Baltimore hosted the 20th Otakon convention last weekend, full of pop culture celebration and cosplayers. One particular group of four people—Pro Voltage—did a hell of a job showing off their Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance cosplay, dressing up as Raiden, Monsoon, Mistral and—in this case, transforming to—Bladewolf. » 8/13/13 3:30pm 8/13/13 3:30pm

If you've been paying attention to Raiden's bodysuits (I, apparently, have not), you might notice that Raiden has a different outfit in Metal Gear Rising. » 9/21/12 7:50am 9/21/12 7:50am

Here's a photo of Raiden from the Metal Gear Rising » 9/10/12 6:30am 9/10/12 6:30am demo that will appear at this year's Tokyo Game Show. The image was snapped off a TV, but damn, it looks good. And check out those skies.

Japanese manga artist Hiro Mashima » 9/05/12 6:30am 9/05/12 6:30am (, ) was blown away by Raiden at the recent event. So, he decided to do his take on the character—see above!

After initially being announced back in 2009 as Metal Gear Solid: Rising » 8/30/12 5:30am 8/30/12 5:30am, and rebranded in 2011 after , looks like it's "gearing" up for its finishing lap before release with some new info (pardon the pun).

Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima posted this drawing of Metal Gear Solid character Raiden. It's not clear if this is just a drawing or whether it's in relation to the upcoming title Metal Gear Solid: Rising, which stars Raiden. » 10/17/11 8:40am 10/17/11 8:40am

In the latest episode of director Kevin Tancharoen's live-action Mortal Kombat: Legacy web series, the Thunder God Raiden choose a particularly inconvenient place to make his first appearance in the realm of mortals. » 5/17/11 5:20pm 5/17/11 5:20pm

There's gonna be big trouble in Little China when Raiden tosses his wok-shaped hat into the Mortal Kombat tournament. » 3/18/11 5:20pm 3/18/11 5:20pm

When Shao Khan threatened to merge our reality with his, the thunder god Raiden appealed to the Elder Gods to give EarthRealm a fighting chance. Where would we be without his timely fight-to-the-death suggestion? » 3/11/11 12:30pm 3/11/11 12:30pm

The guild of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood has expanded with a surprising new member, one that you might not want spoiled before the game arrives later this month. Ah, who are we kidding? You're going to want to know this. » 11/03/10 4:00pm 11/03/10 4:00pm

Hideo Kojima, best known for making Metal Gear Solid games, is in France for the Japan Expo. He is posing with cosplayers, and pointing a plastic gun at one guy's face. » 7/05/10 8:00am 7/05/10 8:00am

During Microsoft's E3 press conference, Metal Gear Creator Hideo Kojima introduced a trailer for Metal Gear Solid: Rising, showing off a fast-paced action game with Raiden using his sword to slice enemies, vehicles, and scenery to pieces. Check out our live blog for images from the trailer! » 6/14/10 1:45pm 6/14/10 1:45pm

Mega 64 stealths their way through the streets of San Francisco, Metal Gear Solid style, until the characters they are portraying finally meet their maker. » 3/30/09 11:40am 3/30/09 11:40am

North Americans may be getting a triple-shot of Raiden style shmupping, positive word delivered via multiple retail listings for the still Japan-only top-down shooter Raiden Fighter Aces. » 1/27/09 5:20pm 1/27/09 5:20pm

Got a call on Friday night. From my mate Dave. "Yo. I'm house-sitting a friend's place. You should come over. Play some Raiden. On the Jaguar". Raiden? Jaguar? Sure, why not. I drive over, open the door, and see this » 11/17/08 5:30am 11/17/08 5:30am laid out before me. Like some kind of dusty, composite-cabled last supper. Needless to say, my Friday…

Normally, we'd slave over a snappy headline to lure you in. Something with "boobs" or "first this or that" or "Haruhi" in the title. But this is Metal Gear Solid 4 » 10/13/08 1:00pm 10/13/08 1:00pm cosplay. This is gender-bending Raiden cosplay. It's a hard sell. And you have to see it. Try as we might, our command of the English language is woefully…

When are the Snake Stach finalists going to be announced? When's the voting? Huh, huh? Tell me! Well. I've been on vacation. I've been relaxing, so folks, you should be patient. » 6/17/08 2:00am 6/17/08 2:00am

Don't forget! We need all our Snake Stache Contest entries in by 11:59 Mountain Time tonight. Yes, MOUNTAIN TIME. We'll be announcing the finalists tomorrow morning so Kotakuland can vote, vote, vote. Bringing everyone up to speed: We're giving away a New York City Comic Con Metal Gear Solid 2 Raiden figure.… » 6/11/08 11:00pm 6/11/08 11:00pm

Upper lips, listen up! Entries for our Snake 'Stache Contest keep rollin' on. Don't know what the hell is going on? Click here! All will be revealed!! Reader Christopher sends this pic, adding that his stache has a stache. Yes, he's right. It does. But wait! There's a Twin Stache. Hit the jump for that. » 6/10/08 11:00pm 6/10/08 11:00pm