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{{I|Base Ball}} '''Balls''' {{I|Base Ball}} is an Internet Meme format and a art style that portrays balls or any geometric shapes with the skin of flags, planetary terrain, logos with typically white eyes on it. It has been adapted in | {{I|Base Ball}} '''Balls''' {{I|Base Ball}} is an Internet Meme format and a art style that portrays balls or any geometric shapes with the skin of flags, planetary terrain, logos with typically white eyes on it and can represent a lot of things. It has been adapted in a lot of forms of art and genres like standalone-art, comics, animations, video games, etc. | ||
== {{I|PolandAlt}} Polandball {{I|PolandAlt}} (Countryballs) == | == {{I|PolandAlt}} Polandball {{I|PolandAlt}} (Countryballs) == | ||
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==== Bruno Bozzetto's Work on Polandball ==== | ==== Bruno Bozzetto's Work on Polandball ==== | ||
The Countryballs | The origins Countryballs as a concept can be traced to a flash animation called [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAJNFoHuLno Italy vs Europe] in 1999, made by Bruno Bozzetto. The {{I|EU}} [[European Unionball]] and {{I|Italy}} [[Italyball]] are portrayed in circles. This shares the same characteristics as he manifested his creativity. | ||
==== Drawball.com incident ==== | ==== Drawball.com incident ==== | ||
Drawball.com (not to be confused with with Drawball.io or the Xbox One game) was a website with two large circular canvases and simple drawing tools for people to draw anything with. Drawball One is protected and must apply to draw while Drawball Two lets anyone draw without moderation. | Drawball.com (not to be confused with with Drawball.io or the Xbox One game) was a website with two large circular canvases and simple drawing tools for people to draw anything with. Drawball One is protected and must apply to draw while Drawball Two lets anyone draw without moderation. | ||
Around August of 2009, a couple of {{I|Poland}} [[Polandball|Polish]] internet users, mainly from | Around August of 2009, a couple of {{I|Poland}} [[Polandball|Polish]] internet users, mainly from wykop.pl<ref>https://www.wykop.pl/link/223521/drawball-rudna-druga-atak-z-4chan-i-obrona-przed-swastyka/</ref>, insomnia.pl and kibice.net started to fill the canvas displaying the polish flag with "<span style="background:linear-gradient(0deg, #E9E8E7 8px, red 8px); -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent;">POLSKA</span>" written on it. | ||
=== {{I|Krautchan}} [[Krautchanball|Krautchan]] era === | === {{I|Krautchan}} [[Krautchanball|Krautchan]] era === | ||
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=== Early era === | === Early era === | ||
It isn't exactly known when Planetballs as a community began to form, but the {{I|R planetball}} [https://www.reddit.com/r/polandball/ planetball] subreddit was made on the 10th of April 2013 | The first known instance of Planets being used in a Polandball comics as a live being would be of a comic about {{I|Earth}} [[Earthball]] holding {{I|Israel}} [[Israelcube]] and dreaming of taking over the world.<ref>https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/145137-polandball</ref> | ||
It isn't exactly known when Planetballs as a community began to form, but the {{I|R planetball}} [https://www.reddit.com/r/polandball/ planetball] subreddit was made on the 10th of April 2013. | |||
=== "Alternate Future of the Solar Sytem" era === | === "Alternate Future of the Solar Sytem" era === | ||
=== {{I|SolarBalls}} Solarballs era === | === {{I|SolarBalls}} Solarballs era === | ||
Before {{I|SolarBalls}} SolarBalls, | Before {{I|SolarBalls}} SolarBalls, there were not a lot of creators that make Planetballs videos on {{I|Youtube}} YouTube, so it didn’t reach its popularity like Countryballs. When Solarballs began to make Planetballs contents, which his characters had their mouths as their countryball channel {{I|MrSpherical}} MrSpherical has too, Planetballs had became popular but people drew Planetballs with mouth as Solarballs’ art style or adding more expressions and uses his idea as the portrayal of them, they call it "Solarballs" instead of "Planetballs". | ||
== {{I|Dead Centrism}} Polcompball {{I|Anarchy}} (Ideologyballs) == | == {{I|Dead Centrism}} Polcompball {{I|Anarchy}} (Ideologyballs) == | ||
{{I|Dead Centrism}} '''Polcompball''' {{I|Dead Centrism}}, fully '''Political Compassball''' or {{I|Anarchy}} '''Ideologyballs''' {{I|Anarchy}} is a Ball community that focuses on the political ideologies with major focus on political compass. | {{I|Dead Centrism}} '''Polcompball''' {{I|Dead Centrism}}, fully '''Political Compassball''' or {{I|Anarchy}} '''Ideologyballs''' {{I|Anarchy}} is a Ball community that focuses on the political ideologies with a major focus on political compass. Polcompball originated as a Ball subgenre back in 2014, but in it's modern form originated from the {{I|Centrism}} [https://reddit.com/r/PoliticalCompassMemes/ r/PoliticalCompassMemes/ subreddit]. | ||
== {{I|Company Polandball}} Companyballs {{I|Company Polandball}} == | == {{I|Company Polandball}} Companyballs {{I|Company Polandball}} == | ||
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== {{I|Countryhumans}} Countryhumans {{I|Countryhumans}} == | == {{I|Countryhumans}} Countryhumans {{I|Countryhumans}} == | ||
{{I|Countryhumans}} '''Countryhumans''' {{I|Countryhumans}} is a fandom that countries are being portrayed as humans, it's closely similar to Polandball, most countries are stereotyped (often according to Polandball's stereotypes). It's very infamous in most areas of the Countryballs community and the Art community for having loathed ships. | {{I|Countryhumans}} '''Countryhumans''' {{I|Countryhumans}} is a fandom that countries are being portrayed as humans, it's closely similar to Polandball, most countries are stereotyped (often according to Polandball's stereotypes). It's very infamous in most areas of the Countryballs community and the Art community for having loathed ships. | ||
===History=== | |||
<b>NOTE: THESE ARE THE INFORMATION FROM THE COUNTRYHUMANS WIKI, THIS INFORMATION MIGHT NOT BE ACCURATE DUE TO NOT HAVING ENOUGH RELIABLE SOURCE.</b> | |||
The phenomenon of Countryhumans remains unknown and theorized. The Countryhumans Fandom was based on the Polandballs, each countries has their own humanoid appearance and flags on their faces rather than being mostly drawn as balls with white eyes. Another theory is the CountryHumans Fandom was based on the Hetalia manga series, both of the fandom's characters have humanoid appearance, but the characters of Hetalia has their human skin tones and the characters of the Countryhumans Fandom has their flag color as their own skin tones. | |||
== {{I|Polandarrow}} Polandarrow {{I|Polandarrow}} == | == {{I|Polandarrow}} Polandarrow {{I|Polandarrow}} == | ||
Latest revision as of 23:41, 10 May 2025
Balls is an Internet Meme format and a art style that portrays balls or any geometric shapes with the skin of flags, planetary terrain, logos with typically white eyes on it and can represent a lot of things. It has been adapted in a lot of forms of art and genres like standalone-art, comics, animations, video games, etc.
Polandball (Countryballs)
Polandball or Countryballs is the most popular and well known formats of the Balls meme and the oldest one dating as far back as 2009. It is about Geography, History, Politics and as well as poking fun at countries in general. The comics are mostly posted on the official 
r/polandball subreddit where it has garned a community and claims themselves as the main Polandball community alongside with their 
YouTube channel, 
Discord server, 
Instagram account, 
TikTok account and 
Bluesky account. the subreddit has been around since 2011.
History
The inspirations of Countryballs
Bruno Bozzetto's Work on Polandball
The origins Countryballs as a concept can be traced to a flash animation called Italy vs Europe in 1999, made by Bruno Bozzetto. The 
European Unionball and 
Italyball are portrayed in circles. This shares the same characteristics as he manifested his creativity.
Drawball.com incident
Drawball.com (not to be confused with with Drawball.io or the Xbox One game) was a website with two large circular canvases and simple drawing tools for people to draw anything with. Drawball One is protected and must apply to draw while Drawball Two lets anyone draw without moderation.
Around August of 2009, a couple of 
Polish internet users, mainly from wykop.pl[1], insomnia.pl and kibice.net started to fill the canvas displaying the polish flag with "POLSKA" written on it.
Krautchan era
On September of 2009, Falcofag would post a crudely drawn MS Paint comic to depicting 
Polandball holding an ice cream and 
Germanyball grabbing said ice cream and it falls down.[2] It is widely accepted as the first Polandball comic ever made.
Planetballs
Planetballs (sometimes referred to as Spaceballs on rare occasions) is a canon spin-off of Countryballs that represents space, specifically planets, moons, stars, asteroids, galaxies, etc. Planetballs do appear in certain countryballs comics. Pluto shared the same stereotype with Poland (Pluto cannot into real planet, only considered as dwarf planet). Currently, Reddit has over 23,288 members.
Early era
The first known instance of Planets being used in a Polandball comics as a live being would be of a comic about Earthball holding 
Israelcube and dreaming of taking over the world.[3]
It isn't exactly known when Planetballs as a community began to form, but the 
planetball subreddit was made on the 10th of April 2013.
"Alternate Future of the Solar Sytem" era
Solarballs era
Before 
SolarBalls, there were not a lot of creators that make Planetballs videos on YouTube, so it didn’t reach its popularity like Countryballs. When Solarballs began to make Planetballs contents, which his characters had their mouths as their countryball channel 
MrSpherical has too, Planetballs had became popular but people drew Planetballs with mouth as Solarballs’ art style or adding more expressions and uses his idea as the portrayal of them, they call it "Solarballs" instead of "Planetballs".
Polcompball 
(Ideologyballs)
Polcompball , fully Political Compassball or 
Ideologyballs is a Ball community that focuses on the political ideologies with a major focus on political compass. Polcompball originated as a Ball subgenre back in 2014, but in it's modern form originated from the 
r/PoliticalCompassMemes/ subreddit.
Companyballs
Countryhumans
Countryhumans is a fandom that countries are being portrayed as humans, it's closely similar to Polandball, most countries are stereotyped (often according to Polandball's stereotypes). It's very infamous in most areas of the Countryballs community and the Art community for having loathed ships.
History
NOTE: THESE ARE THE INFORMATION FROM THE COUNTRYHUMANS WIKI, THIS INFORMATION MIGHT NOT BE ACCURATE DUE TO NOT HAVING ENOUGH RELIABLE SOURCE.
The phenomenon of Countryhumans remains unknown and theorized. The Countryhumans Fandom was based on the Polandballs, each countries has their own humanoid appearance and flags on their faces rather than being mostly drawn as balls with white eyes. Another theory is the CountryHumans Fandom was based on the Hetalia manga series, both of the fandom's characters have humanoid appearance, but the characters of Hetalia has their human skin tones and the characters of the Countryhumans Fandom has their flag color as their own skin tones.
Polandarrow
Mapping 
Mapping 
is a type of film, almost exclusively produced as a YouTube video, in where a series of still images (sometimes animated) depicting political maps creates a narrative. People who create mapping content are self-dubbed Mappers. Most commonly, characters are displayed as political or corporate entities, such as countries, states, parties, or companies, yet individual fictional people occasionally are portrayed as characters. As opposed to simply the names of the countries, many mapping videos use countryballs to depict countries. Many mappers also use countryballs as public personas.
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