# Gratuitous Violence **Gratuitous Violence** is a notable Ascendancy passive skill for the [[Gladiator]] that makes bleeding enemies killed by the player explode, dealing a percentage of their life as damage, and grants more damage to bleeding. However, this does not directly work with [[Ancestral Warchief]] or [[Ancestral Protector]]. While these totems can cause bleeding, if they land the killing blow, enemies won't explode. But if the bleeding itself kills the enemies, they will. This is especially relevant if you are using [[Ancestral Bond]] and can't deal damage yourself. Enemies that die from the explosion do **not** count as they have been killed by an [[active skill]] a player used, and therefore [[modifiers]] that support that skill do not affect killed enemies; modifiers that affect the character are still applied. This is mostly noticable with mods to item [[rarity]] and [[quantity]].