#death ring

[theactioneer]

Death Ring (R.J. Kizer, 1992)  

[fatmagic]

[sculpturegallery]

Death Ring - Julia deVille

[venomsreviews]

Lu Feng and Lee Chung-Yat in Death Ring (1984)

[brokehorrorfan]

Death Ring will be released on Blu-ray on September 7 via Code Red, in conjunction with Kino Lorber. The 1992 action film is directed by R.J. Kizer (Hell Comes to Frogtown).

Mike Norris, Chad McQueen, Don Swayze, Billy Drago, Elizabeth Sung, and Ron Thompson star in the direct-to-video flick. George T. LeBrun penned the script.

No special features are listed.

Ex-Green Beret Matt Collins is kidnapped along with his fiancée, Lauren Sadler, by crazed hunter extraordinaire Danton Vachs. Every year he holds a contest where people can purchase the right to hunt down and kill a human being. This time, Collins is to be the hunted. Vachs uses Lauren as motivation for Collins to really fight to survive and thus provide the buyers with a truly exceptional hunt. Collins is turned loose on an uncharted island and four killers set out to find and kill him.

Pre-order Death Ring from Amazon.

[residents-of-the-darkforest]

The Death Ring is essentially a Warriors-Hell version of a Colosseum.

So let's use that.

Colosseums generally had four types of fighters. Let's connect that to the Death Ring.

There's:

--volunteer (wishes to harm)

--volunteer (wishes to kill)

--prisoner (temporary, may die but it is not the goal to kill them)

--prisoner (until their second death, the goal is to kill them -- rare)

Names:

Caladium -> volunteer that wishes to harm. Caladium symbolizes great joy and delight, as the volunteer often takes joy and delight in inflicting pain, or allow the audience to experience it while they watch the Caladium in action.

Hellebore -> volunteer that wishes to kill. This name is chosen because this plant is poisonous to many species, therefore causing death.

Anemone -> prisoner held temporarily. These plants are blown open by the wind, which blows away the dead petals. It is thought, at least by some, that the beatings of the prisoners serve, as a way, to cure them of their cruelty--either by forcing them to see their ways, feel the pain that they had inflicted on others, or force them to change their ways. In a sense, being a prisoner 'blows away' the flaws in them.

Cyclamen -> prisoner held until they die. The plant means 'goodbye.'

When speaking of individual cats, the plants are added after their names. Examples:

Dullahan-Hellebore, Webstripe-Anemone

Prisoners of the second category were, unlike the rest, not called by their name with the plant name added behind. They were ONLY called 'Cyclamen," erasing their name entirely.

EDIT: FORGOT TO MENTION

The two names for prisoners were also chosen because these plants were used to identify them. In areas they were kept, they were either placed with cyclamen or anemone, and sometimes had them woven into their pelts. This prevented cats who were meant to die from mistakenly being let go, and from bad-but-not-that-bad cats from being killed.

(The second name only sticks when in or around the Death Ring and participating in its activities).

I might choose another name for referees as well, but this already took my so long, so that's for another time!

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[residents-of-the-darkforest]

Glowingshadow hc:

He often participates in making Death Rings more fun- Be it setting him up against two Cyclamen at once, or maybe playing little games where he chases some Anemone around while the crowd throws rocks at them both- He lives for the thrill, and often spends most of his time in the Death Ring if he isn't helping out with kits in the DF

absolutely love the "if he's not at the DEATH RING with cats THROWING ROCKS at him and FIGHTING his opponents all for the thrill,

he's helping out with the kitties :)

[residents-of-the-darkforest]

Do you have a more general explanation of the death ring? Like, which cats are taken in there and who takes them, do cats go there willingly? Because I think that when I submit Lionspots, she needs a hobby.

You probably expected a short answer, but this spurred a rant and now it's a

Death Ring Mega Post

*air horn sounds*

Physical Description:

The Death Ring is a large rocky pit, with the sides lines with horizontal crevices (like the natural version of a stadium).

There are four tunnels (six, if you count the two 'false' tunnel which lead from the bottom of the pit to nowhere) that stretch from the pit's bottom, at the edge beneath the lowest crevices to openings shortly beyond.

When a 'prisoner,' as best it can be described, is held, these openings are blocked with either mounds of dirt or rocks.

Cats Taken There:

Many cats that are forced into the pit are those many dislike, such as abusers, kit-killers, and general assholes.

These temporary prisoners may go through a variety of things.

They could be beaten by one or more cat (this cat may have something against the prisoner, may just be taken anger out on the cat--the Death Ring is good for this--or may just enjoy the thrill of hurting someone in a place where it is widely accepted.

As well, there may be more than one prisoner forced to fight another. Motivation for this may be that the winner gets to leave sooner or not be targeted for the next full year.

Though rare, it is not unheard of for someone more innocent to be taken to the Ring. Generally, this is someone who may be new and therefore not known to be too innocent for the Death Ring treatment. If the cat taken is innocent or likable enough, their capturer may be forced to spend time in the Pit to make up for beatings.

Other Cats

The Ring is not just used as a punishment of the especially disliked.

Cats, especially those with pent-up anger, more bloodthirst than most, or those who get bored easily or want to sharpen their fighting skills, participate.

They may fight against a prisoner or with each other.

There is no rules for either--you fight as much as you are willing to fight, as viciously as you wish. If you are fighting against an opponent and not a prisoner, it is frowned upon if you keep attacking them when they have given up, but it is not uncommon for no one to step in.

Now, who would step in? At least, who could be there to?

The horizontal crevices, or "seats" mentioned above are oftentimes lined with an audience, cats who wish to see the fights / beatings but do not wish to take part (or are waiting for their turn to take part).

If someone participates wished for it to be at least somewhat safe, they can request up to one or three 'referees.' These are cats who sit on the lowest crevices, and who step in if someone appears to be in danger of dying from the fight.

If Exists are blocked, how can particpants leave?

If a non-prisoner is taking part in the action, they will tell the referees which tunnel they plan to exit through, and that tunnel is unblocked.

Though it tends to be guarded on the above-end, no one really bats an eye if someone escapes pre-planned, as the biggest intention of the Death Ring is to enjoy inflicting pain and releasing energy, it is not an actual 'prison,' nor is it meant to hold cats indefinitely.

OH HEY BY THE WAY

I'm using it a lot, but I don't like the term 'prisoner.' Not because it's unfitting, but because I think it would be neat to use something more like terms that were used with actual colosseums (which is basically what the Death Ring is).

I will list the possible alternative list in other post and come back to edit this one when I am certain on the changes.