Finding Floyd in Mortal Kombat 1: Your Ultimate Guide

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Even with its rocky start and an unclear future, Mortal Kombat 1 continues to introduce fantastic new characters that enhance both the roster and gameplay, with Conan the Barbarian being the latest addition. However, the much-anticipated Pink Ninja, Floyd, has been a constant topic of speculation with each character launch.

After months of rumors and teases from Nether Real Studios, the mysterious Pink Ninja is finally available in the game. Players can encounter Floyd in Mortal Kombat with a chance to unlock an exclusive stage called The Field. The process to unlock this encounter is not straightforward, though!

How to Encounter Floyd

Before gaining access to The Field stage in Mortal Kombat 1, you’ll need to first meet the elusive Pink Ninja, Floyd. This task is more complicated than it appears. To initiate a fight with Floyd, you must complete a number of Floyd Challenges, which vary in difficulty from simple to quite tough.

The twist? You can’t keep track of these Floyd Challenges and won’t see all of them at once. This means you won’t know which challenges you can attempt until you finish them, at which point you’ll receive a notification confirming the Floyd Challenge you completed.

How to Know If You’ve Completed a Floyd Challenge

When you finish a Floyd Challenge, a small pink icon will appear on the left side of your screen with the word ‘Floyd,’ accompanied by a guitar riff in the background. Some challenges might require you to complete the match before showing this icon, while others will pop up as soon as you finish the challenge.

If you attempt a challenge and follow all the steps but don’t see the Pink Icon, then the Floyd Challenge wasn’t active for you, and it’s time to move on to another one. There are numerous Floyd Challenges, so try another, hope for the best, and keep going!

What Are the Floyd Challenges?

Currently, there are 37 Floyd Challenges identified and tested by the Mortal Kombat 1 community through in-game hints and data mining. While playing in Tower modes, Floyd may make an appearance, dropping hints about specific challenges.

While 37 Floyd Challenges may seem overwhelming, you don’t need to complete them all; Floyd usually shows up after finishing around ten of them. You’ll have to experiment and discover which ones you have access to, as this process requires some time and effort. Luckily, you can find all 37 challenges listed in the table below!

All Floyd Challenges

Floyd Challenge	Description
Challenge Accepted	In the Towers of Time mode, earn 20 Points via Challenges.
Climb The Pyramid	Get to the top of the Pyramid during Chapter 15 of the Story Mode.
Demonic Duo	As Ashrah, select Sareena as your Kameo and have her restore your entire Super Meter via Jataaka’s Blessing (Down + RB/R1).
Door Buster	In Story Mode, complete the Test Your Might challenge with Baraka during Chapter 5.
Fatal Finish	Execute a Fatality with five different characters.
Fire & Ice	Execute a combo that deals over 400 Damage as Scorpion with Sub Zero as your Kameo.
Fists Of Fury	Win a match by performing only punches.
Flipping Out	Perform 16 Flip Stances (LT/L2) during a match and secure a win.
Frosty!!!	Freeze your opponent after they attack you while using Sub Zero’s Deep Freeze Kameo action.
Get Over Here Already	As Scorpion, perform a Fatality or Animality after winning the match.
Get The Horns	As General Shao, select Motaro as your Kameo and perform a Fatal Blow by pressing RB/R1.
Hat Trick	As Kung Lao, use Kung Lao as your Kameo and land every action involving the hat.
Hip Hop 4 Ever	Perform 22 Jumps during a match to win.
I Make The Rules	Win a match as Liu Kang with Double Flawless.
Ice & Fire	Execute a five-hit combo as Sub Zero with Scorpion as your Kameo.
I’m Down Too	Win a match with The Klassic Brutality. The final blow must come from Down + 2. Hold 2 after landing the Uppercut to trigger the Brutality.
Inner Beast	Execute two Animalities with the same character.
Jumping Gets You Nowhere	Win a match without jumping at all.
Ka Ballin’	Land seven Roll Special Moves (Back, Down + B/Circle) with Mileena.
Keep Kalm & Finish	Lose the first round without pressing any buttons, then win the next two.
Kicking It	Win a match by executing only kicks.
Klean Sweep	Perform 13 Sweeps in a match and win.
Losing Is Winning	Lose a match without pressing any buttons at all.
No Elder God	Land the First Hit in the match against Raiden.
No Luna	Win a match as Reptile with Double Flawless.
Perfect Kouple	As Johnny Cage with Sonya as your Kameo, achieve Double Flawless in a match.
Quest Keeper	Complete two Daily Challenges in Tower of Time mode.
Sans Jade	Win a match by performing only Front Kicks.
Shaolin Monks	Clear a Klassic Tower as Liu Kang with Kung Lao as your Kameo.
This Is Where You Fall Down	Lose to Johnny Cage with less than nine seconds left in the final round.
Timed Out	Lose a match by running out of time in both rounds.
Toasty!!!	As Scorpion, select Scorpion as Kameo and use Aura of Fire (Hold RB/R1) on both yourself and your opponent three times.
Total Disrespect	Taunt (Spam Down four times) four times during a match.
Up & Away	Execute five Uppercuts (Down + 2) during a match and nothing else.
Yeet!!!	Perform seven Back Throws without using your Kameo and win the match.
You Finish Yet???	Execute five Fatalities with one character.
You Suck	Lose against General Shao when he has just one percent health left.

You can complete most of the Floyd Challenges in Local Versus Mode against very easy CPUs to make it easier for yourself. Additionally, after you receive a notification for completing one challenge, check back on the previous ones as they may now be active. This will be a lengthy but rewarding mission!

How to Unlock The Field Stage

Now that you understand what the Floyd Challenges entail and how to complete them, you’re one step closer to unlocking the secret The Field stage. Before you can proceed, you must finish several challenges until Floyd appears, prompting a battle.

Once this random encounter occurs, the screen will shatter, giving you three attempts to defeat Floyd. So make sure to make each attempt count! Your manual choice of character during the challenge will decide the first fight against Floyd, although you can switch characters, but it will cost you one of your three chances.

What Happens If You Lose to Floyd?

As mentioned earlier, you have three opportunities to conquer Floyd when he shows up, giving you a chance to learn his fighting style, which incorporates moves from various other Ninjas from the series. However, if you lose all three matches, it will be a significant setback.

Failing to beat Floyd in all three rounds will reset your progress on Floyd Challenges, forcing you to restart the trial-and-error process until he appears again, which will be quite time-consuming. So, if you find yourself pitted against Floyd with an unfamiliar character, it’s wise to use one attempt to switch to a character you’re comfortable with to avoid repeating the entire process.

Unlocking The Field Stage

You might have guessed already: you unlock The Field stage after defeating Floyd. Be sure to give it your all during that encounter if you want to claim victory on your first attempt. Floyd can be a bit tough, so don’t underestimate him, or you might have to go through the whole process again.

Once you defeat Floyd, The Field will be available as a permanent stage for you to select in your future matches, and it’s well worth the effort as it is absolutely stunning. While Floyd will not be a playable character, it’s likely this won’t be the last time you encounter him!