he shot himself. 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. On one occasion, Jack was injected with an unknown substance during a physician's experiment. Max STMN Raiden was confirmed to make a reappearance in Metal Gear Solid 4 during its development. However, Blade Wolf had gotten back up, and after playing back a message Sam recorded before his death, supplied Raiden with Sam's sword. 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. 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." He then drove a black convertible until he spotted a sewer grate, to which he then entered the grate, although he was briefly spotted by two bewildered pedestrians.[23]. So today I am here to make that story a little easi. Raiden the White-blooded Scout, could fall from any height without damage and jump on ledges that would normally require a boost, and had no nanomachines. 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. 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. She proceeded to introduce their son to Raiden, and the three huddled together in reunion. 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. Afterwards, Raiden decided against rejoining Maverick, having resolved to fight his own war, albeit against more cyborg mercenaries contracted out to kill him. The same unemployment officer also helped Jehuty from Zone of the Enders get a job (starting with Children's Birthday Party Entertainer, just as he suggested to Raiden beforehand), although he spent most of his time terrorizing the neighborhood as the episode ended. On the week of June 12, during Kojima's Metal Gear Rising demonstration in Mexico, Raiden's CGI model for the demo's menu was slightly modified to include a sombrero and cloak as a hint as to what exclusives the Latin American version will have. Fatman placed several bombs at strategic structural points of the Big Shell. Their battle eventually resulted in Vamp standing at Raiden's back and locking him in his grip. 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. They do this by the nanomachines in Raiden's blood which they implanted before the Big Shell. He then mentions that most soldiers couldn't handle the violent deaths of enemies, but then stated that he likes the deaths a lot, and implies that this was due to it being ingrained on him since early childhood. Quintion Flynn (US)Toshiyuki Morikawa (JAP). In Portable Ops Plus, Raiden becomes playable in Infinity Mission mode after beating the game on Hard mode. 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 was forced to confront the PMC's modified Metal Gear RAY while Sundowner made his escape, which he fought three times due to its persistence and eventually culminated in Raiden running his HF Blade down its spine. Although Raiden's involvement in the Liberian Civil War was stated as early as his first appearance in Metal Gear Solid 2, it wasn't until Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance that it was explicitly stated that Liberia was his birthplace. At the time Raiden simply believed that Fatman was merely an agent of Dead Cell hell bent on revenge against his mentor, Peter Stilman. According to Kojima, he planned for the story to be about Gray Fox, although he allowed his staff to use Raiden instead. Kevin would later reference this mission when Raiden ended up going to Abkhazia nearly three to four years later, when Raiden mentioned going through the materials. He eventually met up with the African country's prime minister N'mani, where the latter congratulated him on Maverick's contribution in the rebuilding of the country. A Though he was considered by the public to be a person who hurt a lot of people, Sunny still viewed Raiden as a hero. Blade Wolf later stated that it will depart with Raiden for Pakistan after finding a way off the chopper. The transport chopper had limited defenses, including an EMP generator that could deflect missiles, but not the drones themselves. He later clarified that "white raiden" was Raiden's armor from Metal Gear Solid 4, and also stated that it was playable. 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. [50], In the Arm, Eye, and Sword trailers, the scene shifts halfway through to Raiden undergoing some aspects of his harsh childhood under a man whose voice and appearance resembles Solidus Snake. 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. Raiden then attempted to follow through with N'mani's last words to stop Sundowner, but Sam prevented him from getting to Sundowner. Afterwards, Raiden was sent to a hospital where he was fitted with a new cybernetic body that featured artificial skin, giving him a somewhat more human appearance. 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. With the Metal Gear Rising Revengeance Raiden iteration, Platinum Games brought a new take on moral conflict in video games to the blockbuster, AAA space. SNS Making his way to Solis via motorcycle, he re-encountered Sam. However, before they could get out of Denver airspace, they were ambushed by a pair of MQ-320s. [deleted] 5 yr. ago. He then arrived in the vicinity, where Sam utilized the banners to tell Raiden about how he has killed several soldiers. And in Metal Gear, devotion matters. Lightning Bolt" when he learnt what Raiden's name translated to. 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. Just as Raiden was about to be killed, Olga came to his aid. He then received a call from Boris, who angrily demanded an explanation for his resignation. The lines themselves, however, are incorporated into optional Codec conversations for Chapter R-04. 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. The Metal Gear series had frequently referenced works of Bowie. Under Solidus, Jack became a killing machine, known alternately as the "White Devil" and "Jack the Ripper" due to his incredibly high kill rate compared to other boys his age, as well as a reference to his being one of the few Caucasians born in Liberia. Raiden (Japanese; ), real name Jack, is one of the three main protagonists of the Metal Gear series (alongside Big Boss and Solid Snake), appearing as the main protagonist of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, a major supporting character in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, and the main protagonist of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. Additionally, the oxygen mask that Snake wears during the HALO jump bears an intentional resemblance to the diving mask that Raiden wears in the opening of Metal Gear Solid 2. 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. Raiden's voice actor Jack . He then had George sent to Doktor to watch over him, by saving George's life by using the cryopreserver. Raiden was also similar to Gray Fox's adopted sister, Naomi, in that he was adopted by the same person who murdered his parents. His other unique weapons are the Mk.23 pistol and the Throwing Knife. 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. After successfully escaping, Raiden went on to assist Solid Snake during the Guns of the Patriots Incident. After becoming an cyborg, Raiden implied that he would drown if he attempted to swim due to his immense weight. In reality Fatman was actually an agent of the Patriots, and the man only agreed to take part in the events of the Patriots' plans after learning he would have a chance to one-up Peter Stilman. At one point in Chapter R-02, Raiden asks Courtney how a certain food (Napolitanos) tasted, before dismissing the question and deciding that he can't "capture" anything down in the sewers, nor does he really need to anyway. But, they were having difficulties with the fox engine to run such a high paced game, and the sword play. Raiden shared some similarities with his Cyborg Ninja predecessor, Gray Fox; both had been child soldiers who were given nicknames (and to a lesser extent, formal names) due to their brutality, underwent cybernetic experimentation by the Patriots, had their memories suppressed, used technologically advanced blades, and they both saved Solid Snake from a Metal Gear (Fox with Metal Gear REX, and Raiden with Outer Haven). [17] During the procedure, they also had to replace memory units in his nervous system, and he was also losing a lot of blood due to his earlier wounds, forcing the doctors to put a clamp on him, which also resulted in Raiden flashing back to his time as a child soldier in Liberia, where he was injected with something. 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. In this case, it was a reference to his skill and cruelty with a blade, a trait that was ingrained into him by Solidus. However, N'mani had a good sense of humor to jokingly call him "Mr. However, as it was abandoned, he also had to navigate the UG-infested area while in the dark. A Raiden learned from Big Mama, in exchange for the location of Big Boss that he obtained from GW, that Olga's daughter, Sunny, was being held in Area 51, and successfully rescued her with the help of Big Mama and the Paradise Lost Army. 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. After making his way through a Japanese Garden-styled room, he then proceeded to take a freight elevator to the top, although he had to fight several Desperado cyborgs and UGs before reaching the top. 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. Logo - Original News In the Metal Gear Solid 4 Directors trailer, Raiden makes a parody appearance along with Snake, who is dressed to look like Sam Fisher, the main character in Splinter Cell. Raiden's tattoos are noticeable when he wakes up naked in Arsenal Gear. When the Gekko commenced another assault, Snake and Raiden departed the area via a supply tunnel, within the recently reactivated REX. However, on the downside, he possesses less stamina and health points which makes him vulnerable when he is surrounded by enemies. 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. Doktor, having learned of Raiden's survival, then contacted Raiden after Raiden took care of some cyborgs. Uprising in the first round, largely due to his cybernetics, and in spite of Krystal's many armaments. He began viewing himself as being "part of the 2%" of people who take joy in murdering enemies upon making their first kill in the battlefield. Following Outer Haven's departure, Raiden's body was later recovered, his survival testament to his extreme resilience, though according to Otacon, he was in no condition to help them further. 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. 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. He later learned from Courtney that the agents couldn't find George. ), real name Jack, also known as Jack the Ripper, White Devil, and Snake, was a Liberian-American mercenary and former special forces soldier. Depending on whether the player trains to swim in the Deep Sea Dock or not, Raiden's response to the Colonel when given the order to swim through the flooded Shell 2 Core will be different. 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. Snake consoled Raiden but refused his request due to his incomplete blood dialysis, and urging the younger soldier not to follow the same path that his own life had taken. Hopes and dreams of a remaster for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance likely end at this point, with no mention of a re-release anywhere in PlatinumGames' blog post. He demonstrated such an ability when preventing a group of Haven Troopers from reaching an immobilized Snake. -9. However, at some point, the story was shifted to taking place years after the events of Metal Gear Solid 4. Mexican Rising demo with Raiden in a Sombrero and Poncho, from the back. Solidus then destroyed them out of frustration. 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. Raiden holding the high-frequency blade. In exchange for his services, MSF also promised to supply him with patches from the XOF as payment. When Sunny confronted Raiden about this via Codec, Raiden mentioned he thought the gate was simply unlocked for him. He also held some hero worship for Solid Snake, as part of the reason for his agreeing to partake in the Big Shell Incident to take down the terrorist leader was so he'd meet the legend face-to-face, and was initially disappointed when it seemed Snake had truly died in the Tanker Incident. After finding a Dwarf Gekko and having it locate a mainframe system to access, he had the files forwarded to Doktor. 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. However, the close proximity to the second drone also caused it to be damaged as well. His original cyborg body's durability was relatively low, as it was lacking armor, and was obsolete with limited battlefield potential as of 2018. During the civil war that began in 1989, an exceptionally young Jack began his military career. Raiden's cyborg body during this time appears to be pressurized in some manner, as shown during the two occasions in which he fights Vamp, when knives are propelled out of his torso, as well as when he disengages his visor. Sunny later informed Raiden about the gate, and informed him that she'd send an invoice requiring Raiden to pay for the repair and reinforcement costs, causing Raiden to lament that Rose would most likely "kill" him for the expenses. grand_kaizer 9 years ago #10. The police then surrounded Raiden. He was adept with a variety of weapons, from small arms to surface-to-air missiles. Prior to being dispatched, Raiden's superiors also removed his natural blood, placed it in cold storage, and replaced it with a nanite filled blood substitute instead. 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. There were also concept artworks showing him carrying a vat, presumably containing white blood, as well as concept art of his arm exploding and his mangled body as a result of being crushed by Arsenal Gear, and an alternate take on his saving Snake from the Haven Troopers in Act 5 where he was shown lots of cybernetic guts coming out and an exposed human spine instead of simply wearing the duster in the final version. Upon the realization of the figure's identity, Raiden angrily demands to know where "he" is to the figure. Jumping back to stable ground, he saw that the cause of the pit was a new Metal Gear called EXCELSUS. Concept artwork for Liquid Ocelot included sketches where Ocelot was ambushed by a mysterious figure, and the figure manages to cut Ocelot's right forearm off, la Metal Gear Solid. Raiden (, Raiden?) At Shadow Moses, the virus FOXDIE killed the Darpa Chief and President Baker by causing heart failure; at Big Shell the Patriots recreate this effect by shutting off Ames' pacemaker as he talks to Raiden. Tribute to Metal Gear character Raiden. Some of Raikov's interrogation quotes are also direct references to things Raiden said at various points in Metal Gear Solid 2. Because of his experiences with the Patriots' AIs, he also wasn't initially trusting of sentient neuro-optical AI weapons like Blade Wolf, with Raiden being bemused that Blade Wolf, then the LQ-84i, in his dying sentiments, could conceive of, much less desire, freedom, as well as calling out Blade Wolf for claiming that AIs never lie by claiming that the Patriots AIs did just that. 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