Rain (Mortal Kombat)

Rain is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. The Demi-God son of the God Argus and half-brother to the Demi-Gods Taven and Daegon, Rain is a treacherous Edenian Prince wishing to claim the Outworld throne while seeking revenge against his father for the death of his mother.
Rain made his debut in Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 as a gag character before gaining an expanded backstory and becoming a recurring character in the series. He later returned as one of the many playable characters in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon. Rain would appear in Mortal Kombat (2011) as a playable character through DLC as part of the Season Pass.
Rain appeared in Mortal Kombat X as a non-playable fightable character while also serving as a minor antagonist in the game's Story Mode.
Rain returned again in Mortal Kombat 11 as a playable character through DLC as part of the Kombat Pack 2, becoming the first character in Mortal Kombat history to appear in more than one game as a downloadable character.
Rain was originally meant to appear in Mortal Kombat 3 but didn't actually appear until Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. Rain was originally a red herring inserted by the game developers; a character shown in the game's attract mode who did not actually exist within the game itself. A recent interview reveals that the insert was made by Ed Boon himself to intentionally trick players. Many MK fans searched for him in vain, with the eventual realization of his status as a joke character (named after a Prince song, "Purple Rain" due to Boon himself being a longtime fan of the musician) dawning. The joke expands further when it is revealed that Rain is a "prince" himself. He would, however, soon make an actual appearance in the console versions of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, and Mortal Kombat Trilogy as a full-fledged character with his own history (that of a traitor to his realm) and move set, to the delight of many fans and the chagrin of others.
Theme song: Rain's theme (Mortal Kombat: Conquest)
== Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks, Part II ==
Liu Kang wound up at the top floor of an abandoned Bell Tower. He noticed he'd been separated from Kitana, plus the walls looked warped and felt damp. He wandered thru the Tower as he heard some machinery still active, contrary to the main bell. He wound up at the basement and came across a wide bed of 6-foot-long spikes! Following the descending rope, he saw a chute, and Kitana was in it! He cried her name, but she never stirred. He was suddenly ambushed by a familiar adversary, the purple ninja and prince of Edenia, Rain!
Three months ago, Liu Kang and the defenders followed some suspicious portal readings coming from the New Guinea jungles. He was caught off guard by the outcast, and Kitana halted the fight; at one point they were engaged, which increased Liu's jealousy and distrust in Rain since he was an exile of Outworld. Or so he said. After the group was attacked by Lin Kuei cyborgs, Liu was separated from the princess, but her dropped fan was left as a clue, pointing toward an abandoned tower. He and Stryker proceeded and dealt with some Centaur guards. Then they dispersed and Liu rescued Kitana from her shackles after destroying a multi-headed mutant. Kitana offered to fend off Rain, but the tower began to collapse, and he escaped in a watery portal.
The monk remembered him as an enemy, and Rain proved to be a challenge as his hydrokinesis clashed with Liu's opposing element. He then unleashed some bolts of lightning following the wet patches to conduct his attacks; Liu wasn't wearing armor, so he was hapless. Then, a plan struck him as he led Rain's strikes close to the active contraption! The strike disabled it and suspended Kitana over the spikes! In addition, Rain too was electrocuted by the advancing sparks! Luckily Liu's thermal energy enabled him to dry from within, thus preventing on being zapped! He managed to destroy the gears and saved Kitana by using a Flying Kick over the spikes, but it wasn't long before the old tower caved in! Rain plowed thru the stories to his demise!
== Final Kombat ==
Rain made an ambush onto Taven as he was traversing thru the Arctika wastelands. His mission was to stall him on his parents' quest on attaining the so-called prize after defeating Blaze in kombat. It was a tough scrimmage between the two, and Taven looked at Rain's title as 'prince' with disdain. His hydrokinesis nearly cancelled Taven's pyrokinesis, although his brawn bested Rain! He escaped thru a bone chilling watery portal before Taven was met up by some Lin Kuei scouts.
It was revealed by Bo Rai Cho to Taven during the Edenian soiree about Rain's origins. He was actually a bastard, abandoned by his parents, Argus and Amara, as he had an affair with her and wanted to hide the truth. Commoners took him in, and Taven never knew he had an older half sibling, and after discovering his abandonment and heritage, the title of prince went to Rain's head. He shortly served Kahn to ensure his position and since he found oit about the cheating of his dad, it was rumored he killed Amara, like how Daegon slain Argus himself. Rain still only wanted the prize of Blaze for himself and never let his weaker, inferior brothers meddle. Still, he was bested in battle by Frost and was incinerated during the firestorm, making Taven as the true successor as the Protector God of Edenia.
== Trivia ==
* Of course, the name itself was a shoutout to Prince, one of Ed Boon's favorite artists, and his signature song, Purple Rain.
* According to the MK1's site source code, his purpose is ambition; nothing new as the scholar sorcerer of Outworld and perhaps still the pompous prince of Outworld.
== Gallery ==
File:RainUMK3.jpg|Rain (UMK3)
File:MKT Rain icon.webp|Rain MKT icon
File:Trilogy Rain VS.webp|Rain VS pose
File:RainAnnihilation.jpg|Rain (Annihilation)
File:RainDotR.jpg|Rain (Defenders of the Realm)
File:Mkconquest rain.webp|Rain in MK Conquest
File:Rain in MKD Konquest.webp|Rain in MKD Konquest wearing his UMK3 outfit
File:Rain versus MKA.webp|Rain VS (MKA)
File:RainrenderMKA.webp|Rain render (MKA)
File:Taven vs Rain.webp|Taven vs Rain in MKA Konquest
File:Rain's Mask.webp|Rain's Mask
File:Rain MKA kostume.webp|Rain kostume
File:Rain alt MKA kostume.webp|Alt kostume
File:RainMKSicon.png|MKA icon
File:Rainiconmk9.webp|MK9 icon
File:Rain arcade vs pose MK9.webp|Arcade and vs pose
File:Rainmk9unmasked.webp|Unmasked
File:Rain render mk2011.webp|Rain render
File:Nekropolis Rain.webp|Rain in Nekropolis
File:Rain kostume MK9.webp|Primary kostume
File:MK VITA RAIN UMK3.webp|UMK3 kostume (PS Vita)
File:RainsilohuetteMK9.webp|Rain silhouette
File:Rain MKX render.webp|MKX render
File:Rainmk11.webp|Rain in MK11
DeliaMK11rainending.webp|Rain's ending with Delia
File:Rain MK1.webp|Rain (MK1)
Rain bio MK1.jpg|Rain MK1 bio
File:RainuneditedMK1bio.jpg|Rain's unedited bio
File:Rain MK1 render.webp|Rain MK1 render
File:Mileena and Rain.jpg|Rain with Mileena
File:Sheeva meeting Prince Rain.jpg|Prince Rain meeting his fiancé, Sheeva
File:Rain - Wasted Plotential
=== Skins ===
File:Rain Skin - Perfect Storm.webp|Perfect Storm
File:02. Divinely Touched.webp|Divinely Touched
File:03. Roiling Waters.webp|Rolling Waters
File:04. Daegon's Half-Brother.webp|Daegon's Half Brother
File:05. Indigo Knight.webp|Indigo Knight
File:06. Uncharted Waters.webp|Uncharted Waters
File:07. Strategic Genius.webp|Strategic Genius
File:08. Amara's Son.webp|Amana's Son
File:09. Stormy Skies.webp|Stormy Skies
File:10. Aggrieved Orphan.webp|Aggrieved Orphan
File:Rain Skin - Son of Argus.webp|Son of Argus
File:12. Rainmaker.webp|Rainmaker
File:13. Heavy Weather.webp|Heavy Weather
File:14. Princely Bearing.webp|Princely Bearing
File:15. Waterfall.webp|Waterfall
File:16. Heavenly Prince.webp|Heavenly Prince
File:17. Unchecked Ambition.webp|Unchecked Ambition
File:18. Stolen Thunder.webp|Stolen Thunder
File:19. Civil Warrior.webp|Civil Warrior
File:20. Prince of Edenia.webp|Prince of Edenia
File:Rain Skin - Weathered by Kombat.webp|Weathered by Kombat
File:22. Holy Cascade.webp|Holy Cascade
File:23. Edenian Tempest.webp|Edenian Tempest
File:24. Commanding Force.webp|Commanding Force
File:25. Rightful Heir of Argus.webp|Rightful Heir of Argus
File:26. Wrongfully Accused.webp|Wrongfully Accused
File:27. Prisoner of Makafan.webp|Prisoner of Makafan
File:28. Glorious Bastard.webp|Glorious Bastard
File:29. Edenia% 27s Protector.webp|Edenia's Protector
File:30. Axis of Ego.webp|Axis of Ego
File:Rain Skin - Hidden by Argus.webp|Hidden by Argus
File:32. Guilty of Excellence.webp|Guilty of Excellence
File:33. Hurricane Strength.webp|Hurricane Strength
File:34. Rebellious Outworlder.webp|Rebellious Outworlder
File:35. Positioned for Success.webp|Positioned for Success
File:36. Taven's Killer.webp|Taven's Kille
File:37. Hot Water.webp|Hot Water
File:38. Reclaimed Birthright.webp|Reclaimed Birthright
File:39. Brewing Storm.webp|Brewing Storm
File:40. Half-God Prince.webp|Half-God Prince
File:Rain Skin - Deluge.webp|Deluge
File:42. Tempest.webp|Tempest
File:43. Snarling Squall.webp|Snarling Squall
File:44. Rainswept.webp|Rainswept
File:45. Storm Water.webp|Storm Water
File:46. Downspout.webp|Downspout
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