First appearance: S1E5, The 2v2 - Chuck Solid Gold Dragon Biff & Richardo v Steely Dan & Thass’Lok · watch it on YouTube
The Clock of the Lost is a giant clockwork column, “a little place far, far out,” that served as the arena for a two-on-two Deathmatch. Its gears were meant to keep spinning until someone said a magic word. They didn’t stop that way. They stopped when the Arbiter put a wrench in the works. For the champions sent there, the ground under their feet was never still and the gears could crush them.
Description
The Clock of the Lost is built like the inside of an enormous timepiece. Its gears are sorted by metal, which tells the champions how the levels fit together. The copper-tainted wheels all sit on one level, and anything silver is above or below. A steady ticking runs in the background at all times. Floating stands hang high above the machinery.
The danger is in the gears themselves. The Grandmaster warned the champions that they would not get a quiet place to stand:
“These gears will not stop until a magic word has been said… If you are not quick on your feet, you might find yourself crushed by the gears.”
History
The Clock of the Lost first appeared in S1E5, The 2v2 - Chuck Solid Gold Dragon Biff & Richardo v Steely Dan & Thass’Lok, when two teams were pulled into it to fight. The Grandmaster opened the match with “Welcome, dear champions, to the Clock of the Lost.” She told the champions they would stay “until there is only one team remaining, or perhaps only one of you left.”
The gears spun under the fighters for as long as no one said the magic word. In the end, no one said it. The Arbiter’s wrench brought the great machine to a halt.
Notable Figures
- Chuck Solid Gold Dragon Biff: one of the champions who fought in the arena, teamed with Richardo.
- Richardo: Chuck Solid Gold Dragon Biff’s partner in the two-on-two.
- Steely Dan: one of the opposing team, alongside Thass’Lok.
- Thass’Lok: Steely Dan’s partner in the match.
- The Arbiter: the one whose wrench stopped the gears.