Raiden Mei

*Raiden Princess*

Anti-Entropy

Raiden Mei is a playable Valkyrie and one of the three protagonists of Honkai Impact 3. She is the daughter of Raiden Ryoma, and she is the Current Era's Herrscher of Thunder.

## Battlesuits

* Crimson Impulse
* Shadow Dash - Danzai Spectramancer
* Valkyrie Bladestrike - Striker Fulminata
* Lightning Empress
* Herrscher of Thunder
* Captain Mei (APHO)

## History

Raiden Mei was born to Raiden Ryoma and his wife on April 13th, 1997. Little is known about her early childhood, however it can be assumed that she grew up in a wealthy and privileged household as the daughter of ME Corp’s founder. At some point, Mei’s mother passed away due to cancer. Mei also awakened her stigmata around this time, however her father sealed it away.

When Mei was 7 years old, she was abducted by a terrorist organisation. The organisation in question is unknown, as well as the specifics on how she was rescued. Due to this incident, Mei needed to undergo 3 years of therapy to recover.

Later in life, Mei was enrolled into the elite highschool of Chiba Academy. As the heiress of a multi-billion dollar corporation, Mei was very popular amongst her fellow students. However, the true nature of her ‘friends’ reared its head fully when Mei’s father was accused of economic fraud in what grew to be a national scandal. Now that Raiden Ryoma was labelled a criminal on the run, Mei was ostracised. Mei realised that the reverence that she once received was in the end not directed to her but rather her wealth.

Now alone, without her father or so-called ‘friends’, Mei became cold and jaded. She began to hear a voice in her head that claimed she was the 3rd Herrscher. The voice promised power and vengeance against those who had wronged her. Thus, in the year 2014, Mei became the 3rd Herrscher, and ignited the 3rd Honkai Impact in the city of Nagazora. The incident killed millions of people, as Honkai began to swarm the city of Nagazora. Before Mei could go any further, she was confronted by a recent transfer student named Kiana Kaslana. Instead of trying to kill Mei for being the 3rd Herrscher, Kiana offered Mei her hand, and with it the promise of true friendship.

Kiana’s earnest words and resolve broke through to Mei’s human consciousness, and the 3rd Herrscher was forced to slumber once more in the depths of Mei’s mind. Later, the two girls meet another survivor, Bronya Zaychik. The younger girl joins their group, much to Kiana’s displeasure. The trio then try to escape the Honkai-infested city.

At some point, the girls encounter a Honkai beast that is resistant to Bronya’s weapons, and appears unaffected by any of their attacks. Mei was caught in the crosshairs of the Honkai beast, and would have been likely severely injured if Kiana had not pushed her out of the way and taken the blow instead. Shocked and horrified by the sight of Kiana bleeding out in her arms, Mei’s dormant Herrscher conscience reawakens with a thunderous fury. It decimates the Honkai beast in a single hit before boldly declaring that if anyone were to kill Kiana, it would be her.

The surge of Honkai energy that followed the 3rd Herrscher’s reawakening did not go unnoticed. Schicksal was quick to pick up on it, and deployed Major Himeko Murata to deal with it. The Hyperion battleship arrived in Nagazora some time later, ready to confront the Honkai threat. Himeko and the 3rd Herrscher exchanged several blows, with the Herrscher clearly possessing the upper hand. Himeko however was not so easily deterred and continued to fight, even as she pushed the limits of her body and her battlesuit. Eventually it was not Himeko that subdued the 3rd Herrscher, but Kiana. From her place in Mei’s arms, Kiana tore Mei’s Herrscher wings, all the while demanding that Mei be returned to her. Without the power from her wings, the 3rd Herrscher was once again defeated by Kiana. The girls were then brought back to St. Freya Academy to recover.

For the time being, Mei is kept in what is assumed to be a holding cell. When Himeko comes to visit her, Mei asks Himeko to kill her, claiming that it would be for the best. In response, Himeko slaps her. Himeko tells Mei that if she truly has no care for her own life, then she would be better off in Himeko’s hands, where she could be made into a valkyrie that protects humanity. Mei is reluctant, fearing what would happen if she were to lose control once again. To reassure her, Himeko tells her that a micro-explosive will be planted next to her heart, which will detonate when Mei’s Honkai energy exceeds a certain limit. At Himeko’s promise, Mei officially agrees to join St. Freya.