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* In ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'', characters can knock their opponents into new sections of the arena, with transitions that include being knocked through several buildings, hit by a train, beaten up by Batman's RoguesGallery, or ''knocked into the vacuum of space, bouncing off a satellite, and then smashed into by an out of control shuttlecraft'' along the way. This causes them to take extra damage.
** The sequel, ''VideoGame/Injustice2'', has similar stage transitions.

* In ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'', characters can knock their opponents into new sections of the arena, with transitions that include being knocked through several buildings, hit by a train, beaten up by Batman's RoguesGallery, or ''knocked into the vacuum of space, bouncing off a satellite, and then smashed into by an out of control shuttlecraft'' along the way.
* The sequel, ''VideoGame/Injustice2'', has similar stage transitions.

* Some stages in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' have walls that can break if you corner your opponent. For example, one stage goes from a busy street to a Chinese restaurant, and briefly into the restaurant's kitchen.

* ''VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureEyesOfHeaven'' has fully explorable environments which serve as fighting arenas, ranging from the hilly seaside of Morioh near the Boyoyon Cape to an entire pavilion of the Green Dolphin Street Prison. Some of them do have stage hazards, like out-of-bounds areas (i.e. places from which you can fall, although you can come back from that) to an NPC using his/her Stand to perform a minor InterfaceScrew.

* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'': Stages in this game vary from as constant as Final Destination to as chaotic as Big Blue (pictured above). In this stage you actually fight on top of [[VideoGame/FZero cars as they race around a track.]] If you fall off of one and onto the asphalt, you get whisked off the side of the stage as the camera leaves you behind, resulting in a near-instant KO unless you can ''very'' quickly jump off and return to the stage. Others such as [[Franchise/FireEmblem Castle Siege]], [[VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosU Mushroom Kingdom U]], and [[VideoGame/WiiSports Wuhu Island]] come in multiple "stages", so it's entirely possible for a character to just drop to their doom if they don't know the stage is about to change under them.

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** ''Ultimate'' adds "Battlefield" variants to the stages. These variants consist of a simple main platform with three smaller platforms above it, allowing players to have elevated battles in a variety of scenes without having to worry about the intrusive gimmicks of the main stages. Of course, the "Omega" variants from the fourth generation, which [[FixedFloorFighting just consist of one main platform a la Final Destination]], return as well.

* The demo for ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' shows that walls will be breakable, resulting in one stage moving from a busy street to a Chinese restaurant, and briefly into the restaurant's kitchen.

** Prior to this, there was ''Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension'' for the [[SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem Super Famicom]]. Here, players could knock their opponents towards other stages within a select group of stages. Some of these stages also took place mid air, which changed the way the game worked.

* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'': Stages in this game vary from as constant as Final Destination to as chaotic as Big Blue (pictured above). In this stage you actually fight on top of [[VideoGame/{{F-Zero}} cars as they race around a track.]] If you fall off of one and onto the asphalt, you get whisked off the side of the stage as the camera leaves you behind, resulting in a near-instant KO unless you can ''very'' quickly jump off and return to the stage. Others such as [[Franchise/FireEmblem Castle Siege]], [[VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosU Mushroom Kingdom U]], and [[VideoGame/WiiSports Wuhu Island]] come in multiple "stages", so it's entirely possible for a character to just drop to their doom if they don't know the stage is about to change under them.

* In ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'', characters can knock their opponents into new sections of the arena, with transitions that include being knocked through several buildings, hit by a train, beaten up by Batman's RoguesGallery, or ''knocked into the exposed vacuum of space, bouncing off a satellite, and then smashed into by an out of control shuttlecraft'' along the way.

* In ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'', characters can knock their opponents into new sections of the arena, with transitions that include being knocked through several buildings, hit by a train, getting being beaten up by Batman's RoguesGallery, or ''knocked into the exposed vacuum of space, bouncing off a satellite, and then get smashed into by an out of control shuttlecraft'' along the way.

* ''VideoGame/XMenNextDimension'' has levels where you can knock an opponent from one section down to another, dealing additional damage to them. For some levels, there are even multiple paths to make them fall.

* ''MadWorld'' has fights that are as simple as a plane (or rather, the ceiling of a [[ShoutOut familiar]] [[Franchise/StarTrek ship]]), or as complex as ''the entire castle of the last level you just played'' (i.e. The Courtyard, where you fight the Shamans).

* ''[[{{Tekken}} Tekken 6]]'' had certain stages where the floor would collapse, and you can smash opponents through some walls as well. ''Tekken Tag Tournament 2'' adds the ability to knock enemies off some balconies, blowing them through the railings and onto the floor below.

* ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' picked this up in the second game onward, instead of the ''VirtuaFighter''-style {{Ring Out}}s used in the first.

* All stages in ''VideoGame/PlayStationAllStarsBattleRoyale''. Special mention goes to Dreamscape from LittleBigPlanet, which starts completely flat but builds itself up in classic LBP-fashion, eventually becoming the most platform-heavy arena in the game.

* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'': Stages in this game vary from as constant as Final Destination to as chaotic as Big Blue (pictured above). In this stage you actually fight on top of [[VideoGame/{{F-Zero}} cars as they race around a track.]] If you fall off of one and onto the asphalt, you get whisked off the side of the stage as the camera leaves you behind, resulting in a near-instant KO unless you can ''very'' quickly jump off and return to the stage.

* ''VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureEyesOfHeaven'' introduces, among other things, stages where the battle takes place in uneven areas, such as the rooftops of Cairo. Falling from them only makes your character respawn nearby, though.

* The demo for ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' shows that walls will be breakable, resulting in one stage moving from a busy street to a Chinese restaurant, and briefly into the restaurant's kitchen.

* The demo for ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' shows that walls will breakable, resulting in one stage moving from a busy street to a Chinese restaurant, and briefly into the restaurant's kitchen.

** ''VideoGame/X-MenChildrenOfTheAtom'' had Colossus' and Spiral's stages. The former was simply a bridge that broke, resulting in players fighting on a barge. The latter had multiple floors that could break until players reached the very bottom of the stage.

** ''[[VideoGame/XMenVsStreetFighter X-Men Vs. Street Fighter]]'' and ''VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesVsStreetFighter'' had the Manhattan stage which featured fighters fighting in the street surrounded by the police, only for the road to give way and the fight moving down to the sewer below.

* ''VideoGame/TatsunokoVsCapcom'': Uncharted Region of China has a breakaway floor, and Galactor's base has a path that can be adjusted. Both of these are affected by attacks that damage the ground.

* ''VideoGame/ClayFighter 63 1/3'' had quite a few stages that transitioned into other stages if one player was hit the correct way at the correct place, especially the stages in and around Santa's Workshop.

* In ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'', characters can knock their opponents into new sections of the arena, with transitions that include being knocked through several buildings, hit by a train, getting being beaten up by Batman's RoguesGallery, or ''knocked into the exposed vacuum of space, bouncing off a satellite, and then get smashed into by an out of control shuttlecraft'' along the way.

* ''{{X-Men Next Dimension}}'' has levels where you can knock an opponent from one section down to another, dealing additional damage to them. For some levels, there are even multiple paths to make them fall.
* ''DeadOrAlive'' picked this up in the second game onward, instead of the ''VirtuaFighter''-style {{Ring Out}}s used in the first.