His use of a sword is also referenced by Roy Campbell upon Raiden's recruitment, stating that a new soldier joined who wields a katana. Because of his first cyborg ninja conversion, he also bore several scars near his mouth, giving his mouth an appearance similar to that of a Glasgow grin both in his human cyborg form and in his second cyborg ninja body. In reality Fatman was actually an agent of the Patriots, and the man only agreed to take part in the events of the Patriots' plans after learning he would have a chance to one-up Peter Stilman. They then deduced from Courtney that they could stop the situation at Mach 23 speeds, which would take half an hour to get there, with Raiden requesting that they contact Solis Space & Aeronautics. In addition, with the exception of Unique Weapons and Defensive Offensive (the latter of which was actually based on the move Raiden used to finish off Solidus Snake), nearly all of his skills were derived from scenes from Metal Gear Solid 4. This, alongside Maverick's previous cybernetic maintenance person going into hiding, resulted in him being performed on by a German cyberneticist nicknamed "Doktor" (which was also the latter's first time doing a full-body conversion). 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. Social Ops Black Raiden w/Mariachi outfit bonus giveaway advert for limited retail stores (GAM-EK, treasure island, used book market, and WonderGOO, or imagine, Inc., white head, magical, DISP, not Futaba books, imagine, Inc. [15] He rarely got to see his family because of his line of work, but the few times he did see his family always put a smile on his son's face. He also decided to have Doktor arrive with a transport chopper when he was inside the World Marshal headquarters building so they could carry out all of the cyborg heads. His outlook was significantly uncaring to the extent that even his fellow Maverick PMC members were deeply disturbed by his behavior. Rose was pregnant with John during the Big Shell Incident. On February 15, 2013, the official Metal Gear Solid and Metal Gear Rising Facebook pages posted that the MGS4 Raiden would be available as a DLC download for the Xbox Live and PlayStation Network networks for releases outside Japan on February 19 (the release date for the American release of Metal Gear Rising), and also specified that it's not a pre-order bonus. Raiden is conflicted through most of MGR, he's hurting, and he's fighting against himself. In the Location Trailer released alongside the Zan-Datsu & Custom Body Trailers, a part of it showed Raiden wielding Mistral's Etrangers, suggesting that he could wield the weapons of rival cyborgs he's beaten. He was adept with a variety of weapons, from small arms to surface-to-air missiles. Main Article. But just as Snake leaves and before the credits roll, Raiden is seen eyeing up the chair, and as the screen fades to black, the same chime is heard. Instead of the usual CQC three-hit combo, he instead started a spin kick which continued as long as the user kept tapping R1. Not just because of the twist of not playing as Solid Snake but because Raiden is an obnoxious, whiny, overly emotional child throughout the entirety of MGS2 and that's basically his whole personality". Upon acquiring his new Cyborg Ninja body, Raiden was instructed to undergo a VR training simulation that Doktor created so he could get used to his new body before redeployment. Prior to finding out that Pliskin was in fact Snake, he also held some respect for Pliskin in terms of mentorship and camaraderie. Raiden during his time as a child soldier. Nonetheless, he did end up suspicious when Rosemary seemed to be praiseworthy of Pliskin. Raiden also displayed signs of mental and emotional instability and a dissociative identity around the time he started his missions involving Desperado. Raiden's only real display of emotion occurred after the death of Big Mama; Snake told Raiden that he (Snake) has no future, while Raiden has a family; at this, Raiden grabbed Snake, shouting that he too has nothing, before collapsing, seizing Snake by the leg, and begging him not to leave him alone. 's odd behavior, Raiden had Snake's partner Otacon investigate, who eventually learned that the Colonel was actually an AI construct of GW, partially based on the manipulation of Raiden's memories. According to Kojima, he and the other Metal Gear staff personally liked Raiden, but they effectively made him the "clown" of the Secret Theater films largely because they realize most of the fans outside Japan did not like him. He later clarified that "white raiden" was Raiden's armor from Metal Gear Solid 4, and also stated that it was playable. But, they were having difficulties with the fox engine to run such a high paced game, and the sword play. After completing Metal Gear Solid Mobile, revealed to be a VR mission, Solid Snake is declared a failed test subject and has his memories erased, and a pair of mysterious voices discuss a second test subject, "Jack", wondering if he can do better. One of the ways he kills his enemies is based on Void Ninja Yoshimitsu's Flea Stance in the Tekken series. He then began work on retrieving Big Boss' remains from the Patriots for the Paradise Lost Army, leading to his capture. Later in the game, Major Raikov, (who bears an intentional resemblance to Raiden) must be neutralized and his uniform stolen in order to infiltrate the west wing of Groznyj Grad. Kojima has also explicitly stated that Raiden is his favorite character in Metal Gear Solid 2, a view that was also shared by Flynn. Most times when they did get together, he either stayed awake all night or otherwise left Rose's place, and he wouldn't let her in his bedroom. II, Raiden relayed a coded message from Sunny to Naomi, regarding the completion of the FOXALIVE computer virus. Along with this, his jump has increased distance. Another trait of Raiden was also incorporated into Snake as well (having the same name). The final color model was unveiled on the Metal Gear Solid Facebook page at 5:58 PM on August 9, 2012. In addition, largely because of his encounter with the Patriots AIs late into his mission, he also did extensive research on the subject of AIs, and wondered whether the Patriots AIs were actually sentient, or simply programmed to be that way. As Raiden snuck through Arsenal Gear's interior, the Colonel began to act strangely during Codec transmissions. To play as Raiden, the player must beat the game 100%, collecting all coins with character Mark Appleyard. In addition, the localization of the game also resulted in several fans critiquing Raiden for his high-pitched voice, which was described as "whiny." He eventually met up with the African country's prime minister N'mani, where the latter congratulated him on Maverick's contribution in the rebuilding of the country. However, throughout his partnership with Wolf, he began to trust him, even telling him that he was free to pursue his own destiny. In 2014, Raiden reappeared in South America, revealing himself to Solid Snake by Codec to warn him of an enemy PMC ambush. Solidus also desired to kill him so he could access the backup data of the Patriots that was stored in his cerebral cortex in order to track them down, to compensate for the apparent destruction of GW. [deleted] 5 yr. ago. As such most what is told to Raiden when he first arrives at the Big Shell is complete fabrication. I guess when they were putting his body together, they separated his lower jaw from his upper for various reasons (probably to help implant the organic parts . Rose and Raiden's son are safe in New Zealand. Another nickname of his was "Jack the Ripper," a pseudonym for an unidentified serial killer in 1888 who was active in the largely impoverished districts in and around Whitechapel, London. After finding a Dwarf Gekko and having it locate a mainframe system to access, he had the files forwarded to Doktor. For Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance on the PlayStation 3, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "What happened to Raiden's lightning powers?". 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. After locating Solidus within the gap between parallel universes and learning of Solidus's plan to ensure that he and his alternate selves survive their fated defeats via interfering with the Koppelthorn Engine, he uses his abilities via the Koppelthorne Engine to seal Solid Snake into the body of a "young, blond man" and experience various surreal realities (alluding to Raiden as well as acting as a subtle nod towards Raiden replacing Snake as the main protagonist in the main story). Olga's motivation for doing so was the fact that the Patriots held her child hostage. This allowed him to wield his sword between his teeth, throw and jam his blade into a wall exactly in front of Snake to stop him, and fend off against several FROG soldiers without his arms. 15. As Solidus ordered the remaining RAYs to kill Raiden, the virus uploaded into GW went into effect, disabling the RAYs. 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. Raiden's tattoos are noticeable when he wakes up naked in Arsenal Gear. -9. Whether his possessing the information had anything to do with his cerebral network of nanomachines acting as a backup system for GW or not was never explained. [74], The controversial reception of Raiden's creation was part of the reason why both the Raikov mask item and the character of Major Ivan Raidenovitch Raikov were created for Metal Gear Solid 3, as well as why Kojima initially made Raikov's fate determinant on the player's actions. As such, the model is not intended to fully represent Raiden's physical characteristics, as supported by lines of dialogue from various soldiers, in regards to the presence and size of his genitalia. Afterwards, Raiden learned from Kevin the identity of the VIP: Colorado Senator Steven Armstrong, and also deduced that World Marshal, the PMC he had previously been investigated by a grand jury in 2016, was involved in Desperado's activities, and acted as their supplier of cyborg personnel. [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. "I think it's time for Jack to LET 'ER RIP!!". 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. The transport chopper had limited defenses, including an EMP generator that could deflect missiles, but not the drones themselves. This prompted Raiden to stand back up and call Armstrong insane. In addition, "Raiden" was initially supposed to be his real name, with his full name being "Raiden Brannigan," during development. In the Metal Gear Solid 4 Directors trailer, Raiden makes a parody appearance along with Snake, who is dressed to look like Sam Fisher, the main character in Splinter Cell. The mercenary leader has constructed Metal Gear, a bipedal nuclear-capable tank, and plans to use it to establish Outer Heaven as a world superpower. Raiden's main characteristic was his long white-blond hair. After becoming an cyborg, Raiden implied that he would drown if he attempted to swim due to his immense weight. He even compared himself to the reaper when mentioning that they chose death when taking the job. Originally, it was planned that Raiden's privates would have been exposed during combat against soldiers on Arsenal Gear after escaping the Torture Chamber, but before meeting Solid Snake, depending on how the player did. Jumping back to stable ground, he saw that the cause of the pit was a new Metal Gear called EXCELSUS. At the beginning of the Big Shell mission, Jack was briefly referred to as "Snake" before his codename was changed to "Raiden" by the Colonel, as the leader of the terrorists was also referring to himself as Solid Snake. While attempting to locate a Dwarf Gekko, he stumbled upon a room containing cyborg brain casings, and after defeating several enemies, he reported his findings, causing them to deduce that the brain surgeries on the trafficked children related to cyborg development somehow. [33], At some point between his meeting with Rose and his participation in the Big Shell Incident, Rose had informed Raiden that he physically resembled the British singer/actor David Bowie from the latter's youth due to his androgynous features.[34]. In an interview with 1UP, called Saving Private Raiden, Kojima elaborated that he's not a playable character, and also stated that it was the actual Raiden and not someone who looks like Raiden. His strength, although greatly benefiting him, can also get him into big trouble, a notable instance of this was when he arrived at Solis, where he accidentally (and unknowingly) wrecked the front gate's electronic lock. However, Raiden, in the process of getting into Solis, accidentally broke the electronically locked gate, thinking it was open. It's just horrible, no matter what kind of awesome magical ninja cyborg he ends up as. Although he immensely respected Solid Snake, there were instances where it had its rough spots during the Big Shell Incident, such as when he learned that Snake and Otacon lied to him about whether they knew about the Big Shell being a great big conspiracy, as well as a remark Snake made that got him angered enough to make explosive insults about Snake, not realizing that he was in earshot, and when Snake "betrayed" Raiden at Arsenal Gear to lessen security on-board without warning him beforehand. Like Solidus and Fortune, Raiden's other name is also that of a playing card - King, Queen, and Jack, respectively. Due to his participation in the Liberian Civil War, Raiden was one of the few Force XXI VR subjects to possess actual combat experience. Black Raiden Play Arts Kai figurine, final color model. 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. Shinkawa, when explaining his motives for creating Black Raiden, mentioned that he wanted to create a dark hero, different from his design from Metal Gear Solid 4. 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). Raiden then jumped up towards the helicopter hovering overhead, which Snake and Naomi had earlier boarded, and after being helped inside, was transported away from the area by its pilot, Otacon. They do this by the nanomachines in Raiden's blood which they implanted before the Big Shell. By the time of his Maverick activities between 2014 and 2018, his original style at Maverick was styled after issatsu tasho, killing one so others may live. On November 2012, it was unveiled that people who pre-ordered Metal Gear Rising would get an exclusive code that allowed Raiden to use a custom cyborg body modeled after the exoskeleton used by Gray Fox. However, N'mani had a good sense of humor to jokingly call him "Mr. After Arsenal crashed into Manhattan, it was revealed that Raiden was merely a puppet of the Patriots, and that his entire mission on the Big Shell had been carefully scripted. He did a similar pose in Metal Gear Solid 4 itself during Act 2, shortly after defeating several Gekko. A The baby's existence was threatened towards the end of the incident, when the . Ames reveals to Raiden the location of the captive President and also makes reference to the 'La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo' a special codename for the Patriots that they have forced Raiden to hear whenever the word Patriots is stated. Additionally, the oxygen mask that Snake wears during the HALO jump bears an intentional resemblance to the diving mask that Raiden wears in the opening of Metal Gear Solid 2. B Raiden went on to battle several mass-produced Metal Gear RAY units. Zachary. This is later confirmed in the Unique Weapons trailer, which also implies that Raiden received copies of these weapons after they were developed by Doktor after he carefully analyzed their combat data. CG render of Raiden, with his visor lowered. However, his skills at Russian were less than stellar. In 2018, Raiden became a member of Maverick Security Consulting, Inc., doing multiple tasks while raising money for his family. Now fully trained in VR, Jack, now codenamed Snake, was recruited into FOXHOUND and ordered on his first official mission to stop some terrorists who had infiltrated the offshore oil clearance plant, Big Shell. Raiden was confirmed to make a reappearance in Metal Gear Solid 4 during its development. 500 In addition, his durability was such that he claimed that he was immune to the effects of microwave emitters. [69] He then faced off against and defeated Devil Zukin from Dance Dance Revolution 3rd mix in the second round. Afterwards, when Andrey Dolzaev called Mistral upon her death, Raiden picked up the radio and told him to surrender. Afterwards, he had a fistfight with Armstrong, who had used EXCELSUS' wires to activate his nanomachines. Metal Gear Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. At the Big Shell Raiden's mission was to rescue the President of the United States and to stop the terrorists who were said to be demanding a huge amount of money as ransom. ", Make It Right - "Sword" - METAL GEAR RISING. Raiden becomes available to play after achieving an "S" rank in every main Story Mission in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Raiden (in cyborg form) also made a guest appearance in an episode for the low-budget comedic video game parody web-series "Mega64," portrayed by Shawn Chatfield. Raiden also managed to save the other children from the chloroform gas in time and was successful in the attempt to save both the children and George although Raiden was heavily disturbed by what he had seen that day. 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. Hideo Kojima personally requested the development of Raiden as a means to develop Snake from a third-person perspective. Concept art of Raiden shown at "The Art of Yoji Shinkawa" exhibit at the Konami Style store in 2011. appears as the main protagonist of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. Raiden's voice actor Jack . In a leaked casting call for Metal Gear Rising, they requested for at least four live actors to portray characters for a trailer. Raiden then fought and lost to Naked Snake in the semifinals. Raiden then intended to upload the FOXALIVE virus into Outer Haven's on-board AI in Snake's place, since his cyborg body was immune to the microwave defenses ahead of them, but an emboldened Snake convinced him otherwise. Because of portions of Raiden's reconstructive surgery also included the implementation of an optical implant in Raiden's right eye, his normally blue eye occasionally glowed red. Raiden then jumped to board the chopper, but the railing broke from the weight of his body. 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[13], In time, Raiden decided to return to the military sector, seeking a non-combat position so that he could provide for his family. Olga's final words were for Raiden to live. Upon discovering the truth about Rose's "marriage" to Campbell, Raiden seemed to regain some of his old self. [11] On his way to the Big Shell, he also found that the oil fence had a recently-cut hole, implying that someone other than him had managed to sneak in. Raiden is a true Immortal in both his "Mortal form" and Ethereal true form, even if his body is completely destroyed his essence will reform in his native Realm. Raiden then met with Snake, who gave him most of his equipment back, along with Olga's high-frequency blade. The giant portrait of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance protagonist Raiden in England has been replaced after seven years. The story was initially intended to act as an interquel, taking place between Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 4 and explaining what happened to Raiden during this time. Despite the loving relationship between him and Rose, the tragic memories of his days as a child soldier started to resurface, causing tension in their relationship. Much of the negative response was due largely to his apparent naive attitude, androgynous appearance, as well as acting as the protagonist over Snake. Raiden then reengaged Armstrong, gradually overpowering him. Raiden has learned to tap into his persona when his normal, peaceful personality isn't enough to subdue an enemy and he needs to unleash his more violent personality to defeat such enemies. The Elevators were deactivated because of Raiden's intrusion, although Doktor managed to hack into the elevator systems to ensure Raiden got in. Raiden was skilled at cleaning up messes, as he mentioned to the Colonel regarding not leaving stuff lying around at Strut C during the Big Shell Incident. Raiden does not appear in the main story, but he is briefly referenced by his real name, Jack, in the special ending after the player managed to complete 40 VR missions, where he was being trained with various VR missions relating to Solid Snake's exploits in the Galuade Incident, presumably to make Raiden more powerful than Snake was during Galuade's fall. ), real name Jack, also known as Jack the Ripper, White Devil, and Snake, was a Liberian-American mercenary and former special forces soldier. MurphysGhost posted. Boris then reminded him that he had less than an hour to get to Solis. 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. 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. He then mentions that most soldiers couldn't handle the violent deaths of enemies, but then stated that he likes the deaths a lot, and implies that this was due to it being ingrained on him since early childhood. After Snake was forced from REX, following a grueling battle with Liquid Ocelot's RAY, Raiden set himself free from under the debris by cutting off his right arm, and headed to assist his ally. Squall_exe (Topic Creator) 9 years ago #9. The decision to move the time period was met with a large degree of controversy, as several fans felt that it cheapened the ending of Metal Gear Solid 4, in particular Raiden's final scene. This is explained in a Codec conversation with Doktor. Raiden's dead body in an Alternative Mission. Even after he recovered, his inability to protect N'mani would haunt him. In order to test Raiden and continue moulding him into a perfect weapon of destuction against Solidus Snake the Patriots contracted the bomber known as Fatman to provided Raiden's first official test aboard the Big Shell. In the Metal Gear Solid 2 novelization, the narration mentioned that Rose had once compared Raiden's androgynous looks to that of a young David Bowie,[34] referring to the British singer and actor whose distinctive appearance was his androgynous features, responsible for songs such as "Space Oddity" and "Diamond Dogs", and was also noted as the actor who portrayed the Goblin King Jareth in the film Labyrinth. [19], At some point, both as a direct result of the attack and Raiden's injuries, and under his personal request, Raiden underwent a full-body cybernetic conversion, as he felt the Patriots "didn't leave him much of a body to begin with." SNS He also told Doktor to worry about delivering the brains, and also vowed that he'll keep his distance from what remained of World Marshal while heading to the Solis launch pad, which was fortunately also in Colorado. The first conversation, gained when calling Zero while wearing the mask during the Virtuous Mission, will have Zero comment that he, "for some reason, doesn't like it," in response to Naked Snake's reason that wearing the mask seemed "nostalgic." In Portable Ops Plus, Raiden becomes playable in Infinity Mission mode after beating the game on Hard mode. Raiden also held some distrust for politicians, feeling that they "[gave] big promises, but [were] all talk," only sought to line their pockets with capital and maintain their approval ratings/votes", and overall had little, if any principles. While Snake warded off more approaching Gekko, Raiden engaged in another blade fight with Vamp and ultimately emerged the victor, defeating his enemy once and for all. Raiden's "father" would also have resembled Solidus. He later learned from Courtney that the agents couldn't find George. Likewise, the "Eye" trailer[19] mentioned that the damage to Raiden's left eye was irreparable due to the optical nerve being completely destroyed, resulting in it having to be removed. In addition, in large part because of his experiences during the Big Shell Incident as a test subject for the S3 Plan, as well as Snake's advice in the aftermath of the S3 Plan, he also aimed to follow through with Snake's vision of people living their own lives, also believing that doing so will fully free him from being a pawn to the Patriots' proxies. Kojima also mentions similar reasons in the documentary Metal Gear Saga Vol. This is from the Maverick teaser screenshot on the. (Spanish for "Goodbye, friends!"). Previously a child soldier under Solidus Snake, Raiden was later selected by the Patriots to test the S3 Plan at the Big Shell, as a new recruit to the reformed FOXHOUND unit. He then received a call from Boris, who angrily demanded an explanation for his resignation. Raiden was a special character downloadable from the SCENE expansion pack along with Vamp. 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. She proceeded to introduce their son to Raiden, and the three huddled together in reunion. Raiden then learned that Desperado wanted N'mani dead because Africa's been getting "a bit too peaceful" under his reign, as Sundowner wanted to restart the war economy due to feeling that it was his livelihood. 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