Gladiatus

Gladiatus is a boss in Cake Team Towers. He is unlocked by default.

## Description

Gladiatus is a powerful Knight that fights with honor. He warns you about the dangers of the Tower and fights you in an attempt to save you from the Tower's grasp.

Gladiatus wears dark gray armor with green highlights on the shoulders and right wrist. He has a mask that covers all his face and causes his eyes to appear to shine green. He also has long, green hair, which goes to one side and down his back. The only part of Gladiatus not covered by armor is his left arm, which has nothing but a bright green glove, showing white skin underneath.

## Lore

### Pre Tower

Gladiatus is the leader of the White Cake. He was once a symbol of justice and a hero to all.

He is skilled in the sword, and possesses the ability to create magic green crystals from the ground that he calls Spikes of Justice.

As a kid, he lived and trained at the Dojo of Glory.

### Chapter 1

After the Tower was built, he now lives his life in the tower, trying to stop explorers from reaching the top, which is when he meets Swan, and makes it his duty to stop Swan and all of Cake Team from reaching the top.

### Chapter 2

At the end of Chapter 2, Gladiatus reveals his face, and it was brutally damaged by the creator of the Tower.

### Chapter 3

An animated short featuring Gladiatus was announced, but not released.

## Behavior

* Gladiatus' behavior in his boss fight mostly consists of charging at the player, trying to stab them with his weapon. Throughout the entire fight, Spikes of Justice will spawn at players' feet, forcing them to move around to avoid getting stabbed. Additionally, afterimages of Gladiatus will appear with blue lines of particles between them. The particles will quickly turn green, dealing damage to players caught in them. Additionally, one or two Iron Golems will spawn at the outskirts of the arena, running in circles at very high speed. On higher difficulties, Stone Zombies spawn.

After Gladiatus is brought to half of his health, he will move to the top of his arena; he can only be hit by magic or ranged weapons while there. He briefly monologues, then sends a wave of spikes across the entire arena. After the wave is complete, Gladiatus returns down to the normal arena, and remains there until he is defeated.

## Curses

* Curse of Super Spikes: This curse causes Gladiatus to sometimes jump into the air, spawning additional Spikes of Justice beneath all players.

## Rewards

* Badge of Strength *(can always drop, if there is a Knight in the party)*

* Charging Spear *(only on Tier 1)*

* Spikes of Justice *(only on Tier 2 or 3)*

* Shield of Glory *(only on Tier 4)*

* Supreme Charging Spear *(only on Tier 4 or higher)*

## Notes

* The Iron Golems that circle the outside can be killed, and will usually drop Iron Ingots that can be sold or used for crafting.

## Trivia

* Gladiatus was the first boss added to Cake Team Towers.

* Gladiatus has pre-fight dialogue with every playable character. The only character to share this trait is Oogie Boogie.

* Gladiatus' name is a reference to the word "gladiators".

* Gladiatus' best friend is Magum.

* Gladiatus shows feelings towards Devi in the Variants Animated Short.