the FBI, NSA, CIA, etc.)[8]. Nonetheless, he managed to buy enough time for the train to pass through the tunnel before Sam could kill him. [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. Raiden's original render, alongside the updated version, demonstrating his appearance in Metal Gear Rising. Raiden then met with Snake, who gave him most of his equipment back, along with Olga's high-frequency blade. In other words, Raiden's lack of awareness of his son and his disdain for Rose meant that both would serve no purpose to the Patriots, as their suffering would not move him in any way. His first missions for Maverick had him working with Kevin Washington, where they were hired by the Carabinieri to track down three Albanian mafiosos that fled Italy for Montenegro, with orders to retrieve them. 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. Specifically, this cyborg body was modified to focus on support for allies in the battlefield, which includes an increased capacity of items relating to cyborg treatment and supplies for repairs; the Inferno armor, colored crimson and possessing a special attack system. 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. 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. Raiden was aided during his fight against the Harrier by Solid Snake who threw supplies out of a helicopter. The mission struck a chord with Raiden on a deep psychological level. ), real name Jack, also known as Jack the Ripper, White Devil, and Snake, was a Liberian-American mercenary and former special forces soldier. 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. Along with this, his jump has increased distance. 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. 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. 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. The enhancements implanted throughout Raiden's body, however, were too severe to allow him to live a normal life again. Raiden's business suit from the prologue was also implied in one of his cards in Metal Gear Solid: Social Ops to be an unlockable skin, similar to Snake's suit in Metal Gear Solid 4. 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 Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and Metal Gear Solid: Rising. Due to his cyborg body's design, he could sometimes generate electricity. The Metal Gear Solid Facebook page later confirmed that those scenes in the trailers were meant to show Raiden's training under Solidus.[51]. Jack, codename Raiden, is the main protagonist of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. Because the portion of Denver that World Marshal was at was evacuated, there were a lot of abandoned cars, so Raiden was going to borrow a vehicle. Jack and the other members of the Small Boy Unit were forced to kill POWs and civilians. Raiden wanted to expose Armstrong and World Marshal for their actions, but Kevin suggested against it. Raiden and Snake, with RAY in the background. Raiden later was told to seek out Richard Ames in the Shell 1 Core, and ultimately found him after bypassing security measures and disguising himself, although Ames eventually died from a heart aneurysm, and was nearly captured until the cyborg ninja known only as Mr. X attacked the soldiers. However, plans abruptly changed in 2018 when cyborg soldiers belonging to the Desperado Enforcement LLC. Kojima has also explicitly stated that Raiden is his favorite character in Metal Gear Solid 2, a view that was also shared by Flynn. It's explained that he's a part of the program for finding work for the cyborg orphans. However, Blade Wolf had gotten back up, and after playing back a message Sam recorded before his death, supplied Raiden with Sam's sword. 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. Because of his durability, Raiden, at times, had to resort to self mutilation in order to get his missions done, such as stabbing himself with his own blade to subdue Vamp and slicing his own arm off to free himself from fallen debris so he could save Snake. Raiden then boarded the helicopter with Doktor as the pilot, having procured the brain canisters in the transport chopper. Raiden's Japanese voice actor during this game was originally planned to be Toshiyuki Morikawa instead of his regular voice actor, Kenyu Horiuchi. Raiden also displayed signs of mental and emotional instability and a dissociative identity around the time he started his missions involving Desperado. Main Article. Raiden prepares to combat Desperado cyborgs. He then killed Sundowner after having a Slider crash into his Hammerhead late into the duel. Raiden in Rising. 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 . During 2018, he often released discharges of electricity while moving. [71][72] In Europe, the negative reception towards Raiden was even more pronounced, largely because of not only the plot twist, and the lengthy delays in releasing Metal Gear Solid 2, but also because several gaming magazines spoiled the twist in their coverage, which left the players being unable to avoid it. Raiden parries the Blade Wolf's chainsaw upon the latter's ambush of Raiden. It was during his rescue of Sunny that he met the former Soviet soldier Boris Vyacheslavovich Popov, who was the war buddy of Sunny's grandfather, Sergei Gurlukovich, who aided him out of the realization that the Patriots were a threat to the world, not just America. Raiden then proceeded to jump out to hijack a drone so he could defend the chopper. He shares this codename with the Mitsubishi J2M Raiden, an Imperial Japanese WWII fighter aircraft, which the Allied forces codenamed "Jack." [26] He also possessed barcode tattoos all over his body.[27]. Squall_exe (Topic Creator) 9 years ago #9. During her adult years, Rosemary was a data analyst for the Pentagon before working as a spy for the Patriots, the secret cabal that controlled the United States. As such he can't regenerate his health via zan-datsu, but he still can heal by getting health pickups like how the player does in Metal Gear Solid 4. His eye after his upgrade in 2018 occasionally turned crimson when being deployed or when about to undergo a deadly maneuver, a side effect of his eye being modified with an optical implant. In the mission, Raiden, having somehow time traveled to an unknown period of the past, was contacted by the Militaires Sans Frontires to aid them in taking out several Body-Snatchers that have taken over the United States Naval Prison Facility in Cuba from a crashed Soviet airplane, as his cybernetic body rendered him immune to being taken over by the body snatchers. Rose even says as much in MGS2. Disavowing his identity as Jack, Raiden updated Snake as to his dealings with the Paradise Lost Army, before the call was interrupted due to a firefight. Raiden (), real name Jack, also known as Jack the Ripper, White Devil, and Snake, was a Liberian-American mercenary. [53] In addition, a Kojima Productions staff member, when addressing a question frequently asked about the scene at the end of the E3 trailer, stated that the scene with Raiden in an alternate armor actually took place very early in the game, and that the armor in question was actually a wearable version of his Metal Gear Solid 4 armor, having gained a more normal cybernetic body by the end of Metal Gear Solid 4. Raiden then met with Rose, and he solemnly forgave her, with the two ultimately deciding to continue their lives together. As a prisoner, the Patriots used Raiden as a test subject for experiments in exoskeletal enhancement surgery, during which he had his head and spine excised from his body from his lower jaw down and subsequently grafted into an enhanced synthetic body. He then wiped out the soldiers guarding the area, after triggering alarms. It can be assumed that the developers chose not to model the character in such detail given that the player would not notice this feature under normal circumstances. [5] Raiden was originally supposed to get a completely new cybernetic eye to replace the one he lost, but Doktor was unable to create it before the surgery, so he had to wear a makeshift eye-patch for a while. He was never okay. Raiden's naked CG character model (used during the initial infiltration of Arsenal Gear) actually possesses no genitalia. Likewise, the reasons for his creation, as well as the fan controversy that ensued, were also given subtle references in the game via two radio conversations, both involving the character Major Zero. As he made sure the calculations based on the GPS data were correct, he deduced that Desperado had beaten him to it. He then learned that most of the kids have likely had the brains removed and sent to a facility in America, and also noticed that Sundowner and another VIP, whom Kevin recognized, inspecting the facility in the video files. It's just horrible, no matter what kind of awesome magical ninja cyborg he ends up as. Black Raiden Play Arts Kai figurine, final color model. Naomi then used nanomachine suppressors to both euthanize Vamp and commit suicide, much to the group's shock. 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. MGS4 Raiden skin information from the official site. He is a Liberian-American special forces . Their ultimate aim was to control the events surrounding Big Shell in such a way that their AI's could assume control of the populace, thus bringing about the War Economy and the state of the world during Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. 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. The police then surrounded Raiden. Upon discovering the truth about Rose's "marriage" to Campbell, Raiden seemed to regain some of his old self. 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 actuality, Raiden survived the fall, although he had to fight through several cyborgs. Informing Boris of this development, he was then instructed to find a landing zone, as they were sending a chopper to extract him from the area. 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. Lightning Bolt," in reference to his original code name. 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. [37] Although his having dark hair was cut as his standard design, it was retained somewhat with the Infinity Wig unlockable item, which was depicted as a brown wig. Raiden's new body was powered by a Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell which needed frequent recharging via Electrolytes extracted from enemy cyborgs during battle. From there he participated in over three hundred VR simulations,[note 1] including re-creations of the Shadow Moses Incident and the Tanker Incident. As a direct result of the disastrous events in Africa, Raiden had become somewhat bloodthirsty, yet harboring a strong desire for justice. Overall, he possesses similar stats to Old Snake and Naked Snake. The giant portrait of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance protagonist Raiden in England has been replaced after seven years.. READ MORE: The curious case of Konami, 'PT' and the Streisand Effect . Afterwards, he had a fistfight with Armstrong, who had used EXCELSUS' wires to activate his nanomachines. When Vamp commented on his apparent "immortality," Raiden replied that he simply didn't fear death, before being freed from the Gekko's tethers by Solid Snake's gunfire. This was a lie - Raiden's goal was manipulated at every turn by the Patriots and they were using Raiden to remove the threat of Solidus Snake, who wished to destroy them. 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. Logo - Original News Rose and Raiden's son are safe in New Zealand. Armstrong's nanomachines gave him the upper hand and he easily snapped Raiden's HF Sword in half with his bare hands. Backed to a wall and at the enemy's mercy, Raiden was saved at the last moment by the successful virus upload, the AI's destruction disabling his opponents' internal nanomachines and incapacitating them. Ames goes on to reveal that the aim of the terrorists is not the destruction of the Big Shell, but the ultimate aim of the terrorists is to detonate a nuclear bomb over Manhattan, thus liberating it from the influence of the Patriots because of an electromagnetic pulse that will knock out all communications. [22] After crossing south to the border, Raiden stopped by a souvenir shop and purchased a Mariachi uniform (traditional garb for Mexican folk musicians) in a misguided attempt to blend in with the locals. However, they eventually got the latter to reprise his role when Metal Gear Solid: Rising was revamped into Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. Also, because of his past as a child soldier, as well as his possessing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, as a result, he also occasionally pushed away even people he cared about due to his being "afraid of the night." Raiden proceeded to fight against Pyramid Head from Silent Hill in the third round, defeating it. 50 [30] His desire to protect the weak at all costs, even if it meant taking lives to ensure the weak were protected, stemmed from his past as a child soldier in Liberia, and not wanting anyone else to experience the kind of childhood he had. Taken aboard Arsenal, Raiden was later freed by Olga, telling him that they had needed to use him so that Snake could sneak on board. Following his debut in Metal Gear Solid 2, Raiden was met with a mixed reception from fans of the series. Raiden He doesn't, but inside he's depressed and empty. He was calm under pressure, adaptive, and somewhat critical. He later worked alongside the Paradise Lost Army in their anti-Patriot activities, but was captured and forced to undergo heavy cybernetic experimentation. He also supplied Blade Wolf with Sam's sword, at the unmanned gear's request. He did a similar pose in Metal Gear Solid 4 itself during Act 2, shortly after defeating several Gekko. His strength was also enough for him to effortlessly pry open a gate with his bare hands. Upon becoming free, Raiden fought off the remaining Gekko and engaged Vamp in an intense knife fight, the contact between their weapons becoming so fierce at one point as to cause his sword to glow red hot. When Sunny confronted Raiden about this via Codec, Raiden mentioned he thought the gate was simply unlocked for him. This child would turn out to be Sunny, who first appeared in Metal Gear Solid 4. The mural, which adorned the side of the Aireside House on Aire St in Leeds . However, by the time he got to the control tower's vicinity, he discovered Blade Wolf's prone body. [7] In addition, Jack was not listed under any of the United States databases (e.g. HF. 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. The exoskeleton can also bulk up to enhance the strength and speed of Raiden, similar to Solidus Snake's exoskeleton. 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. The Metal Gear series had frequently referenced works of Bowie. He demonstrated such an ability when preventing a group of Haven Troopers from reaching an immobilized Snake. He was also equipped with CQC 2 and a throat-slitting ability, along with a running ability higher than Runner 3. Raiden himself did VIP protection, military training, and other related jobs. In addition, while adopting the Cyborg Ninja outfit, he was strong enough to not only parry a modified Metal Gear RAY unmanned unit's blade, but also to lift it up by the blade and throw the RAY a great distance, as well as agile enough to springboard across several HEMP missiles towards the RAY unit, as well as jump up to the RAY unit's blade after throwing it a great distance in a small period of time. 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. Raiden also showed great endurance and perseverance, as evidenced by his taking down multiple RAYs aboard Arsenal Gear, before becoming too exhausted to continue fighting. 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. 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. After locating and destroying Metal Gear, Solid Snake discovers the mercenary leader is Big Boss (Venom Snake), and defeats his former commander. However, Raiden is not a playable character in Metal Gear Solid 4. He then made his way to downtown Denver to their headquarters building to rescue the brains, feeling that, even if he wasn't able to save them from becoming cyborgs, he could at least prevent them from experiencing the same childhood as he did during Liberia. He later found the kids, but was then forced by the head researcher to delay rescuing the children (who were being exposed to concentrated doses of chloroform) by holding George at gunpoint. It would have resulted in an instant game over. The story for the game, when it was titled Metal Gear Solid: Rising, was originally going to cover the events that occur between Metal Gear Solid 2 and Metal Gear Solid 4, and would have focused on how Raiden became the character he is during the Guns of the Patriots Incident. After he found the "will" to destroy Armstrong, all his attack became stronger. Raiden's "father" would also have resembled Solidus. Later, on December 2012, both the Metal Gear Rising website and metalgearsolidtv.com (a streaming site dedicated to Metal Gear Solid-related news and videos) revealed that, in addition to the Gray Fox download, the MGS4 armor, and possibly MGS2-era Raiden, Raiden will also have at least three unlockable armors: The White Armor, which has no relation to his MGS4-era armor despite having the same name, and which possesses on a special medical care system. When the Gekko commenced another assault, Snake and Raiden departed the area via a supply tunnel, within the recently reactivated REX. When first accessing his Jack the Ripper state (not counting the time he killed the Desperado scientist in the prior chapter), Raiden/Jack says "Pain this is why I fight." [3] During his youth, in the turbulent period that was the First Liberian Civil War, Jack was adopted by Solidus Snake, who named him and became his godfather after he killed the former's parents. However, throughout his partnership with Wolf, he began to trust him, even telling him that he was free to pursue his own destiny. He is protected by Olga, again dressed as the Cyborg Ninja. This is from the Maverick teaser screenshot on the. It is visible on the Medicom Action Figure based on the designs by Yoji Shinkawa, and usable when playing as Raiden in Metal Gear Online. Coincidentally, Kenyu Horiuchi, Raiden's Japanese voice actor, had previously voiced the character Pain from the anime adaptation of the manga series Naruto. Afterwards, Raiden decided against rejoining Maverick, having resolved to fight his own war, albeit against more cyborg mercenaries contracted out to kill him. 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. 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. Ames also reveals that there are no ransom demands whatsoever made by Dead Cell. He then proceeded to rush through the enemy resistance, eventually jumping across several Sliders and run up a building to reach the top. The memory bank procedure was then interrupted when a mysterious figure arrived in the OR, with the doctors denying him entry before Raiden demanding to know who it was and for the person to come closer. He also fought against himself, such being the case with Red Raiden vs. Hideo Raiden and Black Raiden vs. White Raiden (and to some extent, "Fire" vs. "Ice"). Deducing that Maverick was not going to go after World Marshal for their actions due to the illegal nature of going after them, Raiden sent a resignation letter to Boris. Because Ghost Babel was developed and released prior to Metal Gear Solid 2, this technically was Raiden's first appearance in the series. Olga's final words were for Raiden to live. With an exhausted Snake about to be crushed by Liquid's Outer Haven, Raiden placed himself in the warship's path of destruction through the small pier, holding back its immense bulk with his enhanced strength, and giving Snake time to clear the area. Upon encountering Mistral in the top of the refinery plant, she revealed all she knew about him, including his former nickname from the Liberian Civil War, "Jack the Ripper." Tribute to Metal Gear character Raiden. 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. 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. Raiden used to smoke cigarettes at one point in his life, but had quit by the time of the Big Shell Incident. It also specified that it's not a pre-order bonus. Fatman placed several bombs at strategic structural points of the Big Shell. [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. How could she know about that?". [73] The negative reception to the character, as well as his girlfriend Rose having similarly negative reception in the same game, was also given a brief nod in Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance when Solidus summons them, where he described them as an infamous duo whose mere presence was enough to destroy an entire universe and were feared and hated by the universe. Several of Raiden's skills in the game have names referencing thunder and lightning. Rose told Raiden that the child was in fact his, and her miscarriage had been a lie. After his surgeries were finished, the mysterious figure then presented Raiden with his new sword, to which Raiden later flashed back to witnessing Solidus Snake slitting a soldier's throat as he demonstrated the honor blades had. After they parted ways, they met again afterwards, shocked that they worked in the same place. With Maverick unable to identify their affiliations, Boris ordered Raiden to take out the cyborgs. 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