Portal

The Portal is an arena in the Mortal Kombat series. The Portal was introduced in Mortal Kombat II and was later featured in several sequels.

This arena lies in the Highlands of Outworld. The Portal remains still but with lightning striking in the center. This gateway is very unstable and unpredictable. Shadow Priests stand guard as watchers.

In the Sega Genesis version of Mortal Kombat II, there was a blue palette-swapped version of the Portal that was used to fight the secret characters Jade, Smoke and Noob Saibot instead of fighting in Goro's Lair.

The MKII version of the Portal also reappeared in Mortal Kombat Trilogy with an added pagoda-style temple on each end of the arena. A 3D version of the Portal also appeared in Mortal Kombat: Deception. The towers from the Hidden Portal can be seen on one side of the arena, with the Portal arena on the other. The portal now spins.

In Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks, the Portal is the basis of several areas in Outworld. The areas are generally guarded by two Shadow Priests that must be defeated before the bridge to the portal will appear.