DreadZone was an illegal combat show, much like Thugs-4-Less's Destructapalooza, although it shared more similarities with Annihilation Nation, Galactic Gladiators, MegaCorp Games, and Agorian Battleplex, which were all legal combat sports. Formed by Gleeman Vox, DreadZone began with two guys fighting over a breakfast burrito (according to Dallas) and slowly evolved into the illegal combat sport it is today. The contestants can advance to a new planet or tournament by collecting enough Dread Points. In each battle, they had to fight thousands of Gleeman's forces or each other in order to achieve their freedom from Vox. All contestants were forced to wear Deadlock Collars to keep themselves in line with Vox's demands.