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The Mer-kin Colosseum is located in [[The Mer-Kin Deepcity]].  You must be wearing the [[Mer-kin Gladiatorial Gear]] to enter.  If you are not, you'll see this message:
:You see a pretty serious contingent of Mer-kin guards outside the colosseum, and they're only letting in Mer-kin gladiators.

:You should probably get yourself a Mer-kin gladiator disguise if you wanna go in that place.

You cannot enter if you became the High Priest by using the [[Mer-kin dreadscroll]]:
:As you approach the Colosseum, the guards in the front whisper "Praise be to the High Priest!" and kneel before you. Unfortunately, they kneel in a way that crosses their spears in front of the Colosseum entrance, and you can't get in.

{{statrec|This zone might be too tough for you.}}

==Combat Adventures==
{{Combat|name=Mer-kin balldodger}}
{{Combat|name=Mer-kin bladeswitcher}}
{{Combat|name=Mer-kin netdragger}}
{{Combat|name=Georgepaul, the Balldodger|note1=Occurs as the 13th round.}}
{{Combat|name=Johnringo, the Netdragger|note1=Occurs as the 14th round.}}
{{Combat|name=Ringogeorge, the Bladeswitcher|note1=Occurs as the 15th round.}}

==Non-combat Adventures==
{{Adventure|name=Your Big Entrance|note1=Occurs on your first turn in The Mer-kin Colosseum|note2=Does not take an Adventure.|image=merkcol1.gif}}
{{Adventure|name=Been There, Won That|note1=Occurs after defeating [[Ringogeorge, the Bladeswitcher]]|image=merkcol2.gif}}

==Notes==
*This is an underwater zone. It features all the restrictions and special mechanics of [[underwater adventuring]].  Amongst other things, this means this zone has a <font color=red>-150%</font> penalty to [[Meat from Monsters|meat drops]] and [[Items from Monsters|item drops]].
*You do ''not'' have to be using a gladiatorial weapon ([[Mer-kin dodgeball|dodgeball]], [[Mer-kin dragnet|dragnet]] or [[Mer-kin switchblade|switchblade]]) to enter the zone, or to defeat the monsters, however it can be extremely difficult as other methods are removed.
*Each monster encounter in this area is preceded by and followed by some additional text by the announcers in the arena, such as
**"The stranger has won the round!" shouts the announcer over the conch-shell PA system. "I haven't seen a bout like that since Charliesting the Hammereye cut out Noahvince the Pointyknife's breathefrond three years ago!" the color-commentator says excitedly.
*If you [[Run Away]] or lose to a monster here, you will face the same one when you return. This can be used to select a better weapon for the encounter.
*The monsters in this area are immune to [[instakill]]s.
* [[Mer-kin killscroll|Mer-kin killscrolls]] work against the normal gladiators, but not the bosses.
*As of a trivial update on April 8, 2013, the monsters in this zone are immune to single-round [[stunning|stunners]] and all other stun/blocking.
**The [[The Florist Friar's Cottage|Duckweed]] works, albeit just once per combat.  The Eelgrass does not work (apparently it counts as a stagger).
*Each of the monsters here has special attacks that can be countered using the special skills from the appropriate Mer-kin gladiator weapon.  Their special attacks are announced by a '''boldface''' word in the combat text, which tells you which skill to use.
**One of their special attacks causes all of the damage you inflict to be reflected back at you for a few rounds.  If you get hit by this, use low-damage items or skills (such as a [[seal tooth]]), or heal yourself, until it passes.
**The balldodgers' moves are countered with the [[Mer-kin dragnet|dragnet]], the netdraggers' are countered with the [[Mer-kin switchblade|switchblade]], and the bladeswitchers' moves are countered with the [[Mer-kin dodgeball|dodgeball]].

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Monster !! Telegraph !! Effect !! Counter
|-
| Balldodger || Looks like he's trying to '''gain''' an advantage over you...  || [[Gutballed]] -300% Muscle || [[Net Gain]]
|-
| Balldodger || like he's about to experience a serious '''loss''' of control...  || Increases monster stats? || [[Net Loss]]
|-
| Balldodger || His facial features take on an ominous '''neutrality'''.  || Take 1 damage from all sources for the rest of the fight || [[Net Neutrality]]
|-
| Netdragger || He starts to fold his net up into some sort of a '''sling'''. || Heal || [[Blade Sling]]
|-
| Netdragger || He '''rolls''' his net up and draws it back like a baseball bat. || [[Nettled]] -300% Moxie || [[Blade Roller]]
|-
| Netdragger || If you were a '''runner''', you'd be tempted to run right now... || Deals half your max HP in damage before doing a regular attack || [[Blade Runner]]
|-
| Bladeswitcher || He begins to '''bust''' an especially dope move with his switchblade. || Reflects damage for next 10 rounds || [[Ball Bust]]
|-
| Bladeswitcher || He pauses to wipe the '''sweat''' from his brow.  || Increases monster stats? || [[Ball Sweat]]
|-
| Bladeswitcher || He pulls a little bottle of oil out of his '''sack''' and applies it to his switchblade. || Unequips your weapon || [[Ball Sack]]
|}

*You fight 12 normal Mer-kin and then the bosses. It starts as balldodgers, then netdraggers, then bladeswitchers. There are 4 sets of the Mer-kin in that order that are repeatedly fought until won. The first set has no special moves, the second 1, the third 2, and the fourth all 3. The bosses are fought in the same order, and use one of the three special moves in every round of combat.
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