Raiden Mk-II

The **Raiden MK-II** is a supporting character in the *Soul Bringer* series. It is the second generation in a series of the Fighting Thunder starfighters created by the World Allied Forces to combat the Crystals in the distant future. Two crafts were built, a red one, and a blue one. The former was discovered by Lady Emeraldblade and her allies after traveling through a wormhole to the present. It has since joined Lady Emeraldblade's forces in their fight against Nightmare.

## Appearance

The Raiden MK-II is a formidable starfighter. Although similar in appearance to a Grumman F-14 Tomcat in its default state, it has a red color scheme with a white trim around the wings, a black highlight on the front of the fuselage, and silver thrusters with red stripes. It has a white tail and a yellow cockpit.

When powered up, the craft's wings widen, giving the craft a more equilateral appearance. It gains white highlights on the area just above the craft's main turrets.

## Weapons

The Raiden MK-II is equipped with a number of weapons built to fight back invading forces, each weapon has its uses:

### Primary Weapons

* **Wide Vulcan** - The fighter's default weapon, it is a standard red cannon. The weapon deals minimal damage to enemies, but has a fast fire rate. When upgraded, the weapon covers a wider spread, allowing it to attack multiple enemies at once in a wide area.

* **Lightning Laser** - The fighter's most powerful primary weapon, it is a powerful blue laser beam that can penetrate weaker enemies whilst dealing tremendous damage to stronger ones, ignoring their armor in the process. The weapon lacks a defensive spread, leaving the fighter vulnerable to flank attacks from the back or sides. When upgraded, the fighter can fire multiple beams at once, eventually converging into one think beam.

* **Bend Plasma** - An unusual weapon, the weapon is initially fired like the Wide Vulcan albeit with a purple tint, before the shots begin to thicken and eventually converge into one long purple laser beam. The beam will connect onto the first enemy it hits, draining their lifeforce slowly whilst also bending, allowing the beam to damage multiple other enemies that it makes physical contact with. When upgraded, the number of shots fired in its initial state will increase up to five, whilst the beam that is formed after converging will thicken, allowing it to bend more and hit more enemies at once.

### Secondary Weapons

* **Nuclear Missiles** - The fighter will fire a pair of non-homing missiles straightforward, the missiles will gradually build up speed whilst crossing each other. They will explode upon the first enemy they hit, dealing moderate damage. When upgraded, the fighter will fire up to four missiles at once which will move faster.

* **Homing Missiles** - The fighter will fire a pair of homing missiles, which track down the nearest enemies and explode upon making contact with them. Though not as powerful as the nuclear missiles, they make up for it with a faster fire rate and superior accuracy. When upgraded, the fighter will be able to fire four missiles at once at a phenomenal fire rate and speed.

### Bombs

* **Thermonuclear Bombs** - The fighter drops a single bomb onto the ground, creating a large explosion that destroys smaller enemies and enemy projectiles instantly, whilst damaging larger ones in the process. The Raiden MK-II can only carry a limited number of bombs.

* **Diffusion Bombs** - The fighter drops multiple smaller bombs across an area larger than the explosion radius of the Thermonuclear Bomb, creating multiple explosions in the process. The bombs however deal less damage than the Thermonuclear Bomb but can still destroy enemy projectiles in the process. The Raiden MK-II can only carry a limited number of bombs.

## History

The Raiden MK-II was built in the year 2093 as the second fighter in line of the Project Raiden series created by the World Allied Forces to combat against the evil Crystals.

During the war, the fighter was caught in a wormhole and was sent back to the present-day, forcing the pilot to eject before it was lost. The fighter crash landed where it remained inoperative until it was discovered by Lady Emeraldblade. What remained of the craft was rebuilt by the Engineer and was "resurrected" by a sentient crystal shard implanted into it's controls by Lady Emeraldblade and Rosalina.

Once it was brought back to operational status, it was quickly recruited into Lady Emeraldblade's forces in their fight to combat Nightmare and his forces of evil, who where hell-bent on conquering then destroying the universe.

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