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Thailand
An ornate buddhist temple; those incorrigible monks shuffle around the stage. Should a fighter be slammed to the ground, the cat will frighten and try to climb one of the pillars, only to fall and cry out.
BGM: "Tiger Nail"
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The Adrian and the Fortress
This battle fortress on the Atlantic coast of Spain served double duty as a trading post for treasure ships of the Spanish Armada.
When the dread pirate Cervantes returned from beyond the grave, he began to attack and plunder treasure ships from the Americas, as well as the Far East. Even ships from his motherland, Spain, were not safe. In fact, there are several historical accounts of clashes between Cervantes
and the Spanish Armada.
His ship, the Adrian, became a ghost ship that was surrounded by an otherworldly glow that resembled St. Elmo's fire. The eerie sight of the ship could be seen from dusk to dawn when Cervantes prowled the high seas for his
next victim.
Due to the sheer number and spread of the St. Elmo's fire, Cervantes' victims believed that they were surrounded by a large pirate fleet and either abandoned ship or fell into a state of sheer madness.
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The Arena
Hidden background unlocked by typing CIRCUS in the Secret Way menu.
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The Armory
This is where weapons are forged and stored in Outworld. Molten steel can be seen running through the background and various bladed weapons are littered around, propped up near columns. Scary faces are on the columns.
Exclusively in the Genesis version, Raiden can perform a specific stage finisher of sorts, the "Fergality", which transforms his opponent into a super-deformed version of Probe Entertainment president Fergus McGovern (1966-2016).
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The Cafeteria - Afternoon
Students apparently care more about a battle than they do their own nutrition. The lunchlady's hair creepily jiggles on its own accord.
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The Cafeteria - Night
The soft florescent glow of the turned-down lights are the only luminescence in this darkened food court.
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The Cateract
A creepy night time variant on the same stage from X-men vs Street Fighter.
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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 background, observing the duel. Upon the match's end, the monks applaud.
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The Crimson
The crimson is a dilapidated urban Chinese rooftop.
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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.
BGM: "TED"
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The Dead Pool
Not the Merc with the Mouth from Marvel. The Dead Pool seems to be a torture chamber with hooks on chains hanging from the ceiling, as well as acid surrounding the bridge that fighters stand on. The statues on each side are based on a real-life limestone carving of a Tang Dynasty Buddhist guardian.
Of course, popping a defeated opponent into the acid is an option at the end of the match, although this is not done with the traditional Stage Fatality move, but instead by holding Low Punch, and Low Kick when performing an uppercut.
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The Deepest Layer
There is something to be said about dreams: no matter how weird, they can become weirder. This is the deepest layer of Shaz's dream, a mix of static and glowing lights that blink to no end. The patterns keep repeating, without reason or meaning - or do they? When the dream becomes so strange that it stops resembling reality, that's when the darkest hour begins. The Court of the Nightmare Queen is open. Shall you do the first step and seek her, in the weirdest corners of your subconscious?
BGM: "My Imperfect Perfect World"
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The Desert
The desert area spreads throughout the middle of Asia. It is the most dangerous place for travelers who choose to travel across the continent.
You may notice the remains of an ancient Chinese fortresses. It is truly a deadly road.
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The End of the Earth
A stage modeled on the South Pole, the coldest place on earth. The ice stretches as far as the eye can see - fall off an ice shelf and there'll always be another one to catch you. Naturally, since it's made of ice, the entire stage is slippery. There are also some parts where you can proceed by smashing through the ice wall, so this is a stage that demands vigilance at all times.
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The Field
An open field at sunrise or sunset with mountains in the background. Floyd is fought here when the player meets all the requirements to fight him and the stage is unlocked upon defeating him.
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The Garcia House
In front of a mansion with a lit fountain that cycles colors throughout the bout. A few silhouettes linger in the doorways and windows, and Robert's car idles near the fight.
BGM: "Swing the House"
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The Great Opera
The music hall in which Helena's mother was killed. Lots and lots of stairs.
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The Gymnasium - Day
Cheerleaders and a few odd students stand before a giant graffiti tag of the school's name.
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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.
BGM: "Holy Lump of Ice"
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The Library - Afternoon
The usual assortment of nerds (and a few other students) find the fight to be way more exciting than books.
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The Loathing
The Loathing is an expression of Donner's inner world, a collection of darkness, despair, and horror, lurking every single inch of this distorted reality.
The laws of physics and the flow of time held no significance in this place, as there is no equivalent to the human concepts of "before" and "after". Everything happens at the same time, people can see and meet themselves or get in touch with alternate reality version of themselves.
The chaotic nature of the Loathing is so extreme that its own structure could collapse at every single moment, destroying its occupants in the process.
The Loathing is everywhere and anywhere, when Donner is around, and can also take the shape of completely familiar places, only to fool people to trust their senses and lower their guard.
It is not known what is the real nature of the Loathing, aside being an eldritch aberration with no connections to human logic.
BGM: "Shadows of a Past"
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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).
BGM: "SIRIUS RISING"
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The Narrow Gorge
The gorge, "San Kyo" is located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze, one of the greatest rivers in China.
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The Old Temple
At the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula, a historic temple rests at the foot of Mount Chii. It was originally constructed in the 4th century but has been rebuilt several times.
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The Period
The crowd here in the (modern) period will sometimes throw bottles or other debris.
BGM: "Big City ~Sore o Ai to Shinjite~"
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The Pirate Ship
The Adrian, Cervantes' pirate galleon, lies anchored in a Spanish Port
The town is deserted. Nothing stirs even in the wind.
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The Pirate's Castle
The headquarters, Noto castle, belongs to Noto-Murakami and the Setonai pirates (Mouri sea force).
It is a pirate fortress that occupies the entire island. It has naval ports and serves as a sea barrier.
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The Pit
An homage to MK's most infamous battleground, the moonlit bridge over The Pit looms beside this square battleground. Fighters are easily sent over the side to the expected fate.
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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.
Uppercutting your foe during the "Finish Him" sequence will pop them off of the bridge and into the spikes below.
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The Pit II
The fight takes place on a bridge at night, just as the original Pit did. The moon high in the sky and strategically placed lanterns provide the only light here.
In the far background is another bridge, flanked to the sides with crags. Recolored sprites of Liu Kang can be seen in the background, with one on fire. These gave rise to rumored secret fighters named "Hornbuckle" and "Torch"; "Torch" was eventually canonized as Blaze in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, and "Hornbuckle" as one of Onaga's priests.
Performing a fighter's specific "Stage Fatality" motion at the match's end will have them uppercut the loser off of the bridge and onto the ground below, which does not have spikes this time, but is at a high enough altitude to be fatal.
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The Portal
Fights take place on a platform in front of a red sky with a portal in the background. Lightning occasionally can be seen in the portal's eye. A red-tinted moon lurks in the sky, and floating stone paths lead to the portal. Shang Tsung's Shadow Priests float in the background as well.
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The Secret Treasury
This secret money pit is where the millionaire Vercci stores his fortune. Lying at the bottom of a 50 meter pit on a desert island surrounded by deadly rip-tides, this treasure island is indeed impregnable.
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The Show
Ladies and gentlemen! Children of all ages! Fighting entertainment unfolds before your very eyes under the Big Top! The Clown Stage and the Rings of Fire Stage - two stages brimming with monkey business just waiting for some intrepid fighters with the moxie to put on the greatest show ever seen! Step right up! That's entertainment!
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The Stone Age
Mammoths continuously criss-cross through the background while cavemen cautiously prepare for the hunt.
BGM: "Mammoth de Go"
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The Streets of New Meridian
New Meridian is one of the Canopy Kingdom’s most illustrious cities, and the setting for Skullgirls. It’s a city of art, culture, and sophistication, and plays host to a diverse population of humans and ferals from all corners of the world. Its famed Little Innsmouth district is home to a large population of the fish-like Dagonian ferals and some of the city’s best cuisine, while the upper class live in the posh suburb of Maplecrest.
…But a dark heart beats beneath New Meridian’s gleaming exterior: the pervasive and seemingly-invincible Medici Mafia run this city, casting a shadow over everyday life.
BGM: "Moonlit Melee"
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The Teahouse
Madame Bo's teahouse in the village of Fengjian, China.
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The Tiger Show
The circus is back in town! Rings of fire surround this perilous stage through which tigers run and jump.
The animals' movements can be changed by flipping the switches on the wall.
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The Tower
A room inside what is apparently some sort of tower. An ornate series of carved-out sections of the wall serve as glassless windows, showcasing the passing clouds. A Shadow Priest floats in front of the center, largest window. Arcane imagery is abounds here and the red carpet has literally been rolled out for the fighters.
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The Wasteland
A purple-tinted outdoor stage, with towers, mountains, weird statues, and skewered corpses visible.
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Thebes
Entrance to the city of Thebes.
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the-loathing.exe
A virtual reality reconstruction of The Loathing, built thanks to the reports of the eyewitnesses of the Second Black Lightning. This simulation was engineered with the goal of being able to study the so-called "Shadow Gallery", but it has recently been sidelined for a top-down approach. Rumor has it that the reason why this simulation was dismissed was the random appearance of an unsettling virtual figure. This figure would always remain outside of the view frustum, but still be noticeable, if only with peripheral vision. Some descriptions of this figure seem to point in the direction of "a slender, faceless man wearing a monk habit", but these reports are surely exaggerated, as no such entity has ever been programmed into the simulation.
BGM: "Muse"
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Thesmophoros Imperial Garden
This stage is a shrine. It shows some similarities with the Eurydice Shrine (Sophitia's stage in the Soul series), except that this one is surrounded with a tropical setting, and the statue of Hephaestus is missing. Also, what appears to be either a mountain or a volcano can be seen at a distance. This is also the default stage for Character Creation.
BGM: "Immaculate Pledge"
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Throne Room
A half merged stage between both Shao Kahn and Darkseid's respective throne rooms. Not only does each side have its own lower area accessible by Free Fall Kombat, but you can smash through the separating wall between them via Test Your Might.
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Throne Room (Romania)
Ladies traipse about this moodily lit hall. The torches sometimes flare up with demonic intent, and the painting may reveal a more vampiric visage.
BGM: "DEMITRI Stage (Romania)"
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Thunder Dome
A punk rock concert with two (animatronic?) dinosaurs behind them. A crowd watches the fight and/or concert with vigor in the foreground. Round's end causes the dinos to move and roar.
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