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Shang Tsung's Courtyard (MKI)

This is the courtyard of Shang Tsung’s Island Fortress in the Lost Sea. Great tournaments have been held here for centuries. Guards patrol and students watch warriors engage in Mortal Kombat. It is sometimes referred to as simply "The Courtyard" or "Shang Tsung's Courtyard".

This arena premiered in the first Mortal Kombat. In it, an aged Shang Tsung sits on a throne and watches the Mortal Kombat tournament. Monk students also watch and applaud after every round is finished. This is reminiscent of the tournament courtyard from the movie set of Enter the Dragon.

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In Mortal Kombat Trilogy, when fighting in this arena, Shang Tsung has been replaced with Shao Kahn. It should be noted that the scepter that Kahn holds is not the same as the one in Kahn's Arena and Kahn's Kave. Also, the monks are no longer animated nor do they applaud after a round is over.

A different version of this arena was featured in Mortal Kombat: Deception. The kombatants now simply stand on a completely square shaped elevated platform.  The monks are no longer in the front o

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Both day and night versions of the Courtyard from MK (2011)

f the stage and has been removed to the sides of the stage. Shang Tsung is still sitting in his seat in his original appearance.

In Mortal Kombat (2011), there is a day and night version of the Courtyard.


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