Why does Raiden protect the weak?

Raiden believed in the ideal of the legendary samurai warriors that taking lives of ruthless individuals could save innocent lives. Raiden said that he protected the weak, but later admitted (albeit reluctantly) that he had a darker side that sadistically enjoyed viciously killing his enemies.

Why is Raiden Armstrong's successor?

As he died, Armstrong nonetheless accepted his defeat and declared Raiden his successor, stating that they are kindred spirits in the sense that Raiden fights for what he believes in, no matter what.

Why is Jetstream Sam so strong?

Exoskeleton suit: Sam was equipped with a powered exoskeleton (serial number 977-AZQEE) that enhanced his strength, durability, speed and agility, as a means of matching up to other cyborgs. Sam's only cybernetic replacement was his right arm.

What are Raiden's political beliefs?

Raiden throughout the game expresses a belief in mutual aid, one of the core tenets of anarchist philosophy. He struggles with his beliefs, but continues to insist on protecting others, and keeping them from what he went through.

What happened to Raiden's jaw?

In Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Raiden's entire body below the upper jaw is replaced with a prototype cybernetic body. His original cybernetic body is replaced with a black one that also covers the left eye for Revengeance.

Metal Gear Rising Monsoon/Jack the Ripper scene

How did Raiden lose his left 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.

Did Raiden lose his arm before?

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).

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.

What is Raiden's weakness?

Weaknesses: Raiden suffers from PTSD. | Raiden's lost white blood cannot be replenished naturally and must be supplied and dialyzed by an external source.

Who is Raiden's lover?

Post-Big Shell. For some time after the Big Shell Incident, Rose and Raiden lived together as a couple.

Could Sam have beaten Raiden?

His sheer combat ability is almost unprecedented, that in his first fight against Raiden in his original body, a superhuman cyborg capable of tossing around and destroying RAY units, Sam easily overpowered Raiden, nearly killing him.

Why did Sam give Raiden his sword?

Even after Sam dies, Blade Wolf upholds the man's last wishes and gives Sam's sword to Raiden to aid him in his battle against Armstrong.

Who betrayed Raiden?

Once it was done, Raiden was seemingly betrayed by Snake and handed over to Olga Gurlukovich, but later learned it was a ruse so Snake could sneak on board.

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.

Can Raiden become human again?

While a prisoner of the Patriots, Raiden was used as a subject for experiments in exoskeletal enhancement surgery, the enhancements too severe to allow him to live again as a normal human.

What made Raiden evil?

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.

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.

Who is Raiden's arch enemy?

In the beginning of the game, Shao Kahn fought against Raiden and is defeated.

What race is Raiden?

Raiden (雷電, Raiden^?), real name Jack, also known as Jack the Ripper, White Devil, and Snake, was a Liberian-American mercenary and former special forces soldier.

Who is Raiden's twin?

The former Electro Archon, Raiden Makoto is the twin sister of Raiden Ei. Compared to Ei's more stressed personality, Makoto was known as a calm and peaceful goddess. In this way, the two have a very balanced dynamic.

Who killed Raiden's parents?

Main appearance(s)

Raiden's parents were a couple who had a son together. Some time after their son's birth, they were killed by Solidus Snake. He took their son, named him Jack, and raised him as a child soldier in the Army of the Devil.

Why did 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.

Is Jetstream Sam still alive?

This post has no other significance other than to gush over the Sam-urai of Metal Gear Rising, one of the best characters in Metal Gear history. I am sad to have seen him die, but his awesomeness, and Sword, will live on.

What part of Raiden is still human?

If we take Metal Gear Rising into the equation, as far as I remember, only his head from the jaw-up is human/biological. Perhaps his spine is still intact. The rest is all mechanical. He bleeds red in Metal Gear Rising but that's only for the american version of the game.