even Russia nightmares. |
| 558 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: An alcoholic cynic who is rarely seen smiling. However, he does have a softer side as he is shown to [[MoralityPet care deeply for Estonia]], his sister. |
| 559 | * 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. |
| 560 | * NoSocialSkills: His greatest fear? Having to sit next to a stranger on public transportation. |
| 561 | * PerpetualFrowner: He is rarely seen smiling. |
| 562 | * 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, in no small part because he was so overconfident he'd ZergRush to Finland's capital he actually commissioned a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suite_on_Finnish_Themes suite]] to commemorate marching through Helsinki. |
| 563 | * SirSwearsALot: [[ForeignCussWord Perkele]], or a contraction thereof. |
| 564 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Is often associated with salty liquorice. |
| 565 | * VodkaDrunkenski: Despite not actually being Russian. |
| 566 | |
| 567 | !!Greenland |
| 568 | * DrivenToSuicide: Due to his high suicide rate among his citizens. [[NegativeContinuity Thankfully, Polandball has no canon.]] |
| 569 | * GiantMook: Is one for Denmark. |
| 570 | * SleepyHead: May be shown sleeping at odd times. |
| 571 | |
| 572 | !!Iceland |
| 573 | [[quoteright:192:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/iceland_5.png]] |
| 574 | * ActualPacifist: Mainly because of the total lack of a standing army. |
| 575 | * 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... |
| 576 | * OutOfFocus: Generally appears the least out of the Nordic characters. |
| 577 | * PassThePopcorn: Likes to watch the struggles of other countryballs from the sidelines, with the exception of the Cod Wars. |
| 578 | * PintSizedPowerhouse: In some comics, he harnesses the power of Eyjafjallajökull volcano to defend himself or rain destruction on his enemies. Also see TheBerserker above. |
| 579 | |
| 580 | !!Norway |
| 581 | [[quoteright:240:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/norway.jpg]] |
| 582 | * BerserkButton: Mentioning Christopher Columbus in any capacity is a surefire way to piss him off. Since he considers Leif Erikson to be the true discoverer of America, this is justified; it is also why he sees Mediterranean countryballs like Italy and Spain in a negative light, often accusing them of stealing credit from him. |
| 583 | * BoldExplorer: Discovered many new lands. Is rumoured to have explored space before any other country. |
| 584 | * CommonalityConnection: Has one with Switzerland, since they both are amongst the very few non-Eastern European countries who did not join the EU. |
| 585 | * CompetitionFreak: He is a very competitive guy. A good example of this is his competition with the Spanish Empire for the title of discoverer of many lands (including the aforementioned BerserkButton), as well as his rivalry with his fellow Nordic countries back in his viking days. |
| 586 | * ConspicuousConsumption: Has a lot of expensive stuff, thanks to his oil. |
| 587 | * GloryDays: Sometimes is rather nostalgic about his viking days. |
| 588 | * {{Hypocrite}}: His oil money has been contrasted against his reputation for environmental friendliness. |
| 589 | * {{Pyromaniac}}: He's sometimes shown burning churches while under the influence of Black Metal. Other comics imply this is a holdover from his pagan viking days. |
| 590 | * TheRival: To Canada in regards to arctic control, and Spain in terms of land discoveries. |
| 591 | * ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Refuses to join the EU and described it as 'the sissies club'. |
| 592 | * UnclePennybags: One of the richest countries in EU and the world, which has been highlighted in a lot of comics. |
| 593 | |
| 594 | !!Sweden |
| 595 | ->''"Allahu Akbork"'' |
| 596 | |
| 597 | [[quoteright:259:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sweden_4.png]] |
| 598 | [[caption-width-right:259:Börk!]] |
| 599 | |
| 600 | * ArchEnemy: '''Denmark'''. To say that they are the two countries that had the most wars between one another wouldn't be far from the truth at all. |
| 601 | * BeingGoodSucks: His tolerant policies make him the butt of ridicule by others. See StrawCharacter. |
| 602 | ** StupidGood: Although he does tend to take [[PoliticalOvercorrectness things a little too far himself with being tolerant]]. |
| 603 | * CampGay: Is the most flamboyant of all the Nordics and is very accepting of homosexuals. |
| 604 | * CaptainErsatz: Female and male Swedenball's characterization as a sexy dominatrix and a homosexual intellectual, respectively, is similar to Webcomic/ScandinaviaAndTheWorld. |
| 605 | * CatchPhrase: "[[SelfDemonstrating/SwedishChef Bö]][[Franchise/TheMuppets rk]]" or "Allah Akbörk" (when he's feeling more Islamically inclined.) |
| 606 | * EvilutionaryBiologist: Seems to have retained his belief in eugenics. |
| 607 | * {{Leatherman}}: Has often been drawn in [[http://i.imgur.com/2gjALFQ.png such an outfit]]. |
| 608 | * LethalChef: Nobody wants to try his surströmming. Even BigEater America avoids it. |
| 609 | * MustHaveCaffeine: By his own admission, he cannot go on a day without his traditional afternoon ''fika''. |
| 610 | * MyGreatestFailure: He is sometimes sad when he thinks about his peace and tolerance, as it exists because of [[https://imgur.com/a/QhhFC his failure to save Åland]]. |
| 611 | * NiceGuy: While all Nordics are this, he is by far the most open and frontal about his liberal ideologies and tolerance. He dislikes political incorrectness and is a pretty neutral country as well. |
| 612 | ** On some areas, this trope is deconstructed. See BeingGoodSucks / StupidGood above. |
| 613 | * ProductPlacement: Loves Ikea. |
| 614 | * RealMenWearPink: Manages to be a sensitive, Music/{{ABBA}}-loving progressive and a hard-drinking neo-viking metalhead simultaneously. |
| 615 | * RetiredBadass: Used to be a European superpower back in the day, but hasn't fought a war for centuries. |
| 616 | * SexyScandinavian: Fem!Sweden is apparently very pretty in-universe, considering the other countryballs' reactions to her. |
| 617 | * StrawCharacter: Is often portrayed as a parody of social justice warriors. He's very liberal, [[PoliticalOvercorrectness insists on political correctness]] and can be a SoapboxSadie at times. |
| 618 | * [[SelfDemonstrating/SwedishChef Swedish Chef]]: Certainly speaks the part. |
| 619 | * SweetTooth: Despite his infamy for creating surströmming, he also has a strong liking for sweets - particularly cinnamon rolls and marzipan. |
| 620 | * TeamSwitzerland: Opted for neutrality during WWII, much to [[http://i.imgur.com/paJPr1e.png the despair of the Baltic nations who came seeking refuge]]. |
| 621 | * RunningGag: Is Muslim. And is CampGay. [[LogicBomb Often torn]] [[https://i.imgur.com/Nudy0t5.png between the two]]. |
| 622 | * VitriolicBestBuds: If Denmark isn't portrayed as his ArchEnemy, then their relationship will be portrayed as this. |
| 623 | |
| 624 | [[/folder]] |
| 625 | |
| 626 | [[folder: Nations of Southeast Europe]] |
| 627 | |
| 628 | !!Common Tropes: |
| 629 | * AxCrazy: Not ''all'' of them, but it's more of a rule than an exception. |
| 630 | * DysfunctionJunction: It's the [[BalkanizeMe Balkans]], after all. |
| 631 | * NiceMeanAndInBetween: The three major countries involved in the Yugoslav Wars are an excellent example. Bosnia is the Nice One being the most religiously accepting, not having much of the same nationalistic sentiments associated with the region, having stable relations with its neighbors, and having the best relations with Turkey out of the Balkans, Serbia is the Mean One being incredibly nationalistic and aggressive while often being presented as TheSociopath, and Croatia is the In-Between having a lot of the same nationalistic moments as Serbia but also has a number of PetTheDog moments such as helping Bosnia in the Yugoslav Wars and advocating for Yugoslavia to give equal autonomy to all the member states over one central power. |
| 632 | |
| 633 | !!Albania |
| 634 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/albania.png]] |
| 635 | * ArchEnemy: Serbia, because of ethnic tensions over Kosovo. But he also dislikes Turkey, despite ironically being Muslim like him, mostly because of their historical struggle since Skanderbeg's days and the form Albania gained independence from the Ottomans. |
| 636 | * BerserkButton: Do ''not'' badmouth UsefulNotes/{{Skanderbeg}} in front of him. |
| 637 | * ButtMonkey: He's not very smart or useful, and other countries tend to be mean to him or shun him. |
| 638 | * 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]] |
| 639 | * CloudCuckooLander: One of the countries least attached to reality. |
| 640 | * 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. |
| 641 | ** A disturbing trend seems to be emerging where Albania kills other 'kebabs' Highlander-style (i.e. "There can only be one"). |
| 642 | * TheDitz: He's often portrayed as not too bright, to put it mildly. |
| 643 | * GloryDays: The reign of Skanderbeg. Unusually for the trope, it wasn't a particularly happy time-- in fact it was a quarter of a century of desperate guerrilla warfare-- but in that quarter century he managed to hold off the Ottoman Empire and occasionally Venice, which would be impressive for anyone let alone a country as small as he is. |
| 644 | * HunterOfHisOwnKind: See CulturalPosturing; this is mostly due to emulating Skanderbeg, but even though he is also a Muslim nowadays, he also '''hates''' Turkey just like his fellow Balkans. |
| 645 | * OddFriendship: Seems to have formed one with Kosovo. |
| 646 | * OrganTheft: [[ImpossibleThief He even stole Omsk Bird's organs once!]] |
| 647 | * ProperlyParanoid: He is obsessed with building bunkers. In some comics, the ''qeleshe'' cap ''is'' a bunker. |
| 648 | * PokemonSpeak: In some comics, his dialogue consists of nothing but the word "Shqip." |
| 649 | * PottyFailure: Sometimes shown as having pissed himself in group "photos", to show that it is poorer than every other country bordering it. |
| 650 | |
| 651 | !!Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 652 | [[quoteright:202:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bosnia_and_herzegovina.jpg]] |
| 653 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: Thanks to Serbia. |
| 654 | * TheEeyore: He's generally depressed and expecting the worst. That said, he usually has good reason to. |
| 655 | * 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. |
| 656 | * 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. |
| 657 | * StockholmSyndrome: Developed one under the reign of the Ottoman Empire. He's the only Balkan that is on good terms with Turkey. |
| 658 | |
| 659 | !!Bulgaria |
| 660 | [[quoteright:292:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bulgaria.png]] |
| 661 | * ArchEnemy: Macedonia. He will go to extreme lengths to make sure that he is a part of him. |
| 662 | * CargoShip: Occasionally with [[http://i.imgur.com/sCM0w3u.png?1 the Black Sea]]. |
| 663 | * CulturalPosturing: Is proud of inventing the Cyrillic alphabet. |
| 664 | * 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]]. |
| 665 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Romania. It helps that they both have problems with gypsies. |
| 666 | * TrademarkFavouriteFood: Yoghurt. |
| 667 | * OutOfFocus: He doesn't get many comics focusing on him. |
| 668 | |
| 669 | !!Croatia |
| 670 | [[quoteright:310:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/croatia.png]] [[caption-width-right:310:HRVATSKA!]] |
| 671 | * AntagonisticOffspring: Out of his siblings, he is by far the most frontal regarding his secession from Yugoslavia. |
| 672 | * ArchEnemy: To Serbia, though he shares this position with Turkey. |
| 673 | * BerserkButton: When Arabic countries pronounce his name "Kurwatia". (''Kurwa'' means "whore" in the Slavic languages.) |
| 674 | ** Also, whatever you do, never, EVER mention the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ustaše Ustase]] in front of him. |
| 675 | * FriendlyEnemy: With Slovenia. They are mostly friends with each other but is rather strained because of the latter's efforts to take back Istria. Shown well in [[http://i.imgur.com/3iSpm.png this comic]]. |
| 676 | * PatrioticFervor: Enough to rival that of Serbia's. |
| 677 | * PetTheDog: He is a pretty decent guy when he is not arguing with his brothers or being a SmugSnake. He is also nice to Muslims and can be seen defending Bosnia during one of his many arguments with Serbia. |
| 678 | * PopCulturedBadass: He relentlessly fought against Serbian nationalists during the Yugoslav War, and is a huge fan of ''Series/GameOfThrones'' (which may not be a surprise given most of it was filmed in Croatia). |
| 679 | * SmugSnake: Is often arrogant to a fault and acts really haughty, looking down on those who disagree with him. |
| 680 | * SuperpoweredEvilSide: The Independent State of Croatia, a Nazi puppet. |
| 681 | * WickedCultured: The Balkan country most into books and culture. |
| 682 | |
| 683 | !!Greece |
| 684 | ->''"Of wait! Am mighting descendant of the glorious ancient Ελλασα! Must decide pay denbts or no pay denbts with... DEMOCRACY!"'' |
| 685 | ->-Greece, shortly before entering a single "no" into a ballot box. |
| 686 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/817.png]] |
| 687 | [[caption-width-right:350:Let's hope he gets another "loan" from Germany soon.]] |
| 688 | * ArchEnemy: Fellow Balkan Turkey, although as seen below, Greece is not the only one who wants a shot at them. |
| 689 | * BerserkButton: Macedonia's claims of being a real country. |
| 690 | * CantLiveWithThemCantLiveWithoutThem: He has a lot of problems with EU (and by extension, Germany) due to his debt issues, but can't consider himself leaving because he still largely relies on them to keep his economy from complete collapse. |
| 691 | * 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. |
| 692 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: Serbia, Cyprus and Italy are the best candidates -- Serbia for being a fellow Orthodox country that has historical grievances with Turkey, Cyprus for sharing basically the same culture as him, and Italy for being a fellow Mediterranean country with a lot of interactions throughout history (Fascist Italy's invasion of Greece notwithstanding). |
| 693 | * [[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.]] |
| 694 | * PerpetualPoverty |
| 695 | * PhraseCatcher: "Pay denbts." |
| 696 | * RichesToRags: Invented Democracy. Touted as the birthplace of Western Civilization. Is constantly asking Germany to gib monies. |
| 697 | * SleepyHead: Is often shown to be sleeping during EU meetings. |
| 698 | * TradeMarkFavouriteFood: Gyros. |
| 699 | |
| 700 | !!Kosovo |
| 701 | * ArchEnemy: Serbia, obviously. |
| 702 | * CainAndAbel: The Abel to Serbia's Cain-- he is nicer and more reserved compared to Serbia, who is really ballistic and trigger-happy. |
| 703 | * CommonalityConnection: If you hate Serbia/recognize him, then you are a friend of his. And the vice versa also cases. |
| 704 | * UnwantedAssistance: He doesn't particularly feel the need to be protected from Albania by [[BigBrotherBully Serbia]]. |
| 705 | ** He also has this dynamic with Serbia himself. Serbia would go to various lengths to protect Kosovo than let him be with Albania, but nevertheless he still wants to be independent from him. |
| 706 | |
| 707 | !!North Macedonia |
| 708 | [[quoteright:275:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/macedonia.png]] |
| 709 | * CulturalPosturing: He barely cares about anything other than being recognised as the true Macedon. |
| 710 | * DoNotCallMePaul: Hates being called a Slav despite speaking a Slavic language and using the Cyrillic alphabet. |
| 711 | * FounderOfTheKingdom: Claims UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat, much to the annoyance of Greece. |
| 712 | * OverlyLongName: before switching his name to North Macedoniaball to end the dispute with Greece, to the UN he was known as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. |
| 713 | * PaletteSwap: Bears an unfortunate resemblance to Imperial Japan. |
| 714 | * SmallNameBigEgo: Sometimes likes to tout Greek history as his own. |
| 715 | |
| 716 | !!Montenegro |
| 717 | * LazyBum: Would rather have Serbia do his European Union entry application for him. |
| 718 | * SleepyHead: Is shown to be sleeping a lot. |
| 719 | |
| 720 | !!Romania |
| 721 | [[quoteright:310:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/romania.png]] |
| 722 | * BloodKnight: He gets rather... ''gleeful'' about removing Turkey. And of course, he may have [[OurVampiresAreDifferent less politically motivated reasons for liking blood]]. |
| 723 | * ClassicalMovieVampire: When depicted as a vampire, he wears the cape and tends to carry [[AGlassOfChianti a glass of something red]]. |
| 724 | * 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. |
| 725 | * FriendlyEnemy: Hates Hungary and often taunts him about the Treaty of Trianon but they are often seen hanging out together. |
| 726 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Bulgaria. [[https://i.imgur.com/SG7po2m.png This comic]] pretty much sums it up. |
| 727 | * IdenticalStranger: Often confused with Chad, as both of their flags are exactly the same with only a slight difference in shades of blue. |
| 728 | * IHatePastMe: He is rather bitter about his communist past. |
| 729 | * ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Unlike Serbia below, Romania isn't so averse to running someone through. See BloodKnight and OurVampiresAreDifferent. |
| 730 | * 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. |
| 731 | * SitcomArchNemesis: With Hungary. |
| 732 | * SmarterThanYouLook: Often looked down upon by other nations due to him being poorer compared to other European nations, as well as his gypsy problem, but he is quite apt at thinking outside of the box. [[http://i.imgur.com/Qm88RrW.png as seen]] [[http://i.imgur.com/phxrH5x.png in these]] [[http://i.imgur.com/UFhc2n7.png comics]]. |
| 733 | * 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. |
| 734 | |
| 735 | !!Serbia |
| 736 | |
| 737 | ->''"REMOVE KEBAB FROM THE PREMISES SERBIA STRONK!"'' |
| 738 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/350_9.png]] |
| 739 | [[caption-width-right:350:Not pictured: Kebab.[[MemeticMutation There is a good reason for that.]]]] |
| 740 | * ArchEnemy: Turkey and Croatia. Any [[InsistentTerminology kebab]] will do in a pinch, however. |
| 741 | * 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. |
| 742 | * BigBrotherWorship: He looks up to fellow Orthodox Slav Russia. They've even done a duet together. |
| 743 | * 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... |
| 744 | * 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. |
| 745 | * CatchPhrase: "Remove kebab!" |
| 746 | * DoesNotLikeSpam: He'd rather die than eat kebab, since it reminds him of Turkey. Doubles as a BerserkButton. |
| 747 | * 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. |
| 748 | ** 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. |
| 749 | * TheDreaded: At least by other Balkan countries. Most larger countries don't even care. |
| 750 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: While he's all for killing Turkey and other Islamic countries, he draws the line at impalement. [[DependingOnTheWriter Usually]]. |
| 751 | ** They may be equally crazy, but he doesn't like North Korea that much. |
| 752 | * 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. |
| 753 | * FreudianExcuse: His insane hatred for Islamic countries was caused by him being forced into slavery by the Ottoman Empire for centuries. |
| 754 | ** Croatia has abused him a lot in the past, as well. |
| 755 | * TheFundamentalist: PlayedWith. He's Orthodox, but more importantly, he's ''not Muslim''. |
| 756 | * HairTriggerTemper: It doesn't take a lot for him to materialise a knife and Chetnik beret and go on a killing spree. |
| 757 | * {{Jerkass}}: Openly racist and with a long streak of violence, suffice to say a lot of countryballs try to keep their distance from him. |
| 758 | * MacheteMayhem: His weapon of choice is a machete. It gets used a lot. |
| 759 | * 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. |
| 760 | * 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. |
| 761 | * 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=UW4eSBNsbX0 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. |
| 762 | * OddFriendship: Has good relationships with Islamic countries that do not recognize Kosovo as a country-- but some prominent examples include Indonesia, Tunisia, Mali and Syria. |
| 763 | * PatrioticFervor: The driving force of his existence. |
| 764 | * PintSizePowerhouse: Like the other Balkan countries, he's generally drawn smaller than most countries. That doesn't make him any less ferocious, though. |
| 765 | * ReligiousBruiser: His Eastern Orthodox faith is very important to him, and as all the other tropes in his entry shows, he is quite the fighter. |
| 766 | * TheSociopath: He's a removing machine. His fondness for violence is the only thing dependable about him. |
| 767 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Like the other Balkan countries, he is a big fan of Rakija. He is also sometimes associated with ćevapi, which are cylinder-shaped meatballs and a national dish of Serbia. |
| 768 | * 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. |
| 769 | |
| 770 | !!Slovenia |
| 771 | [[quoteright:310:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/slovenia.png]] |
| 772 | * BerserkButton: She doesn't like being called a Balkan. |
| 773 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: One of the nicest Balkan nations, but may god forgive you if you ever [[http://i.imgur.com/GJDWNLn.png piss]] [[http://i.imgur.com/ATg87uU.png him off]]. |
| 774 | * EyepatchOfPower |
| 775 | * TheGenericGuy: Due to her being 'normal' compared to his more ballistic and trigger-happy siblings. |
| 776 | * IdenticalStranger: [[http://i.imgur.com/5swrtt0.png To Slovakia]]. The name similarities and little flag differences don't help. |
| 777 | * NiceGuy: The most pacifistic and well-meaning of the Balkans, especially considering his siblings' [[AxCrazy nature]]. |
| 778 | * OnlySaneMan: One of the few Balkan countries that doesn't want to messily kill her neighbours, pointed out well in [[http://i.imgur.com/cUBCOZK.png this comic]]. |
| 779 | * TheUnfavourite: Yugoslavia doesn't particularly like them due to him being the first one to secede and for being different from his brothers. |
| 780 | * WhiteSheep: Slovenia doesn't really fit in with the other former-Yugoslav states, and constantly [[http://i.imgur.com/r1atrqS.png strives]] to align himself with Central Europe instead. |
| 781 | * {{Workaholic}}: It's been joked that she's the Germany of the Balkans. |
| 782 | |
| 783 | !!Turkey |
| 784 | [[quoteright:310:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/turkey.png]] |
| 785 | * AbhorrentAdmirer: One of his main characterizations is his extreme desire to join the EU. However, his requests to join are routinely refused due to his own issues. |
| 786 | * AffablyEvil: While the "evil" part varies, he's generally jovial and polite. |
| 787 | * ArchEnemy: A lot of countries are gunning down for him like Greece, Serbia, Armenia and Romania due to his time as the Ottoman Empire. He is also not on good terms with Saudi Arabia and Russia due to conflict of interests in the Middle-East. |
| 788 | * BerserkButton: Being confused for an Arab, or any implication that he's anything other than European. |
| 789 | * 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.]] |
| 790 | * 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. |
| 791 | * CulturalPosturing: Because of his glorious imperial past, he can be very condescending to his neighbors. |
| 792 | * TheFriendNobodyLikes: He is considered a part of Europe and wishes to get into the EU, but many European countries despise him, especially those who used to be parts of the Ottoman Empire (Serbia, Greece, etc). Not that he cared about it. |
| 793 | * GloryDays: The Ottoman Empire. |
| 794 | * KindheartedCatLover: Kindhearted may be a stretch, but he's up there with Japan and Egypt as one of the biggest cat lovers in ''Polandball''. |
| 795 | * ObliviousToLove: In the fraternal sense. While he's often lonely, he seldom seems to notice how much his little brother Azerbaijan cares about him. |
| 796 | * OnlyFriend: Sometimes has this dynamic with Germany. |
| 797 | * 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. |
| 798 | * RetiredBadass: Was once universally feared by all of Europe. |
| 799 | * SinisterScimitar: Is almost never seen without one. |
| 800 | * TrademarkFavouriteFood: Kebab. Also expect to see a lot of rakija in times of stress. |
| 801 | * WouldBeRudeToSayGenocide: Refuses point-blank to listen to Armenia's claim of genocide and attempts to remove every single mention of it. |
| 802 | * 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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