Raijen Industries

**Raijen Industries** (**雷神工業**), also known as **Raijen Tech** (雷神技術), is Lance White's family's company.

## History

Raijen Industries, named after the Japanese *kami* of thunder and lightning, is a cyberware/robotic engineering megacorporation originating from Osaka. Hiroto Shiro oversaw the company until he was diagnosed with throat cancer as a result of his nicotine addiction. He left the company to his son, Ransu Shiro, as he feared the Yakuza would target him in his state of vulnerability. Hiroto's fears came to pass when the Yakuza invaded his home and killed him and his wife, leaving their son Ransu and daughter Hanako orphans.

After moving back to Hokkaido with his sister to live with their paternal uncle, Daisuke, Ransu inherited the company, although he moved to the United States of America shortly afterwards and planned to establish a Raijen Industries subsidiary after graduating college.

## Staff

* Hiroto Shiro † - Former CEO
* Ransu Shiro - CEO

## Designs

* **AJX Rifle ("見えない狩人")** A collapsible sniper rifle designed to fire off small red pellets which act as tracer ammunition, which displays the target's location for up to 1,703 miles on a holographic screen set on the side. The screen is adjustable and removable to be able to track the target to their location. The was gun originally inspired from a modified paintball gun Lance had been gifted at a Christmas party, and had souped-up military GPS taped on the side of it, along with red paint balls that were filled with the material of red dye packs to defend from bank robberies.
* **CloudPuncher A1 "ワンショット":** A sniper rifle with high accuracy and has been acclaimed by those who have pulled its trigger that its bullets "direct themselves," even though no tracking technology has been implanted, earning it the nickname "The One Shot". If needed it can be suppressed, but the ammunition itself is equipped with technology known as "Whistler Ammo," which makes the ammunition "whistle" as it approaches the target to confuse which direction it came from, and also instill fear that it could come from all directions.
	+ **CloudPuncher A3:** An updated, higher capacity lightweight model of the original CloudPuncher, compatible with a Nightstick Sniper Scope, a video scope shows thermal detection along with night vision, and can highlight where a heartbeat is detected on screen.
* **Drone Deployer XD "女王バチ" XD:** The Drone Deployer XD was a shelved back prototype launcher for the M1 Suzumebachi drone, meant to originally carry a built in smart-link interface between the "firearm", the M1 Suzumebachi, and the individual using it; allowing the drone once deployed to be guided by the intent of the marksman like an extra limb. It was immediately recalled after repeated malfunctions with no fix provided themselves, including but not limited to the drone unpredictably exploding and losing connection to the user.
* **Dusterwing "イナゴ":** A submachine gun with an electronic magazine & reloading function similar to that of a PP-19 Bizon, and fires battery pulse rounds forced up from the charged magazine. The ammunition canister holds a total of 50 rounds, and can be sprayed in a hail storm of stinging electrical bullets. It possibly the farthest-travelling SMG, and can be used lethally if used correctly. It was made for use in "spray & pray" CQC combat, close-lined situations, and also as a secondary weapon for open battle.
	+ **Special Forces Dusterwing "ヘルクリケット":** A modified variant with a built in holographic sight, and can track heartbeats and small electrical pulses used in smart robotics. along with thermal vision. Some Raijen SF soldiers, particularly those from the "Frogmen" division, have tinkered with the chamber and have made it fire off incendiary pulses.
* **Feathershock AR "睡眠メーカー":** A weapon based off of the same previously experimental ammunitions design seen in the Dusterwing, the Feathershock is among the few older models in the Raijen Armory that are virtually non-lethal. The Feathershock uses a railgun system that fires ammunition similar to that of a beanbag rifle, but with an adjustable electrical charge slightly stronger then that of a police taser, leading to more results subduing and restraining assailants both superhuman, augmented biologically / cybernetically etc.
* **KG-115 "タケミナカタ":** One of Raijen Industries' more notable weapons is a hybrid, a cross between a pulse pistol and knuckledusters: the Knuckle-Gun-115, a double action single shot handgun with a side grip switch, that allows quick modular detachment of the barrel and access to the knuckled grip composed of a Tritanium-Plasteel composite. The knuckle guns barrel detachment feature allows the owner to switch between individual specialized "trick" barrels, including but not limited to noise dampening barrels, flash hiders, as well as igniting otherwise mundane bullets in a cloak of fire or electricity. Notable owners include Javelin Black and Roy Hall.
	+ **Funeral Parade Model AA-117 "黒翼の天使":** An ornate silver and black variant Lance White made for personal usage. It also has superior capabilities over a regular Knuckle Gun, as its knuckles are studded and shocked, and its ammunition also paralyzes its target within minutes.
* **Matriarch:** The Matriarch is Raijen Industries attempt at making a modernized version of the timeless western classic, the Revolver.
	+ **Skyshock Matriarch "嵐の母":** A high impact Tech Revolver that fires completely electricity based ammunition. Notable owners include Lance White.
	+ **"古い売春婦" Matriarch** : Although not an official model produced by Raijen, it is a variant of the Skyshock but with an illegally shortened barrel length, causing each shot to fire more from the cylinder then necessary, often leading to a chain-fire reaction that is both deadly to the user but to everything around them. It is popular among thugs, gangers, crooked cops & terrorists, and notable owners include Leo Clarke, and Taras Richtov.
	+ **Scatter-Shot Matriarch "雷の子":** A variant similar to that of the Smith & Wesson Governor, it is a pump-action carbine revolver that implements the usage of specialized shotgun shells, including but not limited to primed incendiary shells, superheated silicon Flechette shells, and EMP disrupter slugs.
* **MPAR:** An automatic railgun with an ammunition magazine holding a total of 30 12.7 MPG bullets, with the notable features of a vibrating grip that that alerts when the magazine is empty, and a quick set of 3 beeps to alert when a magazine is removed or is inserted. It is noted as the company's most iconic rifle, and most used as well.
	+ **MPAR-A2:** A modernized MPAR with a more effective and updated design, including weapons tech modules. It is compatible with a Nightstick Scope, a GPS, a Heart Beat Sensor and a Camera Sight. It has a farther range, higher fire power, and a slightly larger magazine capacity at the cost of being an extra 3 pounds lighter.
	+ **HPAR:** A variant bearing a resemblance to that of a Tommy Gun with a drum magazine, the HPAR shoots at a slower rate then the MPAR with the bonus of much greater firepower, likened to that of an AA12. It is popular among breaching teams, as well as megafauna hunters in the wilds of Mars and with fishing parties on Europa.
* **R7 Shock Grenade:** A weapon which emits a plume of voltaic smart-dust, doubling as both a smoke grenade and as a taser. It also can disable some technologies by frying them.
* **SC-7 STND:** A collapsible & compact carbine with a noise dampening internal barrel, meant for stealth operations and concealed carry.
* **E-Katana "稲妻":**
* **Skylighter AE Conductive:**
* **Skylighter IAX:**
* **UMX .45:** A .45-caliber pistol that chambers conventional bullets with a small wiring in them, that causes the target to be shocked with the amplification of being shocked by a prison fence. It is equipped with a Hologram Sight and pistol flashlight, and is compatible with "Whistler" ammunition.
* **X67 Airdropper:**

## Trivia

* Almost all of the firearms that Raijen Industries has produced so far utilize caseless ammunition for the explicit purpose of yielding better result in zero gravity environments, the first firearm manufacturer of it's kind to successfully make an industry on caseless ammunition as they are notoriously difficult to design.
	+ Interestingly, this is a technicality, as many of the weapons use essentially rechargeable batteries for their ammunition, but the ones that cannot be recharged could be considered a cased munition. This is seen with some older models of the Matriarch, which are particularly popular amidst gun enthusiasts.