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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.

Gladiator Champions

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

Missile Damage

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

Weapon Damage

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

Melee Defence

75

├ Base Defence

46

├ Shield

scutum

└ Shield Defence

29

Armour

93

├ Armour

mail

├ Armour Defence

57

└ Shield Armour

36

Health

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
Gladiator Champions
  • Very good attack
  • Average defence
  • Average damage but low armour penetration
  • Good morale
Requires Buildings
Gladiator Champions Lv. 2 Circus Maximus
Circus Maximus
(rome_city_centre_circus_5)
Level 4
Gladiator Champions Lv. 1 Circus
Circus
(rome_city_centre_gladiator_4)
Level 3