Excellent job, SuperAwesomeness!! I love The Custom Background, and I actually thought that the blade was great. The only thing I would suggest though, is to make the blood not look weird when it falls from The "Fatality" Message. It looks weird how it is just stiff, on the water. 4/5. =D.

-Ryan C.

I tried this earlier today, but the link doesn't seem to work .

I would think it was just imageshack but I can get straight to Elnino's so it might be worth a look at the link.

Or maybe it's just me, heh.

EDIT: DEATHTRAP Hopefully this one works.

I think it looks quite great but the only thing that bothers me is when the head falls into the water, the water would actually splash. But when the blood from the word fatality drops into the water the water seems much more stiff.

Okay that one works .

I get the idea - sorta, and maybe I'm looking to deep into this, but - if he's tied up to be tortured - why would a trap kill him instantly?
Also if this is a death trap (ala MKD and MKA) how'd he get tied up at all as opposed to just knocked into something?
I guess the name mislead me I was expecting some form of stage fatal.

I don't like the background - the mirrored walls unfortunately have gaps in them and it's pretty obvious where the "mirrors" are.
The water is also very - bright and blue! I realise if this were in game, the blood would fall onto the water like that but it does seem odd.

Infact, I'm not really sure I understand the purpose for having the water? A solid half-opacity block doesn't make me think it's water either, I only realised after the "splash" (which seems to be missing most of its colour information - dunno what you did but it's very flat now).

I mean really the bakground consists of three simple things - none of which I find that exciting - though the moon (from the portal mk2 I think?) is a nice touch.

Yeah the blade doesn't look that great, but as a suggestion to improve it, try drawing a circular saw blade and using the perspective transform tool in photoshop (and I think you can now use it in flash v8 as well).

I did like the addition of having the arms go limp though - definately added a touch of realism about what's happening.

I prefer Elnino's (though not by much) because I get the concept right away and I dunno I guess this just didn't do it for me . 1/5

Like what Timsmk said, the water is a little bright, exspecial sence its dawn out the window.

Also, shang looks chained a bit too good, as if someone spent half an hour doing it, not like a death trap. Maby he should fall on a hook a get sliced.

and, the blade dose look like a chane and apperas out of nowhere.

but its still better then i could do 2/5

i really dont see the death trap. its just looks confusing.