Raijuu

> You hear the people's praises? It's a music to my ears.
>
> **- Raijuu**

**Raijuu** or commonly referred as **Lightning Lord** is the Electrumis Marshal of **Exilia** and one of the primary characters of **Gone**.

## Overview

Raijuu is an upcoming playable character in Gone. He governs the nation of Exilia and wields the element of Electrumis. He is the **Lightning** **Marshal** of Exilia and known for his extremely flamboyant personality. In his nation, his people usually address him as "shogunate"

## Appearance

Raijuu is a fairly tall being. He wears a black fitted sando and brown leather trousers. His hair is dark blue with yellowish dyes at the ends. He has a pair of earrings, his right earring is an Electrumis shard while the right one is a pearl. In his shogunate attire, he wears a loose robe that exposes his shoulders, and leather trousers with a small bottle of sake. He wears fitted pants and boots with iron clad on the kneecap. In his battle outfit, he doesn't wear his robe. He wears baggy pants and black boots and clings his dual sword at his back. Raijuu is portrayed as a very handsome being.

Raijuu in his Shogunate OutfitRaijuu in his battle outfit
## Personality

Raijuu is a flamboyant person, always boasting himself and his achievements. He particularly prioritizes his "fans", giving them autographs and illustrations of himself. Raijuu doesn't take things seriously unless the situation is threatening to him and his nation. In battle, he shows a feral side of him that is extremely dangerous, making him feared for centuries by his enemies. He mercy kills his enemies and doesn't take a second thought about killing them. After a rebellion that happened in Exilia, Raijuu started showing much more soft side of himself to his people, which is why he became popular especially to women. He has an extremely carefree attitude, he tends to be reckless, due to this, he hired himself a secretary to assist him in his daily basis. Raijuu also shows a competitive side, as he always proclaims to his people that he is by far the strongest marshal in existence, this statement is indeed false.

## Abilities and Powers

**Overall Skill:** Raijuu is extremely fast due to his electric abilities, he can travel at a speed closer to lightspeed. He can turn himself into an electric element, allowing him to travel through metals, wires, and pipes. Geb considers Raijuu as a potential planetary level of destruction.

**Martial Arts Expert:** Raijuu doesn't just depend on his powers, he trains himself numerous skills of hand-to-hand combat styles, in addition, he wields a large dual-butcher blade in which he fuses to his combat style. According to Akito, a single punch of him is enough to cause brain malfunction and eventually lead to comatose.

**Electricity:** Raijuu's notable power is electricity, he can create and channel electricity from internal/external force, making him one of the strongest marshals. His powerful feat is when he divided Exilia into two parts by summong a large horizontal piercing thunder which splits Exilia into Upper and Underground City.

## Equipments

**Kaminari No ha (雷の刃; Thunder Blade):** A twin butcher sword that Raijuu uses. The blades' special effect is that it automatically channels electricity even without the help of Raijuu.

## Trivia

* In early development stage, Raijuu is supposed to have a upward flashy blonde hair with the traditional Taiko Drums at his back, portraying a real mythological deity; Raijin.
* Raijuu's pet; **Shin**, was also redesigned as the artists finds it difficult to repetitively draw lions.
* Raijuu is the third marshal Akito gets to meet
* Raijuu's character is inspired from numerous anime characters fused into one.