Polandball's depiction of Poland portrays a number of stereotypes. With the exception of Anglophone countries, the dialogue of countryballs tends to be written in broken English and Internet slang, reminiscent of the lolcat meme, and by the end of a cartoon, Poland is typically seen weeping.
The premise of Polandball is that it represents Poland and its history, relations with other countries and stereotypes, focusing on Polish megalomania and national complexes. The comic references Poland joining the European Space Agency in 2012. ThemesĪ Countryballs comic which is an extension of the "Poland cannot into space" catchphrase.
The popularity of the style has been attributed to the ability of the drawings to tell short stories of nations in a easily understandable fashion, often with a large amount of jokes and comical undertones, with the characterization of a group lending itself towards a short comic format. The style soon grew in popularity on the internet as a whole as a meme, having dedicated communities on platforms such as Reddit and Facebook. After this, creating countryballs cartoons became popular among other users on the board, particularly Russians. The beginning of the countryballs format proper is credited to Falco, a British user on the German imageboard who used Microsoft Paint to create a meme of Wojak – a Polish Internet troll on the same board who contributed in broken English. The circular canvas constrained the flag in such a way that it became a literal 'Poland ball.' Countryballs has its roots on, a website that allowed Internet users to draw whatever they want on a circular canvas called a 'drawball.' At one point in August 2008, thousands of Polish netizens managed to take over the entire drawball with an illustration of the Polish flag.
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