Raiden

Raiden is a character that appears in 17 games

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Raiden is the god of thunder in the Mortal Kombat universe.

Raiden unleashing his lightning bolts

One of the most important characters in the Mortal Kombat franchise, Raiden is the god of thunder and a powerful and respected fighter. He has defended Earth on numerous occasions against evil, and is responsible for recruiting the original Mortal Kombat characters.

Facts

Raiden is inspired by the lightning based character from the film Big Trouble in Little China.
Raiden's name originally was spelled "Rayden" due to a copyright issue with the Raiden top down shooter game series.
Was portrayed by Christopher Lambert in the 1995 film and then by James Remar in the 1997 sequel.
Raiden makes guest appearances in NFL Blitz, NBA Jam, and Unreal Championship 2.

Signature Moves

Raiden teleporting behind Shao Khan

Torpedo: Raiden launches himself horizontally and hits his opponent, taking them back with him.
Teleport: Raiden disappears and then reappears behind his opponent.
Lightning Bolt: Raiden unleashes lightning from his hands against his opponent.
Electrocution: Raiden takes a hold of his opponent and then sends electricity through their body

Raiden games Edit

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Name	Platforms	Developer
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe released on Nov. 16, 2008	X360, PS3	Midway Chicago
Mortal Kombat: Kollection released on Sept. 29, 2008	PS2	Midway Games
Mortal Kombat: Unchained released on Nov. 13, 2006	PSP	Midway Games
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon released on Oct. 11, 2006	PS2, XBOX, WII	Midway Games
Midway Arcade Treasures: Extended Play	PSP	Backbone Vancouver
Mortal Kombat: Deception released on Oct. 4, 2005	PS2, GC, XBOX	Midway Games
Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks released on Sept. 16, 2005	PS2, XBOX	Midway Studios Los Angeles
Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict released on April 18, 2005	XBOX	Epic Games
Midway Arcade Treasures 2	PS2, GC, XBOX	Digital Eclipse Software, Inc.
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance released on Nov. 20, 2002	GBA, PS2, GC, XBOX	Midway Games
Mortal Kombat Gold released on Sept. 9, 1999	DC	Eurocom Entertainment Software
Mortal Kombat 4 released on Oct. 15, 1997	PS1, N64, GBC, ARC, PC	Midway Chicago
Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero released on Aug. 31, 1997	PS1, N64	Avalanche Software LLC
Mortal Kombat Trilogy released on Sept. 1, 1996	PS1, SAT, N64, GCOM, PC	Midway Games, Avalanche Software LLC
NBA Jam Tournament Edition released on May 30, 1995	GB, GG, GEN, SNES, PS1, JAG, 32X, SAT, ARC, PC	Acclaim Studios Austin
Mortal Kombat II released on June 25, 1993	AMI, GB, GG, GEN, SMS, SNES, SAT, PS1, PC, 32X, ARC, PSN, PS2	Midway Chicago
Mortal Kombat released on April 14, 1992	AMI, GB, GG, GEN, SMS, SNES, PS2, SCD, ARC, PC	Midway Games