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* ''Series/{{Knuckles}}'': One of the ways [[BloodKnight Knuckles]] makes himself at home is turning the Wachowskis' living room into a "gladiator fighting pit", where [[MailmanVsDog he pits their dog Ozzie against the mailman]].
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games. Alternatively, some stories may have the animals or monsters being unnaturally aggressive due to being drugged, mind-controlled, tortured or modified in some other way to be made more violent, fearless or angry than they normally would be, thus explaining why they’re so determined to keep trying to kill the gladiator, even if the gladiator is obviously stronger than they are.
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* ''Literature/KinosJourney'': Kino has to participate in a gladiator-esque tournament (held for the benefit of an insane emperor). She manages to win without killing any of her opponents.
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* In ''Literature/RakuinNoMonshou'' gladiator games are extremely popular in Mephius. Most gladiators are sword-slaves and are often former criminals, such as the main character Orba. Matches are almost always to the death and the managers aren't above gimmicks such as having a chained woman in danger of being devoured by a dragon.
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While gladiators were originally all slaves, over time a class of professional gladiators also emerged.[[note]]For non-citizens and impoverished Romans, this provided food and shelter, and if they were skilled enough to survive even the opportunity to earn significant wealth.[[/note]] These voluntary gladiators will ''very'' rarely appear in fiction, whereas in RealLife they were often the most skilled fighters in the arenas and by the time of the Roman Empire actually outnumbered the enslaved gladiators. The vast majority of gladiators were men, though female gladiatrices are not unknown to history.[[note]]t At the very least, regulations on the games existed concerning them specifically. It's believed that many women who were drawn to the arena were free citizens motivated by fame, fortune, and independence, or the daughters of retired male gladiators who followed in their fathers' footsteps.[[/note]] That said, the Romans saw them as only an exotic and/or erotic novelty, and many regarded their existence (and of women's athletics in general) as a corruption of traditional Roman gender roles, hence why women were eventually banned from competing in the arena sometime around 200 AD during the reign of Septimius Severus.
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While gladiators were originally all slaves, over time a class of professional gladiators also emerged.[[note]]For non-citizens and impoverished Romans, this provided food and shelter, and if they were skilled enough to survive even the opportunity to earn significant wealth.[[/note]] These voluntary gladiators will ''very'' rarely appear in fiction, whereas in RealLife they were often the most skilled fighters in the arenas and by the time of the Roman Empire actually outnumbered the enslaved gladiators. The vast majority of gladiators were men, though female gladiatrices are not unknown to history.[[note]]t At [[note]]At the very least, regulations on the games existed concerning them specifically. It's believed that many women who were drawn to the arena were free citizens motivated by fame, fortune, and independence, or the daughters of retired male gladiators who followed in their fathers' footsteps.[[/note]] That said, the Romans saw them as only an exotic and/or erotic novelty, and many regarded their existence (and of women's athletics in general) as a corruption of traditional Roman gender roles, hence why women were eventually banned from competing in the arena sometime around 200 AD during the reign of Septimius Severus.
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Very popular in AncientRome settings, oddly enough, and in SwordAndSandal settings based on it. HollywoodHistory comes into play for some of the elements. In RealLife, only around a tenth of fights between professional gladiators actually resulted in death, as gladiators were expensive to train and difficult to replace. In fact, battles to the death were widely advertised specifically ''because'' they were so rare. Hollywood gladiators almost always fight to the death. In RealLife, most gladiators who got killed in the end of the fight were either DirtyCoward types, or [[MercyKill so badly wounded they were not expected to survive]]. The manner of the CoupDeGrace varied, but one common method, supported by archaeological evidence, was to have a man dressed as Dīs Pater, a Roman god of the underworld, hit the doomed gladiator in the head with a large mallet.
Criminals condemned to die by the sword were not considered gladiators, and for them death was predetermined.
While gladiators were originally all slaves, over time a class of professional gladiators also emerged.[[note]]For non-citizens and impoverished Romans, this provided food and shelter, and if they were skilled enough to survive even the opportunity to earn significant wealth.[[/note]] These voluntary gladiators will ''very'' rarely appear in fiction, whereas in RealLife they were often the most skilled fighters in the arenas and by the time of the Roman Empire actually outnumbered the enslaved gladiators. The vast majority of gladiators were men, though female gladiatrices are not unknown to history; at the very least, regulations on the games existed concerning them specifically. It's believed that many women who were drawn to the arena were free citizens motivated by fame, fortune, and independence, or the daughters of retired male gladiators who followed in their fathers' footsteps. That said, the Romans saw them as only an exotic and/or erotic novelty, and many regarded their existence (and of women's athletics in general) as a corruption of traditional Roman gender roles, hence why women were eventually banned from competing in the arena sometime around 200 AD during the reign of Septimius Severus.
The thumbs-up and [[FinishHim thumbs-down]] signals, indicating that less fortunate contestants should be spared or [[FinishHim killed]] are common in fiction, actually [[NewerThanTheyThink can be traced back no further than the 19th century]], where Jean-Léon Gérôme's 1872 painting "Pollice Verso" popularized their anachronistic use in ancient settings. There was a gesture of the thumb to indicate either death or life, but nobody knows exactly what it looked like.
Criminals condemned to die by the sword were not considered gladiators, and for them death was predetermined.
While gladiators were originally all slaves, over time a class of professional gladiators also emerged.[[note]]For non-citizens and impoverished Romans, this provided food and shelter, and if they were skilled enough to survive even the opportunity to earn significant wealth.[[/note]] These voluntary gladiators will ''very'' rarely appear in fiction, whereas in RealLife they were often the most skilled fighters in the arenas and by the time of the Roman Empire actually outnumbered the enslaved gladiators. The vast majority of gladiators were men, though female gladiatrices are not unknown to history; at the very least, regulations on the games existed concerning them specifically. It's believed that many women who were drawn to the arena were free citizens motivated by fame, fortune, and independence, or the daughters of retired male gladiators who followed in their fathers' footsteps. That said, the Romans saw them as only an exotic and/or erotic novelty, and many regarded their existence (and of women's athletics in general) as a corruption of traditional Roman gender roles, hence why women were eventually banned from competing in the arena sometime around 200 AD during the reign of Septimius Severus.
The thumbs-up and [[FinishHim thumbs-down]] signals, indicating that less fortunate contestants should be spared or [[FinishHim killed]] are common in fiction, actually [[NewerThanTheyThink can be traced back no further than the 19th century]], where Jean-Léon Gérôme's 1872 painting "Pollice Verso" popularized their anachronistic use in ancient settings. There was a gesture of the thumb to indicate either death or life, but nobody knows exactly what it looked like.
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Very popular in AncientRome settings, oddly enough, settings and in SwordAndSandal settings based on it. it, although HollywoodHistory comes into play for some of the elements. In RealLife, Rome was far from the only culture that hosted gladiatorial games -- it was just the one which gave them the biggest production values -- and indeed they seemingly adopted them from surrounding Italian cultures in the first place. Also, while Hollywood gladiators always fight to the death, in real life only around a tenth of fights between professional gladiators actually resulted in death, as gladiators were expensive to train and difficult to replace. In fact, replace; battles to the death were widely advertised specifically ''because'' they were so rare. Hollywood gladiators almost always fight to the death. In RealLife, most Most gladiators who got killed in the end of the fight were either DirtyCoward types, or [[MercyKill so badly wounded they were not expected to survive]]. The survive]].[[note]]The manner of the CoupDeGrace varied, but one common method, supported by archaeological evidence, was to have a man dressed as Dīs Pater, a Roman god of the underworld, hit the doomed gladiator in the head with a large mallet.
mallet.[[/note]] Criminals condemned to die by the sword were not considered gladiators, and for them death was predetermined.
While gladiators were originally all slaves, over time a class of professional gladiators also emerged.[[note]]For non-citizens and impoverished Romans, this provided food and shelter, and if they were skilled enough to survive even the opportunity to earn significant wealth.[[/note]] These voluntary gladiators will ''very'' rarely appear in fiction, whereas in RealLife they were often the most skilled fighters in the arenas and by the time of the Roman Empire actually outnumbered the enslaved gladiators. The vast majority of gladiators were men, though female gladiatrices are not unknown tohistory; at history.[[note]]t At the very least, regulations on the games existed concerning them specifically. It's believed that many women who were drawn to the arena were free citizens motivated by fame, fortune, and independence, or the daughters of retired male gladiators who followed in their fathers' footsteps. [[/note]] That said, the Romans saw them as only an exotic and/or erotic novelty, and many regarded their existence (and of women's athletics in general) as a corruption of traditional Roman gender roles, hence why women were eventually banned from competing in the arena sometime around 200 AD during the reign of Septimius Severus.
The thumbs-up and [[FinishHim thumbs-down]] signals, indicating that less fortunate contestants should be spared or [[FinishHim killed]] are common in fiction, actually [[NewerThanTheyThink can be traced back no further than the 19th century]], where Jean-Léon Gérôme's 1872 painting "Pollice Verso" popularized their anachronistic use in ancient settings. Therewas ''was'' a gesture of the thumb to indicate either death or life, but nobody knows exactly what it looked like.
like because chronicles don't describe it in detail.
While gladiators were originally all slaves, over time a class of professional gladiators also emerged.[[note]]For non-citizens and impoverished Romans, this provided food and shelter, and if they were skilled enough to survive even the opportunity to earn significant wealth.[[/note]] These voluntary gladiators will ''very'' rarely appear in fiction, whereas in RealLife they were often the most skilled fighters in the arenas and by the time of the Roman Empire actually outnumbered the enslaved gladiators. The vast majority of gladiators were men, though female gladiatrices are not unknown to
The thumbs-up and [[FinishHim thumbs-down]] signals, indicating that less fortunate contestants should be spared or [[FinishHim killed]] are common in fiction, actually [[NewerThanTheyThink can be traced back no further than the 19th century]], where Jean-Léon Gérôme's 1872 painting "Pollice Verso" popularized their anachronistic use in ancient settings. There
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* In D&D's ''TabletopGame/DarkSun'', gladiatorial combat is popular in every city-state, and Gladiator is even a CharacterClass.
* In ''TabletopGame/FreedomCity'', August Roman, as befits a Lex Luthor expy with Roman Emperor pretentions, runs underground gladiator games. The fanfic/solo game "[[http://www.atomicthinktank.com/viewtopic.php?p=383185#p383185 The Gathering]]" by Davies is set at one of their big events.
* In the world of ''TabletopGame/GURPSBanestorm,'' Megalos is a [[EvilEmpire not-very-nice empire]] explicitly modeled, ''in setting,'' on Imperial Rome. Hence, it is completely inevitable that it will feature blood-soaked arenas hosting gladiatorial games. This is mentioned fairly briefly in the main book covering the setting; a published adventure for a previous edition of the game, "Fighters of the Purple Rage", deals with a band of gladiators who escape from the imperial arena. Rather oddly, it assumes that a party of (presumably more or less heroic) [=PCs=] will be willing to pursue these skilled and desperate fighters into locations which they must know better, in order to capture them and return them to slavery and death.
* In ''TabletopGame/FreedomCity'', August Roman, as befits a Lex Luthor expy with Roman Emperor pretentions, runs underground gladiator games. The fanfic/solo game "[[http://www.atomicthinktank.com/viewtopic.php?p=383185#p383185 The Gathering]]" by Davies is set at one of their big events.
* In the world of ''TabletopGame/GURPSBanestorm,'' Megalos is a [[EvilEmpire not-very-nice empire]] explicitly modeled, ''in setting,'' on Imperial Rome. Hence, it is completely inevitable that it will feature blood-soaked arenas hosting gladiatorial games. This is mentioned fairly briefly in the main book covering the setting; a published adventure for a previous edition of the game, "Fighters of the Purple Rage", deals with a band of gladiators who escape from the imperial arena. Rather oddly, it assumes that a party of (presumably more or less heroic) [=PCs=] will be willing to pursue these skilled and desperate fighters into locations which they must know better, in order to capture them and return them to slavery and death.
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* In D&D's ''TabletopGame/DarkSun'', gladiatorial ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'':
** ''TabletopGame/DarkSun'': Gladiatorial combat is popular in every city-state, and Gladiator is even a CharacterClass.
** ''TabletopGame/{{Mystara}}'': Gladiatorial combat is prominent in the empire of Thyatis, and is even core to the adventure modules ''Arena of Thyatis'' and ''Legions of Thyatis''.
*In ''TabletopGame/FreedomCity'', ''TabletopGame/FreedomCity'': August Roman, as befits a Lex Luthor expy with Roman Emperor pretentions, runs underground gladiator games. The fanfic/solo game "[[http://www.atomicthinktank.com/viewtopic.php?p=383185#p383185 The Gathering]]" by Davies is set at one of their big events.
*In the world of ''TabletopGame/GURPSBanestorm,'' ''TabletopGame/GURPSBanestorm'': Megalos is a [[EvilEmpire not-very-nice empire]] explicitly modeled, ''in setting,'' on Imperial Rome. Hence, it is completely inevitable that it will feature blood-soaked arenas hosting gladiatorial games. This is mentioned fairly briefly in the main book covering the setting; a published adventure for a previous edition of the game, "Fighters of the Purple Rage", deals with a band of gladiators who escape from the imperial arena. Rather oddly, it assumes that a party of (presumably more or less heroic) [=PCs=] will be willing to pursue these skilled and desperate fighters into locations which they must know better, in order to capture them and return them to slavery and death.
** ''TabletopGame/DarkSun'': Gladiatorial combat is popular in every city-state, and Gladiator is even a CharacterClass.
** ''TabletopGame/{{Mystara}}'': Gladiatorial combat is prominent in the empire of Thyatis, and is even core to the adventure modules ''Arena of Thyatis'' and ''Legions of Thyatis''.
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* In the ''TabletopGame/{{Mystara}}'' setting of ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', gladiatorial combat is prominent in the empire of Thyatis, and is even core to the adventure modules ''Arena of Thyatis'' and ''Legions of Thyatis''.
* In ''TabletopGame/RocketAge'' many Martian principalities have arenas where prisoners fight each other and great beasts for the entertainment of the crowd. Some rulers have even imported [[TRexpy Thunder Lizards]] from Venus. One such arena in the state of Ustanik even features in the Trail of the Scorpion campaign.
* In the ''TabletopGame/{{Mystara}}'' setting of ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', gladiatorial combat is prominent in the empire of Thyatis, and is even core to the adventure modules ''Arena of Thyatis'' and ''Legions of Thyatis''.
* In ''TabletopGame/RocketAge'' many Martian principalities have arenas where prisoners fight each other and great beasts for the entertainment of the crowd. Some rulers have even imported [[TRexpy Thunder Lizards]] from Venus. One such arena in the state of Ustanik even features in the Trail of the Scorpion campaign.
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* ''TabletopGame/{{Kill Sector}}'' ''TabletopGame/InNomine'': Battles to the death are a popular spectator sport in Sheol, where most are organized in the Pits. About two thirds of the combatantas are volunteers looking for glory and Essence; the remaining are captured from elsewhere in Hell, clapped in will shackles to forbid them from escaping or calling in their Prince, and forced to battle until they die. Other Princes know that this place exists, but moving against it is difficult without Malphas taking it as a direct challenge. Occasionally, angels have staged raids on it to rescue one of their own taken as an exotic fighter.
* ''TabletopGame/KillSector'' is all about this, with players controlling Gladiators within an Arena to fight waves of enemies.
*In the ''TabletopGame/{{Mystara}}'' setting of ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', gladiatorial combat is prominent in the empire of Thyatis, and is even core to the adventure modules ''Arena of Thyatis'' and ''Legions of Thyatis''.
* In ''TabletopGame/RocketAge'' many''TabletopGame/RocketAge'': Many Martian principalities have arenas where prisoners fight each other and great beasts for the entertainment of the crowd. Some rulers have even imported [[TRexpy Thunder Lizards]] from Venus. One such arena in the state of Ustanik even features in the Trail of the Scorpion campaign.
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* In the ''Literature/{{Confessions}}'', contemporary Rome's gladiator tournaments were portrayed as evil and incompatible with the Christianity of Augustine and his friends. Alypius had to be violently dragged by his friends to a game and even then he covered his eyes for the whole time. Unfortunately, he couldn't also cover his ears or his curiosity, so an especially raucous roar from the audience convinced him to look as one gladiator killed another, inciting enough bloodlust in the future Catholic bishop to get him addicted to the blood sport.
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* In the ''Literature/{{Confessions}}'', ''Literature/{{Confessions|SaintAugustine}}'', contemporary Rome's gladiator tournaments were portrayed as evil and incompatible with the Christianity of Augustine and his friends. Alypius had to be violently dragged by his friends to a game and even then he covered his eyes for the whole time. Unfortunately, he couldn't also cover his ears or his curiosity, so an especially raucous roar from the audience convinced him to look as one gladiator killed another, inciting enough bloodlust in the future Catholic bishop to get him addicted to the blood sport.
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* ''Videogame/WeWhoAreAboutToDie'' is a game entirely about gladiatorial games in a Roman Empire pastiche. Not only do you play each gladiator in given arena matches, be they duels, teamfights or one-against-many slaughters, you must also manage each gladiator in their off time to make sure their health and equipment remains in top shape at all times, because wear and tear is ''very'' costly. Your origins (and opponents) include civilians eager for bloodshed, condemned criminals, ex-soldiers, slaves and even disgraced aristocrats -- all those who would give their lives for glory, whether it's for a cause or just as an end in itself. Notably, you're there to please both the roaring crowds of the Empire and four competing Patrons who make money off your contests (and related bets), so you have to be both tactical and showy.
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* Ride/EuropaPark's Spanish district has an arena that features gladiator and medieval combat shows.
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* Ride/EuropaPark's Spanish district has an arena that features gladiator and medieval combat shows.
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Very popular in AncientRome settings, oddly enough, and in SwordAndSandal settings based on it. HollywoodHistory comes into play for some of the elements. In RealLife, only around a tenth of fights between professional gladiators actually resulted in death, as gladiators were expensive to train and difficult to replace. In fact, battles to the death were widely advertised specifically ''because'' they were so rare. Hollywood gladiators almost always fight to the death. In RealLife, most gladiators who got killed in the end of the fight were either DirtyCoward types, or [[MercyKill so badly wounded they were not expected to survive]]. Criminals condemned to die by the sword were not considered gladiators, and for them death was predetermined.
While gladiators were originally all slaves, over time a class of professional gladiators also emerged.[[note]]For non-citizens and impoverished Romans, this provided food and shelter, and if they were skilled enough to survive even the opportunity to earn significant wealth.[[/note]] These voluntary gladiators will ''very'' rarely appear in fiction, whereas in RealLife they were often the most skilled fighters in the arenas and by the time of the Roman Empire actually outnumbered the enslaved gladiators. The vast majority of gladiators were men, though female gladiatrices are not unknown to history; at the very least, regulations on the games existed concerning them specifically. It's believed that many women who were drawn to the arena were free citizens motivated by fame, fortune, and independence, or the daughters of retired male gladiators who followed in their fathers' footsteps. That said, the Romans saw them as only an exotic novelty, and many regarded their existence (and of women's athletics in general) as a corruption of traditional Roman gender roles, hence why women were eventually banned from competing in the arena sometime around 200 AD during the reign of Septimius Severus.
While gladiators were originally all slaves, over time a class of professional gladiators also emerged.[[note]]For non-citizens and impoverished Romans, this provided food and shelter, and if they were skilled enough to survive even the opportunity to earn significant wealth.[[/note]] These voluntary gladiators will ''very'' rarely appear in fiction, whereas in RealLife they were often the most skilled fighters in the arenas and by the time of the Roman Empire actually outnumbered the enslaved gladiators. The vast majority of gladiators were men, though female gladiatrices are not unknown to history; at the very least, regulations on the games existed concerning them specifically. It's believed that many women who were drawn to the arena were free citizens motivated by fame, fortune, and independence, or the daughters of retired male gladiators who followed in their fathers' footsteps. That said, the Romans saw them as only an exotic novelty, and many regarded their existence (and of women's athletics in general) as a corruption of traditional Roman gender roles, hence why women were eventually banned from competing in the arena sometime around 200 AD during the reign of Septimius Severus.
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Very popular in AncientRome settings, oddly enough, and in SwordAndSandal settings based on it. HollywoodHistory comes into play for some of the elements. In RealLife, only around a tenth of fights between professional gladiators actually resulted in death, as gladiators were expensive to train and difficult to replace. In fact, battles to the death were widely advertised specifically ''because'' they were so rare. Hollywood gladiators almost always fight to the death. In RealLife, most gladiators who got killed in the end of the fight were either DirtyCoward types, or [[MercyKill so badly wounded they were not expected to survive]]. The manner of the CoupDeGrace varied, but one common method, supported by archaeological evidence, was to have a man dressed as Dīs Pater, a Roman god of the underworld, hit the doomed gladiator in the head with a large mallet.
Criminals condemned to die by the sword were not considered gladiators, and for them death was predetermined.
While gladiators were originally all slaves, over time a class of professional gladiators also emerged.[[note]]For non-citizens and impoverished Romans, this provided food and shelter, and if they were skilled enough to survive even the opportunity to earn significant wealth.[[/note]] These voluntary gladiators will ''very'' rarely appear in fiction, whereas in RealLife they were often the most skilled fighters in the arenas and by the time of the Roman Empire actually outnumbered the enslaved gladiators. The vast majority of gladiators were men, though female gladiatrices are not unknown to history; at the very least, regulations on the games existed concerning them specifically. It's believed that many women who were drawn to the arena were free citizens motivated by fame, fortune, and independence, or the daughters of retired male gladiators who followed in their fathers' footsteps. That said, the Romans saw them as only an exotic and/or erotic novelty, and many regarded their existence (and of women's athletics in general) as a corruption of traditional Roman gender roles, hence why women were eventually banned from competing in the arena sometime around 200 AD during the reign of Septimius Severus.
Criminals condemned to die by the sword were not considered gladiators, and for them death was predetermined.
While gladiators were originally all slaves, over time a class of professional gladiators also emerged.[[note]]For non-citizens and impoverished Romans, this provided food and shelter, and if they were skilled enough to survive even the opportunity to earn significant wealth.[[/note]] These voluntary gladiators will ''very'' rarely appear in fiction, whereas in RealLife they were often the most skilled fighters in the arenas and by the time of the Roman Empire actually outnumbered the enslaved gladiators. The vast majority of gladiators were men, though female gladiatrices are not unknown to history; at the very least, regulations on the games existed concerning them specifically. It's believed that many women who were drawn to the arena were free citizens motivated by fame, fortune, and independence, or the daughters of retired male gladiators who followed in their fathers' footsteps. That said, the Romans saw them as only an exotic and/or erotic novelty, and many regarded their existence (and of women's athletics in general) as a corruption of traditional Roman gender roles, hence why women were eventually banned from competing in the arena sometime around 200 AD during the reign of Septimius Severus.
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* The Patricians of the Coast in ''VideoGame/KingOfTheCastle'' love nothing more than to watch two combatants fight each other to the death in the arena. They offer gladiators as candidates for the King's Honour Guard, one story event involves a particularly talented gladiator saying they'd make a better ruler than the King, and the Coast's version of the story event "An Invitation" sees the King invited to the Summer Games, in which they can choose which of several gladiators will fight which of several opponents (and make a SideBet with their Patrician host on the outcome).
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* In ''WesternAnimation/PlaymobilTheMovie,'' this is what [[BigBad Emperor Maximus]] needs the world's best {{Pirate}}, [[LadyLand Amazon]], space BountyHunter, [[OneMillionBC caveman]], [[HornyVikings viking]] (actually [[ForcedTransformation Charlie]]) and a [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse Knight Templar that gets thrown first to the beast and gets replaced by Rex later]] for.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/PlaymobilTheMovie,'' this ''WesternAnimation/PlaymobilTheMovie'': This is what [[BigBad Emperor Maximus]] needs the world's best {{Pirate}}, [[LadyLand Amazon]], space BountyHunter, [[OneMillionBC caveman]], caveman, [[HornyVikings viking]] (actually [[ForcedTransformation Charlie]]) and a [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse Knight Templar that gets thrown first to the beast and gets replaced by Rex later]] for.
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** ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind': You'll need to fight a number of battles in the Vivec Arena in order to advance through several factions. In particular, you'll need to do this to achieve guild leader status in the Imperial Legion, House Redoran, and the Mages' Guild.[[note]]There is a peaceful way to become head of the Mages Guild, but it leaves you co-head with an idiot. It also prevents you from killing said idiot to loot his powerful and useful amulet.[[/note]] You'll need to battle Dram Bero's champion in order to gain his support in House Hlaalu as well. Besides these honor duels, the Vivec arena is implied, by NPC dialogue and the number of gladiator [=NPCs=], trainers and caged beasts in the area, to also host professional bloodsport for entertainment. However, there is no way for the Nerevarine to engage in the sport, and given the somewhat static nature of areas and [=NPCs=] in Morrowind, you never witness any battles beyond your own.
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** ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind': ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind'': You'll need to fight a number of battles in the Vivec Arena in order to advance through several factions. In particular, you'll need to do this to achieve guild leader status in the Imperial Legion, House Redoran, and the Mages' Guild.[[note]]There is a peaceful way to become head of the Mages Guild, but it leaves you co-head with an idiot. It also prevents you from killing said idiot to loot his powerful and useful amulet.[[/note]] You'll need to battle Dram Bero's champion in order to gain his support in House Hlaalu as well. Besides these honor duels, the Vivec arena is implied, by NPC dialogue and the number of gladiator [=NPCs=], trainers and caged beasts in the area, to also host professional bloodsport for entertainment. However, there is no way for the Nerevarine to engage in the sport, and given the somewhat static nature of areas and [=NPCs=] in Morrowind, you never witness any battles beyond your own.
