This article is about the Raiden from the Mortal Kombat series. For the Raiden from Metal Gear, see Raiden
Death Battle Combatant | |
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The Defender of Earthrealm | |
Raiden | |
Origin | Mortal Kombat |
Company | Warner Bros. |
Appearance(s) | Thor VS Raiden |
“ | I am of truth and light. I protect Earthrealm. | „ |
~ Raiden in Mortal Kombat X |
Raiden is one of the main protagonists of the Mortal Kombat series. He appeared in the 21st episode of Death Battle, Thor VS Raiden, where he fought against Thor from Marvel Comics.
History
Raiden is the protector of Earthrealm and serves as the world's God of Thunder. When he isn't allowed to interfere with Mortal Kombat tournaments, he recruits other warriors who are as willing to risk their life as much as he is.
Death Battle Info
Background
- Full Name: Lord Raiden
- Height: 7'
- Weight: 350 Lbs.
- Age: Eternal
- Protector of Earthrealm
- Martial arts mastery
- Jujitsu, Nan Chuan, Judo, & Taekwondo
Special Moves
- Lightning Shots
- Vicinity Blast
- Shocking Touch
- Electric Fly
- Electric Slide
- Teleport
- Fatalities
Godly Powers
- Ethereal energy composition
- Weather manipulation
- Electricity manipulation
- Flight
- Healing powers
- Immortality
- Eventually reincarnated after death
Feats
- Most powerful Mortal Kombatant
- Held off limitless-power Kano
- Has mastered 750 varieties of Jujitsu
- Was the last man standing against the Deadly Alliance
- Defeated the Houan
- Can channel electricity through wood
Comparison to Thor
Raiden
- Smarter, but much weaker
- Immune to Electricity
- More Fighting Experience
- Less Extreme Survival Experience
- Relies on electrical attacks, which were useless
Thor
- Stronger, tougher, and faster
- Immune to electricity
- Does not solely rely on electrical attacks
- Mjolnir is ridiculously powerful
- Arrogance only prolonged the fight
- Consistently defeats Loki, who is clever like Raiden
Gallery
Trivia
- Raiden is the second Mortal Kombat kombatant in Death Battle, the first being Shang Tsung, and with the following five being Shao Kahn, Sektor, Scorpion, Sonya Blade and Sub-Zero.
- Raiden is the first combatant to be thrown at the sun, with the second being Majin Buu.
- Raiden is the first non-DC combatant to face a Marvel combatant, with the following seven being Goliath, Darth Vader, Raiden, Pinkie Pie, Android 18, The Shredder and Lucy.
- He is the first combatant named Raiden, with the second being Raiden from Metal Gear. Coincidently they both fought a Marvel character.
- Raiden's sprite comes from Mortal Kombat II
- Raiden is (so far) the only combatant from Mortal Kombat who's name doesn't start with an S.
- His fight with Thor is one of the most lopsided Death Battles. Raiden's main weapon in a fight (electricity) was completely useless against Thor, and his martial arts and wits were overwhelmed by Thor's sheer strength.
- This fact would later be acknowledged in Thor VS Wonder Woman in Thor's analysis section.