Raiden (Fatal Fury)

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Raiden
Raiden in Capcom vs SNK 2.
Game series	Fatal Fury series SNK vs. series
First game	Fatal Fury
In-Universe Information
Birthplace	Australia
Blood type	O
Fighting style	Wrestling

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 originally appeared in the first Fatal Fury (and its 3D remake, Wild Ambitions) as a large character wearing a blue wrestling suit and mask with a yellow lightning bolt down its center. In Fatal Fury 2, 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 and costume, 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. He fights agaisnt Joe Higashi prior to the final battle with Geese. In Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture, as Big Bear, he tries to protect Sulia from Cyborg Cheng Sinzan, but gets blasted away.