The backgrounds by themselves scared the hell out of me as a kid

"The Balcony is located at Shao Kahn's Fortress. It has two Centaurian statues on both sides of the room. A hole that can be seen in the background, shows a green light where the Soul Chamber rests below. The arena served as Motaro's sanctuary; it is even sometimes referred to as Motaro's Balcony or Motaro's Lair. It also served as the arena wherein the player battled sub-boss Motaro." - MK Wiki

This is just called The Balcony.

Is the stage outside? Never knew that.

MOTARO

Hold up a second, is this stage an outside balcony?