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Is Raiden a good or bad guy?

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Raiden (Japanese: 雷電) is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios. Based on the Japanese deity Raijin, he is depicted as the god of thunder who possesses control over lightning.
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has never been the villain in the Mortal Kombat series in general
. Raiden has always been the mentor finger (old wizard type) of the story. The only reason why Raiden has a dark version is a sang of his vulnerability to the darkness.
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Is Raiden a villain or a hero?

Type of Hero

He is a Liberian-American special forces soldier responsible for resolving the 2009 Big Shell Incident as a new recruit to the reformed FOXHOUND unit. A former child soldier under Solidus Snake, Raiden had been selected by the Patriots to test the S3 Plan at the Big Shell.
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Is Raiden a villain in Metal Gear?

Raiden (Japanese: 雷電), real name Jack (ジャック, Jakku), is a fictional character and one of the protagonists of Konami's Metal Gear series of action-adventure stealth video games.
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Who did Raiden love?

Rosemary is the wife of Raiden as well as a psychological counselor, and formerly a data analyst and spy.
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Is Raiden as good as Snake?

He's got a gravelly voice, a steely stare and an extremely good aim. But for as perfect as the first Metal Gear Solid is — and in large part because of Snake's unshakeable bravado — he has nothing on his successor, Metal Gear Solid 2's Raiden. Yep: Raiden is better than Snake. At least in this game.
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Snake gives raiden some advice

Who can defeat Raiden?

The best team to defeat Raiden Shogun in Genshin Impact must have at least one Electro character that breaks the remembrance flower, a strong pair of damage dealers like Ganyu, Xiao, Hu Tao, Itto, Diluc, Ayaka, or Eula, and finally, a healer/shielder.
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Who is the main villain of Metal Gear?

Big Boss was originally depicted in Metal Gear as the leader of FOXHOUND, and the commander of Solid Snake, before revealing he was actually also the leader of Outer Heaven, and the game's main antagonist.
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Why did Raiden get a metal jaw?

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.
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Did Raiden turn evil?

In Mortal Kombat X, did Raiden turn evil? Not really, Raiden became more of an anti-hero. This was the threat he made to Liu Kang and Kitana.
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Who did Raiden save as a baby?

Raiden saves baby Liu Kang (Opening Scene) | Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms - YouTube.
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How did Raiden lose his jaw?

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.
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Who killed Lord Raiden?

In the 2011 Mortal Kombat reboot, which retells the continuity of the first three games, Shao Kahn is once again the main villain and final boss of the game's arcade ladder and story mode. Shao Kahn kills Raiden after acquiring Blaze's powers, but Raiden is able to send prophetic messages to his past self.
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Is Raiden just a head?

Although Raiden's head from the mouth-up was still flesh, the lower jaw was cybernetic, resulting in a skull-like appearance. Unlike prior models of Cyborg Ninja exoskeletons, it was not equipped with an encompassing facial helmet, instead possessing a visor attached to the subject's forehead.
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Why did Raiden turn dark?

After learning of his future self's fate, Raiden works with the Special Forces, Kotal Kahn, and past versions of his allies to defeat Kronika, only to learn that the Elder Gods had been killed. As a result, Raiden slowly gives into his dark impulses and uses Shinnok's amulet to empower himself like his future self did.
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Why is Raiden's hair white?

Because Raiden was a new character, the staff designed him carefully, giving him white hair to symbolize his introduction.
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Who is Raiden's daughter?

Sunny was later rescued by Raiden. After escaping, Raiden covertly left Sunny in the care of Solid Snake and Otacon, who raised her aboard the Nomad. Having been used by the Patriots as a computer programmer, she became a child prodigy, helping to build both Metal Gear Mk.
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Did Raiden save the other kids?

However, Raiden managed to save both the children and George, killing the scientist in the process, by breaking the glass and putting George in the cryopreserver, respectively. They were later placed in the care of the German cyberneticist, Dr. Wilhelm Voigt.
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Does Raiden lose his arm?

He's referring to the events of Twin Suns from Metal Gear Solid 4, where he had to lose his arms to save Solid Snake (specifically, he willingly cut off his right arm to save Snake from Outer Haven due to being otherwise unable to move in to aid Snake, and he lost the remaining arm when he was crushed by Outer Haven).
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Who is Raiden's biggest enemy?

Vamp. Former member of terrorist groups Dead Cell and the Sons of Liberty, Vamp is Raiden's nemesis and resident creepy bad guy.
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Why does Raiden cover his eye?

Although not an eyepatch, Raiden utilized a cloth to cover his missing left eye, after a fight with Samuel Rodrigues resulted in his eye being injured and amputated, and because a cybernetic replacement eye wasn't fully created prior to his surgery, in 2018.
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Why does Raiden bleed?

Raiden, having received cybernetic implants by the Patriots, used this kind of blood. After he was badly injured from battling Gekko and Vamp during the Guns of the Patriots Incident, he would have died had Naomi Hunter and Sunny been unable to find an infusion of white blood and begin dialysis in time.
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Why does Raiden wear a mask?

The Raikov Mask is a camouflage item used in the game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater as well as Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence and its HD and 3D remakes. Hideo Kojima inserted the mask into the game as a way to allow fans of the series who had a lot of favor towards Raiden to technically "play" as him.
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Who is the most powerful person in Metal Gear?

Metal Gear Solid: The 10 Strongest Heroes In The Series, Ranked
  • 8 Blade Wolf. ...
  • 7 Gray Fox. ...
  • 6 Quiet. ...
  • 5 The Boss. ...
  • 4 Venom Snake. ...
  • 3 Big Boss. ...
  • 2 Solid Snake. ...
  • 1 Raiden. While Solid Snake and Big Boss might be the most popular main protagonists of the series, no hero comes close to Raiden in terms of power.
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Who is the strongest in Metal Gear?

In fact, Cyborg Raiden could be considered the strongest player character over the entire series, made evident by the myriad of Metal Gears and other robots that get decimated by his HF blade in Rising.
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Who is the real hero of Metal Gear?

Solid Snake was always supposed to be the hero of the Metal Gear franchise. He was inspired by Snake Plissken from Escape From New York. His image on the cover of the NES version of Metal Gear is almost identical to Kyle Reese in The Terminator (opens in new tab).
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