Raiden
Japanese lightning god
Raiden is the Japanese god of thunder and lightning, a figure in Shinto mythology often depicted with drums that create thunder.
The name appears frequently in video games and other media as a character name, most recognizably the lightning-wielding fighter in Mortal Kombat and the cyborg ninja in Metal Gear Solid.
The word combines Japanese *rai* (thunder) and *den* (lightning).
Gory fighting game franchise
- fighterOne who engages in combat
- electrocutionDeath from electrical current
- teleportInstant point-to-point travel
- fatalityDeath from accident
combo · arcade · Midway · costume · hat · conical · special moves · versus
Storm's acoustic aftermath
- lightningAtmospheric electrical discharge
- ShintoJapanese animistic tradition
- kamiShinto sacred spirits
- taikoJapanese ceremonial drum
drums · storm · Japanese · mythology · shrine · worship · heavens · bolts
Organic-mechanical hybrid entity
- swordHilted fighting blade
- ninjaJapanese espionage agent
- katanaCurved Japanese fighting blade
- JackMale court card
stealth · codec · nanomachines · blade · exoskeleton · combat · missions · protagonist
Mortal Kombat
Gory fighting game franchise
- fighterOne who engages in combat
- electrocutionDeath from electrical current
- teleportInstant point-to-point travel
fatality · combo · arcade · Midway · costume · hat · conical · special moves · versus · tournament
thunder
Storm's acoustic aftermath
- lightningAtmospheric electrical discharge
- ShintoJapanese animistic tradition
- kamiShinto sacred spirits
taiko · drums · storm · Japanese · mythology · shrine · worship · heavens · bolts · clouds
cyborg
Organic-mechanical hybrid entity
Jack · stealth · codec · nanomachines · blade · exoskeleton · combat · missions · protagonist · augmented
fighter
One who engages in combat
- WWII1939-45 global conflict
- JapaneseOf or from Nippon
- interceptorAircraft that intercepts threats
Mitsubishi · propeller · cockpit · Pacific · dogfight · climb · armament · engine · aviation · military
Shogun
Japanese military dictator
- ElectroElectricity-wielding comic antagonist
- archonGreek city-state magistrate
- polearmLong-shafted combat weapon
Baal · eternity · banner · constellation · gacha · boss · story · puppet · meditation · plane
- raiding partiesGroups conducting sudden attacks
- raiding partyGroup making sudden attack
- tomb raidingStealing from burial sites
- cattle raidingStealing livestock from ranches
- ram raidingTheft via vehicular impact
- nest raidingStealing from bird homes