Gladiatorial Games

 are public events held for the benefit and entertainment of the player in Aincrad in the VRMMORPG Sword Art Online. Those that fight on this games are known as gladiators(グラディアトル,Guradiatoru. From the Latin: gladiator, "swordsman", from gladius, "sword")

This Games are regulated by the army, yet, any player with col to spend can be the Editor, the one that decide if the player lives or dies. The one generally as editor, is Thinker, leader of the Army. and is generally acompanied by Yuriel, Kibaou, Ducard and Solcius, otehr members of the Army.

Gladiators
Gladiators is an armed combatant who entertained audiences in Aincrad, in violent confrontations with other gladiators, monsters, and condemned criminals. Most were despised as criminalas, schooled under harsh conditions, socially marginalized, and segregated even in death.

They are taught the combative skills required at training enterprises inside prisons, named Ludus, which were headed by a Lanista. Each gladiator was instructed by a Doctore, whom overseen their training. A gladiator that excels in combat and is continuously victorious in the arena, will rise to become champion of his respective ludus.

The social structure of a gladiator is separated into four different ranks as follows: Recurit, Gladiator, Veteran Gladiator, Champion.

The only known gladiators are Galant, Arkadios and Antinomy.

Types of Fights
There are two diffirent types of Games.:
 * Duel: two or more gladiators fight. This games are not to the death, nor gladiators use their HP. They use Gladiator Helath Points(GHP), so even if they are killed, they re-appear in one of the respawn cells in the colisseum. This system is activated my an electronic system, which is placed on the entracne of the sands of the arena.
 * Execution: a prisoner is sentenced to an execution due multiple crimes, or severe crimes commited. If the gladiator/s is defeated by the prisoner, this player is generally allowed to live. If the prisoner is about to be killed, he can use the Missio. A player performing Missio would raise either hand with their middle and index fingers together and the remainder of their fingers clenched.It serves as both an acknowledgement of defeat and a plea for mercy. In this type of games, the audience serves as judges, and their opinion is generally taken into account by the editor of the games

Rules
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 * All gladiators are forced to use an specific equipment in the arena, this is for equalling all thge different levels and equimpent of the players.
 * No gladiator can defy the wills of the editor.
 * No gladiator, nor prissoner can escape the Arena. If so he is sentenced to dead without the Missio.
 * The audience is protected by an invicible wall, that also has the objective of avoiding any player to escape from the sands.
 * A gladiator proven worthy for a long time and wins the favor of the crowd is freed, no matter the crime which he or her has commited.

Trivia

 * The games are obviously based on Rome ancient Gladiator Games.