Anschluss

Anschluss 🔊 (or Surprise Anschluss, or Anschluß polskan) (Which is translate to English said Connection) 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.
 * 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 to become.
 * 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:French Guiana-icon.png]] French Guianaball and [[File:Uruguay-icon.png]] Uruguayball. May also anschluss [[File:Suriname-icon.png]] Surinameball, [[File:Guyana-icon.png]] Guyanaball, [[File:Paraguay-icon.png]] Paraguayball and [[File:Bolivia-icon.png]] Boliviaball, or even [[File:Portugal-icon.png]] Portugalball.
 * 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 Turkeyball (Eastern Thrace and greater Istanbul/Constantinople) will be anschlussed.
 * Californiaball - Secedes from USAball and anschlusses  Nevadaball and attempts to anschluss  Hawaiiball.
 * Cambodiaball - becomes  and rides elephant to victory
 * Canadaball - Adopts the 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 - Becomes the [[File:United China-icon (tangle).png]]  and Anschlusses [[File:Taiwan-icon.png]] Taiwanball and  Tringapore.
 * Colombiaball- Becomes Gran Colombiaball and anchlusses Panamaball, Venezuelaball and Ecuadorball in the process.
 * Croatiaball- Anchlusses Bosniaball and becomes Independent State of Croatiaball
 * Cyprusball - anschlusses all of Cypriot island, including Northern Cyprus.
 * EUball - Becomes the [[File:Merkelreich-icon.png]] . Anschlusses all enclaved territories within the EU.
 * Franceball - Becomes the [[File:France-icon (tangle).png]] . Anschlusses [[File:Belgium-icon.png]] Belgiumball,  Netherlandsball, [[File:Luxembourg-icon.png]] Luxembourgball, [[File:Switzerland-icon.png]] Switzerlandball, western  Germanyball, [[File:Andorra-icon.png]] Andorraball, [[File:Catalonia-icon.png]] Cataloniaball and northern [[File:Italy-icon.png]] Italyball. Turns [[File:Croatia-icon.png]] Croatiaball, eastern [[File:Germany-icon.png]] Germanyball and [[File:Poland-icon.png]] Polandball into vassal states.
 * 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 and [[File:South Tyrol-icon.png]] South Tyrolball or else [[File:Nazi Germany-icon (From Hell).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,  Bosniaball, [[File:Serbia-icon.png]] Serbiaball, [[File:Romania-icon.png]] Romaniaball, [[File:Moldova-icon.png]] Moldovaball, [[File:Belarus-icon.png]] Belarusball, [[File:Lithuania-icon.png]] Lithuaniaball, [[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
 * Hungaryball - becomes  and anschlusses [[File:Slovakia-icon.png]] Slovakiaball, [[File:Transylvania-icon.png]] Transylvaniaball, [[File:Croatia-icon.png]] Croatiaball, [[File:Bosnia-icon.png]] Bosniaball, Burgenland of [[File:Austria-icon.png]] Austriaball, the Vojvodina region of [[File:Serbia-icon.png]] Serbiaball and Zakarpattia Oblast of [[File:Ukraine-icon.png]] Ukraineball
 * 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:Myanmar-icon.png]] Myanmarball and [[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 and Sinai Peninsula. Becomes the 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, [[File:Croatia-icon.png]] Croatiaball, [[File:Bosnia-icon.png]] Bosniaball, [[File:Albania-icon.png]] Albaniaball, [[File:Kosovo-icon.png]] Kosovoball, [[File:Montenegro-icon.png]] Montenegroball, [[File:Serbia-icon.png]] Serbiaball, [[File:Romania-icon.png]] Romaniaball and [[File:Moldova-icon.png]] Moldovaball
 *  Iranball - Anschlusses [[File:Afghan-icon.png]] Afghanistanball, [[File:Tajik-icon.png]] Tajikistanball, [[File:Turkmen-icon.png]] Turkmenistanball, [[File:Uzbek-icon.png]] Uzbekistanball, [[File:Kyrgyz-icon.png]] Kyrgyzstanball, [[File:Pakistan-icon.png]] Pakistanball, [[File:Kazakhstan-icon.png]] Kazakhbrick, [[File:Azerbaijan-icon.png]] Azerbaijanball and [[File:Armenia-icon.png]] Armeniaball becomes [[File:Achaemenid-icon (tangle).png]]
 * Japanball - Becomes the [[File:Japanese Empire-icon (tangle).png]] Second . Anschlusses [[File:South Korea-icon.png]] South Koreaball, [[File:North Korea-icon.png]] North Koreaball, [[File:Taiwan-icon.png]] Taiwanball, Manchurian and coastal territories of [[File:China-icon.png]] Chinaball, the Sakhalin Oblast (definitely) and Outer Manchuria of [[File:Russia-icon.png]] Russiaball, [[File:Philippines-icon.png]] Philippinesball, [[File:Vietnam-icon.png]] Vietnamball, [[File:Laos-icon.png]] Laosball, [[File:Cambodia-icon.png]] Cambodiaball, [[File:Thailand-icon.png]] Thailandball, [[File:Myanmar-icon.png]] Myanmarball, [[File:Malaysia-icon.png]] Malaysiaball, [[File:Brunei-icon.png]] Bruneiball, [[File:Singapore-icon.png]] Tringapore, [[File:Indonesia-icon.png]] Indonesiaball, [[File:East Timor-icon.png]] East Timorball, [[File:Papua New Guinea-icon.png]] Papua New Guineaball, [[File:Palau-icon.png]] Palauball, [[File:Solomon Islands-icon.png]] Solomon Islandsball.
 * Malaysiaball - Become [[File:Malaysia-icon (tangle).png]] . Anschluss [[File:Philippines-icon.png]] Philippinesball, [[File:Singapore-icon.png]] Tringapore and [[File:Pattani-icon.png]] Pattani region 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.
 * Polandball - Anschlusses up [[File:Lithuania-icon.png]] Lithuaniaball, [[File:Kaliningrad-icon.png]] Kaliningradball, [[File:Belarus-icon.png]] Belarusball, [[File:Latvia-icon.png]] Latviaball 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]].
 * [[File:Philippines-icon.png]] Philippinesballl- Invade all of ASEANball members(because he is the chairman) and turn into KKKtangle.
 * 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 to become.
 * Russiaball - Becomes   or , Anschlusses Ukraineball, Belarusball, Kazakhbrick, Finlandball, Estoniaball, Latviaball, Lithuaniaball, Mongoliaball, Alaskaball, Polandball, Armeniaball, Azerbaijanball, Moldovaball, Romaniaball, Bulgariaball, Uzbekistanball, Kyrgyzstanball, Turkmenistanball, Tajikistanball and Afghanistanball's clay.
 * Senegalball - Anschlusses Gambiaball
 * South Koreaball - Attempts to Anschluss's [[File:North Korea-icon.png]] North Koreaball becoming a [[File:Unified Korea-icon.png]] reunified capitalist Korea.
 * Spainball - Anschlusses 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 - Anschlusses [[File:China-icon.png]] Chinaball and Mongoliaball 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 the Shan State of [[File:Myanmar-icon.png]] Myanmarball, the Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah and Perlis States of [[File:Malaysia-icon.png]] Malaysiaball, and parts of [[File:Vietnam-icon.png]] Vietnamball.
 * 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, All Cypriot island, [[File:Kuwait-icon.png]] Kuwaitball, [[File:Bulgaria-icon.png]] Bulgariaball, [[File:Greece-icon.png]] Greeceball, [[File:Albania-icon.png]] Albaniaball and [[File:Macedonia-icon.png]] Macedoniaball 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:Iceland-icon.png]] Icelandball, [[File:Bahamas-icon.png]] Bahamasball, [[File:Liberia-icon.png]] Liberiaball and all of the Trust Territories. May also anscluss Saint Pierre and Miquelonball, [[File:Bermuda-icon.png]] Bermudatriangle, [[File:Turks and Caicos-icon.png]] Turks and Caicosball, [[File:Cayman Islands-icon.png]] Cayman Islandball, [[File:Jamaica-icon.png]] Jamaicaball, [[File:British Virgin Islands-icon.png]] British Virgin Islandsball, [[File:Guatemala-icon.png]] Guatemalaball and [[File:Belize-icon.png]] Belizeball in the process.

Space Anschluss

 * 🌌 Andromedaball - Anschlusses 🌌 Milky Wayball to become 🌌

Links

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