| 1 | [[quoteright:350: [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros64 https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/stages.png]]]] |
| 2 | [[caption-width-right:350: Pay no attention to the fighters [[SecretCharacter behind the question marks.]] (Two of them don't have stages anyway.)]] |
| 3 | |
| 4 | ->''"Each of the playable characters have their own board, but that's just for theming purposes. You don't get anything for playing as Donkey Kong on 'DK's Jungle Adventure', you don't get to have lunch with Wario. I guess it adds to the ambience, like 'Wow, I'm on land owned by a mammal.'"'' |
| 5 | -->-- '''WebVideo/ScottTheWoz''', "VideoGame/MarioParty1 (N64) | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kVos9KsURc Party Hard"]] |
| 6 | |
| 7 | Some games can be fine with picking from the list of VideoGameSettings for their backgrounds. But for something a little more unique, each one could be tied to a certain character in the game's ensemble cast. It's especially convenient if the stage is named after the character. |
| 8 | |
| 9 | In multiplayer, there's usually nothing stopping players from picking anyone for any arena. But if scripted, expect a fight or race with characters on "their" field. |
| 10 | |
| 11 | Mostly a FightingGame or {{Sports}} Trope, but not exclusively. Also usually has nothing to do with HomeFieldAdvantage, since in these cases in doesn't matter who's on what stage. |
| 12 | |
| 13 | Do not confuse with a BossBattle at the end of a video game level. (Unless that level is a stage itself that can be played on normally or if the boss is a playable character.) Exceptions could be listed if the game does something clever with it. Compare a {{Leitmotif}}, for the musical equivalent. |
| 14 | |
| 15 | Even one character having one stage is enough to qualify for this trope. |
| 16 | ---- |
| 17 | !!Examples: |
| 18 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 19 | !! VideoGames |
| 20 | !!!Works with their own pages |
| 21 | [[index]] |
| 22 | * ''[[HomeStage/SuperSmashBros Super Smash Bros.]]'' |
| 23 | * ''[[HomeStage/TheKingOfFighters The King of Fighters]]'' |
| 24 | [[/index]] |
| 25 | [[folder:Fighting Games -- Traditional]] |
| 26 | * ''VideoGame/AkatsukiBlitzkampf'': |
| 27 | ** Aokigahara Forest for Akatsuki. |
| 28 | ** Perfecti Altar for Mycale/Perfecti. |
| 29 | ** Causeway Bay City for Sai. |
| 30 | ** Fujigane Battlefield for Fritz. |
| 31 | ** Fuji Military Research Site for Kanae. |
| 32 | ** Shanghai Shipyard for Marilyn. |
| 33 | ** Shanghai Harbor for Dawei/Wei. |
| 34 | ** Holy Club's Hong Kong Church for Anonym. |
| 35 | ** Yarlung Tsangpo Canyon for Elektrosoldat & Adler. |
| 36 | ** Gesellschaft Weapons Factory for Blitztank. |
| 37 | ** Blitz Motor Station for Murakumo. |
| 38 | * The first ''VideoGame/ArcanaHeart'' game had the following stages: |
| 39 | ** School Gates for Heart. |
| 40 | ** Shinjuku City for Saki. |
| 41 | ** Castle Gardens for Kamui. |
| 42 | ** Hinode Park for Konoha. |
| 43 | ** Kasuga Shrine for Maori. |
| 44 | ** Chinatown for Mei-Fang. |
| 45 | ** Tokyo Tower for Lilica. |
| 46 | ** Expat Cemetery for Lieselotte. |
| 47 | ** Ueno Market for Yoriko. |
| 48 | ** Hyper Polis for Kira. |
| 49 | ** Floating Palace for Fiona. |
| 50 | ** Above Tokyo for Mildred. |
| 51 | * ''VideoGame/{{ARMS}}'': |
| 52 | ** Spring Stadium for Spring Man |
| 53 | ** Ribbon Ring for Ribbon Girl. |
| 54 | ** Ninja College for Ninjara. |
| 55 | ** Mausoleum for Master Mummy. |
| 56 | ** Ramen Bowl for Min Min. |
| 57 | ** Scrapyard for Mechanica. |
| 58 | ** Cinema Deux for Twintelle. |
| 59 | ** Buster Beach for Byte & Barq. |
| 60 | ** Snake Park for Kid Cobra. |
| 61 | ** DNA Lab for Helix. |
| 62 | ** Sky Arena for Max Brass. |
| 63 | ** Via Dolce for Lola Pop. |
| 64 | ** Temple Grounds for Misango. |
| 65 | ** Sparring Ring for Springtron.[[note]]Prior to Springtron being updated to a playable character, the stage originally was added first and had no fighter to be assigned to. |
| 66 | ** Secret Lab for Dr. Coyle. |
| 67 | * ''VideoGame/BladeStrangers'' has quite a good few stages based on its characters' home franchises: |
| 68 | ** [=DeLux=] Castle for [[VideoGame/CodeOfPrincess Solange]]. |
| 69 | ** Ancient Tower Interior for Ali Baba. |
| 70 | ** Crumbling Ancient Castle for Liongate. |
| 71 | ** Beasts of Legends Temple for Master T. |
| 72 | ** Dream Town for [[VideoGame/UmiharaKawase Kawase]]. |
| 73 | ** Space-Time Transmission Device for Noko. |
| 74 | ** Riverbed of Memories for Emiko. |
| 75 | ** Public Bath for Summer Kawase. |
| 76 | ** Deep Cave for [[VideoGame/CaveStory Curly Brace]]. |
| 77 | ** Balcony for Quote. |
| 78 | ** Athens Under Siege for Helen. |
| 79 | ** VR Room for Lina. |
| 80 | ** The Lich Yard for VideoGame/ShovelKnight. |
| 81 | ** The Basement for [[VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac Isaac]]. |
| 82 | ** Downtown for [[VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvolt Gunvolt]]. |
| 83 | ** Ukampa Temple for [[VideoGame/OneThousandAndOneSpikes Aban]]. |
| 84 | ** Cactus Garden for Piaa. |
| 85 | * ''Franchise/BlazBlue'': |
| 86 | ** ''VideoGame/BlazBlueCalamityTrigger'' |
| 87 | *** Cathedral for Jin. |
| 88 | *** Kagutsuchi Port for Ragna and Carl (PM 9:00) and Noel (AM 10:30). |
| 89 | *** Alucard castle for Rachel. |
| 90 | *** Lost Town for Taokaka. |
| 91 | *** Orient Town for Litchi and Tager. |
| 92 | *** Area 28 for Arakune. |
| 93 | *** Ronin district for Bang. |
| 94 | *** Kiln for Hakumen and Nu-13. |
| 95 | * ''VideoGame/{{Clayfighter}}'': |
| 96 | ** The original: |
| 97 | *** Blob's World: The Blob. |
| 98 | *** Coliseum: Tiny |
| 99 | *** Fort Frosty: Bad Mr. Frosty. |
| 100 | *** Fun House: Bonker. |
| 101 | *** Haunted Mansion: Ickybod Clay. |
| 102 | *** Hunk o' Burning Clay: Blue Suede Goo. |
| 103 | *** Taffy Factory: Taffy. |
| 104 | *** Viking stage: Helga. |
| 105 | *** N.Boss' Residence: N.Boss (End boss). |
| 106 | ** ''C2: Judgement Clay'': |
| 107 | *** Bungle Jungle: Nanaman. |
| 108 | *** Camp Claytastrophe: Hoppy. |
| 109 | *** Clay Keep: Tiny. |
| 110 | *** Frosty's Workshop: Bad Mr. Frosty. |
| 111 | *** Mudville Gardens: Kangoo. |
| 112 | *** Oozeville: Blob. |
| 113 | *** The Crib: Googoo. |
| 114 | *** Under de Clay: Octohead |
| 115 | ** ''Clay Fighter 63 1/3'' and ''Clay Fighter: Sculptor's Cut'' |
| 116 | *** Aquadome: VideoGame/EarthwormJim. |
| 117 | *** Boogerhenge: VideoGame/{{Boogerman}}. |
| 118 | *** Camp Claynaveral: T-Hoppy. |
| 119 | *** Candy Factory: Taffy. |
| 120 | *** Claynavarel Hanger: Lady Liberty. |
| 121 | *** Rubbage Reef: Lockjaw Pooch. [[note]]It's possible the stage was first Hobocop's until he was cut, with Lockjaw's homestage originally going to be the Doghouse.[[/note]] |
| 122 | *** Freezing Fortress: Bad Mr. Frosty. |
| 123 | *** Ghastly Graveyard: Ickybod Clay. |
| 124 | *** Grotto Gulch: Blob. [[note]]Changed to Refuge Room in the Sculptor's Cut[.[/note]] |
| 125 | *** Happy Harry's Hut: Houngan. |
| 126 | *** Kiln's Labratory: Dr. Kiln. |
| 127 | *** Kooky Courtyard: Kung Pow. |
| 128 | *** Mudville Mansion: High Five. |
| 129 | *** Santa's Toy Factory: Bonker. |
| 130 | *** Santa's Workshop: Sumo Santa. |
| 131 | *** Tribal Tower: Zappa Yow Yow Boyz. |
| 132 | * ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'': |
| 133 | ** ''The Night Warriors'' had a stage for every character, simply named after what each country the fighter was from. |
| 134 | ** ''Vampire Savior: The Lord of Vampire'' have more creative names, with some characters sharing a stage. |
| 135 | *** Abaraya: Bishamon |
| 136 | *** Concrete Cave: Jon Talbain and Lilith. |
| 137 | *** Deserted Chateau: Morrigan and Lilith. |
| 138 | *** Feast of the Damned: Demitri. |
| 139 | *** Forever Torment: Lord Raptor and Victor. |
| 140 | *** Green Scream: Rikuo, Q-Bee and Sasquatch. |
| 141 | *** Red Thirst: Anakaris. |
| 142 | *** Revenger's Roost: Donovan. |
| 143 | *** Vanity Paradise: Hsien-Ko and Q-Bee. |
| 144 | *** War Agony: Victor and B. B. Hood. |
| 145 | *** Fetus of God / Majigen: Jedah. |
| 146 | * ''VideoGame/EternalChampions'': |
| 147 | ** Chicago Theater 1920 A.D. for Larcen. |
| 148 | ** Black Orchid Rooftop 1993 A.D. for Shadow. |
| 149 | ** The Cyber-Dome 2345 A.D. for Rex. |
| 150 | ** Blue Dragon Circus 1899 A.D. for Jetta. |
| 151 | ** Great Rift Valley 50,000 B.C. for Slash. |
| 152 | ** Shores of Atlantis 110 B.C. for Trident. |
| 153 | ** Belgrave Square Labs 2100 A.D. for Midknight. |
| 154 | ** Salem 1692 A.D. for Xavier.[[note]]Shared with Thanatos[[/note]] |
| 155 | ** Syrian Desert Refinery 2030 A.D. for Blade. |
| 156 | ** Off The Barbary Coast 1566 A.D. for Riptide. |
| 157 | ** Abu Simbel Temple 151 B.C. for Ramses. |
| 158 | ** Shengo Village, Trinidad 1802 A.D. for Raven. |
| 159 | ** Hangtown Mine 1849 A.D. for Dawson. |
| 160 | ** Song Hong Delta 1955 A.D. for Blast.[[note]]Originally a stage for Midknight in a Genesis/Mega Drive version[[/note]] |
| 161 | ** Stone Monkey Temple 1815 A.D. for Chin Wo.[[note]]Originally a stage for Jetta in a Genesis/Mega Drive version[[/note]] |
| 162 | ** Washington DC 1995 A.D. for Senator. |
| 163 | ** Eternity Complex 9999 A.D. for Eternal Champion. |
| 164 | ** Chmmerian Complex 9999 A.D for Dark EC. |
| 165 | * ''VideoGame/FamicomFighters'', a fanmade game starring [[Platform/NintendoEntertainmentSystem Famicom]] characters: |
| 166 | ** [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1 Mario]] has World 2-3. There's also Mario's Arena, from the bootleg game ''World Heroes 2'' [[note]] which has nothing to do with the [[VideoGame/WorldHeroes SNK game series]] [[/note]]. |
| 167 | ** VideoGame/UrbanChampion has the Streets. |
| 168 | ** [[VideoGame/Metroid1 Samus]] has Kraid's Hideout. |
| 169 | ** [[VideoGame/ProWrestling Star Man]] has Wrestling Ring. |
| 170 | ** [[VideoGame/MegaMan1 Mega Man]] has Dr. Light's Lab. |
| 171 | ** [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaI Simon Belmont]] has Death's Dungeon. |
| 172 | ** [[VideoGame/KickMaster Thonolan]] has Aboard the Ship. |
| 173 | ** VideoGame/{{Bomberman}} has Bomb Factory. |
| 174 | ** VideoGame/DigDug has Soil Pit. |
| 175 | ** [[VideoGame/NinjaGaidenNES Ryu Hayabusa]] has Train Ride. |
| 176 | ** [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyI Black Mage]] has Corneria Fields. |
| 177 | * The first ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' game had a simpler "X's stage" naming theme. Sequel games have stages with more unique names, sometimes with characters "sharing" a new or previous stage. |
| 178 | * ''VideoGame/IdolShowdown'': |
| 179 | ** Moonlit Gates for Fubuki, Ayame, Ollie and Ina. |
| 180 | ** Gang City for Korone, Botan, Coco and R-TRUS/Flayon. |
| 181 | ** Midnight Rose for Aki and Pekora. |
| 182 | ** Main Stage for Suisei and Sora. |
| 183 | ** KINGWORLD for Fubuzilla and Kurokami. |
| 184 | ** Beyond Time for Kronii. |
| 185 | ** [[spoiler:Eternity Bright for [[FinalBoss ERROR Sora]]]]. |
| 186 | * ''Franchise/{{Injustice}}:'' |
| 187 | ** ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'': |
| 188 | *** The Franchise/{{Superman}} Mythos have plenty of stages represented, but the Man of Steel is fought at the end of Arcade mode in the Fortress of Solitude. Lex Luthor also has the Insurgency stage. |
| 189 | *** The Franchise/{{Batman}} Mythos also have locations represented, with plenty of ''Batman'' [[SpotlightStealingSquad characters to share them with]]. The Dark Knight himself though has both Wayne Manor and The Batcave, with the rest having Gotham City, Arkham Asylum, or Joker's Asylum. |
| 190 | *** ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} has Atlantis. |
| 191 | *** Franchise/GreenLantern has Ferris Aircraft. |
| 192 | *** Franchise/WonderWoman and Ares have Themyscira. |
| 193 | ** ''VideoGame/Injustice2'': |
| 194 | *** Along with the Fortress of Solitude and Batcave examples mentioned above, Superman also has the Red Sun Prison. |
| 195 | *** Atlantis returns for Aquaman's home stage, and to a lesser extent Black Manta's. |
| 196 | *** Brainiac has his own ship. |
| 197 | *** The Joker (and to an extent Harley Quinn) has The Joker's Playground. |
| 198 | *** Black Adam has Kahndaq. |
| 199 | *** ComicBook/SwampThing has Slaughter Swamp. |
| 200 | * ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct'': |
| 201 | ** The first game has everyone with their own stages: |
| 202 | *** Black Orchid: Chicago Rooftop |
| 203 | *** Chief Thunder: Canyon |
| 204 | *** Cinder: Desert Rooftop |
| 205 | *** Fulgore: Industrial Warehouse |
| 206 | *** Glacius: Mountain Temple/Mountain Shrine |
| 207 | *** Jago: Tiger Shrine |
| 208 | *** Riptor: Altar |
| 209 | *** Sabrewulf: Interior Castle |
| 210 | *** Spinal: Castle Rooftop |
| 211 | *** T.J. Combo: Boxing Gym |
| 212 | *** Eyedol: Eyedol's Lair/Warehouse Basement |
| 213 | ** ''2'': Once again everyone has their own stages: |
| 214 | *** Black Orchid: Helipad |
| 215 | *** Fulgore: Museum |
| 216 | *** Glacius: Spaceship |
| 217 | *** Jago: Bridge |
| 218 | *** Sabrewulf: Sabrewulf's Castle |
| 219 | *** Spinal: Pirate Ship |
| 220 | *** T.J. Combo: Street |
| 221 | *** Kim Wu: Dojo |
| 222 | *** Maya: Jungle |
| 223 | *** Tusk: Stonehenge |
| 224 | *** Gargos: Dungeon |
| 225 | ** ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct2013'': If a character doesn't have their own stage, they'll share the stage with someone else: |
| 226 | *** Jago: Tiger's Lair |
| 227 | *** Sabrewulf: Alchemical Lab[[note]]Also a stage for Mira[[/note]] |
| 228 | *** Glacius: Crash Site |
| 229 | *** Thunder: Devil's Landing[[note]]Also a stage for Eagle[[/note]] |
| 230 | *** Sadira: Assassin's Cave |
| 231 | *** Orchid: Rebel Outpost |
| 232 | *** Spinal: Shipwreck Shore |
| 233 | *** Fulgore: Ultratech Industries[[note]]Also a stage for Kilgore[[/note]] |
| 234 | *** Shadow Jago/Omen: Shadow Tiger's Lair |
| 235 | *** T.J. Combo: Downtown Demolition |
| 236 | *** Maya: City of Dawn |
| 237 | *** Kan-Ra: The Forbidden Archive[[note]]Also a stage for [[VideoGame/{{Battletoads}} Rash]] and Eyedol[[/note]] |
| 238 | *** Riptor: Hatchery 09[[note]]Also a stage for [[VideoGame/GearsOfWar General RAAM]][[/note]] |
| 239 | *** Aganos: Forgotten Grotto |
| 240 | *** Hisako: Village of Whispers[[note]]Also a stage for Shin Hisako, as they are the same person[[/note]] |
| 241 | *** Cinder: Fury's Core |
| 242 | *** ARIA: The Pinnacle |
| 243 | *** Kim Wu: Chinatown Brawl |
| 244 | *** Tusk: Icehaven |
| 245 | *** [[Franchise/{{Halo}} Arbiter]]: Arena of Judgement |
| 246 | *** Gargos: Astral Plane |
| 247 | * ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom'': |
| 248 | ** ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomClashOfSuperHeroes'' |
| 249 | *** Marvel has [[ComicBook/TheAvengers Avengers Headquarters]], [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Blue Area of the Moon]], [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Rooftop of the Daily Bugle]], and ComicBook/{{Onslaught}}. |
| 250 | *** Capcom has [[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Dr. Wily's Military Base]], [[VideoGame/ForgottenWorlds Headquarters of Evil]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighterII Honda's Bathhouse,]] [[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Live House of the Dark Realm,]] and [[VideoGame/StriderArcade Neo St. Petersburg]]. |
| 251 | ** ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2'' averts this, as most of the backgrounds have nothing to tie them to either company. Though: |
| 252 | *** Swamp's unlockable alternate version is considered [=SonSon=]'s home stage, as it has a lot of Chinese imagery and elements befitting of her ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest'' origins. |
| 253 | *** Desert is considered Amingo's home stage, by virtue of it having his poncho and hat hanging on a cactus. |
| 254 | *** Airship is [[OriginalGeneration Ruby Heart's]] home stage, since it is set on the deck of her CoolAirship, the ''Partenaire''. |
| 255 | *** The Temple, being the FinalBoss stage and the place where Abyss was sealed, is his home stage. |
| 256 | ** ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'' |
| 257 | *** Marvel has [[ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} Hand Hideout]], [[ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier]], [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Asgard]], [[ComicBook/SpiderMan The Daily Bugle]] and, technically, [[ComicBook/{{Galactus}} Fate of the Earth]]. |
| 258 | *** Capcom has [[VideoGame/FinalFight Metro City]], [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil5 Tricell Laboratory]], [[VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins Demon Village]], and [[VideoGame/MegaManLegends Kattelox Island]]. |
| 259 | ** ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomInfinite'' takes a new take on this by combining Marvel/Capcom locales to make up its stage list, making them home stage to two characters/series: |
| 260 | *** [[ComicBook/SpiderMan New]] [[VideoGame/FinalFight Metro City]], [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica A.I.M.]][[Franchise/ResidentEvil BRELLA]], [[ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy Know]][[VideoGame/Strider2014 moon]], [[VideoGame/MonsterHunter Val]][[ComicBook/BlackPanther kanda]], [[ComicBook/DoctorStrange Dark]] [[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Kingdom]] and [[VideoGame/MegaManX X]][[ComicBook/TheMightyThor gard]], with [[ComicBook/TheAvengers Avengers Tower]] and [[VideoGame/MegaManX Abel City - Sigma's Lab]] being exceptions. |
| 261 | * ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' calls them "arenas" but the idea is still the same: |
| 262 | ** Goro is fought in Goro's Lair and Shang Tsung in his Throne Room in the first ''VideoGame/{{Mortal Kombat|1992}}'', but this is downplayed as they weren't playable characters at the time, except for Goro in the Gameboy version. Goro's Lair returns later in ''Mortal Kombat 4'', where Goro is secretly playable. |
| 263 | ** ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'': |
| 264 | *** Hell/Scorpion's Lair for Scorpion |
| 265 | *** Jade's Desert |
| 266 | *** Kahn's Kave |
| 267 | *** Noob Saibot's Dorfen |
| 268 | ** ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4'': Reptile's Lair |
| 269 | ** ''VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse'': |
| 270 | *** Apokolips for Darkseid |
| 271 | *** Bat Cave for Batman |
| 272 | *** Fortress of Solitude for Superman |
| 273 | *** Gotham City for Batman, The Joker, Catwoman and Deathstroke |
| 274 | *** Netherrealm for Scorpion |
| 275 | *** Oan Senate for Green Lantern |
| 276 | *** Metropolis for Superman and Lex Luthor |
| 277 | *** Raiden's Temple for Raiden and Captain Marvel |
| 278 | *** Shao Kahn's Throne Room for Shao Kahn and Darkseid |
| 279 | *** Special Forces Base for Sonya Blade and Jax |
| 280 | *** Themyscira for Wonder Woman and Shang Tsung |
| 281 | *** Wu Shi Academy for Liu Kang. |
| 282 | ** ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'': |
| 283 | *** Black Dragon Fight Club for Kano. |
| 284 | *** Shirai Ryu Fire Garden for Scorpion. |
| 285 | *** Used literally with The Lost Hive of The Kytinn for D'Vorah. |
| 286 | *** Special Forces Desert Command and Tank Garage Bunker for everyone in the Special Forces. |
| 287 | *** Tarkatan War Kamp for Skarlet and Baraka. |
| 288 | *** Kotal's Koliseum and Koliseum Beast Pen for Shao Kahn and Kotal Kahn. |
| 289 | *** Cyber Lin Kuei Assembly for Frost. |
| 290 | * Being the [[GameMod FG generator]] this engine is, ''VideoGame/{{MUGEN}}'' can configure a specific stage with a character of your choice, being attached to one stage in Arcade Mode instead of having a random stage as default. |
| 291 | * ''VideoGame/MyLittlePonyFightingIsMagic'' had the Mane Six's home stages be their actual homes (or Cloudsdale in Rainbow Dash's case) from the original show. |
| 292 | * ''VideoGame/PhantomBreaker Omnia'' has the following stages for its roster: |
| 293 | ** College for Mikoto[[note]]and by extension, Shiro Mikoto[[/note]]. |
| 294 | ** Tokyo Dome for Mei. |
| 295 | ** Temple for Waka. |
| 296 | ** Shibuya for [[VisualNovel/ChaosHead Rimi]]. |
| 297 | ** Parking Lot for Ria. |
| 298 | ** Gymnasium for M[[note]]and by extension, L[[/note]]. |
| 299 | ** Hospital for Ren. |
| 300 | ** Roppongi for Tokiya. |
| 301 | ** Akihabara for [[VisualNovel/SteinsGate Kurisu]]. |
| 302 | ** Tokyo Big Sight for Cocoa. |
| 303 | ** Tokyo Skyline for Infinity. |
| 304 | ** Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building for Fin. |
| 305 | ** Ebisu for Itsuki. |
| 306 | ** Tokyo Skytree for Yuzuha. |
| 307 | ** Junior High School for Sofia. |
| 308 | ** Shinagawa Station for Ende. |
| 309 | ** Yokosuka for Shizuka. |
| 310 | ** Mount Takao for Gaito. |
| 311 | ** [[TrainingStage Training Zone]] for Artifactor and Maestra[[note]]specifically, Artifactor gets the grey-and-green variant while Maestra gets the black-and-blue one[[/note]]. |
| 312 | * ''VideoGame/PrimalRage'': Each of the beasts have a stage representing a certain part of the New Urth. |
| 313 | ** Sauron gets the Cove, a craggy, sandy beach that was once the Greek islands in the Aegean Sea. |
| 314 | ** Talon gets the Strip, a grassy stretch of land dotted with trees and small waterfalls that used to be an airstrip. |
| 315 | ** Vertigo gets the Tomb, a burial ground for Vertigo's petrified enemies that was once Stonehenge. |
| 316 | ** Blizzard gets the Cliffs, a temple set in an icy and mountainous tundra near the Himalayas. |
| 317 | ** Chaos gets the Ruins, the...ruins of what was once a thriving metropolis before the cataclysm. |
| 318 | ** Armadon gets the Hollows, a series of underground ramiform caverns existing eons ago. |
| 319 | ** Diablo gets the Inferno, a volcanic atoll created by a geothermic upheaval ten times as great as that which formed the Hawaiian islands. |
| 320 | * ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown'': |
| 321 | ** ''Samurai Shodown (1993)'': |
| 322 | *** Gairyu Isle for Haohmaru (Day) & Ukyo (Night). |
| 323 | *** Kamui Kotan for Nakoruru. |
| 324 | *** San Francisco for Galford. |
| 325 | *** Yagamata for Hanzo. |
| 326 | *** Versailles for Charlotte. |
| 327 | *** Kochi for Jubei. |
| 328 | *** Seian for Wan-Fu. |
| 329 | *** Onigami Isle for Gen-An. |
| 330 | *** Texas Desert for Earthquake. |
| 331 | *** Edo for Kyoshiro. |
| 332 | *** Green Hell for Tam Tam. |
| 333 | *** Shimabara for Amakusa. |
| 334 | ** ''Samurai Shodown II'': |
| 335 | *** Gairyu Isle for Haohmaru (Noon) & Ukyo (Night). |
| 336 | *** Kamui Kotan for Nakoruru |
| 337 | *** San Francisco (Noon) for Galford. |
| 338 | *** Yagamata Battlefield (Sunset) for Hanzo. |
| 339 | *** Versailles Palace for Charlotte |
| 340 | *** Early Winter Bamboo Forest for Jubei. |
| 341 | *** Xi'an for Wan-Fu. |
| 342 | *** Devil's Island for Gen-An. |
| 343 | *** Pacific Railway for Earthquake. |
| 344 | *** Kabuki Stage for Kyoshiro. |
| 345 | *** Sukigahara Field for Genjuro. |
| 346 | *** Marsh, Green Hell for Cham Cham. |
| 347 | *** Prussia Kingdom for Sieger. |
| 348 | *** Misty Temple for Nicotine. |
| 349 | *** Himalayas for Kuroko. |
| 350 | *** Osore Zan Hell for Mizuki. |
| 351 | ** ''Samurai Shodown III'': |
| 352 | *** Cherry Blossom Forest for Haohmaru. |
| 353 | *** Mountainside Pool for Nakoruru. |
| 354 | *** Death Swamp for Ukyo. |
| 355 | *** Bridge by the Waterfalls for Galford. |
| 356 | *** Volcanic Battlefield for Hanzo. |
| 357 | *** Kabuki Stage for Kyoshiro. |
| 358 | *** Village Street for Genjuro. |
| 359 | *** Bamboo Forest for Shizumaru. |
| 360 | *** Kamui Kotan, Winter Day for Rimururu. |
| 361 | *** Shine for Basara. |
| 362 | *** Temple for Gaira. |
| 363 | *** Himalayas for Kuroko. |
| 364 | *** Ritual Monument for Amakusa. |
| 365 | *** Temple of Death for Zankuro. |
| 366 | ** ''Samurai Shodown V'' |
| 367 | *** Sunpu (A.K.A. Tokugawa House) for Yoshitora. |
| 368 | *** Ryukyu (A.K.A Temple Courtyard) for Mina. |
| 369 | *** Sado (A.K.A. Kusaregedo's Lair) for Kusaregedo. |
| 370 | *** Shin (A.K.A. Buddhist Mountain) for Yunfei. |
| 371 | *** The Great Battlefield for Yumeji (1st version) & Gaoh (2nd version). |
| 372 | ** ''Samurai Shodown VI'' |
| 373 | *** White House, America for Andrew. |
| 374 | *** Urushiyama, Oshu for Iroha. |
| 375 | *** Tenkakuza, Kyoto for Ocha-Maro. |
| 376 | *** Asakusa, Oedo for Sugoroku. |
| 377 | *** Jonaiminami Hiroba, Sunpu for Amakusa, Mizuki, Zankuro & Gaoh (2nd version). |
| 378 | *** Hei-an kyo, Demon World for Demon Gaoh. |
| 379 | ** ''Samurai Shodown (2019)'', Some characters don't have stages, they can share including [[DownloadableContent DLCs]]: |
| 380 | *** Gairyu Isle for Haohmaru (Day)[[note]]shared with Darli[[/note]] & Ukyo (Night).[[note]]shared with Earthquake & Yoshitora (in Hanzo's story only)[[/note]] |
| 381 | *** Kamui Kotan for Nakoruru (Late Autumn)[[note]]shared with Wu-Ruixiang, [[VideoGame/HonorOfKings Gongsun Li]] and [[VideoGame/TheLastBlade Hibiki]][[/note]] & Rimururu (Late Winter).[[note]]shared with Wan-Fu & Iroha[[/note]] |
| 382 | *** Pirate Galleon for Galford. |
| 383 | *** Kumano Kodō for Hanzo.[[note]]shared with Shiki & Darli[[/note]] |
| 384 | *** Hall of Minerva for Charlotte. |
| 385 | *** Uduki for Jubei. [[note]]shared with Yoshitora, Wu-Ruixiang & Darli (in Shizumaru's story only)[[/note]] |
| 386 | *** The Kabuki Stage for Kyoshiro. |
| 387 | *** Green Hell for Tam Tam.[[note]]shared with Earthquake & his sister, Cham Cham[[/note]] |
| 388 | *** Mikatagahara Field for Genjuro.[[note]]shared with Shiki & [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Baiken]][[/note]] |
| 389 | *** Nikkō for Shizumaru.[[note]]shared with [[VideoGame/ForHonor Warden]][[/note]] |
| 390 | *** Sumida River for Kazuki.[[note]]shared with his brother, Sogetsu[[/note]] |
| 391 | *** Before the Temple Gate for Yashamaru.[[note]]shared with Basara, Yoshitora, Mina & Amakusa[[/note]] |
| 392 | *** Sakura of Shizuka for Shizuka. |
| 393 | * In ''VideoGame/TheSimpsonsWrestling'', each character has a stage they're guaranteed to be fought on in the league modes: |
| 394 | ** Power Plant for Homer. |
| 395 | ** Kwik-E-Mart for Bart and Apu. |
| 396 | ** Evergreen Terrace for Lisa, Marge and Flanders. |
| 397 | ** Downtown for Groundskeeper Willie and Professor Frink. |
| 398 | ** Krustylu Studios for Krusty and Bumblebee Man. |
| 399 | ** Barney's Bowlarama for Barney. |
| 400 | ** Moe's Tavern for Moe. |
| 401 | ** Mr. Burns' Mansion for Smithers. Smithers can only be played as here, and only as Player 2. |
| 402 | ** Spaceship for Kang. Kang can only be played as here, and only as Player 2. |
| 403 | ** Itchy 'N Scratchy for Itchy and Scratchy. Though the two can only be used there, and only against each other. |
| 404 | * ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}:'' Several characters have stages with strong narrative and thematic ties to them. |
| 405 | ** Filia: Maplecrest |
| 406 | ** Cerebella: Medici Tower |
| 407 | ** Peacock: Lab 8 |
| 408 | ** Parasoul: Glass Canopy |
| 409 | ** Ms. Fortune: Little Innsmouth |
| 410 | ** Double: Grand Cathedral[[note]]Shared with Valentine[[/note]] and Gehenna |
| 411 | ** Squigly: New Meridian Rooftops/Rooftops Assault |
| 412 | ** Big Band: Under the Bridge |
| 413 | ** Fukua: Nightmare Crest |
| 414 | ** Eliza: Bath of Tefnut/Bath of Sekhmet |
| 415 | ** Beowulf: NMO Arena/NMO Arena (Empty) |
| 416 | ** Annie: Sound Stage 15 |
| 417 | ** Umbrella: Boardwalk |
| 418 | ** Black Dahlia: Bunny Burrow |
| 419 | ** Marie: Hilgard Castle and Final Atrium[[note]]as [[SNKBoss Bloody Marie]][[/note]] |
| 420 | * ''VideoGame/SonicTheFighters'' has the player fight the same characters in the same locations in the same order every time: |
| 421 | ** South Island for Knuckles. |
| 422 | ** Flying Carpet for Amy. |
| 423 | ** Aurora Icefield for Bark. |
| 424 | ** Mushroom Hill for Espio. |
| 425 | ** Canyon Cruise for Tails. |
| 426 | ** Casino Night for Fang. |
| 427 | ** Dynamite Plant for Bean. |
| 428 | ** Giant Wing for Sonic. |
| 429 | ** Death Egg's Eye for Metal Sonic (not playable) |
| 430 | ** Death Egg's Hangar for Dr. Robotnik (not playable) |
| 431 | * ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' is probably the TropeCodifier: |
| 432 | ** Most stages from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'' have their own names, or were named later, and variations of them return in later games: |
| 433 | *** Air Force Base for Guile |
| 434 | *** Amazon River Basin for Blanka |
| 435 | *** Ayutthaya Ruins and King's Court for Sagat |
| 436 | *** Battle Harbor for Ken |
| 437 | *** Big Factory for Zangief |
| 438 | *** Fighting Barroom/Flamenco Tavern for Vega |
| 439 | *** Fraserburgh Castle/English Manor for Cammy |
| 440 | *** Kapukon Yu for E. Honda. |
| 441 | *** Las Vegas/High Roller Casino for Balrog |
| 442 | *** The Lemony for Deejay |
| 443 | *** Maharaja's Palace for Dhalsim |
| 444 | *** Shopping District, Taiping Road for Chun-Li |
| 445 | *** Suzaku Castle for Ryu |
| 446 | *** Temple Hideout for M. Bison |
| 447 | ** Nearly everyone is tied to their own stage in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha'' and ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'' as well, though as most of them are listed as "X's Stage", listing them all would be pointless. |
| 448 | * ''Franchise/{{Tekken}} 2 and 3'' have stages associated with each fighter's specific country. In ''VideoGame/Tekken7'', [[Franchise/StreetFighter Akuma]] has the Abandoned Temple, with the DLC giving stages for [[VideoGame/FatalFury Geese Howard]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV Noctis]], [[Series/TheWalkingDead Negan]], Fahkumram, Kunimitsu II, and Lidia Sobieska. |
| 449 | * Games in the ''VideoGame/SoulSeries'' [[ZigZaggedTrope sometimes define home stages, and sometimes they don't]]. Even games that don't, however, have some recurring locations associated with specific characters -- for instance, the Money Pit is always associated with Voldo, and Eurydice Shrine is always associated with Sophitia and Cassandra. |
| 450 | ** Most pronounced in ''Soul Edge / Soul Blade'', where all stages and all characters are encountered in Arcade Mode. |
| 451 | *** Setouchi - Pirate Fortress, for Mitsurugi |
| 452 | *** Jirisan - Old Temple, for Seong Mi-Na, and bonus character Seong Han-Myeong |
| 453 | *** Shrine of Confined Demons, for Taki |
| 454 | *** Yangtze River - Three Gorges, for Li Long |
| 455 | *** Money Pit - The Secret Treasury, for Voldo |
| 456 | *** Eurydice Shrine - Arena, for Sophitia |
| 457 | *** Ostrheinsburg Castle - War, for Siegfried |
| 458 | *** Silk Road - Ruined City, for Hwang |
| 459 | *** Unknown Land, for Rock |
| 460 | *** The Black Tail Inn's Remains, for Cervantes |
| 461 | *** Catastrophe, for Souledge (Inferno) |
| 462 | ** Most stages were shared between characters in ''Soulcalibur II'', but Eurydice Shrine - Gallery was spelled out for [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]] by making it play an arrangement of the ''Legend of Zelda'' main theme when he's fighting on it. This is the only time in the series that the background music changes based on which characters are in the match -- even fellow [=SC2=] {{Guest Fighter}}s [[Franchise/{{Tekken}} Heihachi]] and ComicBook/{{Spawn}} don't have anything like this. |
| 463 | ** ''VideoGame/SoulcaliburV'' is the first entry since ''Edge / Blade'' to have one stage to one character, spelled out by the default music tracks for those stages having the [[{{Leitmotif}} matching character's]] icon.[[note]]The exceptions are Dampierre, who is DownloadableContent -- he's fought on Free Imperial City Center in Arcade Mode if owned -- and [[Franchise/{{Tekken}} Devil Jin]], which is a bonus fighting style only usable on [[CharacterCustomization custom characters]].[[/note]] |
| 464 | *** Ancient Citadel - Peacetime, for Z.W.E.I |
| 465 | *** Ancient Citadel - Under Siege, for Siegfried |
| 466 | *** Unknown Forest, for Viola |
| 467 | *** Unknown Forest - Dark Night, for Raphael |
| 468 | *** Free Imperial City Center, for Patroklos |
| 469 | *** Free Imperial City - Old Quarter, for Pyrrha |
| 470 | *** Denevér Castle - Assault, for Nightmare |
| 471 | *** Denevér Castle - Eye of Chaos, for Pyrrha Ω |
| 472 | *** Tranquil Wasteland, for Tira |
| 473 | *** Last Rites on the Battlefield, for Hilde |
| 474 | *** Mt. Fuji the Holy - Hidden Dragon, for Yoshimitsu |
| 475 | *** Fu-Ma Village - Mechanical Spider, for Natsu |
| 476 | *** Torture Chamber, for Voldo |
| 477 | *** House of Valentine's Prague Residence, for Ivy |
| 478 | *** Luoyang - Grand Festival of Guandi Temple, for Leixia |
| 479 | *** Conqueror's Coliseum, for Xiba |
| 480 | *** Conqueror's Coliseum - Underground Fight, for Mitsurugi |
| 481 | *** Shrine of the Snake God Palgaea, for Astaroth |
| 482 | *** Cavern of Light and Darkness, for Aeon (Lizardman) |
| 483 | *** Sinking Merchant Ship, for Maxi |
| 484 | *** The Adrian, for Cervantes |
| 485 | *** Penintentiary of Destiny, for Kilik |
| 486 | *** Utopia of the Blessed, for Elysium |
| 487 | *** Astral Chaos, for α Patroklos |
| 488 | *** Astral Chaos - Pathway, for [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Ezio Auditore]] |
| 489 | *** Tower of Glory - Spiral of Good and Evil, for Edge Master |
| 490 | *** Tower of Glory - Most Holy Dichotomy, for Algol |
| 491 | ** ''VideoGame/SoulcaliburVI'' only defines home stages for {{Guest Fighter}}s. Even most of the recurring locations are largely absent. |
| 492 | *** Replica Kaer Morhen, for [[VideoGame/TheWitcher3 Geralt]] |
| 493 | *** City Ruins - Eternal Apocalypse, for [[VideoGame/NieRAutomata 2B]] |
| 494 | *** Gairyu Isle, for [[VideoGame/SamuraiShodown Haohmaru]] |
| 495 | * Most multiplayer stages in ''VideoGame/ThemsFightinHerds'' take place in the Champion's home regions: |
| 496 | ** Alpake Highlands for Paprika. |
| 497 | ** Baaah for Pom. |
| 498 | ** Huoshan for Tianhuo. |
| 499 | ** Reine City for Velvet. |
| 500 | ** Sunset Prairie for Arizona. |
| 501 | ** The Woodlands for Oleander. |
| 502 | ** ''The Capricorn'' for Shanty. |
| 503 | * ''VideoGame/TouhouHyouibanaAntinomyOfCommonFlowers'' has one for every character. Some are changed from the previous game, ''VideoGame/TouhouShinpirokuUrbanLegendInLimbo'': |
| 504 | ** Reimu Hakurei - Hakurei Shrine |
| 505 | ** Marisa Kirisame - Kourindou (formerly the Human Village at day) |
| 506 | ** Ichirin Kumoi - The Palanquin Ship Above the Clouds |
| 507 | ** Byakuren Hijiri - Myouren Temple |
| 508 | ** Mononobe no Futo - Hall of Dreams' Great Mausoleum |
| 509 | ** Toyosatomimi no Miko - Divine Spirit Mausoleum |
| 510 | ** Nitori Kawashiro - Genbu Ravine |
| 511 | ** Koishi Komeiji - Palace of the Earth Spirits |
| 512 | ** Mamizou Futatsuiwa - Youkai Tanuki Forest |
| 513 | ** Hata no Kokoro - Human Village |
| 514 | ** Fujiwara no Mokou - Bamboo Forest of the Lost |
| 515 | ** Shinmyoumaru Sukuna - Shining Needle Castle |
| 516 | ** Kasen Ibaraki - Kasen's Hermit World (formerly the Shrine During the Incident) |
| 517 | ** Sumireko Usami - The Outside World |
| 518 | ** Reisen Udongein Inaba - Eintei |
| 519 | ** Doremy Sweet - Dream World |
| 520 | ** Tenshi Hinanawi - Heaven |
| 521 | ** Yukari Yakumo - Concert Stage of the Sun, empty |
| 522 | ** Jo'on & Shion Yorigami - Concert Stage of the Sun |
| 523 | * ''VideoGame/UnderNightInBirth'' can be a bit tricky to notice since they're mostly chosen at random, but stages are tied to characters (the only exceptions being Seth and Eltnum): |
| 524 | ** Hyde - Metropolitan Centre: Intersection |
| 525 | ** Linne - High-Rise Building: Rooftop |
| 526 | ** Waldstein - Quiet Park |
| 527 | ** Carmine - Crimson Parking Lot |
| 528 | ** Orie - Lower Freeway |
| 529 | ** Gordeau - Riverside Area |
| 530 | ** Merkava - Beneath the Amber Overpass |
| 531 | ** Vatista - Bright Commercial District |
| 532 | ** Yuzuriha - Shrine of the Protector |
| 533 | ** Hilda - Altar of Light and Darkness / Night Pool of Glistening Haze |
| 534 | ** Chaos - Abandoned Building |
| 535 | ** Nanase - Sleepy Fountain Plaza |
| 536 | ** Byakuya - Bloom-Strewn Former School |
| 537 | ** Phonon - Cinema Cafeteria |
| 538 | ** Mika - East Kanzakai: Playground |
| 539 | ** Wagner - Cathedral of the Far East |
| 540 | ** Enkidu - In Front of Momiji Alley |
| 541 | ** Londrekia - Museum of Light and Water |
| 542 | ** Tsurugi - Evening School Grounds: Main Entrance |
| 543 | ** Kaguya - Moonlit Observatory |
| 544 | ** Kuon - The Abyss: Altar of Aeon |
| 545 | ** [[VideoGame/AkatsukiBlitzkampf Akatsuki]] - Rumbling Factory |
| 546 | [[/folder]] |
| 547 | |
| 548 | [[folder:Fighting Games -- Platform Fighters]] |
| 549 | * ''VideoGame/CartoonNetworkPunchTimeExplosion'' has three stages for characters from ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'', ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'', ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'', ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'', ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Chowder}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjack''. ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'' and ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'' series only has two. Averted for ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'' and ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'', who have none. |
| 550 | * ''VideoGame/DigimonBattleSpirit'': Each Digimon that can be fought has its own stage. Terriermon's is a playground, Agumon's is some ancient ruins, V-mon's is a desert, Wormmon's is a factory, Guilmon's is a jungle, Renamon's is a {{wuxia}}-like setting, Sukamon's is an ice rink and Milleniumon's is some kind of industrial complex. |
| 551 | * ''Mighty Fight Federation'' has these not just for its original cast, but also for its {{Guest Fighter}}s: |
| 552 | ** Streets of Regex for L.EXE. |
| 553 | ** Hecklife Personal Fitness for Heckbane. |
| 554 | ** Funcon 20XX for Originelle. |
| 555 | ** Killbot Factory for Killbot 9000. |
| 556 | ** Miami Sunset/Penthouse for C.E.O. |
| 557 | ** Elevator to Nowhere for Billy Strikefist. |
| 558 | ** The L.A.B. for Krystal. |
| 559 | ** Ark Penitentiary for Stingray. |
| 560 | ** Remi's Rampage for Remi Redcard. |
| 561 | ** Tunestone's Tavern for Tunestone. |
| 562 | ** The Mighty Fight Arena for Hyperion. |
| 563 | ** The Void for [[spoiler:True Hyperion]]. |
| 564 | ** Planet Earth for [[VideoGame/ToeJamAndEarl ToeJam and Earl]]. |
| 565 | ** Grand Tome Chamber for [[VideoGame/YookaLaylee Yooka and Laylee]]. |
| 566 | ** Nekketsu High Rooftop/Gym for [[VideoGame/KunioKun Kunio and Riki]]. |
| 567 | ** Dian Cecht Cathedral for [[VideoGame/BloodstainedRitualOfTheNight Miriam]]. |
| 568 | * ''VideoGame/{{Multiversus}}'': |
| 569 | ** [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Finn and Jake]] have Tree Fort. |
| 570 | ** ComicBook/{{Batman}} has Batcave. |
| 571 | ** [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo Shaggy and Velma]] have Scooby's Haunted Mansion. |
| 572 | ** [[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse Steven and Garnet]] have Sky Arena. |
| 573 | ** WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty have Cromulons. |
| 574 | ** UsefulNotes/LeBronJames has [[Film/SpaceJamANewLegacy The Court]]. |
| 575 | * ''VideoGame/NewgroundsRumble'' has one tied to every character except [[VideoGame/FancyPantsAdventures Fancy Pants.]] |
| 576 | ** [[Platform/{{Newgrounds}} The Portal]] for P-bot |
| 577 | ** Anywhere, USA for VideoGame/AlienHominid |
| 578 | ** Piconjo Manor for Piconjo |
| 579 | ** Japanese Garden for Samurai Asshole |
| 580 | ** Pico's School for VideoGame/{{Pico}} |
| 581 | ** Nene's Store for Nene |
| 582 | ** The Meat Locker for WebAnimation/SaladFingers |
| 583 | ** Wartorn for [[WebAnimation/{{Tankmen}} Tankman]] |
| 584 | ** Nevada for [[WebAnimation/MadnessCombat Hank and the Henchman]] |
| 585 | ** Junkyard for Alloy. |
| 586 | ** Padded Room for Convict. |
| 587 | * ''VideoGame/NickelodeonAllStarBrawl'' has an stage for each character based on a location from the Franchise/{{Nicktoon|s}} they originated from, in order: |
| 588 | ** ''Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl'': |
| 589 | *** Jellyfish Fields, The Flying Dutchman's Ship, and Glove World for [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Star, and Sandy Cheeks]]. |
| 590 | *** Western Air Temple and Omashu for [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Aang and Toph]]. |
| 591 | *** Harmonic Convergence for [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra Korra]]. |
| 592 | *** The Loud House and Royal Woods Cemetery for [[WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse Lincoln and Lucy]]. |
| 593 | *** Rooftop Rumble, Sewers Slam, and Technodrome Takedown for [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 April O'Neil, Leonardo, and Michelangelo]]. |
| 594 | *** Space Madness and Powdered Toast Trouble for [[WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow Ren & Stimpy and Powdered Toast Man]]. |
| 595 | *** [=CatDog's House=] for WesternAnimation/CatDog. |
| 596 | *** Showdown at Teeter Totter Gulch for [[WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}} Reptar]]. |
| 597 | *** Wild Waterfall for [[WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys Nigel Thornberry]]. |
| 598 | *** Traffic Jam for [[WesternAnimation/HeyArnold Helga]]. |
| 599 | *** The Ghost Zone for WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom. |
| 600 | *** The Dump for [[WesternAnimation/AaahhRealMonsters Oblina]]. |
| 601 | *** Irken Armada Invasion for WesternAnimation/InvaderZim. |
| 602 | *** Sweet Dreams for ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}. |
| 603 | *** Tremorton Joyride for [[WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot Jenny]]. |
| 604 | *** Duck, Duck, Pie! for [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius Hugh Neutron]]. |
| 605 | *** Hardcore Chores for [[WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife Rocko]]. |
| 606 | *** The odd one out is [[Series/DoubleDare1986 Slime Time]] for [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 the Shredder]]. |
| 607 | ** ''Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2'': |
| 608 | *** Jellyfish Fields and The Flying Dutchman's Ship return from the previous game, but Glove World is replaced with the Bun Wrestling Ring. Additionally, the newcomer Plankton gets the Chum Bucket as his home stage. |
| 609 | *** Western Air Temple returns for Aang. Newcomer Azula gets Fire Masters Meeting as her stage. |
| 610 | *** Harmonic Convergence returns for Korra. |
| 611 | *** Royal Woods Cemetery returns for Lucy. |
| 612 | *** Rooftop Rumble, Sewers Slam, and Technodrome Takedown all return for April, Raphael and Donatello. |
| 613 | *** Powdered Toast Trouble, now renamed Messy Kitchen, becomes the home stage of Ren & Stimpy, as Powdered Toast Man was DemotedToExtra. |
| 614 | *** Reptar's Ruins became the new home stage of Reptar. |
| 615 | *** Wild Savannah became the new home stage of Nigel Thornberry. |
| 616 | *** City Aquarium became the new home stage of Helga. |
| 617 | *** Pariah's Keep became the new home stage of Danny Phantom. |
| 618 | *** Irken Armada Invasion returns for Invader Zim. |
| 619 | *** Food Dream becomes the new home stage of Garfield. |
| 620 | *** Tremorton Joyride returns for Jenny. |
| 621 | *** Jimmy's Lab for Jimmy Neutron. |
| 622 | *** Hardcore Chores returns for Rocko. |
| 623 | *** Miracle City Volcano for [[WesternAnimation/ElTigreTheAdventuresOfMannyRivera El Tigre]]. |
| 624 | *** Angry Beavers' Dam for WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers. |
| 625 | *** [[spoiler:Clockwork, a boss from ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'', gets Clockwork's Lair.]] |
| 626 | * ''VideoGame/PlayStationAllStarsBattleRoyale'' is interesting because, though there's still a stage for specific franchises, some series' ''takeover'' the stage, meaning a few can "share" a level. [[note]]Kat, Dante, Emmett Graves, Isaac Clarke, Fat Princess, Heihachi and Toro avert this by not having their franchises represented in a stage at all.[[/note]] |
| 627 | ** [[VideoGame/GodOfWar Kratos]] (and technically [[VideoGame/GodofWarIII Zeus]]) has Hades, which gets invaded by ''VideoGame/{{Patapon}}''. |
| 628 | ** Franchise/RatchetAndClank have Metropolis, but gets invaded by ''God of War''. |
| 629 | ** [[VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet Sackboy]] has Dreamscape, which gets invaded by ''Buzz!''. |
| 630 | ** VideoGame/JakAndDaxter have Sandover Village, which gets invaded by ''VideoGame/HotShotsGolf''. |
| 631 | ** [[VideoGame/Killzone2 Colonel Radec]] has Invasion, but gets invaded by ''Ape Escape''. |
| 632 | ** [[VideoGame/{{Infamous}} Cole and Evil Cole]] have Alden's Tower, but gets invaded by ''Sly Cooper''. |
| 633 | ** [[VideoGame/{{Uncharted}} Nathan Drake]] has Stowaways, but gets invaded by ''Bioshock (Infinite)'' |
| 634 | ** VideoGame/SlyCooper has Paris, but gets invaded by ''[=LittleBigPlanet=]'' |
| 635 | ** [[VideoGame/ParappaTheRapper [=PaRappa=]]] has Dojo, but gets invaded by ''VideoGame/{{Killzone}}''. |
| 636 | ** San Francisco from VideoGame/{{Resistance}} is a subversion as that series has no playable character, until it gets invaded by ''Ratchet and Clank''. |
| 637 | ** [[VideoGame/ApeEscape Spike]] has Time Station, which gets invaded by ''Resistance'' along with several others. |
| 638 | ** [[VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance Raiden]] downplays this as ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' has no main stage, but instead his home series invades [[VideoGame/LocoRoco Franzea]]. |
| 639 | ** [[VideoGame/{{Bioshock}} Big Daddy]] has [[VideoGame/BioshockInfinite Columbia]] but gets invaded by ''Twisted Metal''. |
| 640 | ** [[VideoGame/TwistedMetal Sweet Tooth]] has Black Rock Stadium, but gets invaded by ''Jak And Daxter''. |
| 641 | ** In DLC, [[VideoGame/HeavenlySword Nariko]] has Fearless, which gets invaded by ''VideoGame/{{Wipeout}}'' |
| 642 | ** The second DLC batch gives [[VideoGame/MediEvil Sir Daniel Fortesque]] The Graveyard, which gets invaded by ''VideoGame/TheUnfinishedSwan''. |
| 643 | * ''VideoGame/PowerStone'': |
| 644 | ** Londo for Edward Falcon. |
| 645 | ** Oedo for Ayame. |
| 646 | ** Tong-An for Wang-Tang. |
| 647 | ** Dawnvolta for Gunrock. |
| 648 | ** Manches for Jack. |
| 649 | ** Dullstown for Galuda. |
| 650 | ** Mahdad for Rouge. |
| 651 | ** Mutsu for Ryoma. |
| 652 | ** Skullhaven for Kraken. |
| 653 | ** Avalon Is. for Valgas. |
| 654 | * Most of ''VideoGame/RivalsOfAether'''s stages are this for its cast. In order: |
| 655 | ** Fire Capital for Zetterburn. |
| 656 | ** Air Armada for Wrastor. |
| 657 | ** The Rock Wall for Kragg. |
| 658 | ** Merchant Port for Orcane. |
| 659 | ** Blazing Hideout for Forsburn. |
| 660 | ** Treetop Lodge for Maypul. |
| 661 | ** Frozen Fortress for Etalus. |
| 662 | ** Tempest Peak for Absa. |
| 663 | ** Neo Fire Capital for Clairen. |
| 664 | ** The Swampy Estuary for Ranno. |
| 665 | ** The Forest Floor for Sylvanos. |
| 666 | ** Julesvale for Elliana. |
| 667 | ** Neo Blazing Rail for Mollo. |
| 668 | ** Highdive Hideaway for Hodan. |
| 669 | ** Neo Julesvale for Pomme. |
| 670 | ** Crystal Oasis for Olympia. |
| 671 | ** Troupple Pond for VideoGame/ShovelKnight. A later update would also add in Pridemoor Keep. |
| 672 | ** The Spirit Tree for [[VideoGame/OriAndTheBlindForest Ori and Sein]]. |
| 673 | * ''VideoGame/SlapCity'': A CrisisCrossover-type PlatformFighter for a few of Creator/{{Ludosity}} and Creator/DanielRemar's games, which has some stages being from the home universes of some of its characters, such as: |
| 674 | ** Hurtland, The Saturnian Palace, and Healing Mode for the ''VideoGame/PrincessRemedy'' series. |
| 675 | ** Mecha Santa's fortress, for ''VideoGame/HyperPrincessPitch''. |
| 676 | ** D.C.M.F.P.R. Facility for ''VideoGame/{{Iji}}''. |
| 677 | * ''VideoGame/SonicBattle'': |
| 678 | ** Emerald Beach for Sonic |
| 679 | ** Tails' Lab for Tails |
| 680 | ** Chaos Ruins for Knuckles |
| 681 | ** Battle Highway for Shadow |
| 682 | ** Club Rouge for Rouge |
| 683 | ** Amy's Room for Amy |
| 684 | ** Library for Cream |
| 685 | ** Metal Depot for Chaos Gamma |
| 686 | ** Holy Summit for Chaos |
| 687 | ** Colosseum for Emerl |
| 688 | ** Death Egg for Dr. Eggman |
| 689 | * ''VideoGame/SuperSmashFlash'': Due to flash file size limits, the first game has many characters, but only six stages based on ''Mario'' (which has two), ''Legend of Zelda'', ''Kirby'', ''Pokémon'', and ''Sonic''. The sequel has a greater variety of stages, with at least one for every franchise represented. |
| 690 | [[/folder]] |
| 691 | |
| 692 | [[folder:First Person Shooters]] |
| 693 | * ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' has some maps that are associated with certain playable characters. |
| 694 | ** Junkertown is where Junkrat and Roadhog used to call home before becoming social pariahs, and where Wreckingball made a name for himself after escaping from the moon. |
| 695 | ** Château Guillard is the family home of Widowmaker. |
| 696 | ** Echopoint: Antarctica is the research outpost that Mei was stationed at before going into [[HumanPopsicle cryostasis]] (and being the only one to emerge.) |
| 697 | ** Black Forest is a battle-ruined village in Germany where Bastion was reactivated close nearby. |
| 698 | ** Eichenwalde is Reinhardt's home stage in Germany |
| 699 | ** King's Row, London, is where Tracer lives. |
| 700 | ** Hollywood, USA, isn't associated with any characters in particular, but Reaper was born in Los Angeles. |
| 701 | ** Route 66 in the USA is where the Deadlock Gang calls home. [=McCree=] was a former founding member before leaving while Ashe is the current leader. |
| 702 | ** Numbani (Nigeria) is where Doomfist and Orisa originated from. |
| 703 | ** Dorado in Mexico is Sombra's home stage. |
| 704 | ** Castillo in Mexico is an old military fort overlooking Dorado. It's the home of the Los Muertos gang and Sombra's actual base of operations. |
| 705 | ** Horizon Lunar Colony is where Winston and Hammond originated from. |
| 706 | ** Watchpoint: Gibraltar is Winston's current base of operations after having left Horizon Lunar Colony. |
| 707 | ** Hanamura in Japan is the home of estranged brothers Genji and Hanzo and their Shimada estate. |
| 708 | ** Nepal is where Zenyatta and his sect of Omnic monks call home. Genji also took up residence here for a while in his backstory, and his room can be accessed by characters with the mobility to explore the map. |
| 709 | ** Busan, South Korea is where D.Va and her MEKA squadron call home. |
| 710 | ** Oasis (Iraq) is the home of Moira, who resides as the Minister of Genetics as appointed by the council of scientists who run the city. |
| 711 | ** Volskaya Industries in Russia is where Zaria calls home. |
| 712 | ** The Temple of Anubis in Egypt is where Pharah and Ana call home. |
| 713 | ** Necropolis in Egypt is where Ana and Soldier:76 use as a base of operations while they hide in exile. |
| 714 | ** Lijiang Tower in China is Mei's home stage. |
| 715 | * Though the mercs from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' avert this themselves (with probably the closest being Degroot Keep, with its connections to the Demoman's family name) but the game's [[HolidayMode Scream Fortress]] bosses count, as all of them would show up in other community made maps during the years to follow the original Halloween events. The Horseless Headless Horsemann was first fought at Mann Manor, MONOCULUS was the hazard for Eyeaduct, and Merasmus was fought at Ghost Town. If you ''really'' want to push it and count stage hazards as characters, the Ghost (Zepheniah Mann) was first seen on Event Harvest, and the skeletons/the Skeleton King was first used on Helltower. |
| 716 | * ''VideoGame/{{Unreal}}'' series: |
| 717 | ** ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament'' and ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament2004'' have the Hyperblast level, where Xan Kriegor, the ship's owner, is fought, and in both cases, Xan is unlocked as a playable character after beating the level in the games' single-player[[note]]In ''2004''[='=]s case, there's the additional requirement of The Corrupt being the best placed of all the Godlike-tier teams at the end of the Team Ladders, though the other two Team Leaders -Malcolm and [=ClanLord=]- can also be unlocked following a similar method[[/note]]. |
| 718 | ** Speaking of ''2004'', the Assault levels are reenactments of past events, and some of the teams that fought in those events have a 33% chance of being fought in these levels[[note]]For reference, the 12 teams of the Tournament are divided in four tiers: Weak, Tough, Strong and Godlike, the game picks up a team of a defined tier at random, the Weak-tier teams are eliminated after the Team Qualification round, and while the player can choose any skin of their liking, unlike ''UT'', they cannot canonically play in any of the teams[[/note]]: |
| 719 | *** AS-Convoy is a Strong-tier "N.E.G. vs. Hellions" match, and there's a chance the player can fight against the Strong-tier Hellions team. |
| 720 | *** AS-Glacier is a subversion: it's an "Axon vs. Izanagi" match, with the Izanagi side being represented by the Thunder Crash team, usually affiliated with the N.E.G. However, the match belongs to the Strong tier, a tier below Thunder Crash's Godlike tier, and while Axon has representation in the Tournament via the Weak-tier Goliath and Strong-tier Juggernauts teams, the player cannot play with any of these teams unless they have a full Juggernaut roster ''and'' the player chose a Juggernaut character, and even then it's impossible to recreate any of these teams. |
| 721 | *** AS-Mothership is a "Humans vs. Skaarj" match, belongs to the Godlike tier, and there's a chance the player can fight against the Godlike-tier Iron Skull Skaarj team. |
| 722 | *** [=AS-RobotFactory=] is another subversion: it's a "Liandri vs. The Corrupt" match, however it takes place in the Tough tier, two tiers below The Corrupt's Godlike tier, not to mention... the Liandri Corporation itself is backing the The Corrupt team. |
| 723 | ** ''VideoGame/UnrealTournamentIII'' has a particular approach to their levels: each of them takes place in a particular area and belong to a particular faction which the player gets to fight (either against or as) in the Campaign: |
| 724 | *** Levels set on [[TheShangriLa Tokaido]][[note]][=DM-RisingSun=], [=DM-ShangriLa=], CTF-Reflection...[[/note]] belong to the Izanagi Corporation, which backs the Ronin team, the leader of which is TheProtagonist (and hence the PlayerCharacter, though the other three members can be played in [[CooperativeMultiplayer Cooperative mode]]). |
| 725 | *** Levels set on Oxida Nova[[note]]VCTF-Kargo, WAR-Torlan, WAR-Downtown, DM-Diesel...[[/note]] belong to the Axon Research Corporation, which backs the Iron Guard team. |
| 726 | *** Levels set on Hyperion[[note]]DM-Arsenal, [=DM-HeatRay=], [=DM-CarbonFire=][[/note]] belong to the Liandri Corporation, which backs the game's version of The Corrupt, simply named "Liandri". |
| 727 | *** Levels set in the planet Omicron-6[[note]]DM-Sanctuary, DM-Sentinel, WAR-Floodgate, CTF-Vertebrae...[[/note]] belong to the Phayder Corporation, which backs [[TheUndead the Necris Black Legion team]] and, by extension, [[{{Mook}} the Krall team]]. |
| 728 | [[/folder]] |
| 729 | |
| 730 | [[folder:Racing Games]] |
| 731 | * VideoGame/CartoonNetworkRacing: Of the 18 tracks for the console version, six of them are themed from the featured cartoons. (The DS version has a few more or different ones.) |
| 732 | ** ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'': Johnny's Neighborhood. |
| 733 | ** ''WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken'': Cow & Chicken's School. |
| 734 | ** ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'': Dexter's Lab. |
| 735 | ** ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'': Townsville. |
| 736 | ** ''WesternAnimation/IAmWeasel'': Construction Site. |
| 737 | ** ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'': Bagge Farmhouse. |
| 738 | * A good few of ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'''s racing games have featured some tracks based on and named after certain characters in the series. |
| 739 | ** For ''VideoGame/CrashTeamRacing''[[note]]Fake Crash, Penta Penguin and N. Tropy are the only characters not to have a home track, though it's generally accepted among the fandom that Blizzard Bluff serves as this for Penta, which would eventually become official in ''Nitro-Fueled''[[/note]]: |
| 740 | *** Crash Cove for Crash. |
| 741 | *** Coco Park for Coco. |
| 742 | *** Polar Pass for Polar. |
| 743 | *** Tiger Temple for Pura. |
| 744 | *** Tiny Arena for Tiny. |
| 745 | *** Dingo Canyon for Dingodile. |
| 746 | *** N. Gin Labs for N. Gin. |
| 747 | *** Cortex Castle for Cortex. |
| 748 | *** Roo's Tubes for Ripper Roo. |
| 749 | *** Papu's Pyramid for Papu Papu. |
| 750 | *** Dragon Mines for Komodo Joe. |
| 751 | *** Hot-Air Skyway for Pinstripe. |
| 752 | *** Oxide Station for Nitros Oxide. |
| 753 | ** In ''VideoGame/CrashNitroKart'''s case, certain tracks serve as this for the boss characters as that's where they're fought against in their respective challenges. In Order: |
| 754 | *** Jungle Boogie for Krunk. |
| 755 | *** Deep Sea Driving for Nash. |
| 756 | *** Out of Time for the two Norms[[note]]this would also become N. Tropy's home track in ''Nitro-Fueled'' as well due to the clock and time-themed similarities both the character and track share[[/note]]. |
| 757 | *** Android Alley for Geary. |
| 758 | *** Hyper Spaceway for Velo[[note]]and by extension, Real Velo too[[/note]]. |
| 759 | *** Interestingly, Tiny Temple is this for Tiny, which at first makes it stand out compared to the other tracks which have no such theme. This actually [[{{Foreshadowing}} foreshadows]] [[spoiler:Team Cortex's ending, where they accidentally find themselves stranded on Terra where it's revealed that the natives there worship Tiny]]. |
| 760 | ** The remake of the former game, ''[[VideoGame/CrashTeamRacingNitroFueled Nitro-Fueled]]'', has all of the above as well as introducing extra tracks with every Grand Prix and redesigning some of the old tracks to better fit with the characters. Some of the more notable ones are: |
| 761 | *** Blizzard Bluff for Penta Penguin. |
| 762 | *** Slide Coliseum for Ami, Liz, Megumi and Isabella. |
| 763 | *** Out of Time for N. Tropy. |
| 764 | *** Twilight Tour for Tawna[[note]]kinda; the [[WordOfGod official Twitter account]] for the game lists it as her signature track[[/note]]. |
| 765 | *** Prehistoric Playground for Baby T and Fake Crash. |
| 766 | *** Spyro Circuit for [[Franchise/SpyroTheDragon Spyro]]. |
| 767 | *** Nina's Nightmare for Nina. |
| 768 | *** Koala Carnival for Koala Kong. |
| 769 | *** Megamix Mania for Megamix. |
| 770 | *** Drive-Thru Danger for Nitros Oxide. |
| 771 | * ''VideoGame/FreakyFlyers'': |
| 772 | ** Bigfoot MT for Andre Latoilette. |
| 773 | ** Coyote Canyon for Cactus Rose. |
| 774 | ** Thugsville for Pauli Atchi. |
| 775 | ** Cave of Blunders for Shiek Abdul. |
| 776 | ** Danger Island for Island Jack. |
| 777 | ** Monster Isle for Sammy Wasabi. |
| 778 | ** Bombsburg for Traci Torpedoes. |
| 779 | ** Grave Danger for Baron Von Slaughter. |
| 780 | * A wider version can be seen in ''VideoGame/ForzaHorizon'' series, where certain car types are related with specific zones on the map races, mostly city cars and sedans run inside cities, off-road vehicles run in trails, and supercars (as well some muscle cars) run on highways. |
| 781 | * ''VideoGame/LegoRacers'', Almost every non-playable character gets their home tracks: |
| 782 | ** Imperial Grand Prix for Captain Redbeard & Gov. Broadside. |
| 783 | ** Dark Forest Dash for Rob-N-Hood. |
| 784 | ** Magma Moon Marathon for Ann Droid. |
| 785 | ** Desert Adventure Dragway for Johnny Thunder & Pharaohs Mummy. |
| 786 | ** Tribal Island Trail for King Kahuka & Islander. |
| 787 | ** Royal Knights Raceway for Royal King. |
| 788 | ** Ice Planet Pathway for Commander Cold. |
| 789 | ** Amazon Adventure Alley for Baron Von Barron & Achu. |
| 790 | ** Knightmare-athon for Basil The Batlord & Willa The Witch. |
| 791 | ** Pirate Skull Pass for Blackjack Hawkins. |
| 792 | ** Adventure Temple Trail for Sam Sinister. |
| 793 | ** Alien Rally Asteroid for Gypsy Moth & Alpha Dragonis. |
| 794 | ** Rocket Racer Run for Rocket Racer. |
| 795 | * There's guaranteed to always be at least one "Bowser's Castle" and "Mario Circuit" in every ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' game. But there's plenty of other racetracks themed or named after most of the main characters throughout the series (not counting the retro tracks unless it is a special circumstance): |
| 796 | ** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioKart'' credits associate the eight final version of the tracks to one character: |
| 797 | *** Luigi has Mario Circuit 4. |
| 798 | *** Peach has Donut Plains 3. |
| 799 | *** Yoshi has Ghost Valley 3 |
| 800 | *** Bowser, obviously, has Bowser Castle 3. |
| 801 | *** Donkey Kong Jr. has Choco Island 2. |
| 802 | *** Koopa has Koopa Beach 2. |
| 803 | *** Toad has Vanilla Lake 2. |
| 804 | *** Mario has Rainbow Road. |
| 805 | ** ''VideoGame/MarioKart64'' |
| 806 | *** Peach gets Royal Raceway. |
| 807 | *** Toad gets Toad's Turnpike. |
| 808 | *** Wario gets Wario Stadium. |
| 809 | *** Luigi gets Luigi Raceway. |
| 810 | *** Donkey Kong gets D.K.'s Jungle Parkway. |
| 811 | *** Yoshi gets Yoshi Valley. |
| 812 | ** ''VideoGame/MarioKartSuperCircuit'': |
| 813 | *** Bowser gets no less than '''''four''''' Bowser Castle themed tracks. |
| 814 | *** Peach and Luigi both get a circuit named after them. |
| 815 | *** Yoshi has a desert related track with a sphinx to his glory. |
| 816 | *** Considering each track's picture on the menu, you can also associate Toad to Sky Garden and Broken Pier, Wario to Ribbon Road and Lakeside Park, or Donkey Kong to Riverside Park and Cheep-Cheep Island. |
| 817 | ** ''VideoGame/MarioKartDoubleDash'': |
| 818 | *** Luigi Circuit for Luigi. He also has his own battle course, VideoGame/LuigisMansion. |
| 819 | *** Peach Beach for Peach. |
| 820 | *** Baby Park for Baby Mario and Baby Luigi. |
| 821 | *** Daisy Cruiser for Daisy. |
| 822 | *** Waluigi Stadium for Waluigi. |
| 823 | *** Yoshi Circuit for Yoshi. |
| 824 | *** DK Mountain for DK. |
| 825 | *** Wario Colosseum for Wario. |
| 826 | ** ''VideoGame/MarioKartDS'': |
| 827 | *** Yoshi has Yoshi Falls. |
| 828 | *** Luigi has VideoGame/LuigisMansion. |
| 829 | *** Waluigi has Waluigi Pinball. |
| 830 | *** Shroom Ridge is usually associated with Toad. |
| 831 | *** DK has DK Pass. |
| 832 | *** Wario has Wario Stadium. |
| 833 | *** Peach has Peach Gardens. |
| 834 | ** ''VideoGame/MarioKartWii'': |
| 835 | *** There's yet another version of Luigi Circuit. |
| 836 | *** Toad gets Toad's Factory. |
| 837 | *** DK gets yet another snow mountain racetrack with DK Summit. |
| 838 | *** Wario has Wario's Gold Mines. |
| 839 | *** Daisy gets Daisy Circuit. |
| 840 | *** Koopa Cape for, of course, Koopa Troopa. |
| 841 | *** Dry Bowser is commonly associated to Grumble Volcano, probably because it mirrors his living counterpart's track. |
| 842 | *** Dry Dry Ruins is usually associated with Yoshi, probably because of the sphinx with his face. |
| 843 | *** Rosalina gets associated with this game's Rainbow Road. |
| 844 | *** While Funky Kong lacks his own track, he still has Funky Stadium, his own battle course. |
| 845 | ** ''VideoGame/MarioKart7'' |
| 846 | *** Toad Circuit for Toad. |
| 847 | *** Daisy Hills for Daisy. |
| 848 | *** Shy Guy Bazaar for Shy Guy. |
| 849 | *** Wuhu Circuit and Maka Wuhu for the Mii characters, [[VideoGame/WiiSportsResort for obvious reasons]]. |
| 850 | *** Wario gets Wario's Shipyard. |
| 851 | *** Apart from the usual Castle track, Bowser also has Neo Bowser City (Koopa City in PAL versions of the game), though it can also be associated to Metal Mario. |
| 852 | *** DK has DK Jungle. |
| 853 | *** Rosalina has Rosalina's Ice World. |
| 854 | *** While Koopa Beach is from ''Mario Kart 64'', it is impossible to not associate it to Koopa Troopa now that he is a playable character again. |
| 855 | ** ''VideoGame/MarioKart8'' ensures every character gets at least one track in time trials. ''Deluxe'' manages to do this despite having more characters, and the remaining tracks have a PaletteSwap of Yoshi or Shy Guy. |
| 856 | *** Sweet Sweet Canyon is usually associated to Peach and Daisy. |
| 857 | *** Toad Harbor for Toad |
| 858 | *** Twisted Mansion for Luigi, and as of the UpdatedRerelease of ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', it is also associated to King Boo. |
| 859 | *** Shy Guy (the red one) gets Shy Guy Falls. |
| 860 | *** Larry Koopa is usually associated with Electrodrome because of the DJ stand. |
| 861 | *** Roy Koopa is associated with Wii Grumble Volcano. |
| 862 | *** Every other Koopaling is associated to a track nodding to their respective locations in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' for time trials: for example, Wendy is associated with ''Dolphin Shoals'', a [[PalmtreePanic beach related track]], while Lemmy has [=GCN=] Sherbet Land, a [[SlippySlideyIceWorld snow and ice track]]. |
| 863 | *** Mount Wario for Wario |
| 864 | *** Bone Dry Dunes for Dry Bones as of ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''. |
| 865 | *** The DLC track Dragon Driftway is associated with Lakitu. |
| 866 | *** [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Hyrule Circuit]] for Link. |
| 867 | *** The VideoGame/AnimalCrossing track is one for both the male and female Villagers and Isabelle. |
| 868 | *** In ''Deluxe'', the battle course [[Franchise/{{Splatoon}} Urchin Underpass]] is obviously one to the Inklings. |
| 869 | ** ''VideoGame/MarioKartTour'' gives Petey Piranha the course Piranha Plant Cove, which features several statues and drawings modeled after him. Note that, despite its name, Piranha Plant Pipeline is ''not'' his (it's not even named after Piranha Plants in the Japanese version, which insteal calls it Warp Pipe Canyon). |
| 870 | * ''VideoGame/NicktoonsRacing'' has two tracks each (except for ''WesternAnimation/AaahhRealMonsters'' which only has one) for ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', ''WesternAnimation/CatDog'', ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers'', ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'', ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow''. Each Nicktoon has a least one playable racer. |
| 871 | * ''VideoGame/SegaSuperstars'': |
| 872 | ** ''Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing:'' To save us a long list, there are three tracks based on ''VideoGame/BillyHatcherAndTheGiantEgg'', ''VideoGame/SambaDeAmigo'', ''VideoGame/JetSetRadio'', ''VideoGame/SuperMonkeyBall'' and ''VideoGame/HouseOfTheDead''. (All having at least one controllable racer.) ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' has three courses based on three areas from ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'', for a total of nine. |
| 873 | ** There's a greater variety of Sega tracks in ''Transformed'', but again, not every playable character has a specific stage tied to their series. For example, there is a track based on ''VideoGame/BurningRangers'', but no characters from that game are playable. |
| 874 | [[/folder]] |
| 875 | |
| 876 | [[folder:Sports Games]] |
| 877 | * ''VideoGame/MarioSuperstarBaseball'' has character-specific fields for Mario, Peach, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Wario and Bowser. Half of the game's main "captains." |
| 878 | * ''VideoGame/MarioSuperSluggers'' has new fields for the previous six but including ones for Luigi, Daisy and Bowser Jr as well. |
| 879 | * ''VideoGame/MarioTennis'' |
| 880 | ** All of the original game's unlockable courts are themed after double teams (except Donkey Kong's) with the Mario Bros, Wario & Waluigi, Baby Mario & Yoshi, and Yoshi & Birdo. The rest of the unlockable courts with a single character requires [[OldSaveBonus the Transfer Pak for when certain minigames are completed in the Game Boy Color version.]]) |
| 881 | ** ''Mario Power Tennis'' has a Luigi's Mansion court, as well as ones themed for Wario, Donkey Kong, and Bowser. |
| 882 | ** Inferno Island takes place around Bowser's Castle in ''Mario Tennis Aces''. |
| 883 | * ''Sega Superstars Tennis'': |
| 884 | ** The ''[[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]]'' characters have [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1 Green Hill Zone and Scrap Brain Zone]]. |
| 885 | ** [[VideoGame/SpaceChannel5 Space Port 9]] for Ulala and Pudding. |
| 886 | ** [[VideoGame/NiGHTSIntoDreams Splash Garden]] for [=NiGHTS=] and Reala. |
| 887 | ** VideoGame/SuperMonkeyBall for [=AiAi=] and [=MeeMee=] |
| 888 | ** [[VideoGame/JetSetRadio Shiubuya DownTown]] for Beat and Gum. |
| 889 | ** [[VideoGame/SambaDeAmigo Carnival Park]] for Amigo. |
| 890 | ** {{Averted}} for VideoGame/AlexKidd and [[VideoGame/GoldenAxe Gilius Thunderhead]]. There's also [[VideoGame/HouseOfTheDead three]] [[VideoGame/{{OutRun}} other]] [[VideoGame/AfterBurner courts]] that don't have a playable character tied to it. |
| 891 | [[/folder]] |
| 892 | |
| 893 | [[folder:Other]] |
| 894 | * In ''VideoGame/BrawlStars'', each trio of Brawlers get their own environment associated with them that is randomly assigned to certain maps each season, although they are purely for aesthetic purpose since all they do is change the appearance of the battlefield without modifying any the layout. |
| 895 | ** The Ranger Ranch for the Wild West trio (Colt, Shelly, and Spike). |
| 896 | ** The Rumble Jungle for the Shaman Tribe trio (Bo, Leon, and Nita). |
| 897 | ** Bull's Diner for the Retropolis trio (Bibi, Bull, and Crow). |
| 898 | ** Starrcade for the Arcade trio (8-Bit, Brock, and Rico). |
| 899 | ** Mortis' Mortuary for the Morturary trio (Emz, Frank, and Mortis). |
| 900 | ** The Mine for the Gem Miners trio (Carl, Dynamike, and Jacky). |
| 901 | ** The Scrapyard for the Junker Family trio (Jessie, Nani, and Pam). |
| 902 | ** The Bandstand for the Mexican Entertainers trio (Amber, El Primo, and Poco). |
| 903 | ** Old Town for the Townsfolk trio (Barley, Byron, and Piper). |
| 904 | ** Tara's Bazaar for the Mystic Wanderers trio (Gene, Sandy, and Tara). |
| 905 | ** Darryl's Ship for the Pirate trio (Darryl, Penny, and Tick). |
| 906 | ** The Biodome for the Biology Team trio (Bea, Rosa, and Sprout). |
| 907 | ** Super City for the Superhero trio (Max, Meg, and Surge). |
| 908 | ** The Snowtel for the Snowtel trio (Gale, Lou, and Mr. P). |
| 909 | ** The Gift Shop for the Gift Shop trio (Colette, Edgar, and Griff). |
| 910 | ** The Starr Force Ship for the Starr Force trio (Eve, Ruffs, and Squeak). |
| 911 | ** The Stunt Show for the Stunt Show trio (Bonnie, Janet, and Stu). |
| 912 | ** The Action Show for the Goldarm Gang trio (Belle, Pearl, and Sam). |
| 913 | ** The Water Park for the currently incomplete Velocirapids trio (Buzz and Doug). |
| 914 | ** The Castle Courtyard for the currently incomplete Castle trio (Ash and Grom). |
| 915 | ** Brawlywood for the Brawlywood trio (Gray, Lola, and Mico). |
| 916 | ** The Deep Sea for the currently incomplete Underwater trio (Hank and Otis). |
| 917 | ** The Ghost Station for the currently incomplete Ghost trio (Chuck and Gus). |
| 918 | ** Candyland for the currently incomplete Candyland trio (Chester and Mandy). |
| 919 | ** The Hub for the currently incomplete Starr Park Security trio (Larry & Lawrie and R-T). |
| 920 | ** The Tunnel of Love for the currently incomplete Swamp of Love trio (Angelo and Willow). |
| 921 | ** The Enchanted Forest for the currently incomplete Enchanted Forest trio (Cordelius and Lily). |
| 922 | ** The Bizarre Circus for the currently incomplete Bizarre Circus trio (Charlie). |
| 923 | ** Starr Toon Studios for the currently incomplete Starr Toon trio (Kit). |
| 924 | ** Mad-Evil Manor for the currently incomplete Mad-Evil Manor trio (Draco). |
| 925 | ** Currently, the only trios with no established environments as of date are the Cinema trio (Buster, Fang, and Maisie, although the Fighting Game environment is strongly associated with Fang) and the currently incomplete K-pop trio (Melodie). |
| 926 | * ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'' |
| 927 | ** A few characters from the first game carry battlefields over from their debut games. |
| 928 | *** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'' brings that game's version of Death Mountain and Lake Hylia for Darunia and Princess Ruto, respectively. |
| 929 | *** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'' uses the Temple of Twilight for Midna and Zant, while Twilight Field can count for Agitha's. |
| 930 | *** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'' uses Skyloft and Sealed Grounds for Fi and Ghirahim respectively. |
| 931 | *** Valley of Seers and Temple of Souls both count for Cia's. |
| 932 | *** ''Legends'' includes [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Forsaken Fortress with The Wind and Earth Temples]] for Tetra, King Daphnes, Toon Link and Medli. |
| 933 | ** The sequel, ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriorsAgeOfCalamity'' continues this. Though unlike the previous one, this game takes place in only [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild one game of the franchise,]] so the character's home stage is more literal, both for promoted characters and ones who are unlocked later. |
| 934 | *** Link, Zelda, [[spoiler:King Roam]] and to a lesser extent Impa have Hyrule Field and Hyrule Castle. |
| 935 | *** Zora's Domain for Mipha [[spoiler:and Sidon.]] |
| 936 | *** Death Mountain for Daruk [[spoiler:and Yunobo.]] |
| 937 | *** Tabantha Frontier for Revali [[spoiler:and Teba.]] |
| 938 | *** Gerudo Town for Urbosa [[spoiler:and Riju.]] |
| 939 | *** The Yiga Clan Hideout can count for [[spoiler:Master Kohga]] |
| 940 | *** [[spoiler:Hetsu]] is obtainable after Great Hyrule Forest. |
| 941 | * ''VideoGame/MarioParty'': |
| 942 | ** [[VideoGame/MarioParty1 The first game]] has boards that are named after, and tied to, the original characters. |
| 943 | *** '''DK's''' Jungle Adventure. |
| 944 | *** '''Peach's''' Birthday Cake. |
| 945 | *** '''Yoshi's''' Tropical Island. |
| 946 | *** '''Wario's''' Battle Canyon. |
| 947 | *** '''Luigi's''' Engine Room. |
| 948 | *** '''Mario's''' Rainbow Castle. |
| 949 | ** '''Waluigi''' gets one in ''VideoGame/MarioParty3'' with Waluigi's Island. |
| 950 | * ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance3TheBlackOrder'' has each of its stages explore a different part of the Marvel universe. Each stage features a different portion of the playable roster, and in most cases it's where the related characters are unlocked to play as. |
| 951 | ** The story starts out in space, where the Guardians of the Galaxy are mucking things up again. |
| 952 | ** A prison break led by the Sinister Six features the ''Spider-Man'' characters. Ms. Marvel is also featured here, being grouped with fellow teen Spider-heroes Miles and Gwen. Though it should be noted that it's the big exception to the "characters join in their home stage" rule, as the Avengers are called in midway through in order to open up the playable roster. |
| 953 | ** A Hand ninja temple led by the Kingpin is the feature stage for Daredevil and similar street-level heroes like Iron Fist and Luke Cage (collectively labeled "The Defenders" after [[Series/TheDefenders2017 the then-recent TV adaptation]]). |
| 954 | ** Avengers Tower features team members that don't get featured elsewhere such as Iron Man, Wasp, and Hawkeye. |
| 955 | ** The X-Mansion is, naturally, home to the X-Men (and Deadpool). |
| 956 | ** The Dark Dimension is navigated by the supernatural and mystic-themed heroes: Dr. Strange, Scarlet Witch, Ghost Rider, and Elsa Bloodstone. |
| 957 | ** Attilan is home to the Inhuman royal family and puts a spotlight on Crystal. |
| 958 | ** Wakanda features the Black Panther; but it also involves Storm (who has ties to the country) and characters related to ''Captain America'' like Cap himself, the Falcon, and Black Widow. |
| 959 | ** The realms of Hel and Asgard revolve around Thor and Loki. |
| 960 | ** As the endgame BossBonanza, Knowhere stars the villains and ''all'' of the heroes get to say a line or two as well. But even so, some of the heavy-hitter Avengers like the Hulk and Captain Marvel get their moment to shine here. |
| 961 | ** The DLC epilogue chapter features the Fantastic Four, but it also serves as a surrogate home stage for the other DLC characters and gives them small appearances so they have at least ''some'' story presence. |
| 962 | * ''VideoGame/MagicalTetrisChallenge'': Almost every character has their own stage: |
| 963 | ** Mickey has the factory. |
| 964 | ** Donald has the harbor. |
| 965 | ** Goofy has the farm. |
| 966 | ** Minnie has the kitchen. |
| 967 | ** Big Bad Wolf and Pete share the mansion. |
| 968 | ** Averted with Weasel. He has no stage of his own; instead, he challenges the player on the player character's home stage. |
| 969 | [[/folder]] |
| 970 | |
| 971 | !! Non-video games |
| 972 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 973 | * There are nine versions of the Battledome on ''Website/{{Neopets}}'', each taking place in different parts of Neopia. Every CPU opponent has a specific one they're assigned to, and each has a pool of default prizes they may award after the match. |
| 974 | ** Central Arena (Neopia Central): Boochi, Chia Clown, Down For Maintenance Pteri, Eyrieki, Flaming Meerca, Kasuki Lu, Kauvara, Lab Ray Scientist, Mootix Warrior, Mr. Chuckles, Punchbag Bob, [[OptionalBoss Punchbag Sid]], Shadow Usul, Tax Beast, Turmaculus |
| 975 | ** Dome of the Deep (Maraqua): Chiazilla, Giant Spectral Mutant Walein, Koi Warrior, Slug Monster, The Drenched |
| 976 | ** Frost Arena (Terror Mountain): Donny, Lady Frostbite, Snow Beast, Snow Faerie, The Snowager, Valin |
| 977 | ** Neocola Centre (Virtupets Space Station): Commander Garoo, Evil Sloth Clone, Neopet [=v2=], Robo Grarrl, [=S750=] Kreludan Defender Robot, Space Faerie |
| 978 | ** Pango Palladium (Mystery Island): Advisor Broo, Ghost Lupe, Lava Ghoul, Meerca Henchmen, Plumbeard, Ryshu the Nimmo, Tekkitu the Witch Doctor, Tiki Tack Man |
| 979 | ** Rattling Cauldron (Haunted Woods): Balthazar, Count Von Roo, Edna, Giant Ghostkerchief, Greedy Kadoatie, Jelly Chia, Meuka, Mummy, Pant Devil, Qasalan Mummy, Sssidney, Spider Grundo, The Black Pteri, The Brain Tree, The Esophagor, Vira, Zafara Rogue |
| 980 | ** Ugga Dome (Tyrannia): Cave Chia, Cybunny Scout, Giant Hungry Malevolent Chomby, Grarrg, Harry the Mutant Moehog, Highland Chia, Kastraliss, Magnus the Torch, Quiggle Warlord, Sabre-X, [[MultiMookMelee all opponents in the recurring Obelisk Battles]] |
| 981 | ** [[AmazingTechnicolorBattlefield Cosmic Dome (Unknown)]][[note]]Opponents only available to Premium subscribers are fought here. [[BribingYourWayToVictory It's known for having the most valuable prize pool]].[[/note]]: Giant Space Fungus, Jetsam Ace |
| 982 | ** Forgotten Graveyard (Unknown): Kaia was fought here in the Wraith Resurgence plot, but it's currently unavailable. |
| 983 | [[/folder]] |
| 984 | [[folder:Web Video]] |
| 985 | * ''WebVideo/JellesMarbleRuns'': Starting in 2018, a team will be chosen to host the Marble League in their home stadium. Additionally, Marbula One has race tracks that take place in one of the team's home region that change every race. As for specifics: |
| 986 | ** '''Balls of Chaos:''' "Tumult Turnpike" (Marbula track) |
| 987 | ** '''Bumblebees:''' "Honeydome" (Marbula track) |
| 988 | ** '''Chocolatiers:''' "Cocoa Arena" ([[AllThereInTheManual Stadium]]) |
| 989 | ** '''Crazy Cat's Eyes:''' "Felynia Coliseum" (Marble League stadium) |
| 990 | ** '''Green Ducks:''' "Greenstone" (Marbula track), "Joshdon Stadium" ([[AllThereInTheManual Stadium]]) |
| 991 | ** '''Hazers:''' "Misty Mountain" (Marbula track) |
| 992 | ** '''Hornets:''' "Hivedrive" (Marbula track) |
| 993 | ** '''Indigo Stars:''' "Bright Hyu Bubble" ([[AllThereInTheManual Stadium]]) |
| 994 | ** '''Jungle Jumpers:''' "Raceforest" (Marbula track) |
| 995 | ** '''Kobalts:''' "Cobalt Circuit" ([[AllThereInTheManual Stadium]]) |
| 996 | ** '''Midnight Wisps:''' "Midnight Bay" (Marbula track) |
| 997 | ** '''Minty Maniacs:''' "Minty Mania" (Marbula track) |
| 998 | ** '''O'Rangers:''' "O'Raceway" (Marbula track) |
| 999 | ** '''Oceanics:''' "Aquamaring" (Marbula track), "Seven Seas Stadium" (Marble League stadium) |
| 1000 | ** '''Pinkies:''' "Ampinktheatre" ([[AllThereInTheManual Stadium]]) |
| 1001 | ** '''Raspberry Racers:''' "Razzway" (Marbula track) |
| 1002 | ** '''Savage Speeders:''' "Savage Speedway" (Marbula track), "Le Course de Sauvage" ([[AllThereInTheManual Stadium]]) |
| 1003 | ** '''Snowballs:''' "Arctic Circuit" (Marbula track), "Arctic Circle" (Marble League stadium) |
| 1004 | ** '''Team Galactic:''' "Andromedome" (Marble League stadium), "Stardust Accelerator" (Marble League track) |
| 1005 | ** '''Team Momo:''' "Momotorway" (Marbula track) |
| 1006 | ** '''Team Primary:''' "Palette Park" (Marbula track) |
| 1007 | ** '''Thunderbolts:''' "Short Circuit" (Marbula track) |
| 1008 | [[/folder]] |
| 1009 | |
| 1010 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 1011 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' episode "Totally Spaced Out", Mark Chang from the ProudWarriorRace planet of Yugopotamia challenges Timmy to dit'chafatt -- er, death combat. In each of the rounds, the combatants are allowed to choose their own home stage with an advantage to themselves. Mark chooses a flat war arena on his home planet where there's no place for Timmy to dodge his GiantMecha's attacks... on purpose, anyway. Timmy chooses Flappy Bob's Happy Peppy Learnatorium, a daycare he'd been checked into -- chosen because the Yugopotamians' [[WeaksauceWeakness biggest weakness]] is that GoodHurtsEvil, and to Mark, that place is [[SickeninglySweet saccharine enough to be equivalent to a torture chamber]] for him. |
| 1012 | [[/folder]] |
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