Hidden Mission 4 (Assassin of Steve 3)

*For Hidden Mission 4 from Assassin of Steve 2, see Hidden Mission 4 (Assassin of Steve 2)*

**Hidden Mission 4** is a hidden optional mission where you enter Romero Glad's Colosseum and have to fight off waves of Gladiators in a live-TV event.

## Entry Point

After finishing Mission 10, you will find the Tanivac Highway nearby. Going left will lead you to Hidden Mission 4, and going right will take you to the next mission (despite the sign that says 'More Desert' is located to the left). To be more specific, the entrance to Hidden Mission 4 is located at the entrance of the gigantic colosseum in the distance that is impossible to miss.

## Walkthrough

Upon entering Hidden Mission 4 you see Romero Glad, who says you are on a TV show where you have to fight off Gladiators. The first wave - the green wave spawns. In each wave you have to defeat the Elite Gladiator - the wither skeleton with the banner on its head, which will drop the banner upon death. You have to place it on one of the red sandstone altars in the centre. It is recommended you defeat most of the enemy mobs in each wave before starting the next one, as they will not despawn upon wave completion - instead they will actually change color to the next one.

* Green Wave: Gladiator Warriors and one Elite Gladiator.
* Yellow Wave: Gladiator Warriors, Gladiator Archers, and one Elite Gladiator.
* Blue Wave: Gladiator Warriors, Gladiator Archers, including some on horses, Gladiator Netters, and one Elite Gladiator.
* Red Wave: Gladiator Warriors, Gladiator Archers, including some on horses, Gladiator Netters, and one Elite Gladiator.

Upon placing the flag for the end of the Red Wave you can leave the arena through the way that opened up and pick one piece of Gladiator Armor, and a reward chest, which will contain some Steak, Potions, Force Fields and either the Ancient Blade, the Gladiator Trident or the Dagger of Greek Fire. If Chair mode is enabled, then a Chair Mimic will spawn which drops an Electric Chair. There is a button there that will teleport you out of the cave. Then you can press the button to get teleported back to the entrance.

## Mobs

Note that mobs in Hidden Missions do not drop their armor.

* Gladiator Warriors are skeletons wearing gladiator armor including a helmet with a crest of the color of wave it currently is. They wield an Ancient Blade and a shield with the color of the current wave. They have increased health and knockback resistance.
* Gladiator Archers are skeletons wearing gladiator armor including a helmet with a crest of the color of wave it currently is. Their bows shoot poison arrows. They start spawning from the yellow wave onward, and in blue wave onward they may also ride Skeleton Horses.
* Gladiator Netters are skeletons wearing gladiator armor, but missing a chestplate. They wield a Gladiator Trident. They move very fast and have high attack damage, and will occasionally throw a net on you that inflicts intense slowness and weakness so you'll be unable to do much until it wears off after about three seconds.
* Elite Gladiators are wither skeletons wearing gladiator armor, but have a colored banner on their head with the color of the current wave. They have a lot of health.

## Equipment

* Gladiator Armor all has Protection II, and each piece also has different secondary enchantments and secondary attributes, and health that is higher than Necro Armor from Mission 10.
* Ancient Blade: 32 Attack Damage, 22 Sweeping Damage, 1.2 Attack Speed, Knockback I, 38.4 DPS, +15% Knockback Resistance
* Gladiator Trident: 48 Attack Damage, 0.8 Attack Speed, Knockback II, 38.4 DPS, +15% Knockback Resistance
* Dagger of Greek Fire: 17 Attack Damage, No Attack Cooldown, Fire Aspect II, 34 DPS
* Electric Chair (very rare): 190 Attack Damage, 0.2 Attack Speed, Fire Aspect III, -25% Movement Speed on user, 38 DPS

### Recommendations

* A lot of mobs spawn, and they can easily whittle down your armor if you're not careful, so be sure to come with a complete backup set of unbreakable armor, even if some of it is all the way from say Mission 4 - something is better than nothing.
* Axe weapons like the Uivvah Waraxe or Necro Staff are best for this mission, given how hard it can be to hit Gladiator Warriors with them jumping all the time. Attack one right after it lands.
* You could also try using a weapon like the Chorus Rod to keep on spam-clicking and dealing damage when you get the chance. Given how much health these mobs have, even on Easy difficulty, and how low the Chorus Rod's damage is, you might want to consider equipping attack damage-boosting armor or drinking a battle potion. Using the Tomb Blade in combination with some high attack speed-boosting armor and a Rune of Ender Dexterity can also allow you to attack quickly, especially with its sweep attack.
* When it comes time for choosing a piece of Gladiator Armor, at this stage, it more depends on personal preference, or on which piece of unbreakable armor you currently have which is the worst.

## Chest Locations

* Besides the two Loot Chests after beating the mission, there are no chests in this mission.
	+ One is a reward chest while the other contains the lore book My Colluseem.

## Music

*Main article: Music*

At all times, the following track plays:

* **Future Gladiator** by Kevin MacLeod.

## Trivia

* Because of how obvious this Hidden Mission is, it is frequently used as the butt of many jokes in the AOS Community.

* This mission used to have double the mobs, before being nerfed.
	+ Additionally, the wiring that controls all of the Hidden Mission 4 mob abilities never gets powered.
		- These abilities include Gladiator Warriors which leap and damage you after coming back down, Gladiator Netters which give you slowness/weakness, and Elite Gladiators which emit an aura that buff mobs around them.

* Romero Glad says numerous things whenever a player dies in this Hidden Mission or when they defeat an Elite Gladiator.
	+ Upon a player's death to a non-elite Gladiator, he can say:
		- "Ooh... that looked like it hurt."
		- "Oh, the humanity!"
			* This is also spoken by the Villager announcer in the Hypixel server game Smash Heroes.
		- "And... that contestant is down for the count! I'm sure they'll be alright."
		- "And the Gladiators score another KO!"
		- "I can almost hear you gasp, audience! I'll do it myself! \*gasp!\*"
	+ Upon a player's death to an Elite Gladiator, he can say:
		- "Yeowtch! I can almost hear their withered bones snap from here!"
		- "And the Elite Gladiator steals another KO! That big jerk..."
		- "I don't believe my eyes! They were so close!"
		- "Ooh... I wouldn't want that to be me."
		- "How are you enjoying this audience? More mindless brutality to come!"
	+ Upon a player killing an Elite Gladiator, he can say:
		- "Woah, <player's name> is a lot stronger than they look!"
		- "And... <player's name> has captured the flag! Sorry, banner."
		- "Congratulations, <player's name>! You just won ten thousand bucks!"
			* Upon saying this the player that killed the Elite Gladiator receives an item named "Ten Thousand Bucks" in their inventory. This item has no use in the map.
		- "And he's down! The Elite Gladiator not <player's name>."
		- "Gee, I wonder how <player's name> keeps coming back to life so quick..."
			* This is referencing the player respawning, which is unique to only the player and a few other individuals in the Assassin of Steve Universe.
* The track 'Future Gladiator' is also used during the boss fights against the Glacial Castle Nobles in Assassin of Steve, and The Cropper's boss fight in Assassin of Steve 2.