Gladiator Champions
What foe can stand before undefeated champions of the Colosseum?Gladiators were usually slaves, condemned criminals or prisoners of war but others did enter the arena. Those with debts or a lust for glory could sell themselves as gladiators, and soldiers who had given ground might be sent to the arena as punishment. A gladiator's life was arduous and brutal, even before fighting in the games. Trainees could, and would, be killed in practice if they fought beneath their abilities, as a way of encouraging the others. The ludus, the training ground and home of gladiators, was run by a lanista, and within its walls his word was law. Outside the arena he was considered to be on the bottom rung of society; some Roman cemeteries did not allow the bodies of lanistas to be buried inside their walls, even. Having said that, there was also a peculiar glamour about their business and some were famed amongst games fans as the men who owned and trained gladiators - the sports stars of the Roman world.
Unit Name Gladiator Champions |
Main Unit Key Rom_Gladiator_Champs |
Land Unit Key Rom_Gladiator_Champs |
Naval Unit Key roman_transport |
Soldiers 120 |
Category Melee Infantry |
Class Melee Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 820 |
Recruitment Cost 820 |
Upkeep Cost 100 |
37 |
├ Missile Weapon rome_pilum |
├ Projectile pilum_normal |
├ Missile Damage 21 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 16 |
└ Base Reload Time 40 |
Accuracy 5 |
Range 40 |
Reload 0 |
Shots Per Minute 2 |
Ammunition 2 |
Melee Attack 62 |
44 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_gladius_elite |
├ Melee Damage Base 35 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 9 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Large 0 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 7 |
Charge Bonus 33 |
75 |
├ Base Defence 46 |
├ Shield scutum |
└ Shield Defence 29 |
93 |
├ Armour mail |
├ Armour Defence 57 |
└ Shield Armour 36 |
85 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_heavy |
├ Man Health 60 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 25 |
Base Morale 60 |
Abilities
Gladiator Champions- Killing Spree
Increases weapon damage for an extended period.
Weapon damage
Exertion: fatigue - Use the Whip
Improved attack and fatigue resistance for a short time.
Melee attack, weapon damage, fatigue resistance
Exertion: fatigue - Rapid Advance
Improved unit movement speed over an extended period.
Speed, acceleration, charge speed
Exertion: fatigue
Attributes
- Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Very good attack
- Average defence
- Average damage but low armour penetration
- Good morale
Requires Buildings | |
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Lv. 2 |
Circus Maximus
(rome_city_centre_circus_5) Level 4 |
Lv. 1 |
Circus
(rome_city_centre_gladiator_4) Level 3 |
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Samnite Wars | |
Imperator Augustus |