How does raiden become a ninja

These are 10 things every Metal Gear fan needs to know about Raiden. During the development of Metal Gear Solid 2, Hideo Kojima was inspired by classic literature ahead of the creation of Raiden.

Kojima never intended for the second entry in the series to continue Solid Snake's adventure, but rather wanted the story to unfold from a different point of view. Hideo Kojima is, if nothing else, a man open to suggestions. Female fans reached out to Kojima and bemoaned the possibility of playing an aging Solid Snake. Kojima and designer Yoji Shinkawa took heed and designed Raiden to be a younger lead with a more feminine appearance.

In addition to that, Raiden's sneaking suit was designed to be form-fitting. While Kojima doubled down on playing as an older Snake in Metal Gear Solid 4, he gave fans what they asked for with their new white-haired beauty. While his real name is Jack, Raiden is seldom called by that name in his many Metal Gear appearances. The Liberian Civil War was a bloody conflict that lasted seven years and was notable for the use of child soldiers throughout.

Familial conflicts seem to be the core of the Metal Gear series and the confrontation between Raiden and Solidus Snake atop Arsenal Gear is no exception. While a prisoner of the Patriots, Raiden was used as a subject for experiments in exoskeletal enhancement surgery, the enhancements too severe to allow him to live again as a normal human.

When Kahn achieved his victory, the Elder Gods intervened and powered up Raiden to punish the Emperor, and so his reign came to an end. Even though he showed flashes of swordsmanship akin to the beloved Cyborg Ninja, fans rejected him with a passion. The biggest nod to that is how Raiden looks. His normally white eyes and lightning are now a blood red, signifying that he is evil.

John Tobias revealed that Raiden was merely speaking gibberish and not actual Japanese, as it was originally intended. Raiden and Rose began living together. He managed to defeat most of them before collapsing from exhaustion.

Just as Raiden was about to be killed, Olga came to his aid. Despite appearing in his cyborg ninja outfit, Raiden does not carry his sword with him, instead using the same equipment as Big Boss. Early footage of Sons of Liberty shown at video game trade shows exclusively featured Solid Snake, the protagonist of the first game. After the first chapter of the game concludes, players were surprised that the chapter ends with the supposed death of Solid Snake, with the player then finding themselves in control of Raiden, rather than Snake.

Raiden was never shown in trailer videos. Many fans reacted negatively to the introduction of this new character, or, in truth, any player character at all who wasn't Snake. The series creator and director, Hideo Kojima , addressed fan concerns about Raiden with a parody video announcing Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. In the machinima-style video, Raiden and Solid Snake vie for the lead spot in the upcoming game.

This edit will also create new pages on Giant Bomb for:. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other Giant Bomb users. This process takes no more than a few hours and we'll send you an email once approved. Overview Raiden is one of the lead characters from the Metal Gear franchise particularly the Solid series and Rising of stealth action games.

Controversy Early footage of Sons of Liberty shown at video game trade shows exclusively featured Solid Snake, the protagonist of the first game. In the later half of Metal Gear Solid 4 , there are various references to this, notably his dialogue referencing lightning when he makes his appearance right before Snake enters the microwave corridor.

He also mentions that he was born on a rainy day, believing that gave him bad luck from the very beginning of his life, with Snake replying that Raiden had it all wrong and that he was "the lightning in that rain". The Allied codename for the plane was "Jack". Raiden is the only Cyborg Ninja out of the entire series to have survived the game they appeared in, and also the only one to not fight Solid Snake.

Raiden's white hair represents "purity," representing his role as the then-new main character and his apparent stance as a rookie at Metal Gear Solid 2's start. Konami kept Raiden's starring role in Metal Gear Solid 2 a secret right up until the game's release in North America, even going so far as to replace Raiden with Snake in teaser trailers and other preview materials although Raiden did appear in a few preview trailers in his scuba gear, his presence was not as emphasized as the other characters.

The presence of Raiden in the game was only openly admitted to the Japanese press on the same day as the game's release in North America. At the time of Metal Gear Solid 2 's release, Raiden was disliked by many fans of the series due largely to his apparently "whiny" personality and effeminate appearance, as well as acting as the protagonist over Snake.

However, Hideo Kojima has stated in interviews that he was mainly put in for new fans of the series so that he could ask questions that a veteran like Solid Snake wouldn't ask, and to make Snake seem more impressive as a character. Kojima has also explicitly stated that Raiden is his favorite character in Metal Gear Solid 2. Metal Gear Solid 3 makes use of Raiden's character as well as his appearance. Selecting the option "I like MGS2!

The trailer depicts them fighting over who will be the main character of MGS4. Snake wins the fight easily, sitting in the "main character" chair, signalling a chime. But just as Snake leaves and before the credits roll, Raiden is seen eyeing up the chair, and as the screen fades to black, the same chime is heard. Raiden also appears in one of the Secret Theater shorts made by Kojima Productions for their website. Entitled "Metal Gear Raiden: Snake Eraser", the short depicts Raiden's attempts to "erase" Solid Snake by traveling back in time in a Terminator-like fashion and attempting to assassinate Naked Snake, all ending in a humorous failure.

Even once, after realizing he wasn't going to kill Naked Snake, he went back to the events of the Zanzibar Land Uprising complete with MSX2 graphics to kill Solid Snake himself, ending in similar failure.

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