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|title1 = Gladiator
|image1 = Gladiator.png
|unlockcost = Triumph [[The Heights]]<br/>or {{Robux|200}}
|basecost = {{Money|300}}
|basesellingprice = {{Money|100}}
|type = Offensive
|placement = Ground
|basedamage = 2
|damagetype = Piercing Melee
|basefirerate = 1
|baserange = 5 studs
|hidden_detection = Level 2+
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{{QuoteBox|Slash nearby enemies and deal area damage. Won from beating Gladiator Event 2019|Store Description}}
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== Description ==
The '''Gladiator''' is a short-range ground unit that is unlocked by triumphing in [[The Heights]] during the [[SFOTH Event]]. It was also once able to be bought in the store as a gamepass for {{Robux|200}} for a limited time during Black Friday 2019. It has a grey shirt and dark grey pants, symbolizing a Roman gladiator. It initially wields a custom Linked Sword but this changes upon upgrades.

The '''Gladiator''' attacks by swinging its sword, dealing the same damage across all zombies caught in its swing. This makes it a multi-target tower. However, the '''Gladiator''' has a very short range and slow attack rate, making it most useful for slow groups of zombies such as [[Slow]]s but making it weak against fast zombies such as [[Shock]]s. The '''Gladiator''' also takes up a small amount of space, with the zone of no placement around the '''Gladiator''' being much smaller than other towers. The '''Gladiator''' can block stuns.

== Upgrades ==
{{Upgrade-Z|Upgrade Title = Level 1 - Warrior Armor - {{Money|250}}|Image = [[File:Gladiator1.png|100px]]|Information = 
+1 Damage


Sell Price changes to {{Money|183}}}}
{{Upgrade|Upgrade Title = Level 2 - Dangersense - {{Money|500}}|Image = [[File:Gladiator2.png|100px]]|Information = 
+2 Damage

+Hidden Detection


Sell Price changes to {{Money|350}}}}
{{Upgrade|Upgrade Title = Level 3 - Extre Protection - {{Money|1,500}}|Image = [[File:Frenzy.png|100px]]|Information = 
+5 Damage

+Warrior's Call Ability


Sell Price changes to {{Money|850}}}}
{{Upgrade|Upgrade Title = Level 4 - Illumina - {{Money|2,500}}|Image = [[File:Gladiator4.png|100px]]|Information = 
+10 Damage

1 > 0.75 Swingrate


Sell Price changes to {{Money|1,683}}}}
{{Upgrade|Upgrade Title = Level 5 - Darkheart Swordsman - {{Money|6,000}}|Image = [[File:Gladiator5.png|100px]]|Information = 
+1 Range

+20 Damage

0.75 > 0.5 Swingrate


Sell Price changes to {{Money|3,683}}}}

==Abilities==
{{Ability|Level Unlock = Level 3+|Cooldown Time= 30s Cooldown|Ability Title = Warrior's Call|Image = [[File:Sharp_Edge.png|100px]]|Information = 
Boosts swing rate by 35%. Lasts 15 seconds.
}}

==Stats Table==

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{| class="wikitable" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" style="width:700px;" align="center"
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! colspan="6" align="center" |Ability is not taken into account. DPS value assumes that only one zombie is hit per swing.
|-
! scope="col" style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |Level
! scope="col" style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |Total Price
! scope="col" style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |Total Damage
! scope="col" style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |Swingrate
! scope="col" style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |Total Range
! scope="col" style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |DPS
|-
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |0
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |{{Money|300}}
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |2
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |1
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |5
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |2
|-
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |1
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |{{Money|550}}
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |3
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |1
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |5
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |3
|-
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |2
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |{{Money|1,050}}
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |5
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |1
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |5
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |5
|-
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |3
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |{{Money|2,550}}
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |10
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |1
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |5
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |10
|-
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |4
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |{{Money|5,050}}
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |20
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |0.75
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |5
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |26.67
|-
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |5
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |{{Money|11,050}}
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |40
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |0.5
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |6
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |80
|}
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== Skins ==
''To see all the upgrades of a skin, see the [[Gladiator/Gallery#Skin Upgrades|gallery]] page.''
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| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |[[File:Slugger.png|thumb|center|175px]]
|-
! style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |Skin
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |{{ColourDark|4C7ECF|Slugger}}
|-
! style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |Crate
| style="padding: 5px;" align="center" |[[Premium Crate|Premium]]
|}

== Strategy ==
*The '''Gladiator''' only has one attack which attacks every zombie within a 180° arc.
**This makes it quite a useful splash damage tower for compact hordes.
*Since the '''Gladiator''' has a very short range, it should be placed at bends or turns on the map to make the most use of its range.
**The [[DJ Booth]] can help increase the range of the '''Gladiator''', though due to its low range, the range buff isn't as significant as other towers.
*The '''Gladiator's''' swingrate can be increased with the [[Commander]], helping the '''Gladiator''' quite a bit.
*The [[Pyromancer]], [[Freezer]] and [[Electroshocker]] can be used to slow zombies down. This gives more time for the '''Gladiator''' to attack them.
*The '''Gladiator's''' ability to hit more than one enemy makes it very efficient against groups of enemies, especially slow ones, such as the [[Slow]].
*The '''Gladiator's''' weakness is fast enemies such as [[Shock]] and [[Glitch]] since they will move out of the '''Gladiator's''' range very quickly.
**Additionally, singular high health zombies, like the [[Speedy Boss]], can easily pass the '''Gladiator'''. However, a horde of high health zombies, like the [[Slow Boss]], is optimal for the '''Gladiator''' as it can hit a decent amount of zombies within its range.
*This can surprisingly handle [[Hidden]]s well at Level 3+ and [[Ninja]]s at Level 4+.
*The [[Shredder]] is considered a better alternative by many due to its faster swingrate and DPS despite attacking only one zombie at a time.
*Use the ''Warrior's Call'' for high health zombies or large groups of zombies.
*Early on, the '''Gladiator''' can be very useful against [[Mystery]]s as there is a chance that the '''Gladiator''' hits the [[Mystery]] itself and the zombie it spawns.

== Trivia ==
[[File:MedievalTimesGladiatorVacation.png|thumb|'''Gladiator''' farming in Medieval Times.|260px]]
* The [https://web.roblox.com/catalog/125013769/Linked-Sword Linked Sword] (Level 0), [https://www.roblox.com/catalog/10468915/ROBLOX-Classic-Brigands-Sword Brigand's Sword] (Original Level 2), [https://web.roblox.com/catalog/68603324/Venomshank Venomshank] (Original Level 3), [https://web.roblox.com/catalog/16641274/Illumina Illumina] (Level 4) and [https://web.roblox.com/catalog/16895215/Darkheart Darkheart] (Level 5) swords, which were used by the '''Gladiator''' at one point, are all gears found in the Roblox catalog.
** These swords are well known in Roblox's history. The Linked Sword was one of the six weapons of ''BrickBattle''. Brigand's Sword was the first gear ever published. Venomshank, Illumina, and Darkheart are unique swords from ''Sword Fight on the Heights IV''.
* Gladiator can be seen in [[Medieval Times]] supposedly on vacation.
**This was due to the fact that the '''Gladiator''' was unable to be used between the 13th October 2019 and the 29th November 2019.
***Attempting to place the '''Gladiator''' would have resulted in the following message saying: "''Hey! I'm on vacation, don't bother me!''".
** This Easter Egg is still in the game despite the '''Gladiator''' being usable again.
* The Level 5 '''Gladiator''' uses [https://www.roblox.com/library/4255399942/Fixed-Dominus-Formidulosus Fixed Dominus Formidulosus] mesh made by BelowNatural.
*Prior to the 29th of November 2019, the '''Gladiator''' had two abilities, ''Frenzy'' and ''Sharp Edge''.
**''Frenzy'' was the original name for ''Warrior's Call''.
**''Sharp Edge'' increased damage by 100% for 8 seconds. It had a 60-second cooldown.
*Prior to the MEGA update, when the [[Medic]] was introduced, the '''Gladiator''' was the only tower that was able to heal match health.
**At Level 5, the '''Gladiator''' healed +1 HP per kill (for match health). This was, however, removed on the 29th of November 2019.
*The '''Gladiator''' used to have four main attacks after the 13th of October 2019. Each attack was chosen at random prior to the 26th of May 2020.
**The first one was a simple ''Sword Slash''. This hit the least amount of enemies.
**The second one was a ''Sword Spin''. This made the '''Gladiator''' spin around 360 degrees, damaging any zombie in the spin.
**The third was the ''Piercing Lunge'' and could unlocked at Level 4. As the name suggested, the '''Gladiator''' lunged forward to deal damage to anyone within its lunge.
**The fourth was the ''Sharp Dash'' and could be unlocked at Level 5. The '''Gladiator''' quickly dashed forward, and did an attack similar to the ''Piercing Lunge'', but it affected more zombies as the range is increased. This affected the most amount of zombies.

==Update History==
''For previous cosmetic variations, see the [[Gladiator/Gallery|gallery]] page.''

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*'''24 June 2019'''
**'''Gladiator''' added.
*'''13 October 2019'''
**Skin support added.
**'''Gladiator''' is now unobtainable.
**'''Gladiator''' is temporarily unusable (can be in a loadout but cannot be placed down).
*'''29 November 2019'''
**'''Gladiator''' is available for {{Robux|200}}.
**'''Gladiator''' is now usable again.
**Statistical changes:
***'''Base'''
****Swingrate increased from 1.3 to 1.5.
****Range decreased from 6 to 4.
***'''Level 2'''
****Range decreased from +1 to +0.
****Damange increased from +0 to +4.
****Cost increased from {{Money|550}} to {{Money|600}}.
***'''Level 3'''
****Damage increased from +1 to +10.
****Swingrate changed from <abbr title="0.3">1.3 > 1</abbr> to 1.5.
****''Frenzy'' renamed to ''Warrior's Call''.
****''Warrior's Call'' cooldown reduced from 60s to 30s.
****''Warrior's Call'' duration increased from 8s to 15s.
***'''Level 4'''
****Cost increased from {{Money|3,000}} to {{Money|4,000}}.
****Range increased from +0 to +2.
****Damage increased from +3 to +20.
****Swingrate changed from <abbr title="0.1">1 > 0.9</abbr> to 1.5.
****''Sharp Edge'' ability removed.
****''Piercing Lunge'' animation added.
***'''Level 5'''
****Cost increased from {{Money|6,200}} to {{Money|7,500}}.
****Range increased from +0 to +3.
****Damage increased from +17 to +40.
****Swingrate changed from <abbr title="0.15">0.9 > 0.75</abbr> to 1.5.
****+1 HP per kill removed.
****''Sharp Dash'' animation added.
*'''30 November 2019'''
**Gamepass offsale, '''Gladiator''' is now unobtainable.
**'''Bug''': Gladiator is not affected by upgrades regardless of appearance.
*'''26 January 2020'''
**'''Bugfix''': Gladiator now upgrades properly.
*'''18 March 2020'''
**Statistical changes:
***'''Base'''
**** Cost decreased from {{Money|450}} to {{Money|300}}.
*'''26 May 2020'''
**'''Gladiator''' now only performs one attack which hits all zombies within a 180° arc.
**Statistical changes:
***'''Base'''
****Swingrate decreased from 1.5 to 1.
***'''Level 2'''
****Cost decreased from {{Money|600}} to {{Money|500}}.
****Damage decreased from +4 to +2.
***'''Level 3'''
****Cost increased from {{Money|1,250}} to {{Money|1,500}}.
****Damage decreased from +10 to +5.
***'''Level 4'''
****Cost decreased from {{Money|4,000}} to {{Money|2,500}}.
****Damage decreased from +20 to +10.
****Swingrate changed from 1.5 to <abbr title="0.25">1 > 0.75</abbr>.
****Range decreased from +2 to +0.
****''Piercing Lunge'' animation removed.
***'''Level 5'''
****Cost decreased from {{Money|7,500}} to {{Money|6,000}}.
****Damage decreased from +40 to +20.
****Swingrate buff changed from 1.5 to <abbr title="0.25">0.75 > 0.5</abbr>.
****Range decreased from +3 to +1.
****''Sharp Dash'' removed.
**New animations and new SFX added.
**New skin: {{ColourDark|4C7ECF|Slugger}}
*'''28 August 2020'''
**'''Gladiator''' can now block stuns.
**Statistical changes:
***'''Base'''
****Range increased from 4 to 5.
**'''Bug:''' '''Gladiator''' no longer attacks zombies
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