  rain is a fictional character in the mortal kombat fighting game franchise created for midway games by ed boon and john tobias. originating as a palette-swapped joke red herring inserted into ultimate mortal kombat 3 by boon in order to stir up fan interest in the game, he became an actual player character in the followup title mortal kombat trilogy. while he hails from the otherworldly realm of edenia like kitana and jade, rain does not share his compatriots' allegiance to their homeland and instead opts to serve outworld emperor shao kahn. he plays his most prominent role in mortal kombat: armageddon, where he is revealed to be a demigod and related to the main protagonist of the game's storyline. since his umk3 debut, rain's overall presence in the mortal kombat series has been relatively sparse, as he has been selectable in only the series' two compilation titles (trilogy and armageddon) and the 2011 mortal kombat reboot, for which he was a later addition to the character roster as downloadable content, while briefly featuring in other mk media such as the live-action film mortal kombat: annihilation and the television series mortal kombat: konquest. general critical reception to the character has been predominantly negative in response to his origins and some of his finishing moves. ==history and creation== rain's first appearance in the mortal kombat series literally spans one second, when he is spotted running up to and attacking shao kahn on the portal stage in the attract mode sequence of 1995's ultimate mortal kombat 3.ultimate mkiii (arcade) rain secret - youtube (event occurs 0:21), june 4, 2009. retrieved february 9, 2014. a second and less frequent sigh
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