Unnamed Gladiator

The unnamed gladiator was a gladiator who lived in Mondstadt 1000 years ago as a slave belonging to Eberhart.

He is the subject of the artifact set Gladiator's Finale, and he wielded Deathmatch as his weapon.

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The unnamed gladiator was a peerless warrior in the arena, and was strong enough that he nearly won his freedom. However, he was eventually defeated and slain by Vennessa, who was serving as a gladiator for the Lawrence Clan.^[1][2]

Story[]

For unknown reasons, the gladiator began fighting in the Thousand Winds Temple, which during the time of the Mondstadt Aristocracy was used as a gladiator arena. It is unclear when Eberhart came into ownership of him.

Descriptions of the gladiator's story are vague on whether he ever won his freedom; in Gladiator's Destiny, he is described as being "one battle away from being free." In Deathmatch, it is suggested that the gladiator won his final match for freedom but then willingly gave up his freedom to continue fighting for his and Eberhart's glory, later falling to Vennessa in the final match of his life. Alternatively, the two passages are two different scenarios for the same event, the first (in which he won) is imagined and the second is what actually happened.

Either which way, the gladiator was charmed by Eberhart's perceived care for him and lost sight of his original goal, his freedom, to fight for his and Eberhart's glory. In his final battle, he was eventually bested and slain by Vennessa, who pierced his heart with her sword. As the gladiator lay dying, he looked towards Eberhart's seat, hoping for a last bit of acknowledgement — only to find his master's seat abandoned and realizing Eberhart had only been using him this whole time.

Legacy[]

The gladiator is mentioned by Luther in Ancient Investigation Journal: Part II, where he fears he would suffer the gladiator's fate should the expedition to Dragonspine return empty-handed.

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