Raiden (雷電), whose real name is Jack (ジャック, Jakku), is a fictional character in the Metal Gear series of video games by Konami. Created by Hideo Kojima and designed by Yoji Shinkawa, Raiden was introduced in the series as the main playable character of the stealth game Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (where he appears as a trained member of the FOXHOUND special forces participating in his first mission). Raiden reappears as a supporting chara...
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Raiden (雷電), whose real name is Jack (ジャック, Jakku), is a fictional character in the Metal Gear series of video games by Konami. Created by Hideo Kojima and designed by Yoji Shinkawa, Raiden was introduced in the series as the main playable character of the stealth game Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (where he appears as a trained member of the FOXHOUND special forces participating in his first mission). Raiden reappears as a supporting character in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and is scheduled to be the main character of the next game in the series, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.
The idea of creating Raiden originated from Hideo Kojima's desire to view the series' main protagonist (Solid Snake) from a different point of view, inspired by the Sherlock Holmes stories. Raiden's inclusion in the game remained a secret to gamers before the release of Metal Gear Solid 2; despite some players' reactions, the staff liked his character. He was voiced by Kenyu Horiuchi in the...
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