Raiden

Raiden (ライデン, Raiden) is a character from the Fatal Fury series. He originally appeared in the first Fatal Fury (and its 3D remake, Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition). He was long considered for the King of Fighters series and he finally made his debut in The King of Fighters XII. Developers wanted to add him as the big burly guy for the cast. The reason they didn't choose his face counterpart was due to the overall insistence to add a giant, evil character.

Story
Raiden is a professional wrestler known for his ruthlessness in the ring. He is very strong and is known to manhandle his opponents. He moved to Southtown to get involved with strong fights. He was eventually hired by Geese Howard as one of his henchmen. He entered the King of Fighters tournament created by Geese, but was eventually defeated by Andy Bogard.

While the Raiden gimmick is treated as a heel, the Big Bear gimmick is treated as a face.

Personality
Raiden has a fighting spirit and wants to fight strong opponents. During his time as Raiden, he was portrayed as a ruthless man who cared little concerning his opponents' well being.

Fighting Style
Raiden is a heel Pro Wrestler. He uses several pro wrestling moves and also uses heel tactics, like spitting yellow mist in his opponents eyes.

Music

 * Yuusha Raiden (Raiden the Brave) - Fatal Fury
 * Call From the Earth - Fatal Fury Wild Ambition

Voice Actors

 * Michael Beard - Fatal Fury 2, Special
 * Dango Takeda - Fatal Fury Special Scitron Video
 * John Hulaton - Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition, SNK vs Capcom series
 * Daisuke Gōri - The King of Fighters XII (Japanese voice)
 * Hisao Egawa - animated films
 * Robert O. Smith - animated films (English voice)

Game Appearances

 * Fatal Fury
 * Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition
 * Capcom vs SNK
 * Capcom vs SNK Pro
 * Capcom vs SNK 2
 * The King of Fighters XII
 * Garou Densetsu The Legend of Wild Wolf - as one of Joe's arm wrestling opponents
 * Garou Densetsu Special - as one of Joe's arm wrestling opponents

Cameo Appearances

 * The King of Fighters '99 - in the Fatal Fury team's ending (with anyone winning besides Mai); defeated by Terry
 * The King of Fighters '94: Rebout - background appearance

Anime Appearances

 * Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf

Similar Characters

 * Big Bear