Gladiator

A gladiator was any being trained to fight with weapons against other sentients, droids, or wild creatures in an arena for public entertainment. Gladiators could be individuals like Kreel, who was forced to become a gladiator in the fighting pits of Chagar IX, or the Wookiee Krrsantan, who was trained by the Xonti Brothers, who ran a gladiatorial enterprise. There were also gladiator droids such as K0-5D. Known gladiatorial competitions included the Stormblade Bloodfest, the Outer Rim Carve-up, Arena Day, and the Gladiator Night of Lothal. Before becoming a bounty hunter, Dengar served as a gladiator.

When Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker faced trial on Geonosis, Poggle the Lesser sentenced them to die while fighting in the Petranaki arena, along with Obi-Wan Kenobi.

During the Imperial Era, Luke Skywalker was force to fight in Grakkus the Hutt's arena on Nar Shaddaa. Tasu Leech grew up as a one of the deadliest pit fighter out of Nar Kanji when he was owned by the Hutt Clan.

During the New Republic Era, Rotta the Hutt became a gladiator on Shakari to pay off his debt to Imperial warlord Janu Coin.

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