Evil Tower

The Tower (Mortal Kombat II)

The "Evil Monastery" aka the "Evil Tower"

An ancient and wicked tower-like temple is home to the Shadow Priests, And according to Shaolin Monks, is in Outworld, but is so high up that a blue sky can be seen. It is sometimes referred to simply as "The Tower" or the "Evil Monastery."

thumb|320px|right|The Tower - Arcade Version

This towering temple with a meditating demon statue inside known as the Evil Monastery is home to the Shadow Priests

First appeared as an arena in Mortal Kombat II, then returned as a walkthrough area within Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks. This arena has returned in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, renamed the "Evil Tower", featuring a previously unseen area where players can knock their opponents down a nearby flight of stairs to an outdoor section of the arena, featuring a deathtrap portal that players can utilize.

The Evil Monastery in Mortal Kombat (2011)

The Evil Monastery is also appearing in Mortal Kombat (2011) as can be seen in the first TV spot of the game. In this new version the background contantly shifts between night and day.

Trivia

The Black Tower aka the Evil Tower in the first Mortal Kombat movie

In the first film Mortal Kombat, the Evil Tower itself is also featured as the rocky, yet gothic towering citadel in shape of two connected buildings (first one the tallest, the other one is the second and small) called the Black Tower which is presumably the Emperor's castle or thought to be, however the distinctively-shaped window appears behind the altar of a ruined temple in Outworld where Liu Kang fights Reptile before continuing forward with Johnny Cage and Princess Kitana on their way towards the tower where Sonya Blade is kept prisoner by the shapeshifting sorcerer Shang Tsung.

The Evil Tower in Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm, reminiscing its counterpart the Black Tower in the first Mortal Kombat movie

The Tower also made its appearance in Liu Kang's flash backs within an episode Skin Deep of the animated series Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm back when inside the tower, he first defeated Shang Tsung and won the battle exactly like in the Mortal Kombat movie.