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,[5] or the Wookiee Krrsantan, who was trained by the Xonti Brothers, who ran a gladiatorial enterprise.[6] There were also gladiator droids such as K0-5D.[7] Known gladiatorial competitions included the Stormblade Bloodfest, the Outer Rim Carve-up, Arena Day, and the Gladiator Night of Lothal.[3] When Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker faced trial on Geonosis, Poggle the Lesser sentenced them to die while fighting in the Petranaki arena.[1]
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- Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Reek - Creature - Base Series 1)
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- Star Wars: Aliens of the Galaxy
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 34 (Databank A-Z: Davish Krail–Kuat Drive Yards)
- Star Wars: The Rebel Files
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition — Rebel Alliance Conversion Kit (Card: Lowhhrick)
- Star Wars: Smuggler's Guide
- Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian — "Making of Season Two"
- Marvel Unleashes the Cover for Krrsantan: Star Wars Tales #1 – Exclusive Reveal on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Gamorrean fighters in the Databank (backup link)
- Gor Koresh in the Databank (backup link)
- Krrsantan in the Databank (backup link)
- Krrsantan's knuckle dusters in the Databank (backup link)
- The Twins in the Databank (backup link)