Raiden
Backstory:
Raiden, real name Jack, also known as Jack the Ripper, White Devil, and Snake, was a Liberian-American mercenary and former special forces soldier. Previously a child soldier under Solidus Snake, Raiden was later selected by the Patriots to test the S3 Plan at the Big Shell, as a new recruit to the reformed FOXHOUND unit. He later worked alongside the Paradise Lost Army in their anti-Patriot activities, but was captured and forced to undergo heavy cybernetic experimentation. After successfully escaping, Raiden went on to assist Solid Snake during the Guns of the Patriots Incident.
By 2018, Raiden had become a member of Maverick Security Consulting, Inc., doing multiple tasks while raising money for his family. However, during an escort mission in Africa they were attacked by Desperado Enforcement LLC., who killed Raiden's protectee, N'mani, and left Raiden for dead. Fortunately, he was saved by the scientist Wilhelm Voigt and worked with Maverick to fight Desperado. Raiden's vengeful obsession with Desperado became personal when he discovered during a mission in Mexico that Desperado and World Marshal Inc. had kidnapped several children, surgically removed their brains to place into cybernetic bodies, and were planning to subject them to VR training modeled after his own. Raiden then resigned from Maverick to pursue and retrieve the children's brain cases from World Marshal in Colorado.
Powers and Abilities:
Superhuman Physical Characteristics,
Master of Stealth, Infiltration and Espionage,
Acrobatics,
Master Martial Artist,
Expert Swordsman,
Expert Marksman,
Multiple Selves (Type 1; Raiden possesses a split persona that is a represents his time as time as the child soldier known as Jack the Ripper, and is the personification of his repressed bloodlust and desire for violence. This persona is normally kept repressed, but can come out in traumatic situations or events where Raiden's morality is tested),
Enhanced Senses,
Explosion Manipulation (With Explosives),
Light Manipulation (With Stun Grenades),
Fire Manipulation (With White Phosphorus Grenades),
Sleep Inducement (With tranquilizer darts and sleeping gas),
Accelerated Development (He became skillful with the HF Blade after just a few minutes of using it),
Smoke Manipulation (With Smoke Grenades),
Invisibility (With Stealth Camouflage),
Nanotechnology,
Durability Negation with Quantum Manipulation and Vibration Manipulation (With HF Blades, which can disrupt atoms by creating quantum decoherences at the plank scale, shrinking their electron clouds),
Resistance to:
Diseases,
Paralysis Inducement (Managed to break free of Vamp's paralysis),
Extreme Temperatures and Poisons (The Skull Suit provides insulation from the environment and protection against toxins),
All previous abilities enhanced.
Cyborgization (Normal),
Immortality (Type 2; Can survive for extended periods with limbs completely removed),
Immense Will,
Electricity Manipulation (Can fire bolts of lightning, send lightning at others and imbue his fists and HF Blade with electricity),
Immense Pain Tolerance (Easily withstood Vamp stabbing his chest and can withstand a lot of punishment without even flinching),
All previous abilities enhanced.
Greatly Enhanced Acrobatics,
Statistics Amplification (Can greatly boost his speed with Blade Mode),
Healing (With Repair Nanopaste),
Resistance to:
Extreme Heat (Capable of surviving RAY's plasma),
All previous abilities massively enhanced.
Non-Standard Breathing (Type 2; Cyborgs can operate for short periods of time without breathing, but in case they are unable to breathe for whatever reason, are equipped with a supply of liquid oxygen in their bloodstream to keep them going, their nanomachines should be unfathomably superior to those of Solid Snake),
Absorption (Can absorb the electrolytes of other cyborgs to replenish his own energy),
Enhanced Cyborgization (Full) and Partial Inorganic Physiology (Type 1),
Electromagnetism Manipulation (With Electromagnetic grenades),
Information Analysis,
Hacking,
Air Manipulation,
Aura and Enhanced Statistics Amplification (Can greatly boost both his speed and strength with Ripper Mode. Can also increase his attack power with electricity),
Resistance to:
Pain Manipulation and Empathic Manipulation (Nanomachines can suppress hormones in order to suppress emotions, along with neutralizing pain. Like other cyborgs, he has pain inhibitors),
Weaknesses: Blade Mode only lasts a small amount of time and is most effectively used in short bursts while a target cannot retaliate. Raiden is somewhat arrogant. has a slightly hypocritical sense of morality (as called out by Sam and Monsoon) that he uses to shield himself from his bloodlust that is relatively easy to tear down. Struggles to come to terms with the part of his psyche that enjoys violence.
2B
Backstory:
2B was created an unspecified amount of time before the events of the game as part of the new line of YoRHa androids. She was given the designation of 2B as a cover by the Commander, who gave her orders to observe one of the new Scanner models in action during YoRHa's operations against the machines.
2B's role was to ensure that 9S would not discover the true nature of Project YoRHa by executing him in case he dug too deep because of the natural curiosity programmed into him. Over the course of hundreds of operations, 2B was forced to kill 9S and wipe his memory countless times, an act that she came to hate for the pain it caused her after bonding with him over that time.
Powers and Abilities:
Superhuman Physical Characteristics,
Inorganic Physiology,
Expert user of close range weapons and martial arts,
Information Analysis (Culmination of the knowledge and skills of previous and current generation of androids),
Telekinesis (via Near Field and Far Field Controls),
Enhanced Senses,
Regeneration (High-Low; via nanomachines),
Self-Sustenance (Type 1 and 2. Androids don't need oxygen to breathe. Was perfectly fine in the vacuum of space. YoRHa androids also don't need fuel),
Immortality (Type 4 and 8; Cannot die as long as her memory data exists in the YoRHa Network),
Resurrection (Should the active body be destroyed her memory data from the YoRHa Network will automatically be put into a replacement body),
Afterimage Creation (Can form afterimages whenever she dodges an attack),
Self-Destruction with Black Box,
Heads-up display on the combat visor (With minimap, enemy location, data on enemies, various other information),
Weapon Control,
Hacking & Data Manipulation (YoRHa units possess defense systems against hacking),
Energy Projection and Energy Manipulation (Able to make solid constructs out of energy the most notable being a fishing chair),
Acrobatics,
Magic (all characters wield maso, an extradimensional element that allows the wielder to warp reality and break laws of physics, an ability that was termed magic),
Shockwave Creation (attacks in the air will create phantom strikes that will fly several meters out via Shockwave Chip),
Statistics Amplification (Increase of attack power, defense and speed. Significant boost of attack power when health is in critical condition via Last Stand Chip),
Invulnerability (Gains invulnerability for 6 seconds after taking damage via Anti Chain Damage Chip),
Healing (Heals a percentage of the damage dealt via Offensive Heal, Heal slowly over time via Auto Heal, Heal on kill via Deadly Heal, heal instead of take damage via Damage Absorb),
Damage Absorption (heal instead of take damage via Damage Absorb),
Potential Instant Resurrection (Each body has a 50% chance of reviving in top condition after being killed via Reset Chip),
Damage Reflection (Each damage taken has a 50% chance of being dealt back to the enemy with power doubled via Vengeance Chip, Can reflect up to 250% damage on block via Counter chip)
Statistics Amplification (Various weapons; Offensive, Defensive, Attack Speed),
Afterimage Creation and Teleportation (With Engine Blade equipped; Has a range of up to 24 metres),
Increased chance to stagger the opponent (Various Weapons),
Healing (Various weapons),
Energy Projection (With Type-4O Weapon equipped),
Explosion Manipulation (With a Type-3 Weapon equipped),
Air Manipulation (Able to strike foes with phantom claws several meters away with Beast Weapon equipped),
Potential Mind Control (With Spear of the Usurper equipped; Every hit has a chance of subjugating the opponents mind)
Weapon Creation (via R030 Hammer, R040 Blade, R050 Spear),
Homing Attack (With Pod A and Pod C, bullets will curve toward target and homing missiles respectively),
Energy Projection (With Pod A, Pod B and R010: Laser),
Gravity Manipulation (Via A140 Gravity),
Electricity Manipulation (Via A150 Volt),
Forcefield Creation and Invulnerability ( A060: P Shield and R070: M Shield. Can create forcefields that can block physical and range attacks for a short period of time),
Information Analysis,
Healing (via A120: Repair),
Chain Manipulation (A090: Wire),
Holographic Image Creation (Via A100 Decoy),
Time Manipulation (Via A110 Slow),
Explosion Manipulation (Via A080: Wave which will use an explosion to send a wave of energy across the ground or A130: Bomb),
Hacking,
Stealth Mastery (Can set up radio wave camouflage),
Durability Negation (With Pod C or R010: Laser)
Flight,
Transformation (can transform between a jet and a mecha though both are capable of flight),
Energy Projection and Energy Manipulation (Can form weapons such as swords using energy and launch energy projectiles at enemies),
Explosion Manipulation (with missiles),
Forcefield Creation creates protective forcefield,
Magnetism Manipulation (the anti-magnetic skin nullifies electromagnetic pulses),
Shockwave Creation (attacks in the air will create phantom strikes that will fly several meters out)
Healing (With recovery items),
Purification (able to cure herself of all status affects with Cure items),
Statistics Amplification (With several amplification items. Items can increase her strength, durability and speed),
Damage Reduction (Items can grant 2B reduce physical and range attacks by 50% for a limited period of time),
Resistance to Electricity Manipulation (With Volt Proof Salve. Nullifies Electric attacks for 30 seconds)
Weaknesses: As an android she is affected by electromagnetic waves and Logic Viruses. The body she is currently in dies if the OS chip is removed. Will lose her Type 8 immortality if the YoRHa network is destroyed. The Pod lasers can only damage through heat and thus certain materials including heat resistant materials can take reduced to no damage from them.
Song: Rules of NieR
Raiden, the formidable superhuman cyborg, wielded his red High-Frequency Blade, the Murasama, with unparalleled precision, effortlessly tearing through a mass of enemy robots. Despite being unexpectedly transported to an unfamiliar future era, he navigated the situation with focused determination. With a calculated strike, Raiden pierced through the heart of a fallen android and extracted its electrolyte-filled core, absorbing its lifeforce to refuel his own power. Discarding the now-empty battery, he prepared to face the next wave of adversaries.
As he surveyed the devastated city, free from any sign of life, Raiden was about to leave to address his temporal predicament when a female android wearing a blindfold materialized before him along with a peculiar pod. She descended from a high vantage point, the sudden appearance catching Raiden off guard. Pod 042 communicated its directive to 2B, its synthetic voice steady.
"The organism in question is currently targeted by Yorha. Recommended solution: Eliminate it as efficiently as possible."
2B responded with an affirmative nod and unsheathed her katana, preparing to face the adversary.
"Affirmative. The target has been engaged."
Raiden chuckled and raised his blade, ready for the confrontation.
"Heh, I appreciate the straightforward approach. No tedious lectures about ideologies and politics. That's a relief."
With a mechanical hum, a metal visor covered his eyes, providing eye protection while initiating a scan of 2B. Pod 042 unleashed a barrage of energy projectiles at Raiden, who swiftly sprinted towards 2B, adeptly parrying the pod's onslaught with his sword. He executed an upward swing at 2B, only for her to deftly parry and swiftly lunge forward with a counterattack. Raiden dexterously somersaulted over her, landing a strong kick on her back, causing her to roll away before regaining her footing.
Pod 042 unleashed a laser beam, striking Raiden in the back and momentarily destabilizing him. However, he quickly regained his balance and remained standing. 2B pressed the advantage with her pod's relentless barrage of fire, but Raiden demonstrated remarkable agility, swiftly maneuvering around to deflect every bullet, effectively evading the assault thanks to his impressive speed.
Raiden swiftly dashed forward and flipped his sword to his foot, executing a swift sweep kick aimed at 2B. She leapt up and swung down with her own katana, only to be intercepted by Raiden's precise block. The duo engaged in a heated blade lock, their skills and determination evenly matched. However, as the duel intensified, 2B realized that she was unable to penetrate Raiden's impregnable defense. Furthermore, the peculiar properties of Raiden's sword had begun to weaken the molecular bonds of 2B's weapon, rendering it increasingly fragile. She narrowly evaded further attacks before her katana shattered from one of Raiden's powerful strikes.
2B equipped her gauntlets, Cruel Lament, and charged towards Raiden, launching a series of rapid punches directed at his chest. She concluded the assault with a forceful uppercut, propelling the cyborg into the air. Sensing the opportunity, 2B switched her attention to her pod, and 042 unleashed a barrage of missiles targeting the airborne Raiden. However, in a display of remarkable reflexes, Raiden activated Blade Mode, heightening his perception of time and swiftly chopping the missiles apart before they could detonate.
2B leaped through the billowing smoke, aiming a punch at Raiden, only to be intercepted by his block. Both combatants fell to the ground, and Raiden swiftly moved above 2B and thrust his blade downwards. Sensing the imminent danger, 2B dodged his attack by jerking up and counterattacked with a powerful kick to Raiden's face. She followed up with a consecutive punch using her Cruel Lament gauntlets, forcefully propelling him backward into a heap of debris.
Raiden swiftly regained his footing, narrowly dodging an imminent punch from 2B, which shattered the debris behind him. In an agile counterattack, he delivered a forceful kick to her side, and quickly turned his sword to his foot, rapidly striking 2B's abdomen and arms, leaving behind several superficial slashes. Without pause, he adeptly reversed the position of his sword in his hand and lunged forward with a precise thrust, but 2B swiftly backflipped away to evade the assault.
Raiden sprinted frantically to dodge the relentless barrage of bombs dropped by Pod 042. Although he was skillful enough to avoid most of the explosives, the final one caught him off guard, propelling him into the air and sending his sword flying. This left him vulnerable to 2B, who exploited the opportunity and thrust her straightened hand through his body, piercing it from the back and emerging from the front, causing him to cry out.
"You may have been human once, but in your current state, ending your existence is a mercy."
2B retracted her arm, leaving a gaping wound in Raiden's chest, allowing his synthetic blood and oil to spill out as he crumpled to his hands and knees. 2B, feeling victorious, turned to leave with a confident saunter, but the unexpected sound of maniacal cackling from Raiden caused her to halt in her tracks.
"Mercy? Such a concept is alien to the reality we exist in. Survival in this world boils down to one simple choice: kill or be killed. But Jack has no intentions of being the one slain."
Raiden responded defiantly, his voice hoarse and filled with a fierce determination. Despite his injury, he rose to his feet, an air of primal ferocity emanating from him. 2B retreated cautiously, sensing a dark energy emanating from Raiden. Despite her usual stoic facade, there was an unease evident in her demeanour.
"What... What are you?"
She echoed, a touch of apprehension in her tone. Raiden, now transformed into his Jack the Ripper persona, emanated a sinister laugh rife with malevolence. As he stalked towards 2B in a slow, eerie manner, he declared with a chilling intensity.
"Pain. That's what I thrive on. Death. That's what I long for. Now that Jack is back, it's time Jack the Ripper to let 'er rip!"
With incredible speed, Raiden sprinted towards 2B, initiating a rapid-fire exchange of punches as his electrified fists clashed against her Cruel Lament gauntlets. The battle unfolded at a dizzying pace, with their fists colliding an astonishing dozen times each second, their arms barely distinguishable to the naked eye.
As the seconds passed, 2B realized her disadvantage in hand-to-hand combat against Jack the Ripper. She struggled to land a solid hit, as Jack countered each of her strikes with ease. To top it off, his blows were growing progressively faster, quicker than she could match, leaving her open to counterattacks.
Raiden landed a forceful punch on 2B's cheek, sending her off-balance. Jack unleashed a taunting cackle before launching a kick aimed at her upper chest. However, she swiftly recovered and evaded the attack, moving with such speed that she left afterimages in her wake.
2B swiftly kicked Raiden up into the air, following up with an acrobatic leap to replace her Cruel Lament gauntlets with her large rectangular Type-40 Blade. Raiden managed to block her strike, but was forcefully shoved downward into the ground below, eliciting a deep grunt from him.
2B attempted to bring down her blade on Raiden while he was prone, but he evaded the strike with a swift spin, countering with a blow that sent her flying, disrupting her balance. Seizing the opportunity, Raiden sprinted to reclaim his Murasama sword, swiftly securing it back in his possession.
2B regained her equilibrium and charged her blade, leaping forward for a diving strike against Raiden. In response, Jack the Ripper swung his sword to parry her attack, sparking a fierce clash of their blades. The intense impact forced Raiden down to one knee, struggling against 2B's formidable assault.
As the two blades remained in a tense blade lock, the molecular vibrations of Raiden's Murasama began to gradually weaken the integrity of 2B's Type-40 broadsword. Raiden's sheer strength eventually prevailed, and in a matter of seconds, his katana sliced through her blade, effectively destroying it.
2B gasped as she bent sharply backward to evade Raiden's swift counterattack, narrowly escaping the lethal blow as he managed to slice off a portion of her white bangs. In response, Jack the Ripper spun around, aiming to cleave her in two, but 2B spun around in sync and materialized a spear, the Spear of the Usurper, to successfully parry his assault. While skillfully parrying Jack the Ripper's relentless onslaught with her spear's extended reach, 2B took advantage of the brief reprieve to carefully analyze the situation.
"His sword possesses a curious property that weakens the molecular bonds of what it strikes. His exceptional strength gives him a significant advantage in close combat. I must locate and regain access to my flight suit."
With this objective in mind, 2B remained on guard, vigilant in defending against Jack the Ripper's relentless assault as she pondered her next strategic maneuver.
2B showcased impressive agility as she effortlessly dodged Jack the Ripper's attack, creating disorienting afterimages to confuse her adversary. Capitalizing on the moment, she swiftly countered with a precise slash across his back, eliciting a pained cry from him. She then activated her Overclock chip, momentarily slowing down time, and tactically retreated from the close-range encounter. Through her communications, she urgently requested assistance from the Bunker,
"Request for an immediate assistance with a flight suit! I can't win up close!"
As time resumed its normal pace, Raiden rapidly closed the distance, effortlessly vaulting and running up the vertical surfaces of the city buildings in hot pursuit of 2B's agile parkouring maneuvers. Pod 042 attempted to stall Raiden by firing an array of energy bullets, but the cyborg deftly deflected each projectile, his relentless pursuit barely hindered.
Raiden, wielding a staff/whip known as L'Etranger composed of robotic arms, launched himself for a whipping strike against 2B, only for her to swiftly duck and roll away, evading the attack. Pod 042 continued its relentless barrage, but Jack skillfully wielded L'Etranger, spinning it to expertly block each incoming shot.
2B deftly discarded her spear and replaced it with her Type-3 Blade, a specialized sword designed to augment her defensive capabilities, with a hidden ability. She bravely engaged Jack the Ripper, navigating his unconventional weapon, which transformed between a rigid staff and a flexible whip, creating constant uncertainty in his approach. Deftly parrying and blocking each strike, 2B remained vigilant in her quest to outmaneuver the unpredictable attacks.
Unfortunately, Jack the Ripper's unparalleled Blade Mode speed and expertise once again proved overwhelming, as he effortlessly swatted at 2B with numerous whacks, before striking her off the building. Just as he thought he had gained the upper hand, however, a surprise savior arrived to rescue 2B. It appeared to be a miniature jet that transformed into a suit, which 2B quickly equipped and used to soar through the air. With newfound agility, she swiftly retaliated against Raiden with a precise attack.
Hoisting herself high above Raiden, 2B launched a coordinated assault, firing a barrage of energy beams and a colossal salvo of missiles. Undeterred, Raiden swiftly regained his footing and proceeded to scale the side of a building, effortlessly evading the incoming beams and projectiles, his movements a blur. As Jack the Ripper engaged 2B in combat, utilizing hit-and-run tactics to strike at her flight suit, his cackle echoed through the air, fueled by the thrill of the challenge.
"This is why I fight! Victory belongs to the strongest, the ultimate survivor! It's the primordial law of the world! Survival of the fittest! The rules of nature!"
Jack the Ripper, wielding his magnetic sai known as Dystopia, utilized its grappling hook attributes to ensnare 2B from behind and relentlessly slash at her flight suit. The force of his attacks left the suit significantly damaged, resulting in their turbulent descent and a devastating plunge through multiple floors until the crash landing on the ground level concluded in a hard impact.
2B groaned as she crawled away from the wreckage of her broken flight suit, her legs severely injured. Stripped of her blindfold, her eyes now stood exposed. Rising up, Jack the Ripper methodically stalked towards 2B. Pod 042 attempted to defend her by firing its arsenal, but Raiden swiftly countered with Dystopia, drawing it near, and sliced it in half, the two halves subsequently detonating in a fiery blast.
Mustering the strength to reach into her inventory, 2B desperately strove to activate her black box, attempting to issue a command for the Bunker's intervention.
"Requesting… destruct-"
Her plea was mercilessly interrupted by Jack the Ripper's merciless Murasama blade, which ruthlessly pierced through her throat, silencing any hope of completing her plea for self-destruction with the black box. As her voice trailed off, the light in 2B's eyes slowly faded, marking the final moments of her valiant resistance.
"Attempting to bring me down with you? Not a chance."
Jack the Ripper mocked, his voice dripping with dark amusement. With cruel determination, he activated Blade Mode and unleashed a devastating flurry of slashes, reducing the struggling android to countless fragments. Finally, he concluded the onslaught with a sadistic flourish, relishing in his merciless triumph.
Strength: Both mechanical fighters were strong, but 2B had more to give. While Raiden could strike with a force of 100 KT of TNT, 2B can harm A2, who can survive a black box detonation. While the exact TNT measurement of an explosion is hard to determine, at bare minimum, a 250 km explosion at 5 psi is about 2 MT, about 20X stronger than Raiden. Which makes sense. While Raiden can flip over a robot a robot weighing 9,000 tons, though given lever calculations, this would require around 875,000 tons of force, 2B can survive a punch from an excavator. The heaviest excavator is the Bagger 288, which by itself weighs 13,500 tons. While 2B herself has never directly picked up and swung the thing, her flight suit is able to, likely striking goliaths with 1,312,500 tons of force.
Speed: When it comes to speed, they ultimately equaled out. While Raiden in Jack the Ripper mode is capable of attacking and reacting at about 11% light speed, 2B can dodge EMP blasts and particle beams at point blank, making her slightly faster than light speed. But when Raiden uses Blade Mode with Jack the Ripper, it's a 10X speed boost that should make them equal in speed, with exception of the Overclock plug-in chip.
Skill: This one is simple. While 2B has over 3 years of combat ever since she was conceived and deployed. But Raiden has trained to become a master swordsman ever since becoming a child soldier, giving him actually earned skill at being swordsman instead of being programmed.
Experience: While the kinds of foes they face are relatively similar, Raiden has been fighting for 23 years, which is 20 years more than 2B, so the only thing that would surprise him, possibly, is 2B's ability to materialize weapons.
Powers: While normally, 2B's versatility of weapons and plug in chips would overwhelm Raiden, but most of them has cause and effect abilities, such as chaining attacks, landing attacks and killing foes. The only consistently useful chips are stat boosters, and they can't close the gap enough over Jack's skills, experience, and his superior Murasama blade.
The winner is Raiden.
"It's not God that people fear, it's the terror that God incarnates."
"Enough blabbity blab! Now, let's get to the main act!"
