Anschluss

Anschluss 🔊 (or Surprise Anschluss, or Anschluß polskan) is a running gag in the Polandball universe used to describe a countryball becoming a rectangle with small eyes (the "Anschluss eyes") before proceeding to invade and/or annex another countryball.

Historically, it refers to the Nazi annexation of Austria duing WWII. The most common example of this is Germanyball becoming Reichtangle. Anschluss can also be used to describe a countryball with dominance in a certain skill.

Countryballs usually say Anschluss in a typewriter font like  (Courier New) The phrase is infrequently followed by zeit.

There are anschluss forms for other countries.

Countryballs' anschluss modes
For others see here
 * 8ball - Becomes a https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Basketball_Clipart.svg/19px-Basketball_Clipart.svg.png 🏀 basketball.
 * Austriaball - Becomes [[File:Habsburgtangle-icon.png]]  or merges with [[File:Hungary-icon.png]] Hungaryball to become
 * Australiaball - Adopts [[File:Eurekatangle-icon.png]] Eureka flag and anschluss whole Oceania
 * Argentinaball - Becomes [[File:Argentinetangle-icon.png]] Removes [[File:Paraguay-icon.png]] Paraguayball, [[File:Uruguay-icon.png]] Uruguayball, [[File:Falklands-icon.png]] Falklandsball, [[File:Bolivia-icon.png]] Boliviaball and possibly [[File:Chile-icon.png]] Chileball by anschlussing.
 * Brazilball - Becomes the [[File:Braziltangle-icon.png]]  and anschluss [[File:Uruguay-icon.png]] Uruguayball and [[File:French Guyana-icon.png]] French Guianaball.
 * Bulgariaball -  [[File:Bulgariatangle-icon.png]] tries anschlussing the Balkans. [[File:Macedonia-icon.png]] Macedoniaball will be directly removed, and depending on the situation, parts of [[File:Serbia-icon.png]] Serbiaball (Bosilegrad and Dimitrovgrad), [[File:Greece-icon.png]] Greeceball (Greek Macedonia and the Western Thrace) and [[File:Turkey-icon.png]] Turkeyball (Eastern Thrace and greater Istanbul/Constantinople) will be anschlussed.
 * Cambodiaball - becomes [[File:Khmertangle-icon.png]]  and rides elephant to victory
 * Canadaball - Adopts the [[File:Canadatangle-icon.png]] Duality Flag. Anschluss's [[File:Alaska-icon.png]] Alaskaball, [[File:Greenland-icon.png]] Greenlandball and [[File:Iceland-icon.png]] Icelandball and destroys [[File:Quebec-icon.png]] Quebecball in the process.
 * Chileball - Becomes [[File:Chile-icon (worm).png]]  and takes all the coasts.
 * Chinaball - Anschluss's [[File:Taiwan-icon.png]] Taiwanball and becomes the [[File:United China-icon (tangle).png]]
 * http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/polandball/images/2/25/Croatia-icon.png/revision/latest?cb=20150404163115 Croatiaball- Anchlusses http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/polandball/images/d/d3/Bosnia-icon.png/revision/latest?cb=20150816180842 Bosniaball and becomes http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/polandball/images/9/9c/Independent_State_of_Croatia-icon.png/revision/latest?cb=20151026143254 Independent State of Croatiaball
 * Cyprusball - anschlusses all of Cypriot island.
 * EUball - Becomes the [[File:Merkelreich-icon.png]] . Anschlusses all enclaved territories within the EU.
 * Franceball - Becomes the [[File:France-icon (tangle).png]]
 * Germanyball - Becomes the   anschlussing [[File:Austria-icon.png]] Austriaball, [[File:Alsace-icon.png]] Alsaceball, [[File:Denmark-icon.png]] Denmarkball, [[File:Luxembourg-icon.png]] Luxembourgball, [[File:Netherlands-icon.png]] Netherlandsball, [[File:Belgium-icon.png]] Belgiumball, [[File:Poland-icon.png]] Polandball, [[File:Czech-icon.png]] Czechiaball, [[File:Liechtenstein-icon.png]] Liechtensteinball, [[File:Kaliningrad-icon.png]] Kaliningradball and possibly [[File:Slovenia-icon.png]] Sloveniaball, [[File:Switzerland-icon.png]] Switzerlandball, [[File:Lithuania-icon.png]] Lithuaniaball and [[File:South Tyrol-icon.png]] South Tyrolball or else [[File:Nazi-icon.png]] Naziball rises from Hell. May anschluss [[File:Namibia-icon.png]] Namibiaball during the process, and turn [[File:Slovakia-icon.png]] Slovakiaball into a vassal state. The remainder of [[File:France-icon.png]] Franceball, [[File:Norway-icon.png]] Norwayball, [[File:Hungary-icon.png]] Hungaryball, [[File:Croatia-icon.png]] Croatiaball, [[File:Bosnia-icon.png]] Bosniaball, [[File:Serbia-icon.png]] Serbiaball [[File:Romania-icon.png]] Romaniaball, [[File:Moldova-icon.png]] Moldovaball, [[File:Belarus-icon.png]] Belarusball, [[File:Latvia-icon.png]] Latviaball and [[File:Ukraine-icon.png]] Ukraineball become puppet states. (Surprise Anschluss Polen!)
 * Greeceball - Becomes [[File:Byzantine-icon (tangle).png]]  and anschlusses [[File:Macedonia-icon.png]] Macedoniaball, [[File:Turkey-icon.png]] Turkeyball, [[File:Cyprus-icon.png]] Cyprusball, [[File:Akrotiri and Dhekelia-icon.png]] Akrotiri and Dhekeliaball, [[File:Northern Cyprus-icon.png]] Northern Cyprusball and [[File:Albania-icon.png]] Albaniaball
 * Indiaball - Anschlusses [[File:Pakistan-icon.png]] Pakistanball and [[File:Bangladesh-icon.png]] Bangladeshball and becomes [[File:India-icon (tangle).png]] . May also anschluss [[File:Sri Lanka-icon.png]] Sri Lankaball, [[File:Nepal-icon.png]] NepalRawr, [[File:Bhutan-icon.png]] Bhutanball and in the most extreme case, [[File:Afghanistan-icon.png]] Afghanistanball.
 * Indonesiaball - Becomes [[File:Majapahit-icon (tangle).png]] . Anschluss's [[File:Brunei-icon.png]] Bruneiball, [[File:East Timor-icon.png]] East Timorball, and [[File:Philippines-icon.png]] Philippinesball
 * Israelcube - Anschluss's [[File:Palestine-icon.png]] Palestineball. Becomes the [[File:Israel-icon (tangle).png]] Tesseractal  during process.
 * Italyball - Becomes [[File:SPQR-icon (tangle).png]]  and anschuluss [[File:Portugal-icon.png]] Portugalball, [[File:Spain-icon.png]] Spainball,[[File:France-icon.png]] Franceball, [[File:Slovenia-icon.png]] Sloveniaball, [[File:Switzerland-icon.png]] Switzerlandball,
 *  Iranball - Anschlusses [[File:Kazakhstan-icon.png]] Central Asia, [[File:Afghan-icon.png]] Afghanistanball and [[File:Pakistan-icon.png]] Pakistanball becomes [[File:Achaemenid-icon (tangle).png]]
 * Japanball - Becomes the [[File:Japanese Empire-icon (tangle).png]] Second
 * Malaysiaball - Become [[File:Malaysia-icon (tangle).png]] . Anschluss [[File:Philippines-icon.png]] Philippinesball, [[File:Singapore-icon.png]] Tringapore and [[File:Pattani-icon.png]] southern parts of [[File:Thailand-icon.png]] Thailandball.
 * Mexicoball - Become Third . Anschlusses [[File:California-icon.png]] Californiaball, [[File:NewMexico-icon.png]] New Mexicoball, [[File:Texas-icon.png]] Texasball, [[File:Arizona-icon.png]] Arizonaball and [[File:Nevada-icon.png]] Nevadaball.
 * Mongoliaball - Becomes [[File:Mongolia-icon (tangle).png]]
 * Moroccoball - Anschlusses [[File:Western Sahara-icon.png]] Western Saharaball.
 * Netherlandsball - Anschluss's [[File:Belgium-icon.png]] Belgiumball, [[File:Indonesia-icon.png]] Indonesiaball, [[File:Suriname-icon.png]] Surinameball, [[File:South Africa-icon.png]] South Africaball and [[File:Luxembourg-icon.png]] Luxembourgball becoming the [[File:Dutch Empire-icon (tangle).png]]
 * New Zealandball - becomes [[File:New Zealand-icon (tangle).png]]
 * Nordicballs - Blanda up in [[File:Kalmardickytangle-icon.png]] Scandinaviaball
 * North Koreaball - Turns into   and attempts to anschluss's [[File:South Korea-icon.png]] South Koreaball to form a [[File:Juche-icon.png]] reunified juche Korea
 * Northern Cyprusball - Anschlusses all of Cypriot island.
 * Palestineball - Tries killing all the jews (but if Hitler already failed...)
 * Polandball - Anschlusses up [[File:Lithuania-icon.png]] Lithuaniaball, [[File:Kaliningrad-icon.png]] Kaliningradball, [[File:Belarus-icon.png]] Belarusball and the Lviv, Ivano-Franivsk, Ternopil, Volyn and Rivne Oblasts of [[File:Ukraine-icon.png]] Ukraineball, becoming [[File:Poland-Lithuania-icon (tangle).png]]
 * Portugalball - Anschluss's all its ex-colonies to form the [[File:Portuguese Empire-icon (tangle).png]].
 * Romaniaball - Becomes [[File:Gypsy-icon (tangle).png]], or anschlusses [[File:Moldova-icon.png]] Moldovaball and the Chernivski and Odessa (Specifically the budjak/former Ismail Oblast if not in fascist mode) Oblasts of [[File:Ukraine-icon.png]] Ukraineball
 * Russiaball - Becomes [[File:Soviet-icon (tangle).png]]  or , Anschlusses Ukraineball, Belarusball, Kazakhbrick, Finlandball, Estoniaball, Latviaball, Lithuaniaball, Mongoliaball, Chinaball, Alaskaball, Polandball, Armeniaball, Azerbaijanball, Turkeyball, Moldovaball, Romaniaball, Bulgariaball, Macedoniaball, Greeceball, Uzbekistanball, Kyrgyzstanball, Turkmenistanball, Tajikistanball, Turkeyball, Iranball and Afghanistanball's clay.
 * South Koreaball - Attempts to Anschluss's [[File:North Korea-icon.png]] North Koreaball becoming a [[File:Unified Korea-icon.png]] reunified capitalist Korea.
 * Spainball - Anschluss's all its ex-colonies to form the [[File:Spanish Empire-icon (tangle).png]]  and/or also anschluss's [[File:Portugal-icon.png]] Portugalball and possibly  Brazilball and all remaining Portuguese ex-colonies to form the [[File:Spanish Empire-icon (tangle).png]].
 * Swedenball - Becomes  and anschlusses [[File:Finland-icon.png]] Finlandball
 * Taiwanball - Anschluss's [[File:China-icon.png]] Chinaball and becomes the unified [[File:Taiwan-icon.png]] Republic of Chinaball
 * Thailandball - Anschluss [[File:Laos-icon.png]] Laosball, [[File:Cambodia-icon.png]] Cambodiaball becaming the [[File:Siam-icon (tangle).png]] . May also anschluss parts of [[File:Myanmar-icon.png]] Myanmarball, and northern parts of [[File:Malaysia-icon.png]] Malaysiaball.
 * Turkeyball - Becomes [[File:Ottoman-icon (tangle).png]]  Anshluss's [[File:Syria-icon.png]] Syriaball, [[File:Iraq-icon.png]] Iraqball, [[File:Lebanon-icon.png]] Lebanonball, [[File:Israel-icon.png]] Israelcube, [[File:Jordan-icon.png]] Jordanball [[File:Saudi Arabia-icon.png]] Saudi Arabiaball, [[File:Kuwait-icon.png]] Kuwaitball, [[File:Bulgaria-icon.png]] Bulgariaball, [[File:Greece-icon.png]] Greeceball, [[File:Albania-icon.png]] Albaniaball Also removes [[File:Armenia-icon.png]] Armeniaball, and turns [[File:Romania-icon.png]] Romaniaball and possibly [[File:Moldova-icon.png]] Moldovaball into vassal states.
 * UKball - Becomes the [[File:UK-icon (tangle).png]]
 * USAball - Uses the to get more land. May anschluss parts or all of the following: [[File:Canada-icon.png]] Canadaball, [[File:Greenland-icon.png]] Greenlandball, [[File:Cuba-icon.png]] Cubaball, [[File:Mexico-icon.png]] Mexicoball, [[File:Bahamas-icon.png]] Bahamasball, [[File:Liberia-icon.png]] Liberiaball and any of the Trust Territories.

Links

 * http://www.reddit.com/r/Reichtangle/