Lord Raiden — Mortal Kombat II Character Profile

About Lord Raiden

God of Thunder and protector of Earthrealm, trains champions.

Lord Raiden — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

God

Abilities

Thunder manipulation, Divine shield, Prophecy knowledge

• Strength: 8/10
• 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) — character page
• Mortal Kombat II (2026)

Character Facts

Played by

Tadanobu Asano

Appears in

Mortal Kombat II (2026)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Lord Raiden — Professional Champion Recruiter — Johnny Cage (Karl Urban)

  Raiden enlists the reluctant actor.

  Lord Raiden and Sonya Blade retrieve Johnny Cage to fight as Earthrealm's fifth champion.

• Lord Raiden — Alliance Spy — Kitana (Adeline Rudolph)

  The Edenian princess secretly works for Earthrealm's god.

  Kitana reveals she is a spy for Raiden after sparing Johnny.

• Lord Raiden — Conflict Vengeful God — Shang Tsung (Chin Han)

  Raiden strikes down the sorcerer who drained him.

  After the amulet's destruction restores his power, Raiden defeats Shang Tsung.

• Lord Raiden — Conflict Power Thief — Quan Chi (Damon Herriman)

  Quan Chi cripples Earthrealm's defender.

  Kung Lao wounds Raiden, allowing Quan Chi to drain Raiden's power into the amulet.

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• Jax (Mehcad Brooks)
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• Sonya Blade (Jessica McNamee)
• Kung Lao (Max Huang)
• Liu Kang (Ludi Lin)
• Edenian Female Upper Class (Sharon Brooks)
• Young Johnny Cage (Indy Urban)
• Shao Kahn Guard / Royal Guard / Taekwondo Fighter (Steven Cragg)
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