After a grueling fight that descended to the bottom level of the plant, he eventually disarmed her of her weapon, which eventually culminated in him finishing her off after she was doused in liquid nitrogen while she backed away. He then explained to Boris regarding his actions that he doesn't want more "Jack the Rippers" throughout the world, hence why he has to do what he was doing. They needed time, but they didn't have any. At this time, Raiden had his original cyborg body upgraded, outfitting it with a more natural jaw using artificial skin, and replacing its outdated organic polymer muscle fiber with modern carbon nanotube muscle fiber. Around the time Emma Emmerich's worm cluster was starting to affect GW, after the Colonel insinuated that Rosemary had cheated on Raiden with another man the Saturday before the mission, Raiden privately angrily denied it to be the case, but then started to doubt whether he knew her as well as he did. is based on one of the main characters from the movie Titanic, along with his girlfriend Rose. '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. 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. Upon the realization of the figure's identity, Raiden angrily demands to know where "he" is to the figure. Raiden's original render, alongside the updated version, demonstrating his appearance in Metal Gear Rising. RAIDEN - This Raiden, taking upon the appearance of Gray Fox, is armed with the H.F Blade. 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. Now living a life in the United States, Jack joined the military where his admirable skills were at first recognized by the U.S. Army's Task Force XXI. VIDEO DATA ACCESS FILE #01000100: Raiden released from surgery. He even compared himself to the reaper when mentioning that they chose death when taking the job. Much of the negative response was due largely to his apparent naive attitude, androgynous appearance, as well as acting as the protagonist over Snake. After becoming a Cyborg Ninja, his overall strength, speed, agility, and endurance had increased to superhuman levels, allowing him to swing two Gekko with little effort by the wires and was even able to temporarily block Outer Haven. 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. He shares this career with his look-alike, Raikov. 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. Eventually, as a way to "throw him a bone," he allowed the Blade Wolf to accompany him in his missions as a scout. By the time of 2018, he became an adherent of the katsujinken ("sword that gives life") and issatsu tasho ("one life to save a thousand") philosophies originating in Japanese Buddhism, which justify the taking of lives in order to protect society, preserve justice, and defend the weak. According to Kojima, he planned for the story to be about Gray Fox, although he allowed his staff to use Raiden instead. Suspecting that an ambush awaited him, he carefully scanned for any potential enemies nearby, although the ground gave way underneath him. She admitted to him that she was actually a Patriot spy sent to keep tabs on him, though she insisted that she had genuinely fallen in love with him. After hijacking the drone by impaling his sword in its brain, he told Doktor to turn the chopper around (as it was being tailed by the other drone), which he then did, with Raiden then proceeding to cut down the other drone just as it was passing by him via his sword. 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. Raiden's use of the outfit, identified as a Mariachi outfit, was later explained in the MGRR Mastiff boot camp trailer at Santa Monica, where it was stated that Raiden bought the outfit in a mistaken impression that it would help him blend in with the populace while undergoing his mission into Mexico. S2 During his battle with Stephen Armstrong, the senator called Raiden "Saucy Jack," which was the pen-name supposedly used by the original Jack the Ripper to London police at Scotland Yard after committing his second murder and onward. Specifically, he was modified to allow for him to utilize mid-range attacks via throwing grenades, allowing him to carry an increased supply of various grenade types; and the Command armor, colored yellow-green and possessing a traditional fighting system. Raiden's new body was powered by a Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell which needed frequent recharging via Electrolytes extracted from enemy cyborgs during battle. The body in Rising appears to be more Artificial than the others I think he's still got his head in storage while the rising body is just his brain, spine, and eye. [62] Another update on the official site indicated that the MGS4 Raiden skin would be available via pre-order from Amazon for the Japanese version of Metal Gear Rising. There, Jack came into the hands of the Patriots, who implanted his cerebral cortex with a high concentration of nanomachines, in order to have him function as a back-up system for an optic-neuro AI. In addition, his durability was such that he claimed that he was immune to the effects of microwave emitters. Raiden also displayed signs of mental and emotional instability and a dissociative identity around the time he started his missions involving Desperado. He later stumbled upon a blood cryogenics chamber, and deduced with Doktor that this was what allowed them to preserve the brains for transport, and presumably the rest of the bodies that weren't needed. Before the events at the Big Shell Raiden was recruited into US Army, where Jack would undergo significant Virtual Reality training including a simulation of the events of Shadow Moses which took place during Metal Gear Solid. Raiden enters defensive position after being ambushed by the IM prototype LQ-84I/K-9000. 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 entered the lobby and also heard Sundowner's announcement congratulating Raiden on killing Monsoon and telling him to "go nuts." 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. He later pulled a similar feat with the much larger Metal Gear EXCELSUS. Lightning Bolt," in reference to his original code name. 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. This was really Olga Gurlokovich in disguise, and she had been ordered by the Patriots to assume the role of Gray Fox from Shadow Moses. Furthermore, they both are featured with blonde hair as children, and they both possess nicknames as a result of their extraordinary combat skills and their Caucasian ethnicity: White Devil/Raiden, White Mamba/Liquid. After a brief exchange, Sunny then showed them the device she built. After successfully escaping, Raiden went on to assist Solid Snake during the Guns of the Patriots Incident. The terrorist group Dead Cell who follow Solidus Snake have demanded no money for ransom, and the group is merely at the Big Shell as a means to seize control of the secret mobile facility underneath the plant - Arsenal Gear. He also had his face restored to a more human looking face, complete with a new cybernetic eye to replace his left eye. Raiden proceeded to fight against Pyramid Head from Silent Hill in the third round, defeating it. He was then seemingly betrayed by Snake and was subsequently captured by Olga Gurlukovich. The rest of Raiden's life was a carefully calculated plot by the Patriots to bring about the events of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. Overall, he possesses similar stats to Old Snake and Naked Snake. Specifically, he was modified to take into account the possibility of fighting various pair warfare drones, tanks, and attack choppers by possessing an increased supply of surface-to-air guided missile warheads, as well as rocket grenade launchers of both type instrument and multi-purpose capabilities. As Raiden snuck through Arsenal Gear's interior, the Colonel began to act strangely during Codec transmissions. When he first infiltrated the Big Shell, Raiden appeared to be a young and "inexperienced" agent of a "reformed" FOXHOUND unit, occasionally prone to emotional outbursts. Rose told Raiden of the pregnancy after admitting that she had originally become his girlfriend in order to spy on him for the Patriots, before eventually falling in love with him legitimately. In it, Raiden went to the unemployment office at 4:00 PM on a Tuesday (16:00 hours), having been unemployed from Corporate America for four years due to the bad economy, where his unemployment manager attempts to help him get a job, but all the job offers he gets end up going horribly wrong, including an entertainer for children's birthday parties (accidentally destroyed the table and moon bounce while attempting to cut the cake bushido-style during a birthday party for a five year old kid named Leonard); plumber (wrecked Ricky's toilet further while attempting to use his sword as a plunger at 8:00 AM (08:00 hours) on Friday); Gourmet chef (overdid the Japanese Steak House-style cutting of Red and Green peppers at a Gourmet Restaurant at 7:00 PM (19:00 hours) on a Friday, causing the patrons of a Gourmet Restaurant to lose their appetite and be covered in mowed down pieces of pepper); Professional Dog Walker (accidentally electrocuted the dogs to serious injury when attempting to restrain them); Town crier (mostly rang bells to an at best ignored response from the townspeople while not declaring anything); implied professional skateboarder ("Ladies love skateboarders"; Raiden attempted to do a trick, but fumbled, causing his skateboard to go flying into a park goer's meal); Breakdancer (attempted a break-dance move, but his legs kept spinning around apparently due to a malfunction); and artist (did a picture of a cupid, only to be told by the guy nearby that his artwork sucked). A former child soldier, FOXHOUND member and a close ally of Solid Snake, Raiden has since joined an elite task force known as Maverick in the time period between the events of Metal Gear. Raiden (), real name Jack, also known as Jack the Ripper, White Devil, and Snake, was a Liberian-American mercenary. ", Make It Right - "Eye" - METAL GEAR RISING, VIDEO DATA ACCESS FILE #01000010: Raiden's "eye surgery. Raiden then recollects the abuse and threats at gunpoint during childhood before he, "next thing he knows," got off on slicing foes to shreds. This is explained in a Codec conversation with Doktor. before starting a new game, triggers a change in the opening, in which Naked Snake (also named Jack) wears a mask that looks identical to Raiden's face, to conceal his identity from the gunship crew (although it is implied in-story to be based on the likeness of GRU major Ivan Raidenovitch Raikov). Just as Raiden was about to be killed, Olga came to his aid. In 2018, Raiden became a member of Maverick Security Consulting, Inc., doing multiple tasks while raising money for his family. A teaser image of a medical report on the Revengeance site implies that he got retinal damage from injuries that resulted in several lacerations and the amputation of a redacted body part. With the help of the Paradise Lost Army, Raiden managed to escape his captivity. Raiden's original cyborg body, circa 2014. One of the ways he kills his enemies is based on Void Ninja Yoshimitsu's Flea Stance in the Tekken series. When pressing the jump back button, Raiden did backwards handstands instead of jumping backwards (Raiden could get shot during these back handstands). [45], Kojima has stated in interviews that Raiden was introduced primarily to attract new fans to the game so that he could ask questions that a veteran like Snake wouldn't ask, so as to avoid treating Snake like a rookie, and to make Snake appear more impressive as a character, an idea strongly defended by some fans. The mission grew complicated in spite of his claims of having reviewed the mission details, due to the three mafiosos having undergone cybernetic upgrades, with Kevin being the main reason he got through the mission. In addition, "Raiden" was initially supposed to be his real name, with his full name being "Raiden Brannigan," during development. Afterwards, he then navigated his way through an abandoned district that was heavily armed with various cyborgs and UGs, including mass-produced versions of Blade Wolf's LQ-84i form, the Fenrirs. 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. Instead, Kiefer Sutherland's voice clips of Big Boss were re-used for Raiden's interrogation of enemy soldiers, although slightly modified to sound more "mechanical.". Even after his recent physical ordeal, Raiden later boarded Outer Haven during Snake's infiltration of the ship, missing both arms and wielding his sword between his teeth. From there he participated in over three hundred VR simulations,[note 1] including re-creations of the Shadow Moses Incident and the Tanker Incident. Social Ops Black Raiden bonus giveaway advert for Edion Corporation. He then encountered a Grad that was blocking his way and defeated it. 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 then looks up and says "Adios, amigos" (Spanish for "Goodbye, friends") before departing and closing the grate, also leaving his sombrero behind. The final color model was unveiled on the Metal Gear Solid Facebook page at 5:58 PM on August 9, 2012. 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. Prime examples include swinging Gekko around in a circle by his legs, and momentarily stopping Outer Haven, an Arsenal Gear class submarine with his body. Olga, under the guise of Deepthroat, told Raiden of the location of the hostages. His strength was also enough for him to effortlessly pry open a gate with his bare hands. On March 4, Kojima compared Raiden's characterization to that of action film series hero John Rambo, citing that both characters fight despite being peaceful in nature.[64]. This suggestion was made due to the fact that he and Zimmerman had previously worked together on The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, in which he was Jonny's second voice actor. The_Ivory_Man 9 years ago #8. spine, and most of his head, and I have a theory about some of his organs being human. literally means "thunder and lightning" or "thunder god" in Japanese. 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