DUX'S HALL OF RECORDS

Continuing our trend of managers watching their two gladiators face-off in death match....

Vic Vegas' SHUSH was sent to the woodchipper known as APPLE NEWTON for a quick and decisive Monster attempt failure.

301 --> APPLE NEWTON (Vic Vegas) 190-111-15 Dwarf - Javelin -- Turn#888
- KILT PIN (Cam) (122-61-9)*                  3 KILL!
- EVIL MAC (Sliv) (131-81-7)*                   2 KILL!
- BIRCH (Palor) (110-104-1)*                     1 KILL!        
- BALLAW DE QUINCEWOLD (Sleazee P. Martinee) (159-88-8)*       2 KILL!
- ADELARD (Baliddir) (127-111-2)*                  4 KILL!
- THRAKAZOG (Fusion) (204-117-3)*                 2 KILL!
- ENHEDUANA (Lelu Dallas) (132-61-3)*                 2 KILL!
- SHUSH (Vic Vegas) (166-134-9)*                    1 KILL!

As a result of his title defense, APPLE NEWTON gained a metric point, rising from 9th to 8th place and surpassing Modofo's formidable OL' FIREBELLY.


______MASTERS______
5. 48 - *LORD DARIUS (The Overlord) 246-74-15 Human - Boar spear, Tower shield, Boar spear
6. 46 - RATYR (MJ) 180-47-7 Half-Elf - Great sword, Open hand, Trident
7. 44 - MISERY (Dux Mortalitas) 211-66-7 Half-Orc - Great pick, Hammer, Great pick
8. 41 - APPLE NEWTON (Vic Vegas) 190-111-15 Dwarf - Javelin, Javelin, Javelin (turn 1080)
9. 40 - OL' FIREBELLY (Modofo) 156-44-6 Dwarf - Tower shield
10. 34 - GONE FISSION (Fusion) 193-59-5 - Dwarf - Military pick

Fill your mittens with javelins and hold them high for APPLE NEWTON's eighth Monster defense!

Hear ye!  Hear ye!  Step right up and drink to the news, we've had another Legendary Monster Day in the arena.  I'll be posting the updates in pieces.  To start, let's look at the successful Monster slot defenses from turn 1083.

In what was ultimately a short celebration, Fusion's SKIPPY had his first successful Monster defense against Nads' SPEEDFREAK

273 --> SKIPPY (Fusion) 196-77-10 Half-Elf - Trident -- Turn#1036
- SPEEDFREAK (Nads) (91-65-3)*                  3 KILL!


Modofo's BIGGO planted two of Gern's challengers, increasing his Monster slot defenses by fifty percent!

271 --> BIGGO (Modofo) 162-109-5 - Human - Warflail/Towershield -- Turn #953
- MENDELSON SHAPE (Sanguine Savior) (111-81-3)*                  2 KILL!
- FLAVOR OF PAIN (Vic Vegas) (124-70-4)*             1 KILL!
- ALBA (Sliv) (93-59-6)*                       2 KILL!
- SOUP OR FISH ALL (Samurai!!11) (117-56-6)*          2 KILL!
- BODY ODOR (Gern Blansten) (255-71-10)*                  3 KILL!
- THE DIVA (Gern Blansten) (205-65-0)*                   2 KILL!

Warflails and Tridents high for Modofo and Fusion's warriors' successful monster defenses!

It isn't every turn that you get 7 new monsters.

335 --> UGLY SAM'S CLUB IV (Gern Blansten) 254-81-8 Half-Elf -- Turn#1083
157 --> BOBBY BLOODBATH III (Nads) 105-52-4 Half-Elf -- Turn#1083
299 --> JORAC THE BLIND (Gern Blansten) 211-88-10 Half-Elf -- Turn#1083
203 --> MORE PAIN (Nads) 118-85-6 Dwarf -- Turn#1083
145 --> GHASTLY TEAR BEAR (Nads) 81-64-4 Elf -- Turn#1083
243 --> JOSEPH SMITH (Gern Blansten) 192-51-10 Half-Elf -- Turn#1083
304 --> SHORT TEMPER (Nads) 182-122-6 Dwarf -- Turn#1083

Nads picked up four and Gern three in what will go down in history as one of the bloodiest days for the Monsters.  Seeing as how many of these gladiators were known for switching up their weapons, I would appreciate any feedback from those who have monstered gladiators since turn 1083, so we can fill in the blanks.

JORAC uses two greatswords. Both my recent fools took him on.

After the turn 1083 Monster Bloodbath we have a shuffling of the Managers With Most Monsters ranking!  Nads shoots from unranked to #2 and Gern Blansten goes from unranked to #6!  Sanguine Savior and Fusion are knocked out of the rankings.  They just need to create another Monster to get back on the list.

MANAGERS WITH MOST MONSTERS (Ties are broken by comparison of warriors number of fights - the less the better)
1. Dux Mortalitas = 9 (MISERY 211-66-7, PITT LORD 120-75-14, MERCILESS 114-62-5, SPLINTER 174-27-6, RAY OF LIGHT 177-53-10, OFFSPRING 159-60-9, ZERO 123-40-7, ROTUND 90-31-3, HIROI 120-45-4) = 1747 fights
2. Nads = 5 (PAIN 159-106-4, BOBBY BLOODBATH III 105-52-4, MORE PAIN 118-85-6, GHASTLY TEAR BEAR 81-64-4, SHORT TEMPER 182-122-6) = 1074 fights
3. Vic Vegas = 5 (LOPHOMASTIX 140-62-6, INNITOWINNIT 127-98-6, CYTOKINE STORM 82-58-4, APPLE NEWTON 190-111-15, REPLACEMENT BO 157-117-4) = 1142 fights
4. Frank the Tank = 4 (TEM?JIN BORJIGIN 162-88-9, INARI MITE 168-87-8, MR. MC'SCRUB 147-56-9, AROMA THE UNSAVORY 207-97-8) = 1012 fights
5. Modofo = 4 (MOONSHINE SOONMINE, SEE JANE STAB 193-65-8, BIGGO, GYPPED BY PEDIGREE 159-114-3) = 1060 fights
6. Gern Blansten = 4 (PILTDOWN MAN 162-66-2, UGLY SAM'S CLUB IV 254-81-8, JORAC THE BLIND 211-88-10, JOSEPH SMITH 192-51-10) = 1105 fights
7. Palor = 3 (NEEDLE OF PINE 124-46-6, FASCIST 154-77-6, KRELL'DAK 99-68-3) = 568 fights
8. Sleazee P. Martinee = 3 (ZURN BLOODBRINGER 125-77-6, TOTAL TRAUMA 153-102-2, THE NEEDLE LIES 147-97-3) = 701 fights
9. MJ = 2 (NEFINDIL 67-37-3, RATYR 180-47-7) = 331 fights
10. The Badman = 2 (TIBURCIO VASQUEZ 125-52-6, LEONARD SMALLS 101-76-8) = 354 fights
-=Off the list=-
11. Sanguine Savior = 2 (MOTHERSKILLE 134-67-13, MENDELSON SHAPE 111-81-3) = 393 fights
12. Fusion = 2 (GONE FISSION 193-59-5, SKIPPY 196-77-10) = 525 fights

Unspecified weapons held high for Nads and Gern as they rocket into the rankings after their amazing turn of slaughtering Monsters!

JORAC THE BLIND had his first Monster defense against Lelu's wicked elf AVA REIGN in a close two minute affair!

299 --> JORAC THE BLIND (Gern Blansten) 211-88-10 Half-Elf dual Greatswords -- Turn#1083
- AVA REIGN (Lelu Dallas) (160-73-2)*                 2 KILL!

One of Gern's former gladiators had another Monster slot defense versus Vic's pole-axe helf MEGATHERIUM in yet another close call.

228 --> PILTDOWN MAN (Gern Blansten) 162-66-2 - Dwarf - Warflail/Towershield -- Turn #976
- SILENT VIOLENCE (Sleazee P Martinee) (72-70-1)*             2 KILL!
- PERRY CARDIAL (Samurai!!11) (79-57-3)*              2 KILL!
- MEGATHERIUM (Vic Vegas) (83-68-0)*                2 KILL!

Greatswords and Warflails high in celebration of Gern's brutal monsters!

Modofo's wicked horc WACK-A-GLAD tied Fusion's JAYNE for 3rd best horc at 50 fights.  I love how all the top horcs at 50 fights are 43-7-x.

Best Half-Orc 50 Win/Loss Record [1-3 points]
1. JOSHUA (Lord Dragon) 43-7-8 Half-Orc - Battle flail
2. LORD RUGDUMPH (D-Man) 43-7-2 Half-Orc - Morningstar
2. CLOBBERKNOCKER (Modofo) 43-7-2 Half-Orc - Morningstar
3. JAYNE (Fusion) 43-7-1 Half-Orc - War flail
3. WACK-A-GLAD (Modofo) 43-7-1 Half-Orc - Warhammer

Warhammers high for WACK-A-GLAD, a legend in the making!!!

Hey Vic, Bobby Bloodbath uses a trident with a backup trident. And Short Temper is your favorite type...a boarspear user! With a back-up of course. I didn't last long enough to see if he would throw it though!

Let's call this The Modofo Update.  After securing his place in the history books with the 100+ UW victory, POUNDING SAND tempted his fate with the Monsters, giving SHORT TEMPER his first Monster slot victory.  

304 --> SHORT TEMPER (Nads) 182-122-6 Dwarf - Boarspear -- Turn#1083
- POUNDING SAND (Modofo) (115-75-1)*             4 KILL!

Similarly, TRITE MAKES RIGHT sought a date with destiny and gave REPLACEMENT BO his first Monster Slot defense as well.

274 --> REPLACEMENT BO (Vic Vegas) 157-117-4 Halfling - Stilettoeer -- Turn#1059
- TRITE MAKES RIGHT (Modofo) (89-74-2)*          2 KILL!

THE SHEPHERD (please, not a quarterstaff as a weapon!) won this year's grueling UW under 100 fight competition, securing Modofo BOTH trophies for the 20th year of Undefeated Warrior competition.

XX THE SHEPHERD (Modofo) 21-2-1 (11 fight streak) Half-Orc -
XX POUNDING SAND (Modofo) 115-74-1 (10 fight streak) Halfling - Quarterstaff

Quarterstaves and Morningstars high, for Modofo taking both UW crowns this year!

Alright, it is official and everyone agrees after much deliberation and consideration that Modofo is once again the winner of the Modofo Contes... I mean, Dethroner.

DETHRONER [by manager] (Created by Dux Mortalitas)
2013 MODOFO  --> 10 UW Knock-off Wins
2014 MODOFO  --> 19 UW Knock-off Wins
2015 MODOFO  --> 23 UW Knock-off Wins
2017 MODOFO  --> 28 UW Knock-off Points
2021 MODOFO  --> 28 UW Knock-off points (21 wins)

That's two contest victories in a row with 28 points.

Morninghammers high for Modofo, king of Dethroner!

After much carnage and blood-letting, we have a come from behind winner of Kill Fest this year.  Racking up 8 kills in the last 3 weeks of the competition

KILL FEST CHAMPIONS [by manager] (Run by Klagrok)
I. DEVIL (803)  --> 10 Kills in 10 weeks
II. KLAGROK KEENEYES (641) --> 11
III. CAM (544) --> 10 Kills in 9 weeks
IV. VIC VEGAS (341)  --> 10 kills in 8 weeks

Morningstars high for Vic Vegas and his grisly trophy!  Yeah, I said morningstars, cuz y'all keep using 'em!

We have a new helf 100 fight champion as Vic Vegas' THE GINGER SHADOW snuck up behind the rest and suddenly leapt out in front of the pack.

Best Half-Elf 100 Win/Loss Record [1-3 points]
1. THE GINGER SHADOW (Vic Vegas) 82-18-5 Half-Elf - Warhammer
2. LICKER (Fusion) 81-19-4 Half-Elf - Pole ax
3. PENETRATOR (Dux Mortalitas) 79-21-9 Half-Elf - Longspear
-=Off The List=-
4. 007 (Mithrandil) 78-22-3 Half-Elf - Bstrd sword

Mithandril's 007 is knocked off the list after countless years of being on it.  It has been a while since the helf 100 fight rankings have seen movement.  Now a gladiator needs at least 80 wins or 79 wins and 10 kills to get on the list.  Good luck!

Warhammers high for Vic's brutal helf THE GINGER SHADOW, your new 100 fight helf champion!

Especially impressive, with Warhammer! I haven't kept up with changes very well, as the record shows (still trying to figure out if Lunge is pointless now), but I don't think I've seen a record holder with that before.

Fusion wrote:Especially impressive, with Warhammer!  I haven't kept up with changes very well, as the record shows (still trying to figure out if Lunge is pointless now), but I don't think I've seen a record holder with that before.  

The morninghammer is my answer to the stiletto and other small/fast/light weapon wielders with their light armor and beanie caps and dancing.

We have a new second best halfling at 150 fights as of turn 1093.  Fusion's Margot ends the halfling 150 fight javelin dominance with a very impressive 115-35-4 record!  Palor's inspiring NEEDLE OF PINE is knocked from the list and Fusion now holds the #2 and #3 spots.  Does he have plans on capturing the #1 spot?  Only time will tell.

Best Halflings 150 Win/Loss Record [1-3 points]
1. SHISH (Dux Mortalitas) 118-32-2 Halfling - Javelin
2. MARGOT (Fusion) (115-35-4) Halfling - Short Sword
3. TIBOR (Fusion) 113-37-4 Halfling - Javelin (-1 +1 =0)
-=Off the list=-
4. NEEDLE OF PINE (Palor) 113-37-5 Elf - Javelin (-1) *MONSTER

Short swords high for MARGOT, Fusion's furious fur-footed fighter!

(Sorry this is reported 11 weeks late.  I can't track all the records.  Had my KRONK not just faced MARGOT there's a chance I wouldn't have noticed it for even longer!  So, please, if you think one of your gladiators or that of another manager's has achieved a place in DHoR, post a reply here so I can investigate their record using my quick and dirty gladiator investigation tool.)

Vic's Quick and Dirty Gladiator Investigation Tool

I have a folder where I have a copy of all the newsletters.  I'll open a command window in that folder where I also have an old-school DOS batch file that I've named GH.BAT.  The contents of that file are minimal, but that is all that is required to investigate a gladiator.

Just copy and paste the following into a .BAT file and you, YES YOU, can start investigating gladiators on your own:

GH.BAT wrote:@echo off
findstr /i "%~1" *.xml > "%~1".txt
notepad "%~1".txt
echo on

Aaaaand, that's it.  Just type "GH GLADIATORNAME" (without the quotes and use the gladiator's name you are investigating instead of GLADIATORNAME), hit enter, and a txt file will be created and named after the gladiator name, then opened for you to see the results.  You'll see every win, loss, challenge, blood challenge and murder, turn by turn.  Oh, this is for Windows boxen.

Have we got some big news today!  The arena has a new #1 human at 50 fights from newb manager Stablemaster comes GREAT HAMMER a wicked maul wielding human who hit 50 fights with an impressive record of 43-7-1

Best Human 50 Win/Loss Record [1-3 points]
1. GREAT HAMMER (Stablemaster) 43-7-1 Human - Maul
2. LITTLE LAMB (Modofo) 43-7-0 Human - Flail
3. MOTHER MAY I (Modofo) 42-8-5 Human - Quarterstaff
-=Off The List=-
4. EARL GREY (Frank the Tank) 42-8-2 Human - Halberd

Frank the Tank's impressive EARL GREY is knocked out of the rankings along with any weapons that have a sharp edge.  Blunt force trauma, for the win!

As our gaze turns upwards through the rankings we see that Modofo's mean morningstar horc has taken the #2 spot in the top 150 fight horcs category.

Best Half-Orc 150 Win/Loss Record [1-3 points]
1. JAYNE (Fusion) 122-28-3 Half-Orc - War Flail
2. CLOBBERKNOCKER (Modofo) 113-37-2 Half-Orc - Morningstar
3. SPINNER OF SORROW (Vic Vegas) 111-39-10 Half-Orc - Morningstar
-=Off The List=-
4. COMEUPPANCE (Modofo) 108-42-6 Half-Orc - War flail/Tower shield

The morningstar continues to make its mark as another ranking is earned with it.  Modofo knocked his own brute horc COMEUPPANCE out of the rankings.  Now it is up to Modofo's WACK-A-GLAD to come along and knock JAYNE off his pedestal.  R.I.P. JAYNE, you were a fierce opponent!

Do you best with your spindly, little manager arms, but mauls high for Stablemaster's GREAT HAMMER and morningstars high for Modofo's CLOBBERKNOCKER!  Two fearsome foes!

Gern's helf Monster UGLY SAM'S CLUB IV had his first successful title defense versus Sleazee's hammer happy horc AXTEL STURNCLAW in what was sure to be a thrilling 3 minute bout.

335 --> UGLY SAM'S CLUB IV (Gern Blansten) 254-81-8 Half-Elf - Boarspear/Boarspear -- Turn#1083
- AXTEL STURNCLAW (Sleazee P. Martinee) (128-66-4)*            3 KILL!

Boarspears high for UGLY SAM'S CLUB IV as he gets his first taste of Monster defense blood!

Hi,
My elf Kallevala Celestion has reached 10 kills. It appears that's a tie for the elf kill record?

 KALLEVALA CELESTION                   Elf     Male    92-63-10      



Racial Killers
HUMAN KILLERS [2-4 points]
1. *LORD DARIUS (The Overlord) 246-74-15 Human - Boarspear *MONSTER
2. *GEAR HEAD (The Warlord) 148-61-14 Human - Great pick (-1 E-DK)
3. MOTHERSKILLE (Sanguine Savior)  134-67-13 Human - Longspear (-8) (-1 E-DK)

DWARF KILLERS [2-4 points]
1. APPLE NEWTON (Vic Vegas) 190-111-15 Dwarf - Javelin *MONSTER
2. MESSIAH (Palor) 93-38-16 Dwarf - Great pick (-4)
3. PLAYER TWO (Frank the Tank) 145-50-11 Dwarf - Trident (-2) (-1 E-DK)

HALF-ORC KILLERS [2-4 points]
1. PITT LORD (Dux Mortalitas) 120-75-14 Half-Orc - Battle flail *MONSTER
2. ULTIMATE (Red Death) 42-23-13 Half-Orc - Bladed flail
3. SOLITUDE (Ilneval) 45-10-12 Half-Orc - Battle flail

HALFLING KILLERS [2-4 points]
1. POPPER (Stalker) 121-72-9 Halfling - Javelin
2. MR. MC'SCRUB (Frank the Tank) 147-56-9 Halfling - Javelin *MONSTER
3. LICK DOO (Sleazee P Martinee) 65-46-7 Halfling - Boar spear

HALF-ELF KILLERS [2-4 points]
1. KOMODO DRAGON (Jinx) 131-88-17 Half-Elf - Pole-Axe
2. PENETRATOR (Dux Mortalitas) 118-39-11 Half-Elf - Long spear
3. MARK WARNER (D-Man) 72-42-10 Half-Elf - Trident

ELF KILLERS [2-4 points]
1. KHAL DROGO (Sliv) 31-20-10 Elf - Shortsword
2. RAY OF LIGHT (Dux Mortalitas) 177-53-10 Elf - Javelin
3. MOSS (Palor) 109-51-10 Elf - Shortsword (-2)

We have two updates to DHoR this week, and both are tied to D-Man.  

First we have D-Man's FALX CARIUS' attempt at glory versus Nads' SHORT TEMPTER in what was surely a brutal 2 minute slobberknocker!

304 --> SHORT TEMPER (Nads) 182-122-6 Dwarf - Boarspear -- Turn#1083
- POUNDING SAND (Modofo) (115-75-1)*             4 KILL!
- FALX CARIUS (D-Man) (136-135-3)*               2 KILL!
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Next we have D-Man's KALLEVALA CELESTION capturing glory as the new #2 killer elf!  Palor's MOSS is knocked off the list and Dux's RAY OF LIGHT knocked down to third place.

ELF KILLERS [2-4 points]
1. KHAL DROGO (Sliv) 31-20-10 Elf - Shortsword
2. KALLEVALA CELESTION (D-Man) 92-63-10 Elf - dual Shortswords
3. RAY OF LIGHT (Dux Mortalitas) 177-53-10 Elf - Javelin
-=Off the list=-
4. MOSS (Palor) 109-51-10 Elf - Shortsword (-2)

As a result of RAY OF LIGHT's lower ranking, a metric point has been lost, but RoL maintains his ranking.

TOP 20 ACHIEVERS OF ALL TIME!

______LORD OF THE PIT______
1. 65 - SPLINTER (Dux Mortalitas) 174-27-6 Dwarf - Trident, Tower shield, Trident

______GRANDMASTERS______
2. 51 - OFFSPRING (Dux Mortalitas) 159-60-9 Half-elf - Boar spear
3. 50 - SEE JANE STAB (Modofo) 193-65-8 Dwarf - Javelin, Tower shield
4. 48 - RAY OF LIGHT (Dux Mortalitas) 177-53-10 Elf - Boar spear(throwing), Javelin, Javelin


Shortswords high for KALLEVALA CELESTION, your new #2 elf killer!!!

It wasn't a slobberknocker. Falx got one good shot in, but basically got swept to death. Final blow was a sweep.

D-man wrote:It wasn't a slobberknocker. Falx got one good shot in, but basically got swept to death. Final blow was a sweep.

Whoops!  Are you going to post the fight?

Yeah will do. Wont be right away but will post soon.

Ahem...


KALLEVALA CELESTION (332) (93-63-11) JET & GOLD WARRIOR (1787) (89-64-2) 2 KILL!

Congrats D-Man on taking the number one spot!

Well stomp on frogs and paint me red!  D-Man's KALLEVALA CELESTION did it again!  I think he should have been named KILLEVALA!!!  Now the killingest elf of all time!

ELF KILLERS [2-4 points]
1. KALLEVALA CELESTION (D-Man) 93-63-11 Elf - dual Shortswords
2. KHAL DROGO (Sliv) 31-20-10 Elf - Shortsword
3. RAY OF LIGHT (Dux Mortalitas) 177-53-10 Elf - Javelin

This is huge!  Will KILLEVALA kill again next week?  I'm starting to think so!

Short swords high for the arena's new all-time top elf killer, D-Man's KALLEVALA CELESTION!