Man , we ' d have genetic engineering on the fuckers if it was down to us . Anything for an edge so someone else ' s kid dies instead of yours . You think athletes do drugs to enhance performance ? The people trained in the real world for this sort of thing would be the closest to supersoldiers we could comprehend . I mean , think about it . A scheduled competition that leaves someone with dead kids every year ? That ' s more of an impetus than the idea of war telling you to train good soldiers . This is going to happen , every year . You can bet good money that this would become government competition , with all that comes along with that . High tech prosthetics , hormone treatment , steroids , training on par with special forces soldiers . These people would be absolutely terrifying to behold . Think cold war Olympics , with modern tech and concrete consequences rather than philosophical . Honestly , I ' d make the trade if given the option . I ' d take the risk of a dozen kids dying every year in bloodsport for the advances in human engineering that would take place . Plus , you know , gladiators . Good violence outlet for the common man .