afraid.wav
"The general who became a slave. The slave who became a gladiator. The gladiator who defied an Emperor. A striking story. Now the people want to know how the story ends. Only a famous death will do, and what could be more glorious than to challenge the Emperor in the great arena?"
"You would fight me?"
"Why not? Do you think I'm afraid?"
"I think you've been afraid all your life."
colluseu.wav
"Oh you should see the Colluseum, Spaniard. Fifty thousand Romans watching every movement of your sword, willing you to make that killer blow. The silence before you strike, and the noise afterwards. It rises, it rises up like, like... like a storm as if you were the Thunder God himself."
conquer.wav
"People should know when they're conquered."
duty.wav
"Are you ready to do your duty for Rome?"
"Yes father."
"You will not be Emperor."
"Which wiser, older man is to take my place?"
"My powers will pass to Maximus, to hold in trust until the Senate is ready to rule once more. Rome is to be a republic again."
"Maximus?"
"Yes."
entertai.wav
"Are you not entertained? Are you not entertained!?"
fight.wav
"There is no one left to fight, sire."
"There is always someone left to fight."
giraffes.wav
"Those giraffes you sold me, they won't mate. They just walk around eating and not mating. You sold me queer giraffes. I want my money back."
hell.wav
"At my signal, unleash hell."
history.wav
"My history is a little hazy Cassius, but shouldn't the barbarians lose the battle of Carthage?"
"Err, yes sire. Umm, forgive me sire."
"No, I rather enjoy suprises... Who is he?"
"They call him the Spaniard, sire."
home.wav
"How can I reward Rome's greatest general?"
"Let me go home?"
"Ah, home."
lovedyou.wav
"My brother hates all the world and you most of all."
"Because your father chose me?"
"No, because my father loved you, and because I loved you."
lying.wav
"What did my father want with you?"
"To wish me well before I leave for home."
"You're lying. I could always tell when you were lying because you were never any good at it."
"I never aquired your comfort with it."
"True, but then you never had to."
maximus.zip +1MB
"Why doesn't the hero reveal himself and tell us all your real name? You do have a name?"
"My name is Gladiator."
"How dare you show your back to me! Slave! You will remove your helmet and tell me your name."
"My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, Commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Pheonix Legions. Loyal servant to the true Emporer, Marcus Aurelious. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife and I will have my vengence, in this life or the next."
merciful.wav
"Am I not merciful?!" [Shouted]
profit.wav
"I did not pay good money for you for your company! I paid it so that I could profit from your death."
sand.wav
"You really think the people are going to be seduced by that?"
"I think he knows what Rome is. Rome is the mob. Conjure magic for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom and still they'll roar. The beating heart of Rome is not the marble of the Senate, it's the sand of the Colluseum. He'll bring them death and they will love him for it."
