Dead Pool

The Dead Pool is an arena in the Mortal Kombat series. The Dead Pool debuted in Mortal Kombat II and later reappeared in several sequels.

The Dead Pool is said to be a place for punishment and sacrifice. Captives would be bound with chains, then lowered into the acid below. Shang Tsung was said to have favored this method of punishment.

A 3D version of the Dead Pool appeared in Mortal Kombat: Deception. Instead of a straight walkway across the acid, players fight on a square patch of concrete in the middle of the acid. Players who are close to the edge can be knocked into the acid to perform a deathtrap. Shang Tsung watches over the arena from a balcony, dressed in his original MKII outfit.

In MKII, holding the down button during the Stage Fatality will make the voice of Dan Forden say something like "Awwoah".

The arena also appears in Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks. When players approach this arena, they are ambushed by bloody skeletons.

Since the earliest days of MKII, there were rumors that opponents could be impaled on the chains and lowered into the acid. However, this finally became possible in Shaolin Monks.