#gladiator in training | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

witchofthesouls · 2 months

Note

Just a cute lil headcanon idea since we are talking about Dad! Megatron, how about Uncle! Soundwave?

TFP Megatron would never allow his human child to have a pet, at least in the earthen animal verity. So to combat this, her and Soundwave go to animal shelter and fawn and gush over their favorite animal; cats.

The closest thing to a pet Megatron would allow in his child's vicinity would be some strange (and possibly unholy) science experiment whipped up by Shockwave's years of forced isolation and Starscream's nightmares.

The kid took one look at its development in the growth chamber tubes and immediately barricaded herself under her bed. Poor thing just wanted something to cuddle with her when Megatron is too busy or can hide her backpack during school. Not see their "pet's" manifestation of their internal mechanisms and organs...

Soundwave is the one that managed to fully coax her out with a stroll to a cat cafe and owl cafe. The spymaster utilizes a holomatter to properly blend in (and interact) with the settings. Soundwave will never say it, but the kid can pick up the mech's wistfulness with the creatures.

Eventually, it graduates to them have "outings" where they spend a day volunteering inside a no-kill animal shelter.

Soundwave thinks it's appropriate for the kid to understand the full undertaking of an animal that's fully dependent on a carer. Plus, it's good stress relief for him. Not only he gets to be around animals and do some mindful physical exercise with the simple goal of caring for the creatures, but he gets to clown on assholes that shouldn't be in charge of the place. Depending on his mood, he does it in full public to destroy their entire reputation or does it on the sly to destroy their personal lives. The sweet Energon wine of it all, it's all their own actions! Soundwave didn't have to dig hard or generate false evidence. In fact, he does a few exercises with the kid to get her feet wet in his line of work.

#ask #transformers #transformer prime #tfp #megatron #soundwave #parental relationship #maccadam #my writing #Fun times with Uncle Soundwave #don't mind me with my tf headcanon of Soundwave being trained as a beast tamer in the Pits before getting slotted as a gladiator #laserbeak likes the owls as well. screechy and creepy-cute bastards

50 notes · View notes

munsongirly · 13 days

Text

Joseph Quinn and WARFARE cast training for the film. 🎥: evantzman.

I think he is this head on the left 😂. Do your bets guys...

#joseph quinn #joe quinn #warfare #training #quiet place #gladiator 2 #fantantic four #hoard film #stranger things

44 notes · View notes

elderscrollsconceptart · 3 months

Text

Targets and Dummies

Concept art for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Design/art by R Todd Broadwater and Matt Carofano

#r todd broadwater #matt carofano #art #the elder scrolls #concept art #tes #cyrodiil #training dummies #gladiator #gladatorial combat #arena #imperial city #oblivion

21 notes · View notes

unfioreapezzi · 1 month

Text

#Paul mescal #the gladiator #training #I’m in love #irish boy #my gifs #gifs made by me

10 notes · View notes

softquietsteadylove · 10 months

Note

Thena watches her gladiators while they train. And she certainly enjoys watching her champion while he trains 👀

Ajak smiled to one of their many advisors before they bounded off. She turned to Thena beside her, "do you remember a single word they said?"

"Do you?"

"Thena," Ajak frowned, although her daughter was not nearly as chastised by her tone as she might have liked. Thena turned her head faintly, looking out into the courtyard as they walked. "You cannot avoid them forever."

"Forgive me, Mother," Thena smiled tightly. Usually, she did her best to avoid royal duties all together. But she had made her mother the promise that, if she were allowed to stay by Gilgamesh's side while he recovered, that she would never deny her mother again.

A promise she still did not regret making, no matter how many meetings and banquets and diplomatic invitations she had to endure. Gilgamesh was alive and well, and she had kept her promise to her mother since.

"Speak of the devil."

Gilgamesh, former Champion and now Captain of the Guard, was training the new recruits. Newer, younger gladiators who would need to know how to handle themselves in the ring in the name of Queen and Country.

"He is a fine teacher."

Ajak eyed Thena beside her, not that her daughter was paying attention to anything but the man directing their new gladiators. She cleared her throat, "there are questions, my dear--about your marriage?"

"What about it?" Thena mumbled, head practically craned so she could watch Gilgamesh as he gave a lesson on wrestling, seeming about momentum and using an opponent's size against them.

Ajak huffed; Thena had developed somewhat of an impertinence about her since the Eros debacle. Ajak halted her steps, since Thena had come to such a natural halt herself. She tugged at Thena's dress, "about it happening, dearest. You are expected to choose someone now that you have all the power in the world to do so."

Thena continued to ignore her.

Ajak had been trying to get her daughter to consider marriage for years already. She was more than of-age, but the Queen also had vowed to never force Thena into something she truly did not want. And marriage seemed to be at the very top of that list. They were lucky she took the throne and had Thena when she was as young as she was. She had half expected to hand over the throne by now.

Thena tilted her head, admiring the Captain as he...worked.

Ajak sighed, shaking her head faintly. It was so plain to see, and yet Thena had not even mentioned a fondness for the Champion who fought for the freedom of her hand rather than the possession of it. Even Ajak could recognise the romance of such an action.

"You could choose him, if you wish."

Thena finally looked at her, torn from her revelry of watching a bunch of men - one man, rather - horse around. "Hm?"

Driven to distraction; Ajak nodded her head towards Gilgamesh, "I am sure he would find it most agreeable."

"H-" Thena blinked, her head moving between her mother and their chosen and promoted Captain of the gladiatorial forces. It happened a few more times, just for good measure, "G-Gilgamesh?"

Ajak laughed faintly, patting Thena's arm; she wasn't sure when her daughter had become so much taller than she. "Have you not even considered it, dear?"

Thena looked back at the Champion himself, who had his head thrown back in laughter with his troops. Her hands wrung in front of her, "I...I suppose not."

Horseshit. But Ajak held her tongue and tried a more gentle approach with her remarkably stubborn child-turned-grown-woman. "I would approve greatly. Not that I think that matters to you at all."

"Mother," Thena furrowed her brows at her as she patted her hands into submission. "Of course that would matter to me."

"Well," Ajak turned her eyes back to the Captain, who caught her eye this time. She offered a smile.

"Hup!"

Gilgamesh stood upright and dipped to bow to their queen and princess, the rest of his troops following suit.

Ajak moved into the sun of the courtyard, still holding Thena's hands and incidentally dragging her along. "Your training seems to be going well, Captain."

"Yes ma'am," Gil responded with a happy smile, despite speaking with the revered Queen Ajak herself. He looked at the recruits behind him, crossing his arms, "they have a ways to go, but I believe they will fight well for you."

"And you?" Thena asked eagerly, nearly cutting off the end of his words with her own, "are you healing well?"

Ajak nearly rolled her eyes; she had healed him herself, and it was weeks since he was able to leave a bed.

"I am," he smiled at her gently, though, his voice going as soft as a lily petal. "Thanks to you and your mother, my Lady."

Thena smiled.

Ajak took in a breath. This required more direct action, and for once, it seemed Thena was not in any mood for directness. She drew her shoulders up faintly and turned to her daughter, "Thena, I have another diplomatic meeting."

"Oh, yes," she agreed, per her promise. But her disappointment rang out from her like a gong. "We shall-"

"You can skip this one, dear," Ajak uttered quickly. This would need to happen fast. "It shall be brief, and nothing but politics. Perhaps the Captain would escort you inside for me?"

Gil startled but straightened his shoulders, "o-of course, my Lady!"

"Very well, then!" Ajak smiled at them before all but dropping Thena's hands from her arm and dashing away. She spared them a wave as she picked up the billowing white of her skirts to move as swiftly as possible. "You have my full faith, Captain."

Thena frowned at the odd statement from her mother, following her even more odd behaviour. "It is a walk; I would not think it required any strength of faith."

Gilgamesh shrugged, though, holding out his arm, bent at the elbow. "Still, it is escorting the royal princess. I'm honoured."

Thena smiled, indulging him as she settled her fingers delicately in the crook of his elbow. "Very well, then, Captain."

"Uh," a young voice cracked, "sir?"

Gil eyed his young bucks over his shoulder, "you can conduct yourself in my absence, right? I have important business with the Princess."

"Yes, sir!"

"Important business?" Thena murmured to him as they took their leave back into the shade.

He bent his head closer to her too, like children snickering about their teacher, "breaks are very important, my Lady."

The two laughed between themselves as he guided her back inside and out of the harsh daylight. Thena cleared her throat, moving her hand further from his bicep and more to his forearm. "How are you finding your new position, Gilgamesh?"

"The promotion was kind, my Lady," he smiled at her as they strolled at a leisurely pace through the open and breeze halls of the palace. "I've never been so rested."

"But do you like it?" Thena clarified, her eyes imploring the truth out of him. "Training the recruits?"

He chuckled, smiling at her more gently (if at all possible). "I love it, Thena. And I know it's because I needed time to heal after my fight."

It was a consideration most were not afforded, given the nature of their profession.

Thena sighed, eyeing his chest place in memory of the scars still there, "you should not have to fight after what you endured."

Gilgamesh shrugged, though, back to smiling blithely. "Part of the job, my Lady."

"Gil."

"Thena," he replied, laughing again. He patted the hand of hers on his arm with his other hand. "It was generous of your mother to promote me. I don't take it for granted."

"Yes," Thena agreed, warmth stealing into her cheeks. It was she who had suggested the promotion to get Gil out of the barracks and into a more comfortable position, both in work and life outside of it. "Mother is generous in spirit."

"You've had a lot of meetings since the tournament, huh?" Gil asked, more and more casual and comfortable the longer they walked together.

"Unfortunately," Thena sighed, also losing the polished edges she wore as Princess. She looked at Gil - just Gil - with a smile that was just Thena. "And they are all terribly boring."

Gil let out a laugh that echoed through the palace halls. Thena stared at it openly.

"Our advisors are demanding I select a spouse," she confided in him as they left the more open halls along the palace walls to the interior. "You would think Mother was abdicating tomorrow, based on their urgency."

"I'm sorry, Thena."

She looked at him in shock.

"I didn't mean to put that kind of pressure on you," Gil frowned in the softer light of the room. "It didn't occur to me that being free to choose would-"

"No."

He looked at her in shock this time.

"Don't ever apologise for that," she shook her head at him. "You...you have given me something no money in the world nor the crown itself could give me."

"Without you, I would be under the same expectation to marry, except that they would be chosen for me. If not selected by our advisors, then any challenging prince looking for a prize."

Gil frowned at the mention of Eros, even now that that particular thorn was removed from their sides. He gave her hand a squeeze, "I would never have let that happen, Thena."

She smiled faintly, her head tilting and her hair tumbling off her shoulder, "I know you wouldn't have. It is for that exact reason I will never have enough gratitude to gift you."

"Well, I don't know about that," Gil smiled at her, his lighter mood restored, "the fancy new bed I have in my palace room is pretty nice."

Thena did not manage to catch her laughter before it escaped, "Gil."

"Really, I mean it's nice, and the sheets!" Gil continued until Thena gave his arm a light shove with the back of her hand. It seemed to possess no force at all, and yet he looked at her as if it would rouse him from sleep. "Really, Thena, you've done more than enough. I'm the one who should be thanking you."

Thena just sighed as he brought her hand off his arm and up to his lips in a kiss. It was more gentle and reverent than any from a suitor could hope to achieve.

Ajak watched from behind one of many pillars offering her cover as she spied on the Gladiator who so possessed her daughter's heart.

"My Lady, we really should-"

Ajak shooed away the guard about to blow her cover. She really did have a meeting she had to go to. But this was far more important.

#Thenamesh Gladiator AU #someone's gotta train the young ones #and who better than the reigning champion himself?#he's been in plenty of fights #and he's still alive which is definitely a sign of winning #Thena really did suggest it #as he was healing she said that he shouldn't have to fight anymore #of all the things Thena has done as royalty #she has never fought so hard for something #not since fighting to release the lions they bred and kept for gladiatorial training #Ajak and her salad must endure on the daily #and she is absolutely spying on them #running between pillars to listen in on them #guards think the Gladiator might be a little forward with the Princess #addressing her informally touching her hand freely #but Ajak excuses all of it #Thena is going to realise she's in love with Gilgamesh if it's the last thing Ajak does

12 notes · View notes

vodkacheesefries · 8 days

Text

GOOD NEWS EVERYONE, FINN THE SIM WON HIS DUEL

So I to ensure he won his duel, I had him (almost) max out the athletic and swordfighting skill trees.

I had him go to Antonius' villa first thing in the morning (which is why Antonius is in his PJs) and challenge him.

Things got dicey for a second and I was actually legitimately worried. (I do not want to start this era over lmao)

My boy has won his duel and has officially avenged his family.

The bad news is this was technically murder (even tho Antonius absolutely deserved it) which means he technically broke the law which means he is now about to become a Gladiator. (In challenge rules this means he's joining the athlete career, and every promotion he gets he has to fight someone and if he loses the fight he dies).

The swordfighting mod is not technically lethal, so I had to use cheats to officially kill Antonius and while Antonius very dramatically fell over and died, Finn was just kinda...standing there and I grabbed what I think is a really funny screenshot:

I still have to have Laelius reach the top of the politician career and a few other things, so I do think I'll be in Rome for almost the rest of Finn's life, but I really do hope I can wrap things up and get him home to Henford before his Aunt Rowan dies.

#I am very normal about the sims #ts4 history challenge #finn is so yoked now lmaooo #look at his shoulders #I'm moving him into a ludus magna which is where gladiators lived and trained #hes gonna have roommates #im gonna redo the colosseum #it's gonna be legit

4 notes · View notes

fandomdaydreamer · 9 months

Text

Y'all I've been in my own Gladiator 2 movie inside my head while listening to

on repeat. I don't know why it fits the mood so perfectly and there isn't even a trailer yet or literally anything. It's just this song as the soundtrack... it's perfection

#gladiator 2 #am I making sense?#I'm obsessed #pedro pascal #joseph quinn #gladiator #also I hope pedro is ok and not torturing himself with training bby you are perfect the way you are #Spotify #hozier #unreal unearth

8 notes · View notes

maggotwithanf · 1 month

Text

2.5 DAYS TIL NEO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LKHAKLDHLSALKASJLK

I just have to finish my Gladiator outfit!!!!!!!

#ik this might not mean anything to anyone outside of Wasteland #but I've wanted to be a gladiator since my first ever Wasteland??? at like age 23??#so like 9 years now lmfao #and now I finally finally finally get to start living that dream kind of hahaha #i'm not a full gladiator yet (although I really wanna start training next year/when I move back to CA)#but I'm running with them/being a meatbag who's a designated kill during the initial Red Rover run at the Core #that's like the opening match #Gladiators is kind of like wrestling but with actual blunt weapons/morningstars/etc and in a VERY SMALL CAGE #like errr 6 to 9 feet in a circle I think??#at Neo it's an open air thing with multiple people at once #and there are phase matches after the first match #but HOLY FUCKING SHIT #I remember grabbing onto the rails and climbing the cage at my first Wasteland and being like THIS IS THE COOLEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN #I'LL NEVER BE BADASS ENOUGH TO DO THIS #and here I am!!!!!!!!!#HDAKJHDKJAHKJAH #maggotposts #neotropolis #bonertown tag

2 notes · View notes

bath-creek-lake · 5 months

Text

#ardowin: hoe #The Bane Train #The Ring of Fire arc #remember when we got kidnapped and put into a gladiator battle #no I do not know how to spell Freigland

2 notes · View notes

ialpiriel · 1 year

Text

man i need to make some more art again

#del gets personal #the real and itnense embarrassment of goign to share stuff ive made #and its all unfinished (carnifex; gladiator novel)#fanfic (lucy)#or from three years ago (eveyrthing with pheo and oz)#i have GOT to get back on teh art train goddamn

3 notes · View notes

covenawhite66 · 1 year

Text

"Venatio" was a type of entertainment in ancient Rome involving various animals being pitted against each other in fights or being trained to perform tricks.

The dogs would have been ancestors of sausage dogs rather than true dachshunds, the paper noted.

#history #archeology #archeologicalsite #discovery #ancient rome #coloseum #gladiator #trained dogs #ancient #dogs #bones #skeletal remains

5 notes · View notes

feydfuckernation · 2 years

Text

the fact that i now have two posters of austin butler as elvis on my wall bodes ill for when dune part 2 comes out

#the absolute grip this man has me in........#lion.txt #i'm going to be so insufferable abt feyd rautha i know it #i'm already insufferable abt this man to everyone i know #also because i watched the 1984 dune and was EXTREMELY disappointed that they didn't have the gladiator arena #and i think one of the first things they confirmed after austin butler was confirmed as feyd was announce he was doing knife fight training?#denis villeneuve i need to pull double duty w this one #i need him to be objectified AND feral in the arena #feydposting

9 notes · View notes

seyaryminamoto · 2 years

Note

I just thought about this, but have you ever thought about turning this masterpiece of a fanfic of yours into a book when it’s finally completed? Because it’s definitely worthy of becoming a published book.

Aaah, that's so flattering! Thank you for saying that, Anon! <3

Unfortunately, I think I would need to take a loooooooong time to figure out how to ever file off the serial numbers with a fic as intricately connected to canon as Gladiator is with ATLA. There's even outright references to ATLA in the story... there's a lot of things that are just too deeply intertwined with canon's lore to just yank them out of there and still keep their meaning intact. It's really not as easy as changing the name of bending for something else, switching all character and location names... I do have a few AUs that are disconnected enough from ATLA that they could very well become original stories of their own, but ironically, my biggest and most ambitious fic isn't one of them.

As it is... my sole hope to ever have Gladiator published officially on any capacity would be for me to become a major hit in the publishing industry sometime in the next 30+ years (???), to the point where Bryke find out one day that I wrote the longest ATLA fic to date and they decide to make the most out of that? But let's be real, one look at my blog and my criticism of their content and they'll ragequit on me at once x'D still, I really think that's about the sole way something like this could come about.

Now then, I don't really know if I'd feel comfortable just filing off the serial numbers to begin with. If Gladiator ever became a published book series or so, it'd mean I'd have to take it down from the Internet altogether and... that just feels like a very mean thing to do x'D so, in the end, I guess it is what it is. While making a living is very important... I think one of Gladiator's strengths is found in its connection to canon and how it repurposes so many of canon's ideas, mixes them with my own ideas... and then becomes something kind of cool x'D if the day comes when making a full-blown book editions of fics is possible (if likely free, since the legal disaster to be found in outright selling fic is... not pretty), I'd definitely love to get that whole crazy story on paper. But if not... well, it's no sweat off my back either way xD knowing that people like you think it's of high enough quality to warrant being published fiction is enough for me <3

#anon #gladiator #my baby fic is too attached to its other parent #as in ATLA #but tbh fic has always been a wonderful free world of literature #where you can enjoy stories and bask in them without as many unpleasant constraints #as in just about every other level of literary society these days #like... the kind of stuff people are writing nowadays just to feel 'innovative'#is genuinely mindboggling to me #look it's fine to try new things #but some new things are done just for the sake of making literature LESS accessible for others??#like... actual intellectuals think their books are better just because no common person without 5+ years of college training can read em #look... I disagree entirely #I'd rather tell the most cliched story in the universe #and make sure it makes sense and has heart #than 'innovate' with nonsensical fiction just to get drunk on my 'I'm different' Kool-Aid #and yes I'm saying all this because that's how I've felt like over the local original fiction production #it's the kind of stuff a lot of my college classmates assumed made good literature #and honestly the last thing they care about is telling a good story so... yeah I'd rather tell a good one for free #than getting a book deal for something with no substance #but anyway I digress thank you anon <3

10 notes · View notes