Raiden (Metal Gear)

* MGS2
* MGS4 (Original Cyborg Body)
* MGRR (Standard Cyborg Body)
* MGRR (Custom Cyborg Body)
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File:Quote1.png *We're not just pawns in some simulation game, you know!* File:Quote2.png
—**Raiden, to the Colonel AI**
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File:Quote1.png *I am lightning... the rain transformed.* File:Quote2.png
—**Raiden**
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File:Quote1.png *My sword is a tool of justice.* File:Quote2.png
—**Raiden, to Jetstream Sam**
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File:Quote1.png You’re right. About me, I mean. I knew something was... off. After the Patriots, I thought I could walk off the battlefield and into a normal life. But here I am, surrounded by death, arguing philosophy with terrorists. I told myself this was about justice, about protecting the weak.

But I was wrong. I learned young that killing your enemies felt good; Really good. In America, my friends, my family, they helped me forget the devil inside. But who am I kidding? I was born to kill! That nickname you love so much, wanna know how I got it? Actually, why don’t I give you a demonstration? I think it’s time for Jack... to **let’er rip**!

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—**Raiden to Monsoon, before giving in to his Jack the Ripper persona**

## Summary

As a young boy, **Jack** lived in the turbulence and violence of the Liberian Civil War and was orphaned at a young age by Solidus Snake, who raised him as his own and groomed him to become a killing machine of a child soldier who gained the title of **Jack the Ripper**, the **White Devil**, making quite the name for himself. Eventually taken to the United States after Solidus abandoned him, Jack recovered from and repressed his years of trauma and was taken in by the Patriots. They used him as a soldier and had him participate in hundreds of simulations to hone his skills. During this time, he met his future wife, Rosemary, who was, in reality, a Patriot spy.

Seemingly recruited into the defunct FOXHOUND, Jack, under the codename **Raiden** was sent to the Big Shell to rescue the president and other hostages, used as a tool in the Patriot's S3 Plan.

## Powers and Stats

**Tier:** **8-B**, **far higher** with Weapons | **8-A** | At least **8-A** | **High 7-C**, **higher** with Ripper Mode

**Name:** Jack, Raiden, Snake, the White Devil, Jack the Ripper, Mr. Lightning Bolt

**Origin:** Metal Gear

**Age:** 23 (*Metal Gear Solid 2*) to 32 (*Metal Gear Rising*) years old

**Gender:** Male

**Classification:** Human | Cyborg Ninja

**Powers and Abilities:**

* Metal Gear Solid 2
* Metal Gear Solid 4
* Metal Gear Rising (Updated Patriots Cyborg Body)
* Metal Gear Rising (Custom Cyborg Body)
 Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Master of Stealth, Infiltration and Espionage, Acrobatics, Expert Pilot, Master Martial Artist, Expert Swordsman and Marksman, Multiple Selves (Type 1), Enhanced Senses, Explosion Manipulation (With Explosives), Light Manipulation (With Stun Grenades), Fire Manipulation (Via White Phosphorus Grenades), Sleep Inducement (Via tranquilizer darts and sleeping gas), Accelerated Development (Skill. He became proficient with the HF Blade after a few minutes of using it), Smoke Manipulation (Via Smoke Grenades), Invisibility (With Stealth Camouflage), Nanotechnology, Durability Negation via Quantum Manipulation and Vibration Manipulation (With High-Frequency Blade, which can disrupt atoms by creating quantum decoherences at the plank scale, shrinking their electron clouds), Resistance to Diseases, Paralysis Inducement (Broke free from Vamp's paralysis), Extreme Heat, Cold and Poisons (The Skull Suit provides insulation from the environment and protection against toxins)

All previous abilities to a greater extent, Cyborgization (Normal), Immortality (Type 2. Can survive for extended periods with limbs completely removed), Immense Will, Electricity Manipulation (Can fire bolts of lightning, send lightning at others and imbue his fists and HF Blade with electricity), Immense Pain Tolerance (Easily withstood Vamp stabbing his chest and can withstand a lot of punishment without even flinching)

All previous abilities but enhanced, greatly enhanced Acrobatics (As seen here), Healing (With Repair Nanopaste), Resistance to Extreme Heat (Capable of surviving RAY's plasma)

All previous abilities to a far greater extent, Self-Sustenance (Type 1, 2 and 3. Cyborgs can operate for short periods of time without breathing, but in case they are unable to breathe for whatever reason, are equipped with a supply of liquid oxygen in their bloodstream to keep them going, their nanomachines should be unfathomably superior to those of Solid Snake), Absorption (Can absorb the electrolytes of other cyborgs to replenish his own energy), Further Cyborgization (Full) and possibly Inorganic Physiology (Type 2), Electromagnetism Manipulation (With Electromagnetic grenades), Information Analysis, Hacking, Air Manipulation, Aura and Statistics Amplification (Can greatly boost his speed with Blade Mode, and both his speed and strength with Ripper Mode. Can also increase his attack power with electricity), Resistance to Pain Manipulation and Empathic Manipulation (Nanomachines can suppress hormones in order to suppress emotions, along with neutralizing pain. Like other cyborgs, he has pain inhibitors)

**Attack Potency:** **City Block level** (Comparable to Snake, and defeated Solidus, a perfect clone of Big Boss, in a swordfight), **far higher** with Weapons (Destroyed multiple RAY units with heavy weaponry) | **Multi-City Block level** (Held back Outer Haven while missing an arm) | At least **Multi-City Block level** (Superior to his former body. Can easily throw around and destroy upgraded RAY units) | **Large Town level** (Threw around and demolished Metal Gear EXCELSUS. Stronger than characters who can harm him, such as Mistral), **higher** with Ripper Mode (Was able to inflict moderate damage to Armstrong with his bare punches); High-Frequency weapons ignore conventional durability (HF Blades weaken molecular bonds to cut cleanly through virtually any target)

**Speed:** **Supersonic+** with **High Hypersonic+** combat speed (Comparable to Snake, Solidus and Vamp. Able to block bullets from four different directions) and **Massively Hypersonic** reactions (Dodged a shot from Fortune's Railgun) | **Massively Hypersonic** | **Massively Hypersonic+** (Casually hopscotched missiles). **Sub-Relativistic** with Blade Mode (Makes him 10 times faster) | **Sub-Relativistic** (Much faster than his previous body, comparable to Jetstream Sam, faster than Armstrong and capable of dodging punches from him at close range), **higher** with Blade Mode (Blade Mode doubles his speed), at least **Sub-Relativistic** with Ripper Mode (Viewed raindrops as entirely motionless over a timespan of what he perceived as several seconds. Using Blade Mode while in Ripper Mode increases Raiden's speed by ten times)

**Lifting Strength:** **Class M** (Comparable to Snake) | **Class G** (Held back Outer Haven) | **Class G** (Casually threw a Metal Gear RAY into the air) | **Class G** (Flipped over Metal Gear EXCELSUS), **higher** with Ripper Mode (Competed equally with Armstrong's strength)

**Striking Strength:** **City Block Class** (Cut down Solidus) | **Multi-City Block Class** | At least **Multi-City Block Class** (Can casually cut a RAY unit to ribbons) | **Large Town Class**, **higher** with Ripper Mode (Managed to damage Armstrong with his bare hands)

**Durability:** **City Block level** (Can take hits from Solidus, including successfully resisting Solidus' attempt to strangle him) | **Multi-City Block level** (Held back Outer Haven and survived being crushed by it, albeit was severely injured. Traded blows with Vamp) | At least **Multi-City Block level** (Can take a held back beating from Jetstream Sam) | **Large Town level** (Survived a brutal beatdown from Armstrong that destroyed what remained of Metal Gear EXCELSUS)

**Stamina:** Very High | Immense. Thanks to his new cybernetic body, Raiden can fight despite grave wounds that would prove lethal to anyone else, fighting against Vamp despite multiple stab wounds to vital parts of his body, ultimately outlasting and overcoming him in single combat. After being forced to cut off his arm, he went on to briefly hold back Outer Haven, and afterward, with both arms missing, held off a large group of Haven Troopers and continued to fight even after being stabbed through his torso multiple times. His stamina has only grown as of *Revengeance*, as he withstood an extended, brutal beatdown from Armstrong that should've killed him with his pain inhibitors being turned off.

**Range:** Standard melee range, further with his sword (HF Blades can cut targets even without being in exact physical contact with them), tens of meters to hundreds of meters with weapons.

**Standard Equipment:** High-frequency blades which negate durability by cutting at a molecular level, and various other weapons he collected during the missions, such as pistols, rifles, sniper rifles, grenades, mines, C4, and rocket launchers. Other equipment includes a cardboard box, stealth mats, mine detectors, thermal and night vision goggles, and binoculars.

* **Skull Suit:** A unique military garment with highly advanced electronic weaving technology and artificial muscle tissue that reacts to impacts and automatically contracts to diffuse damage, providing increased protection against slashing attacks. Its design minimizes underwater drag allowing for increased swimming speed, and clings tightly to Raiden's body, amplifying his endurance, strength, and recovery rate. It provides insulation that protects Raiden's body from toxins and allows him to operate in extreme climates and damp conditions. It also incorporates noise-dampening soles that will enable the user to run without making a sound.
* **Soliton Radar:** A highly advanced radar system that utilizes electromagnetic waves originating from living beings to map out the location as well as provide live info of the position and field of view of enemy soldiers. It also can detect ghosts.
* **Anti-personnel Sensor:** A small personal device that can detect the heartbeats and electromagnetic fields of nearby lifeforms.
* **Solid Eye:** A device worn like an eyepatch that grants him night vision and a capacity for binocular sight, though not at the same time. It allows Raiden to make out footprints easily, and determine the emotional and mental states of others by recording their body temperature, heart rate, and sweat secretions.
* **Codec:** A highly advanced real-time communications system. Raiden's Codec is nanomachine based, allowing him to communicate through his nanomachines while remaining silent.
* **Chaff/Jam Grenade:** An electronic attack device that deploys countless metal strips along with an active jammer to temporarily disable radio communications and electronic equipment such as cameras, radar, missile guidance, and lock-on systems as well as stun AI controlled weapons and early model Cyborgs
* **Electromagnetic Grenade:** A disposable electronic attack device that emits electromagnetic pulses for a limited time, disabling any UGs and Cyborgs in the area. Because recent-model UGs and Cyborgs immediately shut down all circuitry when an electrical surge is detected, no permanent damage is done.
* **Electrolyte Pack:** A container of the molten carbonate electrolytes used to power military cyborgs' fuel cells, it can be used to restore Raiden's Fuel Cell Gauge immediately.
* **Repair Nanopaste:** Substance used by UGs and Cyborgs to recover from sustained injuries akin to how an average human regenerates from wounds but at a much faster rate. It can be used to restore Sam's Life Gauge immediately.
* **High-Frequency Blade:** Reinforced by a powerful alternating current and resonating at incredibly high frequencies, these blades disrupt atoms by creating quantum decoherence at the plank scale, making them exceptional weapons. During *Metal Gear Solid 2*, Raiden used the HF Blade, a gift from Olga. Later, he wields upgraded versions during *Metal Gear Rising*.
	+ **Bloodlust:** Sundowner's twin blades, which can be put together to be utilized as a pair of giant, lethal shears. Lacking Sundowner's immense strength, Raiden cannot use them as fast, but their capability makes them incredibly powerful in combat.
	+ **Dystopia:** One of Monsoon's twin sai, Dystopia, can be used as a thrown weapon or as a sort of makeshift EMP grenade that can short out enemy cyborgs.
	+ **L'Etranger:** Mistral's weapon, a polearm made out of Dwarf Gekko arms that can be used for rapid attacks, switching between its normal polearm state and a whiplike weapon.
	+ **Murasama:** Sam's signature blade, which Raiden used for the final battle against Senator Armstrong. This sword is much stronger and durable than his regular HF Blade. Its sheath has a rifle mechanism and trigger that can be used to unsheathe the blade at high speeds for rapid attacks.

**Intelligence:** Gifted. Though he initially seems naive, Raiden is a practiced killer who mastered the art of combat and murder at an early age, easily proving himself capable of matching experienced soldiers and even defeating his mentor and adoptive father, Solidus Snake, a master swordsman, in a one-on-one sword fight. His skills also lend themselves well to espionage and infiltration, allowing him to sneak onto the Big Shell and stay hidden for much of his mission. By the time of *Metal Gear Solid 4*, his sword skills have grown, showcasing an incredibly effective swordplay style that combines Capoeira's elements with more traditional styles.

**Weaknesses:** Raiden suffers from PTSD. | Raiden's lost white blood cannot be replenished naturally and must be supplied and dialyzed by an external source. | Blade Mode only lasts a small amount of time and is most effectively used in short bursts while a target cannot retaliate. Raiden is somewhat arrogant, has a slightly hypocritical sense of morality (as called out by Sam and Monsoon) that he uses to shield himself from his bloodlust that is relatively easy to tear down. Struggles to come to terms with the part of his psyche that enjoys violence. | None notable.

**Notable Attacks/Techniques:**

* **Blade Mode:** Raiden can enter a "Blade Mode," drastically increasing his reactions and combat speed to the point that his surrounding time seems to slow down, allowing him to make incredibly fast and precise slashes before his opponent can respond.

BladeMode.gifBlade Mode in action
* **Quick Draw:** A Japanese sword art that focuses on quickly drawing the sword from the sheath, by applying the principle of a katana being removed from its scabbard moves with much higher speed, precision, and power than regular motions. Counterattack is the primary purpose of this method; nonetheless, this technique may be used aggressively to wage a preemptive attack against unsuspecting or less-mobile opponents.

Quickdraw.gifSam using Quick Draw on Raiden
* **Zandatsu** (斬奪 - "cut and take"): A unique technique used by Raiden to extract fuel cell electrolytes from enemy cyborgs and unmanned weapons. By targeting their weak points in Blade Mode, Raiden can grab their power cores and recharge his fuel cells and health instantly.

Zandatsu.gifZandatsu
* **Ripper Mode** - A state that Raiden entered during the World Marshal Incidents. The name was derived from "Jack the Ripper," a nickname Raiden earned during his time as a child soldier in Liberia. It is Jack's other, very violent personality gained by his experiences as a child. After entering Ripper Mode, Jack becomes much faster and stronger, and his fighting style becomes more ruthless.

Rippermode.gifRaiden entering Ripper Mode
**Key:** **MGS2** | **MGS4** | **MGRR (Updated Patriots Cyborg Body)** | **MGRR (Custom Cyborg Body)**

**Feats:**
Raiden's Respect Thread

## Gallery

Metal Gear Rising Revengeance OST - Rules of Nature ExtendedMetal Gear Rising Revengeance - The War Still Rages Within (Lyrics)
## Others

**Notable Victories:**

Roronoa Zoro (One Piece) Zoro's Profile (MGS4 Raiden and Arabasta Saga Zoro were used, and Speed was equalized)

YoRHa No.2 Type B (NieR: Automata) 2B's Profile (Both were High 7-C, Speed was equalized)

Kamen Rider Knight (Kamen Rider) Knight's Profile (Both were High 7-C and speed was equalized)

Ivan Bruel (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir) Ivan Bruel's Profile (Both were 8-A and speed was equalized. Both had prior knowledge of each other and anything above 8-A was restricted)

**Notable Losses:**

Specter Knight (Shovel Knight) Specter Knight's Profile (8-B versions were used, and speed was equalized)

**Inconclusive Matches:**

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