Rooftop (Mortal Kombat)

The Rooftop is an arena in Mortal Kombat 3, Mortal Kombat Trilogy and Mortal Kombat (2011). This part of the building is situated somewhere in a city somewhere on Earth.
== Overview ==
This arena is sometimes referred to as The Roof. This is the rooftop of the Bank stage and like the interior, the Mortal Kombat Logo appears on the floor despite this being an Earthrealm location unaffiliated with the spiritual elements of the franchise. It also has a better view of the city and Shao Kahn's Fortress. Stone gargoyles line the edge of the building. This place served as the battleground between Sonya Blade and Kano in MK3, the former emerging victorious and the latter plummeting all the way down to the ground. The fact that the Chrysler Building is visible in the background leads to the presumption that the rooftop, and therefore the bank, is in New York City.
In Mortal Kombat (2011), The Rooftop is complete with a small water tower on it and has 3 versions: one at daytime during the Outworld invasion, one at nighttime during the invasion as well, and one after the invasion showcasing the destruction. Shao Kahn's Throne appears in the stage during and after the invasion. The Portal Kahn uses to enter Earthrealm is seen in the nighttime stage. In the daytime stage, military helicopters can be seen battling Outworld's flying monsters and will occasionally strafe the rooftop with machinegun fire (though the players take no damage).
In the Story Mode, the final battle between Raiden and Shao Kahn takes place on the rooftop at nighttime.
== Theme songs ==
* Rooftop (MK3 arcade)
* Rooftop (UMK3)
* Rooftop (Paul Unfaces)
* Rooftop Day/Dawn (MK9)
* Rooftop Dusk (MK9)
== Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks, Part II ==
Kabal took the fight to Cyrax up there from the Bank to avoid any extensive damage and casualties, and the former was successful to the point on knocking off the cyborg! Sektor then intervened, and eventually came Smoke as he dropped off Kung Lao, Aiko and Nightwolf with his rocket jets. The defector took him on, and it was an all-out brawl since Kabal was no match. They mimicked each of their moves, until Kung Lao came up with the strategy for Aiko to disable Sektor's chest place as a cyborg with organic components; due to the noisy clashing and intimidating weaponry, Aiko was reluctant, so Lao combined his heart with her cardiokinesis to make it stronger! It was a standoff until Sektor decided to activate the self-destruct! Knowing this, Smoke shot each other to a higher altitude and avoided the explosion at the last minute! They regrouped at the Street before the ambush by the Shadow Priests.
== Trivia ==
* The Chrysler Building is featured in the background, so this arena may possibly be based in New York City. This is further supported in Mortal Kombat (2011), with the presence of Kurtis Stryker and Kabal, members of the New York City Police Department.
== Gallery ==
File:Rooftop day MK9.webp|Rooftop - Day (MK9)
File:Rooftop dusk MK9.webp|Rooftop - Dusk
File:Rooftop dawn MK9.webp|Rooftop - Dawn
File:Rooftopmk11.webp|Rooftop kameo in MK11
File:Rooftopmk9 2.webp|Rooftop MK9
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