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battle royale

Also last man stand·ing

[bat-l roi-al]

noun

plural

battle royales, battles royale 
  1. a fight, often to the death, in which more than two combatants are engaged and the victor is the last surviving participant.

  2. battle royal.



adjective

  1. of or relating to a genre of fiction, television show, movie, or video game that features this kind of elimination fight to the death: a battle royale movie trilogy set in a dystopian future.

    battle royale FPS games;

    a battle royale movie trilogy set in a dystopian future.

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of battle royale1

First recorded in 1830–40; originally a variant spelling of battle royal ( def. )
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But its online battle royale is by far its most popular feature, where up to 100 players compete to be the last one standing.

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Blaming the fall of a republic on a blockade instead of a dad-versus-son battle royale is like making the Millennium Falcon slow down for speed bumps.

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Compensating for all that is the regular reminder that a battle royale is brewing between the title character, played by a 6’3” actor, and a heavy portrayed by a bodybuilder known as the Dutch Giant, a 7-foot, 2-inch tower.

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And on Feb. 27, 2005, in Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre the battle royale was fought by Spain, Sweden, France, Germany and South Africa … with Spain emerging as the victor.

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Gi-hun, who has been stockpiling weapons in Seoul and assembling a strike force, and Jun-ho, who wants to confront his brother — the Front Man, remember — will begin to converge in their missions, which seem to promise some sort of battle royale.

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