Arena Aspirations

"*There's a fool lad who wants to be a fighter like me. This is a wretched, dangerous trade, gods' truth, an' I wish I could dissuade 'im...*" —

**Arena Aspirations** is a side story in *Octopath Traveler*. The tale begins by speaking to the Listless Gladiator at Victors Hollow, south of the Tavern.

## Resolution

The side story may be resolved using one of two methods:

###  Inquire /  Scrutinize

Successfully use the Inquire or Scrutinize Path Action to glean the knowledge  from the **Doting Aunt** (  Min Lvl: 20 /  Base Rate: 70% ) west of the **Listless Gladiator**.Doting Aunt, Victors Hollow

The tale ends once the gleaned information is shared with the **Listless Fighter**.

"*The fighter learned that the boy's father had also been a swordsman, and tried to be the father figure the poor lad lost.*"

###  Challenge /  Provoke

Use the Challenge or Provoke Path Action to duel the **Listless Gladiator** (  Min Lvl: 30 /  [Strength:9, HP:35,393, Weak:] ).

The tale ends once the **Listless Gladiator** is defeated.

"*The young man saw his favored swordsman lose in battle, strengthening his resolve to study healing as an apothecary.*"
## Epilogue

Upon completion of the side story, the following occurs:

* If the Challenge/Provoke path was chosen, **Listless Gladiator** changes his name to **Resilient Gladiator**.
Resilient Gladiator, Victors Hollow

## Trivia

 **Flatlands:** | Theracio's Tutelage (I/II/III)  •  The Prodigious Painting  •  Fit for a King  •  City of Gold  •  Zeph and Mercedes (II)\*  •  In Search of Father (I)†  •  The Gravekeeper's Grief  •  The Price of Vengeance  •  Mikk and Makk Make Good\*  •  Scaredy Sheep  •  Tilting at Windmills

 **Coastlands:** | Le Mann, Explorer Extraordinaire (I/II/III)  •  Love Unrequited  •  Princess Mary, Redux\*  •  In Search of Father (II)†  •  Left Behind  •  The Merchant's Path  •  Scourge of the Seas  •  An Exotic Aroma  •  The Diarist's Desire\*  •  Keeping Up with the Wyndhams\*

 **Highlands:** | Noelle, Seeker of Knowledge (I/II/III)  •  Never Forget  •  Fertile Fields  •  Lost in Translation  •  A Royal Secret  •  Up to No Good  •  Russell's Repentance\*  •  Star of the Stage  •  Performance Art  •  At Journey's End†

 **Sunlands:** | Ria, Born to Roam (I/II/III)  •  Her Time to Shine  •  The Bouncer  •  The Adventures of Ali\*  •  In Search of Sweets  •  Shadow over the Sands  •  Back with Bale\*  •  The Prisoner's Plea  •  In Search of the Unknown  •  King Khalim's Conundrum\*

 **Riverlands:** | Meryl, Lost then Found (I/II/III)  •  For Want of Fish  •  A Sweet Reunion  •  Zeph and Mercedes (I)\*  •  Daughter of the Dark God (II)†  •  The Worrywart  •  The Pilgrims' Plight  •  A Corpse with No Name  •  The Hidden Hoard  •  The Adventuring Life  •  Friends Again\*  •  Hello Again, Harald\*

 **Cliftlands:** | Daughter of the Dark God (I)†  •  Kaia, Mother of Dragons (I/II/III)  •  The Bandits' Code  •  Sparks of Revolution  •  Heathcote's High Jinks\*  •  A Miner Dilemma  •  The Weaver's Predicament  •  Revello and Odette\*  •  On the Precipice  •  The Wayward Son

 **Woodlands:** | Ashlan the Beastmaster (I/II/III)  •  Rite of Passage  •  Way Through the Woods  •  Alphas and the Impresario†  •  **Arena Aspirations**  •  A Promising Venture  •  Into Thin Air  •  Again with Alaic\*  •  A Cub with No Name  •  Looting Grave Robber