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* GratuitousFrench: The only Middle Eastern country to ever drop French into his broken English. Justified since he was ruled by France for a while.
** GratuitousForeignLanguage: Sometimes he'll drop an Armenian word as well, owing to being nearly 5% Armenian in RealLife.
* IdenticalStranger: Lebanon has been described as a Christmas Austria.
!!Oman
* CatchPhrase: "Oh."
* NiceGuy: Is the nicest out of all the Arabian countries and has noticeably hasn't had any civil unrest yet.
!!Palestine
* ArchEnemy: '''Israel'''. It's been stated that they'll probably go on fighting until the end of time.
!!Qatar
* BadBoss: Treats his workers really badly.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Became the host for the 2022 World Cup through bribery.
!!Saudi Arabia
* ArchEnemy: Iran, over regional influence.
* CulturalPosturing: Believes that he's the only true Muslim country.
** On a bad day, he even believes he's the only true ''Arab'' country.
* OddFriendship: Gets along better with Israel than you would expect.
** With the US as well; the oil trade makes up for their immense ValuesDissonance.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: And how! He notably revels in his ability to be so socially backwards compared to just about everyone else.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: His vast oil reserves mean other countries tend to let him get away with a lot. Sometimes even he's confused by [[http://i.imgur.com/fVz7g6M.png how well it works for him.]]
* TheStoic: The long, thin sword gives the appearance of a level mouth on a countryball. Expect this to receive special attention if [[PerpetualFrowner Venezuela]] and [[PerpetualSmiler Mauritania]] make an appearance in the same comic.
** The sunglasses that he occasionally wears reinforce this trope.
* StrawMisogynist
!!Syria
* CrapsackWorld: Owing to his civil war. And it won't end with defeating ISIS.
** Nothing that can't be put to [[https://www.reddit.com/r/polandball/comments/4zzeuf/syria_the_musical/ song!]]
* ProxyWar: While he's invariably at war with himself, the numerous sides he has been split into are supported to varying degrees by other folks like Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the US to name a few.
* TooSoon: {{Invoked}}. The reason why some authors do not portray Syria. This being ''Polandball'', however, other authors are perfectly willing to pick up the slack, usually in a RippedFromTheHeadlines manner.
* [[WarRefugees War Refugee]]: One who Europe has pretty mixed feelings about.
!!United Arab Emirates
* ArabOilSheikh: Is usually portrayed as one.
* SmugSuper: Can be very proud about his country's oil and richness.
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** GratuitousForeignLanguage: Sometimes he'll drop an Armenian word as well, owing to being nearly 5% Armenian in RealLife.
* IdenticalStranger: Lebanon has been described as a Christmas Austria.
!!Oman
* CatchPhrase: "Oh."
* NiceGuy: Is the nicest out of all the Arabian countries and has noticeably hasn't had any civil unrest yet.
!!Palestine
* ArchEnemy: '''Israel'''. It's been stated that they'll probably go on fighting until the end of time.
!!Qatar
* BadBoss: Treats his workers really badly.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Became the host for the 2022 World Cup through bribery.
!!Saudi Arabia
* ArchEnemy: Iran, over regional influence.
* CulturalPosturing: Believes that he's the only true Muslim country.
** On a bad day, he even believes he's the only true ''Arab'' country.
* OddFriendship: Gets along better with Israel than you would expect.
** With the US as well; the oil trade makes up for their immense ValuesDissonance.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: And how! He notably revels in his ability to be so socially backwards compared to just about everyone else.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: His vast oil reserves mean other countries tend to let him get away with a lot. Sometimes even he's confused by [[http://i.imgur.com/fVz7g6M.png how well it works for him.]]
* TheStoic: The long, thin sword gives the appearance of a level mouth on a countryball. Expect this to receive special attention if [[PerpetualFrowner Venezuela]] and [[PerpetualSmiler Mauritania]] make an appearance in the same comic.
** The sunglasses that he occasionally wears reinforce this trope.
* StrawMisogynist
!!Syria
* CrapsackWorld: Owing to his civil war. And it won't end with defeating ISIS.
** Nothing that can't be put to [[https://www.reddit.com/r/polandball/comments/4zzeuf/syria_the_musical/ song!]]
* ProxyWar: While he's invariably at war with himself, the numerous sides he has been split into are supported to varying degrees by other folks like Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the US to name a few.
* TooSoon: {{Invoked}}. The reason why some authors do not portray Syria. This being ''Polandball'', however, other authors are perfectly willing to pick up the slack, usually in a RippedFromTheHeadlines manner.
* [[WarRefugees War Refugee]]: One who Europe has pretty mixed feelings about.
!!United Arab Emirates
* ArabOilSheikh: Is usually portrayed as one.
* SmugSuper: Can be very proud about his country's oil and richness.
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* GratuitousFrench: The only Middle Eastern country to ever drop French into his broken English. Justified since he was ruled by France for a while.
** GratuitousForeignLanguage: Sometimes he'll drop an Armenian word as well, owing to being nearly 5% Armenian in RealLife.
* IdenticalStranger: Lebanon has been described as a Christmas Austria.
!!Oman
* CatchPhrase: "Oh."
* NiceGuy: Is the nicest out of all the Arabian countries and has noticeably hasn't had any civil unrest yet.
!!Palestine
* ArchEnemy: '''Israel'''. It's been stated that they'll probably go on fighting until the end of time.
!!Qatar
* BadBoss: Treats his workers really badly.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Became the host for the 2022 World Cup through bribery.
!!Saudi Arabia
* ArchEnemy: Iran, over regional influence.
* CulturalPosturing: Believes that he's the only true Muslim country.
** On a bad day, he even believes he's the only true ''Arab'' country.
* OddFriendship: Gets along better with Israel than you would expect.
** With the US as well; the oil trade makes up for their immense ValuesDissonance.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: And how! He notably revels in his ability to be so socially backwards compared to just about everyone else.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: His vast oil reserves mean other countries tend to let him get away with a lot. Sometimes even he's confused by [[http://i.imgur.com/fVz7g6M.png how well it works for him.]]
* TheStoic: The long, thin sword gives the appearance of a level mouth on a countryball. Expect this to receive special attention if [[PerpetualFrowner Venezuela]] and [[PerpetualSmiler Mauritania]] make an appearance in the same comic.
** The sunglasses that he occasionally wears reinforce this trope.
* StrawMisogynist
!!Syria
* CrapsackWorld: Owing to his civil war. And it won't end with defeating ISIS.
** Nothing that can't be put to [[https://www.reddit.com/r/polandball/comments/4zzeuf/syria_the_musical/ song!]]
* ProxyWar: While he's invariably at war with himself, the numerous sides he has been split into are supported to varying degrees by other folks like Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the US to name a few.
* TooSoon: {{Invoked}}. The reason why some authors do not portray Syria. This being ''Polandball'', however, other authors are perfectly willing to pick up the slack, usually in a RippedFromTheHeadlines manner.
* [[WarRefugees War Refugee]]: One who Europe has pretty mixed feelings about.
!!United Arab Emirates
* ArabOilSheikh: Is usually portrayed as one.
* SmugSuper: Can be very proud about his country's oil and richness.
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** GratuitousForeignLanguage: Sometimes he'll drop an Armenian word as well, owing to being nearly 5% Armenian in RealLife.
* IdenticalStranger: Lebanon has been described as a Christmas Austria.
!!Oman
* CatchPhrase: "Oh."
* NiceGuy: Is the nicest out of all the Arabian countries and has noticeably hasn't had any civil unrest yet.
!!Palestine
* ArchEnemy: '''Israel'''. It's been stated that they'll probably go on fighting until the end of time.
!!Qatar
* BadBoss: Treats his workers really badly.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Became the host for the 2022 World Cup through bribery.
!!Saudi Arabia
* ArchEnemy: Iran, over regional influence.
* CulturalPosturing: Believes that he's the only true Muslim country.
** On a bad day, he even believes he's the only true ''Arab'' country.
* OddFriendship: Gets along better with Israel than you would expect.
** With the US as well; the oil trade makes up for their immense ValuesDissonance.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: And how! He notably revels in his ability to be so socially backwards compared to just about everyone else.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: His vast oil reserves mean other countries tend to let him get away with a lot. Sometimes even he's confused by [[http://i.imgur.com/fVz7g6M.png how well it works for him.]]
* TheStoic: The long, thin sword gives the appearance of a level mouth on a countryball. Expect this to receive special attention if [[PerpetualFrowner Venezuela]] and [[PerpetualSmiler Mauritania]] make an appearance in the same comic.
** The sunglasses that he occasionally wears reinforce this trope.
* StrawMisogynist
!!Syria
* CrapsackWorld: Owing to his civil war. And it won't end with defeating ISIS.
** Nothing that can't be put to [[https://www.reddit.com/r/polandball/comments/4zzeuf/syria_the_musical/ song!]]
* ProxyWar: While he's invariably at war with himself, the numerous sides he has been split into are supported to varying degrees by other folks like Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the US to name a few.
* TooSoon: {{Invoked}}. The reason why some authors do not portray Syria. This being ''Polandball'', however, other authors are perfectly willing to pick up the slack, usually in a RippedFromTheHeadlines manner.
* [[WarRefugees War Refugee]]: One who Europe has pretty mixed feelings about.
!!United Arab Emirates
* ArabOilSheikh: Is usually portrayed as one.
* SmugSuper: Can be very proud about his country's oil and richness.
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* KnowWhenToFoldEm: As mentioned above, China isn't as committed to his endeavors as Russia or the USA. He even gave up communism when it was clear it wasn't working.
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* DependingOnTheWriter: As an unrecognized country he may just be replaced by Armenia in some comics (and as a side note, most of Armenia's tropes also apply to him). And since he's a BerserkButton for Azerbaijan, his characterization will differ widely depending on which side of the conflict the writer takes.
* IHaveManyNames: Calls himself Artsakh (in February 2017 he officially changed his name to this), but will sometimes still go by the Russian-Turkish name Nagorno-Karabakh and most others still call him this.
* InsistentTerminology: Argues often with Azerbaijan over the names of his cityballs.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Jingyalav Hats, a special herbed flatbread that originates from the region.
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* ArchEnemy: His feud with Japan crops up from time to time.
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* OnlyFriend: For Russia, due to their similar personalities.
* TheRival: To the United States.
* TheRival: To the United States.
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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: His vast oil reserves mean other countries tend to let him get away with a lot. Sometimes even he's confused by [[http://i.imgur.com/fVz7g6M.png how well it works for him.]]
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* AsianAndNerdy: Obsessively plays ''Videogame/{{Starcraft}}'' and takes education very serioulsy.
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* AxCrazy: Recently he is an Asian version of Serbia, since he is currently removing Rohingya people. Also count as rare Buddhist TheFundamentalist.
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* TheRival: To Pakistan and China.
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* DrugsAreBad: Even more so than Singapore recently, also his BerserkButton. As seen in [[http://i.imgur.com/7EGMBtB.png this]] comic.
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* TheRival: To Cambodia and Myamnar/Burma, both are [[ArchEnemy Arch-Enemies]] in the past.
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* AxCrazy: In the past, also known as Democratic Kampuchea.
* AxCrazy: In the past, also known as Democratic Kampuchea.
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!!Common Tropes:
* ArabBeobleTalk: Common, but not necessarily the rule for the Arabic-speaking countries.
!!Iran
* ArchEnemy: Saudi Arabia and Israel. Both are bastions of American power projection, and the former happily engages in [[ProxyWar proxy wars]] with him over Syria and Yemen over regional influence.
* FriendlyEnemy: Iran and Turkey have been at each others' throats for hundreds of years, but they still hang out and commiserate from time to time.
* OneOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: One of two non-Arabophone countries in the region.
* RetiredBadass: Not that he's a pushover today, but at various points in his history he's been one of the most powerful empires on earth.
!!Israel
* ArchEnemy: '''Palestine'''.
* BadassIsraeli: He doesn't normally throw the first punch, but if you provoke him, you're unlikely to come out of it in one piece.
* BlackComedy: Holocaust jokes are a staple, as are anti-Semitic stereotypes played for laughs (see GreedyJew below).
* CompositeCharacter: He represents both the modern state of Israel and the Jewish people as a whole.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: The Holocaust was terrible for him (even though [[AnachronismStew technically he didn't exist during that time]]).
* TheEeyore: Rarely smiles or laughs. For some reason.
* GreedyJew: Is often drawn to money and won't lose a chance to get some coins.
* ManipulativeBastard: He can be quite good at manipulating USA and Germany, by [[ThroughHisStomach tempting the former with food]] or guilt-tripping the latter about the Holocaust.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Is a (hyper)cube because of Jewish Physics.
* NotSoDifferent: With China, [[http://i.imgur.com/YKLtxTP.png here]].
!!Lebanon
* BerserkButton: Lebanon is of glorious ''Phoenician'' heritage, not of Arab!
* GratuitousFrench: The only Middle Eastern country to ever drop French into his broken English. Justified since he was ruled by France for a while.
** GratuitousForeignLanguage: Sometimes he'll drop an Armenian word as well, owing to being nearly 5% Armenian in RealLife.
* IdenticalStranger: Lebanon has been described as a Christmas Austria.
!!Oman
* CatchPhrase: "Oh."
* NiceGuy: Is the nicest out of all the Arabian countries and has noticeably hasn't had any civil unrest yet.
!!Palestine
* ArchEnemy: '''Israel'''. It's been stated that they'll probably go on fighting until the end of time.
!!Qatar
* BadBoss: Treats his workers really badly.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Became the host for the 2022 World Cup through bribery.
!!SaudiArabia
ArchEnemy: Iran, over regional influence.
* CulturalPosturing: Believes that he's the only true Muslim country.
** On a bad day, he even believes he's the only true ''Arab'' country.
* OddFriendship: Gets along better with Israel than you would expect.
** With the US as well; the oil trade makes up for their immense ValuesDissonance.
* TheStoic: The long, thin sword gives the appearance of a level mouth on a countryball. Expect this to receive special attention if [[PerpetualFrowner Venezuela]] and [[PerpetualSmiler Mauritania]] make an appearance in the same comic.
** The sunglasses that he occasionally wears reinforce this trope.
* StrawMisogynist
!!Syria
* CrapsackWorld: Owing to his civil war. And it won't end with defeating ISIS.
** Nothing that can't be put to [[https://www.reddit.com/r/polandball/comments/4zzeuf/syria_the_musical/ song!]]
* ProxyWar: While he's invariably at war with himself, the numerous sides he has been split into are supported to varying degrees by other folks like Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the US to name a few.
* TooSoon: {{Invoked}}. The reason why some authors do not portray Syria. This being ''Polandball'', however, other authors are perfectly willing to pick up the slack, usually in a RippedFromTheHeadlines manner.
* [[WarRefugees War Refugee]]: One who Europe has pretty mixed feelings about.
!!United Arab Emirates
* ArabOilSheikh: Is usually portrayed as one.
* SmugSuper: Can be very proud about his country's oil and richness.
!!Common Tropes:
* ArabBeobleTalk: Common, but not necessarily the rule for the Arabic-speaking countries.
!!Iran
* ArchEnemy: Saudi Arabia and Israel. Both are bastions of American power projection, and the former happily engages in [[ProxyWar proxy wars]] with him over Syria and Yemen over regional influence.
* FriendlyEnemy: Iran and Turkey have been at each others' throats for hundreds of years, but they still hang out and commiserate from time to time.
* OneOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: One of two non-Arabophone countries in the region.
* RetiredBadass: Not that he's a pushover today, but at various points in his history he's been one of the most powerful empires on earth.
!!Israel
* ArchEnemy: '''Palestine'''.
* BadassIsraeli: He doesn't normally throw the first punch, but if you provoke him, you're unlikely to come out of it in one piece.
* BlackComedy: Holocaust jokes are a staple, as are anti-Semitic stereotypes played for laughs (see GreedyJew below).
* CompositeCharacter: He represents both the modern state of Israel and the Jewish people as a whole.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: The Holocaust was terrible for him (even though [[AnachronismStew technically he didn't exist during that time]]).
* TheEeyore: Rarely smiles or laughs. For some reason.
* GreedyJew: Is often drawn to money and won't lose a chance to get some coins.
* ManipulativeBastard: He can be quite good at manipulating USA and Germany, by [[ThroughHisStomach tempting the former with food]] or guilt-tripping the latter about the Holocaust.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Is a (hyper)cube because of Jewish Physics.
* NotSoDifferent: With China, [[http://i.imgur.com/YKLtxTP.png here]].
!!Lebanon
* BerserkButton: Lebanon is of glorious ''Phoenician'' heritage, not of Arab!
* GratuitousFrench: The only Middle Eastern country to ever drop French into his broken English. Justified since he was ruled by France for a while.
** GratuitousForeignLanguage: Sometimes he'll drop an Armenian word as well, owing to being nearly 5% Armenian in RealLife.
* IdenticalStranger: Lebanon has been described as a Christmas Austria.
!!Oman
* CatchPhrase: "Oh."
* NiceGuy: Is the nicest out of all the Arabian countries and has noticeably hasn't had any civil unrest yet.
!!Palestine
* ArchEnemy: '''Israel'''. It's been stated that they'll probably go on fighting until the end of time.
!!Qatar
* BadBoss: Treats his workers really badly.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Became the host for the 2022 World Cup through bribery.
!!SaudiArabia
ArchEnemy: Iran, over regional influence.
* CulturalPosturing: Believes that he's the only true Muslim country.
** On a bad day, he even believes he's the only true ''Arab'' country.
* OddFriendship: Gets along better with Israel than you would expect.
** With the US as well; the oil trade makes up for their immense ValuesDissonance.
* TheStoic: The long, thin sword gives the appearance of a level mouth on a countryball. Expect this to receive special attention if [[PerpetualFrowner Venezuela]] and [[PerpetualSmiler Mauritania]] make an appearance in the same comic.
** The sunglasses that he occasionally wears reinforce this trope.
* StrawMisogynist
!!Syria
* CrapsackWorld: Owing to his civil war. And it won't end with defeating ISIS.
** Nothing that can't be put to [[https://www.reddit.com/r/polandball/comments/4zzeuf/syria_the_musical/ song!]]
* ProxyWar: While he's invariably at war with himself, the numerous sides he has been split into are supported to varying degrees by other folks like Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the US to name a few.
* TooSoon: {{Invoked}}. The reason why some authors do not portray Syria. This being ''Polandball'', however, other authors are perfectly willing to pick up the slack, usually in a RippedFromTheHeadlines manner.
* [[WarRefugees War Refugee]]: One who Europe has pretty mixed feelings about.
!!United Arab Emirates
* ArabOilSheikh: Is usually portrayed as one.
* SmugSuper: Can be very proud about his country's oil and richness.
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* WeUsedToBeFriends: With Pakistan.
!!India
* BlackComedyRape: Usually only alluded to.
* BollywoodNerd: If a country phones tech support, expect India to be the one who takes the call.
** He's also immensely proud of his space program.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: He's not an anti-semite, but doesn't quite understand the objection to [[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/06/12/hitler-ice-cream-is-not-exactly-what-you-think.html: Hitler Ice-Cream]].
* TheRival: To Pakistan and China.
!!Nepal
* [[AxeCrazy Kukri Crazy]]: One of Nepal's two main characterisations, the other being nice and naive.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: He's a NiceGuy who's nothing but polite to his friends. [[MookHorrorShow His enemies on the other hand...]]
* CatchPhrase: KUKRI KILL!
* EloquentInMyNativeTongue: He's quite well-spoken, but all the other countries hear are growls and roars.
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Portrayed as a (literal) monster due to the shape of the flag.
!!Pakistan
* TheRival: To India.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: With Bangladesh.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: With Pakistan.
!!India
* BlackComedyRape: Usually only alluded to.
* BollywoodNerd: If a country phones tech support, expect India to be the one who takes the call.
** He's also immensely proud of his space program.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: He's not an anti-semite, but doesn't quite understand the objection to [[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/06/12/hitler-ice-cream-is-not-exactly-what-you-think.html: Hitler Ice-Cream]].
* TheRival: To Pakistan and China.
!!Nepal
* [[AxeCrazy Kukri Crazy]]: One of Nepal's two main characterisations, the other being nice and naive.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: He's a NiceGuy who's nothing but polite to his friends. [[MookHorrorShow His enemies on the other hand...]]
* CatchPhrase: KUKRI KILL!
* EloquentInMyNativeTongue: He's quite well-spoken, but all the other countries hear are growls and roars.
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Portrayed as a (literal) monster due to the shape of the flag.
!!Pakistan
* TheRival: To India.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: With Bangladesh.
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* BreakoutCharacter: While Polandball is still skewed towards comics about European countries, the Southeast Asian countryballs enjoy considerable popularity. In particular, comics starring Indonesia, Singapore, and Philippines are about as common as any concerning the Euros.
* WeAreStrugglingTogether: Most of these countryballs are very concerned about Chinese territorial ambitions, but they're generally too busy arguing about their ''own'' territorial ambitions to do anything about it. The Spratly Islands dispute is a good example.
!!Brunei
* BigGuyLittleGuy: When portrayed with Malaysia in a regional/ASEAN context.
* ConspicuousConsumption: Buys lots of fancy things with his oil money.
* NiceHat: Occasionally dons the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songkok songkok]], as per his Malay heritage.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: He may be tiny, but he's a regional oil magnate with the second-highest standard of living in the region behind Singapore.
!!Indonesia
* BerserkButton: Don't ever mistake him for Poland.
** He also hates communists with a passion.
* CulturalPosturing: Believes that his culture is superior to Malaysia's and that the latter is stealing parts of it.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Used sharpened bamboo sticks to kill Netherlands once.
* LargeAndInCharge: By population, landmass, and influence he's the biggest player in SE Asia, and is sometimes drawn larger accordingly. The ASEAN headquarters is also located in Indonesia.
* NiceHat: Often wears a songkok or [[AllAsiansWearConicalStrawHats conical straw hat]] to differentiate him from Poland.
* NosyNeighbour: Is one with regards to East Timor. He seems to be very interested in taking over his clay.
* {{Pyromaniac}}: The first time it happened, it was an accident. Now, it seems that burning jungles has become something of a hobby, especially when it pisses off his neighbours.
* SignatureLaugh: His laughter is occasionally rendered as "wkwkwkwkwkwk" in text.
* TakeAThirdOption: He was one of the founding members of the Non-Aligned Movement, rejecting both Communist and Western influences.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Loves Indomie and satay.
!!Malaysia
* AssShove: May be subject to this when sitting on Singapore.
* BornUnlucky: [[NeverLiveItDown When it comes to airplanes.]]
** [[http://i.imgur.com/aZzohV9.png Is sad fact lah.]]
* LazyBum: Prefers to relax rather than do work. He even has a special word for this-"lepak".
* MasterRace: His affirmative action program for Malays written into [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_153_of_the_Constitution_of_Malaysia the constitution]] was one of the main reasons for booting Singapore, who is mostly ethnic Chinese. Bumiputera stronk!
* NiceHat: Wears a songkok on occasion as per his Malay heritage. Can also be used to differentiate between Malays and non-Malays, as done [[http://i.imgur.com/tpGVOLM.png here]].
* VerbalTic: Malaysian and Singaporean authors like to season his speech with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manglish Manglish]]. Can lah!
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Laksa, chicken rice, satay, and rendang are a few. Naturally, the latter two draw countless accusations of culture stealing from Indonesia.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Singapore. For a state he'd kicked out about half a century ago, the two have interacted with each other rather...[[http://i.imgur.com/TAci3QP.png amicably]] relative to other nations in similar situations. They also tend to share a [[http://i.imgur.com/KZCr8V6.png greater resentment of Indonesia]].
!!Myanmar
* AccidentalMisnaming: Does this to ''himself''. He can never remember his current name and often calls himself by his previous name, Burma. Sometimes he'll mix up the two and calls himself "Burmyanmar".
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: [[http://i.imgur.com/FPRXpRK.png Who am I?]]
* SplitPersonality: Due to separatists.
!!Philippines
* ArchEnemy: China. His hatred mainly stems from the conflict over Spratly Islands.
* BlackSheep: A running gag is that, despite his rock-solid multi-ethnically Asian background, the rest of SE Asia refuses to acknowledge him as Asian since Spain (and America) ruled him.
* DaddysGirl: Obviously if the Philippines in some comics is a girl. Usually is this to her [[EagleLand adopted father]].
* DarkAndTroubledPast: His whole childhood and being invaded by Japan doesn't give a reason to smile at. He is also hinted [[http://i.imgur.com/e5tF9Ik.png to have suffered from amnesia]], a reason why he can't recall his Malay roots is due to extensive abuse.
* EnemyMine: As reflective of RealLife, both the Philippines and Vietnam are allies in [[http://i.imgur.com/YkJaxU1.png standing up against China.]]
* EthnicMenialLabor: Sometimes depicted as this.
* [[ExpressiveShirt Expressive Flag Colors]]: The Philippines has a unique quirk: His colors actually invert (the red and blue of his flag switch places so that the former is over the latter) when he feels anger or aggression. This is to reflect that raising the Philippine flag upside down is an indication that the country is in a state of war.
* ForeignCussWord: "Tangina!", a corruption of "putang ina!" ("son of a bitch!"). He also uses "puta" due to his Spanish heritage.
* HappilyAdopted: He absolutely ''idolizes'' his adoptive father, The US. His actual (Birth? Colonialization?) father Spain is rather venomously referred to as a 'puto'.
* HostileWeather: Experiences it in [[http://i.imgur.com/zLFcy80.png this]] comic.
** ''Weaponizes it'' [[http://imgur.com/sWZ4mEB here]] but he [[PowerIncontinence can't make it stop.]]
* InsistentTerminology: China does NOT have any sea. It is called the West ''Philippine'' Sea!
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Before East Timor's independence, The Philippines was simultaneously the only Christian, Hispanic, and predominantly English-speaking country in Southeast Asia.
* MistakenForRacist: He was liberated by a group called the Kataastaasan Kagalang-galang Katipunan nang mga Anak nang Bayan, which is abbreviated as KKK. Unfortunately for him, some countries confuse that with the US white supremacist organization of the same acronym.
* MotorMouth: Talks a lot whenever he becomes excited.
* ThePollyanna: He's had a ''very'' hard life, but maintains a positive attitude and has high hopes for the future.
** [[StepfordSmiler "None is left in me but happy, so I op havings no choice but to be happy...]][[http://i.imgur.com/liHtTKp.png HAPPY...FOREVER..."]]
* VerbalTic: Is incapable of producing the /f/ and /v/ sound and thus uses /p/ and /b/ respectively wherever the sounds are required.
* WellDoneSonGuy: He really wants his papa the US to be proud of him and he wants to be like him as well.
!!Singapore
* AsianAndNerdy: Appears to be very smart and focused on education.
* [[DoesNotLikeSpam Does Not Like Gum]]: Referencing the import ban. Doubles as a BerserkButton.
* DrugsAreBad: His attitude towards them.
* FounderOfTheKingdom: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Kuan_Yew Lee Kuan Yew]] fits most requirements apart from being official royalty. Sometimes Tringapore will actually swear by the former Prime Minister's family name (as in, "Oh my Lee!" or "Lee damn it!").
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: That triangular shape comes in handy against circular enemies.
* TheNapoleon: Don't let his size fool you; he's got a hell of a temper and the economic power to back it up.
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Appears in the shape of an isosceles triangle.
* OddFriendship: With Israel, a bold move considering his anti-Israel neighbours.
* ATasteOfTheLash: Threatens to cane other countries for smuggling drugs or bubblegum into his country.
* ThickerThanWater: His relationship with cousin China is an ''extreme'' aversion.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Chilli crab.
* VerbalTic: "[[BlatantLies I don't have verbal tic]], [[HypocriticalHumour lah!]]"
* VitriolicBestBuds: Unsurprisingly, with Malaysia.
!!Thailand
* AttractiveBentGender: Is often depicted as a Thai ladyboy. Most countryballs end up becoming attracted to him without knowing his real gender.
* FireBreathingDiner: [[http://i.imgur.com/pPoBTFU.png USA tried his food once]], [[BlackComedy and was promptly reduced to ashes]].
* SignatureLaugh: His laughter is always rendered as "55555" due to the fact that the Thai word for the number five sounds like "ha".
* UnsettlingGenderReveal: Needless to say, other countryballs are rather shocked when they realise that Thailand is a boy.
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Is the only country in Southeast Asia that was never colonised. [[http://i.imgur.com/Ne5hMaV.png The others resent him due to that...]]
!!Vietnam
* AllAsiansWearConicalStrawHats: Is often drawn wearing one.
* AntagonisticOffspring: Is one is regards to his father France.
* ArchEnemy: China. He decided to burn Chinese flags in a show of hatred once- which would've been effective if it [[http://i.imgur.com/eHhSYWa.png?1 wasn't for the fact]] that he was burning the ''[[EpicFail wrong]]'' flag.
* BerserkButton: "Gib Spratly Islands!"
* CordonBleughChef: Fried tarantula, rats etc.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: A lot of his memories are filled with blood, bombs, death etc. Just like the others, he too suffered a lot due to colonial powers and of course Japan.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Won a major war against the US, and these days is quite friendly with him. Averted with China, with whom he has a much longer history of conflict.
* EnemyMine: Both he and the Philippines argue over the Spratly Islands and their claims, but [[http://i.imgur.com/YkJaxU1.png they can both agree to hate China.]]
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Often drawn on the small side, but has [[http://i.imgur.com/Y5Sq7k6.png successfully beaten huge powers]] like the US, China, and Mongolia.
!!East Timor
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Obrigadu Indonesia.
* TheDutifulSon: He and Portugal still love each other very much, and he tries hard to make his father proud. While as Aussie's ward he also does this.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: He's painfully aware that he's the least relevant of the Lusophone countries.
* BreakoutCharacter: While Polandball is still skewed towards comics about European countries, the Southeast Asian countryballs enjoy considerable popularity. In particular, comics starring Indonesia, Singapore, and Philippines are about as common as any concerning the Euros.
* WeAreStrugglingTogether: Most of these countryballs are very concerned about Chinese territorial ambitions, but they're generally too busy arguing about their ''own'' territorial ambitions to do anything about it. The Spratly Islands dispute is a good example.
!!Brunei
* BigGuyLittleGuy: When portrayed with Malaysia in a regional/ASEAN context.
* ConspicuousConsumption: Buys lots of fancy things with his oil money.
* NiceHat: Occasionally dons the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songkok songkok]], as per his Malay heritage.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: He may be tiny, but he's a regional oil magnate with the second-highest standard of living in the region behind Singapore.
!!Indonesia
* BerserkButton: Don't ever mistake him for Poland.
** He also hates communists with a passion.
* CulturalPosturing: Believes that his culture is superior to Malaysia's and that the latter is stealing parts of it.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Used sharpened bamboo sticks to kill Netherlands once.
* LargeAndInCharge: By population, landmass, and influence he's the biggest player in SE Asia, and is sometimes drawn larger accordingly. The ASEAN headquarters is also located in Indonesia.
* NiceHat: Often wears a songkok or [[AllAsiansWearConicalStrawHats conical straw hat]] to differentiate him from Poland.
* NosyNeighbour: Is one with regards to East Timor. He seems to be very interested in taking over his clay.
* {{Pyromaniac}}: The first time it happened, it was an accident. Now, it seems that burning jungles has become something of a hobby, especially when it pisses off his neighbours.
* SignatureLaugh: His laughter is occasionally rendered as "wkwkwkwkwkwk" in text.
* TakeAThirdOption: He was one of the founding members of the Non-Aligned Movement, rejecting both Communist and Western influences.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Loves Indomie and satay.
!!Malaysia
* AssShove: May be subject to this when sitting on Singapore.
* BornUnlucky: [[NeverLiveItDown When it comes to airplanes.]]
** [[http://i.imgur.com/aZzohV9.png Is sad fact lah.]]
* LazyBum: Prefers to relax rather than do work. He even has a special word for this-"lepak".
* MasterRace: His affirmative action program for Malays written into [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_153_of_the_Constitution_of_Malaysia the constitution]] was one of the main reasons for booting Singapore, who is mostly ethnic Chinese. Bumiputera stronk!
* NiceHat: Wears a songkok on occasion as per his Malay heritage. Can also be used to differentiate between Malays and non-Malays, as done [[http://i.imgur.com/tpGVOLM.png here]].
* VerbalTic: Malaysian and Singaporean authors like to season his speech with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manglish Manglish]]. Can lah!
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Laksa, chicken rice, satay, and rendang are a few. Naturally, the latter two draw countless accusations of culture stealing from Indonesia.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Singapore. For a state he'd kicked out about half a century ago, the two have interacted with each other rather...[[http://i.imgur.com/TAci3QP.png amicably]] relative to other nations in similar situations. They also tend to share a [[http://i.imgur.com/KZCr8V6.png greater resentment of Indonesia]].
!!Myanmar
* AccidentalMisnaming: Does this to ''himself''. He can never remember his current name and often calls himself by his previous name, Burma. Sometimes he'll mix up the two and calls himself "Burmyanmar".
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: [[http://i.imgur.com/FPRXpRK.png Who am I?]]
* SplitPersonality: Due to separatists.
!!Philippines
* ArchEnemy: China. His hatred mainly stems from the conflict over Spratly Islands.
* BlackSheep: A running gag is that, despite his rock-solid multi-ethnically Asian background, the rest of SE Asia refuses to acknowledge him as Asian since Spain (and America) ruled him.
* DaddysGirl: Obviously if the Philippines in some comics is a girl. Usually is this to her [[EagleLand adopted father]].
* DarkAndTroubledPast: His whole childhood and being invaded by Japan doesn't give a reason to smile at. He is also hinted [[http://i.imgur.com/e5tF9Ik.png to have suffered from amnesia]], a reason why he can't recall his Malay roots is due to extensive abuse.
* EnemyMine: As reflective of RealLife, both the Philippines and Vietnam are allies in [[http://i.imgur.com/YkJaxU1.png standing up against China.]]
* EthnicMenialLabor: Sometimes depicted as this.
* [[ExpressiveShirt Expressive Flag Colors]]: The Philippines has a unique quirk: His colors actually invert (the red and blue of his flag switch places so that the former is over the latter) when he feels anger or aggression. This is to reflect that raising the Philippine flag upside down is an indication that the country is in a state of war.
* ForeignCussWord: "Tangina!", a corruption of "putang ina!" ("son of a bitch!"). He also uses "puta" due to his Spanish heritage.
* HappilyAdopted: He absolutely ''idolizes'' his adoptive father, The US. His actual (Birth? Colonialization?) father Spain is rather venomously referred to as a 'puto'.
* HostileWeather: Experiences it in [[http://i.imgur.com/zLFcy80.png this]] comic.
** ''Weaponizes it'' [[http://imgur.com/sWZ4mEB here]] but he [[PowerIncontinence can't make it stop.]]
* InsistentTerminology: China does NOT have any sea. It is called the West ''Philippine'' Sea!
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Before East Timor's independence, The Philippines was simultaneously the only Christian, Hispanic, and predominantly English-speaking country in Southeast Asia.
* MistakenForRacist: He was liberated by a group called the Kataastaasan Kagalang-galang Katipunan nang mga Anak nang Bayan, which is abbreviated as KKK. Unfortunately for him, some countries confuse that with the US white supremacist organization of the same acronym.
* MotorMouth: Talks a lot whenever he becomes excited.
* ThePollyanna: He's had a ''very'' hard life, but maintains a positive attitude and has high hopes for the future.
** [[StepfordSmiler "None is left in me but happy, so I op havings no choice but to be happy...]][[http://i.imgur.com/liHtTKp.png HAPPY...FOREVER..."]]
* VerbalTic: Is incapable of producing the /f/ and /v/ sound and thus uses /p/ and /b/ respectively wherever the sounds are required.
* WellDoneSonGuy: He really wants his papa the US to be proud of him and he wants to be like him as well.
!!Singapore
* AsianAndNerdy: Appears to be very smart and focused on education.
* [[DoesNotLikeSpam Does Not Like Gum]]: Referencing the import ban. Doubles as a BerserkButton.
* DrugsAreBad: His attitude towards them.
* FounderOfTheKingdom: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Kuan_Yew Lee Kuan Yew]] fits most requirements apart from being official royalty. Sometimes Tringapore will actually swear by the former Prime Minister's family name (as in, "Oh my Lee!" or "Lee damn it!").
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: That triangular shape comes in handy against circular enemies.
* TheNapoleon: Don't let his size fool you; he's got a hell of a temper and the economic power to back it up.
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Appears in the shape of an isosceles triangle.
* OddFriendship: With Israel, a bold move considering his anti-Israel neighbours.
* ATasteOfTheLash: Threatens to cane other countries for smuggling drugs or bubblegum into his country.
* ThickerThanWater: His relationship with cousin China is an ''extreme'' aversion.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Chilli crab.
* VerbalTic: "[[BlatantLies I don't have verbal tic]], [[HypocriticalHumour lah!]]"
* VitriolicBestBuds: Unsurprisingly, with Malaysia.
!!Thailand
* AttractiveBentGender: Is often depicted as a Thai ladyboy. Most countryballs end up becoming attracted to him without knowing his real gender.
* FireBreathingDiner: [[http://i.imgur.com/pPoBTFU.png USA tried his food once]], [[BlackComedy and was promptly reduced to ashes]].
* SignatureLaugh: His laughter is always rendered as "55555" due to the fact that the Thai word for the number five sounds like "ha".
* UnsettlingGenderReveal: Needless to say, other countryballs are rather shocked when they realise that Thailand is a boy.
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Is the only country in Southeast Asia that was never colonised. [[http://i.imgur.com/Ne5hMaV.png The others resent him due to that...]]
!!Vietnam
* AllAsiansWearConicalStrawHats: Is often drawn wearing one.
* AntagonisticOffspring: Is one is regards to his father France.
* ArchEnemy: China. He decided to burn Chinese flags in a show of hatred once- which would've been effective if it [[http://i.imgur.com/eHhSYWa.png?1 wasn't for the fact]] that he was burning the ''[[EpicFail wrong]]'' flag.
* BerserkButton: "Gib Spratly Islands!"
* CordonBleughChef: Fried tarantula, rats etc.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: A lot of his memories are filled with blood, bombs, death etc. Just like the others, he too suffered a lot due to colonial powers and of course Japan.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Won a major war against the US, and these days is quite friendly with him. Averted with China, with whom he has a much longer history of conflict.
* EnemyMine: Both he and the Philippines argue over the Spratly Islands and their claims, but [[http://i.imgur.com/YkJaxU1.png they can both agree to hate China.]]
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Often drawn on the small side, but has [[http://i.imgur.com/Y5Sq7k6.png successfully beaten huge powers]] like the US, China, and Mongolia.
!!East Timor
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Obrigadu Indonesia.
* TheDutifulSon: He and Portugal still love each other very much, and he tries hard to make his father proud. While as Aussie's ward he also does this.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: He's painfully aware that he's the least relevant of the Lusophone countries.
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!!Common Tropes:
* CommonalityConnection: [[CaptainObvious They all have a name that end with -stan.]]
* OutOfFocus: Kazakhstan is the only one who appears somewhat regularly.
!!Kazakhstan
* BizarreAlienLocomotion: While not alien, Kazahkstan's locomotion is unique in the setting - unlike Reichtangle, who is of a comparable shape (albeit vertical), Kazahkstan is often portrayed as unable to move of his own power and uses the other central Asians as wheels.
* CaptainErsatz: Sometimes acts like the Polandball's version of {{Film/Borat}}. However, don't mention [[BerserkButton that movie]] around him.
* GentleGiant: Is often drawn as bigger than his fellow countryballs but seems to be rather nonviolent (which is rather remarkable given the disposition of [[AxCrazy most Polandball nations]])). Unless you count [[ColonyDrop being dropped onto them]] as murder.
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Is shaped like a brick.
** This makes him the only one unafraid of Reichtangle.
!!Tajikistan
* OneOfTheseThingsIsNotLikeTheOthers: He's predominantly Irannic, unlike the majority-Turkic countries on this page.
!!Turkmenistan
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Saparmurat Niyazov's presidency left him a bit... off.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Often compared to North Korea.
!!Uzbekistan
* DreamCrushingHandicap: Wants access to sea. Is a ''doubly'' landlocked country.
* YankTheDogsChain: His only access to water is the Aral Sea. But since ''that'' 's shrinking...
* CommonalityConnection: [[CaptainObvious They all have a name that end with -stan.]]
* OutOfFocus: Kazakhstan is the only one who appears somewhat regularly.
!!Kazakhstan
* BizarreAlienLocomotion: While not alien, Kazahkstan's locomotion is unique in the setting - unlike Reichtangle, who is of a comparable shape (albeit vertical), Kazahkstan is often portrayed as unable to move of his own power and uses the other central Asians as wheels.
* CaptainErsatz: Sometimes acts like the Polandball's version of {{Film/Borat}}. However, don't mention [[BerserkButton that movie]] around him.
* GentleGiant: Is often drawn as bigger than his fellow countryballs but seems to be rather nonviolent (which is rather remarkable given the disposition of [[AxCrazy most Polandball nations]])). Unless you count [[ColonyDrop being dropped onto them]] as murder.
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Is shaped like a brick.
** This makes him the only one unafraid of Reichtangle.
!!Tajikistan
* OneOfTheseThingsIsNotLikeTheOthers: He's predominantly Irannic, unlike the majority-Turkic countries on this page.
!!Turkmenistan
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Saparmurat Niyazov's presidency left him a bit... off.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Often compared to North Korea.
!!Uzbekistan
* DreamCrushingHandicap: Wants access to sea. Is a ''doubly'' landlocked country.
* YankTheDogsChain: His only access to water is the Aral Sea. But since ''that'' 's shrinking...
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* EyesAlwaysShut: Most Polandball artists depict "Asian eyes" this way.
* JapaneseRanguage: Asian-accented Engrish is often written this way.
!!China
* BigBrotherBully: Constantly scheming to get Taiwan back.
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Cares absolutely nothing about how much smoke he belches into the atmosphere.
* {{Jerkass}}: If you need any proof, [[http://polandball.cc/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/InHubkT-600x1132.png here's how he treats his political opposition]].
* LargeAndInCharge: Like America and Russia, he's considerably bigger than the other countries.
* SignatureLaugh: "xixixixixi".
* {{Workaholic}}: On par with [[GermanicEfficiency Germany]].
!!Japan
* [[AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal Accessory Wearing Countryball]]: Tends to either carry anime paraphernalia or a katana.
* AnimeLand: Its main [[NationalStereotypes National Stereotype]].
* TheDreaded: He still makes Southeast Asia uneasy.
* LovableSexManiac: While the "lovable" part varies, he's definitely one of the horniest countries, with a particular fondness for the weirder forms of hentai.
* NuclearNasty: Sometimes shown to have mutations after the USA's nuclear bombardment in WWII.
* {{Otaku}}: His most common characterisation in the modern era.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: It's taking the backseat at the moment, though.
* RetiredBadass: He scored several victories over superpowers before running into America, repeatedly defeating Mongolia, Russia, and China. Now, he's more known for anime and porn.
* RetiredMonster: Unlike Germany, he has not become TheAtoner for his World War 2 crimes (a RunningGag is him denying the Nanking Massacre ever happened), but ever since the US beat the hell out of him, he's more or less harmless.
* SuperpoweredEvilSide: WWII!Japan, scary enough to drive back China and Russia, and tangle (briefly) with the US.
!!Mongolia
* AxCrazy: In the past, and sometimes in present-day portrayals as well.
* TheDreaded: His glory days may be past, but many of his old acquaintances still harbour a lingering fear of him.
* GloryDays: He is clearly not happy with his current lot and wishes to go back to the old empire.
* KryptoniteFactor: Water. Japan and Vietnam both defeated him easily in his first invasions because they had a sea and a river respectively separating them from the Mongol Empire, with those invasions being represented in Polandball as Mongolia jumping into the water and nearly drowning. He managed to cross those bodies successfully in his second attempts, leaving Vietnam and Japan to beat him back the old fashioned way.
* MyGreatestFailure: He's sometimes shown as obsessively bitter about his failures to conquer Japan and Vietnam.
* RichesToRags: Once the uncontested most powerful empire on Earth, now unhappily underdeveloped and stuck between two neighbors who hate him.
!!North Korea
* BasementDweller: Sometimes shown as living in China's basement and never going outside.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Even amongst theoretical allies like China, nobody can stand him.
* HairTriggerTemper: Tends to go into a rage and threaten other countries at the slightest provocation.
* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/polandball/images/9/9c/North_Korean_Missiles_are_of_Best_Missiles.png/revision/20141017124037 He is such a failure]] [[http://65.media.tumblr.com/153ce51c25942ee443e458132cc5f988/tumblr_mti5gzyWaj1szo7eyo1_1280.jpg at executing evil plots]], it's hard not to feel sorry for him.
* MotorMouth: Tends to communicate in massive [[WallOfText walls of text]].
* TheNapoleon: He's usually drawn as smaller than most of the other countryballs, and is especially tiny compared to the USA and China, who constantly share comics with him.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: [[http://i.imgur.com/DWm77Tb.png This comic]] portrays him as an EvilGenius who deflects attention from his human rights abuses by pretending to throw a fit over minor things.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Takes this UpToEleven. He considers himself the most important and awesome thing on Earth, but most other countries won't even notice him.
* SmugSnake: A megalomaniac whose country is barely holding together, but don't tell him that.
!!South Korea
* AsianAndNerdy: Obsessively plays ''Videogame/{{Starcraft}}'' and takes education very serioulsy.
** This mentality is deconstructed brutally in [[http://i.imgur.com/s3H5LqW.png this comic]] showing the immense pressure South Korean youth face in their highly demanding education system.
* RapeAsBackstory: Occasionally, mention is made of how Japan [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comfort_women raped Fem!Korea]].
* SiblingYinYang: Capitalist, modern, and reasonably happy and well-adjusted, as opposed to the psychotic, militaristic and communist North Korea.
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: When portrayed as female, sometimes the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Ching#Trigrams trigrams]] on her flag are positioned to look like eyelashes (getting around ''Polandball'''s prohibition on eyelashes and other facial features).
* [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why Did It Have To Be Fans?]]: Despite living surrounded by formerly or currently imperialist countries, his biggest fear is [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_death fan death]].
!!Taiwan/Republic of China
* TheWrongfulHeirToTheThrone: Competes with China for the legacy of the old Republic.
* SmallNameBigEgo: While by no means a megalomaniac, Taiwan occasionally behaves as if he is still in control of the entire territory of China.
* EyesAlwaysShut: Most Polandball artists depict "Asian eyes" this way.
* JapaneseRanguage: Asian-accented Engrish is often written this way.
!!China
* BigBrotherBully: Constantly scheming to get Taiwan back.
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Cares absolutely nothing about how much smoke he belches into the atmosphere.
* {{Jerkass}}: If you need any proof, [[http://polandball.cc/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/InHubkT-600x1132.png here's how he treats his political opposition]].
* LargeAndInCharge: Like America and Russia, he's considerably bigger than the other countries.
* SignatureLaugh: "xixixixixi".
* {{Workaholic}}: On par with [[GermanicEfficiency Germany]].
!!Japan
* [[AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal Accessory Wearing Countryball]]: Tends to either carry anime paraphernalia or a katana.
* AnimeLand: Its main [[NationalStereotypes National Stereotype]].
* TheDreaded: He still makes Southeast Asia uneasy.
* LovableSexManiac: While the "lovable" part varies, he's definitely one of the horniest countries, with a particular fondness for the weirder forms of hentai.
* NuclearNasty: Sometimes shown to have mutations after the USA's nuclear bombardment in WWII.
* {{Otaku}}: His most common characterisation in the modern era.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: It's taking the backseat at the moment, though.
* RetiredBadass: He scored several victories over superpowers before running into America, repeatedly defeating Mongolia, Russia, and China. Now, he's more known for anime and porn.
* RetiredMonster: Unlike Germany, he has not become TheAtoner for his World War 2 crimes (a RunningGag is him denying the Nanking Massacre ever happened), but ever since the US beat the hell out of him, he's more or less harmless.
* SuperpoweredEvilSide: WWII!Japan, scary enough to drive back China and Russia, and tangle (briefly) with the US.
!!Mongolia
* AxCrazy: In the past, and sometimes in present-day portrayals as well.
* TheDreaded: His glory days may be past, but many of his old acquaintances still harbour a lingering fear of him.
* GloryDays: He is clearly not happy with his current lot and wishes to go back to the old empire.
* KryptoniteFactor: Water. Japan and Vietnam both defeated him easily in his first invasions because they had a sea and a river respectively separating them from the Mongol Empire, with those invasions being represented in Polandball as Mongolia jumping into the water and nearly drowning. He managed to cross those bodies successfully in his second attempts, leaving Vietnam and Japan to beat him back the old fashioned way.
* MyGreatestFailure: He's sometimes shown as obsessively bitter about his failures to conquer Japan and Vietnam.
* RichesToRags: Once the uncontested most powerful empire on Earth, now unhappily underdeveloped and stuck between two neighbors who hate him.
!!North Korea
* BasementDweller: Sometimes shown as living in China's basement and never going outside.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Even amongst theoretical allies like China, nobody can stand him.
* HairTriggerTemper: Tends to go into a rage and threaten other countries at the slightest provocation.
* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/polandball/images/9/9c/North_Korean_Missiles_are_of_Best_Missiles.png/revision/20141017124037 He is such a failure]] [[http://65.media.tumblr.com/153ce51c25942ee443e458132cc5f988/tumblr_mti5gzyWaj1szo7eyo1_1280.jpg at executing evil plots]], it's hard not to feel sorry for him.
* MotorMouth: Tends to communicate in massive [[WallOfText walls of text]].
* TheNapoleon: He's usually drawn as smaller than most of the other countryballs, and is especially tiny compared to the USA and China, who constantly share comics with him.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: [[http://i.imgur.com/DWm77Tb.png This comic]] portrays him as an EvilGenius who deflects attention from his human rights abuses by pretending to throw a fit over minor things.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Takes this UpToEleven. He considers himself the most important and awesome thing on Earth, but most other countries won't even notice him.
* SmugSnake: A megalomaniac whose country is barely holding together, but don't tell him that.
!!South Korea
* AsianAndNerdy: Obsessively plays ''Videogame/{{Starcraft}}'' and takes education very serioulsy.
** This mentality is deconstructed brutally in [[http://i.imgur.com/s3H5LqW.png this comic]] showing the immense pressure South Korean youth face in their highly demanding education system.
* RapeAsBackstory: Occasionally, mention is made of how Japan [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comfort_women raped Fem!Korea]].
* SiblingYinYang: Capitalist, modern, and reasonably happy and well-adjusted, as opposed to the psychotic, militaristic and communist North Korea.
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: When portrayed as female, sometimes the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Ching#Trigrams trigrams]] on her flag are positioned to look like eyelashes (getting around ''Polandball'''s prohibition on eyelashes and other facial features).
* [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why Did It Have To Be Fans?]]: Despite living surrounded by formerly or currently imperialist countries, his biggest fear is [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_death fan death]].
!!Taiwan/Republic of China
* TheWrongfulHeirToTheThrone: Competes with China for the legacy of the old Republic.
* SmallNameBigEgo: While by no means a megalomaniac, Taiwan occasionally behaves as if he is still in control of the entire territory of China.
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!!Common Tropes:
* ArchEnemy: [[http://i.imgur.com/VkBsO8e.png All three country balls have one.]] Armenia and Azerbaijan have each other and while Russia isn't usually lumped with the trio, him and Georgia aren't too fond of each other. Azerbaijan also despises Iran (even though Iran isn't considered part of the trio). Armenia also hates Turkey as well.
* AscendedExtra: In a more meta sense, these three countries are pretty much ignored by internet media, but these three are pretty popular in the ''Polandball'' fandom. The rise of the "Remove Kebab" meme and the fact that Azerbaijan is Turkish has certainly contributed to their frequent appearances.
* CrankyNeighbour: All three view each other as this.
* FusionDance: The three countries did this in 1918 after the fall of Russia, becoming [[http://polandball.wikia.com/wiki/Transcaucasiaball Transcaucasiaball]]. [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/polandball/images/9/92/Transcaucasia.png/revision/latest?cb=20150423101850 It didn't last long]].
* ForeverWar: They've been arguing since the Soviet Union fell and don't look like they're gonna be stopping soon.
* FreudianTrio: Armenia and Azerbaijan trade between Id and Superego DependingOnTheWriter. Georgia can be safely classified as the ego, as he is often the most neutral between the two and his comics don't usually involve talking about conflicts or tensions as a result.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: The eternal disputing of the Caucasus is a world of its own that doesn't get much attention nor is well known by non Caucasians, but they're just another day in the life of these three.
* PowerTrio: They don't usually get along, but their issues are a source for many entertaining Polandball comics.
* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: When it comes to border disputes, you can bet at least one comic exists with each Caucasian country ball believing the ENTIRE REGION belongs to him.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The Caucasus is highly culturally diverse, and among the Big Three alone we have:
** Oriental Orthodox Christian Indo-European Armenia.
** Secularized Shia Muslim Turkic Azerbaijan
** Orthodox Christian Kartvelian Georgia. They have yet to put aside their differences and save the world, but they've all got Plucky Underdog down pat.
* SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn: Were all a part of the USSR, which ironically was the only time the three stopped arguing before resuming hostilities in the 90s. As part of this trope, anything they did under the Soviet era tends to get credited to Russia.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Downplayed as they were all a part of the nations that made up the USSR rather than being best friends out right.
!!Abkhazia
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Him and South Ossetia are this for Georgia, who has to babysit them while they demand independence.
* SpearCarrier: The presence of a hand on his flag is pretty much the only reason he ever appears.
!!Armenia
* ArchEnemy: Azerbaijan. Their war is ongoing.
** '''Turkey''', although from Turkey's perspective Armenia is more of an UnknownRival.
* BerserkButton: [[http://i.imgur.com/WjbFBRU.png Denying the Armenian genocide.]]
** Also, asking him to gib more of his clay, after already losing so much.
* BigBrotherInstinct: He's very protective of Nagorno Karabakh.
* ButtMonkey: Has been invaded and been a part of many Empires along with facing a genocide.
** IronButtMonkey: [[http://i.imgur.com/mwZkH.png He's still standing though.]]
* CommonalityConnection: Recognizing the Armenian genocide or being a Kebab remover is a pretty easy way to get on Armenia's good side as can be indicated by his [[http://polandball.wikia.com/wiki/Armeniaball friend's list in his Polandball wiki page]]
* DependingOnTheWriter: His relationship with Georgia determines whether or not the maker of the comic sees the two countries as friends or enemies.
* MetalHead: [[http://i.imgur.com/h1mESTl.jpg He's a fan of Armenian American rock band System Of A Down]].
* OddFriendship: He gets along very well with Iran, despite the two having a violent history with each other when Iran was still Persia. It helps that they both hate Turkey and support each other's economies.
* PlatonicLifePartners: With Greece, Russia, Iran and the other "Kebab Removers" like Serbia and Romania.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Lavash, a type of Armenian flat bread. Like kebab for Turkic people and vodka for Russians, it can be used as shorthand for Armenians.
* TraumaCongaline: Has had a very long, very violent history.
* SaintlyChurch: Is proud of his Christian roots and being the first nation in the world to adopt Christianity.
* SkewedPriorities: Loves his churches, to the point where after his second largest cityball Gyumriball was destroyed in an earthquake [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/polandball/images/9/90/Gyumriball_Armeniaball.png/revision/latest?cb=20151124200101 his main concern was the church]].
* WouldBeRudeToSayGenocide: He's really bitter than many nations don't recognize the Armenian genocide.
* WhyWontYouDie: Centuries of violence and he's still kicking.
!!Azerbaijan
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Like Georgia below, Azerbaijan has separatist woes of his own in the form of Nagorno-Karabakh, exacerbated because of the latter's Armenian influence. In most comics though, Nagorno-Karabakhball is portrayed as Armeniaball's younger sibling that was put under Azerbaijan's control by Soviet Unionball.
* ArchEnemy: Armenia. Their war is ongoing. He [[http://i.imgur.com/elSFyjV.png even gives little reminders about it]].
* BerserkButton: Any time Nagorno-Karabakhball gets recognized by another entity it can lead to some rash behavior, like in [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/polandball/images/3/33/Georgia_Recognizes_Artsakh.png/revision/latest?cb=20160303213004 this comic]].
* FanNickname: He's sometimes called Mini-Turkey. [[CaptainObvious Because he's a small Turkish country in Turkey's sphere of influence]].
* HollywoodAtheist: Despite his Shia background, he's one of the most secular countryballs, along with Estonia. His lack of religiosity is one of his points of tension with Iran.
* OddFriendship: Has a pretty good relationship with Israel, to the annoyance of neighbors Iran and Turkey.
!!Georgia
* TheEeyore: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]], but notably more pessimistic than Armenia and Azerbaijan, both of whom at least have regional allies willing to back them up.
** Although (in comics only of course) America sometimes rushes to his aid due to his inability to tell the difference between him and the American state of Georgia.
* KarmaHoudini: Sorta. He doesn't have a reputation as TheDreaded despite him being in charge of Sovietball during the violent Stalin era, with most of that periods atrocities being blamed on Russia. (It helps his case that the nature of Sovietball is DependingOnTheWriter and Stalin in RealLife was a Russophile.)
* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Kind of. Georgia is an exonym which is partly attributed to the nation's particular reverence for St. George, called "Tetri Giorgi" in Georgian.
* NamesTheSame: [[{{Invoked}} In-universe]] with the US stateball Georgia.
* RetiredMonster: If comics portray him as the one controlling Sovietball during the Stalin era, he will be this.
* TeamSwitzerland: Is neutral to Armenia and Azerbaijan's conflict. Could be summed up with this [[https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/10489875_666819343412890_6122339002556747989_n.png?oh=d202e1b36cdce6282b75fb96f21986b7&oe=54FA8FD8 picture]].
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[[folder: Nations of the Central Asia]]
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[[folder: Nations of the East Asia]]
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[[folder: Nations of the South Asia]]
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[[folder: Nations of the Southeast Asia]]
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[[folder: Nations of the Western Asia]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[CrankyNeighbor About as peaceful as they get.]]]]
!!Common Tropes:
* ArchEnemy: [[http://i.imgur.com/VkBsO8e.png All three country balls have one.]] Armenia and Azerbaijan have each other and while Russia isn't usually lumped with the trio, him and Georgia aren't too fond of each other. Azerbaijan also despises Iran (even though Iran isn't considered part of the trio). Armenia also hates Turkey as well.
* AscendedExtra: In a more meta sense, these three countries are pretty much ignored by internet media, but these three are pretty popular in the ''Polandball'' fandom. The rise of the "Remove Kebab" meme and the fact that Azerbaijan is Turkish has certainly contributed to their frequent appearances.
* CrankyNeighbour: All three view each other as this.
* FusionDance: The three countries did this in 1918 after the fall of Russia, becoming [[http://polandball.wikia.com/wiki/Transcaucasiaball Transcaucasiaball]]. [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/polandball/images/9/92/Transcaucasia.png/revision/latest?cb=20150423101850 It didn't last long]].
* ForeverWar: They've been arguing since the Soviet Union fell and don't look like they're gonna be stopping soon.
* FreudianTrio: Armenia and Azerbaijan trade between Id and Superego DependingOnTheWriter. Georgia can be safely classified as the ego, as he is often the most neutral between the two and his comics don't usually involve talking about conflicts or tensions as a result.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: The eternal disputing of the Caucasus is a world of its own that doesn't get much attention nor is well known by non Caucasians, but they're just another day in the life of these three.
* PowerTrio: They don't usually get along, but their issues are a source for many entertaining Polandball comics.
* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: When it comes to border disputes, you can bet at least one comic exists with each Caucasian country ball believing the ENTIRE REGION belongs to him.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The Caucasus is highly culturally diverse, and among the Big Three alone we have:
** Oriental Orthodox Christian Indo-European Armenia.
** Secularized Shia Muslim Turkic Azerbaijan
** Orthodox Christian Kartvelian Georgia. They have yet to put aside their differences and save the world, but they've all got Plucky Underdog down pat.
* SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn: Were all a part of the USSR, which ironically was the only time the three stopped arguing before resuming hostilities in the 90s. As part of this trope, anything they did under the Soviet era tends to get credited to Russia.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Downplayed as they were all a part of the nations that made up the USSR rather than being best friends out right.
!!Abkhazia
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Him and South Ossetia are this for Georgia, who has to babysit them while they demand independence.
* SpearCarrier: The presence of a hand on his flag is pretty much the only reason he ever appears.
!!Armenia
* ArchEnemy: Azerbaijan. Their war is ongoing.
** '''Turkey''', although from Turkey's perspective Armenia is more of an UnknownRival.
* BerserkButton: [[http://i.imgur.com/WjbFBRU.png Denying the Armenian genocide.]]
** Also, asking him to gib more of his clay, after already losing so much.
* BigBrotherInstinct: He's very protective of Nagorno Karabakh.
* ButtMonkey: Has been invaded and been a part of many Empires along with facing a genocide.
** IronButtMonkey: [[http://i.imgur.com/mwZkH.png He's still standing though.]]
* CommonalityConnection: Recognizing the Armenian genocide or being a Kebab remover is a pretty easy way to get on Armenia's good side as can be indicated by his [[http://polandball.wikia.com/wiki/Armeniaball friend's list in his Polandball wiki page]]
* DependingOnTheWriter: His relationship with Georgia determines whether or not the maker of the comic sees the two countries as friends or enemies.
* MetalHead: [[http://i.imgur.com/h1mESTl.jpg He's a fan of Armenian American rock band System Of A Down]].
* OddFriendship: He gets along very well with Iran, despite the two having a violent history with each other when Iran was still Persia. It helps that they both hate Turkey and support each other's economies.
* PlatonicLifePartners: With Greece, Russia, Iran and the other "Kebab Removers" like Serbia and Romania.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Lavash, a type of Armenian flat bread. Like kebab for Turkic people and vodka for Russians, it can be used as shorthand for Armenians.
* TraumaCongaline: Has had a very long, very violent history.
* SaintlyChurch: Is proud of his Christian roots and being the first nation in the world to adopt Christianity.
* SkewedPriorities: Loves his churches, to the point where after his second largest cityball Gyumriball was destroyed in an earthquake [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/polandball/images/9/90/Gyumriball_Armeniaball.png/revision/latest?cb=20151124200101 his main concern was the church]].
* WouldBeRudeToSayGenocide: He's really bitter than many nations don't recognize the Armenian genocide.
* WhyWontYouDie: Centuries of violence and he's still kicking.
!!Azerbaijan
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Like Georgia below, Azerbaijan has separatist woes of his own in the form of Nagorno-Karabakh, exacerbated because of the latter's Armenian influence. In most comics though, Nagorno-Karabakhball is portrayed as Armeniaball's younger sibling that was put under Azerbaijan's control by Soviet Unionball.
* ArchEnemy: Armenia. Their war is ongoing. He [[http://i.imgur.com/elSFyjV.png even gives little reminders about it]].
* BerserkButton: Any time Nagorno-Karabakhball gets recognized by another entity it can lead to some rash behavior, like in [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/polandball/images/3/33/Georgia_Recognizes_Artsakh.png/revision/latest?cb=20160303213004 this comic]].
* FanNickname: He's sometimes called Mini-Turkey. [[CaptainObvious Because he's a small Turkish country in Turkey's sphere of influence]].
* HollywoodAtheist: Despite his Shia background, he's one of the most secular countryballs, along with Estonia. His lack of religiosity is one of his points of tension with Iran.
* OddFriendship: Has a pretty good relationship with Israel, to the annoyance of neighbors Iran and Turkey.
!!Georgia
* TheEeyore: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]], but notably more pessimistic than Armenia and Azerbaijan, both of whom at least have regional allies willing to back them up.
** Although (in comics only of course) America sometimes rushes to his aid due to his inability to tell the difference between him and the American state of Georgia.
* KarmaHoudini: Sorta. He doesn't have a reputation as TheDreaded despite him being in charge of Sovietball during the violent Stalin era, with most of that periods atrocities being blamed on Russia. (It helps his case that the nature of Sovietball is DependingOnTheWriter and Stalin in RealLife was a Russophile.)
* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Kind of. Georgia is an exonym which is partly attributed to the nation's particular reverence for St. George, called "Tetri Giorgi" in Georgian.
* NamesTheSame: [[{{Invoked}} In-universe]] with the US stateball Georgia.
* RetiredMonster: If comics portray him as the one controlling Sovietball during the Stalin era, he will be this.
* TeamSwitzerland: Is neutral to Armenia and Azerbaijan's conflict. Could be summed up with this [[https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/10489875_666819343412890_6122339002556747989_n.png?oh=d202e1b36cdce6282b75fb96f21986b7&oe=54FA8FD8 picture]].
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[[folder: Nations of the Central Asia]]
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[[folder: Nations of the East Asia]]
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[[folder: Nations of the South Asia]]
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[[folder: Nations of the Southeast Asia]]
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[[folder: Nations of the Western Asia]]
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