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Lord Raiden is one of the two main protagonists (alongside Liu Kang) of the Mortal Kombat: Titan Trilogy.
He is the god of thunder and is the leader of the defenders of Earthrealm and mentor to Liu Kang and others. His defense of Earthrealm often leads to tragedies and tribulations, often losing those who are dear to him. Eventually, he would appoint Liu Kang as his successor to protect Earthrealm, after becoming a mortal.
He is voiced by Richard Epcar from Mortal Kombat (2011) to Mortal Kombat 11, before he was replaced by Travis Willingham in Mortal Kombat 1.
His Good Ranking[]
What Makes Him Admirable?[]
Mortal Kombat 9[]
- Before his future self is killed by Shao Kahn, he sent a message back to the past Raiden to help him defeat Shao Kahn.
- He reassures Liu Kang of Johnny Cage's heroism despite his disrespect towards him.
- He stuns Shang Tsung and gives Sonya and Jax a window to escape.
- He heals Jax from his serious injuries.
- He tries to convince Scorpion from killing Bi-han in exchange for the restoration of his family and clan.
- He gives respect to Bi-han after his death.
- He helps Liu Kang train for the tournament and congratulates him after his win.
- He helps Jax Rescue Sonya Blade after she gets kidnapped.
- He restrains Jax from fighting Johnny Cage.
- He saves Smoke from getting cyberized by the Lin Kuei.
- He tells Kitana the truth about her life and convinces her to rebel against Shao Kahn.
- He allows Kung Lao to compete in the tournament that saves Earthrealm.
- He gets ready to attack Shao Kahn for killing Kung Lao.
- He questions if his decisions and Earthrealm's safety were worth it after Kung Lao's death, showing remorse.
- He saves Johnny Cage from his death by killing Motaro.
- He alongside Liu Kang begs the Elder Gods for help to save Earthrealm.
- After Sindel kills almost all the protectors of Earthrealm, he goes to desperate measures by going to Quan Chi for help, even offering his own soul for help.
- Despite killing Liu Kang, it was entirely accidental, and he felt great remorse for it.
- Due to his faith in the Elder Gods, he was able to gather the strength to kill Shao Kahn and save Earthrealm.
Mortal Kombat X[]
- In Quan Chi's invasion, he was able to hold him and the demons off with the help of Fujin.
- He imprisoned Shinnok in the amulet.
- He lets Kung Jin beat him to release his anger, gives him back the statue, and tells him to join the Wu Shi Academy and they will accept him despite his sexuality.
- He saved Johnny Cage from death by fighting against his revenant form.
- He restored the souls of Jax, Scorpion, and Kuai Liang.
- He alongside past Kung Lao, and Liu Kang saved monks from Baraka and D'vorah.
- He recounts the time he had with Liu Kang and Kung Lao, guilty over their death and says they were like sons to him.
- After the defeat of Shinnok, he cleansed the Jinsei from its corruption of Earthrealm at the expense of his own morality.
Mortal Kombat 11[]
- He fought the Netherrealm demons to buy Cassie more time.
- He helped Past Liu Kang take down Shao Kahn.
- He paid respects to the Elder Gods after their death.
- He gently encourages Jax to rejoin Earthrealm, helping Jax realizes that Kronika’s promise was one that she wasn’t going to keep. Furthermore, despite initially being enemies by circumstance, Raiden understood and respected Jax’s intentions to fight for his family’s benefit.
- He sends Geras to the bottom of the sea of blood to stop him from coming back.
- He deactivates Frost and the rest of the Cyber Lin Kuei.
- He sacrificed his power and immortality to resurrect Liu Kang and give him more powers to take down Kronika.
- He spent the rest of his mortal life mentoring Liu Kang and helping him reshape the timeline.
- He helped Liu Kang take down Shang Tsung in the aftermath.
What Makes Him Inconsistent?[]
- He can be cold sometimes as he was against rescuing Kitana from execution, scolded Scorpion over his bad decisions, and insensitive words to Cassie over her mother's death (even though he meant to commend her sacrifice).
- After Mortal Kombat X he becomes an Extremist to threats for Earthrealm.
- His torture and decapitation of Shinnok (while well deserved for the latter) are played in a darker and villainous fashion.
- After he is corrupted by the Jinsei, he becomes "Dark Raiden" and becomes violent and angrier.
- He decided to let the Lin Kuei cyberize Kuai Liang when he had a perfect opportunity to save him. (Though it could be argued he was trying to avoid unwanted attention from Shao Kahn.)
- Before past Scorpion can explain himself, Raiden attacks him and was possibly intending on killing him if Liu Kang didn't intervene (though he did apologize and decided to hear him out later).
- In Mortal Kombat X, He toys with Kung Jin by letting Jin beat him to a pulp before revealing to him he's unharmed and holding back.
- He puts too much faith into the Elder Gods despite them rarely helping him with anything and stepping in only when they have no choice but to.
Trivia[]
- His Current Timeline version likely won't be Inconsistently Admirable due to being a humble farmer chosen by Liu Kang to be Earthrealm's champion and so far displaying little to no corrupting qualities.
External Links[]
- Raiden on the Heroes Wiki
- 1st Timeline's Raiden on the Heroes Wiki
- 2nd Timeline's Raiden on the Heroes Wiki
- Raiden on the Heroic Benchmark Wik
- Raiden on the Mortal Kombat Wiki
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  Inconsistently Admirable
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