Not a bad idea. I like it. It would be nice to see a new type of projectile coming from Raiden's hand. Having it take shape as a lightning bolt and instead of shooting it like a blue orb, have it shoot at the opp like a bolt. Very nice idea.

Obreck Wrote: Well, unless the E3 listed roster was inaccurate it looks like we'll be seeing Raiden again. Aside from giving him his torpedo and teleport back I've thought of an interesting twist on his projectile. Instead of having just a normal, boring, sphere shaped projectile like everyone else, I think it'd be cooler if he summoned a large arc of electricity and fired it from his hands. If your having trouble visaulizing that take a look at Raging's Sig or imagine the force lightning attack used by Sith in Star Wars, but with the energy forming and coursing through his body briefly before being fired. Any thoughts?

You mean kinda like he had in MK1 and MK2 only better and in 3D. I agree...another thing why is it that Rain and Nightwolf get the thunderbolt from the sky and not Rayden? Shouldn't the thundergod have all of the lighting/thunder attacks?

i think thats a great idea, much better than a ball

well first off rayden will need alot of new moves because ashrah has his teleport move.. I don't even remember his other moves from mkda (besides his bolt of course)

I think it's a great idea. There is so much you culd do with Raidens powers other than a simple projectile. If you have it the way you said, the electricity could arc and strike from the sides just like Shangs 3d fire moves.

Thelonious-Monk Wrote: i think thats a great idea, much better than a ball

That reminds me of Psi Ops...

fartbunny_mk Wrote: well first off rayden will need alot of new moves because ashrah has his teleport move.. I don't even remember his other moves from mkda (besides his bolt of course)

He had that electric tackle, and two different grab, shock and throw moves (One was one handed and the other two handed). As for Rayden's teleport why would Ashrah having a teleport move make any difference? There's been more than one character at a time in MK games that had teleport. Scorpion, Kung Lao and a few others that had a teleport move at one time or another and some at the same time as Rayden. Besides, having similiar but not completely the same moves as Rayden only gives more to the speculation that she has some sort of connection to the thunder god. Student, relative, ... ex-girlfriend?

whoops mistake made: ashrah doesn't have his teleport move but his torpedo move..

I've said this many times and will still continue. I think Raiden's moves should be charge moves. Will Ashrah would have a normal torpedo, Raiden's could be charged (while charging you would be vulnerable). The same would apply to his fireball. I like the idea of the fireball as it has been mentioned. The thing I don't like about the new MKs is they are going farther away from realism, at least in the fatals. A simple lighting strike from the sky would be an awesome fatal.

New moves:
Fighting Style: Levetation: Kinda similar to MK1 Shang Tsung. Pros: You can move a lot faster Cons: Get hit and you get hurt pretty bad.

Ground shock: A 3d move that electricutes the ground within a certain radius. Kinda like Jax.

Static Charge: Raiden uses the defensive move to become electricity for a few seconds. Touch him and you'll fly back. Avoid him, and he'll be open for an attack after the charge because he will be dizzy.


Thunder Clap: A loud thunder noise temp disables the opponent. Can be just blocked. Also this is a charge move.

Power Up: "I HAVE THE POWER": Holds his staff up and recieves a lightning charge

Fatal: Hand of God: 5 bolts of lighting from the sky fry the sucker.

Fatal: Movie Torpedo: Raiden turns into electrcity and torpedos the way he did Scorpion and Subs in the first movie (in the ship) but this time he keeps going till the opponent is deep fried.

Hari Kari: Stigmata: Raiden flies into the air, goes into a crusifation posed and he is struck by lightning as he is destroyed. If you want to stay away from the religous references, then have him just go into the air then struck to death by black lightning.

fartbunny_mk Wrote: whoops mistake made: ashrah doesn't have his teleport move but his torpedo move..

No matter, the same goes for his torpedo. Having two characters with similiar moves has happened before in MK and will no doubt happen again. And in this case, since Rayden's torpedo is so unique, it only gives more fuel to the fire that Ashrah is somehow connected to Rayden. Of course we will all find out once the game comes out....I can just imagine how disearted this board is gonna be since most of us will be busy trying to unlock all of the characters the first few days.

Well I would love to see Raiden have the lighting bolt rather then the stupid energy ball thing.

Give him back the forward and backward lighting bolts from MKII and maybe some like shangs fire balls from MKDA. Also a twist on the torpedo...when Raiden hits you lighting wraps around the victim and is thrown completely across the screen still being electrocuted.

For a fatality I ould love to see him throw out a constant stream of lighting that levitates the opponent, then raiden begians to spin them around and around, then hurls them way into the air, then the camera pans out to see Raiden shoot a lighting bolt that blows them up. (think shooting skeet, plus Kang had something similiar in a previous MK)

Another idea for a fatality would be for Raiden to raise his right arm and begin summoning lighting from his hand, he turns and looks at the opponent, smiles and begins blowing off limbs, holes through the chest and finally blows off the head.

PS Wouldn't it be funny if his alt. outfit would be none other then the norse god of thunder....The Mighty Thor!!! LOL with that being said I would love to have his warhammer from MK4.