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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]] ==
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* In [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]'s ''[[John Carter of Mars|The Gods of Mars]]'', John Carter [[The Dulcinea Effect|charges into the arena]] when [[Damsel in Distress|women]] are threatened with great apes, and another prisoner leaps to join him, shouting they should all come, and they do.
** In ''Chessman Of Mars'': the hero infiltrates the game of the title, where the pieces are living swordsmen, and fights; he wins and leads a revolt.
* In [[Ben Counter]]'s ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'' ''[[Grey Knights (Literature)|Grey Knights]]'' novel ''Hammer of Daemons'', Alaric and a fellow captive Grey Knight are forced in fight in [[Gladiator Games]] to celebrate the putting down of a Gladiator Revolt. The other Grey Knight dies. To [[Revenge|avenge]] [[Fire
* The Spartacus incident also happens in ''The Death of Kings'', the seconds of [[Conn Iggulden]]'s ''Emperor'' series. In this case, since Julius Caesar is the [[Protagonist]], it's a more upbeat ending than that of ''[[Spartacus]]''.
* In [[EE Doc Smith]]'s ''[[Lensman|Triplanetary]]'', the last significant attempt to save Roman civilization was a Gladiator Revolt -- and failed utterly.
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* Happened in an episode of ''[[Angel (TV)|Angel]]'' where the titular hero was captured and put into demon gladiator fights. Angel eventually breaks out and leads a gladiator revolt. Unfortunately, after the successful revolt, when the demons are freed and walking into the Los Angeles night, one of his human teammates [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|questions if they just loosed a dozen bloodthirsty and deadly demons onto the streets of LA]].
* Similar in "The Gamesters of Triskelion" from the original ''[[Star Trek the Original Series (TV)|Star Trek the Original Series]]''.
* Much the same plot occurred on ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'', except Herc deliberately got himself captured in the hope of rescuing one of the gladiators.
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