diff --git a/src/Components/Dialogs/InfoDialog.tsx b/src/Components/Dialogs/InfoDialog.tsx
index eb15913..2ab38e6 100644
--- a/src/Components/Dialogs/InfoDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/Dialogs/InfoDialog.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
   CommanderTax,
   Energy,
   Experience,
+  Monarch,
   PartnerTax,
   Poison,
 } from '../../Icons/generated';
@@ -108,6 +109,9 @@ export const InfoDialog = ({
             <li className="flex items-center">
               <Experience className="size-6" /> - Experience
             </li>
+            <li className="flex items-center">
+              <Monarch className="size-6" /> - Monarch
+            </li>
           </ul>
 
           <h3 className="text-lg font-bold mb-2">Other functionality</h3>
diff --git a/src/Components/LifeCounter/Health.tsx b/src/Components/LifeCounter/Health.tsx
index 427dd93..4807a2d 100644
--- a/src/Components/LifeCounter/Health.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/LifeCounter/Health.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { twc } from 'react-twc';
+import { useGlobalSettings } from '../../Hooks/useGlobalSettings';
 import { Player, Rotation } from '../../Types/Player';
 import { RotationDivProps } from '../Buttons/CommanderDamage';
 import LifeCounterButton from '../Buttons/LifeCounterButton';
+import { MonarchCrown } from '../Misc/MonarchCrown';
 import { OutlinedText } from '../Misc/OutlinedText';
 
 const LifeContainer = twc.div<RotationDivProps>((props) => [
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ const RecentDifference = twc.div`
   absolute min-w-[20vmin] drop-shadow-none text-center bg-interface-recentDifference-background tabular-nums rounded-full p-[6px 12px] text-[8vmin] text-interface-recentDifference-text animate-fadeOut 
 
   top-1/4 left-[50%] -translate-x-1/2
-  data-[isSide=true]:top-1/3 data-[isSide=true]:translate-x-1/4 data-[isSide=true]:translate-y-1/2 data-[isSide=true]:rotate-[270deg] data-[isSide=true]:left-auto
+  data-[is-side=true]:top-1/3 data-[is-side=true]:translate-x-1/4 data-[is-side=true]:translate-y-1/2 data-[is-side=true]:rotate-[270deg] data-[is-side=true]:left-auto
   `;
 
 type HealthProps = {
@@ -53,6 +55,8 @@ const Health = ({
   const [fontSize, setFontSize] = useState(16);
   const textContainerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
 
+  const { settings } = useGlobalSettings();
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!textContainerRef.current) {
       return;
@@ -104,6 +108,8 @@ const Health = ({
 
   return (
     <LifeContainer $rotation={player.settings.rotation}>
+      {settings.useMonarch && <MonarchCrown player={player} />}
+
       <LifeCounterButton
         player={player}
         setLifeTotal={handleLifeChange}
@@ -111,29 +117,32 @@ const Health = ({
         increment={-1}
       />
 
-      {player.name && isSide ? (
-        <div className="size-full relative flex items-center justify-start">
-          <div className="fixed flex justify-center -rotate-90 left-[5.4vmax] ">
+      <div
+        data-is-side={isSide}
+        className="size-full absolute flex items-start justify-center pointer-events-none webkit-user-select-none
+                data-[is-side=true]:items-center data-[is-side=true]:justify-start
+                "
+      >
+        {player.name && isSide ? (
+          <div className="fixed flex justify-center -rotate-90 left-[5.4vmax]">
             <div
               data-contrast={player.iconTheme}
-              className="absolute text-[4vmin] opacity-50 font-bold
+              className="absolute text-[4vmin] opacity-50 font-bold text-center text-nowrap
               data-[contrast=dark]:text-icons-dark data-[contrast=light]:text-icons-light"
             >
               {player.name}
             </div>
           </div>
-        </div>
-      ) : (
-        <div className="w-full h-full relative flex items-start justify-center">
+        ) : (
           <div
             data-contrast={player.iconTheme}
-            className="absolute text-[4vmin] -top-[1.1vmin] opacity-50 font-bold
+            className="absolute text-[4vmin] -top-[1.1vmin] opacity-50 font-bold text-center
             data-[contrast=dark]:text-icons-dark data-[contrast=light]:text-icons-light"
           >
             {player.name}
           </div>
-        </div>
-      )}
+        )}
+      </div>
 
       <TextWrapper>
         <LifeCounterTextContainer
@@ -148,7 +157,7 @@ const Health = ({
             {player.lifeTotal}
           </OutlinedText>
           {recentDifference !== 0 && (
-            <RecentDifference data-isSide={isSide} key={differenceKey}>
+            <RecentDifference data-is-side={isSide} key={differenceKey}>
               {recentDifference > 0 ? '+' : ''}
               {recentDifference}
             </RecentDifference>
diff --git a/src/Components/LifeCounter/LifeCounter.tsx b/src/Components/LifeCounter/LifeCounter.tsx
index 5568228..b9247c3 100644
--- a/src/Components/LifeCounter/LifeCounter.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/LifeCounter/LifeCounter.tsx
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ const LifeCounter = ({ player, opponents }: LifeCounterProps) => {
           recentDifference={recentDifference}
           handleLifeChange={handleLifeChange}
         />
+
         <ExtraCountersBar player={player} />
         <PlayerMenu
           isShown={showPlayerMenu}
diff --git a/src/Components/Misc/IconCheckbox.tsx b/src/Components/Misc/IconCheckbox.tsx
index 721205f..16261a5 100644
--- a/src/Components/Misc/IconCheckbox.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/Misc/IconCheckbox.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export const IconCheckbox = ({
   className?: string;
 }) => {
   return (
-    <div className={className}>
+    <div className={className} >
       <label>
         <input
           name={name}
diff --git a/src/Components/Misc/MonarchCrown.tsx b/src/Components/Misc/MonarchCrown.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..061558a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Components/Misc/MonarchCrown.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import { usePlayers } from '../../Hooks/usePlayers';
+import { Monarch } from '../../Icons/generated';
+import { Player, Rotation } from '../../Types/Player';
+import { IconCheckbox } from './IconCheckbox';
+
+export const MonarchCrown = ({ player }: { player: Player }) => {
+  const { players, setPlayers } = usePlayers();
+
+  const iconSize =
+    player.settings.rotation === Rotation.SideFlipped ||
+    player.settings.rotation === Rotation.Side
+      ? '5vmax'
+      : '10vmin';
+
+  const rotationIsSide =
+    player.settings.rotation === Rotation.SideFlipped ||
+    player.settings.rotation === Rotation.Side;
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      data-rotation-is-side={rotationIsSide}
+      className="absolute w-full h-full flex items-start justify-center pointer-events-none z-[1]
+      data-[rotation-is-side=true]:justify-start data-[rotation-is-side=true]:items-center
+      "
+    >
+      <div
+        data-rotation-is-side={rotationIsSide}
+        className="data-[rotation-is-side=true]:-rotate-90"
+      >
+        <IconCheckbox
+          className="pointer-events-all"
+          name="useMonarch"
+          checked={player.isMonarch}
+          icon={<Monarch size={iconSize} color={player.color} stroke="white" />}
+          checkedIcon={
+            <div>
+              <Monarch
+                size={iconSize}
+                stroke="white"
+                className="absolute blur z-[-1] text-icons-gold"
+              />
+              <Monarch
+                size={iconSize}
+                stroke="white"
+                className="text-icons-gold"
+              />
+            </div>
+          }
+          onChange={(e) => {
+            const updatedPlayer = { ...player, isMonarch: e.target.checked };
+
+            const updatedPlayers = players.map((p) => {
+              if (p.index === player.index) {
+                return updatedPlayer;
+              }
+              return { ...p, isMonarch: false };
+            });
+
+            setPlayers(updatedPlayers);
+          }}
+          aria-checked={player.isMonarch}
+          aria-label="Monarch"
+        />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/src/Components/Players/PlayerMenu.tsx b/src/Components/Players/PlayerMenu.tsx
index fe06c81..6931e42 100644
--- a/src/Components/Players/PlayerMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/Players/PlayerMenu.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   Experience,
   FullscreenOff,
   FullscreenOn,
+  Monarch,
   NameTag,
   PartnerTax,
   Poison,
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ const PlayerMenu = ({
     wakeLock,
     goToStart,
     settings,
+    setSettings,
     setPlaying,
     setRandomizingPlayer,
     saveCurrentGame,
@@ -360,6 +362,36 @@ const PlayerMenu = ({
                 aria-label="Experience"
               />
             </div>
+            <div>
+              <IconCheckbox
+                name="useMonarch"
+                checked={settings.useMonarch}
+                icon={
+                  <Monarch
+                    size={extraCountersSize}
+                    color="black"
+                    stroke="white"
+                    strokeWidth={2.5}
+                  />
+                }
+                checkedIcon={
+                  <Monarch
+                    size={extraCountersSize}
+                    color={player.color}
+                    stroke="white"
+                    strokeWidth={2.5}
+                  />
+                }
+                onChange={(e) => {
+                  analytics.trackEvent('toggle_monarch', {
+                    checked: e.target.checked,
+                  });
+                  setSettings({ ...settings, useMonarch: e.target.checked });
+                }}
+                aria-checked={settings.useMonarch}
+                aria-label="Monarch"
+              />
+            </div>
           </TogglesSection>
           <ButtonsSections>
             <button
diff --git a/src/Data/getInitialPlayers.ts b/src/Data/getInitialPlayers.ts
index 49adfd0..ee551b2 100644
--- a/src/Data/getInitialPlayers.ts
+++ b/src/Data/getInitialPlayers.ts
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ export const createInitialPlayers = ({
       isStartingPlayer: false,
       isSide: rotation === Rotation.Side || rotation === Rotation.SideFlipped,
       name: '',
+      isMonarch: false,
     };
 
     players.push(player);
diff --git a/src/Icons/generated/Monarch.tsx b/src/Icons/generated/Monarch.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2cd23fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Icons/generated/Monarch.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import { SVGProps } from 'react';
+interface SVGRProps {
+  title?: string;
+  titleId?: string;
+  size?: string;
+}
+const Monarch = ({
+  title,
+  titleId,
+  ...props
+}: SVGProps<SVGSVGElement> & SVGRProps) => {
+  return (
+    <svg
+      xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+      width={props.size || 16}
+      height={props.size || 16}
+      fill="none"
+      viewBox="0 0 52 52"
+      aria-labelledby={titleId}
+      {...props}
+    >
+      {title ? <title id={titleId}>{title}</title> : null}
+      <path
+        fill="currentColor"
+        d="M46.163 38.82s-8.614 2.73-14.234 3.106c-2.508.167-3.918 0-6.429 0-2.51 0-3.921.167-6.429 0-5.62-.376-14.234-3.107-14.234-3.107s.637-3.944.459-6.471C5.053 28.888 3 24.038 3 24.038s2.897 2.25 4.592 1.294C9.78 24.098 10.5 20 10.5 20s3.006 6.024 7 5.332c2.386-.414 3.327-1.974 4.5-4.016.97-1.69 1.27-4.827 1.27-4.827l1.77-4.827L25.5 10l.46 1.662 1.77 4.827s.3 3.136 1.27 4.827c1.173 2.042 2.388 3.353 4.5 4.016 4.051 1.273 7-5.332 7-5.332s.72 4.098 2.908 5.332c1.695.956 4.592-1.294 4.592-1.294s-2.053 4.85-2.296 8.31c-.178 2.527.46 6.471.46 6.471"
+      />
+    </svg>
+  );
+};
+Monarch.propTypes = {
+  title: PropTypes.string,
+};
+export default Monarch;
diff --git a/src/Icons/generated/index.ts b/src/Icons/generated/index.ts
index 1715eaf..8010b6d 100644
--- a/src/Icons/generated/index.ts
+++ b/src/Icons/generated/index.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export { default as FullscreenOn } from './FullscreenOn';
 export { default as Info } from './Info';
 export { default as LittleGuy } from './LittleGuy';
 export { default as Logo } from './Logo';
+export { default as Monarch } from './Monarch';
 export { default as NameTag } from './NameTag';
 export { default as PartnerTax } from './PartnerTax';
 export { default as Poison } from './Poison';
diff --git a/src/Icons/svgs/Monarch.svg b/src/Icons/svgs/Monarch.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe5b98a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Icons/svgs/Monarch.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<svg width="52" height="52" viewBox="0 0 52 52" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+<path d="M46.1633 38.8191C46.1633 38.8191 37.5494 41.5504 31.9286 41.9256C29.421 42.093 28.0105 41.9256 25.5 41.9256C22.9895 41.9256 21.579 42.093 19.0714 41.9256C13.4506 41.5504 4.83673 38.8191 4.83673 38.8191C4.83673 38.8191 5.47353 34.8751 5.29592 32.3476C5.05284 28.8883 3 24.0377 3 24.0377C3 24.0377 5.89664 26.2882 7.59184 25.332C9.77975 24.0978 10.5 20 10.5 20C10.5 20 13.5058 26.0243 17.5 25.332C19.886 24.9184 20.8269 23.3583 22 21.3158C22.9708 19.6255 23.2704 16.4887 23.2704 16.4887L25.0408 11.6616L25.5 10L25.9592 11.6616L27.7296 16.4887C27.7296 16.4887 28.0292 19.6255 29 21.3158C30.1731 23.3583 31.3881 24.6686 33.5 25.332C37.5515 26.6047 40.5 20 40.5 20C40.5 20 41.2203 24.0978 43.4082 25.332C45.1034 26.2882 48 24.0377 48 24.0377C48 24.0377 45.9472 28.8883 45.7041 32.3476C45.5265 34.8751 46.1633 38.8191 46.1633 38.8191Z" fill="currentColor"/>
+</svg>
diff --git a/src/Providers/GlobalSettingsProvider.tsx b/src/Providers/GlobalSettingsProvider.tsx
index 2edcbe4..8ed1731 100644
--- a/src/Providers/GlobalSettingsProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/Providers/GlobalSettingsProvider.tsx
@@ -94,18 +94,6 @@ export const GlobalSettingsProvider = ({
     );
   };
 
-  const removeLocalStorage = async () => {
-    localStorage.removeItem('initialGameSettings');
-    localStorage.removeItem('players');
-    localStorage.removeItem('playing');
-    localStorage.removeItem('showPlay');
-    localStorage.removeItem('preStartComplete');
-
-    setPlaying(false);
-    setShowPlay(false);
-    setPreStartCompleted(false);
-  };
-
   // Set settings if they are not valid
   useEffect(() => {
     // If there are no saved settings, set default settings
@@ -177,6 +165,19 @@ export const GlobalSettingsProvider = ({
   }
 
   const ctxValue = useMemo((): GlobalSettingsContextType => {
+    const removeLocalStorage = async () => {
+      localStorage.removeItem('initialGameSettings');
+      localStorage.removeItem('players');
+      localStorage.removeItem('playing');
+      localStorage.removeItem('showPlay');
+      localStorage.removeItem('preStartComplete');
+
+      setPlaying(false);
+      setShowPlay(false);
+      setPreStartCompleted(false);
+      setSettings({ ...settings, useMonarch: false });
+    };
+
     const goToStart = async () => {
       const currentPlayers = localStorage.getItem('players');
 
@@ -292,7 +293,6 @@ export const GlobalSettingsProvider = ({
       setPreStartCompleted: setPreStartCompletedAndLocalStorage,
       savedGame,
       saveCurrentGame: setCurrentGameAndLocalStorage,
-
       version: {
         installedVersion: import.meta.env.VITE_APP_VERSION,
         remoteVersion,
diff --git a/src/Types/Player.ts b/src/Types/Player.ts
index be65e96..e1943a4 100644
--- a/src/Types/Player.ts
+++ b/src/Types/Player.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export type Player = {
   commanderDamage: CommanderDamage[];
   extraCounters: ExtraCounter[];
   isStartingPlayer: boolean;
+  isMonarch: boolean;
   hasLost: boolean;
   isSide: boolean;
   name: string;
diff --git a/src/Types/Settings.ts b/src/Types/Settings.ts
index e1167ba..63ffb93 100644
--- a/src/Types/Settings.ts
+++ b/src/Types/Settings.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export type Settings = {
   goFullscreenOnStart: boolean;
   preStartMode: PreStartMode;
   showAnimations: boolean;
+  useMonarch: boolean;
 };
 
 export type InitialGameSettings = {
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ export const settingsSchema = z.object({
   goFullscreenOnStart: z.boolean(),
   preStartMode: z.nativeEnum(PreStartMode),
   showAnimations: z.boolean(),
+  useMonarch: z.boolean().default(false),
 });
 
 export const defaultSettings: Settings = {
@@ -68,4 +70,5 @@ export const defaultSettings: Settings = {
   showPlayerMenuCog: true,
   preStartMode: PreStartMode.None,
   showAnimations: true,
+  useMonarch: false,
 };
diff --git a/tailwind.config.ts b/tailwind.config.ts
index 4e15909..365574c 100644
--- a/tailwind.config.ts
+++ b/tailwind.config.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export const baseColors = {
   icons: {
     dark: '#000000',
     light: '#F9FFE3',
+    gold: '#FFD700',
   },
   text: {
     primary: '#F9FFE3',