Combat Rites Arena

The Combat Rites Arena is located in the city of Varlog on Archaetron. It is a place where Archaetronians must complete a rite of passage into adulthood by facing waves of monsters. An Archaetronian needs to only complete the easiest difficulty to pass, but higher levels are available for those who want more of a challenge. And of course, to be able to take part in the sport.

The legendary Games Arena champion T-R3X honed his skills here. While he spends most of his time offworld, the times he does return home are considered a major event.

Outsiders are welcome to take part as well. As a matter of fact, to be considered worthy of entering the innermost parts of Varlog, they have to prove themselves worthy in the arena.

Challenges

Rite of Adulthood

The challenge is simple. One has to defeat a Technodragon, either through sheer strength, clever wit or through pacifying it. The challenger must hone their skills to subdue the powerful animal. Every Archaetronian must complete this challenge before being considered an adult, even including those who plan to work mundane, non-combat jobs afterward.

Rite of Champions

One has to endure waves of various monsters, usually modified versions of Archaetron wildlife. The final wave is against a powerful foe known as TA-RASQ, an enormous quadruped even larger than a Technodragon. An outsider who completes this challenge is granted access to the Varlog Sanctum where they discover the knowledge that it holds.

T-R3X's Challenge

The most difficult challenge ever devised in the Combat Rites Arena. The challenger has to endure multiple waves of monsters even more difficult than the Rite of Champions. This includes fighting multiple TA-RASQ's at once with the final wave being a one-on-one fight with T-R3X himself. Anyone who manages to complete this challenge will have their name permanently added to the Varlog archive for all posterity. Of the hundreds of contenders, less than ten have actually completed the challenge.

Among the first individuals to clear the challenge were Megumi Nekomata, Clara Zauberin and Vladimir Drachma. T-R3X was so impressed with their fortitude that the four of them would go on to create the Arena Quadrumvirate.