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In Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Raiden is initially introduced in the Big Shell chapter as "Snake", serving as a member of what appears to be a newly-reinstated FOXHOUND. He is then given a new codename, "Raiden". Through encounters with Solid Snake and the Sons Of Liberty terrorist unit holding the "Big Shell" facility, he discovers he is being manipulated by a powerful government-controlling organization known as The Patriots.
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Raiden's first contest appearance in 2003 was marked by unfair tragedy, when some sadistic person seeded him to go up against Solid Snake in round 1. After that, Lopen ran several nomination rallies in order to give Raiden another shot at the contest, and in 2007 he got his wish! Raiden advanced with Crono to the second round, beating Sam Fisher and Simon Belmont, and then was eliminated in round two, beating HK-47 to finish in third place behind Zero and Crono.
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The bosses in Raiden has normally an octagonal shape of a glowing crystalline being, but in the sequels, they have a diamond shape. In Stage 8 of Raiden, the octagonal being is concealed with a green module which moves back and forth in one direction, while in Raiden II and later installments, it appears exposed.
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The trailer shown at E3 2007 shows Raiden engaged in one-on-one combat with Vamp, for whom he is now more than a match (in contrast with their first encounter in Metal Gear Solid 2). Raiden's new body endows him with superhuman speed, strength, and agility, and he appears entirely unfazed by wounds or the prospect of injury: towards the end of the fight, when Vamp has him in a choke hold, he runs his katana through his own abdomen in order to wound his opponent. Vamp asks him if he is immortal, to which Raiden responds, "No. I just don't fear death." At the end of the fight, Vamp asks Raiden "Could you be the one to finally finish me?"
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Jeffrey Meek played Raiden in the live-action series Mortal Kombat: Conquest. Unlike his film and game incarnations, this Raiden is far more upbeat, with a sarcastic personality making him less aloof toward humans. He was Kung Lao's mentor since childhood, and constantly reminds the young warrior of his duty to find new fighters to protect Earthrealm and to prepare for the next Mortal Kombat tournament. Raiden is a repertoire of information about other realms and the enemies of the three protagonists, and often offers advice for dealing with personal conflicts unrelated to their mission. Raiden often appears at the beginning of an event to explain the situation, and at its conclusion to provide insight or life lessons. Taja derides this characteristic as making the Thunder God useless when most needed, but Raiden is careful to emphasize that he cannot interfere with human endeavours involving Mortal Kombat; they must make their own choices.
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In the non-canon Malibu Comics three-issue miniseries Rayden and Kano, Raiden has two female servants named Wynd and Rayne. In Malibu's Blood and Thunder storyline, Raiden did not take part in the MK tournament, claiming that he was not allowed to compete.
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