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. After becoming an cyborg, Raiden implied that he would drown if he attempted to swim due to his immense weight. 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." Raiden says that only one out of 50 soldiers can kill without hesitation, before declaring himself a "two-percenter." Raiden's "father" would also have resembled Solidus. 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. Kojima has also explicitly stated that Raiden is his favorite character in Metal Gear Solid 2, a view that was also shared by Flynn. Despite being a cyborg, Raiden could end up drowning. This conversation ends with Sunny landing him with an invoice requiring him to fully pay off the restructuring and repair costs. Upon finding the facility's entrance, Raiden, taking Doktor's advice of using a DOOMP to access the facility's video records regarding their development, decided to hijack a Dwarf Gekko. He managed to crawl back up onto the train, and passed out while witnessing Sam escape. 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 . Raiden then met with Snake, who gave him most of his equipment back, along with Olga's high-frequency blade. A month later,[12] following Raiden's surgery, Rose and her son John paid him a visit, though Raiden ignored them both, believing that the child was Campbell's, who Rose had married during Raiden's estrangement from her. Athlete Raiden appeared as a combatant in the popular web series Death Battle by ScrewAttack (the same show that featured Solid Snake fighting Sam Fisher), where he fought against Wolverine of Marvel Comics. The exoskeleton can also bulk up to enhance the strength and speed of Raiden, similar to Solidus Snake's exoskeleton. 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 wiping all of them out, Raiden was extracted and given his payment, with Miller considering meeting him again in the future. 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. Could she mean Liberia? B 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. Snake is young again and it's time for mgs 6. Sundowner then informed him that the event was the beginning of Operation Tecumseh, but elaborated no further. A Play Arts Kai figurine of Raiden based on his appearance in Metal Gear Rising is in the works. [56] However, for the European versions, the White armor, Inferno Armor, and Commando Armor is included as a free download in the European collector's edition from Zavvi,[57] the GAME pre-order,[58] and pre-orders from other retailers,[59] respectively, and in America, the Inferno and White Armor was included with Metal Gear Rising if pre-ordered from Amazon.com. [28] Raiden, having overheard that comment with a directional microphone, called her via Codec to set her straight that his hair is actually real and not a wig. 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. Sometime prior to the Big Shell Incident, Jack was recruited into the supposedly reformed FOXHOUND, a special forces unit that no longer officially existed. [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. [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. 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. 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. [deleted] 5 yr. ago. The word "Raiden" (, "Raiden"?) It's just horrible, no matter what kind of awesome magical ninja cyborg he ends up as. This is especially evident in the "Make it Right" viral trailers, specifically the "Arm" and "Eye" trailers, which depicted Raiden's point of view throughout during his emergency surgery and showed various graphs, text, and machine code as he's analyzing his surroundings. WEB shop Don Quixote group, Rakuten Books, Kingdom of momotaro, keepsakes). However, when Dolzaev refused, Raiden deduced from his reply that he was actually intending to blow himself up near a power pylon as his final act, but was unable to stop him in time. Overall, he possesses similar stats to Old Snake and Naked Snake. However, Rose assured him that he was no beast, but her husband. Main Article. After an intense duel, Raiden managed to kill Sam by impaling him through the chest. Raiden wasn't much of a sports fan, although he had admitted that the closest he'd came to actually liking a sport was basketball. HF. Armstrong believed that America had rotted to the core, so he intended to remake America so the citizens will all fight, die, and kill for whatever they individually believed in. [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." In this case, it was a reference to his skill and cruelty with a blade, a trait that was ingrained into him by Solidus. In a leaked casting call for Metal Gear Rising, they requested for at least four live actors to portray characters for a trailer. 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. [73], Make It Right - "Arm" - METAL GEAR RISING, VIDEO DATA ACCESS FILE #01000001: Raiden's "arm surgery. Command Raiden Skin bonus giveaway advert for Geo. Now apparently working for Colonel Campell who was acting as his support during his infiltration of the Big Shell, Jack was given his official codename - Raiden - after it was revealed that the leader of the terrorist laying the Big Shell to seige was using the codename Solid Snake. When running into enemies, they will be temporarily knocked down, allowing for easy takedowns. John, nicknamed Little John, is the son of Raiden and Rosemary. 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). [60] and Best Buy, respectively.[61]. Upon discovering the truth about Rose's "marriage" to Campbell, Raiden seemed to regain some of his old self. Raiden was also capable of running fast enough to scale walls without falling. In stark contrast to Raiden's lack of CQC skills in the 2005 Director's Trailer for MGS4 included on Subsistence, he is shown in this game to have an S2 rank in CQC, the highest rank. Raiden (, Raiden? Quintion Flynn (US)Toshiyuki Morikawa (JAP). 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. Prior to finding out that Pliskin was in fact Snake, he also held some respect for Pliskin in terms of mentorship and camaraderie. Although the prime minister was to be protected during the attack, the Desperado leader Sundowner had managed to abduct him after several cyborg soldiers ambushed his limo near the port along with a modified Metal Gear RAY unit. Sometime after arriving at the Big Shell Raiden unknowningly met up with Solid Snake, although the man was claiming his name was Iriqoius Pliskin in order to stop himself from being detected. The lines themselves, however, are incorporated into optional Codec conversations for Chapter R-04. Raiden being supplied with his new sword, after his reconstructive surgery. The AI instructed Raiden to kill Solidus, which he had no choice but to do so, for his own sake and for the sake of Olga's daughter and Rose/their unborn child. 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 . Several of Raiden's skills in the game have names referencing thunder and lightning. [43] However, performing certain actions will allow the player to briefly glimpse this choice of design. 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. He shares this career with his look-alike, Raikov. . 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. Rose told Raiden that the child was in fact his, and her miscarriage had been a lie. His parents were killed by George Sears (AKA Solidus Snake) and at a very young age Raiden was recruited into the child soldier program. As a direct result of the disastrous events in Africa, Raiden had become somewhat bloodthirsty, yet harboring a strong desire for justice. It's explained that he's a part of the program for finding work for the cyborg orphans. Blade Wolf later stated that it will depart with Raiden for Pakistan after finding a way off the chopper. Because of his status as a cyborg, his left arm also was directly connected to his cranial nerves. the FBI, NSA, CIA, etc.)[8]. Jack and the other members of the Small Boy Unit were forced to kill POWs and civilians. He also rescued Arsenal's AI engineer Emma Emmerich and attempted to escort her to safety, although she was later killed by Vamp despite his best efforts. Raiden himself did VIP protection, military training, and other related jobs. In actuality, Raiden survived the fall, although he had to fight through several cyborgs. Like Solidus and Fortune, Raiden's other name is also that of a playing card - King, Queen, and Jack, respectively. Blade Wolf then explained to Raiden that people are different. But also this could be a Big Boss parallel and setting up Raiden as a villain. Raiden then looks up and says "Adios, amigos" (Spanish for "Goodbye, friends") before departing and closing the grate, also leaving his sombrero behind. In an interview with The Gaming Liberty, Quinton Flynn admitted that under the suggestion of voice director Kris Zimmerman, he based Raiden's English voice on what a slightly older Jonny Quest would sound like. 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. Raiden's body, even before fighting sam, was 90% synthetic after the patriots "operated" on him. Eventually, Jack grew to love Rose deeply, but his harsh experiences had left him melancholic and emotionally distant, and he constantly shut her out of his problems. Jack, codename Raiden, is the main protagonist of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. ), real name Jack, also known as Jack the Ripper, White Devil, and Snake, was a Liberian-American mercenary and former special forces soldier. Fatman placed several bombs at strategic structural points of the Big Shell. Afterwards, Raiden and Sam decided to have a duel to the death, largely to see whose view will be remembered in history. She remarked about their similar pasts, although she quickly learned that the similarities ended there and that they were quite different as people. On the upside, the eye-patch's cloth was covered in small cameras, to provide enhanced visual perception. To play as Raiden, the player must beat the game 100%, collecting all coins with character Mark Appleyard. Raiden's superhuman speed enabled him to run extremely fast for great distances. Raiden and Sundowner then encountered each other, with the latter also referring to him as "Jack." 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. A Raiden took to the mission with some hesitation, claiming to have only been trained in VR missions (some of which didn't cover vital materials such as disposing of C4). Eventually Raiden plunged his arm into Armstrong and ripped out his nanite-altered heart, crushing it. Infiltrating the Mexican research facility. He also had his face restored to a more human looking face, complete with a new cybernetic eye to replace his left eye. A day after the events of Abkhazia, he and Blade Wolf were dispatched to Guadalajara, the capital of Jalisco, one of 32 states within Mexico, to infiltrate a research facility. 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. He also seemed to understand at least some French, as he understood Mistral's last words. He doesn't, but inside he's depressed and empty. Metal Gear Solid 3 makes use of Raiden's character as well as his appearance. Despite being considered a spinoff title and having been developed mostly by Platinum Games, Kojima did co-produce the game and offered consultation on the story, making it a part of Metal Gear canon unless otherwise noted. Rosemary is the wife of Raiden as well as a psychological counselor, and formerly a data analyst and spy. This was the first step towards recreating the events of Shadow Moses as part of the Patriot's plot. AI representations of the Colonel and Rose told Raiden that he was just a weapon, a creation of the Patriots with no purpose but for what they made him. Afterwards, he had a fistfight with Armstrong, who had used EXCELSUS' wires to activate his nanomachines. Vamp proceeded to stab his old foe twice with his combat knife, tasting Raiden's artificial white blood from the blade. The result was Raiden would end up having his left arm severed and having his left eye irreparably damaged, the former of which he lamented having lost once again. The name was altered because in Japanese, Laden is written as , and thus sounded too similar to the name "Osama bin Laden," the then leader of the terrorist group al-Qaeda, partially due to the plot heavily resembling the events of 9/11.[42]. [deleted] 5 yr. ago. Removing the black duster that concealed his cyborg appearance, Raiden was able to disable the attacking Gekko using his enhanced agility and swordsmanship, employing a high-frequency blade. Raiden (), real name Jack, also known as Jack the Ripper, White Devil, and Snake, was a Liberian-American mercenary. Raiden had a few cards depicting his original Metal Gear Solid 2 appearance, his HD artwork for the same game, his Metal Gear Solid 4 appearance, and his various appearances in Metal Gear Rising. 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. As Raiden was on the verge of defeat, Armstrong continued to elaborate on his full motives. However, by the time he got to the control tower's vicinity, he discovered Blade Wolf's prone body. Uprising in the first round, largely due to his cybernetics, and in spite of Krystal's many armaments. The doctor then managed to resuscitate Raiden and ordered the beginning of the optical implant, with Raiden wondering what happened to him. 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. For three years starting 2015, Raiden was part of Maverick's recovery efforts to help rebuild an African country that had undergone a bloody civil war. He also learned of Olga's motivation for aiding him: The Patriots forced her to participate by holding her child hostage, after her kid was kidnapped shortly after delivering her. 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. On one occasion, Jack was injected with an unknown substance during a physician's experiment. A Jack was born on a rainy day in Liberia. Raiden killing a Mastiff in a trailer for, Raiden absorbing power from the spine of the fallen Mastiff in. He could stretch out his legs as if they were arms to in this fashion as well, all without any strain or discomfort of any kind. [4] Jack was subsequently raised as a child soldier and later fought in the country's Civil War in 1989. Raiden then jumped to board the chopper, but the railing broke from the weight of his body. Similarly, some concept artworks for Raiden himself also had him wearing an outfit superficially resembling his Skull Suit with a face mask covering all but his upper face, as well as his carrying a then-infantile Sunny. With Jack, they requested for the actor to be within the 8-12 year range, have blond wavy hair and blue eyes, being athletic, have no scars on the arms, possess dramatic acting, and if possible possess a slight Greek or Italian accent. During his childhood in Liberia, Jack, on his tenth birthday, was ordered by Solidus Snake to decapitate ten captured Liberian terrorists responsible for killing Americans (each one representing a year in his life at the time) as the latter's "birthday present" for the former. Making his way to Solis via motorcycle, he re-encountered Sam. He then arrived in the vicinity, where Sam utilized the banners to tell Raiden about how he has killed several soldiers. Entitled Metal Gear Raiden: Snake Eraser, Raiden (voiced by Charlie Schlatter, who voiced Raikov in the main game), motivated by Rose's comment about changing the future, attempts to "erase" Solid Snake by traveling back in time in a Terminator-like fashion and attempting to assassinate Naked Snake, all ending in humorous failure. 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". 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