Suggest a new leader for Civ 6

[Krajzen]

Donald Trump?

You forgot about the new buildable wonder: Great Mexican Wall

Visually works like the Chinese Wall but provides bonuses to cultural defense and stability, not military

 

[IkM]

Donald Trump?

Just made my day! Salute you sir!

 

[Zaarin]

Celts Gauls: Vercingetorix -- The Celts have always been so generic and the Gauls would be much more specific. Vercingetorix withstood Julius Caesar, one of the greatest military minds in history, for eight years with inferior forces. And for the love of Lugus, can we skip the stereotyped treehugging druid hippie crap? Yes, druids were a thing, but I think Celtic religion tends to get almost as stereotyped as Native American religion.
Rome: Septimius Severus -- This would break the trend of alternating Caesars, and Severus Septimus was one of the more successful late-empire emperors. His numerous successful wars sustained and indeed reinvigorated the empire for a time, expanding the borders in both Asia and Europe. Chief objection might be that he's North African rather than Italian and that Punic was his native tongue, causing him to speak Latin with an accent.
England: Alfred the Great -- Alfred's promotion of scholarship in England is legendary and was extremely influential in leading to the promotion of scholarship in Continental Europe under Charlemagne.
France: Louis IX or Louis XIV -- Louis XIV is of course remembered for his luxuriant splendor, for the golden blossoming of culture under his reign, and of course for his full enforcement of the divine right of kings: "L'état, c'est moi." Louis IX, on the other end of the spectrum, was renowned for his devotion to the Church (for which he was originally intended) and for ultimately being canonized; it could be interesting to have a saint as a great leader.
Carthage: Hamilcar Barca -- Like his son Hannibal he began as a general, leading successful campaigns in Sicily and Spain. Like Hannibal, one might object that he was not the political leader of Carthage, but he did succeed at significantly undermining the civil authority of the leading powers.
Egypt: Hatshepsut (or Akhenaten, who I do not believe has made a Civ appearance yet)
Iroquois: Joseph Brant
Armenia: Tigranes II
America: Calvin Coolidge -- Aside from being a good president who spearheaded civil rights and granted citizenship to Native Americans, his two-word diplomacy responses would be priceless.

 

[j51]

Greece - Leonidas, 300 Spartans, very famous (would be so much more cooler than Alexander again)

Uggh, not him. At least not him as portrayed in that comic and movie.

Lysander would be the Spartan to pick: defeated Athens and established the Spartan supremacy.

 

[j51]

Also a few more:

Germany: Otto I: founded the Holy Roman Empire.
France: Henri IV: probably France's most capable and beloved monarch:"Paris is well worth a mass."
Rome: Trajan, or another of the 5 Good Emperors. I'm surprised none have made it before.
India: Samudragupta: Could lead India as a cultural and scientific powerhouse.
Persia: Khosrau: Where's the Sassanid love yo?
Ethiopia: Ezana: ruled Axum at its height; converted to Christianity; considered an equal to Rome.
And if there are multiple leaders per civ, I want that Pitt the Elder vs. Palmerston showdown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXlyYSNAACM

 

[Sir Prizing]

America - Theodore Roosevelt

Frequently listed as one of the best presidents in US history, his personality is also legendary. How does he manage to nto appear in civ series is beyond me. FAR more interesting leader than Washington.

I second this. And he was even shown in the trailer! One can hope...

 

[Red Menace]

I would love to see Teddy Roosevelt in Civ VI as well, he would make for a very interesting Civ leader with loads of personality.

 

[awesome]

Iroquois: Aliquippa, because although she was only the leader of one tribe, she was held in high regard within the Confederacy, and was important enough for several documemted trips taken by diplomats specifically meant to visit her with gifts. It would also definitely not be the first time that a leader of a smaller tribe or group of some sort became the leader of a civilization in the game. She could also make for fun interactions with George Washington, if they use him.

Songhai: Sunni Ali, because he was the first king of the Songhai Empire. He was able to capture tons of cities from Mali and quickly fortify them.

Assyria: Sennacherib, because he's known not only for his many wars, but also for his many building projects in Nineveh.

 

[Psychotronics]

As I keep saying everywhere, I really want Getúlio Vargas leading Brazil.

 

[DCParry]

I know it is an abstraction, but I really don't think you can have any other leader for a collective Greek culture than Alexander, as all the leaders mentioned identified just as closely in not more so with their local, polis based identity rather than any panhellenic ideal.

I would totally be up for an Athenian civ, a Spartan civ, a Syracusan civ and so on ;-)

 

[Louis XXIV]

^ They've had Pericles as a Greek leader before, so I don't think the ideas are bad ones. Greece was fractured (same goes for the Maya, where they do the same thing).

I've updated the original post with all the suggestions except the ones that have been included in a Civ game before (and except Donald Trump). I even added the Civs that, ahem, were written in invisible ink the first time.

 

[DefiantMars]

I think that if Polynesia appears again (preferably split, but I digress), that instead of Kamehameha we see someone like Kalakaua. Last King of the Hawaiian Kingdom. (His younger sister is actually the last monarch of Hawaii, but again not the point.) Kalakaua holds the title of "Merrie Monarch" and is well known for being a patron of the arts and music. He had electricity installed in his home, the Iolani Palace before the White House.

Anyway, I like the idea of Kalakaua leading a part diplo-culture part naval Hawaii.

 

[Xen]

BYZANTIUM SHOULD BE HEADED BY THE ONE TRUE KING!


Aragorn

Nikephoros phokas

Alternately they should be lead the by Conan the Barbarian

Konon the Isaurian

 

[Xen]

I'd also like the throw in a good Roman of the res publica, Scipio....

 

[j51]

Inca: Tupac Yupanqui: We've had his father in CiV and his son in CIV, but he was the one that did the most conquests. Also, his name is Tupac.

 

[TheMeInTeam]

I know it is an abstraction, but I really don't think you can have any other leader for a collective Greek culture than Alexander, as all the leaders mentioned identified just as closely in not more so with their local, polis based identity rather than any panhellenic ideal.

I would totally be up for an Athenian civ, a Spartan civ, a Syracusan civ and so on ;-)

We need half a dozen civs from India and China before we even think about adding another European one, especially minor ones.

 

[Louis XXIV]

BYZANTIUM SHOULD BE HEADED BY THE ONE TRUE KING!


Aragorn

Nikephoros phokas

Alternately they should be lead the by Conan the Barbarian

Konon the Isaurian

Hey, Xen is here. I thought I tried to pick the right one with Basil II. I figured you'd want someone other than Justinian or Theodora.

I'd also like the throw in a good Roman of the res publica, Scipio....

Added P. Cornelius Scipio Africanus.

 

[ehecatzin]

I'd love it if we got a diferent leader for the Aztecs, but its unlikely seeing as Monty is tradition, anyway there's two other choices I'd like to see:

Ahuizotl: Another badass Aztec emperor, crushed everyone, expanded and consolidated the empire, left it in the best place he could before Monty II reaped the benefits.

Nezahualcoyotl: I know he wasnt Mexica, he was king of Texoco, however he was fundamental in the forming of the triple alliance (which is really what the Aztec empire stand for) Nezahualcoyotl would bring a diferent take on the Aztecs, as he was promoter of the Arts and Engineering.

 

[poom3619]

We need half a dozen civs from India and China before we even think about adding another European one, especially minor ones.

Well, beside of Maurya, Gupta, Mughals, Maratha, Delhi Sultanate, Mysore, Vijayanagar, Pala, Chola and maybe Sri Lanka civ. I can't see why there should be more than one Indian civ.

China can be problematic as they are technically one state ruled by different dynasty for most part of the history (besides several periods of their history when there are dozen of independent kings)

 

[Westwall]

Kublai Khan is arguably the best leader the Mongols ever knew.

He's only overshadowed by his grandfather for the same reason more people know about Julius Caesar than Augustus.

But I would say he exceeded his accomplishments in just about every way.

It was under Kublai's rule that the Mongols reached the peak of their power.