In the game "Mortal Kombat" Raiden is one of the oldest and most famous characters. This immortal god of thunder and lightning devoted his whole life to protecting the earthly kingdom from invasions from the outside world. Over the history of the game franchise, which has ten parts, he repeatedly fought with powerful opponents and organized a team of defenders of the human world.
The beginning of the story
Raiden at Mortal Kombat tried to protect the world of people even before the best fighters on Earth could defend their kingdom in the Mortal Kombat tournament. At that time, the greedy Elder god Shinnock entered the Earth with the help of an ancient amulet. The hero opposed him and did not allow him to use people to accumulate power. The elder gods helped Raiden and gave them more power. With their help, the thunderer managed to overthrow the enemy into the Underworld, but the price was too high. Earth could not maintain its appearance and for a long time plunged into darkness.
Union of evil
Over time, the Earth managed to cope with the consequences of the battle of powerful opponents, and Raiden in “Mortal Kombat” took possession of the Shinnok amulet. He hid it in a hidden temple and set guard from the weaker gods.
During this period, the defeated enemy captured the Underworld with the help of the powerful necromancer Kuan Chi. Together they began to look for a way to invade Shinnok into the Outside world. In this they were helped by the powerful sorcerer Shang Tsung, who discovered the secret of finding the temple, where the amulet of the evil Elder God was hidden. For this service, he demanded to curse and resurrect Sindel, the wife of the cruel Outer World Emperor Shao Kahn, right on Earth. After all, then Shao Kang could return to the planet and attach it to his possessions.
The cunning Kuan Chi sent the warriors Sub-Ziro and Scorpio to get him a valuable artifact. An ice ninja helped the forces of evil take him away. Raiden could not allow the return of Shinnok. Upon learning of what had happened, he ordered Sab-Ziro to go to the Underworld and return the amulet in order to save the Earth from disaster. The warrior did the job, but his soul was cursed. This information was given to him by Raiden himself. The resulting amulet, which later turns out to be false, the thunderer hid again.
While there was a struggle on this front, Shang Tsung was already preparing for victory in the tenth Mortal Kombat tournament, which would allow him to take over the Earth. The thunder god Raiden participated in this tournament under the guise of an ordinary mortal, but the skilled warrior Liu Keng managed to snatch victory.
New battles
Shang Tsung could not accept defeat and sent his army to fight with surviving participants from the Earth kingdom. Raiden at Mortal Kombat at this moment helped to contain the superior forces of the enemy, until Liu Keng defeated the evil sorcerer.
The next clash between the Thunderer and Shang Tsung occurred in Los Angeles when he came to take revenge on Johnny Cage and kill one of the strongest warriors on Earth. To help his comrade in time, Scorpio and Jax arrived in time and a new battle began. Raiden appeared to stop the fight, and demanded to name the reason for the invasion. According to Shang Tsung, it turned out to be the new Mortal Kombat organized by Emperor Shao Kang. The sorcerer decided to challenge the earthlings and invited them to participate. They could not refuse, because then they would be counted defeat.
It is known that the thunderer did not participate in this battle and the warriors of the Earth independently prevailed. Only now the whole tournament was a bait, while Sindel was resurrected and discovered the path to the Earth of Shao Kahn's strength. The plan was a success, and the emperor of the Outworld managed to invade the planet. All defenders regrouped on the territory of Indian tribes and, under their protection, launched a new attack.
After the confluence of the Outer World and the Earth, Raiden could no longer help people out. After all, now the planet was under the control of the gods of a different reality. To help earthlings protect their home world, he was forced to become an ordinary mortal. As a result, Shao Kang was defeated by Liu Keng, and the invasion was over. Once Earth was safe, Raiden again became a god.
New Shinnock Attack
When the Dark Raiden at Mortal Kombat learned of the new Shinnock invasion of Heaven, he began to gather the best earthly fighters and teamed up with the sovereign of the wind Fujin.
Kuan Chi and the fallen Senior God came to Eden with the help of the traitor Tanya, and from there the path upward opened. Shinnok's revenge on the older brothers was a success, and Raiden and Fujin were the last surviving gods.
Liu Keng managed to send him anew to the Underworld in the battle against the main enemy. This was possible to do, since Kuan Chi gave Shinnok a fake amulet of power, and left the real one for himself. After this victory, Raiden became the Elder God, and Fujin inherited the title of protector of the Earth.
This was far from the last battle of a famous character, and not always he managed to win victories. For example, near the battle of the pyramid of Argus, the resurrected Shao Kang managed to incinerate him. Although after that the hero was given the opportunity to return to the past and correct the current situation with the end of the world.
Game tricks
Many users of the game are interested in the question: how to defeat Raiden at Mortal Kombat? To do this, you should study all of his tricks in order to evade and counterattack in a duel on time. It is worth knowing that a thunderer can from any point in the arena teleport behind the enemy’s back and beat at that moment. The hero can issue quick lightning bolts at the enemy or attack in the forehead, strengthening his body with electricity. Nearby, he can pass a shock discharge through the enemy’s body, and also release a projectile in the opposite direction from him, so that he flies into the back. Raiden in “Mortal Kombat X” also has a number of strong close hits with his hands, feet and even shoulder. Some of them inflict electricity damage and can push the enemy away. Among the methods of finishing off, the most dangerous are a head explosion from lightning and a shock discharge through a staff near the enemy.