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RAIDEN CHARACTER GUIDE
--------------- Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
--------------- Character Guide (PS2)
--------------- Raiden
--------------- By CruZer_69
--------------- Email :
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--------------- Started : 16/01/07
--------------- Finished : 19/01/07
--------------- Version 1.00
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1) Raiden's info =========================================== RI11
2) Raiden's moves =========================================== RM22
a) Nan Chuan =========================================== RNC3
b) Nan Chuan in air =========================================== NCIA
c) Staff =========================================== RS55
d) Staff in air =========================================== RSIA
e) Special Moves =========================================== RSM7
3) Raiden's History =========================================== RH88
4) Raiden's Strategy =========================================== RS99
5) Raiden's Points =========================================== RPGB
6) Sites =========================================== SAFD
7) Thanks =========================================== TTRT
Note: Use the numbers and letters on the end to put in the search function
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============================= RAIDEN'S INFO ======================== - RI11 -
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I liked Raiden from Mortal Kombat II. In Mortal Kombat : Armageddon he really
does have A LOT of moves and some pretty big comboes although fairly simple.
That is one of the reasons why I like him. His Staff doesn't provide as much
moves as Nan Chuan but it's reach is certainly unmissable. His specials offer
everything too from grab close range moves to long ranged and teleport moves.
About his costumes, well what can I say? The first one, (the original one) I
think looks superb and is the classic of what Raiden wears. Not so much
compliments for the second one though. First time I saw it, I couldn't
recognize him. His first costume consists of the following : His legend
God hat, He has got samurai armor on him, the sash, a brown cape and weird
looking boots supported by some cloth rapped around it lots of times. And
also, RED EYES! His second one is not a lot different except that he takes
his hat off, half of his chest is revealed, he has a samurai sword and blue
monk beads. His hair is in a small ponytail and kind of drooping and it's
grey. His hat is on his back.
With Nan Chuan the positioning is this : Raiden's right fist ( or left depends
which way he is facing you) is withdrawn to the side of his respective ribs
and the other one sort of just hangs losely unclenched facing the opponent.
His legs are slightly bent ready for attack. With Staff positioning he stands
up a bit and holds the staff with both hands above his head with the staff
pointing diagonally down at the enemy.
The games which Raiden appears in are :
¬ Mortal Kombat : I (bottom left of the choice of fighter screen)
¬ Mortal Kombat : II (bottom right of the choice of fighter screen)
¬ Mortal Kombat Trilogy (There are two Raidens here. The first from MK II and
the second from MK I. The first is the top row and
6th fighter counting from the left hand side. The
second one is bottom left corner)
¬ Mortal Kombat : 4 (Top row and 2nd counting from the left hand side)
¬ Mortal Kombat Gold (Here he is right in the middle)
¬ Mortal Kombat : Deadly Alliance (Second to last row, 1st one from the left)
¬ Mortal Kombat : Deception (2nd row, 1st one from the left hand side)
¬ Mortal Kombat : Armageddon ( 4th row, 8th one from the left hand side ;duh!)
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============================= RAIDEN'S MOVES ====================== - RM22 -
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Raiden has a lot of moves of which some have lots of comboes. They deliver
power as well as speed. His Staff is the faster one I think but doesn't
have quite as many combinations as Nan Chuan.
- RNC3 -
========= NAN CHUAN (On PS2)
--------- Key :
--------- Attack 1 - Square
--------- Attack 2 - Triangle
--------- Attack 3 - X
--------- Attack 4 - Circle
--------- L1 - L1
COMBINATION NAME DISCRIPTION
1 Lightning Jab A punch in the upper body
back + 1 SIde Chop A hit hitting the enemy up
but not in the air.
forwards + 1 Shoulder slap An overhead smack down.
down + 1 Low Step Strike Crouches down and elbows in the
knees.
2 Rainbow Chop Hits with both arms overhead at
it's respective side.
back + 2 Overhead Chop Smack overhead with the other
arm making them bounce up
forwards + 2 Dual Thunder Palms Hit with both hands into torso
down + 2 Palm Uppercut AN uppercut hitting in the face
3 Fast Snap Kick Brings Leg forward and smacks
in the face.
Back + 3 Hook Leg Takedown Hooks their leg with his and
trips them up
down + 3 Heel Strike Gets down and hit their legs
with his
4 Hop Side Kick Heavy boot in the face
Down + 4 Low Chin STrike Gets on his arms and strikes
with the foot lightly
1,1 Lights out Two Punches0
2,1 Throat punch A double overhead hit and then
a punch in the throat
2,back + 1 Electric Snake A double overhead hit and then
a hit hitting them up but not
in the air.
2,back + 2 Overhead fury A double overhead hit and then
another overhead hit actually
hitting them against the ground
making them bounce up.
2,3 Double Damage A double overhead hit and then
a heavy boot to the face
1,1,2 Trickster Two punches and then a double
overhead hit
2,1,1 Triple danger A double overhead hit then two
punches
1,1,back + 2 Monkey fist Two punches and then overhead
hit actually hitting them
against the ground making them
bounce up.
1,1,3 Body blows Two punches then a havy kick in
the upper body
1,1,2,back + 1 Wake the dead Two punches and then a double
overhead hit followed by a
hit making them go up but not
into the air
1,1,2,forward + 1 Thunderous Slap Two punches and then a double
overhead hit followed by a hit
down
2,1,1,2 Trickster fists A double overhead hit, two
punches and then another double
overhead hit.
2,1,1,back + 2 Static Clencher A double overhead hit, two
punches and then another over
head hit
1,1,2,back + 2 Fierce Chop Two punches, then a double
overhead hit followed by an
overhead hit to go in the air
1,1,2,3 Thunder Gods Two punches and then a double
overhead hit followed by a
heavy boot.
2,1,1,3 Freight Blows A double overhead hit then 2
punches then a heaby kick.
2,1,1,2,back + 2 Wake the wind A double overhead hit then two
punches then another double
overhead hit and finally a hit
hitting them up but not in air.
2,1,1,2,3 Dark Lightning A double overhead hit then two
punches then another double
overhead hit and finally a kick
2,1,L1 Tricky Stick A double overhead hit then a
punch and then Raiden takes out
his Staff and smacks the enemy
down with it.
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========= NAN CHUAN IN AIR - NCIA -
--------- Key :
--------- Attack 1 - Square
--------- Attack 2 - Triangle
--------- Attack 3 - X
--------- Attack 4 - Circle
--------- L1 - L1
COMBINATION NAME DISCRIPTION
1 Bombardment A Punch
2 Updraft Hits once making enemy spin
3 Fire Fly A Kick in the Chest
4 Whiplash Grabs them, flips himself and
the enemy and then chucks them
down
1,1 Airmatic smacks Punches once and then does an
overhead punch
3,3 Double Airkicks The name basically says it :
two kicks
1,1,1 Power Bash A punch then an overhead one
and swings his arms to the
side to hit them away.
1,1,2 Backup A Punch, an overhead one after
that and then hits them so
they spin away.
1,1,3 Reset Fists A punch then an overhead one
after that, and a hit which
makes them hit the ground and
bounce back to him.
3,3,1 X Marks the spot Kicks twice then hits them
away bringing his arms to his
sides
1,1,4 Zero Cool A punch, then an overhead one
and finally he grabs the enemy
,flips and chucks him back
down to the ground.
3,3,2 Ploted Tree Two kicks and then a final
hit from overhead to hit them
down.
3,3,3 Shaddy Heel Two kicks and then a final
kick to bring them down to
the ground.
3,3,4 Null G Two kicks and then grabs them,
flips himself and the enemy
and chucks them down to ground
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========= STAFF (On PS2) - RS55 -
--------- Key :
--------- Attack 1 - Square
--------- Attack 2 - Triangle
--------- Attack 3 - X
--------- Attack 4 - Circle
--------- L1 - L1
COMBINATION NAME DISCRIPTION
1 Overhead strike The name says it.
Down + 1 Low one handed poke Thrusts it lightly at the
enemy's lower part of the body.
2 Upward Strike SPins and hits in the face
Back + 2 Charged stick Trips them up with the staff
and then smacks greatly overhead.
Down + 2 Low Strike A half spin hit down
3 Leaping strike A huge overhead smash
Back + X Reaching strike A thrust to trip up the enemy
Down + X Sweeping Strike A half spin hit down (2)
4 Reverse Thrust A smack with the other side of
the staff.
Up + 4 Staff Blast An overhead hit with the other
side of the staff.
Down + 4 Sweeping Swing A spin at legs to trip up.
4,4 Slap Down A hit with the other side of the
staff and then an overhead one.
4,4,3 Pain From Above A hit with the other side of the
staff and then an overhead one
and finally a huge overhead one
4,4,4 Great Lightning God A hit with the other side of the
staff and then an overhead one
and then a spin smack to face.
4,4,Back + 2 Whirlwind Air Flow A hit with the other side of the
staff and then an overhead one,
trips them up with the staff
and then smacks greatly overhead.
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========= STAFF IN AIR (On PS2) - RSIA -
--------- Key :
--------- Attack 1 - Square
--------- Attack 2 - Triangle
--------- Attack 3 - X
--------- Attack 4 - Circle
--------- L1 - L1
COMBINATION NAME DISCRIPTION
1 Downfall One Kick
2 Lucky Change Flips and does a kick to make
the enemy spin.
3 Marked Humanoid A Very light kick
4 Spinning Feet Grab Grabs the enemy's head with
his legs, spins and chucks
them down
1,1 Stinky Air Does two identical kicks
3,3 Hyper Gust Does two light kicks
1,1,1 Fresh Air Does two identical kicks then
flips and does an overhead
kick to bring the enemy down
1,1,2 Air Slinky Does two kicks and on the
third one he hits away from
the enemy to the ground and
bounces back to the enemy.
1,1,3 Airway Two kicks and then another
light one
3,3,1 Gut Kick Does 3 kicks.
1,1,4 Shove it Two big kicks then grabs the
enmey's head with his legs
flips and chucks him down to
ground with his legs
3,3,3 Barrel Roll Two kicks with the third one
hitting away.
3,3,4 Downward Spiral Two kicks then grabs the
enemy's head with his legs,
flips and throws them away
to the ground with his legs
1,1,3,3 Air Barrel Does 4 kicks with the last
one hitting away.
3,3,1,1 It's All Over Does four kicks with the
last kick being an overhead
kick bringing the enemies
down
3,3,1,2 Back in Action Does 3 kicks with the last
kick hitting away from the
enemy towards the ground and
sending the enemy flying the
other way.
1,1,3,4 Boot Slam Three kick and then grabs the
enemy's head with his legs,
flips and throws the enemy
away towards the ground
3,3,1,4 Zero G Does basically the same as
above.
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========= SPECIAL MOVES (On PS2) - RSM7 -
--------- Key :
--------- Attack 1 - Square
--------- Attack 2 - Triangle
--------- Attack 3 - X
--------- Attack 4 - Circle
--------- L1 - L1
--------- R1 - R1
COMBINATION NAME DISCRIPTION
R1 Shocking Lift Kick Raiden grabs the enemy with
hands, electicutes them and
then kicks them up and away.
Down,Up + 3 Static teleport Raiden goes down through the
floor in an electric fashion
and comes out the other side
of the opponent.
Down,Back + 1 Lightning Bolt Raiden launches out of his
hand an electric bolt.
Forward,Forward + 2 Shocking Touch Works a bit like the grab but
Raiden grabs the enemy with
one hand, electricutes them
and punches them away with the
other hand.
Forward,Forward + 4 Flying Thunder God Raiden launches himself at the
enemy taking them with him,
flying a bit forwards and then
releasing them causing them to
collapse.
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FROM www.wikipidea.com. Very helpful and much appreciated for this.
= = = = = = ABOUT RAIDEN
The eternal god of thunder and protector of Earthrealm, Raiden is a wise and
powerful force. Often, he leads the forces of good against those of evil.
Raiden has played a pivotal role in the Mortal Kombat games and storyline and
will likely remain a key player in the future. Since he is a thunder-god,
Raiden commands many supernatural abilities such as the ability to teleport,
control lightning, and fly. As an immortal, he thinks in terms of eternity
rather than normal human lifespans and his memories date back to the beginning
of time itself. It is unlikely that Raiden can ever be truly killed. Even if
his mortal form is destroyed, Raiden will rematerialize some time afterward.
= = = = = = RAIDEN'S BIOGRAPHY (still from wikipidea)
When Earthrealm was young, Raiden was its protector. He fought the rogue Elder
God Shinnok,who wished to overthrow his fellow gods, in a war that threatened
to destroy Earthrealm its elf. One of the casualties of the war was the
Saurian civilization (of which Reptile was a member), forcing the remaining
survivors to emigrate to another world, which they named Zaterra. With the
aid of the Elder gods, Raiden managed to defeat Shinnok and banished him to
the Netherealm and secured the amulet in a secret location- a Temple of the
Elements tucked away in the highest mountains of Nepal. Raiden charged four
gods with guarding the amulet- the gods of Wind (Fujin), Fire, Earth and Water.
When the elder Sub-Zero stole Shinnok's amulet from the temple for Quan Chi
millions of years later, Raiden appeared before the Lin Kuei warrior, and
instructed him to enter the Netherealm and steal it back, lest Shinnok use it
to free himself. Raiden could not himself enter as his powers would dissipate
in the Netherealm. Sub-Zero's mission into the Netherealm was a success and
Shinnok was, for the time, no longer a threat. Thought it was later revealed
that the sorcerer Quan Chi had given Shinnok a false amulet, Raiden never
realized it, and Quan Chi would remain in possession of the true amulet for
the following years.Some time later, Shang Tsung invited many of the warriors
of Earthrealm to participate in Mortal Kombat on his island. Aware of the
danger that Shang Tsung and his tournament poised to the future of Earth,
Raiden assumed mortal form and fought in Mortal Kombat as well. He is also the
only one to have witnessed Sub-Zero's death at the hands of the hellspawn
ninja spectre Scorpion. One year later, after Liu Kang's triumph in the
tournament, Raiden found that he had no choice but to accept Shang Tsung's
challenge of Mortal Kombat in Outworld. However, again aided by Liu Kang and
the warriors of Earthrealm, Raiden prevailed over Shang Tsung's treachery and
Shao Kahn's brutality.Unknown to him, however, was the fact the Outworld
tournament was only a distraction from another way to enter Earthrealm:
resurrecting Shao Kahn's queen, Sindel, in Earthrealm to allow him entrance to
the realm in order to reclaim his Queen, and start the invasion in the process.
Despite Shao Kahn taking every soul on Earth as his own, Raiden was able to
protect the soul of Liu Kang and other warriors from Earth. At first unable to
participate due to the merge of both realms, after the Elder Gods refused to
assist him Raiden decides to sacrifice his own immortality, turning himself
into a mortal in order to help his chosen warriors against Shao Kahn. In the
end, Raiden and the warriors of Earthrealm were able to defeat Shao Kahn and
his minions in Mortal Kombat, repelling the invasion back into Outworld and
restoring Earth (and his status) to its rightful state.
Some time after the invasion was driven back into Outworld, Shinnok, with the
aid of the vile sorcerer Quan Chi, again sought to rise from the Netherealm
and conquer the realms. However, this time the war would also be fought by
mortals; with Liu Kang uniting Earth's warriors at the side of the thunder-god,
Raiden's Forces of Light emerged successful. Now granted the status of Elder
God, he turned over his position as Earthrealm's protector to Fujin. As an
Elder God, Raiden could not interfere when Shang Tsung and Quan Chi killed Liu
Kang many years later. Disgusted at his peers for their refusal to intervene,
he renounced his position as an Elder, gathering his warriors to stop the
Deadly Alliance. This time, disaster struck the heroes. The Earthrealm
warriors Sonya, Cage and Jax were all slain in battle with the Tarkatan horde
and Kitana was slain by Quan Chi, and Kung Lao slain by Shang Tsung. In a
desperate measure, he confronted Shang Tsung and Quan Chi in front of the
soulnado, but was defeated.
He returned to his feet when Onaga, the Dragon King, entered the chamber, and
stood beside Tsung and Quan Chi as they attacked Onaga. When he saw that their
attacks barely slowed Onaga down, Raiden released his godly essence, the effect
of which was a single, massive explosion. It obliterated the Dragon King's
tomb, snuffed out the soulnado, apparently destroyed the Deadly Alliance and
Raiden himself, but did not harm Onaga. Raiden's essence soon gathered again
in the Earthrealm, where he had now become furious with the way Earthrealm's
inhabitants had treated their own realm. He became even more enraged when he
learned that Shujinko had foolishly unleashed the Dragon King by attaining the
Kamidogu of various realms for him. With that, his patience exhausted, Raiden
then decided he was going to punish those who placed Earthrealm in harm's way.
Raiden's shift in attitude comes to a head in his Deception game ending. He is
seen brutally slaying Shujinko for his error. As it turns out, this ending was
not canon, as Shujinko is still alive and well in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon.
As for Raiden, in MKA, to protect Earthrealm, he strikes a deal with Shao Kahn,
agreeing to step aside and let the Emperor conquer and rule all other realms
as he sees fit, so long as Kahn leaves Earthrealm alone. In return, Raiden
agrees to hunt and eliminate Taven for Kahn, so that Kahn can claim Blaze's
godlike power for himself. He confronts Taven as Shao Kahn, Onaga, Shang Tsung,
and Quan Chi escape into a portal leading to Edenia. Raiden is unsuccessful
however, as Taven defeats him and leaves him unconscious on the ground as he
follows the villains through the portal while still being in shock and
disbelief at Raiden's actions.In Raiden's ending, he becomes extremely powerful
after defeating Blaze. To make sure no other realm will possibly threaten
Earthrealm again, he destroys them all.
A Lot isn't it? Thanks again Wikipedia.
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============================ RAIDEN'S STRATEGY ===================== - RS99 -
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You should use Raiden's long reach with his staff to good use and to your
advantage. 4,4,4 is good for the length of the combo and because it stuns it's
opponent with the finishing blow allowing you to continue the further
punishment with other combos. Use the 2,1,L1 move anytime you need to get your
Staff out foolowed by a Back + 2 when they are in the air. Staff is very useful
against Goro and other charcters like him or Boss Characters as they are very
deadly close up and you should really try to keep them as far away from
yourself as possible. That's where the staff is handy. His Nan Chuan is also
good for his length of combos. However they are not too strong and only a
couple of the long ones actualy hit away the enemy in the finishing blow.
His Specials are of course good too. When ever you feel the enemy is coming
too close or you need to counterattack, use the Static teleport to get behind
yor enemy and suprise him. Shocking Touch is really good for close range for
when or if your enemy is bugging you and staying really close to you. Flying
Thunder God is not amazing but it lets you move the opposing player quite
far from the previous position. And of course the Lightning bolt is a simple
but a good method for long distance.
Against Big Characters : USe Staff more
Against fast Characters : Use Specials more
Against Boss Characters : Use 8 way run (<,>,^, etc.) more
Against Everyone else : Use Nan Chuan
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Raiden has some Advantages and Disadvantages.
() The Good :
¬ Unlocked at start
¬ Fast Weapon (Staff)
¬ Long Comboes (Nan Chuan)
¬ Got all you need for specials (Long, CLose, etc.)
¬ Staff has a long reach
¬ Balanced with speed and power
¬ Comboes quite easy to do
() The Bad :
¬ Staff has only a few good combos
¬ Not a lot of Pop up moves
() The Ugly :
¬ His second costume :D
A good player that is not too hard to control and has quite a lot of good
points.
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================================= SITES ============================ - NWSA -
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The following sites have my permission to put this FAQ onto their website if
they choose to. Any other sites, please do ask permission before you upload
it. I will almost certainly say yes. :)
¬ www.gamefaqs.com
¬ www.gamespot.com
¬ www.cheatplanet.com
¬ www.neoseeker.com
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================================== THANKS ========================== - NWTS -
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Well this is the end of the Character Guide. I hope it helped and that you
have enjoyed reading it as much as I have enjoyed writing it.
¬ Thanks to Gamefaqs
¬ Thanks to everyone who read this.
¬ Thanks to Raiden for making me write this FAQ
¬ Thanks to Midway for creating an awesome game like Mortal Kombat:Armageddon
¬ Thanks to mortalkombatonline.com for some info.
¬ Thanks to the above websites in "Sites" if they got my FAQ.
¬ Thanks to www.wikipedia.com for Raiden's history.
And don't forget to write to me if you see errors.
Copyright 2007 Riyad Eyvazli
By CruZer_69
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