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Seoul 2023 is an arena in THE FINALS. It was the second arena to be introduced and was available for the first time in Closed Beta 1. It is based on the real-life city of Seoul, the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.

Overview

STANDARD ISSUE

A standard arena, ready for destruction.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Part of the arena is currently under construction.

MOVING PLATFORMS

Vaults or cashout stations could be found on platforms moving around the arena.

Sunny: 2:00 PM
Clear Night: 1:00 AM
Fog: 2:00 PM
Storm: 12:00 PM

Sunny: 2:00 PM
Clear Night: 1:00 AM
Fog: 2:00 PM
Storm: 12:00 PM

Sunny: 2:00 PM
Clear Night: 1:00 AM
Fog: 2:00 PM
Storm: 12:00 PM

Locations

Name	Description
Mall	Named after OSPUZE CEO Sofia Petronelle, the mall is a luxurious shopping plaza located in the heart of Seoul. It is conveniently located next to the 6° Of Freedom Residence, and ISEUL-T Tower. It has five floors, with multiple shops, an indoor garden/plaza, a central elevator and two escalators, and rooftop access to 6° Of Freedom Residence via a zipline. The entire roof the the mall is composed of windows that can be broken.
ISEUL-T Tower	The ISEUL-T Tower stands in the middle of Seoul, far above the rest of the arena. It features large LED screens displaying in-universe advertisements, and is inaccessible to contestants. The Under Construction arena variant reverts the tower to still being under construction and enables contestants to access it, changing the dynamic of the match. When this variant is active, a second crane is present in the construction site, providing another vantage point over the arena.
Apartments	The apartment block is located next to the mall. It is a five story apartment complex with many rooms, and an open air courtyard design with a central walkway going between the courtyard on each floor. Behind the complex is a semi-walled off garden/plaza area with raiseable walls. A zipline in this plaza provides direct access to the mall, and a Jump Pad allows contestants to traverse across a gap to the Hospital.
Hospital	The hospital is a multi-building complex and is the largest building in the arena. It is separated into two distinct buildings, connected via a destructible skyway. The building on the bottom most part of the complex is made up of operating rooms, a open air lobby area, two elevators, and a helipad on the roof. The upper portion of the complex is mainly made up of in-patient rooms, a cafeteria, and a single elevator. The outside portion of the upper complex has a garden/patio area, and an attached crane on the side of the building.
Data Center	This multi-storied building is part electrical station, garden, and is advertisement focused. On the bottom floor, closest to the mall, there is a large utilities room that runs down the entire bottom floor of the building. The southern most section of the building is only one floor, as above it is an open-air garden, and entries to the roof and second floor. The second floor is mostly open air, with an overview onto the first floor on the northern side of the building, and a catwalk that can access the third floor that leads to the roof. On the roof are several HVAC systems, and a giant billboard displaying in-universe advertisements.

Trivia

While not specifically highlighted in the Closed Alpha trailer, Seoul was hidden within the trailer as an Easter egg. Seoul was the primary focus of the first Closed Beta trailer, and showcased most of the arena, and its destructibility.
Seoul is Senior Environment Artist Joakim's favorite map.
According to the Embark Studios Twitter, the team visited Seoul in 2019, which is likely where they got the inspiration for the arena.

Easter Eggs

Main Page: Seoul Secrets

Easter eggs found in Seoul include:

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+'''Seoul 2023''' is an [[Arenas|arena]] in THE FINALS. It was the second arena to be introduced and was available for the first time in [[Closed Beta 1]]. It is based on the real-life city of Seoul, the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.
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 !Description
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-|Cathedral
+|Mall
-|The cathedral, based on the [[wikipedia:Cathedral_of_Our_Lady_Immaculate|Cathedral of Our Lady Immaculate]], is the central focal point of the arena. The bottom floor has four spiral staircases in each corner and pews throughout in the middle. The second floor has access to windows facing every direction. On the north and south ends of the cathedral are ziplines allowing for access to the roof. In the Duck and Cover arena variant, the cathedral is removed and replaced with rubble.
+|Named after OSPUZE CEO Sofia Petronelle, the mall is a luxurious shopping plaza located in the heart of Seoul. It is conveniently located  next to the 6° Of Freedom Residence, and ISEUL-T Tower. It has five floors, with multiple shops, an indoor garden/plaza, a central elevator and two escalators, and rooftop access to 6° Of Freedom Residence via a zipline. The entire roof the the mall is composed of windows that can be broken.
 |-
-|Construction
+|ISEUL-T Tower
-|The construction yard is located directly east of the cathedral, with a clearing between the two locations. The building has five stories, with access determined by a single staircase on the far east of the yard. A crane in the middle of the site provides a vantage point over a large portion of the arena.
+|The ISEUL-T Tower stands in the middle of Seoul, far above the rest of the arena. It features large LED screens displaying in-universe advertisements, and is inaccessible to contestants.
-|-
-|Royal Plaza
+The Under Construction arena variant reverts the tower to still being under construction and enables contestants to access it, changing the dynamic of the match. When this variant is active, a second crane is present in the construction site, providing another vantage point over the arena.
-|The courtyard is the most open space in the arena, with long sightlines looking back towards the buildings in the shopping district. The courtyard is surrounded on the west by an LCD screen preventing contestants from exiting the arena. There are multiple objects providing cover on the approach to the center of the courtyard, from a generator, to waist high walls contestants can crouch behind. It also has a wide variety of interactable objects, such as cannons, and raisable cover that can cover the center and flanks of the plaza. This courtyard is based on the [[wikipedia:Prince's_Palace_of_Monaco|Place du Palais]].
-|-
-|Villa
-|The villas are a handful of large buildings with access from the street. An alley runs behind these buildings below ground level and includes a vertical zipline for direct access to the roof. A portion of the alley runs underneath the adjacent road and leads to the park.
-|-
-|Shopping District
-|The shopping district makes up a large part of the arena, and has various multi-story buildings and alleyways.
-|-
-|Hotels
-|This area features a few large buildings overlooking the cliffside and the royal plaza.
-|-
-|Cliffside
-|The cliffside is the southwestern section of the arena. The entire edge of the arena in this section is lined with guardrails to keep contestants inside. The western portion contains a small garden, while the eastern portion has a small path leading through a rock tunnel on the side of the cliff.
-|-
-|Forest
-|This section covers the entire northern edge of the arena. It is a wooded area with small trees and foliage with a few small buildings. The west edge of the forest has a small staircase that leads directly to the royal plaza. This section of the arena sits lower than ground-level, so the entire southern border has a large concrete wall separating it from the adjacent road, and there are various staircases and ladders to traverse up to the road.
 |-
-|Residential District
+|Apartments
-|The residential district borders the shopping district, and has a handful of large houses for contestants to fight in.
+|The apartment block is located next to the mall. It is a five story apartment complex with many rooms, and an open air courtyard design with a central walkway going between the courtyard on each floor. Behind the complex is a semi-walled off garden/plaza area with raiseable walls. A zipline in this plaza provides direct access to the mall, and a [[Jump Pad]] allows contestants to traverse across a gap to the Hospital.
 |-
-|Pocket Park
+|Hospital
-|This area is a small park next to the residential district on the east border of the arena. It features a fountain and a few shipping containers to provide cover.
+|The hospital is a multi-building complex and is the largest building in the arena. It is separated into two distinct buildings, connected via a destructible skyway. The building on the bottom most part of the complex is made up of operating rooms, a open air lobby area, two elevators, and a helipad on the roof. The upper portion of the complex is mainly made up of in-patient rooms, a cafeteria, and a single elevator. The outside portion of the upper complex has a garden/patio area, and an attached crane on the side of the building.
 |-
-|Park
+|Data Center
-|The gardens on the south of Monaco are a place of relative tranquility compared to the rest of the arena containing multiple statues, gardens, and parks. This area is based on the [[wikipedia:St_Martin_Gardens|St Martin Gardens]] and features 3D scanned assets of real life objects.
+|This multi-storied building is part electrical station, garden, and is advertisement focused. On the bottom floor, closest to the mall, there is a large utilities room that runs down the entire bottom floor of the building. The southern most section of the building is only one floor, as above it is an open-air garden, and entries to the roof and second floor. The second floor is mostly open air, with an overview onto the first floor on the northern side of the building, and a catwalk that can access the third floor that leads to the roof. On the roof are several HVAC systems, and a giant billboard displaying in-universe advertisements.
 |}
-==Strategy==
+== Trivia ==
-===Combat===
+[[File:Seoul Tease.png|thumb|alt=|200px|Teaser of Seoul from the Closed Alpha trailer.]]
-The majority of objective locations in Monaco promote close-quarters combat, forcing contestants to fight in tight corridors and alleyways. A few objectives spawns are more ideal for longer-range engagements, such as in the royal plaza and wrecked cathedral area (in the Duck and Cover arena variant). Choosing a [[loadout]] that excels at close-range combat will ensure that a contestant's team can reliably win fights over the objective.
+* While not specifically highlighted in the Closed Alpha trailer, Seoul was hidden within the trailer as an Easter egg. Seoul was the primary focus of the [https://youtube.com/watch?v=MYQLw2b__qA first Closed Beta trailer], and showcased most of the arena, and its destructibility.
+* Seoul is Senior Environment Artist Joakim's favorite map.
-===Destruction===
+* According to the Embark Studios Twitter, the team visited Seoul in 2019, which is likely where they got the inspiration for the arena.
-Destruction can be utilized in many ways in Monaco, since many objectives will spawn on the upper levels of buildings. The houses in Monaco are relatively small structures, and can be demolished quickly by contestants with a destructive loadout.
-In the Suspended Structures arena variant, teams defending a cashout will often break the ziplines leading to the upper platforms. Attackers have two choices in this case: destroy the platform or use mobility to access the platform. The platform can be taken down by destroying two adjacent supports on the top of the structure, which can be done using explosives such as [[Arena Carriables|explosive canisters]], [[RPG-7|RPGs]], [[Thermal Bore|Thermal Bores]], etc. The other option is to use mobility such as the [[Zipline]], [[Jump Pad]], or [[Grappling Hook]] to bring the fight to the defending team without dropping the platform.
-===Interactables===
-Elevators are outside of many buildings in Monaco and can be used to gain access to high ground while staying grouped as a team, or to make objectives more difficult to attack by displacing them. Raiseable walls can be used to slow down enemy contestants who are giving chase, or used as cover in open areas where a team is defending.
-For example, The royal plaza is a relatively open objective location, making it difficult to defend. A button at the back of the area can raise walls in front of the fountain, creating cover. The objective in this location also spawns on an elevator, adding another consideration for attackers and defenders.
-==Supported Gamemodes==
-Monaco supports the following [[Gamemodes|gamemodes]]:
-* [[Cashout]]
-* [[Terminal Attack]]
-* [[Power Shift]]
-* [[Bank It]]
-==Trivia==
-* An early version of Monaco was featured in the very first teaser trailer for THE FINALS published by [https://embark-studios.com Embark Studios] on [https://twitter.com/EmbarkStudios/status/1457998271641686023 Twitter] in November 2021.
 ===Easter Eggs===
-{{main|Monaco Secrets}}
+{{Main|Seoul Secrets}}
-[[Easter Eggs|Easter eggs]] found in the Monaco arena include:
+[[Easter Eggs|Easter eggs]] found in Seoul include:
-* [[Monaco Secrets#Monaco Statues|Monaco statues]]
+* [[Seoul Secrets#Trismegistus|Trismegistus binary]]
-* [[Monaco Secrets#S Lies|S Lies]]
+* [[Seoul Secrets#White Rabbits (WR)|White rabbits (WR)]]
-* [[Monaco Secrets#Monaco Graffiti|Monaco graffiti]]
+* [[Secrets in THE FINALS#Glitch Clusters|Glitch clusters]]
-* [[Monaco Secrets#Pergola Numbers|Pergola numbers]]
-* [[Monaco Secrets#Three-Headed Monkeys|Three-headed monkeys]]
-* [[Monaco Secrets#Golden Nama Tama|Golden Nama Tama]]
 [[Category:Arenas]]