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. A Raiden, having been overtaken by his "Jack the Ripper" persona. 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. 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. He also expressed the sentiment that the weak needed purging. 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. From there he participated in over three hundred VR simulations,[note 1] including re-creations of the Shadow Moses Incident and the Tanker Incident. With the help of the Paradise Lost Army, Raiden managed to escape his captivity. 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. [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. Infiltrating the Mexican research facility. Naomi then used nanomachine suppressors to both euthanize Vamp and commit suicide, much to the group's shock. After a grueling fight that descended to the bottom level of the plant, he eventually disarmed her of her weapon, which eventually culminated in him finishing her off after she was doused in liquid nitrogen while she backed away. It's interesting to note that whilst playing as this character, Raiden shares the same face as Frank Jaeger in Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes. Sometime prior to the Big Shell Incident, Jack was recruited into the supposedly reformed FOXHOUND, a special forces unit that no longer officially existed. When he first infiltrated the Big Shell, Raiden appeared to be a young and "inexperienced" agent of a "reformed" FOXHOUND unit, occasionally prone to emotional outbursts. 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. . Because of his earlier failure to protect the African Prime Minister, and Desperado's involvement, he also had an extremely cold outlook regarding the cyborg members of Desperado, claiming that they were nothing more than "walking vending machines" (referring to his capability of yanking specific electrolyte body parts to recharge his cyborg body after cutting them up). 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. 's odd behavior, Raiden had Snake's partner Otacon investigate, who eventually learned that the Colonel was actually an AI construct of GW, partially based on the manipulation of Raiden's memories. In addition, his durability was such that he claimed that he was immune to the effects of microwave emitters. Fortunately he was saved by the scientist Wilhelm Voigt and worked with Maverick to fight Desperado. As Raiden was on the verge of defeat, Armstrong continued to elaborate on his full motives. He later witnessed the deaths of Seal Team 10's Bravo Unit at the hands of Fortune. Coincidentally, Kenyu Horiuchi, Raiden's Japanese voice actor, had previously voiced the character Pain from the anime adaptation of the manga series Naruto. 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. 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. 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. The nickname's use in this case was a reference to Caucasians (Raiden's ethnicity) being unusual in Liberia at the time of the Liberian Civil War. Raiden becomes available to play after achieving an "S" rank in every main Story Mission in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Raiden's surgery following the events of Liquid Ocelot's Insurrection, where he was reunited with Rose and first met Little John, took place in a hospital in Maryland.[35]. Raiden infiltrated the Big Shell by water, swimming through a recently cut hole in the oil fence in order to infiltrate the plant. Blade Wolf later stated that it will depart with Raiden for Pakistan after finding a way off the chopper. By the time of the Guns of the Patriots Incident, Raiden had changed considerably; the trauma of his break-up with Rose and the "miscarriage" of their unborn son, combined with rigorous training and his torture at the hands of the Patriots, changed Raiden from an inexperienced rookie to a cold and virtually emotionless soldier, who seemingly doesn't care about his own life; for instance, in his fight with Vamp in South America, he freely admitted to Vamp that he didn't fear death. 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 reengaged Armstrong, gradually overpowering him. He received a call from George, and he reminded George that he didn't want to kill, and that war isn't fun and games when explaining why he wouldn't let George tag along. Throughout the mission, Raiden also harbored some suspicions that he may enjoy killing people, although he did not know why. Raiden was confirmed to make a reappearance in Metal Gear Solid 4 during its development. A long battle ensued with Raiden fighting off a Harrier jet piloted by Vamp with Solidus Snake inside. In an interview with 1UP, called Saving Private Raiden, Kojima elaborated that he's not a playable character, and also stated that it was the actual Raiden and not someone who looks like Raiden. Raiden went on to battle several mass-produced Metal Gear RAY units. Due to his participation in the Liberian Civil War, Raiden was one of the few Force XXI VR subjects to possess actual combat experience. 4 makes a cryptic reference to the unknown participant taking part in the VR missions, referring to the participant as "Jack. Shortly after Snake defeated the PMC commander Laughing Octopus, Raiden contacted him again to provide help in tracking down Naomi Hunter, using his knowledge of scouting. 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. At one point in 2018, he told fellow Maverick member Courtney Collins that he was a huge movie buff, when she reacted with surprise that Raiden actually watched samurai films. Upon reaching a barricade vehicle, he decided to speed up enough to have the RPG blast flip the car over the barricade. 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]. Inferno Raiden Skin bonus giveaway advert for Tsutaya. Kojima also admitted that he would have taken on a directing role instead of a producing role if Fox was the main character. [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. Raiden holding the high-frequency blade. The game employs a more action-based style of game-play based around a concept called "zan-datsu" ("cut and take"), although stealth elements of the previous games are still present. Even though Raiden acted as the basis for Raikov's creation, as well as the latter's relationship with Volgin, using the Raiden suit in the boss fight against the Man on Fire (Volgin's new form) does not illicit any unique reactions from the latter. In addition, the localization of the game also resulted in several fans critiquing Raiden for his high-pitched voice, which was described as "whiny." 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. After locating and destroying Metal Gear, Solid Snake discovers the mercenary leader is Big Boss (Venom Snake), and defeats his former commander. He also didn't have to worry about Rosemary and John being targeted by Desperado, as they were in New Zealand. Less than half an hour later, Raiden arrived at close proximity to the Shabhazabad Air Base. Vamp proceeded to stab his old foe twice with his combat knife, tasting Raiden's artificial white blood from the blade. 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. Because of this, removing it caused serious and unpleasant side effects of undergoing temporary memory loss as well as intense flashbacks to his time as a child soldier in Liberia, due to his hippocampus being stimulated, a side effect of the left arm's holographic storage data being connected to cranial nerves to record everything around him and his senses. Lightning Bolt" when he learnt what Raiden's name translated to. 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 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. Max STMN 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 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. Raiden appears in his Metal Gear Rising form for the Jamais Vu mission of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes. Social Ops White (MGS4) Raiden bonus giveaway advert for Joachim. The doctor then managed to resuscitate Raiden and ordered the beginning of the optical implant, with Raiden wondering what happened to him. Just as Raiden was about to be killed, Olga came to his aid. 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. 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 becoming a cyborg, Raiden possessed incredible superhuman strength, speed, and endurance. 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. Even after his recent physical ordeal, Raiden later boarded Outer Haven during Snake's infiltration of the ship, missing both arms and wielding his sword between his teeth. During this time, he attempted to look as normal as possible, but the technology behind his artificial skin was imperfect and still looked unnatural. To cover the events of Raiden saving Sunny from the Patriots and his transformation into the cyborg ninja that we see him be in mgs4. Sundowner then informed him that the event was the beginning of Operation Tecumseh, but elaborated no further. This conversation ends with Sunny landing him with an invoice requiring him to fully pay off the restructuring and repair costs. Fighting for people to stay on-topic since the dawn of time. Career He demonstrated such an ability when preventing a group of Haven Troopers from reaching an immobilized Snake. As he made sure the calculations based on the GPS data were correct, he deduced that Desperado had beaten him to it. Eventually Raiden plunged his arm into Armstrong and ripped out his nanite-altered heart, crushing it. He and other children were shown Hollywood action films daily for "image training," and were given food mixed with gunpowder containing toluene to make them more controllable. He was also equipped with CQC 2 and a throat-slitting ability, along with a running ability higher than Runner 3. According to Shinkawa in the featurette The Making of Metal Gear Solid 2, the primary reason why Raiden is designed as a bishonen (a "pretty boy") is because a fan letter stated that the addresser in question did not want to "play a story with an old man." When the Gekko commenced another assault, Snake and Raiden departed the area via a supply tunnel, within the recently reactivated REX. Raiden then vowed that he was done running, while Rose vowed that she was no longer afraid. He decided to forsake his sword for the mission, instead relying on a firearm. While escaping with Doktor, he fell off the cargo helicopter and survived largely intact, while leaving a large crater. Afterwards, Raiden decided against rejoining Maverick, having resolved to fight his own war, albeit against more cyborg mercenaries contracted out to kill him. He then received a call from Boris, who angrily demanded an explanation for his resignation. At the time Raiden simply believed that Fatman was merely an agent of Dead Cell hell bent on revenge against his mentor, Peter Stilman. The deceased Raiden is clutching his groin, indicating that the killer is President Johnson, referencing the latter's actions in the main Sons of Liberty story line. Non-"Metal Gear Saga" information ends here. A Play Arts Kai figurine of Raiden based on his appearance in Metal Gear Rising is in the works. ), real name Jack, also known as Jack the Ripper, White Devil, and Snake, was a Liberian-American mercenary and former special forces soldier. Some of Raikov's interrogation quotes are also direct references to things Raiden said at various points in Metal Gear Solid 2. He later learned from Courtney that the agents couldn't find George. But also this could be a Big Boss parallel and setting up Raiden as a villain. Specifically, he was modified to allow for him to utilize mid-range attacks via throwing grenades, allowing him to carry an increased supply of various grenade types; and the Command armor, colored yellow-green and possessing a traditional fighting system. 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. When playing as Raiden, he did a pose similar to that of Gray Fox in concept art for Metal Gear Solid. 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. Instead, Kiefer Sutherland's voice clips of Big Boss were re-used for Raiden's interrogation of enemy soldiers, although slightly modified to sound more "mechanical.". To play as Raiden, the player must beat the game 100%, collecting all coins with character Mark Appleyard. Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (Plus) He also states that he's going to enjoy the ensuing carnage before being ambushed by the DPD cops/Desperado/World Marshal soldiers. Raiden had some knowledge of pop culture, as his meeting with Rose occurred from an argument relating to the building the titular monster climbed in the film King Kong (Rose claimed it was the Chrysler Building which Raiden pointed out was in Godzilla), and was at least familiar with the film Escape from New York, as he deduced the partial origin of Solid Snake's alias, Iroquois Pliskin, from that film. Afterwards, he, under the cautions of the Blade Wolf, carefully navigated the cyborg-infested sewers before being ambushed by a Mastiff cyborg. Besides Metal Gear Raiden and the Director's trailer, he also has a brief cameo near the end of the film Payback, where he ends up being run over by the Shagohod. [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. is based on one of the main characters from the movie Titanic, along with his girlfriend Rose. Jack and the other members of the Small Boy Unit were forced to kill POWs and civilians. 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. 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. Raiden's standard cyborg body, circa 2018. 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. Jumping back to stable ground, he saw that the cause of the pit was a new Metal Gear called EXCELSUS. Kojima also mentions similar reasons in the documentary Metal Gear Saga Vol. The exclusive armors can be downloaded via purchasing codes from KonamiStyle, Tsutaya, and Geo, respectively. HF. His suspicions that there was another intruder were quickly confirmed, as he entered a room full of knocked out guards and caught a glimpse of the man as he ascended in an elevator. Raiden later received a copy of the Etranger from Maverick and Doktor, having developed it from careful analysis of Mistral's combat data. 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. Quintion Flynn (US)Toshiyuki Morikawa (JAP). Snake told Raiden to go on ahead, with Fortune claiming that Snake was the root of all her misery. Raiden appears as the playable main character in Metal Gear Rising, set four years after the events of MGS4. 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. 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. Rose told Raiden of the pregnancy after admitting that she had originally become his girlfriend in order to spy on him for the Patriots, before eventually falling in love with him legitimately. 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. Rose told Raiden that the child was in fact his, and her miscarriage had been a lie. His skills with a bladed weapon, as well as his cruelty in dispatching enemies with them, was another reason for his "Ripper" nickname. That's the player. Combat Ability Raiden then attempted to follow through with N'mani's last words to stop Sundowner, but Sam prevented him from getting to Sundowner. He then had George sent to Doktor to watch over him, by saving George's life by using the cryopreserver. Raiden then released his Jack the Ripper persona, even going as far as to have his pain inhibitors deactivated to fully unleash it. [63] Another update on the official site indicated that the MGS4 Raiden skin will be available for pre-order from Amazon for the Japanese release of Rising. 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. He then fought with the leader of the forces stationed at Abkhazia, Mistral. During the fight with Sam in Colorado, he ends up losing control of his inner nature and his suppressed "Jack the Ripper" persona, resulting in their respective moral alignments becoming blurred. He's 100% devoted. Because of this, he was outwardly cold and distant even to people whom he personally knew, such as his then-girlfriend Rosemary. Raiden's tattoos are noticeable when he wakes up naked in Arsenal Gear. In large part because of his PTSD-induced nightmares, he also refused to sleep next to Rose out of fear of hurting her. He then encountered a Grad that was blocking his way and defeated it. In addition, he also learned from both Boris and Armstrong himself that he currently didn't plan on assassinating the President. Raiden is asked by Rose if he remembers the day they first met. 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"). [6] The same nanomachines were also capable of memory manipulation by connecting or stimulating synapses, primarily nerve sections in the dormant part of the brain. Raiden, hesitant at first, left Snake to face her alone. He still has the backing of his. 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. When Sunny confronted Raiden about this via Codec, Raiden mentioned he thought the gate was simply unlocked for him. In it, Raiden went to the unemployment office at 4:00 PM on a Tuesday (16:00 hours), having been unemployed from Corporate America for four years due to the bad economy, where his unemployment manager attempts to help him get a job, but all the job offers he gets end up going horribly wrong, including an entertainer for children's birthday parties (accidentally destroyed the table and moon bounce while attempting to cut the cake bushido-style during a birthday party for a five year old kid named Leonard); plumber (wrecked Ricky's toilet further while attempting to use his sword as a plunger at 8:00 AM (08:00 hours) on Friday); Gourmet chef (overdid the Japanese Steak House-style cutting of Red and Green peppers at a Gourmet Restaurant at 7:00 PM (19:00 hours) on a Friday, causing the patrons of a Gourmet Restaurant to lose their appetite and be covered in mowed down pieces of pepper); Professional Dog Walker (accidentally electrocuted the dogs to serious injury when attempting to restrain them); Town crier (mostly rang bells to an at best ignored response from the townspeople while not declaring anything); implied professional skateboarder ("Ladies love skateboarders"; Raiden attempted to do a trick, but fumbled, causing his skateboard to go flying into a park goer's meal); Breakdancer (attempted a break-dance move, but his legs kept spinning around apparently due to a malfunction); and artist (did a picture of a cupid, only to be told by the guy nearby that his artwork sucked). He also knew at least some Spanish, as evidenced by his telling two Mexican pedestrians who spotted him "Adios, amigos!" ", Make It Right - "Sword" - METAL GEAR RISING. He implied that he gained the skill at cleaning up from having to clean up various messes that Rosemary left at her apartment. 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. Raiden then tracks down the hostages and makes contact with Richard Ames, an agent of the Patriots. The mural, which adorned the side of the Aireside House on Aire St in Leeds . [43] However, performing certain actions will allow the player to briefly glimpse this choice of design. He even compared himself to the reaper when mentioning that they chose death when taking the job. After the war ended, Solidus had Jack placed in a relief center. Raiden (, Raiden? He then began work on retrieving Big Boss' remains from the Patriots for the Paradise Lost Army, leading to his capture. In VR training, he is featured as three separate characters: RAIDEN - This is Raiden in his normal attire. As a direct result of the disastrous events in Africa, Raiden had become somewhat bloodthirsty, yet harboring a strong desire for justice. Hideo Kojima personally requested the development of Raiden as a means to develop Snake from a third-person perspective. Making his way to Solis via motorcycle, he re-encountered Sam. Afterwards, Raiden learned from Kevin the identity of the VIP: Colorado Senator Steven Armstrong, and also deduced that World Marshal, the PMC he had previously been investigated by a grand jury in 2016, was involved in Desperado's activities, and acted as their supplier of cyborg personnel. The armors were also included in-game as unlockables. By the time of his Maverick activities between 2014 and 2018, his original style at Maverick was styled after issatsu tasho, killing one so others may live. 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. This confuses Raiden, who had been told by Colonel Campbell that this is the case. She was ordered to keep eyes on a U.S. soldier named Jack by developing a romance with him, reinventing herself to suit his . This allowed him to pass for a normal human, at least while clothed, and gave him the capacity to carry out bodyguard work and other missions that didn't require serious combat.[14]. In exchange for his services, MSF also promised to supply him with patches from the XOF as payment. The only downside was that, as he did not possess nanomachines at all, he was incapable of performing an SOP link. Raiden was aided during his fight against the Harrier by Solid Snake who threw supplies out of a helicopter. Metal Gear Solid 3 makes use of Raiden's character as well as his appearance. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is the second game in which Raiden is the primary player character, although this time the player takes control of Raiden in his Cyborg Ninja appearance. He then arrived in the vicinity, where Sam utilized the banners to tell Raiden about how he has killed several soldiers. In the original script, Raiden's voice was also to have been replaced by Snake's prior to his unmasking, should the Plant Chapter have been played through first. 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