Gladiator II
Warning: There are spoilers ahead for Gladiator II.
While many characters die inGladiator II, this list only covers the named characters who perish.
During the battle, Arishat is killed when a Roman archer fires an arrow into her chest.
She topples into the water below where a heartbroken Lucius cradles her.
She serves the same purpose as Maximus' wife, although she is given slightly more agency and characterization.
He has been a mentor to Lucius during the past 16 years in Numidia.
Lucius and Jubartha are among the battle’s survivors who are taken captive and sold into slavery.
Jubartha does not make any effort to fight back as one of the baboons savagely mauls him.
His death is another injustice that fuels Lucius' hatred and desire for vengeance.
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His death is part of Macrinus' plan to destabilize Emperor Geta and Emperor Caracalla’s regime.
He ultimately plans to dispose of both of them and to take the throne for himself.
Since Emperor Geta is more in control, Macrinus chooses to kill him first.
With Geta removed, Macrinus is emperor in all but name.
Emperor Caracalla is too unstable to rule, as evidenced when he names Dondas his first consul.
Lior Raz is the co-creator and star of the Netflix seriesFauda.
Unfortunately, Gracchus is killed during the bloodshed that ensues in the Colosseum.
Gracchus is killed because of his lifelong support of Lucilla andMarcus Aurelius.
At this point, Emperor Caracalla is little more than a liability.
Once Emperor Caracalla’s usefulness expired, so did the need for Macrinus to keep the emperor alive.
Her execution does not go according to plan when Lucius and the other gladiators revolt.
After Maximus' death, it was largely left up to Lucilla to continue Marcus Aurelius' dream.
IfGladiator 3happens, her legacy will loom over Lucius in the way Maximus' legacy does in the sequel.
Lucius' story and the restoration of Rome would not have been complete without Macrinus' death.
Macrinus proves himself wrong as Lucius bests him in combat.
Lucius' story and the restoration of Rome would not have been complete without Macrinus' death.
Just asGladiatorhad to end with Commodus dying,Gladiator IIneeded to end with Macrinus dying.
