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| cut_from_names = true| image = GladiatorBeast.png| caption = The [[Battle Beast]] with "[[Gladiator Beast Murmillo (anime)|Gladiator Beast Murmillo]]", "[[Gladiator Beast Augustus (anime)|Gladiator Beast Augustus]]" and "[[Gladiator Beast Secutor (anime)|Gladiator Beast Secutor]]".| ja_name = {{Ruby|剣闘獣|グラディアルビースト}}| romaji = Guradiaru Bīsuto| trans = Gladial Beast| fr_name = Bête Gladiateur| de_name = Gladiatorungeheuer| it_name = Gladiatore Bestia | ko_name = 검투수| ko_hanja = 劍鬪獸| ko_romanized = Geomtusu| pt_name = Besta Gladiadora| es_name = Bestia Gladiador| other_names = | sets =
* [[Gladiator's Assault]]
* [[Phantom Darkness]]
* [[Extreme Victory]]
* [[Primal Origin]]
| tcg =
* [[Crossroads of Chaos]]
* [[Duelist Saga]]
* [[Battles of Legend: Light's Revenge]]
| ocg =
* [[V Jump Edition 3]]
* [[20th Anniversary Pack 1st Wave]]
* [[Collectors Pack 2017]]
* [[LINK VRAINS Pack]]
| anime =
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time]]
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]
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=====[[Main Deck]]===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! rowspan="2" | Gladiator Beast
| [[wikipedia:White tiger|White tiger]]
| Discard 1 "Gladiator Beast" card to add 1 "Gladiator Beast" monster from your Deck to your hand.
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| [[Gladiator Beast Andabata|Andabata]]
|}
===Support===
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! Card
With a few exceptions, all non-[[Fusion]] "Gladiator Beasts" have an effect to return to the [[Main Deck|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 five Fusion Monsters, three of which require a specific "Gladiator Beast" monster and either one or two other "Gladiator Beast" monsters as [[Fusion Material Monster|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 2 or more "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''.
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 "[[Gladiator Beast Heraklinos]]".
===Recommended cards===
{{Decklist|Recommended cards
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* [[Fire Formation - Tenki]]
* [[Fire Formation - Tensu]]
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===Weaknesses and counter-strategies===
* '''Prevention of Special Summoning''' - As "Gladiator Beast" Decks focus heavily on Special Summoning, they become crippled by cards that prevent it. "[[Solemn Warning]]", "[[Archlord Kristya]]" and "[[Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo]]" are all common Main Deck and Side Deck cards that prevent Special Summoning, or neutralize it. In the case of "Kristya", the Deck finds it hard to get over a monster with 2800 ATK without Contact Fusion, as long as it is protected from the high Trap Card count with cards like "[[Forbidden Lance]]". Other options include "[[Vanity's Fiend]]", "[[Vanity's Ruler]]", "[[Deck Lockdown]]" and "[[Corridor of Agony]]".
