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Gladiator

ARTICLE

GALLERY

HISTORY

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Upgrade Icons

• Current
• 29 November 2019 – 29 October 2020
• 24 June 2019 – 29 November 2019

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Ability

1	2	3	4	5

Ability

1	2	3	4	5

Abilities

Skin Upgrades

The Gladiator has nine skins in total. This includes:

1. The Default skin which is obtained for free.
2. Seven skins that can be unlocked from Skincrates.
3. One skin that can be unlocked from a code.

• Default
• Slugger
• Pumpkin
• Demon
• Beach
• Vigilante
• Pirate
• Galactic
• Phantom
• Cameraman

Default

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Level	Image	Cosmetic Changes
0		Tan skin, grey torso and dark grey pants. Wields a Linked Sword to attack enemies.
1		Grey chest-plate, sleeves and black gloves.
2		Galea helmet. Now wields a light blue sword.
3		Grey knee-pads, white elbow-pads and black boots.
4		Now wields an Illumina.
5		Red fabric cape and retextured Dominus Empyreus. Now wields a Darkheart.

The Slugger skin is obtained from the Premium Skincrate.

Slugger

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Level	Image	Cosmetic Changes
0		Tan skin, red torso and sleeves, black fade pants, white socks, and navy pebble shoes. Wields a light tan baseball bat to attack enemies.
1		Brown gloves.
2		Black baseball cap and shades. Baseball bat is now dark brown.
3		White wrapping on both arms. Rusted metal knee-pads.
4		Baseball bat is now made of metal with a black grip.
5		Baseball cap front design changed. Now has headphones. Baseball bat now has a different design with barbed wire wrapped around the tip. Now has a Purple Vibecaster Boombox on its back.

The Pumpkin skin is obtained from the Pumpkin Skincrate.

Pumpkin

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Level	Image	Cosmetic Changes
0		Orange pumpkin head, white skin and dark orange granite torso and legs. Wields a grey axe to attack enemies.
1		Black and yellow chestplate, shoulder-pads and shoes, and black knuckle gloves.
2		Axe is now purple.
3		Black and yellow leg paddings and brown fur around its pumpkin head.
4		Axe is now neon lime.
5		Black crown and cape, extended chestplate and neon yellow chain wrapped around its left leg. Skin is now neon yellow, pumpkin head is now black. Axe is now neon orange.

The Demon skin is obtained from the Spooky Skincrate.

Demon

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Level	Image	Cosmetic Changes
0		Grey skin, has rosewood granite torso and legs. Wields a sword to attack enemies.
1		Red granite chestplate, red shoulder-pads, red gloves, gains wings.
2		Gains a red granite helmet.
3		Now has lead sleeves, lead elbow-pads, and dark red granite knee-pads.
4		Now wields a small bat-winged scythe.
5		Helmet changes to an open dominus, now wears a cape, eyes are now glowing red. Now wields a bigger scythe.

The Beach skin was obtained by the Code: beachglad2022

Beach

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Level	Image	Cosmetic Changes
0		Tan skin with blue and white shorts. Wields a blue pool noodle to attack enemies.
1		Orange sunglasses, yellow puffer jacket and red armbands.
2		Yellow visor with white brim. Pool noodle is now yellow.
3		Now wears an orange towel around its neck and two inflatable white and red armbands around its shoulders.
4		Duck floatie around thighs.
5		Visor is replaced with a yellow beach hat with a duck face. Pool noodle is now red.

The Vigilante skin is obtained from the Vigilante Skincrate.

Vigilante

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Level	Image	Cosmetic Changes
0		Tan skin, black helmet that covers its entire head with neon orange design on the front, black pants, dark grey shoes, grey and dark grey gloves, and grey, dark grey and black vest. Has a grey blade attached to its right glove that it uses to attack enemies.
1		Orange belt and dark grey shirt.
2		Grey hood with neon orange outlines. Blade is now white.
3		Black shoulder-pads and knee-pads, and orange stripes on sleeves.
4		Blade is now orange.
5		Now has a different hood with neon orange horns. Blade is now neon orange.

The Pirate skin is obtained from the Pirate Skincrate.

Pirate

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Level	Image	Cosmetic Changes
0		Tan skin, white shirt, black pants, brown shoes and green cloth wrapped around torso. Wields a sword to attack enemies.
1		Dark brown gloves and shoulder-pad.
2		Black head scarf. Sword now has a blue and grey blade.
3		Brown pouches on legs. Shirt replaced with a black coat.
4		Sword is now longer. Brown part of the sword is now black while blades are now blue and green.
5		Black eye-patch and pirate hat with blue outlines, blue scar on right eye and two swords on its back. Sword now has a neon blue and green blade.

The Galactic skin is obtained from the Deluxe Skincrate.

Galactic

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Level	Image	Cosmetic Changes
0		Black body, grey vest, shoulder-pads, gloves, shoes and leg padding. Wields a red energy sword to attack enemies.
1		Improved black shoulder-pads with a red line on them.
2		Black helmet with red lines on back. Energy sword now has streaks of energy on it.
3		Black and red coat and grey knee-pads. Improved vest with a red and black emblem. Helmet now has tubes connected to it.
4		Laser sword now has a small blade at the back.
5		Black breathing mask with tubes. Red cape with a red and black emblem on it. Shoulder-pads now have tubes Energy sword now has two small blades on the side.

The Phantom skin is obtained from the Phantom Skincrate.

Phantom

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Level	Image	Cosmetic Changes
0		Dark skin, red and white hair, black shirt with popped collar and rolled up sleeves, black pants and shoes, silver mask with a red neon visor and a black saya. Wields a light grey katana with a black handle to attack enemies.
1		Dark grey gloves with red straps and white knuckle-dusters.
2		Pants are now dark grey with red straps and black padding. Saya is now white and black with neon red elements.
3		Dark grey hoodie with a hood with red outlines, rolled up sleeves. and smalle, neon red protrusions on the mask.
4		Grey and light grey shoulder-pads. Now wields a dark grey katana with a white handle.
5		Dark grey knee-pads and red lines on shoes. Saya is now black and red with neon red elements. Now wields a dark grey katana with a neon red outline on the blade and red handle.

The Cameraman skin is obtained from the Deluxe Skincrate.

Cameraman

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Level	Image	Cosmetic Changes
0		Camera head, open black tuxedo, light blue tie, buttoned shirt, grey pants, and black shoes. Wields a plunger to attack enemies.
1		Two plungers on its back.
2		Two straps containing toilet paper rolls.
3		Head is now a different camera, plungers on back have spikes.
4		Black headphones, straps become blue, and toilet paper straps become black. Plunger gains extra spikes.
5		Head becomes a speaker with two cameras on each side, pants are now black, core on its chest, plungers replaced with jetpack, and straps are gone. Now wields a sawblade.

Previous Variants

• Default
• Slugger
• Demon

• Version 1
• Version 3
• Version 4

This version of the Default skin was used between 24th of June 2019 and 29th of November 2019.

Default

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Level	Image	Cosmetic Changes
0		Yellow skin, grey torso and dark grey pants. Wields a Linked Sword to attack enemies.
1		Dark grey chestplate with sleeves.
2		Galea helmet. Sword is now Brigand's Sword.
3		Sword is now a Venomshank.
4		Sword is now an Illumina.
5		Red glowing eyes. Sword is now a Darkheart.

This version of the Default skin was used between 26th of May 2020 and 29th of October 2020.

Default

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Level	Image	Cosmetic Changes
0		Yellow skin, grey torso and dark grey pants. Wields a Linked Sword to attack enemies.
1		Grey chest-plate, sleeves and black gloves.
2		Galea helmet. Now wields a light blue sword.
3		Grey knee-pads, white elbow-pads and black boots.
4		Now wields an Illumina.
5		Red fabric cape and retextured Dominus Empyreus. Now wields a Darkheart.

This version of the Default skin was used between 29th of October 2020 and 17th of April 2022.

Level	Image	Cosmetic Changes
0		Tan skin, grey torso and dark grey pants. Wields a Linked Sword to attack enemies.
1		Grey chest-plate, sleeves and black gloves.
2		Galea helmet. Now wields a light blue sword.
3		Grey knee-pads, white elbow-pads and black boots.
4		Now wields an Illumina.
5		Red fabric cape and retextured Dominus Empyreus. Now wields a Darkheart.

• Version 1
• Version 2

This version of the Slugger skin was used between 26th of May 2020 and 29th of October 2020.

Slugger

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Level	Image	Cosmetic Changes
0		Yellow skin, red torso and sleeves, black fade pants, white socks, and navy pebble shoes. Fearless face. Wields a brown baseball bat to attack enemies.
1		Brown gloves.
2		Black baseball cap and shades. Baseball bat is now dark brown.
3		White wrapping on both arms. Rusted metal knee-pads.
4		Baseball bat is now grey with a black design.
5		Baseball cap front design changed. Baseball bat now has a different design and has barbed wire. Now has a Purple Vibecaster Boombox on its back.

This version of the Slugger skin was used between 29th of October 2020 and 17th of April 2022.

Level	Image	Cosmetic Changes
0		Tan skin, red torso and sleeves, black fade pants, white socks, and navy pebble shoes. Wields a light tan baseball bat to attack enemies.
1		Brown gloves.
2		Black baseball cap and shades. Baseball bat is now dark brown.
3		White wrapping on both arms. Rusted metal knee-pads.
4		Baseball bat is now made of metal with a black grip.
5		Baseball cap front design changed. Now has headphones. Baseball bat now has a different design with barbed wire wrapped around the tip. Now has a Purple Vibecaster Boombox on its back.

This version of the Demon skin was used between 23rd of November 2020 and 17th of April 2022.

Level	Image	Cosmetic Changes
0		Grey skin, has rosewood granite torso and legs. Wields a sword to attack enemies.
1		Red granite chestplate, red shoulder-pads, red gloves, gains wings.
2		Gains a red granite helmet with horns.
3		Now has lead sleeves, lead elbow-pads, and dark red granite knee-pads.
4		Now wields a small bat-winged scythe.
5		Helmet changes to an open dominus, now wears a cape, eyes are now glowing red. Now wields a bigger scythe.

Weapons

• Default
• Slugger
• Pumpkin
• Demon
• Beach
• Vigilante
• Pirate
• Galactic
• Phantom
• Cameraman

Default

24 June 2019 - 29 November 2019
0-1	2	3	4	5
Linked Sword	Brigands Sword	Venomshank	Illumina	Darkheart

Current
0-1	2-3	4	5
Linked Sword	Sword	Illumina	Darkheart

Slugger

Current
0-1	2-3	4	5
Baseball Bat	Baseball Bat	Baseball Bat	Barbed Wire Baseball Bat

Pumpkin

Current
0-1	2-3	4	5
Grey Axe	Purple Axe	Neon Lime Axe	Neon Orange Axe

Demon

Current
0-3	4	5
Demon Sword	Bat Scythe	Red Scythe

Beach

Current
0-1	2-4	5
Noodle	Noodle	Noodle

Vigilante

Current
0-1	2-3	4	5
Blade	Blade	Blade	Blade

Pirate

Current
0-1	2-3	4	5
Sword	Sword	Sword	Sword

Galactic

Current
0-1	2-3	4	5
Energy Sword	Energy Sword	Energy Sword	Energy Sword

Phantom

Current
0-1	2-3	4	5
Katana	Katana	Katana	Katana

Cameraman

Current
0-3	4	5
Plunger	Spiked Plunger	Saw

Faces

• 17 April 2022 – Present
• Pre-17 April 2022

Regular Faces

Current Regular Face

Current Beach Face
(5 October 2022 - Present)

Regular Faces

First Regular Face
(24 June 2019 – 17 April 2022)

First Slugger Face
(24 June 2019 – 17 April 2022)

Funny Faces

These were the funny faces of the Gladiator during the April Fools 2020 update.

• Default - Weird

Default

Sounds

• Default
• Pumpkin

Default

Sound	Description
	Warrior's Call ability

Pumpkin

Sound	Description
	Warrior's Call ability

Other

Thumbnails

Gladiator on the SFOTH Event thumbnail.

Default skin on the Black Friday Sale thumbnail.

Default skin on the game thumbnail.

Slugger skin on the game thumbnail.

Default skin on the Solar Eclipse Event thumbnail.

Vigilante skin on the game thumbnail.

Pirate skin on the game thumbnail.

Icons

Gladiator on the SFOTH Event icon.

Vigilante skin on the game icon.

Promotional Images

Slugger skin on the 26 May 2020 promotional image.

Default skin on the Memorial Day 2021 Sale promotional image.

Default skin on the Black Friday 2021 Sale promotional image.

Default skin on a promotional image.

Beach skin on a promotional image.

Beach skin on a promotional image.

Beach skin on a promotional image.

Default skin on a promotional image.

Promotional Videos

Executioner - Tower Defense Simulator

Default skin on a promotional video.

Night Four - Tower Defense Simulator

Default skin on a promotional video.

GLADIATOR REAL AMERICAN - Tower Defense Simulator

Default skin on a promotional video.

The Hunt- Mega Edition Trailer - Tower Defense Simulator

Default skin on a promotional video.

Trailers

OFFICIAL Tower Defense Simulator Trailer

Gladiator in the game trailer.

OFFICIAL Tower Defense Simulator Trailer 2

Gladiator in the game trailer.

Tower Defense Simulator Trailer 2020

Default skin in the game trailer.

BLOXYS - Vote Tower Defense Simulator for BEST Game Trailer!

Default skin in the game trailer.

Tower Defense Simulator- Solar Eclipse Trailer

Default skin in the game trailer.

Tower Defense Simulator- VIGILANTE Crate Trailer

Vigilante skin in the game trailer.

LEGACY VIGILANTE CRATE TRAILER

Vigilante skin in the unused game trailer.

Tower Defense Simulator - UNWAVERING TIDES Trailer

Pirate skin on the game trailer.

Ducky Revenge Trailer - Tower Defense Simulator

Default skin on the game trailer.

Development Images

Gladiator on a development image.

Default skin on a development image.

Vigilante skin on a development image.

Beach skin on a development image.

Beach skin's evil duck on a development image.

Phantom skin on a development image.

Phantom skin on a development image.

Phantom skin on a development image.

Phantom skin on a development gif.

Phantom skin on a development image.

Phantom skin on a development image.

Phantom skin on a development gif.

Concept Art

Cameraman skin on concept art.

Renders

Default skin on a render.

Beach skin on a render.

Vigilante skin on a render.

Vigilante skin on a render.

Vigilante skin on a render.

Vigilante skin on a render.

Pirate skin on a render.

Pirate skin on a render.

Pirate skin on a render.

Phantom skin on a render.

Phantom skin on a render.

Phantom skin on a render.

Gamepasses

Gladiator on the Gladiator gamepass.

Default skin on the Gladiator gamepass.

Vigilante skin on the 🌆 Vigilante Skin Bundle ⚡ gamepass.

Pirate skin on the Unwavering Tides Bundle gamepass.

Badges

Gladiator on the Obtained Gladiator badge.

Skin Trivia

• The Gladiator currently has the most skins for an event tower.
• Currently no Gladiator skins share the same weapon
• The Beach skin was originally going to be called the Ducky Gladiator.
  • In a few development images, the Ducky Gladiator had duck-themed cosmetics that were removed when the Beach skin was added to the game.
• The Slugger is based on the RED Scout from Team Fortress 2.
  • The bat used by the Slugger skin between Level 4-5 was based on the Bat that the Scout uses.
  • The boombox on the back of the Slugger skin may be based on the Boston Boom-Bringer cosmetic item for Scout.
  • The Level 5 bat is similar to the Classic Baseball Bat used in R2DA with the Barbed Wire attachment.
• The Pumpkin skin is heavily based on Lord Sinister.
• The Gladiator shares its Level 2 icon with the Archer's Level 3 icon.
  • This is strange as the Gladiator does not have a ranged attack.
• The Level 5 Demon skin having red eyes is likely a reference to the first version of the Default Level 5 Gladiator having red eyes.
• On one of the renders used as background for Leaderboards, the Default skin is depicted to have a blue cape, which is never seen in game.
  • As the render on Roblox is called "VersusGraphic", this is due to it being a reused image for the Versus mode, with cape colors representing the red and blue teams.
• On the render seen in the Gift Box after purchasing the Unwavering Tides Bundle gamepass, and the Unwavering Tides Update thumbnail and trailer, the Pirate Gladiator has flintlocks on its torso. However, these are not present on the Pirate Gladiator in-game.
• The Pirate Gladiator skin is a reference to Roronoa Zoro from One Piece.
• The Galactic skin appearance is based on Sith Lords from Star Wars, though it does not appear to be based on any specific character.
• The blade used by the Vigilante skin may be a reference to the Mantis Blades from Cyberpunk 2077.
• The blade and saya used by the Phantom skin may be a reference to the HF Murasama blade, wielded by Samuel Rodrigues from Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.
• The Cameraman skin was originally meant to be released in the April Fools 2024 Update.
• The Beach skin's pool noodle make unique squeaking sounds when it hits an enemy, which differs from the other skins.

Roblox Catalog

• The Linked Sword (Level 0), Brigand's Sword (Original Level 2), Venomshank (Original Level 3), Illumina (Level 4) and Darkheart (Level 5) swords, which were used by the Gladiator at one point, are all gears found in the Roblox catalog.
  • These swords are well known in Roblox's history. The Linked Sword was one of the six weapons in BrickBattle. Brigand's Sword was the first gear ever published. The Venomshank, Illumina and Darkheart are unique swords from Sword Fight on the Heights IV.
• The Level 5 Default skin uses the Fixed Dominus Formidulosus mesh made by BelowNatural.
• The helmet that the Default skin uses between Level 2-4 is the Trojan Infantry Helmet from the Roblox catalog.
• Previously, the face used by the Slugger skin was the Fearless face from the Roblox catalog.
• The Level 0-1 weapon used by the Slugger skin is the Baseball Bat gear from the Roblox catalog.
  • The Level 2-4 baseball bats used are a re-textured version of it.
• The boombox on the back of the Level 5 Slugger skin is the Vibecaster Boombox accessory from the Roblox catalog.
  • The accessory was uploaded by BelowNatural over half a year after the Slugger skin was added to the game.
• The headset used by the level 5 Slugger skin is the Black Tactical Headset accessory from the Roblox Catalog.
• The Level 5 baseball cap used by the Slugger skin is the Baseball Cap with Lightning Design accessory from the Roblox catalog.
• The Level 2+ shades used by the Slugger skin are the Ice Cold Stunnas from the Roblox Catalog.

Update History

This only refers to cosmetic changes to the Gladiator. Check the main article for statistical changes.

• 24 June 2019 - BETA v1.2.0
  • Gladiator added.
• 29 November 2019 - Release v1.4.0
  • Level 3 upgrade icon changed.
  • Default skin Level 0-5 appearance changed.
• 1 April 2020 - Release v1.8.2
  • Funny Faces added.
• 2 April 2020 - Release v1.8.2a
  • Funny Faces removed.
• 26 May 2020 - Release v1.11.0
  • Default Level 0-5 appearance changed.
  • New skin: Slugger
• 29 October 2020 - Overhaul v1.0.0
  • Default and Slugger Level 0-5 appearance changed.
• 31 October 2020 - Overhaul v1.1.0
  • New skin: Pumpkin
• 23 November 2020 - Overhaul v1.1.1
  • New skin: Demon
  • Bug: Demon skin's scythe at Level 5 does not move when the Gladiator is attacking.
• 4 December 2021 - v1.0.0
  • Bugfix: Demon skin's scythe at Level 5 now moves when the Gladiator attacks.
• 29 December 2021
  • Bug: Demon skin's scythe at Level 5 does not move when the Gladiator is attacking.
• 29 December 2021 - v1.0.0l
  • Bugfix: Demon skin's scythe at Level 5 now moves when the Gladiator attacks.
• 17 April 2022 - v1.2.0
  • All skins Level 0-5 appearance changed.
• 5 August 2022 - v1.3.1
  • New skin: Beach
• 3 November 2022
  • Bug: Gladiator's animations have a blending issue.
• 24 June 2023 - v1.8.2
  • New skin: Vigilante
• 5 August 2023 - v1.8.4
  • Gladiator's Warrior Call's ability now can play animations.
    • Ability animation added to Vigilante and Pirate skins.
  • New skin: Pirate
  • Bugfix: Gladiator no longer has an animation blending issue.
• 28 October 2023 - v1.9.0
  • New skin: Galactic
• 21 December 2023 - v1.11.0
  • New skin: Phantom
• 12 April 2024 - v1.18.4
  • New skin: Cameraman