Why did you choose your nickname?

[Sweeney]

Sweeney is a name I received from an in-game bot in the D-Day Valve/steam-game. I logged on one day with my old name(Which I can't remember anymore) and after five kills the bot suddenly decided to change my name to "Sweeney". I couldn't change it so I ran around in several games in 3 years with "Sweeney". Now, I use it for practically everything.

[Desert Thunda]

Desert Thunda because I live in a area which is surrounded by deserts (No I am not a nomad, I am completely modern.) And Thunda for my favorite comedy/action movie "Tropic Thunder", since I always shout "Thunda" instead of thunder.

[Betaknight]

Haha I like these stories

[Frederickson]

I took my name from the sharpes series. Captain William Frederickson of the 60th Rifles. (The man with fake teeth, missing an eye, and fake hair.)

I later made the name my own by changing the first name into my Middle name: James Frederickson, and there we go.

Very simple story for my name.

[Gragnok]

Wanted a barbarian sounding name and Gragnok just popped into my head. Use it for everything now. Love the fact people find it so hard to spell. Had a guy join my native clans IRC once to make a request and he mispelt my name 4 times before getting it right

[KillerMongoose]

After watching several videos of mongooses fighting and killing cobras I developed an interests, then I watched a video of two mongooses fighting off a lion! Yes, I said a lion their tenacity, speed, and fury despite their small size captivated and amazed me and I named myself KillerMongoose in Warband and the name stuck, my first game with that name I went on an amazing killstreak and was recruited to the clan HGN "Hyper Gaming Network" which later became BrC "Brethren Crusaders" and that was among my top 3 best warband experiences 1. Being leader of the 7de 2. Being part of HGN/BrC 3. Being in the 13th Rifles, in particular when I was Sandgod's 1st lieutenant

However, as my love for Belgium grew, I had a great vision while running through the snowy forests of Swedish Town in MM, I was reminded vaguely of the Skyrim trailer. I saw visions of Dutch-Belgian troops fighting of the storm of French soldiers and a Belgian wearing the helmet of dragonborn stepped forward. He was Wovakhiin, Waffleborn!

You should have acted,
They are already here,
The Belgian scrolls told of their return,
When the time after France opened,
When the sons of Europe would spill their own blood,
But there is one they fear,
In their tongue he is Wovakhiin,
Waffleborn!

[Betaknight]

Derp Long Story

[Savolainen5]

Savolainen is someone from Savo, the central region of Finland, who are that person's hicks, so I get called such when Finnish people see my name.

[Nipplestockings]

I started a nipplestockings wholesale business and I took on that name for advertising purposes. I offered nipplestockings holiday and family packs, pet packs, couples pack, combat packs, insect packs, swimwear packs, masturbation packs, etc. etc. etc.

The business was very successful but I've since had to close shop because of copyright patent issues with my business partner.

[König]

König (Koenig). Meaning King in German.

So when people yell "Gott schützen den könig!" in-game, they are asking for God to protect me.

[Betaknight]

Nipplestocking your company was the best.

[Toasty]

König (Koenig). Meaning King in German.

So when people yell "Gott schützen den könig!" in-game, they are asking for God to protect me.

If someone would say that ingame I would made fun of him, because of his bad German. 

[König]

König (Koenig). Meaning King in German.

So when people yell "Gott schützen den könig!" in-game, they are asking for God to protect me.

If someone would say that ingame I would made fun of him, because of his bad German.

Sorry for my poor German, but I'm referencing the battle-cry in-game.
How do you say/type it correctly?

[Sotilas]

Savolainen is someone from Savo, the central region of Finland, who are that person's hicks, so I get called such when Finnish people see my name.

My family is from Savo and i never get called a hick, i live in helsinki tho... And i go to savo many times a year.

And my name is silly and stupid since one i would like to use has nordic alphabets so no hope using it, especially when i'm somewhat known with this name.
My name means "Soldier" in Finnish.

[Friedrich]

König (Koenig). Meaning King in German.

So when people yell "Gott schützen den könig!" in-game, they are asking for God to protect me.

If someone would say that ingame I would made fun of him, because of his bad German.

Sorry for my poor German, but I'm referencing the battle-cry in-game.
How do you say/type it correctly?

"Gott schütze den König!" And the battlecry ingame is right spelled/yelled.
(don't translate the schütze(n) with marksmen, here it means "save the King")

Hm, I was playing a Seven Years' War mod for Warband and was searching for an historical accurate name for my multiplayer char... well, okay... didn't have to search it. I just thought: "Seven Years' War? Frederick the Great (Friedrich der Große in german)!"
That's it.