Raiden (Fatal Fury)
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For other meanings of the name Raiden, see Raiden (disambiguation).
Raiden | |
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Raiden in Capcom vs SNK 2 |
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Game series | Fatal Fury series SNK Vs. series |
First game | Fatal Fury |
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Birthplace | Australia |
Blood type | O |
Fighting style | Wrestling |
Dislikes | Koalas |
Raiden (ライデン, pronounced /RHY-den/, not /RAY-den/) is a video game character from the Fatal Fury series of fighting games. He is a large character wearing a blue wrestling suit and mask with a yellow lightning bolt down its center. In certain games, he appears in a black wrestling suit and is unmasked. In that form he assumes the persona of Big Bear, and bears a strong physical resemblance to real-life wrestler Big Van Vader. The Big Bear persona is mainly used when he plays himself off as a fan favorite whereas the Raiden persona is mostly used if he plays himself off as a hated villain.
Raiden hails from Alice Springs, Australia, and is one of Geese Howard's henchmen, despite his friendship with Geese's enemy Terry Bogard.
[edit] Trivia
- In the Capcom vs. SNK series, Raiden sparks up a heated rivalry with Zangief from the Street Fighter series.
- Despite his name, Raiden has only ever been capable of a lightning-related attack in Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition.
- Raiden makes two anime appearances. In Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf, he defeats Michael Max and serves under Geese Howard. In Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture, as Big Bear, he tries to protect Sulia from Cyborg Cheng Sinzan, but gets blasted away.
Fatal Fury Characters
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Andy Bogard - Alfred - Axel Hawk - Billy Kane - Blue Mary - Bonne Jenet - Duck King - Franco Bash - Freeman - Gato - Geese Howard - Grant - Hotaru Futaba - Hokutomaru - Hwa Jai - Jin Chonrei - Jin Chonshu - Joe Higashi - Kain R. Heinlein - Kevin Rian - Marco Rodriguez - Kim Dong Hwan - Kim Jae Hoon - Kim Kaphwan - Li Xiangfei - Mai Shiranui - Michael Max - Raiden - Richard Meyer - Rick Strowd - Rock Howard - Ryo Sakazaki - Ryuji Yamazaki - Terry Bogard - Tizoc - Tung Fu Rue - Wolfgang Krauser - White |