However, this ended up being rejected by Kojima,[38] although a similar design would be used for the character The Fear. Due to his harsh childhood, training from Solidus and the Army's virtual training, his mental state and capacity were well suited to combat operations behind enemy lines. 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. 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. He was also equipped with CQC 2 and a throat-slitting ability, along with a running ability higher than Runner 3. The police then surrounded Raiden. Throughout his mission, however, being that the memories of his past began to slowly resurface, he also began to suspect that he enjoyed killing, and reluctantly informed Rosemary as much. Preventing a group of Haven Troopers from reaching an immobilized Snake, Raiden demonstrated lightning-like powers, with which he struck down several of the would-be attackers. Raiden eventually learned of the Patriots' existence, as well as the development of Arsenal Gear, an enormous warship for which the Big Shell acted as a disguise. Once unlocked, Raiden becomes a skin available to use on missions and in the open world, and he has the fastest sprint speed in the game. [35] In Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Raiden's entire body below the upper jaw is replaced with a prototype cybernetic body. In the ending, he accepts that he can't change the past, although he does hope to get a starring role in another Metal Gear game (which he does). After traversing the rooftops, he then was instructed by Blade Wolf to access an abandoned rail system dating back to the 19th century. Raiden later met Peter Stillman, although their meeting occurred awkwardly when Raiden mistook the latter for a bomber at work and held him up, and was tasked alongside Pliskin to freeze the detonators of C4 to ensure they at least weren't an immediate threat. They needed time, but they didn't have any. Another trait of Raiden was also incorporated into Snake as well (having the same name). Raiden managed to defeat EXCELSUS by cutting off its front legs, throwing it onto stable ground, engaging it in battle with one of its blade arms, chopping up its head, and then impaling it with its own sword. He later made his way, with his emotional state being volatile, to the immediate premises of World Marshal HQ, but was beaten down just outside of the front door, with Sam and Monsoon greeting him and informing him about it being peoples' natures to kill and be violent. Also you say "George got to Colorado somehow. [29] He also became somewhat cocky as well, as evidenced by, after kicking an enemy soldier into a parked black car hard enough to almost flip over the car as well as set off the car alarm, his remarking that it was "too easy" before promptly cutting up the enemy soldier. Finally, Raiden, just like Liquid, was taken against his will by a father figure who resembled and were connected to Big Boss: Raiden was adopted by Solidus Snake, while Eli was taken in by Venom Snake (the former being a clone and the latter being a body double for Big Boss). After wiping out the security at the base, he and Courtney discovered that World Marshal's XIFF ID came up as "unaffiliated;" the same XIFF ID that Desperado had during the African ambush. The negative reception towards Raiden and Rose was also alluded to regarding Raiden and Rose's VR avatars in the same story line, in the scene where Solidus is forced to summon their avatars, where it was stated their misdeeds earned them "the combined hate of the entire universe" as well as the ability to "destroy a world" simply by there mere presence, and thus they were infamous in countless universes.[45]. Late response. The mission struck a chord with Raiden on a deep psychological level. 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. Could she mean Liberia? Afterwards, he had a fistfight with Armstrong, who had used EXCELSUS' wires to activate his nanomachines. Raiden has learned to tap into his persona when his normal, peaceful personality isn't enough to subdue an enemy and he needs to unleash his more violent personality to defeat such enemies. This is from the Maverick teaser screenshot on the. 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. He handled a High Frequency Blade, operable in lethal and non-lethal mode, which allowed him to deflect frontal attacks. Much of the negative response was due largely to his apparent naive attitude, androgynous appearance, as well as acting as the protagonist over Snake. 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. Raiden is first depicted as a white-haired adult who uses a protective suit known as a "Skull Suit" (, Sukaru Stsu) for his missions in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. He also was skilled at being attuned with nature, also known as scouting, which he gave Solid Snake pointers in it when contacting him about in South America. "fans rejected the character of Raiden pretty harshly upon the release of MGS2. Metal Gear Solid 3 makes use of Raiden's character as well as his appearance. Raiden, hesitant at first, left Snake to face her alone. [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. 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. 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. ), real name Jack, also known as Jack the Ripper, White Devil, and Snake, was a Liberian-American mercenary and former special forces soldier. Jack was born on a rainy day in Liberia. For most of the game's development, Raidens name was written in katakana as or literally "Raiden." He doesn't, but inside he's depressed and empty. In actuality, Raiden survived the fall, although he had to fight through several cyborgs. In a Codec conversation with Courtney, he told her that he learned Spanish while training with FOXHOUND. Raiden's superhuman durability makes him virtually indestructible due to the parts of his body made entirely out of steel and artificial muscle fibers. By doing this, she revealed herself as an enemy of Solidus Snake, who angrily killed Olga. "Ivan," the first name of Raikov, is the Russian equivalent of "John," for which "Jack" is often used as a nickname in English. Social Ops Inferno Raiden bonus giveaway advert for Tsutaya. Raiden, or rather Jack as he is identified in throughout the skit, does not have any dialogue in the skit. 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. A Although Raiden was quite popular with the Japanese fandom as a result of his appearance, which Shinkawa noted resembled the stereotypical manga hero,[70] the international fandom had a negative reception regarding the character, with some, such as writer James Newman, even comparing him to the Star Wars prequeltrilogy character Jar Jar Binks in terms of poor reception. His training with Solidus suggested some emphasis in melee combat, and particularly in bladed weapons, as demonstrated by his defeat of Solidus in a sword fight during the Big Shell Incident. Nonetheless, he did end up suspicious when Rosemary seemed to be praiseworthy of Pliskin. Eventually, without Solidus' knowledge, he was later removed by a non-governmental organization and taken to the United States. As a direct result of the disastrous events in Africa, Raiden had become somewhat bloodthirsty, yet harboring a strong desire for justice. [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. Prior to finding out that Pliskin was in fact Snake, he also held some respect for Pliskin in terms of mentorship and camaraderie. His original cyborg body's durability was relatively low, as it was lacking armor, and was obsolete with limited battlefield potential as of 2018. Learning that the facility removed brains from human children, and also the exact method of escape the boy went so he could narrow down the location, he placed him in a safe place while also issuing Maverick agents to retrieve George under his command. 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. Raiden was also similar to Kazuhira Miller, in that he bore unusual features regarding his country of origin. [39], In addition, the very first concept for Raiden designed by Yoji Shinkawa was similar to the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man, crawling across walls, and was significantly deranged in personality, even licking bird poop. [4] Jack was subsequently raised as a child soldier and later fought in the country's Civil War in 1989. In the English version, similar to his appearance in the Snake Eraser segment (which also dealt with time travel), Raiden is not voiced by Quinton Flynn. Social Ops Commando Raiden bonus giveaway advert for Geo. The game-play strives to allow the player to replicate the same kind of feats that Raiden performed in Metal Gear Solid 4. Whether his possessing the information had anything to do with his cerebral network of nanomachines acting as a backup system for GW or not was never explained. The trailer depicts them fighting over who will be the main character of Metal Gear Solid 4. Raiden appears as the playable main character in Metal Gear Rising, set four years after the events of MGS4. [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. 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. Blade Wolf then explained to Raiden that people are different. Snake wins the fight easily due to Raiden having terrible CQC skills, sitting in the "Main Character" chair, signalling a chime. Raiden becomes available to play after achieving an "S" rank in every main Story Mission in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Table of Contents These act as grips for his HF blade, in the event that he attempted to use a break-dance-like maneuver to cut up enemies. Raiden eventually managed to reach Desperado's main base in Abkhazia, a production plant near the coast. On another, Jack witnessed Solidus demonstrate to him that blades were a "noble weapon" compared to guns, by slitting another soldier's throat in front of him.[5]. In addition, largely because of his encounter with the Patriots AIs late into his mission, he also did extensive research on the subject of AIs, and wondered whether the Patriots AIs were actually sentient, or simply programmed to be that way. How could she know about that?". 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. Even when playing Revengeance, which treats the cyborg bodies as viable and preferable alternatives for a soldier, I couldn't help but imagine the point where Raiden's perfectly healthy body was ripped and discarded down the jaw. [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. Naomi recognized that he required a white blood transfusion and dialysis, which they procured for him while in Europe, with help from his former acquaintance, Dr. Madnar. Raiden got a Resolve powerup. Due to his cyborg body's design, he could sometimes generate electricity. He also mentioned that the scene of Raiden losing his eye was meant to represent his change from White Raiden to Black Raiden, and also admitted that he based it on Solidus, as the latter was his favorite character and shared a special connection to Raiden. Raiden is actually a pretty good dad considering his situation. After Fatman was dead Raiden was contacted directly by the Cyborg Ninja. However, plans abruptly changed in 2018 when cyborg soldiers belonging to the Desperado Enforcement LLC. 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 . Under the guidance of Doktor, Raiden honed his new body's blade, developed various attacks against cyborgs, became skilled in tracking, and acquired an enhanced running capability. Raiden then dueled Vamp once more atop the original Metal Gear REX, after Snake had returned the latter to a vulnerable state via nanomachine suppressors. He was never okay. 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. It would have resulted in an instant game over. Rose even says as much in MGS2. The second conversation, unlocked after completing the Raikov disguise, has Major Zero commenting that the disguise "is irritating [Zero] already." Shortly after these events Raiden was attacked by Solidus Snake, revealed to be the leader of the terrorists. He then began work on retrieving Big Boss' remains from the Patriots for the Paradise Lost Army, leading to his capture. After a brief exchange, Sunny then showed them the device she built. Ames also reveals that there are no ransom demands whatsoever made by Dead Cell. ", was also the name of a trophy achievement in the trophy patch for the game, unlocked when the player uses the corpse camo to cause an alert. 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. 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. Raiden and Sundowner then encountered each other, with the latter also referring to him as "Jack." The Patriots had named him after the plane[24] and later informed Raiden that, like his namesake, he was nothing more than a weapon, a tool to be discarded once its usefulness has been outlived. However, all of this drama was a ruse by the Patriots to gain more control over Jack's life, with Rosemary acting as a spy. 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. [deleted] 5 yr. ago. The only downside was that, as he did not possess nanomachines at all, he was incapable of performing an SOP link. It was largely because of this cold nature, as well as his pushing people he knew away that resulted in Rosemary initially fearing that he was unfaithful to her. [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." He also insisted that he keep his pain inhibitors off as he needed it. Upon arrival at Solis, Raiden and Blade Wolf met up with the check-in guard for their appointment with Sunny. Another letter regarding the retrieval of Raiden's arm further implies that the amputated body part was in fact his left arm. He did a similar pose in Metal Gear Solid 4 itself during Act 2, shortly after defeating several Gekko. In these games, Yoshimitsu is able to crouch on his sword, and like Raiden, he is a cybernetic ninja due to having a mechanical arm that rapidly rotates for his Dragonfly Stance. 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. Raiden, however, also expressed disgust towards the Patriots' actions, and made it clear beforehand that he will not follow their commands anymore. 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. Raiden's original render, alongside the updated version, demonstrating his appearance in Metal Gear Rising. Raiden then attempted to follow through with N'mani's last words to stop Sundowner, but Sam prevented him from getting to Sundowner. Raiden was also capable of surviving falls large enough to kill any ordinary person, as evidenced by his falling down into the cityscape of Denver. In one of the Alternative Missions, Raiden's dead body must be examined in order to identify and photograph his killer from a selection of characters in the torture facility of Arsenal Gear. Despite the best of his abilities, he was unable to defeat Armstrong, let alone do sufficient damage. 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