15 Cool CK3 Nicknames & How to Unlock Them

[@codytb127]

i can confirm that you CAN get the nickname "The Great" in a random chance. I was playing vanilla ck3 as Navarra and conquered most of Iberia and got the nickname. It was super fitting given the context. This is the only time ive seen the nickname randomly in 2300 hours tho

[@user-gw2uq4fr8p]

from mod

[@codytb127]

@@user-gw2uq4fr8p i had no mods active. not a single one

[@SSokolowski]

That sounds about right. I've had it twice, as random chance, in 4000 hours.

[@shawnbass101]

I’m starting as a vassal trying to conquer Iberia it’s one of my most challenging gameplay

[@shawnbass101]

@@codytb127why u don’t use mods ?

[@cub-square]

I like how I got a "repulsive" nickname but when my reign was prosperus and I was beloved my nickname changed to "the Good"

[@Soul_Tomato]

That is pretty cool tbh

[@AbelDuviant]

I love that nicknames can actually change in this game. It's so nice.

[@livingangrycheese2668]

That's actually so cute, I love that they were able to overcome the stigma

[@Logan4201]

My favorite is probably “The Lawgiver”, which is gained from forming Naples…

[@Soul_Tomato]

Oooo has a nice ring to it

[@felixfire6583]

​@@Soul_Tomatothere is even a better one, if you do this desicion while being holy roman emperor too, you get "stupor mundi" wich means wonder of the world in latin

[@a2ejderha320]

Suleiman the magnificient on his way to form naples

[@Logan4201]

@@felixfire6583 How was I unaware of this as an enjoyer of Naples?? Well thanks for letting me know lol, Tbf I don’t play as the HRE much at all anymore…

[@Al4___]

Isn't that the nickname for Sulayman I of the ottomans

[@KittenCritters]

As a biased Swede the best epithet by far is ”Bane of the Dane” Which is one of several you can gain from winning versus 10 viking invasions

[@Soul_Tomato]

Ursäkta för min dåliga svenska men det är coolt.

[@AustSaint]

I had William the Conqueror change to the Garlic King in one playthrough. I was not impressed.

[@lema0925]

In my current CKIII game, I played as Alfred Wessex, united the Empire of Brittania, got 'The Great' as the nickname, married my only daughter to the king of france's second son, killed the heir, they had a son, that child died after having a child, named Jafure (or Geoffrey) Jafure inherited both the kingdom of France and Aquitane, but the Empire of Brittania, all while being 0 years old. After he defeated a revolt at the age of 4, he conquered Germany at 18, conquered Lotharingia at 19, conquered Italy at around 25, and formed the HRE at 30-something. He then united the French and English cultures (because he was originally French I had the option to make English) and created the Angevin culture, renamed his empire to the Holy Angevin Empire, (HAE) and died peacefully at the age of 79

[@Soul_Tomato]

That’s a brilliant run

[@lema0925]

@@Soul_Tomato I haven't told you all of it... that was just the first two characters

[@KeinScore]

nicknamed "ThE gArLiC kInG".

[@Ceyrenn460]

I know it's from the Extended Nicknames mod, but "the Lord of Crows" was always a fun nickname to get personally.

[@Soul_Tomato]

That’s a good one

[@David_Bower]

My favourite is the undefeated - Win 100 battles with yourself commanding an army without ever losing.

[@Soul_Tomato]

That’s CRAZY. 100 battles in one lifetime alone would be a feat

[@Calltheshotten]

@@Soul_Tomato Yeah I was really surprised when that one happened to me, I was not expecting that to be my 100th. It is made easier if you lead a lot of raids and seek battles.

[@RoyalRegimentofScotland]

I got this whilst doing an Alexander the Great return playthrough 😂

[@Felipe-yv4bc]

That's the coolest one. Got it as an adventurer swords for hire with the new DLC.

[@penzorphallos3199]

I've once seen a guy called "the child killer". Yep

[@Soul_Tomato]

Says all you need to know

[@kaidenhall2718]

Comes from a royal court event

[@MemeFlavoredJam]

He just like me fr fr

[@Coaster9]

you get it when you have a royal court event where 2 women are arguing over who's the mom of an infant you can have one of the women take the kid, raise the kid yourself or rip the kid in half with your bare hands, the last option gets you the nickname "The Child Killer" (don't know if you're required to have a trait)

[@anthonyernst999]

​@@Coaster9 You probably need the sadistic trait

[@sunterrace7]

son of wolves - adopted an orphan from the woods - made it my heir

[@shiny1556]

Nicknames are easily one of my most favorite things about Crusader Kings since I love the stories it tells. The best example of this is my Atomocist ATE run. I did a Kaiser start in Arizona and made a custom NPC to adopt. William Kaiser united Arizona but did not receive a nickname but his son, Lanius, did. Lanius the Conqueror united the 4 corners, wiped out the treacherous aliens and Mormons, created the Legionary culture, and Legion of Atomos faith before dying at the age of 71. His son’s birth name has been lost to time but his title is well known: Atomos the Great, Messiah of the Legion and Conqueror of California. The Great randomly rolling fit my RP so much since Atomos proclaimed that until he could be equal to his father, he would be masked, and he took of his mask in the Imperial Palace of Sacramento. It was a great ending to the run.

[@Soul_Tomato]

A great story. Excellent RP

[@silver_kitten]

You can also get The great by forming greater Armenia

[@frankseu]

"Child killer" and "Spawn of satan" are my favourites

[@Soul_Tomato]

To the point those haha

[@matthewhoffman9491]

You should do a series about nicknames provided by specific mods, like unique ones in Godherja and after the end

[@beavernation57]

While playing Realms in Exile I had a character with a nickname, forgot what it was, and my very next character had that same nickname. Is that common for hobbits?

[@Soul_Tomato]

The Axe that Walks from Realms in Exile is the best one tbh

[@mementomori771]

AGOT has some goated nicknames like my last character was the spear of the hightower

[@beavernation57]

@@mementomori771 I don’t do anything related to that man.

[@leephilips5781]

@@Soul_Tomatoyoo! I noticed he tends to move to Moria, very cool. Sucks his bloodline normally dies out with his son.

[@zold3001]

there is one called “the Trojan” after forming the Kingdom of Cornwall

[@IronWolf123]

The Troll-Slayer should have another requirement for killing a Dwarf in a duel to the death

[@Soul_Tomato]

Amazing

[@shohan5772]

Tanglehair to Fairhair transition is the best nickname related thing to happen in the game. That's why forming Norway is a must whenever I play as Haraldr. My boy be going places but he needs some haircut first.

[@Soul_Tomato]

He just like me fr (needing a haircut)

[@itsseeoh]

I've just started getting into CK3 along with the GoT and Godherja mods and your videos have been perfect for what I've wanted to see! I've been a big fan of the Godherja lore videos especially. Just wanted to let you know that some people out here fit your exact niche and we appreciate all the work!

[@Soul_Tomato]

Thank you my friend :)

[@jzargofarag]

Mine was lord of crows or something in that line? Played an awesome character who united the middle east and formed the empire of Arabia and conquered Constantinople yet my biggest achievement was befriending some crows who made me look intimidating and gave me a bonus in intrigue if remember correctly

[@pedrotbird5426]

I wish you could be called 'The Great' after you do something significant fast, maybe form an empire in less than 5 years and then hold it for 10?

[@Soul_Tomato]

That would be cool

[@DefaultName-du3kr]

I was called "The Great" for usurping my king in Spain and taking all other Christian lands in the peninsula, and holding off Andalusian invasions for like 20 years.

[@lowencraft1404]

I got the Great by literally doing nothing noteworthy as Alfred

[@finger3306]

​@@lowencraft1404 pretty sure it's coded for him to get that nickname like 99% of the time when you play as him, just the other day I received that nickname even though alfred was currently an adulterer with 3 bastards, lovers pox and was a witch 😂

[@jeremygeller9145]

using the legend seed mechanic I got “Dragon Slayer” as my title, and that was cool

[@macguy8093]

You talked about “the Shield of [capital]” but there is also “the Spear of [capital]”. I’ve gotten each before, but not sure on specific requirements

[@michaelbaker8284]

CK2 had some great ones. Like 'slayer of (country name)'. I got that after wiping Khazaria off the map as the Cumins.

[@Soul_Tomato]

Oh that’s a dope one

[@bubulolo207]

I got "The Great" nickname after founding the empire of russia (renamed kievan rus) with rurikid dynasty. So epic

[@ram5s858]

During a normandy playthrough starting from 867, I got called the bear due to my high prowess

[@Soul_Tomato]

I’ve gotten a few different animals real or mythical. The wolf, the lion, the griffin.

[@iamnoone940]

I’ve only achieved the Blood Father but that was with some carefully selected inbreeding

[@Soul_Tomato]

Ah the classic CK player ace in the hole

[@shohan5772]

I think inbreeding is the easiest way to get that decision. I mean they no longer allow us to marry commoners.

[@revanius2213]

The Anointed is also a pretty good one as is its counterpart The Divine, having either of those is a pretty good nickname. Got the Anointed once and later got the Ecumenist and another member of the same dynasty became The Glorious, though he was assassinated a few years after restoring the empire by a vessel he placed his trust in. That dynasty managed to hold the Roman Empire for only 70 years before the Mongols showed up.

[@drakan4769]

if you're including ones from forming nations I gotta mention "the great and terrible" for forming mann and the isles and "stupor mundi" (the awe of the world) for taking the sicilian parliament decision as holy roman emperor Besides the cannibal and dragon there's a third cannibal-related one: the devourer, related to the faith cannibalism decision, which is kinda hard to get because you gotta not only be a cannibal yourself but also have a cannibal realm priest, while being from a non-cannibal faith there's several you can get if you beat multiple viking invasions like the burner of ash, the bane of danes and the scourge of the northerners

[@drake598gaming]

My favourite is the "Undefeated" title for winning 100 battles without losing.

[@BlueBeastBlue]

I was playing some modded CK3 and I got "The Hairy"

[@Soul_Tomato]

Must’ve been a hairy lad

[@thequimsnaim]

Very fun video. I hope you do more like these!

[@Soul_Tomato]

I’ll try :)

[@comedy_goblin6378]

Reclaiming Britannia as a member of the Irish culture gets you “the Tuatha de Dannan” which goes pretty hard even if the bonuses are pretty mediocre (doing an Ireland playthrough has been super fun)

[@rokkfel4999]

Man eugenics really be having all my late dynasty descendants to have “The Blood Father”

[@neroatlas9121]

Btw im pretty sure the basque have a unique title called "The Mountain King" which to me may very well be the most badass sounding title in the whole game.

[@Soul_Tomato]

That is unnecessarily badass tbh

[@errorbroken5710]

The devourer is also a really cool one, your court chaplain has to be a cannibal (with you) and you have to have devoted servant

[@Kublaioi]

Love how you went straight to the point with this video

[@Soul_Tomato]

I try

[@censored4680]

i caught that vine reference, very nice

[@berendvanbeerschot1472]

The undying is a cool one, you have to survive a lot of adversities to health. "This one should have been ailing by all means but is living and thriving instead" (something like that)

[@ieuanclouter8494]

'The Great and Terrible' from becoming the king of the Isles is badass but it's a bit hard to get.

[@ap6480]

Judgeez nuts.

[@Soul_Tomato]

Classic

[@RigobertosTacoShop]

The dragon was always sick, never tried for it because I didn’t want to risk being stuck with the Cannibal lol

[@lukakresimirgajan4530]

The "fear-eater" is the best

[@mr.merlot]

First nickname I ever got in CK3 was the Evil I got it around the time that I formed Britannia

[@thomassaxon8254]

I think Ælfred of Wessex is destined to get the nickname the Great as well.

[@cheekloins4126]

As the Despot of Krete I married the Byzantine Emperors daughter had an event where she demanded I keep her hair on me. I got the “with the Trees” nickname. Despot Constance with the Trees of Krete. What a title.

[@chodiloo]

I would be just playing then get nickname "The Lion-Heart" and in my next life would get "The Wolf". Safe to say, my favorite campaign up to date.

[@RoyalRegimentofScotland]

The best nickname I ever got was "the undefeated" after I fought and won 100 battles as an Alexander the Great remake

[@yungfiend6830]

Rn im doing a unite africa run with mali. My first nickname for one of my rulers was the Tyrant. I got this bc I doing a dread run to control my vassals to get more money. Then his son right away got the nickname "the understanding" as soon as he became liege lol. Now my nickname is "Spawn of Shaitan" which is ironic bc my ruler is also a paragon of virtue and the caliph loves me. I got it after putting down 4 seperate rebellions, and executing all the vassals who rebelled. Even after I got the nickname the caliph and other muslims still love me bc I have 35 diplo and august trait.

[@gamester512]

I think it would be cool if the son of a character with the nickname "The Dragon" had a chance to obtain the nickname "Dracula", as the name Dracula literally means "Son of the Dragon". Perhaps with a higher chance of the character getting the nickname if they also meet the requirements for "The Dragon" themselves.

[@konstantinschreiner2122]

I've seen a woman with the title berserker! I watch a Swedish KZbinr, who likes his Vikings. He played an east coast Lord, who didn't do much in his lifetime, his only "accomplishment" was having two kids: a son (the next ruler) and a daughter with a high martial for a kid (planned to make her a war-maiden). After the son took over he started conquering some weaker lords and after he doubled his land the training of his sister was finished. She was now his best warrior and had her lead every combat, shortly she gained the berserker trait and dismantled armies on her own. It took some years until she was called 'the berserker' that she had two combats with her new title! She shortly afterwards retired and married a powerful warrior outside her realm, in fact he started to outshine the accomplishments of his wife and was "the new berserker" in only three years! I don't know what their four children would accomplish in the future as the game was over, with their daughter married-off to some guy in Russia and the three sons were given Finland for the honourable deeds of their parents! PS I've mistakenly written Sweden again instead of Finland

[@chrisrudolf9839]

To get this trait (and possibly the corresponding ruler nickname), your faith must have the war monger tenet (like e.g. Asatru) and you have to kill another character in a battle, so the character needs to fight either as a knight or commander to have a chance to become a berserker. Landed female rulers can be commanders regardless of gender rules (though NPC rulers are much more reluctant to command their armies personally if they aren't of the martial gender). Also, if you have the Northern Lords DLC, all North Germanic cultures have a tradition that allows female characters with high prowess to be made shield maidens by their liege, allowing them to serve as knights and commanders.

[@Danielhuren]

i think theres a hidden way to get the great that might only apply to alfred since he gets it almost every time i see him manage to successfully beat the vikings in fact that piety and prestrige thing might be the way alfred gets it and it might work for others probably have to form a kingdom or something similar

[@unciuncia420]

Yeah, he has to rule Wessex.

[@arbiter0075]

Is it true that "The Griffin" increases if the character is named Peter?

[@Soul_Tomato]

I really hope so haha

[@capric4545]

I got “the priest-hater” nickname💀💀💀💀💀

[@Kakashi1isjskks]

You can get the great forming the HRE

[@SorcererKing94]

My favorite nickname by far is "The Brilliant". Not entirely sure what the requirements are, but all I know is that my character had high learning(60). Not the coolest, but still neat.

[@gloatinggg]

I got the troll slayer nickname last night as my Icelandic king Grimr im going for the north sea kingdom thing

[@Soul_Tomato]

Absolute legend

[@xvvvvvvvv]

The Dragon-Slayer

[@pablo_giustiniani]

Most monarch nicknames: "The Wise", "The Great" , "Lionheart" One of my monarchs: *DIAVOLO "THE CHILD KILLER" MILLER*

[@OliverClark-vr5vn]

I got the lion heart after taking Alexandria

[@ibroplatin4915]

I got the nickname the "the dirty" Hud "the dirty" Ensari

[@bogdangati2972]

My favourite is the Undefeated

[@polishjerry4718]

It's 1 am now you just made me reinstall ck3 and make the nation of Isreal

[@Soul_Tomato]

You’re welcome and L’chaim

[@SSokolowski]

How about "The Undefeated"? I know it's magbe a more common one amidst you all warlords :) but I like it anyways

[@Soul_Tomato]

A good one!

[@0viking_645]

Getting into ck3 learning slowly with friends and my guy got the title Troll-Slayer had a 60% to succeed or 40% of death. Got the title biut died because couldn't figure out how to stop my vessel getting bigger, lost a duel, then the ruler came to me and killed me. My children live but don't know how on earth I'm getting revenge.

[@sheriffoutlaw1144]

I got the great as Alfred of Wessex after taking the throne of Wessex

[@Soul_Tomato]

Hmmm seems unrealistic

[@Calltheshotten]

@@Soul_Tomato Alfred becoming "The Great" is scripted, for historical accuracy. Even AI gets it 99.9% of the time.

[@Soul_Tomato]

@@Calltheshotten I know I was messing with you

[@Calltheshotten]

@@Soul_Tomato Oh lol, I can't read sarcasm for whatever reason.

[@Amy_the_Lizard]

Pretty sure you can get Beserker if your culture is matriarchal or has gender equality. 90% Sure I saw some hulking Norse woman with it when I tried to end the Iberian struggle as Khazaria (thought it would be funny okay?

[@marcusupus]

I love "The Black"

[@tymonantosz7013]

cool indeed

[@geraldbrefka1145]

A I has just nicknamed me zen smasho

[@Redgarlics]

Cool

[@Soul_Tomato]

Thanks!

[@shaunholt]

90% of my characters are "the Lame."

[@njames69]

I’ll kiss you for making this vid

[@Soul_Tomato]

Ty

[@molybdaen11]

I wonder if there is „the alright” as a joke.

[@Soul_Tomato]

“The not so bad”

[@lowencraft1404]

"The meh"

[@billychops1280]

If I create Portugal but destroy the kingdom 5 years down the line do I still get called the great?

[@ewadfe3705]

yes

[@Soul_Tomato]

Yeah I doubt they redact it haha

[@iustinprisacaru225]

Women in CK3 don't get Berserker because instead of this trait they get "Shieldmaiden"

[@chrisrudolf9839]

No, shieldmaidens can get the berserker trait. Those traits aren't the same. Shieldmaiden requires high prowess and the approval of the liege and allows the woman to serve as a knight and/or commander despite not being the culture's martila gender. The berserker trait is acquired by killing another character in battle while having a religion with the warmonger tenet.

[@maxiglasmacher910]

I got the great by forming greater armenia

[@brandons334]

How to get rid of end game lag

[@Soul_Tomato]

in CK3? I've never played that far

[@PoppopPoppipappaa-vo7in]

Ive seen a Finnish Character have the Berserker trait 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@Soul_Tomato]

Hmmm could be all tribals then

[@Deabsy]

How come some of your videos your mic quality is great but then sometimes its awful?

[@Soul_Tomato]

Honestly not sure. Depending on the video I had a span of about 2 months where I tried to use a new mic but was horrible and had gotten rid of my old one. So could be from that.

[@Deabsy]

@@Soul_Tomato well it's horrible in this video compared to even some recent videos lmao. I don't mean this in a hateful way, I very much enjoy your content

[@Soul_Tomato]

@@Deabsy nah it's all good

[@justinthislife]

Justiciar would be a cool one maybe its in the extended nickname mod

[@Soul_Tomato]

Ahhhh that is a good one

[@candle3585]

Fun fact, the service Bluetooth was in fact named after Harald Bluetooth

[@uan9166]

I got the bald, not sure how

[@Soul_Tomato]

it doesn't usually mean you're bald

[@ClusterShart]

But real talk how do you get chubbycheeks.

[@Soul_Tomato]

No idea

[@RefRed_King]

i got the rizzler from having too much rizz how I conquered all the gyatts in ohio

[@Soul_Tomato]

Based