Raiden

This article is about the Mortal Kombat character. For the Metal Gear character, see Raiden (Metal Gear).

Combatant
Raiden
Epithet	The Defender of Earthrealm
Origin	Mortal Kombat (1992)
Company	Warner Bros. Discovery
Appearance
Fight	Thor VS Raiden
Cameo	Ryu VS Liu Kang
Opponent
Record
Win	0
Loss	1
Draw	0

Elder Gods are forbidden from engaging in one realm's war against another. It is my job to protect Earthrealm, but I cannot save every soul within it.

—Raiden

Lord Raiden is one of the main protagonists of the Mortal Kombat series. He appeared in the 21st episode of Death Battle, Thor VS Raiden, where he fought against Thor Odinson from Marvel Comics.

History

Lord Raiden is the benevolent God of Thunder who protects Earthrealm from the forces of evil. He began such a task at a young age, helping defeat and banish the corrupt Elder God, Shinnok. While he is immortal and formless most of the time, he must take on a corporeal and mortal form to interact with the physical world. When he isn't allowed to interfere with Mortal Kombat tournaments, he recruits other warriors who are as willing to risk their life as much as he is. Regardless, Raiden is a wise leader and cunning strategist, willing to make any sacrifices necessary to achieve victory.

Death Battle Info

Background

• Full Name: Lord Raiden
• Height: 7'
• Weight: 350 Lbs.
• Age: Eternal
• Protector of Earthrealm
• Martial arts mastery
  • Jujitsu, Nan Chuan, Judo, & Taekwondo

Special Moves

• Lightning Shots
• Vicinity Blast
• Shocking Touch
• Electric Fly
• Electric Slide
• Teleport
• Fatalities

Godly Powers

• Ethereal energy composition
• Weather manipulation
• Electricity manipulation
• Flight
• Healing powers
• Immortality
• Eventually reincarnated after death

Feats

• Most powerful Mortal Kombatant
• Held off limitless-power Kano
• Has mastered 750 varieties of Jujitsu
• Was the last man standing against the Deadly Alliance
• Defeated the Houan necromancers
• Can channel electricity through wood

Comparison

• Smarter, but much weaker
• Immune to electricity
• More fighting Experience
• Less extreme survival experience
• Relies on electrical attacks, which were useless

Cameo Appearances

• DBX: Ryu VS Liu Kang

Raiden made a cameo appearance in Ryu VS Liu Kang, where he strikes the fallen Liu Kang with lightning to turn him into Zombie Liu Kang in an attempt to turn the fight around.

Gallery

Appearance

Sprite used in Death Battle
(From Mortal Kombat II)

Cameo in the Ryu VS Liu Kang DBX
(Render from Mortal Kombat (2011))

Arsenal and Abilities

Staff

War Hammer

Electricity Manipulation

Lightning Blade

Electric Fly

Lightning Ball

Teleportation

Electricution Fatality

Dark Raiden

Trivia

• Raiden is the second non-DC Warner character to appear, after Shang Tsung, and with the next 18 being Lion-O, Shao Kahn, Sektor, Scorpion, Sonya Blade, Sub-Zero, Samurai Jack, Ben Tennyson, Johnny Cage, Sindel, Goro, Steven Universe, Jason Voorhees, Scooby-Doo, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Rick Sanchez, Wile E. Coyote, and Tom Cat.
  • He is the second non-DC Warner character to lose, after Shang Tsung, and with the next eight being Lion-O, Sektor, Ben Tennyson, Johnny Cage, Sindel, Goro, Steven Universe, and Rick Sanchez.
  • He is the second Mortal Kombat character to appear, after Shang Tsung, and with the next seven being Shao Kahn, Sektor, Scorpion, Sonya Blade, Sub-Zero, Johnny Cage, Sindel, and Goro.
    • He is the second Mortal Kombat character to lose, after Shang Tsung, and with the next four being Sektor, Johnny Cage, Sindel, and Goro.
• Raiden is the first non-DC character to fight against a Marvel character, with the next 21 being Goliath, Darth Vader, Raiden, Pinkie Pie, Android 18, The Shredder, Lucy, Sigma, Widowmaker, The Mask, Genos, Crona, Broly, Po Ping, Korra, Vegeta, Tetsuo Shima, Stitch, Unicron, Spawn, and Godzilla.
• Raiden is the third Video Game character to fight against a Comic Book character, after Zitz and Kratos, and with the next 10 being Fox McCloud, Raiden, Sweet Tooth, Amy Rose, Shovel Knight, Sigma, Widowmaker, Sindel, Jinx, and Xeno Trunks.
  • He is the third Video Game character to lose, after Zitz and Kratos, and with the next six being Sweet Tooth, Shovel Knight, Sigma, Widowmaker, Sindel, and Xeno Trunks.
• Raiden is the third Fighting Game combatant to fight against a Non-Fighting Game combatant, after Zangief and Riptor, and with the next six being Blanka, Nightmare, Dan Hibiki, Johnny Cage, Sindel, and Goro.
  • He is the second Fighting Game character to lose, after Riptor, and with the next five being Nightmare, Dan Hibiki, Johnny Cage, Sindel, and Goro.
• Raiden is the first combatant to be thrown at the Sun, with the next eight being Superman, Majin Buu, Chuck Norris, Darkseid, Beerus, Goku Black, Martian Manhunter, and Bardock.
  • He is the first combatant to die from it, with the next four being Majin Buu, Goku Black, Martian Manhunter, and Bardock.

External Links

• Raiden on Wikipedia
• Raiden on the Mortal Kombat Wiki