Merchant Port

""Being the merchant capital of the world of Aether, of course Water Town has a dedicated port! If only they weren't regularly visited by a certain crafty, thieving orca...""

Merchant Port is a stage in Nexed, being ripped from the stage of the same name from Rivals of Aether.

History
Merchant Port is Orcane's home stage in Rivals of Aether, being the location where he is fought in the game's story mode. The stage is set in Water Town, which is a thriving merchant capital of Aether, as well as the home of Orcane. There is also an unlockable skin for the stage added with the release of Ranno, turning it into Swampy Estuary, which serves as Ranno's home stage.

Outside of the Rivals of Aether series, Merchant Port also appears as a stage in Fraymakers.

Layout
Merchant Port takes place on the shoreline of Water Town, with the city being present in the background. A mountain bearing Orcane's likeness can also be seen on the left.

The stage is held up by two poles, which serve as walls which can be used for recovery. The edges of the stage have two soft platforms, while the center of the stage has two platforms of its own. By default, the water below the stage has no gameplay effect to match the stage's functionality in Rivals of Aether (although this can be toggled).

Hazards

 * Water Wheel: With this hazard activated, the water wheel in the center of the stage has two additional soft platforms, which consistently rotate throughout the match.
 * Water Spouts: With this hazard activated, the edges of the stage gain water shooters which blast water out of them when attacked. Fighters hit by the blast recieve 10% and are launched upwards.
 * Traversable Water: With this hazard activated, fighters can swim in the water on the lower half of the stage rather than falling through it.

Alt. Skin: Swampy Estuary
By holding the L button when selecting Merchant Port, it gains an appearance resembling Swampy Estuary from Rivals of Aether. This is a stage skin for Merchant Port in the original game, unlocked after buying Ranno in the original game or reaching 250 kills as Ranno in the Definitive Edition.

The Swampy Estuary skin causes the background to be replaced with a swamp-like area with a temple and two statues bearing the likenesses of a crocodile and crane. The platforms are also changed to be made out of swampland and wood.

Trivia
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