The Colosseum

[Barbas]

It is the first day of the new year in your prosperous country, the centre of a vast empire that spans entire continents and dwells ever in the light of the sun.

Word has reached your ears that construction of the Colosseum has begun in your home city, the empire's capital. You have heard it will be an architectural and engineering achievement the likes of which the civilized world has never seen. It is your leader's legacy to you, the people, and it is likely to be one of the greatest things your civilization will be known for.

What do you, the citizens of this empire, want the grand Colosseum to be used for?

 

[JoJo]

Orphan gladiator fights! The victors can be drafted into our army to form an elite fighting force and the losers... well, it'll save tax money right?

 

[Barbas]

(Snip).

Would you believe me if I said it wasn't? Still, it would neatly show off your empire's impressive mechanical and engineering prowess. Hell of a spectacle.

@JoJo: Science has indicated that orphans have feelings too, though I suppose it would free up some extra room in the capital. Your empire has interesting priorities and social policies.

 

[Queen Michael]

I do need a place to store my manga collection...

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

Let's throw in M Night Shyamalan in it. It's probably the only place big enough to contain his ego.

 

[Morsomk_v1legacy]

Every single Social Justice Warrior there is and have them all duke it out against each other. The winner will get some free lasagna.

 

[Little Woodsman]

Oooohhh no no no no no no no no no!!!!
*I* know how this works!
First you ask what I'd like to see in the colosseum, then you tell me that exactly what I wished for is in there, then I show up to see and the next thing I know I'm *in* the colosseum, facing off against some poor zigzagoon or something that *also* never did anything to you humans, all for your twisted amusement!
Freakin' no-good humans! {Glare}

 

[Morsomk_v1legacy]

*Snip*

Don't you worry Pokébro, I won't let anything happen to you in the Colosseum. Instead, we shall kick ass and take names. I'll Ice Beam anyone that even remotely comes close to you and you can Brick Break them.

We will create a new legend in the Colosseum that shall be unmatched and be written down in history!

 

[loc978]

Not my idea, but I feel it bears repeating (I honestly don't remember where I read it. The idea stuck with me, the author did not).
This is the face of true decadence:

There will be nightly bedlams involving hundreds of naked, unarmed clones of our leader. The bedlam is over when only one clone is left alive. The victorious clone is then slaughtered and prepared in a series of meals for our leader, and is all he subsists on (which why he's immortal, duh). The losing clones' bodies are incinerated and shot into the sun, since they're not good enough to be eaten by our leader, yet are far too amazing to be eaten by anyone else (especially plants).

Also, the only people allowed to watch have to be personally invited by our leader.

 

[FPLOON]

Four words: Real-Life Pokemon Battles

...What? That was literally the first thing that came to my mind...

(Or have people throw rocks that they say look like "Pokeballs" at each other... *grins* There will be blood...)

 

[GundamSentinel]

The launching stage for the first successful interstellar spacecraft. A marvel of technological prowess that'll shape the fate of the human race for centuries to come. To infinity and beyond!

That, or giant robots duking it out. That's good too.

 

[Esotera]

I think it should be made into an absolutely gigantic swimming pool, with multiple layers & depths and all sorts of cool slides. You could definitely get some awesome slides going in and out of the windows.

 

[Spambot 3000]

Fill it with those little plastic balls and make it the world's biggest ball pit.

 

[Barbas]

(Snip).

Ah, genetic engineering. I like it. Such a grand arena battle would serve as an incredible spectacle and bring in money from all over the empire.

@GundamSentinel: This is probably the most encouraging suggestion yet, but what would you use it for after the space craft had been launched? Would you hold regular events showing transmissions received from the space craft, or simply turn the venue over to the robot battles?

@Esotera, @Spambot_3000: Something tells me the people would adore these suggestions. I think pretty much anyone I know would travel from a distant continent to visit the largest water park and jungle gym facility on Earth.

 

[Drummodino]

Fill it with those little plastic balls and make it the world's biggest ball pit.

I like this idea. If that's not an option however I'd like to see a giant Yu Gi Oh tournament like in the anime with hologram monsters etc.

 

[GundamSentinel]

(Snip).

@GundamSentinel: This is probably the most encouraging suggestion yet, but what would you use it for after the space craft had been launched? Would you hold regular events showing transmissions received from the space craft, or simply turn the venue over to the robot battles?

Why, launch more spacecraft of course! Space ain't gonna colonize itself, you know. And in the far future, when mankind is freely moving amongst the stars, people can come back to the Colosseum and say: "This is where it began". *sniff*

 

[SirDerpy]

If it's not too much trouble, slap some wheels on it. Military installations wouldn't hurt, either. We can go run over some small countries with it.