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[[File:Doom-Joust.jpg|thumb|250px|Doom-Jousting]]

A '''Doom-Joust''' was a deadly competition made popular on the planet, [[Serphidi/Legends|Serphidi]] in the [[Belial system]]. For centuries, the jousting competition on Serphidi was a ceremonial sporting event intended to entertain the masses. With the rise of the monarch, King [[S'Shah]] however, the spirited event evolved into a deadly war game.

S'Shah declared that the only legal means by which he could be overthrown from his position as king/monarch was if someone could best him in the Doom-Joust. An aging [[Serp]] named [[Elglih]] volunteered to face S'Shah in the competition, but eventually rescinded the challenge citing that he was too weak and infirm to successfully compete. [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebel Alliance]] commander, [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]], agreed to take Elglih's place in the tournament. He successfully defeated S'Shah thus removing him from office. S'Shah attempted to kill Skywalker following his defeat, but Luke managed to fire a blast from a laser-lance at the Serp, killing him.

==Rules==
The rules governing the Doom-Joust were simple. The contest required two opponents positioned at opposite ends of a long field track to advance towards one another seated atop a two-legged lizard-mount. Each opponent was armed with a long, laser-lance that could project bolts of energy at a contestant's adversary. To win the competition, a contestant had to successfully unseat his or her opponent either by blasting them with the lance's energy capabilities, or by spearing them with the weapon's tip. A fatal strike was not required to win the contest, but was almost always expected.

==Appearances==
*[[Star Wars (1977) 64|''Star Wars'' (1977) 64]]

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[[Category:Sporting events]]