Lord Raiden — Mortal Kombat Character Profile

About Lord Raiden

Thunder god and protector of Earthrealm, mentor to champions.

Lord Raiden — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

God

Abilities

Lightning manipulation, Divine powers, Teleportation, Shield generation

• Strength: 9/10
• Intelligence: 9/10
• Charisma: 8/10
• Morality: 9/10
• Influence: 10/10

Affiliations

• Mortal Kombat universe

Quick Facts about Lord Raiden

Nationality

The Heavens (most media)<br>Earthrealm (Fengjian, China) (''MK1'')

Origin

The Heavens (most media)<br>Earthrealm (Fengjian, China) (''MK1'')

Lord Raiden's Known Relations

• Fujin — Sibling
• Shao Kahn — Enemy
• Quan Chi — Enemy
• Shinnok — Enemy

Lord Raiden appears in 4 titles

• Mortal Kombat (1995) — character page
• Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997) — character page
• Mortal Kombat (2021)
• Mortal Kombat II (2026) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Tadanobu Asano

Appears in

Mortal Kombat (2021)

Role

Supporting

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