Raiden (Mortal Kombat Legends)

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Near Pure Good
Full Name	Raiden
Alias	The Thunder God Lord Raiden
Origin	Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge
Family	None known
Allies	Scorpion Liu Kang Johnny Cage Sonya Blade Jax Briggs Kurtis Stryker Kung Lao Kitana
Enemies	Shao Kahn Shang Tsung Quan Chi Kano Goro Black Dragon Kintaro Reiko
Powers/Skills	Advanced Intelligence Charisma Master Martial Artist Tracking Skills Divine Empowerment/Godly Physiology Electricity Manipulation/Lightning Magic Electric Bolt Healing Powers Teleportation and Dimension Warp Weather Manipulation Lightning Manipulation Superhuman Strength Superhuman Durability Superhuman Endurance Superhuman Speed Superhuman Reflexes Superhuman Agility Superhuman Stamina Self-Sustenance Flight Immortality
Goals	Protect Earthrealm from Shao Kahn by winning the tournament Stop Shao Kahn and Shinnok (succeeded)
Goodness Zone	Protection of the entire Earthly Kingdom
Type of Hero	Elemental Mentor

Raiden is one of the main characters in the Mortal Kombat Legends cartoon series. He is the god of thunder and the protector of the Earthly Kingdom.

He is voiced by Dave B. Mitchell.

His Good Ranking

What Makes Him Close to Being Pure Good?

• He saved baby Liu Kang from the Tarkatans when they killed his parents.
• He gave the demoness Ashra a chance to show her best side in order to become human.
• He gathered three fighters for the Mortal Kombat tournament, namely Liu Kang, Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade, so that they would win this tournament and save the Earthly kingdom from conquest.
• Although at first he decided not to tell Johnny Cage that the tournament was not staged, he did it only so that Johnny Cage would be able to realize everything and overcome it.
• He asked Scorpio not to give the amulet to Quan Chi.
• Despite the fact that he is not allowed to interfere in the tournament, he still intervened in the fight between Goro and Jax, and saved the latter by stopping his bleeding from severed arms.
• Although he stopped Liu Kang from rescuing the Scorpion, he did so only because he knew that the Scorpion would not die so easily, and that he had to complete his revenge by killing Quan Chi.
• When Liu Kang was upset that he could not defeat Goro, Raiden comforted him, saying that his true purpose was to defeat Shao Kahn.
• He agreed to participate in the next tournament, even though he would lose his abilities and become an ordinary person.
• Even in his mortal form, he bravely fought his opponents, including Shao Kahn himself, although he eventually lost.
• When he was dying, he inspired Liu Kang to defeat Shao Kahn, which happened later.

What Prevents Him From Being Pure Good?

• He is lethal in combat, and kills his enemies in rather brutal ways. However, considering that almost all of his victims deserve it, being mostly incorrigible monsters, this is minor prevention.

External Links

• Raiden on the Heroes Wiki