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Joust (Gladiators)
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Joust was an event played in several incarnations of the television series Gladiators. In this event, a contender and Gladiator engage in battle on mechanical skybikes. The object of the game is to unseat the opponent.
This event is not to be confused with The Joust
in which participants battle on raised podiums.
Participants may not touch their opponents combat club or skybike or attempt to attach themselves to the skybike. Opponents must be seated at all times.
Joust was first road tested during the 1993 Wembley Live shows in which the skybikes were only a couple of feet from the floor and pugil sticks were used. The skybikes were a lot bigger than those used during the televised competitions and had padded seats.
The events appearances declined from 1994 after its first season as a combination of contender and Gladiator dislike for the event and a back injury to a contender. The event was played during the 1995 Sheffield live shows after one of the originally scheduled events, Pendulum, proved too big for the arena. For these contests, the time limit was expanded to 60 seconds. Between the 1995 Sheffield Live shows and the televised 1995 series, the skybikes had a makeover, going from a shiny silver colour to a matt red (contender) and white (Gladiator). The undercarriage were the mechanical rotation system was housed was also covered up. The skybikes also operated in a less violent manner, bucking back and forth and round in a set pattern.
When the event Tilt
was axed in 1995 due to safety concerns, the producers decided to axe Joust at the same time.
A contender loss in this event was marked by the music 'Another one bites the dust' by Queen.
Joust did not return for the first series of the 2008 revival
.
Joust was played twice during the final series of the initial run of Australian Gladiators
and once during the Army versus Navy series, of which 11 of the 12 matches resulted in draws.
The apparatus was that used in the UK series after the axing of the event in the UK series. The combat clubs were renamed 'Battle maces'. Unlike other events in the Australian show, the theme music was not the same as that used in the UK version. Instead a 60 second version of the theme for Pole-Axe was used.
Joust did not return for the first series of the 2008 revival
.
This event is not to be confused with The Joust
Duel (Gladiators)
Duel is an event played in several incarnations of the television series Gladiators. In this event, a contender and Gladiator engage in battle on raised podiums using pugil sticks. The object is to knock your opponent off....
in which participants battle on raised podiums.
Rules
One Gladiator faces one contender, and on the whistle engage in battle on a mechanical skybike which twists, turns, bucks and rotates similar to a bucking bull. Both participants are armed with combat clubs (similar to half a pugil stick). 10 points are awarded for a contender win, 5 points for a draw.Participants may not touch their opponents combat club or skybike or attempt to attach themselves to the skybike. Opponents must be seated at all times.
International differences
In the UK, the event lasted for 30 seconds whilst in Australia, the event lasted for 60 seconds.UK
Years active: 1993-1995The events appearances declined from 1994 after its first season as a combination of contender and Gladiator dislike for the event and a back injury to a contender. The event was played during the 1995 Sheffield live shows after one of the originally scheduled events, Pendulum, proved too big for the arena. For these contests, the time limit was expanded to 60 seconds. Between the 1995 Sheffield Live shows and the televised 1995 series, the skybikes had a makeover, going from a shiny silver colour to a matt red (contender) and white (Gladiator). The undercarriage were the mechanical rotation system was housed was also covered up. The skybikes also operated in a less violent manner, bucking back and forth and round in a set pattern.
When the event Tilt
Tilt (Gladiators)
Tilt is an event played in several incarnations of the television series Gladiators. In this event, a contender and Gladiator engage in a tug of war on tilting platforms. Due to their weight advantage, the Gladiator is located on the higher of the two tilt platforms.-Rules:One Gladiator faces one...
was axed in 1995 due to safety concerns, the producers decided to axe Joust at the same time.
A contender loss in this event was marked by the music 'Another one bites the dust' by Queen.
Joust did not return for the first series of the 2008 revival
Gladiators (2008 UK TV series)
Gladiators was a British television series which aired on Sky1 from 11 May 2008 to 25 October 2009. It was filmed in Shepperton Studios and was produced by Shine Limited. It was a revival of the earlier series of the same name and based on the American version of the show. The US, UK and...
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Australia
Years active: 1996Joust was played twice during the final series of the initial run of Australian Gladiators
Gladiators (Australian TV series)
Gladiators is an Australian television series which aired on Saturday nights on the Seven Network from 1995 until 1996 almost consecutively for eighteen months. It was based on the American version of the same name...
and once during the Army versus Navy series, of which 11 of the 12 matches resulted in draws.
The apparatus was that used in the UK series after the axing of the event in the UK series. The combat clubs were renamed 'Battle maces'. Unlike other events in the Australian show, the theme music was not the same as that used in the UK version. Instead a 60 second version of the theme for Pole-Axe was used.
Joust did not return for the first series of the 2008 revival
Gladiators (2008 Australian TV series)
Gladiators was an Australian television series which aired on the Seven Network in 2008. It was a revival of the earlier series of the same name, and was based on the American version of the show, which was also revived in 2008....
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