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Building
This arena takes place on a rooftop of the building, with metal railings surrounding the edges.There are several statues at the top of the building. The surface of the rooftop is slanted on some parts. Helicopters will periodically fly around the bu...
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Parking Area
Battle takes place in an indoor parking area. The ceiling is low enough that players may collide into it if launched high enough into the air.
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Underground
Crates and barrels, and the crowd as a wall in this arena. By hitting your opponent into the crowd, it is possible to knock over one of the spectators.
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Arena
Battle takes place in an octagonal cage, surrounded by a large of crowd of onlookers. This usually the last arena in arcade/story mode, where Heihachi Mishima is your final opponent.
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San Francisco
A seaside battle with a large crowd of onlookers on both the pier and the ships.
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Gairyu Isle (Day)
Arena takes place on a rocky shore during the daytime. The waves are fairly strong, spraying water at the edge of the rocks.
Gairyu Isle is likely based on Ganryu Isle, the location of the final battle between Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojir...
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East Asia: Run-Down Back Alley
The nighttime version of Crowded Downtown, this is completely devoid of onlookers, with the exception of a bum out on the street, stumbling about with his presumably-alcoholic beverage in hand. A stark contrast to the daytime version for sure.
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South Asia: Beautiful Bay
Beautiful Bay is set on a boat in a body of water, located in Vietnam. The sun is setting on the horizon, which creates a good scenery for a battle to take place. There is also a weird monkey/man hybrid sitting on the left side of the stage, which so...
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North America: Drive-in at Night
While the glowing lights painted across the night sky remind you of Balrog's Street Fighter II stage, this is in fact a completely-original affair. Set in an American drive-in diner, there are plenty of spectators inside and outside of their cars che...
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Europe: Cruise Ship Stern
Unlike any stern of a ship you've ever seen, this stage features theater-style seating for onlookers to enjoy the fight. There's a giant screen in the background projecting a blown-up image of the fight itself, and giant tanks behind the spectators t...
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South Asia: Exciting Street Scene
While there are no "character-specific" stages in Street Fighter IV, this stage seems heavily geared towards Dhalsim, seeing as he is from India. His wife and staple elephants from his original Street Fighter II stage make an appearance in the backgr...
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North America: Skyscraper Under Construction
With several of the new characters (Cody and Guy) making their original appearance in Final Fight, the new stage, Metro City, is a proper home court for them to battle in. Set atop an oil rig/construction site area with a nice view of Metro City in t...
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East Asia: Overpass
One of the stages introduced in the console versions of Street Fighter IV, the fighters do battle under an overpass in Tokyo, Japan. The area is filled with junk, including a broken-down vehicle with old tires in it. There is a bicycle against a supp...
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Ice Temple
The whole area is covered in ice. In background is a raised platforms with a set of stairs to left, middle and right. In the middle of a platform is a statue.
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Akuma Stage
Atop The Great Wall of China during the day. In the arcade version, it is the setting for the hidden "Dramatic Battle" of Ryu (Player 1) and Ken (Player 2) vs. M. Bison (CPU). In the console versions, it is assigned as Akuma's stage.
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Nexus
A pillared platform floating amongst clouds in the Nexus. All sides are easily broken through so as to send your opponent into the infinite abyss.
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Ski Resort "La Menkoi"
In what appears to be a Street Fighter field trip, M. Bison, Vega, and Balrog all (attempt to) enjoy themselves in the snow. Sodom, Bishamon and his dog appear to have taken residence, while Sasquatch hangs out from the ski lift.
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The Pit
A bridge set against a cloudy night sky. The moon is highly visible in the background. Sometimes, a silhouette will fly across the screen; this is a visual cue that Reptile is available to fight if the rest of the conditions are met during this match...
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Bottom of The Pit
Upon meeting the criteria to find him, Reptile is fought at The Pit's bottom, amidst the dozens of steel spikes.
Several corpses and decapitated heads of the game's developers can be seen impaled on the spikes, as well as two skeletons on eit...
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The Courtyard
The battle takes place in an outdoor stadium in front of several rows of monks that absently sway their heads. Four Masked Guards border the tournament floor, standing attentively with spears in their hands. Shang Tsung sits in a chair high up in the...
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Golden Desert
A multi-tiered area highlighted by sand and Buddhist statues. A choice blow can knock one down onto your opponent, or you can merely knock them over the side to a spikey death.
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Amusement Park
Notable features also associated with Namco in this stage include arcades of The Tower of Druaga and Galaxian, as well as an Italian Tomato café.
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Beach House "Safrill"
A beach house overlooking still waters. Inside, Blanka hams it up for his favorite photographer while Elena, Mai Ling and some lil' Sasquatches check the fight. Dhalsim and his wife tend one of their elephants while Rikuo and his son/daughter play ...
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Wu Shi Academy
This arena made its first appearance in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. The center platform is suspended by five massive statues. It serves a training ground for kombatants
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Howard Arena 1
A distant storm brews, with periodic lightning strikes. In rounds 2 and 3 the combatants will be buffeted with rain, unless a 2-on-1 battle is underway.
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Japan (Urban)
The Kaminarimon (Thunder Gate) in Asakusa, Tokyo takes up most of the background here. Small birds attempt to flock along the sidewalk here, but will scatter when someone impacts against the ground.
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Toy Shop "Dhalsim"
Outside a Capcom themed toy store during Christmas time, Street Fighter's Balrog, M. Bison, and a young Cammy do some window shopping, while Darkstalker's Donovan, Anita, B.B. Hood, and J. Talbain mind the fight. Cyberbots' Blodia can be seen in the...
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West Subway 1
As rounds progress, the scene changes from day to night and back to day again (although no one ever leaves). Richard Meyer can be seen among the spectators. The image of SNK's "mascot" G. Mantle can be seen plastered all over the stage.
There'...
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West Subway 3
Round 3 version of West Subway. Returns to daylight if round 4 should occur.
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Battle for Chi Pi
The decisive battle of Liu Bei and Sun Quan versus Cao Cao, the Battle of Chibi famously involved a fire attack on Cao Cao's navy. The characters on the cliff face say "Chibi."
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Dee Jay's Bar "Maximum"
A jolly bar operated by Dee Jay. Cameos include Birdie, Guy, Rose, Rolento, Charlie, Guile, Cammy, E. Honda, Sagat, Bison, and Adon from Street Fighter, June from Star Gladiator, and Huitzil from Darkstalkers.
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Rustic Asia
Characters fight in a muddy pig-stack with black and pink pigs scattered around, as well as chickens/roosters. The pigs can be struck with attacks, which will send them flying through the air. A blue pickup truck, with animals in the bed of it, drive...
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Cemetery
A cemetery at nighttime. This stage also features a burning tree outside of the cemetery. If one of the characters is slammed into the ground in the middle of the stage, they will fall through and be sent to the lower section of the stage, which is a...
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France
Exterior of a circus tent at night, the circus performers break to watch your skirmish. A man in a small cart hauls a lion cage constantly back and forth.
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Tournament, Day 1
From the text at the ending of "Forging of Warriors" mode, we can assume the first round of BATTLE OF THE AGES BLOOD MATCH takes place in Detroit.
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Tournament, Day 2
Taking place in Berlin, Germany, the Brandenburg Gate can be seen in the background.
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Death Match - Exploding Spike Battle
A barbed wire ring with hanging explosives. You'll soon find the barbed wire is only for show, as the regenerating bombs on either side are the only thing to worry about here.
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The Megalithic Age
The background here scrolls independently, and there's actually much more than can be seen in 99 seconds (although it will eventually just stop upon reaching a sphinx, if time is infinite).
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The Ice Age
Early mammals scurry and huddle for warmth in this frozen dinosaur graveyard. The large foreground bone on the left can be destroyed.
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The Stone Age
Mammoths continuously criss-cross through the background while cavemen cautiously prepare for the hunt.
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Genroku Period
A small inn on a hill overlooks a bustling Japanese village. Some shady dealings with a ninja are going on to the right. "Genroku" indicates the period between 1688 and 1704.
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The Dark Age
Fog rolls across the fore and back in this gloomy medieval alleyway. Figures in cloaks and mysterious peering red eyes look on while a blue spectre sometimes looms about.
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The Period
The crowd here in the (modern) period will sometimes throw bottles or other debris.
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Cruiseship
Your brawl must go on, even if this fancy cruise ship is quickly heading to the bottom of the ocean. Thankfully some friendly whales will help keep the fight going. Just be wary of other less-friendly creatures of the deep.
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Train
Rumble on the tracks as the scenery rushes by. As you hop from one train car to another, keep in mind that at any time your opponent can detach one of the cars to leave you eating train tracks.
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Jyurakudai Villa - Virgin Snow
The same stage as Jyurakudai Villa of Soul Calibur 3 with the exception of being set in a winter scene and this is set in broad daylight instead of the night. Heavy snow covers the roof of the villa and the trees are bare thanks to the coldness of wi...
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Sailor's Rest
Very similar to Cervantes's stage, Pirate Raid, in Soul Calibur 3. However, this one is set in broad daylight, seagulls are flying by, another shipwreck can be seen at a distance, and there are islands surrounding the stage. Certain parts of the ship...
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Castle of Darkness 2
After Zeus dramatically busts down the door, a lighting storm rages in the background.
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Bonus Stage - Bull
The goal is to time your attack to stop the onrushing bull, then hit it as many times as possible before it collapses.
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Battle of Red Cliffs
Even though Ryofu's historical counterpart died about ten years before Chibi, this scene of burning ships is no doubt meant to represent that famous battle.
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