History Awesome / CrusaderKingsII

** Extra awesome for the Norse is that the character you are reforming the faith with [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority has fought to seize the Holy Sites of the Nordic Faith and becomes ''the Fylkir of all Norsemen'']].

* Essentially the whole of ''Rajas of India'' on a meta-level of awesomeness; expanding the world map all the way to India and essentially allowing the following:
** Uniting the realm of [[BrickJoke Hindustan]] as a sub-continental superpower...
** [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority Re-enacting]] [[BadassArmy the]] [[AnythingThatMoves conquests]] [[InvincibleHero and]] [[YoungConqueror achievements of]] UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat...
** ''[[LetsSeeYouDoBetter Surpassing]]'' [[LetsSeeYouDoBetter the conquests and achievements of Alexander the Great.]] By conquering the one place he didn't: India.
** [[TakeAThirdOption Re-enacting the conquests of]] ''Ashoka'' the Great, naming yourself [[TheEmperor Samrat Chakravartin]], and surpassing him by taking the southern lands he never conquered. And then, going westward to repay the Greeks with interest...

* If you have the right traits, it is possible to start an event chain that ends with you [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu slaying Cthulhu himself]].

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* In the majority of the Seven Deadly Sins trailers, The King usually [[ButtMonkey suffers as a direct result of his own flaws and vices]], but in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cle3Vxjl5Vc Envy]] we get to [[ThrowtheDogaBone actually see him unambiguously win for once]], pulling off a plot that ends with two thirds of his brother's kingdom under his direct control.
* After a very long period of badly worsening performance both before and after the "Can I Castrate?" issue, Paradox managed to impressively optimize the game at the release of The Reaper's Due...to a level even ''better'' than the game's initial state and before India was added to the map.
* If you search "descendants of Charlemagne" in Website/{{Google}}, several of the listed descendants now use their portraits from [=CK2=] for the listing at the top.

** ''[[LetsSeeYouDoBetter Surpassing]]'' [[LetsSeeYouDoBetter the conquests and achievements of Alexander the Great.]] [[UpToEleven By conquering the one place he didn't: India.]]
** [[TakeAThirdOption Re-enacting the conquests of]] ''Ashoka'' the Great, naming yourself [[TheEmperor Samrat Chakravartin]], and surpassing him by taking the southern lands he never conquered. And then, [[UpToEleven going westward to repay the Greeks with interest]]...

* In ''Reaper's Due'', your ruler can [[spoiler: become immortal]].
** [[spoiler: [[AndIMustScream Not that you can't be maimed, disfigured, or lose eyes and limbs to disease.]]]]
** You do, however, have a two-in-three chance of [[{{NoSell}} shrugging off]] [[spoiler:the touch of TheGrimReaper itself, causing Death to throw their hands up and leave in impotent frustration]].

* One possible event added in ''Holy Fury'' for getting a bloodline can result in your character being nicknamed either ''[[AwesomeMcCoolname The Dragon]]'' or ''[[AwesomeMcCoolname The Dragoness]]''. It's so cool that one of the requirements to actually get the nickname is for the variable ''this_has_[[LampshadeHanging super_cool_nickname]]_trigger'' to be false.. [[spoiler: After they die and a fair amount of time has passed, there is a chance that people will start to believe they ''[[LegendFadesToMyth really were a dragon]]'', complete with their portrait changing to a picture of a dragon and their culture becoming Dragon. If this happens, rulers of their bloodline get a special event for executing people by burning them alive]].

* Reforming a faith doomed in real life and allowing it to flourish in your name. Especially for the Norse, since the character you are reforming the faith with, [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority has fought to seize the Holy Sites of the Nordic Faith and becomes ''the Fylkir of all Norsemen'']].
** Or taking the few ailing provinces of Zoroastrianism, reconquering the Empire of Persia for the traditional god, restoring the High Priesthood, and becoming [[TheChosenOne "the Saoshyant"]].
** Or spitting in the face of history by forming the Kingdom of Israel, constructing the Third Temple, and restoring the High Priesthood as a Jewish ruler.
** [[RuleOfThree Or]] giving the middle finger to Christianity and [[BackFromTheBrink reforming and restarting Hellenism]], restoring the old state religion of the Roman Empire, [[Myth/ClassicalMythology and declaring yourself Pontifex Maximus.]]
** [[OverlyLongGag Or]] giving the middle finger to Christianity by making one of the [[UsefulNotes/HeresiesAndHeretics heresies]] the ''official'' faith, such as Catharism or Lollard Christianity, and unseating the Pope in Rome with [[PuppetKing your own.]]

* The ''Sons of Abraham'' expansion has an event chain where your child is the [[TheAntichrist Antichrist]]. [[DemonicPossession Almost]] [[UsefulNotes/HeresiesAndHeretics everything]] [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness that]] [[BargainWithHeaven happens]] [[CrazyAwesome as a result]] [[PowerBornOfMadness can qualify.]]

** [[RuleOfThree Or]] giving the middle finger to Christianity and [[BackFromTheBrink reforming and restarting Hellenism]], restoring the old Hellenic Faith, [[Myth/ClassicalMythology and declaring yourself Pontifex Maximus.]]

* The Sons of Abraham expansion has a event chain where your child is the [[TheAntichrist Antichrist]]. [[DemonicPossession Almost]] [[UsefulNotes/HeresiesAndHeretics everything]] [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness that]] [[BargainWithHeaven happens]] [[CrazyAwesome as a result]] [[PowerBornOfMadness can qualify.]]

* Essentially the whole of Rajas of India on a meta-level of awesomeness; expanding the world map all the way to India and essentially allowing the following:

* Legendary Journey; after your warrior lodge have enough renown, you can go to an infidel kingdom and fight their best warriors to the death. Some of the warriors are a man who wrestle and kill a stag with his bare hands, an Oriental kungfu master, a literal bear, and a old man who turns out to be a very muscular genius. Finishing the journey causes your name to be worshiped in your realm, a woman faints simply by gazing at your heroic figure, and you create your own legendary bloodline.

[[AC:The Expansions (Sword of Islam, Legacy of Rome, Sunset Invasion, The Republic, The Old Gods, Sons of Abraham, Rajas of India, Horse Lords, Reaper's Due, Jade Dragon, Holy Fury)]]
* Defeating the Aztec Invaders and driving them into the sea. They came across the ocean and began slaughtering the cities of Western Europe in massive human-sacrifices, but you proved stronger and threw them out. You receive a pop-up when the last territory of the Aztec Empire falls, declaring that one day Europe will go across the Atlantic and take revenge.
* Invading China. Throughout the game China is a massive superpower that regularly harasses and lords its power over the west. By invading China you prove that your realm is the greater power, and you install a member of your family on the Dragon Throne.

** Or taking the few ailing provinces of Zoroastrianism, reconquering the Empire of Persia for the traditional god, restoring the High Priesthood and becoming [[TheChosenOne "the Saoshyant"]].

* Defeating the Aztec Invaders and driving them into the sea. They came across the ocean and began slaughtering the cities of Western Europe in massive human-sacrifices, but you proved stronger and threw them out. You receive a pop=up when the last territory of the Aztec Empire falls, declaring that one day Europe will go across the Atlantic and take revenge.

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