This is a new stage concept which I suddenly had the idea for. The stage itself is influenced by two stages from two of my favourite fighting games - those games being the Sky Stage from Killer instinct and the Final Destination Stage on Super Smash Bros Melee. I have designed it to fit in with MKA’s story and arena design.

The Portal Nexus stage is Blaze’s or Onaga-Blazes’s (or whatever the hell he is) stage. Since Blaze appears on the top of a pyramid in the background of the battle plan on MKA Arcade mode, I’m assuming that it is the pyramid in the Sarna Ruins where Onaga’s Inner Sanctum is (MKD stage) and where the Kamidogou are. So here is how it works.

The Portal Nexus

Stage Overview

The stage is where the final battle takes place and starts off as Onaga’s Inner Sanctum with the Kamidogou surrounding it. It’s exactly as it is in MKD. Blaze has just begun the Kamidogou fusion process and the fight begins. Since each Kamidogou represents the realms, the stage itself suddenly warps and the background disappears along with the Kamidogou. You are now on a circular platform and you’re hovering in the air, far above the ground. The stage will start off like this on versus and immediately warp to start the first round.

Main feature

The warping is the main feature of this arena. The background will suddenly change to one of the six realms of MK that we know of from MKD Konquest. Seconds later, the background switches to one of the other realms and so on. Basically, you’re on a platform suspended in high in the sky and the background, due to the fusion, warps between the six realms the Kamidogou represents. As time passes, the realms will appear to be merged. So there’ll be Chaosrealm mixed with Edenia and so on but they’ll be in a ruinous state.

The Realms and their deathtrap

The arena deathtrap is always the same in terms of how it starts. If you fall off the edge of the arena or are knocked off the edge, you die. There are no Kamidogou here to help you so you have to battle to the death against the boss with no aid. You have to be careful with your footwork or you will die.

Earthrealm

When the arena warps to Earthrealm, you’ll see a beautiful clear blue sky backdrop and you’ll realise that you’re fighting in or just below the clouds as they fly past you. Mountains, rivers, deserts and the rest can all be seen as the camera rotates during the fight and even a bird or two might fly past your epic battle.

If you are sent off the side, the deathtrap here could be one of many things. We can have a Pit 2 style drop the ground or even a fall into a volcano where you are burned alive my the lava. Or you could be smashed against a mountainside and smashed further as you tumble slowly down.

Netherrealm

Once here, the sky changes to a reddish-orange colour and below you will see the denizens of the realm looking up arena or some running around killing others.

If sent off the edge, you will have a long fall to the ground where the Oni and demons of this realm await you. They rip your body apart and eat the flesh off your bones!

Chaosrealm

A hazy mist fills the air here and the background is a yellowish colour. The crazy structures of the realm below and the cliff sides can be seen below as well as the many warps.

The deathtrap here sees you falling into one of those pools that Shujinko found the Kamidogou in. The liquid rapidly ages you and your body eventually withers away. This would be cool to watch with the flesh dropping off and the skeleton turning into dust.

Outworld

The Outworld background is the usual mess of a destroyed realm filled with death, turmoil and destruction.

Now I’ve decided to go for a comedic death here. You fall and hit the ground and you’re obviously dead. But just as your falling, your scream alerts a certain passer by. He watches you fall and die and walks over to you and removes your soul and walks off whistling. Guess who?

Orderrealm

Orderrealms blue sky is your background with a slight haze to it. Below is the ‘city’ at the centre of the realm with the Pyramid at its centre.

Your body freefalls to the surface and is smashed against the side of a building before bouncing on and being impaled on a small spire below. Or, I was thinking that maybe you hit the ground and a group of Orderrealm soldiers pick up your body and throw you off the edge into oblivion!

Edenia

The beautiful Edenian realm appears strikingly like our own only more glamourous and Sindels palace can be seen below.

Death here will see you plummet into the Edenian palce and speared to death by guards who aren’t taking chances thanks to ‘Princess’ Mileena’s orders!


This is just a brief detail of stuff that could happen and there are probably far better deaths and stuff that could happen and a lot more level interaction with things, but I’m keeping the idea for now. What do you think? The name is probably a little lame! Lol!