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Subtrope of [[Gladiator Games]] as well as [[Slave Liberation]]. The main alternative for captive heroes is to be a [[Galley Slave]].
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* [[The Warlord]] (Travis Morgan). Early in his career he was captured and spent time as an enslaved gladiator. He earned his title leading his fellow gladiators to freedom.
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== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
* [[Modesty Blaise (comic strip)|Modesty Blaise]] does it in the "Those About to Die..." arc, where an insane millionaire had kidnapped Modesty, Willie and other elite athletes and warriors and was forcing them to compete in a [[Deadly Game]].
== [[Real Life]] ==▼
* The Spartacus rebellion.▼
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
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* ''[[Justice League]]'''s "War World" put Superman on Mongul's titular War World. He rose to become champion, beat Mongul on interdimensional TV and overthrew his rule.
* ''[[Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea]]''. Spartakus (as might be guessed from his name) is an ex-gladiator who escaped slavery following a revolt.
▲== [[Real Life]] ==
▲* The [[w:Spartacus|Spartacus rebellion]].
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