Rayden.

For other meanings of the name Raiden, see Raiden (disambiguation). Image File history File links A promotional screenshot of Raiden from Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. ... Image File history File links A promotional screenshot of Raiden from Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. ... Raiden, a figure in Japanese mythology. ...

Rayden (also Raiden), is a video game character who appears in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. He is loosely based on Raiden, the Japanese god of thunder and lightning. A video game character is a fictional character appearing in a video game or computer game. ... Mortal Kombat is a 1992 fighting game by Midway. ... Screenshot of Kung Fu Master. ... Raijin surrounded by drums to make thunder. ... God is the term used to denote the Supreme Being believed by monotheistic religions to exist and to be the creator and ruler of the Universe. ... Thunder is the sound of the shockwave caused when lightning instantly heats the air around it to up to 30 000 °C (54 000 °F). ... Lightning over Pentagon City in Arlington County, Virginia Lightning is a powerful natural electrostatic discharge produced during a thunderstorm. ...

Biography

• Age: Eternal
• Height: 7' 0"
• Weight: 230
• Blood Type: Unknown
• Weapon: Staff(he had a Warhammer in MK4)

About

Raiden is the the eternal God of Thunder and former protector of Earthrealm. After the second defeat of Shinnok, he ascended to the status of Elder God. Being a god, he possesses many supernatural abilities, such as the ability to teleport, control lightning and fly. As a god, he is used to thinking in terms of eternity rather than normal human lifespans, and as such he has a radically different outlook on life. About Earthrealm More commonly referred to just as Earth, this realm has a very deep and rich mythology within the Mortal Kombat Universe. ... Shinnok is a character in the Mortal Kombat video games. ... It has been suggested that Materialization (science fiction) be merged into this article or section. ... Lightning over Pentagon City in Arlington County, Virginia Lightning is a powerful natural electrostatic discharge produced during a thunderstorm. ... While in the popular mind, eternity often simply means existing for an infinite, i. ...

Place Of Origin

The Heavens. The heavens are the sky, the celestial sphere, or outer space. ...

Alignment

Good, although recently, he is an angry god who, in his ending, killed Shujinko for his mistake in blindly serving evil. His MK1 ending also has him destroy Earth. Shujinko is a character from the Mortal Kombat series. ...

It's worth noting that in production art unlockable in the "Krypt" in Mortal Kombat: Deception, the new Raiden design used after the revival of Onaga (black and generally darker in appeareance than in previous games) is described as belonging to "Evil Raiden." Additionally, during an encounter with Shujinko in Konquest mode, the new "dark" Raiden challenges him to a fight and warns him that he's "not the Raiden you know." Mortal Kombat: Deception is the latest game in the controversial and bloody Mortal Kombat video game series by Midway. ... Onaga. ...

Allies and Enemies

Allies- Liu Kang, Sub-Zero, Kung Lao, Kitana, Sonya Blade, Jax, Jade, Nightwolf and Johnny Cage. Liu Kang as he appears in Mortal Kombat 4. ... Sub-Zero is the name of two video game characters from the Mortal Kombat series. ... Kung Lao from Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. ... Kitana is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Sonya Blade is a video game character from the Mortal Kombat fighting games series. ... Major Jackson Briggs, better known as Jax is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Jade is a character in the fighting game series of Mortal Kombat. ... Nightwolf is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Johnny Cage as he appears in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. ...

Enemies- Shinnok, Onaga, Quan Chi, Shao Khan and Shang Tsung. Shinnok is a character in the Mortal Kombat video games. ... Onaga. ... Quan Chi is a video game character in the Mortal Kombat series of fighting games. ... Shao Kahn is a boss from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Shang Tsung is a video game character in the Mortal Kombat series of fighting games. ...

Official Debut

Raiden made his debut in Mortal Kombat. Mortal Kombat is a 1992 fighting game by Midway. ...

Favourite Weapon

Raiden's first weapon was his giant sledgehammer which he could not only smash over his opponent's head, but also use to smash his opponent into the screen. His weapon then became his lightning staff which he has been seen walking around with. You cannot, however, shoot lightning out of it. As an unlockable character in Unreal Championship 2, Raiden uses his Lightning Staff as a mêlée weapon, as well as a pair of pistols formed from electricity that shoot lightning. However, he is very difficult to unlock. The fourth wall is the imaginary invisible wall at the front of the stage in a proscenium theatre, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play. ...

Fighting styles

In both Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance and Mortal Kombat: Deception, Raiden uses the styles nan chuan and jujutsu. In both games, he is considered a high-tier character. Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance is a video game developed and produced by Midway. ... Jujutsu (also jujitsu, ju jitsu, ju jutsu, or jiu jitsu; from the Japanese 柔術 jūjutsu gentle/yielding/compliant Art) is a Japanese martial art. ... This is a composite list based on tier-rankings of all of the Mortal Kombat characters ranked on their strengths, weaknesses, and usage within their games. ...

Storyline

When Earthrealm was young, Raiden was its protector. He fought the rogue Elder God Shinnok, who wished to rule it, in a war that threatened to destroy Earthrealm itself. Finally, Raiden managed to trap Shinnok in the Netherealm, and placed his powerful amulet in a secret location. In the process, however, he was forced to destroy the Zaterran civilisation, which emigrated to another world. Shinnok is a character in the Mortal Kombat video games. ... The Netherrealm is a fictional world found in the Mortal Kombat universe. ...

When Sub-Zero stole Shinnok's amulet for Quan Chi millions of years later, Raiden appeared to Sub-Zero and told him to enter the Netherealm and steal it back, lest Shinnok free himself. Raiden couldn't go himself, as he would lose all of his powers in the Netherealm. Sometime later, Shang Tsung invited Raiden to participate in Mortal Kombat. He met Liu Kang, Sonya Blade, and Johnny Cage, whom he mentored during the tournament. His advice gave Liu Kang the edge against Shang Tsung, and he was the only witness to Scorpion's retributive murder of Sub-Zero. Sub-Zero is the name of two video game characters from the Mortal Kombat series. ... Quan Chi is a video game character in the Mortal Kombat series of fighting games. ... Shang Tsung is a video game character in the Mortal Kombat series of fighting games. ... Liu Kang as he appears in Mortal Kombat 4. ... Sonya Blade is a video game character from the Mortal Kombat fighting games series. ... Johnny Cage as he appears in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. ... Scorpion in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. ...

One year later, Raiden found that he had no choice but to accept Shang Tsung's offer of Mortal Kombat in Outworld. With his tremendous powers only dampened in Outworld, Raiden managed to vaporize the Shokan warrior Kintaro in kombat. After the Earthrealm victory, Raiden had to scramble to protect the Earthrealm warriors' souls when Shao Kahn reached across the realms and reclaimed his resurrected Queen Sindel. After protecting the souls, Raiden wished to fight for Earthrealm, but the Elder Gods informed him that Earthrealm and Outworld were indistinct at that point. Raiden had to give up his godhood in order to fight, and reclaimed his status when Shao Kahn's forces were forced back. In the Mortal Kombat fighting game series, Outworld is the evil realm that was once ruled by Onaga, the Dragon King. ... Kintaro in Mortal Kombat II. Kintaro is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Shao Kahn. ... Sindel (also called Queen Sindel by her regal name), is a character in the fighting game series Mortal Kombat. ...

Raiden and his warriors again entered battle when Shinnok escaped the Netherealm. Johnny Cage, who was killed in the previous wars, begged Raiden for the chance to return to Earthrealm from Heavens, and he managed to give Cage that chance. Raiden's warriors forced Shinnok back into the Netherealm, along with Quan Chi, and Raiden earned the status of Elder God. As an Elder God, Raiden could not interfere when Shang Tsung and Quan Chi killed Liu Kang as the Deadly Alliance, so he renounced it and gathered his warriors to stop the Deadly Alliance. This time, his plan proved to be a major disaster. The Earthrealm warriors were all slain. In a desperate measure, he confronted Shang Tsung and Quan Chi in front of the Soulnado, but was defeated. The Deadly Alliance is a group of characters from the fighting game Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. ...

He returned to his feet when Onaga, the Dragon King, entered the chamber, and stood beside Tsung and Quan Chi as they attacked Onaga. When he saw that their attacks barely slowed Onaga down, Raiden concentrated all of his power into a single explosion. It obliterated the Dragon King's tomb, snuffed out the Soulnado, apparently obliterated the Deadly Alliance and Raiden himself, but did not harm Onaga. Raiden's essences soon gathered again in the Earthrealm where he became angry with the way Earthrealm's inhabitants had treated their own realm. He became even more frustrated when he learned that Shujinko had foolishly unleashed the Dragon King by attaining the Kamidogu of various realms for him. With that, Raiden then decided he was going to punish those who placed Earthrealm in harm's way. As harsh and unkind as it may sound, it served Raiden a disciplinary purpose to impose on the ones he was going to protect. However, that this drastic change in attitude was a reult of Raiden's essence becoming contaminated by the influence of the enigmatic One Being, who is revealed to have been controlling not only Onaga, but Shujinko and Shao Khan as well, in order to merge the Kamidogu and, with them, all realms so that it may return. How this change in Raiden would be beneficial to the One Being is as yet unknown, though many specualte it serves only to further distract the forces of good from realizing the One Being's plans and forging a plan to stop it. Onaga. ... Shujinko is a character from the Mortal Kombat series. ... ...

Movie storyline

In the first Mortal Kombat movie, Raiden remains the guiding god of thunder, bent on doing all within his power to help the warriors of earth gain victory. According to the movie, Raiden is forbidden from directly interfering in the tournament of Mortal Kombat. Raiden is also said to display a sense of humour, despite the fact the majority of his jokes are lame and dry, and that he finds himself to be the only one laughing. He is also notorious for saying "sorry" after each dry joke, and he usually says them during times of seriousness. Mortal Kombat is a 1995 movie, directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. ... Films are produced by recording actual people and objects with cameras, or by creating them using animation techniques and/or special effects. ...

In the second movie, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, Raiden is revealed to be low in the hierarchy of the gods, as he must seek their guidance when the emperor of Outworld, Shao Kahn, begins his invasion of Earthrealm. Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997) was directed by John R. Leonetti. ...

Raiden had a tattoo on his back right-hand shoulder of a dragon that was given to those who carried his family's bloodline. It allowed the wearing to travel between realms. Shao Kahn also carried this same tattoo and was Raiden's brother (this was likely a failed attempt to shock those watching) while Shinnok was Raiden's father. It should be noted this relationship with Shinnok and Shao Kahn has never been declared official in the actual games themselves. Most fans dismiss this as just another example of how far-fetched Mortal Kombat: Annihilation was from the games. Mileena and Cyrax also featured wearing the same tattoo, but only temporary versions that flew off when they were defeated. Raiden does not have his movie tattoo in either Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance or Mortal Kombat: Deception; this can be seen on his alternative outfits as both have one of his shoulders bare. A Tattoo is a design in ink or some other pigment, usually decorative or symbolic, placed permanently under the skin. ...

Raiden is portrayed by Christopher Lambert in the first movie and by James Remar in the second. On the TV, Clancy Brown provided Raiden's voice in the animated series Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm and Jeffrey Meek played Rayden in the live-action series Mortal Kombat: Conquest. Christopher Lambert will play Raiden once again in the soon to come Mortal Kombat: Devastation. Christophe Lambert (born March 29, French actor. ... James Remar (b. ... Television is a telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures and sound over a distance. ... Clancy Brown as Brother Justin Clancy Brown (born January 5, 1959 in Urbana, Ohio, USA) is an American actor best known for his role as the Kurgan (a. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ...

Trademarks

• His Chinese harvester hat, one of Raiden's most recognizable features.
• Has electricity running across his body.
• Is notorious for yelling Japanese-like gibberish while performing his trademark "torpedo" move. Interestingly, one of his gibberish phrases sounds like "Johnny bought a car!", or even "Why'd you pull my hair?!". It has been officially confirmed his phrases mean nothing, though.
• Wears costumes that give him a larger appearance (he's actually a muscular guy).
• A saya (katana scabbard) appears on one of Rayden's secondary costumes. However, he is never seen using the sword.
• Glowing white (now red) eyes. (In Mortal Kombat: Conquest he had deep blue eyes).

A typical conical hat The conical hat or coolie hat is a simple style of straw hat originating in East and Southeast Asia, particularly Vietnam, China, Korea, and Japan. ... A scabbard is a sheath for holding a sword. ... Katana of the 16th or 17th Century, with its saya. ...

Kombat Highlights

• Dark God of thunder and lightning.
• Former Elder God.
• Protector of Earthrealm.
• Destroyer of Kintaro.
• Killed Shang Tsung (not yet canon).
• Killed Quan Chi (not yet canon).
• Obliterated Onaga's Army.
• Executioner of Shujinko (not yet canon).
• Possible reviver of Liu Kang.

Liu Kang as he appears in Mortal Kombat 4. ...

Trivia

• Raiden's name is spelled Raiden in the arcade iterations of the Mortal Kombat games, and both Deadly Alliance and Deception. On the other home versions, his name is spelled Rayden. This was allegedly because of copyright issues as a shoot 'em up game was named Raiden. The console versions up until Mortal Kombat 4 changed the name to Rayden.
• Raiden was modeled after the character "Lightning" from the 1986 John Carpenter movie Big Trouble in Little China.
• Originally, Raiden was not going to be in Deception, and the opening of Deception was going to explain why Raiden would not be in the game. However, this changed after fan complaints, and Raiden remained in the game; the character who would have replaced him, Fujin, makes only a cameo appearance in the Prison stage, and in the Orderrealm during Konquest.

• Is one of the most popular characters in the Mortal Kombat series not only because of his abilities, but also his uniqueness and the mystique that surrounds him.

• Because of Raiden's popularity as a "thunder god" and the way fans reacted to him when he made his debut, this popularity was to lead to the creation of other gods such as Fujin (the "wind god"). While they had their own uniqueness, Raiden was still considered to be the most popular of all the gods in the series.

• He also appeared as a secret character in Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict and NFL Blitz. In Unreal Championship 2, one of his taunts is "You fight like Johnny Cage!"

• It was once thought that Raiden was going to be an evil character due to his recent killing of Shujinko. However, this remains to be unlikely as the input of Raiden being angry at how Earthrealm was treated was used to cover this new Raiden. It is believed that Midway had given Raiden this new persona as a testament to see how popular he would be if displayed differently.

• While he is labeled as the "Dark Thunder God", this does not imply that Raiden is evil.

• Until the next Mortal Kombat game is released, it is only speculated that Raiden killed Shujinko as a form of punishment and remains to be seen. Of course, if Shujinko isn't in the game, then it would mean that he was killed by Raiden, but in doing so it would have meant that Shujinko was the one who defeated Onaga as not only does Shujinko's ending state that he defeated Onaga, but Raiden's ending clearly states "That Shujinko undid his mistake by defeating the Dragon King is of no importance. Those who place Earthrealm in harm's way will pay with their lives." The only other character's ending that had Onaga defeated by someone else was Scorpion's where he was chosen by the Elder Gods as their champion and he defeated him in the Nexus.

• Raiden's attitude has apparently changed greatly since the fall of the Deadly Alliance and the rise of the Dragon King. While he once approached his position as protector of Earthrealm with benevolence, he now seems to have become bitter, brutally punishing any person who, purposefully or not, threatens Earthrealm. He is disgusted at how poorly Earthrealm has defended itself.

• In the comic Raiden and Kano, Raiden is featured having two female servents called Wynd and Rayne.

A shoot-em-up (shmup for short in some areas, and also known as arcade shooter, twitch shooter, or sometimes simply just shooter, with shoot em ups being the most popular subgenre of shooter), is a video game where the player has limited control of their character or machine and... Raiden is the name of a 1990 scrolling shooter arcade game by Seibu Kaihatsu. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Carpenter John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948 in Carthage, New York) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film music composer. ... Big Trouble in Little China is a 1986 comedy/action film, directed by John Carpenter and starring Kurt Russell and Kim Cattrall, set in San Franciscos Chinatown. ... Fujin is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... A secret character (not to be confused with an unseen character) is a playable character in a video game that can only be played by completing some task in the game. ... Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict is a first-person shooter video game based on the Unreal series of games. ... NFL Blitz was a football game series based on the NFL by Midway until 2005 when the NFL signed an exclusive licensing deal with EA Sports. ... Onaga. ... Wynd and Rayne, servents of Rayden from the Rayden and Kano comic Wynd and Rayne were two featured servents in the Rayden and Kano comics. ...

Memorable Fatalities

• Godly Essence: Raiden charges up a ball of energy just like the intro of Mortal Kombat: Deception, he then fires it at his opponent thus blowing him and his opponent into a million pieces (while this fatality is amusing and original, this is considered to be one of his least liked Fatalities. However, it is considered to be one of the best and original, but a pun on the opening movie) (MKD).
• Electric Decapitation: Raiden sends a surge of electricity into his opponent's head and blows it up (MK).
• Explosive Uppercut: The god crouches down and sends a vicious electric charged uppercut to his opponent blowing him/her into millions of pieces (MK2, MKT).
• Electrocution I: Raiden grabs his opponent, holds him/her a few feet off the ground, and sends electricity into their body making them explode (MK2, MKT, MK4).
• Electrocution II: Raiden lodges his hands into his opponent's chest, lifts him/her over his head, and sends surges of electricty into their body making them blacken and explode (MKDA).
• Staff Impale: Raiden calls for his staff, lodges the end into his opponent's chest, lifts them up and shocks them until they're dead. One of the few fatalities he has where nothing explodes, but an impressive one nonetheless - also Raiden's first in-game use of a staff (his normal weapon in MK4 was a hammer) (MK4).
• Lightning Strike: Raiden calls down lighting until it strikes his hand and he fires lighting out of his other, shocking his opponent until they blow up (MKD).