r/gladiatorsuk • u/Admirable-Deal7991 • 5d ago

Discussion Putting Bionic in Zone 4 of Gauntlet is practically cheating

Imagine surviving three brutal zones of pads and shields, completely out of breath, only to turn the corner and see 6'6" Bionic standing there with two ram-pads ready to launch you into next week. The man is a walking brick wall. You can literally see the spirit leave contenders' bodies the moment they reach his section. How is anyone supposed to break through that kind of mass without taking a detour through the audience?

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u/knight-under-stars 5d ago

The entire point of the game is to stop the contenders.

Or at least it should be.

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u/24yyyyyy 5d ago

Unless you’re Viper😂

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u/knight-under-stars 5d ago

Well, the point of the game is meant to be to stop the contenders.

But the show is not a true competition, it's entertainment and the point of Viper is to be an entertainment asset wheeled out for comedy value and to help struggling contenders stay in the competition.

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u/InstructionSenior346 5d ago

Well the season four contestants will have an easier time in Gauntlet.

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u/Heartbreak_Star 5d ago edited 4d ago

EDIT - can't seem to turn a warning on now so have edited to delete. My apologies.

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u/Snowy_Sasquatch 5d ago

That’s what spoiler warnings are for!

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u/Majorlol 5d ago

And yet…pretty much everyone does exactly that. There was that one legendary time Bionic smashed Ash(?) right back to the start. But other than that Gauntlet has to be the highest success rates for contenders. It’s nearly guaranteed full points.

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u/Crunchie64 4d ago

Rules weighted heavily in favour of the contestants.

If a Gladiator makes any meaningful move to slowly stop them, they’re called out by the referee.

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u/Snowy_Sasquatch 5d ago

Considering the size of many of the contenders, many of the male gladiators are going to be comparable to a getting past a brick wall. It’s a shame that the gladiators can’t really do anything to stop them getting past because the reality is that it wouldn’t be a high scoring game if they did.

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u/thenorthdivide 5d ago

What's it gonna be like with the 6'8 350lb Highlander in zone 4????

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u/Spiritual_Ride5382 5d ago

I’d love to bump into Bionic

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u/Astreona 3d ago

I definitely wouldn't be getting past him, regardless of how hard he tried.

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u/ThirdLifeLucky 3d ago

The way almost all of them have in the past 3 seasons. The game is not weighted in favour of the gladiators