Board Thread:Countryballs/Mapping/@comment-31523278-20170611232217/@comment-26533608-20170818064547

Nationiums are a mapping trope where nations created in mapping series which are usually small countries which suddenly evolve and change name to something which sounds extraordinary and is commonly made to sound Latin or made from Latin words and commonly end in 'ium' e.g. Francium. They are also characterized by being very smart and the main villain of a series and saying things which have a deep meaning. A lot of the time they will become an ally of a powerful nation and manipulate it in some way. The became popular after Graxum became the main character of Eradiate's series. Usually, they end up becoming the most powerful country in a world war and take over a huge portion of land. After this they will tell the surviving countries their back story before they get killed. Some nationiums can be extremely well thought out and become amazing unique characters however most end up becoming rather cringey (especially ones ending in 'ium') and usually rip off more well known ones such as Graxum. Nationiums are often the mapper's Official Nation too. Well-known examples include Intisar and the Profectist nations (Proxima), the Utopianist nations (Imperialis) and Graxum (Eradiate).