History VideoGame / GladiatorBegins

Set during the reign of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, Marcus Aurelius has fallen ill and factions for Marcus's son Commodus and the General Avidius Cassius are vying for the throne. Meanwhile, Co-Emperor Lucius Verus has been hosting many gladiator games, and it is during this climate that the game starts. The game is meant to be played more then once, as there are branching paths in the story, and many weapons and armor to collect in each path. The paths in the game are represented by four Patrons the player can eventually side with: Aquillia, Elisaveta, Brosius, and Pomponius.

* DropTheHammer: Celadus wields a warhammer small shield combination in battle.

'''Gladiator Begins''' is a video game released for the Playstation Portable in 2010. It was developed by Goshow and published by Acquire and Aksys games in North America. It is a prequel to the 2005 Playstation Video Game, {{VideoGame/Colosseum Road to Freedom}}. Set during the reign of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, Marcus Aurelius has fallen ill and factions for Marcus's son Commodus and the General Avidius Cassius are vying for the throne. Meanwhile, Co-Emperor Lucius Verus has been hosting many gladiator games, and it is during this climate that the game starts. The game is meant to be played more then once, as there are branching paths in the story, and many weapons and armor to collect in each path. The paths in the game are represented by four Patrons the player can eventually side with: Aquillia, Elisaveta, Brosius, and Pomponius.

* AnAxeToGrind: Danaos wields axes and is the most deadly gladiator in the game.

* SaiGuy: The dual weapons Ursus wields look very much like Sais.

* DarkSkinnedRedHead: Spiculus underneath his platinum helmet possesses red hair.

* RichBitch: Aquillia and Elisaveta play with this trope as they are both rich patrician women with initially haughty attitudes. Elisaveta more so then Aquillia due to how disposable she finds her gladiator lovers, but both ultimately reveal softer sides of themselves.

* CharacterCustomization: This game provides customization to an even greater degree then its predecessor, allowing for the player to choose their face, hair, body type, skin color, hair color, and place of origin, and they are free to fight in any way they see fit. No matter how the player looks they can select to be from several regions in the game as well, but this only provides battle benefits, and does not effect the story in any meaningful way. The game does not allow the choice of eyebrow color, eye color, or beard color, however.

* WomenPreferStrongMen: Elisaveta, despite being married to the treasurer of the senate, has a preference for taking gladiators as her lovers. Clodius also makes suggestions that Aquillia's closeness to the player might be related to this brags of his alleged accomplishments in war and in the gladiator arena to measure up.

* DropTheHammer: Celadus wields a warhammer small shield combination in battle.

'''Gladiator Begins''' is a video game released for the Playstation Portable in 2010. It was developed by Goshow and published by Acquire and Aksys games in North America. It is a prequel to the 2005 Playstation Video Game, Colosseum: Road To Freedom. Set during the reign of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, Marcus Aurelius has fallen ill and factions for Marcus's son Commodus and the General Avidius Cassius are vying for the throne. Meanwhile, Co-Emperor Lucius Verus has been hosting many gladiator games, and it is during this climate that the game starts. The game is meant to be played more then once, as there are branching paths in the story, and many weapons and armor to collect in each path. The paths in the game are represented by four Patrons the player can eventually side with: Aquillia, Elisaveta, Brosius, and Pomponius.

* PraetorianGuard: Bernardos is a Centurion and said to be Captain of the Praetorian Guard in this game.

* TheRival: Gulielmus. Much like Narcissus from the last game, Gulielmus is the player's rival and must be fought each time the player increases in gladiator rank. {{Word of God}} says his bearded manly design was made to directly contrast to Narcissus's youthful design. Towards the end of the game [[spoiler: he serves as the penultimate boss fight, with special music just for the final duel with him.]]

* DirtyOldMan: Dominicus, a wealthy merchant schemes of taking Brosius's prized gladiator Medeia from Brosius, and expresses the things he desires to do with her if he succeeded in taking her for himself. His bodyguard has to remind him that he is in public.

* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler: When Gulielmus is defeated for the last time, Cassius emerges and rather then aiding his fallen soldier, he callously thrusts a pike into him, and his bodyguards finish Guliemus off. He elaborates on his disdain of gladiators to the player saying: "Guliemus disgusts me."]]

* WomenPreferStrongMen: Elisaveta, despite being married to the treasurer of the senate, has a preference for taking gladiators as her lovers. Clodius also makes suggestions that Aquillia's closeness to the player might be related to this brags of his alleged accomplishments in war and in the gladiator arena to measure up.

* {{Eat the Rich}}: During Pomponius's storyline, [[spoiler: Generidus]] voices his disgust with how the elite play with gladiator's lives and threatens to destroy them all and even Commodus. Dominicus and Elisaveta also exhibit some of the less savory aspects of the Roman elite.

* AbsentMindedProfessor: While not a scientist, Pomponius certainly gives of many characteristics of this trope otherwise. He is unlike many of his rank in the game, he is senator but is very engrossed with the lives of gladiators and can talk along time about the details of the sport to the point where he might forget an engagement. In his ending [[spoiler: He even writes a text about the gladiator games, but it is discredited.]]

* AmazonianBeauty: Medeia is a very attractive and famous gladiator in universe who is said to actually be an Amazon. In fact her beauty and power play into the story because it attracts the lustful attention of Dominicus, who seeks to win her from the patron Brosius.

* AristocratsAreEvil: During Pomponius's storyline, [[spoiler: Generidus]] voices his disgust with how the elite play with gladiator's lives and threatens to destroy them all and even Commodus. Dominicus and Elisaveta also exhibit some of the less savory aspects of the Roman elite.

* DualWielding: Ursus, Hories, and Dannaos all dual wield their weapons.

* LightningBruiser: Dannaos, Spartoi and Celadus could all qualify for this, possessing equal amounts of power, speed and ferocity.

* TheRival: Gulelimus. Much like Narcissus from the last game, Guelelimus is the player's rival and must be fought each time the player increases in gladiator rank. {{WordofGod}} says his bearded manly design was made to directly contrast to Narcissus's youthful design. Towards the end of the game [[spoiler: he serves as the penultimate boss fight, with special music just for the final duel with him.]]

* TheStoic: Aibell during Pomponius's story shows very little emotion during the interactions you have with her.