🗣️ Maximus Decimus Meridius bellows: “We Meet as Equals.”

🗣️ Octavian the Third bellows: “Honor Above All!”

Octavian the Third's defensive stance reads Maximus Decimus Meridius's aggressive approach perfectly — a 10% tactical edge!

R1: Maximus Decimus Meridius hammers Octavian the Third with shield rim and blade but Octavian the Third turns it aside for only a glancing graze.

R1: Octavian the Third hammers Maximus Decimus Meridius with shield rim and blade — a shallow wound, little more than a scratch.

R2: Devastation! Maximus Decimus Meridius lands a CRITICAL blow that buckles Octavian the Third!

R2: Octavian the Third plants their feet and punches the gladius into Maximus Decimus Meridius yet Maximus Decimus Meridius weathers it and stands firm.

R3: Silence, then a roar — Maximus Decimus Meridius lands a brutal CRITICAL hit on Octavian the Third!

R3: Octavian the Third hammers Maximus Decimus Meridius with shield rim and blade yet Maximus Decimus Meridius weathers it and stands firm.

R4: Maximus Decimus Meridius plants their feet and punches the gladius into Octavian the Third but Octavian the Third turns it aside for only a glancing graze.

R4: Octavian the Third bulls forward behind the shield and stabs Maximus Decimus Meridius but Maximus Decimus Meridius turns it aside for only a glancing graze.

R5: Maximus Decimus Meridius hammers Octavian the Third with shield rim and blade drawing a bright line of blood.

R5: Octavian the Third bulls forward behind the shield and stabs Maximus Decimus Meridius though Maximus Decimus Meridius rolls with the blow and shrugs it off.

R6: Maximus Decimus Meridius exploits a fatal gap and CRITICALLY wounds Octavian the Third!

R6: Silence, then a roar — Octavian the Third lands a brutal CRITICAL hit on Maximus Decimus Meridius!

R7: Maximus Decimus Meridius grinds Octavian the Third down with a short, brutal thrust but the strike barely bites through Octavian the Third's guard.

R7: Octavian the Third plants their feet and punches the gladius into Maximus Decimus Meridius yet Maximus Decimus Meridius weathers it and stands firm.

R8: Maximus Decimus Meridius plants their feet and punches the gladius into Octavian the Third landing clean as the sand drinks the blood.

R8: Octavian the Third bulls forward behind the shield and stabs Maximus Decimus Meridius though Maximus Decimus Meridius rolls with the blow and shrugs it off.

R9: Maximus Decimus Meridius hammers Octavian the Third with shield rim and blade — a shallow wound, little more than a scratch.

R9: The crowd senses the kill as Octavian the Third staggers, near collapse.

R9: Octavian the Third shield-bashes Maximus Decimus Meridius and drives the gladius home yet Maximus Decimus Meridius weathers it and stands firm.

R10: Maximus Decimus Meridius bulls forward behind the shield and stabs Octavian the Third and Octavian the Third gives ground, breathing hard.

R10: A masterful CRITICAL strike from Octavian the Third carves clean through Maximus Decimus Meridius's defense!

R11: Maximus Decimus Meridius plants their feet and punches the gladius into Octavian the Third and Octavian the Third gives ground, breathing hard.

R11: Octavian the Third grinds Maximus Decimus Meridius down with a short, brutal thrust yet Maximus Decimus Meridius weathers it and stands firm.

R12: Maximus Decimus Meridius shield-bashes Octavian the Third and drives the gladius home but the strike barely bites through Octavian the Third's guard.

R12: Octavian the Third hammers Maximus Decimus Meridius with shield rim and blade yet Maximus Decimus Meridius weathers it and stands firm.

R13: Maximus Decimus Meridius plants their feet and punches the gladius into Octavian the Third yet Octavian the Third weathers it and stands firm.