- Complete Monster: Councillor Arruntius made a pact with Phobos and Deimos in the backstory to remain in power, while intending to unleash his masters into the mortal world. Assasinating the good Emperor Trajan, Arruntius rules over Rome with tyranny and holds the bloodiest gladiator match in history, having hundreds of gladiators slaughtered over the course of several days for his amusement; when the heroic champion Invictus Thrax wins his freedom, Arruntius summons Phobos and Deimos to have Invictus Dragged Off to Hell instead. After Invictus destroys Phobos and Deimos and returns from the underworld, Arruntius instead executes his own daughter Lavinia to resurrect Phobos and Deimos as a last act of spite.
- Moral Event Horizon: Even discounting his deeds in the backstory, the moment Counselor Arruntius decides to sacrifice his own daughter without a single thought pretty much cements him as irredeemable.
- Older Than They Think: The game is often dismissed as one of the many that tried to ride on God of War's success. Despite it being released two years prior to those games.
- Spiritual Adaptation: This is probably the closest we could get to an arcade-style game based on Gladiator.
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