Crusader Kings 3 - THE ANTI-POPE EXPERIENCE

Crusader Kings 3 / Crusader Kings III - Living out my dream of creating a more ideal version of my religion based upon some ancient theological debacles. Enter the Anti-Pope Experience.
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[@ambiguousamphibian]

**Experience "Better Catholicism!" (It's my religion).** It's my personal ambition to start exploring more segments from here on out - what would you like to see next? Oblivion, Starsector, or Kenshi?

[@gabemobley3851]

Hello

[@mjvzs]

Star sector AND kenshi

[@_ExTitus]

Any game that allows you to commentate on current events and make deep decisions is something I'll enjoy tbh. Starsector might be hard to get footage for in a similar way to Kenshi, so Oblivion would be a cool change of pace if you wanted to play it.

[@Nobody-md5kt]

Holy snap, Starsector. Although Oblivion would be pretty funny.

[@asdfdsa59]

I do love Kenshi but honestly anything you enjoy playing would be just as good.

[@noahbaxley]

Imagine how successful Martin Luther could have been if he marketed it as "Better Catholicism" instead of "Protestantism"

[@SextaEDiaDeDorgas]

Catholicism II - Christ comes back

[@marti5420]

Better Catholicism. What better than Catholicism? Better Catholicism, its better than Catholicism or we'll give your sinful nature back.

[@Nick-qe4hu]

you’re not catholic if you don’t acknowledge the pope to be the spiritual and temporal leader of the church- wouldn’t have worked- catholics disavowed martin luther.

[@cryth2725]

@@Nick-qe4hu ya see. its a joke, you dont have to take it seriously lol

[@erwannthietart3602]

@@Nick-qe4hu technically catholicism came AFTER the West started venerating the Pope as lieutenant of god on earth rather than the Emperor since the Chalcedonians were by definition ortodox and catholics by theirs ideas

[@doadm5077]

He looks so old despite being 25 years old because of all his wisdom

[@BuffyTheBuffaloSlayer]

And the drugs. Mainly the drugs

[@J0hnHenrySNEEDen]

Don't question it

[@CatDad63089]

To be fair he looks better than I did at 25

[@Amy_the_Lizard]

It's the stress from having to deal with that other pope! Made him old before his time...

[@cristianalbert6389]

Here is Romania we called a leader the old because of his wisdom

[@rhrgrt-1123]

I believed you when you said you were Catholic but when you said "Are we supposed to stand or kneel now? Please put the pews up" I really knew I could trust you

[@coreylemon]

Talk about anxiety nostalgia, lol

[@dancincoolkid]

Peace be with you 🤝

[@davidnotonstinnett]

@@dancincoolkid and also with you

[@frankvalentich5410]

@@davidnotonstinnett and with your spirit

[@iancarter4890]

Ask me why I have a working knowledge of Latin 😑

[@1337-Nathaniel]

Single follower: Me Many followers: Yes I am a Me, an Enhanced Catholic, and together with other Yes we spread the word of Better Catholicism.

[@Himmyjewett]

John seed anyone

[@willowwisp2981]

If you're going by what he typed there, you should be an *Enchanced* Catholic

[@GrayGriffonKnight]

I do like the implication that his parents actually named him "I'mthepope notyou"

[@Fallout3AtWar]

I am the pope now.

[@Noname-gm5om]

Divine intervention better god told them to name him that

[@AgapeForgotten]

Fun fact: Saint Peter asked to be crucified upside down as he felt unworthy to die as Jesus did, so the upside down cross could be seen as okay?

[@hazukichanx408]

"Man, having big nails driven through your wrists and feet and hanging there from a big piece of wood until you croak is such a cool and dignified way to die! Too good for me, but flip the wood upside down and we're golden." Religion, the endless well of great ideas and inspiring tales of wisdom.

[@northwestpassage6234]

@@hazukichanx408 back to Reddit please

[@DeosPraetorian]

@@northwestpassage6234 ?

[@BritishRepublicsn]

@@DeosPraetorian reddit is anti-theist

[@Zodroo_Tint]

@@hazukichanx408 It was actually pretty badass thing to ask something like that but you probably unable to admit this. There is a reason christians became respected so much the citizens of Rome supported them against all odds.

[@Shadowsearcher64]

"Please stop fighting with the others" is an amazing name for the holy roman babysitter.

[@hephsmith3738]

"Holy Roman Babysitter" Wow, that's accurate!

[@skylordthe1st]

It's never a video without a sponge bob reverence

[@ambiguousamphibian]

Ah yes - I genuflect in respect for such a reverence

[@ambiguousamphibian]

This has to be my favorite thing anyone has ever said. A heartfelt thank you.

[@skylordthe1st]

@@ambiguousamphibian thank you

[@anakinthemannequin69]

“We’ll call them Karens” That’s hilarious considering the fact that this game has an actual Karen dynasty in northeastern Iran that also has a fringe religion

[@beliallordoflies7121]

I hate their playthrough

[@thebusiness8212]

It's hilarious because most Karens are pseudo religious zealots to begin with that end up just being bigots using religion as a crutch for their behavior.

[@suborbitalprocess]

11:52 "Karens eagerly await the prophesied arrival of their Pope..." Of course they do, they want to speak to Better Catholicism's manager

[@user-vt7vf9nv8m]

The “are we supposed to stand or kneel now” resonates with me, but seriously tho, stand or kneel right now priest man?

[@shadow_b0itrash415]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3OQm31jo856eqs

[@AmbiguousEntity]

Just look for the oldest person and do what they do. Mass 101.

[@i.hate.swedish.ISRAELUBERALLES]

@@AmbiguousEntity this technique even works for Islam

[@FoxDren]

@@AmbiguousEntity so sleep

[@AmbiguousEntity]

@@i.hate.swedish.ISRAELUBERALLES we’re cousins after all so of course it should work.

[@arcticdino1650]

All I can think of is the Oversimplified scene with Henry the 8th as a child: "I'm the supreme head of the church, Screw the Pope!"

[@shadow_b0itrash415]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3OQm31jo856eqs

[@epicosity5588]

@@shadow_b0itrash415 bruh wut

[@draco5991rep]

@@shadow_b0itrash415 Dude, why?

[@reeeeeeeeeeeeeeman6757]

@@draco5991rep what was the video?

[@draco5991rep]

@@reeeeeeeeeeeeeeman6757 I don't remember but it wasn't worth it.

[@Quenche]

This is the fastest I've ever gone to church

[@Telowin]

This is the hardest I've ever gone to church.

[@gourmetwaters6916]

You go to church? Weird. Usually the church comes for me. With pitchforks. One day they will realise that I don't have a pony - and that the hoofprints are mine.

[@kurgisempyrion6125]

I can only imagine what AA's neighbours think when they hear him chanting "Antipope, antipope" :D

[@kibbleeater1]

Sounds like a movie from 2009. The Pope dies so they have to get his brother, Frank Pope, to take his spot. Played by Zach Galifianakis

[@davidnotonstinnett]

Seth Rogan is the old pope, he has like five scenes alive where the whole joke is that he smokes weed and popes don’t normally do that. He visits Frank a few times in the film as a ghost using bad TV effects and sound effects and gives bad advice but Frank some how gets value from it and learns to meet the stuffy old cardinals halfway. He does his job but with his own spin. Oh and he meets a pretty lady at some point and that relationship is the icing in the cake.

[@Zelemetal]

I absolutely believe that those screen writers thought that the title of "Pope" is inherited through your surname, like a 10th century serf 😂

[@mlkvr]

You could've just used the name 'Jesus the Unorthodox'

[@Notmyname1593]

Orthodox means "right think" So unorthodox would have been contrary to his ambition.

[@mlkvr]

@@Notmyname1593Maybe, but the way I used unorthodox is "different one, alternative", what about 'catholicism 2.0'?

[@Notmyname1593]

@@mlkvr I was thinking more like "The orthodox Jesus"

[@hazukichanx408]

Or Jesus The Less Greasy (since the "christ" part seems to have referred to being anointed in oil, you see).

[@teifan6674]

19:59 The fact that you beat the pope in *Benevento* of all places makes me so, so proud of you

[@MsJubblyBubbly]

iykyk

[@alekid2086]

When you have super high piety and learning, demanding conversion of your vassals is probably the best way to spread a faith

[@HB-ej6iq]

i am catholic and i never heard that. For everything Catholicism has an answer. Usually those who say this are because they do not know about their own religion.

[@belland_dog8235]

@@HB-ej6iq are you joking?

[@reeeeeeeeeeeeeeman6757]

@@belland_dog8235 dont think so

[@matheusjahnke8643]

That was risky in CK2 - they could just fake a conversion then join a "secretely cult" so if you do that on the last guy in that follows Zoroastrianism in a few years all your empire is secretly Zoroastrian

[@BagelEnjoyer]

@@HB-ej6iq theyre talking about a video game.

[@MerelyFlowers]

I almost started to question it, but then I remembered to not to.

[@LoudRevised]

When you’re the son of the head of a new religion and you’re born when they’re busy: Guess I’m Squidward now 😔

[@ScytheAndStitches]

2nd born and didn't even become heir to the throne.😞

[@genuinejustin6269]

You know he's actually a Catholic when his house motto is "Don't question it"

[@mirjanbouma]

I thought it was "sin as much as you like but don't forget to go to confession after". That might be too wordy for a motto 🤔

[@ceannaire]

@@mirjanbouma No.

[@ZaiketsuKumori]

@@ceannaire he's right though

[@ceannaire]

@@ZaiketsuKumori Maybe study Catholicism then say that.

[@legion999]

@@ceannaire Fuck studying it, this is what it says. Catholicism says any sin can be forgiven as long you confess it and are, like, really super sorry about it you guys. And say a prayer 50 times. Seriously, the fact that you can be forgiven for all your sins on your deathbed in essence means your conduct doesnt really matter up until then.

[@sorellian2638]

AA, as a long time fan ever since some of your earliest Rimworld playthroughs, I love seeing you play a Paradox game, strive for more games you enjoy making content about, we'll be here to support you!

[@griffenhansen3345]

8:21 casually obtains a claim to Rome. While building his own religion truly a tragic hero.

[@RickFoxChicken]

Really happy to see a creative CK3 run. I love this game, but most creators don't have very entertaining ways to play it. Kudos AA.

[@mirjanbouma]

It's all in the quality narration for CK videos.

[@bobdrooples]

Looks like Tom Hanks playing a role where he actually acts and doesn't just play Tom Hanks...again.

[@LevCallahan]

To be honest, most of us love Tom Hanks so much that we really don't mind what he does. As long as he's Tom Hanks.

[@nightfall1826]

@@LevCallahan Until you find out he visited Jeffery Epstein at his island.

[@LevCallahan]

@@nightfall1826 Where did you hear that. 🙄

[@Merlodica]

@@LevCallahan Tom Hanks is a hack

[@majorpwner241]

As valid as this generally is for his movies, keep in mind he did Forrest Gump which was a super risky role, and he knocked that out of the park. The man has his actor creds.

[@Commski]

That intro and the bgm at the start makes me think that I was at the wrong channel (especially the part where you go "we're going to create a new religion. Yes! A new religion!) and thought it was going to be a totally balanced gameplay of crusader kings

[@danielm.595]

What do you mean? This is how you should play the game! Totally balanced.

[@Amy_the_Lizard]

@@danielm.595 Personally I prefer to dump a bunch of custom rulers based on anime characters in Scandinavia and see who survives, but to each their own.

[@Zebo12345678]

"Dad...? Why is my name 'Reminder: Disinherit later'?" "Ask me again when you turn 18."

[@lemongrenade6135]

You should do a playthrough with all the negative traits.

[@Haggysack2k8]

"He looks like Santa Claus" Me: "He looks like Gandalf with a dwarven nose..."

[@leolsyng]

You are once again here to grace my ears with the poetry you call gameplay

[@RaeLaBii]

“Please stop complaining- it’s very distracting to Jesus.” I’m gonna tattoo this onto my forehead 😂

[@12Prophet]

"I have gained weight recently. Time to start a new religion." Most modern quote ever.

[@micha6207]

Jesus, John Paul II on the picture.. there is whole industry in Poland of making memes about that guy xD

[@koyotesss]

As an anti-pope he fits there perfectly

[@heynowyourearockstar6479]

@@koyotesss cringe sede moment

[@ghostnoodles]

I just found your channel the other day. I was watching a Sims 1 video that you did, I think I'm going to have to subscribe.

[@marius498]

"Single Follower: Me" "Many Followers: Yes" Love it :D

[@AnomalyINC]

I think the Holy Site in Cologne is Kölner Dom, a massive cathedral housing the Dreikönigsschrein. The reliquary is a triple sarcophagus believed to house the bones of the Three Wise Men. It was originally located in Constantinople, but Emperor Constantine decided to house it in Milan. Almost one thousand years later, Kaiser Barbarossa of the Holy Roman Empire decided that it should be in Cologne. The timeline doesn't match very well, but I am not super familiar with the Holy Roman Empire, so this is the closest match I got. Now as far as I know, the Wise Men in question were never specified in number, but it might be part of Catholic doctrine, I cannot say.

[@crabbowiththestabbo]

You missed the opportunity to call it “Pre-alpha Protestantism.”

[@the1untitled]

Lol.

[@Sn0wjunk1e]

technically speaking, the other pope became the Anti-Pope when you took Rome

[@Bhethar]

"Trust me I'm a Catholic!" Hm... sounds theologically legit to me!

[@leloshi4754]

... you are allowed to *say anything my friend. That voice could never do wrong. Also crush the empire! Blood for the blood god! LET CHAOS RAIN!

[@justinmiller5318]

IRON WITHIN IRON WITHOUT

[@holykonchu7250]

WE WILL HOLD EVEN IF THE PLANT FALLS

[@tonymastro42]

“Please remember to put up the pews after mass” Holy smokes that got me good haha

[@KaySeeDnD]

If you set one of the skills to 69 in the character creator, the rank will change to "nice"

[@zinzios]

Thank god you're uploading another CK3 video. You've got to be my favorite youtuber, you play literally every game I do it's pretty badass.

[@JMCLMA]

A game where you have fun, is a video where we have fun, games I have never watched before I have now because of this channel. Love the content!

[@drenth27]

I think your opening line of this video is why I been enjoying your videos so much. Although I find project zomboid to have less narrative game play elements, but the game you typically play allow you flourish with your interpretations and ate genially enjoyable.

[@isaacz1998]

It's about time you got into Crusader Kings! Hope to see more of this game in the future

[@crossplays3019]

"It's like fidget spinners" is my favorite quote ever

[@mrfisher1072]

Irl an Emperor of the HRE was declared the anti Christ obviously he wasn't but thanks to CK you can make that shit canon.

[@Himmyjewett]

So basically the Unholy unroman unempire

[@zozilin]

Amphibian: wants to create a new religion Also amphibian: chose zealous trait Me: Oh no

[@MirrorOfEmotions]

Spore?

[@Pman353]

The music, the game choices, the commentary, you sir are the coffee drinking version of The Spiffing Brit!

[@DiamondCalibre]

I very much enjoyed this, i'd love to see ya play it more as long as you continue to enjoy playing it!

[@andrewcook4412]

This feels like a Mr. Streamer inspired fever dream and I love it

[@mirjanbouma]

The title alone makes me consider popcorn for breakfast. 🍿

[@hazukichanx408]

Ah, the famous credo "Don't question it" - the motto of House Zedong, later adopted by House Jinping! And also, of course, a great many other houses around the world.

[@lordhellstrande2763]

AmbiguousAmphibian: *wants a nice clean schism* Also AmbiguousAmphibian: *launches crusades against the papacy*

[@rob9726]

The first minute of the video really got me in a Catholic mood! Don't question, just pray. Thanks Amphibian!

[@herrikudo]

Hello. I represent the notification squad. And in the name of the notification squad....... I declare ancestral right to your lands and demand you concede them to us based on these *totally legitimate* historic documents

[@subliminalgravy1549]

Love you doing CK content. Even if its just short form one shots like this video, its a welcome addition from my point of view 👍

[@NickEvans579]

Ive been waiting for you to do crusader kings, I'd love it if you did more games from paradox, like Victoria or Hoi4

[@hevoo]

You basically made the God-Emperor if he was totally self-absorbed and just wanted to shitpost.

[@JoelRiter]

Yea, this was the comment I was looking for

[@alexisasheep6554]

I can't believe it took me this long to realize that he sounds like kermit. I can't believe myself.

[@adamfischer1131]

This is a blessing to find a ambiguoussamphibian video newly made. *preprare the popcorn*

[@davidbass6780]

There's a tenet that increases learning experience gain btw. Can gain more skill points overall that way. Quicker completion of learning lifestyle options so sooner you switch lifestyle choices.

[@masontrupe9047]

“It’s very expensive to have a heretical religion” Mormonism would like to have a word

[@4nn4h]

To be fair, it was very expensive for them at first

[@condescendedwow4546]

AA just made Gandalf and called him the Pope

[@Zachirias]

Lots of fun to watch you play games with your own spin, I'd like to see more CK3

[@ianhammock4564]

"It's like affiliate marketing but for a new religion" is a line that shows that this is a channel you come to for the narration but you stay at for the humor.

[@Todesnuss]

I feel like I took a wrong turn and landed on Spiff's channel. Those kinds of shenanigans with that music feels like a trademark at this point.

[@TheOriganalPoppit]

Beautiful. An inverse of this where you start as a backwater count with negative traits and become emperor would be a hard challenge. You would want to do tribal pagan or Islamic clan for casus belli. A KZbinr started as a eunuch in ck2 with the challenge to restore his manhood, for example. If you continue this challenge you really need to give away some of your personal holding - make new vassals or give to your sons. You get a severe penalty to income and levy size across all holdings when you are over the limit. IIRC it's 20% reduction per holding over.

[@gabeverk]

The "stand or kneels thing" is something I always wonder because it seems to always change

[@DracXela]

Man, the Berard bit was by far the best! "Berard? More like, Belongs in the Trash. I'll just call him Squidward..."

[@taporpeen5652]

Thank you for blessing my night

[@Herimaka]

11:57 Don't you hate when you're announcing your new religion to the medieval world and you get a phone call?

[@RandomComment-tr5ix]

I love how you sound like you're ready to burst out laughing throughout the entire video

[@Etherealizer]

Loving the CK3. As for ideas you could always pull off some Viking Shenanigans and country hop your way/Varangian adventure to Africa or something, lol. I hear Manding & Ghana have some juicy gold mines in them.

[@topsy915]

Notification from KZbin! This video has now been banned from the Vatican 😎

[@colececiliani8124]

I'mthepope, a truly ideal papal name.

[@tambrone3352]

Didn't expect an 11th-century domino effect to happen

[@xpoohx105]

"he's been trying to avoid the working world as long as possible" you just summed up my 20's in a single sentence.

[@th3w4ynetr4in9]

"I try to remember what is in cologne..." me as a german slightly offended

[@SFCgunny]

Nobody cares if you're offended

[@andrewchapman2039]

This is everything I have wanted.

[@EarwigQueen]

I have been wanting to see this! Please do more!

[@candiedcrusader7841]

So the protestant reformation but in 800 AD... HOO BOI.

[@rollingkiesel6585]

Shit dood you're literally starting in my hometown that's awesome

[@Bimsham]

YESSSSSSS HE IS PLAYING ALL THE GAMES I PLAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

[@Foxerias]

This mans commentary and this game my lord this is some glorious perfection!

[@joshuakrueger6657]

I love this game. One moment I'm conquering all the land, spreading my faith and culture, setting strategic alliances. Then my ruler dies and law of succession tears my realm apart and opposing rulers take advantage of the ensuing chaos to invade me. It's challenging and a lot of fun.

[@mr.spleens7800]

Just get done with my first day of playing crusader kings to see AA made a crusader kings video

[@bijtmntongaf]

aa conveniently cutting off when faced with the topic of same sex relationships and just keeping it shunned

[@Lucyzozos]

I saw that.. is he homophobic?

[@bijtmntongaf]

@@Lucyzozos he is catholic

[@Lupen69]

Absolute chad tbh

[@Jingoa]

@@Lucyzozos Wouldn't make more babies to spread the religion. Love must die so more can live.

[@ryanbillmeier6444]

Congrats on 1 million views on just this video alone🎉🎉

[@cheesepuffguy]

Now, THIS is the quality content I've come to expect to be frabjously surprised by on t

[@jacoblinzey6377]

"Pope be gone! By a can now!"

[@NilRacing]

This looks good... *Motto: "Don't question" So... same thing again?

[@colinpoo5]

Ahhh it's always a good day when I see a new video released by you

[@FrankTheMonk]

A zero to hero run in this game could be pretty challenging. A handful of bad traits, no good ones and starting from the bottom.

[@noahnavarro1008]

That name was divinely inspired

[@afruitypunchy]

4 minutes long of deep philosophy just for character creation. Eventually look like a hermit worth of 20-30 years old of lushful beard and hair, while just 25 years old. This is the content i subscribed for.

[@ShamblerDK]

I completely lost it at the first mention of the name "I'mthepope No'tyou" xD

[@Jacksonmoonstar1714]

“The better to smell you with” Jesus imagining that face saying that to you is straight up nightmare inducing 😂