diff --git a/frontend/src/composables/useNostr.ts b/frontend/src/composables/useNostr.ts
index 2c6bce7..878dcd0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/composables/useNostr.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/composables/useNostr.ts
@@ -397,21 +397,46 @@ export function useNostr() {
     updateWebhook,
     getStoredNsec,
     logout,
+    fetchNostrProfile,
   }
 }
 
+export interface NostrProfile {
+  displayName: string | null
+  about: string | null
+  picture: string | null
+  banner: string | null
+  nip05: string | null
+}
+
+// Profile cache with 5-min TTL
+const profileCache = new Map<string, { data: NostrProfile; ts: number }>()
+const PROFILE_TTL = 5 * 60 * 1000
+
+const RELAYS = [
+  'wss://relay.damus.io',
+  'wss://relay.nostr.band',
+  'wss://nos.lol',
+]
+
 // Fetch profile picture from a Nostr relay
 async function fetchNostrProfilePic(pk: string): Promise<string | null> {
-  const relays = [
-    'wss://relay.damus.io',
-    'wss://relay.nostr.band',
-    'wss://nos.lol',
-  ]
+  const profile = await fetchNostrProfile(pk)
+  return profile?.picture || null
+}
 
-  for (const relay of relays) {
+/** Fetch full Nostr profile (kind:0 metadata) with caching */
+async function fetchNostrProfile(pk: string): Promise<NostrProfile | null> {
+  const cached = profileCache.get(pk)
+  if (cached && Date.now() - cached.ts < PROFILE_TTL) return cached.data
+
+  for (const relay of RELAYS) {
     try {
-      const pic = await queryRelay(relay, pk)
-      if (pic) return pic
+      const profile = await queryRelayProfile(relay, pk)
+      if (profile) {
+        profileCache.set(pk, { data: profile, ts: Date.now() })
+        return profile
+      }
     } catch {
       continue
     }
@@ -419,7 +444,7 @@ async function fetchNostrProfilePic(pk: string): Promise<string | null> {
   return null
 }
 
-function queryRelay(url: string, pk: string): Promise<string | null> {
+function queryRelayProfile(url: string, pk: string): Promise<NostrProfile | null> {
   return new Promise((resolve) => {
     let timedOut = false
     const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
@@ -433,7 +458,6 @@ function queryRelay(url: string, pk: string): Promise<string | null> {
 
     ws.onopen = () => {
       if (timedOut) { ws.close(); return }
-      // Request kind 0 (metadata) for this pubkey
       ws.send(JSON.stringify(['REQ', subId, { kinds: [0], authors: [pk], limit: 1 }]))
     }
 
@@ -444,7 +468,13 @@ function queryRelay(url: string, pk: string): Promise<string | null> {
           const meta = JSON.parse(data[2].content)
           clearTimeout(timeout)
           ws.close()
-          resolve(meta.picture || null)
+          resolve({
+            displayName: meta.display_name || meta.name || null,
+            about: meta.about || null,
+            picture: meta.picture || null,
+            banner: meta.banner || null,
+            nip05: meta.nip05 || null,
+          })
         } else if (data[0] === 'EOSE') {
           clearTimeout(timeout)
           ws.close()
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/BotProfilePage.vue b/frontend/src/pages/BotProfilePage.vue
index 6a3848f..5d34168 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/BotProfilePage.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/BotProfilePage.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { ref, reactive, computed, onMounted, onUnmounted } from 'vue'
 import { useRoute, useRouter, RouterLink } from 'vue-router'
-import { useNostr } from '../composables/useNostr'
+import { useNostr, type NostrProfile } from '../composables/useNostr'
 import SpritePreview from '../components/SpritePreview.vue'
 import HumanPreview from '../components/HumanPreview.vue'
 import WalletConnect from '../components/WalletConnect.vue'
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import type { SpriteCustomization } from '../game/sprites'
 
 const route = useRoute()
 const router = useRouter()
-const { bot: nostrBot, pubkey, isLoggedIn, logout, updateCustomization, updateWebhook } = useNostr()
+const { bot: nostrBot, pubkey, isLoggedIn, logout, updateCustomization, updateWebhook, fetchNostrProfile } = useNostr()
 const botName = route.params.name as string
 
 interface BotCustomization {
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ interface BotStats {
   archetype: string
   customization: BotCustomization | null
   profilePicUrl: string | null
+  ownerPubkey: string | null
   eloRating: number
   wins: number
   losses: number
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ const showChoose = ref(false)
 const waitingFighters = ref<QueueEntry[]>([])
 let pollHandle: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null = null
 
+const nostrProfile = ref<NostrProfile | null>(null)
 const loadError = ref('')
 const fightError = ref('')
 const showCustomize = ref(false)
@@ -276,6 +278,13 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   }
   isLoading.value = false
 
+  // Fetch Nostr profile for the bot owner (non-blocking)
+  if (stats.value?.ownerPubkey) {
+    fetchNostrProfile(stats.value.ownerPubkey).then(p => {
+      nostrProfile.value = p
+    }).catch(() => {})
+  }
+
   // Poll queue for "choose your fight"
   pollQueue()
   pollHandle = setInterval(pollQueue, 4000)
@@ -360,7 +369,14 @@ const tierClass = (t: number) => `tier-${t}`
 
           <!-- LEFT COLUMN: Character + Stats + Actions -->
           <div class="lg:w-[380px] lg:shrink-0 flex flex-col">
-            <div class="border border-border bg-surface-raised/30 p-6 overflow-hidden">
+            <!-- Nostr banner -->
+            <div v-if="nostrProfile?.banner" class="relative h-24 -mx-0 mb-0 overflow-hidden border border-border border-b-0">
+              <img :src="nostrProfile.banner" alt="" class="w-full h-full object-cover opacity-60" />
+              <div class="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-surface-base to-transparent" />
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="border border-border bg-surface-raised/30 p-6 overflow-hidden"
+                 :class="{ 'border-t-0': nostrProfile?.banner }">
               <!-- Human player: just the human avatar, centered -->
               <div v-if="stats.archetype === 'human'" class="flex justify-center mb-4">
                 <HumanPreview
@@ -409,6 +425,15 @@ const tierClass = (t: number) => `tier-${t}`
                 <p class="font-mono text-text-muted text-[10px] mt-0.5">
                   #{{ stats.rank }} of {{ stats.totalBots }}
                 </p>
+                <!-- Nostr identity -->
+                <div v-if="nostrProfile?.displayName || nostrProfile?.nip05" class="mt-2 space-y-0.5">
+                  <p v-if="nostrProfile.displayName" class="font-mono text-xs text-text-secondary">
+                    {{ nostrProfile.displayName }}
+                  </p>
+                  <p v-if="nostrProfile.nip05" class="font-mono text-[10px] text-neon-purple">
+                    {{ nostrProfile.nip05 }}
+                  </p>
+                </div>
                 <button
                   v-if="isOwner && stats.archetype !== 'human'"
                   class="mt-2 font-mono text-[10px] text-neon-cyan/60 hover:text-neon-cyan transition-colors"
diff --git a/server/src/routes/bots.ts b/server/src/routes/bots.ts
index b22802f..39fbc77 100644
--- a/server/src/routes/bots.ts
+++ b/server/src/routes/bots.ts
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ botsRouter.get('/:name/stats', async (c) => {
 
   return c.json({
     ...publicBot,
+    ownerPubkey: rawBot.publicKey,
     tierName: TIER_NAMES[bot.tier] || 'BABY',
     tierColor: TIER_COLORS[bot.tier] || '#888',
     winRate,