Gladiator Beast

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Gladiator Beast
The Battle Beast with "Gladiator Beast Murmillo", "Augustus" and "Secutor".
Japanese
  • 剣闘獣グラディアルビースト
  • 剣闘獣 (base)
  • グラディアルビースト (ruby)
  • Guradiaru Bīsuto (romanized)
  • Gladial Beast (translated)
French
  • Bête Gladiateur
German
  • Gladiatorungeheuer
Italian
  • Gladiatore Bestia
Korean
  • 검투수
  • 劍鬪獸 (Hanja)
  • Geomtusu (romanized)
Portuguese
  • Besta Gladiadora
Spanish
  • Bestia Gladiador
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"Gladiator Beast", known as "Gladial Beast" (剣闘獣グラディアルビースト Guradiaru Bīsuto) in the OCG, is an archetype of monsters with various Attributes (primarily DARK and EARTH) and Types (primarily Beast, Beast-Warrior, and Winged Beast) released in Gladiator's Assault. They are used by both the Battle Beast and Sanders in Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V.

Lore[edit]

Design[edit]

Appearance[edit]

The archetype resemble futuristic versions of the ancient Roman Colosseum slave-warriors.

Etymology[edit]

The archetype's name comes from "Gladiator", a man trained to fight with weapons against other men or wild animals in an arena. Each monster is primarily named after types of gladiators that fought in the Roman Colosseum, while others are named after famous fighters from the Roman Empire.

Members[edit]

Gladiator Beast Origin Tag out effect
Reference Creature
Alexander Alexander the Great Winged lion Unaffected by Spell effects.
Andal Andabata Black bear N/A
Attorix Gladiatrix Caracal You can send 1 "Gladiator Beast" monster from your Deck or Extra Deck to the GY, except "Gladiator Beast Atrix"; until the End Phase, this card's Level and name become the sent monster's.
Augustus Augustus Cockatrice Special Summon 1 "Gladiator Beast" monster from your hand in Defense Position, but it is returned to the Deck at the End Phase.
Bestiari Bestiarii Bestiary Destroy 1 Spell/Trap Card on the field
Darius Darius the Great Horse Special Summon 1 "Gladiator Beast" monster from your Graveyard.
Dimacari Dimachaerus Cape buffalo Attack twice during the Battle Phase.
Equeste Equites Winged Centaur Add 1 "Gladiator Beast" card from your Graveyard to your hand.
Hoplomus Hoplomachus Rhino DEF becomes 2400.
Lanista Lanista Eagle Gains the name of 1 "Gladiator Beast" monster banished from your Graveyard.
Laquari Laquearius Tiger ATK becomes 2100.
Murmillo Murmillo Carp Destroy 1 face-up monster on the field.
Noxious Noxii Leopard Send 1 Gladiator Beast Monster from the Deck to the Graveyard.
Octavius Gaius Octavius Bald eagle Destroy 1 face-down Spell/Trap Card on the field.
Retiari Retiarius Crocodile Banish 1 card from your opponent's Graveyard.
Sagittarii Sagittarii/Sagittarius Chiron You can discard 1 "Gladiator Beast" card; draw 2 cards
Samnite Samnite Smilodon When it destroys an opponent's monster by battle, add 1 "Gladiator Beast" card from your Deck to your hand.
Secutor Secutor Lizard Special Summon 2 "Gladiator Beast" monsters from your Deck after an attack involving it.
Spartacus Spartacus Dinosaur Add 1 "Gladiator Beast" Equip Spell Card from your Deck to your hand.
Torax Thraex Blowfish Tag it out to draw 1 card.
Tygerius Tiberius White tiger Discard 1 "Gladiator Beast" card to add 1 "Gladiator Beast" monster from your Deck to your hand.
Vespasius Titus Flavius Vespasianus Basilisk All monsters you control gain 500 ATK.
Andabata Andabatae Hadrosaurid Special Summon 2 "Gladiator Beast" monsters from your Deck.
Domitianus Titus Flavius Caesar Domitianus Augustus Unknown Special Summon 1 "Gladiator Beast" monster from your Deck.
Dragases Constantine XI Dragases Palaiologos Bald Eagle Special Summon 2 "Gladiator Beast" monsters with different names from your Deck.
Essedarii Essedarius Gorilla N/A
Gaiodiaz Gordias Tyrannosaurus Special Summon 2 "Gladiator Beast" monsters from your Deck, except "Gladiator Beast Spartacus".
Gyzarus Gaius Julius Caesar Unknown Special Summon 2 "Gladiator Beast" monsters from your Deck, except "Gladiator Beast Bestiari".
Heraklinos Heracles Chimera N/A
Nerokius Nero Bat Special Summon 2 "Gladiator Beast" monsters from your Deck.
Tamer Editor Taming/Editor Deer N/A

Support[edit]

Card Origin
Colosseum - Cage of the Gladiator Beasts Colosseum
Gladiator Beast War Chariot Chariot
Gladiator Beast's Battle Archfiend Shield Scutum
Gladiator Beast's Battle Gladius Gladius
Gladiator Beast's Battle Halberd Halberd
Gladiator Beast's Battle Manica Manica
Gladiator Beast's Medusa Shield Aegis
Gladiator Beast's Valor Virtus
Gladiator Naumachia Naumachia
Thumbs Down Pollice verso
Trojan Gladiator Beast Trojan Horse

Playing style[edit]

With a few exceptions, all non-Fusion "Gladiator Beast" monsters have an effect to return to the Deck during the end of a Battle Phase when it battled, and then to Special Summon another "Gladiator Beast" monster to replace it (this is also known as 'tagging out'). The newly Special Summoned "Gladiator Beast" monsters usually gain another effect when Special Summoned in this way. "Gladiator Beasts" also have eight Fusion Monsters, five of which require a specific "Gladiator Beast" monster and either one or two other "Gladiator Beast" monsters as Fusion Material. However, "Polymerization" is not required to Fusion Summon these monsters. Instead, the correct "Gladiator Beast" Fusion Material Monsters are returned to the Main Deck to Special Summon the appropriate "Gladiator Beast" Fusion Monster. This process is otherwise known as Contact Fusion. Several of the "Gladiator Beast" Fusion Monsters are also able to 'tag out' to Special Summon 0-2 "Gladiator Beast" monsters from the Deck. Nearly every card in the archetype is capable of being returned to the hand, field, or Deck from the Graveyard by utilizing the effects of "Gladiator Beast" monsters or their support cards. The "Gladiator Beast" Deck includes a mix of destruction, aggro, and toolbox cards and tactics. It is this versatility which landed this Deck as one of the top Decks in the Shonen Jump Circuit. The September 2010 Forbidden List caused "Gladiators Beasts" to become more popular, especially with the banning of "Heavy Storm" and Limiting of "Royal Oppression", both of which were a threat to their strategy. The April 2015 Forbidden List made the previously Limited "Gladiator Beast Bestiari" Unlimited, making the entire deck not as susceptible to having a "Bottomless Trap Hole" or other card that banishes monsters used on "Bestiari", which would render "Gladiator Beast Gyzarus" inaccessible for the remainder of the Duel. Previous incarnations of thes Deck used "Rescue Cat" to Summon monsters such as "Gladiator Beast Samnite" and "Test Tiger" to make big plays. With the Errata of "Rescue Cat", however, the Deck changed its strategy. With the release of "Rescue Rabbit", the new version of the Deck uses "Gladiator Beast Andal" to allow for the quick Summon of "Gladiator Beast Essedarii" or "Test Panther".

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Weaknesses and counter-strategies[edit]