1 1 111 11 1111 11 11 111 11 111111 111111111 11111 11 11 111 111 111 111 11 () 111 111 111 1 111 111 11 111111111111 111 111 111 11 111 111 111 111 111 11 111 111 MORTAL KOMBAT : ARMAGEDDON 11111 111 111 111111 11111111 1111 111 11111111 11111 111 11111111 111 11111 111 111 1111 11 11 111 111 11 111 111 11 111 11111111 1111111 111 111 111 11111 111 11 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 11 111 111 11 111 111 111 111 111 111 11111111 111 111 11111 111 111 111 111 111 111111 11111111 111 1111 ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ RAIDEN CHARACTER GUIDE --------------- Mortal Kombat: Armageddon --------------- Character Guide (PS2) --------------- Raiden --------------- By CruZer_69 --------------- Email : cruzer_eyvazli_69@hotmail.co.uk --------------- Started : 16/01/07 --------------- Finished : 19/01/07 --------------- Version 1.00 Please read the below ############################################################################## ############################################################################## This may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on any other web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright. Copyright 2007 Riyad Eyvazli All trademarks and copyrights contained in this document are owned by their respective trademark and copyright holders. If you see something wrong in this guide or something I haven't said then e-mail me and tell me. Don't send me loads of junk because I will not answer you and will simply ignore it.If you sent me an email and I haven't repied, just be patient because I don't check my email every day. Thank you! ############################################################################## ############################################################################## Please read the above ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS -------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) Raiden's info =========================================== RI11 2) Raiden's moves =========================================== RM22 a) Nan Chuan =========================================== RNC3 b) Nan Chuan in air =========================================== NCIA c) Staff =========================================== RS55 d) Staff in air =========================================== RSIA e) Special Moves =========================================== RSM7 3) Raiden's History =========================================== RH88 4) Raiden's Strategy =========================================== RS99 5) Raiden's Points =========================================== RPGB 6) Sites =========================================== SAFD 7) Thanks =========================================== TTRT Note: Use the numbers and letters on the end to put in the search function "Ctrl + f" to get to a place quicker. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ============================================================================== ============================= RAIDEN'S INFO ======================== - RI11 - ============================================================================== I liked Raiden from Mortal Kombat II. In Mortal Kombat : Armageddon he really does have A LOT of moves and some pretty big comboes although fairly simple. That is one of the reasons why I like him. His Staff doesn't provide as much moves as Nan Chuan but it's reach is certainly unmissable. His specials offer everything too from grab close range moves to long ranged and teleport moves. About his costumes, well what can I say? The first one, (the original one) I think looks superb and is the classic of what Raiden wears. Not so much compliments for the second one though. First time I saw it, I couldn't recognize him. His first costume consists of the following : His legend God hat, He has got samurai armor on him, the sash, a brown cape and weird looking boots supported by some cloth rapped around it lots of times. And also, RED EYES! His second one is not a lot different except that he takes his hat off, half of his chest is revealed, he has a samurai sword and blue monk beads. His hair is in a small ponytail and kind of drooping and it's grey. His hat is on his back. With Nan Chuan the positioning is this : Raiden's right fist ( or left depends which way he is facing you) is withdrawn to the side of his respective ribs and the other one sort of just hangs losely unclenched facing the opponent. His legs are slightly bent ready for attack. With Staff positioning he stands up a bit and holds the staff with both hands above his head with the staff pointing diagonally down at the enemy. The games which Raiden appears in are : ¬ Mortal Kombat : I (bottom left of the choice of fighter screen) ¬ Mortal Kombat : II (bottom right of the choice of fighter screen) ¬ Mortal Kombat Trilogy (There are two Raidens here. The first from MK II and the second from MK I. The first is the top row and 6th fighter counting from the left hand side. The second one is bottom left corner) ¬ Mortal Kombat : 4 (Top row and 2nd counting from the left hand side) ¬ Mortal Kombat Gold (Here he is right in the middle) ¬ Mortal Kombat : Deadly Alliance (Second to last row, 1st one from the left) ¬ Mortal Kombat : Deception (2nd row, 1st one from the left hand side) ¬ Mortal Kombat : Armageddon ( 4th row, 8th one from the left hand side ;duh!) ============================================================================= ============================= RAIDEN'S MOVES ====================== - RM22 - ============================================================================= Raiden has a lot of moves of which some have lots of comboes. They deliver power as well as speed. His Staff is the faster one I think but doesn't have quite as many combinations as Nan Chuan. - RNC3 - ========= NAN CHUAN (On PS2) --------- Key : --------- Attack 1 - Square --------- Attack 2 - Triangle --------- Attack 3 - X --------- Attack 4 - Circle --------- L1 - L1 COMBINATION NAME DISCRIPTION 1 Lightning Jab A punch in the upper body back + 1 SIde Chop A hit hitting the enemy up but not in the air. forwards + 1 Shoulder slap An overhead smack down. down + 1 Low Step Strike Crouches down and elbows in the knees. 2 Rainbow Chop Hits with both arms overhead at it's respective side. back + 2 Overhead Chop Smack overhead with the other arm making them bounce up forwards + 2 Dual Thunder Palms Hit with both hands into torso down + 2 Palm Uppercut AN uppercut hitting in the face 3 Fast Snap Kick Brings Leg forward and smacks in the face. Back + 3 Hook Leg Takedown Hooks their leg with his and trips them up down + 3 Heel Strike Gets down and hit their legs with his 4 Hop Side Kick Heavy boot in the face Down + 4 Low Chin STrike Gets on his arms and strikes with the foot lightly 1,1 Lights out Two Punches0 2,1 Throat punch A double overhead hit and then a punch in the throat 2,back + 1 Electric Snake A double overhead hit and then a hit hitting them up but not in the air. 2,back + 2 Overhead fury A double overhead hit and then another overhead hit actually hitting them against the ground making them bounce up. 2,3 Double Damage A double overhead hit and then a heavy boot to the face 1,1,2 Trickster Two punches and then a double overhead hit 2,1,1 Triple danger A double overhead hit then two punches 1,1,back + 2 Monkey fist Two punches and then overhead hit actually hitting them against the ground making them bounce up. 1,1,3 Body blows Two punches then a havy kick in the upper body 1,1,2,back + 1 Wake the dead Two punches and then a double overhead hit followed by a hit making them go up but not into the air 1,1,2,forward + 1 Thunderous Slap Two punches and then a double overhead hit followed by a hit down 2,1,1,2 Trickster fists A double overhead hit, two punches and then another double overhead hit. 2,1,1,back + 2 Static Clencher A double overhead hit, two punches and then another over head hit 1,1,2,back + 2 Fierce Chop Two punches, then a double overhead hit followed by an overhead hit to go in the air 1,1,2,3 Thunder Gods Two punches and then a double overhead hit followed by a heavy boot. 2,1,1,3 Freight Blows A double overhead hit then 2 punches then a heaby kick. 2,1,1,2,back + 2 Wake the wind A double overhead hit then two punches then another double overhead hit and finally a hit hitting them up but not in air. 2,1,1,2,3 Dark Lightning A double overhead hit then two punches then another double overhead hit and finally a kick 2,1,L1 Tricky Stick A double overhead hit then a punch and then Raiden takes out his Staff and smacks the enemy down with it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ========= NAN CHUAN IN AIR - NCIA - --------- Key : --------- Attack 1 - Square --------- Attack 2 - Triangle --------- Attack 3 - X --------- Attack 4 - Circle --------- L1 - L1 COMBINATION NAME DISCRIPTION 1 Bombardment A Punch 2 Updraft Hits once making enemy spin 3 Fire Fly A Kick in the Chest 4 Whiplash Grabs them, flips himself and the enemy and then chucks them down 1,1 Airmatic smacks Punches once and then does an overhead punch 3,3 Double Airkicks The name basically says it : two kicks 1,1,1 Power Bash A punch then an overhead one and swings his arms to the side to hit them away. 1,1,2 Backup A Punch, an overhead one after that and then hits them so they spin away. 1,1,3 Reset Fists A punch then an overhead one after that, and a hit which makes them hit the ground and bounce back to him. 3,3,1 X Marks the spot Kicks twice then hits them away bringing his arms to his sides 1,1,4 Zero Cool A punch, then an overhead one and finally he grabs the enemy ,flips and chucks him back down to the ground. 3,3,2 Ploted Tree Two kicks and then a final hit from overhead to hit them down. 3,3,3 Shaddy Heel Two kicks and then a final kick to bring them down to the ground. 3,3,4 Null G Two kicks and then grabs them, flips himself and the enemy and chucks them down to ground ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ========= STAFF (On PS2) - RS55 - --------- Key : --------- Attack 1 - Square --------- Attack 2 - Triangle --------- Attack 3 - X --------- Attack 4 - Circle --------- L1 - L1 COMBINATION NAME DISCRIPTION 1 Overhead strike The name says it. Down + 1 Low one handed poke Thrusts it lightly at the enemy's lower part of the body. 2 Upward Strike SPins and hits in the face Back + 2 Charged stick Trips them up with the staff and then smacks greatly overhead. Down + 2 Low Strike A half spin hit down 3 Leaping strike A huge overhead smash Back + X Reaching strike A thrust to trip up the enemy Down + X Sweeping Strike A half spin hit down (2) 4 Reverse Thrust A smack with the other side of the staff. Up + 4 Staff Blast An overhead hit with the other side of the staff. Down + 4 Sweeping Swing A spin at legs to trip up. 4,4 Slap Down A hit with the other side of the staff and then an overhead one. 4,4,3 Pain From Above A hit with the other side of the staff and then an overhead one and finally a huge overhead one 4,4,4 Great Lightning God A hit with the other side of the staff and then an overhead one and then a spin smack to face. 4,4,Back + 2 Whirlwind Air Flow A hit with the other side of the staff and then an overhead one, trips them up with the staff and then smacks greatly overhead. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ========= STAFF IN AIR (On PS2) - RSIA - --------- Key : --------- Attack 1 - Square --------- Attack 2 - Triangle --------- Attack 3 - X --------- Attack 4 - Circle --------- L1 - L1 COMBINATION NAME DISCRIPTION 1 Downfall One Kick 2 Lucky Change Flips and does a kick to make the enemy spin. 3 Marked Humanoid A Very light kick 4 Spinning Feet Grab Grabs the enemy's head with his legs, spins and chucks them down 1,1 Stinky Air Does two identical kicks 3,3 Hyper Gust Does two light kicks 1,1,1 Fresh Air Does two identical kicks then flips and does an overhead kick to bring the enemy down 1,1,2 Air Slinky Does two kicks and on the third one he hits away from the enemy to the ground and bounces back to the enemy. 1,1,3 Airway Two kicks and then another light one 3,3,1 Gut Kick Does 3 kicks. 1,1,4 Shove it Two big kicks then grabs the enmey's head with his legs flips and chucks him down to ground with his legs 3,3,3 Barrel Roll Two kicks with the third one hitting away. 3,3,4 Downward Spiral Two kicks then grabs the enemy's head with his legs, flips and throws them away to the ground with his legs 1,1,3,3 Air Barrel Does 4 kicks with the last one hitting away. 3,3,1,1 It's All Over Does four kicks with the last kick being an overhead kick bringing the enemies down 3,3,1,2 Back in Action Does 3 kicks with the last kick hitting away from the enemy towards the ground and sending the enemy flying the other way. 1,1,3,4 Boot Slam Three kick and then grabs the enemy's head with his legs, flips and throws the enemy away towards the ground 3,3,1,4 Zero G Does basically the same as above. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ========= SPECIAL MOVES (On PS2) - RSM7 - --------- Key : --------- Attack 1 - Square --------- Attack 2 - Triangle --------- Attack 3 - X --------- Attack 4 - Circle --------- L1 - L1 --------- R1 - R1 COMBINATION NAME DISCRIPTION R1 Shocking Lift Kick Raiden grabs the enemy with hands, electicutes them and then kicks them up and away. Down,Up + 3 Static teleport Raiden goes down through the floor in an electric fashion and comes out the other side of the opponent. Down,Back + 1 Lightning Bolt Raiden launches out of his hand an electric bolt. Forward,Forward + 2 Shocking Touch Works a bit like the grab but Raiden grabs the enemy with one hand, electricutes them and punches them away with the other hand. Forward,Forward + 4 Flying Thunder God Raiden launches himself at the enemy taking them with him, flying a bit forwards and then releasing them causing them to collapse. ============================================================================== ============================================================================== ============================================================================== ============================================================================== ========================== RAIDEN'S HISTORY ======================== - RH88 - ============================================================================== FROM www.wikipidea.com. Very helpful and much appreciated for this. = = = = = = ABOUT RAIDEN The eternal god of thunder and protector of Earthrealm, Raiden is a wise and powerful force. Often, he leads the forces of good against those of evil. Raiden has played a pivotal role in the Mortal Kombat games and storyline and will likely remain a key player in the future. Since he is a thunder-god, Raiden commands many supernatural abilities such as the ability to teleport, control lightning, and fly. As an immortal, he thinks in terms of eternity rather than normal human lifespans and his memories date back to the beginning of time itself. It is unlikely that Raiden can ever be truly killed. Even if his mortal form is destroyed, Raiden will rematerialize some time afterward. = = = = = = RAIDEN'S BIOGRAPHY (still from wikipidea) When Earthrealm was young, Raiden was its protector. He fought the rogue Elder God Shinnok,who wished to overthrow his fellow gods, in a war that threatened to destroy Earthrealm its elf. One of the casualties of the war was the Saurian civilization (of which Reptile was a member), forcing the remaining survivors to emigrate to another world, which they named Zaterra. With the aid of the Elder gods, Raiden managed to defeat Shinnok and banished him to the Netherealm and secured the amulet in a secret location- a Temple of the Elements tucked away in the highest mountains of Nepal. Raiden charged four gods with guarding the amulet- the gods of Wind (Fujin), Fire, Earth and Water. When the elder Sub-Zero stole Shinnok's amulet from the temple for Quan Chi millions of years later, Raiden appeared before the Lin Kuei warrior, and instructed him to enter the Netherealm and steal it back, lest Shinnok use it to free himself. Raiden could not himself enter as his powers would dissipate in the Netherealm. Sub-Zero's mission into the Netherealm was a success and Shinnok was, for the time, no longer a threat. Thought it was later revealed that the sorcerer Quan Chi had given Shinnok a false amulet, Raiden never realized it, and Quan Chi would remain in possession of the true amulet for the following years.Some time later, Shang Tsung invited many of the warriors of Earthrealm to participate in Mortal Kombat on his island. Aware of the danger that Shang Tsung and his tournament poised to the future of Earth, Raiden assumed mortal form and fought in Mortal Kombat as well. He is also the only one to have witnessed Sub-Zero's death at the hands of the hellspawn ninja spectre Scorpion. One year later, after Liu Kang's triumph in the tournament, Raiden found that he had no choice but to accept Shang Tsung's challenge of Mortal Kombat in Outworld. However, again aided by Liu Kang and the warriors of Earthrealm, Raiden prevailed over Shang Tsung's treachery and Shao Kahn's brutality.Unknown to him, however, was the fact the Outworld tournament was only a distraction from another way to enter Earthrealm: resurrecting Shao Kahn's queen, Sindel, in Earthrealm to allow him entrance to the realm in order to reclaim his Queen, and start the invasion in the process. Despite Shao Kahn taking every soul on Earth as his own, Raiden was able to protect the soul of Liu Kang and other warriors from Earth. At first unable to participate due to the merge of both realms, after the Elder Gods refused to assist him Raiden decides to sacrifice his own immortality, turning himself into a mortal in order to help his chosen warriors against Shao Kahn. In the end, Raiden and the warriors of Earthrealm were able to defeat Shao Kahn and his minions in Mortal Kombat, repelling the invasion back into Outworld and restoring Earth (and his status) to its rightful state. Some time after the invasion was driven back into Outworld, Shinnok, with the aid of the vile sorcerer Quan Chi, again sought to rise from the Netherealm and conquer the realms. However, this time the war would also be fought by mortals; with Liu Kang uniting Earth's warriors at the side of the thunder-god, Raiden's Forces of Light emerged successful. Now granted the status of Elder God, he turned over his position as Earthrealm's protector to Fujin. As an Elder God, Raiden could not interfere when Shang Tsung and Quan Chi killed Liu Kang many years later. Disgusted at his peers for their refusal to intervene, he renounced his position as an Elder, gathering his warriors to stop the Deadly Alliance. This time, disaster struck the heroes. The Earthrealm warriors Sonya, Cage and Jax were all slain in battle with the Tarkatan horde and Kitana was slain by Quan Chi, and Kung Lao slain by Shang Tsung. In a desperate measure, he confronted Shang Tsung and Quan Chi in front of the soulnado, but was defeated. He returned to his feet when Onaga, the Dragon King, entered the chamber, and stood beside Tsung and Quan Chi as they attacked Onaga. When he saw that their attacks barely slowed Onaga down, Raiden released his godly essence, the effect of which was a single, massive explosion. It obliterated the Dragon King's tomb, snuffed out the soulnado, apparently destroyed the Deadly Alliance and Raiden himself, but did not harm Onaga. Raiden's essence soon gathered again in the Earthrealm, where he had now become furious with the way Earthrealm's inhabitants had treated their own realm. He became even more enraged when he learned that Shujinko had foolishly unleashed the Dragon King by attaining the Kamidogu of various realms for him. With that, his patience exhausted, Raiden then decided he was going to punish those who placed Earthrealm in harm's way. Raiden's shift in attitude comes to a head in his Deception game ending. He is seen brutally slaying Shujinko for his error. As it turns out, this ending was not canon, as Shujinko is still alive and well in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon. As for Raiden, in MKA, to protect Earthrealm, he strikes a deal with Shao Kahn, agreeing to step aside and let the Emperor conquer and rule all other realms as he sees fit, so long as Kahn leaves Earthrealm alone. In return, Raiden agrees to hunt and eliminate Taven for Kahn, so that Kahn can claim Blaze's godlike power for himself. He confronts Taven as Shao Kahn, Onaga, Shang Tsung, and Quan Chi escape into a portal leading to Edenia. Raiden is unsuccessful however, as Taven defeats him and leaves him unconscious on the ground as he follows the villains through the portal while still being in shock and disbelief at Raiden's actions.In Raiden's ending, he becomes extremely powerful after defeating Blaze. To make sure no other realm will possibly threaten Earthrealm again, he destroys them all. A Lot isn't it? Thanks again Wikipedia. ============================================================================== ============================ RAIDEN'S STRATEGY ===================== - RS99 - ============================================================================== You should use Raiden's long reach with his staff to good use and to your advantage. 4,4,4 is good for the length of the combo and because it stuns it's opponent with the finishing blow allowing you to continue the further punishment with other combos. Use the 2,1,L1 move anytime you need to get your Staff out foolowed by a Back + 2 when they are in the air. Staff is very useful against Goro and other charcters like him or Boss Characters as they are very deadly close up and you should really try to keep them as far away from yourself as possible. That's where the staff is handy. His Nan Chuan is also good for his length of combos. However they are not too strong and only a couple of the long ones actualy hit away the enemy in the finishing blow. His Specials are of course good too. When ever you feel the enemy is coming too close or you need to counterattack, use the Static teleport to get behind yor enemy and suprise him. Shocking Touch is really good for close range for when or if your enemy is bugging you and staying really close to you. Flying Thunder God is not amazing but it lets you move the opposing player quite far from the previous position. And of course the Lightning bolt is a simple but a good method for long distance. Against Big Characters : USe Staff more Against fast Characters : Use Specials more Against Boss Characters : Use 8 way run (<,>,^, etc.) more Against Everyone else : Use Nan Chuan ^ I I I I I This is advise only. ============================================================================== ============================ RAIDEN'S POINTS ======================= - RPGB - ============================================================================== Raiden has some Advantages and Disadvantages. () The Good : ¬ Unlocked at start ¬ Fast Weapon (Staff) ¬ Long Comboes (Nan Chuan) ¬ Got all you need for specials (Long, CLose, etc.) ¬ Staff has a long reach ¬ Balanced with speed and power ¬ Comboes quite easy to do () The Bad : ¬ Staff has only a few good combos ¬ Not a lot of Pop up moves () The Ugly : ¬ His second costume :D A good player that is not too hard to control and has quite a lot of good points. ============================================================================== ================================= SITES ============================ - NWSA - ============================================================================== The following sites have my permission to put this FAQ onto their website if they choose to. Any other sites, please do ask permission before you upload it. I will almost certainly say yes. :) ¬ www.gamefaqs.com ¬ www.gamespot.com ¬ www.cheatplanet.com ¬ www.neoseeker.com ============================================================================== ================================== THANKS ========================== - NWTS - ============================================================================== Well this is the end of the Character Guide. I hope it helped and that you have enjoyed reading it as much as I have enjoyed writing it. ¬ Thanks to Gamefaqs ¬ Thanks to everyone who read this. ¬ Thanks to Raiden for making me write this FAQ ¬ Thanks to Midway for creating an awesome game like Mortal Kombat:Armageddon ¬ Thanks to mortalkombatonline.com for some info. ¬ Thanks to the above websites in "Sites" if they got my FAQ. ¬ Thanks to www.wikipedia.com for Raiden's history. And don't forget to write to me if you see errors. Copyright 2007 Riyad Eyvazli By CruZer_69 ============================================================================== ================================ END OF FAQ ================================== ==============================================================================