But it isn’t really the political commentary that draws me to Raiden – after all, that’s more of the collections of overarching themes the game deals with. From calling out American intervention to child soldiers and the military-industrial complex, Revengeance uses sick anime action to deliver commentary that felt relevant, and still does today a few years later. There’s a lot of surprisingly sharp political commentary throughout the story, which isn’t something I normally expect from Metal Gear or Platinum Games. There’s a lot to unpack in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. ‘Who Saves the Weak from Those Who Save the Weak?’ I actually want to look at Raiden as he is portrayed in Platinum Games’ Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. I’m not actually much of a Hideo Kojima Kool-Aid drinker, and frankly Raiden as a character doesn’t do much for me as he appears in either Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty or Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. I mean the lightning man from Metal Gear Solid.

No, not the lightning man from Mortal Kombat. But, I have at least one left in the tank for now. Well, ones I can associate with PlayStation, anyway. It’s time for a new edition of Our Favorite Characters! I’ve been doing a lot of these, and frankly I’m nearly out of characters I really like.

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