Raiden (SSB18)

Raiden (雷電 Raiden) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. OC 2018. He was the winner of the First character vote challenge topping first place (the runner-up was fellow Metal Gear representative ).
==Attributes==
Raiden, like , is a combo-heavy character and uses his sword to rack up his AP. He is also one of the only characters to sport a parry counter-attack. Raiden is one of the only characters that is exclusively melee; however, his high mobility, abundance of large combos, and very quick attack execution easily make him one of the most deadly characters in close-quarter scenarios.
Raiden is heavily on combos with Down Throw, Dash Attack, Up Air, and then forward air to finish it off. Other Combos do work as well from him.
Raiden has an impressive special attacks as Jumping Rolling Cut acts similar to Shulk's Backslash as it can launch opponents with high knockback. Whirlwind Kick acts like his horizontal recovery move and acts like 's Tatsumaki Senpukyaku except travels faster and farther. Mid-Air Slice acts like his recovery move and travels little vertical distance. Finally his counter Parry is one of the fastest in the game.
However, Raiden has some flaws. He has trouble spacing opponents that have pressure to him (Ex: ), characters who can combo him easily and has probably the worst out-of-shield cancel. Mid-Air Slice is one of the worst recoveries in the game as he can be gimped off the air pretty quickly. Whirlwind Kick may travel far, but its alot weaker.
==Moveset==
Attack 	Name 	Damage 	Description
Neutral Attack 	 	 	Raiden performs a 4-hit combo with his blade.
Side Tilt 	 	 	Slashes downwards in a arc.
Up Tilt 	 	 	Raiden does an upward slash with his blade, launching enemies into the air.
Down Tilt 	 	 	Slides forward.
Dash Attack 	 	9% (clean), 6% (late)	Slashes forward in a downwards vertical arc.
Side Smash 	 	 	Raiden spins forward, slashing enemies in the way.
Up Smash 	 	 	Slashes in an upward arc.
Down Smash 	 	 	Raiden does an upside-down spinkick, cutting through surrounding enemies with his blade.
Neutral aerial 	 	 	Raiden does a rapid series of kicks, then knocks opponents away.
Forward aerial 	 	 	Raiden does a 360 degree kick.
Back aerial 	 	 	Stabs behind him.
Up aerial 	 	 	Raiden does a flip kick, sending opponents up and over his head.
Down aerial 	Falling Lightning 	 	Raiden falls diagonally downwards, and backflips if he connects with an opponent.
Grab 	 	 	Grabs with one hand.
Pummel 	 	3% 	Headbutts the opponent.
Forward Throw 	 	 	Raiden stabs his enemy with his blade, causing them to fall to their knees.
Back Throw 	 	 	Raiden stabs directly behind him without turning around.
Up Throw 	 	 	Raiden picks up his opponent with his blade and throws them away from him.
Down Throw 	 	9% 	Slams the opponent forward.
Neutral Special	Jumping Roll Cut 	11% 	Raiden performs a jumping overhead slash after moving forward.
Side Special 	Whirlwind Kick 	13% 	Raiden spins around like a tornado.
Up Special 	Mid-Air Slice 	8% 	Slashes vertically boosting himself up in the air in a Shoryuken like move.
Down Special 	Parry 	1.7x 	Raiden brings his blade in a defense stance. If he is attacked, he'll counter with a slash arc in a circular angle.
Final Smash 	The Box Revengeance!	60% 	Raiden's opponents are trapped in cardboard boxes. After Raiden closes his ninja mask, Raiden can then proceed to slash open the boxes to find the other players and OHKO them.
===On-screen appearance===
*Raiden is seen crouching down with his back turned to the screen. He then stands up, faces the screen, and pulls out his Sword.
===Taunts===
*Up: Raiden points his sword out and cuts the air, saying "Your time has come!"
*Side: Raiden cuts the air and says, "Thanks for the practice."
*Down: Raiden's codec rings as he raises his fist and says, "I'm a machine."
===Idle poses===
*Rubs the edge of his blade.
*Looks behind him then back.
===Victory poses===
*Raiden spins his sword around with his foot, and then catches it with his hand.
*Raiden strikes a pose as his codec rings and then glances toward the audience.
*Raiden swings his sword and then sheathes it beside his hip.
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