Raiden was voiced by Midway employee Jon Hey in the first two games. Jeffrey Meek played Raiden in the live-action series Mortal Kombat: Konquest. A weird non-example from Dollhouse is worth mentioning. [22] In 2011, Paste listed Raiden's Fatality in the 2011 Mortal Kombat game as the sixth best from that game,[23] also ranking Raiden's Fatality from the original Mortal Kombat as the second best from that game. Raiden appears in the subsequent installment, Mortal Kombat X. Ultimate Pop Culture Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. A Northern California native, Jeff Meek is the youngest of four children. Learning of Shao Kahn captures Jade and Kotal, Raiden sends Liu Kang and Kung Lao to aid Kitana on the rescue mission, as well as convincing the current Shokan queen Sheeva, and redeeming their timeline's Baraka into joining the allied forces of light, eventually leading Kitana becoming Kotal's worthy Kahn successor. Being a god, he possesses many supernatural abilities and a radically different outlook on life than a mere mortal. Topher implants Victor with his own personality. Anh cũng là một trong những nhân vật trung tâm của game. During the Neatherrealm war Raiden and Fujin team up to take down a horde of demons and come face to face with some of the Defenders Raiden lost in the previous game who are now under Quan Chi's control. He is referred to as "Dark" or "Evil Raiden" in his alternate costume and concept renders found in Deception, while Liu Kang's ending in Armageddon refers to him defeating a Raiden that had been "corrupted by his suicide" to become Earthrealm's protector god. Based on the Japanese thunder god, Raijin, and portrayed in the series canon as the thunder god and appointed protector of Earth, Raiden defends the planet from myriad otherworldly threats alongside his handpicked warriors. After three months of therapy, his doctor believes that Raiden is still under the delusion that he is the God of Thunder, and constantly vomits a blue substance. As a child, Jeffrey moved around a lot and lived in Fairfield, CA, Zweibrücken (Germany), and Marquette, Michigan. His father, James Meek, retired as a Chief Master Sergeant; his mother was a junior high teacher. After conversing with Bo' Rai Cho over his regret at losing Liu Kang and Kung Lao and reminiscing over an older mission, he is attacked by Shinnok and his corrupted former allies. His eyes occasionally displayed his true nature and he was seen teleporting only once. Realizing his mistake, he teams up with Superman to defeat Dark Kahn, and later imprisons Darkseid in the Netherrealm. Raiden was depicted as having two female servants, named Wynd and Rayne. Making his official debut as one of the original seven playable characters in 1992's Mortal Kombat, he is one of the central characters of the franchise. Probably better than Lambert as Raiden too. However, the Earthrealm warriors Jax Briggs, Sonya Blade, Johnny Cage, Kitana and Kung Lao were all soon slain. During a confrontation with Quan Chi in his fortress, he is able not only to resurrect a mortally wounded Johnny with Sonya's help, but also to resurrect Jax, Scorpion, and Sub-Zero, giving him hope that he can save the other fallen Earthrealm warriors. Raiden is given a choice between a life of servitude to the sorcerer, or mortality. He has glowing white (occasionally blue) eyes, which glow red in Deception and Armageddon. Pages with citations using unsupported parameters, Articles using infoboxes for fictional elements with invalid color combination, Fictional characters who can manipulate electricity, Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict, "Who Actually Won Mortal Kombat? Jeffrey Meek (MK Conquest) Richard Epcar ( Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance - Mortal Kombat X ) Raiden (雷電) is one of the few original characters in the first Mortal Kombat game, and in addition, is the one of the few characters to have appeared in every generation of Mortal Kombat games as … The reanimated corpse of Liu Kang was now the enforcer of Raiden's will and he sent it on a mission to wreak havoc on those he believed did harm to Earthrealm. mortal kombat mk raiden lord raiden mortal kombat conquest jeffrey meek the god of thunder thunder god best of the day mk11 mortal kombat 11. In Mortal Kombat 4, after the invasion was driven back into Outworld, Shinnok, with the aid of Quan Chi, again sought to rise from the Netherealm and conquer the realms. The two Tophers (played by different actors) have an amusing phone conversation. [16] In 2011, GameRant placed Raiden as sixth "most awesome" Mortal Kombat characters, commenting: "The starring role, coupled with fun moves (the torpedo and shocker) as well as a set of shocking fatalities, solidified Raiden’s place as one of the most memorable kombatants in the series. Raiden confronts Taven as Kahn, Onaga, Shang Tsung, and Quan Chi escape into a portal leading to Edenia. Raiden's behavior had become more erratic and uncharacteristic; he became increasingly aggressive in his protection of Earthrealm, going as far as to destroy all other realms to prevent them being a danger to Earthrealm in his Armageddon ending. Jeffrey Meek - Raiden & Shao Kahn from Mortal Kombat Conquest Adoni Maropis - Quan Chi from Mortal Kombat Conquest David Lodge - Kabal from Mortal Kombat 9 Andrew Kishino - Sektor from Mortal Kombat 9 Richard Epcar - Batou from Ghost In The Shell Stand Alone Complex Cristina Vee - Mio Akiyama from K-On! Tracy Douglas rounds out the cast as Vorpax, a sorceress working for Shang Tsung with her own motivations. Disgusted at the fellow Elder Gods for their refusal to intervene, Raiden relinquished his position and gathered his trusted warriors to stop the Deadly Alliance. Though it was later revealed that the sorcerer Quan Chi had given Sub Zero a false amulet, Raiden never realized the counterfeit and Quan Chi would remain in possession of the true amulet for years. After Raiden finally unlock the full patterns visions in every timelines where Kronika was the one who sets Raiden and Liu Kang into killing each other by her machinations, he and Sub-Zero forgives the younger Scorpion, but Kronika kidnaps Liu Kang. Meek and his family moved often; as a child, Meek lived in Zweibrücken (Germany), Michigan, and San Francisco. In return, Raiden agreed to hunt and eliminate Taven for Kahn, so that he could claim Blaze's godlike power for himself. Fans originally believed that he was yelling in Japanese, while others believed it to be mangled English phrases such as "Your momma's from LA",[10] or "Get back in the car". Raiden revealed for Mortal Kombat X", "NBA Jam: T.E. She taught English and music. Jeffrey Meek played Raiden in the live-action series Mortal Kombat: Konquest. Unlike his film and game incarnations, this Raiden is far more upbeat, with a sarcastic personality making … Sub-Zero's mission into the Netherealm was a success and Shinnok was, for a time, no longer a threat. He has appeared as a playable character in every fighting installment with the exception of Mortal Kombat 3 and its upgrade, and was among the eleven characters to represent the franchise in the crossover title Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe. Jeffrey Meek Studio is a scene-study acting workshop dedicated to creating an environment where committed and passionate actors come together to develop and hone their craft in a focused, supportive environment. Unlike his film and game incarnations, this Raiden is far more upbeat, with a … He attempts to escape but is lobotomized once again. Shinnok is later stopped by Johnny's daughter Cassie, after which Raiden requests that Kung Jin and Cassie put him in the Jinsei Chamber, where he purifies it while drawing energy from Shinnok. The role of Craigbuddy - a drunken private investigator named Herman "Ski" … Reblog. He was Kung Lao's mentor since childhood, and constantly reminds the young warrior of his duty to find new fighters to protect Earthrealm and to prepare for the next Mortal Kombat tournament. He and Shang Tsung were often portrayed as bitter enemies, and he was forbidden from intervening in the mortals' affairs, as shown when Johnny Cage was to answer one of the questions in the Tao Te Zhan. Removing Liu Kang's body from its grave, Raiden took it to an underground temple that belonged to the Houan, an ancient sect of necromancers whom he had destroyed centuries earlier, where he revived his former ally. Raiden (hay là Lord Raiden, đôi khi phát âm như Rayden) là một nhân vật hư cấu trong sê-ri game đối kháng Mortal Kombat của hãng Midway Games.Raiden là một trong bảy nhân vật gốc từ phần game đầu tiên của Mortal Kombat (năm 1992). (For other combatants named Raiden, see Raiden(disambiguation).) He currently resides in California, United States. The decapitation was changed to the opponent simply turning into a gray pile of dust and a skull. When the elder Sub-Zero stole Shinnok's amulet from the temple for Quan Chi millions of years later, Raiden appeared before the Lin Kuei warrior and instructed him to enter the Netherealm and steal it back, lest Shinnok use it to free himself. On the ship taking all tournament contestants to Tsung's island, Raiden informed the Earth warriors that he had looked into all their souls, and one of three would decide the outcome: Liu Kang, Johnny Cage or Sonya Blade. However, his appearance in the games resembles more of a Taoist thunder god presented in the Chinese temples, right down to his attire. After the large battle between the Mortal Kombat warriors and the DC heroes and villains, he defeats Shang Tsung and Kang. A mainstay of the Mortal Kombat cast, Raiden is one of the series' most recognizable characters. Raiden is often included on the list of the top characters of the Mortal Kombat franchise. Jeffrey Meek played Raiden in the live-action series Mortal Kombat: Konquest. The Friendship was changed in the Nintendo 64 version of Mortal Kombat Trilogy after Raiden became a playable character in that game. Saw him recently in a youtube video by The Realm Kast. He was depicted in his Mortal Kombat II attire and retained the dry wit and sarcasm of his Conquest counterpart, clashing with Sonya and Jax in several episodes. [24] WeDoTech.net ranked Raiden as fifth on their 2010 list of top fighting characters of all time, commenting that "his ability of flight and teleportation are also two skills designed perfectly for the combat arena. After a brief skirmish, Raiden is able to teleport himself away from the UN Orbital Space Station with Kang in tow. www.JeffreyMeek.net Twitter @JeffWMeek One of the casualties of the war was the Saurian civilization (of which Reptile is a descendant), forcing the remaining survivors to emigrate to another world, which they named Zaterra. A Northern California native, Jeff Meek is the youngest of four children. Insanely talented actor. In this miniseries, it is stated that, while his fellow gods stay out of mortal affairs, Raiden never remains silent, and always tries to give the good side an advantage in the eternal struggle. Jeffrey Meek played an oddly, less-serious yet still wise Raiden in the live-action series Mortal Kombat: Conquest. Raiden was a regular in the 1996 animated series Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm and was voiced by Clancy Brown (who had risen to fame portraying Christopher Lambert's nemesis in the 1986 movie Highlander). Jeffrey Meek played Raiden in the live-action series Mortal Kombat: Conquest. [15] He was sixth in Game Revolution's ranking of top ten "old school" Mortal Kombat characters, noting him for his gibberish and the Fergality. Raiden has electricity pulsating across his body in Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat 4, and Deadly Alliance. Raiden's name was spelled this way in all of the original arcade games and in every game since Mortal Kombat 4. - Features", "Wassapugeddaw! [21] In 2010, UGO ranked "baby Raiden" as the cutest Babality. Years later he catches Kung Lao's cousin Kung Jin stealing a statue from his temple given to him by Jin's family. He starred in Raven and the CBS late-night series, The Exile and played Raiden and Shao Kahn in Mortal Kombat: Konquest. Jeffrey Meek was born on 11 February, 1959 in Fairfield, California, United States, is an American actor. Kung Lao is aided by ex-bodyguard Siro (Daniel Bernhardt) and ex-thief Taja (Kristanna Loken), with the God of Thunder Raiden (Jeffrey Meek) acting as their mentor. As the final battle against Kronika and rescues Liu Kang begins, Raiden and Kitana enlists the allied forces of Outworld and Earthrealm's surviving Shaolin d Special Force armies. Raiden co-starred in his own three-issue miniseries Rayden & Kano. Reptile-Jon Valera. Raiden attempts to electrocute Batman but finds it has no effect due to his insulated body armor. Shao Kahn was played by Jeffrey Meek (who also played Raiden) in the TV series Mortal Kombat: Konquest. His wardrobe consisted of a robe which hides his attire from the first game (his rain hat was worn only once at the beginning of the film). In his ending in the original game, Raiden wins the tournament but soon becomes bored with human competition and he invites other gods to participate in the tournament, which ends up destroying the planet. As a god, he is used to thinking in terms of eternity rather than normal human lifespans, and so he has a radica… Unlike his film and game incarnations, this Raiden is far more upbeat, with a sarcastic personality making him less aloof toward humans. Raiden is the eternal God of Thunder and former protector of Earthrealm. Jeffrey Meek as Shao Kahn Raiden allows Jin to beat him in a fight to release his anger at Raiden for his involvement in Kung Lao's death, and encourages the young warrior to join the Shaolin Monks. Jeffrey Meek Studio. نبذة عن الشركة; كلمة المدیر العام; لماذا تختار وشاح ؟ هدفنــا; رؤیتنا However, with Liu Kang again uniting Earthrealm's warriors, Raiden's Forces of Light emerged successful. "[20] It was ranked as having the fourth best headwear in video gaming by GamePro in 2009. Jeffrey Meek is our special guest this episode where we discuss Jeffrey Meek’s input and thoughts on his roles as Raiden and Shao Kahn in Mortal Kombat Conquest as well as the series as a whole! They manage to defeat Shinnok and lock him in an amulet thanks to Johnny Cage's unlocked power. Wed, Dec 16 Raiden (also known as Lord Raiden, and sometimes spelled Rayden) is a video game character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series by Midway Games. Ed Boon personally hated that Acclaim spelled it with an Y.[9]. Siro-Daniel Bernhardt. As Raiden return to consult with other Elder Gods again, he was too late to realize that Cetrion betrays them as Shinnok did and finally wiped them out than Shinnok ever was, with the supposed highest ranked Elder Goddess reveal herself as Shinnok's sister, and one of Kronika's two children, bound their loyalties to their mother for their so-called “balancing the timeline”, and endless war between good and evil. According to past Raiden, those whose past-selves were the Elder Gods are below the rules of time, which explains his future-selves’ erasure from existence. He, Scorpion and Sub-Zero guards Kharon's ship from Frost's leading Cyber Lin Kuei and even convincing the older Jax to return to the hero side, revealing him the connection between Kronika and her children Cetrion and Shinnok. She taught English and music. 1.4K likes. John Tobias revealed that Raiden was merely speaking gibberish and not actual Japanese, as it was originally intended.[11]. His father, James Meek, retired as a Chief Master Sergeant; his mother was a junior high teacher. Raiden could not retrieve it himself as his powers would dissipate in the Netherealm. Raiden reappears elsewhere and takes his signature hat from an old Chinese man. Kevin McKinnon / Cmdr. He is swiftly lobotomized, but due to his supernatural abilities, recovers from it. When the revenant Liu Kang stole his redeemed past counterpart's soul and perverted his own nature, just to kill Raiden, the Thunder God himself is very disgusted, and instead of killing him, Raiden saves Liu Kang, freeing his past-self, gaining his future-self's knowledge and fuse with him into an ultimate Thunder Fire Elder God Liu Kang, ending Kronika's cycles between them. He starred in Raven and the CBS late-night series, The Exile and played Raiden and Shao Kahn in Mortal Kombat: Konquest. Taja-Kristanna Loken. Raiden was played by James Remar in the 1997 sequel, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation. A Northern California native, Jeff Meek is the youngest of four children. Raiden was originally going to use his staff as a weapon already in Mortal Kombat II, but Midway was forced to omit it due to memory constraints. The time-displaced Raiden, and still living Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Kitana and Jade, alongside their time-displaced enemies Kano and Erron Black, including Shao Kahn, Baraka and Skarlet whose future-selves died arrived in the future-present of Outworld's Koliseum where Kotal Kahn was in a middle of executing Shao Kahn's loyalist Kollector. Raiden ensures Liu Kang that they will meet again in another timeline, but it doesn't mean they bid farewell. In the same game, by using Raiden's finishing move on the final opponent in the third Endurance match, Goro appeared with a glitchy body that was the same shade of gray as the ashes of Raiden's defeated opponent. #mortal kombat #mk #raiden #lord raiden #mortal kombat conquest #jeffrey meek #the god of thunder #thunder god #best of the day #mk11 #mortal kombat 11. During the last Tournament Edition issue, Raiden commandeered the group of heroes in Shao Kahn's tournament. It is unlikely that Raiden can ever be truly killed. "[17] In UGO's 2012 list of the top Mortal Kombat characters, Raiden placed fourth. As an Elder God, Raiden could not interfere when Shang Tsung and Quan Chi killed Liu Kang. Jeff discusses his experiences throughout his casting and the filming of Conquest and shares some interesting new details on the series with us! As an immortal, he thinks in terms of eternity rather than normal human lifespans and his memories date back to the beginning of time itself. If Liu Kang won with few round loss, just as Kronika brought him to the Dawn of Time, Raiden accompanies him to rewrite the history. Discover Jeffrey Meek's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Taking place in the aftermath of the events of Armageddon, Raiden realizes that the world is in peril due to the course of events that began during the tenth Mortal Kombat tournament (the setting of the original Mortal Kombat). He has featured extensively in other Mortal Kombat media such as the two feature films, the animated series Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm, the television series Mortal Kombat: Konquest, and the Mortal Kombat: Legacy web series, in addition to appearing on official series merchandise. Raiden then disappeared and ventured to Outworld alone. "[25] In 2012, Complex ranked him as the 32nd "most dominant" fighting game character. Jeffrey Meek, likewise, makes for an excellent, devil-may-care Rayden, (a far better fit for the character than James Remar, who played MK's God of Thunder in … Even if his mortal form is destroy… Jeffrey Meek (born February 11, 1959) is famous for being tv actor. Raiden warned the last remaining members of the Shaolin tournament Liu Kang and Kung Lao of Shao Kahn's threat. Another couple of years later, Raiden finds that Shinnok's amulet has been stolen, and he and the new Earthrealm Defenders work to stop Shinnok from being freed. In Mortal Kombat: Conquest Jeffrey Meek played both Raiden and Shao Kahn, who shared a number of onscreen conversation, and even fought each other in the finale. In the end, Kahn's forces were defeated, repelling the invasion back into Outworld and restoring Earthrealm to its rightful state. Jeffrey Meek played Raiden in the live-action series Mortal Kombat: Conquest. Like the way it came out. Aquarius Named Jeffrey #6. He commands many supernatural abilities such as teleportation, flight, and control of the elements. The third storm, Lightning, exhibited the ability to ride and control lightning and wore a hat that closely resembles Raiden's conical hat. Upon returning to Special Force base despite Liu Kang and Kung Lao's failures because of Kronika's interferences, Raiden was surprised that Scorpion's future-self is now a human thanks to future Raiden, and now the new Shirai Ryu Grandmaster is currently aiding Sub-Zero avenging the latter's Lin Kuei clan and destroys a recently built Cyber Lin Kuei base led by Sektor and Sub-Zero's traitorous apprentice Frost. Jeffrey Meek, likewise, makes for an excellent, devil-may-care Rayden, (a far better fit for the character than James Remar, who played MK's God of Thunder in … 113 notes. The Raiden of the past has been imbued with the knowledge of his future self and commits to using this information to alter the course of history to avert the disaster laid out in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon. She taught English and music. UnlikeBryce from 1982 to 1988 and 2007 to 2008, Hunt Block from 2000 to 2005, Jeffrey Meek from 2006 to 2007, and Jon Lindstrom from 2008 to 2010. With his patience exhausted, Raiden decided he was going to take matters into his own hands. You should be careful. According to the Konquest mode in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, Raiden has mastered all of more than 750 documented varieties of jujutsu, which is his secondary fighting style. Jeffrey Meek Is A Member Of . He ultimately sacrificed himself to save the team from an ambush by Kano, Kintaro, Goro and Smoke. He is unsuccessful however, as he is defeated by Taven and left unconscious on the ground. In the epilogue, Raiden now appears in a darker form as his original counterpart in Deception and Armageddon and warns the new Netherrealm rulers, Liu Kang and Kitana, that he will show no mercy to anyone who threatens Earthrealm, and gives them Shinnok's decapitated but still living head to prove his point.[5]. I also got to design the fight.’ He and his family moved from Zweibrücken, Michigan, to San Francisco when he was a child. Shao Kahn-Jeffrey Meek. 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He was recently confirmed as one of the three DLC characters in Fighter Pack 2 for Injustice 2, with a new look that was designed by Comic Book artist, Jim Lee. Depends on two endings after defeating Kronika: Raiden also appears as a secret character in NBA Jam Tournament Edition,[6] NFL Blitz,[7] and Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict. In the end, he became an Elder God in the place of his father. In the original Mortal Kombat, Raiden was invited to compete in the Mortal Kombat tournament, by Shang Tsung himself. Raiden accepted the invitation and took human form to compete. He became well known for yelling randomly while performing his "Torpedo" move (aka "the Superman move"). After Kronika is defeated, Raiden appears and now a mortal. Raiden saved Kano's life and attempted to give him a sword called "Ebbonrule", which drew strength from an evil man who turned to the side of good. Taking place after decapitated Shinnok's head as a warning to the new Netherrealm rules Liu Kang Kang and Kitana form the previous game, Dark Raiden realize that Shinnok's Netherrealm army still attempt to invade Earthrealm, even after the latter fallen Elder God becoming powerless. Raiden also appeared in the animated film Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins as the guide of the protagonists. Raiden was well aware of Shinnok's deceptive nature, but he accepted the offer in an attempt secretly to uncover Shinnok's plans. After Special Force base has been compromised, just as Sektor is about to self-destruct, Raiden arrived on time to rescue Cassie, Jacqui, younger Jax and older Johnny to their current only base, Shirai Ryu's Fire Garden, but the younger Johnny and Sonya are kidnapped by Black Dragon, leaving Cassie, who manage to set the tracking device on Black Dragon's plane a successful rescue. Before Fame. In the first Mortal Kombat movie, Raiden, who is played by Christopher Lambert,[14] is disallowed from participating in the tournament, but remains the guiding god of thunder, bent on doing all within his power to help Earth's chosen warriors gain victory. Other: Jeffrey Meek as Raiden/Shao Kahn (aka easily the best part of the show) Definitely needs to come back!, Best Shao Kahn! He later challenges Sub-Zero to a fight and later the enraged Captain Marvel, who tells him to leave. Raiden-Jeffrey Meek. - Dorkly Toplist", "The Coolest Helmets and Headgear in Video Games", "Video Game Hats: The 17 Best Pieces of Headwear in Gaming", "The 17 Best Fatalities from Mortal Kombat 1 & 9 :: Blogs :: List of the Day :: Paste", "Top 10 Fighting Characters Of All Time | We Do Games", The 50 Most Dominant Fighting Game Characters, https://ultimatepopculture.fandom.com/wiki/Raiden_(Mortal_Kombat)?oldid=101851. Jeffrey Meek as Raiden Jeffrey William Meek (born on February 11, 1959) is an American actor who played the dual roles of Raiden and Shao Kahn in Mortal Kombat: Conquest. [12][13] He was unplayable in all versions of Mortal Kombat 3 and briefly appeared only as part of Nightwolf's Friendship, which saw him transform into Raiden while a Mortal Kombat II arcade cabinet appeared along with one of two quotes, "No, But I Can Do a Raiden Transformation", or "I've never seen a Kano transformation", both of which were based on false reports that Kano was secretly playable in Mortal Kombat II and Raiden likewise in Mortal Kombat 3. He was depicted as the brother of Shao Kahn and the son of Shinnok in the film's original storyline, which included both Raiden and Kahn sporting a dragon tattoo that was explained to be a family crest bestowed to his family's bloodline, and allowed its bearers to travel safely between realms. 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