Raiden says that only one out of 50 soldiers can kill without hesitation, before declaring himself a "two-percenter." He then proceeded to rush through the enemy resistance, eventually jumping across several Sliders and run up a building to reach the top. Raiden prepares to combat Desperado cyborgs. One of his training sessions at FOXHOUND was at Fort Polk, within a mock Afghan village. The relief center was reluctant to put the latter into a foster family because they feared he would be too much trouble for the family. Suspecting that an ambush awaited him, he carefully scanned for any potential enemies nearby, although the ground gave way underneath him. Raiden, hesitant at first, left Snake to face her alone. Upon wiping all of them out, Raiden was extracted and given his payment, with Miller considering meeting him again in the future. He then encountered a Grad that was blocking his way and defeated it. Raiden also shares many similarities to Eli (Liquid Snake) during the events of MGSV as a Caucasian soldier who commanded other child soldiers in African countries (Raiden in Liberia and Liquid in Angolia). On the week of June 12, during Kojima's Metal Gear Rising demonstration in Mexico, Raiden's CGI model for the demo's menu was slightly modified to include a sombrero and cloak as a hint as to what exclusives the Latin American version will have. During his childhood in Liberia, Jack, on his tenth birthday, was ordered by Solidus Snake to decapitate ten captured Liberian terrorists responsible for killing Americans (each one representing a year in his life at the time) as the latter's "birthday present" for the former. Also when the player equips the night vision goggles or thermal goggles, the visor is shut taking on the full appearance. Fighting for people to stay on-topic since the dawn of time. Selecting the option "I like MGS2!" [63] Another update on the official site indicated that the MGS4 Raiden skin will be available for pre-order from Amazon for the Japanese release of Rising. Afterwards, Raiden and Sam decided to have a duel to the death, largely to see whose view will be remembered in history. He later revealed this to the Colonel, who was surprised, since there wasn't supposed to be anyone other than Raiden who should have infiltrated the base. Fortunately he was saved by the scientist Wilhelm Voigt and worked with Maverick to fight Desperado. When running into enemies, they will be temporarily knocked down, allowing for easy takedowns. Raiden, however, also expressed disgust towards the Patriots' actions, and made it clear beforehand that he will not follow their commands anymore. Career Shortly after Snake defeated the PMC commander Laughing Octopus, Raiden contacted him again to provide help in tracking down Naomi Hunter, using his knowledge of scouting. Raiden himself makes a cameo appearance as a poster in the locker that Naked Snake places Raikov inside upon stripping him of his uniform, as a subtle reference to their similar physical appearances. ), real name Jack, also known as Jack the Ripper, White Devil, and Snake, was a Liberian-American mercenary and former special forces soldier. He also held some hero worship for Solid Snake, as part of the reason for his agreeing to partake in the Big Shell Incident to take down the terrorist leader was so he'd meet the legend face-to-face, and was initially disappointed when it seemed Snake had truly died in the Tanker Incident. During the fight with Sam in Colorado, he ends up losing control of his inner nature and his suppressed "Jack the Ripper" persona, resulting in their respective moral alignments becoming blurred. Three recolors of Raiden's cyborg body were also issued as figures for Play Arts KAI as part of the Battle Raiden series, colored Red, Blue, and Yellow. At one point in Chapter R-02, Raiden asks Courtney how a certain food (Napolitanos) tasted, before dismissing the question and deciding that he can't "capture" anything down in the sewers, nor does he really need to anyway. One of the ways he kills his enemies is based on Void Ninja Yoshimitsu's Flea Stance in the Tekken series. Upon reaching a barricade vehicle, he decided to speed up enough to have the RPG blast flip the car over the barricade. His inhuman appearance caused him to be ostracized from society and made securing employment even more difficult during the post-SOP economic recession, when even non-cyborgs had difficulty finding work. [39], In addition, the very first concept for Raiden designed by Yoji Shinkawa was similar to the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man, crawling across walls, and was significantly deranged in personality, even licking bird poop. With Raiden, they requested the actor to be a male caucasian, within the 23-25 year range, possessing longish blond hair, an athletic build, no scars yet possessing tattoos, plus if possible some hand to hand combat/swordplay experience as well as a slight Greek or Italian accent. Raiden then recollects the abuse and threats at gunpoint during childhood before he, "next thing he knows," got off on slicing foes to shreds. After recovering somewhat, Raiden later attempted to join Snake on his mission to Shadow Moses Island, wishing to defeat Liquid Ocelot and break free of the Patriots' hold on his life, the events of his past ultimately causing him to break down emotionally. He also mentioned that the scene of Raiden losing his eye was meant to represent his change from White Raiden to Black Raiden, and also admitted that he based it on Solidus, as the latter was his favorite character and shared a special connection to Raiden. His opponents were Samuel Rodrigues, Gray Fox, and (as Black Raiden) Solidus. His outlook was significantly uncaring to the extent that even his fellow Maverick PMC members were deeply disturbed by his behavior. Raiden was also capable of surviving falls large enough to kill any ordinary person, as evidenced by his falling down into the cityscape of Denver. At the end of Metal Gear Rising, Raiden is a public criminal after having fought through Denver's police department and much of World Marshall's forces. Raiden during his time as a child soldier. John, nicknamed Little John, is the son of Raiden and Rosemary. Raiden, or rather Jack as he is identified in throughout the skit, does not have any dialogue in the skit. Raiden encountered Boris again and, after discussing Maverick Security Consulting, Inc., accepted Boris' request to join the PMC as a full-time employee, forgoing the typical contraction method. After quelling the C4 threat, an event that ultimately cost Stillman his life, he later encountered the bomber responsible for the C4 plantings, Fatman, and defeated him as well as quelled his ultimate C4 package, although not before the latter hinted at the $30 billion ransom being false information planted by the Patriots for the S3 Plan. [21] Raiden, upon returning to active combat, aggressively chose Maverick missions that directly related to Desperado's activities. He managed to crawl back up onto the train, and passed out while witnessing Sam escape. Lame, but constantly used in storytelling, especially japanese storytelling. B We probably won't ever know what the next step was going to be. In the same trailer, each of the skins is shown fighting against enemies in a similar manner to how they fought in at least one scene from their original appearances. Her marriage to Campbell had actually been a ploy to protect herself and their son from the Patriots, so that he could not be used as leverage against Raiden. This was implied in an auxillary Codec conversation during the second phase of the final battle with Solidus Snake, and later confirmed by Raiden in an optional Codec conversation with Kevin Washington. He's 100% devoted. A. This is mentioned in an optional Codec conversation with Kevin Washington, during the Mexico mission. Although the prime minister was to be protected during the attack, the Desperado leader Sundowner had managed to abduct him after several cyborg soldiers ambushed his limo near the port along with a modified Metal Gear RAY unit. This also changed with the switch to Platinum Games, now taking place 9 years after Metal Gear Solid 4 and having a less dark and gritty tone. A child soldier, raised to kill, that was brought to America and told not to kill. After finding a Dwarf Gekko and having it locate a mainframe system to access, he had the files forwarded to Doktor. Inferno Raiden Skin bonus giveaway advert for Tsutaya. After they parted ways, they met again afterwards, shocked that they worked in the same place. Afterwards, he was deployed to Sukhumi, the capital of Abkhazia, on an MQ-133C flying wing on loan to Maverick, where he was then launched when nearing insertion by a rocket platform, in order to quell a military coup that resulted in the Abkhazian president and most of his cabinet being killed. Raiden wanted Doktor to perform surgeries on the brains to ensure they at least had a relatively normal life outside of combat. Following the end of the war economy, Raiden attempted to return to a normal, civilian life with his wife and son. Raiden later met Peter Stillman, although their meeting occurred awkwardly when Raiden mistook the latter for a bomber at work and held him up, and was tasked alongside Pliskin to freeze the detonators of C4 to ensure they at least weren't an immediate threat. Raiden is conflicted through most of MGR, he's hurting, and he's fighting against himself. The Gray Fox skin was shown killing Desperado Cyborgs in a manner similar to a scene in Metal Gear Solid, where where he cuts up several terrified Genome Soldiers, while MGS4 Raiden was shown taking on some Desperado Gekko, a reference to his first on-screen appearance in Metal Gear Solid 4, where he took on, and destroyed several Gekko. Snake consoled Raiden but refused his request due to his incomplete blood dialysis, and urging the younger soldier not to follow the same path that his own life had taken. He also had his face restored to a more human looking face, complete with a new cybernetic eye to replace his left eye. Raiden demonstrated lightning-like powers, conducting electricity all over his body with which he struck down several of the would-be attackers after he turned on the ceiling sprinklers, allowing him to create electric bolts in the air until the water stopped. RAIDEN - This Raiden, taking upon the appearance of Gray Fox, is armed with the H.F Blade. In actuality, Raiden survived the fall, although he had to fight through several cyborgs. Another letter regarding the retrieval of Raiden's arm further implies that the amputated body part was in fact his left arm. Because of the limited time, they had to undergo ignition without a countdown. Squall_exe (Topic Creator) 9 years ago #9. One of Raiden's nicknames was White Devil. Raiden then proceeded to jump out to hijack a drone so he could defend the chopper. Raiden proceeded to fight against Pyramid Head from Silent Hill in the third round, defeating it. This prompted Raiden to stand back up and call Armstrong insane. While Wolverine's healing factor and adamantium skeleton made him a tough match for the ninja cyborg, Raiden ultimately triumphed due to his superior strength, speed, and his blade being able to weaken molecular bonds similar to Misty Knight's Antarctic Vibranium arm allowing him to cut through Wolverine's supposedly indestructible skeleton. Raiden's superhuman durability makes him virtually indestructible due to the parts of his body made entirely out of steel and artificial muscle fibers. Raiden then faced off against and defeated Revolver Ocelot in the fourth round. Table of Contents The script included in The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2 indicated that Raiden's hair color was changed prior to the script's finalization,[36] while Rose retained the original blonde hair by the time the script was finalized. Afterwards, he left to wander the Earth. He later learned from Courtney that the agents couldn't find George. 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