Over the course of his quest, Raiden slowly begins to embrace his war criminal side, 'Jack the Ripper' and becomes emotionally unstable and quite frankly, sadistic. He later joined the PMSC Maverick as a means to support his family, but re-entered the battlefield once more after Desperado ruined one of their missions, leaving him injured.Īfter which he became a cyborg, determined in bringing down Desperado, including quitting Maverick especially after they discovered that they were using the same AI training program on kidnapped children, like the one that was used on him in Liberia. After successfully escaping, Raiden went on to assist Solid Snake during Liquid Ocelot's Insurrection. He later worked alongside the Paradise Lost Army in their anti-Patriot activities, but was captured and forced to undergo heavy cybernetic experimentation. A former child soldier under Solidus Snake, Raiden had been selected by the Patriots to test the S3 Plan at the Big Shell. He is a Liberian-American special forces soldier responsible for resolving the 2009 Big Shell Incident as a new recruit to the reformed FOXHOUND unit. Raiden (Japanese 雷電), real name Jack, is a recurring protagonist in the Metal Gear series, appearing as the main protagonist (alongside Solid Snake) in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, a major supporting character in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, and the main protagonist of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. ~ Raiden embracing his 'Jack the Ripper' persona

but who am I kidding? I was born to kill! The bit about my sword, that 'means of justice' stuff? I guess I just needed something to keep 'the Ripper' in check when I was knee-deep in bodies. I learned young that killing your enemies felt good.

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