Raiden - God of Thunder

[DarkXenith]

Name: Raiden. God of Thunder, Defender of The Realm of Earth. Race: Humanoid, Japanese Shinto Demi-God.  (Mortal Kombat Universe) Home World: Earth - Specifically The Pantheon of Elder Gods, Mt Fuji, Japan. (Thread Started) Age: Unknown - Appears to be 40 - 50 y/o physically, of indeterminate race. Gender: Male Height: 6'5" Special Abilities/Tech: Martial Abilities: Raiden is a master of martial arts; specifically Jujiutsu and Nanquan (Shaolin Kung Fu). With millennia of experience in these forms, he is a truly formidable opponent when armed with any traditional martial weaponry from the Oriental disciplines but favours a combination of Nangun (Staff) & Warhammer in hand to hand combat, combined with his natural abilities. Godly Abilities: His primary special skills include the ability to channel the full force of the storm, very limited flight and short range teleportation; feats of minor healing and, under very special circumstances only, the creation of inter-dimensional portals. The latter two being at great personal expense. Portal creation can only be achieved while the deity is resident on Earth and in order for the safe return of the travelers, Raiden must remain on Earth to ensure he has access to sufficient elemental energy to re-open the portal. Healing is achieved by means of Raiden channeling his own life-force to restore that of the injured party, temporarily weakening himself as a result. He can restore flesh and bone but death, however, is still terminal. As calling a soul back from the underworld is strictly forbidden by the laws of the Elder Gods. Should Raiden be asked for this, he will refuse and cannot be coerced no matter what the cost. General Abilities: In addition, having lived among humans as one of their own for countless centuries, the deity has also absorbed vast amounts of information on the machinations of warfare throughout the ages and doubtless has the ability to use most standard forms of single-handed military hardware should need arise; typically this will be in the form of fire arms & vehicles. He is a proven and competent pilot and an excellent strategist. Weapons: Raiden could actually be classed as a living weapon although his elemental abilities are limited by his proximity to his 'home' world. The further he travels from Earth, the weaker these powers will become. He typically keeps a very low profile regarding his abilities while in human form, he will abruptly make his displeasure known if pushed far enough though. Stripped of his powers, he will adapt to any familiar technology which can be wielded by a single person such as martial weapons, guns and other light arms. Stats:  Strength: 7 Intelligence: 8 Dexterity: 10 Healing: 6 Charisma: 5 Endurance: 7 Armory: 5 Accuracy: 5 Tech Skill: 7 Aviation: 5 Luck: 5 Ship: The Dragonjet. This is a lightly armoured and armed two-seater craft, reminiscent of a much smaller version of the Klingon Bird of Prey. It is unsuited to prolonged space-travel due to its lack of heavy shielding and is thus best carried on-board a larger vessel to be used as transport to a planet’s surface or for standard atmospheric flight. Weaponry is limited to two forward facing laser cannons.

Profile: At first glance, Raiden is indistinguishable from any other member of the human race. He appears as a male of approximately 50 years in age of toned physique; with grey-blue eyes and greying shoulder length hair, which is typically worn in a tail. He dresses as casually as a typical human would, only revealing his true nature and resulting ‘ceremonial’ attire when true need arises. When provoked, the deity reveals himself as a lightning-wreathed Samurai. He is attired in a white Judogi with black belt, a traditional Japanese ‘Coolie’ hat and blue and gold surcoat and is nearly always found wielding the Nangun (Staff). (Image Link: Raiden, Ceremonial Attire) He has lived among humans as one of their own for centuries and as such has been thoroughly corrupted by the myriad influences and vices of the modern human race, with the notable exception of mind-altering substances, which he avoids at all costs for obvious reasons. Personally, although outwardly approachable, the demi-god can appear to be very stand-offish and is possessed of an extremely dry wit and sarcastic sense of humour in social settings, he has also been known to display a particularly vindictive streak when dealing with enemies. Truly, Raiden is one of the Shinto Pantheon of Elemental Gods, as such he views the universe through the eyes of eternity rather than those of a mortal. His lifespan is measured in aeons. While Earth endures, so too does the demi-god. Although he does have exceptionally close ties to the humans he protects, he can appear distant as a result of this far-sighted approach to life, sometimes missing obvious nuances from those around him. Any advice he may give will doubtless be cryptic as he cannot directly interfere in mortal affairs. Each is responsible for their own destiny in his eyes. Weaknesses:  Raiden's chief weakness is his connection to his home world. The further from Earth the Thundergod must venture, the weaker his elemental abilities become, fading completely on non-biological or dead worlds and leaving him as vulnerable as any other human in their absence. While he can attune himself to the energies of other living worlds, he is never as strong as he will be when at home. As a demi-god in human form, Raiden cannot truly be killed in the mortal sense; he will instead revert to his basic nature as a being of energy and be forced back into the elemental ether when ‘critically’ injured in human form. Once thus reduced, he will require a considerable length of time to recover the strength to manifest again at which point he is forced to return to Earth, the source of his greatest strength, for a period of time sufficient to restore himself to full health. Finally, much to his chagrin, the Thundergod can be summoned by anyone with sufficient knowledge of the ancient rites and his true nature, this is effective regardless of distance. He is compelled to answer. This is both an advantage to his allies and his enemies as it can, of course, lead to his capture on worlds where he has neither jurisdiction nor power or be used in dire need to great effect by those he is allied with.