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|quote = '''''"Your blood sings to me when it hits the sand."'''''
|source = — [[Grax Steelheart]], Champion of [[Portonian]]{{Fn|5}}
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'''Chrono-gladiators''' are cyborgs, sometimes made as a criminal punishment by the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]]{{Fn|2}}, whose lifespan is determined by a pre-set self-destruct program; the only way they can extend this is by killing. Each battle they win moves the timer a fraction on the self destruct deadline, driving them to kill in order to keep living.{{Fn|1}} In battle they are ferocious opponents who fight for the thrill of combat and the promise of an extended life.{{Fn|2}}