During the midst of EVO 2014, Injustice grand finals, a month after the E3 reveal for MKX, NetherRealm Studios took the time out to reveal a familiar face that will be returning for Mortal Kombat X, the Thunder God, Raiden. In this reveal we get to see a few variations of Raiden as he goes up against Kotal Kahn. The three style variations shown are “Thunder God”, “Displacer” and “Storm Lord”, which you can read up on below, thanks to Gamespot. NetherRealm also threw in once of Raiden’s fatalities.
Thunder God – The first style shown focuses on flashy combos that incorporate several electric blasts. This makes Raiden more of an in-your-face sort of fighter as he needs to get in close to his opponent to deal serious damage.
Displacer – Raiden’s second style is all about tricks and teleportation. He can move all around the screen this way to quickly avoid enemy attacks and projectiles. He can also incorporate teleports into his combos.
Storm Lord – The final style shown for Raiden is centered around traps. In this style, Raiden has the ability to place lighting orbs on the screen. When Raiden is standing between two orbs, he can use a lighting attack to activate them, thus creating a bolt of lighting between the two that stuns opponents on contact. This style is much more indirect than the other two.
If by any chance you may have missed the E3 gameplay demo or announcement trailer for Mortal Kombat X, you can check it here to catch yourself up.
