When Earthrealm wasyoung, Raiden was its protector. He fought the rogue Elder God Shinnok,who wished to overthrow his fellow gods, in a war that threatened to destroyEarthrealm itself. Page Updated:Dec. 7th, 2018He's everyone's favorite thunder god.unless you're a big fan, that is.Raiden made a pretty big impact in MK1 & MK2. That said, MK3& UMK3 felt incomplete without him.
Raiden is the second combatant named Raiden, after Raiden from the Mortal Kombat series. Coincidentally, they both fought a Marvel Comics character. Raiden is the second winner to lose a limb, after Fox McCloud, and with the next five being Voltron, Sub-Zero, Samurai Jack, Esdeath and Machamp. Raiden is the linchpin of the entire plot of Mortal Kombat 9. Having received visions of his future self's death at the hands of the Outworld emperor, he believes it is.
I s'pose that's why he had astarring role once again in MK4. I was glad to see him returnin MK: DeadlyAlliance. I thought his 'samurai-esk' 2nd player outfit was apretty badass redesign of him.Raiden is an original design in the fighting game world, eventhough he's likely based off of a similar looking character in the film, BigTrouble in Little China.
Inmy opinion, he's bit overrated as a fighting game character, but heisone of the MK series' most iconic designs. Unlike most MK characters, he hasn't changed muchover the years, which is a good thing (considering what they did to some of theother characters). Raiden's MK9 and MKX incarnations were welldone. Even so, his personality and moveset kinda bores me. You can only shoot somany lightning bolts and spam so many superman dives until Raiden gets a bitstale.
But he's that type of character I guess, he stays true to his roots atleast.FightingStyle / MovesetPersonality/ CharismaOutfit(s)/ AppearanceEffectivenessin seriesOverallScore.